Felix Smoke stared after the student. He registered that cheery persona but could see the anger and hurt in the boy's eyes. The healer sighed. This'll make for an interesting conversation later on... Kyle's voice brought him out of his reverie.

"I didn't mean to be harsh on him..." The apologetic tone made the regret obvious. A pang of guilt struck Felix himself as he was reminded of Kyle's innate telekinetic abilities. A stark contrast to his own specialisms they complimented one another so much that he often forget the struggle of his friend to control such immense power. "Should I apologize to him? After that we can go find Mase if you want."

Felix turned to see the glistening adorable expression on his friend's face and all his disapproval melted away. He was initially confused, he'd never seen his friend like this before. They'd known one another for around a decade and Kyle had always been the stronger, more certain of the pair. But he didn't let the concern show. He hide it well and smiled comfortingly, moving his hand down Kyle's arm to grasp his hand with both hands in reassurance. "Don't worry about it." he tried to reassure. "You know I have a good relationship with him, I'll be sure to have a word with him later." He gave the hand a squeeze as he joked: "He might even like you if he knew how powerful you were Professor." His smile stretched into a grin and he let go of Kyle's hand to dig his elbow into those toned ribs.

His eyes flicked away to a commotion at the side of the auditorium and he rolled his eyes. "No need to go looking for Mase. That blonde mess in the middle of the fuss over there is my brother..." He had long ago stopped interfering in his brother's life, but ever protective he'd keep abreast of the situation and would always be there for advice if his brother ever needed him. "So what are you up to now given they have a free day to settle in?"

@Wisp @AimeChambers @Aragorn

Jason turned his attention towards Niko, the smile still on his face. "My name is Jason. Glad to see I've not missed anything." He said, glancing at the scene before him. "I hope I've not interrupted anything important." While talking, he took a mental note of the people around him. They all seemed...different than anybody he had met before, and for some reason he didn't feel as reserved towards them as he normally was. Maybe it was because they all had something in common, an ability? He remembered reading the pamphlets for the school, about how it was for people with special abilities. Of course, at the time he still felt like it was a joke. "I'll give this place a chance I suppose." Jason thought to himself.

Hearing Mason's words, he chuckled. "Well someone is sure of himself." Granted, the guy did have a charm to him, but more in the way a little brother would. "Nice to meet you!" He told him.

"Nice to meet you as well! I'm Matthew Callahan, a shapeshifter. Are you guys upperclassmen?" It was a little weird for the blond -Mason- to do the peace sign, then again, just about everything at this school was weird. But weird is good and strange is bad, so whatever.

"S-Snakes?" A shiver ran through the boy as he heard it, how had snakes even come into the conversation? Is eyes had grown a little wide and he pinched himself to stop shivering. One of the main reasons he had come to this school was to learn to stop involuntarily changing ages. He had to calm down before he changed... now that would cause a scene.

(Totally want to make him change XD)

Another blonde approached the now trio, asking if Mason was doing alright, and Nikolas struggled to keep the smile on his face. Great, now he'd gone and made a scene. So much for teasing Mason. Speaking of, the young man introduced himself as "the most adorable guy in the school", and Nikolas couldn't help but nod along in agreement. If there were ever a vote, he'd definitely find himself voting for him, that was for sure. The wink and peace sign only seemed to affirm this, and he could've cried from the pleading pout Mason was giving him. Though he would've helped with his request with no questions asked as it was, the look only cemented his decision to do so. He was a sucker for cute guys, and Mason was no exception.

"I'd be happy to help you!" Nikolas agreed, beaming. "Medusa likes making new friends, too."

He patted his side where Medusa was resting, hoping that his rolled sleeves and gesture to where his snake was would put people at ease. It seemed to freak them out more when they didn't know where she was, so he made sure to make it obvious when he could. She never meant any harm to anyone, but they tended to be afraid of her. Medusa was just a ball python, though, so the most she could do was be adorable, not unlike the people Nikolas was weakest in the face of. Mason spoke about not being troublesome, and how his brother - Professor Smoke - was wrong about him, and looked to Nikolas and their peers for confirmation of this. Though his first reaction was to agree, he did his best to fight against that.

"Well if you do plan on starting any trouble, make sure to let me know - I'd be happy to help you," he told Mason, resting a hand on his shoulder. "You'd just owe me a favour," he added with a smirk.

Jason and Matthew introduced themselves as well, and Nikolas committed their mental signatures to memory. He was tempted to peek in their minds, but refrained, positive that Professor Andrew would find out that he had done so. Instead, he just took in their emotions, not surprised by Jason's amusement, but needing a moment to catalogue Matthew's fear. Removing his hand from Mason's small shoulder when he realized he had not done so, he addressed the other new students. He felt strange, knowing he was surrounded by new students, when he himself had been at the Academy for a couple of years already.

"This is my third and final year here," he told them kindly. "If either of you need anything, don't be afraid to ask your professor or come to me. I'm always available."

Deciding it was best to address Matthew's fear as soon as possible, Nikolas gestured to the lump on his hip. "Guys, this is Medusa. She's a ball python, and she's almost always with me. She's the sweetest girl you'll ever meet."

Hearing the idea of trouble, Matthew volunteered, "Call me as well, I'll do anything for no charge~" He watched how close the two upperclassmen were and hoped that he would have a close relationship like that too. It was hard to find people that were comfortable with his power. There was even a time where his normal friends sneaked a sex tape into his room without telling him what it was. Once he saw it, he involuntarily turned into a child... and he never was close to them again.

Niko brought seemed to be bringing something out of his shirt and Matthew froze.

Nope, nope, nope! This wasn't happening, he was starting to shift. His tips of his hair shrunk first, which led to his head, and hands. He shifted down to what looked to be a runt-sized 8 year old, tiny specks of tears coming from his eyes. It always was horrible to turn into a child from emotion, children tended to start crying much to easily.

"S-S-Snake...!"

@King Atlas

Still frustrated over his showdown with Professor Andrews, Thonovan noticed how one of the new students had been staring at the Professor, causing a little blushing. A mischievous grin spread on Thonovan's face as he just saw a great opportunity for revenge on the Psychic teacher. He casually walked up to the student. "Good morning. I noticed you standing there all by yourself. Are you new to the academy? My name is Thonovan Wavecrest, I'm in my last Warlock year."

@Wisp@Princeofhearts@Aragorn@AimeChambers

Behind them there was a lot of commotion going on. He heard students making a fuss about a snake and he instantly realized what was going on. He took the new boy's hand (Atlas) and dragged him along towards the group. "Come with me." he whispered to him.

When they got to the group, Thonovan quickly let go of the boy's hand. "Nikolas Augustine. I knew it had to be you. How have you been?" He then gave Mason a friendly pinch in the shoulder. "Hey buddy, good to see you." Thonovan had always gotten along great with Mason but then again, Professor Smoke probably had a lot to do with that.

He noticed movements on Niko's clothes that just had to be Medusa. "Can I touch your snake?" he asked, only to immediately realize his question sounded a bit weird, when he saw the expression on everyone's faces. "Okay, that sounded better in my head. Not the perfect way to make a fine impression, is it?" he jokingly said to the boys he didn't know (Jason and Matthew). He shook both of their hands. One of them had just shifted into the form of a young child, but Thonovan didn't seem to find it strange at all. "My name is Thonovan Wavecrest. And this is..." he said while pointing to Atlas, giving him a chance to introduce himself.

When Felix grabbed his hand, Kyle froze for a moment. It wasn't that he disliked it, but the gesture was a bit too friendly. They weren't kids anymore, and holding hands wasn't exactly very manly. He looked around, as if making sure that nobody was staring at them, and then discretely took a step backwards, putting some distance between him and his friend.

"I... Have a lot of paperwork to do. I'll see you later." Kyle tried to hide a hint of nervousness and quickly turned around to leave the room. But then he saw a little boy of around eight years old crying near the fuss that Mason had started. There were some young students in the Academy, but none so young, that he knew of. That must be some kind of involuntary spell, and he might need to check it out... Dammit, more problems.

The teacher decided to approach and see what was happening. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked the little boy.

Matthew sniffed, trying to wipe away the cursed tears, "I-I'm fine, I-I-I just can't handle snakes and my..." He tried to keep another sob down, holding a hand over his face, "My power refuses to corporate, I just need a minute or two." It might take a minute or two to stop crying, but his transformation could last at least an hour. The boy was shivering not only from his fear of the reptile but because he was a little cold. Matthew's transformation had made his pants slide down on one side, his coat touching the ground around him. His hands were trapped in his sleeves and his chest was slightly exposed. It really was unpleasant.

Guilt swelled in Nikolas's chest, especially as the shapeshifter shrunk into a child and began to cry. Oops, he thought, [i]guess he's got a fear of snakes.[i] Though he was usually pretty good with children, this was a teenager in the body of a child, not an actual child. So he was at a loss of what to do to remedy the situation, and shuffled closer to Mason and away from Matthew. What was one even supposed to do in a situation like this? Nikolas was terrible at dealing with shapeshifters; especially the ones that transformed based on their emotions. Thankfully, a familiar face approached, and he perked up considerably, an uneasy smile on his face.

"Thonovan Wavecrest," he greeted the fellow mischief-maker in kind. "Any other time I'd say sure, since she loves the attention, but I don't think Matthew wants to see her." His apology came with a shrug, as if to say "what can you do?" about it.

There was another unfamiliar face - another boy with his underclassman - with black hair and similarly dark eyes. He'd yet to introduce himself as Thonovan had, but Nikolas figured he'd do so in his own time. Not everyone was eager to introduce themselves and make friends, so he didn't think too much of it. Unfortunately, it seemed that Nikolas and Medusa had caused enough of a scene for Professor Andrew to come over; it was only the first day! He asked Matthew if he was alright, and the sobbing made the blonde incredibly uncomfortable. Taking the initiative, he gave a half-wave to the gathered students, smile still uneasy.

"We should probably go elsewhere," he told the group. "Medusa and I will make ourselves scarce, Matthew," he told the other blonde, tone apologetic.

Having dismissed himself, Nikolas turned on his heel and headed for the auditorium's exit, planning on going outside. He wouldn't have to leave school property to get some fresh air, and the courtyard was always nice. Medusa could get some sun, and he could maybe soak up a few rays himself. Part of him hoped someone would come with him, but he wasn't sure that would happen, considering the scene he'd just caused. If he was lucky, though, someone would follow. Even if they didn't, he always had Medusa.

@Wisp@AimeChambers@YourSecretWeapon



Mason looked at the others and then back at Niko as they were all exchanging looks and wondered how each-other would be due to the snake being presented to those who feared reptiles. Mace bit his bottom lips softly, turning his head slightly over to Niko as he'd notice Medusa slowly moving out of his sleep and closer to Mason, his eyes widened and quickly shut them down as if trying to calm down so he wouldn't scream or cause another scene. He didn't want to cause a scene to his brother and especially when his brother was one of the professors. Mason felt a slightly pinch on his shoulder, causing him to jump noticing that it was just his friend, Thonovan. "Hi..." he offered Thonovan a small smile and a friendly wave as his cheeks turned slightly pink as the room was already getting crowded.

As Matthew got scared and began to cry, Mason slowly opened his eyes and sighed with relief as he took a few steps away before glancing at Niko as he walked away from the others, wanting to take this somewhere else. "I can't... I have to look for my brother. I hope we can do this later on...see you guys and have fun..." and with that, Mason walked away from the others while running his hair through his strawberry blond hair in search of his dear brother.

"Oh, my..." Kyle stared at the boy without knowing what to do and somewhat uncomfortable at the sight of an scene that looked as it had been taken off an erotic shota novel. The little boy was crying, half undressed in front of him, and the man didn't know if he should help him dressing up, take him to his office until he transformed back to save him from being laughed at or simply take him to the school doctor (Felix) and tell him to solve the problem.

"Is there something I can do to help you?" He finally asked, in hopes that the boy would tell him what he wanted to do. "I can't let you roam around the school looking like that." Smiling gently at him, Kyle helped him to fix his shirt and pull up his pants, and then stroked his hair in a friendly manner.

Matthew stopped crying, his tears drying up as the professor stroked his hair. "If um... I could get some clothes from my room..." He scrunched up the sleeves on his uniform and kept his pants in place by holding onto the belt. "I have some clothing there... In case this kind of thing happens." The small boy hiccuped, wiping his tears out of his eyes with his sleeve. "T-Thank you for worrying!" He tried to scurry away in order to get to his room, embarrassed enough, only to trip on his too long pants and fall over.

It was quite the fall too, he fell on his face, his arms spread and his shoes falling completely off. This was one of the worst times he had ever changed! He wiped at the few tears he had gotten from hurting his face and looked up at the teacher. "Um, I think I might have a better idea... If I feel like I'm in danger, usually I'm able to switch to a larger age, could you maybe... threaten me with your power?"

So awkward...

When Mason left to go find his brother, Thonovan started following him. "Mase, wait up."

Thonovan sprinted to Mason in order to catch up with him. As he approached him, he slowed his pace and casually walked next to him. "I need to see your brother about my abilities." he explained a little nervously. Thonovan didn't want to tell the whole story about his abilities and hoped that Mason wouldn't ask more about it. He quickly changed the subject. "So, that was quite the scene back there, right? I feel like this first day is already full of adventure."

"What do you mean I'm stuck here?! Why didn't you tell me this before I left?! Do you want me to die from a heart attack?!" A very tall man spoke, his white hair and ghostly pale skin shadowed from a large red umbrella he held over his head with his left hand as he held his cellphone against his ear with his right. Red flaring eyes that looked like they were just always glaring slightly twitching in panic, though it was mostly hidden from the black sunglasses he wore.

"Oh don't be a baby Fenny. You wouldn't ever gone if we told you that you're going to be in the all boy's side of the Academy. Besides, you probably should of guessed how it works. Not everything can work your way." A feminine voice spoke through the phone, which belonged to his eldest sister Mira.

"You're going to have get over your fear sooner or later! Plus you need to socialize a bit instead of just trapping yourself in the house all the time like some introvert! And if you really don't want to, just look scary. You're big enough for most people to leave you alone!" His second eldest sister Hana spoke out.

"Unless you find those ruffian types who like a challenge. Then run. Also don't bathe with anyone. And don't drop the soup. Your attitude screams sub. You really got to hone in on the essence of manliness." His third eldest sister, Sarah spoke and his pale face flushed deeply as he twitched.

"S-Shut up! That's not the point! You know I can't handle this! Can't I just stay home, or maybe go to a all girls school?" Fenris tried to growl but only managed to squeak out as he was currently hiding behind a building support beam in the auditorium as he glanced out to look around the school building and people... men... boys... walking around.

"You'll. Be. Fine. Just take deep breaths and go. You're a cutie in your own way and you'll make friends. They'll give ya a hand. Maybe just find a reeeeaaaaally cute boy. Like the girly type. Loli or whatever the hell you call it." Hana chirped cheerfully.

"Oh. And if you do get a boyfriend over there, you'll have to introduce us! I heard there are so many cuties over there~" Sarah snickered.

"Sarah!! This isn't manga or anime." Fenris whined before blinking as they quickly said 'bye!' and hung up on him. Sighing, he shut his phone in defeat and put it in his pocket. He grabbed the handle of his large black suitcase and took another peek around the corner of the support beam to check the area. Glancing to the cat carrier attached to the top of suitcase, the pale man gave a deep sigh.

"Just hold on Mimi. We can do this. Just don't look at anyone. Avoid everyone. Breathe. Don't freak out... we'll be okay.... we'll be okay." He whispered, listening to his feline friend give a soft mew. Taking another deep breath, he stood tall and pushed his sunglasses up his nose. Just look cool and intimidating. And maybe he'll be left alone. Cool manly scary man. Cool manly scary man.

Taking a few moments to gather his thoughts, he started walking, making a beeline out of the auditorium, trying his best not to look at the other people that were wandering around. Taking out a map and schedule and instructions, balancing it in the hand holding the umbrella as he decided to stare at it while occasionally looking up to see where he was going. It seemed he was stuck here, in his worst nightmare and his sisters and mothers didn't seem to take no for a answer. So he'd have to find a way to make do. He could just feel the stares on him. It was hard to just blend in. He stuck out like a sore thumb. He towered over several boys, he was pale as a ghost, he had white hair, and if they could see his eyes they were red.

It made him nervous... but he tried to ignore it. Focusing on what he had to do. This was his first time in a more public school. With so many people... and men... Yup this was hell. This was definitely hell. What did he do to deserve this? He could feel his skin crawl and his body shake as he got in any proximity of a male.

So much so he could feel his magic sort of slip but he shook his head. Keep it together. It will be alright.. don't turn into a big cat...

Ino adjusted his mask, making it more comfortable. So much people... Ino looked to his right then to his left. He didn't stand out since he stood at only 5' 4, practically everyone trumping him in that aspect. Of course, there were a few people that stared at his mask. However, they always ended up turning back soon due to his glare that he usually returned to them. Piyo poked her head out of the small pocket in his pocket and automatically dove back inside of the pocket. "It's OK Piyo... No one is going to hurt you.." He whispered, looking down at his adorable baby chick, petting it gently, and then looking back up.

Ino's silver hair covered his left sky blue eye as he observed everyone around him. Far too much people but perhaps he could make a friend..? He exhaled through his gas mask, nudging it up some for no apparent reason. Ino already had his map and other material. Soon, he spotted a man that stood out far too much. He was so much taller than Ino that just looking up at him would seem to make his neck hurt. However.. He looked very uncomfortable. The crowd got in Ino's way as he ducked down and slowly made his way over to him, hopefully not getting hit by some of the larger people. He got to him and looked up, his deadpan expression staring up at the ginormous man. He didn't look like a scary person to Ino at least. "Are you alright?" He asked, in a quiet voice through his gas mask that got words through quite well. Ino's one eye staring at the man in curiosity. I hope he isn't going to be sick.. Ino was truly worried, biting his lip through the mask but of course, that wasn't how it looked from the outside.
@Silver Fox

It's going to be fine... It's going to be fine. Everything is going to be fine. Nothing is going to happen, just breathe and keep walking. Don't look at the... many boys around. Just pretend they are butterflies. Killer butterflies. No wait, wrong thinking. No um.. cute fluffy bunnies! Yes that's better. Many many fluffy bunnies. Yup. Breathe in and out. Just shut everything out, think about next month's issue of 'With you' yup everything is alright. Just make a beeline to the dormitories, go into the bathroom, and hide in the bathtub. Yup, A+ plan. Everything seemed to be alright, until a quite voice spoke to him and he slowly turned his head in the direction it came from. Having to turn his crimson gaze downward. Like if this was some manga, he could just picture warning arrows pointing directly at this boy.

'Warning! Boy alert! Warning Boy alert! Danger danger danger!'

So he instinctively lowered his umbrella between himself and said boy, slightly cowering behind it as he took in a few rapid breaths. His panicked heart thudding against his chest. Sweat streaking across his forehead as his black gloved covered hands gripped the umbrella tightly. Oh good job Fenris, way to act normal. It's alright, it's just a guy, a smaller guy. It is fine. It's fine. Just breathe and be cool. Slowly he peeked out from the umbrella before freezing as he fully processed this boy who addressed him. Having not noticed the mask, in which case his panicked mind went immediately dark.

"Oh my God I'm going to be slaughtered by a mini-Jason." Fenris thought in panic as he just decided to continue hiding behind his umbrella shield. Feeling round tiger ears pop out from his head and a long striped tail appear and bristle up, lashing from side to side. He mentally scolded himself and his uncontrolled magic, trying to pat down the animal ears as he tried to calm down. Calm down, the boy asked a perfectly normal question. Nothing to freak out over.

"U-Um.... Yeah... Just... It's been a long trip and... I was just heading to the dorms to lay down..." He answered to the smaller boy's question.

Ino continued to stare at him and automatically took a step back when the umbrella suddenly lowered. Oops. Ino noticed that this man seemed to be far more shy than the others. Or maybe just straight up terrified. He frowned, sad that he had scared someone already on his first day. Then, he realized that he had his freaky mask on. That wasn't helping.

Oh.. A shapeshifter.. He must be one of my roommates. Ino thought when he noticed the ears and tail pop out unconsciously. Uwa. I want to pet them... But I can't..

Ino took Piyo out of his pocket swiftly, placing him in his hands and up in front of his face. People always seemed to like Piyo. I mean, how could you not? "This is Piyo. Piyo says hi." he speaks softly, poking his head out from the side of Piyo. She never did try to run away even when he placed her out like this. Hopefully he would like Piyo more than he liked me. "Piyo is my friend and i'm a shapeshifter. Sort of.. We're going to the dorm too.." he continues, now looking straight up at him from the side of Piyo. "Can Piyo and I come with you?" Ino was actually pretty nervous, his lip nearly bleeding now. He really needed to get rid of this habit.
@Silver Fox

Academy Grounds - September 10th - nearly 9:20

Softly snoring, sprawled out on his back while in his boxers, the sound of a lion's roar could be heard. Again and again the noise continued in 3 cycles until the dread lock sporting man who was in bed, turned his face towards the roaring which happened to be his cell phone ringtone. Slightly opening his eyes, giving a sigh now realizing that his sleep have been interrupted, the man reached out to grab his phone to finally answer: Ya...

"Ya?...Ya!? Russy! Haven't I taught you how to greet someone properly?" Called out the older sounding woman on the other side of the phone.

Hm? oh...it's just you Grandma...

"Just me!? Russy....are you still in bed? I swear, I'd come over there and make you walk with three shoes...two on your feet and one up your ass. You know you're suppose to be greeting the new students this morning. What the fuck kinda teacher are you!?"

Yawning and sitting up, Tyrus was holding onto his phone listening to his grandma going off on him. Grandma...should you be talking like that at your age? Calm down before you have a brain aneurysm or something...love ya too, old lady.... He said lazily and calm while ending the call with his grandma ranting on at him.

With another yawn, Tyrus stretched and scratched his head before getting up and heading to the bathroom. With a physique, showing off his chiseled, athletic build, Tyrus managed to get his shower and pulled out his clothes, getting dressed.

leaving his room, Tyrus walked around the school grounds, not really in a rush despite being late, walking with his hands in his pockets Hmm...I wonder what new shapeshifters we will have this time....they better not be weird... he thought to himself passing by 2 boys, one wearing a mask and one noticeably taller and pale but didn't bother looking up or paying attention to them for a moment, still a bit drowsy. He needed to find the new shapeshifting students so to get started on the meet and greet for the year.

Continuing to take rapid breaths in order to calm himself in order not to totally freak out and fully transform and make other people freak out. Which would make him freak out and chaos probably would ensue. As the tall pale man pretty much cowered and hid behind his umbrella, he tried to focus on what this... Boy was saying. Hesitatingly, he peeked around his sunlight/boy shield to see who was being introduced. Indeed, Pico was a very adorable chick that made Fenris want to fawn over the little bird. But he didn't want to get any closer then he already was.

".....Nice to meet you Pico.... And... Sir. This is Mimi." Fenris answered softly, drawing a finger toward the cat carrier attached to his suitcase. The kitten inside giving another mew. ".... And I'm Fenris... I'm.. New." he murmured softly before pausing at the question of coming along to the dorms.

"I-I guess so..." Fenris answered, still keeping his makeshift wall between them before he started to shuffle away, turning his red gaze to the map before jumping a bit as another man passed them by. Stiffening and breaking into cold sweat as the man passed by. He was a fairly large man, but still shorter in comparison to Fenris. Whom continued to shift his umbrella in a attempt to shield himself from other boys. Of course it probably just looked really odd.

His nerves had his tiger ears and tail poof out, despite his attempt to remain calm. The tall pale man occasionally glanced to the boy with Pico, so see if he was coming along and to just make sure he didn't get quite too close. His heart was already pounding at a non-steady pace.