Clumsy Flying — Even Clumsier Landing

The woman walked out onto the lawn, a scowl upon her face. She had gotten over being kind pretty quickly, that was for sure. There was no hat upon her head to hide her feminine facial features, and her hair hung loosely near her. However, she was still wearing guys clothing. What could she say, it was comfortable, and she was used to it.

Cordelia shook her head, stuffing her hands into her pockets. She was beginning to dread the Valentine's Day Dance. She was supposed to go with Percy, and, well, she wasn't entirely sure if she was ready for a 'date' yet. Why did I say yes... I'm such an IDIOT.... she thought to herself.

The twenty-year-old walked over to a tree. It was cold outside, but what was she supposed to expect? It was winter, after all. Her footprints could be seen in the freshly fallen snow, and she glared at the ground, sighing. "I hate snow," she mumbled to herself. She finally leaned against the tree, looking down at the ground, her dark blue eyes closed. She was just thinking about the hoedown... and wondering why she had even bothered to come out here. She could have thought about all of this in her dorm room, after all, an she hated snow.

I can't even think... ugh... She rolled her eyes at herself, and sighed again.

Cordelia turned her head when she thought she heard the flapping of wings. She wouldn't have, normally, but these wings sounded larger than those of a birds, and had become curious. Upon seeing the female, an eyebrow raised, and she merely watched as she fell to the ground.

The woman laughed out loud. Oh, that was hilarious! So what if laughing at another's pain was cruel? The vampire certainly didn't care. She walked toward the girl who was now trying to stand up, only to see that she had failed. Cordelia covered her mouth as if that would suppress her laughter, but it definitely didn't. She shook her head at the girls efforts, and once she reached her, looked down at her.

"You're an awfully bad flier," she commented. "How long have you had your wings? Not very long, I hope. If you've had them for a while and you land this bad it would be a complete shame." She shook her head again, waiting for a reaction from the other female.

The girls annoyed tone didn't bother Cordelia in the slightest. "Oh, good. You had me worried there for a second," she said when Loriana said she hadn't had her wings for even a week. She didn't reply to her 'thanks for help', but merely smirked. Upon seeing that she had failed for a third time to get to her feet, the woman shook her head again. This was quite amusing.

Seeing that the younger female had probably broken something, the vampire decided to help her. As amusing as watching the winged girls pain was, she just thought it would be best to be merciful and at least help her to her feet. "So pathetic... here, I'll help you up," she said, extending a hand for the redhead to take.

An eyebrow raised again. 'This always happens to you?" she asked.

Cordelia nodded when asked if she had ever heard of Murphy's Law. "Of course," she said, but didn't say anything more, just in case the girl had anything more to add. The vampire had a feeling she did, and she didn't really feel like being rude and interrupting her.

She helped the girl up when she took her hand, and watched as she tried to balance herself. Once Loriana had successfully gotten to her feet, the woman stuffed her hands into her pockets, waiting for her to continue speaking.

She nodded in understanding when the younger female told her that that was mostly what happened to her. "Well, that doesn't sound very pleasant at all," she said. "And yeah, you should. I'll take you to the hospital wing."

When asked where she was, Cordelia responded without having to think at all. "Starlight Academy, school for the 'gifted'. Otherwise knows as super powers, but call it whatever you please."

Cordelia nodded when Loriana said she qualified. "Yep, you do," she said. The woman nodded as the girl asked if she would go with her. She figured it wouldn't hurt anything, and she wanted to go back anyway. She didn't much feel like staying outside anymore, really.

She started walking toward the school, walking just the tinniest bit in front of the other female. "I'm Cordelia, by the way," she said. "How did you end up here?"