[color=7bcdc8][h1][center]Ariana Lane[/center][/h1][/color]

Sighing softly and pausing just before reaching the edge of the forest that acted as a shortcut, Ariana crouched down and gently ran her pale fingers trough black-white fur. cerulean-blue eyes met warm gray before a rou rough tongue gently swiped along her left cheek. 

[color=7bcdc8]"I know girl, now on home you go. [/color] Ariana stated softly, rising to her feet and gesturing with her left hand towards the now well-worn path they traveled. A whine of protest escaped into the slightly frigid air, Ariana reached forward and gently wrapped her fingers around the warm snout. She shook it gently before letting go, another lick was placed on her wrist before her dog turned and began to trot home, tail high in the air. Shaking her head in amusement, Ariana turned and glance both ways before crossing the street that separated the forest from the school before it, her black boots softly thudding on the concrete as she nears the building that was as much a place of education as it was hell. 

Tucking her hands into the front pockets of her leather jacket, Ariana dodged around a group of cheerleaders and continued on her way, her gray eyes scanning the halls as she absently allows her whirling mind to shuffle through the blurry images of the nightmare that woke her up last night. She could make out white wings and light so bright it seemed to rival the sun's brightness, the feel of something gritty clinging to skin as screams and snarls fill the air around the blurry image of a girl in white, a boy standing before her as it to protect her. Ariana blinked trice and shook the images away, her feet automatically guiding her to the first class of the day, her heavy eyes blinking once more as she passes through the door and pauses long enough to scan the room and spot a seat near the window. 

She wondered briefly if she'd be able to doze off for a bit, the good thing about being awake before anyone else usually meant that she could easily dress and leave before anyone offered to drive her to school. She refused the bus idea when it was posed with a vehement shake of her head and and pointed look at her older brother, he'd only raised his hands and stated that Essa was to go with her. That was the deal, she could leave early if she chose but Essa was to follow and a note left on the fridge for her brother. Absently tugging her sketchbook out of her messenger bag, Ariana began to draw, her gray eyes focusing on the darkening sky above as the sounds and voices faded to nothing around her. [@corrosive]