New Arrival (all members)

[The Watcher]

((OOC: This is the first thread of a board wide quest. Those that rp will be in the quest. You do not know this character, Athena, is a quest character. So, therefore, you would treat her as you would treat any other new girl entering the school. If I find you mind reading, metagamming, or godmodding, I will call you out. So please, play to your character, and have fun. This quest is definatly filled with a few twists and turns, I hope you enjoy))


It was her first day. A day that she would hopefully come to remember. Athena stepped out of the teleporter and down the steps into the lobby of the Arcane Academy. It was more beautiful in person than in any of the picture she had ever seen or acquired through various means. She was happy to be here. Because it meant her plans were coming to fruition. That in the end everything she and her brother had strived for would become fact.

Athena was a pretty girl. Not average by any means. Her silver hair fell down softly carressing her hips. Her silver eyes seemed a perfect match and she had that pale skin that screamed for you to touch it. She was thin but had a figure most men would drool over. That was until her brother Artyllus gave them the evil stare. But he wasn't here yet, having to get a few things going back at home before he stepped across the thresh hold of their new home. It was beautiful here and Apollo her little monkey on her shoulder squeaked happily as she pulled the papers out of her satchel to find her dorm room.

"Room, 79. Where on earth is that." Looking up her silver eyes scanned the lobby but she didn't see any of those helpful signs with the little arrows that pointed saying.. here for such and such or there for the other thing.

"Apollo didn't you have a map?" she asked looking up at the little monkey who only snickered at her. "Honestly, quit stealing stuff, it's annoying."

She looked around hoping for some help. Perhaps she could even get some information out of someone if they helped her too. Like where certain stones were located in the academy. She wondered if any of the students actually knew. But now was the time to find out. Her plan was coming to fruition.

[Raiden Matsutani]

The silent demon walked down the hallway in a strange fashion. Of course Raiden was going to get eyes staring at him. But of course...anyone would find a shirtless, crimson eyed, archaist weird. His appearance wasn't anything, but the norm. Pointed ears, fangs, nails, long hair, gain lots of attention. Raiden was taught that if a person always worries about what others say about them, that person would go crazy...

Unfortunately, Raiden doesn't feel like that kind of person who can do that. Weak minded...that's all that could be said about him. It’s been a month since he's been at this school, and to him nothing has changed. He doesn't feel welcomed at all. This new age has left him out of the loop, with old tradition still fresh in his mind.

Thoughts like this ran through Raiden's mind often. At most he was in his own little world limited to the confines of his old mind. But thoughts like that were soon to be interrupted when he bumped into a person. Raiden's mind clicked on final to clarify what happened. He looked up only to see a silver haired girl standing in his way. As usual Raiden's nervous side kicked in and the timid demon was silent. Not even uttering an apology.

[Jason]

Jason had just gotten out of one of his classes that taught him how to maximize the effectiveness of the spell casting his used while keeping energy costs slightly down. So far he had only been able to use this with his channeling powers but as that was what he needed to rely on he didn't mind at this point.

He wore a pair of black jeans with a plain white shirt and a pair of combat boots today. He had his metal cylinder at his hip as usual. He wondered how many would guess what is was used for.

he was considering catching about and hour of shut eye before heading out to the training grounds. his battle with Zaire put in his mind just how much further he had to go. But before he could head to his room a stunning girl caught his eye. She seemed lost and was talking to a monkey that was with her. Jason was curious as to if the monkey could talk back considering where he was.

Jason being the friendly helpful sort walked up to her.
"Hey there. You look a little lost. I'm Jason. If you want I could probably tell you or show you the place you are looking for." He said with a friendly smile and a small wave for greeting.

[Lucian]

Lucian was walking through the hallways just having returned from another trip to the library. One of his main concerns right now, besides looking after Madelyn, was discovering the true secret behind his family's legacy, the runes that adorned his arms. If only he could find a key, his own Rosetta Stone for unlocking the mystery of the runes. Despite having his father's journal and his own experience with the runes he did not know much about the runes themselves. In fact all he knew were the combinatios that his family had known about for years, however through some experimentation he had discovered a few more combinations that allowed for some unique spells.

He was wrapped up in his thoughts about the runes and in the back of his mind was the ever present gentle but nagging worry about Madelyn. Lucian was finding himself constantly concerned about the young girl's well-being because he cared for a lot. However he was not absorbed deeply enough in his thoughts to miss Raiden bump into what appeared to be a new female student. The demon-boy just stood their silent and timid, not even apologizing.

Lucian sighed a little and made his way over to the two, "Raiden..you really should apologize," he said softly in his thickly accented voice. Then he saw the blonde-haired boy from the New Year's carnvial, the one who had been talking to Madelyn before he had arrived. He nodded a polite greeting to the boy but did not say anything as he did not know the boys name so there would be no real point to saying hello since there was no name to attach to the hello, "Nice to meet you miss," he said his voice soft. It used to be gruff but ever since he had spent time with Madelyn he grown less attached to speech and now when he did talk his voice was much softer and quieter than it used to be.

[Shin Daisuke]

Shin had only been at the academy a day now, but he was starting to get a feel for things. He had heard a rumor that there was a spirit in the school halls somewhere that had an excellent memory for building layouts, as he used to be a scout when he was alive. Shin figured that he would be an indispensable asset to his collection, being able to give directions, and perhaps even create some form of astral map. But until he found this so called spirit, he would just have to try and remember where to go.

He felt glad because he hadn’t gotten lost again yet, meaning he didn’t need to rely on other students to help him out too much. He had just come from a short class about understanding the workings of cards in magic, which was very insightful as to why his cards could channel mana like they could. He was starting to think that he would like it here at the academy, and these thoughts would only be solidified as he turned the corner.

Shin stopped dead in his tracks as his eyes fell upon the new arrival. “She’s beautiful…” He murmured to himself as he looked upon her silver hair and perfect skin. Three other students stood around her, one of which he recognized as Jason, the guy who had helped him out the day before. Besides him were a rather scary looking fellow and another person who seemed to know him. Though the guy looked like something to be feared, he seemed timid and shy. An interesting combination indeed.

“I think I’ll go say hello” He said to himself confidently, acting upon his usual credo of carpe diem. He hopped over the three step drop in front of him, landing easily at the bottom and took a few strides out towards the woman. “My name’s Shin. Pleasure to meet you” He said with a happy tone and a respectful bow. He then turned to Jason and nodded. “Hey Jason. Giving her the tour?” He asked cheerfully.

[Iuvo, Cruor and Miles.]

The trio were walking down the hall. At the moment there was a certain level of peace among them but they still argued about which way to go and the only reason that the body moved was that there were only two opinions and Miles had been forced to step back and let Cruor do the walking while Iuvo tried his best to stop him from doing anything stupid.
That didn't work perfectly since he had already managed to steal a bunch pens and similar and grope a couple of girls. This led to that Iuvo managed to get help from Miles who didn't want to take over a body that would hurt from all the injuries that Cruor got them and Iuvo got a chance to heal them as he walked.
When they finally got somewhere where they recognised where they were both Cruor and Iuvo made a told-you-so-look at Miles.
Then Iuvo heard alot of voices comming from a place close by and walked over there to check it out.
When he saw that it was a new girl he walked over there and bowed shyly while saying "hello".
Cruor and Miles both decided that he needed more of a backbone and Miles took charge of their body.
He straightened himself up and said with a steady voice instead of the slightly shivering one that Iuvo had used:

"I'm Miles, nice to meet you. Don't mind that hello you got a second ago, that was my brother."

[The Watcher]

Athena stood there looking down at the room number and her class schedule when suddenly she was bumped into. She winced softly and took a step back. Luckily for the shy guy with no shirt on, who was later shown to be Raiden, Artyllus wasn't here. Had he been he would have been furious for someone to bump into his little sister and not say they were sorry. Groveling at her feet or something. But then again her brother could get rather carried away at times.

Soon however, her attention was taken by a long blonde headed boy. Introducing himself as Jason and offering to help her in any way that he could. She smiled brightly at him and stepped forward. He seemed nice enough, perhaps someone she could get information out of later. His mana was minimal but she could use that if she needed to cast a spell or something. But that wasn't something she was worried about right now.

"Hi, I would be grateful for your help. I can't seem to figure out where my room is. Apollo here ate my map on the ride over and so I'm rather afraid I haven't got one of those either." she said with a small chuckle.

It seemed the halls were full of men today. For three more showed up. A man with tatoos all over his arms, a cute boy, and another one that was shy and then not. Claiming that the shy one was his brother. He had multiple personalities. She could tell the way his entire body changed from the shy guy a moment ago to the more confident and straight forward one she was meeting now called Miles. The boy with the tatoos got onto the boy, Raiden, that had bumped into her.

"Really, it's allright. I can understand being a little shy. I suppose I might be a bit shy around boys myself. My name is Athena. And I"m new here. I can't figure out where my room is. But it's a pleasure to meet you all. Jason, Raiden, Shin, and Miles."

She turned to the boy with the tatoos.

"I'm afraid, you are keeping your name to yourself. I should like to know what it is." she said with a soft smile.

Once an answer had been given she looked at the entire group and smiled again brightly. There were so many of them.

"Well, I would like to get to know you all. Is there a place we can all sit and talk?" she asked happily. "I'm in no hurry to get to my dorm room. My brother isn't here yet, so I should wait for him anyway."

[Jason]

"Nice meeting you Athena. Hello guys." he said seeing the others showing up and not wanting to ignore them. he pondered at her question for a moment then nodded.
"Well I know a place if you all want to come along. it's pretty close to this place. A balcony and it has several benchs and so forth. Perfect spot to wait for your broher." he said. He was glad to see a few other people around.

"We can head there if thats fine with everyone." He said wondering how the new girl must feel being surrounded by guys. He might have left if he didn't like being around alot of people. Besides the crowds on the city and in the school this was the largest group of people he had been with so far. He liked the chance to get ot know some of the others besides Athena.

[Shin Daisuke]

After Shin arrived, one more strange fellow turned up, changing his persona immediately after introducing himself, and explaining that it had been his brother. Shin found this very intriguing, and his attention came to focus more on the strange man than the new woman. He had not been interested in her looks as some may have thought, but rather, he had simply felt the impulse to greet her.

Before he could say anything to the strange man, the woman responded to them, asking if there was somewhere they could all sit and talk. Jason even offered a location in which they could converse, but it was then that Shin remembered that he had previous engagements. “Oh dear” He said after a moment of pause. “I’m sorry miss. But I’ve got someplace to be. But tell you what, maybe tomorrow we can talk” He said with a happy-go-lucky smile, blissfully unaware of any intent she may have held. “I’ll find you tomorrow!” He shouted as he turned around and jogged at a brisk pace to find Madelyn so that he could sit with her for lunch. ‘Strange lady. Her soul gives off an interesting vibe’ He thought to himself as he rounded the corner and disappeared into a mass of students moving towards the cafeteria.

[Lucian]

Lucian sighed a little boredly as he watched as people he had never met seemd to come out of nowhere. He shook his head a little, they seemed to come out of every nook and cranny. Really all this to meet a new girl? It was a bit over the top, even if she was impressively attractive. He realized when she asked him what his name was that he realized that he had completely forgotten to introduce himself. He seemed to be in a daze lately after learning about Shin and Madelyn's relationship it seemed he was forgetting all sorts of things lately. Though learning your best and only friend in the world had fallen for someone else not long after you confessed your own feelings for her was bound to have some negative side effects on him. He looked from Raiden to the girl when she asked him his name. Lucian sighed a little and shrugged half-heartedly.

"My name is of no real importance," he said softly as he looked away. His name really was not important, he was not important enough to be loved by his only friend in the world. He was convinced now that there was no one left in this world that could love him. Lucian did not know what it was but he was apparently unloveable. It was a painful fate that he had to bear and he would, though it would leave him sad. If his only friend in the world could not bring herself to love him then who could really?

He started walking after the group after Jason said he would lead them to a place where they could sit and talk, "I have nothing more pressing to attend to," he said as he walked after the group in a slow and almost melancholy sort of way. He certainly was not in high spirits after what he had learned not too long ago.

[Keiko Nihara]

Keiko hummed happily as she walked through the halls of the Arcane Academy she was excited to be here. Happy to be here of course because things in life had been going so well. With Train, Trevor, and now with Raiden. Vlad had left some time ago without even a trace. Gone in the night and she had not seen nor heard from him again. But she wasn't sad as some might expect. She had wanted to love him but he had not stayed long enough with her that she was able to do that at all. And so she was moving on with her life but there was little anyway that could get her down at any rate.

She turned the corner seeing a bunch of guys around some new girl that Keiko had never seen before. But she didn't care about the guys or the girl. Only one demon was what she wanted.

"RAI!" she squeeled as she ran over to him full force and jumped up into his arms happily. She giggled just like she always did and kissed him gently on his lips. "Rai! I missed you. How are you?! I want to go do something you want to come?!" she asked happily.

[Raiden Matsutani]

Raiden took a step back waiting to see what the girl's reaction would be. In a second Raiden would probably swiftly walk away, but that was changed when some other person walked up past Raiden saying hello. It would be kind of annoying to anyone else who would be ignored like that, but to Raiden he felt relieved because the guy took attention off of Raiden.

Raiden started to take another step backwards when suddenly he heard a familiar voice say...

"Raiden..you really should apologize,"

Raiden looked over to see Lucian looking at him as well. Raiden felt attention graft back over towards him. Raiden's eyes remained looking towards the floor so he wouldn't have to look into everyone's eyes. "S...S-Sorry..." he said in a sheepish manner as he bowed his head. Just then another person came and greeted Jason and the girl. On must be Jason and the other Shin, but Raiden kept his eyes peeled to the ground so he wouldn't know.

Right then and there another guy came and introduced himself as well. Or...it seemed themselves atleast...the guy sound different a few seconds ago, but then changed. His name seemed to be Miles. Raiden couldn't understand why everyone was swarming around one new person though. Raiden was going to have to answer the question himself.

So her name is Athena...hmmm... he said to himself. Raiden finally took his eyes of the ground slowly moving from the girl's feet up towards her face. Every aspect of her's was truyly beautiful, but when he looked at her she looked like someone else he began to think about alittle more. Her hair and eyes were silver. The eyes is where Raiden's own red eyes got stuck at. The girl's eyes were like silver coins just like Keiko's. Infact speak of the angel...

RAI!

Raiden's ear twitched when he heard that. He knew exactly what was coming next. Suddenly he felt Keiko jump into his arms. Raiden stumble back abit as he caught her. His face turned red when she kissed him. Raiden was once again caught of guard by the always energetic Keiko. His heart was racing still from the sudden rise in excitement. Overall though Raiden felt alittle comfortable now that Keiko was here. "U~Uh...sure," he said timidly.

[Brandon (Tech)]

Brandon had just about finished todays classes, and had decided to spend his time walking around the academy, studying his fellow students. This would seem somewhere between common, for the stalker, and uncommon for the average guy, but Brandon was neither. He was a scientist and he had come here to learn, and just as he had expected half of what was to learn at this place was simply by studying his fellow students, letting his artificial right eye scan over them and storing the raw data in his compartmentalized brain or, in the occasional, his flying-skull familiar Mek.

Brandon was wearing his lab-coat as usual, it had almost become a part of his identity by now. It housed most of his gadgets, tools and emergency paper and pen if he ran out of memory space, so he could write down the precious data before it went lost. Precious, yes, but not as precious as a certain someone. The thought of her alone made him smile, and he looked forward to seeing her again. He had just about filled his self-imposed, daily quota of data gathering, and was heading back to the lower academy when his eyes, bot organic and mechanic, picked up something interesting.

He was no longer a womanizer, that was a part of his personalit that had died almost two years ago, but the looks of this girl brought back memories fro mthat time, bad and... less bad. Not only was she one hell of a looker, but the readings his scanner picked up were unlike anything he had seen since he left New York. It had to be expected, of course, but that didn't make him any less intrigued. A few people had started gathering around her, predominantly male as Brondon noticed with a snicker.

He took a few steps closer, but reamained several yards from the assembled group of people. He remembered having seen some of them before, which only meant that he didn't need to study them too intricately this time. Mek and he were watching the group, soaking up the raw knowledge they unknowingly leaked. But Brandon stood his distance, as a scientist should. With Kelsie it was different, they were close and had been for longer than most. But these were, so far, nothing more to him than objects of study

[The Watcher]

Athena smiled at all the boys that seemed to crowd around her. It wasn't unusual per say but this was indeed interesting for a first day here. She looked at Jason who said he would lead her to a bench where they could all talk and she could wait for Artyllus to arrive. Apollo was happy as he clapped his small little hands and brushed his little hands then through Athena's silver hair. Athena chuckled.

There was still the nameless boy that seemed utterly reluctant to give her his name. For some reason his bad boy look was calling to her. Maybe because it would piss Artyllus off or maybe it was just because of her past. Regardless she looked around and took inventory of 'her' boys. Shin said he had a previous engagement and ran off to go meet someone and Athena waived. A shriek echoed through the hall as some red headed ball of energy ran up tackling the guy that had bumped into Athena earlier calling him Rai and asking him to take her somewhere. Athena chuckled at the blush on his face when he was kissed. Obviously not one used to public displays of affection.

"Well shall we then?" she asked.

She hooked her arm up and through the nameless one's and smiled up at him giving him a cute wink. She saw someone else come up out of the corner of her eye and she turned seeing someone with a bit of metal on his body. She smiled at him.

"You can join us if you like. We're going to the benches to talk." she said offering him an invite too. She looked back up to Lucian.

"Well, if you won't tell me your name, I'll just have to give you one. I can't going around getting all chummy with you if I haven't got a name to call you by now can I?" she asked with a smile. She thought about it for a moment. Now she had no mind reading abilities so it wasn't like she could figure out his name on her own.

"Steve." she chuckled. "A very layman name, but since you refuse to give me your name, Steve it is."

[Iuvo, Cruor and Miles.]

[glow=green,2,300]As much as I would prefer to flirt with her, or at least let you, Miles, I need to attend to my class. I'm sorry, but could you please move?[/glow]

[glow=blue,2,300]Bah! You're just jealous because you've got no spine. Your class can wait while I try to get her away from the other guys and hopefully we'll get a girlfriend.[/glow]

[glow=red,2,300]While I agree whit you for once, Miles we'd probbably get unnecessary trouble by skipping classes. I hate to attend as well but I do not want to sit through a detention as well. Plus, we need him to work on his healing. I will not enter a body that you destroy unless he heals it.[/glow]

[glow=blue,2,300]Fine. You're in majority, but I must say that you're making a mistake. I mean look at her![/glow]

[glow=green,2,300]Maybe you can ask her later? I bet she'd like to go out with you if you ask nicely.[/glow]

[glow=red,2,300]Shut up and take controll already. You'll be late if you drag your feet![/glow]

With that said Iuvo took controll over the body. The body sank into his more discret stance compared to Miles powerfull one.
He looked over at the other and waved to them.

[glow=green,2,300]Now it's Iuvo again. I'm sorry that I can't stay around any longer but I've got a class to attend to. I hope that I'll see you again someday, bye.[/glow]

Then he looked at his watch and discovered that he was about to run late and had to hurry to class. So he simply let Cruor do the running since he is much more efficient as a runner.