Stares. Whispers about, 'Purple tips on her hair? Is that real?' 'Who is she?' It wasn't my fault. And they were real. I knew that it might be the same at Foxfire. Me and my brother had been in the Forbidden Cities until 4 years ago, so I hoped maybe here back home, it would be different. Of course, I wasn't sure. The gnomes kept us home for 'safety measures' but they thought it was finally time to get us education. I had to skip 3 years, my brother 2. I'd put my hair up in space buns, and I wore shorts and a purple crop top. I slowly walked down the stairs, a few hallways, and found my brother in the kitchen, eating mallowmelt quickly. He finished. I took a piece, trying to get rid of my racing heart. I didn't like to be around people, but it depended on how I was used to it. When I finished, my brother smirked, "Excited?" "Yeah, but...nervous. You?" "Very excited." He seemed bored, so I decided to leave. It was a few minutes early, anyway. I also had to help with a tour for a girl named Drendan and I heard she was special. I was excited, really. I just had to be myself. Two others were gonna be helping on the tour, well, I liked to say we'd all be helping each other. Maybe we could learn something new. "Bye, cya later Cruise!" Before he could reply, I was gone. I looked at the school, and I'd explored it, and remembered every detail yesterday. I walked in, and saw two guys and a girl I assumed Drendan and the others Axel and Ace. "Is this Drendan, my, she's pretty." And I smiled a little. "Well, I hope the tour goes well. Axel, Ace, do you think you can help Elodie as well? She's new as well." The principal said. "I'm fine!" "As coming from your brother, Cruise, your independent, and I'm hoping this tour would help."

"Okay..." I replied. This year was probably going to be strange for me...