Printable View
Artur pulls Charl along the forest path. "So .... When did you get here?"
The healer hoped making small talk would help distract her from the muggy air a bit. "Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything," He flushes, "It's just kinda nice having someone you know around. Everyone here is so ..... alien."
The feeling in his stomach only grew larger when Sasha had introduced him instead. At this point, he didn't hear whatever David was saying to him. He felt his own flames ready to burst out of him in an uncontrollable rage. He stared down at his hands, they were steaming with actual heat.
Enki looked at him with worry, fully aware of what was going to happen. What's happening.. to me? What is this feeling?!
Idiot, he's too familiar with Sasha. His own mind replied to him. Enzo clenched his fist at the thoughts that came to his mind. He grew more angry the more he thought about it. Suddenly, his flames bursted out of his forehead, burning away his clothes, leaving nothing but his boxers.
Spoiler
"FFFUUUUCCCK!!!" Enzo shouted out. He pointed at David in a blind rage. "WHY ARE YOU SO CASUAL WITH HER!?" Enzo raged, and didn't wait for an answer. He ran full speed at David, jumping up into the air.
"WH-" David had no time to talk. What did he do wrong? He didn't understand.. He quickly stepped out of the way, watching Enzo go by. David frowned at the half naked boy. "Where did your clothes go?..." How indecent.
Enki sighed. He's aggro'd. There wasn't anything he could do at this point. Waiting for him to calm down was the best option.
Enzo punched the ground, cracking it. "STOP MOVING, YOU DOUCHE!" Enzo stood up and ran after David, repeatedly swinging fists at him.
"What's wrong with you, dude? Look, you broke the floor." David kept quickly dodging the punches Enzo through at him. "Calm down, let's just talk this out, okay?" He wasn't even breaking a sweat.
Charl let herself be pulled by the man, feeling a bit better as the air had gotten a bit cleaner, "I got here right before the...fire..magma...whatever," the girl replied, "Don't worry, I can relate to that, when I was looking for help in the building, everyone looked at me like I was weird!"
They'd been walking for an hour or two now, and Charl's feet had grown a bit weary, "Hey, why don't we rest a little?" she suggested, "After all, it's been a while..."
-------------------------
The sudden outburst from Enzo surprised Sasha, and the girl jumped back on instinct.
Wh...what the fuck...?
"WHY ARE YOU SO CASUAL WITH HER!?"
Now that. That startled her even more. A light blush wove itself up to her cheeks as Sasha's brows knitted. What did Enzo mean by that? She shook her head; this was definitely not the time to think about something like that. Actually, it would never be that time to think about..things like...that. Sasha wouldn't allow it; she couldn't allow herself to develop...feelings for others.
Marcus blinked, stunned at the fiery display. He took a step closer to Sasha and looked down at her, "Is he always like this?" he asked. He was rather perplexed by the situation, he understood that this must be the boy's power, but why was he only in his underwear. For now though, he was more worried for David's safety. Considering he was without a special ability. Passion can be a dangerous thing, especially if the person is on fire. For now however, he will watch, to see how the two handle themselves. But if things get out of hand, he will intervene. It would look bad on him if he allowed two students to be harmed while they were technically under his supervision.
Sasha jumped a little bit at a man's sudden appearance. The girl turned, shaking her head, "He's usually just a wimpy idiot," she replied, glad to get herself distracted from the words Enzo had just spoken, "Only sometimes his...temper flares up. 'Course I could always cool him down for ya." She demonstrated her water wielding ability again, repeating the action she'd shown to David.
It only got worse when David dodged all of his attacks. "YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE NICE WITH HER!" Enzo picked up the pace on his swings. His rage acting as his fuel."I WILL DEFEAT YOU!"
"What are you going on about?.." Oh. He must have meant Sasha. Was it wrong to be friendly to people?... Maybe that was his girlfriend. "I'm sorry, was that your girlfriend? I didn't realize! Stop attacking me, please?" He really didn't want to fight under these circumstances, but it was good training. This guy was throwing punches as if his life depended on it. David continued dodging them with ease, and trying to convince Enzo to calm down. "Enzo, come on. We can talk about this, just calm down, stop attacking me, and everything will be okay."
His face was delighted by her water-bending ability. "That's quite a talent you have there. We'll wait and see how this battle progresses, it never hurts to train a little. Though mister fiery-hair could probably learn to control his emotions. That sort of passionate recklessness usually proves dangerous in the field of battle." Marcus looked back at Sasha, noticing the blush across her face. "Ah, young love," he whispered in his mind, "how I miss those days."
"Ahh! Of course .. Err .. How about that tree there?" He points to a twisted trunk that groves inside itself. "I might be able to find some spring water too!" Artur inwardly smacks himself, he kept forgetting key factors to demonstrate when taking care of a patient.
Again, Enzo's fierce words made Sasha all the more embarrassed about her situation. She heard David's apology, and as soon as the word 'girlfriend' was mentioned, Sasha's face turned red all the more, as the female tried to swat the heat that was rushing towards her cheeks away.
She nodded at the older man's words, the water dispersing back into the air, "P-passion?!" Sasha stuttered as soon as the words fell out of his lips, "Wh-what do you mean?!" There was no way it could be what she thought it was...
-----------------
Charl nodded, agreeing with Artur, "Ahh, that's fine with me, yes..." She walked over towards the trunk, sitting down, hand lightly tracing along the small grooves and curves that told the majestic plant's beautiful story.
Enzo kept going, despite the words being said. "Sky, forgive me for this." He said silently. He walked over to him. Attribute of Rain: Enki placed his hand on Enzo's shoulders, and it caught his attention. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Enzo yelled. "Nobody is your enemy here." Enki said, as his eyes flared red for a moment. And Enzo stopped. His flames disappeared and he stood up straight. ...Tranquility.
"You're right." Enzo replied. Enki smiled when his technique worked.
"I was your age once," he started, almost sounding like a grandfather starting a story about the 'good ol' days', "you have feelings that you don't quite grasp. You feel confused, or even angry, and you do you best to hide this. Sometimes you cover it up with a 'cool' attitude, sometimes, you break down and cry. But eventually, as you mature, you start to see it all for what it is. Love, passion, a sprig of romance. It all starts to make sense in due time." He chuckled a bit, again noticing Sasha's face turn a bright rosy red. "Mne tak kharasho stoboy," he whispered to her, "don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I won't tell a soul."
--Mne tak kharasho stoboy is phonetic Russian for 'I feel so happy when I'm next to you'--
David stopped moving around and stood still, taking a step back from Enzo, still having not broken a sweat. His breathing wasn't abnormal at all, either. "Wowie, what was that about..?" He looked to the redhead who calmed him down, and smiled. "Thank you, I must say I was beginning to think that would never end." Slowly backing up to the wall, he sighed and leaned against it, still smiling. I'm excited to see everyone's talents! Imagine the potential!
He looked back to Sasha and noticed that Mr. Tormod had followed them, so he smiled and waved to them.
She sighed in relief when Enzo calmed down. Good. The idiot didn't destroy anything yet.
Her eyes widened, however, as the older man next to her began to tell Sasha what she was feeling right at the moment. Her blush had calmed for a bit, but then shot up once more as soon as the mention of love came into the speech, "L-l-love?!" Sasha stuttered, immediately clamping a hand over her mouth as she did.
Love...
She stood there, thinking about what this man; maybe even a teacher, he looked that old, said, and finally, she gave a small nod, "You better not," said Sasha, returning David's wave.
Enzo lowered his eyes, and his hair fell over his eyes. He remembered that he was naked, and walked out of the training room. "Sky? Where are you going?"
Enzo kept walking. I can't believe I just did it again.. The thought made him grind his teeth together. He continued to walk, and eventually he left the entire school, and moved on to the dorms. At the lobby, he saw Kenji coming in. "What's with the boxers?" He asked. Enzo walked past him, totally blocking out everything outside of his mind as he entered his dorm. I'll never learn anything at this rate. I lost control again, and I even said.. those things..
He looked out the window to his dorm, which was overlooking Whiterun. I'll stay in for the rest of the day.
Ugh, I wish it wasn't so hot .. He tugs at his cotton collar. You'd think it'd at least be chilly at this time of season, BUT NOOOOOOO.
Artur helps the girl down "Uh, Charlotte, you don't know anything about .. Ohh I don't know, the entire campus burning down?" He asked as casually as possible.
The healer sighs and begins to poke around the shrubs looking for a pond of some sort.
Sasha, rather confused by Enzo's reaction moved to go after him, but halted in her path. She wanted to help him...but...At the same time, Sasha felt that it would embarrass the poor guy if she approached him at this time.
-----------
Charl tilted her head, "Well, there was smoke outside, but I don't think the campus burnt down... It was fine when I saw it last," she replied, still tracing over the tree's trunk, enjoying the feeling of the bark rubbing against her skin.
David watched Enzo walk out with his head down. Poor guy...
"What was the deal there?.. Or is no one going to tell me?" He glanced back and forth between the redhead and Sasha. He was curious, maybe he was like the Hulk or something? Someone you just shouldn't make angry, or that sort of thing happens. He didn't look like he was about to give up at all when he was throwing those punches at David, either. David thought it was best to let him be for now, at least until he learned more about him.
Artur huffs. "Well .. So far I've been verbally assaulted by some girl with weird swords, twice a creepy sociopath has nearly given me a heart attack, I got frost bite sitting out in the courtyard, EVERYONE IS CALLING ME GINGER BOY, aaaaaaaaaaaand my new friend has mysteriously disappeared."
At this point he has his arms crossed over his chest. He is done with the sweet boy act.
"Everyone here is mildly touched in the head and the only other healer here can heal WITH HER HANDS?! Can you believe that?!! I swear I'll die of a aneurysm before this semester ends." Artur practically cries with relief when he finds a small lake only a few more meters away.
Fresh waters stems from an opening in a cluster of rocks and vividly ripples down it's path. He pulls out an empty water skin and begins to fill it.
Sasha shrugged. "Enzo just gets like that sometimes," she replied, "It fades away after a while though."
------------
Charl sat there and patiently listened to what Artur had been ranting on and on about, though she hadn't really taken most of what he'd said to heart. Something about being called Ginger Boy, another healer....The girl giggled, "Artur, you're really silly," she said, laughing a bit. It was true. The way the male openly displayed his emotions right out onto his face, and with such passion was very amusing.
Artur's nose scrunches. "I am not silly .." He mutters. The male walks over to the trunk and hands Charl the water skin. He sits across from her and falls onto his back. A large groan emits from his mouth and he reaches to his face to rubs his eyes with the heels of his palms.
This made Charl giggle, "Of course you are!" From what Charl could see, Artur was very, very interesting. She'd only seen him a few times in the village, but even then, the boy appeared in the midst of doing something incredibly engaging. She smiled as she took the skin, sipping from it. A sigh of relief slipped through her mouth as the girl drank about half of the water that was in the skin, "That felt better, thanks, Artur~" She stood up, and stretched a little.
"Regardless of his intentions," Marcus spoke up, "that was a tremendous show of power on his behalf, and amazing combat maneuvers on yours David. Where did you learn to move at such speeds? It was as if you were able to predict where his punches were going." There was an incredible amount of potential in him, no doubt in Marcus's mind. For a boy without any sort of magical abilities, he definitely knew how to handle himself when faced with aggression. As he was about to raise his clap his hands in a soft applaud to David, he felt his fingers tremble. Whispers began to flood in and out of his ears. "Why? Marcus, no!" They murmured. "We are not your enemies...the children...please...don't...." Marcus rose his hands to his ears suddenly and gave the students a wry smile. "I...uh...have to step outside for a moment." He said opening the doors of the training room and darting outside, all the while fumbling for his flask. "Why is this happening? Did I not drink enough? My God, those poor kids. I hope I didn't scare them." Taking a large gulp from his booze he sighed, as the whispers faded into nothingness. "I need help..." He said to himself, looking at the ground, "...or it's going to happen again."
Artur huffs and turns away from Charlotte. It was unusual for him to get so uncomfortable around women, but trust her to get him high strung. Out of the corner of his eye he catches sight of a flower. The flower he was looking for earlier. It's petals are soft and bright and give a warm feeling. With a half glance at Charl, he reaches over and plucks three. Biting his lip he turns toward the strange girl he has known all his life and yet has never had the courage to really say more than hello.
He holds out the bundle to her with a very nervous expression. "Tanpopo."
Charl took a look at the flowers being held out before her, "Dandelion," she breathed, taking the three flowers from Artur's hand, smelling their sweet scent, "Thank you."
The male was a true gentleman; just as Nani had described him when they were back in the village. Charl herself remembered listening to the elder ramble on about her sweet 'Arty', how he was just the cutest, kindest little thing.
"Well, thanks!.. I guess it's from years of practicing-" He was beginning to explain when the teacher excused himself. That was odd. David hoped he was alright.
He casually glanced back to Sasha and the other boy who was still there, and decided to take his leave. "Uh, well, I'm going to go explore a bit, you're welcome to come with me if you want.. But I'll be fine either way." He walked towards the door, smiling, and stopped at Sasha, placing a hand on her shoulder. "It was nice to meet you, and thank you for showing me this place. It's probably where I'll be most of the time." He chuckled a little, continuing to walk out.
He saw Mr. Tormod outside, he appeared to be drinking something. David decided it was best to leave him alone for now, and waved, walking the other direction.
Suddenly, there were horrible growling noises coming from his stomach. It appears those snacks weren't enough for him earlier. He then remembered he hadn't really eaten anything all day, which wasn't good for him considering how physical he was. He had a very high metabolism, and was hungry most of the time, which was why he bought so many snacks.
After a bit of walking, he stumbled upon a cafe, and decided to see what they had. Of course, after looking at their menu, he got pretty excited. Seeing all this delicious sounding food for excellent prices; he'd be here all week.
"When are you going to grow up?" Kenji appeared at the door. He had followed Enzo back into the dorm. Enzo had his back turned to Kenji, and was staring out of the window, watching some of the people on the campus ground. Kenji started walking up to his desk. "I mean, really?" He hopped up onto the desk, and stood beside Enzo. "When are you going to confess?" He asked.
Enzo's train of negative thoughts was broken when Kenji mentioned a confession. He looked over his shoulder, at his partner. "What do you mean, confess?" "I saw you and Sasha last night. Why didn't you confess?" Enzo stooped his head a little. It was silly to think he wasn't keeping tabs on him at all times. "Because everyone around me gets hurt."
Enzo returned his gaze to the window. "You've heard it yourself. Enki was sent after people I deemed friends. I don't want to put her or anyone else into any more danger. Not while I can't control myself." "If the problem is you being weak, you should know that Destruction didn't choose you and the others for nothing. You have a job now. A job to protect the world of magic, as the 7 Guardians of Magic. You can't just fold now."
Enzo looked at his Sky ring. "What is it's purpose?"
Enki, confused, wanted to help his friend as well. Enzo was acting weird, but he probably needed time alone. His other worry was about Enzo's 'father'. Where did he come from? Enki walked over to the wall of the training room. He slid down and sat to think.