The Boy in the Corner

After getting bored from listening to lecture in class, Mizuki decided to go take a quick stroll in the courtyard. Though she would love to learn more about her abililty, her body, tired from sitting for so long, needs some rest and probably some stretching. She would definitely skip her next class because she was sure that she can still cope up with the lessons by taking private lesson.

The weather is a bit warm but she still chose to wear a hoodie over her uniform. Her affinity with snow helped her in adjusting herbody temperature.

Many students are in the courtyard. Some are playing with their powers wile others are simply resting like here. This is one of the times when she she feel the need of a friend. She was about to go back to her dorm since she want to indulge herself into reading instead of burrowing herself in self pity when she saw a boy napping but immediately waking after what she concludes to be a bad dream. A compassionate feeling came across her. The need to protect and be around the boy was overwhelming.

Unconsciously, she started to chase after him a few seconds after he got up and started to walk away.

Ways of approaching the boy has been the center thought in Mizuki's mind. She followed him aimlessly. Fate will decide for her when or how she will call out to the boy. She just don't have the courage to do it on her own. She would let a philosophical thing called fate do the work for her. She didn't even once believe on it because she engrave in her soul that all things that happen to you is brought out by your own decision. People just need a thing or phenomenon to blame for all their sufferings.

Occupied with her thinking, she didnt realize that the boy was suddenly out of sight. Many students were littered at that moment that it was hard for her to find where he went. Mizuki increase the speed of her strides and quickly look in every place possible just to know his location. She passed a couple of rooms when she saw him cradling his bag like it would defend him against all the bad things in the world. She sighed heavily and tried to get rid off the tired look in her face. Her hand pushed down the hoodie of her face, a gesture that she only did today since she arrived to the academy.

Small steps was all she took before reaching the quivering boy. She pat his head. "Are you okay?" She was ready for the silence she knew she will get from him.

@"Bubble'n'Squeak"

@"vii"


Emilie Kiden

Even if it was the hunt. It was a hunt and that was enough to catch the attention of one who was not used to doing such odd things like 'grabbing a bite to eat in the cafeteria'. Because of her odd behavior Emilie was often left to her own devices and today she was within the courtyard where countless other students and teachers alike were enjoying the last bit of warmth that the days had to offer before the cold and snow settled in.

Mechanical items like cellphones and laptops weren't beyond her understanding but she tended to stray away from them when possible, therefore she hadn't been watching the boy pretending to not exist behind the screen of his laptop. It was only when he bolted up right after a bad dream that she even acknowledged him. She sat back on her heels and watched him run passed her, as well as other students, with a heavy handed breath intake. Panic attacks weren't something she knew about nor realized that he wouldn't keel over from one so the hunter in her only acknowledged injured prey.

The girl kicked off her beloved platformed boots and pushed them beneath the bushes to hide them from view then crawled forward on her hands and knees. Even if she couldn't keep up with him in her preferred mode of travel she could certainly keep tabs on the girl that ran behind him. The pair were as obvious as the sun in the sky was during the day and she wasn't in a hurry to catch up anyway..

Mizuki still got disappointed a bit when the boy didn't respond even though she was expecting it. She would get a bit mad to her maids just for no reason just to release some of her stress from the burden of having great powers but can't find the urge to be angry or violent with the little boy. He is too fragile for that.

The boy sat done and started playing with shadows so Mizuki thought that atleast he would let her sit beside him. She sat a half a meter from the boy. She could tell that he is scared just by looking at his face. Many of her people have praised Mizuki for her physical appearance and it made her wonder what she did wrong to possible frighten the boy. The urge to hug and pat the head of the boy is overwhelming. She decided to play with him for the time being. She sat on a traditional Japanese position and lead her hand out to the boy. A small figure of a cat made of ice is sitting on the middle of her palm.

@"VII"
@"Bubble'n'Squeak"



Emilie followed the pair in to the secluded area. They couldn't have put themselves in to a worse position since they were both backed against a wall and simply standing in front of them to block the way out could be disastrous. She didn't follow through with that though and instead hung back. There was gnawing ache in the pit of her stomach telling her to make a mad dash for the couple, or at least the young boy who seemed to be injured prey but the very scene set before her eyes made her stop.

Being raised the way she had Emilie didn't get to experience the comfort of a mother or father or siblings, not even friends were a thing she really had. The girl had partners in missions and combat and hunting parties but she had never had..this. This tender care that was being displayed from two individuals that didn't appear to know each other baffled her. Why did they do it? What did they stand to gain from it? Unless the female was lulling the male in to a false sense of security so that she could eat him then it just seemed odd to the albino girl.

The mood that was settling between them is giving Mizuki a sense of contentment. Her usually static face began to light up when the boy took the ice mice and proceeded to make one with his shadows. Her guard is down that moment and she didn't care.She was quite satisfied with the two of them playing with the mice that it she was a bit startled to hear him to talk to her.

"Why are you being nice...? I'm a complete stranger after all..." Wheels started to work inside her mind. Why would she, someone who has been kept away from the world that would make it near impossible to have emotions of empathy, show the kid this caring treatment? She did trust few people back then but they always betrayed her. The walls around her began to build up at those time, one brick at a time. These walls are still present up to today but why is she willing to let the boy inside her inner circle which is only compose of herself and knowledge.

"Thinking would only destroy this moment", she thought. She don't wanna stop this event that will possible show new sides of her empty self. She smiled brighly at the boy. It is one of those smiles where it looks silly from the other party but it do gives out the sincerity of the giver. " I feel like we are the same."