[center][b]Garret Rydel[/b][/center]

His room was themed after an aquarium. The walls were an ocean blue, even his bed was themed after the sea. The covers were a dark, deep-water kind of blue with tiny fishes scattered across. The thought of Sasha seeing all this made him uncomfortable, was his room too childish. He wondered what a twelve-year-old's room was supposed to look like then noticed the girl staring at the aquarium he kept in a corner. He grinned brightly, the nervousness pretty much crawling away. Ashes stared at the aquarium with disdain, back when he was a kitten he thought the aquarium could be his personal all you could eat buffet, but Garret just went into fit when the cat killed his beloved angel fish. After that he ignored Ashes for a week and the cat had learned his lessons. The fishes, no matter how tasty they looked were not to be touched, ever.

Then Sasha turned to look at his shelf and suggested that they swap books. He brightened up at the thought, "that sounds like a lot of fun." Garret eyed the books on his shelf, they ranged from science books, books about animals to fantasy and adventure. "Hmm, what kind of books do you like, Sasha?" He walked up to the shelf and pulled out a story titled [i]Coraline[/i]. It was a little creepy, but the idea of a door to another world just like their own had interested him greatly. Then he ran his finger over several other books before pulling out a book called The Keepers of the Sea. It was his favorite book of all time, and the thought of getting someone else to read it made him feel quite happy. The story revolved around a dying kingdom of fish-like humanoids beneath the sea and how they were going extinct because of the humans. It was a combination of the two things he adored, marine life and science.

Garret handed both books to Sasha, but couldn't help but look a little sheepish. Were this the kinds of books girls liked? Well, he hoped it wouldn't bore her. However, Garret didn't allow his pessimistic thoughts to sap him of his energy and instead he grinned. "The second book is my favorite, I hope you like it." Then he began pulling things out of the little cabinet he kept in a corner. Sasha said she wanted to see some anime so Garret dug through his DVDs and pulled out Pokemon of all things. He stared at the CD for a few moments, then at Sasha. "Oh, by any chance," he couldn't hold back the grin. "Do you play any Pokemon? I have Yellow version." He pulled out a GBA. "And," he gave a silly looking salute. "It'd be an honor to challenge you to a battle." A lot of the kids at school had been a part of the Pokemon craze. Garret loved the games too, but he never really had anyone he could challenge. 

"Gary? Sasha?" It was his mom's voice. "Pancakes are ready, come get them before they get cold, okay?"

The boy jolted upright, GBA and DVD in hand. "Okay, thanks, mom." The he turned to look at Sasha. "Would you like to watch a movie or play some pokemon?" He wasn't very good at handling guests, but if there was one thing he learned from his mom and dad, it was to make sure they were comfortable and enjoying themselves. Garret waited patiently for an answer, the smile never leaving his face. However, Ashes didn't stick around as soon as Mrs. Rydel had called, he sauntered out the door, tail flicking back and forth. It was time for him to give her his special cat pout. He was hungry too after all.

[center][b]Amity Averin[/b][/center]

Devon began listing down reasons he could have given the guard. He looked upset, but Amity just gave him a smirk.

"I see you've thought things through, you know," A teasing and mischievous grin made its way onto her face. "I think you'd fit in here, just fine." The girl ended it by sticking out her tongue. Then Devon admitted that it had been fun and Ami laughed. "Righty-o! We should do this more often." The girl was grinning from ear to ear, she had never done anything like this before and if her parents found out what she was doing, she guessed they wouldn't be very happy. She'd probably be grounded too, but at the moment it didn't really matter. She found the thrill exhilarating and it almost felt like they were back in the haunted house. She looked right and left, there didn't seem to be any more guards and they had done a good job at losing the one that had decided to chase after them. 

Devon motioned for her to follow after him and Ami quickened her pace so they were side by side. It felt like they were spies from some James Bond film. The duo dashed into a nearby building and her friend yanked open the door. She ran after him, skidding to a stop when they had arrived in the pool. An unpleasant smell hung over the room like a fog and Ami instantly scrunched up her nose in displeasure. She didn't have much to say about it and followed Devon down the hall. The older students hadn't even looked in their direction and if felt like they were invisible which was something she appreciated. Devon led them through the gym, the recreation area and even the main building. It gave her a sense of triumph, seeing how big the school was. In a place like, there was just no chance the guard would be able to track them down, right?

He asked about the cafeteria and Amity shrugged in response. "This place is huge, we'll be lucky if we find it at all." They duo continued walking down the hall, but instead of a cafeteria they ran into a half open door. It led to the laboratory and it was absolutely empty. "Hey, Devie." The girl called out in an enthusiastic whisper. "It's the science lab and it's unlocked." Immediately she inched herself into the half-open door. The sight before her made her snicker, on the table were a pile of Biology and Physics books. She wasn't a fan of science or math, but those were high school text books and like Devon said, it would serve as proof of their adventure.

Amity made her way to the table, grabbed a Physics book for seniors then raised it above her head like a trophy. "Jackpot!" The girl then peered around the science lab. There were so many breakable things...beakers, test tubes, and things she couldn't name. She and Devon would need to be careful. The girl flipped through the book only to shut it close a few seconds later. All the crazy formulas, how did anyone understand it. Well, it didn't matter. It would be a while before any of them became seniors anyway. Ami beamed at the Physics book in her hand then turned to give her friend a thumbs up. "What's the next thing on our list, Devie?"

The kids didn't notice, but the guards were looking for the little troublemakers and down the hall was the tappity-tap-tap of leather boots on the tiled floor.