Dropping In(Ava)

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So the question really was, when wasn't Oriel trying to take a nap? Because of course that was what he was doing. The auditorium wasn't the place to be anymore, since that was likely to end with him jumping heralds with his new dance teacher. Not that he wasn't enjoying it and was even slightly interested(though he's never admit it) but Oriel's daily nap-time was non-negotiable in his 'professional' opinion.

So he was in a tree.

Like a cat.

Stomach down across the branch with his face resting on the back of his hand and his arm hanging loosely off the side. He wasn't on the lowest branch, but on the next highest. It gave him a pretty good view of the pond area. Plus it kept him out of visual range from most of the other people there, who were generally far away enough to not be too bothersome.

It wasn't a bad place.

Maybe.

Actually he probably should've thought this through more.

Oriel was drifting somewhere along the plane between reality and dreamland when he could feel his limp body becoming caught in the tractor beam that was the earth's gravitational pull. He felt himself start to slide. And slide. And while his brain was trying to wake up before the his approaching doom got too close, it wasn't until he was actually falling that he snapped awake and his "oh, my god I'm falling!" reflexes flailed out to catch the branch with one hand and one leg.

Nor did he notice that there was a girl standing almost directly beneath him and was just inches away from getting kicked with his other swinging leg. "Shit..." he grunted as he tried to maintain a grip on the branch.

[Ava Anderton]

Ava smiled looking around it was a lovely day she had a pretty bouquet of flowers for her mother she tended to vist this tree when ever she could looking up she noticed the 3 other bouquet ribbons where she had tied them to a small branch '' Hi mom '' she whispered taking a step forward she then saw a man falling out of the tree infront of her drooping the flowers she ducked out of the way almost getting kicked by a shoe.

Her eyes widened looking at the male with her head tilted slightly '' Erm.. where you just up that tree .. or have you fallen from somewhere ? '' she asked with a slight giggle running her fingers through her messy hair adjusting her black rimmed glasses slipping off her handbag she then looked at the flowers that where slightly squished '' its the thought that counts '' she said with a small smile

'' l mean could you nap on the ground ? '' she asked kicking the broken branch with her foot ''lm Ava..l dont think we have met before '' she said being friendly as she knelt down and picked up the flowers

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Oriel had caught the branch below the one he was on, managing to not plummet to the earth, and thus, on top of the girl. He didn't even notice the ribbons that were tied upon it. With the flimsy, trembling grip of his fingers, he pulled himself back onto the branch, swinging one leg over and straddling it like a horse. As he did this, he responded to the girl a grunt, "Fell from heaven. Damn wings ain't grown in yet." He looked up, pretending to shield his eyes from a sun that was already shaded by the tree foliage. "Guess I gotta take the long way home. Where's the nearest airport?" He leaned in and lounged forward across the branch, smirking at the girl like a Cheshire Cat.

Nope. Napping on the ground was out of the question. Why? Wasn't that a question? Anyway, Oriel answer to that was simply, "Didn't want to."

He watched, looking down at her, while she picked up the flowers. Oops, did he muss those up? And was he actually feeling guilty for it? Oriel would never admit it. "Ava, Ava," he repeated, sounding out her short name on his tongue. Kinda reminded him of, "Aaaaavaaaa, Mariiiiiii-iiii-aaaaaa." He sang that out like a real Pavarotti. Then with a self-amused chuckle, he replied, "Name's Oriel."

[Ava Anderton]

She giggled listening to him while she watched him up the tree '' Carefull that branch doesnt break either '' she teased sticking out her tongue hearing him teasing her name with the ever popular song ' Ava Maria ' shaking her head she looked up at the heavens '' You can take him back anytime now '' she said before laughing Ave Maria, gratia plena.Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Ave, ave dominus, Dominus tecum'' she sang quietly to him before setting herself down at the base of the tree '' its a pretty song '' sh mumbled as she undid the ribbon from the bouquet.

''So what brings you to nap in this tree ? And Oriel its a nice name kinda sounds like a name of an angel '' she smirked as she pulled out a photo of her mother siling at it she trace the faces in the photo it was the last family portrait all where in and her mother actually looked well '' l miss you '' she whispered before shrugging off the sad feelings '' You dont get splinters up there do you ? '' she asked just because of the odd way he was sitting

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He stuck out his tongue, "I'll be fine," he assured her. "Besides, even if it does fall, I got the whole invulnerability thing going on. No problem!" Oriel curled his fingers into an O-K gesture.

Oriel was in a pretty good mood despite almost having fallen to his doom. And this girl was running with his jokes, which only encouraged him to keep it up. She had a pretty good voice too, he thought as she started singing the actual words to Ave Maria, none of which he actually knew.

Yeah, he felt bad about the flowers. But his stubbornness refused to acknowledge it.

"Well, didn't I tell you? I am an angel. Angsty soul and a heart of Gold!" First time anyone's described his name like that. Not since his sister, but they were just kids back then. He merely watched as she pulled out the picture of a woman who could only be her mother(at least he assumed so), and his face went slightly sour. What the hell was she trying to do, show off, rub it in his face that she had a mother and he didn't. Of course not, that was stupid, but it certainly felt like it. "Not really," he said with less enthusiasm in his voice as before. "I'm a pro at this. I can avoid them."

Oriel fell silent for a moment before speaking up with the question, "That your mom?" with a slight sound of unsettlement in his voice.

[Ava Anderton]

Ava smiled slightly listening to him talk she then nodded '' Yea thats my mom 2 years ago before she died '' she mumbled trying not to cry '' tell me angel did she seem happy up in heaven ? '' she asked quietly looking up at him before putting the photo away.

'' Least the weather is nice '' she said aloud running her fingers through her hair picking one of the flowers and slowly pulling off the petals '' So what can you see up there anything great up there ?'' she asked still taking the petals off the flowers and opening her hand up and letting them float away on the faint breeze '' l come here loads how come l have never seen you here before .. unless you choose a different branch every time ?'' she asked giggling liking the fact she had a little company

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Great. Now he'd started something he didn't feel like finishing. Oriel kind of mildly rolled his eyes at her question. "Dunno. Never met her. 'S a lotta people up there, can't be expected to know them all." He scooted to sit up and then leaned back to hang upside-down off the branch from his knees. "Besides, angels and souls don't interact much. It's more segregated up there than a southern speakeasy." He swung back and forth, letting his hands flail down over the girl who was sitting at the base of the tree.

Oriel folded his arms, contemplatively. "Not much to see except a bunch of people running around like ants." He wasn't really looking, but so far he hadn't seen anything interesting in the area. Oriel shook his head(which hurt, the blood was beginning to pool in his brain from being upside-down). "Don't come here much, actually. Just chance that I came today." The 'chance' being that he was avoiding Hay-lin for the day. He needed a break from the all work he didn't want to do in the first place.

So, you like flowers? So, you come here often? So, are you a student? These questions ran through his head and any one of them would be completely normal to ask in this situation. Oriel just hung there, keeping his mouth shut and seeing how long he could last before he passed out.

[Ava Anderton]

Ava smirked reaching up to hit his hand gently her eyes widened letting out a gasp as she got a vision come through about him and his mother making her body tremble before standing up still holding onto the ribbon she tied it with the others smiling slightly as she touch the other ribbon that actually had belonged to her mother '' Stay safe mom... '' she whispered as she stepped away grabbing her bag '' Well have a nice time ...hanging around ? '' she asked shrugging her shoulders a little she knew that he would of felt it she hated her power she felt it was such an ivasion of privacy to him '' l..l..lm sorry '' .

'' Maybe l see you around the campus ? '' she offered feeling slightly odd she wasnt sure what to say picking up the few whole flowers that where left she could feel her eye getting heavy and her vision go blurry she knew she had to move away from him and then pass out in her car away from the difficult questions she couldnt control her powers and at time she hated it

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Oriel was just hanging. He wasn't expecting her to reach up and touch him. Because really? Who does that? People who aren't Oriel, apparently. He pulled back instantly when their fingers touched, but that wasn't quick enough and he was met with a sudden flash of....something.

A woman he didn't recognize. But at the same time did.

The hell?

He was trying to process what just happened when the girl got up all hurriedly and announced her departure. "Y-yeah...." He was confused. "See you 'round." It was only after she was already on her way that he caught on to that apology and realized....that vision came from her!?

"Wait!" He called, not nearly loud enough. Oriel reached up to grab the branch and flipped himself over to land on the ground. He stood up quickly and took a couple of steps after her.

But then he stopped. She was gone.

Still confused, Oriel looked at his fingers, caressing the tips against each other. "What the hell was that all about...?"