Kovu walked along side the road carrying a backpack on his shoulders and another bag in his hand. He sighed as he continued to trudge along, his left hand beginning to ache from carrying his bag for so long. Kovu left his house earlier than he had told his family, they had known he had been accepted to this academy but had been attempting to stop him from going. The early start today was to make sure he did not have to hear his mother telling him that he was abandoning his family and turning his back on them when they truly needed him.

Kovu felt guilty and had wanted to decline his plce many times since he was accepted, even now that we was almost there he wanted to turn back. Through the trees Kovu could see the top of the building, the red roof that began to entice him and made him forget all about his mother's words. "There it is," He whispered to himself as he began to walk faster, soon the windows were in his view and finally the whole building was right there, including his soon to be fellow students standing infront of the main stairs.

Kovu walked to where all the other students were standing, a tall beast was in front of him so he found a spot where he could see the elderly lady that everyone was facing. He dropped his bag beside his legs and casually looked around at the crowd beginning to form.