[b]Meister Residence, Morning[/b]

[i]Huh... that was such a strange dream... Velvet Room, he said. If I can remember, his name was Igor and his assistant was... Priscilla, that's it. And what's with this fortune telling thing exactly?[/i], Cruz thought about this dream he had. Surely, there was more people in there, but all that he tried to remember was the words that came out from this Igor person. He rubbed his eyes, as sunlight came from a little drift between his window's curtains. If not by that, the room would be pitch black, the way that Cruz liked it to be. However, if he left with the room closed like that, his grandmother would get worried. [i]I'm certainly no vampire, so a sunlight in the room should be no problem.[/i], he thought, opening his curtains. Cruz changed his clothes and dressed himself all for going to school.

As he left his room, his grandfather was leaving already. He could hear the motor's noises from inside. Well, that is expected from an old car that's almost falling apart. Cruz opened the room, only to see his sick grandmother resting. When he opened, her eyes were slightly open. "Good morning, Grandma. Are you felling well today?", he asked, sitting near her. "Cruz... are you... going?", she asked. Cruz gave her a faint smile. "I'm sorry, Grandma. I don't want to leave you alone, but I have to go to the school. I won't take long, I promise.", he said, getting of the bed. Cruz opened a cabinet and picked up his grandmother's medicines. "I'll leave them here. The water bottle is on the cabinet near the bed. Make sure you drink them, or you won't get better.", Cruz spoke. His grandmother nodded and returned to sleep. He left the room, closed the door and headed to the kitchen.

In the table, there was some money and a note. Cruz grabbed it and read the note. [u]Cruz, here is some money for you to by something to eat. I'm doing extra hours at work, so I had to go more earlier today. The nurse will arrive soon, so you can leave and go to school without worrying. Sincerely, Gramps.[/u] Cruz grabbed the money and opened the door. A calm and gentle breeze passed through him, as he was lost into his own thoughts. [i]When I will be able... to leave this maze? Will I be able to find a happy ending after all...?[/i], he thought, as he left the house.
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[b]Tsukiyama Academy, Daytime[/b]

Cruz was late on his first day. He stopped to eat at a bakery first, but he didn't thought that it was going to take too long. It was probably lunchtime when he reached the school, since there were many students out. As he walked towards the entrance, a voice spoke into his head. [b] "This... is the Hour of Reflection."[/b], it said. Cruz shook his head, thinking that he was hallucinatin or something. He looked around ito see if anything was unusual around the place, but everything seemed to be perfectly normal. [i]What was that? Where did that voice come from? And why did it spoke to me?[/i], Cruz thought once again. Shaking his head once again, he entered the school, trying to ignore the voice.

Cruz headed for the class list. By now, it was empty, so he was able to look it calmly. "... Oh, here it is. Class 1-2...", he mumbled. Cruz saw other names in it, all of them different from his. [i]Probably I will be know as the foreign student... what a great way to start the year...[/i], he thought. Cruz decided to head for the Faculty Office. He was already late, so it was pointless for him to go to the classroom at immediate. He wasn't happy of being at school, as he wished to be alone in his room, with everything closed.

The Faculty Office was full of other people from all years. Cruz stood behind them, almost walking back to his home. [i]I... I didn't thought that the school was full...! I don't think that I want to wait... it's better if I head for the classroom now.[/i], he thought, turning himself to leave. But he reminded that he was already late, so he changed his mind and waited on the big line of people.