Once again

The day was bright and sunny, and everyone was outside enjoying it. Well everyone except Ryo, that is. Because it was so bright and sunny, he had to stay trapped inside the castle, to keep himself alive. This was why he hated being a Vampire, everytime the weather was good he had to be inside because the sunlight would kill him if he stayed out too long. It wasn't that bad though, he wasn't feeling so well anyways so it was best that he stay inside. It was strange for him to get sick, he was a Vampire after all and they rarely got sick.

He sighed and looked at a few of the younger Hufflepuffs as they rushed out of the common room, eager to get outside and play with whatever it was that they were carrying in their hands. He didn't bother listening to their chatter as they ran out, he really couldn't focus on much lately so he didn't bother paying attention to anything around him. He'd heard that his sister had also been sick, and though he always fought with her, he couldn't help but worry about his twin sister. No matter how their fights turned out, they were siblings and they had to deal with each other. Still, he didn't bother checking up on her, because when she was sick she picked fights with him and he really didn't feel like fighting with her. So instead he just sat in the common room staring at a book he had taken from his chest.

Rise muttered to herself and walked down from her room into the common room. It was always so bright and cheery in this room, and at that point, it sickened her. Everyone was rushing out in as little clothes as they could get away with, tanktops under their shirts so that they could unbutton those and be more comfortable, some people weren't even wearing their school robes, their chests open to the world, smooth, and unscarred by horrendous incidents.

Rise had her scarf on, as always, and her robes buttoned up all the way, it was hot, but she wasn't about to go parading her scar around to the world. Rise found herself falling into a chair by the fireplace, which was always lit, even in the warmest of weather, it didn't give off it's normal heat though, and Rise realized it must be enchanted to keep the room at a specific temperature so that it wasn't ever to hot or to cold, but they had light to study by. Sighing heavily, Rise pulled her robes up over her nose and shrunk down in her seat, staring into the flames, watching them dance and play across the logs, logs which never seemed to actually burn. She liked days like today, no one was around to bug her, they were all running around outside, enjoying the weather, and letting people like Rise, have a moment to themselves.

Ryo coughed softly as he stared down at his book. He wasn't even reading it, the book was more of a way to tell others that they shouldn't bother him. Whether they were first years or seventh years, everyone knew not to mess with him when he was pissed off or just when he didn't feel like being around people. Though not many people knew of his being a Vampire, he was still known as being dangerous. Which wasn't a hard thing to figure about him, his personality shows it all. Ryo sighed softly and glanced at the lit fireplace. He stared at the flames for a while, trying for once not to think about his missing mother.

Finally looking up from the flames, he leaned down to grab the book he hadn't noticed had fallen onto the floor. As he picked it up and straightened himself, his eyes fell upon someone familiar but he wasn't really paying attention so he didn't really recognise that the person was Risé. He let out a heavy sigh as he leaned back in the chair and flipped through the pages of the book. He wasn't even sure why he ever liked that book, it was pretty boring for him now. Then again it was probably because he had already read it before. Who knows?

Rise was lost in her own thoughts, but was startled out of them when there was a thump of someone's book hitting the floor. Rise sat up and glanced over, wondering who had disturbed the peace and quiet, when her eyes landed on her old crush.. Ryo.. the vampire. Rise tensed up, they had fallen out from each other very quickly, and she had heard he was off elsewhere with other people, but still.. it had been a while since they had spoken.

"Ryo?"

Rise's voice was soft, and slightly afraid, because as much as she hated it, she still felt an attraction for him, an attraction slightly shared by her puppy, who had started off hating him, and once they had... realized their feelings, the puppy had given into her feelings and liked him as well, except then they had moved away from each other, but the puppy didn't realize it, and still whined for him, at least whined for what she thought of him. She didn't know what else to say as she stared at her old friend, surprise evident on her face.

Just as he was actually about to read the book, Ryo heard someone say his name and he looked up. The voice was familiar and when he saw who it had come from, he froze. Ryo felt his body tense a bit and the Vampire immediately became on the defensive. Though he'd never really minded what Risé was, the Vampire never got over it. He always remained with his views of Vampires and Werewolves having to hate each other. He still tried to convince the boy that he should hate her, but he never succeeded.

Ryo stared at Risé, his eyes widened a bit from the surprise of seeing her. He blinked a couple of times, trying to remember when he saw her last. His eyes turned a gray color as he thought of how sad he had been after she had basically disappeared, before he met Evalyn. His bangs hid his eyes slightly, but the color of his eyes were still visible. Ryo wasn't sure what he was supposed to do or say right now, but his mouth opened a bit as he looked her over a bit. "Risé ..." he stopped for a moment. He felt himself lean forward a bit and put his book to the aide. "W - where have you been, Risé?" he asked in a soft voice.

Rise stared at the boy she had once liked.. a lot, and inside of her, she still liked him.. a lot, but he didn't like her.. obviously. Rise may not look like it, but she listened to conversations.. when people didn't like you, sometimes it was easier to stay hidden, because to them, you were inferior, and so people didn't even notice when you were around, within earshot, listening to their conversations. It was how Rise knew so many people knew she was a werewolf, they could be talking about HER, and she could be right behind them, and they wouldn't even see her.

He said her name, and Rise's heart beat a bit faster, her face heated up, and she found herself leaning away, her eyes darting from him to the fire and back, like she couldn't meet his eyes. "I've.. I've been around.. kinda stuck to myself for a while.." She said quickly, her face beet red, and her eyes still looking around him, occasionally meeting his eyes, before she looked away again, nervous, and flighty.