Blazing Academy: Semester One (Academy For All Things Scorching #1) - Avery Song Page 0,44

up, but when I woke up at five this morning, everything came rushing back. The voices, the details of the ceremony, and the various feelings I’d thought were someone else's.

I was free of some seal, something I had no clue how I got or even who placed it on me. Seals were normally placed to prevent things from awakening.

Why would someone place a seal on me? Especially one that felt like it could have killed me if I hadn't been invited here in the nick of time?

All of this felt like Mother Fate had kicked in, saved me from death, and was giving me a clean slate.

A fresh, new start.

I was definitely grateful. The idea of now being able to attend a school on equal footing and not with a fear of being exiled or kicked out gave the sense of enjoying a deep inhale of fresh air after being trapped in a stuffy room for years.

No limitations on being who I am.

As I admired my appearance one more time, there was a knock on my door that had me turning around to see Keru.

He was in a similar uniform to the one Gabriel had worn the other day, but the color was pure black with a hint of dark red when the light shone on certain parts of his pants and dress shirt. He didn't wear the blazer like Gabriel had worn, instead donning the starry cape on his shoulders with the golden ropes that tied around his collar and were now clipped with a midnight blue jewel.

The cuffs links of his extremely dark red silk skirt were gold, and I noticed the single earring on his left ear that carried a ruby red jewel that reminded me of his striking eyes.

His short blue hair was styled to one side, giving him a professional, elegant look, but with that boyish grin on his face, the humorous, fun side of him still slipped through his expression.

"Good Morning, Alice. You look spectacular in your uniform," he greeted and complimented, doing a good up and down stare with his eyes as he entered the room.

"Morning, Kerberus," I greeted. "I'm allowed to call you Keru, right? I never asked before."

"Certainly.” He beamed at my inquiry, reaching where I stood. "Wow, they got the measurements right on. You're lucky. Poor Westley has to go in and get adjustments. He probably grew an inch or two everywhere."

"You make it sound like him growing is a hindrance," I acknowledged.

"It is," Keru stressed. "He's going to look better than me before this semester over. I'm praying to the gods that he skips puberty. Just be like blop." He made his hands go in a poofing motion. "Gone. Skipped. He's good enough already."

I actually laughed. "I'll agree with you there, but that leaves me a little excited to see what he'd look like after puberty."

"No," Keru whined, placing his hands on my shoulders and turning me around so I was now facing the mirror once more. "Focus on your epicness and forget that fool."

"The fool you're jealous of when he hasn't hit puberty yet," I said in amusement, noticing his sad pout, which only made me laugh.

"Did you sleep well?" he inquired with hopeful eyes. "I know all of this is very hard to suddenly adapt to. We wish you’d had a better transition, but time wasn't really on our side when it came to your application process. It was rushed to make sure you got in, so my apologies if everything is leaving you a little anxious," he apologized.

"I'm not necessarily anxious," I admitted. "I feel...pumped, a little nervous, and a little happy. It's difficult to explain because I have so many questions regarding this world, what I am, and what I'm about to get myself into, but I know with time and patience, you guys will help answer everything for me," I explained.

Lifting my head up to the side to meet his gaze, I continued, "I'm used to being rushed to a new school and having to adapt to the environment. Today isn't really different, even though this is a whole new experience that isn't near the average level of normalcy. With the other schools, when I arrived, they normally knew who I was before I could even introduce myself, so that judgment was already there. With this school, I'm not sure if the same circumstances apply, but regardless, my goal is to be on top of things. I'm a fast learner and observe information rather