Matthias sighed happily, having finished the rather big sandwhich he'd made himself, patting his belly happily while smiling to himself. "Well, that was pretty good if I do say so myself. Should probably wash off the plate, then go practice my fire a little." He stretched out and grabbed the plate on the table in front of him, preparing to get up off of the armchair he was sitting in.

However, just as he was about to stand, someone, later to be identified as William, gave him a firm pat on the back and out of pure shock, the plate flew out of his hand while he was halfway through standing up. He let out a surprised "Ack!" and just before the plate crashed against the floor, he thrust a hand forwards, slightly bent-over with one hand on the table, causing the plate to halt mid-flight.

Taking a deep breath, Matthias stood up again, the plate slowly hovering up and landing in his hand as he turned and blinked in surprise at William, sighing out in relief. "Jesus, William, you scared the crap out of me! ... Heaven? Wonderland?" He blinked a few times in confusion raising his brows before giving a shrug and a grin, stepping around the armchair and giving the plate a flick of his wrist, sending it flying towards the kitchen. Before it smashed against the wall, he held his hand out at it again, causing it to slow down and gently land on the counter, turning to William again.

"Alright, lead the way I guess. And an explanation of what you're on about would be nice too, hah."

→ Jamie Lane ● Missing

His mother had spent ages on the phone, Jamie has yearned to just hang up on her but after spending the morning at school, he suddenly felt quite attached. If he were to hang up she would probably send someone to drag him home, Jamie would much rather stay at Gilded Halls.

After the phone call, Jamie found himself outside. He had stumbled across another dormitory, with seemingly new students arriving and moving in. The school was starting to feel full, considering it was much smaller than his old, private school. He peered through the window, wondering if there was a spare room he could camp out in - avoiding Ginny for the rest of the day.

Looping back around the grounds, Jamie arrived at the pool. Nearby, he could see a large buffet table with a selection of food and drink - he quickly picked up a plate and covered it in crisps and sandwiches, piling the plate high and happily stuffing his face. There were lots of other teenagers around, Jamie recognised a few of them from the elements class - however, Kevin was nowhere to be seen.

Not feeling up to making more friends, he took his plate to the side of the pool, resting his feet in the water and watching the others as he ate.

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Ginevra Morrigan & Evan Kyong - Outside

Ginny finished her pizza and she smiled at Angel, "I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to go for a walk since it's still quite nice out here. I'll see you around." The girl was quiet and all, simply stating her goodbye in her odd style of speech. With the pleasantries exchanged, the statuesque redhead turned her attention to something else, this time a particular Korean boy who was becoming more than just a passing interest.

Evan saw Ginny looking at him. He didn't break eye contact, and continued to swig on his drink as he approached. "Hey! How're you doing?" He was sure he winked this time.

There was the wink again and this time she just giggled in response. "Well, hi there, stranger." She smiled and moved over to his side, "Want to go for a walk, Evan?"

"Sure, babe- " Evan playfully took Ginny's arm, swinging it as they walked. He felt confident.

The touch was electric and her face flushed in reaction. Usually, such simple gestures had no effect on her, and it was usually her doing the leading. His words seem to run up and down her body, causing sweat to bead on her forehead. "It's hot. I'm used to it but I've always been told England is cooler. I guess today is an exception."

"Baby, I've been told in England the women are frigid, but I guess you're the exception." Evan felt like a million dollars. This wasn't him. This was not soldierly conduct. But that line was simply waiting to happen, and Evan was already on a roll. Living almost his entire life under structure, he was surprisingly content to be blown away with the wind.

"Okay, now you're trying too hard, sweetie." Ginny leaned on him and whispered, "I like you already, so be natural." The red in her cheeks was almost the same color as her hair, but she usually spoke her mind. This was no exception. "Your scent is intoxicating... is that cologne?" It was also strangely familiar, but she kept that thought to herself for now.

(My scent?) During his time in locker rooms, Evan had deduced that Asian men were generally scentless. The only time he'd recall of himself smelling strongly was after not showering for a week, and that only happened because he was on a field training exercise. He also managed to shower straight out of bed, before breakfast even. (Should I go with it - I don't think I smell - but she told me to be natural...maybe she's just joking around.) "Cologne?" Fragrances were banned in Evan's previous dorms - it probably had something to do with discipline. "No... I ... I don't wear cologne." It sounded like he was asking her a question, and his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

It was almost overpowering and before she knew it, her lips had found his cheek once again, "It's not a bad scent... don't worry." Her lips brushed against his ear as she whispered and took in more of his scent. It filled her body with warmth and stripped her of inhibition. It was almost like before, but she wasn't sure if it was related or not. Her mind was only for him right now and she smiled, almost stupidly as she lingered close to him, not wanting to get away from him in the slightest.

(I think she's serious...) Evan dropped his drink, but nobody heard. It rolled down the sidewalk, bleeding purple and staining the white concrete. She was now close, very close. Evan inched back a little and she followed. He moved back a bit further and she followed. He leaned back and they fell.

They blinked.

When he opened his eyes again, the sun was shining directly into his eyes. He closed them, and felt silky hair across his cheeks. He sniffed deeply. He smelled that fresh aroma of roses that had brought life into sterile walls of the nurse's office. Her scent was intoxicating.

It was perfect - everything about it couldn't have been better and she gazed down at him, no longer able to resist. She closed the small gap between their lips and tasted his kiss for the first time. For once, she actually saw stars - which had never happened before in her life. She felt a quiver that went all the way down to her toes, and her heart beat seemed to best faster by the way minute.

Evan could feel her pulse through her body, and it was maddening. "Are you okay?" When she didn't respond immediately, he flipped her over and rushed to place his fingers by her neck. He placed a hand on her forehead and a drop of sweat started to bead on his own. (What is going on...) Her heart was beating at one hundred forty - no - one hundred fifty beats per second.

Her voice was slightly deeper than normal and she took in a deep breath, "Yeah, I'm doing great..." She moved in and let her lips brushed his again and she muttered, "Irresistible..."

"No, you're not. You're having palpitations..." (... but why?) "You need help. Wait here, I won't be gone for long." He backpedalled. "No, it's too hot out for me to leave you like this. Let's get into the shade first." Without second thoughts he picked Ginny up and blitzed towards the nearest tree. He set her down gently. "I'll be back." His eyes lingered for a long moment before he took off.

When he left, Ginny's breathing slowly returned to normal, but the stupid smile on her face stayed. That was nice... but where did he go?

"Hey, don't worry about it, I was just finishing up lunch. Weird how nobody else were in the kitchen for the lunchbreak." He followed William, raising his brows in surprise at what he was telling him. The cheshire cat? A wizard? It was all sounding very weird to him... but oddly characteristic of the school, so he decided to wait and see before he'd judge.

As they arrived at the pool-area, Matthias' eyes widened at the massive table of food stood there and felt rather silly having made a snubby little sandwich on his own when there was -all- this food available. He raised a hand and said hey to Selena in turn, smiling widely. He still felt a bit bad about scaring her off earlier, but he was happy to see her again. There was something calming around her, and he felt that he, William and Selena were hitting it off pretty well together.

He quickly joined William in eating a burger himself, quite clearly enjoying every single bite of it, although after peeling away the cheese on top of the beef with a plastic knife. He patted his belly, grinning at the other two, opening his mouth to reply to William, just as the bell started ringing again. Before he could react to anything at all, the table of food disappeared and the pool stretched out to become rather wide. Slightly further down the lawn, a few other things appeared, and it was clear it was time for some sports.

Matthias groaned softly, raising a hand to rub his forehead. "Oh god. Sports, really? I was never any good at that... not that... uh, I did much of that... at all." It wasn't entirely true, he -had- done some exercising with his family and back when he was in kindergarden, but that was hardly anything to speak of. He blinked a little as William headed off to a red-headed girl he'd seen earlier in class, supported by... William, actually. He gave a little glance at Selena as William walked over to talk to the girl for a bit, shrugging his shoulders and snickering quietly.

As he came back and patted both Matthias' and Selena's shoulders, Matthias raised a hand to rub his chin softly, looking at the various equipment around. The seemingly docile macine within what looked like some sort of fenced-in court looked interesting. There were a few red balls scattered around and it looked to be... dodgeball. A grin spread on his lips as he glanced between the two.

"I dunno about you two. But I fancy trying my luck at dodging some balls. You in?"

Matthias grinned at the eagerness of his friends, wanting to try out some dodgeball. And he felt a lot more secure about it, now that he had other people with him, because then at least, they could laugh at it together if he failed completely at it. Just as they were about to head off, another guy came over, introducing himself as Manchester. He seemed pretty nervous, but wanted to join the Dodgeball team.

He glanced over at William as he introduced himself before giving a smile, raising a hand to give a lazy little wave. "Matthias, hey. And yeah, I don't mind if you join us either. The more the merrier!" He was about to turn around and head for the 'cage' the machine had been put in, but was distracted was William apparently headed over to the pool to talk to a girl, all of a sudden. The suddenness of William just heading off caught Matthias off-guard, causing him to let out a laugh, shaking his head with a grin. He looked between Selena and Manchester before shrugging his shoulders cheerfully. "Eh, he'll be along eventually." He then arched his neck and called over at William, raising an arm to wave over at him. "We'll be over here, come over and join us once you're done making friends!"

He, of course, shouted it in a friendly manner, rather than making it sound condescending before smiling at the two nearby. "Come on, let's see what this machine is all about." He turned and moved over to where the entrance to the dodgeball area was, opening the gate and slipping inside. He stepped a little off to the side while watching the machine in the middle rather curiously. It was shaking softly, clearly turned on, letting out a low rumble while the part that was meant for spitting out the semi-hard, red balls slowly followed Matthias on his way around the circular little 'cage'. The machine looked kinda like a massive version of one of those baseball-training machines he'd seen on TV. He then turned to beckon for Selena and Manchester to come inside too. "Come on, it's perfectly fi-"

Just as he turned away, the machine whirred to life, almost roaring out as it shot out a ball at high speed towards Matthias, who only just managed to look back and toss himself backwards, stumbling and almost falling over, the ball colliding with the fence next to him and flying off again. "… Jesus Christ!" He didn't have long to think about his position and regret even stepping in here as the machine shot out another ball at him, followed by another, forcing him to duck and stumble out of the line of fire, though managing to avoid being hit. So far, at least.

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