Elily had been listening as the Headmistresses briefed them about the rules in the academy. They were getting their own rooms! Elily brightened up immediately. At least she didn't have to worry about sharing a room with anyone she didn't like.
When her envelope was dropped in front of her, Elily gingerly picked it up and opened it. These things would definitely help her in this academy. She would read through them later, in the privacy of her room. There was no need to bring out her map, she just followed everyone up the maginifcent marble staircase, with a carved oak banister. She followed them to the west wing of the second floor, and swiftly passed the identical doors in search for her room. She finally found it, it had a plate stuck on it, with her name engraved on it with graceful, flowing letters. Elily fingered the provided key for a while before inserting it into the keyhole. It clicked and Elily entered, dragging her luggage behind her.
Shutting the door and locking it firmly behind her, Elily looked at the very room she would be spending most of the term in. A warm plush carpet covered the floor, and the walls were a shade of robin's egg blue. To her direct left was a pair of double doors, which she discovered led to a luxurious bathroom. The bathroom had a cool marble floor, shower encased with a glass showerscreen, a bathtub, toilet bowl, and a marble counter, with little bottles of soap and shampoo and other toiletries.
To her direct right was a rather big closet. She opened it to find plenty of space to hang her clothes, and there was a chest of built-in drawers as well. Perfect. Elily noted there were a few more compartments, she would put them to full use.
Elily stepped to the centre of the room. To her left was a four poster canopy bed, elaborately furnished with thick, embroidered quilts and equally fancy curtains. The bed was flanked by two square sidetables, each holding a lamp. To her right was an empty bookshelf, and next to it was a spacious study table and a comfortable chair to go along with it. To the front was a great, big window, which could be opened by sliding the glass panels. Curtains of deep blue offered protection from the glaring sunlight. There was a dresser next to the window, with a large mirror framed by detailed carvings. Next to the dresser, in the left corner of the room, was a rather comfortable sofa. Elily plopped down on her bed. She could get used to this.
Elily began to unpack. There was no time to waste. She hung up all her clothes: Several fancy and elaborate outfits meant for special performances, half a dozen simple dresses meant for easy dancing, two nightgowns and a pair of pyjamas, and several outfits for chilling out, meant for normal daily purposes. Next, were her shoes. Elily arranged her shoes neatly at the foot of her closet. There were three pairs of ballet slippers, two pairs of dancing shoes, two pairs of uncommonly fancy heels for special occasions [Elily wasn't particularly too fond of them, as it was rather difficult having to dance in high heels], three pairs of knee-high black leather boots and two pairs of ordinary shoes for daily purposes.
Now that her clothes were settled, she fished up her toiletries from the side-pocket of her bag, and arranged them neatly on the marble counter in the bathroom. Next, she proceeded to take out her many accessories and jewellery and tenderly put them in their place at the dresser. Being a dancer also meant having to dress well. She had tons of accessories; rings, bracelets, bangles, necklaces, lockets, accessories for her hair, arms, neck, you name it. Some she had only worn once or twice in her entire life, she treasured her accessories dearly, for most of them her parents took great trouble to obtain.
After she was done with accessories, she began to unpack her school supplies. Elily pulled out her stationery and wide collection of books, mostly detailing about complicated dance moves or dance history, and arranged them on her table and bookshelf. Lastly, came her money. This Elily looked around her room, wanting to find a safe place to keep it. Her parents had given her a great deal of money before she came here, and she didn't intend to lose it on her very first day. After much thinking, she finally decided to keep her money inside one of the bedside lamps. Nobody ever looked into them anyway.
Finally done unpacking, Elily put away her empty bag into the closet, and stretched herself on the bed, resting her sore body from the unpacking.
- Sweet set made by GlimmerFae- "I wanted to change the world, but I changed nothing. That is my story." - Auron, FF X.
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