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Ever giggled softly and nodded to Aurora's question. "He is! You are so lucky."

A few moments later, though, she sighed reluctantly and slowly handed Altan over to Aurora. "Well, guess we have to get to class now. Anytime you want to wander, though, Altan, feel free to come and visit me!"

Ever smiled brightly at Altan and nodded as he said he would certainly visit her. Awesome!

And when Aurora and Altan said goodbye to her, she waved back at them and then turned to Akira. "Well, guess we better go, too!"

She and Akira began to head toward their class on the 1st floor.

Arielle took the pen and paper, looking it over briefly. "You may start classes as soon as tomorrow; I will need to register you into our books, but it will only take a short amount of time." Then, pointing to the door Caroline had used earlier, she said, "If you'll go into that room, you can try on the uniform pieces there and find what fits best. When you are finished, please stand in front of the mirror. It will take your measurements and send them to the sewing classes. It will take at least a few days--perhaps a week--for you to receive your uniform." It seemed that the sewing classes would have quite a lot of work the next few days.

"When you are done, you can change back into your regular clothes and come out. We'll figure out your classes then."

Ever was sitting in her desk during her first class when a note suddenly appeared in her hand. It caused her to jump slightly, but no one, thankfully, noticed since she was in the back row. She unfolded the paper and read it.

Afterward, she stood up from her desk, swung her school bag onto her shoulder, and walked up to the front of the class, trying to ignore all the stares. She gave the note to the professor, since the note said that giving this note to the professor would count as a permission slip, and then left the class when her professor nodded to her.

Ever was happy she would get to meet the new school counselor. She always liked meeting new people.

Finally, Ever was on the third floor and in front of the counselor's office. She softly knocked on the door and entered when a soft voice told her to.

Ever came in with a soft smile on her face, a little shy. She may be a Fury and she may enjoy meeting new people, but she was still shy at times, especially around staff.

"Hello, Miss DiTe. I received your note about wanting to see me."

Ever sat down on a couch in the office and nodded to what Miss DiTe said. "Well, I only knew your name because you told me it in your note. And thanks for getting me out of first period, though, I actually like English Lit. It's pretty interesting. We're reading Homer's 'The Odyssey'."

Then, she shrugged in reference to Miss DiTe's question. "Uh, it really doesn't matter to me. I'm pretty boring, so you might want to start first, that's fine."

She laughed softly and folded her hands in her lap.

'The Odessy'... she wasn't really in that one. Shrugging it off, she smiled. "I assure you, I'm not that much better! Let's see..." she paused, thinking. "I was born in Greece a while back, and I lived there for most of my life. I moved with my folks to America when I was eighteen, and I've lived there ever since. I developed my affinity for magic at eleven years old, and I found Bai Ching through a cousin of mine later in life," she explained, "... so I never attended school here." She paused and took some chocolate from her desk for herself, then offered some to Evermore. "I'm a hopeless romantic, and along with that comes hopeless cheesiness. I like to read, and I like sweets... flowers too!" she added, chewing on a chocolate. "My favorite colors are pink, red, and gold. I hate romantic comedies (there's nothing comedic nor realistic about them!), and I like animals," she rounded off. "That's about it for me," she laughed, "any questions? Oh! I forgot. You can call me Aphira."

Ever smiled at Aphira and nodded. "Ok, Aphira. And you live in America when you're not working here? That would be cool! I've never been there, though I've been interested in it. The first place I want to see is the large forest elven home that is relatively close to Bai Ching. The Headmistress talks about it every once in awhile. She's part elf, and she said she's visited the village, which is the largest elven village in the world, with a Bai Ching student named Lin in the past."

She then reached over and took one of the chocolates that Aphira offered to her. "Thank you. And, I'm not big on romance. It might be due to my age, but I think that there's so much more to life than being in love and attaching yourself and investing so much of yourself into another person. I mean, friends are great, but more than that? I'd rather finish school first, probably complete the degree program offered here at Bai Ching, get a job, and then possibly consider starting a family with someone. No rush, you know?"

Especially since she was going to be alive forever, she added to herself.