Arbor Mist Courtyard

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River walk out to the courtyard in the cold rain. She noticed a black rose bush and walked over to it.

"Hello..." Adrien muttered from behind the bush lighting his cig.

"hey" River replied looking at all the rose bushes around her.

"Why are you out here....you should be with the other students making friends.." Adrien asked turning to face her.

"I'm not use to being around other people" She sighed toughing a black rose infront of her.

"Neither am I...but I'm still trying to..." Adrien whispered smiling slightly.

"I've been alone for about 12 years and never had a roof over my head" RIver mumbled.

"I was abandoned by my family when i was six years old...I know what it feels like to be alone...and to regret your past...that's why I'm here....to make sure someone doesn't repeat my mistakes.."

"I wasn't abandoned, I killed my family" River said with a tear running down her face.

"You don't know why I was abandoned...why do you think I teach arcaine magic?"

River was silent and picked the black rose. She held it in her hands gazing at it.

"I destroyed half the city I lived in..." Adrien started, "I mispronounced on word in a simple teleportation incantation...just one word...so much devastation..and I was only six years old.."

"wow" River replied moving the hair out of her face and sitting on a nearby bench.

"I had a nack for it...so I wanted to make my parents proud by showing them that I could do magic too...look where it got me.."

River sighed, "No one was every proud of my, my family wanted me dead."

"No one was ever proud of my abilities either...until I came to a school like this...it was just in another country..."

"I don't think that people will ever be proud on me"

"That depends...do something good with your life...don't throw it all away...cutting isn't a way to deal with your pain...it's just a distraction..."

River was silent again and moved her hair out of her face.

"I know how you feel...when I was your age...I was popping pills like candy...just to numb the pain..."

"I dont think there is anything to help my pain"

"Nothing will make something like this go away...you will have to accept it...it's the only thing you can do...I learned to accept my past...and so has the Headmistress... now you have too.."

"Ya" RIver sighed playing with the black rose.

"Well..just think about what I said.." Adrien said putting out his cig, "don't stay out here too late..it's getting dark...and it's not safe.." he added standing and walking up to his office.

River nodded and walked into the Grand hall.

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"what did you just do...?" Keosha said...mouth wide open in amazement

"I came outside..and took you with me.." Adrien replied simply taking out a cig and lighting it, "why are you so suprised?"

Celeste looked up, rolling her eyes, she said softly, "It's called teleportation; it's not hard to do." She turned back to her drawing of the courtyard.

"It really isn't just don't mess it up when you use arcaine magic...then it's a bitch.." Adrien muttered blowing a stream of smoke into the night sky.


Celeste looked up, "Then we have different ways of teleporting."

"Most likely..you don't find to many people now days skilled with ancient magic like arcaine skills.." Adrien muttered taking another drag.

"Thanmos told me a differnt way that is just about as old as arcaine magic give or take a few years," Celeste stood up, pulling her short shirt back down.

"Is it as dangerous as Arcaine?" Adrien asked slightly intriugued.

"Just about..." Celeste turned toward him.

"Interesting...maybe I should learn a few enchantments from this for classes tomorrow...they would be safer and get the student's used to dangerous magic..." Adrien muttered mainly thinking to himself as he took another long drag from his cig deep in thoght now.

Celeste nodded, turning to the door," But please know, you won't be learning them from me."

"All I need from you is the type of magic they use...I will be able to do the rest.." Adrien whispered smiling putting out his cig as he stood.

"I don't know, Thantos just told me how to do it," Celeste looked back a him.

"Show me one then..." Adrien asked walking up to her.

"One what?" Celeste asked.

"one of the spells.." Adrien muttered.

"Anything specific?" Celeste asked.

"Nothing too dangerous..." Adrien replied smiling.

Celeste looked around, finally settling on a rose bush, she held out her hand, and ice came out, freezing the bush completely inside and out.

"Anima...elemental spells...too bad there is a class for them...because anima and arcaine are closely linked..arcaine is darkness..light..blood..and nonelemental magic...anima is purely from the elements and draws it's power from it..." Adrien lectured smiling and slipping his glasses back up, "arcaine is much more difficult...it draws energy from the caster only....that's why you have to have a gift for it to be any good.."

The rose bushe turned to stone and crumbled apart and formed itself into a small drawing of a rose bush. Celeste peered up at Adrien.

"That's two different types of magic combined...anima.....and the other isn't arcaine...but I can't quite place it.." Adrien muttered rubbing his chim.

Celeste looked back at the drawing and it twisted back into a rose bush, "Thamos taught me, just like he taught my mom, and my grandmother when they were my age."

"That is interesting magic..though...I doubt many students would be able to do something that complicated...four layers..without an incantation..." Adrien muttered.

"If you need to know about, you can just talk to Thamos," Celeste shrugged.

"Eh...it will be fine...I could probably duplicate the spell...I just don't think first year students will be able to use it that easily..." Adrien replied walking to the door and holding it open, "are you coming inside?"

Celeste nodded, walking through the door.

"Keosha...don't stay out here too long..." Adrien called to her before walking in as well, Time to sleep... he thought yawning widely.

Celeste walked back in and stared through a window, looking up at teh stars.

"I'm going to find my quarters...I don't remember where they are...so I have to ask the headmistress.." Adrien groaned letting the door close behing him as he walked down the main hallway.

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River walked out to the courtyard with a camera and took pictures of the rose bushes. After the roses she took pictures of the moon, stars, and clouds. Once she got a few good shots she walked into the grand hall.

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David walked through the halls, still carrying River. HE walked down the hill to a small river, and sat her down on a bench, "I found this place during the summer when I was here."

River looked around, "Its beautiful."

David nodded, smiling.

River held on to David "I love you" she told him.

David pulled her into his lap, and kissed her forhead softly, smiling.

R ive4r smiled at him and layed her head on his shoulder.

David leaned back against the bench. HE whispered in her ear, "Shooting star," he nodded up at it, "Make a wish..."

"Why make a wish, my wish is right here" River told him.

"You stole teh words right out of my mouth," David chuckled.

River laughed and hugged David again.

David wrapped his arms around her, closing his eyes.

She closed her eyes and smiled, "This is the best day ever"

David nodded in agreement.

River opened her eyes and looked up at the night sky.

David smiled, and looked at River, then up at the sky.

River then looked at her surroundings and noticed roses "OOO,n Roses" she got up and walked to them. She then picked one and brought it to David.

David smiled taking it. He reached down, and took a blade of grass. It twisted itself into a pure white rose, he handed it to River, smiling, "Here.."

River took the rose, "Ill treasure it forever" she said putting it into her hair.

"It should last about that long," David grinned.

She smiled and hugged David

David grinned hugging her back.

River closed her eyes and layed her head on his shoulder.

David stood, "We have class in the morning so we should go get some sleep," he whispered in her ear.

River sighed, "Okay, but ill be away from you"

David picked her back up, smiling and headed to the dorms.

"I Love You" River Tells David.

David leaned down and kissed her.

River softly kissed David back and played with his hair a little.

David smiled nad walked to the AMAM Dorms.

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River and Buckaru walked out to the courtyard. Once they were out there Rive got on Buckaru's Back and whent for a flight in the sky. After the flight River and Buckaru walked to the AMAM Dorms

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River walked down to the river that David took her to and took pictures of it.

Adrien walked outside lighting his cigarette and walking around before noticing River, Damn she's here....what should I do...fuck.. he thought freezing up with the cig hanging from his mouth.

RIver didn't notice Adrien and set her camera down. She sighed, snapped her fingers making her bathing suit appear on her, and she dove into the river.

Atleast she used a damn suit.. Adrien thought shrugging as he walked over to her, "Hey...what was that about in class?" he asked taking a long nervous drag from his cig.

"Which part?" River questioned.

"Well everything really...first you acting out...then you kissing me...your actions made no sense at all.." Adrien replied softly blowing the smoke from the corner of his mouth.

"For the acting out part, what is better fighting or cutting. For the kissing you part, your hot"River said not bothering to look at him.

"Well umm..t-thank you I g-guess...but if you had have done that with a different teacher, It really would have been suicidal..." Adrien said smirking slightly, "even if I had have been in a bad mood....that's just stupid taking on someone of a teachers caliber...we are here because of our skill with the separate arts we teach..."

"So? Sometimes I wish that I was dead. Its not like I have something to live for" River sighed.

Adrien sighed, "everyone has something to live for...and I thought the headmistress gave you something to contact her if you ever needed someone to talk to...have you even used it?" he asked, "well if you ever can't get her...feel free to call me with this.." he whispered dropping a silver bracelet inlaid with gold vines and an emerald set on the top, "just touch the stone...like the neclace the headmistress gave you...and I will be here.." he added smiling as he dropped his cig putting it out and turned to walk back to his office.

River looked at Adrien and then at the bracelet. She got out to the water, snapped her fingers making the clothes she wore earlier appear on her, picked up the bracelet, and put it on her wrist. I though I had something to live for, but I don't think he cares about me that much. If I died, no one would miss me. Where did I hide that gun of mine? Oh ya, under a lose board in my dorm room. I'll go get it then bring it back here and shot myself she thought walking back to the AMAM Dorms leaving her camera behind.

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River ran out to the courtyard and returned to the river. No one will miss me and wish that I was dead again, because I will be. she thought pulling the gun out from where she hid it and put it up to her head. With out hesitation she closed her eyes and pulled the trigger letting out a big bang. Blood quickly ran down her face and body as her dead body fell to the ground with the gun still in her hand.

"What the fuck did you do?" Adrien screamed leaping from his perch on the balcony and running over to his student, "archaic divine...healing mist.." he whispered holding his hand to the wound hoping he didn't act too late.

River groaned "leave me alone" she said covering her eyes with her arm.

"Stop fighting me you little selfish brat" Adrien hissed, "Your lucky I was here intime to save your damn life.." he added in a much softer caring tone as water from the river began glowing and encompassed her finishing to heal her completely before vanishing from around her, "what were you thinking.." he whispered taking the gun from her clenched hands.

"Wasn't really thinking" River said sitting up holding her head.

"The only reason I came back was because I read your mind before I left...your really lucky that I got here in time.." Adrn whispered smiling softly at the girl.

River smiled a little, "Can I have my gun back?"

Adrien smiled, "No weapons in school.." he whispered as it vanished from his hand.

"I liked taking it apart and putting it back together" she sighed.

"Well the peices are scattered around the country now...so you'll have alot of fun putting it back together.." Adrien whispered kissing her forehead smiling, "get some rest..you need it after that.."

River looked away and blushed.

Adrien blushed slightly as well, I can't believe i just did that...she's a student for gods sake...I can lose my job over this!?! he screamed through his mind.

River got up and walked to her camera. She picked it up and started looking at the pictures.

Adrien sighed lighting another cigarette and walking over to her driving his hands into his pockets nervously, "what were you taking pictures of?" he asked smiling from behind her now looking over her shoulder.

"The other day I took pictures of the rose bushes and the night sky. Today I took pictures of the river.

Adrien smiled looking at the pictures then River breifly, "They are beautiful...and so are you.." he whispered in her ear just incase anyone was around.

River blushed and was in deep shock and almost dropped her camera.

Adrien smiled slightly taking her hand softly, "Come with me...I know a place where you can get more pictures.." he whispered.

"Okay" River said a little confused.

Adrien smiled leading her across the river usinga quick chant so they walked over it hovering just above the water, "It's in the forest...but if I'm with you you won't get in any trouble.." he whispered.

River looked into Adrien's eyes and smiled and even blushed a little.

Adrien smiled holding tightly to River's hand, "it's pretty dark there...don't stray too far from me.." he whispered leading her into the forest, AMAM Dark forest

River nodded and bushed more.

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River looked into Adrien's eyes and nodded.

Adrien smiled again as he walked onto the courtyard and towards the building intrance, "what dorm room is yours?" he asked stopping at the door.

"101" River replied.

Adrien nodded and walked around the building to the entrance to the dorms, AMAM Dorms

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River walked out to the river and sat on the bench holding her knees to her chest deep in her forgotten memories with a tear escaping her eyes.

"Hi there stranger..." Adrien muttered sitting in the tree above her smoking a cig, "I saw you dropped my things in the classroom...thank you.." he whispered smiling brightly down at her.

River looked at Adrien and smiled wiping the tear from her face. "hey" she said.

Adrien jumped from the tree landing behind the bench, "The headmistress found out.."

"What did she say?"

Adrien smiled running his fingers through her hair, "she said she didn't think it would be a problem.."

"That's good" River said leaning her head back to look at Adrien in the eyes and smiled.

Adrien smiled leaning down, "you do know that this doesn't mean I will take it easy on you in class.." he whispered just at her lips.

"I know" she said quietly, smiling and kissed his lips softly.

Adrien smiled more returning the kiss softly, "It's getting late...I'll walk you to your dorm...." he whispered kissing her again.

"Okay" River said getting up and walking to him, "Oh, and thanks for waking me up with that gun shot"

Adrien laughed wrapping his arm around her waist, "It was to wake Selena up..." he muttered.

"But it sounded like my gun" River said crossing her arms.

"It would be too dangerous to fire that in the school...I just make the noise.." Adrien replied smiling.

"Where did you put it?"

"Where ever it is...you won't get it.." Adrien whispered sighing.

"But I do have something else you don't want me to have"

"Are you talking about this dagger?" Adrien asked raising his hand as her dagger appeared in it.

"Your lucky your cute" River growled.

Adrien smiled as the dagger vanished from his hand, "why thank you.." he whispered.

"Now what am I going to take apart?" River questioned.

"There's always something...how about your alarm clock.." Adrien muttered smiling pilling her closer to him.

"I guess" River sighed wrapping her arms around his neck.

Adrien smiled pressing up against her, "Let's go.." he whispered kissing her deeply.

River kisses him back, "okay" she said quietly

Adrien nodded quickly before walking back towards the dorms, AMAM Dorms

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River walked into the courtyard trying not to be seen by Adrien, where ever he is, she took pictures of the sky.

Adrien walked outside lighting the cigarette that he had been fooling with for hours, "thank god.." he muttered touching his fingerto it as a small spark lit it, "nicotine and coffee...what a way to end the day.."

River didn't hear Adrien and continued taking pictures.

Adrien smiled seeing River, and it just keeps getting better.. he thought waving his hand as a thick fog began rolling across the courtyard hiding him.

River looked behind her and barely say Adrien behind the fog. she walked toward him, once she got infront of him she stopped and looked into his eyes.

"That's a tree with my glasses on it.." Adrien whispered wrapping his arms around her waist from behind.

River turned around and hugged him.

Adrien smiled reaching behind her and takng his glasses slipping them in his pocket, "I thought you were suppose to be in bed...student's aren't even suppose to be oustide after dark.." he whispered kissing her forehead.

"You expect me to sleep after just leaving like that" River teased.

"Well what do you want me to do?" Adrien whispered in her ear nipping at it slightly.

"I dont know" River giggled wraping her arms around him.

"Well you gotta sleep...so whatever you need..." he whispered.

River yawned "I guess i'll go sleep"

Adrien smiled kissing her softly, "good.." he muttered.

River kissed him back "lets go"

Adrien dropped his cig stomping it out, "yeah..." he whispered into the kiss. AMAM Dorms

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Thanatos stepped outside, he sighed softly, his eyes a sad blue color. "I should have never knocked on that door, I've hurt someone...." He said to himself.

Rose walked up behind Thanatos "What's worng?" she questioned.

Thanatos jumpped. "Oh Hello Rose...well after I asked Zim out a guy in the dorm she was in was being mean to her I think he liked her and by her accepting my offer to be my girlfriend, he got upset so I told her I didn't want anyone to be hurt so she didn't have to date me...."

"I'm sorry" Rose said hugging Thanatos hoping to comfort him.

Thanatos sighed softly hugging her back. "It's ok..." He pulled away hugging himself a bit. "I'll be ok I guess..."

Rose looked into his eyes "Are you sure about that?"

"No..." Thanatos chuckled softly, he ran his fingers through his bangs and turned away.

Rose frowned a little.

"Don't worry about me...really I'll be ok, I just don't want anyone to be sad on my account...it's not worth it." Thanatos smiled sweetly

"I just hate seeing people sad" Rose said quietly.

"So do I..." Thanatos tilted her chin up with his finger and smiled. "Don't worry about me."

Rose looked away causing her hair to fall infront of her face.

Thanatos frowned and turned away.

Rose saw a bench next to roses and sat on it with her legs crossed.. Some of the roses were dying, so she touched them bringing them back to life.

Thanatos looked around in his pockets for something.

Rose picked a rose and held it in her hands. She blew on it turning it into snow. The snow hit her hands causing it to melt.

After fiddling with something he put a black cigarette between his lips and lit it with his fingertip. He inhaled and blew red smoke.

Rose sighed and snapped her fingers turning the cigarette to dust.

"Hey...what was that for?" Thanatos looked at her.

"I hate the smell of cigarettes and they can kill you"

"But we're outside you couldn't have smelt them yet, and I know, I want to quit, but can't..." Thanatos sighed softly.

"Yes you can" Rose replied.

"Do you have any ideas how?" Thanatos pulled another one from his box.

Rose got up and walked to Thanatos. She grabbed the box of cigarettes and burned them until all that left was ash.

"You know, I have more..." Thanatos sunk his hand into his other pocket and pulled out a piece of pocky and sucked on it.

Rose touched his forehead burning all his cigarettes "Now you dont"

"I can buy more...and if you burn my money I'll be very upset, besides, that's not the way to quit, I've been doing well, I only have one when I'm stressed or sad..." Thanatos smiles at her.

"It doesn't matter" Rose said shaking her head.

"Are you ok?" Thanatos looked concerned. He looked into her eyes.

"You need to stop" Rose said looking at him.

"I know and I'm trying..." Thanatos frowned.

"Promise me you wont buy anymore?" she questioned.

"alright, I promise..." Thanatos smiles softly.

Rose smiled and hugged him.

Thanatos hugged her back.

She smiled more and kissed his cheek.

He smiled and pulled back. "Thank you...I just hope they're all happy..." Thanatos smiled weakly and sighed softly.

Rose sighed too

"Do you think she'll choose me? Nevermind, that's selfish of me..." Thanatos looked into the sky.

"I don't know"

"Me either, and I don't want to go back to ask...." Thanatos frowned.

"Its not up to me" Rose sighed.

"I know...I'm gonna go back inside...." Thanatos sighed and went into the Amam Grand Hall

Rose sighed again and sat on the bench once again. SHe picked another rose and held it gentally in her hands, wish there was someone to talk too, She sighed once moree as the rose burned into flames.

"You know those are the headmistress's roses," Danny said from behind her, his eyes reading a book that was held in his hand. His other hand in his pocket.

Danny closed the book, smiling crookedly, but somehow it suited him, "What's eating you?"

"Sorry" Rose said sighing.

"Its nothing" she lied.

Danny raised an eyebrow, walking around to face her, "Like I'm going to believe that."

"Your point is...."Rose said looking at Danny.

"To get you to talk about what's really bothering you," Danny replied, still standing. HE glanced at the roses, bringing them back to life.

Rose asked, "Why do you care?" she looked away.

Danny shrugged, "It's my anture, but you don't have to talk if you don't want to." HE turned to walk away, reopening his book.

Rose said "I never said I didn't want to talk to you"

Danny turned back around and closed his book, looking at Rose.

"Well, first I got into a fight with this girl who is a slut" Rose said.

Danny walked over and sat in front of Rose about a foot from her crossed leg and nodded to show he was listening.

Rose said "Then I meet Thanatos. I started to like him. Then he got a girlfriend, so I left and came out here"

"People are hooking up around here fast, including a teacher and a student," Danny replied, placing his book on the ground.

"That is weird" Rose said.

Danny shrugged, "Not really, their around the same age."

"well that isn't that bad" Rose said looking at Danny, He's kindof cute, but I'm not going to blow this.

Danny smiled handsomely up at her, "So what is your name anyway?"

"Its Rose" she smiled.

"Name's Danny," He smiled.

"I Like That Name"

"It grows on you," Danny teased.

"shut up" Rose said as dress started to go down and she pulled it up blushing.

Danny laughed, it came out musical and light, "I meant my name, but I've always liked roses."

Rose blushed feeling stupid "oh"

Danny smiled.

"What are you smiling about" Rose said as her dress went down again, but this time she diddn't notice

"At you," Danny grinned, something rare for him, he picked up his book, and stood up.

Rose looked at Danny confused.

"See you around then Rose," Danny smiled his crooked smiled, turning.

"Um..Okay, bye?"

Once River and Adrien got out to the courtyard, she noticed Rose and growled.

Adrien looked towards rose oddly before looking back to River, "What's wrong?"

River didn't say anything, she just glared at Rose. Rose heard River and walked back into the AMAM Grand Hall

"Speak to me baby.." Adrien whispered setting her down.

"...I hate Rose..." River mumbled.

"Why?" Adrien asked lighting a cig.

"She's a slut" she mumbled.

"Well that's not nice...." Adrien muttered frowning, "she's a classmate..and a collegue...don't speak about them as such.."

River sat back and sighed.

Adrien sighed sitting down beside her, "why do you think she's a slut?"

"I Have My Reasons" River said resting her head on his shoulder.

"Enlighten me..." Adrien muttered taking a drag.

"I'd rather not" River said kissing Adrien.

Adrien smiled only pulling away to blow the smoke out before kissing her again.

River smiled kissing him back.

Adrien pulled away after several seconds to breath with a wider smile on his face, "so anyway...what do you have to do before your classes?"

"Um...nothing. why?" River asked looking curious.

Adrien smiled kissing her again, "no reason..." he whispered.

"There is...you just don't want to tell me." River said.

"There's nothing...I promise.." Adrien replied softly.

"fine" river said kissing him.

Adrien smirked into the kiss returning it vigorously.

River blushed a little and kissed back a little harder.

Adrien smiled deepening the kiss and slipping his hand up the back of her shirt caressing her soft skin.

River blushed more still kissing back.

Adrien deepened the kiss even further licking at her bottom lip asking for entrance.

River smiled opening her mouth more.

Adrien moaned slightly pressing his tongue further into into her mouth grinding against her hips.

River moaned quietly and started to wrestle with Adrien's tongue.

Adrien gasped slightly pressing himself onto her harder.

River smiled, enjoying it.

"I want you so bad..." Adrien whispered against her lips.

"Who said you can have me" River teased.

"I would already if you had..." Adrien replied.

"had what?" River questioned.

"Said I could have you.." Adrien whispered.

River smiled and kissed him.

Adrien's eyes widened slightly as he deepened the kiss.

River smiled and pulled back, "I Love You"

"I love you too.." he whispered smiling slightly.

River layed her head on Adiren's shoulder

Adrien smiled running his fingers through her dark hair.

River blushed and smiled purring lightly and kissed his cheek.

Adrien blushed slightly, "you don't know what you do to me love.."

"Huh?"

"Oh nothing.." Adrien whispered readjusting so she didn't notice...certain areas.

River stood up.

"What is it?" Adrien asked.

"What, I can't go to my room and take something apart?" River said.

"I never said you couldn't" Adrien whispered confused by the question.

River walked to the AMAM Dorms

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