Run, Jump, Fly (Sebastian)

[Ginny Campbell]

Summer break meant many things, among them visiting her father with more regularity -- as if she didn't spend enough time at Hammel during the school year. She had applied for jobs, but failed utterly in finding any employer who would take her in the few weeks between Spring and Summer semester, and so she'd decided to spend her few, brief weeks of break goofing off at Hammel.

Early morning was, in her opinion, the best time to run, particularly during the height of summer when temperatures were close to what she considered absurd, possibly tropical. She was no stranger to dripping sweat, but when the weather hit anything over 80 degrees Fahrenheit she thought it was wisest to be indoors.

It wasn't that hot yet, not now, not when the sun had barely peeked it's head over the horizon, and so she was jogging across Hammel's training field, clad in tank top and cotton shorts, blonde hair pulled back in a pony tail to keep it out of her face. She was on her third lap when she spotted a familiar figure up ahead of her.

He didn't seem to notice her behind him; she grinned mischievously before letting out a whoop of warning, increasing her pace and launching herself at his back. "Seeeeeeeeebaaaaaaaaaastiaaaaaaaaan!" She shrieked his name like a war cry as she attempted to tackle him to the ground.

[Sebastian Reed]

The rhythmic thud thud thud of Sebastian's feet on the asphalt of the track. There was no music pumping in his ears, there never was. To him, the entrancing sounds of morning and his heart beat and his footfalls was enough to hear without adding music to the mix. Besides, if he were listening to music, he would have to change his pace with every song in order to keep on beat, and frankly that was more effort than it was worth. Sebastian reached up to brush the sweat-soaked hair out of his eyes. Summer sucked. Even as early as it was the heat was stifling. He'd rather run in snow than heat any day.

It was from that sweat-soaked trance that he was startled out of when he heard someone cry his name from behind him. He turned to see who it was, only to be pushed to the ground by their equally sweaty body, knocking the air out of his lungs. It only after he'd been tacked that he could focus on his attacker's face, his back pressed to the warm ground. "Ginny," he greeted after he regained his breath. A smile traced his lips; it had been a while since he'd seen her.

[Ginny Campbell]

Ginny did a mental dance of victory at successfully taking Sebastian by surprise. Ha! Her spy skills remained unsurpassed. That or people just didn't expect to be tackled while on Hammel grounds. Considering all the mess back in April, which ended up with half the staff in the hospital, she was rather surprised people weren't more on their guard. But then, Chase had as much as said they didn't tell the students anything. Still, some of them had to have noticed. Probably.

"Good morning!" She returned his grin with a much wider, smug one. "Didn't expect to see me, huh? Miss me?"

She rolled off to kneel in the grass beside him. "So what's up? Graduation is coming up pretty soon, isn't it? You lucky enough to walk?"