"Absolutely," The boy said with a Russian accent. "I'm Mikhail." Willow thanked him and sat down shyly. His accent reminded her of an old friend she had before... before things 'changed'. His name was Nikolia, and he'd been one of her closets friends. She missed him quite a lot, but there was nothing that could be done no matter how much she tried. Not after That Night... No, never. Her expression saddened and her eyes darkened before the red-headed teenager became impassive and she looked at the others from the corner of her eye.

He watched as she sat down and Will knew since she could feel the stare. He kept checking her out from the corner of his eye ever so often as the conversation continued with the other students. She glanced around, noticing how everyone was eating. Her stomach grumbled at the thought, though she didn't know what the portion sizes. More so, she didn't know what some of the food even was since her family could only afford so much of it. Occasionally, they would make enough money and so would she. When that happened, they would buy some more food but that was once in a blue moon. And after That Night, she wasn't much of an eater...

Just then, Tia's voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked at Tia and listened to her speak. "You're welcome." She managed a faint smile, then frowned. "It seems to be... I mean, I don't know how this stuff is happening if it wasn't real. It would be difficult to make special effects like these and whatever else." She glanced over, watching a kid freeze his water before making it normal again. She gestured Tia to watch and then looked at her. "I think so." 

Terraline came back with a plate filled with food as well as Sage, who was on her heels. She stifled a laugh. He was almost like a puppy and it was day one. "Good choice, that's some of my favorite food right there." He said to Terry with a smirk, pulling her chair out. He sat beside her and looked up at her. "Here you go, mate." He had that playful, boyish smile on his lips, yet he was being sincere. Those two seemed like they were going to be best friends. Will could sense it. She looked away, her gaze becoming distant. In the background, she heard Sage saying to Terry, "So, mate, what's your schedule like? How about you, Tia? Want to exchange schedules?"

[i]"That's my favorite. Are you going to eat it or should I just fucking take it?"[/i] Willow tensed, the flashback beginning to creep up on her. The memories she had tried so hard to repress were going to surface. Her gaze became distant briefly before she silenced her fists hard enough to leave marks in her palms. Still, it wasn't over. [i]"You look like a stick. I could snap you in half with my bare hand if I wanted to. Maybe I will some day." [/i] 

Will abruptly stood up, just as Mikhail left just as suddenly. She watched for a moment before her head shot up rapidly. The sense of being watched consumed her, and she gazed around with panic. [i]Please, no,[/i] Will thought. [i]Not here, not now... Not ever.[/i] As she turned to look at the shadows, she found nothing. Willow sighed in relief before going in line to get a small bowl of eggs and returning. She wondered where Mikhail went off to. He didn't seem to be okay, and she wanted to check up on him. Will followed him, keeping her head up and passing Xander and the guards. Her eyebrows furrowed. Why did they need guards for and did they have to be watched like they were dangerous animals? 

Shaking her head, she finally found where he went: his bedroom. Seeing the double bed,s she realized that they would have room-mates and internally groaned. Hopefully her room-mate would be bale to tolerate her. She looked at Mikhail who was covered in metal armor and stared, wide-eyed. What the heck? Shaking her head once more at the bizarre situation, she went up to him and saw how tense he was laying. Willow went up to his side and shook his shoulder. "Mikhail?" She called. "Mikhail!" She swallowed and did it again and then stepped back in fear of being struck out of shock or fear from whatever he was seeing. She had seen people lash out after having a nightmare and had learned her lesson. "Mikhail, are you alright?"