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[felicity lenore descry.]

(( if I'm a bad person, you don't like me,

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well, I guess I'll make my own way ))
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The black lake was nothing compared to the actual ocean. Sure, the lake was beautiful, with soft ripples of dark water, the occasional splash from the giant squid or a mermaid. Sure, the lake was magical, it still had nothing on the natural magic of the ocean. Closing her eyes, Felicity imagined standing on the shore, the water stretching as far as her sight could see, or even farther, to the horizon. It changed color with the light and the color of the sky, from green to blue to gray. At twilight, the ocean was indistinguishable from the sky. Ripples and waves continuously flowed toward the shore, eventually breaking into foam, creeping up to her feet, and sliding back. The ocean made a sound like water surging and retreating. Seagulls circled and cried in the sky. There was a smell of saltwater in the air, a scent like no other. The scent was reminiscent of magic, it always made Felicity wonder if the ocean was actually real or if it was just something a wizard had thought of and decided to conjure up, to share magic with the entire world. Thinking about the ocean now, she could feel the mist spraying onto her face. She slowly opened her eyes and let out a little shriek. The squid was making the water fly up into her face.

Cursing, she scrambled to her feet and away from the lake. Hiding behind a tree, she shook her fist at the squid who in return sunk back into the lake. Sighing, she glanced toward the castle. She tried to decide if she should go back up to it, or just stay here and brave the squid again. Smirking, she sat back down close the bank, under the shade of a tree. It’s not like the squid could crawl up onto the land or anything, right? She frowned and moved a few inches away from the lake, just in case. She nuzzled herself between two roots and leaned against the tree trunk. It was always nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of the school and it’s inhabitants. Sighing, Felicity closed her eyes once more. This time she hoped she wasn’t interrupted from her daydreams by water splashing onto her face.

She walked towards the ocean with the sand warm beneath her feet, the waves lapping at her ankles, seeming as if they wanted to pull her out to sea. The sun rose over the horizon, reflecting off the waves and shimmering like gold. The salt air smelled tangy as it stung her nose with it’s smell. The beach was devoid of any signs of life other than her own and the occasional bird. There were no loud noises from annoying neighbors, no annoying music, no little kids running by, it was perfect. Grinning, she opened her eyes again to look at the lake which was beautiful in it’s own way. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, giving it a light ruffle. What she would give to be at the beach right now. She glanced back up at the castle, knowing she should probably start to head in soon. But, she didn’t want to, it was too nice here. She sighed and closed her eyes, just a few minutes more before she would go back to the castle and deal with the hustle and bustle of the castle.

Feeling a few drops of water falling onto her face, she opened her eyes and glared at the lake. But, it wasn’t the squid this time. She looked up to the sky and was met with a few more drops falling onto her face. Cursing, she stood up and pressed herself against the trunk of the tree. Perhaps this was her punishment for not going in when she should have. Though, if she had of headed off to the castle she would have been soaking right now. At least here, under the tree, she had a bit of shelter. Even if it wasn’t doing much to help.

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[/color] D: It's horrible.
STATUS;;[/color] Done! (675)
TAGGED;;[/color] Anyone!
OUTFIT;;[/color] School Uniform!
MUSIC;;[/color] Brick by boring brick - Paramore
CREDIT;;[/color] RHYS of caution2.0, bby![/size][/right]

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i went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed

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the day had been uneventful and depressing. mackenzie hated this routine rut that she now found herself stuck in. everyday, it was the same people, the same conversations, and the same boring old habits. kenzie sighed as she walked out to the lake. kenzie found the lake to be soothing, and calm at most points of the day. she never truly minded coming outside if only just to wade in the waters when it was warm enough. though it truly did sadden the slytherin that she wouldn't be wading today, the breezes that came sweeping off of the waters served her just as well.

kenzie had rushed to the lake as soon as classes were let out for the day. she grabbed her potions book and crawled into a tree by the shore, wedging herself between sturdy branches as to not fall out. yes, it would've been an odd sight if some one were to happen upon her. slytherin girls weren't really known for climbing trees and studying. no, if someone were to find her, they'd most likely put her in ravenclaw if they didn't know any better. thankfully, most knew of her, the transfer from beauxbatons during fifth year. yea, it was a long anem, but at least she wasn't just fading into the background, salazar knows she couldn't deal with that happening. no, kenzie loved attention, usually, and would go through any means to get what she wanted. that was just kenzie's way of thinking though.

and albeit strange, today she felt like sinking into her over sized jacket and just being a shadow. maybe then she'd be able to do things the way she liked. maybe then she'd be able to get things without any resistance. the slytherin sighed to herself, pushing those thoughts from her mind as she turned the pages of her book. she had been out here for what seemed like hours, and her mind still hadn't settled. this obviously frustrated the girl. in fact, it happened to frustrate her so much, she slammed her book shut. that was when she heard something breach the surface of the lake.

with a curious look, she peered through the twigs of the tree, trying to see what had happened. unfortunately, she leaned too far forward in her efforts, and once she felt a rain drop hit her back, she became startled and lost her balance. with a cry, she fell out of the tree, landing hard on her hind end. she couldn't help but to laugh at her own stupidity as she groaned to herself. she rubbed her backside as she stood and joined the stranger under the tree. how had she not noticed someone out here with her? had she really been that engrossed in her studies not to see a fellow...slytherin?

mackenzie took a minute before greeting the other girl. "uhm, hey, descry."

[/b] she now recognized the girl quite well, standing next to her. mackenzie would have to be blind not to, even if they weren't the closest of friends. housemates automatically granted them the right to conversate, right? well, that's what kenzie was now counting on, as she was now stuck with the girl. yea, she wasn't in the mood for any dumb shit either. if the girl started to ramble, kenzie would most likely have to tough it out in the rain to get away from her. mack had heard stories of how talkative and annoying the girl could be, and while that was nice in comparison to her quietness, sometimes the ashby girl would rather not open a can of worms without a hook.

so, with a deep sigh, mackenzie looked to the other girl, then back at the lake. "what was that commotion from earlier?"[/b] she asked, still staring at the lake, wondering what the cause was of the whole disturbance that had her leaning out of the tree in the first place. she was silently hoping that the girl had an interesting story, instead of the usual 'i don't know, but it was big.' because that certainly gave mackenzie no entertainment at all.
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STATUS;complete ?!
WORDS;684 ?!
TAGGED;felicity ?!
NOTES;ahhh, hope its okay ?!
LYRICS;first day of my life- bright eyes ?!

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[felicity lenore descry.]

(( if I'm a bad person, you don't like me,

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well, I guess I'll make my own way ))
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Felicity certainly hadn’t felt like there was anyone around her, no feelings of another bodily presence anywhere. Especially not one in the tree right above her. Of course, no one would really think to look in the branches of a tree for someone hiding there before the sat down underneath the comfortable shade of the leaves. Perhaps they should though, you never know what could be lurking right about your very own head. Felicity was never one to be extremely paranoid about anything, or paranoid at all really. She always jut went with the flow, occasionally meeting (and causing) a few bumps in the road. Nothing major, just a silent background image in a sea of vibrant images. Of course, she always thought she was more important than that, but you can’t argue with the truth.

In fact, Felicity sometimes thought she was just as important (or more so) than any of the higher ranking people at school. Deranges, Zane, Knight, all rather important figures around the school, they all made important decisions about how the school was run. And whether or not they knew it, which they probably did, There were many, many kids dying to take their place, dying to be just like them. But, Felicity wasn’t one of them. Sure, she thought she was incredibly important and that the world should revolve around her, and sure she wanted power and lots of it. She just didn’t want the responsibilities that came with all that power. She couldn’t imagine having to deal with all the pressures and paranoia that Deranges must feel. Half of his group wanted to take over the whole program, Felicity wouldn’t be able to handle the pressures of a whole group of betrayal. All that power, all the possibilities of betrayal from people you once thought were ‘friends…’ Felicity would have been paranoid. And all that paranoia would have caused her to scrutinize every aspect of her life. It would have caused her to look up into the tree and see the person that was hiding in it’s branches. But, Felicity didn’t have to worry about all that paranoia and so she didn’t look in the tree branches, she didn’t see the person resting in them and she wasn’t prepared for said person to suddenly drop down from said branches and literally scare her half to death.

Not even seconds after the rain had started to fall, Felicity was already thinking about braving the rain and making a mad dash for the castle. She, however, didn’t plan for the sudden interruption that would ruin those plans, not that she actually was going to make good on them anyway. Abruptly there was a loud crash and a cry, a girl came crashing down from the tree branches. Felicity gave a small surprised yelp and jumped backwards. Her heart was racing a mile a minute until she recognized the girl that had fallen. ”Oh. Hey, Ashby.” Letting out a small sigh of relief that it wasn’t some incredible creeper that had been sitting in the tree, Felicity returned to press herself against the tree in another attempt to stay dry.

”The squid, it decided that I looked like a person who wanted to play splash with an oversized pile of sushi.” She sighed. ”It was causing the water to splash up onto me. And I know I don’t need a shower, I just took one this morning.” She gently combed through her hair with her fingers, it was just a thing she did so her hands would be busy when she was talking to someone. She liked to fidget and it wasn’t very becoming, so engrossing oneself in ones hair was a great way to stop the fidgeting. And plus, it helped her look like a conceited Slytherin, which she was. She turned her head back to Ashby, ”And what were you doing in the tree?” She glanced up into the branches and decided that from now on she would look to see if anyone was taking refuge in a tree before she sat underneath it. Not from paranoia, but for pure protection from someone randomly crashing down and pinning her to the ground.

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[/color] Blahh!!
STATUS;;[/color] FINISHED! (698)
TAGGED;;[/color] Mackenzieee!
OUTFIT;;[/color] School Uniform!
MUSIC;;[/color] Nothing, because I'm awesome like that. (Or I forgot to turn the music on.)
CREDIT;;[/color] RHYS of caution2.0, bby![/size][/right]