Snippet #1906116

Mel woke up unusually early. She lay in bed trying to determine what exactly had woken her, but there wasn't really anything happening. She tried to fall back asleep for a while before giving up and slipping out of bed. She quickly dressed and slipped out of her room, looking up and down the hall to see if anyone else was up. Since all was still, she quickly and silently walked around to the library. Maybe she could get a good start on that book she was looking at the other day. Mel soon came to the door and pushed it open with a small creak, letting it close behind her as she breathed in the dusty smell of the still, dark, medium sized library.

"Now where was it?" Mel said softly to herself, walking further in until she found the correct aisle. She then grabbed the book and sat down in a small windowsill that couldn't be seen from the door and that had a view over the front drive of the school. She had spent many hours there. She quickly began reading and was soon immersed in the tale of a princess who ended up having to save her knight in shining armor instead of him saving her. Mel was enjoying the princess's sarcastic and outspoken point of view. What if I was like that, she thought, closing the book slowly with her thumb saving her place. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a car coming up the drive. She glanced over to see the sun already up. It was already much later in the morning. It was almost time for breakfast. She looked down, watching as Yuki got up to greet the people getting out of the car. It was two girls. They were probably new students.

I wonder what their stories are, she shook her head. Some of those who ended up here had sad, and even tragic stories. Mel had ended up hearing many of them though she wouldn't be the one to ask about that kind of thing. It was probably because people tended to forget she was in the room at all. She had heard many interesting stories that way, not always just about student's previous lives either. Her attention turned back to the newcomers as she watched them walk in, Yuki trailing behind them. One of the girls had red hair and the other had blond hair. They both looked around Yuki's age. Now Mel would have to get used even more people. She sighed. She would have to meet them eventually. Maybe at breakfast. She still had time though. She read another couple pages before she stopped. She found a piece of paper to use as a bookmark, put the book down on the windowsill, and left the library.

As Mel walked downstairs, she noticed Yuki, Amber, and Sylar standing around talking to the new girls. The atmosphere seemed unusually tense as Yuki walked away. She stood where she was, peering around the corner, waiting for the group to leave the hallway before she went to breakfast.