Here Again.

[Lauren Gem]

Lauren found herself in the North Tower again, it was quickly becoming one of her favourite places to go. She didn't really know what drew her here. Perhaps it was the beautiful scenery? maybe it was the fact that hardly anyone came up here? or perhaps it was the fact that it was so high up and you felt on top of the world here. Either way, Lauren liked it up here.

She perched herself up on a window ledge and looked out of the window behind her. Lauren could see a few students dotted about outside, it was still too cold for Lauren. She took refuge beside the fire in her common room most days. A bitter wind blew through an open window from the other side of the room and she shivered and pulled absent mindedly on the sleeves of her jacket.

 

[Kyle Alcott-Ward]

Kyle had never really ventured into the heights of the castle, preferring to wander outdoors. Today, though, his bare feet padded the floors of the towers, trying to find out more about the place he lived. He chatted to a couple of paintings, finding out their stories, and explored a couple of corridors he got the impression hadn't been wandered for years. All in all, Kyle was doing an excellent job of avoiding his problems. It wasn't that he was avoiding anyone specifically; indeed, he had heard that Ravenclaws lived in a tower, and both Llhei and Kit were Ravenclaws. It was more that he needed to escape in his mind; find absolutely anything else to think about, and think about it so hard that nothing else got through.

Kyle was doing a very good job of not thinking about it, until by habit he started fiddling with his necklace; the 'friends' half of a 'best friends' necklace he shared with Jessy, which brought back the conversation he had had with her, regarding his issues. Kyle didn't want to think about his sexuality; gay or straight, he just needed some time away from his own life. And that was the rough mental state of Kyle Sylvain Alcott when he spotted Lauren.

"Lauren!" He smiled, approaching her. "I haven't seen you since last year, how are you?" He asked, glad to see a friendly face, one that had nothing to do with his current mental anguish.