Nothing Beyond. discussion

Hunter walked into the mansion "It's not nice, it's old" He mumbled. "But it's home" he added sounding corny.
Vesta entered the common room, the light hurting her eyes. "Whatever, I need food now" the alcohol wearing off leaving her skull cracked. "Is this place stocked Hunter?" "Yea check the kitchen, first door to the left" he said crashing into one of the sofas.

Hunter saw the boy entering the common room "Hey, you must be Ethan, welcome my friend, I'm Hunter" offering his hand.

"Did you unpack yet?" He asked trying to make the guy feel a bit more welcome, he looks well, awkward.

"Okay, this is Jax my second and this is Vesta, she will be one of her roommates." He smiled "Are you okay? You seem kind of lost"

"Ooh they're starting to pile in, welcome guys. Again I'm Hunter your leader and this is Jaxon my second. You are Dustin?" He asks trying to act as if he's not hungover.

"Is this the place?" Clover said walking in with Derrick by her side with her hand still holding his. She was a little nervous to be at this place, she felt like she wasn't supposed to be here.

Derrick looked back, "Yeah this is the place. Don't worry I'll say your just helping me move in if they say anything.

"Okay," she squeezed his hand for support, "what should we do now that we're here?" She asked looking around the room.

"I dont know. Maybe we should. Find where my bunk is?" Derrick replies

Clover looks around for the rooms, "Maybe there is a bulletin board or something," she shrugs.

"Well lets hurry and look around I'm starting to get dizzy again." Derrick slowly starting to stumble

"Maybe you should sit down and take a break," she smiled at him, "your room wont run away, we have plenty of time."

Derrick gives in then goes to sit down but misses the chair and falls onto his back.

"Derrick," Clover groans and runs to him, "you really need to be more careful." She knelt down and grabbed his hand to help him up then she helped him sit down onto the chair making sure he didn't fall this time.

Derrick tries hard not to laugh but it was too much he then begins to laugh uncontrollably gasping for air

"What's so funny?" Clover asks folding her arms together not understanding why he was laughing.

"I cant even sit in a chair!!!" Derrick says while trying to control his laughing again

"Well you are sick, so its not really your fault," she sat down in the chair next to him and rubbed his back trying to make him feel better.

Derrick finally stopped laughing and payed attention to Clover rubbing his back. "Your hands are really soft." Derrick says leaning forward hopefully she keeps rubbing back

"Well that seemed to shut you up really quickly," she laughed dropping her hands to her lap, "are you ready to look for your room yet?"

Derrick sighs heavily "Alright then lets go."

"Come on Derrick," Clover pokes him playfully, "don't be so grumpy, it's really depressing."

Derrick stands up," lets just find the dorm room" Derrick then starts to walk down one of the hallways.

((To the sleeping room))

"You'll have to tolerate it for more than now" ugg he hated spoiled newbies, they don't appreciate the old stuff. "You're stuck here for the next 6 years of your life."
Vee watches as people start to arrive then looks at Hunter "am I the only girl in this place?" Then it dawned on her, this is why he's been acting weird all day! "This is why you've been a jackass all day?"
Hunter shakes his head "Yup, try not to sleep with all of them? At least not at once" he said teasingly. He didn't she was a slut or anything, she doesn't even hook up with people that much. He just likes annoying her.
Vee dismissed the insult "even you were there too?" She asked seductively. Hunter just laughed.

"Okay Currently I'm hungover, so you guys get tonight and all day tomorrow to get used to the place. After that we all start working our asses off." Hunter laying back in his couch, there was a parade in his head.
Vee looked around, then whispered to Hunter "I sleep in the same room with 3 guys?" When he nodded she cursed "goodbye privacy. It's a good thing I'm not that neat then" he chuckled.
"So Dustin, what's your power?" Hunter asked

Jaxon entered the common room with a bored glance. This was his first time here and he expected it to be extravagant and decorative and he was wrong.

Hunter got up "okay then, I'm calling it a night" he got of his couch and went upstairs to his room. Vesta realized that jax didn't say a word in a bit. "You asleep over there?" Damn her head was still pounding.

He looked at Vee and answered, "I think I'm going to stay here for a while, if you don't mind." He was not going to sleep anyway so why stay in a bed if you are just going to stare at the ceiling all night?

"Sure, there's a guy and his girlfriend in my room so it's kinda awkward to barge in and head to bead" she was considering sleeping on the couch, our Hunter's floor, but she didn't to look like she's suckin up to the leader. "What kind of wizard are you? Honorable or Deprived?"

He shrugged, "I don't know and don't care. I'm here, aren't I? That's it and done," he said in a finished tone as he raised his boots on the coffee table and he stretched his hands beneath his head, trying to relax.

"Don't know?" He's either playing stupid or he's in big trouble! Wait no, this might be his first year in a circle so technically, he still cab choose. "You know what, never mind" she closed her eyes willing her brain to fall asleep but with no use.
((There can be a piano here if you like btw))

((okay:]))

He saw a piano in the corner of his eye and he slowly sat up and went to it. He looked at its gleaming surface with hesitancy. He sat at the chair and he stretched his fingers and played a sad song, as he did so he was taken up with the music and he forgot his surroundings and he closed his eyes.

Vesta didn't dare speak while his playing, that's how good he is. His hands moving swiftly from key to key, it was beautiful. She would've never guessed that he plays the piano like no one would ever guess that she plays the guitar, except Hunter of course he buts in everything.

He finished the song with a slow note and he opened his eyes to found put that it has tear in them. It has been years since he played the piano. Ever since all the person around him died. He hummed a little and he played another one, this time he chose a music piece full of hate and pain.

Vesta wondered what pained him so much. She closes her eyes and still doesn't say a word till he finishes the second piece. She didn't understand pain though, she learned to numb herself a long time ago. "Well that was something"

((Sorry, I have shitty internet connection))

((mine too))

He looked at Vee in surprise. She was still here and he thought she went to her room already and he was all alone. He coughed, embarrassed that she got to hear that, "It really is," he said in a whisper and he left the piano and went to her side. "Wanna dance?" he asked as he lend out a hand.

"You stopped playing, what are we gonna dance to?" She asked. No one asked her to dance before, except of course Hunter but she kept stepping on his feet. he was swearing the whole time and gave up on teaching her. "Plus, I suck at slow dancing. By the end you'll be transfiguring cups of coffee for new feet"

He laughed and he pulled her by her hands, "C'mon, Vee. It's the waltz and all you have to do is follow my lead," he told her patiently. "And the music? I can always hum and you can imagine that it is violins playing." He laid his right hand on her waist and instructed her, "Put your left hand on my shoulder."

"Well, I warned you." She said putting her hand on his shoulder. "I'm probably be too wasted to remember in the morning and feel bad for you" As he started humming they moved slowly, she was a little dizzy from the alcohol but it was getting better. Of course she stepped on his feet twice but that in itself was an achievement.

He ignored all the times when she stepped on his feet. It as fine by him and when she always apologized she waved it off and continued dancing. He was about to twirl her in one hand when her foot slipped and she was about to fall when he quickly cushioned her against the hard floor. "That was unfortunate, isn't?" he asked as he noticed that she was staring at him.

"Very" she replied her eyes wide unable to break her gaze. She had to rely on him to help her stand again because of the pounding in her head. "Hate to say I told you so" regaining her old attitude back "actually I'd love to say I told you so" she said raising an eyebrow. He was still holding her though and that made her a little nervous.

He was not the type of guy to look at a girl's lips. He was more of a shy type who always avoid any contact with the fairer sex because he don't understand how their minds work. But this time he was eying her soft, plump lips as if they were diamonds. He leaned his head and when he was about a hair breath away from her he changed his mind, "Then tell I told you so, Vee but I don't regret having you in my arms," whispered as he smiled. He stood up and took her with him.

Vee felt his breath brushing her lips, and her brain couldn't form an appropriate comeback. She was drunker than she thought! She regained her balance "Well well, do you usually take off your attitude at night, or only when you have a drunk girl around?" She returned to her normal self again. This is not how she expected the Ceremony night to go at all, and it scared her that she liked it.

He smiled and answered, "I think you are the only person who is not affected by my attitude. Not because you're drunk but because you're you." He smiled as he gave her waist one last squeeze before letting her go. "Go get some sleep, Vee. I'm not going to my room tonight and come here at the morning to see me," he told her as he turned around and went to one of the seats and sat there watching her.

She was debating staying here with him, but this was too much for one night. She can't think straight, so she needs to sleep it off. Thank god she had a strong stomach, or their little dance would've been a disaster. The thing is, will she remember this in the morning? She doubted it. "Goodnight Jax" she said as she headed for the sleeping room. "Don't play too much piano" and with that she disappeared up the stairs.

*the next day*

Jaxon was still in the common room just as the sun was rising. From his position on the opened window, he felt the warm hands of the sun on his face and he couldn't be happy that he stayed here all night. It was his day 14 of him not sleeping, approximately 2 weeks that he was awake that he was still up and running. He sighed and he went to the piano and played a ballad about love being lost and found again.

Vee walks into the common room holding a cup of coffee her hair up in a ponytail. "Please stop this hammering" she said agitated to Jax who was playing the piano. Her head almost split in to from the noise.