Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Karma200]

Notching the arrow in her hand a bit she let it fly and hit the target with a quick 'THUD!' that satisfied her, she was beginning to enjoy releasing her stress and anger out by practicing. If she was in the woods then that would've definitely made her feel much better.


Blythe looked over at the boy when he spoke, she was quiet for a minute since she hadn't really thought he would say something plus she was usually quiet. It would be rude not to answer him. Loosening her grip on her next arrow she blinked and realized that she hadn't said a word yet.


"Practice helps a lot," Blaire nodded her head a bit as she let her eyes look at his gun for a second putting her bow and arrow to the side to roll her shoulders a bit, she should probably do a few stretches to get rid of the tight muscles she could feel.


"Nice aim you have with a gun," She noted as her eyes scanned the targets with bullet holes in them, he was a really good aim and that was something Blaire could admit.

 

[SorrowfulJoy]

It was only a short while before a number on the girl's dorms room popped out to her and she pointed at it eagerly, "Hey Ari! That's my dorm! Let's go check it out!" Without even bothering to knock - social etiquette being something Riesa lacked - she barged into the room and her eyes widened upon seeing the most glorious grand piano she had ever laid eyes on sitting in the room. Though, admittedly Riesa had only ever seen old, run down ones so that wasn't saying much.


"Ari look! There's a piano in here!" Aries raised a brow at that, unlike his sister, the first thing he had spotted upon following her was the girl in the room. The one from earlier who had told them she wasn't a tour guide. "There's also a person in here Riesa." She waved her gloved hand dismissively, as if that didn't even matter, and didn't spare Mel not even one glance as she dropped herself onto the piano without permission and began playing a soft melody. It was beautifully played, but Aries was used to good music coming from himself and his sister, so he instead turned his attention to the girl with the black hair.


He said nothing, but watched her with a curiousity, he knew the piano must be hers -no way the school would just give out free pianos to students' dorms - and wondered how she'd react to his sister just leaping upon it. As long as she didn't hurt Riesa then no blood would have to be spilled. It was fine.

 

[amdreams]

Bunny puffed out her cheeks, still trying to blink back her tears."No . . . It's not the same," she muttered in a low voice. "Stalking is stalking no matter who does it. But I'm not asking them to stalk her. I-I just . . . " Her bottom lip began to tremble and soon enough, Bunny began bawling, furiously wiping away tears with her sweater sleeves that just didn't seem to soak them up quick enough. "I'm *sniff* not doing anything *sniff* wrong. Why are you *sniff* picking on me?"


~~~~~


Mel had been trying to rest when the door to her room suddenly opened. She shot up, seeing the two from earlier coming in. What? How? She was sure she locked that door. Her eyes switched from brother to sister as Riesa made her way to Mel's piano. What was she -


Her eyes narrowed as the sister began playing. Why was this thing touching her stuff? That was her property. Mel rushed over, slamming the lid over the keys like a mouse trap. Her blue eyes glaring at Riesa. "What do you think you're doing, touching my things?!"


Her eyes went to Aries now, not losing any of the intensity it showed to his sister. "What are you people doing in my room?" she said through gritted teeth.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

'Oh you're gonna think picking on you' Richter thought to himself, bending down to look the girl in her eyes. Or at least he would, if she hadn't started crying like this. He didn't think people these days could be this fragile. He hadn't done anything particularly intimidating, to his knowledge, and no rumors were being spread about him yet. He almost felt sorry for her. Almost.


"It'd help your case if you managed to justify it" he stated coldly. "But all you've really done is cry, which is leading me further to believe that those papers are the result of a schoolgirl crush gone too far. Waterworks don't always work on people you've never met, you know. Especially when they've been around long enough to see that trick more than a few times."

 

[Yun]

Sayuri turned to Bunny, who was now crying, then back at Richter. "Well, well. It would appear that you are quite knowledgeable, Mr.Richter," she said, her smile gradually growing wider. This conversation was becoming boring to her and seeing as how she couldn't follow the two anymore, she decided to give up. If she had used another shadow, she would have saved herself the hassle of bickering with a teacher. To add on to that, she had no idea of where Azure would be, so she couldn't Shadow Step anyway.


With an inaudible sigh, Sayuri made up her mind to return to her daily walks around the campus. "Bunny, I will be taking my leave now. If you need me, just drop by the Disciplinary Committee room whenever or catch on my daily rounds," she said, bowing politely to Mr.Richter and Bunny before beginning to talk out the cafeteria door.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia's face just looked at Vash suddenly, then at Riff. " U-umm " Her face going a little flushed, she wasn't exactly sure what to say, she didn't want to annoy Riff by trying to defend Vash, but at the same time she didn't want to drop Vash's request.


" I- Uh.. " Slowly she sunk down where she just ducked down and hid under her coil in a attempt to avoid the question in general. Peeking out slightly from the bundled mass of her tail.


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Victor waited patiently for the elf to respond, it may have taken a bit but he was a patient man, even though her aim did irritate him a bit a bit of courtesy is still a thing to put out there, especially for a elf that apparently had a aim that was true as his.


When the elf finally spoke and added a complement to what she said a few moments after Victor felt a bit thankful, a bit of sportsmanship, or a complement always flew by him nicely. " I try my best, and i have to say, thank you for the complement. " As he took off his hat revealing his dark brown hair with its slight red tint to it. He raised his strange hat to his chest grinning a little and gave a subtle nod.


" Practicing your aim as well this evening? " He said putting back on his hat and giving it a tip towards her. In his other hand he began spinning the handgun in his hand by the guard around one of his fingers, leaning onto a post beside him.

 

[CSA]

As Lily was speaking to her room mate, of course Kylier popped up. Out of nowhere. Lily had some idea as to how the girl did the things she did, but she wouldn't let on that she knew. She needed to keep such things a secret, that she may reveal her hand at the right time.


And, of course, win the game.


"Yes," Lily replied "Only the most sophisticated of games will we play. Like truth or dare and Candyland. It's a slumber party, Kylier. We're not doing chess."


Lily then smiled that superior smile of hers. The smile that meant that she was just better than everyone and nobody could do anything about it. But to the untrained eye, it was probably just a smile.


"And yes, Kylier. I have never had a single guest who has left my room feeling anything less than total elation. I expect to have no problems entertaining."


Lily shrugged and began playing with her hair casually.


"And yes, I wasn't sure when the slumber party would happen but tonight it is. Bring your brother over after my guest has left, if you please, instead of earlier. I can probably... 'help' him within a day. I am very charismatic, you know. People like to listen to me."

 

[SorrowfulJoy]

Riesa giggled and yanked her hands back before the lid could slam on them, Aries eyes darkened and his body jolted as though he was going to bolt forward, but he remained where he was for now. Riesa grinned up at Mel, not moving from the piano seat just yet, "This is yours? I thought it belonged to the room. Well, not the ROOM but the school. Room's can't own items. I think." She then jumped up from the seat to hop-skip over to her twin and grab his hand; Aries' tension visibly relaxing as she did so.


When Mel demanded to know what they were doing here, even directing her glare at Aries, Riesa beamed at her, "This is my room too now! We share it, but, I'm probably just gonna stay in Aries' room all the time anyway, so it'll be more like you own seven eighths of it and I have an eighth, okay?"


Aries still hadn't spoken so much as a word to Mel yet and turned to his twin whose hand was intertwined with his, "We should get going Riesa." He wanted to at least find the lab before they got herded back to their rooms for bed like sheep.

 

[Advent Azure]

Kylier smirked toward Lily


"I see that you already have the proper idea of a sleep over, so that I am unable to delude you, even if it is your first time"


Kylier laughed a little toward Lily


"I see, that is all that I wished to confirm with you, so I will be on my way now"


Kylier went on her way past Lily, to whatever place Kylier needed to be heading

 

[amdreams]

Bunny took note of what Sayuri had said, wiping the last of her little fit off her face. Her eyes then widened after hearing Richter. What? Was he accusing her of lying? H-how dare he?! As if she could even fabricate all this. Her face reddened and she mindlessly threw the envelope at him, throwing it as hard as she could, though with her body, it couldn't have been much.


"A-a crush?! I don't even like girls, you . . . you big meanie face!" Her eyes fell quickly to the floor as she realized what she had just done, embarrassed. She had pretty much mauled a teacher. She should probably apologize but . . . she didn't really want to. Not after what he had implied of her.


Eyes still glued to the floor, her small fists clenched. "Maybe . . . maybe if you hadn't accused me of s-stalking, I could've told you. But you didn't even ask. You just . . . just walked up and said what I was doing was wrong. You . . . Well, fine then. If you want a murderer here so badly then so be it!"


She immediately ran off, not stopping until she was sure that Richter was long behind her. It was embarrassing, blowing up like that. But she didn't feel bad about it.


~~~~~


Riff glanced over at Skyia, noticing her discomfort. "Vash, sit down. Stop putting her on the spot like that. Don't rely on others to fight your battles for you." Vash pouted, crossing his arms and letting out a loud huff. "Then stop picking on me. I'm not fat . . . " Again, his hands went to his stomach, trying to grab at any fat around his abdomen. "Not fat," he muttered.


The blond narrowed his eyes at his coworker. Sometimes he was honestly confused as to why Mel allowed him to join them. A bit more company was nice, but the kid hasn't exactly proven his worth yet. The boy couldn't even boil water without inexplicably poisoning it or blowing it up. But then again, it's only been 4 months since he joined up.


"I apologize for any discomfort, Miss Skyia. Just another mindless quarrel." He stood up from his seat, finished with his meal. "Now, if you excuse me. I must tend to Mel." Vash sat back down, arms crossed once again. "Yeah, go. But it's not like she's going to die just by being away from her dog."


Riff glared at Vash before bringing a hand up to the collar around his neck, his eyes falling to the identical one on Vash's. "These mean something. I expect you to recognize that soon." He then bowed slightly to the lamia. "Good bye Miss Skyia. I hope we can talk again sometime."


Vash stuck his tongue out in the direction of Riff's shrinking figure. "He's such a fuddy duddy." Remembering that Skyia was still there, his cheeks turned pink. "Uh . . . sorry about that. He's just mean sometimes. I swear, he must catch it from Mel."


His eyes went to his plate and back to the lamia. "So . . . Are you like . . . cold-blooded? Like a snake? Or warm-blooded like a person? . . . And how do you use the bathroom? Do you even go?"


(You certainly don't have to answer the last two, or even the first two.)


~~~~~


As Riesa announced that this was going to be her room as well, Mel's eyes nearly popped out of her head. What? She specifically chose a single room while enrolling. So how the Hell did she now have a room mate? And with this hyperactive little . . . thing? "You've got to be kidding me. Did you hit your head when you dropped into the dining hall earlier? Or are you always this bonkers?"


"First of all, what school goes around and gives people pianos? And what do you mean this is your room as well? I requested a single room. And as you can see," she said while motioning to the piano. "There really isn't any room for you. Not even an eighth." 
By the time 8 o'clock rolled about, Rose was already at the door to Lily and Anya's room. She was in her pajamas, a simple purple top and shorts with a butterfly motif, complete with slippers on her feet and a sweater around her shoulders. In a small bag by her side were her toothbrush, uniform for the next day, phone and a few miscellaneous items she thought might come in handy. Feeling prepared, she knocked on the alraune's door, rocking on her heels due to the excitement she was feeling.


This was going to be fun. She knew it. Or at least, she assumed so. This was her first slumber party. First overnight get together. What were they going to do? Paint their nails? Play games? Talk about hot guys? Okay, maybe not that last one. Rose wasn't familiar with enough guys to really distinguish which were her type and none had really left a deep enough impression to mark themselves as undeniably hot.


She waited for Lily or someone to answer the door, wriggling her toes in her slippers in a poor attempt to waste time.

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If Rose looks different or weird, it's because she wears a fair amount of make-up. If everyone else looks different or weird . . . Well, I did this in a hurry. And I know Riff's head is too small.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia had noticed the time and had to leave too, She quickly told Vash that she needed to go right now. But if she were to see him tomorrow, she would gladly answer some of his questions. Off she slithered away from the cafeteria heading back to her room to do some homework, and a project she needed to study for. As well the quiz that shes been studying for the past couple of days. Eventually falling asleep on her bed with a few books around her. She was lying on her stomach on the bed with her tail hanging off and a pillow between her arms she pressed up into as she drifted into sleep.

 

[CSA]

Rose, as Lily had imagined, was right on time. Exactly at 8:00 there was a knocking on her door, and everything was ready. Lily went to the door in her own PJs (Which were obviously the cutest and most stylish ever) and opened up.


Lily was wearing a light pajama top with ruffles on the ends of her sleeves and at the bottom. It was a cute, light shade of pink and had tiny red flower print. Her flower's petals were down once again, to give the appearance of being a long light red skirt. Her hair was, for once, down. It looked a deal longer than usual, but was just as golden and silky as ever it was.


"Hey, there! Welcome to my humble abode, feel free to make yourself at home mm'kay?" Said Lily, stepping aside and waving her in.


"We've got junk food on the table over there, as well as an approximation of Hi-C Ecto Cooler in the punch bowl. It's green, yes, but that's just the food dye. Apparently it was worshiped by many and considered some manner of liquid ambrosia by the humans of the 1990s. I agree. We have board games over yonder, my extensive collection of media in the video closet, cosmetics in the cabinet because I'm going to make you look even prettier and Lilypies on the counter. I'd suggest grabbing a piece of pie first because I make the best pies ever and it's gonna help you relaaax."


Lily smiled a calm, kind smile. A welcoming smile.


"Cute PJs, by the way. I just looove butterflies! I may be a bit biased, though, 'cause I'm a flower."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Anya gave a yawn, looking up at the visitor from where she sat on a messy pile of blankets. She gave a muttered sound that was probably a 'hello', rubbing her eyes. She herself was wearing a simple sleeveless nightgown, reaching down to her knees. It was white, with a small pink bow over the collar.


Her eyes snapped to attention as she heard Lily say to relax. Relaxing was the last thing she'd do; relaxing meant sleep, and sleep meant not seeing adult nighttime adventures. And Anya wouldn't stand for not seeing adventures. She stepped over the bed, only for her leg to be tangled in a sheet, and landed noisily on the floor, before standing up, brushing herself off. Moving around would surely wake her up, much like the sweet aroma off food laid out. Her thoughts quickly turned entirely to the sweets on the table.


There was pie. Pie that Lily made.

 

[amdreams]

(I think Lily still owes Vash some pie from the jewel hunt.)


"Wow," Rose said as Lily greeted her. "You were right. There was going to be some tough competition. Your pajamas are so cute." She smiled as the alraune complimented her own sleepwear. "Thanks. I love butterflies, too. The idea of starting out weak and working to change into something so beautiful has always struck close with me."


Lily motioned for Rose to come in and the half-elf did, looking around the room, eyeing the table of snacks and treats. Her eyes fell upon the large bowl of green liquid, widening at its history. "Woah, really?" She herself could hardly imagine what it must've tasted like if humans had believed it to be the nectar of the gods at one point.


As a soft yawn came from across the room, Rose turned to see a young neko child descend from a small mound of blankets. "Hello there," she said, waving to the girl. "I'm Rose. You were at the same table as me this morning, right?"


"You know, if you're sleepy, you should try holding your breath for as long as you can. The lack of oxygen forces your heart to beat faster and wakes you up."


"Your room mate is adorable, Lily. I've always wanted a younger sibling."

 

[CSA]

(If Vash wants his pie he needs to ask for it. Lilium Darlingtonia don't move for nobody)


Lily smiled as she witnessed Rose's interactions with Anya. Lily knew exactly how cute the child was, and this worked greatly to influence Rose's opinion of her further towards the good side. The more she was liked at the beginning, the faster and more efficiently her perfume would take effect. Honestly, all Lily needed from Anya was to make an appearance. She'd told the girl not to push herself, but she seemed determined to see this party through to its conclusion. Lily found this somewhat admirable.


"Well," Lily replied to Rose, taking the documents "I don't have any siblings, but caring for Anya is what I'd imagine having a little sister is like."


Lily looked down at the folder.


"Aw, you shouldn't have. Is it Christmas already? Thanks, Rose. This will make things much easier."


Lily then scuttled over to the counter and placed the documents there.


"But this is work. It can go here for now, behind the party. I'm thinking we can start with refreshments and Candyland. I have to warn you, though. Anya takes her candy very seriously."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Anya let out an audible gasp as she heard the conversation switch from filing cabinets to sisters. She stared at Lily as she heard that word, before giving a hug, complimented by a small sound that sounded something like "nyuh".


But it was over once she realized there was also candy. But more immediately, Candyland. It had been a while since Anya had played a proper game, let alone a board game. She put on her game face, which consisted of tossing both fists in the air and staring intently at the space in front of her, occupied by a blank wall.

 

[amdreams]

Rose couldn't help but smile as Lily compared Anya to a younger sister, and the neko, obviously happy at that, nearly attacked the alraune with a hug. She was honestly a bit jealous. Of course she and Blaire were close but Rose had always wanted a younger brother or sister, especially if they were as cute as Anya.


Lily then suggested that they move onto games and food with Rose nodding in agreement. As per the alraune's earlier suggestion, the half-elf grabbed a slice of pie. It certainly smelled heavenly and a bite proved that the taste matched its scent. "Mmm. This is delicious, Lily. Better than any of the sweets I had back at the castle. Where'd you learn to bake like this?"


Spotting Anya's game face, Rose nearly choked, trying to stiffle a giggle while simultaneously swallowing. She placed the plate aside, deciding to finish it later. "Be warned, Anya. You won't win that easily." Of course, the neko's chances were as good as her own, considering that Candyland was a game of luck rather than strategy. Still, Rose didn't like losing.

 

[CSA]

Anya had hugged Lily many times before, but it didn't usually come with sound effects. The 'nyuh' was a welcome addition to routine, and showed that the girl certainly knew how to keep the cute interesting. A great talent for Lily's purposes. When Lily saw Anya's game face, however, she was forced to lament the fact that she did not have her camera at the moment.


Lily was delighted, though not surprised, that Rose was enjoying the pie. After all, those pies used delicious ingredients that could only be found in one place. The main ingredient was, of course, a specific fruit. At the moment, she had strawberry (her favorite), apple, and peach pies. They would be grand on their own, but Lily had added a little something special. Something to make her pies the best in London. Er... Orien's. The world, really.


Lily had added her own nectar... as well as slices of Lily.


Yes, slices of Lily. To make her wonderful and unique pies truly the best, small bits of Alraune vine had been added to the mix. They were an incomparable delicacy that greatly enhanced flavor and texture, with little flavor of their own. She had made certain that Anya was away on an errand at the time before pulling out the cutting board, placing one of her vines on it, and hacking into it. The still-living thing had flailed about a bit on the board, but soon was silenced with a few more hacks of the knife.


"Oh, anybody with a recipe can bake." Lily replied to Rose. "It's really about the ingredients."


Of course, Lily wouldn't say that she had added bits of herself to the pies that were to be eaten. Mammals were so strange about that sort of thing- apparently most somehow found it sickening. Lily smiled.


"And I use the freshest!" She added, punctuating the statement with a cute giggle.


Soon, due to the nectar, Rose would begin to feel all those little annoying pains wash away. Lily knew that the student council president wouldn't truly relax without a little help, and being able to let go of all those little pains that reminded her of work to be done would help her with that. Lily scuttled over to the board games, and began setting Candyland up.


"Most think that Candyland is a game requiring only luck..." Lily announced, shuffling the tiny cards. "And this is true, but it goes oh so much deeper than that."


She placed the deck on the table, and opened up the board.


"In any given game, strategy and skill come and go in equal parts. But luck is always a factor- a constant presence that governs every game that has ever been played since the beginning of time."


Lily placed the cards on the board and took out the pieces.


"It is a game of luck clashing against luck- in the purest contest that there can be between gamers. Thus, I ask you..."


With the board set up, Lily looked up seriously at her two slumbermates.


"Which of us shall be... the Candy Queen?"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Candy Que-" Anya cut herself off before turning to the table. She carefully took a slice of the pie, placing it onto a plate. It tasted good. That was to be expected though; strawberries always tasted good, unlike the drek adults talked about. It concerned Anya little, for she would become the true candy queen.


"Candy Queen!" she gave out her battlecry, raising a plastic fork in the air.

 

[amdreams]

"Well, I guess the cooks back home just weren't using the right stuff then. I'll have to talk with my dad about this. He'd definitely love your pies." She took another bite of the apple pie on her plate, fortunately ignorant of the secret ingredient inside. The many idle thoughts in her head began to fade with each vanishing bite, though if she knew exactly what was causing it, her brain would be full of them again. Though probably with a different sort of worry.


But now was not the time for worry. Now was the time for Candyland.


"Hm . . . Candy Queen, huh?" Lily smiled, eyes sparked with competition and excitement. She grabbed a random piece and took her position by the board. "Well, I guess we'll find out soon enough. After you," she told the other two.


(Sorry. Bad post is bad.)

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"I will be Candy Queen" Anya stated matter of factly to Rose. "For I am... the Candy Queen."


She placed her token on the board, a look of determination on her face, the taste of pie on her tongue. She could not lose here; she was the Candyland master as far as she knew. She liked candy, at least.

 

[CSA]

Lily hoped that her speech had made the two excited for some Candyland, because as a game Candyland was not super exciting. It was not just a game of luck, like she had said, but a game of interpersonal relationships. Candyland required that Lily remain charming and clever all throughout to keep things entertaining, and she would. That was what Lily was good at.


Yes, Lily could even make use of Candyland in her morbid schemes- she could be a politician. No... she would be a politician, but that came later.


Lily could see a glint in Rose's eye, and Anya was... really pumped up. She seemed to really like the idea of being a queen of candy. It had worked.


"Then let us start. Anya is the youngest, so she gets to go first."


Lily smiled confidently.


"Worry not, for when I become Queen the both of you will receive tasteful plaques of bronze and silver."

 

[amdreams]

Rose lost.


Currently, Anya's piece stood at the finish line, followed by Lily's and then Rose's own. Well, luck certainly wasn't with her during this game, but she had fun anyway. The half-elf smiled at the neko. "Congrats on winning, your highness."


Rose grabbed another slice of pie. This stuff really was delicious, though she was sure all the sugar probably wasn't going to do too well to her figure. She'd have to train extra hard to burn off these extra calories, but it was worth it. Taking another bite, she turned to Lily. "So, what's on the agenda now?"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Candy Queen!" Anya let out her victory cry. It had been a close match, but Anya had claimed her rightful place upon the candy throne. All was well in the world. She was above mere 'agendas' and 'board games' at this point. For the candy was hers.


"...What's next?" she asked Lily, tail flicking back and forth.

 

[CSA]

Anya's enthusiasm and excitement at just winning a board game was just so silly and cute, Lily could not help but smile.


"Congratulations, Anya. AKA The Candy Queen."


"****, I really should have had my camera..."





"Anyways, next. We've got truth or dare- a slumber party classic. I think it will help us all get acquainted, and be totally fun at the same time. We sit in a circle, and someone asks another player 'truth or dare'. If they say 'truth', the asker will pose a question that that player must answer truthfully. If 'dare', then that person must do the task which the asker names. Then, the person being asked takes their turn and so on. I'm the host, so it's customary that I go first."


Once they had all sat down, Lily turned to Rose.


"I think I'm gonna pick on you first, so how about it? Truth or dare?"


Then, of course, after that enlightening game was the pillowfights (Before which Lily had to explain very clearly to Anya that they would be hitting each other for fun, and it wasn't because Lily didn't love her) and then was girly cosmetics time (Which Lily was personally a big fan of, especially since she got to show off her extensive collection of nail polish and lipstick) during which they would look at different colors and figure out which ones looked completely perfect on each other.


And then...





"I have wracked my neural pathways to think of the perfect movie to end the night with. Protocol generally dictates a scary movie, but Anya is too young for most of the ones I have. Then, it hit me."


Lily pulled out, from her cabinet, a DVD titled 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.


"I found the perfect movie for teens and preteens of all shapes, and it can be just a little frightening too. It was huge in human popular culture way back when, and for good reason. My friends, get ready to start wearing all black and to be stricken with the need to write dark poetry. In a good way!"