Posts by Just.Sev

Jester's footsteps came to a slow stop, his head titling as the odd expression or well, glance, on Alexandra's face caught his attention. He couldn't decipher what the small glance backwards meant since it happened pretty fast and he wasn't really paying attention. Perhaps the other teen felt a little uneasy around him?
The blue haired boy smiled at the thought. It definitely wouldn't be a first; most friends Jester would make never really felt quite comfortable around him. He was a rather shady character after all. It was no surprise that his so called gang of 'friends' ratted him out in the end of it all. For a second, Jester actually worried. But only for a second.
While it was true that this grey-eyed male never gave himself the chance of getting close to anyone, or rather, never bothered with it, loyalty was never not a factor in friendships with him. A relationship with Jester was like any other friendship, minus the feelings or evidence of even an ounce of true care for the person. In other words, it functioned just like one, but if the person was to, let's say die, Jester would feel no sorrow.
The tall male reached up and ran a hand through his hair, pulling away from his thoughts to pay attention to the matter at hand. He was getting off topic. "Ah. Let fate decide," he grinned. With a lift of his left arm, he pointed to the right first and softly 'sang' (if you could even called what he was doing singing. It was more like saying it in a sing song voice) as his finger moved back and forth,"eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, "eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
Once he stopped, his finger was pointed to the left. "Shall we?" He asked Alexandra.

Jester's eyes flickered over to Alexandra as he suggested they switch roles. He smiled slightly and nodded. "Sure thing," he answered, turning to face the left corridor and began to walk, his pace only slightly faster than better; a small habit of his. Although the blue haired teen liked taking things slow because he was able to observe things better, he was getting slightly impatient with nothing exciting happening. All he saw were the same looking hallways over and over again. If there was something interesting on the other side, he wanted to get to it.

OOC: There isn't much of a recap to give. Its just pretty much people walking into school.

Kasper slung his book bag over his shoulder, walking in to school. He was late, yes, that was always a given. If it wasn't for tardiness, Kasper would probably have a perfect average. Arriving on time seemed like that's all teachers cared about. He quickly made his way through the hall, not bothering to stop by his locker figuring he can just go to it before lunch. The tall male slipped by a few people and stepped into class just as the late bell rang, sighing in relief.

Jasper was already in her class when the late bell rang. She was always on time since she came to school a good 20 minutes before classes would begin. There was no particular reason, she just hated showing up late to places. As usual, a scowl was painted on her facial features as she stared ahead, waiting for her class to begin.

Severin followed after Dark, watching Kai approach them and smiled, sitting down.

Kasper was talented in many areas, not that he liked to brag about it. However, art was something he wasn't entirely into. He was fairly okay at drawing and painting; not exactly an expert but not a beginner either. Still, he preferred to just observe others' paintings/works rather than do it himself. The tall male has always been more interested in other people; they intrigued him greatly.
He took his seat quickly which was located all the way on the left, the second to last chair and dropped his bag at his side. His eyes scanned the room as he observed the other students who walked in.

Jasper had her notebook out and her pencil ready at hand. Her first class was English which was her favorite subject though no one could tell with her lack of participation and the unhappy look she always seemed to have. But no matter, the brown haired girl didn't care what others said. She kept her eyes trained on the teacher as the students walked in.

(You meant Kasper right? Not Jasper? @titania I just realized how similar their names were so I'm sorry. XD)

As Kasper made eye contact with Summer, he was about to smile until she looked down and hurried to her seat. He frowned slightly but shrugged it off, not really thinking much of it. He reached into his book bag and pulled out a sketch book, taking his pencil into his hand as he waited for the teacher to give them their first assignment.

Jasper wrote down her notes quickly before placing her pencil down. It was the first day of school so things were relatively slow. She leaned back on her chair and hugged her sweater to herself, her arms crossed over her chest.

OOC: May I join?

Dark eyes curiously watched the streets zoom by as the car drove, the little boy's face pressed against the window in complete awe. The child was propped up on seat by his knees. He refused to wear the seat belt that he was warned three times to put on. If he was sitting, he couldn't see outside! Outside was were all the fun was at, at least in Kelvin's book. Kelvin Reyes was what you would call adorable. Big round dark brown eyes with brown floppy hair and a look of innocence that could just make your heart melt... how could he not be? Of course this little boy, being the oblivious child he is, was not aware of the affect he had on people. Well, he wasn't aware of a lot of things like where he was headed to. All he was told by the man driving the car was that he was heading towards a new home. Naturally, the happy-looking boy had questions but the driver shut him up with a piece of chocolate that Kelvin finished quickly.
And now that he thought of it, he still had more questions! He wasn't sure if the tall boy next to him would answer them, but that definitely won't stop him from asking. "Where are we going?" He asked curiously, finally settling down on his seat in the car.

Now Ace Vargas, he was the complete opposite of Kelvin. Or so he appeared. He didn't have the bright, full-of-life look that the brown-eyed boy had. No, his black eyes had more of a dead-not-really-here sort of look to them. Like Kelvin, Ace was looking out the window but he wasn't observing or scrutinizing every single little detail the world had to offer. His gaze stayed fixed on one spot and never moved. Don't get him wrong, this sixteen year old wasn't the serious demeanor-angry type. He was more of a laid-back type with a resting grumpy face. He could smile and display emotion just as well as any other person. But Ace felt more comfortable with a neutral expression.
His optics slowly drifted from the window to the happy looking boy. "Like the man said," he began, "home". He quoted.
"Yes but," Kelvin bounced in his seat a little. "Where is "home"?"
Ace chuckled a little, though it came out dry. "You'll see," he replied, refusing to entertain the boy any longer and reached over to pull the seat belt over Kelvin, despite his protests.

As the car came to a slow stop, Kelvin excitedly swung his feet, reaching for the seat belt latch to take it off. He sat up again on the seat to look out of the window and observed the big-scary looking building. And just like that, Kelvin became a little nervous. The little boy didn't know what to expect. Would there be other kids like him there? Would the people working here be nice?
His thoughts wandered back to his old home. It was a little smaller than the place right before him, not to mention a little broken down. But as far as Kelvin knew, that had always been home. He grew up there, that's where all his friends were. You could imagine the disappointment in the little boy's eyes when he was told he was moving. But he didn't mind too much after learning there'd be more friends he could make. Still, he wondered if the new people here would like him.
With a quick shake of his head, he pushed the car door open and stepped out, running around to the trunk of the car and hopped excitedly as he waited for the driver to hand him his bag.

Ace didn't bother giving the building a second though once the vehicle stopped. To him, it was just another orphanage. This was ahout his eighth and last "home". After this year, he'd be kicked out of the system since the teen would technically be an adult.
He wasn't sure why the social workers bothered with getting him adopted. No one wants a teen who's all grown up; he'd be leaving anyone who adopted him in a year or two. "Whatever," Ace thought to himself as he stepped out of the car, making his way over to the back. He was told he'd be sharing a room with Kelvin which, he didn't mind. Though he'd never mention it to anyone, throughout the car trip, the younger male grew on Ace a little, which was a surprised. But no matter, right now the teen's mission was to get inside, unpack and hopefully not have to talk to anyone on the way there.
He took his suitcase out of the driver's hand, setting it down beside him before reaching for Kelvin's duffle bag, resting it on his own shoulder. He grabbed the handle of the suitcase and began to walk.
To his surprise, Kelvin quickly reached out and grabbed free hand which caused Ace to pause for a split second, taking the opportunity to look down at the child. He seemed nervous so Ace let it be and walked with the boy by his side into the building.

As the boys walked in, Kelvin seemed to get shyer and shyer by the second until he was practically clinging onto Ace's left side. It was very unlike the kid. His round brown eyes scanned the building once they entered. There seemed to be a couple of people already here. Were they late? Or maybe this was the strangers' home and he and Ace were the only new ones.
The young boy looked up at the taller one for reassurance but was met with a blank stare instead. He frowned but said nothing and looked ahead, following Ace blindly until he saw a girl reading a book. A book! Kelvin loved books. At the other orphanage, the nice lady with the blonde hair would always read him a story before bed.
Quickly, the little boy left the teen's side and ran over to the girl, his worries involving the new place seeming to fly out the window in an instant. It wasn't long before Kelvin was by the girl's side, his eyes boring into her blind ones excitedly. Of course he didn't know she was blind, he just wanted to know what she was reading. "Hi!" He said ecstatically.

Ace quickly reached for Kelvin to stop him but the younger boy was a lot shorter and therefore the teenager couldn't get to him in time. His fingers barely brushed against the happy child's sweater which caused a sigh to escape out of the black-eyex boy's lips. He did feel a little bad about not being able to comfort Kelvin but what could he do? What could he say? Ace could barely comfort his own demons, how could he comfort another's?
He ran a tired hand through his hair, shrugging it off. Though he only had about 10 months left here, Ace figured that was plenty of time to get familiar with the child and learn how to comfort him. For now, he'd just take his things to their room.
One again, he picked up the bags and made his was towards a staircase, climbing them at a slow pace. It was no surprise; Ace was not exactly excited about settling in yet another orphanage. But this was life, he had learned to accept that.

Kelvin grinned widely, so widely you could see that he was missing one of his bottom back teeth. His eyes were trained on the book between the stranger and himself, so naturally, the boy hadn't noticed that he had startled the female. No, his attention was on those pieces of paper. "What are you reading?" He asked, taking a seat next to the girl. He leaned over a little to peer into the pages of the book. But to the child's surprise; there were just a bunch of round bumpy things! Where were the pictures? The words? He tilted his head to the side, his hair falling over his eyes that displayed confusion. "What kind of book is that?" He questioned, not even giving the female a chance to answer his first question.

Ace stared down at the key in his hand that had the number 26 engraved into it. So that was his room number. As he made his way to his room, he noticed two teens standing in the hallway; one female and one male, maybe a year younger than him if not his age.
As the black haired boy slipped the key inside the key hole, he overheard a bit of the others' conversation. "So they've reunited or something of the sort," he inferred, not wasting another minute of his unpacking time to continue to listen to their conversation. The male stepped inside the room and closed the door behind him, setting each bag down on a separate bed.

Kelvin stared at the book, his eyebrows furrowing even more. "Braille?" He repeated in question, though the word came out a little sloppy. The child sat in silence for a few seconds, allowing the female's words to settle in. Blind? His dark brown eyes immediately shot up to look at the girl's green ones as he observed her. Surprisingly, Kelvin noticed her discomfort and he nodded, though he knew she couldn't see. "Oh," he said as his eyes traveled back down to the book which had been shut by the female stranger. "I never heard of The Hobbit. Is that like a monster? I don't like monsters. The blonde lady from my old house would read me bedtime stories to help me sleep. My favorite was- well I liked all of them! Is this your favorite?" Babbled the six-year-old, unable to hide his excitement. It didn't bother him that the other female couldn't see. In fact, he thought it was cool that she could read with those bumpy things on the paper. As soon as the girl replied, Kelvin planned on asking her to teach him. Of course, that was, if she wasn't getting annoyed by him. Although the child may seem like a bubbly, oblivious spirit, he was a lot smarter than he looked. He may not show it, but he knew when he was annoying someone. Many older kids from the old orphanage would often make fun of him for that.
That never broke his spirit though. He lived to make people happy, even if their happiness meant putting him down.

Ace quickly unpacked everything, folding his and Kelvin's clothes neatly into the shelves built inside of the closet. He then hung up their sweaters and jackets, taking a deep breath before plopping down on one of the beds. He exhaled inaudibly and ran a hand through his hair, a habit of his. Deciding that staying inside the room was boring and pointless, Ace stood up and walked out of his room, slipping the key inside his pocket. He wasn't familiar with the place so the teen thought it'd be best to wander about and learn more about where everything was.
As always, Ace would probably end up getting in trouble for going into rooms or certain areas in the house that were forbidden but the male didn't care. If he wasn't interrupted, by the end of his little trip, he'd most likely have most, if not all, of the Orphanage mapped out in his head.

OOC: Sorry for the late reply. I got a little busy yesterday and today so I couldn't reply sooner.

Kelvin watched the girl in complete fascination. His mind slowly reeled over every word the stranger said, first creating a mental picture of these 'hobbits'. Big and hairy feet? That thought made Kelvin laugh. Good food? Well that was a major plus! Who didn't like good food? A warm hearth and all the comforts of home? Kelvin was only half sure of what that meant but it all sounded great to his ears.
However, the pictures playing in his head about these creatures soon ceased when Faye offered to read to him. The little boy jumped up with joy in response, a wide toothy grin on his dorky adorable face. "Really? I was going to ask you if you could or maybe teach me how to read like you do!" He exclaimed happily. He wasn't sure what a bookworm was, he never heard that term before. But that was a question for another day. Right now, the child was occupied with thoughts of, hopefully his new friend, reading books to him.
His reactions may seem a little over the top, but that's who Kelvin was. He was a bundle of energy smushed into one small organism waiting to explode.

After turning a corner in the hallway, Ace was met with two doors on opposite sides. When he opened them, he realized they were bathrooms split by gender. The rooms looked decent enough with a wide enough tub, a clean roomy sink and a clean toilet. This was definitely an upgrade from the other orphanage Ace came from.
The teen shut the doors quietly and kept traveling down the hallway, checking each door, some locked and others with no handles. Once the hallway ended, he spun on his heel and walled in the opposite direction. So far, nothing had caught the male's interest. He was hoping for something exciting but wouldn't be surprised if nothing came up.

Kelvin watched the female eagerly. "That's okay! I like learning new stuff so I don't mind if it takes long," said the happy boy. At the mention of her name, Kelvin looked up to meet her blind eyes and smiled, a little more calm. "Faye is a pretty name! My name is Kelvin. I like your eyes. They're green! Green is my favorite color. What's your favorite color?" He asked, quickly switching between subjects, not letting the girl speak. That was a small habit of the boy. Sometimes he was so eager to speak or ask questions, he'd end up losing the attention of the person he's talking to. So far though, it seemed like Faye didn't mind his energetic behavior. In fact, she seemed to embrace it calmly, like it was a normal thing. The child liked that.

Ace, having been lost in his thoughts as he walked, barely noticed that someone had bumped into him despite it being a hard hit. Immediately, the distant look in his eyes were replaced with a blank one and his normal, everyday stoic look appeared on his face. Perhaps that was why he didn't make many friends. There was no denying it, Ace was kind of mean looking. Or rather, he had that unapporachable vibe. But really, it was all because of his facial expressions. He couldn't help the black stare he always seemed to have; they were automatic. His physique wasn't even that intimidating either. The boy stood at about 5'11" with blackish straight hair, brown eyes and a lean built though he was more on the skinny side. He had a clear complexion and was slightly tanned.
He glanced down at the female once he heard the small 'thud' of her fall and extended a hand for her to hold so he can pull her up. "Don't worry about it," he mumbled, meeting her eyes. "Neither was I." He offered her a small reassuring smile but it came out a little crooked and awkward. "Looks like I still need help in the social department," thought the male to himself

Kelvin giggled as Faye spoke, watching her get lost in her own thoughts and rambling a bit herself, not that he minded. In fact, he was happy he wasn't the only one going on and on about what's in his head. "Black is dark! Like the other boy's hair, the one from the taxi!" He explained. "Blue is pretty too! The sky looks nice, but sometimes it's hard to see because the sun is really bright," pouted the six-year-old. "Do you know how to swim?" He asked at the mention of the ocean. "Snow is cold, I don't really like it. But it's fun to build snowmen and make angels! Maybe we can make some together-" the boy didn't get to finish his suggestion because he quickly jumped right back into the subject of leaning and books. "Can you read in my room before bed? Reading helps me sleep," explains the little boy. "And maybe tomorrow you could teach me! If that's okay with you. I'd really like to learn." Kelvin grins, his face brightening even more if at all possible.

Kelvin's eyes widened when Faye told the little story about swimming. "Woah..." he mumbled in awe, surprised that someone could learn quickly under those circumstances. He quickly shook himself though, his hair flying everywhere before settling back on his head in a messy way as he pulled away from his thoughts. "Myth- mytho," stuttered the boy, trying to figure out how to say that one word. He soon gave up, deeming it to hard for him and he stared up at the girl, smiling softly. "Okay! I don't know any of those books but if they're good I'll listen!" He exclaimed, taking hold of the girl"s hand and pulling her up, his excitement getting to him.

Ace nodded at the female's assumption, his eyes watching her every movement, taking in every detail before looking away. And there you have it, another reason the male didn't make friends. People sometimes found it creepy that he'd observe them at such detail. It made it seem as if he was attached to them but that wasn't the reason. Ace simply enjoyed being able to figure out what kind of person he was dealing with before actually "dealing with" them. It was a little exercise he did to keep his mind going. Of course, at times the teenager was wrong about the person before him, but he didn't mind. Certain surprises were nice.
He allowed himself to relax and turned to face her once again, more calmly then before. "Lainey," he repeated, taking note of her blush. "That's a nice name. I'm Ace, nice to meet you." He replied, speaking politely to the female. A smile grew on his face, this one a little more natural and friendly, and less "get me out of this situation".

Kelvin grinned sheepishly when Faye was caught by surprised, causing him to quickly apologize. "Sorry!" He quickly said, letting go of the female's hand as soon as she was settled. The child was only six so of course, he was pretty short. Much to his dismay, he had to look up to everybody he spoke to which sometimes bothered him, but Kelvin learned to live with it.
He didn't understand what Faye meant by torture but he shrugged and spun on his heel. "The Hobbit is fine by me! I like the name of it," he grinned happily.

Kelvin spun around on his heel and happily walked towards the staircase, running up the steps though it seemed more like he was bouncing. But once he got to the top, he stopped. Where was he going? He didn't even know where his room was! Maybe he shouldn't have left Ace's side... But he made a great friend.
Sheepishly, the boy turned his attention in the direction of Faye and spoke quietly. "I don't know where my room is," he explained, quickly walking back down the steps until he was standing in front of Faye.

Kelvin thought back to the trip Ace and he had taken to get here. Because he was the oldest, the taller dark haired boy was told to take care of Kelvin while they were there. He was to make sure he was doing okay during his stay.
Granted, it was an odd request since normally at orphanages, the older kids were never put in charge of the younger ones. But as soon as both males stepped into the place, though it didn't seem as bad, they knew adults didn't really run much besides the basics.
"He'll fine me!" Kelvin concluded after a moment of silence. "We could go to your room. I don't know what else to do." Kelvin stepped aside, allowing the female to step in front. "You lead the way this time!" He grinned happily.

Kelvin giggled at Faye's comment. Even at the age of six, he knew the system didn't really care much for the kids in them. So instead, he focused on Faye who was leading them. It surprised him how almost easily she was able to navigate without seeing. He reached out to hold Faye up when she tripped but was too late because she seemed to quickly compose herself.
As they stepped into her room, the little boy peeked his head in, his eyes scanning the entire room. "Woah... this isn't so bad! But there's so many books," he commented, stepping in with a grin.

OOC: My muse is starting to run low.

Severin shook his fur, getting up from his sitting position and he smiled. "She hasn't been around lately. Something's up. I doubt it's anything bad, but something's not quite right," he commented quietly. "I'll be heading to my tent now. Let me know if you need anything," he said, his offer directed at both Kai and Dark.
Soon the male padded off towards, disappearing out of sight after walking into his tent.