[b]Simon, Gabriel, Isaac[/b]

"DAMMIT ALL!"
Simon slammed into Gabriel at close to 30 miles per hour, a brisk jog for the centaur, a car for most other races. The centaur cushioned the blow as best he could, lifting the Angel and twisting around as the pair teetered, leaned, tilted...then proceeded to roll down a hill, Simon cussing all the way down. The pair rolled to a stop at the edge of a large brick bordered pond with several gryphon statues in the centaur, Simon huffing in what sounded more like exasperation rather than pain or fear.
"Can't I meet one...just ONE person...without slamming into them first..."
"Past evidence says no, you can't."
Isaac landed next to Gabriel, shadowy wings dissipating as he helped the angel upright, giving him a fanged grin and a light butt-slap as he brushed grass off the Angel's backside. The demon was wearing a tight red tank top alongside black jeans that seemed to be specifically designed to draw attention to his groin, judging by how skin-tight they were.
"You alright? Getting hit by Cloudbrain here can be like taking a car to the face."
Simon huffed, remaining on the ground as the Incubus quirked a brow.
"You aren't hurt are you?"
"Naw...just ticked off that the only way I've met new people this year is by taking them on a magical ride of pain."
The centaur finally stood up, hair a wild mess as he brushed grass off his body. He gave an embarassed grin to Gabriel.
"Sorry about that, I wasn't paying attention, then you just kinda popped out of nowhere and I couldn't stop and...well...Hi, I'm Simon. I think I recognize you actually, weren't yo-"
"The kid yelling on the first day about making friends and giving that ridiculous peace sign?"
Isaac bit his lip, struggling to not laugh as he held up the double fingers. Simon rolled his eyes, swatting at the Incubus' hand.
"You know, in some cultures, it means V for Victory, not peace."
"Victory over what?"
"I...I don't know, just victory, like good job, we did it."
"Did what? Losing their virginity?"
"No-What? No, why is everything sex with you?"
"Look at me. Even you want a piece of me."
"I so don't."
The incubus's wings flitted out as he vaulted over, landing on Simon's rump and hooking one arm around his shoulders, batting his eyes.
"Oh, I still remember when we met. It was my first time getting run into. Such a blushing little imp I was, oooo, and you took me on such a wonderful ride...so rough you were! What did we end up running into again?"
"Fountain."
"How wet you made me. Dripping really."
Isaac enjoyed teasing Simon way too much. Probably cause the centaur found it too amusing to tell him to stop. The jouster sighed, giving the demon a bored look before cracking a grin at the antics, finally looking back to Gabriel.
"As I said, I'm Simon, and this is Isaac."
"You want friends kid? We're the best friends you're ever gonna have! We know everyone-Well...okay, Simon knows everyone cause he's run into them all and I know everyone cause I'm a raging horn dog. True story, swear on my little red undies."
"Oh for cryi-you're gonna scare him!"
"Fear makes everything better, hell, you scare me and I get a bone-"
"ISAAC!"
"Yell at me again, I'm at half-mast already."
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[b]Fiona, Ajala, Arcana[/b]

Fiona grinned, hopping off the wheelbarrow.
"You're both actually really early! Come on, it's down this way."
The Dryad picked up the wheelbarrow, apparently having quite a bit of upper body strength as she hefted it up and rolled it down the path. The sounds of the Academy faded away as the trio went deeper into the gardens, the sunlight breaking into patches of warmth as the canopy grew thick overhead. Every planter, every step introduced a bombardment of new colors and growths. Flowers exploded out of the sea of green like fireworks, vines draped low as birds and insects flitted back and forth. The entire gardens felt separated, distant from the rest of the Academy. The cobble path branched and twisted as Fiona explained the various greenhouses they passed by.
"That's the sentient plant house, we keep the smarter plants in there. Some of them have names and favored students. That's the hydroponics house, bring a raincoat if you go in there, and don't go in on a hot day if you want to keep your hair straight, the humidity is killer. Over there is the aquatics house for underwater planting..."
The dryad's usual timidness seemed completely decimated as she explained all the houses and plants they passed. Finally, a greenhouse that seemed quite different came into view. It was reinforced with heavy metal bars, and the glass was too thick to make anything out on the inside short of writhing shadows. Around the house was a large wire fence, in which numerous vines and plants with bright red markings grew. Occasionally, something slammed the wall, making the glass shiver. Fiona stopped at the entrance of the fence, fishing three keys out of her pockets. She handed one to each girl, holding the third one for herself.
"Okay, these are the keys. Only Miss Nathalia and the three of us have them, so no one can get in. The non-harmful ones are kept in fenced area, you can see them all around us. Flytraps, Pygmy Stranglers, Sundews, these ones can't actually hurt anyone, and most of the students know to not egg them on. The beetles are fed to these ones, you just gotta release them all inside the fence and shut the door, the wire is too thin for the beetles to get out, so the plants will get them all easily enough. But that greenhouse? You gotta be careful in there, okay? Those are the carnivorous and more dangerous plants. You'll be fine if you stick to the path, most are confined in their own blocks. Come on, we'll release the beetles last so they don't get on us."
Entering the greenhouse, the trio was greeted by hissing and the sound of vines slapping glass. A long path lead down the greenhouse, on either side large vented glass chambers housing writhing plants probing for food.
"These ones are what the meats for. We just drop it in from the top using the poles. Um, you two take care of the side ones please? I have to feed Mordecai."
Pulling out a particularly large cooler of meat, the dryad trotted to the end of the greenhouse, still calling back to the two girls.
"Okay, so the plants need water and food, feeding is easy as I said, but you need to make sure the soil is moist at all times. We feed and water twice a day, once in the morning before classes and once in the evening, around 7."
Putting the cooler down, Fiona gave a proud smile as she tapped a darkened glass block at the end of the house.
"Mordecaaai?"
Something violently body-slammed the glass, barely phasing the Dryad as she smiled happily at the contents. Within the block was perhaps one of the largest plants around, deep orange vines 4 inches thick in diameter whipping around as it reared back to a height of 10 feet, the blood red pod at the tip opening up into a brilliant yellow flower, complete with sharpened talons on each petal. A gurgling, fanged opening at the center of the flower pulsed hungrily. Fiona turned around, beaming.
"Girls, meet Mordecai! He's our prized possession, a three HUNDRED year old Gilded Devourer!"