All alone... (OPEN! :P)

[Jackie]

Rain stood as close to the edge of the hideaway, closer than most would have dared. Her eyes held a certain frustration and a frown had developed on her face. The wind swayed her hair to and fro and swept the hair over her cat-like ears. She shut her eyes and sat down on the edge as standing was getting agitating. Softly she sang to herself as if trying to calm herself. Although what she was trying to be calm about was unseen. Rain's thoughts were all in a blurr and an old anger swelled in her. Her memory was failing her again. Once again, she had disappeared without a trace and now here she was, back again.

"Perhaps it would be best if I simply died. Then my whereabouts wouldn't be needed. I doubt anyone would give a damn anyways.." She whispered in a poor attempt to reason with herself. Rain's eyes remained shut as tears manged to escape her eyes. She shifted, pulling her knees to her chest and opened her eyes. 'How odd,' She noted silently, 'It always seems dark up here..' Slowly, Rain began to rock herself back and forth such as an insane person might do once locked up in an Asylum. Again Rain shut her eyes.

[fudge0604]

"I don't think you wanna lose your life " Ben walked up the stairs to the hideaway, while he approached the unknown girl.
Slowly was his pace, as he was tired from a long day.
He smiled gently to himself, as he stopped up, some feet from the
edge. His fear of hights had been terrorizing him since he had lost half his sight. When he approached any place with heights, all of his fears dominated his mind, nearly paralizing him.

" And I don't think anyone wouldn't care... " Ben looked at her, and smiled gently to her.

[authorlady]

Keelyn was wandering around the school... lost. It was actually sorta embarrassing and it made her sigh very despondently. She hadn't been here for an entire day and she was already having trouble getting around. That definitely sucked ass.

She'd been walking for some time when she finally spotted a stairway. Curious--and having nothing else better to do--, Keelyn decided to go up. Who knew? Maybe she'd find out where the bloody hell she was. The girl had yet to reach the top when she heard voices. One was a mere whisper that she never would have caught if not for the utter silence. The next was louder and decidedly male.

Her walking ceased altogether when she heard his words. What was going on up there?

[Jackie]

Rain jumped slightly. Lost in her thoughts she hadn't heard this stranger approach. Her eyes carefully studied him as she considered his words. "Really." It was if she were trying to clarify his words but the questioning tone that was supposed to be in her voice was absent. "And would you be one whom would care? If I so, let me say, I'd be genuinely surprised. Its not often you see a stranger care about the death of someone unknown to them." She ran a hand through her hair with a sigh, all the while her ears remained pressed against her head. She refused to relax, even in the slightest. Her ears twitched slightly as she heard a steady breathing, signifying that another person was present. Rain cleared her throat, "Eavesdropping is rather rude y'know." Her eyes slowly moved from the man and then to the stairway.

[authorlady]

Keelyn squeaked, covering her mouth to block the sound. Then she remembered that the reason she made the sound in the first place was because the female up there already knew she was down here! So really, there was no point in trying to remain quiet anymore, was there?

Sheepishly, the fairy girl glided up the rest of the way, dropping back down once she reached the top.

"Um... sorry." She began. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just didn't wanna burst up here if you were busy..."

[Jackie]

Rain's ears twitched again as the girl spoke, but it was hardly noticeable. She stared at her for quite a few moments before speaking again, "No. You aren't interupting anything." Rain smiled slightly. "And if anyone were to interupting anything, it'd be this guy here." Rain's eyes fell upon the guy and a frown crossed her face again as she remembered how frustrated she had been just a minute ago. "Still, I'm not saying anything was interupted." She sighed.

[fudge0604]

Ben looked at the girl who had emerged from the staircases, and, at Rain. Trying to get the conversation on, or at least to change a subject, he asked for the names. " I'm Ben Sichen. Ice elementalist. Who are you?" He directed the question for both of them, his face not showing anything about the storm that raged under his skin, wanting break free. He smiled, and looked at both of the girls.

~Well aren't I lucky to be in the company of two girls....
He chuckled at his own thoughts, waiting for response from the others.

[Jackie]

"My name is Rain. And as of the moment, I'm finding it rather difficult to trust anyone, including myself. So pardon me if I seem a tad rude. " Rain's gaze became distant as she glanced back out toward the academy grounds. Her eyes scanned it and for a moment she wondered what Hakara would be doing. Then again, that tiger always had been an evil little thing so it probably would have been causing Rain even more mental dismay. She shivered as her thoughts drifted to Krios who had been the reason of her last disappearance. Rain snapped back to her senses and her eyes drifted to the girl, "Who might you be?" she inquired and for the first time she noticed the girl had wings. 'Ah.. She must be a fairy of some sort.' Rain concluded to herself. The only thing that bothered Rain was if she'd get along with the girl. The last thing Rain needed right now was another enemy.

[authorlady]

Keelyn looked at the boy in surprise, almost forgetting he was there. She was also surprised that he decided introductions were in order but there was no harm in that. Her gaze went back to the female and her heart twinged a little at her words. How unfortunate not to trust anybody. Not even herself...?

"My name is Keelyn." She responded, shuffling her feet a little.

When Ben looked up at her, Keelyn got a little shy and brought her gaze back to Rain.

[Jackie]

Rain stared at Keelyn for a while before looking away. Not returning her gaze to Keelyn, Rain posed a question. "Keelyn, what sort of fairy are you?" she waited a few seconds to return her stare to the fairy. "I mean, full fairy, part fairy, or like, I don't know.." Rain trailed off, somewhat unsure about how the question she was asking could be answered. "Uhmmm. You know what.. Forget I even asked anything." A slight smile crept up on her face as she scratched the back of her head. Slowly, her ears perked up, but she wasn't listening for anything. Rain was beginning to relax a little.


Another figure lurked near the stairs and he was careful with his breathing. He didn't want to cause any alarm, which is what he was certain would happen if his presence was brought to the attention of Rain.

[authorlady]

"No, no, it's okay!" Keelyn told Rain. "I don't mind telling you." She paused then sat down, suddenly tired of standing. "I'm a full fairy. But I was raised by humans 'cause I was adopted as a baby."

She nodded, having finished her sentence and found herself smiling as she looked at Rain. The girl appeared to be in a better mood! That was good.

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

A tall young man emerged from the stairway, tying his blond hair into a loose ponytail. "I heard voices," he said, as a way of explaining his presence. "So I came up to see. I couldn't help but to overhear some of your conversation. I was adopted as well." The student's face was very pale, but suddenly it reddened a bit with embarrassment. He was probably interrupting them.

Bowing once and murmuring 'A pleasure to meet you', he stood quietly until he saw whether this was private or not. He would never betray the confidence of another, but he could also understand if they didn't wish for anyone to know.

[Jackie]

Rain looked over at him, surprise flickering in her eyes. She hadn't heard him coming, and that bothered her a little bit. She took note of his sudden bowing and quiet words. "Uhm, my name is Rain..." Rain said in an attempt to make a bit of conversation. Her gaze remained on him as she waited for him to say his own name.


Krios kept his silence, remaining hidden near the top of the stairs on the right. 'Oh joy to the day. Another person that shall prolong her stay up here.' He thought to himself in a somewhat frustrated manner. He shifted as quietly as he could. Krios had no intention of being discovered yet, and at this point he was certain that Rain would get rather upset if his presence were to be made known.

[fudge0604]

Ben smiled gently, judging the boy- or man as some would call him- infront of him.
All of the new people Ben met, surprised him, when he used his powers to check them out.
Small details, whether in their faces, clothes of whole appearances, his ''inner eye'' saw.
" Ben Sichen. Elementalist"

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

"I am Lorien Albronda, a paladin," he said with a warm smile. "It's nice to meet other people; I've only just arrived at this academy." His sapphire blue eyes were friendly, though they did widen a little at Rain's ears. Like the student in his earlier class, they were like an animal's: gentle wedges covered with fur. One did not see such things where he had come from, but in this school it must be commonplace. And also the two girls had a reddish color of hair he had not encountered before. It was interesting though, and made him wonder just how different people looked in the far reaches of the world. Even Ben, under closer examination, had ears that might hint at elvish blood.