âĻ Aria Cross âĻ
Tap. Tap. Tap
The origin of the sound drowning amongst the chatter of the class room came from a mechanical pencil that was being brought down against the lined, unblemished piece of paper, the annoyance behind the simple gesture almost tangible. The owner of this agitation, a mere girl aged 16 years, was unlike the other attendees of the Academy, all of whom were rejoicing in the filtering sunshine; giggling about their frivolous activities which had taken place over the weekend and dreading the signal of a new week that, without a doubt, would bring insomniac late nights spent doing 'countless' and 'useless' assignments. This girl, like everyone else, was annoyed with the end of the weekend but not for the reason you'd think she would be; the start of Monday symbolized the shattering of her peace, of her bliss.
Aria could only allow for a small sigh of resignation to pass through her parted lips and for a frown to carve it's way onto her delicate features as she, regrettably, closed her notebook. The action, as much as she would have liked, did not go unnoticed by a few hovering students near her desk, each one distinctively reminding her of a vulture. Within only a few heartbeats, the loosely crafted band became a mob as males and females alike began to address her, the teenagers all vying for the attention of the doll-esque girl with rose tresses and sparkling crystal eyes. Come now Aria.. they are just being friendly chided the inner voice, a small half-smile vainly attempting to replace that frown. Thankfully, it was successful. Sending them a few polite nods and sprinkling in a soft, under-the-breath, giggle, the high schooler really had no choice but to nervously watch the clock, each second spent in a mild form of loathing. After all...the sooner class started, the better.
You're late to your first meeting.. way to go, Arcadia.. You just had to spend a few more minutes in your daydream, didn't you? mused the reprimanding inner voice, an audible sigh and a slight shake of her head soon pursing it. Raising her stature from her assigned seating absentmindedly, the high schooler habitually reached a slender hand upwards to lightly run her tapered fingers through unnaturally colored pigtails in exasperation. As always, the silky smoothness mellowed down her nerves instantly. I wonder if they are all waiting.. whispered her pondering thoughts, a slightly bitter smile playing on that gardenia mouth at the thought of this whole gathering being nothing more than a joke. However, that trance was soon shattered by the distant chiming of a clock, Aria's doe-like eyes widening further in surprise. "Oh my..!" came the small exclamation of alarm, her feet deciding now would be a wonderful time to take control. Shoving her textbooks and notes into the simple black messenger bag before clutching it against her hip, the high schooler began to full on pace walk down the halls and threading through the crowd with a lithe grace. It was only when the stairs to the rooftop came into view did she take a pause. Coming to a halt, those impossibly blue eyes darting on either sides down the abandoned passage, Aria took a few moments of standstill to assess her thoughts and emotions.
Deciding not to waste another moment on silly aspects such as regret or disappointments, the young woman drew in a fluid breath before beginning the climb up the stairs. Continuing with this mindset of 'just-go-with-it', the foreign-looking high schooler wasted not even a second to push open the door to the platform, the smell of sunshine carried by a gust of wind being the first to welcome her. Attempting her best to peer past the pangs of the attacking rays of light, Aria blindly emerged from the shadowed doorway and into illuminated space, the outlines of four figures becoming visible. Biting her lower lip, her baby blue orbs sliding over each individual, Aria couldn't help but feel a flash of surprise seeing a familiar face; Toshi Ridashippu. W..whats he doing here..?! resonated her incredulous thoughts, clearly taken back inwardly. Forcing a slight smile to appear, Aria did her best to appear pleasant."Um.... I..I'm Aria Cross.. Its.. nice to meet you all.." floated out her distracted words, a glance every now and then being directed at Toshi.