(Dusk's POV)

*note, that if I don't explicitly state so, the POV will be Dusk.*

I hurried from Language Arts, my books clutched in my arms, my hair once again tucked up into my cap. Homeroom had been mainly just Mr. Jacques encouraging us to socialize after laying out our school year plan. But Language Arts, ugh! No, the students were nice enough, and the teacher, Miss Fyre, is extremely nice, but the problem was that I didn't know a single one of the students! Kinata was in another class. I would've even settled for Quibti or Winter! Just someone that I knew! 

Anyway, I stood in front of my locker, getting out my books for my next class, Science. Unfortunately, I wasn't looking where I was going, and as I hurriedly locked the door and rushed towards my next class, I crashed straight into another student. All of my things collapsed to the ground. Oh, great. 

"Here, can I help you with...?" I glanced up. The person I'd run into was a boy. He looked concerned, with spiky black hair that needed to be deeply combed and bright green eyes. He was wearing a black jacket. My heart went ka-thump. Spectacular. I had to embarress myself in front of a boy. 

To my relief, he doesn't make any scathing comments, just leans down and starts gathering my books into his arms and presenting me with it. "Here you go. Um, your cap fell off..." 

"Ah..." I fumbled for the cap. In the fray it'd fallen, letting my hair fall again. "Thanks for the help, I'll repay you laaater!" I shouted as I made a break for the science class. Okay, that was really rude, but Kinata had made it very clear that the number one rule in Science class was: be on time or suffer the consequences. I found out the minute I stepped into class, not late, thankfully. 

Then a woman, presumably the teacher, turned around, and I swore I saw lightning bolts of darkness crack beside her. "Hello, Miss Goldsong. I'm Miss Torrs." 

(okay, for no reason at all I'm going to switch to Starfall's POV of the crash)

It was that girl. The one that was like a bird. I recognized her instantly, then couldn't help but stare for a moment. In the crash her cap had fallen off, and her long, silky locks of red-bronze hair spilled out and fell down her back. No time to dwell on that. 

"Here, can I help you with...?" She looks up then, her gold eyes burning straight into mine. I lean down and gather her books up, then give it to her. "Here you go. Um, your cap fell off..." 

"Ah..." she fumbles and puts her cap back on, hiding her hair. "Thanks for the help, I'll repay you laaaater!" and she runs off. I blink. Ohh-kay. So that happened. I shook my head and went to class. Clear head.

(----time skip to end of Science class-----) and yes, Miss Torrs is based off of Miss Tobins in 'Awkward'. The science teacher... hee. 

"Miss Goldsong. Wait just one moment." I froze and made my way to her desk. "Y-yes?" She looked her her folded hands at me. "I understand that you are new. And that you've never had school before. And so... I've decided to assign you science tutoring." What! Science tutoring?! Okay, sure, so I failed that pop quiz, but, still! 

"S-science tutoring?" 

"That's right," she said. "After school, in the library. I'll have one of my students teach you." she dismisses me with a wave of her hand. "Off to Math." 

I walk out, dazed. 

"Duuusk!" Thank the heavans, Kinata. 

"Hi, Kinata." 

"Why so glum?" she asks. 

"I have science tutoring after school..." 

"Ooo! Tutoring? That's okay, I have math tutoring and it basically save my life in the seventh." She must've seen my fallen expression, then nudges me. "Aww, c'mon! Cheer up! We have math together!" I perked up. "True." 

"And then lunch, where I will drag Winter and Quibti over even if they-or, let's be real, Winter-protests. You can help me with the whole ship sailing thing!" 

Like that, listening to Kinata's idle chatter, I am slowly comforted.