Alone at the Lake [open]

[rathstcroix21212]

Rath sat alone by the edge of the lake and threw stones into the water and watched it ripple around. He thought about if he would make friends or enemies since he had just been accepted and he had just one friend so far. He pulled his wand out of his cloak and pointed it at a rock and said "Wingardium Leviosa" the rock rose into the air and he flicked his wrist and it skipped across the water 3 times before falling in.

[icymorpher]

Ally hated being so shy at times. She was now a second year and yet she only had one good friend. She sighed, her eyes rising upward to the sky. She was perched upon a rock on the sandy beach of the lake. Her outfit consisted of a black tank top and jeans. She sighed once more before jumping off the rock and began making her way across the lake. She crossed her arms over her stomach, her bangs falling into her eyes as she lowered her gaze to see someone skipping rocks not too far away.

She made her way over to him, pausing slightly as she drew nearer. "Hey, want some company?" She asked in a light tone.

[rathstcroix21212]

The first year Slytherin turned to to look at the girl that had spoken. "I'd love some company." he said to the 2nd year Mihael and smiled. He didn't smile much. But then again he never had much reason to.

"Im Rath." he said. "What's your name?" He threw another rock into the water.

[icymorpher]

Ally returned the smile and watched the ripples in the water as he threw another stone into the lake. She turned back to him, the smile still playing across her lips. "It's nice to meet you Rath. I'm Ally DeVeaux." She introduced herself. She sat down next to him and crossed her legs. She picked up a smooth stone and rolled it between her fingers. "Are you a first year?" she asked interested.

[rathstcroix21212]

His face felt hot when she sat next to him and he said "Yeah this is my first year here." He tossed another rock into the water. "What about you?"

[icymorpher]

"I'm a second year Mihael actually." She replied, turning her gaze from the stone to look at him. She could have thought he would have been older but she had been wrong before. Her cheeks bacame hot as she looked into her eyes and she looked out at the lake quickly. She threw the sone and watched it skip a few times before sinking below the surface.

[rathstcroix21212]

"Nice one." He watched the rock skip and fall in the water. "So what was it like your first year? Did you make lots of friends? And did you have a boyfriend back then?" He skipped another stone.

[icymorpher]

"Thanks," She replied with a brief smile. She picked up another stone but was not focused on it as she looked back at him as he began to ask her questions. "My first year huh?" she repeated, thinking back to the first day she wandered around the castle. She had ended up meeting her best friend from long ago here at the lake. She smiled at the memory. "I didn't do much. Just attended class. I was not very social." she added a bit sheepishly with a shrug. Since she had not taken to talking to the older students she did not have many friends. "I don't have many friends," she added in a slightly sadder tone. "And I didn't, don't have a boyfriend." She answered his question turning to him with a smile. "So, do you have many friends yet?" She asked him in return.

[rathstcroix21212]

"I have one friend at the moment,but Im trying to make new ones." He smiled some. "Im not all that social either. And..." He laughed a bit. "I dont really attend class to much...so you can guess Im not the teachers pet." He stared at his reflection in the water and tossed a stone at it and it rippled and distorted.

[icymorpher]

Ally stuck her tongue out. She did not like class, but she was not in any hurry to be kicked out and return home. "I don't like classes either. I never was a teachers pet." she added with a small laugh. She watched as he tossed in a stone at his reflection. She decided to ask another question. "Who's your friend?" Stupid question, but she was out of ideas at the moment. Since she did not talk to people that much she was never one to start conversations. This was a large step, talking to someone as cute as him.

[rathstcroix21212]

"Illusion Rayne,3rd year Mihael. You might have seen her around before. She introduced me to Trio's." He looked at her. "Were best friends, her and I. Who made you want to come here?" He moved a few centimeters closer to her.

[icymorpher]

"Illusion Rayne, huh?" She began to think back, to see if she had met her or not. She drew up blank. "Nope. Usually keep to myself if I'm not being dragged along to join in the fun at Hogwarts." She smiled at him before answering. "Ashley Lovegood. She's a fifth year Hufflepuff. She was my best friend when we were little." She said, her smile remaining on her lips as she thought back. "No one made me want to come. My dad's a wizard so I inherited magic from him. I really wanted to get out of my home and come to where Ashley was. So I guess it was my decision."

[rathstcroix21212]

"Cool. My father is a wizard but he didnt really care that much about me after my mom and my brother died..." He moved a little closer when she wasnt looking.

[icymorpher]

"I'm sorry..." She said sincerely, turning to look at him, tearing her eyes from the water. She noticed that he had been edging closer to her, this caused a smile to play around the corners of her mouth. "My little brother is quite annoying." She continued the conversation, all the while the heat rushing to her face caused her cheeks to burn pink.

[rathstcroix21212]

He smiled. He became reminiscent of Mikhail. "My little brother Mikhail was always annoying too. It must be a thing about little brothers." He smiled a bit. His black hair blew around a bit in the breeze.The green and black robe he wore flapped some.

[icymorpher]

Ally laughed. "Yeah probably. It's like they come programed to annoy older siblings." She joked with a smile. When was the last time she had smiled so much? She could not recall, but the expression felt good, like it belonged on her fair lips. She lifted her hand to brush some hair out of his eyes with a light smile. "So, what kind if music do you like?" She asked, pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them.

[rathstcroix21212]

"Rock, mainly. But I like all music really. I like to have an open range." He smiled. "What about you?" He looked at her and moved a small bit closer.

[icymorpher]

She shrugged at his question. "I love rock, and I like almost anything. Except country." She added, with a smile. She did not know why but country was the only kind of music that she did not enjoy. She turned her gaze to look out at the lake for moment. Her eyes reflected the sun which was sparkling off the now choppy waters surface. A nice breeze blew past them, causing her hair to fall into her eyes once more. With a sigh, she brushed them away before turning her attention back to Rath.

[rathstcroix21212]

"Yeah country isnt really my kind of music either too....twangy....ugh..." Fakes a shiver and laughs.

[icymorpher]

Ally laughed along with him. "Could not agree more." Unsure of what to say next, she hugged her knees more tightly and rested her chin upon her knees. She stared out at the lake, her mind wandering a bit. She could feel that Rath had gotten a lot closer since she had sat next to him and was aware of the pink flaming in her cheeks. "Do you have a girlfriend?" She asked, half expecting him to. She kept her gaze steady on the tide going in and out near her feet.