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(http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=499294-OOC)


It was a grand day at the end of Agust. That meant the first day of school for everyone, including the M.S. International Academy of Magic. Some of the finest teachers, and classes, in the easiest enviroment. The school looked almost like a generic one, no ivy branches, no mideval feel to it, a slight European-motif but nothing incredibly fancy. Teachers and student's were massing on the grounds, many freinds were giving their welcome backs, some were just being a tad mean, others were nice and helped the younger students find their way inside. Some people even showed off their advancing skills, freezing, burning, blowing up, blowing away, etc. Yep another year.


Head Mistress Azellia Thourick was giving a teachers prep meaning. She had long silver hair that passed her shoulders. She wore a pair of small oval glasses.

"This year, will be a grand year. We have a major budget increase, more student's then ever. Let's make sure we do what we are paid to do and that's develop their skills, their minds, and their peere-on-peere relation ships. I have been looking over all your lesson plans and they are quit good. I'm sure we will have an exceptional year as always. Now let's go welcome the students."

Show time!

That was what Arnaud de Clairmont Castillo (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/ArnaudCastillo.jpg) was thinking as he stepped into the ring transporter of his half-brother Tel’Tac shuttle. Shane Castillo (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/CountJWolf/ShaneCastillo.jpg), his older half-bro, is an intergalactic traveler. Going where ever he wants and staying away of places that are tagged as hostile.

The ring transporter active, the four rings moved into the air as a bright light was formed. In less then a minute, Arnaud was not longer on the Tel’Tac. A bright white light shot towards the Earth and lands near the front of the school.

Arnaud appeared after the light disappear, he walked into the school. He was in teacher meeting before it was started, he knew out to keep things on time.

He listened to Head Mistress Thourick as she talked. When she was done, he got up and heads out to welcome the students.

Orbit

Colonel Chihaya Knight (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/SeaQuestian%20Commonwealth/Character%20Pics/chihaya.jpg) sat down in the pilot seat of his customized private Bluestar (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/SeaQuestian%20Commonwealth/Ships/bluestar-1.jpg). The autopilot had done its duty in bringing him here, but he wanted to set her down manually.

Fluid Time Later - Surface

Chihaya gently set his ship down on its landing gear in a carefully choosen spot on the grounds of Magic Sorcery's International Academy of Magic. Getting up from his seat, he checked to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything before he used a portable remote to beam himself outside in a flash of white light. With his staff (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/SeaQuest_Sim/Schematics/SeaQuestian%20Commonwealth/Weapons/Magick%20Weapons/14434-std.jpg) in his right hand and the black feathers of his wings fluttering in the breeze, he adjust his sleeves to cover the boneblades on both forearms and headed for the Head Mistress's office to report in.

Once he heard her opening statements, he nodded in agreement.

"Ma'am," he said, "I don't know about the other instructors, but I know mine will use a general sylabus, but, due to the nature, it is my opinion that a more personalized approach will be needed to optimize it for each individual student."

No acknowledged family to speak of and friends were very few and far between... one might say the young Leonhart was a lonely soul, but his soul didn't long for company or conversation... even if he didn't have a soul to begin with...

Ender, though different than the others, arrived as the majority of the students did. He had few belongings other than some clothes and a few personal trinkets, but that was just the kind of person he was: unattached.

Without speaking to any of the kids, Ender walked up the path and entered the academy...

Chihaya had, by this time, left the Head Mistriss's office and was perched on a parapet(sp?) like a living gargoyle, overlooking the arrival of the students. When he noted Ender standing out from the crowd by not socializing with the others.

"Hmm," he thought, "That one is going to need a friend. I'll just have to see what I can do about that."

Michale leaned against a railing and looked at the newest batch of students... he swore they got smaller every year... He slowly straightened up, put out his cigarette, and walked towards the school. His guitar was slung over his back, and he quietly stalked his way through the front doors, looking for people he knew...

Two boys stepped out of a carriage, the slightly taller taking out a staff that overtopped him, while the slighter of the two bore a shorter staff. Evangeline and Ariden eached pulled out thier bags as they headed up to the school.

"Evan-dono, shall we go see what this school is like?" Ariden asked with a chuckle as she scowled at him. It looked for all the world as two brothers were walking up the walkway. They knew they would have a good time at this academy.

Mystic ArtsMouse arrived at a distance away from the Acadamy. She was nervous, it's her first day at a new school in a new land with new species. This was the first day in an environment that was totally foreign to her.

She wanted to get out a bit of a distance purely to walk and try to deal with the nervousness of her first day multiplied by doubts whether or not her new class-mates would accept her. So she started walking on all fours.

The sun was shining and was glistening off her white fur as she started to get closer he noticed that every student at the school that she could see was human. She decided to keep on all fours that way he would be out of most peoples direct-line of sight.

Approaching the front she could not help but look up at the faces of the other students, parents and freinds and spoting an occasional teacher, even one on the roof perched up on there like a Hawk. That made her evn more nerverous,(if that where possible), despite being somewhat scaled to human size, this was not normally the size he was back in Miceland. Granted she could probably be normal mouse size and forgo the bigulation before leaving Miceland but that would cause too many problems. Specifically with the potential for cat and other animals that would prey on mice as familiars.

All this adding to the tensions of the lone mouse, Mystic wondered if her parents had made the right decision. As he entered the hall and tried to find out what was happening. He lost the information pack that he received when she had been accepted into the Acadamy.

Aiko Satsuma had flown in by broomstick after having taken a jet part of the way from the Empire of Kirisubo.

She had made this journey a few times every year and she knew she could use her broomstick in Magic Sorcery without attracting attention.

Spellcasters were rare in her homeland and the Kirisuban Ministry of Magic where her parents both worked kept things hushed up.

she landed and took of her rucksack stretching knowing her vixen would have arrived already along with the other case she had.

she was 15 years old, 4'9" and about as tall as she would ever get. She had the classic asian looks of any Kirisuban, was quite pretty with olive skin and grey blue eyes and lightly built.

Her long black hair went to her shoulders and she looked strange in the white Fuku sailor suit uniform she wore complete with flying cloak, a navy skirt and a straw hat.

she put the rucksack back on and walked to the dorm she knew so well. It was about 5 minutes away from her landing point and she had so much to organise before classes started.

Antionette Marie Le cheau, looked out the tinted windows a Mercedes E350 at the school before her, the driver pulled the car directly infront of the main doors and got out to open Antionette's door. Once he had done so she nodded stepping out of the car,

"Driver, my bags...?" she said cocking her head to the side..

He nodded then went to the trunk after shutting her door, he removed two large suitcases..

"Where is the information folder?"

"Uh, miss' i thought you had it?"

Antionette shook her head slowly,

"As if i had read it.., thats what my fathers employees are for...."

"Sorry miss, we'll, err i will have to find out whats going on then..."

Antionette looked at all the other students passing by,

I wonder if i will meet any interesting people here...

OOC: I don't know where to send my charactor, but....she's here....

Colonel Chihaya spotted the arriving limo. His gaze focused in (OOC: Ie, zoomed in (like a bird of prey)) on the occupent as she exited. Chihaya continued to study her and the other arrivals so that he could better plan for each if they wound up in his class. Spotting the mouse-like student, he raised his left eyebrow.

"That one seems a bit self-councious," he thought, "Perhaps instruction in a simple transformation spell would allow that youth to be less shy."

Antionette Marie Le cheau, looked out the tinted windows a Mercedes E350 at the school before her, the driver pulled the car directly infront of the main doors and got out to open Antionette's door. Once he had done so she nodded stepping out of the car,

"Driver, my bags...?" she said cocking her head to the side..

He nodded then went to the trunk after shutting her door, he removed two large suitcases..

"Where is the information folder?"

"Uh, miss' i thought you had it?"

Antionette shook her head slowly,

"As if i had read it.., thats what my fathers employees are for...."

"Sorry miss, we'll, err i will have to find out whats going on then..."

Antionette looked at all the other students passing by,

I wonder if i will meet any interesting people here...

OOC: I don't know where to send my charactor, but....she's here....

ooc: Maybe I can help

Aiko's trek took her past the main gate as she stuggled with her heavy rucksack.

She seen a car with a rather lost looking girl and walked up to her.

"are you OK?" she asked

Ender continued inside without speaking let alone even looking at any of the other people, be they students or teachers.

He entered the main all area and took a seat in the back right corner...

Antionette smiled when the girl asked her the question,

"Im fine, are you ok?"

She looked as her driver dissapeared inside the school,

"Sorry, that may have seemed like a rather rude reply, I am Antionette Marie Le cheau, this is my first year attending a school of magic...my grandfather and his fathers before him have a long history, but i will tell you more about it another time"

She stood there toying with her hair....

"Hello Antionette, my names Aiko Satsuma" Aiko replied bowing slightly "and assuming thats she's arrived safely you may well meet my familiar.

They wouldn't let Suki go in the plane with me so she had to go by alternate means.

I'm about to drop of my rucksack and then report to the great hall if you want some company"

Noting no new arrivals for the time being, Chihaya took a moment to glance around the campus grounds. From his perch, he could see quite some distance. Spotting a clearing a small hike from the main building, he smiled to himself.

"Theres a good place for my first class," he thought, "close enough to still be on the grounds, yet far enough away that the more energetic classes don't cause irrepable damage."

After finding the perfect place to hold his first class, Chihaya returned his gaze and attention to the area where people, be they student or falculty, were arriving.

Antionette replyed,

"Nice to meet you Aiko, sure, lets go"

The driver came out of the school,

"Miss, your bags are being taken care of, is there anyhting else?"

"No Jason, you can go"

"Have a good afternoon Miss"

The driver tipped his had and returned to the Mercedes...

"Thank god for family staff" she smiled

"What are we waiting for?"

Aiko seemed nice, Antionette waited for her to start walking so that they could togeather,

"Where is your friend now?"

Aiko started walking and unrolled her information pack from the pocket of her flying cape.

She found the part where her dorm was and knowing the way from her 2 previous years here quicked the pace.

Aiko smiled and said "Suki should be waiting for me in the dorm along with my case. She hates having to travel in a cage although and like most vixen likes having a lot of space.

We won't be long she said as she pointed a large building in the distance still a few minutes walk away.

"thats the main dorms. Boys and girls have different dorms but sometimes they try and sneak in.

Suki usually keeps them away although"

"Aridren, I think that we are suppose to be going to the great hall." Evangeline commented as she looked at the introductory booklet.
"As you wish Sempai-chan." He commented teasingly, "Depending on how long it takes for the people running this show, game of Go?"
"Sure." She replied as they headed to the great hall while he pulled out the Go board.

Antionette grinned,

"Awh, ...no boys, thats horrible"

She winked at Aiko as they continued to walk, afew of the boys standing around attempted to lock eyes with Antionette but she simply kept looking ahead and towards Aiko,

"What exactly is a Vixen? ive never seen one..."

"Oh, Suki's a girl fox" Aiko replies "and they are the national animal of the Kirisuban Empire"

They finally got the the dorms and after climbing up two flights of stairs reached the girls dorm on the 2nd floor.

she entered the large room and took of her rucksack leaving it against the wall for now.

She also seen Suki and let her out of the wicker cage, the fully grown vixen excited to see her mistress jumping up and trying to lick her face.

Antionette stood there staring at the Vixen,

"Oh my, i have never seen somthing like that before....im sure this place will be full of surprizes"

She looked around the dorm,

"Well, it's not quite what i had in mind but it will do...."

*Sigh*

Allan walked out of the bulky Cadilac, iPod speakers barely visible behind the curly black hair, he held his staff in one hand, his right shoulder supported an average travel bag. Slowly he made his way up the stairs and walked towards his dorm, staring at the ground most of the way there.

A few minutes later he made his way to the Great Hall, iPod and staff in tow.

Aiko laughed as Suki licked her face.

"thats enough" she said firmly and Suki stopped jumping and wandered over to Antionette looking her over.

"Antionette is this your dorm as well?" Aiko asked as she removed her flying cloak and placed it on top of the case.

Antionette smiled and pet the creature,

"Those are my bags"

"Is there specific place where we are to report? my driver forgot the information package that was sent...i had it read to me though, about four times.."

"I have always been curious about my mothers side of the family, i guess here i will learn alot about magic and myself"

Aiko smiled and said "we generally report to the great hall after sorting out our dorms but we have a bit of time yet before we need to be there."

She picked out a bed near the window and unpacked her clothes which included a spare Fuku uniform into the wardrobe beside the bed.

Other essentails followed and lastly she pulled a package out from the bottom of her rucksack and opened it.

It was her yellow silk kimono along with its green obi and she carefully hung it up before stowing her books and a spare pair of shoes at the bottom of the wardrobe.

Antionette sighed once more,

"looks as if im going to have to unpack myself, folding my own clothes!"

she rolled he eyes then glaced over at Aiko's clothes,

"They are most beautiful, i wear alot of Gucci and Prada..."

She opened her suitcase and everything was packed neat and compact, she removed a large bag from inside the suitcase and set it on her bed,

"I think i brough enough of my make up.."

After going through afew of her things she spoke again,

"How long have you been studying magic?"

She removed a small stack of books and a very old book placing it on the bed, she flipped the cover open, inside was very old handwritting in Latin, she quickly closed it and went to place it back in her bag.....

A black rolls royce pulled up next to the school. Inside was Theullauan Mixsallious. A rather strange name, very isolated to her culture. She was almost hoping to pick up a nickname, because who would assosiate with such a strange name?

Her Mother and father were there to see her off as they were every year.

"You ready Theullauan?" Asked her mother Alipoaxe

"I think so mother."

"Now make us proud, you have always done so well in your others."

"I just don't think these are for me."

"Of course they are," her father Eatheos said. "Don't ever be ashamed of who you are."

"I'm not ashamed it's just..."

"Just what Theullauna?"

"Forget it."

She got out of the car and said her goodbyes.

Meanwhile Yoimeaa Zukarou arrived, alone. Her parents were off taming dragons in distant lands, and she was going to school. She desired to be out there, in the icey mountains, on the stormy seas, firey volcano's, taming dragons. She loved the Summer Holiday, it gave her that time to do so. She saw a great deal of many students, from many cultures. Her time of traveling kept her from being a racist, and same with her family.

"Well here goes nothing." She wasn't a stranger to the school. She had been comming here since she was 6. But every year proved to be a new challange. She went up to her doorm, and it seemed several others had arrived already.

"Nice to meet you Yoimeaa Zakarou." She unpacked various items.

"ever since I was 6 years old" Aiko replied as she dug round the rucksack and found the sandals which went with the kimono before putting them at the bottom of the wardrobe and hanging her cloak up too.

"this will be my 3rd year here" she added "I went to Kirisuban schools for magic before this but my parents throught it would be a good idea to met people from other countries.

She slipped her wand into a leather tube which hung from a belt round her waist and closed the top over and fixed her long white socks. the final touch was adjusting her small handbag on a long strap which she slung across her chest.

All this time Suki had settled down beside Aiko's bed and was keeping an eye out for boys as usual.

Lorena, Cathrenia and Paula Maldez, arrived on the grounds with their parents. It had been a long and unpleasent trip. Having to sail from their native homeland to M.S. they encounterd a great deal of storms and even a hurricane. But this was one of the finest Magic Schools in the World, and they all had scolarships for them.

Their mother Maria hugged and couldn't let go.

"Now you all be good, and you two listen to your big sister all right?"

"Si." Said the young Paula

They all hugged and gave their goodbyes. Lorena the oldest took her youngest sister's hand and led her inside the school. They needed to find their doorm, settle in, and then go the Great Hall for an assembly. All of them were naturally tan, and all except Paula, who had redish brown hair.

They were shown into the nice cozy looking doorm room. They put their bags down, and took out a few things. They didn't have a great deal of persoanl items, because they were quite poor, living in a cramped leaky country house. They also had their instruments. Lorena a classy violen player, Catherina, a trumpet, and Paula had a flute. Another intresting, they were all diffrent classes. Witch and element and sorceress, what a family.

The brother and sister, thought it appeared to be a pair of brothers, arrived at the great hall and noticed a sign saying that the students were suppose to head to the respective dorms.

"I guess that game can wait, see you later Evan." Aridren commented
"Yes." Evangeline replied as she headed off to the girls dorm. Considering that, from physical clues including her voice and clothing, Evangeline appeared to be a boy it would probably cause a stir.

Opening the door to the girls dorm with her foot, she paused in the doorway as she looked in at the other girls.

"Oh, i have been learning things from my grandfather sence i was young aswell...i even have a book that has been past down through the ages, i am forbidden to read to far into it and cannot go past the page called,

"L'oscurità ortografa- Dark spells?"

"My grandfather would know...."

She looked up and seen a girl enter the room and heard her introduce herself,

"Hi, i am Antionette are you in this room? or building?"

Then another person entered,

"Are you blind and have not noticed this is a girls doorm hall?"

She smirked cocking her head side ways...

"This is my assigned dorm." Evangeline replied, "My name is Evan McDowell." As she introduced herself, she pulled out the form that mentioned the dorm assignment.

It listed Evan McDowell as being assigned to the dorm that she was at yet failed to list gender as it had been registered as female. The forms failed to take into account the fact that a girl might look like a boy rather than a girl.

"Hola, I'm Lorena, these are my sisters, Cathrenia and Paula. Were brand new here this year."

Suki padded up to the newcomers but didn't bark knowing there wasn't any boys.

Aiko said "Hello everyone. Suki just wants to say hello" as she bowed to everyone in welcome.

"my names Aiko"

Finally Thellauna found the girls dorm her self.

"Um hi," She said "I'm Thellauna."

Arnaud, have checking his barn out and making sure everything was in order, walks into the great hall with a red dragon on his right shoulder. This dragon was not full sized one but what you could call a mini one, the size of a house cat at the time. The dragon’s yellow eyes looked at the students as Arnaud walked through the great hall.

Hopelessley lost Allan turned back, deciding to unpack and follow someone else to the great hall.

First priority was his stereo, plugging it in he let the baritone voice softly roam the area directly around him. A short time later the once bare room was covered in posters (http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1048/posterattemptcopywo6.jpg), his heroes proudly proclaimed on his walls. Sighing contendly he lay down for a nap.

OOC: Hok-Tu, would you mind dragging my charactor around with you...she don't say too much just observes, i will be back in a hour or so....

"Im' Antionette..uhh, Aiko, didn't you say your..Vixen? don't like boys..why is she not barking at him!.."

She grinned,

"I hardly feel secure now, boys will be sneaking in here using spells undetected!"

"Well, i suppose it isn't too, too bad..."

she gave everyone an evil grin,

"Nice to meet all of you, i enjoy making new friends...im a social butterfly"

"What is that?" Evan asked as she used the tip of her staff to push the animal away from her. She wasn't as anti-nature as her brother, but she disliked animals and wanted to keep it at a distance. "Hello all." She added to the newly arrived students and those already present.



Meanwhile one of the bats that seemed to always find Aridren, had landed on his head as he arrived at his dorm room and entered as he wondered if he had a room-mate, and if so if they'd already arrived or not.

Aiko chuckled and replied quietly "Suki could sniff out a boy with ease. Evan's a girl in this case".

she went over to the three sisters and said "you can pick any bed thats not occupied and the wardrobes are usually big enough for anyone.

Theres nothing to worry about here".

"Its nice to meet you Thellauna,Yoimeaa and Evan" she added "Suki's a vixen and she's house trained but very curious about other people.

she's also our insurance that boys don't get in here"

Ulrich Mussorgsky had been in the dorm for a couple of days prior. He watched for the window as another kid unpacked his stuff. Once the kid was done he jumped down from the window and looked at the kid.

"I'm Ulrich Mussorgsky and who might you be?"

As another kid walked in he looked at him. He looked familiar. Shaking his head he must of seen him come in.

"Oh my Ulrich Mussorgsky."

Chihaya noted that there was a common theme running through the new arrivals. Most, if not all, appeared to be of wealth and affluent backgrounds. Very few, if any, seemed to be from lesser backgrounds. An interesting fact, he noted and mentally logged, as such students tended to be more spoiled rich brats that were too lazy to do things for themselves. He hoped that he would get as few of that kind of student in his class as he tended to treat those not willing to to get off their duffs and try, rather harshly.

Evan looked at the fox with a frown, "Well please keep it away from me." She commented as she headed to an unoccupied table and pulled out a booklet and timer.

ooc: Canad, is Ulrich talking to Aridren?

ooc: Canad, is Ulrich talking to Aridren?

OOC: Yes

Chihaya summoned a command drone from his Bluestar. Activating it, he programmed it to use its nanite swarm to supplement the campus's security systems and even enhance it in places where needed. Deploying the drone's nanite payload, he used a simple spell to put up a notice on the main communal board(?) for the students to know where his first class would be held. After activating the drone's weather shields so it wouldn't be affacted by any foul or inclement weather later down the line, he opened a Fold to the clearing he was planning to use and began to set it up the way he would need.

"My name is Aridren McDowell." He replied as he took a seat having stowed his stuff in the footlocker, still in it's dufflebag.

"So Aridren why did you come to the Academy? For me I have been here for six years, so when I was ten. I have had some good times here." Ulrich had all his stuff unpacked and was laying on his bed watching Aridren.

"Because the parents wanted me to." He replied as he reached over and plucked the bat off his head and moved it onto his chest.

"Do you need any help Aridren? Because I finished my unpacking a couple of days ago." Ulrich started to get up just incase Aridren wanted his help.

"It's just troublesome so why bother." He replied simply. "It'll get unpacked as I need it."

"Okay. Do you have any brothers or sisters attending the school?" Ulrich sat down on the floor and started to toss a ball.

"Evan-kun is." He replied as he closed his eyes while the bat took flight to snag a fly that had flown into the room.

"So where is you brother? He doesn't seem to be here." Ulrich asked as he casually threw the ball into the air.

Setting a swarm of basic worker nanites to prep the clearing just the way he wanted, Chihaya opened another Fold and stepped through to emerge in a currently empty hall-way in the main building. Glancing around to check to see where he was, he smiled as he continued to plan what would happen in the first class.

"Probably working on a Sudoku somewhere." He replied as the bat flew out the window after catching the bug.

"Don't you want to find him to show him where the boy's dorms are?" Ulrich asked, but this time the ball dropped to the floor. He quickly picked it up and started to toss it again.

"Evan-sempai already knows where they are." Aridren replied, "Probably should go for our Go game sometime soon." He added to himself as he got off the bed.

"What is Go? Also can I see you play it against your brother?" Ulrich asked as he was extremly bored.

"It's a strategy game and originated in China. It's not very interesting to watch all things considered, especially if you don't know the rules or strategies." He replied as he stood up and headed to the door. If Ulrich still wanted to watch, he didn't care either way.

Ulrich decided to follow Aridren. He wondered if this kid knew where he was going. Hoping for the best he tossed his ball into the air and caught it again. He wondered who Aridren's brother was.

Aridren picked up the Go board the McDowell twins used. He missed the family board but it was not portable. With the board in one hand, his staff in the other he headed off toward the girls dorms.

"Wait are we going to the girl's dorm?" Ulrich was a little confused. He wondered what Aridren's brother was doing in there.

"Yes." He replied without bothering to elaborate. Walking into the dorm, he headed toward his sister's floor.

Ulrich quickly followed. Shaking his head he was very curious why Ariden's brother was in the girl's dorm. Looking around he didn't want to be caught going to the girl's dorm.

A bell chimed out. All Students Please Report to the Great Hall for the opening assembly

Aridren knocked on the door to the floor's commom room, figuring that's where the majority of the people would be and most likely Evangeline as well. She might not be a social animal, but she liked background noise produced by those animals.

"Seems like it's been delayed on account of Iemoto." He replied as he headed back out and toward the grand hall.



Meanwhile Evan was finishing up a Sudoku with an average completion time of almost half an hour in a little over eight minuted. Putting the book and time away, she picked up her staff and headed down to the grand hall as well.

Ulrich decided to meet some of the new people and went down to the grand hall.

AS Mystic got towards the great hall the noticeboards on the way there where being blocked from sight by the children taller than her. She managed to walk right into the Great hall and there stretched before her was the enourmous room.

Rows upon Rows, upon, rows of seats, all lined up one after another. It seemed it there was going to be a rush of people vying for a seat any minute. She didn't like siting in a 'normail' chair at the best of times but with her anticipation and personal insecurities there was no way. She'd sit on a chair, she decided to stay at the back of this great hall and so she started wondering around trying to occupy herself. With every step Mystic makes her claws tap on the hard wooden floor and echo effortlessly.

It was sometime before she noticed the single student in the corner of the hall, she started towards him, wishing to ask a question about getting some information about what she should do.

Hearing the summons for the students, Chihaya decided to make an appearance in the Great Hall. He could set aside part of his mind to continue working on the planned schedule for his first class. Thus, he arrived, via Fold, where the other faculty members were gathering. He would have preferred to watch with his back to the far wall due to his military training and instincts, but he compromised.

No one seemed to pay much attention to Theullaun, she expected it. She wasn't a social butterfly, she was very shy. But she went down to the Great Hall and tried to find a seat. "Pardon me, excuse me, sorry." she tumbled and tripped over dozens of students till finally comming to a seat. Yoimeaa sat down next to her. "Hi."

"Hi." Theullaun said timidly.

They looked more and more student's were massing.

"Lot of rich kids here." Said Yomieaa.

Theullaun couldn't reply. She was from a rather wealthy family her self.

The three sisters filed into the Great hall and took a seat, not leaving each others presence.

OOC: Uh, what's goin' on? I only made the one post, and now I'm kinda out of it...

(All the students are now massing in the Great Hall)

Ulrich made his way into the hall and next to Theullaun. He looked at her, but did not look too long to make sure he wasn't staring. Turning toward her he said. "Hello I'm Ulrich and who might you be?"

Ulrich put out his hand.

OOC: Uh, what's goin' on? I only made the one post, and now I'm kinda out of it...

OOC: Some of the students have thus far gotten together in little groups. Basically, filler until MS gets things going. The opening assembly is just about to start in the Great Hall.

IC: Chihaya opened a small Fold that opened to a location close to the ceiling of the Main Hall and looked down. Looking through it, he studied the students as they arrived and found seats.

Michale slid through a crowd into the great hall, and looked around. Same old, same old...

He stretched and settled into a corner, observing the other students...

Before Mystic got to the lone student the bell chimed out and indeed there was a rush of incoming students. Some older, some younger, all seemed to flow into the Great Hall. None of the students had taken any interest in her and for the moment she didn't know if it was bad or good. However she was in a crowd again and they made her feel safer as they where tones of people all doing their own thing.

Mystic's plan of trying to stay out of the spotlight so far had worked, standing in the rear of the building looking up to the stage to see what is going to happen.

Ulrich made his way into the hall and next to Theullaun. He looked at her, but did not look too long to make sure he wasn't staring. Turning toward her he said. "Hello I'm Ulrich and who might you be?"

Ulrich put out his hand.


"uh I'm Theullaun, Theullaun Mixsallious." She said shly.

Hidden in the corner of the Great Hall, Ender was alone for a while... but then the students began pouring in as the bell chimed; the introductory meeting was about to begin.

He didn't attempt to talk with anyone or make eye contact... he just stared forward at the dais and waited...

Hidden in the corner of the Great Hall, Ender was alone for a while... but then the students began pouring in as the bell chimed; the introductory meeting was about to begin.

He didn't attempt to talk with anyone or make eye contact... he just stared forward at the dais and waited...

Well, I better find some new friends, or something... Graves sighed and stood up. He spotted another kid in the corner, all alone. He grinned. Another loner...

He slowly walked up to the kid, planted his feet so he couldn't get away, and said, "I'm Graves. What's your name?"

"uh I'm Theullaun, Theullaun Mixsallious." She said shly.

"There's no reason to be shy Theullaun. I just wanted someone to talk to and you happen to be the person next to me." Ulrich looked into her eyes. They were a red that he had never seen before. They were beautiful. He couldn't help, but looked. He started to blush, but took a deep breath.

"Miss Mixsallious, I just could help but notice your beautiful eyes."

Aridren and Evangeline had met up with each other and while they relaxed in a pair of chairs were talking about what they'd already experianced in the indecipherable language of Twin.

Well, I better find some new friends, or something... Graves sighed and stood up. He spotted another kid in the corner, all alone. He grinned. Another loner...

He slowly walked up to the kid, planted his feet so he couldn't get away, and said, "I'm Graves. What's your name?"

Ender didn't respond... and if the kid persisted, he would find that a lead pipe to the back of the head was quite... lethal.

Aiko had heard the summons and guided Antionette to the great hall as well.

she found two empty seats near the front for the both of them and relaxed as she waited.

Allan groggily lifted himself from his bed, turning off his stereo on the way to the door.

Allan's graceful entry was marred by only two stumbles on his way towards a chair in the middle of the hall, pulling up a seat he fell heavily into his chair and waiting for the speech.

"Oh thank you. I'm glad you like my eyes. My mother says it's the most attractive quality on me."

"They are a wonderful quality on you." Ulrich grew tense around girls. Last year he had some mishaps with some girls. It had taken sometime to get over that hump. Actually this had been the first girl Ulrich had talked with for awhile.

"So what element do you control?"

Ender didn't respond... and if the kid persisted, he would find that a lead pipe to the back of the head was quite... lethal.

Graves got offended by the boy's silence...

"Hey, you retarded or something? I gave you my name and asked you what your's is. You a mute or something? What's your fuckin' problem?"

Graves got offended by the boy's silence...

"Hey, you retarded or something? I gave you my name and asked you what your's is. You a mute or something? What's your fuckin' problem?"

“Watch that language, young one.” said Arnaud in a commanding tone. He looked down at Graves. The red mini dragon’s yellow eyes looked at the boy. “Maybe he is shy...”

“What that language, young one.” said Arnaud in a commanding tone. He looked down at Graves. The red mini dragon’s yellow eyes looked at the boy. “Maybe he is shy...”

Graves snorted. "Maybe he's just an asshole..." he muttered before turning to the teacher. "What're you gonna do, Arnaud, put me in detention?" he asked, his tone as insolent as ever...

Graves snorted. "Maybe he's just an asshole..." he muttered before turning to the teacher. "What're you gonna do, Arnaud, put me in detention?" he asked, his tone as insolent as ever...

“Oh... How about…” said Arnaud, using the end of his staff to hit Graves in the top of the head. “That. Or this…” A small round yellow fire ball formed under his left hand. “Or maybe I get the head mistress on your little punk self.”

“Oh... How about…” said Arnaud, using the end of his staff to hit Graves in the top of the head. “That. Or this…” A small round yellow fire ball form under his left hand. “Or maybe I get the head mistress of your little punk self.”

OOC: Uh, your grammar is a little fucked up...
IC:
He felt the darkness inside him rise to the surface as he fought to control the anger he felt after being hit... After a few seconds of internal struggle, he managed to look up and smirk.
"Oh, no, not that!" He cracked his back. "Perhaps we should talk to her right now... and I can tell her all about the devastating head trauma you just gave me..."

OOC: I’m dyslexic, man. I do use Works, too.

IC: “She knows what I do.” said Arnaud with a smile. “My staff is used for out of controlled animals or bad students. And I thought you were stronger then that, Mr. Graves, I gave you a love tap.” He laughed at that last part, the hit was not the best he could have done.

“Now behave yourself or I have a use for you in my class. Somebody needs to clean up after the animals. Understand?”

"Wonder when this thing's going to start." Evan commented as she waited for whoever to begin doing whatever all the students had been summoned for.
"No idea, it's troublesome afterall." Aridren agreed as he disliked waiting as well.

OOC: I’m dyslexic, man. I do use Works, too.

IC: “She knows what I do.” said Arnaud with a smile. “My staff is used for out of controlled animals or bad students. And I thought you were stronger then that, Mr. Graves, I gave you a love tap.” He laughed at that last part, the hit was not the best he could have done.

“Now behave yourself or I have a use for you in my class. Somebody needs to clean up after the animals. Understand?”
OOC: It's cool. Oh, and, about the "devastating head trauma"... he was either being sarcastic, or he was going to bash his head on the wall to make it look like she used excessive force...

IC:
Typical teacher, no sense of humor...
Graves snorted. "You make me do that anyways, Teach!" He laughed. "Is there anything else you'd like to intimidate me with, or am I free to go?"

“No, that is what the younger kids are for.” said Arnaud. He looked over at the Ender, his light gray-green eyes looked at the boy‘s face. “Now, Michale, leave that one alone. If you want to know his name, it is Ender Leonhart. The boy is a metal elemental with a hint of dark elemental powers in him.”

“Free to go? The head mistress will tell you when you are free to go.” adds the half vampire.

“No, that is what the younger kids are for.” said Arnaud. He looked over at the Ender, his light gray-green eyes looked at the boy‘s face. “Now, Michale, leave that one alone. If you want to know his name, it is Ender Leonhart. The boy is a metal elemental with a hint of dark elemental powers in him.”

"Dark elemental? I didn't know I was getting competition this year..." He gave a half-hearted salute to the teacher, "I shall never go near this delicate flower, this poor child, this lost foundling..." He continued going on like this...

OOC: Half vampire? He was half dragon a minute ago...

"Dark elemental? I didn't know I was getting competition this year..." He gave a half-hearted salute to the teacher, "I shall never go near this delicate flower, this poor child, this lost foundling..." He continued going on like this...

OOC: Half vampire? She was half dragon a minute ago...

OOC: He is a male half vampire/ half human and the red dragon is on his right shoulder. It’s a mini one, the size of a house cat.

IC: Arnaud rolled his eyes. A good student like Michale become this. he said to himself. “See you class, Mr. Graves.” he said walking away, he was tried of the boy.

OOC: He is a male half vampire/ half human and the red dragon is on his right shoulder. It’s a mini one, the size of a house cat.

IC: Arnaud rolled his eyes. A good student like Michale become this. he said to himself. “See you class, Mr. Graves.” he said walking away, he was tried of the boy.

OOC: Oh. Okay...
IC:
"I can hardly wait!" Graves called after him. He smiled and walked back into the middle of the hall. I need a smoke...

OOC: Hey, Theao, are you available for me to RP with, or should I just keep away from yer characters?

As he sat back, Aridren decided to see what people were doing, as it was rather difficult to see from his position in a chair. Tilting his staff fully horizontal, and lifting it up a bit, he muttered a spell that utilized the staff's gem to let him see as if it were an eye.

Turning the staff slowly, he noticed what appeared to be a teacher talking to a couple students and wondered why the teacher wasn't being useful and starting the assembly rather than just talking with a couple students.

ooc: Si

Arnaud took his place near the other teachers and relaxed on the stone wall behind him. His eyes watched the students as they moved around.

OOC: I assume you meant "yeah, it's alright," not "yeah, stay away"...
IC:

Graves looked around and saw another kid observing him through a gem. Who does this be? He left that loser, Ender, alone, and prowled through the crowd towards him.

He stood in front of him and planted his feet.
"Hey, I'm Graves... I don't think I've seen you before, what's your name?"

"Nor would you have. It is our first day afterall." He replied as he looked at the boy in front him. The twins observed Graves, and Aridren added, "Would you like something?"

"Nor would you have. It is our first day afterall." He replied as he looked at the boy in front him. The twins observed Graves, and Aridren added, "Would you like something?"

Michale shrugged. "Not particularly... All my friends graduated last year, so I need some new friends... so I'm talking to those I don't know, like you. You still haven't told me your name, by the way..." He grinned a little.

"No, I don't believe I have Graves-Kohai." He replied, "My name is Aridren, and this is Evan-kun."

"No, I don't believe I have Graves-Kohai." He replied, "My name is Aridren, and this is Evan-kun."

Graves coughed a little. "Uh, 'Kohai'? I don't really spracken sie Japanese..."

"I don't mind." Aridren replied, "And you have some grasp of the language otherwise you wouldn't recognise someone speaking it." Evan added

"I don't mind." Aridren replied, "And you have some grasp of the language otherwise you wouldn't recognise someone speaking it." Evan added

Graves grinned. "I just know a few basic words... What does Kohai mean, anyway?"

"While the term doesn't properly translate, it loosely translates to junior." Evan replied

Ender ignored the teacher and annoying student as they bickered over meaningless crap... unfortunately, they had to do it right next to him. He seriously debated plunking them both in the heads with the first metal object he saw, but decided they were not worth the effort.

"While the term doesn't properly translate, it loosely translates to junior." Evan replied

"Junior?" Graves laughed. "I'm what, 2, 3 years older than you, man! I think you need to find a better translation..." He chuckled...


OOC: Sorry it took so long, Jolt crashed on me... And, DMG, why is your character such an arse?

"No, my brother knows the term he wished to use and what it means." Evangeline replied, "Nor is my translation inaccurate."

"No, my brother knows the term he wished to use and what it means." Evangeline replied, "Nor is my translation inaccurate."

OOC: ...Okay... :confused: WTF is that all about?

Being in the back Mystic's attention could not be helped but drawn to the interaction of the Teacher, Ender and the student. She saw something in his eyes something like that of a bird of prey moments before they strike out. But it passed. It was only something that a creature near the bottom of the food chain would understand, or even could pick up.

She is certainly glad that the teacher was there and she didn't approach Ender before the bell sounded. Actually, other students where starting to get restless some students where getting up and moving. Conversations between old friends as well as new people forced together. Time had passed since the announcement was made for the students and Mystic started to get nervous again. In fact she started to have a panic attack, her heart rate jumped by 100 beats per minute. From around 300 to around 400, she started gagging from lack of ocygen getting through to he restricted wind-pipe and within the minute of the panic attack started she had passed out.

Mystic had attracted Aiko's attention as she passed her on the way in and pushed her way through the crowd to get to her.

She knew basic first aid but wasn't too sure how much of that translated to a giant mouse.

she took of her cloak and rolled it up into a pillow so Mystic could be comfortable and then tried to figure out what had happened after placing it under her head.

"can someone get a teacher over here?" she asked a boy beside her. he was younger than she was and she didn't know him but he went off looking for help.

"No, my brother knows the term he wished to use and what it means." Evangeline replied, "Nor is my translation inaccurate."

It took Graves a few long seconds to understand. After he did, the anger that rose up made him shake a little. Fucking newbies just don't have any respect anymore... Graves struggled for a second and brought his anger back under his control

He straightened up to show the significant height advantage he had over Ariden, and looked at him calmly.
"So you were just being disrepectful, huh, Aridren? I should kick your ass... but I won't. If you keep at this, a student bigger'n me will, though."

Michale picked his guitar up and walked away. Damn... why does it seem everyone here is a total douche?

"Of course, you haven't earned any yet." Aridren replied, unconcern with the threats as he'd be underestimated by many people large than himself without bother, and Graves was subjectively quite taller due to the fact that he was in a chair, but had he stood, there would have only been a minor difference.

Being in the back Mystic's attention could not be helped but drawn to the interaction of the Teacher, Ender and the student. She saw something in his eyes something like that of a bird of prey moments before they strike out. But it passed. It was only something that a creature near the bottom of the food chain would understand, or even could pick up.

She is certainly glad that the teacher was there and she didn't approach Ender before the bell sounded. Actually, other students where starting to get restless some students where getting up and moving. Conversations between old friends as well as new people forced together. Time had passed since the announcement was made for the students and Mystic started to get nervous again. In fact she started to have a panic attack, her heart rate jumped by 100 beats per minute. From around 300 to around 400, she started gagging from lack of ocygen getting through to he restricted wind-pipe and within the minute of the panic attack started she had passed out.

Mystic had attracted Aiko's attention as she passed her on the way in and pushed her way through the crowd to get to her.

She knew basic first aid but wasn't too sure how much of that translated to a giant mouse.

she took of her cloak and rolled it up into a pillow so Mystic could be comfortable and then tried to figure out what had happened after placing it under her head.

"can someone get a teacher over here?" she asked a boy beside her. he was younger than she was and she didn't know him but he went off looking for help.

Chihaya quickly noticed the mousian student's trouble. Closing the mini-Fold he was watching through, he cast a simple spell that would render his feathered wings invisible, as he didn't want to give off too much of a bird-of-prey-like impression, and hurried over.

"Alright, let me through," he said as he made his way into the circle around the incapcitated student, "lets giver her room to breath."

Kneeling down in front of the mousian student, he telepathically projected waves of calm into her brain.

"Peace, little one," he telepathically messaged her, "You are safe. No one's going to hurt you. Peace, tranquility."

"Of course, you haven't earned any yet." Aridren replied, unconcern with the threats as he'd be underestimated by many people large than himself without bother, and Graves was subjectively quite taller due to the fact that he was in a chair, but had he stood, there would have only been a minor difference.

OOC: *cough* five inches is a big difference, it's 2.5 inches of reach *cough*

Chihaya quickly noticed the mousian student's trouble. Closing the mini-Fold he was watching through, he cast a simple spell that would render his feathered wings invisible, as he didn't want to give off too much of a bird-of-prey-like impression, and hurried over.

"Alright, let me through," he said as he made his way into the circle around the incapcitated student, "lets giver her room to breath."

Kneeling down in front of the mousian student, he telepathically projected waves of calm into her brain.

"Peace, little one," he telepathically messaged her, "You are safe. No one's going to hurt you. Peace, tranquility."

While she was unconcious she started to dream.. dreaming she was falling down an infinitely long hole... images of various hawks, owls, cats and other animals that naturally feed on mice float by and disappear... she suddenly falls into her house, inside are her father and father... holding and comforting her. "Peace, little one" said hre mother in the voice that she knew oh, so well. "You are safe, No one is going to hurt you. Peace tranquility." And there was suddenly a door that Mystic had not noticed before, nor was it normally in the room.. the door was the door of the Great Hall's main door. As large as it was, somehow seemed perfectly sized and did not stand out.

"Return my sweet, you are safe, nothing will harm you..."

Mystic got up and made her way to the door, as she got closer she could hear the general din of the great hall but it did not frighten her... She opened the door to see the great hall laid out before her... As she walked through a bright white light enveloped her.

She found her self looking up at Chihaya, the teacher and Aiko. The fellow student. She was lying on her side, as unconcious mice do... She had alot of questions..

"What happened? Where am I?.. and who are you?" she asked the first time she had spoken out aloud. Everyone heard the squeaks that her generated by her mouth, but there where no doubts about the contents of what she had said.

"They are a wonderful quality on you." Ulrich grew tense around girls. Last year he had some mishaps with some girls. It had taken sometime to get over that hump. Actually this had been the first girl Ulrich had talked with for awhile.

"So what element do you control?"

"Water. How did you know I was an element?"

"It's good to see you all. I am Head Mistress Azellia Thourick, and I welcome you to our Academy, and I welcome back thoes returning students. Next to me is my staff, your teachers, our grounds keeper and caretaker Armand Lillard. Most of the school rules are in your hand book, but one we must emphasize is never ever leave school grounds with out permission. There will be times when the school will venture into the capital of Oka for an excursion, but other than that you are to remain here at all times. And while my office is always open for students to come and see me, my room is strictly off limits. That means you Bobby."

Everyone stared at the 12th Year boy, who often sneaked into her room.

"For thoes of you here on scholarships, you are provided with fee-wavers. Present these to the school store when you need new supplies. I want us to have a wonderful year together. Rember your dorms are like your family, treat them well. And treat your teachers well, now we'll have our opening banquet."

She clapped her hands, and vast ammounts of trays appeard. And she sat down

Graves zoned out during the speech. It was just the same as last year's, and the year's before that... When the food appeared, he realised he didn't have a tray. He quickly squeezed into a seat already in use by a young student, and started sharing his tray with him.

"You don't mind, do you?" he asked the boy.

"Uhhh... no..." the boy said nervously.

"Good boy." Graves patted him on the back. "Try the potatoes, their delicious and nutritious."

That was Arnaud cue to leave and get ready for his first class. He was a half vampire, human food was not his thing. So why would he want to eat it? He tipped a hat that was not there at the Head Mistress and heads out of the great hall.

He soon heads through the school and to the path that leads toward his barn.

The twins listened to the speech with only a modicum in interest. As the headmistress wrapped it up and the food appeared, they looked at each other as each went to a seperate table to eat the various foods.

Thellualuna picked up a plate of of her favorite foods.

Even Yomieaa's favorites were present. "Impressive place" Yomieaa said to her self.

While she was unconcious she started to dream.. dreaming she was falling down an infinitely long hole... images of various hawks, owls, cats and other animals that naturally feed on mice float by and disappear... she suddenly falls into her house, inside are her father and father... holding and comforting her. "Peace, little one" said hre mother in the voice that she knew oh, so well. "You are safe, No one is going to hurt you. Peace tranquility." And there was suddenly a door that Mystic had not noticed before, nor was it normally in the room.. the door was the door of the Great Hall's main door. As large as it was, somehow seemed perfectly sized and did not stand out.

"Return my sweet, you are safe, nothing will harm you..."

Mystic got up and made her way to the door, as she got closer she could hear the general din of the great hall but it did not frighten her... She opened the door to see the great hall laid out before her... As she walked through a bright white light enveloped her.

She found her self looking up at Chihaya, the teacher and Aiko. The fellow student. She was lying on her side, as unconcious mice do... She had alot of questions..

"What happened? Where am I?.. and who are you?" she asked the first time she had spoken out aloud. Everyone heard the squeaks that her generated by her mouth, but there where no doubts about the contents of what she had said.

Stepping back to provide room, Chihaya replied, "Colonel Chihaya Knight, professor for the advanced magickal combat class. You seem to have had some kind of anxiety attack. Seeing as how only one person stepped in," he glanced over at the student in question, "I came over to provide aide. Need any help getting up?"

Hearing the last of the Headmistresses speech and having a blank look at the teacher and Aiko. Mystic finally introduced herself to the 2 of them.

"My name is Mystic, I'm so far from home and well, let's just say there are alot of things that would like nothing more than to have a mouse for breakfast, lunch or Tea...."

Before she said anything more the most tempting of smells invaded her nostrils... from the copious amounts of food that had been magic-ed into the room. "Food."
she said as she scrambled up to the trays. Standing on her two hind legs Mystic grabbed a plate and loaded it up with a number of grains and vegitable based food. As a mouse she was generally vegan but did not refuse food with milk or egg in them, however she does find meat distinctly un-appealing.

She returned to try and find Aiko, Mystic never liked eating alone and even with the dauntingness of the new surroundings and the total unknowns for the mouse, it was like second nature for her and it would take alot for her to change that.

Hearing the last of the Headmistresses speech and having a blank look at the teacher and Aiko. Mystic finally introduced herself to the 2 of them.

"My name is Mystic, I'm so far from home and well, let's just say there are alot of things that would like nothing more than to have a mouse for breakfast, lunch or Tea...."

Before she said anything more the most tempting of smells invaded her nostrils... from the copious amounts of food that had been magic-ed into the room. "Food."
she said as she scrambled up to the trays. Standing on her two hind legs Mystic grabbed a plate and loaded it up with a number of grains and vegitable based food. As a mouse she was generally vegan but did not refuse food with milk or egg in them, however she does find meat distinctly un-appealing.

She returned to try and find Aiko, Mystic never liked eating alone and even with the dauntingness of the new surroundings and the total unknowns for the mouse, it was like second nature for her and it would take alot for her to change that.

Chihaya said, after the Head Mistriss's speach and Mystic had returned, "Pleasure to meet you, Mystic. If you would like, I could see about making something that'll keep such events from reaccuring."

Chihaya said, after the Head Mistriss's speach and Mystic had returned, "Pleasure to meet you, Mystic. If you would like, I could see about making something that'll keep such events from reaccuring."

"FOOD" she said munching on what she had collected from the trays..."Need" some more nibbling "to cope" puting a bit more food in her mouth before saying the next 2 words "with stress", and on last final nibble before finishing the short and most likely gramattically incorrect statement "better".

Mystic had food which totally distracted her from her emotional problems, which she knew if she wanted to learn about magic, and she did she really did, need to solve. But she had no idea, perhaps a wiser and older student a teacher might be interested, who knows. While she knew it would get easier to be here she would never stop thinking there was a bird of prey or cat after her.

"FOOD" she said munching on what she had collected from the trays..."Need" some more nibbling "to cope" puting a bit more food in her mouth before saying the next 2 words "with stress", and on last final nibble before finishing the short and most likely gramattically incorrect statement "better".

Mystic had food which totally distracted her from her emotional problems, which she knew if she wanted to learn about magic, and she did she really did, need to solve. But she had no idea, perhaps a wiser and older student a teacher might be interested, who knows. While she knew it would get easier to be here she would never stop thinking there was a bird of prey or cat after her.

Chihaya raised his left eyebrow and smiled slightly at Mystic's antics.

"Mystic," he said, "I think you should know that I am not what I appear to be. Not knowing how you would react when you came to, I activated a spell to remove something that I felt you would respond negatively to. I felt I should give you an early heads-up before removing the spell."

He then waited to see what the mousian's reaction would be before he made the first part of dropping the invisibilty spell he had put on his wings.

Aiko had returned to Antionette after helping Mystic and stuck close to her new friend.

The mouse student also looked like she could need some help as Aiko took out two chopsticks from her hand bag and ate a bowl of rice and vegetables.

"Excuse me" she said to Antionette "i won't be long".

she then went looking for Mystic and found her the bowl of rice still in hand...

Chihaya raised his left eyebrow and smiled slightly at Mystic's antics.

"Mystic," he said, "I think you should know that I am not what I appear to be. Not knowing how you would react when you came to, I activated a spell to remove something that I felt you would respond negatively to. I felt I should give you an early heads-up before removing the spell."

He then waited to see what the mousian's reaction would be before he made the first part of dropping the invisibilty spell he had put on his wings.

Aiko had returned to Antionette after helping Mystic and stuck close to her new friend.

The mouse student also looked like she could need some help as Aiko took out two chopsticks from her hand bag and ate a bowl of rice and vegetables.

"Excuse me" she said to Antionette "i won't be long".

she then went looking for Mystic and found her the bowl of rice still in hand...

Mystic paused her eating... and looked the teacher up and down. He looked entirely human but his words indicated otherwise... a spell to remove something that he thought I would negatively respond to.

The line of thought was temporarily distracted by the return of Aiko "The teacher is hiding something that he thinks..." and before she finished talking to her fellow student Mystic realised something. She had the niggling feeling that she had seen this person before, but she never had been able to even admit it to herself. "It was wings wasn't it... I noticed you before but I don't think I allowed myself to remember."

Mystic was calm, she knew that the teacher was not a bird of prey, nor was he particularily acting like one, but then the wings had not appeared and mental assent to there being wings and actually seeing them are totally different things.

"Do it, If am ever going to deal with my anxieties I'll need to face them... though just be ready in case. Take the cat by the whiskers, so to speak... I'll close my eyes so I can open them when I am ready." and with that she closed her eyes hard, and controlled her breath taking in slow and deep breaths. And waited for the word telling her to open her eyes from the teacher. She also secretly hoped for someone to hold her claw will she was doing this.

Pretending to be brave but inwardly being as nervous as a mouse that might just be facing upto it;'s worst nightmare.

Aiko moved over to where Mystic was and seen that she was busy with a teacher.

she had heard what the mouse had said earlier and stayed close placing her hand over mystic's claw thinking that she might need some help.

"Water. How did you know I was an element?"

"I have been here for the past ten years. You start to notice who is an element, especially one as beautiful as you."

Ulrich noticed that the usual foods were here. He got a plate with some mashed potatoes and porkchops. He carefully cut the porkchops, then tasted it. Same old usual food.

Graves started chatting with the people across the table from him between bites of his food. I'm gettin' full... I wonder when this is gonna be over.

He wished he had his watch, but it had gone haywire the minute he stepped into the school.

Allan picked at the food in front of him, his mind wandering to thoughts of music even though he knew he should have been trying to help the mouse, truth be told he wouldn’t have known what to do with a mouse; so instead he had started eating his food, but guilt soon overwhelmed him and so, he had walked over to see if he could help.

On arriving he waited for professor to remove the spell that would cause the mouse to respond negatively, chewing on a piece of french bread in the meantime.

After the headmistress' boring speech, Ender found a spot that was nigh by himself... not that he would even attempt to talk to anybody that came near. He began eating, stoic to the whole beginning of the year.

Mystic paused her eating... and looked the teacher up and down. He looked entirely human but his words indicated otherwise... a spell to remove something that he thought I would negatively respond to.

The line of thought was temporarily distracted by the return of Aiko "The teacher is hiding something that he thinks..." and before she finished talking to her fellow student Mystic realised something. She had the niggling feeling that she had seen this person before, but she never had been able to even admit it to herself. "It was wings wasn't it... I noticed you before but I don't think I allowed myself to remember."

Mystic was calm, she knew that the teacher was not a bird of prey, nor was he particularily acting like one, but then the wings had not appeared and mental assent to there being wings and actually seeing them are totally different things.

"Do it, If am ever going to deal with my anxieties I'll need to face them... though just be ready in case. Take the cat by the whiskers, so to speak... I'll close my eyes so I can open them when I am ready." and with that she closed her eyes hard, and controlled her breath taking in slow and deep breaths. And waited for the word telling her to open her eyes from the teacher. She also secretly hoped for someone to hold her claw will she was doing this.

Pretending to be brave but inwardly being as nervous as a mouse that might just be facing upto it;'s worst nightmare.

Aiko moved over to where Mystic was and seen that she was busy with a teacher.

she had heard what the mouse had said earlier and stayed close placing her hand over mystic's claw thinking that she might need some help.

The Colonel dropped the spell keeping his wings unseen. The black feathers of each shimmered into the full glory, more angelic than bird-of-prey in appearance, for all to see.

Mystic could feel the magic ebb away... and with Aiko's hand in her claw it was not long until she gained up the courage to look. She opened her eyes and saw the glimmering black feathers not coming from a culture that understood angels. Mystic paused looking at the teacher. The air was full of anticipation. How was she going to react and finally she spoke.

"Those wings are Hawk, or Owl like at all."

saying thank you to Aiko for holding her hand she let go and started to eat again. Though when she looked at her plate she noticed that it had all gone.

She sat there with what can only be discribed as a quizical look, before deciding to get more food and informing those around of her Intentions

"Hello my names Aiko Satsuma" Aiko said to Mystic as the mouse obtained more food.

"Hello my names Aiko Satsuma" Aiko said to Mystic as the mouse obtained more food.

Mystic returned with her food

"Thank you so much, once again, Aiko, With everything that went on I can't remember if I told you my name. Well it's Mystic." Mystic looked down at her plate and then over to you.

"Would you like something?" Mystic said as she offered what was on her plate to Aiko, the only thing that Mystic had that she didn't know what it was, was a sort of Rice ball.

"thank you Mystic" Aiko replied accepting the rice ball and picking it up with her chop sticks before adding it to her own bowl of rice.

"I haven't seen you at the girls dorm yet" she added. "I could show you where it is and your luggage is probally there already"

"I have been here for the past ten years. You start to notice who is an element, especially one as beautiful as you."


"I'm flattered. Your pretty handsom your self."

"I have been here for the past ten years. You start to notice who is an element, especially one as beautiful as you."
"I'm flattered. Your pretty handsome your self."

Graves snorted at the boy's comment. That's just about the worst pickup line I ever heard...

Graves snorted at the boy's comment. That's just about the worst pickup line I ever heard...

"Hey kind you have a problem?" Ulrich looked at the new kid. He though he heard something from him about himself. Getting up he looked at Thellualuna.

"Excuse me."

Ulrich went over to Graves and looked down upon him.

"Did you have something to say? If so then speak up!"

Ulrich looked at the new kid. He though he heard something from him about himself.

ooc: Ulrich can read thoughts?! :eek:

IC:

Ender continued eating until he was full at which point he watched the pathetic ramblings and happenings of the other students with a mild amusement.

"Hey kind you have a problem?" Ulrich looked at the new kid. He though he heard something from him about himself. Getting up he looked at Thellualuna.

"Excuse me."

Ulrich went over to Graves and looked down upon him.

"Did you have something to say? If so then speak up!"

Graves made his voice high pitched and mockingly repeated Ulrich's words.
"If so, speak up! If so, speak up!"

He then stood up fast enough to knock his chair down (and the boy he was sharing it with), and got in Ulrich's face, moving so close their noses were almost touching.

"You threatening me?"

"thank you Mystic" Aiko replied accepting the rice ball and picking it up with her chop sticks before adding it to her own bowl of rice.

"I haven't seen you at the girls dorm yet" she added. "I could show you where it is and your luggage is probally there already"

Mystic's attention was not entirely focussed on her new friend Aiko, but it was not focused at all on the teacher either. She still looked for signs of danger but she felt better having someone she could call a friend with her, but still it didn't remove the feeling of dread and feeling of nervousness that she might have to sprint away from danger, But then that is normal for her.

"No, I have not been there. I have been having a look around, just wanted to check on a few things. And your right probably did get my luggage to the right room. Even though I only have my staff and my grooming items. There is not much more that a mouse like me to use." Said Mystic taking breaks at appopriate places to sneak a bit of food in her mouth, though she never did speak with food in her mouth.

Graves made his voice high pitched and mockingly repeated Ulrich's words.
"If so, speak up! If so, speak up!"

He then stood up fast enough to knock his chair down (and the boy he was sharing it with), and got in Ulrich's face, moving so close their noses were almost touching.

"You threatening me?"

"Oh it seems we have a joker over here." Ulrich looked at Graves. 'Little cocky son of bitch' Ulrich thought.

Seeing the chair get knocked down Ulrich was on guard now. This kid was going to mess around like others. Ulrich didn't want to get into a fight, but this kid keep on going. It was already the first day and a fight might break out. Once Graves was close to him he looked back.

"Yeah. What are you going to do about punk?"

Graves smiled inside. Adrenaline pumped through his body, and he felt good and ready to fight. He grinned. This kid might actually fight me...

"I'll tell you what, Ulrich: you suck me off and make me a sandwich, and we'll call it even. How's that sound?"

Ulrich had a smile on his face and started to shake his head. Sighing for a moment he looked at Graves. 'There's no backing out now...'

"How about I kick your ass and we call it even?"

Evangeline sighed as she watched the pecking contest, it seemed that everyone here was bound and determained to cause trouble with each other. As her brother would say, 'How troublesome.'

Ulrich had a smile on his face and started to shake his head. Sighing for a moment he looked at Graves. 'There's no backing out now...'

"How about I kick your ass and we call it even?"
OOC: heehee, no teachers to break up the fight...
IC:
"No deal."

Graves grabbed Ulrich's collar and snapped his head forward, aiming for Ulrich's jaw.

OOC: heehee, no teachers to break up the fight...
IC:
"No deal."

Graves grabbed Ulrich's collar and snapped his head forward, aiming for Ulrich's jaw.


OOC: I know. This is good.

Ulrich quickly dodged it and went for a quick jab to the stomach. 'This guys is going down.'

OOC: I know. This is good.

Ulrich quickly dodged it and went for a quick jab to the stomach. 'This guys is going down.'

OOC: Yeah. BTW, in real life, it's pretty much impossible to dodge what Graves just did. Imagine someone grabbing your collar and slamming his head into your jaw. The speed and suprise of the attack is pretty impossible to stop. (And I know this from actually doing it.) I'll let it slide, though.

IC:
Graves took the light jab and swung his elbow towards Ulrich's jaw, twisting his body with the strike for maximum force...

Ulrich feel down to the ground for a moment. He felt and tasted the blood in his mouth. His jaw had been broken slowly getting up he looked at Grave. Getting closer to Grave he jumped straight toward him.

Ulrich feel down to the ground for a moment. He felt and tasted the blood in his mouth. His jaw had been broken slowly getting up he looked at Grave. Getting closer to Grave he jumped straight toward him.

Graves rolled with the tackle and fell to the ground. As he did, he wrapped his legs around Ulrich's body, and wrapped his left arm around his neck, going for the guillotine choke...

Ulrich felt the pressure going around his neck. He got his elbow and with all the power within elbowed Grave in the stomach, then put his leg up and brought it down between Grave's legs.

OOC: That's physically impossible... and I've gotta go to sleep. To be continued...

OOC: Sorry I wasn't really thinking what he was going to do.

Ulrich passed out, but in reality just acted like he did. He loosen his grip and played possum for Graves.

"Excuse me for a bit," Chihaya said to Mystic and her friend, "but it looks like some students have a little too much energy."

Summoning his staff to him, Chihaya strode over to where Ulrich and Graves were getting into it. Casting a low-level levitation spell, he floated both combatants up into the air while making sure they were each well out of the other's reach.

"Now," he said with a look in his eyes that could melt lead, "are you going to act your age, or do I have to get creative? If you have enough energy to fight, I'm sure I can think of a way for you two to put it to a better use. So, is it going to be the easy way, or the hard way?"

OOC: Feel free to choose the hard way.

Aiko rolled her eyes and thought to herself 'thats boys for you'.

she also looked impressed with Mystic's packing.

"I've a case and a rucksack with me" she confessed "but its not so easy for me to travel light. the text books are quite thick this year"

"Not many people are lucky as us mice in that respect."

Noticing something had caught the teachers attention, Mystic temporarily turned her attention to the boy's tussle.

"Well... at least some things stay the same cross specie borders." Indicating Aiko to the boys attempting to duke it out.

Lorena rolled her eyes at them. "How pathetic it's only the first day and already they are fighting."

Azellia stood up, and walked over to the fight. "Boys, do we have a problem?" She asked sternly.

Azellia stood up, and walked over to the fight. "Boys, do we have a problem?" She asked sternly.

"Seems they are keeping their lips sealed, ma'am," Chihaya said looking at each of the floating former fighters in turn, "do you have something in mind for them or would you mind if I took care of thinking up their discipline?"

Azellia stood up, and walked over to the fight. "Boys, do we have a problem?" She asked sternly.

Graves spat blood. "This bastard attacked me"

Graves spat blood. "This bastard attacked me"

"Language, child," Chihaya chided, "respect your elders and obey your superiors. Now, care to try rephrasing that into a more appropriate form?"

"If that is true, he can face expulsion. Now if no one want's to tell me, then I can make you tell. I know plenty of spells to make you speak, and belive me, I have permission to do it. As for you, Mr. Graves go to the Hospital Station, and page for the School Nurse, she'll be with you momentairly."

"If that is true, he can face expulsion. Now if no one want's to tell me, then I can make you tell. I know plenty of spells to make you speak, and belive me, I have permission to do it. As for you, Mr. Graves go to the Hospital Station, and page for the School Nurse, she'll be with you momentairly."

OOC: Uh, my guy has them levitating in mid-air so they can't get at each other.

Aiko smiled at Mystic's comment and replied quietly "you're so right" between bites of boiled vegetables.

"it also looks like the honourable head mistress is going to show them whose boss as well" she adds.

Pity, Ender had found the little confrontation quite amusing... too bad the adults had to get involved in ending it.

"If that is true, he can face expulsion. Now if no one want's to tell me, then I can make you tell. I know plenty of spells to make you speak, and belive me, I have permission to do it. As for you, Mr. Graves go to the Hospital Station, and page for the School Nurse, she'll be with you momentairly."

OOC: Graves goes to the hospital? Uh... he's just a little bruised. Ulrich's jaw is broken...

Ulrich spat out some blood. He felt like crap. Looking at Graves he held his jaw.

"Wait. This guy is barely hurt and his going? Also sorry, but I'm not going to tell you anything Mrs.Azellia. Looks like you are going to have to test that spell out."

Aiko smiled at Mystic's comment and replied quietly "you're so right" between bites of boiled vegetables.

"it also looks like the honourable head mistress is going to show them whose boss as well" she adds.

Mystic had finished her plate and being contented with what she had eaten she sat back with her new friend and watched the head mistress deal with the boys.

"I wonder what she will do... or perhaps, make them do?"

(Well you spat out blood, so naturally I'm concerned)

"Both of you go now, there will be no more fighting in my school."

"I'm going with him. I want somebody besides a student to go with us. Graves might attack me on the way there." Ulrich looked around while still in the air. His jaw was broken and it was hard to talk. He could taste the blood in his mouth. It felt warm. He looked Graves. It wasn't over by a long shot.

Graves gave Ulrich a toothy grin, exposing his bloody teeth to half the class.

"Don't worry, Ully, I don't bite."

He bowed to the headmistress, a rare show of respect, and walked off in the general direction of the infirmary...

Bowing to the headmistress Ulrich closely followed Graves. Walking up behind him he was still on guard, but was alittle relaxed.

"So Graves how do you get that blood? I didn't hit you that hard."

Aridren had been watching the fight like his sister, albeit from a different angle. As the two combatants got up to head to the nurse's office, he decided to head back to his dorm room.

Evangeline had decided much the same but due to the route she took, was walking a little distance behind the two boys.

Bowing to the headmistress Ulrich closely followed Graves. Walking up behind him he was still on guard, but was alittle relaxed.

"So Graves how do you get that blood? I didn't hit you that hard."

Graves knew Ulrich was behind him, but was confident that he wouldn't attack.

Graves snorted at the question. "I bit my tongue when you tackled me. I think I bit the tip off..."

Talking in a low voice Ulrich felt a presence behind him. He didn't bother to look around. Walking beside Graves he looked at him.

"I think someones behind us. Don't look back. I can just feel it in my spine."

He coughed for a moment and started to speak in his normal voice.

"You fought well back there..."

Talking in a low voice Ulrich felt a presence behind him. He didn't bother to look around. Walking beside Graves he looked at him.

"I think someones behind us. Don't look back. I can just feel it in my spine."

He coughed for a moment and started to speak in his normal voice.

"You fought well back there..."

"I have some experience..."

When they passed a turn-off to another hallway, Graves pretended to look down it... and caught their follower in his peripheral vision.

"I think it's a student."

"Okay..." Ulrich wondered who it was. Also Ulrich wondered where Graves had learned to fight like that.

Evangeline continued on her way, inadvertedly following the two formerly fighting students. She was also unaware that they'd noticed her and were wondering about her as she was busy with a mental excersise.

Mystic had finished her plate and being contented with what she had eaten she sat back with her new friend and watched the head mistress deal with the boys.

"I wonder what she will do... or perhaps, make them do?"

Aiko was slightly disapointed by the warning. She had expected more from the headmistress.

"Now we know Mystic" she replied adding "i'm stuffed as well. do you want to go back to the dorm and get settled in or do you want to see round the school?"

"Well, I haven't been to the Dorm room and I like to have my place set up. So let's go there."

Mystic wondered whether there was a corner bed available for her, She felt much more comfortable in confined quarters but still snakes. She hated snakes for the Eww factor as well as the natural predator factor, and so she still kept her nervous eyes on as she and Aiko made their way to the Dorm.

when they reached the dorm Suki was on guard and padded over to her mistress looking for some attention (or a biscuit).

"Mystic, this is my familiar Suki. She's a vixen but she'll also keep the boys out of this dorm.

Kneeling beside her pet Aiko said to her "I forgot to bring you something back from the feast but I've biscuits here somewhere"

She found a bag of dog biscuits at the bottom of her rucksack and gave Suki one.

"Yeah... We don't have familiars, It can get a bit... difficult with us being mice and All. Though I have always wanted a pet. But I'm always told 'How would you like to be couped up in a cage all day with nothing but a wheel to keep you company'. As you know mice are used as pets and most rodentia have a hang up about it. Though, I dunno, I know I'd like the security of it. Prevent all kinds of nasties getting to you and getting fed well. I'd think that would be great."

Mystic started to look around and noticed an unclaimed bed right in the corner, relatively close to Aiko.

"I'll think I'll set up here." Said as she collected her stuff laying in the middle of the floor and plonked it on top of the bed. "At least rodent... sorry, people, know that the bed will be mine."

"the only time that Suki is in a cage is when she's travelling to and from school" Aiko replies "she normally just tags along with me when she's not looking out for boys or sleeping at my feet"

Suki was chewing the biscuit sitting at Aiko's feet.

"I'll best get changed anyway" she added "I'll need this uniform for tomorrow and I only have the one spare with me"

She drew the curtains round her bed and emerged two minutes later dressed in a red t-shirt, jeans and a pair of sandals.

She folded her sailor Fuku and skirt up neatly putting it back in the wardrobe.

Mystic lay on her back on the bed while Aiko got changed, with mice you just had fur and that was all they needed, protected against most of the elements, well except sun-burn for mystic pure white fur was a curse in that way.

She spent most of the time trying to absorb and comprehend everything that had happened the new school, where she stood out again, a panic attack. A teacher with black wings and a new friend that wears uniform to school even though it isn't needed. There was alot to take in and alot that could go wrong in the near future, and then there was her obsessive fear of what would be come around the corner.

Though she hadn't let it show she's still concered and nervous about it but having Aiko around does seem to help. And then Aiko re-appeared in her new clothes

"Why do you where a Uniform when the school has no uniform or any sort of dress code apart from being dressed? I get out on a technically by categorising my fur as clothing. Which.. it is essentially."

Mystic lay on her back on the bed while Aiko got changed, with mice you just had fur and that was all they needed, protected against most of the elements, well except sun-burn for mystic pure white fur was a curse in that way.

She spent most of the time trying to absorb and comprehend everything that had happened the new school, where she stood out again, a panic attack. A teacher with black wings and a new friend that wears uniform to school even though it isn't needed. There was alot to take in and alot that could go wrong in the near future, and then there was her obsessive fear of what would be come around the corner.

Though she hadn't let it show she's still concered and nervous about it but having Aiko around does seem to help. And then Aiko re-appeared in her new clothes

"Why do you where a Uniform when the school has no uniform or any sort of dress code apart from being dressed? I get out on a technically by categorising my fur as clothing. Which.. it is essentially."

Aiko sat beside Mystic, thought for a moment and replied "I suppose its because its a uniform that Kirisuban school girls have worn for nearly 100 years and its traditional for us. Sometimes the length of the skirt changes but not by much.

A kimono would be more comfortable but I would need help with the obi every morning"

Mystic pondered this for a second and said "So it's like when you are not wearing the uniform while at school, you are missing something integral. Like my tail or fur."

School was back on Mystics mind again, while she knew what school was like in Miceland she had no idea what school was like in many human countries and then add in the magical element she was totally unsure was what was going to happen. And that made her worried.

"So, what do you reckon school will be like?"

"usually classes and study periods take up most the day and thats even before you have to do homework" Aiko replied

she paused and added "I usually spend a couple of hours in the library after school before I can relax in the common room beside a blazing fire or go for a fly or run".

A though hit her and she smiled.

"we could be study partners" she said "and help each other out"

"Oooo, yes. So what of the Electives are you doing. If we are doing the same ones we could go straight to the Library together, Or we could just meet there 10 or so minutes after classes finish."

"my extra classes are sports flying and Seamtressry" Aiko replied "but i am doing all the other classes".

"Meteorolgy and Med Health for me, I always find thunderstorms comforting, perhaps it's the fact that everything that could pray on you is finding shelter and can't be bothered, or could be just the fact that the lightning makes nice patterns in the sky. And Med Health... Well, I'm just curious about the differences and similarities between humans and mice. And where else better to learn than medical health?"

"true" Aiko replied as Suki started whining and looking up at Aiko.

"I think she wants out for while" she says adding "do you fancy a walk while Suki gets a run?"

Ender had long since left the great hall and found his way to the boy's dorm where he would be spending his semesters. Without speaking to anyone he plopped down on his bed and seemed to fall asleep.

"true" Aiko replied as Suki started whining and looking up at Aiko.

"I think she wants out for while" she says adding "do you fancy a walk while Suki gets a run?"

Mystic would have normally asked if it was safe for Suki to be let out, saying something like 'but she does't eat mice does she', and then she would ask about where they would go? and be extremely nervous anywhere outside. But not now all she said in reply to Aiko's question was "Yeah, I'll go. I think some exercise might do me some good at the moment. Release some stress and so on."

Somehow Mystic felt a connection to Aiko, one that calmed and allayed her fears, Mystic felt that she could trust that Aiko would not take her anywhere there might be danger.

Mystic rolled her self onto the floor and waited for Aiko to release Suki

Aiko put on her flying cloak and a long scarf since it was getting cold and they left the dorm leading Suki out into the gardens and forest round the dorm.

Once Suki had enough space she just bolted away gaining distance but not getting so far away that they lost her.

The vixen sniffed the ground and marked her territory as usual.

"She's showing other foxes that these gardens are her territory" Aiko replied "but I think that she's the only one here anyway"

Suki kept running and walking finding out new things about her environment.

"Okay..." Ulrich wondered who it was. Also Ulrich wondered where Graves had learned to fight like that.

Graves glanced back again at Evangeline.
"I recognize her... she and her brother are total assholes..." He shook his head and slouched, dropping his guarded demeanor.

Suki paused sniffed the air, it was like she was picking up a scent... Something that she was familiar with and she let out a sound. Maybe Aiko could identify what it meant but it puzzled Mystic... She watched and soon heard that oh, so familiar and the sound that all mice dread. The howling of cat being disturbed by an energetic fox.

Mystic's initial instinct was to run from the cat, and it was an instinct that was bread into the mice for generations those that where too slow around cats became dead. However before the instinct managed to translate into the action of running away, Something that Mystic was very good at when she felt imminent danger. The thing that stopped Mystic's instinctive reaction was the realisation of the size difference.

"Cat... for once a mouse has an advantage. You know despite being equivalently scaled to a human at the moment our natural size is that of a normal mice, So we still have to maintain our natural danger-o-meters. Though sometimes it can be a pain and I am sure that my danger-o-meter worked overtime in an environment where in reality there was none. Anyway... " and with that no so brief explanation out of the way Mystic charged at the Cat.

The cat having a vixen at it's back and a monstrous mouse charging it got confused and just ran, trying to get away from a thing that it thinks at the same time is a mouse, yet isn't. Mystic and Suki followed after it.

OOC: I have Hok-Tu's permission

Aiko smiled and kept up with Mystic and Suki. she just hoped that the cat wasn't someone elses familiar...

Graves glanced back again at Evangeline.
"I recognize her... she and her brother are total assholes..." He shook his head and slouched, dropping his guarded demeanor.

"Do you want to do something about it?" Ulrich said as he started to slow down.

"Do you want to do something about it?" Ulrich said as he started to slow down.

Graves snorted. "No. I'm walking on thin ice as it is. Maybe once the faculty has forgotten about this little incident."

"Okay. If you ever need help just ask me for it." Ulrich said as he coughed out some blood.

Evangeline walked by as Ulrich coughted out the blood. "Did you bite your tongue or is it something that needs a teacher?" Evan asked, oblivious to the fact that just prior she'd be the target of thier conversation.

"It's something that needs a teacher. I broke my jaw." He wiped the bloode that was starting to dry up.

Graves stared at the two for a second, then kept walking towards the infirmary./././

"Then let's get you to the nurse's office." She replied

"Wait... You seem very familiar. Have I seen you before? I swear you look like someone I knew." Ulrich said as he started to walk again.

"You may have seen me, but I don't know who you are or believe you'd know me as this is my first year at this academy." Evan replied

"No. I thought I saw you in the boys dorm. Nevermind..." Ulrich kept on walking toward the infirmary.

"That was probably my younger brother. I haven't been to the boys dorms yet." Evan replied

The cat continued running away with Suki and Mystic chasing it all of them where making making alot of noise. It came to the edge of the school and the cat squeezed through the gap in the posts of the tall metal railing fence.

It looked back and smiled in a wry cat smile a small hiss before walking Hautily away with it's tail up in the air. Mystic could dislocate a number of joints and squeeze through the bars. She was a mouse after all and they where very adept at getting into and out of things. However being outside left her open to all sorts of stuff and outside the fence who knows what might have been there it was after all a country that she had virtually no knowledge of.

"There will be one day cat.. I'll get you. I'll go out there our you will get yourself caught with no way of escape. Just watch out then cat... just watch out."

"Good girl, Suki." Mystic said as Mystic turned her attention back to Aiko who was following them and said... "I think it's best if we go back inside now."

Aiko looked up and seen it was getting dark and consulted her magical watch.

"We'll best get back to the dorm then" she replied as Suki looked up at Mystic accepting the praise.

Suki walked over to Aiko's side as they walked back to the dorm.

Mystic, yeah, it is getting late and if you think the day could be scary, night is when the real predators come out to play."

following beside Aiko and Suki on their way to the dorms.

the girls returned to their dorms to find the others hadn't arrived yet.

Aiko yawned and while Suki got to know her new friend better Aiko got changed into a pink cotton sleeping kimono.

She put her clothes away neatly and rejoined Mystic now in her nightwear and barefoot.

"whats it like in your country?" she asked as she pointed her wand at the fireplace and muttered.

the logs burst into flame and the fire burned high up the chimney warming the room.

After making sure the boy with the broken jaw was at the infirmary, Evangeline headed back to the girls dorm.

Meawhile, not realizing his sister had taken a detour, Aridren had headed over to the same dorm with the Go board. Heading up to the door he'd been about to knock on before assembly, he knocked on it and stepped back to await someone so he could ask about Evan.

Mystic sat on the floor just content for now in the company of Suki the Vixen. Mystic could not understand why the humans and clothing for this, clothing for that, clothing that essentially wasn't clothing at all. Mystic saw clothing as purely functional, like her fur. Not that one did not see the beauty, or lack of, in ones fur but that beauty or lack thereof doesn't determine their character personality. So really why do people make a big fuss over what they wear? Who knows? Mystic certainly didn't.

But Aiko had asked a question and Mystic started to answer her.

"Well, firstly everything is on a much smaller scale but fairly equivalent, well except certain birds that don't go through customs and aren't de-bigulated. Bigulation tech, which is actually I believe magic-based, to scale us and or visitors appropriately. When whatever comes to Miceland it is scaled down to normal mouse size and and when whatever leaves it is scaled back up. As for in Miceland.. I think it is fairly similiar to many human nations, well, from what I have heard and seen from footy anyway. Things are made designed with mouse claws in mind but humans and many other sapient animals or beings generally can use them. Do you have any specific questions?"

"are there a lot of spell casters in Miceland?" Aiko asked and then heard the door knock.

She said "excuse me" and opened the door Suki immediately spotting the boy at the door.

"How may I help you?" Aiko asked the boy at her dorms door politely.

"Is Evan present?" Aridren asked as he looked at the girl before him.

"She's not back from the feast yet" Aiko replies.

"who shall I say was asking for her?" she adds

"I'm Evan's brother." Aridren replied, "I have an appointment." He added with a slightly roguish grin.

Aiko raised an eyebrow and Suki sniffed at the boy at the door. She also noticed the obvious family resemblance.

It was then she noticed that Evan had slipped in while she was talking to Mystic.

"You may enter as long as Evan wants you here" she replied.

"You're late Aridren." Evan commented as she looked over at the door, "And stop flirting."
"As you command Dono-Ue." Aridren replied mockingly as he stepped into the room with the Go board as he headed over to the table to play the daily game.

Aiko closed the door and sat beside Mystic again.

"now where were we?" she asked.

"You asked about spell casters in Miceland." Mystic said as she waited for Aiko to return "Well, from what I know all us mice are inherintly magic, hence the sapience, etc. So while most mice would have some sort of magical gift I would not call it spell-casting. Only very few actual spell-casters and those that do, either do so inherintly. I have heard reports of some people trying to cast spells through study, much like a Wizard or witch or whatever they are called but bad things generally happen to them shortly after. I'm not sure why, probably Karma or something."

Mystic was surprised that she hadn't noticed Evan's entrance before but Aiko seemed to know her, but she looked like a guy.

Mystic whispered to Aiko, "Evan is a girl? She looks like a boy. Do you know what has happened?"

Aiko also whispered "some girls look like boys when they're younger. its a fact of life and they're twins as well. Suki will have no problem detecting her brother now she's got his scent"

then speaking normally she adds "theres not many spellcasters in Kirisubo either. they're born into wizarding families of which mine is one and our ministry of magic has managed to cover us so well that the vast majority of the non-magical people have no idea that there are wizards and witches in the Empire.

Theres places that we can practice magic back home away from prying eyes as well as being able to fly in peace. You can even see Dragons in magicial national parks back home"

Why all the secrecy?" asked Mystic "And is there any reason why a person from a non-magical family would not be able to practice as a wizard or witch?"

"the ability to cast spells is something that you can't learn. Going to schools like this allow you to control and focus it" Aiko replied adding "we keep our abilities a secret from other people cause they would panic and assume the worst about us.

Still we do a lot of work for the nation and the Empresses chief body guard is a powerful witch. Only the Daughter of Heaven knows the secret although.

My parents are both spellcasters and they work in the ministry of magical foods and plants. With magic they can create rice seedlings that can produce triple the normal yield per plant without the nasty side effects of genetic modification"

"Wouldn't such reaction only be temporary? I know alot about being afraid and once people know all the good things the various magical ministries do wouldn't they change their minds? If they could no longer see magic or magic-users as a threat then surely there would be nothing to cause fear and if it became known that the Empresses chief body guard is a powerful withch then surely that would be an added deterent to try and do anything. Fear can be a powerful motivator for action or inaction. It just depends what it motivates you to do."

Aiko sighs and replies "Mystic, I don't make the rules but I'm sure the secrecy is for the best"

She yawns again and stretches.

"I'm ready for a good sleep" she added.

"Goodnight Mystic" as she hugged her friend.

(OOC: Hey guys, sorry that I haven't been posting, the forums just never seem to work, but anyway, a few of us are still here, and hope to continue this)

Aiko sighs and replies "Mystic, I don't make the rules but I'm sure the secrecy is for the best"

She yawns again and stretches.

"I'm ready for a good sleep" she added.

"Goodnight Mystic" as she hugged her friend.

"Well, Goodnight. I think I might get up into bed as well. Oh, and if there are times that you think that I talk too much or just start rambling on.. I'm doing it now aren't I. Anyway. Good night." and with that MYstic went to bed.

She couldn't sleep but she lay there quietly not moving an inch going over the events of the day in her mind... This was one weird place but Mystic knew it was only going to get wierder. Eventually she fell asleep and dreamed a nice dreamy calm dream.

Aiko got into bed and pulled over the curtains so the game of Go wouldn't disturb her sleep.

She was feeling jet lagged and was soon fast asleep, Suki also dozing on the floor beside her bed in her basket.

Around an hour after the two headed to bed, the twins finished thier match and with a nod, Aridren packed up the board and returned to his dorm. The siblings quickly fell asleep once in thier own beds.

ooc: Magic, the forums have been generally bitchy recently.

(Oh dear, I'm sorry I haven't been around to qualm the fights)

Ender woke up and without another word walked through the corridors of the school before finding the appropriate classroom. Taking a seat in the back left of the class, he waited for it to begin...

Mystic woke up quite early and tried not to make too much noise. She started the grooming process. Which for was quite long first a shower and then spending time with her fur getting it dry and all straight. While she was probably the only one that could literally get away with getting out of bed and go straight to class she just couldn't do it. She felt like she was, well what she assumed was anyway, to be naked if she didn't. Anyway she was ready and looked for Aiko wishing to go to her first class with Aiko.

Aiko woke up about 1/2 hour after Mystic and grabbed a shower in the cubical beside her friend.

Theullauna woke from her peaceful night sleep. She immediately went for a morning shower, the first day of class would be great, she was excited.

"Hey kid." Yomieaa said as she entered and stood right next to her.

"Hello," Theullauna said "I'm sorry but I don't recall your name."

"Yomieaa."

"Hello Yomieaa."

"New this year?"

"Yes I am. I kind of purposefully flunked out of my other schools. But I really like this one."

"Good, it's not a bad place, a few no gooders but nothing serious."

"Well there are no shortage of nice boys."

"Just be careful what boys you go with."

"Oh I will."

(OOC: Just in case anyone forgot both of them are my own)

Loreana awoke before her sisters. She thought she would have a morning shower and went.

"Morning." She said to the other two girls who were showering.

"Good morning." Both said to Lorena

"I'm Lorena. You may have seen me with my little sisters Catherina, and Paula. And I know I've seen both of you before, what were your names again?"

"good morning" Aiko replied as she rinsed the shampoo out of her hair.

"i'm Aiko and my friend is called Mystic. I'm not sure if Evan and Antionette are up yet or not"

Mystic Squeaked "Hi" before adding "Yes, I was born like this, only smaller."

As Aiko was washing her hair, Evan entered the dorm. She'd been sparring with Aridren as they'd developed a system, Eight Trigram Palm in the morning and Go in the evening with the occasional game or sparring session during the day.

The twins both headed to thier respective showers. "Oh, hello." Evangeline commented as she disrobed and headed to a shower.