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Nadia walked beside a woman through the hallways as they went to her dorm. Lessons hasn't started yet so students were still lingering in the hallways. They passed a group of boys who were leaning against the lockers, Nadia watched in fascination as a boy manipulated a rock - which was floating between his palms to any shape he wanted.

Nadia faced her front, only to yelp in shock when a girl with colourful butterfly wings flew towards her direction. The girl flew past Nadia but not before looking at her like she was weird. Nadia still turned around to stare after the girl's wings when she flew past her then turned back around.

A boy stepped away from the lockers. Nadia didn't notice the boy's presence before because he had taken the colours of the lockers. As he walked past her, his skin tone change its colour to that of her clothes.

The bell suddenly rang and students hurried to get to their classes. Nadia watched as some people vanished before her eyes, a few of them left black some in the process. Some of the students went through the walls of their classes. Nadia was overwhelmed, as well as mesmerized.

They passed through several hallways until they climbed the stairs to the top floor, where there were doors on each sides of the hallway with their numbers inscribed on them. They finally stopped at a door and the woman unlocked it with the keys, which she afterwards handed over to Nadia. Nadia watched as she walked away without a word.

Nadia pushed the door open and stepped in. It was painted white and blue and has a cream soft rug. There were three beds in the room with the owners first initials written above them, in order to tell which belongs to who.

There were also three wardrobes on the other side of the room facing the beds. There were no means of ventilation except for the celling fan.

The room was empty because her two roommates were having lessons and won't be free until noon, when it will be time for lunch. She went over to the wardrobe facing her bed and opened it. It was filled with pajamas, night dresses, three uniforms, black cover shoes and notebooks.

Nadia shut her wardrobe and went to lay on her bed. She thought about her life. She was happy that at least she has a roof over her head, she had no idea were to go that night. Nadia didn't have many friends at her former school, she only talked to people when it was necessary. At least, she didn't have to worry about somebody worrying about her. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

It's official, she's lost. It's already time for lunch according to her schedule and the clock on the wall of her dorm room. She scratched her head, trying to understand that map in her hands, she has turned it this way and that but could still not understand it.

She would have gone back to her dorm and ignored her rumbling stomach if she knew the direction she had come from. She groaned in frustration, this is a really bad day for her.

She would have asked any of the students around that area for the direction of the cafeteria but she was too nervous to walk up to anyone. She turned the map in another way, still nothing. This is so frustrating, she felt like tearing it into pieces. She was cornering into another hallway when someone ran into her, really hard.

Nadia was falling backwards when the other person took a hold of her wrist and pulled her back up, steadying her before releasing her. Nadia looked up to see a girl with long black hair and really tiny eyes, she was slim and was the same height as Nadia. She looked about the same age as Nadia.

She was dressed in their school uniform which consisted of a white long sleeve shirt, blue tie, dark blue skirt and blazer which has their school badge on the left top side. She wore knees length white shocks which has blue linings at the top and black cover shoes.

The girl quickly apologized then proceeded to introduce herself. "I'm Mia, I'm from Japan. I'm gifted with superspeed."

"Nadia."

"You are supposed to state your country and your ability," Mia stated but not rudely.

"Oh, I'm an American but my mother was an Egyptian. I'm an earth elementalist?" the last part came out as more of a question than a statement because Nadia wasn't too sure about her powers even if the principal had told her.

The girl smiled. "Lets go to the cafeteria, I'll introduce you to my friends," she hooked her arm with Nadia's and they started off for the cafeteria.

Mia started to ask questions on the way. "So, have you ever been to Egypt, I have always wanted to see the pyramids."

"No," Nadia answered.

"Alright," Mia hummed. "So you're new here," she observed.

"How did you know?"

Mia looked her up and down. "Well for one, you are dressed in casual clothes. Two, you look nervous and seem to be avoiding everyone's eyes."

"Oh," Nadia mumbled.

Mia smiled brightly making her tiny eyes to be not so visible. "Don't worry, you will enjoy your stay at Forestlands," she assured before she mutters; "Just as long as you don't make enemies with them."

"What?"

"Nothing," she quickly responds causing Nadia to raise an eyebrow.

They were almost close to the cafeteria when Mia blurts out. "What is your level?"

"What?" Nadia asked, puzzled.

"Your level?" Mia repeats.

Nadia shakes her head. "I don't know, what does that mean?"

"It determines how powerful you are among your species. We have five levels. Level one means poor, level two means fair, level three means average and level five means very powerful."

Nadia nods in understanding. "What is your level?" she asked.

Mia grins, showing her whites. "Level three, pretty cool right?"

Nadia shrugs. "I guess."

"Well," the Japanese started. "Principal Victoria is level five and some of the other students."

They finally stopped before the cafeteria doors. "We're here," Mia announces then proceeds to push the doors open.