Too tired to eat| Ember, Lucah

[Zaeric Blackwood]

It was morning. Yep, bright sunshine, classes, homwork, everything that comes with a new day. People were bustling up and down the alls as if the whole world was on fire.Well, all except one anyway. A tallish figure moved sluggishly down the school hall, bag slung over his shoulder. Why was everyone so awake? He thought in a halfway miserable tone.

Zaeric made his way to the cafeteria, just wanting a cup of coffe with a double shot of expresso. And maybe some of those little caffiene packs you put in coffe to make you super hyper. Oh jeeze, I just need something to wake me up. I swear I'm not going to touch that computer for months Of course, that wasn't true. Zaer knew he'd be back on the next night. He hated computers, but he loved his mom. Once he had his coffe he went to find a table that wasn't in the sun. There was a small one in the corner, unoccupied, so he sent his stuff skidding across the surface.

Zaer got out a few papers he was working on and a pen. He had his homework done, yes, but this asn't homework. It was poetry. Evn so, he stared at it blearily. Zaer knew if he fell asleep he would be late for his first class, but he couldn't help it. The lack of sleep was winning the battle. Even the smell of coffee wasn't helping. No matter ow much sugar, creamer, and caffiene he put in it, it sat there temtpingly, untouched.He had planned on giving it to the girl he liked anyway, so it was all good. He quickly taped a piece of paper with her name on it, then lay his head on the table, heavy eyes closing. Within moment he was asleep.

A few people pointed and laughed, and someone put a kick me sign on his back. So adult, yeah, but they did it anyway. I mean, if it was someone you knew wouldn't wake up wouldn't you point and laugh?

[Ember Domingo]

Ember rubbed her hand tiredly over her eyes with one hand while simultaneously carrying her first few periods of school books in the other. It had been a long night and you could tell by the droopy expression on her face. Her eyes had bags under them and it seemed to take all her focus just to keep her eyes from closing. "Mehh..." She complained out loud as the ruckus of the morning greeted her ears. Books falling, people talking, doors slamming, it all made her head throb the same.

Coffee. . it fixes everything. She thought as she practically dragged herself to the cafeteria. Coffee, black with 2 sugars, heck maybe she would even make it fancy and get it flavored or something. As she stepped into the cafeteria she glanced to see if any tables in the sun were open, as usual, they were filled with the 'morning people.' Ember rolled her eyes and noticed a lump on a table crowned with a 'kick me sign' on his back. She rubbed her face again and walked over so to polity remove the sign from the kids back.

"Some people. . ." Ember mumbled as she removed the sign from the lumps back and quickly crumpling it. It was then when she noticed the temperature difference, along with the named cup of coffee staring at her. " Zaer?" She asked rubbing her eyes and observing the lump more closely. Oh lanta. . . now of all times to look like crap. She thought to herself as she looked at his sleeping body.

"Uhh, hey. . . Wake up." Ember said, loud enough to where it made her own head throb. "Zaeric, come on." She said putting her hands on the back of his neck. The cold of his body made her hands feel like they were burning in icey flames, but she knew the feeling went both ways.

[Zaeric Blackwood]

He was pretty happily asleep. Well, happy until fire pretty much came and started to eat through his skin. Zaer wasn't really sure how long he had been asleep, but the back of his neck felt like it was on fire. He jumped in his dream, but in real life he fell over backwards, taking the coffe on the table with him. Which was also hot. And uncomfortable. He opened his eyes slightly blearily and peered up to see Ember standing there in front of him. He had to crack a slightly amused grin, even though his skin still felt like it was on fire.

"Well hullo there. I definitely did not expect to fall asleep. I'm guessing your hands feel like they were in antarctica?" He was trying to joke, which he hoped was working. Zaeric was pretty sure she was slightly unamused. Maybe. Well, the coffee was everywhere, all over him and the floor. A janitor was going to have to come and clean all this up. He sighed. He was really soaked.

" Well, that's one way to start the morning."

[Ember Domingo]

Ember jumped back a bit as Zaeric fell to the floor, bringing the coffee with him. She brought one of her hands to her face in an effort to warm it up and also to double as a cover up for the huge smile that was covering her face. " Ya my hands feel like they were just put into a pit of liquid nitrogen. No big." She spoke through her hand, her eyes dancing with the laughter she was trying to hold back.

"Here." She lowered her hand and extended it to him, making sure to first cover up as much of her hand as she could with her sleeve. " I didn't mean to freak you out like that, I promise." She apologized. She hoped he wasn't mad at her. Actually she prayed he wasn't mad, it would just be a cherry on top of the sunday of crap that was her day today.

[Lucah Ivaskov]

Lucah was on his way to the cafeteria, the pitiful eating hall that this school had to offer. It was pathetic really. Lucah was used to five star restaurants in his schools, not a commoner's room where people took what they wanted and that had no waiters or waitresses. He was in a typical Lucah mood. He was annoyed and serious. Well at least he was until he saw the confrontation between a fiery red head and his music buddy Zaeric. With the way things played out Lucah had guessed the girl was a pyro or a power mimic that picked up the power of a pyro.

Lucah walked over to the table and looked down at Zaeric who was sprawled out on the floor covered in coffee. He cracked a smirk, "Not your day today is it Zaer?" He glanced at the red head and raised an eyebrow. He had heard about her, it was Ember Domingo, the pyro that Serenity had mentioned. They had met before when Serenity had met Zaeric. He nodded in greeting to her, "Hello, Ember isn't it?" He asked as he tried not to laugh at Zaeric. Yes laugh. That was one thing that Lucah rarely did.

[Zaeric Blackwood]

Zaeric smiled and took Embers outstretched hand as Lucah decided to show up. Figured that he would show up just when he really wasn't needed. Lucah was pretty good at that. Zaeric playfully rolled his eyes at his friend and snorted.

" Good morning to you to Princeling. And no, it's not really my morning. But I think if I actually drink some coffee instead of wearing it I might be better." He pulled his jacket off the chair and covered his coffee stained shirt. There would be time to change before classes began. He took a lok t the sopping wet table and sighed. He should probably at least attempt to clean it up.

" Look Lucah, you've just been drafted for coffee cleaning duty. Welcome aboard!" He said, slapping his friend on the shoulder.

[Ember Domingo]

Ember tried not to flinch when Zaer grabbed her hand. The coldness of the boys skin seemed to ignore the protective layer of cotton that separated their skin and soak in, just enough to make her want to flinch away. But she didn't of course, how embarrassing would it be to have her drop him to the ground into the growing puddle of coffee? Very. So she held out and let go as soon as he was on his feet, hoping he didn't take it the wrong way.

After helping Zaer up she noticed another boy coming to join the morning carnival antics. The air seemed to get much colder and she guessed that the boy, the 'princeling', was some kind of ice manipulator. Cyro. . . Cryokinetic. . . or whatever. " Ya I'm Ember nice to meet ya." She replied in greeting, smiling at Zaer when he 'drafted' the boy for cleaning duty.

" Well I'll go get some napkins for everyone." Em J volunteered making her way over to the coffee shop and acquiring every napkin in the handy dispenser.