Auditorium

MORNING: FEBRUARY 2ND, DAY ZERO

"Calling all students." The principal's loud, clear voice echoed over the various speakers dotted around the school, "Calling all students. Please report to the auditorium right away, as the opening ceremony is about to begin."

She sighed, running her hands through her hair as she came to stand on center stage. The freshman should have all arrived now, appearing from all over the world, unpacked their bags to head to the opening ceremony. A new year at Fulton was about to begin, in which the houses could take on their new pledges. It should be interesting to see the crazy antics that this year would bring.

"Now, to all the old students. Welcome back to Fulton, get ready for another year of fun, excitement and crazy pledging, And to the New students, welcome." She put on an artificial smile, sweet enough to make a bunny hurl, "The first pledging will begin tomorrow in the morning. It is tradition for the Alpha and Beta pledging to commence first. You have one day to prove yourself for each house. Until then, relax, mix, mingle and enjoy. And House members, " she looked over the old students warningly, knowing how horrid it could be for the newbies, "be nice."

And with that, she turned and left, leaving the students to mix and mingle until tomorrow's first pledging.

Kyle Jackson

Kyle sat, bored, in the auditorium as he waited for the welcomings and announcements to be over. He wanted to get back to the house and see what kind of stuff they would put the poor pledges through. He laughed a bit out loud as he thought about his own pledging days. It had been scary but fun. He would probably do it all again.

He looked around at the freshmen, who he could pick out by the looks on their faces, and he offered any of the braves ones who looked at him a smile. Rushing week was the best, at the end of which was nothing but partying, introducing new pledges to the wonderful world of alcohol and drunk women... And lots of drunk guys...

He sat up in his seat a little taller, pushing those kind of thoughts from his head immediately. He'd had been through this with himself before: women, women, women. Get a hold of yourself. He smirked at a couple of girls who kept glancing at him when they thought he wouldn't notice. They all giggled and blushed. Yes, that's much better. Women were safe.

The speaker finished and left, leaving them all to mingle or whatever. He looked around for some of his brothers.

Nat Belvoir

Nat trudged into the auditorium, the circles under her eyes shadowed by the aviator sunglasses she had shoved onto her face. There hadn't been much sleeping at the 'slumber party' last night in the Zeta house, though Nat knew it was totally worth it. As much as she loved pledges, she was glad she had one night with all of her friends before the rush torture began. Clutching a thermos of hot chocolate, she trudged to the seats at the back. Plugging headphones into her ears, she turned on Electric Light Orchestra loud enough so that she could only just hear the bittersweet voice of the principal. Nat kept her eyes on the pledges. Which three of them are worthy of entering the greatest house Fulton has to offer? She'll have to be very careful in who she chooses to sister.

Juliet VanCamp

Carefully applying yet more lipgloss to her lips while looking into the little compact mirror she held in her other hand, Juliet smoothly ducked under the arm of a young boy - possibly a pledge, but she had no idea - into the Auditorium. Her body brushed against his slightly and she quickly flinched away, mouthing the word "Ew" without actually saying it aloud, but she didn't think he minded. Judging from his expression, anyway. He was probably just pleased he got to touch her on his first day. And, she had to admit...he wasn't that bad looking. So she gave him a small, cheeky smile, flicked her hair over her shoulder and carried on. Juliet had no reason to say thankyou - as far as she was concerned, she deserved this kind of treatment - but, again...something this boy didn't seem to take any notice of.
She had previously been smiling, but that smile wilted when she looked around the auditorium and saw it's lack of people she associated with. Was she really the first Alpha here? And where were all the Betas? Sigmas?
The last thought stopped her, and she quickly pushed it to the back of her mind. "You know Natalie told you to stay away from any Sigma boys. It'll ruin you." She muttered quietly to herself, as she made her way up the steps towards the back of the Auditorium. She'd remembered Natalie's instructions well...she just wasn't sure she wanted to follow them. In all honesty, she preferred the Sigmas to the Betas, in some ways. For the first thing, those boys liked to party. And sex. They liked sex. So it was no suprise they were her go-to-guys for that kind of thing. There were a few Beta guys that interested her - mainly Jacob, their President - but all in all, she preferred the Sigmas. They were just...bad, for lack of a better description.
But still. None of them were here yet. She was alone for now.
"Fun times..." She remarked with a small huff, a sarcastic tone to her voice, and took her seat, tossing her small pink bag down onto the seat next to her; after all, there was no way she was putting it down on the floor.

Ashleigh Jade Foster

Walking through the campus towards the Auditorium, Train's '50 Ways To Say Goodbye' playing from her earphones into her head, Ashleigh Jade smiled slightly to herself. Looking around, she wasn't as nervous as she'd been before the academic year started anymore. Maybe this year wouldn't be so bad after all...she would have to make sure she avoided Natalie Greyson, Juliet VanCamp and the rest of the Alphas, and actually, her Sophomore year could be kind of fun. She had a whole year of time with her best friends (her Theta Chi sisters), her big brother Jace, and possibly maybe even a boy or two. Okay, two was probably pushing it, but...one, she hoped. She hadn't really had any male attention beforehand...or at least, anything she currently knew about, and she was ready to make it happen this year. She just needed to get over the shyness.
She had one particular guy in mind, but...judging from their housing differences and just their general personality contrasts, she doubted he'd ever have any feelings for her. So she'd probably just have to see where this year took her before she made any major decisions.
It wasn't as if she was saying she would settle for anyone - after all, if she did get a boyfriend, she'd have to recieve a major change to her body. And she wanted the right person. There was no settling involved when it came to that.
Quickly being pulled away from her thoughts, she accidentally bumped into someone and dropped her bag onto the floor, the entire contents spilling out and covering the floor. With the constant stimulation of her mind combined with the constant stream of music she'd been hearing, she'd completely forgotten to watch out for passers by.
"S-s-sorry..." She squeaked, quickly gathering her things and looking back up, only to be pleasantly suprised by the floppy blonde hair and warm smile of her older brother Jace Foster. "Oh...it's you. In that case, I'm so not sorry." She teased, a bright smile creeping onto her face.
Jace laughed softly, wrapping his arm around his younger sister's shoulders and pulling her towards the door of the Auditorium.
"C'mon, Barbie...another school year awaits..." He grinned, waving towards some of his friends as he led his baby sister over.
"I actually prefer to be referred to as Polly Pocket. Barbie's just so...mainstream." Ashleigh's true self was beginning to come out now, and she, for the first time this year, felt completely comfortable.
"Barbie's clothes are harder to get off, too..." Jace winked, and Ashleigh immediately thumped him in the arm.
"Hey!" She squeaked, pouting slightly. "That's just so uncalled for. You're my brother. You're supposed to stick up for my life choices...not ridicule them in front of me."
"Nah...I'm pretty sure it's the last one I'm supposed to do." Jace said with a smile, opening the door to the Auditorium.

Bambi Michelle Nicholson

The dark bags underneath Bambi's eyes had been thankfully easy enough to cover with makeup, although it took her a while to do so. They actually weren't too bad, to be honest...she'd been a lot worse many times before. But she still felt a little shitty - clearly, last night wasn't a good night for a party - and because of that, she just wasn't in a great mood. Sitting at the front of the Auditorium, arms crossed and surveying the crowd of people who were already here, she just wanted to be back in bed. She liked sleep. She loved rushing week, however, so it was all worth it. It would just take her a little time to fully wake herself up, that's all.
"And here's to another year of getting completely shitfaced, making memories and going down in Fulton history." She said quietly to herself, a small smile on her face, and put her earphones in, shoving her iPod into her pocket.

Karma Chen

Karma's pearly white teeth exposed in a small smile as she strutted into the Auditorium, her hot pink pumps clicking against the floor. Her silky brown hair bounced with her steps as she looked around the room. She loved the start of a new year. The whole experience was amazing. She could clearly remember when she pledged Alpha. 'What a year that was...' she thought. Her mind switched to Nat, the Queen Bee of the Alphas. Though she loved her, Karma knew that Nat could be very cruel when it came to pledges. The asian girl shivered at the thought of some of the stuff Nat did the previous year. Thank God that Nat wasn't in charge when Karm was pledging.

A surge of vibrations in her pocket interrupted Karma's thoughts and she slipped her hand into it to grab her phone. She quickly tapped the phone's screen and entered her password, grinning at her screensaver, an adorable picture of the guys from One Direction. "Why are they so perfect?" She asked aloud, before going to check her messages. It was a text from her Aunt Diana, her mother's sister.

'Have a great start to the year, Sweetheart!'

Karma grinned as she typed a quick response and sent it, looking around the room. Where was everyone? It was almost like a ghost town in there. She looked back to her phone, typing another message and sending it to Nat.

Aye bitch! Get your skinny blonde ass to the auditorium or i'm going to wax ur eyebrows while ur sleeping
XOXO

After her text was sent, Karma saw Juliet and a huge grin came to her face. "Hey!" She said, waving dramatically from a distance. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a blonde head come into the room. She turned and her face lit up at the sight of Ashleigh Foster. "Hey there, cutie!" She cheered before rushing up to the Theta and hugging her. "You know-" she said, letting go of the other girl. "Did you get prettier since the last time we saw each other? You must've because you are more aborbs that usual." Karma looked past the blonde girl and saw her brother, Jace. "Hey Jace." She smiled at him, waving.

Mario Santiago

Mario sighed as he walked to the Auditorium, taking small sips from the paper coffee cup in his hand. It really wasn't a good idea to go to a party the night before. It wasn't the worst hangover in the world, but the small panging in his head was enough to make him a teenie bit grumpy. He reached the door to the Auditorium and gave himself a good slap on the face before opening the door. "Wake up alittle." Mario said to himself. "You ready? Yes you are." He slightly jumped up and down and shook himself, most likely making quite the spectical if anyone was watching him.

He opened the door and saw Karma, Jace, and Ashleigh close by. He walked around them, but not before giving a friendly smile and a wave. Mario quickly took a seat and placed his coffee on the chair next to him, reserving it for Lacey. He smiled when he thought of his best friend. He could never think of why they got along so well, but they did. Maybe it was just for the simple fact that they were both genuine people. Maybe it was their love for music. Maybe it was just because they could talk to each other for hours. Mario shrugged and gave up trying to think of a reason. He didn't need one.

He took out his phone and texted Lacey.

Hey :) saving a spot for u. hurry up and get here. He looked up before he finished the text, seeing that one cute guy, Kyle, sitting up in his seat. He added to the text before sending the whole thing to Lacey. we get a good view of a hottie btw ;) U may want to wear a dress. just a suggestion lol.