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It was october 31st... the first day of the new semester of Magus united High...
With the freshmen comeing in completely unaware, they are in for a world of suprise and mystery.
(Hmm I think this'll do for him for now, to specify, his hair is like Guy's Refined on here. Not sure how you would describe it so yeah lol)
Ronald Lesher, 17, looked as the freshmen were coming in. He loved freshmen, so scared, so simple, made to be molded by him! He ran his fingers through his extremely dark purple hair, a nervous habit. New years always tended to make him nervous, despite being a pretty good student.
"Ready for a new year, Ronald?" A tall woman walked over. Her arms were crosed over her defined figure, barely contained in her purple witch's dress. She had short waves read hair and silver eyes. Professor Morgan Dalany. Over potions.
"Oh, Morgan!" He smiled at her, calling her by her first name. He had almost no respect for his professors, or at least he made it seem that way. "Of course I am, freshmen I can use to my bidding, I LOVE it! HAHAHAHA!!!" He laughed a loud evil laugh, and after that bursted into real laughter. "Sorry, I just had to."
"I have heard we have a very special little wizard in our graces this year... a direct desendant of Merlin himself... I expect you have already sought him out, haven't you?" She rose a playful brow.
Direct descendant of Merlin? How did he not know... "Of course I have. I already have my plan for him setup!" Such a bad lie, he knew it, but it was better than nothing.
"I knew you wouldn't let me down..." She smiled. "I don't trust just any one... He is important to the school."
"I understand, I'll be sure to get him!" Ronald sighed, she bought it, he turned around to scan the students, which one could possibly be a descendant of Merlin?
Sitting across the hall at a side table, a young boy fumbled through his school bag. He had longer blond hair in a only tale and icy blue eyes behind small framed glasses. He had the potential to be cute if her were to try. But other wise was just very small... and scared. He looked at his scedual once more. "Damn it... this place is huge! How and i supposed to find 14 rooms... I hate you grandad... why in gods name? Of all the normal grandparents... my gradad had to be freaking Merlin..."
Ronald scanned them, and finally found the one he believed could be Merlin's descendant, he has a certain feel to him... and he looked rather weak too. "Perfect, easiest ones to mold," he muttered under his breath. Looking his best, he confidently strode across the hall to the boy, "Uhh... Hi there," he said rather nervously on purpose, hoping not to intimidate him, "but are you possibly... Merlin's descendant?" He whispered the last words only loud enough for the boy to hear, he didn't want to spark unneeded attention.
"the name is Danny, I am a human, not an heir loom..." He stood, putting the strap to his bag back over his shoulder. "yea, I am decened from the old fart... I don't see why it is so important."
Ronald sighed, joy, the brat didn't seem to like Merlin. But now that he thought about it, WHY was it truly so important? Morgan didn't quite explain it all, if any, to him. Oh well, "It's important because people will probably expect you to have these great magic abilities. You might fall into the wrong crowd, and I don't want that to happen to you." Ronald explained in all honesty. "Oh, my name is Ronald Lesher by the way, but I prefer to be called 'Rune.'"
"Danny caster... Yes, I know, cliche and all that." He nodded. "Thanks for the concern... nice to know you aren't all stuck up lossers like mom expected you to be..."
(Quick question, where is the school based? England? the U.S.? Australia? XD)
Rune laughed at that, "Who said I wasn't stuck up? I'm the first to admit I tend to be a little. However, I'm not a loser like she says." He sat down next to him, "Know what classes you're gonna be taking?"
(Um, so long as we are talking magic, lets say it is in an alternate demesion... some in between realm, just for kicks.)
He tossed his schedule on the table.
1st Learning the arts
2nd Spell incantaion and mastery
3rd potions year one
4th magic spar club Year one
5th Accelerated transformations
Three of them were 3rd year classes.
"How am i supposed to find all of these?"
(Alrighty, I can use any accent then ^.^ XD)
He browsed the classes, "Aww not taking my specialty class, oh well. Anyways, I could show you to them, I've had most of them. Not Accelerated transformations though, I'm bad at those kind of spells unless through special means." He cracked his fingers out of habit.
"Ew, you still have that habit?" Hiro looked behind him, it was his least favorite person in the world, Amelia Winderschin. Her blonde hair rolled down her back, he wondered what her hair would look like if she didn't use so much magic to do it.
"Yes, I still have that habit," he replied, "now leave would ya, can't have my slave for the year tainted by you." Amelia looked at Danny.
"You could be kinda cute if ya wanted..." she mumbled. "Hey, ditch Ronald and I'll show you best things you could possibly do in this school," she told Danny seductively.
He stared at her blankly. "... Um... You know, that would be great except I don't think catching viral diseases from overly prissed whiches as the 'best' thing i could be doing here."
"...Wait a minute... You thought I want to sleep with you?! AHAHAH!!!" Amelia bursted out into a huge laugh, "Yeah, you REALLY have a good slave this year Ronald." She walked away slowly still laughing.
Rune laughed, and then looked at Danny, "She may look trampish, but she has never even held a guy's hand. She was actually referring to the places on campus with the best magic output." He sighed. "When are they going to start the ceremony?"
"Psh, I wasn't talking about that, You don't have to sleep with them to catch the diseaes... I think they are starting at 8, meaning in 45 minutes." He leaned back against his chair. "I wander where clara is? My sister is a teacher here..."
"Clara? What does she teach, I may have had her." He tried to remember if any Claras had taught him, but he couldn't remember.
"She teaches Divination..." He nodded. "Clara Caster."
"there you are, Danathan." A tall girl walked over. Very obviously a senior as she had the senior emblem on her uniform.
"Hey atreya..." He sighed.
"I am suprised you haven't been attacked by teacher;s yet with as important as you are." She smiled. She had snow white hair and violet eyes. Her hair was in lolita pigtails.
"You two... know each other?" Rune asked, not sure what to make of it. Someone had an early start on his clay. She seemed pretty intimidating too, kinda cute, but intimidating...
"Yes, I am his tutor." She smiled from behind Danny. "You don't think he got in all those thrid year classes just on his reputaion do you?"
Danny rolled his eyes. "grandad's idea. Do you know where Clare is?" He asked her.
"Probably with the rest of the staff in the main hall. But you leave her be. You know what your mother said, you only go to clara if you are in trouble... you can't hang off of her all the time.'
"Yea yea..." He sighed.
Craaaaaap! I don't think Prof. Morgan will like this, I didn't want to have to stoop to this level but... "A tutor huh? If possible, I'd be more than happy to tutor you too. Of course Clare, I wouldn't want to butt in on anything you too might be doing, so it's your choice." He smiled at her sweetly, girls always became putty in his hands with that smile, all except for Amelia, but she was a true witch.
"I am Atreya." She corrected. "Clare is his sister. And i don't mind. This is my last year. So Do what ever you please. He needs to get used to ppl and make some friends, I bit over protective, this ones mother is." She laughed.
Danny rolled his eyes. "Get lost Atreya..."
"fine fine, see you around my little star student!" She pranced off.
"I am sorry about that..."
Rune laughed, his face red, he never made such a stupid mistake like that before. But never the less he got what he wanted. "Aha, no problem. I think you shoulda been a bit nicer though, she seems to be quite nice." Did that actually come out of his mouth? Ugh... "Oh, and I'll only tutor ya if you want me to. It's hard to tutor the unwilling."
"I am nice enough..." He blew his bangs from his face. "sure, Lets tutor then." he laughed some. "I guess it wouldn't kill me to be a little social." he stood and gathered his books. "So lets head to this ceremony huh?"
"Alright then." Rune stood up, "I'm gonna start a small bit of the tutoring right now then while we go there." He pulled out a stone, "There's a reason why I like to be called Rune. It sounds less dorkier than Ronald, and because I am in fact most skilled at using runes." He handed the rune to Danny. "I like runes because few use them, and because they look cool. That one is called hægl. It comes from another dimension." He started to walk away heading for the ceremonial hall, holding his speech waiting for Danny to follow.
he looked at it as he began to follow the older student. "Neat... I only ever play around with these with Clare... she says they use them some in her class..."
"Yeah, they use runes a lot in divination. However I use them for a totally different reason. I'll explain those later, since we're now at the hall." He opened a door, which led to a huge chamber. Inside was a huge room, filled with students. "Watch out, if your being here is well known they'll probably mob ya..."
He looked around. "Wow... there is a lot of ppl here..." He got a bit nervious, and kept behind his uperclassman.
"Yup, more stupid than intelligent too." He looked around, "Any of these people your sister?"
He pointed to the teachers table. there sat an insanely beautiful witch. She had long curly black hair, and her eyes were a deep ocean blue. She wore a slim fit red dress and a witch's hat. And sat stirring a tea cup. "That is Clara."[/quote
"My god... How have I never seen her before..." Rune couldn't believe her eyes, she was drop dead gorgeous. "You're one lucky little..." But before he could finish someone hit him on the back of his head. "Ow, what the?"
It was Susan Daily, his only friend. She was a dorky looking girl, with very unruly long brown hair, thick glasses, and plain brown eyes. Yet something about her was... Good, just good. "Don't go saying bad things in front of the freshman!" she scolded. She looked at Danny, "Hiyo! Susan's my name, and you are?"
He gave a quirky smile. "danny, Danny Caster. Nice to meet you Susan. and I don't mind... I am used to ppl swooning over Clare, let him look. And the cussing doesn't bother me either..." He tripped over his words a bit. A little innocent blush on his freckled nose bridge.
"Oh? Are you hot?" Susan asked, a little oblivious. Rune snickered at that.
"For you." He coughed under his breath. Susan looked at him.
"Huh? I didn't hear you..."
"Nothing."
"Ok... anyways Danny, don't let this doofus order you around, knowing him he has some ulterior motive for being nice to you. I on the other hand am nice just as a good person!" Rune laughed again, this time at how eerily right she was. "So, want to do anything before the ceremony starts?"
"N-no... That is alright... I think I'll just stick it out down here... er... right here..." he nodded.
Mean while, clara walked over to the table. Her eyes were misty and emotionless, the sign of some one who deals in divination. "Settling in well, Danathan? have you made friends?"
"... I guess..."
"Susan, that's his sister." Rune whispered to Susan.
"Hello!" Susan said happily! "Nice to meet Danny's sister. You're so gorgeous, but of course not NEARLY as gorgeous as me!" With her award winning optimism, Susan greeted Clara.
"Susan geez, HOW did we become friends again? Anyways, Miss Clara, it's nice to meet you. I hear you work in divination?"
"Indeed, Ronald." She took a seat. "The only professor of it in the school..." She looked to Susan. "My aren;t you right... what a lovely young girl." She gave a mild smile.
Danny put his head down.
Susan giggled, "She guessed your name without a second thought."
Rune sighed, "She does teach divination after all, plus you know as well as I do I have made a name for myself."
"Yes yes." Susan replied. Just then, Amelia walked up.
"Oh, Professor Clara? You know these guys?" She asked with a sort of... disgust in her voice. How could a Professor she actually respected like them?
"Oh yes." She nodded. "Danathan, has a class with me... and the other two are students as well, good students." She nodded. "Why, something wrong? Your aura has a mild hint of supiriority, Amelia."
Crap, forgot about that talent of hers! Amelia thought to herself. "Aha, it's just cause my mind wandered off to when I used to play capture the flags with my friends, I'm allowed a little ditzy time myself." She laughed nervously.
"Amelia, they're brother and sister..." Susan said. Amelia then went bloodshot red in the face.
"O-oh?! Really? Aha well um... woman needs gotta go!"
Rune stared at her, "God I hate her, she's not even a nice wench."
Clare shook her head. "I am glad Danny fell in with you two... You are both very good... and i know you will take care of him." she stood, her dress falling into place, as sitting had ruffled it.
"Take care Clara." Danny nodde.d
"Umm Danny..." started Susan, "do you two not get along? You two seemed kind of... awkward." Rune sighed, he hated it when she asked people things like that, but it all honesty he wanted to know too.
"Nah, she is just like that all the time since she got into the divination... and I told her not to spread our relation around... ppl might think she's treating me different." he nodded. "No big deal."
Rune looked at Danny, "Geez, you're too damn serious for your own good."
"Rune!" Susan said harshly, "But I can't say I don't agree... Oh Rune, I almost forgot to tell you! R'ev ulfmw lfg gsv ksizhv." Susan babbled some sort of nonsense, but Rune nodded in understandment.
(There's a very simple way to found out what she said ^.^)
(Well it is too hard for me... ^^;; wink
Danny blinked and shook his head. It was obviously none of his business, and he wasn't really the kind to mettle. So he just lay his head down and ignored them.
Atreya took a seat with them. "You guys mind if I hang with you for the ceremony?"
Rune smiled at her, "Not at all."
"A free smile from Rune with nothing to gain, keep your curtains closed." Susan teased, Rune kicked her under the table, but that just made her laugh more. She held out her hand to Atreya, "Susan Daily."
"Wonderful to meet you." She shook her hand. "I will have to keep my eye out for you." She tossed a playful wink Rune's way then laughed.
Danny sighed. Oh boy 5 minutes and she is already flirting.
Susan laughed again, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean him, I kinda met his... Stalker. He's a little..."
"A little nothing, he's entirely insane." Rune said, with slight fear in his voice.
"Oh now, he just has a crush on you!"
"Which is WEIRD!" Rune slammed his head on the table loudly, "watch, he'll arrive in 5 seconds..." True to Rune's words, a boy appeared in about five seconds. He was a pretty muscular guy, about eighteen, a senior. His black hair was short and spiked.
"R-Rune! Are you okay!?" He asked, genuinely worried.
"Yes Alan, was just making a point... Atreya, Danny, meet Alan."
"We have met a few times in home room." Atreya smiled, charmingly.
Danny nodded in greeting. "Yo."
"Heya Atreya, didn't know you were friends with Rune. And nice to meet ya Danny!" Alan sat next to Rune, "You really shouldn't do that ya know, you could hurt yourself."
Rune slammed his head on the table again, "Can't you be a NORMAL stalker and stalk from afar, PLEASE!" Susan kicked him hard.
Susan laughed, "It's obvious you want to be his friend Rune, admit it." Rune gave her a death stare, which clearly read "Like hell." She coughed, "Anyways, you two know how long till the ceremony starts? I don't have a watch or anything."
"Soon..." atreya nodded. "it is near time... but you know how the staff is, we could be here a while."
Another professor approached the table. Morgan. "Hello children. Growing a bit antsy are we?"
"Oh, hi Morgan." Rune spoke up first, "A little."
"I'm just really excited this year I guess," replied Susan. "Oh professor Morgan, I bought a little present for you." Susan reached into a bag she had under the table and pulled out a bottle, it contained a red liquid. "It's griffin's blood from my family's monster farm. We had once die from a fight, so I figured I shouldn't let all it's blood go to waste." She held out the bottle to her, "I'm sorry if there's no use for it."
"Thank you so much Susan, this will come in handy quite a bit." She pocketed the bottle.
(check out my impness! ^^)
"You're such a suck up Susan," Rune whined.
"I'm not her faithful lackey now am I Rune?" Susan retorted. She liked both Rune and Morgan, but not how there was something between the two, something not even Susan was allowed in on. However, Susan had her secrets too...
Alan sighed, "Can we not fight this year? You two are always arguing over that."
In unison they both yelled, "WE DO NOT!!!" Alan sighed again.
(I think it's cute how the imps are smaller than the average avatar X3 Congrats ^.^)
Morgan rolled her eyes. "good to see you finally here, Danny. Settling in well?"
"Yup... thanks miss." He nodded respectfully.
"I think i have you third period... Ronald, Could you come with me a second?" She smiled professionally.
"Yes, of course." HE got up and walked up to her ready to follow.
Susan really didn't like their relationship, she wasn't jealous per say... She just felt like it would end up cause problems. She could be wrong though, but knowing Rune...
"Wow talk about teachers pet..." danny rose a brow. "I bet he gets good grades in her class... and in that dress, I don't blame him."
"Danny! That is sooo shallow!" atreya shot. "Besides, you ought not to jump to comclutions like that."
"No, he's spot on Atreya." Susan sighed, and lowered her voice so only Danny, Atreya, Alan, and herself could hear. "See, Rune is like her... Henchman. They're always meeting each other, doing or plotting what, I don't know. I know it isn't dirty though, I kinda cursed him without his knowing, so where if he does anything dirty with someone without consulting me first, he'll have an irreversible sex change." She smiled wickedly, "Just as reassurance that he keeps a promise from awhile back. Anyways, I don't know much about it myself, but honestly Danny, I'd be wary of Rune. He's a great guy, and Morgan is a really nice person too, but I trust her about as far as I can throw her."
"...and in that dress I'd say not far..."
"Danny!" Atreya scorned. "god i hate young boys... their minds are ALWAYS in the gutter."
^^;;; "Sorry... Can't help it."
Morgan glanced back over at the table. "How is he settling in?" She asked routinely. "Has anyone you think is fishy spoken to him?"
(Ok, Morgan;s deal is she knows about this sociaty of wizad hunters who kill powerful Wizards. Of course they'd be after merlin's Heir. And the school needs him, so she has to keep an eye on him.)
"Besides my friends and I, no. Well Amelia approached him, but he shot her down rather quick, was pretty damn funny." He laughed, "His sister is a little... Out there it seems to me though, but being in divination I guess I can't rightly blame her."
"No, i am not worried about Clara... Just keep him close and call me with this if you ever need help..." She gave him an amulet with a black rose. "Where is at all times. Got it?" She nodded. The tilted her head slyly. "You'd look good in roses."
Rune blushed slightly, "Er, thanks, but I prefer dark things." He laughed nervously while putting the amulet on.
Susan, back at the table, spazzed, "SEE THAT?! They're soooooo wanting to... GRRR!" Alan tried to console her laughing nervously.
"Anyways, is that all for now?" Rune asked.
"That is it for now... Enjoy opening ceremonies..." She rolled her eyes and began away.
"He is so sleeping with her." Danny nodded in a final conclution.
Rune walked back to the table, "Miss me?"
"Whatever tramp." Susan said turning her back on him.
Rune looked at Atreya and Danny, "Err... What's with her?"
"Oh nothing." Atreya shrugged.
danny snickered. "So... Just how good IS you potions grade, Rune?"
"...Oh you perverts can go to hell!" He shouted in anger, and then turned his back on everyone too.
"...So uh.... Should I get all angry about something too?" Asked Alan.
"Why not?" Atreya shrugged. "The sky is just too damn blue! Lets get mad about that." She giggled. "Come on guys... Chill. So he's a teacher's pet. That doesn't mean he's sleeping with her... and it doesn;t effect your grade anyway..."
"Lil miss peace keeper." Danny laughed.
"Whatever..." mumbled Susan and Rune in unison again. Amelia soon walked up to them.
"Ok, sorry about before blah blah blah. I had to tell you guys that or my sister was gonna kick my a**, well bye." Amelia then walked off.
"...Random..." muttered Alan. "Anywho, what's taking them so long!?"
The headmaster took the podium. He was a tall, younger man, maybe mid 30's. He had sandy blonde hair and thick glasses. His robe only added to his oddity. "Welcome to this years session..."
(g2g, band again tomorrow. See you)
"Finally." muttered Rune. "Wonder how boring his speech'll be..."
"Shush Rune, be respectable." scolded Susan
The head master went through the routine of introducing the staff, explaining dorm situations and going over rules and regulations, all in all the speach was about an hour long, then they were served with their uniforms and sent to their dorm areas.
The senior for the west wing dormatory. (Which will be the one they are in,) Was a tall boy with raven hair cut to his shoulders and slick. he had steely green eyes. He had a laid back approach. "Ok, West wing boys, if you have any rooming prefrences, please find them now. This year will be miserable if you get stuck rooming with ppl you hate... like my freshie year." he rolled his eyes "For the freshmen, My name is Aero. I Am the head of this hall and am more then happy to answer your questions. Freshmen who can not find roomates please report to me..."
Danny blew his bangs out of his face a bit unsure of what he was going to do.
Alan walked up to Danny, "I wonder if they allow seperate grades to room... I hate all the seniors, and you don't seem like you have anyone to room with either, so how bout it?" Rune was shocked, Alan was pretty much an a** to everyone but him and Susan, yet here he was being nice to Danny.
(I ordered Booby Busters! AKA: Soul Calibur 4 =P So if I dissapear sometime around the weekend you know why)
(LOL, Have fun)
The young wizard shrugged. "Sure why not. I am not too picky... Thanks i guess."
Aero rose a brow. "So, you are Danathan Caster... Nice to meet you."
"Thanks?" He nodded.
"Aero, you mind if me and Danny have a room together? Neither of us seem to have anyone from our grades we're particularly comfortable with." Alan smiled, trying to seem friendly. Rune would ask him why he wasn't being his usually self like all the previous years later...
"I'd prefer him room with some one closer to his age, actually. But if no one else offers I don;t care. just keep unerage activity out of the dorm as he isn;t of age. Other then that i don't particularly care. My roomie is a freshy too."
Alan smiled, "Alright, I wouldn't have done anything bad in front of him anyways." Yeah, Alan was definitely up to something... but what? Rune sighed, then it donned on him... HE HAD NO ONE TO ROOM WITH!
"I... I'm a loser aren't I?" He pouted at how far he had sank.
"You guys are all friends right? We do have a room with three beds. You guys are more then welcome too it. God knows you all could use Ron's organization." areo suggested.
Oh... God... No... A room with HIM?! Rune glanced at Alan, who just smiled and waved... I have no choice do I?! "I swear on my life Alan if I even THINK you're planning on getting in my bed I will kill you!"
Alan sighed, "Full of yourself aren't you? I don't like you THAT much!" He laughed then said, "Well I guess it's settled then, a room for three please!"
"Alright then." Aero jotted some things on a clip board. "Room 413. Settle in, lights out is at 11... you guys know the drill." he handed them each seporate keys and walked off.
Danny sweat dropped. He had a strange feeling this was going to get complex soon.
"Alright, you guys go ahead to the room, I have to meet Susan for something." Rune walked off without another word.
"I wonder what it could be about...?" Alan said to himself. "Anyways, shall I lead ya to the rooms?" he offered.
"Sure why not." He nodded and a justed his bag on his shoulder. "Lead away, Alan, right?" He aske unsure of the senior's name.
"Yup, or at least as far as anyone knows it's Alan, who knows," he replied cryptically. "Alright then, follow me." He walked down the corridor.
Rune and Susan were in a dark room that only they new about. "So?" He asked her.
"Yeah yeah hold your horses." She dug around a large bag, and pulled out a scroll, "Here it is, written and ready to be read. It's written in runes though, and while you may be good enough to invoke the spells hidden without the meaning of a rune, you have no clue how to truly read them. Meaning I need to translate."
"Why haven't you done so already?" Rune asked impatiently.
"Because," Susan started, "it isn't as easy as it looks, theirs all kinds of charms, curses, and illusions casted upon the scroll. For every letter, there's like three spells."
"Oh... sorry."
"Whatever, anyways you better get back, and so should I."
Rune hurried back to the main corrider, while Susan went her way to her dorm.
"I think this is the room Danny, you wanna have the pleasure of being the first to open the door?" asked Alan.
"Naw, that is fine you go right ahead." he nodded.
a group of giggling girl's walked bast them and into a room a bit further down the hall.
"Woah... girl dorms in the same hall?"
"For a descendant of Merlin and Clara's brother your a rather gutter minded kid," Alan pointed out, but found it humorous.
Rune eventually caught up to them, "Alright I'm back, did I miss anything?"
"Well Danny here is horny."
"Ew, a horny freshman is the worst..." Rune and Alan laughed.
"Not what i meant, but however you get off." he nodded. "SO are we gonna stand here in the middle of a hall or are we gonna go in and start getting used to this hell hole?"
"It isn't a hell hole, it's Hell itself, BWAHAHAHA!!!" Alan opened the door and... it was a plain room, not Hell. "Ahh, they changed the theme." He sulked over to a bed and lied down, with Rune taking the one farthest from him.
Rune had to ask, "So Danny, why do you hate it here so much?"
"Because dispite what mom an grandad want and think, i don't want to be a wizard. I was happy with a normal none magic life with my dad in the city. But they drug me out here and sent me to this psycho institution..." He nodded setting his bag on the edge of the remaining bed then set on it.
"Well Alan, he found out our secret..." Rune said evily.
"Damn I know, he knows we're all psychos..." Alan responded.
"He must die now."
"Yes!" ... "So uh... got any good illusions to use on him...?"
"No, you?"
"Nada.
"Damn." Rune walked up to Danny and smacked him on the head, "that'll have to do. I understand you don't like it here, but that gives you no right to insult the rest of us. Say something like that again and I kick you out, understood"
"And he's 100% serious, he kicked some kid out of his room last year for saying something similar."
"i never said anything about the students... Speak for your selves when every teacher in the building is flocking at your ankles. I am afraid to breath wrong... Clara said it would only get worse." he laid back against his pillows. "So... You and Professor Morgan, all jokes and comments asside. You two related or something? She looks at you... weird."
"Honestly, I'm not sure why she does either..." Rune started, he never did quite understand what was with their relationship.
Alan jumped in to answer, "She's a cradle robber, and a smart one at that. Rune's going places and she knows it." He then added a sage-like nod to reinforce his point.
"She isn't an old teacher... Clare says she hasn't been here that long... and she is REALLY pretty... Kudos Rune. What ever your eal with her is, way to go. But i think she has something for you... 'you'd look good in roses?' ... It is just a little... odd."
Rune blushed, "Y-you heard that?" He had to say, the thought of being with her wasn't all THAT bad, but he also made that promise with Susan, and she surely backed up that promise with a curse...
"Woah, I've never seen anyone cause Rune to stumble when talking, except for Susan."
"She didn't exactly work very hard to hide it... and I just hapened to glance over. "But you couldn't even if you wanted to, could you?" he asked looking his way. "because of Susan. She mentioned somethng about you having to be good or she'd kick your a** or something... I wasn't paying much attention. Man it must suck to b you..." He chuckled a bit.
Rune sighed, "Only a little. I'd never do anything like that without letting Susan know first anyways, I know she'd come to me so I'd have the courtesy to do the same." He then remembered something, "You still have that rune I gave ya? I'll demonstrate my nickname for ya."
"Sure." He took the said rune from his pocket and held it out. "go ahead."
He stood up and took the rune, and walked over to the window. "Runes have meanings, but as a writing system, and as symbols. The rune hægl as a letter is the same as h, as a symbol it means 'hail'. I can invoke the power within a rune to create spells which would normally need phrases. It has it's advantages and disadvantages. It's pretty powerful magic, but not the most accurate, at least not without full understanding of the rune, which is impossible to have. Anyways, I'll show ya." He opened the window, and held out the rune in his hand, it glew a purple a color, and instantly it started to hail around the school. "See? If I could pinpoint the hail on a single point it would be devastating, but I can only cause wide-spread hail with it." He sighed with dissapointment.
"Who cares? That is still the single coolest thing i have ever seen in my life!" e sat on his bed childishly. "Wow, that is amazing... i have never seen anything like that!"
"Easily amused boys?" Morgan's voice from the door, which she had proped open. "You know the rule Ron. He's a minor. there for underaged to do magic... none of it can be done in the dorm room with him."
"My fault intirely Miss Delany." Danny interupted.
"My, my. How responcible of you, Danathan..."
"Responsible and not true. I did it of my own free will, and maybe to cheer him up a little. Oh, I hope no classes were going to be outside, it's gonna be like that for awhile..." Rune laughed nervously, and went to his bed and opened up a box and put the rune in it, "I'll leave them alone for now..." He hated getting in trouble, he was perfect Rune damnit, he didn't do trouble! Alan could sense how embarrassed Rune was and snickered a little.
"Now now cheer up your self. Its not like I am going to report you... i just came to be sure you all were settling in well... can I speak with you privately about your summer project?" She had a serious 'wtf?!?!?!?!?' look in her usually cheerful eyes
"Uhhh... yeah sure..." Rune got up and walked over to her. "What's up?"
"... the senior.. can he be trusted?" She asked softly. A new cut laced below her right eye. A fresh mark. "are you 100% in trust of him?"
Rune laughed, was that all she was worried about? "Of course, if anything I'm more worried about what he'll do to me than Danny. Now time for your interrogation, what's with the cut?"
"I don't want you hurt either." She mused ignoring his question with an "I'm fine. Don't worry." She looked down the hall suspiciously. "Just keep a close eye... just incase, ok? And remember that amulet. I am counting on you, Ron."
"Yes I know," he spoke a little softer, "I'm working on a very powerful protection spell for him, just a matter of time for it to be translated." Susan swore the spell was a strong protection spell... He could only hope she was right.
"Take care, ron... And tell Susan that if she is going to be invovled to come talk to me... i would rather know for sure." She nodded and flicked some of her hair back as a nervious habit.
(g2g, Band tomorrow. Icky)
"Right, I will. We done here? They're gonna hound me all night about this..."
"Yes we are done. And I am sorry that I bother you so much." She gave a careing smile. "I am so thankful for you, and i promise, I will bother you less as the year goes on. So, have a good first night." She waved and walked off.
(Lol, bad day?)
Rune closed the door and sat back on his bed. "Don't start or I'll release the rune's power in this room, and believe me, it'll hurt."
(That doesn't even cover it)
"I wasn't going to." Danny assured. "I was just wondering if everything was ok, she looked upset."
( sweatdrop Hope tomorrow and however other many days you have left are better)
"Yup, she's fine, just must be a bad day." Rune rolled over to face away from the rest, and quickly fell asleep.
"Wow... never seen someone fall asleep that fast."
"Niether have I..." He combed his hair. "But I think I am going to follow suit... long day."
"Alright, well I'm gonna go to bathroom first." He got up and exited the room, and went to the bathroom down the hall. After making sure no one was in there he put up a silencing barrier on the door so no one could hear him. "I hate this!" He shouted as collapsed on the floor and transformed into a dragon-like man. He breathed heavily. "Man... I hate that body, but I can't show my true form..." He muttered. After catching his breath, he transformed back into the full human body, and left the bathroom. Entering the room he collapsed on his bed, promptly falling asleep.
The next morning was more like a regular day at school. All the studets gathered in the commons for break fast and last minute directions.
Danny joined Atreya at a table. She was reading over her hand book out of boredum when he sat down.
"Your sister told me to tell you that She paid for your lunch..."
"I'll have to thank her later..." He plopped down.
Rune and Alan walked up to Atreya and Danny, "What's up?" Rune asked.
"Not a whole lot..." danny nodded to the empty chairs. "Sit, before some one unpleasant decides to."
atreya shook her head. "How are you boys?"
They sat down. "I'm good," responded Alan, "a little tired though, I couldn't sleep."
"I slept like a log myself." Bragged Rune. Susan walked up behind him.
"I'm so glad YOU were able to sleep like a log, I on the other hand couldn't sleep at all thanks to a hail storm causing idiot!" Susan sighed, "I hope that didn't keep you three up as well?" She asked Danny, Atreya, and Alan.
"Not really, just a bad night." replied Alan
"I slept like a baby." atreya blushed some. "Most of the night."
"Oh good god Atry..." Danny rolled his eyes. "Thats gross."
Alan blinked confused, "I don't get it..."
"it is better that you don't." Danny sighed. "get lost."
"Oh! Did you guys here about Professor delany?" She asked in an I'm-going-to-blow -off-the-last-comment way. "She was hurt fairly badly last night. She says she fell down the stairs but what ever.
"Oh you mean Morgan? Potions lady?" Danny asked.
"Duh... it is just more respectful to call them by their last names. But anyway, she was in the infermory asll night, but must be feeling better because she is back in her class room now."
Susan laughed, "Fell my a**, I'm sure it was something more serious."
"What's your beef with her?" Rune asked.
Susan rolled her eyes, "My beef is she's hiding something!"
Rune got up and whispered in her ear, "And so are you." Susan blushed and left.
"Whatever you said musta been pretty bad to make her leave like that..." Alan said disappointedly.
"Wow..." Atreya pouted. "I wish I could run ppl off like that."
danny rolled his eyes. "I guess I can find out what happened to Professor delany 1st period... she teachs my learning the arts class..." He nodded. "One of my third year classes."
"Show off." Atreya blew a rasberry.
"And when he fails, I'll be everyone's last resort I'm sure." Rune bragged.
Alan laughed, "Yes, we ALL depend on you ever so much. Just don't forget your to wear a rose."
"Yea seriously..." danny held back a bit of a chuckle. "Well... i had better get started to class."
"But there is still 15 minutes of breakfast." atreya pointed out.
"Yup, i am giving myself time to get lost." he laughed and walked off.
"Smart kid," Amelia said, walking up behind them. "So, seeing as my own friends hate me now because I'm 'Too snotty' I will now please you all with the chance to be my friends! Oh, you have no choice." She sat down next to them and started eating.
"What the hell..." mumbled Rune.
"What's your first class Atreya?" Alan asked.
"Accelerated Bewitching." She nodded. "With Pofessor Fallowen." She said with a quirky smile. "And you guys'?"
Rune looked at his, "Ugh... Beginner's transformation... Why do we have to pass that class at least once?"
Alan laughed, "Mines divination, guess that means I get to see Danny's sister."
"Advanced summoning." Amelia piped up, not wanting to be overdone.
"Advanced summoning huh?" atreya said leaning on the table. She hated show offs. "I past 2nd year, with flying color. It is easy if you can keep the hang of it." he laughed some and leaned back.
"Ronald..." Clara approached the table. "May i speak with you for a moment...?"
"A pimp, I swear..." Amelia whispered under her breath.
Rune got up, "Sure?"
She lead him off a bit. "...I know your deal with Morgan... It is dangerous... and because I care of the welfare of my students... and i respect what the two of you are doing for the school I am going to go against her wishes and tell you what happened... Last night she was in the main hall, and the leader of the 'sociaty' you know which one i mean... attacked her. They know what you two are doing, she didn't release your name, but it is only a matter of time... All she could tell about the leader was he was familiar... he was cloaked so she doesn't know who for sure..."
Rune nodded, "I see..." He bit his lip, a bad habit he's always had. "Alright... I'll watch my back. Try to make it seem like we aren't close to each other. As for Danny... I'll have him better protection than me or Morgan soon, I've got the best person to ensure that helping me."
"I think you will have a problem keeping yourself from her." She gave a soft glance. "She is young... Not much your senior at all, just a very gifted witch who got a luck break... It is hard for her not to get attached and closer to her students then she should be as she is so close in age... I am sure it isn't hard for you to imagine she fancies you."
He sighed, "Yeah, I know... I can't say I don't like her either, but it's still not exactly the best relationship to have either way, you know? Especially at this moment..." He hated love, such a stupid emotion, if he could destroy one emotion THAT would be it.
"I didn't mean that I was supporting a student teacher relationship, though for you two i would tun y head... I do not condone it... I am telling you this so you know... you two would work better in this battle as a pair. Your arua's intwine... it makes magic stronger... That is my warning to you. Oh, and if the subject should arise, if you politely reject her, let her down easy... she is just a child you know." She nodded and walked off.
"I hate people like her, making me feel guilty..." He sighed and went back to the table and sat down without a word.
Amelia looked over her shoulder, "Huh, not even a sigh of anger, I've never been able to achieve that before..." She spoke with jealousy.
"You ok sweetie?" Atreya asked. (she's like me, she calls every body sweetie, hunny or babe.) She stood and sat in a closer chair. "You look a little down."
"Just emotions, they suck, ya know?" He said in a pissed off tone.
"i know the feeling." she nodded and handed him a piece of paper. "Listen if you ever need to talk to some one or need help, contact me like that." She nodded to the paper. "As class council it is my duty to make sure everyone is happy, That and you are a cool kid... I gotta go to class. Feel better soon." She smiled cheerfully and bounced off.
"Wow, she is inerjetic..." Aero muttered as he was walking by.
Amelia got up as Aero walked by, "Well class is going to start soon, tata boys, save me a seat for lunch!"
"Kill me Alan, please..." Rune complained as he got up to go to class.
"I'd rather not go to jail," Alan replied, following suit.
(Gonna do a minor time skip... not too much is goona happen for a while...)
The first week of school went by eventless, allowing the students and staff to settle into the every day hum drum of school life.
Today there was to be an assebly, so the entire school was crowded into the auditorium to ready themselves for fun... or not...
Danny leaned back against his seat that Atreya had saved for he and their other 'friends'
"What is this about? Pracitising safe sex?"
"Just say no." Atreya laughed. "No< i really have no idea."
Rune hated Atreya at this point in time, even Amelia got a seat near them. Worse, right next to him. "At least it isn't like normal schools where you practice putting condoms on bananas..."
Amelia blushed, "T-they do that?!" she asked appalled.
Alan nodded, "Yup, they do. I take it you never went to a normal school?"
"No, I haven't... And for the first time I am rather pleased about that fact..." She said still blushing furiously.
Susan giggled, "I am too."
"Ah man that was nothing!" Danny laughed. "hey alan, do you think we should tell them what they used the dough nut for?"
"Please god, don't." Atreya covered her ears.
He laughed once more. "Yo, Ame, trade me seats?" He asked with a cute little, 'please?' look in his eyes.
"Ame? My name is not Ame, and I do not wish to be addressed by that either!" Despite the fact she hated being called Ame, Amelia still got up to switch him seats.
"I KNOW HER WEAKNESS!!! LITTLE INNOCENT BOYS!!!" Rune yelled as loud as possible.
Amelia turned and slapped him, and went to switch seats with Danny.
"That hurt..."
Danny sat down. "I was trying to save you that fate." He laughed some. "That is gonna welt. Geesh Amelia, what are you packing, like, metal gloves?"
"Lay off." Atreya nodded. "You guys chill out."
"Yes mommy." He blew a rasberry. "So, rune. How are you?" He asked boredly.
"Well I'm rather sad thanks to that smack..." He said jokingly. He was actually getting along with these people, only after a week... how? HE HATES PEOPLE! Oh well...
"Oh, Rune, before I forget, meet me in the main hall tonight, I need to show ya something." Susan informed Rune.
"Alright..." Her tranaslation must be done... He thought to himself.
"Oh yea! You have a note." danny pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to him. "from Professor Delany.
"A note?" He reached out and took it, and opened it, wondering what it said, "Any of you read over my shoulder I'll find the worst rune I can use and use it, got it?"
They all nodded.
The note read
Rune,
Clara told m you wanted to put some distance between us. Good call. SO this is my new system. I call it Danny Mail. ^^
Any way, here is the deal. I hope you have that defense thing worked out soon. because they attacked again last night. I am sure my sub can tell you more as they aren't exactly letting me leave the hospital wing this time. *eye roll* I guess they think the damage is pretty bad...
tell Susan that I need to talk to her if she is going to have any part in this, for her own safety.
I will get back to you...
Morgan
Danny Mail... Cute. He folded the letter and slipped it in his pocket. "Oh, Susan. Morgan wants to see you as soon as possible." He told her nonchalantly.
Susan blinked, "Me? Why? I don't even have a class with her this year..."
He spoke in the made up language the two use, and told her, "It's about the spell. She found out about it and wants to talk to you about it." Susan gasped, and then nodded.
(I'm too lazy to look at my key code thing for what letter is which to type out the secret language xD)
(lol Don't blame you, i can't read the thing any way.)
The head master took his possition at the front of the auditorium. "as I am sure you all know by now, twice since the beginning of school, three of the school;s proffesors have been brutally assulted by none less then a student. two if which are now in the hospital wing, and no one is quite sure if they are going to make it out... we do not teach violence here, and we have a 0 tolorence polocy for it... so, until the guilty party comes forth, you will not ber permitted to leave the hall."
A roar erupted.
"Damn..." Atreya murmured.
Danny rose a brow.
Amelia laughed, "Are you kidding me? What proof do they have that a student is the assailant? That's discrimination!"
Susan nodded in agreement, "You're right, unless they can prove it was a student then they have no right to keep us in here."
"They are magical... they don't need physical proof." Danny nodded. "It is easy to use simple spells to find out the age and identity of the killer."
"Not killer! No one is dead." Atreya corrected.
"Yet. No one is dead yet. THey are all still in critical condition." Danny nodded.
"All the more reason they shouldn't keep us in here!" Susan said with anger. "Ya know that thing I've been translating Rune? It has two abilities, protection and healing. I finished it last night. It has rules though. The healing may only be used once per person. The protection will permanently disable the spell. Sorry Rune, but I'm not hiding it anymore." Before Rune could stop her, she explained about the spell she had been translating to everyone.
Danny rose a brow. "Nice." He laughed.
Atreya awed. "You know how to do that stuff?!"
(Guess whose back?! ME!)
"Yes, though I was translating it for Rune's use, I don't think he can use it. It's something of an affinity spell, and he is not naturally affiliated to healing spells. I'm not sure if I am either, but I'm sure we could find someone who is to use it." Susan sighed, it felt to get that off her chest, she didn't like hiding things.
Amelia spoke up, "The plot thickens." She sighed, "Ok you guys, find a way to sneak me and Susan out of here, if she can teach me the spell, then we're good to go. The only conditions are the single use a person and affiliation correct? If so, I can use it."
Rune looked at Amelia, "You can use healing spells?"
"No, but the spell is on a scroll. I have more of an affiliation with written spells, so we should be able to bypass the healing affiliation condition. However my one weakness is I can translate worth crap, and I at least need to know the name of the spell in English, and a powerful phrase."
Danny quirked a brow. "Wow, the last thing I ever expected from YOU."
Atreya hit him. "Be nice Daniel..."
Clara walked over to the group. Her eyes shadowed. "You students can't be doing magic unattended.
"Clara!" Danny sighed.
"Well damn." Said Amelia very fluidly, making even a curse sound elegant. "So, you are going to try and stop us?" She questioned, not in the mood to be messed with.
(Hey, do you know if any of our friends had to be evacuated because of that gas leak?)
(No, I didn't even know about it.)
"No of course not." The dark witch sat with them. "I want to help."
Danny blinked. "You? breaking rules? Cool!"
(XD You didn't even know about it? It's somewhere near Shake Shop, they had to open up a Red Cross Center to house the people they evacuated)
Susan sighed, "Glad to know a teacher is helping us. So what do you suggest we do? It's Amelia and I who need to get out the most, but if any of you are affiliated with healing spells, then we'll have less to worry about, since it's ok for us to sacrifice her."
"Hey! I resent that!" Amelia said sourly.
Atreya pondered. "If I had to I could help as well, it is my major after all."
Danny shrugged. "I'm sure I can manage something..."
Clara nodded. "I can get you legal passage any where you needed."
Susan nodded, "We'll prioritize getting Atreya, Amelia, Danny, and myself to the top floor, I hid the scroll in a room that I enchanted my first year here." She giggled at the thought, "I remember how Rune could never find me."
Rune's eyes widened, "Y-you mean I got punished for saying you were lost for nothing?!"
Amelia eyed him, "YOU played hide-n-seek?"
"No, we didn't! She asked me to go to her room, and I couldn't find her so I panicked!"
Susan sighed again, "Enough guys... We need to hurry. So what do you suggest we do Atreya?"
"i don't know... I mean who ever the bad guy is is obviously watching closely... I think some of us should check in with professor delaney while some of us go to your room..."
danny nodded. "Yeh, i don't think we should do anything with ut notifying morgan and finding out what she knows..."
"Well... I still don't like her, but fine. We'll go with these groups then. Amelia, Atreya, and I will head for the scroll, alright? We'll be safe if we get caught with Atreya with us. The rest of you head to Morgan, alright?" Amelia and Rune nodded in agreement.
(Ok, I gotta go, kinda tired so yeah. Good night ^.^)
(night)
'Sure."
Clara notified the head master that she was taking the children to the medroom and let the groups set out, the girls going one way and Clara and the boys heading in an opposite direction.
Rune sighed, and then realized something, "I haven't seen Alan today, that's rather weird." He checked his pockets and found he had a wind rune he could use to send messages. It was the only rune he learned to keep contained, and that was only due to his wind affinity.
"Ok, here's the deal. In the top floor is a hidden door. It used to be a caretaker's room, but I casted a strong illusion spell on it my mother taught me. I could only use it once, and she told me to use it to have my own little room in the school for when I wanted to get away." Susan rubbed her nose a little, looking a little nervous. "Just promise me after we get the scroll you guys won't attempt to enter, ok?"
Amelia let out a small "Hah," and then said, "Like I would want to spend time in some skanky caretaker's shed anyways."
Atreya nodded innocently, the truth was, she wasn't much of a magic user herself. This was an adriniline rush like she had never felt. "Can do miss..."
Rune soon arrived to the door leading to Professor Morgan's. He knocked twice.
Back with Susan's group, she tried to light up a conversation. "So, who's everyone hot for?" she asked non-chalantly. Amelia laughed and replied, "No love for me hun."
"It depends, honestly." Atreya nodded. "On what day of the week it is and what class I am trying to pass." She shrugged. "My minor this year is love spells." She flicked some of her hair.
"Danny?" Susan asked, "How about you?"
Amelia smirked, "I bet he's crushing on YOU!"
Susan giggled, "Stop teasing Amelia."
"I personally haven't found any one..." He shrugged. "you girls are gorgeous but not my type..."
Atreya rolled her eyes. "So innocent... they should make you into a plushie."
"Huh?" He 0.0
"OH MY GOD!!!" Amelia squeeled, "THAT WOULD BE SO ADORABLE!!!!" Susan looked at her and raised an eyebrow, and Amelia blushed furiously.
Treya giggled. "You two would be cute."
"Who? Me and Amy?" He pointed. "I don't see it happening..."
Amelia quickly looked away, "I promise you, it will never happen," she muttered to herself, only loud enough for herself to hear.
Susan yawned, "Ugh finally the stairs. We need to head to the top floor. I want us to go at certain intervals, so we can warn the rest if someone is coming, alright?"
"Ok, what is the plan?" Danny crossed his arms yawning some.
"Danny first. Being a teacher's brother you and a freshman you'll have a little more leeway. Next will be me, then Amelia, and then Atreya."
Oh great..." Danny blew his bangs from his face. "Alright... Lets get this over with." He nodded and began up the stares.
Susan followed a few flights behind, occasionally whispering if anyone was there, with Amelia only one flight behind.
Atreya followed a little ways behind and yawned some.
Danny made his way up the stares, silently biting his nails nervous. //I cannot even believe I am up here... I can't believe I am here... Why? Your a a looser Danny....//
"Danny?" Susan called, "Stop biting your nails and pay attention!"
Amelia stared at Susan, 'Damn' she thought to herself, 'she has a b***h in her!'
He nodded and pocketed his hands, continuing a short ways, before stopping and backing up some. '... Susan..."
"If it's about me snapping at you sorry, just a little nervous."
"no... Dogs... big dogs..." He stayed still as the snarling, obviously bewitched rotwielers edged nearer.
"...Aha great." Susan reached into her pocket and pulled out a gun, carved with 10 runes. "See, me and rune can both use runes, but if very different ways. He invokes their true nature, and I combine them into phrases." She aimed the gun at the dog "TOO BAD I'M OUT OF BULLETS!" She started to laugh hysterically.
Amelia soon met up with them nervously, "She cracks under pressure, joy. Danny, Atreya? Any suggestions since our leader is cracking jokes? I don't have any scrolls to use sooo..."
Atreya walked past them, and approached the doggs, they snapped and bit, one of them latched on to her arm. She knelt adn whispered some things to them. They whimpered and scurried off.
"Atreya! You're half asian, aren't you!?" Susan started to laugh even more.
"What the hell is wrong with you Susan?" Amelia asked, true concern in her voice. "Whatever. Anyways Atreya, are you an animal whisperer or something?"
"Love spell." She ripped her shirt as a bandage. "They were male dogs."
"You slut." danny joked, 'Thanks..."
"No biggy."
Susan soon stopped laughing and blushed. "L-let's go. I'm sorry how I acted." She started to run up the stares, two steps at a time.
"What is wrong with her?" Amelia sighed. "C'mon you two, she'll get herself killed..."
They nodded and followed as well.
(other scene for a bit?)
(Alrighty surprised Need time to come up for an excuse as to why Susan was acting like that anyways XD)
Rune knocked again, "Yo Morgan? You there?"
"... Come in." Her voice came weakly. "Just why the hell are you out of the commens? Do you know how dangerous it is?" She scorned after opening the door telepathically. her body was bandaged and buised, her arm in a sling, and she was bloody.
(I just realized Alan is nowhere to be found XD)
Rune ran up to her, "What the hell are you yelling at me for?! You're the one who is hurt!!! Why didn't you tell me how bad you were?"
"Because I didn't want you running up here and playing hero! I am lucky, the other two professors are dead... hello Clara." She mused to the other techer, keeping a look out in the hall, she didn;t reply.
"You don't get it! There's a difference between playing hero and being there for someone you lov.." He stopped himself when he realized what he was going to say. "That's not important now. Susan is heading to get the scroll we have talked about. It can not only protect, but heal as well, so she is going to use it on the victims..."
"I am the only victim left.." She mused, a blush on her pale cheeks. "A-any way. When all of this is over, expect detension! This is sooo wreckless... You could be seriously hurt, and I would never forgive myself."
"I'm... sorry... But I won't leave. Safety in numbers, right?" He smiled. "I just realized Alan wasn't in the commons today, odd..." He started to get worried.
"i am sure he is some where sleeping..." She smiled. "Don;t worry... now I am sure you came for some important reason... what do you need?"
Rune searched his brain to remember. "I... Forgot... Uhh Clara?" He laughed nervously having to ask her what they came here for.
Clara shot a glare. "ask her what she knows... and if she can help?" She rolled her eyes.
Morgan laughed innocently.
"Oh uh right. So yeah, who's doing that attackings and s**t?" He asked a little more like his normal self finally.
"I never saw his face. But her ws younger... he had a familiar with him, I didn;t recognize." She stood from bed shakily. "And Yes I am going to help you."
Rune nodded, when Alan came staggering into the room. "Alan? Are you... ok?" Alan's eyes were red, as if he had been crying.
"Though I would find you here..." He had his hand in his pocket, and pulled it out, it was stuck in dragonkin form.
"You're a dragonkin?" Rune asked kinda shocked.
Alan nodded, "I can't revert... I don't know why, though I may have an idea..." He then took notice of Morgan, "My god..." he whispered.
She opened her mouth to speak, then noticed her clothing, r lack there of. Sh grabbed a sheet. 'I am fine... And you, what is all this talk?"
He blushed slightly, coughed, and then elaborated. "As I am sure you know, dragonkin live for a long time. I'm pretty damn old myself. Anyways, I even have a family. A mate, and children even. However they were all taken capture awhile ago, I don't know why either. All I remember is my mate telling me to forget, to love again, and then she casted a teleportation spell that I didn't believe dragonkin available of..." He took a deep breath. "My particular race only have full ability to control their shape shifting abilities if their mate still lives, and if they have children, they must die too... We're a rare race, and only a handful of other races know about us even. I came here to suggest the people who captured... Killed... My family may be the same that have attacked the school." He bit his lip, trying to put up a strong front, forcing himself not to cry.
"... Sweet hert..." She put a hand on his shoulder. "... It'll be ok... We'll figure this out and avenge them..."
Alan raised an eyebrow. "Vengeance isn't exactly how I want to go about this. I am old, believe it or not, and more wise than that." He smiled, "I guess that shows just how old I am. No, if I fight for vengeance then I am just being selfish. I want to know WHY. That's all I want for now. I shall take action after that." He smiled a sad smile. Rune stared at Alan, he couldn't believe how different he was. He WASN'T Alan.
"Ah, you ruined me, i was trying to be nobel." She cast a silent spell and was dressed. "Now... I believe we have some work to do right?"
"Of course." He looked at Rune, "Where's the rest of our little group? It's not like them, Susan at least, to not tag along with you."
Rune blinked, then responded, "They're trying to get to the top floor, to Susan's little hiding hole so they can get the scroll she's been working on."
Alan cringed, "I don't think that was smart... Surely the enemy, whoever they may be, can realize when a student is acting oddly. ESPECIALLY when they should be in the commons? Maybe I'm over analyzing but... Morgan, I think we should find the others, you agree?"
"Ys... lets go." She walked out, (limped) and clara nodded for the rest to follow.
Alan walked up to Morgan, whispering very lightly, "Can we trust Clara?" He hid his hand in his pocket again, and cringed as he fought to keep his other hand from morphing too.
"Bite your tounge... she is Merlin’s granddaughter, and not only that, a teacher... She wouldn't betray us... she isn’t that stupid... and-"
"I teach divination... and can hear every word you say." She arched a delicate brow.
Alan made an "ohshit" expression and lost his concentration and his other hand morphed. "Well... I see what I get for asking a simple question." He sighed. Rune laughed, that was more like Alan.
The girls stopped. "Blood on the air."
"Hurry boys!" Morgan nodded and they took off toward the stares faster.
Rune took off in a sprint, while Alan just jogged, not wanting to waste energy, already warn out from fighting his morphing abilities.
The teachers sped up the stares, following the blood trail.
"Rune!" Alan called, "You spaz out and I will stop you, got it!? RUNE!" Rune ignored him, already preparing to unleash a rune if needed.
Clara stopped them as they found the pool of Atreya's blood.
Morgan knelt and examened the blood. "... Not a death wound..."
"I swear if they..." Before he could say another word Alan knocked him out.
"Sorry, but the last thing we need is you unleashing a rune of fire when your affinity is ice, heaven knows how bad it would go out of control." He looked at Morgan apologetically, "I have a general bearing of where Susan's hideout is, but only a very general bearing. So what should we do? And before you suggest sniff them out, I'm not that kind of dragon."
"You don;t need to be." Morgan transformed her self into a wolf, wounded. But she sniffed out the blood trail. "Follow me..."
Alan nodded, carrying Rune on his back being very careful not to dig his claws into Rune. He then talked to Clara, "Sorry about before. I've just never really trusted seers and the like I guess..."
"Not a problem... I get it a lot... because we must drain ourselves of emotion to keep sanity... no one trusts us..." She nodded. Her fir black hair fell in her face annoyingly, she ignored it.
'Humans are so confusing' Alan thought to himself. "That's why I enjoy Rune..." he muttered to himself without realizing he said it outloud.
"Why? Is he not human?" Clara asked.
Morgan stopped and looked back. Though in dog form, her eyes held a confused curiosity
"Concentration miss Dalany..." Clara nodded.
She turnned back and continued on her trail
'Well, if you're just going to read my thoughts, he IS human, but he's a little more honest than most. Though Morgan is making him act like a fool. Love sucks, ya know?' Alan gave her a quick smiled, and then got serious again, his human body was starting to give way ever further, with now his entire arm starting to quake from fighting.
Clara, in a rare moment, let her face become sypathetic. "... I wish there was something I could do in the way of supression..." She shook her head, tears streaming her cheeks, she laughed softly.
(Her sanity bearier just broke from stress.)
"H-hey, no reason to cry ya know! Ya know what they say about guys with big hands, right?!" Alan panicked, and attempted to make her laugh, one of the few things he learned from human
 XChaosxKittyX · Fri Oct 09, 2009 @ 01:49am · 1 Comments |
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