.:: Lost In My Mind ::.

[blackkat13]

I placed one foot in front of the other, slowly walking along the very edge of the rickety pier. My arms were spread out to help me balance, my sleeves pulled up and clutched in my fists to keep my hands warm. I was actually wearing normal clothes, my old, stained jeans, my dark gray zip-up hoodie, a pair of well worn sneakers and a Gryffindor scarf wrapped around my neck. My breath billowed out in front of my face in the form of small clouds and the gray sky above reflected in my eyes.

The water of the lake was glassy, undisturbed except for the odd rain drop which was becoming more common. I felt the rain fall harder than before, forming fat drops that fell to earth with the soft pitter patter of the begining of a rain storm. I was glad for my hood that kept my head and my lightly curled locks of midnight black hair dry. On the edge of the pier now I was of want to leave and go back to the castle before I got completely soaked. But at the same time I wanted to stay. The quiet that the storm brought with it made me feel as if I had escaped from time. I was all alone on the pier in my own little world as the rain fell from the sky.

Why was I always alone? I asked myself, shoving my hands into my pockets in an attempt to keep them dry. Why was I such a loner? I just wished that there was someone that understood. My one and only friend Kaily wasn't around right now so I was all alone... as usual. I sighed, watching the cloud of my breath blow fade away. I had only come to Hogwarts a day or so ago and I had yet to figure out how everything worked. Once again in the last ten seconds I wished for some friends that I could just goof off with and not have to worry about apperances. I wish Kaily were here. I looked around and changed my thought, I wish anyone was here. I stood, hands in pockets and hood up, not bothered by the rain that fell all around me, wrapping me in a cocoon of lonesome silence. Letting my mind wander, sadly and freely, exploring the silent void in which I was locked.

[maxx]

The Pier. That was next on his list to explore. His black sweater with the Wal-Mart smiley made him happy today. His black pants that are torn on where his knees are makes him sad because now he has to get patches for them. His brown hair wasn't his favorite part because the boy wants to dye it black and the Mihael doesn't have any black hair spray with him. :[ Maxx was in his happy mood becasue he just knows that it was going to rain and that he thinks that he is going to be the only one who is going to get wet!

Now that it started to rain Maxx put his hood on from his smiley face sweater on and walked on the wood thing that was the pier of the lake. Each step made a bigger vibration from the wood to the water and lots of circles came out. The rain gone to sprinkle to hard and fast like hail but you could destroy it easier anyways. The rain was getting harder and harder he should have brought his jacket but it was too late now. That didn't matter to him anyways because the rain should feel good. Should... :]

He heard a girl that was talking to herself infront of him. "Just remember, even if you think you alone it doesn't mean that you are alone," Maxx told the girl. "By the way, I'm Maxx Mitchell, what's your name." Might as well because it was polite of him. Like that he was polite of other people anyways. :]]][/size]

[blackkat13]

I swear I jumped about three feet into the air as a voice spoke behind me. I windmilled my arms as I almost fell off the pier. I hadn't even heard him walk up- but contrary to my previous belief I wasn't the only one who was stuck out in the rain.
"Uh... Hey. I'm Kat." I said when I had finally regained my balance. I felt my face grow hot and a blush spread across my cheeks, I was such a clutz. The perfect first impression- not.

[maxx]

Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. O.K. good the girl didn't fell down and landed in the lake. Maxx took of his hood. "I come in peace and hopefully not soak in water from the lake and nice to meet you Kat," The Mihael boy replied. Wow please don't fall down it would make him sad. And he has to put a sad face on his sweater.[/size]

[blackkat13]

I felt a smile tease the corner of my mouth as he replied. The rain was starting to let up, a part of my pointed out inwardly. I ignored it as my mouth quit teasing and smiled at him. I looked him up and down, noticing his smiley-face sweatshirt and holey jeans so much like my own.
"Likewise," I said, turning my face just so that my slowly fading blush was hidden by my long sideswept bangs. "So what are you doing out here in the rain Maxx?" My voice was completely normal despite my previous embaressment and the blush was almost all of the way gone. Phew- I really hoped he hadn't noticed it, I hated blushing it was such a give away for emotions. Although, my emotions were usually that easy to read, oh well, a girl could try couldn't she?

[maxx]

"Well I like the rain, it makes my smiley on my sweater happy," Maxx told her. He grabbed a black sharpie out of his jeans and push the sleave off his right arm."Note to self. add Kat to my care bear collection, put Kat as green care bear." The Mihael put his sleave back where it was supposed to. Emo, Emotions. Emos has lots of emotions, love, hate, happy, sad, excided, joyful, random the most important one and lots more.[/size]

[blackkat13]

I was surprised to see someone else who shared my feelings for the rain. Though for a different reason than mine I would take what I could get. i watched curiously as he wrote a note on his arm. Green care bear? Well I did like the color green. I wondered what that meant, it was probably just random or something like that, but being curious ickle me- I decided to ask.
"Not that I'm objecting to being your green care bear or anything, but... What's a care bear?" I mentally smacked myself on the forehead, that came out wrong. I tried for a rephrase, "I mean- why am I a care bear?" (still with the first sentence I said) Stupid stupid me. Always phrasing things wrong. Once again my mouth was proved slower than my brain.

[maxx]

Maxx started to laugh. "Your not really a care bear I buy green care bears as my friends your not really going to be me care bear. A care bear is a bear that cares." He explained and grabbed a magazine that has a green care bear on it. There it is but then I have to write your name on it first."[/size]

[blackkat13]

"Oooh..." I said finally getting it, "So you get care bears and write your friends names on them?" I just wanted to make sure I was getting this right. Then I smiled, "Does that mean I'm you're friend Maxx?" This was turning out to be a way less depressing day than I had thought before, and the rain had stopped completely except for the run off from the trees everything was begining to dry out. Even the sun was peeking from behind the clouds above. I was almost positive that my eyes were changing form their previous gray-blue hue to my happy bright blue. I pushed my hood off my head and shook my hair for good measure. It whipped around my face in it's loose midnight back curls and as I stopped the shaking of my head, returned to it's place. I looked down at myself, my sweatshirt was soaked as well were my jeans and shoes. It was warming up though so i would dry out eventually. Aw well, no use dwelling on it now.

[maxx]

"Yes that is a care bear and I'm putting your name on it with a sharpie and yes green care bears are my friends," Maxx explained to Kat. Blue care bears are getting to know, green are friends, orange are best/childhood care bear. Red car bear is his least favorite so that is enemy and last but not least the pink care bear is his favorite, like a relationship kind of way. His head was getting wet so he put his hood back on. "And yes you are my new friend."

[blackkat13]

"Thanks Maxx." I said, turning my head slightly to look out at the lake which was returning to it's normal glassy splendor. Right now I could care less if my head was getting wet- the rainw as pretty much gone and I knew it would end soon. So what's a little rain on your head? I felt like the lonely girl on the pier was only a distant memory, not five minutes ago. Obviously you didn't have to look too hard to find a friend. What was it mom always said? Oh right. Expect the unexpected. And, I thought sneaking a look at Maxx, he was definately unexpected.

[maxx]

Oh yay, the first time that he has been thanks. What's in his pocket? Maxx dug into his pocket and found a rock with blue eyes, a brown nose and a black smile. Oh yeah it was that same rock that he tripped when the Mihael boy hugged Alex and then he tripped. The boy hated that rock, it was the rock's fault that he tripped and got him a brooze on his elbow. The boy threw the rock at the lake hopefully it would hit the Giant Squid but it wouldn't though. :[ "Your welcome Kat."[/size]

[blackkat13]

I watched him throw a rock at the lake, skipping only twice before it plunged beneath the surface. I smirked as a thought occred to me.
"You hit the giant squid," I said, laughing a bit as I did so, "and you can't expect me to help you out of it."
I peered out at the lake as if expecting the giant squid to shoot a tentacle out of the water, wrap around Maxx, lift him high above the lake, and shake him like a baby's rattle. Other than being extremely freaky/scary, it would be hilarious to behold. As long as Maxx didn't get hurt that was, if he got hurt that would just suck. Hm. Maybe that wouldn't be so hilarious after all. Now if it were me- I'd probably just crack up laughing. I'm a dork like that. I shrugged more to myself than anyone in paticular, normal is just another word for boring, so why be normal when you can be weird? (weird=another word for exciting)

[maxx]

One if Maxx Mitchell would hit the Giant Squid, then he would be happy and the Squid would be very mad at him and grab him and make Maxx drown. BUT NO! The mad Mihael boy didn't also that he wasn't mad, it was his way of being evil to the squid. Maxx wished that he hit the squid but nope. Sorry. :[ In a way it would hit the squid been cool for his plan to work so the squid would hit the rock and inked it. :]

"I wished but it didn't though," Maxx said. His evil plan was to hit the squid and the squid would be mad and it would hit the rock and ink it and the rock will go to the bottom of the lake and never come out of it again!! That was his real best evil plan ever.[/size]

[blackkat13]

I laughed happily, forgetting how much I hated my laugh. Ugh. it was so... I dont know it just bugged me. That and my big 'ole goofy smile. If I could give up anything about me it would be those two things. Curses to whoever thought that they should give me them. Curses and hexes and jinxes upon them.

"If you hit the giant squid I'd have to push you in the lake for animal cruelty." I said jokingly. I wouldn't push him in, but i sure as heck would be pretty mad if he hurt it. I had a soft spot for animals of all shapes and sizes. No matter how big, ferocious or hungry they were, I would always be able to tame them. It wasn't magic, it just came from being around animals and knowing almost everything about them. That's why my favorite class was Care of Magical Creatures, it opened a whole new world of creatures to love and care for. That brought me to distant memories of my childhood- beating up the jerks that thought it was fun to torture animals. Not while I still breathed and lived, thank you very much. I smirked evilly at the memory, I'll just spare you the gory details and say that those guys would always fear kittens, puppies, and all animals on earth, even fish, I'm also pretty sure that the meanest guy's nose'll never be the same shape again either. Just another reason not to mess with me.

[maxx]

But the squid isn't an animal..... Maxx thought to himself. Squids are not animal and nor are moths. He misses Bill the moth. Bill will always go flying around and his family would say hello Bill how are you doing. Or atleast that was what the Mihael would say to Bill. He really miss Bill but Maxx couldn't do anything about it so nothing here to do anything. Or just find another moth and name him Bill.[/size]

[blackkat13]

"I know that squids aren't animals, but if it lives and breathes and isn't human, I'm completely obssessed with it." I said, unknowing I had just replied to Maxx's thought. I sat down on the edge of the pier, letting my legs hang off hte edge and holding myself up with my hands. I was tired of standing and I wanted to sit. So I did. I wondered what kind of past Maxx had with animals/living and breathing beings. If he liked them and such, if he had a favorite type. Okay so those weren't the usual thoughts of a fourteen year old girl, but hey, my mind is set up to be different than everyone else. And that's how I like it thank you very much. I like being me. Nothing's ever gonna change that. Well not that I know of.