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Luke's side:

Sara and Ennelin walked up to the dorm. 'Is it the right one?' Ennelin asked.
Sara shrugged. 'We'll see,' she said and knocked on the door.

((Sorry! Would've answers sooner. I didn't know.))

Marlene opened the door with a big grin and Luke behind her. He seemed to be her body guard, which she had no problem with, and actually loved. "Hey guys! Glad you found the dorm well. Come on in." Marlene said as she stepped out of the way for Ennelin and Sara to come in. "You already know Luke and I. And this Gwen, Alix and Magnus." she announced with a smile.

Gwen stood next to her sister with blues highlighted strip of hair, her black jeans, white shirt and red leather jacket. She smiled and waved, "Hi I'm Gwen. Nice to meet you... Um Enneline and Sara right?" she asked as she shook the girls hand.

Magnus waited behind Gwen with Alix by him. He would greet them once Gwen was done, but in the meantime he held Alix in front of her with his arms around her waist and a grin on his face. He loved her and knew that she would get nervous at the sight of new people so he had no intentions of leaving her side

Luke smiled and waved "Hi!" he said happily from his spot partly behind Marlene as if her protector... well, he kind of was and he was okay with it.

Alix smiled and waved when she introduced her even though they couldn't really see her past Gwen and Marlene, and she smiled at Magnus who had his arms around her waist. She didn't mind this position at all so she just leaned into his touch and waited to meet the girls.

Ennelin entered the dorm first. She smiled as she saw her old and new friends. As she passed by Marlene and Luke, she said, 'Hi since she had already met them. She shook Gwen's hand. 'Hi Gwen. Yep I'm Ennelin, nice to meet you.' She glanced at Marlene's hair highlight strip and remembered how she had told her that that was how to distinguish them. Then she saw Alix in Magnus's arms, standing behind Gwen. 'Hi Alix. Magnus. Nice to meet you both.' she said, shaking their hands too.

Sara followed Ennelin into the dorm. She beamed when she saw everyone gathered there to greet them. 'Hey Mar, Luke. Nice to meet you, Gwen. Ooh I love your hair.' Then she saw Alix and Magnus together and smiled at them. 'Aww...you guys look great together. Adorable, really.'

((Hi Marietta!))

Marlene had smiled and closed the door after them, and walked further into the living room where she sat in the couch, leaving a spot open for Luke, knowing he wouldn't want to sit anywhere else and loving yay she not only knew that, but that it was true.

Gwen smiled and nodded to Sara as complimented her hair. "Thanks. Your hair is amazing." she replied as she stepped back since she was kind of in the way.

Magnus smiled at Ennelin and let go of Alix for a second to shake her hand, but quickly put it back when he was done. He liked embracing her, it made him feel whole and complete. Like he had finally found a part of him that was missing. When Sara complimented him and Alix he blushed, not use to receiving compliments like that, but nodding and thanking her nonetheless.

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Luke followed Marlene to the couch, taking the spot that she had left open with a grin and watching the introductions.

Alix smiled and shook Ennelin's hand with her delicate hand that was now so used to holding Magnus' large hand that it felt foreign to touch someone else's hand but she did it nonetheless. She blushed scarlet red at Sara's words but continued to smile and thank her because she was polite. She had never gotten a complement like that and she figured she might have to get used to it with someone as amazingly stunning as Magnus by her side, she paled in comparison but she didn't mind around him because despite it all he thought she was beautiful and his opinion was what mattered to her the most. She looked up at Magnus with a smile and smiled wider when she saw that he too was blushing, she shook her head with a little chuckle and focused back to the new people "Nice to meet you." she said politely and normally she would have been shy but since Magnus had his arms around her she was confident and well spoken.

Ennelin walked to the couch and took a seat. She watched Sara making Alix and Magnus feel embarrassed and chuckled to herself. That was good old Sara. She was glad that she was with her best friend now. It was bringing out the more cheerful and outgoing side of her, which was useful, especially now that she was in a group.

After she had passed Alix and Magnus, Sara ran towards the couch and sat down hard on it, wanting to make the other three sitting there bounce up. She looked to see if Marlene and Luke had gotten the shockwaves yet. Ennelin certainly had. As she was bounced up, she glared at Sara. Her glare soon broke into a smile though, and Sara laughed, knowing that her friend had missed her playfulness.

((Hey guys! Ooh I only just noticed the other names in this dorm. That's the Enzo and Leon I've heard of right? So that's what you were talking about in your other RP in the girl's dorm.))

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Marlene smiled as the two girl say on the couch. Sure they felt the shockwave, but it barely did anything to them, especially since Marlene had decided to sit on Luke sideways with her back to the couch side,so the shockwave did just about nothing to them except make them laugh.

Gwen chuckled as she joined the group on the couch. She smiled at Ennelin and Sara as she sat across from them. "You guys are quite a bunch." she said. She looked at her sister and smiled, glad that she was happy with Luke and then at Magnus and winked, also glad that he was happy with Alix

Magnus knew that though there was enough seats for all of them, it'd be a tight squeeze so he sat down first and held out his arms with a grin to see if Alix did truly want to sit on him. If she didn't he would stand up and let her sit down and he'd stay standing.

((Huh?? What are you talking about?.... Do you mean about having Enzo and Leon be added for later.... You really do keep up with out RP.))

Luke laughed at the Sara's attempt to make them jump but he didn't move much, just a little bounce and he shook his head as he laughed "Very nice attempt." he complemented with a grin.

Alix matched Magnus' grin and complied, not needing any convincing to join Magnus on the couch. She sat on his lap happily, a little shifted to the side leaning on his chest with her arm around his shoulders, her hand ready to stroke his hair just in case he needed comfort or she needed comfort because when she stroked his hair it was a comfort to the both of them. She wasn't sure exactly what the new friends were planning on doing, probably just talk but she was fine with whatever as long as Magnus was here and everybody was okay.

Ennelin laughed at Sara. 'Looks like you've lost your touch,' she joked, knowing that Sara usually did a lot more smarter and more enjoyable tricks. That was the only good thing about not being in the same dorm as her. If they were staying together, she would have to watch out all the time. At least her pranks weren't too dangerous or embarrassing though. 'Well,' she said, looking around at the others, 'this is a nice room.'

Sara ignored Ennelin's first comment and nodded to her second remark. 'Yeah, it is. I love how in the academy, everyone gets to not only choose a side of the room, but decorate it according to their own tastes too. I have no idea yet how I'll decorate my bed, but trust me, it's going to look good.' she said.

Marlene nodded as she shifted so that her head could rest on Luke's shoulder as one of her hands slipped behind and gently stroked his hair to ease the tension in his muscles. "Well I am sitting on Baby Bear ... er Wolffy er Luke's lap therefore making the amount of force need to make us bounce doubles. You could've made us bounce had we not been in this position, but yeah, the force needed is far greater than what was applied." she says, actually sounding like Jewel, except for her mix up of Luke's nicknames, but chuckling at that an leaning her head back on Luke's head.

Gwen grinned at how professor like her twin sounded. She chuckled leaned back against the couch, getting comfortable before saying, "How was settling in? You're both Melody or Wallflowers right? We're you two able to unpack everything you needed to?" she asked

Magnus chuckled at Marlene's confusion of nicknames, but knew what it was like since its happen to him before. Either way, he held on tight to Alix, not planning on let go of her soon unless she said so. He knew she could be a bit shy, but when she was with him, she was fine. He placed his hands, like always, well not always but a good percentage of the time, on Alix's stomach and slight let his fingers glide over her in a soft, gently motion as she rubbed his hair soothingly.

Luke grinned at Marlene's smart words "Yes, what she said." he said with a chuckle because he felt as though she had said it all so he didn't need to speak. He smiled as Marlene lay her head on his and he relaxed a little more.

Alix smiled at Marlene's confusion with the nicknames. She hadn't done that with Magnus yet but she would probably slip up as they almost always called one another by their self acquired nicknames. She smiled at his hand gently rubbing her stomach and she ran her fingers through his hair so that both of them were calm and not shy. Magnus didn't have a huge deal with being shy, he had been quite nice and confident when he had met her but still, everyone got nervous occasionally so she continued to stroke his hair and listen to the conversations, not really adding in unless she was asked because one, she was enjoying the moment with Magnus, and two, she was still a bit shy and didn't want to break into a conversation.

Luke looked over at his sister and smiled, glad that Magnus was helping her to not be shy, normally she would be standing in the corner of the room waiting to be introduced. He shifted his attention back to the conversation and smiled.

Ennelin smiled when she heard the nicknames, but pinched Sara to make sure she didn't laugh. Her friend was amused by nearly anything even a bit funny. 'Wow, that's an educated explanation. You could have gotten us to understand had we not been in the houses that we are. I'm sorry, but the language needed for us to understand is far less than what was applied.' she joked, mimicking Marlene's tone with a grin.

Sara giggled at Marlene's words, even when she got pinched. She laughed even harder at Ennelin's reply. When she had calmed down again, she looked at Gwen and said, 'No, I'm in Heart house. But Ennelin's in Wallflower. I managed to unpack everything, but I swear that Ennelin brought her whole library here.'

Ennelin quickly added, 'And I swear that you've brought your whole house here. You might have unpacked everything, but there isn't going to be enough space for all your things and you know it.'

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At first Marlene blushed bright red for messing up and then again for her friends laughs and mocking explanation, though she didn't think she sounded like that. She leaned into Luke's chest as if to hide at first from the bites of embarrassment and flashes of past memories of teasing. The same kids that teased her about her named teased her about how 'professor like' she sounded as a kid. And though she was the flashes backs weren't as bad as they could be because of Luke, they still reminded her. With her thin mask she laughed at her friends, "Sara if you think that's bad, you should see my room. I have two bookshelves dedicated to books alone. Two!" she exclaimed as she countered.

Gwen nodded as she eyed her twin knowing what was happening but not worrying too much because Luke was with her. "Yeah, we brought at least four gigantic boxes filled with stuff and two suitcase filled with just books then at least six backpacks and two suitcases with clothes and other stuff." she added to her sister words.

Magnus smiled and stayed quiet as he tightened his grip and leaned back against the couch so Alix could lean on his chest comfortably. He chuckled at the conversation exchange and added, "Same for me. I agree with the twins." he had brought a lot of stuff with him, some of it even be in Callum's, because even though it pained him to see it sometimes, it was reminded him of a happy time. He even had a shelf where all of Call's stuff was, which was how he honored his dear brother.

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Luke tightened an arm around Marlene's waist to comfort her because he knew she had been teased for stuff like that but he didn't want to call attention to it, he wanted to make sure she knew he was there though. "You should see Alix's room. It's crazy. Between the five of us we could start a library." he said with a chuckle "And a movie store." he added thinking of all the movies and books they owned. "Gosh, I don't even know how much stuff Alix brought... I think I got too much and dropped it on the floor when I first met the twins." he teased grinning and remembering when he had met the twins.

Alix smiled and leaned back into Magnus' touch she had seen each one of her friend's rooms and she loved how personal and different each was. She knew about Magnus' brother and his stuff that Magnus kept and she squeezed one of his hands to reassure him without words. She shot Luke a glare but smiled nonetheless, "I am perfectly aware about the amount of stuff I have but I have to say that I recall you having just as much." she said with a little nod and a chuckle.

Luke shrugged a little "I can't argue with that, I like my stuff." he replied simply with a grin.

Ennelin smiled at the jokes made about the amount of books and other personal belongings that her friends had all brought to the academy. 'I have two bookshelves in my room as well! I guess we all just couldn't bear to part with our dear books.' she said with a chuckle. She had a sense that she had made Marlene uncomfortable with her previous joke, and she felt bad since she hadn't meant anything mean by doing it. She smiled at Marlene, hoping that her friend understood that it was just a well-meant joke. 'No matter what house we are, it seems like everyone here really loves to read.' she added.

Sara grinned when everyone agreed that they had all brought too much stuff to the academy. 'I think it's because no one said we couldn't bring so much stuff, so we all went a little crazy and took everything we wanted! I know I did. I mean there was no one to say no. So I brought six large boxes with mostly books and two large suitcases - and two smaller suitcases with all my stuff.' she said with a hint of pride over owning all that lovely stuff. 'It was awful to unpack though,' she admitted, then added, 'But at least we got movers to carry my stuff to my room. I couldn't have managed it alone.'

Ennelin nodded in agreement. 'Yeah, but at least I helped her. I had to unpack my four boxes and three suitcases by myself, so it's a good thing I didn't bring as many things as she did.'

When Ennelin smiled at Marlene, she smiled back, she could see that her friend felt guilty, and she wanted to tell her it wasn't her fault, but not with all these people. Sure, they were all friends, and yes Squad already knew, but this a little more private and should be dealt individually. So she decided to reach out and slightly run her friends hand for assurance before melting back into Luke's strong embrace. But kept nodding at all the things that were said, because she agreed with all of them.

"And that's why I'm glad I have a twin. We unpacked pretty quickly since we worked together to get it done." the twins said in unison and laughed. Gwen was especially happy to see her baby sister feeling better.

Magnus chuckled at both sets of twins and pushed away an lingering thoughts, "So I think we can all establish that we all brought a bunch of stuff. And that it was a pain to unpack." he said with a grin as he tightened his grip and leaned back.

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Luke chuckled at the twins speaking in unison, between the four of them they did that often enough but they laughed every time. "I didn't have to worry too much about help because Alix took the liberty of organizing everything in our boxes so that I just had to pick things up and place them where I wanted. Everything was in the right place and ready to go." He said with a grin to Alix.

Alix smiled back and shrugged "I like things to be organized." she replied simply as she relaxed into Magnus and was glad to find that he had relaxed and wasn't thinking about anything bad. She didn't mind unpacking much because it was true, she liked organizing and all she had to do was quickly unpack the boxes and put everything neatly in their place.

Ennelin was glad that Marlene didn't feel too upset about what she had said so she turned her attention back to the conversation. She grinned when the twins spoke in unison. It was funny to witness something that she had only seen in movies or read in books. 'Wow Alix, that's really impressive. I just tried to fit as many things as I could into my boxes and suitcases!'

Sara nodded and said to Alix, 'Yeah, I've got to get you to come and help me organise the stuff in my dorm. Because, like Ennelin said, there really isn't enough space for it all. And right now, my room's a bit...' she trailed off, trying to think of a suitable word to use.

'Unorganised?' Ennelin suggested.

'Yeah, I was thinking of a better way to phrase that.' Sara rejoined then turned back to Alix. 'Some things in my room aren't in a place that suits them, you know what I mean?'

Marlene and Gwen nodded, "Yes we do." they said together. "In our room there is a place for everything" Marlene started, "And everything is in its place" Gwen ended as they practically communicated telepathy or as their mom called it, Twinlepathy. They smiled at each other and then gave everyone else a nod, because it was true.

"Yeah my room was a mess when I first got, my room looked like a tornado blew through, nothing was in its place." Magnus said. 'Nothing but Callum's shelf was in place.' in his head before continuing, "Luckily I had help from the twins. So if you need help I'm pretty sure that we would all be able to help. I definitely wouldn't mind." he offered.

Luke nodded to everyone's words but didn't say anything because unlike the others he wasn't too great at organizing. He just stayed silent and watched his sister. Unfortunately he also knew his sister well and knew that she most likely wouldn't organize the rooms because though she was very organized and put together it would be a choice between her and the twins since everyone organizes stuff differently. Most likely she would help out a little and give tips but probably her shyness would show through in the sense that she wouldn't want to have the attention on her and she wouldn't want to break into other people's conversations, even if the questions were directed at her. As long as the questions were somewhat answered by someone else she would just let the others talk. He was right.

Alix, even with Magnus, smiled and nodded along to answer what she could but didn't really say anything, she was okay with big groups but it was at times like these that she normally stayed silent. She was relatively comfortable around the new girls but she didn't want to break into anyone's sentence or... she just stayed silent other than a "Sure." and a slight chuckle in response to the new friend's words and playful banter.

Ennelin and Sara burst out laughing when they heard the twins talk in unison yet again. 'I guess this happens often in your dorm, since there are two sets of twins.' Ennelin said, 'It's pretty awesome, your -'
'Twinepathy!' she and Sara both said at the same time then laughed once more at their own telepathy. 'But seriously,' continued Ennelin,' does it really happen to twins all the time or what?'

'Friend-epathy!' Sara added, grinning. 'Does it happen as well to you and Magnus, Alix?' she asked. She specifically targeted Alix since she could tell that she was the shyest of all of them, even more than Ennelin. And Ennelin was normally a bit shy. But hanging out with Sara had definitely turned her into a more outgoing person. Being friends with Ennelin had also made Sara less bubbly and more understanding when she met shy people. She wasn't exactly concerned about Alix but she just wanted to help her feel more comfortable and involved in the conversation. Extroverts like Sara always contributed to a chat, whether or not they were invited to, so it was easy for her.

The twins laughed and both shrugged, "The term 'often ' is a relative term. I'm mean sure we do it many times per day and stuff, but yeah." they said, grinning because they had unintentionally spoken together. They laughed as they looked at each other. "So yeah, I guess so." Gwen concluded with a smile. Marlene just nodded as she leaned back into Luke happily, snuggling.

Magnus raised an eyebrow at the question, but didn't say anything instead he tightened his grip around Alix's wait so she knew that he was here and that he supported her. He pulled her back until her back was pressing on his chest. He squeezed her hands for reassurance and waited for Alix to speak, but he promised himself if she had trouble with whatever she needed, including answering the question. But in the back of his mind he thought of Callum, his own twin that was no longer with him and the memories came back just barely, the only sign was a flicker of his face turning pale, but controlled his thoughts so that he could help Alix.

Luke laughed a little and nodded "Yes, it happens quite often, even to those of us that aren't twins." he said honestly. " I guess we're just so used to it that it doesn't seem weird... but we still laugh or grin every time." he explained.

Alix knew that the question was directed at her and she grew her confidence and was about to speak but she felt something a little tiny bit off in Magnus, but she and Magnus always had a very very hard time hiding things from each other. 'Darn! Of course he's thinking about that!' she thought to herself and before she answered the question she started lovingly stroking his hair and she put her mouth to his ear for a moment. "It's okay, my Phoenix. I'm here, I know it hurts, but will you stay with us?" she asked in a whisper, not waiting for an answer any more then a slight nod so that she could quickly and unsuspiciously get back to answering the friend's question. "You're okay, I'll hold you hand the whole time." she added as she squeezed his hand tight. She turned back to the two friends and nodded, "Yeah, sometimes it happens with us too, I guess it just depends on the topic." she said with a tiny shrug and a bit of confidence so that Magnus would know she was okay and that it was her turn to comfort him. She always jumped out of her problems when he needed her, especially about Callum or his mother.

Ennelin nodded. 'Yeah, whenever Sara and I do or say anything at the same time, we always laugh no matter what. Even if it's not weird. And all three of us used to do it too.' she said with a chuckle, but her expression suddenly lost its wide grin. She tried her best to keep her face neutral so as to not show the sadness she felt that her other best friend wasn't here with them. Leili had moved to England last year. Since she was a year older, she was always busy with school, and they didn't email or text each other very often.

Sara glanced at Ennelin when she accidentally mentioned Leili. She knew how their separation had affected Ennelin even more than it had her, as her friend had known Leili for slightly longer than she had. 'By three of us, she means our old friend, Leili. She moved away last year so we haven't talked much since then.' she said, trying to remain cheerful.

Marlene saw right through Ennelin's and Sara's happiness and frowned. She would've gone something but Gwen had noticed at the same time and was already taking action. And she was glad that she had, because she didn't want her friends to be sad.

Gwen got up and went around the back and hugged the two girls tightly. When she let go she rubbed their arms and smiled kindly without speaking. "Well we're glad you guys are here. Just speaking to you two is fun. You two are really funny." she complimented them.

Magnus held Alix tight, because he knew that she didn't like to see her friends sad. And though he was glad that she had noticed his shift in mode and was trying to comfort him, he was fine for the moment, afterwards would be a different thing, but he wanted to be sure to be there for her right now.

Luke didn't like that the girls were sad, but Gwen was helping so he gently rubbed Marlene's side to reassure her. He smiled and nodded at Gwen's words "Yeah, we're really glad." he said truthfully in agreement.

Alix frowned a little as the two girls shifted moods, she got a little lost in thought and sadness but shook out of it when Magnus held her tightly. She had stopped stroking his hair in her momentary 'absence' so she smiled and continued to run her fingers through it. She knew he was okay for now, but she still wasn't going to brush off the fact that he had been sad, even if only for a moment. She nodded to everyone's encouragement, but she didn't say anything, she didn't know what she would say if she spoke anyway.

Ennelin felt embarrassed for accidentally bringing up Leili, and also for showing her emotions. But she smiled, feeling reassured when Gwen came and hugged them. She gave Gwen's hand, which was on her arm, a little squeeze to signify that she was feeling better. 'Thanks. But she's the funnier one by far.' she said, pointing at Sara.

Sara normally cheered up quickly, and she hadn't been feeling as sad as Ennelin to begin with, so she was easily buoyed up again by Gwen's hug. She leaped right off the sofa to wrap her arms around Gwen. 'Awww thanks. You're really nice.' she said, then sitting back down and looking at the others, she added, 'You're all wonderful.' After hearing Ennelin's comment, she nodded. 'Yep, she's got that right. I am most certainly the funner and funnier one.' she said, enunciating the two comparative adjectives slowly so the others could hear the difference.

Marlene chuckled at her twin and Sara, but looked at Ennelin and saw that she was embarrassed, but she didn't want her friend to feel like that, so slowly she patted Luke's arms and waited to let go. One she had slipped out of his embrace, even though she hadn't wanted to, she scooted over and high her friend. "Hey, it's okay. There's no need to be embarrassed about showing emotions or being comforted. We all need to be sometimes. I promise we won't laugh or tease you about it. Luke was doing the same to me moments ago and me to him in the same. And if you look at Magnus and Alix, you see he's holding her tightly to him while Alix strokes his hair? They're doing the same." she explained as she pointed out for an example. "We're pretty open able emotions for the most part. We don't mind about a break down or just being down. We'll always help. Promise." she added.

Gwen chuckled at Sara's reaction to her hug, but was glad that she had bounced back quickly. She hugged her friend with a grin. "Thanks. I try to be." she said initially with a smile. "Okay then. But both of you are super sweet and kind." she complimented after her friend had let go and stepped back.

Magnus smiled at the girls and let Alix melt into him, because though she was worried about him and vis versa, they were better together. He knew she was worried about him, because the bad thoughts about Callum had seeped in, but he wanted her to know that he was fine. "My little cloud, I'm fine. I am.... But pleas don't stop stroking my hair. I like it." he admitted as he tried to reassure her. Because he really did, it called him, made feel at peace and closer to her, all things he loved.

Luke nodded and gently took his arms from Marlene as he watched her go over to cheer up Ennelin. He wanted to do something to help because that was just the way he was, but he couldn't think of anything and the twins had already covered that. He sighed just a little internally at the fact that he was helpless but he smiled and nodded to Marlene's reassuring words to let Ennelin know it was true and okay.

Alix smiled and listened to Magnus' words, she still didn't like that he had been sad at all, but she nodded and relaxed a little and continued to stroke his hair. "Okay, good. And I like it too." she whispered before she lightly kissed his cheek and then looked back to the two girls. She saw her brother and looked right through his smile because she knew he wanted to be doing something to help, she smiled gently and reassuringly for him to let him know it was okay. He always wanted to be doing something, anything, to help, he hated when he couldn't.

Luke was grateful for her smile, but he still felt useless... He got up and softly walked to Ennelin and Sara, "Could I get you guys anything?" he asked gently, "Like a drink or a snack or anything you need?" he elaborated kindly. If not it would be fine, but he wanted to at least ask just in case.

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Ennelin smiled at Marlene's words. It definitely made her feel better, knowing that everyone in the room supported her. She glanced at Magnus and Alix and nodded when she saw what her friend had been talking about. 'Thanks, all of you. I was honestly feeling a bit awkward and embarrassed about it since we haven't known each other that long, but thanks for understanding. And I know that all of you have each other, but I'll try my best to help too if one of you is feeling down or anything.' she said, looking around at everyone, glad for the support.

Sara smiled at Ennelin, pleased that she was feeling better. She was grateful that Marlene had comforted her so well and easily. She gave her best friend a big hug to remind her that she was there as well. When Luke came over to them, said, 'Hmmm...ooh I know! How about one of those tropical drinks you get at resort bars made of lychee, cherries and pink food colouring?' She had seen those sorts of things in movies before so she could easily imagine the fake colour they always seemed to have. 'Or, if more convenient, lemonade.' she added.

Ennelin grinned. Sometimes her friend exaggerated a little too much, but it always made her happy anyway. 'If you have any, I'd like lemonade as well. Thanks, Luke.' she said, smiling at him.

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Marlene smiled and nodded, "You're welcome. And no worries..... And yeah we do, but support is always needed and welcomed." she whispered happily and gave her a hug before scooting back to her original place. She wished Luke was here to hug her like he always did, but he had gone to get Ennelin and Sara's kind of weird drink order. So she patiently waited for him in the corner of the couch thinking and listening to the conversation which was mostly the background noise.

Gwen smiled and went over to her twin, just to make sure she wasn't thinking of Bree because though the story wasn't very similar, but the main points matched up. She hugged Marlene and rubbed her shoulders gently. Making sure she was okay before walking back to sit next to Alix and Magnus.

Magnus looked at Marlene for a second and saw the same stare that he had when he had thought of.... on her and knew that it was no good. Luckily though Gwen noticed too and was able to help her before coming back to sit next to him. And knowing that Alix didn't like to see any of her friends like that, his arm tightened around her waist and brought her to him as he used the other hand to drape her arm over his shoulder so her hand was on his hair. He wasn't going to let her break down, he didn't want her to. Magnus wanted her happy and joyful, the way she usually was.

Luke grinned at the suggestion and nodded, walking to the kitchen, "I'll see what I can do." he said rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Alix hated seeing her friends sad and she was very thankful that Magnus helped her forget her thoughts, she began to stroke his hair again and rested her head on his shoulder in the crook of his neck, but she was facing outward so that she could still hear and see everyone else. "Thank you." she whispered to him as she let herself relax and stop worrying about her friends because everyone was smiling and content.

Luke walked back in with a grin on his face with one pink tinted drink in his hand with cherries at the bottom of the cup and one regular lemonade. "I unfortunately could not make the drinks like they do in resort bars, but I did find cherries, lemonade, and red food coloring." he said to Sara with a grin as he handed it to her and then gave the regular lemonade to Ennelin. He then sat beside Marlene gently and left his arms open and lap empty for her to sit on him or hug him or both.

When Ennelin saw the drink that Luke brought out for Sara, she laughed. 'Ha! I bet it tastes horrible.' Ennelin said with a small smile and sipped her lemonade. 'Thanks Luke.' she said, glad she had not asked for anything weird.

When she saw Luke bringing them their drinks, Sara raised her eyes in surprise. 'Gosh, I didn't actually expect that you'd really make it! I was just joking, but this is kind of cool.' she said, taking the drink and examining it closely as if it was an ancient artefact. 'Wait, why do you have red food colouring in the first place? Not the most common kitchen ingredient.' she added. She took a cautious sip of the drink. 'Hey it actually tastes pretty nice! I can taste the cherry juice,' she said, smiling, then to Ennelin she said, 'Ha, bet you want to try it now!'

Ennelin frowned. 'Uh no, I don't. Cherries are fine but...why do you always eat weird stuff?' she asked and turning to the others, she said, 'She likes to eat things like blood sausage, haggis and other crazy things.'

'Only once, when we went to England to visit Leili!' Sara protested. Fortunately Ennelin was not affected by the mention of their friend's name this time.

Marlene smiled and jumped back into Luke's lap with a bright grin as she was glad to have his comfort. "Thanks." she whispered to him after she snuggled into his side and laid her head next to his chest. "Thank you." she repeated lovingly, before giving his neck a kiss.

Gwen smiled, delighted to see that her twin was feeling better and made a mental note to Thank Luke again. But for the time being, she sat down next to Magnus and Alix with a smile. She chuckled, "You'd be surprised what we make. We've done so many crazy things." she replied.

Magnus chuckled and nodded in agreement to Gwen's statement. "It's true.... And I've been at their dorm more than I'm at my own dorm. It may seem crazy, but it's so true." he responded with a grin. And though my about the many times that he had spent over at the twins and Alix's dorm.

Luke grinned and nodded at Marlene's thanks and kiss, he put a strong arm around her shoulders and held her tightly but gently to him "You're welcome." he whispered. He laughed a bit at Sara and Ennelin's reaction "We do indeed make weird things, I'm pretty sure that we have the red food coloring because we like making blue pancakes and it came in the set. We also have yellow." he explained with a shrug and a grin. "And really? Haggis?" he asked with raised eyebrows, "Please tell me you haven't had Tripe... gosh, that stuff is disgusting." he said with a little shudder.

Alix grinned at her brother's concoction of a drink and she laughed softly at Magnus' words "It is true." she said quietly. She was still a bit apprehensive about the new people because they were already antiquated with one another and both of them knew Luke and Marlene already... not to mention that Magnus, Gwen, and Luke just seemed to make friends easily compared to her. Alix was a bit better at being friends with guys, other than her previous best friend and then Gwen and Marlene, Alix had always just been much more comfortable with guys, so meeting new girls she was scared about them judging her and her crazy personality. She nodded to Luke's remark about Tripe, goodness she hated Tripe... "I can vouch for that." she said, still quietly, with an identical shudder to Luke's.

Ennelin raised her eyebrows. 'I'm not sure I would be able to manage as well as you do, Magnus. It all sounds a little too crazy for me. Blue pancakes? Yikes!' she said, smiling. 'I haven't had tripe before but it sure sounds awful.' she said with a shudder just like the twins'. She normally wasn't very daring anyway, not with people nor with food. She doubted she would ever be like Sara in that respect.

Sara was busy chugging down her new favourite drink but she still listened to the conversation. 'I'd just love to try blue pancakes! What an interesting idea. Maybe I ought to stay in your dorm too and enjoy all your lovely inventions.' She paused to take another sip of her drink then set it down on the table next to the couch. 'Tripe doesn't sound too bad. The only foods I really don't want to try are insects...and droppings. Not that anyone eats droppings, but no matter what, I never want to.' she said, shaking her head.

Marlene grinned and snuggled back into Luke's shoulder. She loved how his arm was holding her and how close they were, and she was glad he had down so because that was one of the only things keeping her together. But she had no problem being happy at the moment because all of Squad was with her, "Actually Tripe is really good. I don't know about Haggis, but Tripe taste great." she responded. "And we make some very crazy concoctions and inventions so you have been warned. If your taste buds are scarred it is not our fault." she joked.

Gwen chuckled and smiled, "Well then we would definitely have a full dorm." she said as she thought of how the arrangement would be if Ennelin and Sara stayed with them."Not that we don't have room. I sleep in my bed, Magnus and Alix in Alix's bed, Luke and Mar in the couch and we still have two empty beds surprisingly." she added and smiled as she saw Marlene and Alix blush.

Magnus blushed as well, but he nodded silently because he noticed that Alix was a little reserved and nervous. "Hey it's okay. There's no need to worry about anything. I'm not going to leave my little cloud." he whispered quietly before giving her head some reassuring kisses. His grip tightened and the hand around her stomach started to rub it slowly, hoping she could relax and be a little less nervous.

Luke raised an eyebrow, "You like Tripe?!" he asked in dramatic fake outrage, it was loud, b not too loud because he was right beside her ear. Then he laughed a little, "All I'm saying is ew." he said with a little shake of his head, "Cow stomach? Really?" he asked once more and then shook his head, "Okay, I can look past this, but only for you." he joked. "I do agree with that, we should have taste bud contracts, people would be a lot safer." he said with sarcasm, though it was true, they did make weird things, "Oh, and the blue pancakes are because of Percy Jackson, and they taste exactly the same, they're just... blue. They are one of the most normal things we make, other than our signature brilliant cookies." he explained and defended with a grin. He blushed a little at Gwen's words, by not as much as Alix, she was scarlet red, he smiled reassuringly for her and Marlene, he gently rubbed Marlene's side as well to make sure she was good.

Alix was indeed bright red, she wasn't embarrassed that she slept on her bed with Magnus, but she wasn't acquainted to these girls and she didn't like to share personal information with new people. It certainly didn't help her nervousness, she was okay with sharing her own information, that way she could control what she shared... She hid her face a little bit in Magnus' shoulder so that they couldn't see her blush as well and after a moment of his calm words, reassuring kisses, and gentle rubbing of her stomach she felt better and turned her face mostly back out to the other people. She was determined to at least act a little less shy, it was easier when she was hiding her emotions, like when she met the twins at first and when she told Marlene about Luke liking her and from most moments on until she was acquianted with them... but hiding her emotions meant hiding them from everyone, including Magnus, and she had promised not to. Alix hated breaking promises and she almost never did, she only broke them for the people she loved. She mustered up her courage a little and smiled gently, "I have to agree with Luke on that point, blue pancakes are probably the most normal thing we make... though those cookies are pretty delectable as well." she said growing a bit more comfident and using the encouragement that Magnus had been giving her to be more herself.

((Why are we capitalising tripe?))

Ennelin made a face as she imagined eating a cow's stomach. 'And all I'll say is eeeeeewww. Even in an apocalypse I would not eat that!' she said, shaking her head defiantly. 'Perhaps I ought to avoid the things that come out of your kitchen because I will not sign your contract! My taste buds are precious,' she added with a smile. She wasn't sure how she felt about a guy sleeping on her bed, but since she wasn't the one doing so, she shrugged it off her mind.

Sara playfully pushed her friend's shoulder. 'Oh don't be such a wimp. Gwen, save a bed for me. Ennelin here is obviously too cowardly to join me.' Then turning to Marlene and Luke, she explained, 'Haggis is sheep's offal and some other stuff but it tastes exactly like minced pork or something.' She smiled as she imagined eating a cow's stomach. It was a good use of all the cow's parts. There would be no wastage there. 'I think tripe would be tasty as well. That dish is definitely going on my mental bucket list.' she said, nodding firmly. 'And what are your cookies like? I should like to try them too. I don't really care what happens to my taste buds! As long as they're not burnt.' she continued. Noticing that Alix had been blushing all through her lengthy speech, Sara added, 'I think you guys are really sweet and romantic. I really need to find myself a Luke or a Magnus.'

((To be honest, I personally felt like Ennelin about your characters' 'in love but not dating' arrangement. But last night, I had a really weird but sweet dream, and I felt exactly like Mar or Alix would with Luke or Magnus. And I finally understood what their relationship was, like a very protective and supportive sort of love. Now I'm like Sara!))

((Because it's a food and it should be capitalized.))

((What? Come again please? I think I understand what you mean, but can you re-explain that please?))

((I'm pretty sure it shouldn't, we don't need to capitalise rice or beef.))
((I dreamt that I had a nice guy who was always there for me...it was one of the best dreams I had!))

((Okay, as far as the capitalizing that was mostly me messing up, I'm not sure whether it's capitalized or not...))

((And as far as Magnus and Luke and stuff, they are mostly not dating because Marlene won't date until she is sixteen, and Alix and Magnus just haven't taken that step quite yet. I mean, basically they are sort of dating without the titles or the kissing. I mean, that's how I see it...))

((Hey guys!!!))

((Oh okay....))

Marlene blushed the same tone color as Luke and chuckled a little nervously at the joke. Though it was true, it was a little weird to admit that to her friends that she'd just meet, even if they were a little close. Plus if they brought that up, everyone just automatically assumed that they were dating and all that other stuff. She didn't want that, at least not yet. Not until she turned sixteen. She knew Luke was patiently waiting to since they both were trying to respect each other values, so it helped, but she didn't want nor need to pressure of dating. Though she guessed that there really wouldn't be any with Luke. He was so sweet and caring that she knew it'd be easy, just like it was now.

Gwen looked at Alix's reaction and felt a tiny bit guilty at blurting out the information. She hadn't thought about what might happen, but she should've. She grabbed Alix's hand and rubbed reassuringly before quickly letting go and putting her hands back in her lap. She of course didn't have worry about the embarrassment because Enzo wasn't here and though that 'nice' it really was wasn't she missed him more and more everyday. She wished he was here with her, able to put her to sleep instead of laying in bed and only being able to go to sleep because she'd cried herself to it. Worse was that she hadn't heard from him, she hadnt been able to reach him from the moment she got here and that mad the insides of her stomach churn. But she shoo the thoughts away, and focused on putting a filter on her mouth because Marlene had be effected by what she had said too.

Magnus blushed with Alix, but he had quickly gotten over it compared to her, and that was probably because he knew that she would need him. That she didn't like other people to know private things about her unless she told them. So he did what he always did and hugged her tightly to his chest, whispering encouraging words and stroking her hair. When she turned back he smiled and kissed her head, glad to see that she was okay. When Sara spoke again he again blushed furiously and thought that she'd made him red already twice. He didn't know how to respond to a question like that, so he didn't, he focused on Alix.

((Oh! Okay, makes sense Marietta. Yeah, that's pretty much how I see it too Elizabeth. Plus Magnus doesn't want to disrespect Alix in any way so he's waiting too. And Marlene, well you already know about her.))

Luke blushed at all of the words but shook it off and gently rubbed Marlene's side to make sure she was okay and calm. He chuckled a little at the words, "I don't know about tripe tasting good... But don't worry Ennelin, our cookies are actually normal for the most part, we make Reese's, M&M, chocolate chip, peppermint, and a few others. You'd be surprised how good they are." he assured the two girls. He was quite embarrassed/flattered that he had been complimented as such, but he just wanted to make sure that Marlene was okay and not getting too shy or embarrassed so he sucked it up, plus he wasn't sure how to respond to a complement like that. He decided to talk about food instead, "Ooh! Have you ever heard of bird nest soup? Or pork fu?" he asked with a wide grin, thinking about some foods that he had heard of or tried that either were, or sounded, disgusting.

Alix smiled gently at Gwen's hand holding hers, after she let go she took it again and squeezed it because she knew that all of this talk would remind her friend of Enzo who she was sure she loved and she knew still made her hurt not being around him. Alix couldn't imagine being separated from Magnus that long and she had only known him for a short time, she couldn't even slightly imagine having known him all her life and then being separated... well, she could, but she had never loved Jonah like that. She was glad that Magnus was calming her, he always did it well, like no one but he, Luke, Gwen, and Marlene could. She slightly stopped her blushing at the words that Sara added and she nodded and smiled widely, putting her hand on Magnus' "Yeah, though I'm sorry to tell you that he's all mine." she said with a bit more confidence than she had been using, he was all hers, just as she was completely his. "I'm sure you'll find someone perfect for you, though I doubt he'll be like Magnus or Luke, they're one of a kind." she said honestly with a little laugh.

((Okay, that makes sense. And yeah, I know, our guys are so sweet! Fangirls make the best fictional boyfriends :) ))

((Haha!! Yessss!! They are the absolute best!! Magnus and Like are Sooo amazing!!))