Practice Makes Perfect

[Iƪƪia]

"Oh, sweet!"

They had learned a bit about thunder magic in class. Not to the point of learning a wicked awesome spell where she can shoot lightning out of her fingertips. Just the basics. That's all they learned about most of the types of magic. Aside from the occasional low-level spell, of course. Although, they hadn't taught them anything about dark or light magic. She wondered why. It seemed like a cool power to have.

"I know some magic too! Oh! Watch this!"

Ailyth removed the necklace she wore around her neck and held it in front of her. She steadied it with her other hand so that it was completely still as it hung in front of her face. Then, concentrating on her target, she breathed in and out steadily, watching the necklace with a piercing gaze.

After a moment of pure concentration, her hands began to tremble and she was having trouble keeping her breathing stable. Then, suddenly, there was a small gust of wind, causing the necklace to begin swinging like a pendulum. Triumphant, Ailyth smiled up at Rei once again.

"Didja see that?! I made the wind move it!"

She took the swinging necklace and replaced it around her neck. That was pretty awesome in Ailyth's opinion.[/size]

[rei]

She had never actually seen wind magic
before, so she had to admit it was pretty
cool. She wished Nai wouldn't be so
stubborn and show her some of his magic!
She swore he could act so chilidsh
sometimes..! He always said it was too
dangerous. Huff ! She always thought
a kitten could be more dangerous, but
she would have to wait and see.

"That is cool,"

Maybe Ailyth would be in a magic
class with her brother one day.
She could just see Nai's face now.
He could be a little old-fashioned
when it came to girls.

"Maybe you'll be in class with him
one day ! Though I warn you, he takes
competition seriously."

She laughed slightly at the thought of
it. She would need a camera on that
day.

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Ailyth leaned back, pleased that Rei thought her magic was cool. From what they had learned about magics, wind was her favorite. Water was just a little intimidating to her and she preferred not to use fire. Though, in addition to the wind spell, they had been taught a low-level fire spell, which she attempted only once.

"That'd be cool! And I can get pretty competitive myself, I think!"

She was becoming quite interested in this Nai person. She'd quite like to see his thunder magic. Thunder was sort of related to the air... After all, it also came from the sky... Well, so did rain. Then again, rain came from clouds so... Actually, never mind what's related and what isn't. It'd still be a cool magic to learn.

"Um, so what grade is your brother in, then?.. Or is he in college?"[/color]

[rei]

It was just then a thought popped
in her head. What time was it ?
She looked up at the windows of
the gym and saw it wasn't dark yet.
Phew, it definitely wasnt past curfew.
She didnt know this place very well
in the dark and even though
she controlled darkness, she didnt
have the energy to get lost.

She inclined her head slightly
as Ailyth asked what grade
Nai was in. Hmm, let's see..
Oh yeah, he was her grade.
Duh !

"Hes in 12th grade same as
me."

She could imagine Nai and Ailyth
meeting. Rei believed they would
be good friends, after Nai got
used to her. Now that she thought
about it, Nai was far too anti-social
for his own good. It was then that
Rei decided she would introduce
him to people. This would be the
point where you would hear the
plotting sister evil laugh, but Rei
just smiled slightly.

[Iƪƪia]

So her brother was also in 12th grade? That was still only 2 years ahead of Ailyth. Maybe they'd come across each other in class one day. After all, she was taking a magic course. Just an intro, but still. Actually... Wasn't there a necrology course? Perhaps she'd be able to learn dark magic there! She oughta look into that next year.

"That's awesome! I'd like to meet him someday!"

It was then she noticed how Rei turned to look out the window. Ailyth followed her gaze to see the sun just beginning to set; it wasn't dark yet. She was probably checking what time it was. Well, a window can make a decent clock. Especially since clocks were so hard to find in this school. At least for Ailyth. She could really use a watch.

"Oh, are you worried about breaking curfew?"[/color]

[rei]

The wheels in Rei's head were
turning as Ailyth said she would
like to meet her brother. Yes !
It all was all going along with
her plan ! She resisted the
urge to smile slyly and nodded.

"Then I'll definitely have to introduce you!
If I could find him that is."

She knew her brother was very skilled
in hiding, practice from rabid girl attacks,
but this was getting ridiculous ! She
had looked everywhere for him ! Knowing
her luck, he was leaving just as she was
arriving.

"Hmm ? Oh, no I just don't feel like getting
lost, even though I control darkness, doesn't
mean things dont look different at night."

What happened next surprised her. Speaking of
the devil, Nai darted in closing the door behind him.
She almost laughed as she heard squealing girls
run by as he locked the door.

"It's about time I saw you Nai !"
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He was sick of getting chased by girls !
All he had asked them where the office
was, and he gets chased by them.
This was seriously getting annoying.

He sighed and ran his hands through
his hair when he heard his sister
talking to him. He whirled around
and saw Rei sitting on the floor
talking with another girl. He hoped
the girl wasn't psychotic..

"Oh..., hey Rei.."

He supposed he'd check out
the classrooms tommorrow,
since he hadn't exactly seen
his sister lately. He couldn't
help but cringe at all the white
she was wearing. Of course,
white still her favorite color
after all..

"Must you always wear
so much white..?"

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Ailyth nodded, looking back out the window. Actually, it would probably be best for her as well if she didn't stay out too late. She had terrible night vision. Of course, that never stopped her before. At least she had her cell phone which served to double as a sort of flashlight at times.

At that moment, the gym doors burst open as an older boy entered, locking the doors to keep out what sounded like several rabid fan girls. That was strange. Perhaps this guy was a musician and the girls were his groupies? He did have sort of an emo musicians look to him. Well, it all made sense to Ailyth then, until she heard Rei call him by name.

Nai? Her brother? Wow, the timing was... Kinda creepy. But in an awesome sort of way. Maybe they had sibling telepathy, or ESP or whatever it was called. But then again, didn't twins usually have that?

Shrugging this thought out of her mind, she jumped to her feet and clasped her hands together in front of her.

"Hi! So you're Rei's brother? My name's Ailyth! Nice t'meet'cha!"

Smiling, she skipped up to him and held her hand out in greeting.[/color]

[rei]

Rei watched as Ailyth skipped
up to her brother with an
introduction. She couldn't
help but wonder if he would
be nice or not.

She gave him a slight look as
she finished packing up her things.
She had never actually finished
so might as well do it now..
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Well, at least she wasn't psychotic..
Or hanging on him.. Hmm, maybe
all the girl's here weren't irritating.
He took her hand and shook it
slightly and let it fall back to his
side. He wasn't much for introductions..

"Yeah, I'm Nai,"

Hmm, he had seen that look on his
sister before, and it meant nothing
good for him. It meant she was plotting.
Not to mention the 'be nice' look
she was giving him meant it had
to do with this girl Ailyth...

"I guess my sister's been talking
about me.."

He chuckled slightly as he ran his
hands through his hair again.
Man he did that a lot didn't he ?

[Iƪƪia]

Her smile broadened as he introduced himself. He didn't say much, did he? Well, Ailyth had experience with quiet people... At least this one didn't seem evil. He must be okay if he had so many fan girls following him.

"Uh huh! She talked about your wicked awesome magic skills," She explained, rocking back and forth on her heels, "Ya know, I know some magic myself! Some."

She felt that it was necessary to add the word "some." After all, if she didn't it might maker her seem like a magic expert when, in reality, she only knew two spells. But still, they were awesome spells! Though, she probably didn't have to mention that. The awesomeness was clearly implied.[/color]

[rei]

Rei could resist the victorious grin that
was currently on her face. Yes ! She
had gotten Nai to talk to someone !
She also did a mini victory dance,
and quickly left Nai with Ailyth.
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Nai saw his sister leaving and
glared at her slightly. So, she had
been planning on leaving him with
Ailyth. Seriously, his sister needed
to get out more. Not that he
should be talking....

Wicked awesome magic skills..?
He wouldn't quite call it that, but
hey, the praise was a nice change.
He'd take wicked awesome over
disturbing and/or morbid any
day of the week. He let slight smirk
come over his face as she told him she
knew some magic. Hmm, maybe she
took one of his classes ?

"Oh, really ? What kind ?"

He hoped it wasn't water. He
really disliked water in general,
he being a thunder user, it
usually ended up in him shocking
himself...

[Iƪƪia]

"Well... I don't know that much. But I'm getting better with wind magic!"

Hearing a door open, Ailyth looked down the gym room in time to see Rei shut the door behind her. Wow, she left in a real hurry. She must really dislike the darkness, ironically. After all, she didn't even say goodbye. Not even to her brother. Shrugging, she waved at the closed door.

"Wonder why she left so quickly?" It was more of a spoken statement of wonder rather than an actual question.

Returning her gaze to the boy in front of her, Ailyth continued smiling. She had come down here expecting to spend the evening alone, practicing her skills, but it was always better to have someone to talk to. Especially if they were nice and especially if that someone wasn't planning on killing you, of course. Nai seemed to fit that description perfectly.

"I'm taking Intro to Magics this year, by the way!"[/color]

[rei]

Hmm, wind magic was okay,
but it definitely wasn't his
specialty. He always imagined
wind types as free-spirits of
sorts, if that made any sense.
He always believed that what
type of person you were determined
the type of magic you were best at.
If that made any sense, it showed
a lot for him, huh ?

"Hmm, I use only dark magic."

He hoped she didn't think he was implying
everything else was useless. Because,
actually, all magic had a place in
the world. His brought death, and
hers.. well he wasn't exactly sure
what wind did... He had seen his
sister leave, but wasn't too concerned
about it. He knew she was simply
attempting to get him to
socialize. Cunning wasn't she ?

"She's trying to get me to socialize more..."

Figures his little sister would do that kind of stuff.
Wasn't that their job ? Anyway, he had just
remembered why he had hid in here in the first
place. He didn't hear anything, but he would
stay a little longer just to be safe.

So, she was in Intro to Magics.. That class
didn't really catch his attention since that
meant they studied all types of magic.
Including the oh-so hated water magic.
He already knew his type of magic anyway..

Interesting. I'm in Intro to Necrology and
Advanced Withcraft.."

Honestly, though, he enjoyed magic quite
a bit. Especially his thunder magic. That
was probably his favorite, and the reason
he liked thunderstorms so much...

[Iƪƪia]

Interested, Ailyth looked back toward the closed door once again. She wondered if sisters usually did things like this. Sneaking away in order to get their brother more socialized? Ailyth couldn't say. After all, she didn't have any siblings. She had plenty of cousins but... Let's just say, they didn't get along.

Looking back at Nai, Ailyth tried to figure out why he needed to be pushed in order to socialize. After all, he seemed really nice. He even had a group of girls follow after him. It shouldn't be hard for him to make friends. Perhaps he chose not to? No, that was silly! Why wouldn't he want friends?

Ailyth was about to ask just that before she caught herself. That was probably a bad question to ask. She was learning to create and respect these boundaries when she didn't know the person that well.

Forcing herself to think of something else, she decided to focus on magic.

"Really? That sounds cool! I'd like to take Necrology one year!"

Well, if he needed to socialize more, Ailyth should help! Let's see... It was always easier to talk about things you like, right? So what else... Oh! Rei said he also knew thunder magic, right? That might be a good topic. And after all, thunder and wind were similar in that... Well, they were similar in some way.

"So! You can use thunder magic too, right?"

[rei]

For some reason he couldn't
imagine Ailyth taking Necrology,
but if that's what kind of magic
she liked she should take it.
He tensed as he heard
the fangirls go running by
again, obviously not too pleased
they'd lost sight of him.

He was more than happy.

He had always wondered
why girls acted like that
when it only drove guys
away. One of life's mysteries
he supposed. One that he
never wished to solve.

"Yeah, it's my primary magic."

He very much enjoyed Thunder magic.
It was so unlike the other magics and
you had to work quite hard to control
it. Not to mention it would shock you
if you weren't careful.

[Iƪƪia]

Ailyth pursed her lips as she considered her next move. He still wasn't talking much. Maybe he really was anti-social. That made everything make even more sense. Like, it made more sense for his sister to devise a plan like this if he really needed it. But why was he so anti-social? Was it something that happened in his past? Or maybe it's just his personality?

Ailyth opened her mouth, but quickly shut it once again. Right. Boundaries.

Just before she was about to blurt out the next random thing on her mind, she heard a group of girls scuttle by the door. Hm... What were a group of girls called? Was it a gaggle? Well, it sounded like the same gaggle of fan girls that had followed Nai down the hall before he had ducked into the gym room.

"Are they your... Fans?"

Ailyth was unable to understand why he would have groupies. If he was anti-social, he wouldn't be in a band... Actually... Wasn't there an entire genre of music about that? Ailyth didn't know much about music... She rarely listened to it. The rushing of water and the chirping of birds was what she really liked. Although, with how much lots of people around here talked about music, some types must be really good. She oughta give them a try sometime.[/color]