It is a bright day at the end of August. The sun is shining, the temperature was very comfortable, not too hot or too cold, just perfect. The school vacation had just ended and today is the day that every student in the country starts their new school year.
Every student on the street was showing different emotions, some were excited to start the new school year and see their friends again, some were grumpy as they wished the vacation would just be a bit longer. And some students looked really nervous as this was probably their first year studying, not yet knowing many people and just nervous to see what will happen.
In front of the big entrance there were two students that definitely fell into the last category. They looked small in comparison to all the other students and very nervous. But at the same time they also felt a bit excited as this was a big change in their lives.
One of them was a yellow fox who had two tails. He wore very neutral clothes as he just didn't want to get noticed too much. So just blue jeans and a white shirt was enough for him.
His friend, an ivory hedgehog that stood by his side looked different. The white hedgehog wore a pair of ripped blue jeans, it wasn't ripped the way you can buy them nowadays, but it was completely worn out and patched up in some places, just as the rest of their clothes. Their T-shirt was colourful in a tie-dyed way with pink, purple and blue but too short. At the end of the sleeves you could spot some holes as it was a bit worn out as well.
The friends looked a bit nervous at each other and swallowed.
``Well, shall we go then?'' The fox asked
``I think we have to, it doesn't seem like there's a way back'' The hedgehog replied.
``Okay then'' the fox spoke nervously, ``We can do this!''
They walked through the gate and looked around them as they slowly went to the entrance of the building. Students around them were talking about the vacation and the countries and festivals they had visited, some were relaxing in the grass before the school year would officially start. On their way many students looked questioning at them as they were so much shorter and younger looking than all the others.
When they reached the stairs leading up to the doors of the building, their way was blocked.
There were 5 figures standing in front of them, blocking their path. They were quite tall and looked down on them. They all looked quite dark because they all wore dark cloths, leather jackets and blue jeans. They looked very impressive but also very intimidating as they cast a shadow over the two youngsters.
``Well, well what do we have here?'' Spoke the green hawk, who stood nearest.
``Look at that, little children'' The crocodile said.
``They probably got lost on their way to primary school'' The green hedgehog laughed.
``What are these little girls doing here?'' Said a smooth voice coming from the purple chameleon.
``Just show them the way to the exit, man'' Said a deep voice from behind the four of them. They all stepped aside to let a dark, red streaked hedgehog make his way to the front of the group. He looked quite impressive, he was obviously the leader of the group.
The hedgehog and fox moved a bit closer to each other, as they were now surrounded by this group and got frightened by the look of them towering over them.
``What do you think you are doing here?'' The dark hedgehog spoke.
``W-well...'' the fox started while shivering.
``T-this is our f-first day going t-to c-college'' The ivory hedgehog stuttered.
The group started to laugh, the fox and white hedgehog looked at each other with some relief as the tension in the air lightened a bit. But as the ebony hedgehog snapped his fingers they all went silent again. The two youngsters gulped with fright.
``Don't make me laugh, you two are far too young to even be here, just get lost'' The hedgehog turned his back to them and went back to chill on the stairs. The rest of the group followed him and blocked the stairs.
The youngsters looked at each other awkwardly as they really needed to get inside the school building, but neither of them really wanted to walk up the stairs through this group.
The ivory hedgehog slightly moved towards the stairs, ``Ex-excuse me, c-could you p-please let as through?'' He started a bit braver, as they looked at the ebony hedgehog who narrowed his eyes at him in contempt. ``S-sorry we really need to g-get in, we have an appointment with the principal of.....''
``Silver and Miles, good to see you two'' a strict looking teacher stood behind the group at the top of the stairs as she had just come through the front doors. ``Make way!'' she snapped to the group, who looked a bit confused as to what just happened. They moved a bit out of the way, but not too much, just enough to let the two nervous young friends pass and join the teacher at the top of the stairs. Who then lead them through the front doors.
``Welcome to Mobia college. I will be one of your teachers, Mrs. Rose. I shall bring you to the principal, he really wants to talk to you before you start the year.'' She said while walking through the hallway. The two young students followed her, looking around interested and impressed by the majestic building which made them feel even smaller than they already were. Mrs. Rose stopped in front of a dark wooden door with the word `Principal' on it in golden letters. Mrs. Rose knocked on the door and opened it. ``Come on in! Sir I bring you Silver and Miles as you asked.''
``Ah great! Let them in.'' She let them pass to get in the principal's office. The principal was a tall and strong looking echidna, he looked intimidating but had a friendly smile on his face. He reached out his enormous hand to give them both a handshake. ``It's good to finally meet you two in real life. We are very honoured by your arrival and that you accepted our invitation to start college a few years earlier since you were top of your class in high school. Please sit'' He pointed at two seats in front of his desk.
