School for Fairies

Chapter 1: First Day at a New School

Lisa sucked in a deep breath. She was looking at her new all-girl boarding school, Neraida, School for Fairies. The sight was certainly daunting. She had been dreaming about this since she was little, and to see it now in front of her was somehow both exhilarating and nerve wracking. She didn't know if she should go in or not.

Neraida wasn't a school for normal girls. It was a school for people like Lisa. Fairies. Although all of the girls in the school looked like normal teenage girls, all of them had the ability to transform into a fairy. Of course, most had yet to do so. Transforming for the first time required hard work and discipline. 

Neraida was the most famous school in the whole world.. Almost every single fairy wanted to attend. Even though so many fairies fantasized about it, very little got in. So little, that it was practically more likely to befriend a dragon then to get into Neraida. And those who got excepted, always went. No one ever gave up her spot. 

Lisa took a deep breath. She couldn't wait any longer, or she would explode. She walked up to the pink arches that served as the gate to the school. There was no turning back now. 

From the inside, she could see the campus even better. She spun around as she stared in amazement. It looked even better then the pictures. If that was even possible. The campus was a crescent of buildings, that encircled a huge lawn. 

Lisa walked down the concrete path that let down the campus. She couldn't help but admire everything about the campus. She couldn't believe that she was going to get to study here. This was a dream.

Lisa felt a hard shove behind her, causing her to lose her balance and stumble onto the concrete floor beneath her.

"I'm so so sorry!" Lisa heard a voice say. She turned around and saw a girl with long brown hair and a cute face, which had been drawn into a concerned face. The girl extended her arm, which Lisa took.

"It's fine," Lisa said with a warm smile. The brown haired girl smiled shyly, and walked in the other direction. Lisa looked around. It dawned on her, she had no clue what she was doing. She looked behind her. Where was she supposed to go? Did she have to sign in somewhere? Or talk to someone? Lisa looked around for someone who could help her, she was on her own.

She decided to keep walking down the concrete path. It seemed like a better idea then just standing still. As she neared the front of the campus, she saw a group of people. Could they be first years?

As Lisa approached them, she saw a man- who she was assuming to be a professor- calling out for the first years.

"First years this way! First years this way!" He shouted, directing students to the front of the grounds. 

Lisa followed the rest of the first years who were standing in a line. She had no clue where the line was leading to, but it seemed to be the right one. Lisa looked around and examined the faces of the people around her. As expected, she didn't see anyone she knew. Lisa instantly regretted saying goodbye to her family, the only people she would know, at the gate.

The line moved forward quickly. Soon, she was at the front of the line and could finally see what was waiting for her. A tall woman with a clipboard, checking the students in. 

Although Lisa considered herself a confident person, this woman somehow made all of her confidence crumble, without even looking or speaking with her. Or maybe that was just Lisa's imagination. She couldn't tell.

None of her friends from her dimension were going to Neraida. She was completely on her own, and there was no one who could help her.

As the line kept moving, the women kept calling out names, increasing Lisa's anxiety bit by bit. Her palms were already sticky. She tried wiping her hand that wasn't holding her suitcase against her dress, but it didn't help in the slightest. When got to the girl in front of her, Lisa felt like she was about to explode at any moment

"What is your name, young lady?" The woman asked the girl in front of her.

"Nayeon" The girl said confidently. The tall woman then began to look through the clipboard that she had in her hand.

"Nayeon, Nayeon, Na- Ah there you are. You may go in," the woman said, and Nayeon walked forward.

"Next!" She yelled. Lisa walked up to her, legs shaking. Lisa turned in her registration form, but that didn't change all of the worst possible scenarios that were running through her mind. What if something had gone wrong with the paperwork? Or they hadn't even received her from?

"What is your name, young lady?" The woman asked. Lisa was so nervous, she couldn't comprehend anything the woman was saying.

"What?" Lisa asked, her voice slightly shaking.

"Your name," the woman said. Lisa couldn't tell if she was imagining it or not, but the woman sounded annoyed.

"Oh um, it's Lisa." Lisa said.

"Lisa, Lisa, Lisa," Lisa could hear her heart beat in her ears. What would she do if her name wasn't on the clipboard? Would she have to go back home? Where would she go to school then? The woman finally stopped repeating her name.

"Here you are. Lisa. You may come in" the woman finally said. Lisa walked away and let out a long breath of air. She mentally laughed at herself for freaking out so much. Lisa walked over to where the rest of the checked in students were. She finally allowed herself to relax, and look around at the people who would be her classmates.

Some of them were already talking to each other as if they had known each other their whole life. Others looked so painfully shy that it almost hurt. Lisa didn't know what to do. Should she approach someone? Or was someone going to approach her? Thankfully, she didn't have to find out.

"Attention first years!" The tall woman yelled. She had just finished checking in all of the first years.

"I am Ms. Havenglow, and I am the assistant principal. I am here to make sure all of you follow the rules. This school will not tolerate rule breakers. You are not here to learn how to pull a bunny out of a hat, or to do foolish card tricks. You are here to learn how to control and use your magic. Since all of you are inexperienced in this discipline, you may only use your magic in a classroom, under the direct supervision of a teacher" Ms. Havenglow said. While speaking, another woman walked up and stood next to her.