[quote]Kikiri[/quote]

[i]nya...... It is ok, you can do this Kikiri, just act natural and no one will find out that you're a witch, nya....[/i]

Kikiri was scared to death of coming here. She knew that this was her only way forward, but was also aware of the rivalry between witches and Shibusen. Kikiri was confident in her ability to conseal her soul well enough to hide within the enemies' base camp, but that didn't help settle her nerves. It took her half a year just to make it this far as it was. But all of that is in the past. Weather or not she is found out, there is no escape plan to bail her out. Its all or nothing.

By now Kikiri has made it to the bottom of the huge staircase towering over the town behind her. She didn't really think she could make it on a near empty stomach. Times were tough living on her own. Looking up the staircase, Kikiri could see many of her future peers racing to the top. Some were blondes, some were brunettes. Some were male, some were female. It was amazing how this school was filled with so many different races and ethnicities.

As another peer raced past her and up the stairs, her heart raced. Wondering if he had found her out was her first concern, but that quickly vanished as he raced on and she began to believe in her ability more. The boy looked like a local, or rather an american. His pale white skin made it evident that he was not from this part of America; and his golden blonde hair seemed like it would be too unfitting in any other part of the world. Kikiri took advantage of the moment and started to head up the stairs. She thought she was gonna die. Her stomach quickly depleted itself of fuel as she climbed higher, nearly starving to death about half an hour past the half-way point. Yet she pressed on.When she eventually reached the top, she could see others relaxing after their long climb. Eventually she noticed a flock of people receiving tags and figured that was her next goal.

"Welcome." said the man handing out the tags."You new here? Weapon or meister?"

Kikiri thought for a moment as to what would happened if she replied 'witch' but decided to keep that to herself. "I'm a meister, nya~" Kikiri realized then and there that she would have to work on that. She just hoped that the man wouldn't take too much notice.

The man sighed and gave Kikiri a [Meister] tag and directed her to the room with the other beginners. "One piece of advise, find a partner and a good one, but don't rush. A good relationship takes time to grow."

Kikiri thanked the man and was now headed off toward the beginner's class. Upon arrival, she noticed a sign in sheet and looked around after signing in. There were a few people there, a couple of weapons and maybe a meister or two. She saw the boy that had rushed past her back at the beginning of the stairs, but decided against saying hi. For now, she would just try to blend in and not attract too much attention.