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Crossroads Academy: The Killing School- Prologue (Part One)
How did I get back here? Somehow, I'm in my bedroom. With my War of Two Moons posters on the wall, and my books all lined up on the bookshelf beside my bed. It was the opening assembly at the Crossroads Academy.. But then, everything went black, and now I'm here, in my room. I look over at the clock, and it reads 6:55 am. My stomach rumbles, as if it's asking me to be fed. Getting off the bed, I scrounge through my dresser, until I find my plain white t-shirt, and jeans. I grab my hoodie off of its hangar in my closet, putting it on. I'm about to open the door, when I notice my sneakers sitting there. "That's strange." I quietly mutter to myself, grabbing them in a hurry. Got to get ready. Don't want to be late for my first day of high-school. I open the door, and there's 4 other doors that I can see on the other side of the room.. This isn't right.. Turning around, I see two doors adjacent to mine. It's perfectly lined up with the doors on the other side of the room. So there's four doors per side.. I don't see anyone else here, though those doors probably lead to other rooms right? The layout is completely different from my house. So where am I?
I look around, noticing a set of stairs that lead down from this set of rooms and goes back up, leading to the other side of the room, like one of those T-shaped stairs that are only really seen in houses of those that are wealthy. As I walk down the stairs, there isn't a distinct squeak sound like I'm used to. I hear the sounds of people talking, and when I reach the bottom of the stairs, I see two guys talking to each other, with one leaning against the nearby wall. The one leaning against the wall seems to have noticed me walking down the stairs, and gives a quick wave, before walking towards me.
"Hey it's nice to see you up and about! The name's Lukas. What's your name?" He seems genuinely interested in talking to me. Not sure why though, as I'm pretty sure we have nothing in common.
"Tristan.." I manage to say in response, as I'm constantly thinking of the right thing to say next.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Tristan! Oh yeah, this is Declyn by the way. We were just trying to figure out what's going on." He reaches out his hand, waiting for me to shake it. I begrudgingly shake his hand, before Declyn speaks up.
"That's me! Yeah, I've already explored the place a little bit, and it's sort of strange. While most of the rooms I checked were unlocked, some were somehow locked."
"Locked? Huh, weird.." My voice still somewhat quiet and timid, I hear my stomach growling. Declyn and Lukas chuckle a bit, as the growl is louder than me talking.
"Guess someone's a little hungry! Let's go get some food.. Pretty sure I saw a cafeteria somewhere during my exploration." Declyn says with a smirk, as he starts walking. Me and Lukas follow behind him, as we have no clue where we are going. The walls are a nice sky blue, with a checkered pattern. I'm assuming we are getting pretty close, as this certain aroma overwhelms my senses. Someone's baking.. Upon entering the room, we see a bunch of tables, with chairs set at each of them. The smell leads us into the kitchen area, upon which, we see someone. If I were to guess, he's about 5 feet tall, give or take, so shorter than the average teenager. He opens the oven door, and pulls out a loaf pan, full of bread. Lukas clears his throat, and the baker turns around, only now noticing that we are in the room.
"Who are you?" There's this harshness to the chefs voice, as he's talking. He glares at us, as though we killed his pet rabbit or something. I'm hoping this doesn't go side ways, as I don't really like conflict.
"I could ask the same for you.." Lukas shoots back, with a look just as intense.
"What? You haven't heard of me? Trevor Irvine, chef prodigy. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised.. Not just anyone gets to experience the fine dining that I offer. Either that, or you've lived under a rock for the last 10 years." While they snap at each other, I take a look around, inside the pantries and fridge looking for food. The inside of both the fridge and the pantry are packed full of food. I grab an apple from the fridge, before shutting it.
"Nope, still doesn't ring a bell!" It's like Lukas is trying his hardest to get a rise out of Trevor.
"Alright guys, let's just take a minute and cool down. Now Trevor, do you know what's going on at all? Maybe where we are to start?" Declyn says, trying to get them to stop fighting.
"People keep asking me, but I DONT KNOW! I woke up in my room, and when I went out of it, I was in a place I don't recognize. I find baking relieves my stress, so I walked through this building until I came upon this room. Almost an endless supply of ingredients to work with." The volume of Trevor's voice changes while he's talking. Much like me, he's not very comfortable in this situation, whatever it truly is.
"Yeah cause that clearly worked.." I manage to hear Lukas say under his breath.
"Wait, there were people here before we came in?" I ask
"Yes quiet one, about 10 minutes ago or so, two girls came in here. One has excellent taste in food, although she did call me a few names I'd rather not say.. As for the other girl, she was kind, even if she doesn't look it." So there are others here besides the four of us.. Hmm.
?????: "Hellooo?? Is this on?" A voice asks, over what sounds like an intercom system.
As Declyn is about to respond to the intercom voice, it keeps speaking.
?????: "Ah just kidding! I know it's on! Don't bother trying to talk to me right now, as this is just a recording. Hello everyone! I know you all must have lots of questions about everything, and I'll be sure to answer all of them in due time! For now, please proceed to the gymnasium for our opening assembly!"
Opening assembly in a gymnasium? So that means we're actually here, at Crossroads Academy. I mean this doesn't look at all like the school I went to yesterday.. But that's the only thing that makes sense. Guess I better get going, and get some answers.
Crossroads Academy: The Killing School- Prologue (Part One)
How did I get back here? Somehow, I'm in my bedroom. With my War of Two Moons posters on the wall, and my books all lined up on the bookshelf beside my bed. It was the opening assembly at the Crossroads Academy.. But then, everything went black, and now I'm here, in my room. I look over at the clock, and it reads 6:55 am. My stomach rumbles, as if it's asking me to be fed. Getting off the bed, I scrounge through my dresser, until I find my plain white t-shirt, and jeans. I grab my hoodie off of its hangar in my closet, putting it on. I'm about to open the door, when I notice my sneakers sitting there. "That's strange." I quietly mutter to myself, grabbing them in a hurry. Got to get ready. Don't want to be late for my first day of high-school. I open the door, and there's 4 other doors that I can see on the other side of the room.. This isn't right.. Turning around, I see two doors adjacent to mine. It's perfectly lined up with the doors on the other side of the room. So there's four doors per side.. I don't see anyone else here, though those doors probably lead to other rooms right? The layout is completely different from my house. So where am I?
I look around, noticing a set of stairs that lead down from this set of rooms and goes back up, leading to the other side of the room, like one of those T-shaped stairs that are only really seen in houses of those that are wealthy. As I walk down the stairs, there isn't a distinct squeak sound like I'm used to. I hear the sounds of people talking, and when I reach the bottom of the stairs, I see two guys talking to each other, with one leaning against the nearby wall. The one leaning against the wall seems to have noticed me walking down the stairs, and gives a quick wave, before walking towards me.
"Hey it's nice to see you up and about! The name's Lukas. What's your name?" He seems genuinely interested in talking to me. Not sure why though, as I'm pretty sure we have nothing in common.
"Tristan.." I manage to say in response, as I'm constantly thinking of the right thing to say next.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Tristan! Oh yeah, this is Declyn by the way. We were just trying to figure out what's going on." He reaches out his hand, waiting for me to shake it. I begrudgingly shake his hand, before Declyn speaks up.
"That's me! Yeah, I've already explored the place a little bit, and it's sort of strange. While most of the rooms I checked were unlocked, some were somehow locked."
"Locked? Huh, weird.." My voice still somewhat quiet and timid, I hear my stomach growling. Declyn and Lukas chuckle a bit, as the growl is louder than me talking.
"Guess someone's a little hungry! Let's go get some food.. Pretty sure I saw a cafeteria somewhere during my exploration." Declyn says with a smirk, as he starts walking. Me and Lukas follow behind him, as we have no clue where we are going. The walls are a nice sky blue, with a checkered pattern. I'm assuming we are getting pretty close, as this certain aroma overwhelms my senses. Someone's baking.. Upon entering the room, we see a bunch of tables, with chairs set at each of them. The smell leads us into the kitchen area, upon which, we see someone. If I were to guess, he's about 5 feet tall, give or take, so shorter than the average teenager. He opens the oven door, and pulls out a loaf pan, full of bread. Lukas clears his throat, and the baker turns around, only now noticing that we are in the room.
"Who are you?" There's this harshness to the chefs voice, as he's talking. He glares at us, as though we killed his pet rabbit or something. I'm hoping this doesn't go side ways, as I don't really like conflict.
"I could ask the same for you.." Lukas shoots back, with a look just as intense.
"What? You haven't heard of me? Trevor Irvine, chef prodigy. Guess I shouldn't be too surprised.. Not just anyone gets to experience the fine dining that I offer. Either that, or you've lived under a rock for the last 10 years." While they snap at each other, I take a look around, inside the pantries and fridge looking for food. The inside of both the fridge and the pantry are packed full of food. I grab an apple from the fridge, before shutting it.
"Nope, still doesn't ring a bell!" It's like Lukas is trying his hardest to get a rise out of Trevor.
"Alright guys, let's just take a minute and cool down. Now Trevor, do you know what's going on at all? Maybe where we are to start?" Declyn says, trying to get them to stop fighting.
"People keep asking me, but I DONT KNOW! I woke up in my room, and when I went out of it, I was in a place I don't recognize. I find baking relieves my stress, so I walked through this building until I came upon this room. Almost an endless supply of ingredients to work with." The volume of Trevor's voice changes while he's talking. Much like me, he's not very comfortable in this situation, whatever it truly is.
"Yeah cause that clearly worked.." I manage to hear Lukas say under his breath.
"Wait, there were people here before we came in?" I ask
"Yes quiet one, about 10 minutes ago or so, two girls came in here. One has excellent taste in food, although she did call me a few names I'd rather not say.. As for the other girl, she was kind, even if she doesn't look it." So there are others here besides the four of us.. Hmm.
?????: "Hellooo?? Is this on?" A voice asks, over what sounds like an intercom system.
As Declyn is about to respond to the intercom voice, it keeps speaking.
?????: "Ah just kidding! I know it's on! Don't bother trying to talk to me right now, as this is just a recording. Hello everyone! I know you all must have lots of questions about everything, and I'll be sure to answer all of them in due time! For now, please proceed to the gymnasium for our opening assembly!"
Opening assembly in a gymnasium? So that means we're actually here, at Crossroads Academy. I mean this doesn't look at all like the school I went to yesterday.. But that's the only thing that makes sense. Guess I better get going, and get some answers.