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Sage could smell the food his mother was cooking, and he could see his brother sitting at the table, his back to him. He shook his head, smiling slightly. You should know better by now, he thought to himself. He flicked the back of his brother's head playfully as he walked past him and took his seat next to him. "Hey!" his brother exclaimed, rubbing the back of his head, acting like Sage's flick had hurt him. Basil laughed softly and flicked Sage's arm. "You should know better than to have your back towards my room in the morning," Sage said, smiling. Basil was the only person that Sage really openly talked to. "Boys!" their mother snapped. Great. She's in one of her moods, Sage thought inwardly as he glanced at his brother with a look. His brother returned the look, both of them knowing that today would be starting off somewhat miserably. "Just eat and go to school," she said, practically tossing breakfast onto the table. Sage and Basil were silent. "Ungrateful!" she shouted, storming off into another room.
After Sage finished his breakfast, he grabbed his school bag and quietly said good-bye to Basil before heading to the train station. As he waited for the train, he noticed a small moth near him. "Eeeek!!" he screeched, not caring that people were around, and jumping back and away from the disgusting bug. He got quite a few confused looks from the people around him, as he had pressed his back against a railing, his hand on his chest in fear of the tiny insect. When his breathing finally steadied, he moved towards where he knew the train doors would be when it arrived. Once aboard the train, he stared out of the window since he knew it would be a short trip. When the train arrived at the Academy, he hopped off of it quickly. He heard the bell ring. Crap! he thought to himself, as he rushed to class.
He arrived to the classroom later than most of the students and was forced to sit in the far back of the room. There was still an empty desk to his left, and Sage looked around the class, trying to figure out who was still missing. Just then, Aleksanteri entered the room, seemingly trying to explain to the teacher as to why he was late. Alek, you're never late, Sage pondered, taking into account that Alek's usually black hair was currently white. The teacher directed Alek to sit in the back of the class. Sage looked at the desk to his left. You can't be serious?! Sage hadn't ever been near Alek in class, let alone seated next to him. Sage was usually one of the last students to get to class because he knew that it meant he could scribble in his notebook without being disturbed, while Alek was one of the students that would arrive on time. As Alek took his seat, Sage realized that he was staring at him. He quickly turned his face to his desk, his cheeks turning hot and red with embarrassment. I hope he didn't notice that....
Hex Code: #5E7687