The Encounters

I slid my phone inside my pocket when I saw a board that read, "First years, follow the arrows and come to the Feast hall".

Typical me, surely I would have get lost if weren't for the signages.

It will be fun to get lost and the song, 'Into the unknown' from Frozen 2 will make sense to sing.

I entered the feast hall following the arrows. They didn't think we are supposed to be that dumb, right?

The whole school was there, I wouldn't know the strength, a mere guess. At least ,a total of thousand students. I stood there, dumb folded and when someone said," Hello. Are you a first year like me?" , I jumped.

I turned around to see a boy of my age, thirteen. He had dark hair and green eyes. He was wearing black coat and jeans. He looked like a typical Disney hero. "Hi.....yeah.....I am a first year too..." I stammered. One fun fact about me, I panic when I see people.

"My friends back home, are first years too...they left before me, but they are nowhere in sight now. Do you happen to run across a first year?"

"I don't know anyone here"

"Uh...huh...I am Eric Bracer. Have you heard about the Bracers?"

"Of course, I have. Everyone knows about them. They are the ones who are funding Gagenoble" I said excited.

"Yeah" he said proudly," So, Who are you?"

"I am Ellie Meltone" I said confidently." And I am a water shadow"

His face fell. "Shadow?" he asked. I nodded. He looked disgusted. My reaction clearly specified that I am about to break into tears in a minute or so.

He turned and left without a word. Tears filled my eyes. I turned around from the feast hall and ran outside when I fell into some one.

"Sorry" we both said at the same time.

I looked up to see a girl of my age. She had long dark brown hair and eyes. She was wearing a pink sweatshirt and black jeans. She looked so surreal, like a cartoon character. Why is this place looking like Disney movie today? Did I mistakenly choose some other reality?

She looked at me.

"Were you crying?"

"No" I lied flatly. Nice game, what is she going to do, believe me? Try better lies, Ellie.

She came and threw an arm around me. She guided me to a table at feast hall. She made me sit and looked at me concerned," Hey, Did something happen?"

"No, it's just that one of the people who I was talking to, stormed away disappointed when I told I was a shadow"

"You are a shadow?"

I nodded. Great. Now, she's going to walk away.

Instead she squealed. "I love shadows. I always wanted to be a shadow's friend!!! Who is the human in your family?"

"My mom"

"Oh, COOL!!"

"Now who's the one who made you cry?" She asked her eyes concerned.

"You are not going to kill him, right?" I joked around.

"No promises there" She said giggling.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder.

"Ellie idiot, where were you? I was waiting all this time for you in the lobby!"

The girl I befriended sent him a thin layer water manna straight at his face.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing?" My brother, Ethan shouted forming a water star shield.

"Teaching you manners" She said and looked at me." NO" I cried at the girl, "This is my brother, Ethan. He was not the one who made me cry" I internally laughed at the idea of the boy who made fun of me getting hit in the face. It made me snigger. I am really shocked by how evil I am.

She looked terrorized. "I am sorry" she said again and again to Ethan.

"It's fine. Now, I see you have made a friend, Ellie." Ethan told and looked at me, "Who made you cry? Tell me, I am going to make sure they never mess with you!"

"Calm down, Ethan... It's fine...oh....Shoot....the professors are coming" I said and we all went to our tables. Nothing is a good excuse when we use the teachers as an excuse. I may be timid, but not in my own head.

First, a man in blue shirt and black pants walked down the aisle. He had green eyes and red hair. He's a typical middle aged man. God, I think I am in a Disney movie. Followed by him, were many teachers.

"That's Mr. Gray Herbertor. He's the head of the academy" my friend said pointing to the man in blue shirt and black pant.

"I doubt they made him the head with that fashion sense" I commented on my head only to find in horror that it was surely not on my head and a dozen people snickered at my joke. My eyes caught a girl looking at me horrendously.