Courtyard (North)

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Sumire hummed softly, sweet honey dew eyes sparkling lightly as the Sun shined brilliantly ahead of her. With a sigh, she knew there was going to be yet another lonely day ahead of her. With her poor Social skills, she didn't have many friends. Hell, she didn't have ANY friends. But that never stopped her from going outside to watch the Sun set. Hues of pink, lavendar, and a deep blue traced across the sky, reflecting off her new white dress. Strawberry hair shined with a bright glisten. Boredly, Sumire sat on the edge of the fountain, staring at the koi fish swarming around, concluding it must've been a prank.

She giggled softly, admiring the multi-colored koi as if they were soon to be friends. A scarce amount of people were out today, so she didn't mind using a little alchemy. Sumire tore a leaf off of her bracelt, placing it down infront of her. Tracing a transmutation circle with a water dipped finger. she pressed down firmly as a loaf of bred popped up with a small poof of smoke. Smiling warmly, she tore of chunks of bread, tossing them into the water as the koi fish graciously ate tham.

Ooc: Sorry, mom kicked me off.  

[bakalifeform]

Surion smiled back. It wasn't the best smile he'd ever made... Just an ok smile... Saying "Yeah, Thanks." He sat against the tree trunk. He let himself calm. "Snow..." He sighed lightly. "Don't get too angry... He must have a good reason for this... Right, Kiko?" Surion said. He knew that Kiko would think of something. Kiko always did. But he looked so...Depressed, Surion wasn't sure.  

[Snow Lea Makatu]

Kiko looked up at Surion sadly. 'Well... Not really... it was done under orders... I was told to..." He said softly. He looked up at Snow who still glared at him angrily.

Snow shook her head, refusing Kiko's excuse. "Well... because of you and your so called 'orders' I have to go apologize to my brother wherever he might be!" She sighed softly and looked down at her lap. "Wha- Whats his name, Kiko?" She asked softly.

"Thorn... His name is Thorn." He whispered.  

[Skeetons]

Chastina sat down by the fountain, gaving at it's every clear crystal waters. Over the few months that she had been here, she had taken a liking to the courtyard, and the elegance of the fountain. She never really cared much for anything else, though she didn't know why. She hadn't made any friends yet, and the only time someone had ever talked to her was to give her a passing 'hey', or 'excuse me'. She sighed; she still wasn't comfortable with showing off her wings yet, so she kept them hidden under her jacket. A few months wasn't going to make up for years of shame and sorrow, no matter how many other people she saw showing off their wings proudly. She looked around. As always, the courtyard was covered in people, buzzing away in conversation or peaceful relaxing, drifted away on a cloud of though. She wished she could do that too.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

Coletta Spade Looked up at her older brother, he was so tall, almost two feet taller than her. He was dressed in all black, black baggy pants, combat boots and sweater. He was carrying both of their bags, heavy as they were, like feathers. It had been so long since Cole had seen her brother Matt for so long, something about this new school would be good at least.

Matt looked down at his sister, waaay down. At 4' 5" she wasn't any kind of average. She looked so uncertain, so small. He sighed and looked back up at the campus. Coletta was going to have a hard time adjusting. And he couldn't let her hide behind him. If he was there nobody would notice the ghost at his side. But if he left her she'd just shrink more. Why did younger sisters have to be so troublesome?

Coletta tugged on her brother's sleeve, she had had this habit since she was three, nobody noticed her otherwise. She may be sixteen now, but they still overlooked her. Matt looked down with his Ice blue eyes, one outlined with black eyeliner. He raised his eyebrows in question.

"We requested a dorm together right? Do you know where it is?" Coletta's voice was quiet and soft with a hint of fear in it, Matt couldn't help but smile slightly.

"I'll bring our baggage up, we got side by side rooms. They wouldn't let us have one of those small rooms for two people. You stay here and explore campus. I'm going to set up our stuff"

Before Coletta could respond, Matt walked off in long, quick strides. Coletta could never catch up with her short legs. Since she didn't have working tear glands, Cole smoothed her face into indifference and walked over to the fountain, moving her black purse out of the way of her yellow summer dress.

She rummaged through the bag until she took out a small silver handheld and began fiddling with it, hiding the screen from prying eyes, keeping it close to her stomach.  

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Black boots scuffled against the uneven cobblestone. Ice blue eyes glittered in shards as the Sun refracted from above. Curran, a new student to Ria, reached hands out as he stumbled after a SwallowTail Butterfly. They were common in the Summer, yet could rarely be seen in the Fall. Face illuminated with such happiness that it could bring anyone to smile. His legs felt stubby and he soon imagined himself as a little boy, chasinf butterflies through the green fields of Ireland.

Eyes glimmered lightly as tears welled up into his eyes, vision becoming blurry and doubtful. It had been so long since he'd left his homeland, yet he still had longing emotions to return. Even if it was for only one minute, he'd be the happiest person in the world. Well, he already was. Atleast, it looked like he was. And that was one of his hidden talents. Masking his true emotions with fake and more charming ones.

The 18 year old had not been paying attention, wich was not a good idea on the coddlestone below him. Small puddles of water lay before the fountain, Curran concluding that a small child must have been playing in it earlier on. His feets slipped out from under him and flew backwards, sending his whole body forward. His arms sprung out in quick reaction, but did not grab the floor. As gracefully as he could manage, he landed face first into the floor.

Curran shifted uncomfortably. He managed to sit himself up straight, legs sprawled out infront of him. He sighed, rubbing his head softly before he burst out laughing. Yes, he was an odd one, ut his continuous mood of affections gave him a slight charm. Pale blue hair had gecome slightly damp from the fall, as hs pants. He hadn't noticed that he was sitting in the water puddled until he felt the crystal liquid seep through his pants.  

[DeeMac61206]

A rather tall girl slowly wandered through the courtyard.One hand extended down dragging a huge bag behindd her.Her steps were short and precis as she starred straight down at the map in her hands.Her flowing brown hair fell infront of hers sharp eye eyes accented by gray hues.The rise and fall of her chest attmited small breaths that blew her hair up slightly causing a strand or two of her hair to tickle her nose.Quickly brushing her hair away and scratching her nose she finally glanced up.

A vision of a small girl sitting alone, a boy laughing in a puddle, and another one leaving the courttyard.Eyes shifted between them with a small chuckle and raised eyebrow."Crazy place..."A sweet voice chimme as she looked down at the map agaian.Naturally her voice had an extreme amount of frence accent, she had of course come from France.Where is France, she had no clue....

Suddenly finding herself plop down uncomfortable.Her black V-tube top style shirt and flowing orange skirt going right before her kness, seemed to blow slightly as a wind passed by.Grabbing her bag the girl started digging through all her belongings, things flying everywhere, being careful not to break anything.She was likely not going to stop her strange act untill after she found exactly what she wanted!...But with her....that could take a life time.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

Coletta Spade looked down at the boy in the puddle, laughing his head off. She raised her head from her computer and quietly shut it off and stuffed her PDA into her black leather Gucci bag, one of the only pieces of evidence visible from a glance that she was a rich girl.

Coletta's lips twitched as she watched The boy's face as the water soaked through his pants. She got up and offered him a petite manicured hand. She didn't talk, smile or show any emotion, simply bent her knees and shook her hand, waiting him to grab a hold.

Matt had alreayd dropped off their luggage, but hadn't bothered to unpack. He didn't need his sister swearing at him in french because he unpacked her lingerie for her. As he was walking, he almost bumped into a tall girl. Matt looked down on her, examined her from top to tow, then tipped his hat to her.

"Bonjour madame, what are you looking for?" Matt had almost no french accent, he had lived with his father most of his life in america, and had only recently picked up the accent in the last 6 years he had spent living with his full family.

This girl seemed distressed, and while he was not an overall happy or helpfull person, his sister seemed to be interacting with a troublesome boy. She might as well make a friend, and he might as well find some people to hang out with.

Coletta noticed her brother enter the courtyard and instead of coming over to her, he went and said hi to some girl. A wave of jealousy washed over her, but she calmed it down, the girl looked like she was having trouble, and although he never helped anybody, at least he wasn't going through her clothes.

Cole reverted her attention back to the boy, her face in a slightly impatient expression as she waited for him to get to his feet.  

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Curran looked up to Coletta with a slightly confused face. Frozen eyes blinked twice as his face seems as if it belonged to that of a little boy. Small blush marks marked his pale cheeks, eyes shimmering lightly. Curran then smiled with a soft chuckle, cocking his head lightly. He grasped her frail hand with a limp grip, not wanting to hurt the small girl. He quickly hoisted himself up with a small grunt, laughing a bit once more. He was soon more aware as his damp pants, but he just smiled, seeming to shrug the problem away.

Curran let go of the girls hand as he took a few steps back. Eyes fixed in concentration as he clasped his hands together, seeming as if he were meditating. Mouth afixed onto a firm scowl line, though edges drifted upward at the thought of using his talent. Curran exhaled lightly, shifting his legs apart as he prepared himself for even a simple tactic. urran drew his hands back then clapped them together loudly. Soon there became a disturbance in the air. Pale blue hair blew slightly as the air around him slowly gained spped.

Gusts of air surrounded him, encircling him like a foaming tornado. He quickly disappeared behind the twisting gusts of wind. When Curran became satisfied, he allowed the amount of air decrease drastically, as if it'd stopped all together. Curran smiled brightly, holding out a hand to greet the girl. His pants were now dry, as his hair and anything else that had been touched by the crystalice. "Greetings, M'lady. I am Curran Alric of Ireland. May I ask the name of such a beautiful flower?" he allowed, bowing slightly to the small girl. He glanced up with a small smile, ice blue eyes glinting in return to the Sun.  

[DeeMac61206]

"Bonjour..."Etty responded not even bothering to fix her eyes on the person starring down at her.She had no intentions of being rude, it just happened that at that moment she was very determined to fine whatever she was looking for.As a purple dress flung from her hand and flew over her shoulder, a sudden look of pleasure came pouring into Etty's eyes.

Slowly she pulled out a small silver compass lined with what seemed like very small emeralds.The pointer was made out of pure metal and wildly bounced in the small glass circle as she held it in her hands.Turning it over, she carefully grazed her finger along the back of it, feeling the curves that engraved the compass, spelling out her initials.Finally looking up at the boy with a smile that illuminated her sharp features, Etty held the compass out slightly."This!"She pounced, her accent seeming to fade away in her excitement for the short moment.

A compass didn't really seem like much of a big deal but to her, it was everything...plus she was completely lost and couldn't make heads or tails of the map!Usually she would be able to find her way very quickly, without a map or a compass.But Ria had confused her a great deal!...luckily with her compass she could guide anyone from the bottom of the south pole, all the way up to the sandy shores of Miami...so yes...the compass was worth all that silly pointless effort.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

Matt raised his eyesbrows in surprise. She was also french, a pleasent surprise. He noted this in his mind, storing it away for later use. Matt decided to be nice to this woman, she was french and that bought her a couple points of respect from him. Matt smiled pleasently, his lips, bare of black color for once, curved up in a very warm expression of gladness, going a long way to making his cold appearence seem natural and friendly.

He bent down to pick up the purple dress, folding it up perfectly and holding it out to her. Pausing for a moment he looked up at her and then down at the dress. He raised his eyes to her body once more and ran them up and down her corpse. He smiled mysteriously and once more held it out to her.

"It compliments your skintone nicely." His voice was low and pleasent, contrary to his cold and eccentric appearence. Matt spade tipped his hat to the woman once more. "I'm Matt Spade, my sister Coletta is over by the fountain, shall we join her?" Matt smiled once more and offered the crook of his arm to the lady, obviously planning to escort her.

Coletta was almost insulted by how limp his hand was. She may be small and unnoticable, but she was neither dead, dying or frail, and his eyes painfully reminded her of Matt's when he was little. As soon as he was up, she squeezed his hand painfully, going near to the point of crushing his bones, but somehow keeping herself from giving him a bruise. Something that should have been psychically impossiple.

Cole brushed aside his hand, not wanting his warm skin to touch her cold ones. It just reminded her how insignificant and unadmirable she herself was. Instead she focused on scowling up at him, trying to keep her neck from getting a crink. He was about a foot taller then her, like most people, and it was annoying.

"What right does a Carefree airhead who chases butterflys have to talk so flowerfully to me? My Name is Coletta Spade, and I'm not curtseying."  

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Curran quirked a brow as her facial features rapidly changed. His face twitched lightly as she squuzed his hand, though ignored the pain. He couldn't help but smile smugly, laying back as she chattered off. The sudden outburst of defiance had amazed him, and her strength even more. Yet, he found the girl to be entertaining in a somewhat confound way. He couldn't quite tell what it was, yet he knew there was something interesting about the girl.

Curran merely blinked as Coletta declined his greeting, though took no offense. He could tell she took his words harshly, yet meant no criticism. His expression was wiped blank, leaving him to stare into space boredly. He patiently waited until she was done with her comment, then began once again. "Ah, M'lady. Just as your Heritage has customs, as does mine. I was taught the Proper Irish way to greet a lady, so I can not decline pure instinct. And just count yourself lucky I did not speak the irrational language many people do these days." he commented with a smug expression.

Curran half chuckled before he continued on. "I take no offense that you won't curtsey. But, if you do not want to chat with such an Airhead, then I guess I'll take my leave. I'm sure there plenty of others here who would talk to you. I bid good day." Curran finished, twisting around with a flick of the heel. He looked back with large, blue eyes, pondering if she would stop him. He sighed a bit, turning back around before slowly taking his leave. Crystal orbs looked out of the corner of his eyes, looking towards her expression to see if he could gather up the ideas going through her mind.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

((couldn't help but slip in a short, sweet post before bed. Sorry for posting out of order))

Matt noticed his sister was in trouble, social reject that she was. Matt stepped easily in front of the man and bowed deeply, removing his hat as he did so, putting it back on at it's odd angle once he straightened up.

"Please excuse my sister, meusieur, she hasn't been out of her house in over 6 years and is socially incompetent. We as french conoisseurs know our manners very well, but she has not as yet attended any social events and has had no experience with her lessons as such. If I could introduce myself? I am Matt Spade, and I would like to ask you to give my petite soeur another chance, perhaps I can convince her to be more courteous?"

Matt looked over Curran's shoulder and gave a perfectly icy glare straight at his sister, boring into her, on the verge of using his powers to influence her emotions.

Coletta shivered, her face twisting in to agony at her dear brother's expression. It was true she had been awful to this young man, but Matt didn't have to be so mechant! It hurt her, her brothers glare of icicles driected at her when he was supposed to be escorting her.

Coletta took a deep breath, sighed, then resigned herself to complete french lady's mannerisms. She elegantly straightened up, making the most of her 4' 5" and stepped to the front and left of her brother as was appropriate. She then took a hold of the sides of her pale yellow sumer dress and sunk into a deep, perfectly angled and steady curtsey, her eyes lowered maidenly.

"Please forgive me meusier, I stepped out of line. I can only apologise sincerely and hope you understand. It has been a long time since I have been outside my house, and from the neglect my gentle brother has delt me, I had no idea in this school we were to be polite, you see, this is not only the first time I have been out of my house in 6 years, it has been the first time I spent more then an hour with my brother, mother or any servant our household employs."

Ok, so Coletta was putting tactical blame on her brother and making her seem like a victim, but even her brother can't glare at her like that and expect her to be docile. She was aware of Matts dissaproval, and to avoid his icy percing eyes, she stayed in her curtsey, her eyes on the ground, her difficult position being maintained without the slightly wobble. Trained as she was in dance, a simple deep curtsey couldn't defeat her.  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Hideki entered the courtyard quietly, golden eyes darting around. They were partially hidden by his sandy brown hair, which was shaggy and currently very unkempt, just sticking off in every which way. He ingored it, a pleasant smile upon his face as his bushy wolf tail wagged happily behind him. He took note of some people not too far off, but simply shrugged his shoulders and changed his course to the fountain, on the opposite side as them. He didn't want to bother them when they were already talking amongst themselves.

Tail increasing its pace, swishing rapidly side to side, Hideki lowered himself down on the edge of the fountain, sitting facing the water with his legs crossed Indian style beneath him. His shoulders hunched forward as he peered over the edge, staring at his reflection. He smiled to himself, fangs showing, as he tapped the water lightly with three clawed fingers. He was simply clad, in just some loose black pants and a button up white shirt. He'd missed some of the buttons though, but didn't particularly care. He was just glad to be outside, though... things had been pretty boring lately.  

[DeeMac61206]

Etty glared up at the boy while he rudely looked at her body.Yes, he was being a gentlemen in handing her the dress and complementing her, but Etty wasn't amused with being starred at, even if it were for a mere moment.As the thoughts seeped out of her mind, Etty's lips curled up into a soft smile."Merci."She stated simply as she grazed her hand under the dress, placing it in her bag neatly.Quickly collecting the rest of her things, including clothing, 4 envelopes and a variety of different necessities.

Hearing Matt introduce himself, Etty zipped up her bag, her compass still in her hand, and stood up."Fleurette d'Allemagne..."Remembering her manners, Etty pronouncing her full name and slowly looked over to the fountain, watching Coletta and the other boy.

As Etty turned her head to look at Matt he seemed to be gone.Quickly looked around, bending her head in every direction she furrowed her eyebrows.Giving a confused face, Etty suddenly heard voices in the direction of the fountain.

Tilting her head, Etty soon shuffled over, her black sandals slightly rustling against her dusty orange leg warmers that rose exactly one foot above her ankle with a ribbon from underneath tying up to another two inches.

Standing slightly on her toes and looking over Curron, Etty smiled toward Coletta then gave a small cutsie to Curron."Bonjour meusier and madame...everything alright?...I hope I'm disturbing.."Her full french accent flowing out.Suddenly a reflection in the water caught the corner of her eye.Glancing down at the water from instinct a blurry figure appeared, it seemed as if....it was a wolf...yet, it was sitting."How is that even-"Whispering quietly to herself she suddenly say the person she had seen in the water.She had never seen any hybrids before and suddenly seemed completely intrigued.