Touka woke up early in the morning, to the sound of her classic music playlist. She always made a point of sleeping while listening to this kind of music, it was pleasant very to her and a habit that she inherited from her mother.

She didn't needed to wake so early, obviously. Their family's estate and the Academy weren't exactly close, but she could always go there by car as it was expected of her, though she had long decided that she wouldn't depend on her father any longer from this day onward. Infact, Touka went as far as taking the admission exam, and actually scoring very well on it, as well as pay for her tuition fees using her mother's inheritance instead of getting in and studying for free as it would be expected of a Nakkashiro family member.

She got up, took a long shower, letting the sensation of the water running down her skin wash away all the negative feelings that she had in her heart from the years she had passed here on this house. [color=0072bc][b]"I'll begin a new life from today onward, I'm sure that I'll find the happiness that mother wished me to."[/b][/color]

She dressed up in her brand new school uniform and picked her bags that were ready way before this day, before going out she removed the crucifix that hanged above her bedroom door and placed it in one of her bags. Chances were that if she left it here her father would throw it away and since it was a present that she got from staff of the church that she used to frequent, she couldn't simply leave it behind.

After that Touka left her house, without even taking her breakfast, in hopes that this would be the last time that she would need to look at this house. She was going to walk to the Academy, even if it would take her about an hour and a half to get there, and when the gates closed behind her, Touka couldn't help but sigh relieved. She was sure that somewhere on it's many windows her father watched her leave and while she couldn't be certain of his feelings, it still hurt her to know that they will probably never be able to see each other again, because deep down Touka still loved her father or else she wouldn't have been so hurt by the way he treated her.

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Touka arrived at the Academy just as the gates were being open and had the time to take look around and see all the different kinds of people that would be attending the Academy from this day on. [color=0072bc][i]"Many of them aren't even Japanese. I wonder what sort of stories will be written beyond those gates."[/i][/color] She thought as she crossed the threshold. She would be rarely coming out of it from now on since she decided to be a full-time student, meaning that she would spend even her vacations on the Academy, taking special courses, just like many foreign students do.

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Once the Opening Ceremony was over, Touka headed to the dormitories while avoiding contact with the other students. First, she would have to be sure about the other students before trying to engage them, or else she would only end up hurting herself, specially if they were the type to care for details such as her missing eye, or the fact that she was an illegitimate child.

On the way her way to the dorms, Touka saw many girls making weird faces, as if they were ecstatic because of something, but she didn't knew why.

After arriving at the indicated room, Touka proceeded to unpack some of her things and get ready to the homeroom. The name of her roommate wasn't listed yet which probably meant that she would be alone for the time being, or that someone was intentionally meddling with her life, though Touka didn't believed that her father would go to such extents to inconvenience her.

Since homeroom would be starting soon, Touka left without waiting for her roommate, they would be able to meet at the end of the day anyway, so it wasn't that much of a hurry for Touka.

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Touka was the first person arrive at the First Year classroom that she would be attending from now on and after checking the seats row order at the notice board by the door she went to her seat at the windows row, and waited for the other students while looking at the magnificent garden at the courtyard bellow.