Hidden Secret

[Avo]

Colinsat in the main dorm, away form the other studnets, as always. His episode by the library had shoken him. Reenie, the girl he had met didn't seem to care about being around him. This was new, and it sparked a unknown feeling inside him.

"Should I tell her about it?" he asked himself, deep down he wanted someone to know, but he didn't know who to trust. His hidden Secret, it was a dark one, he hated the fact that he had it, it was the cause of all his pain, why his mother never wanted to hold him, and why his father killed himself. 'It' was the reason he was so anti-everyone, he didn't want people to know.

So he sat there thinking in the far right cornor of the room, light by a candle and leaning on the table...

[zyphan]

((love your people. they're awesome!!))

Mercedes noticed a boy in a dark corner, and decided to join him. Her books made a loud "THUMP" as she dropped them on the desk.

"Hey, what's up? I think you need some more light. A little dark back here, ya know?" She pulled out a few more candles from her robe and placed them on the table, lighting them with her wand. They gave off a slight cherry aroma.

"I'm a first year. Do you have any idea of why they give us so much homework? It's killing me already!!" She flips open a book and leafs through the pages before shutting it and grabbing another.

She shoves the books aside after looking at all four and stares at the kid with big grey eyes.

"So, what year are you? What's your name? Have you met the grounds keeper, Hagrid? He's so cool. id you know that he used to have a Hippogriff? Those are amazing creatures..."

She appears to ignore the boy before her, but snaps back to the present, and once again holds him in her bright but dull gaze.

"Why do you hide back here? You should make some friends." She sticks out her hand in his direction. "I'm Mercedes."

[Avo]

He looked up at the girl, alittle annoied. "Hello...Umm...My name is...Colin...." he backed away from the cherry aroma, as it was attacking his nose. "Wow...Umm..I'm am a second year student here...and...well I stay back here just because...and...Why did you come back here?" he asked her looking her over.

"You must not know who I am...and If you value anytype of social standing...or if you care for your repuation, you wouldn't be seen around me...I tend to have a bad rep....not like a bad kid...just....-He sighs- I am the one kid in school who everyone picks on...so...yeah.."

He was quick to cover up his notes on black magic and the dark arts...since he had been studing them in secert since if anyone were to catch him, he would be in deep trouble and possibly expelled.

[zyphan]

She sits back a little in her chair, realizing she probably shouldn't have been to up front. "Oh...I-I didn't mean to intrude, I just wanted to keep you company and possibly make a new friend..."

Mercedes gathers up her books and candles, but pauses, not really wanting to leave. After a minute, she sits back down, and decides that he can't make her leave. "Well, I don't care about your reputation. I know no one, and no one knows me, so what could go wrong?" She says with a shrug, re-lighting her cherry-scented candles.

[Avo]

He looks at her, "Hey...I am sorry for sorta making that bad, I am just...not very good with my soical speak." he taps the candles with his wand and turns them to normal candles. "Sorry but the cherry smell bothers me...could be because I don't get out much."

He places his books and notes back on the table, keeping them closed so she didn't read them, "I would be more than happy to be a friend to you...how old are you anyway..if you don't mind my asking..."

[zyphan]

Mercedes shrugs as he changes her candles. "It's ok. I'm eleven, though some people think I'm older."

[Avo]

"You look older than eleven..." he said, giving a sorta smile...still hiding his happiness, since he isn't really the happy type. As he looked in his notes he paused at the calender, seeing that the full moon was that night, he couldn't help but shutter in a sence of fear, this was noticable, as most shutters are. From somewhere in the main room, wispers were heard, maybe thier from the panitings...

[zyphan]

Mercedes raised an eyebrow at Colin's sudden mood change to that of being afraid. "You okay? Cause you look like a ghost is gonna come out and attack you and you're scared it's gonna happen."

[Avo]

He shook off the feeling..."Oh...yeah it's just the moon is gonna be out tonight...and I get nightmares when the full moon is out...I get really bad ones." he said putting on a fake smile..He knew he would have to get outta the school before nightfall, and in a way so noone would see him leave.

[zyphan]

"A full moon? Cool!! I think full moons are soooo pretty!! I'm sorry you get nightmares, but would you like to join me outside to see it? I like watching them rise and set, cause they turn pretty colors and get so big." Mercedes has a connection with the moon, but it is mostly because of her parents' obsession with it. Her father is an astronomer/wizard, and her mother helps him with his work. Because of that, she always thought it fascinating and mysterious.

[Avo]

He was in a state of choise...He didn't want to upset her by not watching the moon with her...but then again...he didn't want to get her in harmsway..."....Sure..." he siad then he felt a ache in his mind, Are you and idiot?!?! She could be killed...oh...it's to late to tell her you cna't now...d**n it.... He closed his notes, 'Well...the moon is out in an hour...so we could head out now...if you want to."

[zyphan]

Mercedes quickly gathered her books and candles, and soon everything was neat and orderly- very unlike her personality. "Sure. I'm going to drop these off in my dorm, but we can meet by the front doors if you like. See you there!!" And with that the young girl skipped off, glad she had finally made a friend in this strange new world.

[Avo]

[OOC: I have been gone so long due to personal reasons. Depression had put me in a 'Home' for a long while. But hey I'm better now! Yay!]

He sighed and hit himself in the head, "You Idiot! If you change while...I'll just leave before it happens. Yeah thats all I have to do." he nodded and walked out of the room. He made his way to the front doors, it had been a while since he was outside, maybe not since earliar that morning...or those three days he lived in the woods. HE halted infront of the doors, "The moon will be out soon..." he sighed.

[triggerhappyjuliet]

(A secret that's hidden?! WOW! How brillant! )

[zyphan]

[[... lol, trigger. =] ]]