Relaxing Melodies (Cianna Rivers)

[Dustin Henderson]

The last couple of days had been exhausting for Dustin, moving was tiring and leaving his foster family had been difficult, but a part of him was happy about the idea of going to this school. From what he had heard, it was a good school and the education could benefit him long term, other than the obvious part about learning how to control his ability, this school could possibly be what would guarantee him a better future than he would have had otherwise.

He had arrived yesterday and once he had made sure to get himself signed up for the soccer team, he had headed for his room and spent the rest of the day on his own and fell asleep early without having anything to eat. After he woke up, he had went out to get some breakfast and after that he went for a run around campus. After a shower and a change of clothes, he headed for his dorm.

Once he got back to the dorm, he knocked on the doors of the two people he was sharing this dorm with, didn’t seem like either of them were around, which was what he had been hoping for. He didn’t know these people, so he would much rather just spend some more time alone and finally get a chance to relax and get used to being here.

He was sitting on the couch in the common area of the dorm with his guitar, spending some time tuning it before he started playing some random melodies, no specific songs or anything. This was something he would do to calm himself, it usually made him feel better.

[Cianna "Cici" Rivers]

Cici stirred. It was time for her to get up. Blinking, the young girl's eyes fluttered open, and she stared at her ceiling for a few seconds. When she'd moved in, she had stuck a large picture on the ceiling above her bed, so that it was the first thing she saw everytime she woke up. It was of her and her old Kapa Haka group back in New Zealand, just after they'd finished a performance at a Maori celebration festival. Her cheeks were more round with baby fat, and she looked so happy. She missed New Zealand, and it's people.

Sighing, the girl slowly sat up. She had a Multicultural Club meeting a bit later, and she quickly had a shower, got dressed then put on some mascara and eyeliner. Brushing her teeth, she grabbed a chocolate bar from her stash of candy to go, and went to buy a some breakfast, even whilst chewing her chocolate bar. Healthy.

After the meeting, Cici meandered back to the dorm room. About to open the common room, her hand paused as she heard the oh-so-familiar sound of a guitar. Huh? Opening the door quietly, she saw a boy she didn't know sitting on the couch comfortably, playing her favourite instrument ever. A smile instantly spreading across her face, she realized it must be the other new boy in the dorm. "You're pretty good, yeah? Whatcha playin'?" She asked with interest, hoping she didn't startle the boy. It was great luck that one of the other residents of her dorm played guitar, and Cici smiled even more.