Vontaria Academy

*Um ForestQueen I would suggest getting someone else, but if no one can bring you in then stumble upon the room where Dawne and I are currently. Although I mentioned only two beds my guy character wouldn't mind the couch if he had to! =)

Alex:

Feeling slightly awkward as I do around people I don't know I finally said "Can I help you?"It appeared she was just as nervous about this whole thing as I was.

"Oh…ah…I was just wondering where the music was coming from."

As I looked at her for a moment I noticed that she was very pretty, but I quickly shoved those thoughts out of my mind. I've got a lot to think about and I cant manage a girlfriend as well. That was the conclusion I came too before realizing I hadn't answered. “I play the guitar,” I said.

“You can really play the guitar well…” she said.

I continue to play, but let out "thank you."

"I could never work those things. When ever I play, it sounds like a dying cat!"

As this I laugh a bit, and I feel some of the nervousness leave me.

"I'm Dawne by the way," she says.

She wouldn't be bad company at all. I think we are alike in a way, both of us nervous about people we don't know."I'm Alex. Would you like to come sit down instead of standing there at the door?"

It appeared she was still just a bit nervous, but she walked over and sat on the edge of the bed across from me. Then she set down her bags.

oooo... everyone posted when I was in school

Rhodri
I stared at the rather plain room in front of me. It was a single room, which kind of annoyed me. I hated my own company, it was too boring. I didn't even want to be here in the first place. I didn't want to be some freak with a wand. I wanted to be normal.

Sighing heavily, I threw my bag carelessly onto the small bed. I placed my guitar on the bed a litle mroe carefully. I'm not staying here! I thought to myself, I want some kind of social life. Not bothering to check out my room properly, I headed for the door. It was kind of annoying being on a train, I kept on stumbling as I walked.

As I continued walking, well stumbling, I could hear the sound of a soft melody. It was definitely coming from a guitar. Interested, I opened the door that the music was coming from.

"Hey," I grinned at the boy and girl inside. "My room's crap. I'm sharing a room with nothing but a load of dust mites, can I hang out here for a bit?"

The girl smiled at me. "Sure," She shrugged. "I'm Dawne, by the way. And that's Alex." She nodded at the pretty boy on the bed.

Still grinning, I sat down on the end of Dawne's bed. The boy had began to play his guitar again. He was pretty good. I wondered if he could play anything else.

"Where are you from?" Dawne suddenly asked. "You have a pretty unique accent..."

That was always the first thing people noticed about me, especially Americans. It was kind of annoying.

Fiction could you please make a discussion thread. I would like to discuss/babble about a few things. If I don't see one in the next day I will make one myself. Thanks!

Wow... that's creepy...

I just made a DT for this storybook... I probably should have asked for permission! Sorry fiction! I'm sure you won't mind though? I hope...

Dawne Layton

He grinned, a glimmer of emotion in his ice blue eye. I guess that means he doesn't like speaking about it. Quickly thinking of way to not make myself seem rude, I said "My friend has an exact accent as that, and, I was just wondering if you came from the same place..." I laughed nervously. The only problem with that sentence was that I had no friends!

He nodded, "It's Welsh, oh, and I'm Rhodri." Rhodri What a nice name. I looked over at Alex, he stared at the boy sitting on the bed. An awkward silence ran through the room. Biting my lip nervously, I coughed breaking the silence.

"So...Vontaria?" I muttered. They both looked up at sound of "Vontaria". Here we go, now I have their attention. "Excited?" I quickly added in. Rhodri shook his head, flopping back onto the bed. "No."

"I don't think it'll be to bad, well actually, I'm pretty excited." Alex said flashing his teeth. "What about you?" I began to play with the whistle around my neck, feeling the long grooves in the wood. "Me? Well I don't really know, I have butterflies."

This got the both of them chuckling, I grinned. "So what do you do for fun?" I quickly asked, "Instead of playing the guitar." Alex kicked at the floor, "Skate boarding."
"Oh, skateboarding is fun. I'm just not very good at that either," I giggled placing the whistle in my mouth.

"Music," Rhodri said sitting up, and staring at the guitar. I blinked over at it, "Can you play?" Alex suddenly groped the large instrument to his chest, probably not intent on letting others touch it.

-The UN is the United Nations(http://www.un.org/en/). You say we do spells, but are tools or ingredients necessary, or do they aid it? Also, Austin's reaction is panic, not anger(sorry, I didn't know yet).-

Austin-
Most of the rooms on this train are full.
I finally found one with three beds in it, two of them occupied, with the third on table duty. A boy quickly pulled the stuff off "Hi, I'm Austin." I said, offering my hand.

The boy took it. "I am Dolan, and this is Roisin."he said, gesturing at a girl. They looked similar, possibly related.

"My sister wants to talk to you, but, she doesn't talk in the way most people do." Dolan informed me.

"What do you mean?"

"Let her show you."

Suddenly I 'felt' something brush up against my mind. I stiffened, shock flooding through me, and in a moment I instinctively threw up a wall around my mind. I cringed as the other barraged my defenses. Thankfully, the assault stopped quickly. I let out my breath slowly.

"I...I see what you mean." I said shakily.

I quickly ran through everything she had managed to tell me before I cut her off. I am Roisin McDeril and I am dea-

I think she was saying deaf.

"She would like your permission to just be able to think openly to you, not having me warn you every time." Dolan adds.

"About that. I didn't know anything would happen. I've never had mental contact before. I would like to try it again, but could she try to turn down the power?"

I managed to strip some of my defenses down, enough for a tendril of thought to caress my mind.

How is this? she asked.

Better. I responed. "It certaily proves the solipsists wrong," I said, both mentally and verbally.

We could use igredients but not for all off them. Like, most are just words. And It's okay you posted a thread, just post the link so others can use it too. And I'll bring you in forest...

Blue Meadow:

I sheilded my eyes and the girl in front of me said "Hi, I'm Emily Jackson." She held her hand out to me and I reluctantly put my hand down and grabbed her hand. When she saw my eyes her expression changed but she quickly composed herslef "I'm Blue Meadow." I waited for her to say it "Where you named that because of your eyes?" I knew she'd ask that. That's what everyone asks "No, my mother was blind and my father was away on business when I was born."

I took a step towards the door and said "I'm going to go take a look around." She followed me out and said "I'll come with you." Halfway down the hall I heard a guitar. I paused to listen and Emily opened the door. There were several people in there. I halfwaved "Er, hi. Mind if I join you?" Emily went in and the people nodded "Sure, I guess." When I closed the door I averted my eyes to the floor.

You have pretty eyes. I jumped at the sound and looked up at a girl. She smiled slightly at me I'm Roisin and I'm deaf. Ah, now I understand. I projected my thoughts and signed at the same time Oh, okay. I'm Blue Meadow. And thank you. She seemed surprised I was signing to her but I just smiled at her shyly and signed/thought A kid I used to live near was deaf, too.. "Geez, this place is a clown car." One of them said

*Are the beds bunkbeds or are the rooms big enough for actual beds?

Alex:

"Geez, this place is a clown car," Rhodri said.

The two new girls, a blonde with curly hair and a red head, seemed normal enough. I pushed my stuff onto the ground so that they would have somewhere to sit. "Rhodri why don't you go get your guitar maybe we can play something?" I ask.

"Oh yea! Sounds like a good idea. I'll go get it now," he said already getting up.

The blonde came and sat down on the couch to my left and the red head went and sat where Rhodri had been on the bed. "Hi I'm Dawne, the boy who left was Rhodri and that is Alex," she said pointing at me.

I notice the red head glancing at me, but ignore it and stare down at my guitar. Then the blonde next to me said, "I'm Blue Meadow, and that's Emily. We just met a few minutes ago on the train, but we wanted to have a look around. That is when we heard your guitar and the talking."

I guess I was getting more comfortable because I found myself laughing. "If I had known this guitar would attract so much company I might not have played it."

Rhodri

We heard a quiet knock on the door. Seconds later, there were two boys and a girl standing in the doorway. After introducing themselves as Austin, Donal and Roisin, they asked if they could hang out in the room.

"Sure," I shrugged. "The more, the merrier!"

Smiling, Donal and Roisin sat on the one bed, while Austin sat on the other. I realised that the girl hadn't said anything. She seemed pretty quiet. I was about to speak, when Donal did.

"Roisin's mute, by the way." He smiled. "Don't get freaked out if she projects her thoughts, or listens to yours."

Hear our thoughts? What next? Is someone going to be able to fly or something? I thought to myself. Roisin glanced at me. Oh, sorry. She chuckled quietly this time.

Ten minutes later, another two girls were standing at the doorway. It was like a blooming party! Mind you, I liked a good party! We were lucky that the rooms were pretty big, otherwise none of us would be able to breathe.

"Rhodri, why don't you go and get your guitar? Maybe we can play something?" Alex suddenly spoke.

"Oh yeah! Sounds like a good idea, I'll get it now," I replied enthusiastically.

Standing up, I headed out of the room. Maybe this place wasn't going to be as bad as I thought it was? The people here seemed pretty cool. There were a lot of nice looking guys and girls as well, so that was definitely a bonus.

Grabbing my guitar off the bed, I jogged out of my room happily. I'd forgotten that I was on a train, so I almost fell as I left my room. "Stupid train," I muttered as I continued walking along the train hallway.

"Roeddwn i bron 'di lladd fy hunain wedyn! Dwi'n casau tre..."

Every single person in the room stared at me strangely. It took me a while to realise what I'd done. They can't speak Welsh, idiot. I thought, as my cheeks slowly reddened. I heard Roisin giggle on the bed. Wow, I looked like a freak.


There you go, Pundit and DayDream. That's how Austin, Donal and Roisin came into the room

Roisin can't read people minds unless they want her to. She's deaf, not mute. Could we just say Rhodri accidently projects his thoughts.

Roisin

Do repeats what Rhodri said. His cheeks turned red. I giggle a little.


It's okay. No one looks like a freak with me around. By the way, you subconciously project your thoughts. I only pick up on them becasue I am so attune to listening for them.The others won't hear, not even Do. I project to him.

Thats nice. He says, projecting.

It's nice to be able to talk to someone like this. I hate using my brother as the middle man. I say, meantaly sighing.

Yeah, I sort of see what you mean. He adds.

Go get your guitar, I will be able to hear through Do. I urge him on.

Do signs to me, asking what I said to him. I shake my head in response. He gives me a look, but turns to talk to a blonde girl.

Whats your name? I ask her. She looks around the room a minute, then touches her head. I point to myself. She nodds. She says something quickly. It looked like she said Blue. But that must be wrong, Blue can't be a name.

Do

"Blue." She says, looking at my sister. Was that her name? I quickly sign it to Roisin.

Tell her my name and that I said hi...... and she has pretty hair. my sister tacked the last part on as an after thought.

"Roisin says hi, and that your hair looks pretty." I tell Blue.

"Tell her I said thanks." Blue says. I project the information to my sister. She grins. Rhodri comes back with his guitar. Rosin must have said something to him, because he looks at her and smiles a little. She nodds. He sits down and begins to play.

*The rooms are big enough for actual beds. Big train.*

Blue Meadow:

"I'm Blue Meadow, and that's Emily. We just met a few minutes ago on the train, but we wanted to have a look around. That is when we heard your guitar and the talking." I said to Alex. He laughed loudly and said "If I had known this guitar would attract so much company I might not have played it." Questions formed in my head but I pushed them away. "It's beautiful." I said

What's your name? a voice asked me mentally. I looked around the room and placed my hand on my head. That was kinda weird. "Blue" I said quickly, forgetting she was deaf. She looked confused, the expression I usually get when I tell people my name. Do turned to Roisin and signed my name to her. After a moment he turned to me and said "Roisin says hi, and that your hair looks pretty."

I tugged on a curl in the back and said "Tell her I said thanks." Rohdri came in and began playing his guitar. I listened carefully and called Roisin's name mentally. She looked over at me and I signed and thought at the same time Can you hear it? She nodded and thought back Do lets me hear. I smiled. Her brother seemed nice. And so did she. Alex did too. I had already talked more than usual and it was weird but I took it as a good thing. Friends couldn't hurt. I noticed that no one had really said anything about my eyes and I felt myself smile slightly.

Roisin

I liked how my brother was able to let me hear the guitar. It was pretty, the song Rhodri played was relaxing.

Roisin!Blue meantally calls my name, I turn my head to look at her.

Can you hear it? She asks.

Do lets me hear. I reply. I think for a minute. would she consider it odd if I told her I loved the colors of her eyes. The fact she had two diffrent colored eyes... I was jealous.

I wish I had eyes like Blue's. I tell my brother.

Why don't you tell her that? My brother responds.

Blue, I'm jealous. You have the coolest eyes I have ever seen. Its so neat, the two colors. I wish my eyes were like that. I tell her. She looks at me for a minute.

Really? She asks me. Her voice is lined with confusion.

Of course. that is the coolest, most incredible thing I have ever seen. I tell her, being entirely honest. The guitar song ends. I clapp a little.

I sign to tell rhodri good job. My brother says something to him, he grins.

Do

My sister seems to be having a conversation with Blue, because both of their expressions change a lot. My sister signs somthing quick to Austin.

'I liked it.' She signs.

"Roisin says she likes your music, and would like you to play another song." I tell Rhodri. The second part wasn't nessisarily true, but...

rhodri shrugs and picks up his guitar. He starts another less-calm song. I like this one better.

"That's good." I tell him. He grins.

"I wrote it." He says. I clap a little.

"It's good." Alex says.

I liked the other song. My sister thinks. I sigh meantally.

Keep it to yourself. I remark.

Blue Meadow:

Blue, I'm jealous. You have the coolest eyes I've ever seen. It's so neat, the two colors. I wish my eyes were like that. Roisin said in my head. I just stared at her blankly for a minute. No one had ever complimented me on them before. Everyone thought it was strange. Especially in seventh grade when we were learning about mutations and the teacher said having two different colors was a mutation.

Really? I asked her mentally. Of course. That is the coolest, most incredible thing I have ever seen. The song ended and Roisin clapped. Rhodri started up another song and when he ended this time Do clapped. I rested my chin on my palm and bit down on the nail of my pinky. "Alex, don't you play?" I asked

Alex:

"Alex, Don't you play?" Blue asked me.

"Yea, of course although I can hear my music anytime, and I enjoy seeing what others have created. Right now though I'm actually getting pretty tired," I said. Although it kind of strange since Rhodri is playing that faster song now I thought. I never even noticed how fast the time had gone by, but my watch read 11:30pm. Placing my guitar on the ground and leaning back I instantly began to go to sleep.

"Alex didn't just fall asleep did he?" someone says although I cant make out their whose voice it is.

Blue Meadow:

Alex leaned back and closed his eyes. He seemed as if he'd fallen asleep. "Alex didn't fall asleep did he?" Emily asked. I nodded "I think he did. Perhaps we should go." I reluctantly grabbed Alex's wrist to check the time "Wow, it's 11:30. Yeah, we should go. For all we know we're keeping everyone awake." Everyone who's room this didn't belong to poured out and headed to their own room.
----
I awoke to the voice of who I assumed was the conductor saying "Everyone wake up. We will be in Vontaria within the next hour. I mentally said to Roisin Roisin, time to get up. We'll be there soon. She mentally yawned and thought I'm up.