Skipping the Ball

[Hadan Winters]

Hadan slipped on her velvet black robes over her stretchy jeans and a black long sleeved shirt. Hadan fastened them securely, and wrinkled her nose at the people who were dressed up for the Yule Ball. How pathetic. she thought darkly. Hadan slipped out of the Slytherin house, and walked by the Great Hall, before finally heading outside. Immediately, she was ambushed by the cold air. Hadan's red eyes focused on her surroundings. She headed down to the Forbidden Forest.

Hadan entered the edges of it, but did not go too deep. It wasn't necessary. She remained hidden by the trees, as she found one that looked climbable. Hadan jumped silently, using her body strength to pull herself onto the branches. She wiped the snow off the branches before climbing higher than she used to. Hadan glared at another tree, and before she could stop herself, she leaped into the other tree's branches. Her left hand had a firm hold on one of the branches.

Hadan sighed, and glanced down, before climbing down to the middle of the tree she was in. She discovered that her boots did not have much friction upon the branches. Hadan jumped from the middle of the tree, and landed, with her knees bent. She felt a slight spasm of pain, her knees praying that she wouldn't go that again. Hadan stood up straight, and sighed, leaning against the tree, her eyes closed, as she cleared her mind of every little thing, except training.

 

[Wendy Chaos]

After spending all of about five minutes at the Yule Ball, Wendy quickly realized it wasn't the place for her to be at. She exited the place, feeling more foolish by the second as the wind reminded her that she had dressed up for it.

So far her time at Hogwarts hadn't been exactly pleasant. She felt more homesick than ever, missing her friends back at her old school, and not really knowing too many people here. It didn't help that her half-sister hated her and tried to make her time here as unpleasant as possible just to get rid of her. But even though Wendy was miserable, she wasn't going to give Izzie the satisfaction of sending her home.

Not really noticing where she was going, her feet carried her over to the forbidden forest. She was going to turn around and walk in the opposite direction, knowing it was off limits, but she remembered everyone that would be at the ball so she figured she wouldn't get in trouble because no one would be out here anyway. As she continued to walk she noticed someone but the tree but couldn't really see who it was because of the added darkness the forbidden forest brought. Curious she asked, "Who's there?"

 

[Hadan Winters]

Hadan glanced up, hearing something in the forest. Someone else? Who would dare miss out on the Yule Ball? Hadan rolled her eyes to herself, knowing that she did the very thing. Anyone who skipped the Yule Ball to come into the forest was worthy of her time, in her eyes. Hadan's eyes focused on the figure that stood somewhat in front of her. Hadan narrowed her eyes, pulled out her wand, and murmured, "Lumos." The light shone at the figure, which proved to be a familiar looking girl.

Hadan had her wand pointed at the ground, allowing the light to not blind them, but lighting up enough to see. Hadan replied, "Depends on who is demanding to know." Her red eyes showed curiosity. This girl was dressed for the ball, but why was she not there? Hadan struggled to remember who the girl was. For some odd reason, she thought of Asparuh. She cocked her head to the side slightly, studying the girl. Hadan did not have a smile on her face, however, she did not look threatening either.

 

[Wendy Chaos]

Wendy heard the person cast Lumos, so her blue eyes were prepared for the luminescent light. As the caster lowered the wand so it wasn't blinding them, she caught sight of the glowing red eyes. Those eyes, she could never forget them. She remembered that day in Bleak Street when Larissa lost her Pygmy puff and Wendy had helped her look for it, and then when they ran into that scary, old man. It was only until the girl with red eyes, why couldn't she remember her name right now?, showed up, that he retreated from the two young girls.

Focusing back on the present as the girl asked who wanted to know, Wendy spoke up. "Uh, I'm Wendy," she said questioningly, wondering if the girl would remember her from so long ago. Her mind was running through the few people she'd met and matching their names to the proper faces until finally, her unique face matched the right name, Hadan.

 

[Hadan Winters]

Hadan's memory clicked. She had saved this girl, Wendy, and Larissa from Asparuh, before he lost his temper. Hadan smiled, although it was small on her pale face. Hadan laughed silently, "Well, I remember you. Isabella's sister. You haven't been strolling down Bleak Street since our first encounter anymore, have you?" Hadan did not want younger students to wonder down that street, since it was dangerous.

Hadan suddenly remembered something. Isabella hated Wendy. This rose several questions in her. Why would Isabella hate her so much? Would things have changed if she never saved Wendy from Asparuh? Hadan wondered who on earth would hate their sibling. She missed Tamara a lot, even if they were opposites. Hadan inquired suddenly, "Why aren't you at the ball? You are dressed for it, after all." Hadan decided that this was one Gryffindor she would tolerate giving her time to. She seemed worthy enough...

 

[Wendy Chaos]

Wendy smiled once Hadan said she remembered her, however her smile quickly faded once she remembered her as 'Isabella's sister.' She forced herself not to roll her eyes as her loving sister so wonderfully perfected the act, and reasoned that she shouldn't be complaining. At least Hadan had remembered her at all. And it wasn't like she had made herself exactly social at all this year so far.

Wendy shook her head no to answer her question about straying over to Bleak Street. After meeting the scary old man, Wendy had been convinced that it wasn't a place for her to wander into. Thankfully, Hadan asked another question, however it wasn't much of a cheerful subject she wanted to dwell on either. "The ball gets boring fast," Wendy replied with a calm smile. "Especially when you don't know many people," she added, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind her ear. Was was the point in standing around awkwardly when there were couples swaying and friends giggling at tables together.

 

[Joceline Richarde]

Joceline had ran out of the ball, she had seen Autumn and Thomas together, and she suddenly felt sick, she told Brandon that she needed fresh air and that she would go find him tomorrow, she felt badly about this but she couldn't be there anymore. The girl ran through the grounds, gasping for breath, but she wasn't finding it, she wasn't even sure why she felt this way, but she assumed that it was because she had eaten something bad earlier that day.

She was ignorant to her school girl crush, and that was the way she wanted to stay. As she ran she found herself in the Forbidden forest, luckily Joceline heard voices, so she scurried towards them, hoping they could point her back to the castle, though part of her hoped that she would just be able to catch her breath. When she saw them she saw a girl that was also in a Yule Ball dress and another girl with pale skin and red eyes. "Hello," she said, when she finally caught her breath, not realizing that one of the girls she was standing with was someone she had met once or twice.

 

[Hadan Winters]

Hadan simply shrugged, "I just hate dressing up, and find it pointless. Plus, all that love stuff and giggles gets me sick." Hadan rolled her red eyes, and shook her head disapprovingly. Hadan glanced up to see yet another girl enter, this time, a Slytherin. Hadan stared at the girl, seeing that she was a little upset over something. Cocking her head slightly to the side, Hadan inquired, "What brings you out here, girl?" Hadan used one of her pale fingers to twirl the little strand of hair next to her face.

((Bleh...it sucks. >.<))

 

[Wendy Chaos]

Wendy rolled her eyes and nodded her head in agreement with Hadan's comment about the love stuff being sick. "I agree," she said with an amused chuckle. She then looked over when another girl joined them, seemingly upset. Wendy thought she couldn't recognize her face but a name couldn't come to mind, just like Hadan earlier. "Are you okay?" she asked after Hadan had directed a question towards the newcomer as well.