(Same here! Here have a light-saber one. *Hands high tech handle to you*)

A'ine followed Ember and looked back at Orion and Jora. She was a little worried about Jora. She didn't think that Orion would want to talk to her. She sighed and sent still walking. 'Orion, She wants to but she isn't talking. Just fly her up.' She followed Ember into the school and looked down the halls for the girls' dorms.

Jora kept looking at the ground. She didn't think that Orion would talk to her. She had after all not told him that he was in danger from just being near her.

(Thanks! No Luke, I am your father! *waves red lightsaber around dangerously* *sing-songy voice* I got a lightsaber, I got a lightsaber!)

Orion walked up to Jora. He shapeshifted and lowered himself to the ground,forming a step for Jora with one knee. "C'mon. Get on. I don't want to miss the sunset!" He would just carry her off if she didn't accept the ride. "Jora, you know I don't think any less of you. If anyone believes your a freak, they're incredibly wrong. I know A'ine, Ember, and I think you're wonderful." He said, wondering if he was calming her down or not.

"Do you think they'll be okay?" Ember asks as she walks with A'ine toward the dorms. She couldn't help but worry. She knew Orion wouldn't tease her, in fact, he would probably do the opposite, but she had looked pretty upset just then.

A'ine smiled at her friend. "They'll be just fine." She yawned again. "Do you have a swim suit for tomorrow? I have extras."

Jora still looked down at the ground. She pulled herself up onto Orion. She knew he'd be stubborn about it. She didn't deserve a friend like him.


(XD)

(Can't think and rushed! Never a good combo >.<)

Ember looked down at the ground, rather embarrassed. "I uh, haven't swum before, so no," she said. Ember smiled sheepishly from under her bangs. "Could you teach me?" she asked. She had wanted to swim for a while, but no one had bothered to teach her. Neither of her parents could swim, and she had been too shy to ask someone else.

Orion leapt into the air, easily reaching the top of the tower. He landed and crouched down. He managed to gently grab Jora in one claw and place her on the roof. He shape shifted back into a human. He was worried about her silence, but he didn't want to force her out of her comfort zone again, so he just grinned at Jora and turned to look at the setting sun.

(What's so funny? *sticks nose up in the air* I'm not being immature with my lightsaber or anything! *waves lightsaber for emphasis*)
(I agree.)

A'ine smiled at her friend and pushed her with her shoulder. "Of course I can. I'd be happy to!" She yawned again and looked out a window smiling as the sky was starting to turn pink and orange. "So, what did you think of Jora." She said absentmindedly Then she added after a face-palm. "I meant besides what you thought of her in class."

Jora wasn't looking at the sunset. She kept her face turned down and fiddled with her sleeve. She was too aware that Orion was being way too nice. She was a little scared that it was going to be a big joke on her and he'd turn around and try and push her off the tower or something like that. She was of course half chinese dragon too. It would make sense if Orion was just like the Phoenix kids back home.


(Stop you must, young Lion. Hurt someone you will.)

"Thanks. Jora? She's great from what I saw, really nice and a good drawer, but I think she's too hard on herself. She expects us to be mean to her, which I don't blame her for.. I hope we can make her realize that we like her for who she is," said Ember, talking for a surprisingly long time. She couldn't help but yawn when A'ine yawned. Yawning was extremely contagious for Ember. She looked at A'ine, "What do you think about her?"

Orion turned to look at Jora, his worry growing. He asked softly"Why won't you talk to me?" He wasn't offended, just worried. He knew she wouldn't be silent for no reason, and he knew it had something to do with what Alderic had said. Why did Alderic have to say that?![/i
(You're just jealous! *begins to do a killer impression of Yoda*
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A'ine smiled at Ember when she yawned. "Well, I don't know what to think. She actually poited out something to me..." She thought for a bit trying to decide if she should tell Ember about it. A'ine ducked a little when she felt Orion think something very loudly. 'Because Alderic doesn't know how to talk to people when he's nervous.... And he thought that you already knew.' She sent a little worried for Alderic. She didn't really know him but he was friends with A'eda'n.

Jora didn't know what to say she just moved a little over to the side away from Orion. "I... I... I..." She started her voice shaking a little. She didn't know what to say she was nervous that she might crack. She just pulled her knees up and hugged them.

Ember looked at A'ine curiously. "What do you mean?" she asked, wondering if A'ine would tell her. Ember had unconsciously pulled her hood back over her head at some point. When she noticed, she didn't pull it off. Despite what the others had said, she still felt more comfortable with it.

'I know. Maybe I shouldn't have snapped at him like that, but what he said was exactly what the kids at the village teased Jora about.' He turned his attention back to Jora. He stood up, shoving his hands in his pockets. "You know, I really don't care that you have firepowers. I just mind the fact that those stupid kids teased you about it," he said, turning his head over his shoulder to look at Jora.

A'ine looked back at Ember. "I mean I felt everything she was feeling... every experience... She pointed out how I probably know her better then anyone else now." A'ine smiled weakly to Ember and saw the door to their room. "Ah here we are. You can pick a swim suit before bed if you want." She said touching the door nob.

Jora looked down her hair falling over her face again. She spoke quietly. "Power implies that I control it..." She took a peak up at the sun as it started truly setting. "Orion. Look over there you're going to miss it." She said hoping that he would. She didn't want for him to have his whole day ruined because of her. He had almost missed breakfast because of her, he had almost fallen to his death because of her. She had ruined his whole day.

Ember nodded. "You have a way of knowing people better than they know themselves," she said. She looked up. "I like that about you," she said. Geez, I don't know what I would have done if A'ine wasn't here. Ember didn't mind that A'ine would most likely know what she was thinking. It didn't matter to her anymore. IN fact, she was probably friends with A"ine because of it.

Orion shook his head. He didn't want to see his first sunset with Jora looking so unhappy. He turned to fully face her. "Do you know why I'm friends with you, Jora? Honestly, it's for a kinda selfish reason. It's because I want to," he said, not caring if her sounded weird at the moment. "I like being friends with you. So don't think it's because I'm being nice or anything," he said.