Courtyard (North)

[Celestial Lullaby]

Coletta looked up at Hideki in amazement when he stood up, everyone was so tall! He then crouched in front of her, asking her a question. Cole shook her head fervantly yes, then stopped and watched in an enchanted silence as Hideki began to change. All she could think of while he was changing was how pretty it looked.

After he had finished, Cole stared at him for a couple minutes, even after he lay down in front of her. Biting her lip in nervous excitement, Coletta touched his soft dusty brown fur, eyes lighting up at the feel of it. Cole gave Hideki-wolf a pat pn the head then a quick squeeze before she stood up and began to hoist herself over his back.

"Sorry If I pull your hair too hard," Cole's voice was sincere and apologetic as she grabbed handfulls of his coat and slowly worked her way up and over his back. Coletta arranged her legs to her liking then scratched him behind the ears, knowing that dogs liked this. "So where shall we go wolfie?" The pet name was a little intrusive, but she figured that if she permitted him to call her 'love' she could call him 'wolfie'.

A grin lit Coletta's face as she placed her hands infront of her and weaved them into his thick pelt, getting a good grip while trying not to hurt him, if it was possible to hurt him by pulling his hair. Almost unconsiously, Coletta began kneading the wolf's shoulders where he fingers were placed, massaging him gently as she waited for him to stand up and start to move.  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Hideki stayed perfectly still, except for his eyes, which followed her every move. He was curious about how this would work as well. Would he have to move slowly to make sure she didn't fall? He decided he'd worry about that after they actually started going.

He shook his head back and forther when she apologized, since he couldn't speak to assure her things would be fine. Again, the main downside of being in his wolf form. He blinked as he twisted his head around to watch until she'd climbed onto his back. His tail started wagging even faster when she scratched behind his ears and his eyes actually closed for a moment. Then he barked once, quietly, and started to stand.

He paused for a second though, realizing suddenly that there was a wonderful feeling on his back, under where he felt her hands gripping his fur. He just lay there for a second, enjoying it, and then finally pushed himself to his feet. He glanced around and then shrugged his shoulders very slightly, so he wouldn't knock her off, and barked again. Did she really want to travel a distance, or just wander around the courtyard and test it out? He decided to wander a bit first, and then see what she'd say.  

[4_yo_info]

Seishi followed him into the Northern end of the Courtyard slowly, she stopped on the way though, letting him continue as she looked at her left arm. It felt weak all of a sudden and she didn't know why, she didn't want to worry the oh so caring Master she'd just been inspected by and rubbed her arm hard. When nothing happened she sighed and disassembled her blades by bending and unbending her fingers in various ways, until there was one blade slipping under her hand and th rest of them were on the side points facing outward and sharpest edges facing away from her arm. She stabed her arm as the palm opened at the gorund and blood sprayed out of a wound that barely would have trickled blood normally, black miasmic energy seeping from her palm and then a ball of smoke forming in her hand. The blood continued to spew and calmed down only after the smoke had almsot engulfed her entire forearm. Instead of doing that though, the energy fell liquid onto the ground and from it erupted a short mushroomcloud of black smoke. Seishi did not know what had just happened, but she pulled her blade out and the wound stopped bleeding, blades covered in blood again as she readjusted it to become one full blade and folded it against her arm again. Looking up at him again then to Yuki who'd already been nearby when this had happened.  

[DeeMac61206]

Etty's legs moved closer to her as she gave a ling yawn.Suddenly a chilling breeze blew over her.Giving a blink of curiosity, a message encased in ice formed in front if of her.Leaning back as it dripped onto the tree branch, Etty quickly read the message.Instantly melted after she finished the word, Etty looked down, watching it slid around the branch and slowly drip down onto the itchy grass.Eyes clicked up to see Matt winking and casually walking away.Blank faced and expressionless, Etty looked straight in front of her.Tapping her nails on her knee she slowly counted the seconds.She had no interest in swimming in a steaming pool of water, nor did she want to sit around letting Matt tease her.But...she was bored.There was nothing around to do at the moment since Hideki and Coletta seemed to hit it off and were wrapped up in their own games.

Giving a sigh, Etty placed her hand under her chin.'Go sit and let Matt tease me...stay here and be bored out of my mind...I lose either way...'Finally deciding Etty found herself jumping down from the tree and shouting to Matt."Attendre en haut!" Not bothering to jog, Etty quickly made her way to Matt's side, following him to the hot springs in regret of what she chose.  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Hiro had reached Yuki by now, and crouched down in front of the girl, who very slowly raised her head. She peeked at him through one icy blue eye and then dropped her face back against her knees, not looking any further. Hiro frowned to himself, placing a hand upon her head. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked quietly. A few poorly hidden sniffles came from the girl as she kept her head down. "I-I haven't... seen an-anyone in a long t-time..." she stammered faintly.

Hiro frowned to himself, shaking his head as he set his hand upon Yuki's head. "Hey, that's not the end of the world," he laughed. "Besides, I'm here!" He trailed off though, as he caught the scent of blood, and turned around to stare at Seishi. His eyes widened slightly as Yuki lifted her head to see as well. They turned in time to see the liquified energy dripping to the ground and watch the cloud that puffed up from it.

Hiro started for a moment longer in silence, and then slowly raised his gaze up to Seishi's face. "What just... are you ok?" he asked uncertainly, wondering if it was an after effect of what that girl had done to them. Hopefully it wouldn't end up happening to him as well... He couldn't be sure though, and he rubbed his neck nervously where he'd been bitten. Yuki just remained sitting in absolute confusion. She didn't even know why Seishi was still there, or where they'd disappeared to for so long. So she just remained with her back to the tree, arms hugging her knees to her chest.  

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Sleek, elegant boots tapped lightly against the Cobblestone as they made their way through the courtyard. Red scarf wrapped around her neck snugly, blowing slightly in the weak breeze. Frail fingers reached up towards the stick of the lollipop in her mouth, twirling it boredly. Crimson orbs searched around her, looking for anything familiar, rolling in annoyance when she found she'd become lost. Sighing slightly, the 17-year old took her seat on a picnic table, slender legs swaying back and forth in a slowing motion.

Crimson orbs sent a deathly glare to anyone who dare to turn and even so much as glance at her. Ofcourse, who could it be other than Simone Vayne, one of the newest students at Ria? Even though many people flocked to Ria, she stood out in looks and personality. Mostly personality. Simone had actually been on her way to the Drama Room, wandering aimlessly around the campus until she found it. She wasn't even sure if there even was a Drama Room at Ria. But with her stubborn attitude, she thought she could find it without looking at a map, even if it were non-existant.  

[Raine_Falls]

His lips pressed together as the soft tune buzzed the flesh surrounding his mouth. It was one full of excitment, curiousity and confusin. "Where am I...oh where am I.." His low, melancholy voice drawled out with the song as his emerald hues scanned the unfamiliar area with a befuddled expression riddled through the emotion-filled eyes. "Oh...this is ********." Kale muttered angrily, tugging on the red leather connected to his katana sheath. God, this school was made of so many different campus's that he could barely figure out which belonged to which. Damn the confusin; Kale hated being one of the few out of the loop.

The six foot male trudged on across the grassy plateau, the only sound emitted from him was the metal of his sheath colliding with the metal hook. The loose fitting white collared shirt billowed out behind him with every long step he took, revealing the tight, muscle shirt beneath. Oh lalala. Kale's eyes fell upon an intriguingly beautiful young women who was sitting on a lone picnic table. She seemed lonely enough, which gave Kale an oddly fun idea.

Swinging his head to the side, the long strands of chocolate brown hair removed themselves from his veiw, and a hand raised to wave casually at the stranger. "Hello beautiful." Kale cooed, a curious smile tugging at his lips. "May I come and sit with you?" The male was only ten feet away, but this female had a dangerous aura about her and Kale would not get killed for being polite.  

[Banana-flavored Lollipop]

Simone groaned, rolling her eyes as Kale approached her. She glared into the tall boy's eyes, straining to look up as she was not very tall sitting on a picnic table. She quirked a brow, about to burst into laughter at Kale's remark. "Hello Pig." she allowed, rolling her eyes once more in a playful manner. Brows furrowed as she frowned slightly. "Free country isn't it?" she asked with a slight c**k of her head. She turned herself around, sitting cross-legged as back faced him. Chin rested in the palm of her hand, ears twitching lightly in irritance and yet, curiousity.

She knew that he could feel her negative and slightly dengerous aura about her and still came on to her. He somehow reminded her of herself. Cocky, show off attitude that could only get her in trouble. Yet she was a Drama Queen, so couldn't help it. She smirked, fangs glinting lightly in the Sun as she decided to tease him herself. Tail unwrapped itself from around her waist flicking slightly as if she were irritated, watching and listening for his reaction. She had no major way of flirting, yet she flirted nonetheless. And with the idiots out there that couldn't even understand sarcasm, she was left out of because they had no clue.  

[Raine_Falls]

Kale only chuckled, wandering over to the picnic table. She had her own charming sense. How delightful. Kale would enjoy himelf immensely now that there was someone to talk with. Or, it seemed, simply laugh at. "Pig now? Hmm..such harsh words from such a gorgeous young lady." Kale was uneffected by the harsh words, and infact, he didn't even believe in what she had said. Kale wasn't one to care for insults. Being a very laid back erpson, insulkts rarely affected him. Physically or mentally. "Now now...we musn't treat each other so badly m'dear." His finger waved tauntingly at her back, a smirk played across his lips. Kale was a natural born charmer. most women could not resist his impecible chram, yet, this girl seemed determined for him to hate her guts. Oh well.

Before seating himself, the male removed the katana hanging off his side. The sword fit snugly between the metal sheather, and made no sound as he rested it on the wooden threshold behind him. Kale ran a hand over the smooth material once before pulling himself up next to her. Even sitting he was still taller than her, and he had a feeling this may have begun to bug her. "I suppose I should introduce myself before you try and decapitate me." Kale, again, cooed a hand raking through his medium length locks. "Kale." He made no indication for her name, nor did he seem to care what she was called by. Did it matter? Besides, the female did not seem to want to speak with him in the first place.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

Cole felt the shrug wolfie made, wondering if he didn't like it, or just wanted her to stop, either way her fingers stopped massaging his shoulders and she looked upwards, judging the time of day. After she had calculated that it was around 3 or 4 o'clock, Cole spoke.

"Okay, how about we start with walking around the fountain, and if I can stay on, maybe well go faster, ok?" Even though it had been a question, Cole had asked it simply as a statment, having already figured that wolfie couldn't talk in this form.Coletta leaned over her hands, not only giving herself more balance, but more fur on Hideki to touch.

I really need to get better at that mind voice in the book I was reading. most people can do it, I wonder if Wolfie can? That way we could go for rides and still have a pleasent chat

The thought made her smile widely as she braced herself for the jerk that would signify the beginning of her first ride on Hideki's back. Both excited for the ride and determined to learn mind voice with Hideki, she was torn between her thoughts and the actual event that was passing.  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Hideki's ears were perked, and tilted around to face her, slanted backwards. His head bobbed up and down a couple times as he heard her suggestion about where they should go, and what to do, and then he gave another small bark. He knew his voice in his wolf form was rather booming. Even though he didn't mean it, his barks couldn't seem to sound anything other than threatening. But his tail was wagging happily so it was an odd combination.

He twisted his head around to glance at her and then faced forward, finally starting to walk. His large paws padded silently to the fountain, moving slowly and somewhat cautiously so she wouldn't fall. He knew it would be at least a slightly bumpy ride, since he couldn't make his movements perfectly smooth.

His golden eyes darted around the courtyard as his tongue lolled lazily out of the right side of his mouth. He saw two by a picnic table, but just ignored them. Embarrassed? No. Well... maybe a tiny bit, but not nearly enough for him to stop. Besides, they didn't know who he was. He honestly only knew a small handful of people so far and he couldn't forget Coletta's hopeful expression. There was no way he'd end things before she said to.

He reached the fountain and started circling it slowly, glancing back at Coletta again to try and see how she was doing.  

[Celestial Lullaby]

Coletta let out a small sound as he started to move, her fingers tightening in his mass of fur. As soon as she remembered, she tried to lessen the amount of pulling going on between her hands and his hair. Cole looked up at the road and began to adjust her body weight until she found a nice comfortable position with lots of balance.

The moving, bumping and jerking took quite a few steps for Cole to work out, but work them out she did. Coletta then took a deep breath, they were almost done circling the large fountain. She felt almost comfortable with the way she was riding, but knew it would be a long time until she let go of her grip on the Wolf.

"Ok," Cole said in a quiet and slightly shaky voice, slightly unnerved by the ferocious sound of Wolfie's back, "Maybe we could go a little faster.. like a trot maybe." She may never have actually ridden horseback, but she knew all the terms and how to groom them. She wasn't sure if Hideki had a pace similar to a trot, but if he did, surely it would not be too hard?

Besides, she had been looking forward to this, and it was a little mean to Hideki, but she had never ridden anything. She couldn't hurt Wolfie by just getting off and not wanting to try further, that would be immensly mean, and as much of a b***h as Cole could be, she didn't want to make Hideki feel bad...  

[4_yo_info]

Seishi blinked at hearing Hiro's acknowledgment of her wound far after she'd decided it to be unimportant and had stabbed herself to get rid of it. She shook her head and shrugged as she walked over further toward where he and Yuki were leaning against the side of the tree on the left side of Yuki's back. Her arm still bled a little, every now and then, but her main concern was with the black energy that'd poured out of her arm. Was it her own energy that had been leaking out or was it more of the poison that she'd let pour into her body...she might not have gotten all of it out and into Ketsu but she was unsure...and she was not about to go back to the poeple t the hospial to try and find out. She let her light-bluish gray hair fall into her face completely covering her eyes and looked through the hairs at the ground before her as her mind began to wonder again. She still had yet to raise her ood back ov ad the longer she left it off the morese wondered what made her feel so comfortable with leaving it off. She almost felt like asking him if he knew, but decided against it since she did not know enough about him yet to anticipate what he wanted to do and through that she made th assumption that he sdid not knwhr any better than she did him. The odd thing about it was that she wanted to know him better now though, and the less familiar the things he did felt the more uncomfortable she felt with herself...  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Hideki listened carefully, his large triangular ears still tilted back towards her, but also taking in other surroundings, more out of instinct than anything else. She felt her gripping his fur, but it was so thick it didn't really hurt at all. He just hoped she wouldn't let herself fall to avoid pulling, especially as he heard the suggestion to speed up.

He paused for a second, glancing over his shoulder at her again for a moment before bobbing his head up and down once. Then he faced forward as they completed their lap around the fountain and slowly picked up his pace. There was hardly a change at all, and then it became a bit more noticable as he moved into what he thought a trot would be. It wasn't the walk anymore, but it wasn't nearly a run. It was just somewhere in between, closer to the speed of walking.

He had caught the tone of her voice, and didn't quite understand what it was shaky for. He really hoped it wasn't because of the riding overall. He wanted to ask if she was doing alright, and held back a growl of frustration when he was again reminded he couldn't. He didn't want to startle her even more by suddenly starting to growl. So he continued at this new pace, tail swishing slowly behind him.  

[-ProcrastinatingSpazz-]

Yuki's head turned, following Seishi as she moved over to the tree she was leaning against. She stared at the girl for a few seconds in silence, her head raised now and her eyes slightly wide. She could smell the blood more strongly than she would have liked, but didn't say anything. Instead she just let out a shaky breath and wiped her eyes, though no tears had leaked out, and then looked back up at Hiro, remaining silent as she slowly nodded her head.

Hiro smiled back at her and then stood, stepping over and more towards Seishi again as he too looked at her new injury. "Should I... heal that too?" he asked uncertainly, head tilted very slightly to one side. He had no idea what had just happened, and didn't want to mess things up by acting without asking first. He blinked as he saw her hair was in her eyes, and resisted the urge to push it out of the way, instead keeping his hands limp by his sides. At least it was better than her wearing that hood all the time.