Freezing it.

[amber989]

It's still her first night. She went back to her temporary room earlier and was surprised that the teachers haven't notice. They will, soon, though. And so she decided to break her clone and go some where else. She walked and walked and found a lake.

The lake is pretty. The water reflected the moon perfectly. And this idea came for her. Yes, she's feeling mischievous. White smoke-like thing started surrounding her. Yes, her body temperature is starting to get lower and lower. She then took off her stockings and shoes then touched the water with her feet. As a result, the water freezed around her feet.

Satisfied, she freezed the lake. The whole lake turned to ice as if its winter. She then put on her stockings and shoes back. And walked around on ice.

[Iƪƪia]

Speeding back towards the academy, Illia pushed all four legs to their limit. She was suddenly anxious that someone had noticed she managed to slip away from campus. Imagining the kind of trouble she'd be in, she forced herself to run faster. She just needed to get back to her cave without anyone noticing and everything would be fine, right?

Abruptly, she stopped. The air felt much cooler here. Much cooler than it should. Curious, she sniffed at the air, her snake-like tongue darting in and out. Whatever was causing this drop in temperature was near the lake. She sat very still and attempted to calm her breathing. She was still hot from the running, but because of the low temperatures she was able to cool herself enough to be able to put her skin on. Now appearing human once again, she stood up and jogged toward the lake.

[amber989]

The moon's shining like usual. And no, she's not planning to go back until she explore the academy to her hearts content. This academy is quite nice. Having its own forest and all. Expected, because this is the school for special beings. She need to remind herself that students here are dangerous. She doesn't want to get in trouble. Heck, she won't. She's sure of it.

She went far from the land and touched the wall made out of earth. But then she felt someone coming. Someone was moving at a very fast pace. That person or creature must have noticed the cause of this icy temperature came from the lake. She wondered who will it be. A human like Leo, or a creature? She's prepared to see ugly monsters or pretty creatures. What matters most if the being will harm her or not. She glared at that being that came closer.

[Iƪƪia]

She noticed that something was wrong with the lake. It looked... Solid and glass-like. Illia increased her speed, clearing the rest of the space in between her and the lake in a few easy strides. She then realized why she thought the lake seemed solid. It was solid; solid ice. Intrigued, she knelt down and placed her palm on the top of the ice. The frozen water felt nice against her palm, but she wondered who had done this.

It was then she looked up, across the lake and noticed a peculiar girl standing atop the ice on the other side of the lake. Slowly, Illia stood up and gazed at the girl with curious eyes. Had she done this? Illia took one slow step onto the ice, mostly because she liked the cool air coming off of it.

"Hey," Illia called out, cautiously, "What... What are you doing out here?"

[amber989]

The being turned out to be a human. But not completely human. It appears that the human is a girl, juding by her voice and figure. The girl called out to her, asking what is she doing out here after getting her attention. She don't even know what to reply. But she came up with something.

"Nothing."

Yup, a lie. She's not doing nothing. She's playing around with the water . Since she thought the girl might not be satisifed with the answer, she answered again.

"Playing?"

She made a clone of herself made out of ice. It just stood there like a statue...because it is a statue. Well, for some reason, Mizore is interested how the girl would react. Mizore's sure this girl won't chicken off and run away. After all she is a special being. Unlike those students who are completely human.

[Iƪƪia]

Illia gazed at the ice statue, tilting her head to the side. She must be some type of spellcaster. Illia took another cautious step. Then another. When she was certain that the ice was solid she began to walk more casually, not that it mattered that much if the ice broke.

She stopped in front of the statue and looked it over. Of course it was some form of magic, but it didn't feel right. This didn't seem like the typical spellcaster's magic that Illia was accustomed to. She continued to stare at the statue with a puzzled expression.

"Impressive," She mumbled, then turned to face the girl, "New here? I think I'd have remembered seeing you."

[amber989]

The girl went to her statue and mumbled something that she can't hear. She used her statue to hear, and she only heard "sive". Hopless. Well, the girl faced her and asked if she's new. She said that she saw her around. But Mizore didn't, probably because she's not in a great mood that time.

"Yeah, why?"

She asked her back. Right now the girl's standing on ice. If she were to attack or anything she'll just break the ice. After all, she can walk on water with the power of ice. She didn't kept an eye on that girl though. She's minding her own businness. Thinking. Thinking what should she do with her power.

[Iƪƪia]

Illia only shrugged in response. Her mind was far away, wondering about what type of creature this girl could be. She was lost in thought for a moment, then she became aware again. Looking up at the statue she suddenly became annoyed.

"The reason I asked is because you're quite callous with your powers," She said bluntly, "What if I were an incredibly powerful witch? Or what if I were human?"

It seemed unnecessary to keep up her façade of humanness in front of the girl. Illia frowned at the statue and the surrounding water. If someone found them together with the lake looking like it was... Great. As if she wasn't in enough trouble already. She stared at the frozen ground.

"Professor Crane won't like it," She said, mostly to herself.

[amber989]

The girl said her reason and all. If she's a witch, then, so? If she's a human then, as long as she don't bug Mizore, she'll be okay. Mizore saw the girl looking at the ground. Somewhat worried. Perhaps she's worried about the lake? Meh, Mizore can just melt the ice.

"Worried?"

She asked and sat down. She sighed. What is going to happen here? If nothing interesting is going to happen she might as well leave, then sleep. Get over this boring day.

[Iƪƪia]

Illia scowled at the lake. This night had already gone bad enough for her. She looked back at the Academy and wondered if it would be better to just leave and get some sleep and pretend like this day had never happened. However, she found herself unable to leave just yet.

"I am worried. Listen," She began, forcing a smile, "There are human students at the Academy who live in blissful ignorance that... People like us exist. They don't know about us and we don't reveal ourselves to them. It's better this way."

[ωΘĿƒ]

"Yes, that it is."

There was a man standing at the other end of the lake, not too far away, but not close enough to where anyone would have noticed him if he hadn't spoken up. He was looking down at the frozen surface, the cool moist steam that was roiling across the ground near the now solid lake. He didn't seem to have noticed them, and it almost looked as if he was talking to himself, and had they had coincidentally been near him as he spoke.
But make no mistake, Professor Daniel Crane was speaking to his two students.

"There aren't many, but the few human students that do study here might be surprised by the change. It isn't even winter, after all."

He put a foot down on the slick, smooth surface, testing the strength of the ice.

"You did do it well though. It's completely solid."

[Iƪƪia]

Staring at the man, Illia's eyes widened in horror. She bit her lip to keep it from trembling and turned her gaze downward toward the lake. This was just great. Of all the people it had to be him. She shot a quick accusatory glance toward the ice-girl before she looked down again, shifting her weight uneasily.

"Professor Crane," Illia gasped, "She... I tried to tell her! She was just out here messing around with her magic and I tried to tell her to stop before someone else saw..."

Illia took another look at the girl she was more than willing to throw under the bus. Anything as long as it took some attention off of her... Perhaps now she wouldn't be in so much trouble. Maybe Crane will have his hands full dealing with the ice-girl to worry as much about me, Illia thought to herself, wringing her hands behind her back.

[amber989]

She looked at the man for a bit then went back staring at the ice while hugging her knees to her chest. That girl is really worried, so Mizore thought she might as well lead her out of the lake. About the man said something to her, she thought its a lie.

She melted all the ice except for the man which seems to be the principal and the girl, she made a path way made out of ice for them, leading them to the land, but she herself just sat there.

"Humans are sleeping now, right?"

She asked. Well if the humans are quite naughty then they might get out of their room even though its past curfew. If they saw it, then, maybe she can just knock that human out. Then if the human woke up he or she might think its a dream. Her previous school was used to it, seeing her using her powers so maybe the students here will, too. But then again, they might freak out.

[ωΘĿƒ]

"Most of them." Crane said, taking the ice-bridge back to land. "But as you've already seen, people like Leo are happy enough to do things that maybe they shouldn't."

After he had taken the bridge back, he turned around to the remaining ice, bending down to put his hands on the surface. The rest of the ice melted underneath his fingertips.

"As for the rest of us, we shouldn't be sneaking around out here so late at night, should we?" He smiled. "People might think we're up to something."

He was implying, ever so lightly, that the two had been out past their curfew.

"We also shouldn't be so quick to use what gifts we have, considering others may not know we even have them."

...and now he was implying that powers and alternate forms shouldn't be used, even after curfew.

"Let's see, that's a few of our founding rules right there. Detention Hall is the last door on the left, right after the Cafeteria. I'm sure you'll find it. There's a sign on the entrance." He turned to leave even before he finished speaking.

"The Keeper will be expecting you."

[amber989]

Lecture time plus detention again. She's used to it all. The teachers back in her old school loves to bully her. Copying this and that, there's a time she got suspended for self defence. It's the teacher's fault to begin with, well, because she's a freak, no one dared to help her.

"Meh, whatever."

She said, accepting whatever the principal said. She rested her head on her knees. It's her first day and she already got detention. Something tells her that the detention might be a little different than her old school. Maybe much harsher or maybe those violent stuff. And then she remembered something.

"When is it?"

It almost sounds like she's waiting for it. But she's not. She didn't regret or feel sad either. She's used to this, but her student profile said she's used to loneliness. But there's more than that. Her dad couldn't help her either, teachers and principal rules all.