Courtyard (closed)

[Darian Dumonte]

He watched in surprise at the display of her abilities only pausing in his attention to flip the cat over and go to scratch the back. Still he saw it all and he just looked very impressed he gave a smile. "I had wondered why you wore all that jewelry but, I guess you answered my question. I'd show you a demonstration of mine but, I haven't imbued any of my gun rounds with magic. So you've been here for a week. What's it like here?"

[Shea]

Shea smiled over at Darian. She would like to see his abilities but she would wait. She knew that she could see thme at any time really. There were training grounds for things like that. Here in the courtyard was not where you shot your weapon.

"Perhaps we can go to the training fields one day and you can show me there. I think it would be neat and here I won't show my full range of abilities." she told him.

She thought about his next question. She really didnt' know what to say here. He was nice and the academy had treated her very well.

"Actually I love it here. Magic is everywhere from the cafeteria to the professors. Each class is different. They all offer something else and it's rare to find two people with the same power." she told him with a smile.

"Have you found everything okay here? I mean like your dorm?" she asked willing to help him out if he needed.

[Darian Dumonte]

"Sure that sounds great just pick a day and we can do that. If I know which day I can prepare some rounds and have my guns cleaned to give a better display."

Darian said with a smile as he listened to Shea talk about the academy and he gave an appreciative grin. Judging from the way she talked about it this was definantly an interesting place to me. Continug to scratch the kitten in his lap who was purring and try to hog up attention.

"Well I haven't really found my dorm yet I literally just got here like a few hours ago. So far the places is pretty cool."

[Shea]

She smiled at him and thought about whether she should offer to help him get settled. She figured that it wouldn't be a bad idea. He might like the company and then she would at least know where to find him.

Do it, what have you got to lose? Friends? No you haven't got any.

Way to be subtle Bel. she shot back at the cat.

What's that phrase.. oh yes. Truth hurts .. deal with it.

Shea couldn't help but smile. She was right. It wouldn't hurt her to go and maybe she would make a friend out of the deal. Friends were good.

"Well, how about Friday for the training grounds it's my free day and how about I help you find your dorm and if you want I can help you get settled." she said with a gentle smile.

[Darian Dumonte]

He finally stood up though he carefully held Bella and handed her back to Shea giving a smile and a nod. "Friday sounds great and I appreciate you willing to show me around. Who knows maybe we're next door neighbors." He said with a smile as he waited for Shea to get up. "Helping me get settled in is a major thanks as well my parents probably sent too much stuff." He said with a laugh.

[Shea]

Shea stood and took Bella from his arms and the kitten began to nuzzle her face as if asking for forgiveness or proving her love to her bond and Shea giggled.

Feeling Guilty?

Pft.

She chuckled and looked up at Darian. He seemed rather nice and at least he didn't seem to mind the fact that Shea and Bella obviously conversed without him getting in on the jokes.

"I would love to help out." she said with a smile. "What's your dorm number?" she asked looking at him. She turned and began leading him back into the academy back through the cafeteria so he would know where it was later in case he needed it.

Bella jumped down and ran off looking back at them with a smile if one could ever cross a cats face.

I'm going to play with the birds. I will find you later.

All right, well the window to our room is open and you know how to get there.

Yes mom.

Shea laughed as she threw her words from earlier back at her. Shea couldn't help but shake her head slightly. She looked at Darian and smiled.

"She's going to go torture some birds." she said with a smile and put her hands in her pockets as she led him into the academy.

[Darian Dumonte]

"Dorm room....let's see...."

He looked at his information sheet scanning through it and finally tapping at a certain part of the paper.

"Ah hah! 176 is mine."

Darian said with a smile as he looked over and her Shea mention something about her cat torturing the birds and chuckled. He walked beside her and noted the cafeteria location as they walked in and smiled.

"Cat's always torture birds. I appreciate you showing me around."

[Shea]

She couldn't pretend not to be shocked when he told her his room number. She walked for a moment thinking and smiling about how close her new friend would be to her.

"That's next door to me actually so I have no problems being able to find that." she said with a smile.

She would have taken his hand to lead him through the school to the dorm but she didn't want to do that because she didn't want something like last time to happen so she let her hands fall to her sides as she pointed out the way to the library and the way to the classroom.

At the elevator she pushed the button and waited for it to arrive. It did so soon and she stepped in holding the door open for him. She pressed the button for the next floor up and leaned against the wall.

"So, what kind of hobbies do you have Darian?" she asked shyly as she looked at him as she waited for the elevator to rise.

[Darian Dumonte]

He heard her say where her dorm was and gave a smile at the thought of having a friend nearby. "Terrific that means if I wanted to drop by and say hey then I wouldn't get lost trying to find your room." He nodded as she indicated places of interest such as the library and the general direction of the classrooms. He was glad that he had decided to follow his curiousity rather then stuff it away. When they reached the elevator he took the wall oppisite of the door and gave a hummm. "Well as far as hobbies go I like working out puzzles and strategy games. Occasionally I like to sketch out something as well. How about you Shea what are your hobbies?"

[Shea]

The elevator dinged and the doors opened. She stepped out and waited for him to join her before she would answer her own half of the question.

"Well, I'm a dancer. So I like to practice my ballet. I read a lot my room has a lot of books in it. I also paint and play the violin." she said with a smile.

She led him down the hall that their dorms were down. They were at the end as the last dorm number was 180 down this hallway. She smiled over at him and tugged on the ends of her hair nervously. She walked a bit more in silence as she reached his dorm.

"Here you go 176. Would you mind if I hung out with you a little bit?" she asked blushing by being so forward.

[Darian Dumonte]

"Ballet ah I am envious, a ballet dancer always looks so graceful on the floor like she can accomplish any challenge put in front of her. But you play violen as as well, that's just absolutely wonderful. Perhaps we can play a duet sometimes I brought my violen with me as well." He stopped in front of his room and pulled out the key to it unlocking the door, and then opening it. He made a small wince at the number of boxes that were waiting to be unpacked. Joy his parents totally overpacked his stuff. Hearing her question he nodded and gave a smile. "Sure you're more then welcome."

He walked in the dorm room and closed the door after her. Seeing a good amount of his furniture was moved as well he moved to the first box and opened it. All his spare guns and his stock of ammunition as well as his rack were in it. He took out the rack and set it up on a nearby wall. Taking out the guns one by one he inspected them to make sure they weren't damaged. They were all particularly well made as he began putting them on the rack.

"Hrmmm could you find a box labeled safe?"

[Shea]

She stepped into his room and saw the massive amount of boxes that were sitting in the room just waiting for him to unpack. It seemed that he would truly need some help if he was going to get a bit of this done today.

"Yes, I would really like to play with you sometime. Today even perhaps after we unpack a bit." she chuckled looking at all the boxes.

Watching him unpack his weapons was definatly an eye opener. He had so many. She watched as each weapon was checked and then placed on the rack. He definatly had quite a few. She heard him ask for her help and she smiled taking her attention off him and the ammo.

"Of course." she said with a smiled and began walking around the boxes. She turned a few to look at the labels and after a few minutes she found it. "It's at the bottom of this stack here."

[Darian Dumonte]

"Well if we work at this we can probably be done in a few hours. Most of the boxes have safety packing to protect some delicate stuff. If we have the time I'd love to play."

Darian paused in putting up his weapons setting the shotgun on the desk below the rack and turned around to see where she was pointing. Moving the boxes he pulled out a small letter opener and cut the tape open and opened the safe. The safe was a light-weight but, durable metal as he lifted it out and set it beside his desk. Opening it he hit an interior switch on it causing it to clamp to the floor securely. He gave an experimental kick to make sure it didn't move.

"Could you find a small box labeled locks and keys please?"

[Shea]

Shea smiled at the thought of being able to share their talents with each other. She blushed a little but turned slightly so he wouldn't see it cross her pale features. She ran her hands through her long heavy black hair that pulled some of the hair from the right to the left.

"Right, small box." she said and began looking around feeling like she was at least being able to help him.

She found it easily as most of the boxes seemed rather large in size. She picked it up and this time she took it to him. She held it out in her hands.

"Here you go." she said with a gentle smile.

[Darian Dumonte]

"Mercy beaucoup."

He said with a smile as he accepted the box and set it down opening it. With his guns completely on display on the rack he began putting locks to it to keep each gun under proper lock. This was merely a habit of safety since he knew realistically he could just shoot a lock off. He soon finished and put the keys into the safe along with the ammunition. Turning he gave a smile.

"This was one of the longer parts thank you for your help. Now for the more repetitive part."

He soon began to open boxes one by one and began to set things in their places. Small things that obviously had a sentimental value.

"Careful when handling some of this as I wouldn't want anything breaking and you hurting yourself. Just help me get things out of the boxes and I'll tell you where they go."