[u][b][i]Last Night...[/i][/b][/u]

Marci had left her. Alone in the clearing with the threat of being discovered Kate stood there in fear. What should she do? What could she do? There ws no way of stopping Marci from telling everyone, even if she didn't say she would the girl wasn't exactly the trusting sort. Kate didn't know what to do but figure that tonight was all the time she had left at Orean. She wandered the forest hoping to find some comfort but it was for naught. Later she returned to campus and that was when she bumped into Aaron who had returned from the store with food. [color=fff200][b]"Hey what's up?...What's with the face?"[/b][/color], Aaron asked after noticing a few tears running down Kate's face. 

[color=8dc73f][b]"I screwed up, Aaron I screwed up so bad"[/b][/color], her voice was shaky and it was clear that Kate was freaking out.

[color=fff200][b]"Hey, relax. What happened?"[/b][/color]

[color=8dc73f][b]"I'm so stupid I should have looked before saying anything I-!"[/b][/color]

[color=fff200][b]"Kate. Relax. Now tell me what happened"[/b][/color]

Kate had to take a deep breath before she could go on. Being discovered meant Kate and her family would have to pick up everything and move to a new neighborhood maybe even another state or another country. All under new identities, the thought that she'd have to forget about her old life and become another person weighted heavily on her. [color=8dc73f][b]"After you left me in the clearing Marcia found me, I thought she was you so I didn't try to hide my hands until it was to late. She found out about me, Aaron. She knows, but not just about me she knows about the elves. I don't know if that should be a good thing or not!"[/b][/color]

Aaron had a stern look on his face. While he was upset at Kate for being careless he did his determination to protect family overshadowed that. [color=fff200][b]"Did she say anything to you? Anything weird?"[/b][/color], he had read Kate's acceptance letter into Orean so he knew there were students here with not so normal backgrounds. Perhaps Marcia was one of them. Kate searched her memories for what Marcia had said to her. In truth she could not remember much besides the essentials as. [color=8dc73f][b]"All I remember was her saying she met elves at her village in Hereford three thousand years ago"[/b][/color], 

[color=fff200][b]"Maybe she a vampire? Something with immortality we know that for sure"[/b][/color]

[color=8dc73f][b]"There was something else she said but I don't know what it means, she said in another language"[/b][/color], Kate recited Marcia's words to the best of her ability though it was missing a few parts to it. 

[color=fff200][b]"...get some sleep. I'll talk to you in the morning"[/b][/color], Aaron picked up his bags and headed back to his dorm. Kate headed back to her dorm as well.

[u][b][i]Waking Up...[/i][/b][/u]

Kate didn't get much sleep. After what happened last night she was afriad her secret would be revealed to everyone. She had tried to comfort herself with the thought that if Marci told anyone they'd just ignore her but it didn't help. That morning she awoke looking drained of evergy which was true as she didn't return to her dorm immediately after the conclusion of her conversation with Marcia. [color=8dc73f][i]"Guess I should get ready for class..."[/i][/color], she thought to herself as she headed to the bathroom. After a shower, brushing of the teeth and the other parts of her morning ritual Kate headed out of her dorm towards class. She wasn't in the mood for breakfast, the fear of being found out kept her focused on just getting through the day. 
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Yesterday proved to be an interesting first day at Orean. Most of it ent by in a blur but what stood out was the final events of the night. After what Kate had told him Aaron went straight to his dorm and began to search up what he could on Marcia. He searched up Hereford and while there was plenty of information on the settlement there was little about local folklore concerning elves. As for the phrase which was spoken all he could translate was, [b]"I am of Hereford...Witch with the devil...burned the village"[/b]. So was that it? Was Marcia a witch? Did she really burn down a village? If that was true, and it probably was, then for Kate to be roommates with this person was extremely dangerous. 

When Aaron awoke he still had the memory of last night fresh in his mind. He got ready for the day and grabbed his skateboard and research notes. Once out the door he searched around for Kate. She needed to know what they were dealing with before they made a plan on how to deal with their new problem.