Enrolling into the Academy

Dan, what did you do?"

Emily stared at Dan, utterly stunned, her eyes wide open and her jaw dropped. Beside her stood Ilya, the only friend she had at school.

Ilya, however, merely scrutinized Dan calmly, not thinking much about the situation. She wasn't acquainted with him anyway.

"Emily, long time no see," Dan laughed awkwardly, closing the gap between them. He had yet to realize what was going on. As Dan approached, Emily took a step back.

"Emily?" he asked, confused.

"Dan… y-you just came out of there," she said, pointing at the shop. "What did you…?"

Dan turned his head toward the place Emily was pointing at. Suddenly, realization hit him. "No, wait, I can explain," Dan said quickly.

"Hm," Emily nodded, waiting for his explanation.

"I-I went to meet a friend," Dan stammered.

"Wow… so a friend of yours works there?" Emily asked, her tone skeptical.