Dancing accident (Alex)

[Neila Porter]

It was such a beautiful day outside, no wonder why everyone went home right after school. The halls emptied almost immediately after the bell rang, leaving only a few students straggling behind after a while. Neila had been one of those to stay in. Not that she didn't like the nice weather, no, she was actually sad that it was going to start getting colder soon, but for some reason, she felt like walking around the empty school. It was something that she liked to do once in a while, it made her feel like she was in a weird movie where everyone else in the world was gone except for her.

Making her way into the student's lounge, where she expected to find at least a few students, she pushed open the doors to find no one there. The television had been left on, but it was muted, so the only sound in the room was the high pitched buzzing of the electronics. It was actually kind of eerie. Putting down her heavy bag on a nearby chair, she pulled out her ipod, shoving the buds into her ears. If there was no one around, she may as well practice her dancing. And by practice, she really just meant dancing around wildly for fun.

The music started up and she started bobbing to the beat, her dance progressively getting more motion as she went along. It wasn't long before she was wildly dancing, letting the music take over her body. She closed her eyes, enjoying the peace. She turned, bumping into a body that hadn't been there moments before. A scream escaped her lips, as the presence startled her. She covered her mouth, a laugh coming out. "Aw, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" she said to the boy, taking out an earbud.

[Alex Grayson]

Alex made his way into the student's lounge- he'd heard about it, and had wanted to see it for himself. Today had been an exhausting day. It was Alex's second day at Hammel, his first full one(he'd just arrived the previous day). Already, he missed home and his brother, though his sisters? Not so much. They were probably much happier without him, anyways. His parents were missed too, though not as much as he missed Frankie. Uncle Pat, from what he'd heard, was doing well, and had promised that he might make a trip to Pilot Ridge to visit his nephew sometime in the near future. Alex wasn't too certain, but hey- it was nice of him to offer. Today was a bit of a better day for the boy, though; his power hadn't made an appearance, which meant no migraine.

The kids and teachers he'd met seemed nice enough. He was behind in classes, and Alex knew it- but he'd catch up somehow, and he knew he could do it quickly. If Alex was anything, it was a hard worker when he wanted to be one. His backpack was already quite large with all of his books for classes, but he really didn't mind. Taking a look at the room, there was a girl dancing, which was an odd sight for someone used to normal stuff, but normal at Hammel was probably much different than normal back in San Francisco.

He found a chair and sat down in it, only to have the girl run into him. Alex was normally the one running into others, so it was sort of an amusing change for him. "It's alright," Alex said calmly, studying the girl. She, like Kevin, seemed nice, which was good- he'd been around too many meaner people back at home than what he would've liked to be around.

[Neila Porter]

She smiled sweetly as he studied her, taking the time to look over him as well. He was actually a very adorable little boy. So cute! Being the youngest, she never had any younger siblings, but always wished she had. Neila thought that she would make an awesome older sister, especially to a boy. "I haven't seen you around before, are you new here?" she asked him, taking a seat next to him.

She hoped that she wasn't bugging him, and that if she was, he would say so. He was just so cute, she had to talk to him. "Are you here to do homework?"

[Alex Grayson]

Alex nodded. "Yeah. I just got here yesterday," he admitted, though not sure if he could trust this new person. She definitely seemed nice enough, but there were people who pretended to be nice and then turned... hopefully, she wasn't one of them.

"Yeah," he said simply and to the point. Alex wouldn't volunteer any information on the specifics of homework or classes(and how he was behind) unless he was certain he could trust her, or if she asked. Alex couldn't lie to save his own life.

[Neila Porter]

"wow, really? So you're like, really really new!" she said with a small laugh. "How are you liking it so far? Is everyone being nice to you?" she knew that most people here at Hammel were nice enough, but there was still a fair share of bullying that went on. She would hate to see someone like this boy get bullied.

He was kind of closed off, but she figured it was probably because he was in an new environment. She knew she was uncertain of this place when she first got here, but within her first day she made friends and fell in love with the school. "So if you got here yesterday you must be behind in your classes, that must suck." she mused

[Alex Grayson]

Alex nodded to that. He, to some people, would be fresh meat, which was a slightly weird way to put it. Some people would probably try to take advantage of him because he knew so little of the school and the students who attended the school. But Alex would just keep on going, and try not to let them get him down. "For the most part."

Alex simply shrugged. "I am behind, yeah," he began. "I guess it's better than normal high school, though, the seniors at the high school where I was supposed to start at aren't very nice to the freshmen."

[Neila Porter]

She nodded "That's good to hear. People here are generally nice, just because we're all different. But some people can be really mean, there's not many of them though, so don't worry." she added, not wanting to scare him into thinking that there were tons of mean students hiding around out there, ready to be mean at any moment.

She wrinkled her nose at his answer "That sucks. Hey, maybe I can help! I'm not the smartest, but at least I've already done it before." for some reason she just felt the need to help this boy, not that he looked like he needed it. "Well I bet you're happy you didn't have to go there, right? This school is awesome, you'll like it here. I'm sure of it.

[Alex Grayson]

Alex nodded. He'd just have to take this girl's word for it- she probably had been here for a while, from the looks of it. He decided not to say much more on that. "Er, thanks," he said awkwardly. "Are you sure?" Most people would just say something just to say it, and Alex needed to be certain.

"Sort of," Alex offered. "I mean, I had some friends, and I could've gotten through it... it would've been tough, but I really could've."

[Neila Porter]

She couldn't help but let out a small laugh at his responses. He was so adorable, it was like a little puppy. "Of course I'm sure! she said, ruffling his hair a little "I love helping people, it'll be like a welcome to Hammel gift!" She hoped he would get upset at her for ruffling his hair. She was a pretty physical person, and knew it made some people uncomfortable, but sometimes didn't think about it and just did things without thinking.

"You totally would have, but isn't being here so much more fun!?" She asked, motioning around her. "This school is the best, and it's always nice to be around other meta humans."

[Alex Grayson]

Alex didn't react to Nelia ruffling his hair at all. He didn't quite know what to think of anyone other than Frankie or his mother doing that, but he didn't pull a face or do anything. In fact, he really didn't react to it. "Okay, just let me find the homework..." he opened his backpack, which was already looking like an abyss of doom. He searched for the homework, and finally pulled out a crumpled up worksheet.

"It is," Alex agreed. "It's going to be an adventure here..."

[Neila Porter]

She giggled a little as he opened up his bag, boys were so messy. She always kept her books so neat, and hated having loose papers and the like. But to each their own, she knew that some people hated order, and it would probably affect their learning if they were forced to be tidy. "Let's see what we got here." she leaned over to read the sheet

"You sure won't be bored. There's a lot of interesting people here.

[Alex Grayson]

Alex went slightly red as he noticed Nelia looking into his bookbag- it was slightly embarrassing that he had no idea how to organize his stuff. His teachers at middle school had no advice on organization, and his parents barely said anything about it, thinking it was normal after his big brother barely organized himself. Frankie hated order, but Alex was okay with it. In fact, Alex wanted to learn it. He showed the worksheet to Nelia, trying to make it easier for her to read it.

"It seems that way already," he acknowledged with a nod.

[Neila Porter]

"So are you having problems with any of your work, or is it just a lot to catch up on?" she wasn't going to do any of the work for him, but it was always went by faster when you had someone to help you. She sure hoped she could help him. It had only been a few years since she learned this stuff, but a few years was a long time for her, and her bad memory. Oh well, she could figure it out!

[Alex Grayson]

"Both," Alex admitted. "We never got this far at my old school. I never really learned half of this stuff..." he shrugged. The stuff was hard, it wasn't something that normal ninth graders would do elsewhere. Alex came from a public school, much unlike Hammel- the teachers were much better, and the class sizes were much better. Not to mention the fact that Alex was actually interested in the material, and he'd be much more interested if he knew everything that was going on- being behind did sort of hinder him.