Where the Reed Fern Grows

Spirit enjoyed the air. It was nice, both cold and warm at the same time, bright leaves making some pretty impressive pictures (quite literally at that, as massive amount of students seemed to possess at least some talent in painting and similar arts). They were all out, sitting and talking, or quietly colouring their canvases, as he and William walked by in the silence of their own. It seemed to perfectly match the serious air William was emitting on his own.

'So, how much more?', he boy asked, walking by some trees.

'I don't know.', the creature said. 'Anywhere from one to tree.', he said, looking at the boy.

'That's not much, you know.', the boy laughed. 'It means it's either one, two or tree.'

'It's easier to say it like this.', Spirit huffs, showing his teeth.

'Yeah, I know.', William laughs again, running his fingers through his hair. 'So, would they all be like you?'

'I don't know.' Spirit sighs again. 'It's not like I got to see them either you know.'

William suddenly snaped out of his somewhat broading mood that has been bothering him ever since last afternoon, his head turning to his left, as he smiled at Trini who was waving back at him.

'Look who's there.', Spirit said, chuckling. 'Seems kitty-cat wants to talk to us.', he said, looking up at the boy again. William scoffed. 'You know, it's not fair you keep caling her that when you can't tell me why.'

'Yes, I do.', was Spirit's only reply before he smelled something delicious in the air. 'Food!', he all but screamed, racing towards Trini.

'Hey, wait up!', William called after him, breaking into a run himself. 'It is not meant for you!', he said, while he gained up on him, jumping, and tuckling him from the back, as both of them landed just in front of the girl, paws and hands a tangeled mess.

'Ah, hello there.', William said, awkwardly.

'Ah, yes, I'm glad too see you too.', he smiled, still not letting go of Spirit. 'So is Spirit, in his own way.', he chuckeled, , before yelping as the creature got better of him and untangled himself from his arms.

'Food food food food', he sung, sniffing Trini. William sighed. At least he wasn't trying to tackle her. 'Uh, yeah, sorry about that. We didn't get to have lunch yet.'

Spirit scoffed at that, continuing his search for a spare sandwich-because they really smelled delicious-not bothering to ask if he could actually have one, knowing very well that if you don't ask, you can't get 'no' for an answer.

'So, how are you?', William asked, sitting up with his legs crossed bentheim and a smile on his face. 'Classes treating you well? Feel free to ignore the mutt, I'll stop him when he eventually gets to the food.'

'Ah, glad to hear that.', he said, still smiling at her, even though he had dark circles under his eyes and a generaly tired look around him. 'I was worried you run into some trouble when you didn't ask for me at the desk.', he added, frowning when he remembered why he couldn't simply ask for her then.

'Yeah, I'll take one if you don't mind.', he said, grabbing the juice. 'I need energy, I don't care where it comes from.' Opening the cane with ease he drank a few sips, liking the taste the drink left on his toung and the surge of energy in his veins. 'And feel free to give anything you want to him, he will really eat anything as long as it is food.'

'As if you're any different.', Spirit said scoffing at him, too focused on the sandwich to notice anything wrong with the boy, partly because he was feeling awful for some days now and it was really starting to get hard noticing the change. Sniffing the sandwich and finding the smell good he decided that this one time he could be polite. 'May I pleas have one, Trini?', he asked, thinging that using her name will get on her good side. 'And give one to the boy as well, he's about to pass out.'

'No need to apologize.', he said, opening the sandwich she offered him, and taking a huge bite, thinking that Spirit really was right-he was not much different when he was hungry. 'Ah, yes.', he said, frowning again. 'I am sorry as well for not asking for you, but I had some... trouble... with the teacher at the girls' dorms front desk.' Taking another bite ot of his sandwich he chewed on it angrily, before looking at Spirit.

'Need me to open those for you?', he asked, knowing that there was no way for Spirit to do it himself.

'No.', the creatre replied stubornly. 'But you can do it anyway.' William laughed, putting his own sandwich aside, before opening Spirits and offering them to him. 'Be carefull..', he started to say, but was interupted by Spirit eating both sandwiches in one bite, right out of his hand, 'while you eat.', he finished, schoffing, before resuming his own food.