Auditorium
HSG AUDTITORIUM

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"Thats a rick I'm willing to take, love." Razul said playfully, walking off to his room.

Cat walked to Razul and slammed him into the wall and looked him in the eyes, "Don't call me love. Not unless you want to mess with a vampire..." She smiled a little and pulled her hands back.

Linda whapped Cat in the back of the head. "Don't harm the students..."

Cat placed hand on the back of her head. "It's not like I bit him or anything," she said.

Zim walked in quietly.She sat down on the bleachers and took out her guitar,strumming on the strings slowly yet affectively.

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Angel had managed to dissappear among the group of students left who clambered up the isle, literally. She had reappeared in her office outside of Linda's office. She had taken a seat on the large swivel chair and turned on her computer, simply by waving her hand over the moniter and CPU. She pulled out a file manually and opened it, beginning the seemingly never ending stream of filing.

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Prue walked down the hall past Razul, Cat, and Linda. She looked around in the auditorium. "Where is that peron? She said they would be here," she muttered under her breath.

Razul looked over at her. "WHo are ya lookin for?"

Prue turned around and saw Razul talking to her. A blush spread across her cheeks and she stood frozen.

Razul smiled softly, waving a hand in her face. "Are you okay...?"

Prue's face just turned redder and she lowered her hair, so it covered her eyes.

Razul bent over and looked up at her so he could see her face. "Yoohoo..."

Prue just lowered her head.

Piper rounded the corner and saw Razul and Prue just standing there. She walked over to Prue, "Are you ok?"

Prue nodded her head and just kept standing there.

Piper turned to Raul, "She's fine. Just shy...very shy." She turned back to Prue, "Prue...."

Razul smiled. "I see...."

"I'm gonna go see Vixen," Piper told Prue. She turned to Prue and then to Razul, "Why don't you go go wander around the school or something?" She smiled.

Prue shrugged her shoulders, "I guess." she whispered.

"Great, see you two soon," Piper pushed Prue right at Razul and walked down the hall.

Prue looked up and Razul's face was right against her's/ Her blush got even bigger, if it could.

Razul looked down at her and smiled playfully.

Tyra saw her brother, rolled her eyes, then listened to the person playing the guitar.

"I'm Prue," Prue whispered softly. She looked back down.

Piper rounded the corner, heading toward the dorms.

Razul grinned and held out his hand. "I'm Razul!"

Prue looked at Razul's hand, and it turned to stone. "Oh no!" Prue yelped. "I have to get you to Vixen!" She grabbed his other hand and pulled him in the direction Piper had gone.

Razul meeped and followed.

Prue looked back at Razul, "I'm so sorry. I'm a gorgon, this happens sometimes. If I can do anything to make it up to you, please let me know." She looked back up ahead and saw Charlette, "Vixen!!!"

Charlette turned, "What?" She looked at Razul and Prue. She frowned, "What now?"

Prue dragged Razul up to Charlette, "IturnedhishandtostoneandIdidn'tmeantoandcanyoufixit?!" She seemed it to say it all in one breath.

Charlette watched Prue and looked at Razul, "What happened?"

Razul shrugged, looking down at his hand. It really didn't bother him, but he was sad that he couldn't summon his fire with that hand.

Charlette followed Razul's gaze to his hand. "Oh," she turned to Prue, "You turned his hand to stone, huh?"

Prue nodded, "It was an accident." She was still holdin onto Razul's hand, and tightened her grib just a bit, not crushing his hand.

Charlette grabbed Razul's hand, and in the blink of an eye it was back to normal, "There you go."

Prue turned and gave Razul a small smile.

Razul grinned as it was enveloped in flame. "Thanks a lot!!"

Charlette morphed into a slightly taller woman with brown hair that reached her back and green eyes (see pic in bio). She smiled, "No problem, so what were you two doing earlier?"

Prue looked out the window.

Charlette grinned, "For a walk, huh? Well have fun."

Prue blushed a bit and glanced at Razul.

Razul looked over at her and grinned, his hand going out with a small pop.

Prue saw that Rzul saw her looking at him, and she blushed again. She quickly turned away her gaze.

Charlette laughed and turned them around and gave them a push, "Go already!" She smiled and turned back to Micheal, "See you." She walked down the hall, "Now where is Piper?" She looked around and finally knocked on the right door.

Prue glanced at Razul, "Um..I guess we should go for a walk?" She smiled softly.

Razul smiled. "That sounds great to me..."

Prue blushed and smiled, "Ok."

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Zim looked over at Tyra."Hey,your pretty good."

Tyra shrugged. "Its just a hobby..." she said softly.

Zim chuckled and strummed her guitar."Same with me and Z..."She sighed softly.

"I'm guna go find something to do,if Tsome asks where did I go,tell her I left cause life sucks."Zim told Tyra and walked out to the courtyard,all the while strumming on her guitar.

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Micheal had closed the door behind him as he exited his dorm room, well after Charlette, Prue, and Razul left the hallway. He moved with rather strange, quick speed and found hisself in a beautiful court yard, opposite the original entrance. He looked around at the large trees and found that he continued to stand in the entrance, a few paces in, but still blocking the original veiw.

Sitting beneath a rather medium sized oak tree near the middle of the back courtyard, Maria had with her an opened sketchbook, drawing anime inspired by the few stories she's written in the past several years, emphasism on few.

Zim walked and accedentally bumped nito Micheal."Hey!Watch it!!"

Ramora saw Zim. "Can you tell me wgere I can find Cat?"

Zim looked over at her."Yeah,I think I saw her inside.."

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Cat walked out into the courtyard, carrying her list of the students. She looked around, Wonder what I can do.

"Are you Cat?" Ramora asked.

Cat looked surpised, "Yeah, and you are?"

"Ramora." she answered. "I need my room key."

"Ok, room 23," she pulled out a key, "here's your key."

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Micheal simply moved out of Zim's way, thinking that he was better to say nothing when no one asked a question, than it was to comment to her remark. He noticed Maria, but made no more moves after finding a single person's bench and sitting there, relaxed and slouching, despite his quiet nature, he'd known how to look for passerby's not to take too much notice in him.

Maria looked up at Zim's comment about Micheal, seemed to squint at the two before returning to her sketchbook, adding in a few details to the hair piece, holding the body-length hair in a fashionable way for someone in such victorian clothing. She was pleased with the way the entire piece was coming out and her face showed it.

Zim instantly felt bad when Micheal was quiet."Hey....I'm sorry..Im not in the greatest mood cause I really don't wana be in the stupid school."

Micheal looked to Zim. "Don't apologize and this is no special school. No one is handicapped here," he told her, as if it was common place. He had stood as he spoke, standing shoulder width apart with one foot a few feet behind the other. Both hands hung at his sides, seemingly limp.

Ramora was walking by on her way to her room. "He is right you know. It is for people that are different."

"I didnt't say special.I said stupid.I hate this place and my mom working here is no help at all."Zim stared at Micheal then smiled."Heh.For a second,in the right light,your pretty cute."

Ramora let out a laugh. She is random

Zim gave a sharp glare at Ramona."Whats so funny...?"

"Nothing...sorry." Ramora stopped laughing.

Zim rolled her eyes and went back to looking at Micheal."Such nice hair.."

Piper ran into the courtyard, she ran right into Micheal and fell back. "OW!" she looked up, "Sorry," and stood up. She looked around, "I'm gonna kill that shapesifter!"

Zim looked over at Piper."Eh?"

"I'm looking for a shapeshifter, named Vixen," Piper said, still looking around, she had stood back up.

Zim blinked."Hm.I havent seen her.."

Piper looked at a statue, "I doubt that." She walked over to it and tapped on it.

"Ow," the satue spoke.

"Who did you turn into a statue?"Zim asked,careful to avoid eye contact.

"It's Vixen, idiot," Piper turned to the statue, "Come on, Vix."

A girl with long brown hair and green eyes hopped down from where the statue had been a moment ago. She smiled nervously, "Hey Piper."

Piper glared, "Come on, Vixen. Let's go." She took her hand and they left the courtyard.

zim blinked."Bad temper..Note to self,stay away from gorgons."

Micheal simply stayed quiet for the duration of the compliments as well as when Piper had bumped into him. His face seemed impassive as Piper searched for Vixen as well as to the comment Zim spoke after they'd left. When his attention turned back to Zim and Ramora, he looked over both of them, more observing than anything. Still, he said nothing.

Maria looked up when Piper said shapeshifting. She was surprised when she heard the voices before, that they were so close to her, seperated only by a few hedges, not exactly the soundproof room you'd like for private conversations, unless you knew the right spell. Maria had closed her sketchbook, feeling as if more work on the drawing would ruin it for the day and returned it to her bag, along with her pencil. She stood up and stretched, closing her eyes. As she did that, a shimmer of what looked to be blue washed over her, from her head and hands to her feet, but left no imprint or any other sign it was there. She began to walk towards the door way of the courtyard.

Zim stared at MAria for a second.then shrugged and looked back at Micheal."Hm.Why are you so quiet...?"She blinked and looked like a curious dog.

Ramora look at Zim. She almost forgot where is was. She had stepped into a dream like state.

Zim looked back at her."Hey!You okay?"

Micheal again, seemed to take forever to answer the question, but since Zim had moved on, asking if Ramora was okay, he felt she'd want to know the answer to that question before the one she'd asked of him.

"Um yeah. I can't say what I saw but I can tell you I am ok." Ramora looked at all three people and felt out of place.

Zim blinked."What she..saw..?What is she talking about...?"She shook her head."Alright."She said to Ramora and looked back at Micheal,lifting his chin with her finger."Hey..whats your name?"

"I'm Ramora." She offered her hand to Micheal.

"And I'm Zimia.But please,call me Zim."

"Nice to meet you. My friends call Mora." Ramora smiled.

Micheal gently pushed Zim's finger from under his chin. "Micheal," he told her. "I'm not a labratory rat to be examined. I may not speak very much, but that doesn't mean I do not know anything."

Zim smiled and chuckled softly to herself."Heh.Just like a guy to jump to conclusions.Idiot,I never said you don't know anything.And the only reason I was holding your head up was to see those gorgeous eyes of your."She smiled sweetly.

"These gorgeous eyes are not all they seemed," Micheal told her, leaning his head slightly to the side.

"Aren't they always?" Ramora asked Zim.

"I love it when a guy has pretty eyes.Not like mine.Mine are dull and lifeless."zim shrugged to Ramora."But you.."She looked at Micheal."Your eyes sing like the strum of a guitar."

Micheal simply blinked at the compliment. He wasn't compelled to speak a reply.

Zim smiled."Heh...Like the strum of a guitar..."She repeated to herself.Saying that almost made her look like she was in a trance.

Interesting, Micheal thought, watching Zim. He looked up at a large clock which adorned a tower near the courtyard. It read 5:37. He turned back to the two standing in front of him. "Please excuse me," he said, nodding to both before he began to walk to the doorway.

Hey wait a minute!"Zim grabbed Micheal's arm.

Micheal stopped moving forwards, but had slipped his arm from Zim's grasp. He simply waited for Zim to explain why she'd stopped him.

Zim grabbed his shoulder,pulled him close,then kissed him smack on the lips.After a minute,she pulled back smiling."I feel better."

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Walking in the auditorium Nathan shuffled to a corner suprised by all the people there great there are so many people here i have no idea who to ask about this place.

Charlette ran around the corner and rammed right into Nathan. She started to fall backwards, her eyes a bit wide. But she caught her balance, "Sorry about that." She smiled.

Glancing up at the girl Nathan coldly said, "it's fine don't worry about it. But can you tell me who i need to ask about room arrangements?"

"Oookay," Charlette was refering to his cold adittude, "Yeah, you wan to see Cat, she's out in the courtyard." She turned into a white fow with six tails and red eyes. It looked up and tilted it's head. It walked over to the door and looked back at him.

Guessing the girl wanted him to follow her, Nathan quietly walked over to her and followed her out of the auditorium.

The fox ran down a hallway and out into a garden. SHe ran to a young girl with long black hair and blue eyes. The girl smiled and petted the fox on the head. She looked up and smiled at Nathan, beckoning him over.

Sighing as he walked over, Nathan started to ask, "So are you the one i ask about the room arrangements?"

Cat smiled, "Yeah, that's me. I'm Cat, " she held out her hand, "And you are?"

Charlette transformed back into her original form, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She grinned, standing behind Cat.

Looking at Cat's hand and looking back up to her face he said , "My name is Nathan.."

"Ok, I get the point," She rolled her eyes and looked at ehr list, "Well, it looks like Unko is your roomate, so Vixen here can show it to you." SHe turned to Charlette, "Will you, I have some matters to get to." She smiled widely.

Charlette rolled her eyes playfully, "Fine, Ms.Hunter.: She grinned.

Cat narrowed her eyes and aimed for Charlette's head.

Charlette laughed and ducked and stood back up, "Next time, Cat." She walked over to Nathan and took his hand, "Come on, Nathan." She walked toward the door.

Cat rolled her eyes, "Shapeshifters..." She smiled to herself.

Being drug behind Charlotte, Nathan sutttered trying to ask, "who is Unko?"

Charlette looked back, "He's a nice guy. I think you guys will get along." SHe turned forward and kept walking, "Oh and by the way, I'm Vixen." SHe flashed a smile back at Nathan.

"..Ok Vixen so what does this..Unko look like was he in the auditoruim?" Nathan asked trying to make Vixen let him go.

Charlette let go of his hand, "Sorry." She blushed lightly, "Um..well, he looks like this." She morphed into Unko, then back to herself.

"....Ok" fogetting that she was a shape shitfer Nathan stopped and stared for a second before continuing behind her.

Charlette headed up a flight of stairs, "This way is probably easiest. THe rooms are are on the left."

"Alright then.....this place is endless isn't it" Nathan said sarcastically.

"No..." Charlette said, "It was a castle, but no it ends." SHe stood on the landing, waiting for Nathan.

Walking up to the landing beside Vixen he said softly, "So whats this guy like and what powers does he have?"

Charlette smiled softly and leaned against the railing her back to it, "Well, Unko is a bit reserved at first I guess. As far as I know, he has telekinesis. That's all I've seen and school just started."

" Ah ...on he has the sme power as me i hope nothing strange happens" Nathan said sighing. "So how much farther are the room?"

Charlette stood back up, "Oh right." She blushed, "Right over here. You guys are right next to me."

"Ummm...ok" Nathan said walking up to his door and turning speacking to Vixen, "thank you for your help im goin in now is he in there?"

Maria had just turned the corner when she saw Charlette and Nathan talking. She continued her pace, and seemed to completely ignore them until she stopped and looked to Charlette. "It seems we have something in common," she said, then glanced to Nathan, before returning attention to Charlette.

" Watching the woman with Charolotte, Nathan asked, "and you are?"

Unko opened the door and saw Nathan, Charlette, and Maria. "Charlette, nice to see you again. Who is this?" Unko asked looking at Nathan.

"....So you are Unko, I'm your room mate" Nathan said walking in the room past him.

"Nice to meet you, roomie." Unko said as he outside to let Nathan in.

As he and Unko walked in, Nathan noticed a cup fly at his face, as he dodged it he yelled, "why did you do that cause i didn't?"

Unko stopped the cup in mid-air. "What the hell are you doing?! That's my freakin' favorite cup!"

"What i didn't do it...... and you didn't do it what the hell is happening i know he has the same power as me but this shouldn't be happening" Nathan thought to himself taking the cup and sitting it down where it had came from.

"Well, obviously you had to have done it. Why did you do it?" Unko asked Nathan while summoning his cup to him.

"Damnit i didn't do it!" Nathan shouted, "why would i throw a cup at myself!"

"Well, I certainly would have no reason to throw a cup at you... yet but that still leaves you and only you so spill it or I will have resort to take this into my own mind." Unko said.

"I have no idea what happened i didn't throw the cup and you are adamant that you didn't either so i don't know what to say" Nathan said glaring at Unko. This is weird this shouldn't be happening just cause we have the same powers....wait he thought to himself before shouting, "did you read my mind when i walked in cause that could explain this cause i was thinking about us having the same powers and then the cup flew at me!"

Unko sighed. "No, I didn't read your mind but if I have to I will."

"You might not like what you find in there but i'm telling you i didn't do it, I've never even used my powers since i've been here" Nathan said sighing. "But i'm tired of this lttle game so can you just tell me where to put my stuff so i can go back to the auditorium?"

"Knowingly..." Unko muttered under his breath. The auditorium is down the hall to the right.

"....umm i know where the auditorium is i need to know where to put my stuff up at" Nathan said sighing.

"Who do I look like? Your mother? Put your stuff where you want for now." Unko said shaking his head.

"Fine then" Nathan said flinging every thing in the room then stopping it in mid air, "hows that for you" he aded walking away leaving it floating in the room.

Unko sighed before walking over to Nathan's bags and touch one of them making them all crash to the floor.

Charlette smiled at Unko and then looked at Maria, What's going on? What do we have in common? She saw Nathan leave, she followed him, "Nathan? What's going on?"

"Nothing" Nathan snapped coldly back at her out of fustration

"Hey!" Charlette grabbed his arm and turned him toward her, her eyes narrowed slightly, "I was only asking! You can have your adittude, but don't take it out on me! I won't take it, got it?!"

Glaring at her, Nathan shook his arm free and snapped, "what ever."

Piper walked up the stairs and came face-to-face with Nathan, she narrowed her eyes, "Watch where you're going."

Charltte widen her eyes, wathcing Nathan and Piper, ready to step in if nessecary.

Waving his hand Nathan moved Piper out of his way as he kept down the stairs saying, "just leave me alone please i have to think."

Piper narorwed her eyes.

"NO Piper! You can't--" Charlette began, but stopped dead. She looked at NAthan.

When Piper narrowed her eyes, Nathan had turned to solid stone, "Try and think now." She walked up the stairs and into her room, smirking.

Charltte sighed and walked down the stairs to Nathan, and in the blink of an eye, he was back to normal. She looked up at him, since he ws taller than her, "Piece of advice, don't piss off a gorgon." She smirked slightly, trying to laugh.

"don't worry about me she won't get me again" Nathan sighed smirking a little.

"Yeah," Vixen smirked, "Well, if she does, I'll turn you back." She laughed lightly, and smiled slightly.

"Well anyway what's with waht happened in the room when i walked in neither of us used our powers and the cup flew at me that was weird do you think we are clashing or something?" Nathan asked slightly worried.

"Yeah," Vixen nodded her head, "Sounds a like Murphy's law." Vixen smiled up at Nathan.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Nathan asked her preplexed.

Vixen laughed, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." She blushed, "I'm a bit of a nerd."

Unko laughed. "Not at all, just very informed."

"....Ummm ok then crazy people are taking over thw world" Nathan thought to himself as he walked up to Unko. "I think we got off to a bad start with that so do you think we should try this again?"

Matt smirked, and snuck up behind Vixen, "Boo!" He smirked.

Vixen screamed for a second before realizing who it was, "MATT!" She grabbed him by the collar and threw him down the flight of stairs. She glared at him.

Matt landed on his feet, laughing, "See you around, Vix!" He waved.

Vixen folded her arms, frowning slightly.

Taking his gaze of of Unko for a second, Nathan looked at the boy that Vixen threw down the stairs and asked, "why did you do that all he did was scare you?"

"Hmm?" Vixen turned around, her arms now by her side, "Oh..are you talking about Matt? He's a jerk!"

Unko laughed. "Watch it or she'll toss you next."

Turning his gaze back to Unko, Nathan said smiling, "I doubt that highly. Now are you going to answer me or do i have to throw you down the stairs to get an answer" he added smirking a little.

Vixen pushed Unko in the arm lightly, "I don't know him that well." She smiled at Nathan, "And you're probably right, I couldn't lift you."

"I'm not that big" Nathan said playfully, "but i can lift you" he added raising her up with his powers.

"Hey!" Vixen said as Nathan raised her up. She laughed a little, "Put me down."

Unko smiled and laughed. "Barbarian!" he yelled. "We all know women love it when you pick them up yourself." Unko said before snatching Charlette out of the air in his arm and started running down the hall with her.

"HEY!" Vixen yelled, laughing sligthly, "What is it, PLay around with Viexen day?"

"Not just you" Nathan said laughing while picking both her and Unko up with his powers. "What now" he added laughing.

"Oh please!" Unko said negating Nathan's powers with his own causing himself and Vixen back to the ground. "Now, as for 'Play around with Vixen' day just say the word and we'll make every Tuesday that." Unko said with a laugh.

"That works foe me but lets make it a tues-thurs thing that works better for me" Nathan said laughing slightly.

"What are you talking about?! Who said anything about *you*!" Unko yelled laughing.

"Me what about you" Nathan said running up to the both of them laughing slightly harder now.

"Me? Come off it now! Go find your own foxy lady!" Unko told Nathan. "Pun intended." Unko said to Charlette.

Vixen narrowed her eyes at Unko and Nathan, she got out of Unko's arms. "Or how about no 'Play around with Vixen Day'?" She lightly pushed Nathan, her hand on his chest. "Oh and Unko...That wasn't funny." Shleaned against the wall, sighing. What's with these guys?,, she chuckled to herself.

Nathan stated without realizing he had never toldanyone he could read minds, "nothing is with us....Oops"

Vixen bumped Nathan in the chest with her shoulder as she stood up, laughing slightly.

"Well i'm not used to this yet i haven't been able too for long" Nathan said backing in the corner.

Vixen looked corcerned, "Able to do what?" She tucked some of her hair behind her ear.

"read minds what else" Nathan said shyly.

"Oh," Vixen blushed, laughing slightly.

"What it's new it's the whole reason i got disowned and came here i didn't know i was reading there minds and i lost it about what every one was saying behind my back. Even my own parents and I destroyed everything in a blind rage."

Vixen walked over to Nathan, placing her hand on his shoulder, "My parents died when I was four. My dad was a shapeshifter like me and my mom was a wiccan. I got raised by my friends' sick mom." She smiled softly at NAthan.

"I collapsed four houses on 20 people and my parents barely got out before i killed them too" Nathan said sighing.

Vixen sighed, "Yeah, well I didn't say what killed them though..." SHe looked out the window.

"...Oh" Nathan said looking out the window as well asking, "so how did it happen?"

Vixen kept looking out the window, "Let's jsut say it was an accident......that I caused." Her eyes teared up a bit, but none spilled over.

"Ah i understand exactly how you feel" Nathan said sighing and putting his arm around her.

Vixen layed her head on his shoulder, the tears gone. She looked up at him, "I'm sorry, for what's it worth." Vixen didn't want to move, But I wouldn't mind sitting down though. I've been standing all day. she thought to herself. She sighed and closed her eyes.

"I've been standing all day to so it don't bother me a bit" Nathan said laying his head on hers lightly.

Vixen pushed on Nathan's chest, "I thought that for a reason. It was supposed to be in my head." She smiled, "But yeah, you didn't have to deal with twin grgons and a bad luck spirit. Not to mention the guy I threw down the stairs, who the bad luck spirit follows around." She smiled,But I still want to sit down.

"True just one gorgon, a crazy phycic, a nutty shapeshifter, and thats about it" Nathan said snickering a little.

Vixen pushed a bit harder on his chest, "Try a smart shapeshifter. And if I wanted, I could change, and you wouldn;t be able to find me." SHe smiled knowingly.

"You forget i'm a crazy phycic too i can find you by your thoughts" Nathan said laughing.

"Well, when I change. I'm not me, so good luck if you try," She smirked up at him, pulling her head off of his shoulder. She pulled away and slid down the wall, she smiled.

"What so are you leaving me" Nathan said playfully.

"We were never together," Vixen smirked.

"I was talking about leaving me here" Nathan said laughing.

Vixen nodded to the spot beside her, "Then join me here." He better not make me sit on him, she thought, closing her eyes.

Walking over to sit beside her, Nathan whispered in her ear, "don't worry i won't" before he fell down laughing.

"Good," Vixen smirked, her eyes still closed.

"So anyway don't you think we should move out of the hall before we get stepped on or run back into one of those gorgons?" Nathan said closing his eyes as well leaning up against Vixen.

Vixen opened one eye, looking at Nathan, "No, I know those gorgons. So they won't be a problem for you. That was Piper, she's the one you have to watch for. Short temper. Pure id the other one, she's very shy and sweet." She closed her eyes again and leaned back against the wall.

"Ah well if she tries to turn me to stone again, I'll turn her mind to mush" Nathan said harshly.

Vixen pulled her head back, "She won't and don't threaten my friends."

"did you forget she attacked me" Nathan said, " and that wasn't a threat that was based on her own actions if she doesn't use her powers on me then i won't use mine on her it's that simple."

"Fine, she won't," Vixen leaned back against the wall, closing her eyes.

"Then i will do nothing to her" Nathan said lying his head back as well thinking,"why is she being so nice to me i barely even know her?"

Angel had appeared directly in front of both Nathan and Charlette, and took a few steps back to steady herself. Brushing off her outfit, she noticed the two of them and leaned her head slightly to her right. "What are you two doing?" she asked, calmly and as if it was a completely natural conversation.

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Micheal seemed impassive as to how he felt about Zim's kiss. He glanced to Ramona before looking to Zim and asking, "Is that all?"

Maria had walked back into the courtyard and stopped, mid-stride at Zim's kiss on Micheal. She didn't think couples would get together so early, but instead of making much movement, she transformed into what appeared to be a stone statue of a griffon, near the entrance itself.

"Yup.Now I know every little bit there is to know about you."Zim smiled happily."A weird power of mine.I'm a screwed up kid."She gave a thumbs up.

Micheal's eyes narrowed slightly. "That," he said, "We shall see." He looked to Zim's eyes and then turned, leaving the courtyard, headed for his dorm.

Maria waited until he left before she transfromed back into her 4'7" height and person. She looked at the entrance before she walked over to Zim. "Are you two a couple?" she asked, politely.

Zim chuckled."I wish.Hes a cutie.But no.I was just getting info on him.Its a weird power I was born with.I can get all the information I need from a person through lip contact.

Maria chuckled. "I suppose it's a good thing I'm a shapeshifter," she said with a smile. She didn't know whether or not Zim's lip contact counted for same sex persons. "If you like him, what are you waiting for, then? It's less common, but not unheard of for a girl to ask out a guy."

"Heh.Like he would date me.I'm a psychopathic freaky goth thats obbsessed with surfing and gave her guitar a name.Not many guys like me."Zim sighed."Thats why I am so un predictable.Not even my mom can control me at home..."She cracked her neck."Ow."

Nodding, Maria looked over to Ramora. "Who's she?" she asked, inclining her head towards the girl.

"I wish I knew.But then again,she'd probably hate me to."Zim sighed agani."So hated..."She fells back and lied on the ground staring into nothing.

Maria's heart skipped a beat as she heard the thud, her neck twinging as she turned it quickly to see Zim laying flat on the ground. She took a few paces towards her and bent over the girl's face, blocking her veiw of nothingness. "I don't hate you," she stated blantly. "I think you're a bit enigmatic, strange, and potentially phsycotic, but I don't hate you."

"Heh...Well aren't you a sweetheart."Zim rolled her eyes."Nothing to doooo..."She whimpered.

Maria straightened. She looked around the courtyard and then back to Zim. She held out her hand to the girl. "I have an idea," she said with a mischievious grin that had the innocent eyes added, making it completely obscene on her face.

Zim noticed the mischievous face and grinned,taking Maria's hand."Do you now..?"

Maria nodded and helped Zim to a standing position, despite the thought she could stand on her own. "You like information, do you not?" she asked. "I know where most the student files are." She looked around, and seeing no eavesdroppers, she said, "I have access to all the files. I'm the class president, and I need someone to help me with running this thing."

"Hn...Access to unknown information....Now why would you trust an evil little vixen like me with information like that...?"Zim asked,curiousity taking over.

"Simple," Maria said, beginning to walk back into the school. "If you know everything, then I just have to ask you about someone instead of having to search through the files. I'm sure you shouldn't take too long to read them all. I find it painstaking to go through the lot of them." Maria looked to Zim. "There is a catch, though," she added before hearing a reply from Zim.

Zim was deep in thought,for once,about this interesting plan."Theres always a catch to awesome deals...What is it?"

"For this to actually work, I suppose you'd have to be ready to answer any question I ask about someone," Maria said, turning a corner. "That would mean the entire scheme would have to be confidential, between you and me only." She stopped and turned to Zim. "I suppose that's not much of a catch, but you can't bitch about anything I ask, it'd be part of the agreement."

"Fine fine fine."Zim raised her hands in surrender."I am a tool for you to manipulate as you like."She said sarcasticly and bowed

Maria scoffed and turned on her heel, beginning a rather fast brisk walk. She turned a corner before Zim caught up, however and transformed into a suit of armor, which just so happened to be lining that specific hallway. I wonder if she'll be able to find me, she thought.

Zim looked around."Maria?"She blinked and sniffed the air,her eyes catching onto the suit of armor.She sniffed it alittle before crossing her arms."I know your in there!!"

Maria changed back into her original form. "I'm not in anything," she said, matter-of-factly. "What in the world are you talking about?" She seemed to act as if she hadn't just been talking about a plan for Zim to gain her knowledge and for her to have a source of information about people. She rolled her eyes and turned, continueing down the hallway.

Zim stared at her for a second,before following like a dog following its master.

Hearing the pattering of footsteps behind her, Maria's eyes widened, but she didn't stop. I didn't think she'd follow, she thought. After a few turns and the continuence of the footsteps, Maria stopped just outside the office. She turned to see Zim close behind her. "So you're willing to go through with this?" she asked, in what appeared to be disbelief.

Zim tilted her head like a dog would,then nodded."Ya.Why wouldn't I?"

Maria's eyes narrowed for a second, then she simply pulled open the door and held it for Zim to enter.

Zim bowed her head respectivly and walked in.

Maria followed and moved behind the secretary's desk. She rummaged through a few drawers and pulled out a key. "Do you know how to make a copy of a key without a machine?" she asked, without looking up as she replaced everything she misplaced, the key sitting atop the desk itself.

Zim nodded."Yup."

Surprised at the answer she got, Maria looked up, closing the drawer. "Really?" she questioned rhetorically. "How is your method?"

"I eat the origional,then cough up a copy,plus the origional."Zim smiled idioticly

Nodding slowly and nibbling a little on her lower lip, Maria's eyes narrowed familiarly. "Well," she began, "Your method would work, assuming the copy is in fact a copy. My version would be to transform one of my fingers into the key, using that to open the door." She shrugged and picked up the key. "You can copy it," she said, handing the key to Zim.

Zim smiled like and idiot and ate the key.After a minute,she started coughing,then coughed up the two keys in her hand."Ow.."

Maria simply watched. "Well, no more key copies for you," she said, jokingly, removing the surprisingly dry original and replacing it in the drawer. She moved out from behind the desk and ushered Zim from the office. "The files are a few levels below us," she told her in a rather close proximity, and quietly.

Zim nodded and rubed her throat."I'll never get use to that.."She followed Maria.

After climbing down the last set of stairs, Maria came upon a large, old oak door. She looked to Zim and motioned to the door. "You've the key," she said. "Then open the door." She smiled as she said the last four words, more pleasantly than most ever hear it being said.

Zim nodded and stuck the key into the keyhole.She gave it a hard turn."Damn..I hate doors.."

---

"What does it look like we are doing" Nathan replied with out even looking up to see who asked. "And why is it any of your busin....." Nathan started to say looking up.
"Vice pirincipal!" Nathan shouted once he looked up suprised he hadn't noticed before. "

---

Elyria slipped silently into the auditorium, standing close to the back with her head bent shyly. A strand of her silver hair slipped down into her face and she quickly moved to tuck it behind her ear.

"Hey Vixen look's like there is another new student here besides me" Nathan said looking down the stairs at Elyria. "So do you want to go help her out or just let her wonder around for a while i don't really care either way" he added smirking. "Don't worry about it I'm just gonna bring her to us" he added before he picked her up whispering in her head, " don't worry we will help you get used to this place." before setting her down beside the two.

Elyria's head snapped up and she looked around quickly, "You don't help someone get used to something by using telekenisis when you haven't even met them properly!" She said, frowning.

"Oh waaaa" Nathan said frowning too, " i could have just left you to wonder around here do you even know what room you have been assigned too yet?"

"Of course not, I just got here." Elyria replied, her horn glimmered for a moment, "But nonetheless, it doesn't give you the right to do that unnanounced."

"Hey i said something just not outloud" Nathan said snikering a little.

"That's not really announcing your intentions." Elyria responded, "Think about what you're doing next time. You're not the only one with abilities and if you try that on the wrong person you could end up dead."

"Worry about yourself not me yes you are right i'm not the only one here with abilities but they aren't either and i already got my ass stomped bya gorgon just a little while ago for moving her out of my way but if i thought you would have done anything i wouldn't have bothered" Nathan said smiling.

Vixen stood up and laughed, "Yeah, but don't worry, she won't beat your ass again. I mostly likely will." She held out her hand to Elyria, "I'm Charlette." She no longer had blonde hair or blue eyes. SHe had changed to someone a bit more tan with redish0blaickish hair and green eyes. She was slightly taller. She smiled.

"Was that a challenge is there an arena anywhere near here we could test that theory" Nathan said playfully standing up as well. "Hi just incase i didn't tell you before my name is Nathan and it's nice to meet you as well."

Vixen looked up at Nathan. "There is an arena, but the teacher has to be there." She looked back to Elyria.

"See? Now that was a decent greeting." Elyria said turning to Charlette, "My name's Elyria, nice to meet you."

"That was harsh" Nathan said to Elyria, "and as for you Vixen this should be fun don't you think, i like her i might actually get a friend."

"Nice to meet you, Elyria," Vixen said, smirking, "You'll probably be sharing my room. It's one of the only one's left." She turned to Nathan, "Not really. I mean, I'll be kicking your ass, so it'll funny. If that's what you mean."

Zyke walked up the stairs, and stood behind Elyria while the conversation was going on, Wonder who all these people are, he looked at Vixen, Now, who is that?

"That would be Charlotte call her Vixen and i am Nathan and this is Elyria" Nathan said smiling.

Elyria turned to face the newcomer, "And who are you?" She asked, a frown touching to her lips once more.

"Pychic, huh?" Zyke looked down at Elyria, "I'm Zyke." HE looked to Charlette, "Vixen, huh? Why do they call you that?"

Vixen blushed under Zyke's stare, "Uh, because I'm shapeshifter. It was my ex-boyfriend's nickanem for me. It just stuck." She smiled.

Zyke smirked, "Interesting. Well, I'm an ice demon. If you ever need cooling off, you who to see."

Vixen's blush grew, OK." It was mumbled and soft.

"Just stop flirting and tell her already you think she is hot!" Nathan said laughing.

"Don't be so impatient." Elyria said coolly to Nathan.

"Well he should just tell her whats on his mind" Nathan said smiling, before someone else gets the chance first he thought to himself.

Zyke laughed, "Sorry, my friend but I already have a girlfriend, I believe you've already met her, Piper." HE smirked, "I just know Vixen from a long time ago." He winked at her before walking down the hall to Piper's room and knocking on the door.

Vixen smiled, her cheeks still slightly red, "Yeah, but it's been a long time. He was my first boyfriend. I didn't regonize him until just a second ago." She laughed and waved to Zyke.

"THE GORGON" Nathan shouted, "she doesn't like me very much but that I didn't see coming." he said standing there dumbfounded, got to get more control over this new power.

"See? Impatience almost makes you look the fool." Elyria said with a soft laugh, "If you would have paid more attention you'd have seen something of that sort coming after all."

Vixen smirked, burshing some of her red bangs out of her eyes, "Piper doesn't hate you, she just doesn't like being pushed around. And Zyke's a nice guy, a trouble maker, but nice." She smiled.

"But i wasn't pushing her around i just nudged her a little to the side so she didn't run me over thats all" Nathan said, and you should get control over yourself around him everyone can see you still like him he said to her telepathically.

Vixen laughed, "Yeah but it's an act. We do that everytime we see each other, pretty much. Zyke and I only went out on five dates, we don't have those feelings for each other. And as for Piper, she doesn't like people she doesn't know do that to her." She smirked.

"Ok but she didn't have to do THAT now did she" Nathan said sitting back down. "Ooh i almost forgot the Vice priniciipal dropped by to say something to you Vixen but she left i don't know what she wants so you should go talk to her later on."

Vixen sighed, "Yeah, but that's just what Piper does, plus she was pissed off anyway." She turned to Elyria, "Since we'll probably be sharing a room, let me show you." Vixen looked back to Nathan, "I'll be right back, ok?" She smiled at him.

"Fine" Nathan said closing his eyes and dozing off against the wall.

"Lead the way then." Elyria smiled at Vixen, turning her gaze for a moment towards Nathan, "See? Not many people like to be moved telepathically."

Vixen laughed a little and pointed to the second door on the right, "That's it right there." She opened the door and revealed a room painted a light blue and two double beds. Each had their own closet and trunk at the bottom of their bed. There were two bathrooms and inside was marble. Vixen pointed to the bed on the right, "That's my bed, so I guess the other one is your's. It's big, yeah, if you're thinking that. It used to be a castle." She smiled.

"She was" Nathan yelled laughing behind it, "but she likes it too."

Vixen glanced back at Nathan, rolling her eyes playfully, What are you talking about?

"She thinks the room is big and she likes it" Nathan said smiling.

Vixen turned to Elyria, "Well make youself at home. I'm going to get something to eat." She grinned.

"I might as well go with you too. I haven't eaten all day and you can show me where it is on the way" Nathan said staning up beside Vixen now.

"Alright," Vixen stood back from leaning against the door way. She grabbed Nathan's hand, "Come on then." Vixen walked down the stair case.

Elyria looked back towards the auditorium as she stepped out of the room and closed the door, "I wonder why everyone's in the auditorium anyway..." She wondered aloud.

---

Walking down the Stairs with Vixen, Nathan asked, "so where are we going back to the auditorium or somewhere else?" "Oh and i don't really know why everyone is in the auditorium i wonderedthat myself when i got here" He said telepathically to Elyria.

Vixen turned back, "That's where everyone went at first and some people went back there. Some are in the courtyard though too." She turned to Nathan, "Somewhere else," she smiled.

"Stay out of my head." Elyria glowered at Nathan, a flicker of red flashing through her eyes, "Or I'll be forced to render that little trick useless."

She turned her gaze back to Vixen, "Courtyard?" Her eyes lit up, "There's a courtyard here? Where?!"

Vixen laughed, "It's down that staircase over there on the opposite end and to the left." She grinned.

Elyria grinned, "Thanks!" She called, heading off in the direction that Vixen had pointed out.

"Have fun Elyria" Nathan said laughing, "NOw where is this "somewhere else" you speak of?"

"Off campus," Vixen laughed, turning back to herself, blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Sounds like fun to me will we get in trouble though?" Nathan asked calmly while being drug along by Vixen.

"No, not if we don't get caught," Vixen smiled mysteriously up at Nathan and continues walking down the stairs and to the gate.

"Very well then" Nathan said smiling as he followed her to the gate.

"That guy is really asking for it..." Elyria muttered to herself, slipping out into the courtyard unnoticed.

"I heard that Nathan said to Elyria.

"Yeah? Well good for you. Now you at least know that something's coming." Elyria replied, seating herself below an elegant statue cross-legged. She closed her eyes and settled to the task of setting up her mental barriers, as well as a few traps- she knew that there was a reason that telepaths frustrated her.

Vixen grabbed Nathan's hand and ran down the sidewalk to town, smiling back at him.

Smiling back at Vixen, Nathan asked almost silently, "so where is this place that we are going. If we are risking getting in trouble it had better be good."

Vixen smiled, "Don't worry. We can't get in trouble today. Classes don't start till tomorrow."

"I wanted to know if it was good or not" Nathan thought to himself and accidentally said to Vixen.

Vixen laughed, "That's for you to decide."

Still not realizing that he had telepathically said that, Nathan jumped shouting, "What!"

Vixen laughed harder, "You said it out loud."

"Really?" Nathan said perplexed, "I don't remember saying it."

Vixen was laughing so hard, she couldn't stand by her self, so she held onto Nathan, still laughing.

---

Finally Elyria stood, this time in a better mood. She looked around the courtyard at all of the unfamiliar faces. She wondered even if she would somehow find her place here.

Glaring at Vixen for laughing at him, Nathan inadverdantly caused the ground to shake for a minute before getting control over his emotions again.

Vixen stopped laughing almost immediatly and held onto Nathan tigheter as the ground shook, "What was that?"

"That's what happens when i lose control over my emotion and by the same token my powes" Nathan said trying to calm her down.

"Ok, so I'm guessing right, why were you mad or something?" Vixen looked up at Nathan, before realizing how close she was to Nathan. She let go, blushing slightly.

Blushing himself having realized there procimity at the same time he quietly mumbled, "Yea."

"Ok," Vixen said, but started getting curios and stepped cloe to Nathan, kissing him.

SO surprised by the kiss, Nathan lost control of his powers again as a small explosion erupted between the two knocking the m both a few steps backwards. "Sorry, sorry" He yelled running over to check on Vixen.

---

Maria watched Zim struggling with the door until she couldn't hold back. She burst out laughing, her skin changing to a brighter yellowy color and her hair mirroring that of the sun. "I'm surprised you actually thought that keys work in this school!" she said, looking to Zim. "All rooms with files like these aren't locked with keys, but you do need them to get in. You need to know a few things and a few spells and counter curses." She held her side as she continued to laugh, her yellow color making the hallway glow a bit.

Zim stared at Maria silently.She grippped the key in her hands and it burned to ashes.She hugged herself and walked away silently.

After Zim left her standing at the door, Maria turned to it. She ran her hand over it, only to realize she'd turned yellow. Changing back, Maria looked towards the way Zim walked and felt something stinging in the back of her mind, something internal, and linked to her soul, or so it felt. As suddenly as the pang at the back of her head, a thought erupted so clearly, she closed her eyes to actually listen to the voice. How can you be so cruel?! it screamed. This was her own voice, her conscious, or so she assumed. Go after her and tell her you didn't know that her mother didn't teach her about certain secure doors in the building. She opened her eyes again but didn't move. After a few minutes, she peeled her hand from the door and began a brisk walk, headed back to her dorm room.

Zim had walked back to the court yard,and climbed up a tree,sitting on the branch."Way to go Zim.Trust another asswipe..."

---

Maria had made her way through the labrynth of hallways when she came upon Nathan and Vixen. The girl had kissed the guy who, by the looks of it, caused both to have been repelled like magnets. Once he stood up and moved to Vixen, Maria also moved. "What are your powers, anyways?" she asked Nathan.

---

Micheal had arrived to his bedroom only to find there was nothing much to do but unpack, which he'd already completed. He sighed and left, reentering the courtyard from a different entrance. He'd made his way around the trees, headed towards the center where a large fountain of what appeared to be a centaur, a warlock, an elf, a dwarf, and a fox were spouting water from different places whether it be a mouth or a weapon or hands.

Zim looked over and noticed Micheal.She blushed and hid from him behind the tree.She couldn't really figure out what forced her to hide,but the voice in the back of her head started talking again.What are you doing?Since when are you,Zimia Horogashi,such a shy little freak?"Hey!Don't call me that!I aint shy!!"She spoke out loud to herself.

Elyria stretched, enjoying the feel of the vertebrae popping in her back- the enjoyment sent a small spark of light through her golden horn. She frowned though- so many people... all of which had some ability or magical background that made them different from everyone else.

She caught sight of another girl hiding up in a tree and approached curiously. With an uncertain breath, she spoke, "Euh... Hi!" She said in as cheery a voice as she could muster, "My name's Elyria, what's yours? And if I may ask... why're you hiding up there?"

Zim gave a sharp yelp and fell out of the tree.She sat up and rubbed her head."Ow..."She blinked and looked up ay Elyria."Uh..I'm..Zim..."She blushed when she realised why she was up there."Well,for one,to get away from that moron Maria,and two,to hide from that cutie,Micheal."She hid behind the tree so Micheal wouldn't see her."But Jason wants to embarass me..."

Elyria blinked in surprise, "Sorry to say I don't know any of those people..." She murmured, "Are you alright though?"

"Why you scared?" Ramora asked coming up xt to Elyria.

Zim looked at Ramora,then jumped back into the tree,going back to staring at Micheal,and waging her tail.

"Who are you?" Elyria asked in surprise, turning her curious gaze to Ramora.

"Oh I am Ramora. My friends call me Mora." 

"Name's Elyria. Don't have any friends to give me a nickname..." Elyria shrugged.

Zim crawled back into the shadows of the tree,now whatching the two girls below.

---

Vixen laughed a little, "I'm fine." and she stood up. Her cell phone rang, "Uh hang on?...Hello?...Hey Prue.....No, everything....yeah I do....now?...you right now?.....fine, I'll be there," she looked up Nathan, "I'm sorry but my friend Prue really needs me. We should back."

Still embarrased by the incident, Nathan jost said calmly, "...OK"

Vixen starte walking ahead of Nathan, her cheeks a bright red. WHY did I kiss him? I have no idea!!, Vixen thought to herself, forgeting for a moment that Nathan could read minds.

Laughing a little about what was going through Vixens mind, Nathan said nothing but, "we should hurry up it sounded like she really needs you."

"Yeah," Vixen looked up and there was the school gates.

"Isn't she one of your gorgon friends?" Nathan asked cautiously.

"Yeah, but she's the sweetheart. She won't touch you," Vixen walked through the gates and toward the door.

I wasn't worried about her Nathan thought to himself, "so anyway why did you kiss me?"

Vixen almost stopped dea, "I better go." She practially ran through the door and into the courtyard. She looked around for Prue.

"Wait i want to know" Nathan said silently.

---

Vixen found Prue and dragged her up to her room, "What did you need?"

Prue looked up at Vixen, "I needed help with Razul. But what about you? You're redder than a tomato." She msirked slightly, "Who is he?"

Vixen blushed harder, "Nathan, but I think I like another guy and him."

Prue's eyes widened, "Two guys, Vixen? Well at least it's less than those ten guys who liked you, remeber?"

Vixen nodded her head, "Yeah, but I liek both these guys."

"who's the other guy?" Prue asked, sitting down on the bed.

Vixen paced back and forth, "Unko. ANd their roomates."

"We need help hang on," Prue went out to the courtyard to find Elyria.

Pacing around the courtyard, Nathan saw a young girl that looked like piper but she looked much kinder, "Are you prue?" He asked casually.

Prue blushed, nodding her head.

"Hi i'm Nathan can you tell me where Vixen went i wanted to ask her something" He said smiling.

Prue shook her head, "Sorry, I have to go find someone." She walked away, "Elyria?!" She called out.

"Ok then your room" Nathan replied smiling starting to walk away.

Prue turned back around, "Oh no! Vix's gonna kill me." She ran up a different staircase, hoping to beat Nathan.

Standing by the door waiting for prue to catch up he asked Vixen from outside the door, "why are you going to kill prue if i just read her mind to find you?"

Vixen meeped, "Uh..can't talk right now."

Prue stopped dead in front of Nathan, smilng nervously.

Staring at prue, Nathan replied, "you know i can tell when g wyou are nervous and Prue is standing right in front of me.

Prue moved to stand in front of the door.

Vixen turned the door to a liquid and pulled Prue through, and turned the door back. "What did you say or think?" Vixen asked her.

Prue shook her head, "I didn't know that he was a mind-reader. Sorry."

"She really didn't" Nathan said laughing.

"Stay out of my head," Vixen and Prue said at the same time. They looked at each other, "Did he say that to you or me?" Again they said it at the same time.

Vixen shook her head, sighing.

Prue giggled lightly.

"But this is fun...now are you going to answer my question and what is this about Unko..." Nathan said to Vixen.

"What question? And those thoughts that are inside of my head are inside my head for a reason," Vixen was slightly annoyed with Nathan, as he kept reading her mind with out her knowing.

"I didn't get that from you.... i got it from prue i could see it in her eyes when she walked by him before i said something" Nathan said sliding down the wall.

Vixen sighed and opened the door; Prue walked to her room, half-smiling to Vixen. Vixen sat by Nathan, "I don't know, for one of the first times of my life. I'm just really confused."

"I understand that....but why didn't you just tell me?" Nathan asked sighing.

"Because I'm confused about...," she looked at him,"...you," she turned her head back forward, "...and Unko."

"but you knew i knew the second it crossed your mind...." Nathan said, "and i knew you liked him when we first met..."

"Yeah, but the problem is, I like you too," Vixen sighed, closing her eyes and leaned her head against the wall.

"Well all i can say is i like you too, but you should do what is right for you and noone else" Nathan said sighing, even though i really, really like you...

Vixen sighed, "I don't know what the right thing is right now."

"Well i could take a peek in there but that might be subjective" Nathan said laughing.

Vixen opened one eye, looking at Nathan, "I'd rather you not. WHere is Unko anyway?" She chuckled.

"He might be in the room i don't know for sure..." Nathan said sighing.

Vixen sighed, nodding, "What now?"

"Well we never ate wanna try again at that" Nathan said smiling.

"How about a raincheck, I'm not really hungry right now," Vixen smiled softly.

".....Sure..." Nathan said sighing, "so is there anything else we can do or is it just you want to be alone.."

"Not really," Vixen leaned her head against Nathan's shoulder.

"Well what do you want to do then..." Nathan asked closing his eyes and laying his head on hers softly.

Vixen sighed, "Stay right here."

Unko laid on his bed in his room playing darts using his mind to throw the darts. "Damn, I need a drink!" he said with a great sigh.

Vixen stood up, "Actually, yeah let's get something to eat. You might want to change. It's a....kinda nice place." She smiled.

"...Fine.." Nathan said walking into his room and taking his clothes off, "do you want to watch out there" he said laughing to Vixen.

Vixen blushed and walked into her room, closing the door and slipping into a black jeans skirt that reached her mid-thigh and a white tank top with a black fishnet, long sleeve, shirt over it. She reached for her black boots that reached her knees. She walked back out to the hallway, leaning against the wall.

"What's the occasion?" Unko asked Nathan while continuing to hit bulls eyes on the dart board.

Vixen knocked on the door, poking her head in, she had turned her hair to a bruntte and it was in a bob with layers, "Ready?"

"Ah, I get it. Have fun." Unko said with a sarcastic laugh.

Vixen just noticed Unko in there, she smiled, walking in and huggin Unko, "There you are! Why don't you come with us?" She stepped back to the doorway.

Unko gave a big grin. "I thought you'd *never* ask." Unko said as he jumped up off the bed and walked over to Vixen offering her his arm.

"Walking up to them, Nathan said smiling, "You'd better hurry up i'm hungry."

Vixen laughed, and took Unko's arm, "Alright, let's go gentlemen." She smiled at both of them.

---

Maria had moved on, and reentered her dorm. She looked between the beds, noticing her own luggage left unpacked whilst the other had been redecorated. She sighed a bit, closing the door behind her and slowly began the unpacking of her few suitcases.

"Back so soon?" Kitty yawned.

---

Having heard a thump, Micheal's gaze shifted so he could see who fell and with it, he saw Zim. A new female had been standing near the woman, one who he hadn't met, and once again, Ramora. He had moved about freely, but a few hairs at the back of his neck stood on end, the base of it tingling lightly, a feeling he always got when someone was watching him. He continued about his way, but having finally located where the watching eyes had come from, managed to turn swiftly, holding the gaze of the hiding figure. In a few moments, he deducted the watcher was femenine, thus someone he'd previously met: Zim. Ramora and the new female stood in plain sight, meaning the only other person he'd met in the courtyard was kept in eye contact with him currently.

"Um can you help me?" Kitty asked coming up to Micheal.

---

Prue walked down the hall, "I wonder where Razul went?" She walked out to the courtyard.

Razul sat near the lake, playing with a small fireball in his hand.

Prue saw him and walked over and sat near him, but a little bit away. She blushed and hugged her knees. She smiled at him.

Razul looked at her and smiled. "I usually come here to think. Its quiet and calming."

---

"Ladies first" Nathan said to both Unko and Vixen snickering a little.

Vixen stuck her tounge out at Nathan.

"What your not a boy......are you?" Nathan said playfully.

"No..." Vixen giggled, "As far as you know. Remember I'm a shapeshifter."

"So true i guess me and Unko will have to do a some peeking in that little head of yours to be sure now won't we" Nathan said laughing a little.

"Stay out of my head, both of you," Vixen laughed, "I'm a girl, always have been. Even ask Matt if you don't trust me. After all, he is my most recent ex-boyfriend."

"Eh that would be too easy i like to know for myself not take anything from face value" Nathan said sighing. "Well i'm hungry so can we hurry up now please....."

Vixen laughed, taking both Unko and Nathan's hands and lead htem down the stairs and out hte door.

"Ok first of all before we go me and Unko need to get somethings strait number one, no mind reading anyone while we are there because if we happen to try the same person we end up reading eachothers minds and bad things can happen and two we can't use our powers at the same time because bad things could happen there too ok..." Nathan said seriously.

"Fine by me, that means you two will be out of my head," Vixen smiled.

"Eh there is always the walk there to have our fun with you, and that only applies when we are both in the same room concidering what happened the first time i walked in the room with him...." Nathan said sighing, i still don't know exactly why that happened...

Vixen slowed down, so that the guys were on either side of her and she let go of their hands. She pushed Nathan in the shoulder lightly, "Haha. Just stay out of my head you."

"Maybe....Maybe not...." Nathan said laughing.

"You better," Vixen said. She looked ahead, "Hey! It's Zyke and Piper. Hang on." Vixen ran up and jumped onto Zyke's back.

Zyke laughed, "Hey Vixen."

Vixen jumped back down, waiting for Unko and Nathan to catch up, "Hey Zyke! Hey Piper." She smiled.

Piper smiled back, "Hey Vixen."

"I can't believe you're trying to tell *me* what to do. You're the idiot who keeps reading everyone's mind." Unko said to Nathan as they caught up to Vixen.

Piper laughed, "And who might you two be?"

Zyke smirked and placed his arms around both Vixen and Piper's shoulder.

Vixen smiled at Unko and Nathan.

Unko gave a slight bow. "I'm Unko Taloc."

Piper smirked, "Nice to meet you, Unko. I'm Piper."

"My name is Nathan...IT's you" He shouted standing defensively, " oh and i'm not done with you mister smart ass He said glaring at Unko before turning back to Piper shouting, "your the one that turned me to stone in the hallways!"

Piper raised an eyebrow before she realized what Nathan was talking about, "Oh, that was you. Oh,I'm sorry baout that. I was kinda pissed off and you were just pushed me a little."

Vixen sighed, "That's Piper for ya." She smiled.

Zyke nodded in agreement before Piper elbowed him in the stomach, "Nevermind," he grinned softly, taking his arm off of Vixen.

"....Ok just as long as it doesn't happen again..." Nathan said still nervous. "Well to finish my name is Nathan Adams."

Piper smiled, "Nice to officially meet you. Well, we better get going or we'll miss the boat. Have fun." She smiled knowingly at Vixen. Zyke followed Piper waving good-bye to Vixen and they headed to the docks.

"Ok now lets get going as well" Nathan said to Vixen and Unko.

Vixen smiled, taking Unko and Nathan's hand, walking with each of them on one side, "We're almost there."

"Thank god now back to you....Unko...don't get an attitude with me i don't know what would happen it could be much worse than just a cup flying at us...." Nathan said seriously.

"An attitude? What makes you think you can tell *me* what to do? I don't read people's mind by mistake or on purpose nor do I depend upon my powers, so stop this tomfoolery that makes you think you're better than me!" Unko said before turning to Charlette with a smile, "Where are you taking me? Momma always said not to go to places with strange, pretty women." Unko said jokingly.

Vixen stuck her toungue out at Unko, "You'll have to wait and see. But I'll gave you a hint, you'll have a lot of fun. And you two stop it, ok?" God, I feel like a mother, she thought.

"I don't think i am better than you" Nathan shouted, "I don't know what will happen because i do it without thinking sometimes i just can't control it and you using yours at the same time something catestrophic could happen thats all" why does he hate me....

Vixen let go of both of their hands and turned around, "KNOCK IT OFF! BOTH OF YOU!" She sighed angryly.

"What i was being prepared because i can't control my powers yet and he snapped at me what was i supposed to do" Nathan said sighing.

Vixen just sighed and started walking down the raod, leaving them to follow her.

As Vixen went on a little ahead Unko turned back towards Nathan and mouthed the words "I knew it!" while pointing at Nathan before turning back and catching up to Vixen.

"You knew what!?!" Nathan said to Unko following the others.

When Unko didn't answer him, Nathan shouted, "Why do you hate me so damn much!?!"
(Outside of HSG)

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Zim had jumped away from where she was and gone off to find Micheal,keeping mostly out of site.

Having found a nice place to lay down near the fountain he searched for, Micheal had his hands behind his head and his eyes closed, his legs resting against the ground. He listened to the lightly bubbling and churning water for a bit before hearing a bit of twitter from the few birds inhabiting the courtyard.

Zim spotted Micheal and stared at him from behind the tree.She blushed.Come on kid..Why are you so shy...?You know you like him...A voice in her head told her.She glared at herself.Shut up okay?

The wind rustled a few leaves near him, so Micheal opened his eyes lightly and watched the few trees nearby. He looked at the top of the fountain and smiled lightly, the inexplicable feeling of someone watching.

Zim blushed a bright red.He's cute when he smiles...She thought.Aww..You almost sound like you love him...The voice echoed in he mind.Didn't I tell you to shut up?

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"It's not soon, it's hours past the time I left," Maria said, rather tiredly. She'd pulled out a pillow, a sheet, and a thick comfortor from one pack, leaving the other to sit at the foot of her bed. She looked at the time at a face clock sitting directly opposite the door and sighed. She covered the matress with the sheet and placed the pillow near the corner of the headboard, throwing the comfortor on it. The black sheet contrasting highly to the white fluffy blanket. Soon enough, Maria had pulled off her shoes and socks, pulled on a pair of shorts from the other bag, and slipped off her skirt. She climbed into her bed and pulled the covers around her, the familiar cacoon pattern emerging easily. After a few moments, Maria's soundless sleep had left her roommate almost alone.

"Thanks a lot Maria." Kitty jumped off her bed and left the room.

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Tyra sat in the auditorium, looking around. She got up slowly and stretched, yawning.

Having returned to the auditorium, Angel looked around, seeing stragling students. "Everyone out! Get to your dorms, please," she said, ushering a few standing in the isle towards the door. Her voice resounded off the walls, or seemed to when she spoke.

Tyra rolled her eyes and went to go sit at the fountain. She laid down on the cold stone, looking up at the sky.

Micheal had sat up, having noticed someone sitting at the same fountain. She had multi-colored hair and wore dark colors. He leaned his head to watch for what seemed like a minute, before he repositioned to rest his head against the fountain, watching the clouds slowly pass overhead.

Tyra lazily opened an eye and looked over at Michael.

Zim noticed Tyra.Thats the girl with the violin...She sighed and leaned against the tree,sitting down.What am I thinking.No guy would ever like me...

Micheal had stood up, getting bored of watching the clouds and stretched towards the sky. He moved quietly past the trees, having noticed Zim when she sighed and hearing her feet move the few twigs under the tree. He had moved around the tree, taking the longer route to find Zim. "Why are you hiding?" he asked, having easily scaled the thick trunk, now sitting lazily on a branch to Zim's right, and with full veiw of her.

Zim meeped and stared at him,blushing a bright red."I..I um..Uh.."She couldn't think striaght.

Micheal laughed rather quietly. "Spying on the students, are we?" he asked, already knowing the answer from her lack of one.

Zim blushed lightly.Her ears flattened against her head and she avoided eye contact."Y-Yeah..I guess..."

Micheal simply shook his head and looked out, over the courtyard itself. He seemed to have drifted into his own thoughts, but was watching Zim from the corner of his eyes.

Zim tried backing up but saw that she was pinned against the tree.Damnit...She thought.Heh.Pinned again? the voice said.Quiet damn you!

Micheal had jumped down from the branch he was on and simply stood in front of Zim, looking almost directly into her eyes, his own face emotionless, or at least appeared to be. A thought suddenly occurred to him, but he didn't move a muscle at it, sure that if he simply watched her, he'd find his answer to a persistant, recent question.

Zim kept quiet.She still kept trying to avoid eye contact."Why are you here...?"

"To control the creature," he told her. Despite the fact he was watching her, Micheal wasn't staring. He wasn't obtrusive about looking at her, making any audience wonder how he felt towards her, whether he liked her company or more than that, liked her for her.

Zim blushed and looked up at him,staring him in the eye."What creature...?"

"I can only hope you never find out," Micheal told her, his eye seemingly hardening, as if trying to dull so much that no reflection appeared in them.

Zim stared at him.She slowly reached out and cupped Micheal's cheek."You're eyes...They seem so sad..."She whimpered."You had a bad past to..Haven't you...?"

"I thought that kiss of yours told you everything," Micheal said, not leaning into her hand, but neither did he push her away.

"It only tells me what I want to know..."Zim stared at him.Her eyes still looked dull and lifeless,like always.

"So what do you want to know now?" Micheal asked, his strangely dull eyes gathering brightness and a foreign emotion. It was strange to stand here with a girl and not feel so embarassed or like a fifth wheel for him, so he simply knew not what to do. Before Zim could answer, however, his eyes changed rather slowly into a bright, animalistic yellow without a pupil. His ears had also began to change, in which instant he pushed Zim's hand from his cheek and darted with surprising speed to the door of the courtyard, hoping to gain entry to his single dorm room without changing too far.

Zim meeped."Micheal!!"She got up and chased after him."Wait!"

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Prue smiled and nodded, "I usually play the piano or guitar." She blushed.

Razul smiled. "That sounds cool."

Prue blushed, "Yeah, it comes in handy sometimes."

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Elyria made her way over to a quiet corner of the courtyard and rummaged around in her bag, bringing forth a dark-colored book with no title listed on the cover. It took her only seconds to immerse herself in the mystery of the pages.

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Shaking her head as she watched Tyra roll her eyes, even from the distance they stood apart, Angel moved through the auditorium. She waved har hand across lights, shutting them off like so. She continued through the now dark auditorium, a light emmiting from her necklace. She exited the now dark auditorium and wandered through the halls, looking around the halls as she walked.

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