Upon reaching the gate, the security personnel stopped him and scanned the token before opening the pedestrian gate.

After a quick subtle nod, Miles stepped through and was left amazed by what he saw.

Compared to the view from outside, through the fenced walls and gates.

What stood before him was a Victorian mansion similar to a small castle.

Green grass, topiaries of different shapes and grandeur were spread along the walkway and in strategic locations. Surprisingly, there were two other gates that didn’t need security.

Three pathways extended from the three gates and converged at the center of the grounds, directly before the mansion’s entrance, where a grand fountain stood. At its heart was a sculpture of a ballerina poised en pointe, her arms gracefully outstretched as water gushed beautifully around her.

On a normal day he would have stood to admire this piece of art however, compared to the sight of dazzling old money cars, what seemed to be antiques of the past that were parked before the mansion.

’Right, it’s a ballet school.’

Miles remembered.

’A Lasalle. Pontiac. Such a cool Dodge.’

Though awed by the sleek, shiny vehicles, he didn’t stop to check them out but carried himself with pride.

’In a society like this, a single mishap from me can probably ruin Cassie’s reputation.’ he thought to himself, suddenly catching a clearer view of the area outside the mansion and feeling strange.

In contrast to his school, the area outside after exiting the entrance was strangely calm. There was no sign of chaos, shouts, laughter or a student with a big build pushing another, bullying.

Instead, under the shadow of the Victorian structure.

Boys and Girls wearing a leotard and tights streamlined into small groups. Interacting in a calm manner or walking like every step they took was measured.

Looking closely, he noticed the different styles both genders wore and the colour of their uniform seemed to create a hierarchy between them.

’I’ll be damned’

Imagining what life would be like for anyone who left this greenhouse for a school like his, Miles felt instant pity.

Especially after noting how slender and athletic the boys here looked.

As he got closer about to cross the road amidst the awaiting chauffeurs for this rich scions. His lone figure, clad in Dominion High’s uniform quickly attracted attention. A series of low murmurs spread through the groups as they tilted in his direction.

"Huh? Who is that?"

"Look at his uniform. He’s from Dominion High."

" What a wretched looking per—"

The closer he got, the clearer his appearance got to these scions.

Upon realizing he was from Dominion High, many showed a look of disdain and superiority.

The only reason they all recognised that school to begin with was because the heir of Kingstone Group attended it.

Many wanted to throw shade at Miles’ approaching figure but instantly swallowed their words after how tall and good looking he was with the main character vibe around him. Calm, composed, and straight upright posture that made every male in sight cower. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The low murmurs quickly died down and every eyes was on him as he came to a halt.

’Mom said she should be waiting here. Why isn’t she outside yet?’

After sweeping everyone with his gaze, he didn’t spot Cassie.

"I’m sorry. Does anyone here know Cassie Sinclair?... I am her brother." He paused and added.

Though his voice wasn’t loud, they all heard him clear.

Silence...

"Do you believe it? He said he’s Cassie’s brother?"

"Cassie? You mean that Cassie?"

"How could she have such a handsome brother?"

Suddenly the people around began to whisper and a dark grimace settled in Miles’ heart.

’What are they talking about? It doesn’t seem like they like her at all but they all seem to know her.’

He thought, a faint suspicion growing in his heart.

In regards to his younger sister by a few months, she was always a loner and didn’t like to interact with people. So he knew very little about her personal life.

Thinking about it now, a sudden realization occurred to him.

’Crap. I never tried to think about it but now, she’s always been in her room after school. Doesn’t go out except being carried along or school related things.

That’s not the life of a girl who has friends. Josephine for example.’

As he stood listening to this people speak in amazement about him being Cassie’s Brother. A feminine voice reached out to him.

"I know where Cassie is. Let me take you to her."

Penelope, after seriously contemplating her decision due to her past relationship with Cassie, finally summoned the courage to call out to Miles at the risk of being ostracized by everyone later on.

Seeing Miles’ delighted eyes as he instantly spotted her, Penelope’s heart skipped a beat beholding his handsome features.

A little smile broke out on his face, dazzling every girl in sight into blushing.

Penelope had cold feet and as Miles walked towards her, causing other girls to feel jealous and every boys’ face grew grim.

’How could one boy from Dominion High suddenly cause our girls to act like this?’

They more or less shared the same stuff.

Miles didn’t care.

" It would be much appreciated please."

Miles uttered when he got close to the girl.

Observing her appearance, she was slender like every other girl, quite a bit square in shape and carried herself like a delicate flower.

Her ballet uniform was Navy Blue, although he didn’t know how they were being graded, he could tell she was quite a good dancer as other students remained quiet, not butting in.

Nodding, Penelope returned his smile in a poised manner.

" No worries. Follow me." She said,

Under her lead, Miles entered the mansion and was left surprised because no one followed to gossip.

_______

In a well-equipped, pristine white dance studio, a mirrored wall stretched across one side, softly reflecting the eleven figures within. Cassie stood, her face utterly cold and uncompromising as she was surrounded by ten youths. Five boys and five girls.