[center][h2][color=orchid]Mikayla Iovine [/color][/h2][/center]

It was fair to say that Mikayla was a bit upset. When she had arrived at her stop on the train, no one had noticed her and no one had the decency to offer to help her carry her luggage. Putting modern feminism aside, Mikayla had a habit of over-packing and the girl was small. Perhaps a few kind souls had looked her way and had intended on helping her, but her icy glares must of scared them off. She was also wearing boots with a high, stiletto-y heels and unfortunately, these boots were not meant for walking, making her trip all the more difficult. Anyhow, someway or another, she managed to reach the school in time for the speech in the Sun Room even though it did ruin her new boots.

As students began to pair off, Mikayla could not help but wonder what her partner would be like. Having your first Familiar was a big deal. A part of her wondered if maybe they would be friends. But she quickly silenced those unnecessary thoughts. [color=orchid][i]"You're not here to make friends, you're here to be one of the best,"[/i][/color] she reminded herself mentally. Still, she scanned the room for potential partners. Every once in a while, she would think,[color=orchid][i]"Oh, he's kind of cute."[/i][/color] But then he would be quickly paired off with some other person. 

Finally after what felt like forever, they announced,

[h2]"Mikayla Iovine and Alice Anderson."[/h2]

As soon as Mikayla heard her name, she tried to fix her hair and look as presentable as possible. [color=orchid][i]"Darn that walk!"[/i][/color] she cursed silently, as the sweat had made her hair stick to her face. She did her best to maintain her composure as she walked up the podium. She dragged her stuff behind her and probably looked a lot less graceful than she would have liked. Somehow she managed to reach the podium before her partner and tried to search for anyone that was walking through the crowd toward it. Her partner was a girl, Mikayla could tell that much by her name and while it did sound familiar, she couldn't put her finger on where she had heard that name before.