Luna Bianchi's Story

Simon flew over the green forest below him struggling to keep a straight path because of his aching wings. He had been flying for 4 hours now and it was really taking it's toll on him. "Come on Simon just a few more miles." he muttered to himself just to keep himself awake. Who was he kidding he could barely go a few more feet much less miles. He flapped his wings to get a better view of the ground below him, wings taking strength from the knowledge he could land soon. He would give one last look for this school but he didn't do so with much hope. He was nearing the second year since he had set out for the school and he had seen nothing that looked remotely eligible. Not for the first time he thought of giving up in the search but soon dismissed the thought in frustration. He would head his mother's dying wish if it was the last thing he did. It took him a moment but he noticed that there was large school looking building almost directly below him. His hopes weren't raised yet though because it wouldn't be the first time he had seen a school that fit this description. He pulled his wings close against his back to engage in a dive straight down into the forest that surrounded it. Mid-dive something beyond all his knowledge passed right in front of him and he whipped his wings out in surprise. His tired wings couldn't handle the reaction and he was sent spinning as soon as they caught the air. He screamed in surprise but it was whisked away by the wind. He was able to change to human and brace himself before he hit the first tree. His arms were together to protect his face but he could still feel the odd branch strike his cheek. He could probaly lable this as the second scariest time in his life as branch after branch broke around him. He was almost relieved when he hit the ground hearing the leaves crunch as they tried to break his fall. He lay there taking deep breaths so he could ignore the pain caused by the cuts on his face. His clothes had take the worst of it and he could see the many tears in them. He roused himself after remembering that everything bad that had ever happened to him was on the ground. Nothing was broken thanks to the many branches breaking his fall.
He made his way to the direction he thought he thought the school was in. All the tossing and turning he'd done on the way down had disoriented him and to add to all this he was still tired. It did not take him long to find the school and he was flabbergasted when he did. Never before had he seen such a large gathering of freaks before. He knew it was rude to call them freaks but he had forgotten his manners in his astonishment. Eventually he saw what he realized was the reason for his crash. He couldn't even name it it confused him so much. It looked like a human but it had large bird wing on its back. Simon's anger at his crash and natural curiosity drove him to the being.

Luna flew slowly above the clouds, humming an Italian song from her childhood. The sun shined on her fair face and her greyish white hair waved in the wind. Her pure white wings seemed to barely move, yet she still progressed in a steady pace on her way to the school. This would be her third year attending the academy, so that meant she was finally a junior. The downside of this new year were her friends. They all graduated last year, so she had to make new ones. In her first year, she hadn't had the time to go around and meet people. Her schedule had been filled with her normal classes and several extra magic and music classes. She hadn't had the chance to learn magic before she entered ths school, so she had to start at the basics. The Angel was by far the worst in her normal magic classes, because she didn't have any experience at all. After a year of hard work, she passed with the highest scores, but with not a single friend. Her second year was much better for her social life. Her roommate was a friendly Senior, who introduced her to all her friends. She had less extra lessons, which resulted in loads of time to play around with her new acquaintances, who soon became the best friends she could had ever dreamed of. With pain in her heart, she saw them graduate. Now here she was, flying -literally- towards her third year, in the hope this year wouldn't be as lonely as her first one.
Luna woke from her daydreams in the knowledge the school was right underneath her. She broke through the clouds and took a better look. As she predicted, it wasn't far anymore. She began the descent, in a rather fast but steady pace. She could let herself fall and save herself in the last second. That was a lot of fun to do, but todat she prefered the normal way to descent. Suddenly, she felt something brush against her wings. She didn't know if she felt it for real, because it was such a soft touch. Luna shrugged and flew further. It must have been her imagination. The Angel looked at the ground and flew slower. Her feet touched the ground and she stopped moving her wings. Certainly a landing as it was described in the book. She streched her back and neck, stiff from the long flight. She could have gone by magic, but that would mean draining her powers without any necessity. Besides, it would be too flashy and too tiring to do. The girl flapped her wings again to make sure everything was alright and she smiled. She was ready to conceal her wings underneath her skin, when she heard someone walking her way. She turned around and saw an African American guy walking up to her. Luna took a quick look at her wings and then at him again. If he was human, she could convince him they weren't real, that it was just a costume. Together with her long green dress -altough long was quite relative, because she only stood 5' tall- it could be possible. But she had her doubts he was human, since they were so close to a school packed with supernatural beings. She took another look at him and then smiled friendly. She wanted to say something nice, a greeting at least, but maybe he didn't want to talk to her. So she just waited for him to say something or just walk past her as if she didn't exist.

Simon stopped right in front of the "girl". He could only assume that this was a girl because it appeared just like most human women looked like. He tried to take interest in her clothes but his eyes kept flowing to the white wings on her back. They were feathery just like a birds wing and he could see that the feathers also fell in the correct pattern. Seeing this human with wings made him angry because of how unnatural it was. If humans were meant to have wings then what was the point of birds. Birds were meant to rule the skies granted some more than others but weren't planes enough for humans? He just stood there for a moment trying to figure out if he would address her with anger or curiosity. "What are you?" he said choosing the question that bordered on both emotions. All the while he was keeping alert to his surroundings. He didn't like that he was confined to the ground right now but a school in the sky, though cool, was unconventional. In all his memories he couldn't think of one good thing that had happened to him on the ground for example the ground was a key factor of his crash.

Luna blinked a few times in surprise that the guy actually stopped in front of her. She noticed that his eyes were drawn to her wings and the girl tried her hardest to hold a poker face. She still didn't know who he was or more exactly, what he was. She couldn't tell humans about herself, what she was or were she came from. Most would freak out, others would try to hunt her down. She had seen it happen with a friend of hers. He went to the Earth for the first time, without any knowledge how it is down here. He didn't conceal his wings, neither did he deny they were real. As casual as someone would say they bought new clothes, her friend told people he was an Angel. Most humans didn't believe him and just laughed. But there were others, humans who knew of the existance of supernatural beings, who went after him. Luna went down to earth to save him, but it had already been too late. She hadn't found his body, altough it wasn't necessary. They took him away to experiment on him, to extract his genes. Humans always wanted to fly.
The guy asked her what Luna was. She looked at him with a puzzled look in her eyes, as if she really was a human who had no idea about Angels and stuff like that. "What are you talking about?" She asked in a innocence and surprised voice. Even though she tried to play dumb, she was careful around him. She could feel his slight anger and it made her shiver. Why would he be mad at her? They only just met.

She was playing dumb with him Simon realized finding himself shocked. Did she not notice the wings on her back or did she think he was too stupid to notice, that anyone could be too stupid to notice. Either way her denying him his answer caused his curiosity to mix with his anger. "In case you haven't noticed you have wings on your back. Human's don't have wings, Birds have wings. This isn't natural." He said placing a hand on her wing. He realized that this was rude but he wanted to be sure they were real and not an illusion. Simon wasn't a stranger to magic but never before had seen humans with wings. Simon hoped they were fake but he felt feathers beneath his hand.
Simon realized he still had his hand on the girl's wing and pulled it way swiftly. He knew he would hate it if someone put him in this situation especially if they ouched his wings. "Sorry that was rude. Name's Simon Gadfeather, Shapeshifter." He said pushing his hand out for a handshake. He realized that he had a pretty bad first impression between his beat up clothes, angrily walking to her, touching her wings and then acting like it never happened. It wouldn't be the first time he had let his curiosity get out of hand. He once almost told a human he was a shapeshifter so he would tell him something. Much like he was doing now he thought to his dismay. Suddenly he really hoped this girl wasn't human.

Luna was in pure shock when he touched her wing. If there was one thing she hated the most, then it would definitely be this. She bit her lip to stay calm and managed to produce a face that seemed like she didn't care. But on the inside, she felt the magic boiling through her whole body. She wasn't mad at him for just touching her wing, but it was her instinct to defend herself from this stranger. Besides, her wings were the weakest part of her whole body. It was only natural to be very careful with them. Therefore, when he lifted her hand from her wings, a sigh of relief escaped her lips. The whole situation made her feel very uncomfortable and she hoped he would never do this again. She took a better look at him while listening to his apologies. But he surprised her by saying he was a shapeshifter. She held her head a bit to the right to see if he was lying or not. When she was happy with something she saw in his face, she shook his hand. "Apologies accepted. We started off wrong, didn't we? My name is Luna Alessa Rosannah Bianchi, an Angel. Just call me Luna, okay?" She said smiling. She looked at her wings and then at Simon. "I hope you don't mind me doing this, but walking around like this is inconvenient." It wasn't only that, she didn't want him to touch them again either. Luna looked around to make sure no one else was there and then began her transformation. Her big white wings seemed to grow smaller while they slowly disappeared under her skin. The whole process didn't take longer than 10 seconds. When she was finished, there was no sign she had ever had wings on her back. Not even her dress was ripped, thanks to her magic.

It took Simon a moment to realize that she wasn't joking about being an angel. His mom had told him very little about angels and to him they were mythical creatures from the bible. Merely fiction until now that is. Anyway she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would flat out lie he thought purposely ignoring how she had tried to play dumb with him. In retrospect it made sense that she would give him answers immediately. He looked like a beat up human when he came up to her, though he probably still did now for that matter, and she wouldn't tell a human that she was an angel. He laughed at the mental image of a human coming up and kneeling at her feet.
"I hope you don't mind me doing this, but walking around like this is inconvenient." he heard her say as she started looking around. He was about to ask what she meant when he felt his eyes widen as her wings started to shrink. He didn't know if it was right to stare as she underwent her transformation but he found he couldn't look away. Her wings are just as interesting when they go away as when they're out he thought as she finished after about 10 seconds. "Hope you don't mind me saying but that was pretty cool." he commented slightly envious. When he shifted into a crow it was instantaneous and boring not slow and majestic like that. With the wings gone it was much easier to focus on her clothes and he wasn't surprised to see hers were much nicer than his. She was wearing a rather nice long green dress whereas he was wearing a raggedy overcoat and cargo pants all weary from travel. Speaking of weary he reminded himself that he hadn't slept in a while. He turned away to let out a yawn before turning back to Luna. He wanted to ask about when they would get dorms but his curiosity wanted to know other things. "So is this your first year here?" he found himself asking wanting to get to know Luna. In truth he did not mind getting close to Luna in particular but he did want to learn about angels.

Luna smiled at Simon in her own relaxed and sweet way. Now she knew he was a supernatural being too, she could stop being nervous around him. It was a relief that it turned out this well, because she wouldn't have known what to do when he was a human. Well, of course she knew what she should do: erase his memory, no matter how. She didn't like doing this to humans, because it wasn't their fault they found out most of the time. To erase their memories of her was cruel, altough important for the safety of supernaturals. If they found out Angels were real, the logical deduction would be that all the other mythical creatures were real too. And that would be a huge problem for everyone.
Simon seemed to take quite an interest in her wings and even said that the process of hiding them under her skin was cool. Luna grinned and shook her head slightly. She was used to it by now, so she hadn't thought about it like that. The first time her wings came out, that was a great day. But when she tried to hide them again, it hurt a lot. As if they didn't want to go back and stay out there forever. Luckily, she got used to it and the transformation didn't hurt anymore. She only felt her back aching, altough she didn't scratch it. She took a better look at Simon and his weary clothes. He must have traveled for a long time. When he yawned, she knew for sure he was tired. Luna thought of her own flight, which didn't take too long. There were several ways to enter and leave Heaven, so she choose the closest to the school.
Simon asked her whether it was her first year here and she shook her head. "It's my third, I'm a Junior. What about you? I haven't seen you around." She said. She took another look at the school building. They were still in the forest and she would like to get to the school. She took a look at Simon and nodded towards the building. "Let's talk while walking there." She said and she turned around to walk further.

"Makes sense this is my first year here. I guess that makes me a freshman." He said using the term he believed was correct. In truth when Simon said it was his first year he meant it was his first year of actual school. His mother had home schooled him most of his life forever thinking that he couldn't pass as human to other humans. She had taught him what she thought would be useful to him like navigating, fighting, and staying unnoticed but not the normal skills like math and science. He could read though but that was only because he had taught himself from candy wrappers and the likes.
"Let's talk while walking there." Luna said as she turned around to walk further. Simon just nodded and followed after her. He didn't want to admit it to her but he was pretty nervous about entering the school. He had spent two years trying to find this school so what would he do now that he had found it? Without considering that how would he fit in with the people at the school? Before now he had never made an effort to fit in among humans but would he just become normal compared to these other supernaturals? His mother had always told him that it was better to fit in and he never agreed but now he was having second thoughts. he stopped the flood of questions coming into his mind with a deep breath. He would live in the moment as he had always done without any special approach.
With his doubts stopped Simon was able to focus on learning more about Luna. True to his previous thought he didn't really think before he asked his question. "What's it like being an angel?" he asked with genuine interest before he realized what he'd said. Wow it was like he couldn't help but be rude to Luna he thought trying to act like he had not just said that. He tried to take in interest in the things around him but that still didn't appeal to him because he was on the ground. he hated being on the ground but he was too tired to fly for long and he could barely talk when he was in crow form. Another skill his mother didn't think was useful even though she could do it herself.
He looked to the schools tall doors and listened as a man started speaking using it as a distraction as he awaited Luna's answer.

Luna looked at the school coming closer when they walked there. It was good to be back, after all. She had missed the academy and the people. Altough she liked calm places, she could also enjoy the noise and bustle of the students. It reminded her of home, at Wednesdays when they held a market in their town. People yelling, vendors trying to sell their delicious products, laughter of little kids... She definitely enjoyed those days, but they were a distant memory. Luna realised she shouldn't think about these things and chased the good memory away. Simons question gave her some distraction, but also something to think about. She made a sign she was thinking while they walked further. When she was ready to give an answer, she heard the principal speak and request them to go to the auditorium. Luna shrugged and walked through the doors, finally ready to give an answer. "I must confess, it is... special. We are ruled by a man who is called God in most religions, yet he is no different from any human." She laughed when she looked at Simon. "He isn't good, yet he isn't bad. Humans see him as a holy person. Well, you haven't heard him curse yet." Luna had been raised in a very catholic family, believing God is good and almighty. They couldn't have been more wrong about him. Well, he was powerful, she had to admit that. Other than that, he could have been an ordinary human. That's probably why she adored him more than any of those fake sweet girls in Heaven. He was real. He caused natural disasters, yet he was kind to those who believed. People blamed him for the hunger in the world, but they didn't realise the burden on his shoulder. He had to keep the world in balance, yet humans expect him to do something about it. They never even thought of the possibility of doing it themselves.
Luna shook her head slightly when they entered the auditorium. She sat down on a chair somewhere in the middle and looked at Simon. "He's a busy man, so not really a part of our lives. Anyway, being an Angel isn't so bad. We can fly and heal others. I'm a little bit different, since I can use Magic. We spend our lives in Heaven. You can compare it to a normal society, with homes, schools, libraries... Almost everything you can think of, can also be found there." She said while she thought about Heaven. No matter how much it looked like Earth, it was still so different. And to be honest, she prefered Earth.
Luna smiled and took the chance to ask him a question this time. "You said you were a shapeshifter. What can you shift into?"

Simon let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, relieved that she didn't take any offense from his question. Simon just nodded as she talked about god meanwhile taking a seat beside her. He wasn't a religious person himself so her telling him that god was just like any other human didn't surprise him. He didn't think god any higher than another human anyway so this was just confirmation of his own beliefs. Based on her description of being an angel he didn't think it very different from being a shapeshifter. Besides healing others he could fly and do a small bit of magic though he wasn't good at it. He could do things like flashes of light and basic levitation but mainly things that could work as a distraction. The only reason he knew levitation was because his mother realized that he would barely be able to lift anything if he confined himself to crow form.
"You said you were a shapeshifter. What can you shift into?" Lina asked almost taking the question from his thoughts.
"A crow, the common crow to be exact." he said confidently. He was perfectly aware that most shapeshifter's might have a wide arsenal of host animals by his age and that he should be embarrassed to have only one. Despite this the crow had always been enough for him and not even his mother could convince him otherwise. His mother could change into almost every animal residing in Yellowstone park wolves included. He could recall every time she had changed into a wolf to teach him something about them. Whether it be how they fight or how to fight them the end result was always the same; with Simon scared senseless perching in a corner somewhere. Wolves were Simon's Achilles heel and whenever he saw one he froze like a dear in headlights.
Pushing his thoughts aside he realized it was his turn to ask a question and tried to think of one. This wasn't hard as his mind was always buzzing with questions about something. he wanted to learn more about Luna but he thought that there would be time for that later. For now he should get more information on the school before he was blindly thrown into it. "So besides being filled with supernatural beings what's the school like?" he asked casually successfully hiding his nerves at going to school for the first time.

Luna nodded slowly as Simon said he could shift in a crow. Most shapeshifters had multiple forms, but there were exceptions. She had met people who either prefered one and never shifted into something else or either couldn't do more than one. She didn't know about Simons situation, but a crow wasn't a very powerful animal. Well, maybe he hadn't needed the power to fight in close combat until now, so an ordinary crow wouldn't be such a problem. But once he would have close combat classes, he would have quite a problem. However, most shapeshifters could use some magic, so that must have been his way to protect himself. She was curious about his way of fighting, but she also knew the chances of her being able to see his class train, was very small. She had other classes to attend and she had never heard of juniors training with freshmen.
Luna expected another question, so she just looked at Simon until he asked one. As she predicted, not much later he asked her what the school was like. She held her head slightly to the right to think about her own experiences. "The lessons are different for every student. Many people have private lessons for close combat, magic or others, because they are either behind in class or too skilled to follow the regular courses. The teachers aren't too bad, well, most of them. As for the students... It's a difficult situation sometimes, because natural enemies are brought together in this school. It often leads to fights between whole groups, especially when you mess with the werewolfs. They hang around in packs, so when you offend one, you offend them all." She said while tapping her fingers on her legs. She removed some hair which fell in front of her right eye and proceeded her previous action. "Life on campus itself is quite fun. There are lot of things to do after school and there is a town not too far from here. Everything you need can be found close by, but if you want something special, you can ask the perosn who takes care of your dorm." She added when she realised that might be important information.
Her eyes followed the principal as he walked to the microphone and informed the students they would start in 5 minutes. He still looked as young as he did two years ago, when Luna sat in the auditorium for the first time.

Simon just nodded as she spoke mulling every word over in his mind. The idea of private lessons sounded good but he didn't know if he could learn from anyone who wasn't his mother or himself. He prided himself in being resourceful but even so this was new territory. Ever since his birth his mother had been teaching him things and it had been a big transition when she died and could no longer teach him things. He had ended up joining a tribe of shapeshifters but even then none of the other shapeshifters could teach him anything. If one of his own kind couldn't teach him he didn't see how any of the schools teachers could.
He was relaxed by the next part because he didn't think shapeshifters had any natural enemies. He was feeling good until he heard her say werewolves. He didn't hear the "were" part so much but hearing "wolves" made him instantly fearful. He didn't know if werewolves were any different than normal wolves but it wasn't a comforting thought that he would have to go to school with them for the next 4 years. He couldn't be sure what he would do if h became dormed with one. If it came to a group fight between shapeshifters and werewolves he had no problem figuring the werewolves would win because to his current knowledge there were no other shapeshifters here and even if there were they wouldn't outnumber a pack of werewolves. "Ain't that the truth." he muttered upon hearing Luna say when you offend one you offend them all. Suddenly he was regretting coming to this school for obvious reasons.
He was wondering how he would protect himself against the werewolves (which involved a lot of running and hiding) when he heard the sound of paws coming into the room. Turning around he was surprised to see two bears that seemed to be racing each other into the room. In his worries he wasn't thinking clearly and wondered why they would bring wild animals into the school. "Where do wild animals fit into that equation?" he asked turning to Luna.

Luna looked from the corner of her eyes at Simon. When she brought up the werewolfs, a fearful expression filled his face. She was a bit interested why he did that, but she was wise enough to keep herself from asking such rude questions. So instead she shifted her eyes to the other angel in the room. He walked around with his wings on his back instead of hiding them, which was her first surprise. The second one was their color. They weren't white, but darker and leaning towards black. She had heard about the dark angels, but she had never been really interested in them. She didn't see why everybody thought dark angels were all bad and light angels were all good. That was just impossible. Also, she couldn't see herself as someone who is only good, because she definitly wasn't. That thought confirmed she hadn't been with the light angels for a long time and that she had a different background. Altough she had prayed to God through her belief when she still lived as an ordinary human, she didn't do this anymore. After meeting him, she stopped believing. Now he was nothing more than an ordinary person for her, altough he still ruled over Heaven and she had to listen to him. As for the other angels, she hated the ones who pretended to be better than humans or other supernaturals. Most of them didn't even know what they were like. Overall, she still thought like a normal human. That was probably her strong point, how down to Earth she was. She didn't grow up in Heaven and wasn't taught as they were. Her teachers didn't say light angels were the purest and best race in the world, as little angels were taught by theirs. The purest bullshit, if you asked Luna, but she ignored those foolish people. She had been busy enough to become something the light angels would never admit: a weapon.
Luna heard Simons voice softly ringing in her ears. Her brain precessed the sounds and delivered her a question. The girl realised she had been staring at the dark angel all this time and shook her head to get rid of all other thoughts. She took a look at the two bears and smiled. "Shapeshifters." She just simply said. She had seen them before, multiple times actually. "They're seniors now. Look at their eyes, they're not wild animals."

Sari walked with purpose through the auditorium,hoping to find an unclaimed seat before the start of the assembly.Hurrying along,she smelt many different perfumes and colognes,undoubtedly belonging to those wanting to "score",she kept looking and looking until she saw an unfamiliar face...and a chair! She discreetly looked at angel,noting the color of his wings and remembering how not all "dark" angels were bad and how that lead to her mother telling her how she believed most organized religions(except Judaism for some reason though they weren't Jews) had lost touch and forgot their purpose and that she had to learn to love God's creation in her own way.She turned to the angel with black wings,"Can I sit here?"

Luna listened to the speech with a great interest. The principal always got himself in trouble by saying things the council didn't approve of. She nodded sometimes in agreement to what he said. At least he was someone who kept it real, who actually said what was important for them, not some crap about having a nice schoollife and rainbows and such. She liked him, or rather, she admired him, because he wasn't afraid to do what had to be done. She knew that if there was a real problem, he would adress it and search for a solution. At last, he gave them the rules, the same ones she had heard last year and the year before that. Most were important, altough she had never understood the celibacy part. You couldn't stop falling in love and going against your nature would be tiring and most of all, a waste of time. She had often seen or heard of 'secret' student relationships. As long as the teachers didn't find out, they could do what they wanted.
Luna looked around the auditorium. She recognised most faces, so she could pay extra attention to the first years. Some of them seemed really strong already, other looked as though they would rather turn invisible than sit here. She remembered how she felt, when she sat in this big room for the very first time. She had been frightened, not only by the new experience, but also by the students. There were supernaturals everywhere she looked and she could feel their power. She felt as if she would never reach their level. Now, two years later, she felt more confident about herself and her powers. She had learned to fight and defend herself and that certainly gave her a confidence boost. The angel looked forward to a new year and couldn't wait to hear about her dormroom.

Simon looked into the bears eyes and found that they were in fact Shapeshifters. What he had mistaken for the blood-lust of a wild animal was actually just from the fun the boys seemed to be having. "Should I be embarrassed that I couldn't recognize my own kind." he asked himself hardly realizing he spoke out loud. Mentally he had already told himself that it was kind of sad. He had to cut himself some slack though because it had been over a year since he had seen another shapeshifter. When his mother had died he had been reluctant at first to find the school and joined a tribe of shapeshifters. This didn't last long though because the tribe couldn't handle Simon's style compared to the tribe other teenagers. Even the friends Simon had in the tribe couldn't stand living with him. After about two weeks in the tribe, the tribe had finally had enough and banished him to be a loner. Simon had realized that he rather liked being a loner despite the lack of an audience. As a loner all the lessons his mother had given him about fitting in became obsolete. All that granted it was really sad he thought feeling his cheeks redden.
So Luna wouldn't see his rosy cheeks he turned to listen to the man standing on the stage. Every word this man said was strangely motivating and he soon found his school related anxiety disappear. Simon listened intently drinking up every word.

Simon jumped from his trance when somebody bumped into him when trying to get past him. He had been so transfixed with the principal's speech that he hadn't noticed everyone getting up around him. Another yawn escaped him as he stretched himself out before standing up. Though his mind had been memorized his body was still dead tired and had fallen asleep on him. Letting out another yawn he turned to Luna beside him who had bee just as interested as he was. At least she could realize when it was over he thought with contempt. She was probably looking for one of her junior friends. I guess I should go search for more freshman he thought looking in the direction the list was posted.
"Well I guess this is goodbye for now. Hope we can meet again sometime." He said giving a wave. He would have waited with her longer but he was lethargic from his travels and wanted to find his room as soon as possible. He set a brisk pace to the list and was soon standing at the back of the crowd surrounding it. He tried to go on his tiptoes and look over the crowd but the best he could see was that the paper was white with words on it. "well this won't do at all." he muttered to himself trying once more to look to the list. It was still no use and he resulted to more drastic measures. Taking a deep breath he shifted into a crow almost instantaneously thanks to years of practice. He was thankful his clothes shifted with him because he didn't want people stepping all over his only pair of clothes. Despite his love for flying, he walked forward and started traversing the vast forest of legs. He was soon regretting not flying over the crowd and more than once he had squawked at someone who had nearly stepped on him.
It took about 5 minutes but eventually he got to the front of the crowd and changed back. It always took him longer to change to human than it did to a crow. Plus he was out of practice. While on the road he had spent most of his time as a crow because it was easier to survive as a crow than human. As a crow he didn't have to eat as much and somewhere to roost was never hard to find. Life as a human must be difficult he thought feeling slight sympathy for them. He patted his sides to make sure he had changed back with clothes before looking to the list. He was paired with a Thomas Parker in room 108. No idea who that is but if he's not a werewolf I'm fine he thought turning his gaze to the map. He only had to observe it briefly before turning around to wade back out through the crowd of anxious students. He was a seasoned traveler how hard could finding a room be?

Luna turned to look at Simon as she waved him goodbye. "I'm looking forward to that." She said with a smile lingering around her lips. She watched him leave, confronting the crowd of students who wanted to know their dormroom as quickly as possible. It was a waste of time to go now, so she just waited on her chair until the biggest part of the students had left for their room. When she noticed that it was much calmer outside, she finally got up. She walked with small steps, because there was no need to hurry. When she left the auditorium, she saw a small crowd in front of the papers. She sighed and waited in the back until she got to the front. With her petite stature, she couldn't see if even if she tried to. Luckily for her, it didn't take too long for everybody to confirm their roomnumber and take a swift look on the map. When she finally could see the papers, she let her eyes scan it all until she found her name. Ryder... Have I heard of that name before? She thought while she memorised her roomnumber and stepped away. Luna shrugged slightly as she noticed she couldn't remember and walked away from the last students who checked the list. She was looking forward to arranging her side of the room and to unpack her stuff. She didn't have much personal things she was attachted to, she had only one photo of her family. But she had plenty of clothes and books. That were almost the only things she had packed and she was sure the movers had a difficult time moving the boxes full of heavy hardcovers and paperbacks. Some were old books full of magic, others were novels. In fact, she already knew they wouldn't all fit on the shelves. That's why she had also packed low boxes which would fit under her bed. Then there was another problem: her closet. It was way too small for all her clothes, altough she seemed to forget every year as she packed. This year hadn't been an exception.

[OOC: Don't apologise :) It's okay to put your real feelings in this, it'll make you feel better.]

Luna walked through the aisle in which her room could be found. She looked at the number on the doors, while humming a song she had known for ages. She had already walked past her room before she noticed that she had arrived. She waited outside for a moment, wondering if her roommate was inside. When she didn't hear a single sound, she just walked in, to see that the room was empty aside from the boxes scattered all over it. She sighed, somehow relieved she could postpone the time she had to meet her roommate. The nervous feelings which settled in her stomach, faded till it was nothing more than a distant memory. There was no reason to be nervous about this, she had been through it two times already. Yet something about the fact that she would meet the person she would see most that year, never failed to make her feel anxious.

Luna shook of this thought as she looked at both beds in the room. Since she was first, she could choose which one she liked best. The decision was made in a matter of seconds. As soon as she laid eyes on the big window, she was drawn to the bed nearest to it. She cracked her fingers and pretended to roll up her sleeves which her dress didn't have. "Okay, let's begin, shall we." She mumbled as she picked up her first suitcase. She put in on her bed and opened her closet. It had been closed since school ended last year, so a bad smell filled her nose. She decided to let some air run through it and opened the window. A breeze flew into the room as she sticked her nose out and enjoyed the weather. As she opened her eyes, she noticed someone sitting at the roof. It wasn't difficult to realise who it was, because she remembered him as soon as she saw his big black wings. Luna couldn't clearly see his face from here, because he was too far away. She shrugged and went back to her task of unpacking. After she found a place for all of her books, she filled up her closet. The empty suitcases were put away and she restyled her bed with simple white sheets and a floral printed blanket. She sat down on the chair which stood in front of her desk and looked around. Her part of the room was ready and gave off a warm feeling. The other half was still empty and cold.