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Sheila Kurimu

She couldn't believe it. Her rather had really enrolled her in Curious Academy. He had strolled into her room, shaking her gently and softly saying that it was her first day at school. Couldn't it have been a normal school? Sure, she loved her father, but that kind of family love wasn't going to find her a soul mate. Because of that, he wanted to send her to a place where love estranged people like her would find love. Why couldn't that morning have been a dream?

Normally, the first day of school was something exciting. Something she generally looked forward to. Her friends would be there to greet her, hug her, and they would be able to talk about how much they had missed her over the summer. Not this year. She was going to have to start over and graduate without the friends she had known for her whole life.

She hadn't spoken to her father for a week after he broke the news to her, but Sheila wasn't the type to hold grudges. She had a short temper, but the time period that she remained angry was also short. She loved her father dearly, so she could never hate him. Although she was no longer angry, she would sigh often when the thought enveloped her mind. She was going to be engaged, as the school had informed them. At age 17! She wanted to at least find someone on her own, not be engaged to some person the principal thought would suit her best. Sure, she was really skeptical about love, but she wasn't someone who hated it and wanted to spend their life alone.

Enough. She told herself. I've already thought about this enough. Time to just accept it.

She grabbed her black suitcase from her room, grabbed some last minute belongings, her back pack, and her phone. Taking a deep breath and putting a smile on her face, she went down the stairs to greet her father who was making her one last breakfast before she moved into the dorms. Her voice was happy and peppy, making sure to leave her father with a good memory. It wasn't like she was leaving forever, but she wasn't going to be able to see him often once she moved into the dorms. Once she had finished her breakfast, they threw her things into the trunk of the van and drove off to the new school.

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"Bye, papa. I'll miss you." She said as she bid him good bye. She watched him drive off and then pulled her suitcase inside the school. Someone at the front took her belongings, something she was thankful for, and she followed the crowd into the auditorium. She heard some students complaining about all the looks and comments they received on their way here. Sheila was thankful that her father had offered to drop her off. If people were giving her dirty looks and comments, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold her temper.

Sheila looked around for a seat in the auditorium, hoping to find one soon before she looked stupid standing in the middle of the aisle. She spotted a few open ones next to a young girl with pink hair. Sheila had to blink to check that it wasn't just the lighting. The girl really did have pink hair, it was so cute! Sheila made her way over to the seats and stood at the end of the row. It was rather strange that they were empty, seeing that the girl was quite beautiful. Maybe the seats weren't free?

"Hi, sorry, are these seats taken?" She asked the pink haired girl.