Days that come after Thursday

[Zaeric Blackwood]

The sun was deep red, casting glowing rays across the campus. It was Friday, the day after Thursday, and some of the older students were taking the chance to go into town. Zaeric was having a lazy day, the beautiful seventy degree weather feeling more like eighty five to him. It was the warmest day of the spring so far, and he had been gulping down water like he was going to die. Well, he might die from heat exhaustion. Zaer had slacked majorly today and the pile of homework waiting for him went to show for it. He usually pyed at least a little attention in class, but today had been a particularly bad day. Really, he hadn't done anything but grumble all day. His friends had complained that he needed to go take an ice bath or live in a glacier. Which really didn't sound like a bad idea at the moment.

But now it was cooling down slightly and Zaeric wanted nothing more than to be outside. Once it was cool enough he could stand to be out and not die from being overly warm. He had a pen and notebooks in a small satchel, and his guitar slung over his back. His absolute most prized possession. He wasn't really feelin the whole lets stay inside thing anyway. In fact, it seemed to be just the right temperature for him. He was quietly making his way through the school, trying to get to the courtyard. His feet took him through the halls, his mind tapping out a steady rhythm. He had a paramore song stuck in his head, a slow acoustic song. Hopefully if it would be quiet.

Once in the courtyard he sat down on the grass in an area catching the dying rays. It was going to be past bedtime soon, but he wanted to be outside. Well, it was Friday. Could he get away with staying later in the courtyard? He wasn't in town or anything. He shook his head and thumbed his fingers across the guitar strings to make them humm pleasantly. It only took a few minutes to warm up, and he started to play whatever songs came to mind.

[Serenity Knyght]

It was near dark time, the sun was setting and the air was cooling down. Friday night. Some people would be partying, some would be getting ready for bed, some would be out trying not to get caught past curfew. Serenity was one of those who was trying not to get caught past curfew. She was newer, and one of the young ones. Being in the dark didn't bother her in the slightest though. She enjoyed being alone and having time to think. The courtyard was the perfect place for it.

Serenity sat in the courtyard looking at the sky as the sun slowly descended. Her golden blond hair was pulled back in a tight braid and she was wearing her usual crazy style of clothing. Her skirt was black with a chain belt and her shirt was neon green. She stuck out like a sore thumb of course, which would make getting caught nearly inevitable. Then again, her power would come in handy...if only she knew how to control it.

Putting people to sleep. That was the power. It wasn't that she bored them to sleep, one touch and the person that was touched would drop instantly and wake up with a bit of a headache. She had done it to her mother the first time. The second time before getting transferred to Hammel was a teacher. Talk about bad timing. Serenity suffered from random sleeping times because of her power, so while everyone was getting ready to sleep, she was usually up. That was part of the reason she had decided to take a trip to the courtyard.

As Serenity sat there she saw a tallish boy carrying a guitar walk into the courtyard. He sat down and began playing music. Serenity had always appreciated music, and his playing was definitely good.

[Ember Domingo]

The last fading rays of sun illuminated the hallways, catching on the red hair of Ember. It flowed behind her as she fast walked through the halls, her hands shoved in her hoodie pockets and her face set in a serious fashion. It wasn't that she had somewhere important to go on this Friday night, or that she was worried about curfew, it was because it was freezing!

The temperature had dropped significantly since the seventy degree weather that had graced the campus earlier today and now the weather felt more like 30. Should have worn a jacket. She thought as she made her way towards the courtyard entrance. It was the fastest was to her dorm room and the cold might well be worth the extra few minutes. With a firm grip on the door she was about to test that theory. With a firm push a woosh of cold air greeted her.

"Brrrr.. . " She whispered as she made her way through the grass of the yard. She could already see her precious heat pouring off of her in waves. Only a bit more to walk. . . wait what's that noise? Ember listened intently, a soft guitar tune coming to her ears. " Hello?" Ember asked out-loud looking around, trying to find the source of the music.

[Zaeric Blackwood]

Zaer put his fingers on the strings, letting the slight hum fade away. He had heard someone say something, and wanted to be sure. Well, as sure as you could be when they were standing right in front of you. The girl was relatively tall, with tanned and freckled skin and reddish hair. It was catching the light, shining brightly. Zaer smiled. He couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk to a pretty girl! Of course, she looked freezing standing there.

" Hey, over here." He said, although he didn't really need to. She was right there, so she could probably see him. He smiled and went back to looking at the strings of his guitar. They hummed gently as he let his fingers run over them. Well, he could keep pl;aying something, anything. He had a few little songs that were the soft kind of thing. He set his fingers to the strings and let them go where they wanted, already knowing the pattern of the song.

"Hey, uh, are you on the soccer team by any chance?" He asked. Zaer thought he recognized her after staring for a moment. She looked so familiar. Oh, whats her name. Emily? Something that starts with an e that's for sure His thoughts went back to her, hoping she would come over. He had his jacket with him in case it became to cold for him, but that wasn't too likely.

[Ember Domingo]

Ember felt her cheeks get hot as she heard a the closeness of a boys voice. She craned her neck around to find a boy hiding in the shade of a tree holding a guitar in hand. "Oh." She said fallowing up with a small giggle, how could she not have seen him? With a small smile she walked over to the tree, feeling the temperature drop another few degrees as she entered it's shadow. She let out another uncontrollable shiver and looked down at the grass, reluctantly sitting infront of the boy.

As she settled herself the hum of the guitar filled the silence. The tune was foreign, one of those sappy soft tunes that you may hear in a restaurant or elevator. It wasn't really something that Ember was into but before she could say anything he asked her a question.

" Ya I'm on the team, played on it for a while." Ember answered, looking up at his face. Now that she thought of it he did look pretty familiar but she couldn't put a finger on his name. " You play on the team?" She asked, rummaging through the list of names in her head. It starts with something weird. Like . . . uh. . . x or z or something.

[Zaeric Blackwood]

He nodded and switched the tune to something a bit happier. He needed something that matched his racing heartbeat anyway. It was then he remebered her name. Ember! That s what it is. He nodded when she asked if was on the team.

"Yep. I'm Zaeric. Or Zaer is you prefer." He knew the shortened form of his name was definitely easier to say. Zaer saaw her shiver. That wasn't good. He reached behind him to pull out a battered leather coat. It would be warm, hopefully. He handed it to her.

"Hey, you look cold, here." He smiled, hoping it was charming enought that she would at least think about taking it. He knew Ember a little, and from what he learned on the field, she could be a stubborn person. He hoped she wouldn't be now though, because it was only going to get colder as the evening wore on. There was no chance he was going to get cold soon, seeing as he still felt like it was broad daylight out.

[Serenity Knyght]

Serenity noticed the girl walking up to the boy with the guitar. She was tempted to walk over, but she wasn't sure. Serenity shrugged and skipped over to them, "HELLO!!" She giggled like a small child and bounced up and down as she stood there. It figured that people who came to know her called her the wild child. She was always hyper. It was strange what with her power being to put people to sleep.

Serenity stood there swaying slightly. She plopped down next to Ember and watched Zaeric. Of course she had no clue who these people were, but she wasn't one to care. Serenity had no friends at the school other than her dormmate. She was lonely and she didn't like it. Who would? Yes they were both older than her, but Sery had always liked older kids, they were more mature.

Serenity just hoped that she wouldn't mess up and end up putting her new friends to sleep. Her power was still...questionable. It wasn't easy controlling it when she was still so young, but she was trying.

[Ember Domingo]

Ember smiled and tilted her head back in recognition at the sound of Zaeric's name. " I would have thought of it eventually. " She joked rolling her head forward and looking at him. His fingers had effortlessly changed tune to another more up beat choice of song. As he strummed through the cords the song became more familiar and Ember raised an eyebrow. " Your into Linkin park?" She asked, her eyes lighting up almost instantly. This kid plays guitar and knows Linkin park songs. Best. Friday. Ever.

A small breeze blew through the trees, ruffling Ember's hair and making her shiver. " Ya it is a bit cold isn't it." She commented trying to force the hair out from in front of her eyes. She didn't want to miss a moment of looking at Zaer did she? After brushing away her red locks she saw Zaer's outstretched arm with jacket in hand and the concerned look on his face. " That's very kind of you fair sir." She joked, gladly taking the jacket from Zaer's hand and accidentally brushing it on the way.

His skin was like ice, so cold that she gasped and recoiled back, jacket in hand. His power must have something to do with ice.. She thought as she gladly placed the jacket over her own hoodie. " Five layer's and I'm still cold-- oh Hello!" Ember turned to see another person about to sit down. She was much younger and seemed very high strung at the moment. "Anymore people and we can call it a party."

[Zaeric Blackwood]

Zaer smiled as she recognized the linkoln park song. He loved them, even though they were a bit out of his music range. It never hurt to listen to new music, and besides, thier song were great for guitar. He was happy that she was enjoying the music as much as he was. And by the look on her face Zaer would have guessed that this was going to be a good Friday. Well, he was certainly enjoying it. A breeze blew through the courtyard and he didn't even shiver. It was still kind of warm for him.

Ember took his jacket, the back of her hand brushing against his. As se recoiled from the feeling of his hand he did the same. Not because he didn't like her [actually he thought she was pretty hot,] but for the fact that her skin felt like it ws on fire She mentioned something about his power being ice and he grinned.
"And you my dear, I would hazard a guess that your wonderful power has something to do with fire." He really felt bad for flinching like that. She was a really pretty girl, one of the prettiest he'd seen [in his opinion anyway] and didn't want to screw things up. Besdies, she liked music and soccer. How could he not like her.

When some little bubbly child came and sat over with them Zaer was really surpried. She was a little blonde haired blue eyes munchkin, and was really Hyper. "Hey there Short stuff, whats hangin?"

[Serenity Knyght]

Serenity swayed to the music slowly. She knew exactly who it was. Who ever didn't know who Linkin Park was needed to be shot. "I'd be the life of the party, always am. I'm Serenity Knyght, tactile anesthesia is the amazing awesometastical power that I have! And yoooou are?" She asked brightly looking at the girl who had spoken to her. She looked very fiery.

When Sery heard the boy talk she turned to him, short stuff? Who did this guy think he was calling her short stuff? "I'm not that short! You're just really tall and I'm younger so I have time to grow." She stuck her tongue out at him and smiled again, "Not much is hangin, I'm just chillaxin before curfew, which is well probably already past and gone. Oooh welll," She shrugged and giggled.

This was a very spaztic child to be around, but she was lovable and quite adorable at the same time. How could you NOT think she was cute?! Her hyperness just added on to it. After all she was only eleven, it was her job to act like this!

[Ember Domingo]

Ember was surprised at how bubbly this small girl was being, she was also surprised a girl her age would be out past curfew. Rule breaker, I dig. She thought before introducing herself. " Names Ember Domingo. Nice to meet you." She gave a small wave and then looked back over to Zaeric whose fingers were still strumming rhythmically on the guitar. " So how long have you been playing?" She asked him, snuggling up further inside his jacket. It smelled wonderful, some kind of mix of cologne. Maybe that Axe stuff or something. Whatever it was it smelled absolutely amazing and she couldn't get enough of it.

[Zaeric Blackwood]

Zaer had to think about it. He didn't really know how long he had been playing guitar. It seemed like it was always like that from when he was very little. Music and guitars had always fascinated him. He shrugged.

" Not sure really. I've been playing for a good long while that's for sure. " He smiled and switched to another lincoln park song once that one was over. He wasn't really sure what else to play at the moment. Serenity was bouncing around like crazy. Did she ever stop moving?

" Hey, Don't you hang around with Lucah?" He suddenly asked the young girl. He thought he remembered seeing her around him a few times.