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Post by alba on Jun 5, 2009 9:20:40 GMT -5
Alba jumped, startled. She looked round and saw a boy from her calculus class. What was his name? Vladimir? Xavier? There was a V in it, at any rate. Alba was horrible with names.
She hadn't heard him approach, and wasn't even sure he was talking to her. After all, she couldn't even remember his name. She made eye contact with him, though, and realised he must be talking to her.
The boy's face looke strained, like he was concentrating on something, or else in pain. Perhaps it was a comibination of the two. The full moon was only a couple days away, could it be possible? She knew that she sometimes felt the way he looked at this time of the month.
He wasn't in the programme, though. There were several of them like her, and they met every full moon, practising and training. She'd never seen him there, though. Perhaps he didn't know about the programme, but she couldn't work out how to broach the subject, because of course if he was just an ordinary human she would make herself look like a lunatic.
This musing of hers did not take long, however, and so shortly after the boy had spoken to her she responded with "Oh, hello! You gave me a fright, there; I didn't hear you. You're in first-year calc, right?"
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Post by Light on Jun 5, 2009 15:27:19 GMT -5
As Rany walked towards the union she felt something strange. As if someone had walked passed her unnoticed, but left a faint trail of morning mist. Her euphoria contnued to rise. As she opened the double doors of the beached whale, giggling from the picture, she thouhgt nothing of it. Rany was generally a happy person, and all of this must be from the excitment of something new.
She began to climb the old fashioned stairs up, remembering that Alba told her the student union had offices on the second floor. When she reached the top, the euphoria rose dramatically again, so much that it was hard to breathe. Gasping for air, Rany felt a pain in her chest, and began to panic...panic happilly. The episode passed. Trying to convince herself it was only from nervousness, Rany continued to walk towards the offices. She didn't notice that her senses had hightened, and that she had begun to see with much more detail.
When Rany got to the top, no one was in sight. She walked all around the second floor, and found that it was deserted. Sighing, she went back to the stairs, and saw a note adressed to her. It told her she was 'a chosen one' and asked for her to attend a meeting, where 'all will be explained'. Confused, and positive that the note wasn't there before, Rany picked it up and began walking down.
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Post by Trey on Jun 5, 2009 21:13:34 GMT -5
((panic happily. XD I lol'd.))
Braez, as soon as he was confidant that Rany was far enough away, dropped down from the ceiling, entered his office, sat in his comfy chair, and continued doing his paperwork. He was brand new to the school, and was the new head of a special program that even he wasn't sure if it had a name or not. Rany was the first of his students he 'met'. He would be seeing her again soon.
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The look Alba gave him made him slightly uncomfortable, and he realized that he had a serious, intense look on his face. Immediately he forced his body to relax and look completely stress free. In reality, the only thing that was itching at the back of his mind at the moment was the strange development of his symptoms getting earlier.
First year Calculus. Vander waved his hand nonchalantly. "Oh no. I took that class three semesters ago. I've just been going to his tests to try and beat my score." He had a way with numbers. On the other hand, next time he had to remember to at least make an effort to be noisy when walking.
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Post by Light on Jun 6, 2009 16:41:35 GMT -5
Rany left the union, and looked around for Alba. She saw her talking with a guy who she hadn’t noticed before. She started to walk towards them, but after only two steps the euphoria hit her like a wave. This time, it wasn’t only that she couldn’t breathe, but as if her whole air supply was cut off brutally, alongside with her heart. Rany didn’t have enough air to call out to Alba or the boy, and only managed a weak moan as she sank to her knees, clutching her chest. Rany collapsed. Collapsed happily.
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Post by alba on Jun 6, 2009 18:41:20 GMT -5
"I take it you're good at calc, then?" Alba asked. "You wouldn't perchance like to tutor me, would you? I'm absolute rubbish at it, but I need it because I'm studying physics." She wondered how anyone could possibly do calculus voluntarily, though.
Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her, like a moan. She turned and saw Rany fall to the ground. Alba ran to her side, calling her name out as she ran.
"Are you ok?" she asked, frantically trying to remember the first aid she had learnt a few years previously. Rany looked like she was having a heart attack, so Alba ensured her clothes weren't too tight around her chest, and told her to lean against a nearby wall.
What if it's not a heart attack, though? For all her external calm, Alba was panicking inside. After all, she's one of us....
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Post by acilf on Jun 8, 2009 1:07:55 GMT -5
Alice was heading into the union building when an ever so cheerful girl past her coming out. Hand on the door, Alice froze half way in as the scent of the girl reached her nose. Alice's heart began pounding. Her throat constricted until she could hardly breath. No. Impossible. she thought. How...? She can't... I've never met... But her scent. She HAS to be. With her mind racing Alice slipped inside the building and leaned against the wall placing her self out of the way but still able to watch the girl.
She watched as the girl seemed to stumble then fell to the ground. Another student ran to her. Alice recognized her from her calculus class but couldn't recall ever actually talking to her.
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Post by Light on Jun 8, 2009 15:56:55 GMT -5
Rany gasped as her air came rushing back again.
"Oh, hello Alba!" she noticed Alba's worried expression, and tried to reassure her, "Really, I'm fine. This has been happening to me for a couple of days now."
Rany put her hands on the ground, and tried to stand up, but dizzy and very weak she ended up falling down again
"Huh..."Rany began to contemplate her situation, "I guess I'll just sit here for a bit," she grinned.
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Post by Trey on Jun 8, 2009 16:10:58 GMT -5
Vander didn't move, he didn't rush to Rany, and he didn't much react. After a moment, she seemed fine again. What an odd girl.
Finally he made his was to the girls, once he realized that Rany wouldn't be going anywhere for a few minutes. "Would you like me to take you to the infirmary? That looked like quite a nasty spell," his voice was calm and even, though a very slight hint of concern laced it. As he finished speaking, his eyes nonchalantly raised to the building Rany had come from and locked onto Alice.
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Post by Light on Jun 8, 2009 17:24:26 GMT -5
Rany looked up at Vander, her dark eyes drinking in his every detail, much in the same way that she had done with Alba. Though he seemed cold, Rany noticed a concern radiating out of him. Satisfied, her gaze lightened again, and she smiled at him.
"The infirmary? I'm not sure that I'll need to..." She broke off as yet another breath had been stopped and her dizziness returned "Thank you." she said, breathless, "Maybe I should"
As she spoke, Rany noticed Vander's gaze slip and lock onto something. She followed his eyes and noticed the shadow of a girl in the union.
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Post by acilf on Jun 9, 2009 2:04:12 GMT -5
Shit. Alice's breath caught in her throat as she realized the boy had noticed her. oh crap She muttered to herself as she slipped away from the door and down the hall as quickly as she could without obviously rushing. Who where those people? Should I meet them or just get the hell out of here. Stupid relatives telling me to come to this school. "You'll have fun" they said. "You'll fit right in." Alice's step faltered a moment as she recalled the way her little cousin had giggled when her uncle said that.
Had they known she was different and that was why they sent her away to this 'special' school?
Alice knew that to the rest of her family her mother was someone to be ashamed of. Dropping out of high school, after getting pregnant, to go run off with some delinquent nobody. But she had loved her parents. They'd always been there for her until that one day. That night they didn't return home.
Alice shook her head trying to dislodge the memories she kept suppressed and focus on the present, least she make a complete fool of herself and walking into a locker.
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Post by Trey on Jun 9, 2009 3:26:52 GMT -5
Rany seemed alright, and his focus had completely set onto Alice by the time the girl on the floor had agreed to perhaps see the infirmary. His gaze stayed set on where Alice had been standing, and apologetically he said to Rany, "I'm sorry, something... just came up. Perhaps she may take you." He of course was speaking of Alba, and he was already halfway to the door before they could reply.
The heavy door swung open easily. Alice, for some odd reason, intrigued him. He was standing where she had been moments before. A hallway. Off down it he started, no pitter patter or clack clack clacking of shoes on tile, just silence and speed. He could see her now. If he had reached out his hand, he could have touched her.
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Post by alba on Jun 9, 2009 10:07:45 GMT -5
Alba stared after Vander perplexedly. Who was the girl after whom he was chasing? She shook her head to clear her mind; there were more important things to focus on.
She helped Rany to her feet and supported her. They followed behind Vander at a more leisurely pace, for the infirmary, too, was in the union.
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Post by acilf on Jun 9, 2009 11:55:32 GMT -5
Feeling a presence behind her Alice froze. She whipped around automatically balancing lightly on the balls of her feet, every muscle ready least the presence be a foe.
It was that boy.
Alice tried mentally to talk herself out of the frazzled state she was in and to try and at least appear a normal unconcerned university student.
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Post by Light on Jun 9, 2009 15:49:36 GMT -5
Rany turned gratefully towards Alba, as she felt another spell coming soon, "Thank you," she said, attempting a weak smile "You're intrigued by that girl as well, but you stayed to help me." Her voice was laced with surprise.
Rany looked in the derection the girl, and soon after the boy had gone, "Are they friends, Alba?" she asked.
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Post by alba on Jun 9, 2009 16:21:04 GMT -5
"Of course I've stayed to help you," Alba said, as they entered the Union. "She interests me, yes, but it's just courteous to stay and help you. I couldn't tell you whether or not they're friends, though; I've never seen the girl before in my life."
As they crossed the threshold into the Union, though, Alba caught the girl's scent, and even though she had waved away Rany's gratitude, she was finding it very difficult to stay with her at the moment, when she really wanted to chase after the girl.
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