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Kozue looked up as "Ello Onee -Chan" rang through her ear. Kozue's eyes looked up to the face of a smiling girl with yellow cat ears and tan skin and a tail that was moving back and forth behind her. Kozue had never seen anyone like that before so for a second all she could do was stare. She then snapped herself out of her daze by giving her head a quick shake. If her father had let her out more, she wouldn't react this way.

"Um...Hi." Kozue ripped a peice of the school map off as she spoke and stuck it between the pages of the book before shoving the map back into the front pocket of her sweat shirt and returning her gaze to the girl standing above her. Kozue closed the book and her hands gripped the side of the book not because she was angry, but because she was nervous and didn't know how to respond to people to well. She just hoped this person would understand.

Nefidean smiled weakly at the girl who was stareing out the window and gave a small bow. "If you exuse me. I'm going to go and check this book out." She said as she turned looking down the asile making sure no one else would see her.

Seeing that the cost was cleare, she hurried down the asile as quitely as she could. Making her way to the libraian's desk. She handed the book to the lady behind the large oak desk with a nervous smile. "I'd like to check this book out please."

"ID card please." The woman asked with out looking at the book, for she was too busy makeing notes on a books that had already been checked out.

Nefidean frantily searched her pockets for the card the andorid had given her when she first arived. She tried juggeling the book as she did so, but finding it was too hard for she placed it down on the desk.

The Lady looked up from her writing as she stared at the book. "That isn't one of our books..." She muttered.

Nefidean looked up. "Huh?" She asked in confusion as the woman picked up the book and examined it. "I've seen it before though, when another student was here. It must have been left behind. Some one must have found it resently and thought it belonged here, but it isn't one of our books." She said in a sophistocated voice.

"Not one of yours...." Nefidean mused in her head as her ears flicked. "But what about the student who had it before, do you know what their name was?"

The woman shook her head and handed the book to Nefidean. "It was quite a long time ago." She said saddly. "He didn't come in very offten, only once or twice, I could look up his name if you'd like. Untill then if you want to check the book out, I suppose it's okay. It is better to be used and read then collecting dust. What's your name dear?"

"Er... Nefidean... Nefidilous Falon actually." Nefidean said scratching her head as she clung onto the book again. The woman wrote down her name and looked up at her. "I still need your ID." She said with a small smile.

"Oh yeah." Nefidean blushed searching for the card again.

Max looked over. He saw Joy, the green haired cat girl from yesterday, being a cat with another girl he didn't know. There sure were a lot of girls at this school. He decided to speak, to see if she remembered him. "Hello, Joy!" he said. He laughed quietly and went back to reading. She came out of nowhere and he was slightly confused.

Nefidean finally found her card and pulled it out offering it to the librian. "What's your dorm number Miss Falon."

"Er... Well I haven't actually gotten that far yet." She said with a nervous laugh.

The woman gave a small laugh as she watched Nefidean. "I see so your new here. Welcome to Ria High. As far as your dorm room goes, just come back and see me when you are all setteled in. Perhaps in the morning." She said kindly handing back the card. "This might also be of some use to you." She said pulling a blue book out of the drawer next to her that read. Ria High Student Handbook.

Nefidean nodded taking back the card and the book. "Thank you ma`am." She said with a bow. and headed off to one of the big comfy chairs to read. She picked one away from the windows as well as the othe other students, not wishing to scare any of them. At lest that is what she told her self, truth being she was still uncofortable with her ears and tail at the moment.

As time went by Fayth managed to finish her book. So she got up and went to the shelf were she found the book and put it back. Fayth then went to a different section and looked at water manipulation guides. " Maybe I could learn to control my powers with this..." she thought. With this book in hand she went to check it out.

Nefidean got her self situated. It didn't look like the storm would stop any time soon and she had looked at the book that bared her family crest. She had hoped that perhaps this would explain why she was foxing out all the time. The gold clasp decorated the front of the book. She lifted it and looked at the first page. She nearly slamed the book growing white at the sight of it. It made her skin crawl. Nefidilious Falon.... that's all that was writen on the front page.

She sat back into the chair her hair on end as she petted her tail subconciously. "Perhaps it is the name of a distant realitive.... that my parents named me after... yes.. that's all it must be." She said softly to her self. Some how she wasn't buying it though.

As the girl ran off, Kozue's face flushed with embarrasment. She felt so stupid. She decided to let it pass since she doubted anyone would remember her having that conversation and her stupid reply.

She re-opened to the page and stuffed the piece of paper used as a book mark in her hand and read on. She was a little distracted, but that too soon passed and she was able to conintue her reading.

As Nefidean's heart slowed down, she reached back for hear book that she had placed on the table infront of her in her moment of terror. She took a deep breath and skipped to the second page. She noticed a genology chart of three or four diffrent families, it was hard to tell the diffrence since they were all part of the same clan. Falon.... a breife notation made by somebody said that Falon ment fox. 'Is that why I change into a fox, because my last name means it?'

She thought to her self as she noticed two names in two diffrent trees. Alxzander and Natilie. Her parents name... and underneath them was her own name. It sent shivers up her spine... but perhaps this belonged to her father many years ago when he atteneded the school... But then... she wasn't born at that time. She shook the thoughts out of her head as she turned the page reading the breife history of their family. "Shape Shifters of the Northern Woods of... Moonia?" She read aloud. "Where in the world is that?"