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The darkness and silence of the Shrieking Shack was just what Ryo needed. He needed to think and clear his mind of everything that had happened during the whole week. Everything had happened so fast and he hadn't even meant for anything to happen. But he had liked it, and just remembering everything that happened made him smile. All he thought about was Rise. He liked her and he had found out that she liked him back. Thinking about her now, caused him to smile.

He sat on the floor with his head on one of the cushions of the couch he was in front of. He sighed softly, closing his eyes for a moment, and thinking about everything that had happened to him during his entire life. The first thing that came into his mind now was Victorie. His eyes flew open when her image formed in his mind. He had forgotten about her, and now thinking about her caused him to feel weird. His feelings for her were still there, but he didn't have heartache anymore when he thought about her.

His head remained where he had it on the couch, while he stared up at the ceiling. His arms were limp at his side and he shifted his head slightly to the side. When he did so he saw a girl there. His eyes widened slightly but narrowed quickly when he realized who it was. She was a sixth year Slytherin, but he didn't know her name.

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Ryo had been staring at the ceiling again when the girl spoke. He shifted his head slightly in her direction, his eyes seeming lifeless and dull. "Hey." he said simply, turning his head back to the position it was in. There was an awkward feeling in the air, and Ryo turned his head back toward the girl. He smirked when he saw that she wore a look of horror on her face from the atmosphere the room created. Typical humans. Afraid of something they shouldn't be afraid of. he thought still smirking. He continued to stare at her, but this time his eyes had become more lively and he smiled sweetly at her, his fangs becoming exposed. "Don't be afraid. This room isn't nearly as creepy as it looks." he reassured her.

He lifted himself from the floor and dusted himself off. "Yeah." he nodded. "This is the only place where I can get some peace and quiet." he told her. He ran his hand through his blonde hair and sighed. The girl introduced herself and Ryo only smiled. He wanted to make sure that she wasn't afraid of him, he was sick of humans being afraid of him just because of what he was. "I'm Ryo." he said. "Nice to meet you, Chris." he stuck his hand out to shake hers.