[center][u][i] - Xanthus - [/u][/i][/center] He sat on the beach, watching the waves roll onto the beach, the moonlight shining brightly on the water. God, he felt like an old man. A lonely old man. He let out a long sigh and shook his head. What was he doing, sitting here feeling sorry for himself? He'd heard the announcement earlier but elected to ignore it for now. Though, now... he felt like he might have should have gone... But... She might be there and if she saw him... He'd ruin everything for her. Xanthus let out a frustrated groan and fell back on the sand. What was he supposed to do? He felt like he should just leave and let her be... let her move on like she seems to want to. But he didn't know how to move on. She was and had been everything to him. His entire reason for anything and everything. Maybe he should just take a chance on it. Just... start over with her. Be a friend and see where it went from there... With that decided, Xanthus made his way to the lounge. --- [center][u][i] - Maria and Brako - [/u][/i][/center] She took her cup of papers and went over to the large bed area to sit. She sat quite comfortably too, motioning for Brako to follow her with a sly look in her eyes. The old man who didn't look very old rolled his eyes but followed her, sitting close by her. He took this time to lay back and take a cat nap, resigned to his [b]fate[/b] at this point. Maria chuckled at him and then turned to look at the students that were still standing around post-meeting. A wide grin formed on her face as she shouted, [b]"If you're staying for the game, come have a seat. We'll be starting in a few minutes."[/b] --- [center][u][i] - Alex - [/u][/i][/center] He sat in his room, staring at the wall, no really sure what to do with himself. Where had Kathy gone? He hadn't been able to find her all afternoon. Maybe he was just bad at looking or maybe she didn't want to be found. He didn't know. He probably never would. Maybe he should just leave her alone... He didn't need another mother like that... He sighed and fell back against his bed, looking up at the ceiling now. Where was his roommate anyway? Derek? He didn't even know him... Although he guessed that was the point. He didn't know anyone here. He felt like a small fry among all of them, which he probably was. He was like a grain of sand, barely there. He stood up and shrunk down to his pixie size and let his wings grow out. With in a few seconds, he was at the lounge but the meeting was over. He noticed Kathy talking to Crash but elected not to go over there. He wanted to leave her alone. Though... what was she thinking right now? What would happen if he did? Alex shook his head and flew over to Maria when he heard her announce something about a game. What game? He flew over and sat down opposite the two adults and waited for something to happen. --- [center][u][i] - Xanthus, Maria, and Brako - [/u][/i][/center] He made it just in time to see the end of the meeting as Maria walked away and went over to a huge bed looking thing. He searched the crowd but didn't see high nor tail of Lily. He did see a flash of red but it wasn't her. He wanted to mingle but he almost didn't feel like it. People were always too tight nit in their own friend groups. It wasn't their fault it was just the way things were. He made his way over to where the principal sat and sat down next to her. [b]"Evening."[/b] He greeted her and then nodded at the young man next to her. [b]"Mind if I sit here?"[/b] [b]"Not at all, handsome."[/b] Maria returned, grinning from ear to ear. Brako simply groaned in reply, not moving. [b]"Is he tired?"[/b] Xanthus asked, a bit curious. [b]"Oh, that old man? Oh, he's just pouting. You can ignore him. Focus on me instead."[/b] Maria replied, winking at Xanthus. Xanthus laughed and shook his head. [b]"I'm afraid I'm not after that sort of thing."[/b] He spoke, his voice strong and firm. [b]"Oh, no one's ever [i]looking[/i] for it. But okay. I'll leave you alone. For now."[/b] She replied, teasingly. --- [center][u][i] - Lily - [/u][/i][/center] She chuckled at Carmen. She would have to get used to it. This was all new to her but she liked it. She liked it a lot. It was a lot better than living in that abandoned warehouse with everyone. Not exactly what she needed at the time but she'd survived. And now she was here... picking out clothes for her super diva roommate. She giggled at Carmen's speak of science. [b]"Well, they can just call us Fashion Scientists then. Make a real career out of it."[/b] She said, half jokingly. She watched Carmen pull out several dresses, sampling them and then placing them on the bed. [b] "I am at your disposal."[/b] She told Lily. Lily chuckled, [b]"You shouldn't have said that..."[/b] She said, laughing, as she stood up and looked over each dress. She picked up a few of them and handed them back to Carmen. [b]"Take these back..."[/b] She mumbled, focusing on her task at hand. She now had four dresses remaining. Red, tan, purple, and pink. Smiling, she picked up the red one and took it over to Carmen. [b]"Wear this one."[/b] She told her, smiling warmly, truly happy for once in a very long, long time. She was at ease with this person. There was no drama, and for once she could forget about everything that had happened to her. She felt like all was well with the world because what else existed besides what was going on right now, in this room. She didn't want it to end. It was kind of funny... She'd never felt this way with Xanthus. Sure she felt loved and protected but she didn't feel such ease like this. She felt like she was truly able to be herself, whatever that may be and that maybe this person could help her make more friends... As she waited for Carmen to begin changing, a thought occurred to her. [b]"Carmen... You know people around here... Do you think you could... help me make friends? I don't like being alone and I'm not very good at putting myself out there like I used to be. I mean, years ago, I would have already spoken to everyone and made friends with them but... I'm just not who I was 5 years ago... Think you could help me?"[/b] Lily asked, feeling weak for asking but she'd never get herself better if she didn't try.