Sebastien rubbed at his eyes as he walked into the classroom, clearly still tired or just not looking forward to school. Either was a big possibility for him. He knew that he had this last year and then he'd be done, graduating with even a few college credits under his belt and he'd finally be able to go back to his family. If the school didn't have anything else ridiculous in mind for him, like forcing him to stay at the school until Sleeping Beauty was put under her sleeping curse, then forcing the two to marry. He didn't even know if he wanted to marry any of the girls that he was destined to marry. He loathed this destiny thing more than anything else, it gave him such a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach and left a bad taste in his mouth.
The current Prince Charming scanned the room, being one of the last people to enter the classroom with only a few minutes to spare before the teacher started class. He caught Artem waving at him and had no idea how to respond. He was quite sure that he didn't talk a whole lot with the current Robin Hood. The two of them were in different crowds, but it would have been rude not to do something. Sebastien finally just responded by doing the same action, and looking away. He figured that there was a reason for the sudden change, but he didn't have the energy to over analyze a simple action.
Before Sebastien could even move any further or lay eyes on a seat, a young girl with blonde hair had him in a tight hug. He blinked for a moment unable to figure out what had just happened before his arms wrapped around the girl in a natural response. Gabrielle Leroy was one of his best friends since he got to Conte De Fée, and apparently the first girl he'd marry. Though, he'd like to avoid that part if he could at this point. He had no idea if he would even be able to make her happy for the rest of her life, and with the destiny he had, he didn't want to end up having to divorce her later because things aren't working out. He'd end up losing a friend, and breaking her heart.
"I've missed you so much," Gabrielle said, squeezing him tighter.
"I've missed you too, Gabe, but you are going to break my ribs if you continue to squeeze any harder," Sebastien muttered. With that the young girl released and the two took seats where the girl had saved for the both of them.
"How are you doing? How was your summer? Tell me everything," Gabrielle continued turning fully to talk to the boy.
"Uh...I've got a headache. My summer was fine, I stayed here the entire time and...that's it," Sebastien shrugged.
"Oh, you've got a headache? Have you eaten breakfast yet?" Gabrielle asked rummaging through her bag.
"No, didn't have the time, I woke up like ten minutes ago," Sebastien buried his head in his arms.
"Well, here, to tide you over until lunch," The girl placed a granola bar on the corner of his desk. Sebastien gave a grunt in reply, reluctant to move from the comfort of his arms that he was now using as pillows.
Olivier looked up at Zhihao and nodded when he greeted the two. Anneliese gave a smile and a wave. The two had both taken to setting up their notes for the day and organizing their things. They both were thinking of a response to how their summers were, trying to figure out what to say. Anneliese had a lot to say, but knew that Zhihao needed to get to class otherwise he'd be late, and she'd feel like it was her fault, while Olivier had to try and figure out how to explain that he had to stay at school because of his brother and had to find a nice way of saying it. He still held a grudge against his brother for making the both of them stay around the school for the entire summer because he decided that now was the time to buckle down and take classes that he didn't even need to take. Even he didn't try that hard at school, and it was ridiculous that he couldn't have gone home on his own and seen his family without Sebastien being there.
"I had a great summer, my brothers were so happy to see me again and we got to spend a bunch of time going to a fair that was in town and going to the beach. It was great," Anneliese spoke up first with a grin on her face as she remembered everything she had gotten to do that summer. She had been so reluctant to return to school, having to leave everyone behind again, but she only had a few years left. She knew that she'd have another break soon to go visit them again and have just as much fun.
"Mine was alright, I was stuck here all summer. Sebastien said that our parents were too busy this summer to have us go back home, plus he wanted to take a few classes that the school was offering over the summer for some college credits," Olivier sighed, clearly not happy by the situation. He barely got to see or hear from his parents and with Sebastien having more contact with them it already made him mad. All he got was the occasional phone call, and would have been so much happier going back home and at least being able to do something different from the options that were around the school.
Zhihao seemed distracted by something by that moment, staring at one of the other students, so Olivier turned to look as well, seeing the new girl asking Cecile for a seat. His mouth opened just slightly as his brain quickly connected on who she was. The old memory that still gave him such a warm feeling came back into his mind. It was as if he just relived the moment of him and his princess dancing for the first time. He could still feel the butterflies in his stomach and the pain of his cheeks as his stupid grin made the muscles in his face ache. It took him forever to tear his eyes away and pull himself out of that happy memory.
"I know," Olivier whispered back to Zhihao. He wanted to go over there and introduce himself, but he felt like that was a little weird, and he knew that she'd want time to settle in. This was a new school after all, and it'd be a little overwhelming with all these people trying to crowd around.
Cecile looked up from her notebook at the girl asking to sit down. She gave a smile and nodded, "Yeah, of course you can." She had no idea who the girl was, and knew that she must have been new then. It was a little weird to see someone enter the school so late, but it couldn't have been that uncommon. She was curious to know which story the girl came from and who she was. Though asking all of that probably would have come off as strange and weird, plus it still felt weird to just ask someone what story they came from. It wasn't something that felt right to ask, even though she had been around for two years and had to answer that same question when she first got to the school.
"I'm Cecile, or Cici, I don't mind being called either," Cecile decided on introducing herself to the girl first. It should probably be the new girl's choice whether or not she wanted to introduce herself. "I'm Beauty, or Belle since she's the most famous reincarnation, from Beauty and the Beast." It felt strange to have to say that out loud still, it didn't feel right to have to say something like that. She didn't know that much about Beauty, but the school encouraged them to just identify themselves as their story book characters. It did feel too much like the school was trying to pull them away from being their own person and more like they should just conform to who they once were.