Trance

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

Storm had wandered to an isolated location in the forbidden forest. She was leaning against a tree, which provided shade from the rain. The sound provided her only source of comfort at the moment. Storm was drenched, the rain has soaked her while she was coming towards the forest, making her clothes cling to her skin. She was in her dark jeans and blouse while her robes were left abandoned beside her. her eyes were staring at the ground unseeing.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

Michael was walking brusquely through the forest, wanting to get back up to the castle as soon as possible. The rain didn't exactly bother him, but he was getting chilly and his drawing pad soggy. He very nearly ran into a girl that was standing in the forest. He looked up at her, "Good to see I'm not the only one insane enough to be out here," he said in a slightly raised voice as he slowed down.

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

Storm shook her head to clear her thoughts she turned her head and her smile broke out as she noticed who it was.

"Michael." she greeted with a grin.

"It's not bad, kind of relaxing, so what brings you here?" she asked him picking up her robes slinging it on her arm.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

Michael smiled when he recognized her. "Well, I was out drawing, but then..." he waved his hand. "The sky had different plans."

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

Storm laughed as she noticed his drawing pad.

"Well the rain tends to be inspiring, it helped me in my writing." she leaned back against the tree shutting her eyes again.

"Do you come here often?" she asked him.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

"Yes, all the time," Michael said, watching her. "What about you? Or do you only come when it's raining?" As he thought about it, that would be the perfect time to come, most of the creatures would be taking shelter.

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

She opened her eyes and flashed him a grin.

"I've been here before on different occasions, but I prefer the rain gives you a sense of security, no one scrutinizing your every move." she pushed away from the tree her eyes thoughtful.

"You understand what I mean right?" Storm to other people had odd ways of thinking, she wasn't quite sure if Micheal woudl think of her as insane, or understand what she was saying.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

"Yeah, it kind of hides you from the world," Michael said, nodding. "It's very relaxing as well." He was known to lay awake during the night and just listen to the rain.

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

"The rain puts me to sleep, like my own lullaby." she sounded childish for saying it, but she couldn't restrain herself. She tilted her head to the side remembering her conversation with Dru.

"I'm glad you talked with Dru, you must be relieved it turned out well." she gave him him an apologetic look for seeming nosy. it was none of her business, but she hated watching conflicts between people she knew.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

"Yeah, I am," Michael said, smiling. It was amazing how everyone in the school seemed interlocked. "And now I have Anna..." he sighed, "Everything's pretty good for the most part."

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

"Anna..." she trailed off, the name unfamiliar to her she shrugged it off and instead gave him a slight nod of her head.

"I'm glad you found someone, Dru has Chase, and you have Anna." the way she said Chase's name was odd. She didn't feel sad, or betrayed, instead the name left her lips as if it was part of her everyday vocabulary, which recently it has. What surprised her the most was the fact that the feeling of someone punching a hole through her chest was gone and let out a slight gasp at her own surprise.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

"She's a Ravenclaw, and amazing," Michael said with a large smile, but it faltered with her next words. "And what about you?" He looked at her, his eyebrows creasing. He knew that the drama with her, Dru, and Chase had been hard and he wanted to know how she was reacting to the fact that Dru and Chase were now a couple.

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

Storm didn't say anything, she wanted to find a proper way to explain how she was feeling.

"Well, I met this new guy, I really like him, but I just can't get Chase out of my head, I feel so weird, when I'm with him I don't think about Chase, but when I'm away from him, it's like everything comes crashing down on you making it that more painful." she shivered not from the cold, but from her own thoughts. She looked back up giving Michael a grin, she wouldn't burden him with her problems.

"I would like to meet Anna, she must be really great." she added clearly trying to avoid the subject of her own relationship.

[Michael Blackwood-Hardt]

Michael nodded, understanding. He had felt similarly during the first couple of days with Anna. "You will meet her sometime," he promised. "You know that you'll be able to move on, though it may take a while. If this guy is so great as you think, then he'll be able to help you through it."

[Lucretia 'Storm' Seyrrou]

Storm shrugged, she felt guilty for saying this, but in reality she was afraid of telling him.

"He would help me, if he knew." she bit her lower lip sliding down the tree sitting down on one of the roots that jutted out of the ground.

"Lafra is right, Chase isn't healthy for me." she was mostly telling herself this, but it was loud enough for Michael to hear.