Silence is Golden

[Zephyr]

Aaylii was surprised to find that she hadn't been in the garden yet. It was a beautiful place. Flowers grew in gorgeous ars over the cement pathway. There were blooms of all different colors. The best part of the place is that she would be alone. Indeed a quick sweep with timid powder blue eyes showed that there was no one present in the garden. She couldn't help but breathe a deep sigh of relief. Ashcer had been an all too present fixcture in her life, and with him trying to drag her out to every social event possibly, she was growing rapidly weary.

He just didn't seem to understand that she wasn't like him. She didn't have something to her that made everyone seem to like her. There were those who were kind to her, but she couldn't help but wonder if they were only being nice to her because they pitied her. She would have hated to be the subject of pity, she considered herself too strong for that. But of course, she wasn't too strong. She frowned, furrowing her brows and falling into a seat. It was one of the many cement benches littering the garden. It wasn't comfortable, but at least it was isolated.

She had a bag draped around her thin shoulders. Digging through it, she pulled out a book. The title on the front read "Romeo and Juliet". It was an oldie but a goodie. Aaylii loved it. She yearned for someone to feel the way Romeo felt about Juliet, but she wasn't near pretty enough, and her personality wasn't attractive. She bit her lip, pleased that she chose the bench that was built up against one of the walls that surrounded the garden. She bunched her knees up by her face and placed the book there, rapidly becoming immersed in the world she was reading about. If only life were so simple and love could conquer all. But...Aaylii didn't believe in love. Not a bit.

[ghostlygeorge]

George was fulfilling her punishment for destroying the kitchen, in the garden. She had to put her powers to good use and water the flower, which would have been fine…if the garden wasn’t so big…But that was the point, it was a punishment. She would be exhausted at the end of the day but oh well. There was probably a better way to handle the situation in the kitchen. This punishment was a small price to pay for sticking up for a friend. Even if that friend was slightly ungrateful.

Focusing on the water hose, George made the water rise and spray like a light drizzle on a bunch of Lilies. Which made her think of Lily, and how in the short time George had known her, Lily had managed to get sever boys vying for her attention. It was slightly odd. And George was slightly jealous, but there were circumstances around that, and that just couldn’t be helped.

Hidden by a wall of flowers, George didn’t notice a slender girl enter the garden. She was getting bored and quickly and began to make the water swirl around her before making fall on the garden. When she started to whistle, her control began to slip. But she thought she was alone so it didn’t matter. Water surged behind her towards the bench where Aaylii was reading. As a precaution, George looked behind her and saw the spray heading for the girl.

”LOOK OUT!” She cried with an outstretched hand to stop the water. She managed to freeze it and fell to the ground and shattered. "Sorry about that," She called, as she jogged towards the girl. "I didn't know anyone else was here."

[Lana and Warner.]

Warner sighed, he had finally broken away from his sister for a minute. She had been showing him around for nearly two days now and he was actually getting pretty tired of just talking to her alone. He had missed his sister for so long, but now that he would be staying for longer than a week, he needed some of his own alone time. So he had escaped with his guitar strapped across his back to the most beautiful area on campus, the gardens.

Pacing through the lush foliage, the scent overwhelmed Warner's senses. He felt like he was finally relaxed for the first time in about a week. He hadn't noticed the girls yet, but coming around the corner he caught sight of George first. He looked down, seeing splashes of water around his feet and puddles in other areas. Even his own feet were wet and had left footprints behind him. He grinned, knowing she had probably gone a bit wild with her power again. She was funny, with a hint of insanity that was just enough to make it all come together in one perfect collaboration of a girl. He enjoyed what time he had spent with her so far.

Warner could see there was someone behind her, but until he came over and stood next to George he couldn't see who it was. When she came into view, Warner was awestruck. She was beautiful, about his age, blonde, and she looked to be a fairly romantic type with a copy of Romeo and Juliet in her hands. He couldn't take his eyes off of her, but he greeted George nonetheless, "Hey Georgie.." His voice trailed off as his gaze continued to look at the princess before him.