Water? Nahh.

[logan12]

Being new, and not knowing hardly anyone and with his guitar at his side, Logan made his way down to the lake. It wasn't the nicest day out, but good enough for him. The cool wind blew through his hair, sending chills down his back. He zipped up with jacket and kept walking. Out the doors, down the hill, and to the lake. Logan found the largest tree, close to the edge of the lake and sat down. Taking a long deep breath, he stretched out his long legs. Swinging the strap from his guitar over his head, Logan set it down on his lap.

With one hand on the neck of the guitar and the other ready to strum, Logan tried to remember some songs he used to play. It had been a while since he'd played his guitar. After he thought about it for a few seconds, Logan put his fingers on some frets and strumed. He finally remembered a song he used to play for his little sisters. As he played, his eyes moved across the Lake.

[marissa]

It was a lovely day outside. So lovely in fact, that Marissa had decided to go for a tree climb. It had been a while since she had climbed into a tree to sit. She used to do it all the time, but had just been too busy for it lately. This term she had vowed to chill out with her over achieverness...if that was a word, and do more things that she actually liked doing. One of those things was sitting in trees at the lake. It may not sound like a entertaining thing to do, but it was fun to be able to watch and listen to people without them knowing!

Today, she had dressed in jeans and a black and pink striped long sleeve shirt. Her naturally wavy, long, blonde hair was down and her blue eyes sparkeling. It was amzing a persong emotions could show threw their eyes. After being in the tree for some time, she realized that a guy, who looked teeny bit younger than herself, was sitting at the base of the tree. Seeing this as an oportunity to have a conversation with somebody, and perhaps make a friend, Marissa decided to joing him.

Slowly lowering herself to another branch, she let herself drop to the ground beside the boy. "Hey, I'm Marissa." she said with a bright smile, hoping she didn't scare him. It wasn't every day that a girl just drops out of a tree beside you. "Mind if I join you?" she asked, running a hand threw her hair.

[logan12]

Logan looked up just in time to see a girl drop from a branch in the tree. He smiled and watched her fall. ""Hey, I'm Marissa." he heard her say. "Mind if I join you?" With him still smiling, Logan answered, "No, not at all, I'm Logan, nice to meet you." He set his guitar on the ground, leaning up against the trunk of the tree. Logan turned back to the girl, still smiling.

Yet another gust of wind blew through the tree, sending chills through his body. He stuck his hands into the pocket of his jacket trying to warm himself. From what he could see, a group of students were climbing a tree, wich in his opinion didn't look safe. They would climb the tree, then jump out. It looked fun. He laughed to himself, remembering a time when him and his sisters used to climb the tree in their backyard.

[marissa]

"No, not at all, I'm Logan, nice to meet you." Smiling, she sat down beside him under the tree. Whiel in the tree she had lidtened to him playing his guitar, and he was quite good. At least, she thought so. "It's nice to meet you too. I'm Marissa." she replied, smiling at him. It was a gorgeous day outside, and the lake looked beautiful, as usual. It was teh perfect day day to make a new friend!

After looking out over the lake, she turned her attenion back to Logan. "You know, I was listening to you play your guitar while I was in the tree." she began. "And your quite good." she finished, nodding her head at him. Marissa knew a thing or two about music, and so she could tell he was talented. She had always wished she had learned to play.

[logan12]

"Haha, oh thanks. " He smiled looking at his guitar. "Do you play?" Logan asked facing Marissa again. He crossed his out stretched legs and pulled his hand out of his jacket pocket. The lake was beautiful, the sun shined off of it. Like little crystals. Logan's shaggy brown hair blew into his face. He shook his head, making it fall back in place. Logan always loved going to the lake with his father, sometimes he'd go in the water and catch the little minos that would be swimming by. Of course his father would make him through them back. But he loved it more than anything.

[marissa]

Leaning against the tree's thick trunk, Marissa looked at Logan. The first thing she noticed was his amazing hair. Yes, amazing hair. Marissa was a silly girl that always noticed people eyes, and hair. She was kinda obsessed with it actually, hair that is. That was probably why it took her so long to wash hers, because she wanted it to be as healthy as possible. But that was enough thought about hair!! ....For now anyways. hehe

Did Marissa play? haha That was funny. She loved to sing, but had never been able to play the guitar. Her brother had tried to teach her time and time again, but it just never seemed to click with Marissa. Oh well, it was till fun to watch other people play. Especially when they were good, like Logan! "No, my older brother does, but not me. I just love music though." she said nodding her head. "So, how long have you played?"

[logan12]

"Since I was about 8. I wasn't very good at first, but my dad taught me so I eventually got better." He laughed turning to face her again. "Does your brother go to school here?" He asked, hoping it wasn't a personal question. Music and art. He loved to draw also, and was pretty good. He mostly loved to draw people. But anything that caught his eye was perfectly fine also.

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[marissa]

Wow. Since he was eight? That was pretty intense. The only things Marissa did were quidditch and running. She wasn't on teh quidditch team for Ravenclaw, but hoped that one day she would be able to tryout for it. Other than that, she loved to run. Marissa just thought of it to be arandom hobby. She mainly liked it because when she was running, it would clear her head. Also because she liked for the wind to blow her hairl. hehe "Thats a long time. " said impressivly. "Your dad must have taught you well then."

The mentioning of her brother brought a smile to her face. She hadnt seen him in forever. He was a year older, but didnt go to Trios. Ever since the accident that had killed their parents, he hadn't been the same. "No, he doesn't go to school here. He plays too though." she said running a hand up her arm. "So, how do you like it here?" she asked him curiously.

[logan12]

Logan chuckled. "I like it here a lot, I miss my family sometimes though." He answered, thinking about his family. He smiled, coming back to reality. "How about you?" He added, still smiling. He looked at his guitar. It was a very nice one, his dad had bought it for him before he went off to Trio's.

Logan looked up into the sky, the sun had just come out from behind the clouds and warmth spread across his body, sending chills down his back. He sighed, breathing in the fresh air.

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[marissa]

Most people did like it at Trios. Whu wouldn't they? Anything you could ever want was here for you. Plus, the teachers were great, and did their jobs well. Not to mention that there tons of places to go and things to do. The only way it could be better for most students would be for their families to be with them. Marissa always wished she had her brother with her. But she understood that he didn't want to be here. "Yeah, I miss my brother and grandparents." she said nodding.

Marissa wished all the time that she still had her parents, but that didn't bring them back. She just had to put it behind her and move on. It helped that a lot of students at Trio's had lost one, or both of their parents as well, so they knew were she was coming from. Feeling the warmth from the sun made Marissa sigh. "It's a beautiful day." she said, turning her blue eyes towards the lake.

[logan12]

Seeing that Marissa changed the subject, Logan decided to play along. "Very beautiful." He nodded, turning his head to where she was looking. "If you don't mind me asking, are you related to Evelyn Harper?" He smiled at her. Her eyes were a unique shade of blue.

His eyes fell on the lake again, indeed it was very beautiful. He smiled to himself.

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[marissa]

It was just then that Marissa had realized that she had changed the subject. She hadn't meant to. Oh well, it didn't really matter. "Yeah, I come out here all the time to clear my thought and to relax." she said still looking out over the lake. The way the reflection of the sun shimmered off its surface was beautiful. She was so glad to be at Trio's. Sure, sometimes it was annoying having so much homework. But all in all, being here was the best thing that could have ever happened to Marissa.

Hmm...Evelyn Harper? The name didn't ring a bell, but you never know. "Umm...I dont believe so. Does she go here?" she asked curiously. She didn't know anybody else around here that had her last name. That was interseting. Very interesting.

[logan12]

"Yeah, she's my date to the ball." He replied, noticing her confused look. "I just thought maybe you were related, since her last name is Harper." He smiled, she looked very interested at the subject. He just always thought they were cousins or something, just never bothered to ask. As he waited for her next reaction, thought about his cousin, Isaac, wondering whether or not he was getting used to the whole 'new school' thing.

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[marissa]

Ahhh. So there was another Harper running around here. That was pretty cool. Marissa supposed that she had a common last name. Not that it really matter. "Oh okay. So is she a first year?" she asked curiously. She figured she probably was. So she was his date to the ball, huh? The Halloween Ball.... The one Marissa was most likely not going to.

She never went to any of the dances. It wasn't because she was one of those girls that thought they were stupid or anything. She just never got asked, and assumed that she just wasn't "date material". It was all good though. She would spend the night finding something to get into. It shouldn't be too hard to find something fun to do on Halloween night. "Thats cool though. I'm sure you'll have fun though. Not that I would know cause I havn't been to one yet. They sound fun though." she said smiling at him.

[logan12]

"Yep." He said with a big grin. "Do you know her?"

"Yeah, loads of fun...why aren't you going?" He looked at her, kind of confused like. "Like ever? Are you, what, like a second...third year," He added, but he stopped not wanting to make a big deal about it. He smiled at her, just so she new he wasn't over doing it.

[marissa]

Marissa shook her head. "No, I dont know her, but since I havn't heard of her I just figured she had to be a fist year." she Marissa. She liked to keep up to date on who was new around the castle. Not for any particular reason, but just because she was a bit nosy. hehe

She couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. She forgot that most people at Trio's loved going to the balls. And why shouldn't they? "Umm. Yeah, I've never been to one and I'm a third year." she said biting her bottom lip lightly. She wasn't ashamed of it, but she had to admit that it sounded odd. "I just umm. Never get asked." she added, looking over at him. God, she sounded pathetic. "It's cool though. I'm probably not a great dancer anyway." she said with a laugh.

[logan12]

Logan smiled, "Awwh, I bet you're a great dancer." He said, trying to cheer her up. His hair fell into his face once again. He raised his hand to place it back in place. Logan laughed, "My stupid hair, it's always in the way."

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[marissa]

Awww. How cute. Mister Logan was trying to make her feel better about herself! If only he knew how much of a klutz she really was. If he was around her long enough he would see that she fell over everything, and nothing at all! hehe Such a silly girl she was. "No, I probably wouldn't." she said seriously, with an ammused smile. "I have enough trouble walking without tripping. Let alone dancing."

She was silent for a moment as she pictured herself dancing. Wow. It was not a pretty sight. Shaking her head, she laughed. "Yeah, my hair sometimes gets on my nerves as well." she said, grabbing a piece and holding it up. "Sometimes I wish I didn't have so much of it. But I know I could never cut it short." she added, eyeing her long strands of hair.