Thread: Ravenwood School Of Magic (Krys Snape & Tsumi Okasaki)

She continued onto her next class, a light bounce in her step. She was away from home, surrounded by the world of magic and people who shared it, and didn't have to worry about being the family leper. What the hell more could she ask for? Grinning, her mind mulled over her home situation unbidden and her grin slowly faded. She slowly crossed the campus to her next class, Magical Creatures. By the time she arrived, her pace had slowed and her expression was downcast. Why did things back home have to suck so badly, she asked herself silently. For years she had done everything she could to make them happy. She never asked questions about their actions and had always tried her best to be a good daughter. But just because of one thing, she was always always going to be a downcast. Trodden over just because of it. She did her best to put the thoughts behind her, but was still distracted by them when Professor Rikket called her up. I'm sorry ma'am. she told the instructor. She had just finished explaining about griffins and was letting the students observe the one she had when she had walked up to Hikaru. There was a giddy stride to her step as if perpetually happy or seeing the humor in everything around her. Oh no worries. she said grinning. I just wanted to let you know that your first and second period classes would be swapped as of tomorrow. Nodding mutely, Hikaru just stood there causing Professor Rikket to tilt her head as if pondering the young woman. Say, she started. Do you wish to see the creatures for tomorrows lesson? I could use some help with them and you look like you could use some busy work. Nodding once more, she was led around to the back of the building she had mistook for a lesson room upon arriving. Looking it over, she realized it was to small to house all the students during a lesson and wondered if it was the woman's quarters while she was on campus. Around back was a building equal in size and dome shaped like the first. Opening a wooden door on the back side of the building, the professor lead her inside and shut the door. Where upon Hikaru was immediately hit in the chest by something soft. Holding out her hands reflexively to catch the suddenly falling object, she looked down at it. It was a ball of fluff. A ball of fluff that had large eyes and made the cutest little squeak upon looking up at her. The big eyes squeezing shut and it made another squeaking sound then suddenly started vibrating in her palms. Hikaru couldn't help but grin at the cute little thing and started stroking its fur. It was about a foot across and seemed completely round with pale pink fur and almost no weight to it at all. Immediately the thing bounced from her hand again and struck her in the chest before landing once more in her palm and bouncing up and down a few times before letting out what almost sounded like a kittens mew. Hikaru giggled and stroked the thing once more before looking to the professor who, she realized had been watching her with a grin. Its a Chibi. she said upon meeting Hikaru's eyes. I plan on having each student take care of one tomorrow till it matures. Walking over to Hikaru, she plucked the fuzz ball from her hands and flipped it upside downward causing it to protest loudly in what could only be taken as an agry series of squeaks and tiny snarls. Rikket ignored the thing's protests and began stroking its underside to which the Chibi responded with a long low series of sounds and started vibrating almost uncontrollably. They hate being turned over but their tender spots are on the underside of their bellies. the professor explained. They grow along side humans unobserved feeding on their true nature in order to survive. Handing the Chibi back to Hikaru, the professor moved over to a small pen in the room. Walking over to it and absentmindedly stroking the Chibi she heard it make what sounded like chirps and grinned before looking into the pen. There were a large number of the chibis in there, most with the same light color of fur as the one resting in her hand. However there were also darker colored ones, some nearly black and seemed a little more than grouchy with the others around it. They change based on what they feed on. See the darker ones? the professor asked, to which Hikaru nodded. They were found feeding on the nature of evil individuals. They aren't fully developed yet but when their fur reaches full pitch black, there is no return for them. They begin causing people nightmares and twisting their fortunes to ruin. Some even change to resemble creatures of evil if they have never fed on a person of good heart before. Picking up one of the black ones, which immediately started shaking in violent anger she said, None of these will change into anything but a slightly larger ball of fur. However its important that they all get what they need or they could become terrors, doomed by their own needs. Her tone was suddenly mournful, as if she knew the pain that would cause the creatures and resented it. Professor? Hikaru started and looked at the black fuzz in her hand. Can they be helped once they are fully black at all? she said suddenly worried about the creature the professor was holding. It was almost completely black and seemed to hold contempt for everything around it. Yes and no... said the professor. Their suffering can be eased by the nature of good people if they feed on them but their fate is sealed. The will never be able to cause happiness and good fortune like the rest of their kind can. And chances are they will never find another chibi willing to partner with them. Hearing this, Hikaru looked into the pen and noticed that most of the chibi had pulled away from the darker ones, only those forced near them stayed put. Hikaru set the one she had in the pen and took the one from Professor Rikket, holding tightly as it struggled to get free. Keeping a firm grip on it, she started petting it which seemed to calm it somewhat, at least to the point it would allow its self to be held. Let me take care of this one. she said softly. She didn't want to dwell on the fact that if she failed it would mean a life of solitude for the chibi. Something she more than understood. I promise I'll take good care of it. She couldn't stand the thought of the thing living alone all its life because its nature deemed it to be socially unacceptable and was struck by how similar their situations were. But the professor seemed not to notice her suddenly withdraw into herself and simply beamed at the woman. I was hoping someone would volunteer for one! She said nearly bouncing from foot to foot. Take that one with you and keep it close for the next two days. After that, it wont stray from you. Normally they hide but when the person they are feeding off of is a magic user, they tend to stay out in the open. With that the professor had her help sort the creatures. A task that involved a lot of chest bumps, squeaking, and lots and lots of petting to get the creatures to settle down enough to be handled without them wanting to bounce clear across the room. Finishing the task, she smiled then rose. Professor, I think I'm late for my nest lesson. Grinning Rikket responded Not a problem. Already taken care of.