Start of the Highschool life

"So this concludes the entrance ceremony, thank you for keeping up with for so long. Here at Integral Factor Academy, I, Principal of this Highschool, Quinella, welcome all you first year students. I hope you'll take your education seriously and follow the code of conduct of this school. Keep a sense of discipline but don't forget to enjoy your highschool life too! Thank you."

With that speech, the entrance ceremony ended for us. After so long, we can finally check out the classes. I have to say though, Principal Quinella is really beautiful and kind. At least I wasn't bored at all, she explained a lot about this school. The Integral Factor Academy is one of the best highschools and the best all-girls academy in the country. The main focus of this highschool is to develop the complete personalities of the students rather than just focusing on academics or sports. Also, this is not just any ordinary girls school, we have dormitories here too, it's more like a hostel school. All the teachers and other staff members live in the school dormitories only, and apparently the same goes for the students. In this all-girls school, there is no male, not a single one, not even among the staff, even our principal is a female.

Well, I'm fine with that though. In any case, the student list and the class they belonged to was placed on the notice board which was in the corridor of the main school building, and that's where I was heading.

I have a very little knowledge of architecture but I have to say, the design of the buildings is really pretty and the bright colours in which it was painted only added more to it's graceful look.

As I reached the notice board, I saw many of the students gathering in front of it and searching for their names very carefully. No matter what student I saw, she turned out to be pretty, will I even fit among them? In any case, I moved to the next board and started searching for my name... my name... it was not in the list. A feeling of anxiety suddenly overwhelmed me and I started to panic. I checked through the list again and again but still couldn't find it. Why is it happening with me, what if the staff missed my name in the list by mistake? Yeah, that could happen. Maybe I should go the the student help desk, then again, where was it?

I looked here and there, scanning my surrounding with a troubled expression. Should I ask someone for help? But then again, they'll think I'm an idiot who can't even find her own name. Just when I decided to approach the staff who was standing in front of the room next to the notice board, I was called out by someone.

"Hey, um..."

The girl who called out to me had short black shoulder length hair, her eyes were emerald green which surprisingly suited her gentle expression well. She was beautiful, out of all the girls I've seen till now in this school, she was the most beautiful.

"Me!?" Ah, I messed it. Being called out so suddenly, I wasn't even prepared to talk to anyone. My voice probably sounded more rough.

The girl smiled softly and said, "You look like you're having some problem, how can I help you?"

What are you? A school staff? Asking to help out without even knowing me. Well, I decided to be honest and told her.

"I..um.. actually can't find my name on the list. It's not there, I looked through the list very carefully many times but still can't find it. I think the staff probably missed my name by mistake... Ah ha ha ha..." I trailed off my sentence with that pathetic laugh.

She went silent, looking at me and then the board consecutively. Did she think I'm some kind of fool and regret approaching me?

"Ah ha ha!" She suddenly bursted into a laughter. "You said you looked very carefully, look at the heading again. At the top."

I know that headings are placed on the top! With that, I looked at the heading and read it. It was a list for the classroom of the 2nd year students...

"Oh..."

I feel so ashamed...

"Come, I'll help you. What is your name?" She stopped laughing but still kept the smile.

"I'm Kuunya."

"Nice to meet you Kuunya, my name is Koharu. I think your name would be easier to find now..." With that she moved towards the opposite board and started searching. "Ah, found it! See, it's right below my name." Koharu said that as if she made a huge discovery then got silent with a small tint of red on her cheeks as if realising what she did.

I see, we are in the same class too... Nice, I gave off a really good impression on my classmate. Way to start off my highschool life.

"Thanks!" I tried to say that cheerfully, at least let me improve my impression on her a little bit.

After that incident I dragged myself to the classroom. Since no seating arrangements were decided, I wanted to sit on the last bench near window. Well, it doesn't matters if I wanted now, a girl with silver hair similar to mine was sitting there. I decided to sit on the 5th bench, it had a window too.

A teacher arrived after the class settled down, she introduced her as our homeroom teacher.

"Good morning students, I hope your day was fine till now. My name is Kizmel and I'll be your Homeroom teacher this year, hope you all behave properly."

The whole class listened to the rest of what she had to say attentively. The content was pretty similar to Principal Quinella's speech, Kizmel sensei just elaborated it a bit.

"Now then, as a tradition of this school, the whole class will be divided in a pair of two. As I said before, you won't be judged only on the basis of your abilities, there will be other criterion's and this is one of them. The judgement will be made on the basis of the performance of pair, in simple words, a pair will be treated as an individual. I hope you all cooperate with each other. Also, to make it fair" Kizmel sensei bent down and picked up a box from below her table. "This here, you'll each come and pick one number from inside the box, of course you won't be seeing the contents inside, you can only see the number when it's taken out. The two people having the same number will form a pair. Also, remember or rather note down the number you get since it is going to be your room number too."

The whole class looked very eager, Kizmel sensei really caught our attention and interest without any problem. She seems to be a very calm and serious kind of a person.

"Now then, get up and one by one, come to the main table here, starting from the corner row." She said and pointed at the row near with the windows open at corridor.

After we all got our tickets, Kizmel sensei started calling out numbers starting from 101. My number was 307 so it'll take some time. I observed how the girls who got paired up acted towards each other. They introduced themselves and then sat down together to chat more, probably to know more about each other. I wonder what should I do when my number gets called, should I go sit with them too? Since we are going to share the room, it'd be nice if I can get to know more about them as soon as possible. The last thing I want to face is a conflict about stupid small things, also my impression needs to be good.

With those thoughts I waited and my number was finally called.

"307" Kizmel sensei called out the number.

"Yes Ma'am!" I replied and stood up.

On that call, another girl stood up besides me, she was supposed to be my partner. I looked in her direction and...

"Oh, Kuunya! We meet again, I'm glad to be your partner." The voice belonged to the sweet girl I met this morning, Koharu.

"Ah ha ha ha... me too!" Be cheerful!