Cold Nights -Anyonez-

[icymorpher]

A sigh escaped the Mihael's soft lips as she lowered her gaze from the high above sky. A blanket of darkness covered the sky, dotted with small orbs of light but the sky lacked a moon tonight. It had decided to play hide and seek behind the thin clouds instead of letting it's light shine down on the choppy lake. Yes, she was at the lake in the middle of the night. Common sense had taken a vacation apparently as she strolled down from the castles front steps and into the night.

It was cold! When had it gotten to be so low in temperature? She shoved her hands into her hoodie's pockets, in an attempt to keep them warm as she continued on, glad for the warmth. Her jeans were torn and her hair was pulled back and out of her face.... well, most of it anyway. Her choppy bangs fell into her eyes as she continued on, not really knowing where she would end up.

Wandering is not exactly what she wanted tonight, but her choices were limited seeing as how late it was. Her bright hazel/red eyes found their way up to a lower branch of a tree which was situated near the lakes shore, towering over the small third year. She could make it to that branch if she put some effort into it. She found it more comforting to be above the ground for some odd reason. Oh well, that's just the kind of person she was. An odd one.

With a faint smirk suddenly crossing her lips, she leaped up with inhuman like strength and landed lightly upon the sturdy branch She steadied herself before standing and looking around at her new surroundings. The smile was still visible as she took a seat, with her back to the thick trunk. Allowing one leg to fall over the side of the wood, she stared ahead into the night, giving her mind permission to wonder off, but not too far. She must have permitted her mind to wonder father than she wished, for she did not notice the figure standing below, where she had been standing previously.

[Oliver Mannequin]

Cold as it was outside, the boy left the castle and headed to what the people call the Walker Lake. He wore a hoddie and his jeans. His converse old but to him, it didn't look old and wore out, it looked nice. He didn't know what he would do outside though. What is there to do.

Besides the coldness around him, the darkness lay on the land. It was nighttime after all. He wasn't tired. He wasn't ready to go to sleep yet and he knew that if he stayed too long, he might get caught. ON what? Being outside? Yes. He had heard that there are these...students would just wonder out in the night to search for students staying out. To be honest, he doesn't care. His excuse would be 'im new here'. Hopefully though, he could get away with that.

He didn't notice anyone out in the lake so he headed to the tree. He looked around him; the lake was glistening and the moon shone brightly. He didn't notice anyone around. He didn't feel any stares. How could he when he was all alone?

[icymorpher]

The Mihael moaned quietly as she leaned her head back against the rough bark. It had been an uneventful term so far and had left this third year with little to do around the castle. She had been making an attempt to make a few more friends, but so far she had only run into a few other students. She was doing a rather pathetic job in her opinion. She sighed once again as her gaze was drawn toward the sky.

The moon was the only source of light tonight, but it still bathed the castles grounds in a pale glow. It illuminated the area around her enough to see a shadow cross the grounds from the corner of her eye. She quickly glanced down to see that she was not the only one out at this late of an hour. Who was it? Ally focused her gaze on the figure which was moving across the dead grass. She knew him, well.... had meet him once before anyway. His name escaped her at the moment but as he drew closer she was sure she had met him before. On the train perhaps....

It suddenly dawned on her who he was. Oliver. What was he doing out here? Then again, why was Ally out here? She shrugged the thought off and turned her attention back to the chilly waters of the lake. She must have spaced out again for when she lowered her eyes to the ground below, there he was. As he stood there, Allison began to debate whether or not to say hello. He had seemed like the quiet type back on the train, but then again Allison was not all that social herself. She bit her lower lips as she continue to make the decision if she would make her presence known or not. Maybe he would notice her? Or not. With yet another sigh, she sat up and swung her other leg over the branch she was currently sitting on and looked around for another branch to hold onto as she jumped down. It would have been easy for the girl to simply jump down, but it would look a bit odd if a student randomly jumped down from a tree and landed right in front of you.

Just as she found what she had been seeking, she heard a loud snap. The branch vibrated under her as she looked down to see that the branch she had chosen to sit upon was not as sturdy as she had first thought it to be. Before she could grab onto anything else, the wood gave way and she felt to the ground with a loud thud. "Ouch..." She muttered, opening her eyes to find Oliver standing in front of her. "Uh....Hello," She said stupidly, not exactly sure what to say after her graceful entrance.

[Oliver Mannequin]

He was wrong. How could he been. He was so sure that no one was around. Ollie was sure that he is all alone outside. All alone staring at the lake. But he was wrong. There is another person besides him there. Her name being Ally, or at least that's what Ollie thinks the girl had claimed herself to be.

How had this came upon? Well, the boy was just standing, somewhat hypnotized by the the lake when suddenly, through the quiet and calmness around him, she fell. Fell from where you might ask? The tree. But what was she doing there? Had she been there all this time? Who knows.

Oliver looked at the girl curiously then he looked up to where she had fallen from. Ollie looked back at her and gave her the look of concern. Is she alright. From where he is standing, it seem that she had taken a pretty long fall. Okay, well not that long but it was still a hard fall. Is she alright? That's what Ollie was trying to ask her, without taking of course.

"Uh....Hello,"

Pretty odd thing to say when one has fallen, he thought but that's what Oliver would have done if he was in the same position. Maybe. Ollie smiled at the girl and waved at her. It is an odd thing to do, just wave at someone who had just said hi to you after she has fallen from a tree but that was what Ollie do. Of course, the boy offered his hand to her to help her up afterwards.

[icymorpher]

The look on his face was not one of questioning her sanity, but one of concern. As if asking if she was alright. Of course she was but the feeling of stupidity was slowly washing over her as she continued to stare up at the guy. She began to wonder why he was not commenting her fall. As his gaze looked up to see where she had come from she was reminded how quiet he had been on the train and how he had wandered off to someplace.... He was just a quite kind of person, she guessed.

Most people would have raised an eye brow as he waved at her from above. What an odd thing to do. But then again, this Mihael was not 'most people'. She smiled happily back up at him as he waved. She would have returned the gesture if he had not offered his hand to help her up, which she took gratefully. "Thanks," She stated once she was on her own two feet again. She quickly brushed off the dead leaves from her pants before turning her hazel eyes to him once more.

The smile was still set upon the third years lips as she introduced herself, "I'm Ally.... I think we met on the train," She said, the smile never fading. She didn't know if he recalled her or not. Better to be safe than sorry. She was just glad to have someone to converse with, even if he didn't feel like speaking, it was a good feeling to have company sometimes. Then again.... what if he didn't want her around? What if he had ventured into the ground to fine solitude? The smile faltered at this thought. Well, if he wished for her to go the she would. "Wacha doing out here?" She asked, tilting her head a bit, "If you want to tell me that is," She added, the smile suddenly appearing once again.

[Oliver Mannequin]

Ollie smiled at the girl. Glad to help he was but is she alright? Again, that was the question on his mind. From what it seems like, the girl is and he knew that he could not get the answer from her by simply standing there looking at her or anything like that. He knew he must talk. He couldn't' get away with not talking anyway. He knew that sooner or later, something is going to make him talk. Curiosity? Questions?

Oliver nodded at the girl. Of course he remembers her. She was the girl that asked if he, Ollie, was James' twin. Ollie just smiled at her, or so that's what he remembered doing before minutes later, he felt like leaving and so he did that.

"Wacha doing out here?" The girl asked him and added a little comment. Of course, now he has to talk. It would be rude of him to just leave her hanging. That's like someone giving you a high five and you just stand there, leaving them hanging, waiting for that high-five that you oh-so forgotten to give.

"I was wondering. You?" Ollie asked her.

[icymorpher]

Apparently the introduction had been unnecessary. Oh well, not like it mattered that she had stated her name twice. She just got to have the pleasure of doing so. A sudden wind tore through the stillness, causing goose bumps to rise on her pale arms. She shuddered slightly as the cool wind whipped against her cheeks. "Chilly huh?" She asked with a small smile complimented with a faint laugh. The girl wrapping her arms around her torso in an attempt to keep herself warm. The third year usually did not enjoy the cold but there had been nothing much else to do in the dark halls of the castle. She was less likely to get caught out here anyway. This was probably why people stayed in on cold fall nights. They would much rather be in their snug little beds in the heat. That didn't sound too bad at the moment. Maybe she would hunt out some hot chocolate after she returned to the safety of the castles stone walls.

"I was wondering. You?"

"Same. Couldn't sleep." Well, it seemed like he didn't mind the girl being there. He had spoken to her after all. She fell silent, not sure of what to say next. Her gaze shifted to the lake. The moon's light refracted off it's surface beautifully as she continued to stare at it's smooth surface. "What house are you in?" She asked randomly, turning back to him. She had already held this conversation with his brother but he had not participated. Maybe he would do so this time.

((Gah! Shortness sorry ))

[Oliver Mannequin]

As Ollie waited for the girl's reply, a wind passed by them. He only felt the soft breeze of it since he was wearing his hoodie. The hood was not up but he was well protected from the coldness. The leaves swayed a little by the soft passing of the breeze and he saw the girl shiver. "Chilly huh?" she said and Ollie just nodded although he did not feel it much because of the wind.

Ollie took off his sweater and offered it to her. He was alright with the cold and it seem like she needed it more than him so he gave it to her. Plus, she did make a comment that it was chilly out. Chilly could be in other words cold, even though it was not that cold.

"Mihael?" Ollie answered the girl's next question. Of course he answered it in a question way because he was not so sure that that was the way to pronounce the house name that he has gotten to. Strange place it is but it seems nice being there. He is sure though that he had never met anyone from his house. Or at least anyone he knew that was in his house. Maybe there is someone but he was not informed of it.

"What house are you in again?" Ollie asked Ally. He could not remember what she had said to be honest. For all he knew, she could be at any house in the school. What house has Jasmin gotten to? Ollie had no idea. He hadn't seen her in a while. Ollie knew that James got into a house named Gryffindor.

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