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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 12:38:29 GMT -5
((An aptly named thread after a Carolyn Wells Quote... in case you were curious haha)) Alma Emory packed up all of her books and walked out of the castle. She was surprised by how sunny it had gotten all of a sudden. The weather was starting to take a turn towards spring and she could hardly hold in her excitement. For a moment, she stood there, just taking in the sunlight, her eyes closing to absorb the bliss that seemed to surround her. For a split second, she felt like there was no one in the world except for her. Then the silence was broken by a loud bird chirp...or rather squawk. She groaned loudly and slowly opened her eyes and blinked, regaining her sense of composure. Alma pulled her schooling bag, heavy with this weeks books, over her shoulder and began to walk down to the Black Lake. She sat down and drew her knees up to her chest, thinking for a moment. She wondered briefly what happened to Quinn. Where she was....how she was doing without their parents. Then she thought about them. For the first time in a while. Her parents. Her heart gave an unfamiliar ache, but she tried to ignore it.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 12:45:50 GMT -5
The fifth year known a Dante Edwinson sat by the Black Lake. He didn't speak to anyone these days. His friends had drifted away and he'd just stay in the back during class. His families death had hit him hard and his injuries didn't help. Dante sat with his face covered as best he could despite the weather, he had lifted his robes up to cover some of his face and he'd wrapped a scarf around himself.
Dante noticed a girl walking towards the Black Lake and he decided she wouldn't attempt to talk to him...noone really did anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 12:50:18 GMT -5
Alma pulled out a book and attempted to focus on her studies for five minutes, but her brain continued to drift away from her...drifting to places that didn't really matter. She thought briefly about Centaurs and then pondered the Giant Squid that lived in the Black Lake. She realized that she had read none of her transfiguration chapter, "Lost cause..." She muttered aloud and closed the book. She put it down on the grass and stood up to stretch her legs. The warm weather had gotten her distracted and she slipped off her shoes and walked towards the shore of the lake. Then her gaze got caught on a boy that was sitting nearby.
"Oye! It's a little hot for that, don't you think?" She said with a smile and dipped one of her toes into the water. It was still freezing despite the warmer temperature outside.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 12:58:11 GMT -5
Dante's head rose and he took a look at her and his head went back down. He was thinking plus he liked to be alone but Dante couldn't help but look up at the girl again. "I prefer to wear this..." The croaky voice said from beneath the many articles of clothing that hid his face. His head kept it's position fixed on her for a moment before he looked back down towards the lake.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 13:02:19 GMT -5
This peaked Alma's interest. She had never known anyone that preferred to be bundled up with temperatures like this. She instantly grasp her hands together and walked over towards him, swinging her hands in front of her like a child would, "Why?" She questioned nosily and then quickly retracted her statement, realizing her mistake. She often found herself too curious about everyone else's business. It was one of her many flaws that Quinn often pointed out. She took a deep breath, "I'm Alma." She said with a grin and stopped about ten feet from the boy, "Alma Emory."
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 13:13:04 GMT -5
Dante raised an eyebrow although it couldn't really be seen. "You related to...Quinn?" He knew she was but the question never hurt anyone. "I'm Dante....Dante Edwinson.." He didn't care if she knew who he was or if she didn't but he was happy for someone to atleast talk to him and have some interest in him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 13:16:58 GMT -5
"Quinny's my sister! Do you know her?" Alma said with a laugh and plopped down on the grass where she had previously been standing. Quinn had quite the reputation and it seemed like everyone was at least somewhat aware of who she was. Groan. More of a standard to live up to. Alma thought to herself. She rolled over onto her stomach and put her arms underneath her chin to prop herself up so that she could see Dante, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Dante Edwinson." She said with a grin and then proceeded to fan herself with her hand, "You're making me toasty just looking at you!" She exclaimed as she stared at his scarf and drawn up cloak.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 13:22:21 GMT -5
Dante titled his head and then lowered his cloak slightly so the top half of his face could be seen. His grey eyes and his hair that wasn't in any style but just stayed as it was. The scarf still covered his bottom half of his face but just above the scarf line a small bit of burned flesh was visible however it was just a tiny piece that Dante himself was not aware of. "I know of her..."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 13:28:30 GMT -5
Alma snorted and then shook her head, her gaze drifted around the grassy area and finally stopped on his face as she began talking, "Well of course you know of her. I'm pretty sure that every person on the face of the planet knows of the famous Quinn Emory, I mean she's practically an-" Alma stopped the drawn out speech she had planned about how she wasn't her sister and would never be her sister as soon as she saw the scar. She bit down hard on her lip and stared at him with eyes wide. A small piece of exposed skin on his face seemed to be burned or heavily scarred. She realized that staring was incredibly rude but she couldn't seem to tear her eyes away.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 13:41:01 GMT -5
Dante watched her for a few minutes and saw her staring. His hand shot to his face and moved his scarf up slightly after he ran his figers along the burned flesh. He didnt look at her as he dropped his head. "Continue....unless you'd like to keep looking or maybe ask some questions." He said it all with a bit of bitterness
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 13:46:31 GMT -5
Alma felt her face drop immediately, Dante obviously seemed very upset by her staring...She was upset that she had continued to stare even after she realized what she was doing. She furrowed her brow and tried to continue where she left off, "Quinn's a celebrity around school and everyone is always comparing me to her, but I'm obviously not her...I mean-" She cut of her sentence and then looked at him curiously for another moment before turning over on her back and looking up at the sky. She didn't know what else to say, so instead she looked up at the clouds.
She could practically feel her mind trying to sort information, figure out what had happened to his face. But nothing was springing to mind, so she tried to ignore it.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 13:53:30 GMT -5
Dante saw she was upset and he wasn't sure why he snapped. If he was her he'd stare. Dante stood up and walked over to her and laid down near her looking at the sky. "Sorry....for snapping just now. I get alot of people staring these days."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 13:56:17 GMT -5
Alma was startled that he had moved closer, and felt her muscles tense up for a moment, but she became more calm when he apologized, "No...I'm sorry. I'm sorry for staring. I should know better." She said and turned her head to the side so that she could see him. She studied his eyes for a moment. They were full of something that she couldn't quite place, and she suddenly felt her heart give a little tug.
"Happened recently, then?" She asked, testing the waters. She wanted to make sure that she wasn't crossing any boundaries.
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Post by William Lucianuse on Mar 15, 2012 14:03:53 GMT -5
Dante nodded. "Yeah...just before we began the school year." His eyes glaced over for a moment but he came back soon after. "You come down to the lake often? I like to come down here to think.... I've been here more recently though...much more."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2012 14:09:20 GMT -5
Alma nodded her head and sat up a little, propping herself up by her elbows, "I come down here a lot too. I have a mild anxiety problem when it comes to school work-" She smiled as she thought about it, "I tend to study too much, so this helps me relax a little. Plus, yeah...It's a good place to think. Quinn actually took me here when we were dealing with our parent's...death." She said quietly and then sat up completely. She drew her knees up to her chest and then looked at him, "So...." She managed to say, staring out into the distance.
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