One more year. That was the mantra Toboe had been repeating over and over and over again in his head. One more year, and he would be free from all this. One more year and he would finally be rid of all the fighting and could focus on becoming a professional dancer. It would be a hard road, but it was one that he was willing to travel. Unlike the one he was trying to be forced onto. No matter how much the teachers tried to convince him, he wouldn't be making a career out of combat.
Toboe had his long, dark, locks tied up in his usual high pony tail. He was wearing black jeans, a light gray tank top, his favorite beat up black hiking boots, and as usual his necklace. The scars on his forearms were clear for all to see, and the burns poked out from the sides and top of the back of the tank top. Slung over one shoulder was his duffel bag, and on the other sat his summon, Shiva. The only good thing that had come out of having the Summoner Gene. Toboe would be the first to admit that the first day of school always made him feel angry and slightly hostile toward others. Not because he was made at them, he was mad at the people who set up this school in the first place and forced kids to join it.
Stuffed in him ears were his new, wireless earbuds. His parents had got them for his recent birthday. It would make it so much easier to get dance practice in, the rec rooms could get pretty crowded at times and it was hard to hear the music, or he got tangled in the cords. Shiva was leaning towards his head, listening to the music with him. Toboe's favorite band had just released a new album a few months ago and he had been listening to it none stop since them. Over the summer he had taken part in a local dance competition and won second place dancing to one of their new songs. He was already planning out a dance for another one.
Toboe stepped into line for the machine that would tell him what hellish classes he had to take this year, as well as his dorm room. He retrieved his wallet from his pocket so he could fish out his old ID. He knew that the machine could sometimes take a while to work, so he waited patiently and without complaining, like most first year students ended up doing. The Japanese boy glanced to the side as he felt Shiva moving. The summon got up from her spot, and leaped gracefully from Toboe's shoulder to his duffel bag. She settled down there, sitting cross legged there. Apparently having gotten tired of sitting on his shoulder.