Fish Concert (Kailin)

[Salem Hirch]

With a soft thud, Salem fell face first into his bed. Had it been a rough day? Not really, just long and tiring. Mostly due to the fact that he kept loosing focus, on top of forgetting his glasses in his room. Luckily however he had gotten over his headache somewhere around lunch. Now it was late in the day, yet not so late that he couldn't go outside if he wanted. As he felt himself sort of drifting into one of his illusions, he jumped off the bed. "Not now..." He grumbled. Grabbing his guitar, the boy practically ran through the school, only slowing down when he made it outside.

Looking around he noticed that some of the students were still sort of lingering, but that didn't really phase him. Staying quiet he slipped past the few people in the courtyard and slipped through some bushes, taking a little short cut to the pond. He enjoyed it there, it was calm and the koi fish were always fun to watch. With his guitar, which of course once belonged to Aiden, he set in the grass near the water. Not to close in case of mud, but just close enough to see the fish.

Setting his guitar aside for a moment, Salem looked up at the sky and ran a hand through his hair. It was a nice day to be outside, a little chilly, but nice. Reaching in his pocket and pulling his hand back out, he produced a pack of cigarettes and a old, rusty, flip-top lighter. Fumbling with the small package a moment Salem grunted and finally used his teeth to rip the paper and plastic away. He pressed his reward between his lips and sparked the lighter. Taking a drag, he glanced down at his guitar and picked it back up.

Salem shifted his position, so his legs were crossed and his back was somewhat straight. Once again his eyes drifted out to the pond, and to the fish. His brain had started to shift in thought, to something of a monster of some kind, dragging itself from the pond. The young man shook his head quickly and the thought went away. Not enough to make him feel comfortable however. With that he looked back out at the fish. "Well, looks like you guys and gals get a free show." He smirked.

"Good thing I don't mind." Closing his eyes he put his fingers and hands in the right position and started to play a song from a movie he enjoyed. The slow rhythm relaxing him.

[Kailin Bishop]

Kailin was out and about, just a way to get her out of the house. The campus of Hammel was so beautiful, taking on an almost unrealistic beauty that always drew her to the place even when she didn't have to be. And out of all places that Kailin could have gone, the Koi pond had to be one of her favorites.

However, it seemed as if she wasn't the only one that felt at ease at the Koi pond. The music from the acoustic guitar and the person's posture indicated the same state of being as Kailin had when sitting and watching the water. Relaxed. And the music helped quite a bit.

She made her way over, peering over the blonde's shoulder at a safe distance. "That sounds beautiful," Kailin said quietly, holding her hands in clasped in front of her, resting on her thighs. "How long have you been playing?"

[Salem Hirch]

Salem was lost again, but not in the usually way. This time, he was caught up in the music and rhythm. He somewhat sensed that someone had gotten closer, but really didn't pay it much thought. Then again, the person had not spoken yet. As he started getting to the end of the song, he knew for a fact someone was close by. The person spoke and he glanced back over his shoulder a little. Behind him was a very kind looking blonde girl, that he sort of recognized.

With a bit of smile and still strumming, he nodded. "Thank you kindly miss." Salem occasionally like to play up his slight country accent when the right moment came along. Strumming the last few cords he looked over at her fully. "Well, started playing when I was about five or six...so...almost thirteen years. November will be thirteen years." The young man patted the grass next to him.

True, he was one that liked to be alone, but the girl seemed nice enough. "I've seen you around before." He stated. His voice very soft, almost a shy tone to it. "I think we have a couple of classes and some training sessions together." Salem spoke again then thought for a moment. "Kailin, right?"

After asking, his fingers picked at the strings of his guitar as he wondered what to play next.

[Kailin Bishop]

Thirteen years? Wow, she had never been to musically inclined, but she did appreciate music and instrumentals in a way that most people couldn't. She listened to everything really, so there was a broad range of admiration. However, she had a love for the acoustic guitar. It reminded her of her brother Gaige.

"Wow," She said simply, giving him a small smile and took a seat beside him. Her knees pulled up to her chest and she wrapped her arms around them in an attempt to warm up slightly. It was still chilly outside, and she hadn't dressed accordingly.

"Have we?" The girl scanned through her memory. He did look familiar. "So I'm assuming your power has something to do with illusions as well?" It was nice to have other's like her. But the funniest part was that they looked quite similar, too. Blonde hair, fair skin, and blue eyes.

"Yeah, Kailin. Kailin Bishop. I feel bad for not knowing your name," She said with a sheepish smile and a slight dip of her head. "You are?"

[Salem Hirch]

Realizing how rude he was being he quickly put out his cigarette, that and he was sure if she would tell or not. She didn't really look like the type that would, but he didn't want to take that chance. His fingers started to strum out another song and he hummed along a bit as he listened to her.

"Yep, projected illusions to be exact." Salem nodded and smiled a bit as he glanced back at her again. "Just fancy talk for basically being a human movie projector." He chuckled some. Looking her over a little he noted that she looked cold and he stopped playing for a moment. Shifting a bit, he took off his outer long sleeve flannel shirt and handed it to her. "Put this on, it'll keep you warm."

He gave her another sweet smile and went back to playing. "Well, it's very nice to finally meet you officially Kailin. My name is Salem Hirch." The blonde guy just nodded a bit. "I think we share a mutual friend as well, a certain plushie making meta by the name of Anthony." A funny little wrinkle appeared on his nose when he spoke of his best friend.

It didn't mean anything, he just enjoyed being around the other boy. Tilting his head, he watched her to see if he was right or wrong.

[Kailin Bishop]

"Oh," She said in shock as he offered her his sweater, but she took it gratefully. Kailin was cold, after all, and passing up an offer to warm up would be idiotic of her. "Thank you, Salem." Kales slipped her arms into the jacket, noting how she practically swam in the fabric. It wasn't because he was large, but he was larger than her. She was technically underweight for her build and height. 135 pounds was what her doctor recommended she be at, while she was simply at 118. People told her to eat, and she did. However, with all the exercising she had done and still does, she never really retained the weight.

The blonde perked up at the mentioning of Anthony. So he knew Tony too? That was interesting! Though it did make her feel a little bit worse for not knowing his name, but she shrugged off the guilt as she responded to him with a smile. "Yeah, he's my boyfriend." Kailin still felt weird having that title for Tony flowing off her tongue since they had been best friends for three years prior to that. "We've been best friends for years."

"So how do you know him?" Plushie manifestation didn't exactly fit into the power category that they were in. She was curious.

[Salem Hirch]

Salem smiled as she took the shirt he offered. The cold didn't really bother him to much, so he was happy that she could use it. "You're very welcome Kailin." He smirked and playfully nudged her a bit. Something about her seemed a bit more familiar to him than just seeing her around in classes and such, but he just couldn't put his finger on it. There was that and just how relaxed they both seemed to be in this moment.

True, he wasn't always his shy and stuttering self around girls, but he still felt awkward around them. Even if he had no interest at all. This was odd thought. He was sitting there, next to someone he just officially met, and didn't feel like crawling into his own skin. Salem liked this feeling.

Then the girl spoke of Anthony. Boyfriend? That's how he knew her! Anthony spoke of her often, probably had even mentioned her name a couple dozen times, but Salem was the forgetful type. Another smile spread on his face, and for a moment he thought of being devious. Strictly because of his best friend, but at the last moment he thought against it.

"So...you're the girl he keeps talking about huh? Well it's nice to finally meet you." He chuckled and turned to give her his full attention. "Me and Tony go back to when I first got here. He was kinda the first friend I made here...he's my best friend too actually." A little blush spread across his cheeks as he spoke. "As far as him not mentioning me...well..it's because I'm sort of socially challenged. Not for his lack of trying."

The slight devious smirk spread to his lips again. "Maybe now I know you, we could all hang out sometime?" He meant to give Anthony a very good natured hard time about this later.

[Kailin Bishop]

"Yeah, I'm still getting used to the title. I was the first person he met when coming to Hammel, even though I had already been here for two years at that time. I manifested when I was twelve." Kailin really had no issues sharing any of this, because it really wasn't all that much to hide. She didn't have a catastrophic and mentally scarring manifestation, and she had an entire family of meta's to help her out. All in all, Kailin was a happy girl and willing to speak to anyone.

"It's nice to meet you too," Kailin offered him a small but genuine smile. She hugged the shirt tighter to her body. Well, the characteristic cold was not well liked by the blonde at the moment, but the conversation was keeping her mind off of things. "Yeah, I'd like that. Though I'll have to ask what Anthony has with blonde's. Sort of suspicious, if you ask me."

Kailin was attracted to the opposite, hence one of the reasons she said yes to Anthony when he asked her out. The blonde had always found him very pleasing to the eye, but never really thought anything of it until he was leaning down to capture his lips with hers. And the way he looked at her with those chocolate brown eyes...

Okay, was it getting hot all of a sudden?

"I'm still shocked I haven't really spoken to you. Crazy."

[Salem Hirch]

Salem liked the fact she was so willing to talk about her manifestation. Most, including himself, had something tragic happen surrounding theirs, but still Salem spoke up. He oddly felt comfortable enough to tell her. "I manifested when I was fourteen. Kinda happened after my brother..." His sentenced trailed off for a moment and he shook his head. It was obvious he was fighting something in his head for a moment. "Before my brother went missing." His words were a bit softer and the blonde boy had a slightly far off look on his face, but he still smiled.

This was mostly because he didn't want to freak her out or anything. As far as he knew, most people with his power didn't project them from his eyes, and he knew his eyes looked creepy when he did. That's what he was fighting. Sometimes his emotions caused his powers to kick in and they were definitely trying. "Well shoot, if I would have known he had a thing for blondes I may have flirted with him more." Salem was very obviously joking, because he even laughed about it, but he was also trying to distract his mind.

Kailin gave him a bit of an opportunity to do so, when her own face got a bit of a look to it. Salem noticed the heat rising to her cheeks and a wide grin crossed his face. She was thinking about Anthony, or at least he assumed so. He went to speak and even though it was going to be another joke he thought better of the idea.

His eyes started to lose the little glow that was there and he sighed in relief. It was weird that he could feel it. It was like his eyes would start getting warm, then things would start getting brighter until it was almost to bright to see. This is usually what caused his headaches. Now, his mind was preoccupied with other thoughts that his new friend had placed there. Not on purpose of course, but now he was thinking about boys. Not something he did often, but he was. Hearing her speak brought him around again.

"Nah, It's okay. Like I said, I'm not a social creature. I tend to stick to myself; ya know...back of class, hiding in the corner. That's the kinda guy I am."

[Kailin Bishop]

It didn't seem like he wanted Kailin to comment on the disappearance of his brother, so the girl simply skipped over it as if he never said it. Saying 'oh i'm so sorry' did nothing, and probably would have caused him to continue to think of it. The Blonde wanted to be distracted, she was sure, so instead she focused on his other statement.

"I was completely oblivious; he just popped up on Valentines day and asked me out. Three years of knowing the guy and I could have never suspected." It was how that day went, for the most part. Kales didn't mention the fact that he also showed up to ask her why she was avoiding him. Those details were irrelevant and unnecessary.

Kales caught onto the fact that he was a bit dazed, and she raised a brow as he spoke. The Junior was not a telepath, so she couldn't hear what he was thinking; so what was he thinking?

"Oh I would think that gets incredibly lonely," The extrovert couldn't imagine being alone for more than a few hours without going absolutely insane with boredom. Granted, she was never truly alone with 11 other siblings. "I'm definitely more of a 'let's get up and go out' kind of girl. Clashing personalities but similar looks, yeah?"