Upcoming Birthday

Skye walked into the large ballroom, twirling around in the dress her mom sent her for her birthday, which was the next day. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, and smiled. This is perfect for the dance! she thought happily. Oh yeah, the dance... she thought, slightly less enthusiasticly. Speaking of the dance, the soon to be fourteen-year-old girl was still dateless, 11 days before the dance. She had put it off so long because she was too shy to ask anyone.

She sighed, and walked to the center of the magnificent ballroom. It was so huge that she must've looked like an ant compared the the size of her surrondings. It was so quiet and empty. The whole time that she had been at the Academy she was surronded with others, and now she was suddenly alone...and she wished that she wasn't.

Skye was startled by the sudden appearance of the student. She had thought that she was all alone. "Oh, hi. Thank you." Skye blushed. She took a closer look, and realized that she had never seen him before. "I guess we haven't met. I'm Skye," she said, and stuck her hand out shyly.

While shaking his hand, Skye noticed that he had to be at least a head taller than herself. "Nice to meet you," she said politely. Looking down, she noticed how silly she must look all dressed up. "Um, I don't normally dress like this...I'm just trying this dress on because my mom sent me this dress for my birthday tomorrow. I guess it came early," she explained.

"I know what you mean," Skye replied. "It's such a huge school. Where are you trying to get to? I can help. I've been here for a while."