Isn't this the perfect shot?

Shinji had not done too much with his powers as of late. He was being way too laid back for his own comfort now that he was in a good position for himself. Maybe his position was too good. Shinji left everything to the wind when he left his dorm finally. he had no roommate so he was able to at least stay sane without having to explain where he was to an over concerned roommate, or even one that didn't really care. It was pretty early in the morning however. Just after the break of dawn had risen high enough to call itself ready for the day.

It wasn't normal for Shinji to wake up so early in the morning so he was pretty groggy. His eyes were half open, his tone was low, and his perception for anything other than food was lower than the IQ of an amoeba. He slithered his way through the halls of the academy without a single sound that he could recognize. His dark blue shirt and jeans almost seemed to be black whenever he wasn't in range of a window to clarify the color with light. Yawning was the only thing that gave notice to him not being a literal zombie since it almost seemed like he was dead inside. Shinji sighed once he reached the stairs that led to the main floor where he could finally leave the building. This was the worst part of his morning, fortunately. Once he passed the dreaded stairs, his day could truly start.

It took the young man way too long to long to get to the bottom of the stairs since someone like him would be able to almost jump down the whole flight in a single leap. But no, today was special. It seemed as if he had only gotten one, maybe two, hours of sleep prior to his waking up.

Shinji reached the door finally on the south end of the academy. He was almost ready to start his day, first he needed something to wake him up. He only had a glimpse of what was before him since he was barely even looking through his eye lids now as it is. He had no idea that it was so bright outside now since not only are his eyes barely open, but his eyes naturally dim the light. This was going to be brutal to him. It only took one step forward for him to get out of the door, and only one more step bring him into the suns rays.

"Sweet holy..." Shinji yelped as he shielded his contorted face from the sun. The sun's beautifully colored rays were blinding and warm to the skin. The sun seemed a million times bigger and brighter this morning for some odd reason, or maybe its just him? Either way, it didn't take much longer for Shinji to adjust to the beauty that awaited him outside. The smell of fresh cut grass stained his nostrils, a light breeze tickled his skin, and the sound of birds singing their lungs away greeted his ears the way only the soft tone of a women's voice could. Unfortunately it seemed that he was the only one out here at the moment so why not move along?

"Alright what to do today?" Shinji asked himself as he walked casually away from the door he exited from. His thoughts ran through his mind like a horse race. All the things he could do escaped him, however, so the only thing he could really think of was some more power related things. "I could always try to do some target practice, but I don't know how to do that on my own ...Well I'll have to try or else I'll never get it done." Shinji thought aloud since there was no one around to here him really. The more he walked, the more he thought. He thought, and he thought, until he noticed he was close to the woods. "Perfect" He said to himself as he shifted his direction towards the woods. This was the perfect place to have target practice. So why not learn something new today?

Shinji made his way through the woods slowly but surely since he was up and ready to do what needed to be done. He wasn't the most quick paced guy out there unless he needed to be since he had to keep himself calm for a majority of the day. It was preferred that his thoughts stayed calm ad mellow so that they weren't flying all over the place giving him a headache. So far he had no problem with that with his current life style, though it would help if there were more laid back people on the island. There are a few but most people here like to have a thrill and others are just naturally upbeat and energetic. Go figure.

This was truly the most peaceful setting to do anything with. A quiet breeze to keep you company while the sun tried its best to shine through the little open spots between the leaves. It was beautiful, the way the light peered through the tall trees. Leaves fell all around making it seem as if they were dancing in the wind with there on spot light from above helping them with their performance. The shade made Shinji feel perfectly comfortable while he stood still for a moment just to take it all in. Though Shinji doesn't seem like it, he loves the outdoors and the peaceful whims that come with it. Unfortunately, though, the peace here wouldn't keep all of its glory once he started practicing.

Shinji said nothing, not even a thought to himself. He just continued to walk ahead into the woods, further and further. He went pretty far and walked around quite a bit trying to find a good place with enough space to be in but that proved to be harder than he first thought. Though, it wasn't long before he heard something. Something...light and familiar. Words? He could have sworn he heard words from someone around but it was more like singing to him. The voice he heard was too much in sync with a melody to have been someone's normal voice. Naturally Shinji had to follow it out of curiosity.

"I wonder who that could be." Shinji said as he seemed to get closer and the singing grew ever so slightly louder. "I don't suppose this person is out here for the same reason I am or else I probably would have seen them by now, or maybe even heard something louder? Either way, I wonder why they're..." He stopped in the middle of his sentence since it seems he had found who he was looking for. A girl, in the perfect clearing that Shinji had been looking for this whole time. "That was convenient but it sucks that its occupied. Hmm, maybe she'll share?" He wondered to himself. As he got closer and more of her became visible, the first thing he noticed was her bow. This was perfect.

He assumed that she was good with the bow by the way she held it and the way she stood. Most people that do certain things have a tell about them that give away their experience level. Obviously, Shinji was the most novice person. So he figured, why not go and learn a thing or two? "Excuse me..." Shinji started so that she wouldn't be startled by his sudden appearance. "I couldn't help but notice that you use a bow. But uhhh, well I'll get right to the point. Do you think you could give me a few pointers on how to use it? I mean you don't have to if you are busy, I'm basically just extremely inexperience with one and I'd like to be at least a little better." He knew he said a mouth full, even though he was trying to get to the point. But could you blame him? He was a completely novice and he is asking someone like her for help. Anyone would be a little nervous.

OOC: Not a problem. I also want to apologize for my late response. I spent all of today with my girlfriend and got a little side tracked. Sorry!!

Shinji had finally found the perfect place to practice his skills in the woods. But this time someone was already occupying it. His first thought was to see who it was and ask if they were willing to share, maybe they could learn from each other. But little did he know that he would be getting a full lesson on archery from the person before him. She seemed nice enough, pretty normal, and by the way she carried herself, she had nothing to hide. That wasn't something Shinji saw often on the island since everyone here was in normal society at one point and most were ridiculed for their gifts. Fortunately, that wasn't the case with Shinji.

However, Shinji had forgotten the most important part of approaching anyone, at any time. Introduce yourself. Lyra gladly introduced herself and responded to his question without hesitation. Shinji couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed now that he hadn't introdt. That is like the first rule of doign anything in public with anyone. Its always better to know someone rather than just be complete strangers doing anything together. "Sorry about that..." Shinji said looking downward. "Shinji." he said as he grabbed her hand softly and shook it. His father had always taught him not to put pressure on the hand of a women when shaking her hand because it would only defy her graceful nature as a women. But then again, some women preferred it. Just go with the flow, right?

Lyra giggled a bit while shaking his hand. It was a little awkward for Shinji since he had no idea why she was giggling. maybe it was just his sudden appearance out of no where. Or maybe it was the fact that he hadn't introduced himself. Either way, he was confused but still smiled because he was excited to learn something new. Lyra was all too willing to help him too, which made it all the more better for him. She showed no hesitation which made Shinji feel like less of a bother to her when he asked.

It didn't take long for her to assume the position, the correct position, to hold the bow and aim. She stood straight up with her back sturdy against the wind, her left foot slid forward through the thin haired grass beneath her which seemed to her help foot along, and finally her chin pointed over her shoulder all high and mighty. Her stance showed the staggering amount of confidence she had with her skill and it was awe inspiring. She handed her bow to Shinji while telling him what to do after demonstrating how to use it properly. He held out his hands and held it for a moment getting the feel of it. The bow was sturdy and well made. No doubt by a skilled bowman. It felt nice in his hands.

Shinji did the same thing as Lyra, his instructor. He inched his left foot forward without a problem. Though he moved it ever so slowly to make sure he could get it to a good distance, however it was still too close to his right foot. No doubt Lyra would notice. Not to mention, his back was slightly slouched when he tried to straighten himself. His chin seemed to be position correctly but it seemed off due to his posture. Shinji felt that he was doing it the right way but in reality, anyone could tell his inexperience. He tightened his grip on the bow, as if he was preparing to release an arrow, but didn't pull on the string. "Uh, is this right?" Shinji said out right with a straight face. He felt that hopefully, he wasn't doing too much wrong.

Shinji kept his eyesight forward as he continued to listen to her talk. She told him what he needed to fix, which wasn't bad for a beginner apparently, and he fixed it as much as he could. He stood up straighter then he had before so that he was about to aim a little better as instructed. His back did feel some restraint from his spine however since he had slouched for so long, even the slightest bit, because he hadn't participated in any type of sports like he used to when he first got to the island. It took a second to get used to but he got it down soon enough. His feet, as he felt it, were just right but to her he needed to spread them further. Obviously he had to correct it because she was the better and more experienced archer, so he didn't hesitate to follow the order. He felt as if he would fall into a deep split but knew he couldn't let that happen even though he felt himself slipping.

That was it for the stance now, however. That was almost the easiest part. but now came the actual aim and fire. She handed him a bow and explained to him what needed to be done without even taking a breath. "Wow, um. Wow" He thought to himself as he looked at her through his peripheral vision. She really knew what she was doing. She handed him an arrow so he could aim. This was going to be difficult. "Oh no, this isn't going to be good. Should I just keep going or...? Maybe it'll be fine. Maybe I wont lose a fresh pair of...um...tennis balls today while try to pierce a tree. That's right, happy thoughts." Shinji thought quickly now that he was even more nervous than ever. He could still feel his left foot slipping forward.

Now was the time, everything was happening now. Shinji placed the arrow head never his fingers on the bow and eyed the spot ever the strong went on the arrow. He pulled back with more strength than he intended with the arrow and almost let it go. "C'mon. Let the arrow go before you lose it. Just let it--" he was stopped mid sentence by the unthinkable. Just at that moment his foot slipped past the point of no return. His legs split like a banana and the arrow went flying. The arrow head slid across his index finger and he swore he felt it create fire. He let out a noise that would make a demon's face contort in a way that would send any manly man home crying to his mother. It was atrocious. Who knows where the arrow went, but more importantly, why is Shinji still in full split position? Is there a doctor out here?

Shinji had no idea what he was to be doing right now. He couldn't even get up. He knew he could heal but this, this was going to be something he felt for days and days on end. This had to be embarrassing to him. Nothing worse could happen to him in his entire lifetime. His sat on the ground in the same position for the longest until Lyra came to help him. She was quick and calm with it which was reassuring but at the same time, it was hard for him to get his mind off of something so dreadful. She help him up slowly while he tried to walk. It was way better to have some support on your side at times like these but even still this was a heck of a first time with archery.

It seemed that no one heard him yelp in pain just now since nothing came to attack them and no one came to the site of the horrific noise. Luckily they made it to a rock in time for Shinji to get to sit down. She lowered him slowly while Shinji exhaled continuously with deep, steady breaths. A sigh of relief came from his mouth as he was finally relaxed on the ground. he was unable to move his legs and he was extremely sore for the time being. In fact, he wasn't even paying any attention to the wound on his finger. he never would have noticed it and his healing ability would have taking care of it before he could notice but Lyra took it upon her to take care of that issue. Taking his finger into her hand, she completely healed it in seconds.

"That's some power you got there. It sure is helpful." He said slowly as he tried to position himself. Leaning on the rock was great but he tried to slouch down more so that he wasn't putting too much weight to his lower body. "Yea sitting is fine. I don't think I could do much more if I wanted to right now. I've been through some training accidents, even falling off a roof, but this takes the cake for the worst ever. By the way though, I can heal myself you know. The help was much appreciated but you didn't need to." He knew there was no way that she would have known he could heal himself but he figured he might as well though that out there for extra conversation. Anything to take both of there minds off of what just happened.