Feeling the wind against my back

[kerajonson]

It was a chilly Friday afternoon, and a girl could be seen walking along rose petal lane all by her lonesome. She was wearing a dark red and black jacket and black jeans. The cold air didn't seem to bother the girl, maybe because she never really minded the chilly weather of the fall. The girl walking was known as Kera Jonson, and right now she seemed to feel more lonely than she ever had before.

Since the beginning of the term, she hadn't really spoken to anyone, much less anyone who she had thought of as a friend. Maybe no one really liked her, so they had all decided to avoid her. Sure, she wasn't the most prefect person in the world but then again who was. Last time she checked no one was perfect.

Kera soon stopped at one of the benches halfway along the lane, and decided to sit down. Her back was facing toward the wind, she could feel it on her back instead of her face. Suddenly a light brown hawk came flying toward her and landed on top of her knee. "Hey Dante, long time no see." she said smiling at her beautiful bird. The bird had been carrying a letter, and upon realizing this Kera quickly grabbed it. Maybe it was from someone in her family, she had been starting to miss them so much.

Deciding it would be better to wait until she was back in the Gryffindor common room, she stuffed the letter into her pocket. "Here's a little treat. I found it on the school's grounds early." she said holding out a small dead mouse for the hawk. The hawk lifted it into its mouth with it's beak and flew off. Kera was now alone again, so she began staring at the many roses that were along the lane. It was so quiet here right now, and she couldn't help but wish someone would come to save her from her loneliness. Of course what was the chances of that happening. Everyone else at the school probably had so much more things to do that were better.

[Professor Brayden W. Channing]

The hint of hurt was always in eyes. I'm very disappointed in your actions. I expect you to return home every break. However, I hope to not see you at my doorstep again. His father's letter was rash, and it played in Brayden's mind over and over again for the past few days. It was around the three month 'anniversary' of that letter. The only reason why Brayden would want to show up on his doorstep again would be to knock him in the face.

Down boy.

Brayden strolled down Rose Petal Lane. Memories would have flooded him about his time here, if his mind wasn't elsewhere. Kami, Demi, Telly... all of the significant, or ex-significant, people in his life... he had memories stored about them on this lane. But that was the past, he had been single for a while now. And he was content with that, even when he noticed dozens of couples giggling and holding hands all around him.

As Brayden neared one of the few single people on the lane, he watched her for a bit. Finally reaching her bench just after she had fed her hawk, Brayden wrinkled up his nose and stopped a few feet in front of her. "Aww...poor mouse." It was a conversation starter, anyway.

[kerajonson]

Kera watched her hawk fly in the sky for a few seconds after the bird had flown off. Suddenly she had heard someone stop in front of her, and heard a male voice say "Aww...poor mouse." Looking in front of her, she saw a boy standing in front of her. Like herself, he seemed to be one of the few people who was here alone. "Yeah, I guess so. I don't know how it died. I just kinda found laying on the school grounds, and decided to give it to my hawk as a treat." she said calmly.

Turning her green eyes to gaze around the area, she realized that there were a few couples around the area. This was the first time she had decided to come here, and she could now tell that it was more of a place for couples to spend time together.

'Why are some people in such a hurry to fall in love? People should be happy to enjoy being single while they can.' she mused to herself as she looked at a few couples. She had noticed that some students had seemed to be falling in loving with each other within three days after meeting each other recently. How pathetic was that?

Turning to face the boy once again, Kera gave a calm smile. It had been awhile since she had actually talked to anyone, and soon realized she hadn't even thought to introduce herself. "Oh, I'm Kera Jonson by the way. Sorry if I seemed to have gone silent a few seconds ago."

[Professor Brayden W. Channing]

He nodded. "Well, at least you didn't kill it. We might have a problem if you did." Brayden added, playfully. Joking, of course. He smirked a bit. "That was your bird? He was, um, pretty." Brayden struggled to find an adjective that didn't make him sound girly. But he failed, apparently.

Brayden followed the girl's gaze to the lane. He wondered if she was thinking the same he was; "Idiots." "They swap boyfriends, and girlfriends, all the time, if you haven't noticed. The younger years, do, anyway." Brayden never took into consideration if she was a 'younger year'. But if she was, Brayden figured she'd be out of that stereotype, for she was looking at them in the same disgust he was.

"It's nice to meet you, Kera." A smile formed with his lips. "I'm Brayden Channing." He paused for a second, and then stuck his nose in the air and added, "Slytherin Prefect." He laughed shortly after, to indicate that he really wasn't that prideful.

[kerajonson]

"I'd never kill something, well maybe a bug." Kera said laughing softly. She knew he had been joking, but she couldn't help replying with a sort of serious answer. "Yeah, that was my bird. He was a gift from my father. Oh, and you could have called him handsome instead of pretty if you wanted a better word." The last part what she had said was in a joking matter.

Hearing his comment about the young couples of the school, she turned to look back toward them. "I had a feeling they'd switch boyfriends and girlfriends at times. I just don't really like thinking about it." she said calmly. It disgusted her more so because for all she knew she was still considered a younger year, and she didn't want the older students to think she was just like they were.

Turning her attention back to the boy who had joined her, she heard him introduce his self. "Nice meeting you too, Brayden." she said a small smile on her face. He then mentioned that he was the Slytherin perfect with a fake sense of pride. "I'm just a simple 3rd year Gryffindor." she stated feeling it would probably be best for her to say what house she was in.