[center][color=salmon][h3]Kindle[/h3][/color] 
[sub]Crestwood Hollow : The Jackson Household ; 7:30 - 8:20 am[/sub][/center]
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The household is much more chaotic this morning, it’s the boy’s first day starting at the new school and Kindle can tell better than anyone else that his human is nervous. Very nervous. If the unfamiliar surroundings and the stress of their entire lives being uprooted to move across the world from England to America weren’t bad enough, the local news reports which were currently blaring from the small TV in the living room added an extra layer of tension. 

A local girl had gone missing very recently, and Kindle had a gut instinct as to why. This was supposed to be the first day he butted out, tried to let the boy stretch his wings on his own. But with the headlines blaring from the news channel as Kwesi and his dad chatted around the breakfast table, Kindle decided he could not bear that thought. What if something happened to his human at the school and he couldn’t get there in time to help him? 

No, no, that wouldn’t do. He couldn’t risk that at all. He would have to go with. It was partly why he had chosen this form to reside in, it was small and easily concealed. It allowed him to slip unnoticed into his human’s backpack and curl up somewhere beneath the piles of books and stationary, where he would stay until he was needed. And if something went wrong, he would be on Kwesi’s person at all times and he would be able to intervene and protect the boy. 

He would not meet the same fate as this girl. Kindle would not allow it. 
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[center][color=rosybrown][h3]Kwesi Jackson[/h3][/color]
[sub]Mather Memorial High School : The Loft[/sub][/center] 
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As far as first days could go, this one had been alright. It could have been far worse, but Kwesi had deliberately tried to keep his head down and stay quiet. That was the best way to avoid trouble, in his experience. He’d settled in a seat near the edge at the Assembly and remained there as he listened to the updates that were given, glancing up from his study of his class schedule only briefly when Mr Lehrer was introduced. It would appear he had a lesson with the man later on in the day, so today was a day full of new things, apparently. 

And here he now was, in the place called ‘The Loft’. Kwesi had to admit it looked a little bit old-fashioned and dusty, but other than that...it seemed comfortable enough. He’d kept to himself for most of the day, truthfully because he wasn’t too sure how to go about trying to approach the other students to introduce himself. He’d smiled, nodded and waved, more today than he ever had in England, but he hoped it was a good enough start. 

In an effort to try and appear more integrated with this class group, Kwesi found the first empty seat he could and plopped himself into it, giving the brunette beside him a polite smile as he did so, before his attention turned back to Jonas as the man began to speak. Even Kwesi couldn’t stifle a snicker at Nala’s Jonas Brother joke, though he at least had the presence of mind to raise a hand to cover his nose and mouth and pretend it was a sneeze as he did so. 

Looking to the question on the board, Kwesi listened patiently as both Nala and Rosalyn gave their introductions, tapping his fingers against his calf absently as he wondered whether he should go next. He’d have to introduce himself to all of them at some point, might as well get it over with. He made a mental note to stay away from Rosalyn unless he absolutely couldn’t avoid it, from the scathing tone of the blonde’s voice, he deduced he’d have nothing but a hard time with her. Once she had finished speaking, Kwesi lifted his hand into the air to go next. 
[b][color=rosybrown]“Hi there.”[/color][/b] with Nala in the class as well, he felt a little bit less self-conscious about his accent, meaning Kwesi was able to keep his voice surprisingly steady as he spoke, even if he was nervous as hell. [b][color=rosybrown]“My name’s Kwesi, I’m also from England, though I come from a little further down south than London. I’ve been here in the States for a few months so I’m still getting used to things, but it’s nice to meet you all.”[/color][/b]