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[Drew Wallace]

Drew held his jacket tightly around him as he walked to school. The only problem with this was that it wasn't even cold. It was very humid and sunny, in fact. He didn't care though, he had felt sick to his stomach and wore his jacket around himself like that for..protection.

Yes, it had occured to Drew that he might have been losing his mind. But had you ever caused something like he had? It was only a couple of nights ago when he was in one of those crazed moods. He had never felt the same since. As he walked towards the entrance to the school, students and teachers alike looked at him, wondering why he would be wearing a jacket in this weather.

He didn't mind it, his mind was already engulfed in his thoughts. So, I suppose now you wondering what could have turned a good student into this? Well, he accidently shot someone. A girl, a student he didn't know, but what he did know was that she had attened South High. He remembered the look on her face as she fell to the ground, bleeding profusly.

At first, it had just seemed like a horrible nightmare, but he knew that wasn't the truth. Drew had killed someone, and now he just couldn't stop thinking about the girl. He truly did feel remorseful, though he thought this action he had taken would lead him on the wrong path in life, though it was his destiny.

Drew didn't know, all he did know was that he had just ran right into someone.

"Ahck. Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going," He apologized, holding his hand to his head.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Rikku yawned as she pulled her zipped up hoodie, tighter around her body. She tried to hide her gloved hands. It wasn’t like she was trying to hide something, she just hated the way people looked at her when she was dressed like this. Especially since it was the middle of the summer. The heat didn’t bother her, not in the least, it was just her one little power, the one that she couldn’t control. And she did not want to see into anyone’s minds today.

You see, if she touched someone, skin on skin, she could see into their mind, into their secrets. And even worse, their memories. It was an ability she tried her hardest to keep hidden from the school. Of course, when she was on one of her crime sprees, she did not care! It actually was a great help what she could do. But when she was Rikaeyu she couldn’t act the same.

Riyu had never really been a morning person, but she did like trying to be polite. However, she had woken up on the wrong side of the bed, so when she felt someone walk into her; she turned with a fire in her eyes. ”Why you little… watch-“ But before she said too much, she clamped her mouth shut. The voice she heard, the boy she saw, they were both so familiar. And both held a special spot in her heart. ”Oh… Dr-drew. I am so sorry. I mean, it is fine. I shouldn’t have yelled like that either.” Rikku’s cheeks got hot and she looked down. ”It wasn’t your fault that you walked into me. You must have a lot on your mind.” She was starting to feel a bit sheepish, an emotion that usually came when she talked to who was one of her only friends.

[Drew Wallace]

Drew snapped up straight at the way Rikaeyu had almost told him off. It was strange, he had never heard her talk like that before. He shuffled his feet slightly as she proceeded to apologize for what she had just did, even though the entire thing was his fault. His face remained blank as she spoke, though his mind was still elsewhere.

That night was like one of those really good movies, that you wouldn't mind watching over and over again. But it wasn't a good movie, and you were just forced to watch it and remember it for the rest of your life. Drew snapped back into reality as she had stopped talking.

"Erm, no its fine. It was my fault in the first place," He said as he tightened his jacket around him as he had done before. Drew had just noticed he didn't have any of his books, and couldn't help but grimace. Teachers at this school normally hated their students, so that meant almost every period of the day he would get yelled at for being unprepared. He didn't know if he could handle it.

"You must have a lot on your mind.” Drew shook his head as he forced himself to give her atleast a small smile. "You don't know the half of it." He answered, while thinking of what he could do. Drew came to the conclusion that he needed professional help. Someone with experience with this type of thing. He sighed and looked from his feet to Rikaeyu.

"I'm sorry, I just haven't felt like myself lately."

{ooc: professional help as in maybe miss harleen quinzel? }

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Rikku felt dreadful, honestly horrible! She couldn’t believe how she had just talked to him. Oh, what a horrid thing. But she looked at him closely. He had seemed to straighten up when she had flipped. She wished that she could have taken it all back. Really? It was the part of her that she hadn’t let out in a while, the part that yearned to be seen by the world? Sometimes she wondered if she had MPD? Though she swiftly kicked it to the curb. She didn’t have that disorder. She was just a bit different.

Rikaeyu frowned. ”Still, I had no right to react in the way that I had. Especially towards you of all people. It is perfectly fine.” She bowed her head a little. Even though she had grown up on the streets, she still had manners. She tried not to look at him directly after that, a bit too sheepish still.

What he said next seemed to concern her slightly. She wished that she could know the half of it. She wished that he would trust her that much. But she doubted that he did. ”I-I see,” she murmured.

She looked up again and cocked her head slightly. ”How so, Drew?” Like a cat, curiosity was thrusted upon her. A sorry effect from being a cat so often. Still, maybe he would at least tell her that much.

{Sounds like a good idea. I’ll start a post for them, if you want. Or, you could visit her in Arhkam }

[Drew Wallace]

Drew studied Rikaeyu in the next few moments. She seemed really angry at herself for talking to him that way, even though it wasn't even a huge deal. Even though he had been surprised at her tone of voice, still, it happens to everybody. It wasn't just her, even though she normally was a very sweet person. From what he's been through, he thought sometimes it was okay to be bad.

”Still, I had no right to react in the way that I had. Especially towards you of all people. It is perfectly fine.” This caused a genuine smile to appear on Drew's face. "No seriously, that kind of stuff happens to everybody at times. Its just one of those things," He answered, a small part of him was back to normal for the time being. Leave it to Rikaeyu...

Drew's face did fall slightly though, when she asked about what was on his mind, seeminly interested. He shook his head. "It's really nothing, it's not a big deal at all." He lied, running his hand through his hair, messing it up even more. "And its kind of personal, so I don't really want to talk about it to anyone."

He rocked back and forth on his heels for a few moments, letting what he said sink into Rikaeyu. Even if she could tell he was lying, he hoped she would atleast drop it. Drew didn't want to continue his day feeling horrible, seeing Rikku had lifted some of that pain off his shoulders. But if she would keep asking, then it would just come right back.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Rikaeyu let a small smile form on her lips. Yeah, she had gotten him to go back to normal… well, a little bit back to normal that is. She could still see that something was bothering him and she just couldn’t stand seeing him this way. Oh, if only she could…

She could take off her gloves and lightly touch his face to see what had happened… but, no. She couldn’t do that to him. She honestly couldn’t do that. Drew was her friend… and she did like him after all. She wanted him to trust her, she wasn’t going to give him a reason to n0t trust her. Plus, no one at this school knew of her ability to ‘touch and see’… She had no real name for the ability, but she didn’t need one.

"It's really nothing, it's not a big deal at all. And it’s kind of personal, so I don't really want to talk about it to anyone."

She could hear the obvious lie in his voice… but he seemed really set on not telling her. Well, that was perfectly fine with her. In a hope of changing the subject and to cheer him up a little, she smiled. ”Alright, I can understand that. So… I was going to hold a study session of sorts outside today… just near the entrance but it is a nice day and all… so, I was curious if you would help me study?” her voice was full of question. She hoped that she wasn’t coming off too strong but hey, she wasn’t lying. She really had planned on cracking down on a bit of studying. She had a blanket and all of her books ready. But she didn’t want to study by herself, so why not ask her best friend… well, closest friend.

[Drew Wallace]

Drew was confused all of a sudden. It was weird, once he had started to talk to Rikaeyu, his mood lifted slightly. He was still in shock about his little incident he had caused, but he felt better. So, he took a deep breath, and smile genuinly at his friend.

"It is pretty nice out, isn't it?" He said, softly as he admired his surroudnings. Drew had been to engulfed in his head, he hadn't noticed how nice it was out. "I would love to study with you."

this might be the shittiest post i've ever made. probably is. haha, sorry it sucks so bad and is so short, i could not come up with anything.

[Rikaeyu Osomage]

Rikaeyu saw the change in Drew immediately. It was almost as if she had done something to lift his mood. It brought great happiness to her as well as make her heart flutter. Boy, she was happy that she wasn't blushing. As she awaited his reply, she remembered that she didn't have to really hide her true eye and hair color while at school.

She felt a bit more relaxed when everything was as it should. It was as if she had a bit more energy than usual. She had never actually done this before. She blinked her eyes Her eyes were dark purple with nearly invisible pupils. Running a hand through her hair, it turned an aquamarine color with purple streaks. Riyu wondered how people will react to seeing her like this. It wasn't like her skin was any different, just her eyes and hair.

Rikku heard his answer and she smiled. Now she knew that she was probably blushing... just a little. She didn't let that distract her though. "Gre-great! That's great," she chirped. She wanted to hug him... but didn't... and couldn't... for fear of her powers. "So, meet you after last period?"

(OOC:: lol, It isn't all that bad. No worries about it at all, Dana)

[Drew Wallace]

"So, meet you after last period?"

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Drew nodded, as he losened the grip of his own jacket. "Yeah, that sounds fine." He took a couple steps past her, before he turned to face her again. "So...I'll see you later." He added, and started once again, walking towards the main doors to the school.

As he entered, he looked around the crowded hallway and almost immediatly wished it was the end of the school day, so he could go study with Rikaeyu. It seemed that she was the only good friend he had at this point. Drew hoped this would change, but she was all he had for now.

He made his fake happy face again as he walked into his classroom, and got ready for class to start. Drew wasn't going to let anyone know what he had done. It was his secret. A secret he will always have. He knew he needed help, and he knew where to get it.[/blockquote]