There's something in the air... (OPEN)

[Dante Williams]

Dante was walking down the halls casually and he brought his dog to school. He didn't know if there was a 'no pet' policy at this school, but on the other hand, he didn't care any...

As he carried his dog, around the corner a huge brawl started between a stupid Varronite and an even stupider Circinian.
The Circinian was winning and finally kicked the Varronite in the face to make him fall down.

The Varronite almost landed on Dante and made him lose his grip on Elliot. His dog fell on his back and yiped.
He glared at the Circinian with anger in his eyes, "You hurt my dog." He growled, "Now you die..."
He didn't mean this seriously though, but by the time he was done with this 'native' student. He'll wish he had been dead...

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Later

He picked up the semi-unconcious Varronite and said, "You should know better."
The Varronite rubbed his temples and then looked at the Circinian on the floor and said, "Says the person who almost killed that guy."
"Whatever." Dante muttered and walked away.

Dante could tell something was in the air, fights were breaking out more and more. This wasn't just like the fights back at Varron. These fights were pretty bad, and most of the time it was between the Circinians and Varronites.
The Circine students either hated Varron students because they felt they needed no more students or they were afraid of there potential.

"And they have all the rights in the world too be afraid." It seemed that they were trying to keep control of the school in the only way they could: To get together and try to fight.

Dante leaned up against a locker and said, "It seems that everyone knows it, but is trying to escape the seemingly-inescapable fact that there will be a war. A war between the two sides of the school. And at the rate the Varron students are transfering it seems that we may win...

Then Dante loooked out of a window at the end of the hall, "The only question is when will the war start?"
He got up to go to his next class, chances were though that when he finally reached the classroom, he would decide not to go to class...

[Sedrix West]

"Usual Commontion"

I stunningly familiar quote from 'ye olde days' back in varron. Sedrix just emerged from his first class, baraged with insults and pencil throwing. He was begining to lose his temper. He saw someone beating up a varron student, but these guys come in packs, Sedrix did not dare, especially so early, he was about to turn where he heard a less human voice.

Like a dog, it mumbeled over the crowd, only just meeting Sedrix's ear. He walked forward to the crowd, he only knew one person who owned a dog... the next sentence he heard confirmed it...

"Now you die" Is heard

"Dante" Sedrix said aloud.

It was obvious. The rebel. he had only met him once, but he already liked hi. They had a spar in the gym, he was a good fighter. He wanted to see if he was okay. By the slowly passing out Hircine students he guessed he was...

Sedrix moved forward, someone stopped him claiming "Varronite" Thats all he really heard. His head was at Sedrix's elbow. He merely needed to swing up his arm to floor him, and thats exactly what he did. His forearm swiped his temples, and he fell to the ground, not knocked out at all, in fact, in anger, yelling, punching Sedrix's back furiously.

Sedrix snapped, he swung out his beastly arms and picked the scrambling kid up by his collar, then slammed him into a locker, head first. A dent was left, and the kid passed out. Now authority was understood, he walked towards the crowd, who devided like the red sea, when he said "Excuse me" In his deep, threatening voice.

Sedrix saw Dante, claiming something to a passed out varron student. He approached, and said...

"Finally, someone i know" Outstretching his hand for a handshake...

"Good to see you, Dante"

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Sorry for saying Circine instead of Hircine, for some reason the word 'Circine' is stuck in my mind instead.
Also sorry for the short post, I just couldn't really think of what to say.

Dante raised an eyebrow when Sedrix greeted him, "Oh, hey!" Dante said cheerfully and went back into happy- Dante mode.
He shook Sedrix's hand and said, "Good to see you Sedrix, I haven't seen or heard from you much since Varron! Hows life been treating you?"

Then a Hircinian student started to run at him once he saw all of the commotion that was caused by him.
Dante looked around and saw that Sedrix did a big deal of damage here too.
Dante looked behind him and then jumped up and kneed the rather-large Hircinian in the stomach.
"Oops, too slow." Dante said calmly and told Sedrix, "C'mon, we should probably be heading out of here. We don't want those pillars catching us. Or that could be biiiig trouble."
Then he started heading out of the door, "C'mon Elliot." He cooed to his innocent puppy, "Those big meanies won't hurt you anymore."

[Sedrix West]

Sedrix shook Dante's hand firmly, an old friend. The brawls were getting worse, Bad news. Dante had chosen to take the aggressive route, very oppisite to Sedrix. Dante floored another with a power knee. Sedrix smirked. There was a senior by his side, who decided to give it a go. He went for Sedrix's face.

The kick hit hard, hard enough to floor any normal man, Sedrix was not a normal man. He stood there, motionless, barely a small impact movement, and said in a deep voice,

"Don't do that again"

Sedrix showed no facial expression, simply walking back towards Dante, who was advising getting out of here, 'a grand idea' Sedrix thought, and projected this in a nod. Sedrix's eyes peered towards Dante's dog, He said nothing, just continued to cast a shadow over students as the walked to the exits.

Something was festering in Sedrix's mind, something Dante said which was unreacted. He thought about it... The likelehood of buildings materials attacking them were slim, not counting construction accidents... he decided he better ask...

"Pillars?"

[Dante Williams]

"Pillars?" Sedrix asked.
"What do you mean?" Dante asked calmly, "You mean you don't know what the Pillars are?"
Then he laughed so it seemed almost maniacal, "Where have you been the last century?"

Then he wiped a tear from one of his eyes, "But seriously though." His face went dark suddenly, "The Pillars are the people who keep the order around here, they're usually the best of the best fighters."
He started to walk outside, Elliot followed him and Dante could only assume that Sedrix was behind him also.
"Their main job is to follow the principal's orders whatever they might be," Then he shuddered, "A tip. Stay away from the Principal at all costs. He's one scary bitch. But the Pillar's other main job is to stop fighting that's outside of the gymnasium and to beat the crap out of anyone who breaks the rules or keeps them from following their orders."

"They were against us Varron transfers coming here from the start, but these fights don't help at all."
Then he looked back at Sedrix, "The rest is either not important, I don't know it, or you need to find it out for yourself."

Then he started walking forward again and asked, "So, how've you been doing since Varron?"

[Sedrix West]

"Where have you been the last century?"

Sedrix smiled, he would of thought that to anyone who had heard this accent, could have guessed, pretty easily, but Sedrix is not one to trash talk...

"England"

Sedrix smirked, looking down on Dante, who was literally crying with laughter. He did not take this as an insult, but neither did he laugh, he wanted to keep up his stern, quiet reputation in this school, and this was a good place to start. Dante's face suddenly darkened, it was like he was suddenly possesed. Sedrix did not move, just looked down on him...

'Best fighters? then why arn't i a pillar' Sedrix thought to himself... his arrogance he decided to keep quiet... But seriously, they can't be that tough. He still di not move, it appeared they were over-exadurated a lot, Dante trembled slightly. The principal was one bozarre looking fella... He seemed innocent in his introduction to Varron, but somehow sinister, his eyes a dead giveaway.

"I have no intention of getting into fights at this school Dante." He said, eyes half closed.. "If they attack me, i shant attack back." Sedrix turned to face the direction they were walking before this topic arose... Dante had finished talking... ending with a statement of mis-knowlage...

"Sounds mysterious" But he did not press it further

"So, how have you been doing since Varron?" Sedrix could only tell the truth at this point, no matter how unexciting it is...

"I've been alright" There was nothing of interest to say. He has been looking for an apartment, and trying his best to stay out of peoples way... no big fights, no big problems, no missed classes... nothing...

"What about you?"

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Sorry for the short post.

"Me?" Dante asked, "Weeeelll, I got a pillar pissed off at me, I got in a fight with an ex-convict, got arrested, and throw in a long story having to do with manga and lego's that basically describes what I've been doing..."

Then he paused to catch his breath, "Whew!" Then he asked, "You 'shant hit back'? Don't be so noble Sedrix, be a human." For all Dante knew, Sedrix wasn't human, he took almost inhuman amounts of pain and was as strong as a pissed off rhino, "But it sounds like your'e doing good with your life."

"Oh, and there's one more thing I forgot to tell you about the pillars, there's a leader and his title is 'The School Captain." I think his name is Darren Blayne or something like that..."

Then he looked back at Sedrix, "England! Well, that's interesting. Tell me about what you've been doing there?"

"Oh yeah," Dante continued, "And earlier, about the whole pillar thing. Although I'm kind of ignorant about the principal, I wasn't exagerating about any of it..."

[Sedrix West]

"I can't believe you hadn't noticed i'm english, what with the embarresing accent and all" Sedrix said truthfully, he thought anyone would have noticed... apparently not. Lots of things were rushing through his head, most of them being trying to work out how you get arrested for manga and lego, he chuckled at it's daftness and unlikelihood.

"I was born in England, 'nuff said... My history there is unpleasant, and i'd prefer not to talk about it" He noted Dantes facial expression, "With all due respect." Sedrix said this truthfully. The night of James bloodless corpse slouched over a desk still haunts him everyday, as much as he would love to stop it... Sedrix paused...

"Being English is about two things, Tea, and nobility. I will not hit, because i shouldn't" He took a pause. "Two wrongs do not make a right, no matter what you may think..." Sedrix smiled, then turned back to face forward, at the approaching exit of this corridor... Something else texxed his mind...

'Darren Blayne... Darren Blayne..." Sedrix had heard the name, but had no idea where from. He must have quite a history. He exit was now a few steps away...

"Where we goin?'

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Sorry for the really late reply man, been caught up in stuff

"I can't believe you hadn't noticed i'm english, what with the embarresing accent and all"
Dante raised an eyebrow and then waved his arms, "Oh, no! I knew that you were English, I thought that you meant you've been there onl..."

Then he shook his head, "You know what? Forget it. It's not important..."
Then he answered Sedrix's question, "Where are we going? Where are we going? I'll tell you where we're going!" Then he thought for a second, "You know what, I don't know. I just thought we would keep on walking around for a while."

Then he laughed and said, "This is what I get for skipping class, no?"
Then he got an idea. He waved his hand at Sedrix, signaling him to follow Dante.

"But anyway," Dante said when Sedrix talked of his need to be noble and how two wrongs never made a right, "you're right about that, but did two rights ever help anybody. Help people when you can, but, you aren't Superman, humans have weaknesses too Sedrix, and they aren't just Kryptonite."
Then he thought for a while and said, "What I'm trying to say is, I know you have the urge to be good, but don't let it interfere with your life, to destroy it, just so you can make someone else mildly content. We all have bad days, just matters how we use our emotions."

Then he just shrugged, "But hey, those are just my thoughts, you bieng human, you get to go along with your life using yours too."

[Sedrix West]

"Who says nobility does not include helping other people?" Sedrix smiled. "Hell, i just don't hit people for no good reason. If they hit me, it never hurts, so whats the point of hitting back? If they hit you, i would send them flying my good friend" Sedrix smiled, and winked at Dante, "You or your little dog..." Sedrix beamed a grin, then turned back forwards.

'He's right, humans do have weaknesses' Sedrix mutted, 'And i'm not superman... But the abuse you are given should not be passed on.' Sedrix thought about this while turning back to face forward. He outstretched one of his long arms, and pressed against the dor, it swung open, to reveal the courtyard of this place. He stopped, and waited for Dante, completely onimus of how he walks fasters thanks to his longer legs.

Dante ended his piece, with a very neutral statement that seemed to round things up... "But hey, those are just my thoughts, you being human..." Sedrix inturupted quietly at this point, saying "Sometimes i wonder..." then a smile to make it seem like he was joking, but something Dante may be able to see through... "you get to go along with your life using yours too." He concluded.

Sedrix nodded in agreement, then took a step onto the courtyard, and kept walking, towards the woods...

[Dante Williams]

OOC: Sorry about the short reply

Dante laughed at what Sedrix replied, "Hell, i just don't hit people for no good reason. If they hit me, it never hurts, so whats the point of hitting back? If they hit you, i would send them flying my good friend. You or you're little dog..."
And then Sedrix winked at him.

"Thanks man!" Then he winked back.

"Sometimes I wonder..." Sedrix said so it seemed almost jokingly, but Dante saw something in Sedrix's eyes that made HIM wonder.

He found himself staring at Sedrix, and then slowly pulled himself away and saw they were headed towards the woods, "Sooo, you an outdoor person?"

[Sedrix West]

ooc: Sorry for way late reply, been busy

"I guess so..."

Sedrix loved the woods back at varron, and had never been to the ones here. Maybe he would enjoy it... time for curiosity was short-lived, as they were approaching the woods quickly. "Come on, lets go find something to do." Sedrix walked at the concrete wall dividing the school, and the woods. He lifted one of his huge forearms and grappled the wall. He then lifted his second arm.

The wall came to about Sedrix's chest. He lifted himself up with ease, and willed himself over. The wind blew gently throughout the leaves, every rustle like music. The tree's were full, and tall. There were a couple of oaks. He walked forward slightly, only waiting for Dante first, then came to a familiar sight. A clearing...

Sedrix was filled with the memory of the clearing from Varron. He always hung out there. He was glad, he had found one very similar, only this time, there was a great oak on the southern side, he looked back at Dante, then approached the grand tree slowly. He tapped the branches and trunk with his index knuckle, then bounded up quickly. He sweeped up the tree, and found a sturdy branch to sit on.

He sat, feet outstretched in front of him, back against the trunk. He peered down at Dante, "Join me?"

"This is what i call home..." Sedrix said aloud to himself...

[Dante Williams]

"Come on, lets go find something to do." Sedrix said excitedely as they were coming across the Hircine wall.
"Sure..." Dante replied as they were right next to it.

"But how are we going to get across the-" Dante was cut off as Sedrix hoisted himself up easily.
Dante shrugged and jumped, putting his foot into a crack in the wall and hoisting himself up as well.

As they came across a rather large oak tree, Sedrix knocked on it and then bounded up it so he was about on the halfway mark to the top.
"Join me?"

"Kay." Dante replied as he grabbed onto a high branch and pushed himself up. And then he did the same thing until he caught up to Sedrix.

"This is what I call home..." Dante heard Sedrix say to himself.
"Rigghhht." Dante said, then got an idea...

He hoisted himself up a branch ahead of Sedrix and yelled, "Race you to the top!"
He knew it sounded childish, but it was always fun to let go of your maturity to have a little fun.

[Sedrix West]

Sedrix lay down, smiling, his eyes closed lazily, to avoid the beam of the blazing sun. He heard Dante climb up to a branch near him. He opened one eye halfway, and looked at Dante, before shuffling his shoulders, and returning to his old position. He looked up, at the rest of the massive tree.

He felt a slight vibration next to him, and heard a rustle of leaves. This was overtaken by Dante's voice saying,

"Race you to the top." He was already ahead of Sedrix. Sedrix did not move as Dante climbed a bit more, then he slowly outstretched one of his giant fists, and slammed it against the tree, it shook lightly, he was hoping to make Dante stumble. As the shaking stopped, Sedrix opened both eyes, and placed both hands around an overhead branch, hoisting himself up.

Dante was clearly faster than him. To counter this, Sedrix used his size to advantage, lifting himself up several branches at a time. Even though Dante could probably move faster, Sedrix would go up further each time. Now it is just a matter of time.

It was a large tree, and may take a while, Sedrix just wondered what happened to Dante after the shake.

[Dante Williams]

As he was ahead, he saw that Sedrix wasn't reacting for a while, then just punched the tree.
Though it seemed Sedrix didn't punch it very hard, a big vibration went up throughout the entire tree and caused Dante to stumble.

"Whoa!" Dante cried out as he slipped off of the tree. Then, he grabbed a branch and saw that Sedrix was getting ahead of him by going up many branches at one time.

"Dammit!" Dante said as he grabbed on with two hands and scrambled up the tree even faster, jumping and pushing himself up.

When he caught up with Sedrix, he dug his heels into a rotting branch that Sedrix was on and kicked it so it broke off, they weren't too high up so someone like Sedrix wouldn't be hurt very much.

As he only had a quarter of the way to go left, he looked down to see how Sedrix was doing, "Hope you aren't falling to far behind!" He yelled jokingly as he started to look down.