Highest of heights! *Illusion*

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley scratched her knee again and moaned in pain. Why does she keep hurting herself you ask? All of her life Ash had been a climber. She was up in the Dallin Tower climbing trying to eventually reach a ledge that leads to the roof. Problem was if she fell near the top she would fall off of the edge of the tower. Ashley blew a strand of her hair out of her eyes. she took it behind her year after it fell back into her face. Now she was getting frustrated. "Ugh! why can't i do this." She always did drastic things when she was mad and right now she was pretty much furious. Not with anybody there but with her family. Ashley sent ten letters to them in the past twenty days but they won't send a thing back and she hadn't heard from Jes. (her sister,) in like forever. She hated the feeling of being cut of from her family.

One more attempt then she would take a break for a bit. She climbed and struggled holding onto her life. But again she fell but jumped to the left thankfully not falling. She said down frustrated. Ash glance out to the landscape. It was around dusk and the sky was becoming beautiful. She sighed layed down on her back.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

Illusion, was basicly a empty shell. Why you ask? Because he long term boyfriend Cody, and herself had broken up recently. Sad you say. You bet your shoe strings it's sad. Sure, friendship was, going to be their title. Friends. Something about that word, when it was mixed with Cody, didn't seem right. She felt they needed to be more than friends. Illusion and Cody had their problems. But who didn't? It's all that seemed to happen right now. Relationships we're going down the drain. Now, Cody and Illusions names we're added to the list of recent break ups. How sad..

Illusion walked up the long stair case, up to the Dallin Tower. She always felt thousand, times better the higher she went. Sure, her sister was afraid of heights. But why did the Mihael girl have to be. Well she wasn't. Taking each step, thinking of everything that had gone on, for the past term or so. Wow, Illusions life was screwed up. Jacob, loved her. Cody and her we're friends. Brie and Bryce broke up. Bryce and Amy might get back together. Austin and Ania might hook up. Brent and Symantha might hook up. Samantha and Xianex we're going to break up, but desided against it. Now, the most recent, other than Illusions and Cody's was Brayden and Nessa. And poor Brie was in the mess of it. Illusions best friend.

Looking around, she saw Ashley Tapping, Cody's good friend, up ahead, struggling with the stairs. Raising a eye brow, Illusion walked up towards her. "Having trouble Ash? Need any help. Or maybe someone to talk to, so you can think less about your, fear of heights?" asked Illusion. "and don't worry about it. My sister is afraid of heights, it's not a big deal."

[Ashley Tapping]

Ash turned around to see Illsion Rayne. Cody's exgirlfriend. "Yeah i am having trouble. And do want someone to talk too." Ashley sighed and added, "I am not normally scared of heights but for some reason i am tonight." Ashley had just recently heard about Illusion & Cody. SHe didn't get it. People everywhere in every different house were having problems or not hacing problems with relationships. Hogwarts wasn't just about love and stuff! "So what brings you up here?" she asked brushing her bangs out of her face.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"It's cool.. I have a fear, of the dark, spiders and people like Ally Trinton..." she said with a crooked grin. Ah, fear of Ally Trinton. Well she wasn't nessasarily afraid of the little twit. She just hated her with a deep passion, Ally might have been the tip of the scale that helped Cody and Illy break up. She smiled as Ashley asked her what she was doing around the Dallin tower. "Ah nothing really. Just wanted to get a clear head. To much to think about, everything seemed to happen all at once. But it's alright. Everything always turns out in the end, somehow." Illusion said. "What about you? What brings you around?" she asked.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley shared the fear of spiders. She loathed them. "I hate spiders too." she told hr with a little smile. Not much had brought the young Gryffie up to the tower. "Really.. I just didn't have anything to do and i like coming up here when i am upset for some reason." she told her shrugging. Being up in the tower and looking out over the landscape reminded her of home. She was never really a city girl. She hated shopping more than anything. She figured why go shopping while you could be like riding horeses or hiking? "I heard about you and Cody.... Sorry to hear it. Why exactaly did you two break up?" she asked Illusion. Maybe they had a fight? Or maybe they just decided to be friends? There were rumors going around and Ash didn't know what to beleive anymore.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

Illusion frowned for a few seconds. "Well. We've had some disagreements in the past. I think it was just time for us to let go. Cody kept disapearing. We hardly ever talked. It was just time. We've desided to just be friends.. Maybe work things out. If not. Oh well. It was good while it lasted." she told Ashley with a shrug. Illusion smiled again. "Yeah.. I don't know many people who enjoy, spiders. How could you? With their evil little 8 legs, that seem so unatural. Or those eyes. Just thinking about them, gives me goose bumps." she said with a laugh. She had to agree with Ashley. The castle grounds, looking out, towards the lake, and the forest. That was amazing, it reminded Illusion of her home with her da.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley laughed and agreed saying. "I know excepially daddy long legs i hate who stringy thier legs look. But then again i hate how hairy the legs are on other spiders." she added with a grin. So they agreed to just be friends. Ashley sighed and then asked, "Do you want to get back together with him?" Cody was really nice in just about everyway. Ashley sighed and thought who wouldn't want to get back together with him. He was a cool guy. Illusion was lucky.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"I don't know..It's just a complicated matter... Appart of me, I do. Another part of me doesn't. I'm just a boggle of confusing thoughts. I think I just have to see what he wants. Somehow... I doubt we will. That poor boy, I sometimes don't know if her understands which way is up sometimes. I really do love him, don't get me wrong. I just don't think it's what it used to be." she told her. Illusion knew, about Cody and Ashleys past, together. If Cody wanted to get back with Ashley, it wouldn't hurt Illy at all. To many things, to think about. Somehow, Illusion didn't want to think about it. Not so soon. Illusion nodded her head. "Yes.. Spiders are, horrible little creatures, that I don't even like to look at them. Normally, when I see one, I just hex it. Or I'll throw a chair or a really heavy book at it." she said with a grin.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ash listened to Illusion. She understood that happened to her with Max but then decided on not getting together. Ashley laughed at hexing a spider. "I have never tryed that. But im going to next time i see one. Yeha normally all i do is grab something that is long and hard. Then i stand at a good distant and wack the spider hard." she said laughing. Ashley really didn't mind spiders as long as they kept out of her way and she never had to see one or be anywhere as like 100 ft. by one. She thought that they were only useful for one thing. And that it. eating flyies. Ashley had recently heard that Illusion had a younger sister now at Trios. Kel. "How is your sister doing? Last i checked with my friend Austinhe was taking her to the dance. Right?" she asked her.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"She's alright.. Getting used to British life style. She was born in Asia. In Singapore. Her and I, and my cousin Brent, have had some differences. She didn't like Cody and I together. And, Brent, who's a hard core Rocker, never got along with her. It was abit rough during the break, hearing the two argue all the time. She and Austin Davis did go together. But Austin went and found his crush Ania. Who's like my sister as well. But Kel was fine with it. She knew the two we're into each other. It was just a matter of time..." Illusion said with a shrug. Ah Keladry, she was a main appart of Illusions headache. Sometimes, Illusion wanted to kick her adopted sister, she was a huge pain. Now that Cody and Illy we're broken up. Maybe Keladry would be abit more on Illusions side, and try to make her older sister, feel a tad bit better. But Illusion doubted it. "Yes, hard things, to throw are wonderful. But Hexing is highly effective. Just hope that it doesn't, backfire and come back at you. So always do it at an angle. Or you might go to the Hospital Wing."

[Ashley Tapping]

Ash listened to Illusion tell her about her family. Ashley nodded at the parts that she understood, like Kel and Austin going to the dance. "I didn't know that Austin and Ania got together." she said with her eyebrows raised. Mental note: 'send owl to Austin,' she thought to herself. Ashley laughed and said. "Okay so hex at an angle... Got it." Ashley smiled and said. "So how did Austin and Ania get to gether?" she asked her looking a little bit confused.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

Illusion shook her head. "I didn't say they got together.. I just said, that it might happen. Ania and Austin, well I suppose they are trying not to make their relationship go to fast. I haven't talked with Kel or Ania, about it. I don't want to spread anything that isn't true. Especially when I'm not sure about the facts. I've been appart of gossip, around this place. I don't want it to happen to someone else." she told Ashley. There was to much drama at this school. Illusion, honestly was getting tired of all her friends getting into the middle of it. Avoiding it, is something that's harder than what people think.

[Ashley Tapping]

"Ohh" Ash said she nodding her head again. There was alot of gossip going around the school. Like you see one thing and hear another. Really Ashley didn't believe half of the gossip that she got told. Ashley sighed and decided to keep the conversation mving by saying. "So are you or Kel taking classes?" Ashley had been excited about classes but as soon as she got the homework for history of magic she wasn't so excited anymore. But other than History of Magic and herbolegy (or howeve it is spelled!) classes were going pretty well.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"Of course I am.. I didn't get to become a 4th year, without going to classes. It would be pretty cool though. To skip classes and go up in the world. It's alittle to much sometimes.. Thinking that, alot of students, get jobs in their 5th year. I only have another year, before I take that step." she said with a shrug. "Do you have any idea on what your going to do when you get out of school Ashley?" asked Illusion with a raise of her eye brow. "But don't get me wrong. Classes are fun. You get to learn, everything about this magical life we live."

[Ashley Tapping]

"Yeah will see i didn't know for sure, because i got to go up to second year with out ging to classes in my first year." she said shrugging. Ash had no idea what she wanted to do when she got up to the fith year or out of school. "No clue what i want to do... You?" she asked returning the question. She had never really thought about it until now. But then she relized that she was only a second year so she didn't need to be thinking about it.... Just yet.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"I haven't a clue.. But that's just fine. Not everyone is going to know what they want to be when they get older. My brother he knew the moment he stepped foot into Durmstrange. Me I don't have a single clue on where I'm going to belong when I get out of this place. Which is fine with me... " she said with a shrug. "And yeah.. I had the same thing happen to me when I was a 2nd year. I got booted up to a 3rd year and I had no idea why."

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley didn't think that you had to know what you wanted to be by third year. Maybe an Auror. That would probably be fun. Ash nodded agreeing with Illy It was fine with her too. She didn't care. And she wanted to focus on that at graduation! Ashely sighed and said, "Well i need to be going. I have homework for History of Magic i still need to finesh. Talk to ya later?" she asked her smiling. She really didn't have a chart to do. She just wanted to go to the owlery and send her family a letter in private.

[Illusion Avery Rayne]

"Sounds cool with me.. Beware of Spiders, and don't drink the pumpkin juice when given to you by a Slytherin.." Illusion said with a smirk. "And I'll find you again some other time.. I have to go search for my missing kitty..." she told Ashley, with a wave she headed back down the stairs, skipping steps as she did, she was going to try and find Sam or Brie. Maybe even Jacob.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ash smiled and said back, "Okay thanks i will keep that in mind." She grinned as Illy walked down the stairs. She looked once more out at the sky and then followed. Making her way to the owlery.

[wow supper short!!!)