[center][u][i] - Annie - [/u][/i][/center]

[i]Dear lord, he looks crazy... What have I gotten myself into?[/i]

She watched with a raised brow as the boy [Ryuu] reacted to a box of some sort being handed to him. She might have known what it was if she could understand the little creature that offered it to them. To be fair, calling the poor boy a creature was probably mean, but it was the only word she could come up with to describe his complete lack of a backbone. She didn't even know if she'd be able to help him at all. Rather than that, she might just end up beating the crap out of him out of frustration.

She turned from looking at the creature [Zivon] to looking at the other... interesting creature.

[b]"Well, Li- er, Miss Linedale,"[/b] He said as he stretched his back before looking back once more, [b]"I would prefer to get some guided training. I've always preferred to learn from others, anyway."[/b] 

She nodded slightly in response, keeping most of her comments at this point to herself. She wouldn't be an exactly [i]good[/i] teacher if she started commenting on how threatening he looked, despite the fact that he didn't frighten her one bit. She simply saw what she saw and she'd seen enough of it to know what it was.

[b]"Name's Ryuu Yamauchi. Nice to meet ya, miss."[/b]

She grinned slightly, nodding once again. 

[i]Ryuu Yamauchi... Interesting.[/i]

She'd remembered Ms. Cross telling her to watch out for this particular student, though she didn't really know why. She couldn't really make herself see him as anything other than another person wanting to be stronger. Much like herself. 

[b]"What kind of training do you have in mind, teacher?"[/b] He asked, still looking at her.

[b]"Hmm..."[/b] She spoke finally, putting a finger up to her chin as a small grin formed. [b]"Let's start simple."[/b] She began, pushing herself away from the wall. Lazily, she walked over to the seat Ryuu and sat in the one next over, so that the creature [Zivon] could place his gift there. She sat down as she usually did, in the [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Lahiri_Mahasaya.jpg/170px-Lahiri_Mahasaya.jpg]lotus position[/url], her hands held calmly in her lap. [b]"Give me a demonstration of your abilities. I want to know what we need to work on and what you are already good at. So..."[/b] She spoke, dragging the last sentence out as she looked up at Ryuu. [b]"Impress me."[/b] She told him with a small smile. 

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[center][u][i] - Lily - [/u][/i][/center]

[b]"A lot less than you might think."[/b]

Lily grinned as Carmen responded. It was good to know that she was at least useful for that much, that she could at least provide some form of comfort to someone even if she couldn't get the same for herself. Though, Carmen's music could have been considered the same. 

[b]"I'm glad you enjoyed it, though! I was a little worried you'd be aggravated by the alarm clock, you know,"[/b] Carmen said with a soft smile. Lily shook her head fervently.

[b]"Of course not! It'd be a blessing to be woken by your song every morning."[/b] Lily told Carmen, speaking the words from her heart. If there was one thing that could be held true about Lily it was her striking honesty. She said what was on her mind, almost as if it were impossible for her to lie, though we know that to be untrue. A point soon to be proven.

[b]"How did you sleep? I hope I didn't disturb you,"[/b] Carmen asked, looking a bit worried.

[b]"No, no! I slept well, better than I have for a while, actually."[/b] Lily lied. It might have been true had events not occurred. 

Lily turned when she heard another familiar voice to see Matt walking over. She grinned widely and waved back to him. [b]"Hey Matt!"[/b] She returned, her voice cracked but still chipper. It took quite a bit of concentration to keep up the facade of trying to appear happy. She really was happy but... chipper was too soon an emotion she could honestly portray. She still needed a bit of time to get over it. She didn't want to forget it, she just wanted to somehow turn it into a happy, distant memory. The only way she knew of doing that was to pretend to be happy and move on, let things happen as they may. 

[b]"How was your night last night, Matt? Sleep well?"[/b] Lily asked, her smile soft as she watched Matt.