LET THE [rain drops] tell a S.T.O.R.Y

Ember was sitting underneath an arch, protected from the rain that was falling down hard that day. Occasionally she'd stick her hand out, just to feel the cold wet drops touch her hand before they'd sizzle on her skin.

Like always, tehre was apart of her that just wanted to run out and dance in the rain, something she'd been longing to do, but never could. She still couldn't; unless she wanted to die, which she didn't.

So there she was, sitting there, hugging her knees and staring out into the rain, listening to each drop of water. Her grandfather would say that if you listen closely, you'd be able to hear a story being told by the rain itself, but Ember could never actually hear the story, and her grandfather never told her what the story they told was. Ember could feels tears swell up, but she pushed them back, burying her head in her arms.

Ember was still watching teh rain fall. The tears and stopped falling; she was all teared out, for now. As she looked around the lawn, she noticed someone, someone she'd never seen before. It was a girl, and Ember couldn't help but givea light laugh when she saw her run into the rain and scream at it for being so cold.

Ember tilted her heada t why she ran ino the gazeebo instead of back into the school, where there was a heater. Anastasia tooka place next to Ember and asked her why she was all alone. At first, Emebr didnt know if she wanted to answer that, she wasn't in the best mood for talking. But she sighed and answered the question. "I was out here walking, when it had begun raining, so i ran to the nearest shelter so i wouldn't get wet...I can't get wet...." She took a long pause before adding, "I'm Ember."

Ember thought for a moment, thinking really hard, trying to place Anastasia. Her mind was foggy, but there was something inside that rung a bell, being frineds with the girl sitting next to her. Then she did remember Anastasia, but it had just been a while that she'd spoken with her that she'd almost been forogtten in Ember's memoryShe must be really tired or something because she felt really out of it today. "I'm sorry. I do remember you, but it's just that I haven't seen you so a while that i almost forgot about you. Almost." She laughed at Anastasia's dramatic sigh.

The school gaves notices? WOw, she must've been more out of it than usual. "I guess I wasn't paying attention that time...silly me." Ember breathed a small sigh and layed her chin on her knees. Did she want an umbrella? She could tell that if she did, Anastasia would go otu and get one, but, again, did she want one? Ember shook her head. "No, it's okay, but thanks. It's actually quite nice here. It's quiet and peaceful, don't you think?"

Ember watched as Anastasia counted on her fingers how long it had been since the last time they talked. "Only a month? God it seems a lot longer than that..." Ember said amazed on how bad her memory was. One month seemed more like a year to her, but the good thing was that it wans't a year, she really needed to catch up with Anastasia then, a whole month without talking or anything.

The girl smiled as Anastasia decided to stay and chat with her. She asked her how she'd been? It took Ember a minute or two to answer, because she hadn't really done anything special. "Nothing really...I mean I've made a few friends here and there, but nothing special...What about you?"

A light chill ran down Ember's arms and back. She shivered slightly, turned to Anastasia and asked, "You cold?" She knew that her old friend had come running from underneath teh rain, so most likely she was cold, but she asked anyway.

Ember nodded and gave a shrug at the same time. "Yeah, time does pass a lot quicker when it really doesn't." She smiled and looked out at the wet lawn, watching the water drip from the leaves on the trees.

She thought, wondering if Anastasia knew any of the people that she'd met. She wasn't sure, because there were so many people at the academy and so far, she herself had met several people, but she didn't know who exactly Anastasia had met. "I don't know, i mean, since there are so many people, it's possible that we both know at least one person, right?" She wasn't too sure about that, since Anastasia was always training, but she couldn't be sure.

Ember gave a small smile and slightly turned up the heat that was coming form her body, to make Anastasia feel a little more warmer.