Cassidy, while gathering his books, looked up and saw Diana headed for the door. He hurriedly shoved his belongings into his bag and ran after her. He called out to her breathlessly until he caught up to her, "Di, hey I forgot we had class together." He wrapped his arm around her shoulder clumsily and kissed her on the cheek. "Where are you headed off to now?" He stared at the clouds outside and smiled softly.

Diana wasnt expecting someone to suddenly put their arm around her shoulder and she turned pinning the person to the wall by their throat. She pulled back when she saw it was Cassidy, "Oh, jeez, you shouldnt sneak up on me like that" she muttered. She looked off to the side, "English" she said softly. She looked at the clouds and her eyes darkened a moment before returning to their normal color. She grabbed one of her curls and pulled down, letting go when it was straight watching it bounce upward. She looked back to Cassidy, "Where are you going?"

Akira sat alone at lunch that afternoon, and the rest of her classes were harder to focus on. She did fine, though, and she went back to her dorm, doing her homework, then reading some manga for a while. She then watched some Inuyasha and Sailor Moon before drawing for a while, then going to bed....


That night, she dreamed of being in a sea of rose petals, swimming towards an island with a single, large cherry blossom tree, and what appeared to be Spica leaning against the trunk of the tree.

Cassidy smiled once she pinned him against the wall and said in a restrained voice, "Okay, I guess this is payback for the other night huh? I think I may have to return the favor dear." He chuckled endearingly and bore his fangs as he felt her chilling touch leave his skin. "Well, we can walk there together since we have that class now." He walked next to Diana and looked to her caringly, "Can we talk about our ... ya know relationship status?"

Diana chuckled at the boy, her lip ring clicking against her teeth as she spoke, "Try it dear, you may end up on the otherside of the world" she purred to him. Then she looked off to the side when he mention relationship, "I dont know how anythings gonna work with you being a werewolf and im a vampire" she turned to him, "But if your willing to try then we can try to keep something" She narrowed her eyes, "If your up for the challenge" she purred playfully. She looked around, "Do you know where english is?"

[[Agh! Everyone's on a different page! No matter, I'll just keep track of the time where THESE events occur.]]

Monday - 7:59 PM - Art Classroom

The class neared it's end as 8PM started to roll around. Daniel was just finishing up teaching one girl in particular the basics of playing guitar. "Okay, yeah, you've got it. Alright, this is a G chord right here, play that for me." She strums, and the chord comes out muddled. "Try again. Strum harder, don't worry about snapping the strings....good, good, that's it. You've got it. You see how difficult it is?" "Yes, I never expected holding down the strings hurt so much..." "You'll get used to it, trust me. And don't forget, you're scheduled for next monday. If you fail to show up, it won't be good."

Earlier in the class, Daniel had set schedules for his students--there were just enough so that Daniel could teach one for an hour every day of the week, save Saturday. The six students had the days divided equally among them, with one getting Mondays, one getting Tuesdays, etcetera. Once the other students had gotten their schedules, they had left, save the one girl Daniel was teaching. And of course, Auria.

The student he was teaching waved goodbye as 8 PM rolled around and she took her leave to do whatever it was that students did late at night. Daniel begins putting instruments away, still wearing the same kimono as he was earlier in the day.

((Ah! I know, I'm really confused. I think everyone has figured out that it is now night time though. ^^ ))

While Daniel was teaching the music class, Auria was busying herself with a painting. To most people, it would seem like a typical painting for an angel though Auria was just doing it for fun. She didn't even seem to realize what she was drawing until she finally took a look at it without a brush in hand. On the medium sized canvas in her lap was a young girl sitting under a weeping willow. It looked as though it was painted from a dream. There were flowers and in the distance was the outline of a man, though it was unclear of who it was. She frowned, not knowing who this man was in her painting. Shaking her head, she sighed and put it off to the side when the last student left.

She smiled at Daniel, still perched upon a desk. "Looks like you had a productive class." she said, starting up a conversation. She hopped off the desk and went to help him put away the instruments.

"Indeed." He replies, leaning the guitars up against a wall in the back room, making sure all the equipment was there. "You know, you didn't have to sit through the entire class." He talks to her, getting out some art supplies. "I mean, it must have been boring for you. We didn't really play anything today, except for the stint at the beginning of class." He runs his hands through his hair as he turns to her. "So, what medium do you want to start in? I've never actually done a private art class, so I'm running off of instinct and what I already know here. By the way, I saw you painting during class; may I see it?" He inquires, pulling up his office chair to the table next to the supplies.

Auria smiled. "I didn't mind, there was nothing I needed to do." she replied. "I passed my time at the gym." she said with a laugh. Biting her lip, she nodded and went to pick up the canvas she was painting on. She had a bit of paint on her hands but she really didn't care because it happened almost everytime she painted. "I really don't know what I painted until it was done. I kind of got lost." she said, blushing softly as she handed him the canvas for him to look at. "Does it mean anything?" she asked, pulling up a chair near his.

"Mmm." He looks over it closely, blinking, then setting it on the table with a laugh. "Are you sure you need lessons from me? You're already very good at painting, from what I see." He gestures to said painting, a smile on his face. "And, well, it means whatever you want it to mean. The meaning will change with the person who interprets it." He shrugs. "If I did something like that, I would assume that there is someone in my life who is important to me but my conscious mind doesn't know it yet. That would be why the figure in the background was unclear." He looks over the painting again. "So, like I asked before, what medium would you like to start with?"

Auria blushed and smiled at him. "Maybe that's what it means." she said, looking at the picture again. She then shook her head and smiled at him once more. "Well I was thinking about oil pastels." she replied. "Maybe sculptures." she added. "Sure I can paint a picture but I don't understand how oil pastels really blend and how people can make them look like a smoothly painted photo." she explained. "As for sculptures, I'm not too good with working with my hands and stuff like that." she said with a soft laugh.

"Right. Well, let's save oil pastels for later. I am not sure we'll even use them during my art class, or if we do they won't be until the third trimester." He replies, standing up to grab some vanilla-colored clay from the counter. "If I'm still here." He mutters underneath his breath, setting the clay down on the table they're working on. "Right, before I start teaching you, I have to assess your skills, Auria. So...take this clay, and I want you to make something for me." He leans back. "Anything you want. You could make a guitar, the Eiffel tower, a drama mask, someone walking, anything you can think of. Don't worry about the details and such; just get the basic shapes completed and we'll work on it together."

Auria smiled and nodded. "Alright." she said softly, not catching the comment under his breath. She looked at the mound of clay, slightly distraught since she didn't know what to make. "I'll try." she said hopeful. Taking some of the clay in her hands, she tried to form petals to make a rose. She was having a hard time getting the petals the way she wanted them, and was getting a little frustrated. She kept making a petal then balling it back up then trying again. She sighed softly, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"Okay. I see." He replies softly, taking one of the petals off from the table. "First thing is first, Auria; you do not have to use your hands for every little thing." He grabs a tool from off the table--it's made of wood and looks like a subdued question mark. "You can use this tool with it's thick yet curved body to curve things easier, like so." He lays the petal on one hand, and uses the tool to curve it and crinkle it gently, his technique exquisite and nearly perfect. He sets the petal down on the table lightly, it looking like a real flower petal, only vanilla colored. "Now, you try. Here, I'll help you with the first one."

He puts his soft hands on hers gently, and repeats the same process, but guiding her hands so she gets a feel for the motions and such she needs to make. "Hold it in the palm of your hand like so...yes. Now, take it and press gently here, and move it up this way...yeah, like that. Now press hard here to curve it like so...yeah!" It takes a few minutes, but it comes out nearly as beautiful and exquisite as the one he made. "Good, good..." He takes his hands away from hers, and nods to her. "Now, you try on your own. I'll step in and help when you need it."

Auria blew her bangs out of her face, not wanting to touch them with her hands. The clay had already started to dry on her hands in some places and she didn't want it her hair. She watched in amazement as Daniel used a odd looking tool to make a petal perfectly. Chewing on her lip, she watched in every detail, trying to figure it out. Fighting back her blush, she allowed him to take her hands in his and work a piece of clay into a petal. She was able to now feel how he made the petal, and before she knew it there was one just a beautiful as his made in her hands. "I think I get it." she said. "I doubt my will come out as good as yours but we'll see." she said with a small laugh. She took another piece of clay and worked with the tool to make a petal, it was better than her previous attempts but no where near as good as the one he did or the one he helped her make. "I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.." she said, frowning a bit.

"I think that petal is too thick." Daniel nods. "If you cut out a part of it and make it thinner, you won't have to apply so much pressure to get it to conform to the way you want it. Here..." He puts his hands on hers and helps her once more, until she has the thin piece of clay in her hands. "Try it again, and be light and gentle with your touches, but forceful enough to get it to change shape. Remember what I did with the hand holding the petal--put pressure up opposite where the tool is pressing down in order to get that crinkle effect." He smiles at her kindly. "I understand that it is difficult at first, but keep going and it'll get easier every time you do it. Now, I want you to try again, but go about it slowly and let me help you where necessary."

Auria nodded slowly, her heart racing as he placed his hand on her once more. "Alright." she said softly, picking up a slightly small piece of clay. She slowly worked it so that it was thinner, and picked up the tool. She changed the way she held it a few times and slowly pushed the tool into the clay, looking at the other petals for reference. "Like this?" she asked while she worked on it. She used her shoulder to push her hair out of her eyes, though it just fell back infront of her face.

"Yeah, just like that. You've got it." He smiles at her and notices her hair keeps getting in her way. "Your bangs keep going over your face. Let me help." He uses the back of his hand [which is clean by the way] to push her bangs out of her face gently and behind her shoulder as she works. "There we go. Keep going, you're doing great. Wait, hold up..." He inspects her work. "Okay, push through from the bottom a bit more and use the tool to push some clay up to give it more of a crinkly effect." He helps her on, providing reassurance and assistance whenever she looks like she might be having a hard time. He looks at the clock--nearly half an hour has passed already.

Auria sighed in relief as she started to get how to make a petal. "Thank you." she said as he pushed her bangs out of her face. She bit her lower lip again and did was he told her to do to the petal. "Like that?" she asked, holding the petal out once it was finally created. She looked up at the clock and saw that a lot of time had passed and she felt like she had wasted his time. She set it down with the other petals and smiled.

{{Hello! I'm new here, would you please tell me what's going on right now? Thanks!}}

"Yeah! You're getting it." He sits back, nodding. "Let's finish the petals for today, and tomorrow we can work on the base." He picks up a small slab of clay and makes another petal quickly, his deft movements and expert skill molding it to the perfect shape as he watches what she does, seeing if she imitates him or does it her own way. He is getting visibly tired though, and dark circles are starting to show in his eyes--despite this, he tries to maintain a cheery attitude and outlook. And very quietly, he mutters "Uh oh...I think the meds are starting to wear off...ugh." And, in a normal voice, he says to her "So, have you memorized your song for tomorrow? It must be memorized, after all."


[[Well, at this current moment in time for Fire and I, it's about 8:30 to 8:40 and we're alone in the art classroom. He's giving her unofficial private lessons on sculpting. Other people are at other times in the day, though, so it's hectic.]]

((First day of classes has already started. Auria and Daniel in a private art lesson right now. I'm thinking that there won't be anyone on until tomorrow though. That's pretty much it. Thank you for joining by the way!))

((Edit: Exactly what he said. >.< ))

Auria nodded and started making petals with him, going slower than he was. She was watching him as he made them and mimicked the way he made the petals. She shows him, wondering if she did it alright or not. She noticed that he was getting circles under his eyes. "Yes, I actually know this song by heart." she replied happily. She picked up a little more clay and made another petal, a little quicker this time.

"That's good." He says, nodding to her. "I think we should stop today, though." He stands up, pushing his chair back with his left hand. "I apologize for ending the session early, but...I got very little sleep last night. Anxiety and all that." He begins putting the non-sculpting tools away first while he's talking to her. "Ugh. I've got clay and stuff all over my hands...I'll need to shower when I get back to my dorm." He looks back at her, raising an eyebrow. "You know....my dorm's pretty close to here. Much closer than yours or the gym. If you want, you can use my private shower." He shrugs. "Just a suggestion." He doesn't seem to mean anything more than what he says, but it's hard to tell as his voice is getting less gentle and soothing by the minute.

Auria smiles and nods, helping him clean up. "That's alright, I should probably get back to my dorm so I don't get in trouble." she said, laughing softly. She smiled at his offer, her heart skipping slightly. "Thank you sir, but I think I'll be okay to make it back to my dorm to take a shower." she replies. "Besides, I don't have another change of clothes." she adds with a laugh as they finish putting away the supplies. She picks up her painting and gathers her things, she turns to him. "When do you want the next session?" she asked, not wanting to keep him out late every night.