[IC] Yokai Acadamy (Rosario + Vampire AU)

[eddieddi]

Syrax sighed, once again he was on his own set of seats in the bus, everyone either to afraid of him or just not wanting to talk to someone who looked so down. not to pleased that he'd got stuck in the viscous cycle that had caused his unhappiness last time he tried to smile, it just looked like he was grimacing. shrugging he went back to looking glum and staring out the window to the buildings going past.

He was on the only bus that took students from the normal human world through to the shielded bubble that was Yokai Academy. They were already almost full hand had less than four more students to pick up. Of those three two were waiting by the tunnel and another was picked up a few minutes before those two. Through the tunnel and out the other side, the bus halting quite sharply at the stop, Syrax slid off his seat sidways, he'd flipped to stretching across the seats when the last students had been picked up. A few students noticed him, one or two laughed. he stood and brushed himself down, walking out the bus he watched as everyone headed off towards the school. The rule about monster forms had been lifted a few years ago, most people still tried to keep human as much as possible though. Sighing to himself Syrax started the walk towards the school, watching as everyone else chatted animatedly to one another, some days he hated being as he was. he concentrated on stopping his aura from being quite so strong. after a while he just let it be and kept up with everyone. While his Aura was not very powerful it was disturbing enough to discourage people.

After a while Syrax, and everyone else, Arrived at the school, they all filed in to the assembly room, a huge auditorium filled with rows of seats, the teachers were sat upon the stage, looking down at everyone. Syrax gulped and made his way to a seat, not really caring where he sat.

[Casterlyrock]

As Syrax sat down, he found himself sitting next to a tall, white haired woman was who looked 18 in her human form, Zandrea slightly shifted her blue eyes to him as he sat down next to her and then back to the stage, she was giving off a very cold, hard vibe but in aimed at the one who sat next to her, but like she was made of stone to everyone, she crossed uncrossed her legs then re crossed them again the other way as she kept her head forward but her eyes moving around.

She was growing impatient a trait rare in her kind, who sat as stone for half the day everyday taking a deep breath she slid her hand into her pocket and pulled out a package of gum popping two tablets in her hand then into her mouth, then extended out her arm in front of Syrax not saying a word but offering the one next to her a piece.

[Jaeda Fel]

Leilah Nassar looked around the room that slowly began to fill with monsters of every tassel in various humanoid forms. The tall, darkly tan and somewhat foreign looking Kyuubi nervously toyed with a strand of long, straight and pale silver hair. She did not want to be in such a crowded place. Then again, was that fear not one of the very reasons she came to the Youkai Academy? She took a steadying breath, though to others it would likely look like an agitated sigh. She did not convey her emotions well at all. So many found her cold and aloof, and more often thought she was cruel without every caring to know her once they discovered what she was. An ancient reputation was a difficult thing to shake.

At last, golden eyes landed on a few near by, empty seats. Closest to the end were a rather unhappy looking boy, and a stony white haired girl. Everywhere else was filling up quickly now. Straightening her back she gathered her wits and breathed softly, "Right." Gracefully she strode over to one of the empty seats and sat next to the boy. She ventured only a quick glance before looking straight ahead and trying to calm her unsettled heart rate. Great Ra she hated crowded places. So. Much.

[Silver Fox]

This was going to be a hellish few years, Zexel just knew it. Her blue eyes scanned the crowds of monsters, most in their human form including her. She was pretty tall, standing around seven feet tall, but werewolves were known for their size. Course she was a hybrid, and dragons were usually large as well. The black haired woman sat in the a empty seat, closest to the alley so she could quickly escape the auditorium. Bluish ears popped up under her hat, twitching uncomfortably as she cautiously looked around.

Everything seemed alright so far... Though she couldn't help but growl as she caught the stench of a dragon. Damn creatures would be here also.... But she would have to get over it at least in school. She just hope no fire incidents happen. Zexel had a hard time controlling herself then. Patiently, she awaited for this to end so she can just go to her room.

[eddieddi]

Syrax did a double take, first the girl he'd sat next to due to her cold reaction to the world had offered him some gum, and second another girl, this one with the same colour hair as the first sat on the other side of him. he resisted the urge to say anything about it instead he smiled lightly and looked at the girl offering him the gum.
"thanks, I'm syrax by the way." he said to the girl on his Left (Zandrea) he glanced up at the girl on his right, now feeling somewhat short, that was a unusual occurrence for himself, he was used to being a fair bit taller than most, but then again that was among nomral humans, and he was slumped forward over the small desk in front of himself. he caught her glance and smiled a little seeing her eyes, like his own could not be hidden, golden and purple, well this'd be interesting.
"Hi." was all he managed before she looked away, feeling a little disheartened Syrax tried to reduce his fear aura as far as he could. he went back to looking glumly at the stage, though he still had a slight smile on his face from the situation, things were looking a little up, even if he didn't meet these two again he could still smile for a small while. a rare thing for him.

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Then the Headmaster walked on to the stage, robed as normal his head covered and the teachers filing in to the seats behind him. the headmaster stood up to the lecturn and coughed ostentatiously to get everyone's attention. "Well, I am pleased to welcome you all to Yokai Academy. I wish I could simply say that and then invite you all to find your dorms and rest. however I have a few Notices to give out." he paused and pulled a sheet of paper from inside his voluminous cloak.
"First and Foremost, Once again I must re-itterate the rule which states you must not reveal, by using, discussing or otherwise, your monster form to anyone, outside of use within combat in the arena. Secondly, I will once again, explain the rules of the arena: No permanent injury, no death, no maiming, however Victory may be obtained through any method or any set of conditions." he paused glancing round at the teachers and then students. "There will be no curfu this year, however, any who are late for class will be given DOUBLE homeworks. and have deadlines HALVED, anyone found not handing in these homeworks will lose their free weekends to catch up. so don't be late!" another pause this one to let the statment sink in. "also for the first term the fourth floor clubhouse is out of use, as well as that entire wing, please do not enter it unless you want to find out if you are mortal. other than that we should be-" he stopped as a younger looking teacher, this one with two massive claymores strapped across his back, both of them in blood red leather cases. the new teacher, or possibly teaching assistant whispered something in to the headmasters ear and then walked off. The headmaster shrugged and turned back to the assembled students. "There have been some changes to a few things, The original no access rule between girls and boys dorms has been adjusted, you need a access card signed by the student in the other dorm you are visiting, and a teacher, this pass will last for 48 hours. there is now also a Year by Year based scoring table for the Arena Matches. Positions on this table will grant a free meal ticket at the end of each week, The top ten players will get four, while the top twenty get three, the top thirty, two, and the top fifty players will get one. once again, this is individual to each year, so there will be five different tables, games against older players or younger players, will not be counted in the tables." The headmaster sighed and looked round one last time. "Now! I hope you all enjoy your time at the Academy and Remember; You are safe here. there are, and will never be again, any humans in the school."
and with that he turned and left, there was about another twenty minutes of verious teachers getting up and explaining things about parts of the school, however most of it could be guessed easily or learnt through watching older students.

[Casterlyrock]

zandrea watched the head master walk off stage and the start of the teachers introduce themselves and what they did, she was silent to syrax until there was a break in the talking "your welcome...I'm zandrea" she said her voice was matched the vibe she gave off....stone. her eyes went to the girl sitting on the other side of syrax then back to the male in the center of them both "are you uneasy?" for the first time she turned her head and looked straight at him her head cocked lightly to the side, "we are friends now...you can tell me" she mentioned friends but there was no warmth in her words, barely any emotion at all her dark blue eyes looking deep into his eyes.

[Jaeda Fel]

"Hi," Leilah muttered back with a small nervous smile, a tinge of discomfort in her words that had little to do with the Dragon's fear aura. She fell silent, though, when the Headmaster took to the stage. She tried to patiently listen as teachers continued to talk, but it was hard to focus with the feel of so many other people around her. Her mother's own fears burrowed in to her brain as surely as the same blood ran through her veins. She wanted to stop it. That was why she was here, and she had to remember that.

When the talking ended, she looked over at the boy, Syrax she had heard him say, and the other girl, briefly meeting the eyes of the latter and blinking away. She listened as the other girl introduced herself as Zandrea. Zandrea's words sounded hard, though they seemed to mean well. Her eyes flickered between the two again. Should she say something? Leilah's heart raced at the thought and she scolded herself. Not everyone could be bad. It wasn't possible. The logic didn't stop her from standing, ready to move, before she uttered another syllable. Her voice- tinged with a Middle Eastern accent- was quiet, only just loud enough to be heard and came out somewhat cooler than was often considered normal and more so than Leilah had intended, "I'm Leilah Nassar. Thank you for allowing me to sit near you both."

[eddieddi]

"Hay, Leilah, you can sit down, we're not meant to be going anywhere yet." he gently tugged her back in to her seat. "don't worry, I don't bite, in this form anyway." he said, grinning for the first time, it was a unnerving grin, both friendly and at the same time had far to much teeth for a normal person, "don't worry about thanking us. you can thank me when I save your butt from being late for school or something." he said shrugging. after a while he looked at zandrea, "look at me, and try not to scream." he said letting his aura flow free, it was like letting out a held breath, a wave of terror washed outwards from him, passing over the both of them. "I can't control who this effects, and its hard to hold on to it." he said, slumping down again waiting for them to move away from him or ask him to move. "Its my only power in human form. I can direct it and chose how strong it is, but not very well" he explained, talking almost to himself, after a moment he tried to lower or reduce the effect of the field. "I can't make friends because of it. people stay away from me for, well just fear. pure, good old fear." he smiled at the other two. "So thats a bit about me, zandrea, you don't sound local, may I ask where your from?"

[Patches]

Entering the auditorium was a new face to the school. Standing at about 5'5'', sporting long black hair that reached his waist, and having a face that could allow him to easily be mistaken for a girl, was Selkie; a male harpy. He held a guitar case close to his body, as if it was some sort of security blanket, the bustle of the halls making him a bit on edge, he scanned the auditorium with his eagle like vision. He hated crowds... Which is why he attempted to look for a seat that wasn't in the center of the large auditorium. It didn't help that he was probably going to be forced into large moving crowds and tight spaces during his time at this school.
It was then he spotted it, a empty seat that wasn't in the center... Right next to the ridiculously tall black haired woman. The effeminate, long haired boy approached Zexel and meekly pointed to the seat beside her. "Excuse me? Is this seat taken?"

[Silver Fox]

Ears twitching under the hat again as the Headmaster spoke about the rules and such. Great, the transformation rule would be hard to follow. Not because she would purposely break it, she just had trouble controlling her monster form. She didn't like being in this form, the human body was much slower.... Pausing her thoughts, the black haired, boyish tall woman blinked a little assume one walked up beside her. This creature looked like a female, yet the scent indicated a avian like make. Zexel narrowed her blue eyes as she cautiously moved close suddenly. Sniffing this creature curiously. The hybrid had only had interaction with fellow werewolves. Some humans as well, but Zexel was mostly brought up in the woods, so she acted as such.

It was one of the many reasons to come here. To teach her more how to behave properly. Her instincts and habits were considered wild, which wasn't acceptable in human society.

She didn't exactly mean to be rude, this was just away to examine and sometimes greet someone. Snorting in mild approval, she sat back down and nodded slightly to indicate it was okay for this feminine male to sit.

[Casterlyrock]

her cold eyes stared at syrax, she was unmoved by the fear he was producing "my kind knows true fear when we sleep...." she reached to her ears and plucked her earrings off her ears and held her hand out infront of her watching the tips of her hand start to turn to stone in the light of the sun "we sleep in fear of being broken...." the stone was quickly moving up her hand "do you mind putting them back on my ears, i do not wish to turn to stone" she held out her earrings for him and presented her head to him her head almost in his lap.

[Jaeda Fel]

The fear washed over her but she held her place, slowly sitting back down. Leilah eyed him, but said nothing as Zandrea said her peace. She raised an eyebrow when the girl removed a pair of earrings and slowly began turning to stone. While the earrings were being re-affixed to the Gargoyle, the fennec-like Kyuubi took a settling breath. After a moment of pondering her phrasing, she responded as well, "I can live with fear, I suppose. At least you are straightforward and honest about it."

[Patches]

Why is she sniffing me? The harpy boy thought to himself, backing up a step. Must have something to do with her species... Werewolf maybe? Despite the sniffing, he nodded and sat down. She's just getting to know you, maybe figuring out your species or gender... She's probably nice. He set his guitar case at his feet, leaning it against his legs. Despite his earlier uneasiness, he quickly cheered up, becoming more comfortable. Yeah, this won't be too bad. Once I get a room and a someone to bunk with, everything will be all right. Maybe they even have music classes here or will let me fly around during break or on the weekends. Although, the whole rule about keeping ones transformation a secret would make that a lot harder... It seemed a bit silly to him, keeping your monster form a secret when it's what makes you special. But, there was nothing he could do about it, so he let the subject rest.

But If he is going to get over his social anxiety though, he should first try being social. He looked up at the tall woman next to him, thinking of a way to help pass the time, he attempts to get a conversation going with her, "H-hi... I'm Selkie by the way, And you?" So far so good, right? "Thanks for letting me sit next to you."

[eddieddi]

Syrax shrugged and then blushed as she almost put her head in his lap. "Uh yeah. ok" he said setting her earings back in place. "you know your not ment to do that right?" he pointed out, looking at Leilah. "thanks, most people just scream and run for the hills. so tell me a little about yourself? you don't sound local." he asked Leilah, his own purple eyes scanning out over those infront of him, several had almost fainted from the shock of his aura. "Also i think the introduction is about to finish, arn't the dorms first come first serve?" he settled back in to his seat and then doubled over coughing, having inhaled the gum given to him a few minutes ago.

[Casterlyrock]

The stone retracted and she flexed her fingers "thank you" her expression never changed "I require a trusted person to share my room but I have only found a single person who fits this requirement" her eye went from syrax to leilah "Other possiblitys are also welcomed" her eyes then back to syrax who was now doubled over she placed a hand on his back and lightly patted "are you well?" She asked her face and voice not giving any emotion

[Silver Fox]

Zexel blinked slowly as this avian feminine male spoke to her, slightly glancing at the guitar case at his feet. She didn't know what he was, she just knew he smelled like a bird. Though he didn't have that smoldering scent of fire, so he probably wasn't a phoenix. Which was good, otherwise she would fear of such a creature generating flame at any given point. Her blue eyes narrowed, her ears bumping underneath her hat in slight uncertainty. Unsure how to actually interact with other creatures, she made a soft little grunting sound.

"Zexel." She responded, her voice gruff and sounded a bit feral and wild. A soft growl to it but still pretty soft and clean for it to be clear and quiet. She could feel her black hair bristle as she sensed the dragons presence grow stronger and she mentally scrunched her nose in disgust. Keep ignoring... At least this feminine male did not seem to be a dragon. Much to girly... Yet she didn't know any race that had feminine males. Perhaps those they call sirens? Whatever those were..

[Patches]

Selkie nodded, the gruff voice startling him at first, the soft growl giving him an idea of what she could possibly be; a mammalian creature of sorts maybe. Personally, he didn't know if the males in his race were as girly as himself or if it was just him. He's never met any other harpies in his life. With the short response that Zexel gave him, the effeminate male searches for another subject to hop on, to continue their conversation.

"S-so.. What brought you to this school, Zexel?" He didn't look up at her, staring down at his knees the whole time. Why am I so nervous? I have to get use to this place if I'm going to remain here... I haven't even met my dorm mate He finally looked up at Zexel, making eye contact... Well, at least trying to make contact, it's kind of hard at the angle he is at. "Personally, I came here to get to know more about monsters... I grew up raised by humans..."

[Jaeda Fel]

"I have no one in particular in mind. I don't know anyone." Leilah met Zandrea's gaze briefly. "If you think there's space, would you care if I roomed with you?" She sat somewhat quietly, nervously regarding the pair. It took the socially awkward Kyuubi a moment to even realize Syrax's next question, regarding locality, was directed at her. It was safe to say that she was unused to holding conversation and blinked, hesitating slightly before she began to answer, "I was born and raised my first several years in C-"

Syrax's sudden coughing interrupted her response, however. She leaned in slightly, not quite daring to actually touch him as the other one had, "Are you alright?"

When she was sure everything was alright, she would finish her answer more succinctly, "Egypt. I'm originally from Cairo, Egypt."

[eddieddi]

Syrax held up his hands with the thumbs up sign sitting up and catching his breath "I'm ok girls, thanks." he smiled and lent back on his chair. "egypt huh? I spent most of my life in Britain and Japan, depending on the season." he said and then grinned. "I doubt any of those solutions involving me will come to pass soon." he teased and looked down at the stage. "it seems the assembly is over, should we go find our dorms? or would you rather we take a tour of the grounds?" he asked the two of them as he stood.

[Casterlyrock]

Zandrea looked to Leilah and nodded "I require someone who I can trust not to smash me when i take my stone sleep,that is if you can handle having a wild room mate like myself living with you..." she voice and look did not change from the stoney demeanor she had all day so it was almost impossible to tell if she was joking or not "only the two of you have this knowledge and i dont trust Syrax" her blue eyes landed on him "this is not because you are not my friend but a male" she uncrossed her legs and stood up "let us find rooms and look around the grounds, it will be night soon and i hope to be in my new room"