Blazing Academy: Semester One (Academy For All Things Scorching #1) - Avery Song Page 0,53
Keru muttered. "Leave me to enjoy my crunchy, favorable bars and- hey! Why the hell did you take one?"
"You don't need two," Gabriel confirmed. "You're like that pink ball that sucks food all the time."
"Kirby?" I suggested. "Hey, Keru. We should nickname you Kerby."
"Alice." Keru gave me a hopeless look as we waited in the long line. "Why would you suggest that?"
"It's a cute nickname," I reasoned.
"Good. Call him Kerby from now on, especially because he eats all the time," Gabriel concluded.
"As he eats the other half of my granola bar," Keru muttered. "Alice, call Gabriel Gabe. He hates that."
"What's wrong with Gabe?"
"Don't call me that," Gabriel grumbled. "It's annoying. The lazy version of saying my name."
"You’d rather I call you Angelic Asshole?" I offered.
"Far better than silly Gabe. No one even asked to give Gabriel a shorter name. It's not like it's hard to say Gabriel, but no. The world just had to make their lives easier by shortening my name, like it's a hindrance to say."
"You really hate that name, huh," I commented, my eyes scanning the line of people waiting to get their new student packages. "I'll remember that when I need to piss you off."
"Hmph." Gabriel was on his scowling streak again, while Keru was nibbling on his granola bar. "What are you looking for, Alice?"
"For the washroom," I admitted. "The assembly is going to be long, right?”
"Probably. Maybe two or three hours, depending on how smoothly it goes. It would be a good idea to use the washroom. Here, give me your ID. We're allowed to pick up multiple packets for our friends so the speed of the line picks up,"
"Are you sure? Not a hassle?" I inquired and pulled out my identification card.
"No hassle at all." He winked and accepted the card. "It'll be faster, honestly. Gabriel, maybe you can go save us seats for the assembly?"
"I could." He shrugged. "Depends on if I feel like it."
"Don't be an ass and go," Keru urged, presenting his open palm. "ID."
"Hmph." Gabriel worked on getting his wallet out. I noticed that it was made of white leather, and that made me wonder if he really loved white. "Here."
"Thanks." Keru grinned. "Now scram. The bathroom is on the way to the assembly hall. Take Alice with you."
"Stop bossing me around," Gabriel grumbled, but moved out of the line and met my gaze. "Let's go, Fainting Girl."
"Oh, you shortened it today. Praise the heavens," I commented with a smirk and looked back at Keru. "Thanks, Keru. I'll come back to keep you company."
"Cool." He gave us a wave and we began to walk down the massive hall.
"Right there is the washroom. All you have to do is go straight back down, turn left, right, and then left again to be back where the student office line was," Gabriel instructed. "Don't get into trouble."
"It's my first day. I couldn’t possibly cause trouble," I reasoned.
"Why do I feel like you're saying that to convince yourself?"
"Because I am," I admitted with a nervous smile.
"No one is going to bother you," he declared. "If they do, I'll kill them."
"Uh. I don't think that's very civil," I noted. "Or allowed."
"Probably not civil, but killing is allowed on certain conditions," he revealed and turned around. "Go do your business. The washrooms are massive, so have fun staring in the mirror and taking selfies."
"I don't do those things."
"All the girls do that."
"Not me."
"Well, good. At least you won't be there for hours," he concluded and slid his hands into his pockets. "See you in a few." With those last words, he made his way in the other direction, heading to the assembly hall.
I actually smirked at his commentary, extremely curious about these bathrooms. Now that I had some alone time, I could fully appreciate the massive school.
The place was massive. I realized that our dorms, which were huge, white houses filled with marble, red, gold, and white furniture, were only one part of the rather luxurious property.
The actual building reminded me of an ancient museum full of expensive artwork. The school was made up of one large castle that had a grand clock tower. The cement was made of high-quality gold that sparkled white during the day.
Apparently at night, it would shift to a red, something about the sunset triggering the shift and the walls absorbing the warmth of the sun to help ignite the lights at night. The campus then was divided into various sections, some only accessible based on your year of enrollment.