Lost Dreams: Part 3 Illustrated by Elaine Cardenas Written by Amanda Anderson ----- [Opening narration] Nar/Kao: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have grown up as one of *them*? [We see that he is seated in a corner of a small cafe, watching the crowd outside the windows as it moves past] Nar/Kao: All of my life, I have know of my power to summon. [A view of just his eyes in concentration might be nifty ^^;] Nar/Kao: All of my life, I have worked to perfect it into a precise and controllable skill. [He looks into his cup of coffee.. We see a blurred reflection of him in it] Nar/Kao: Is that what life is like? Not knowing.. not living up to.. your fullest potential? ----- [Scene: The school] [We see Riona looking rather bored at a professor lectures on something. In a different room, we see Lysithia with much the same expression on her face] Prof1: "And so, it is in the best interests of everyone involved to *not* use our magic when we are among the public." Nar/Lys: Since Riona's transgression 2 days ago, the academy has been drilling discretion into our heads. Lys: "...again." Nar/Lys: I was allowed to go back to class today. The judges are still out on what happened to me. Nothing has disturbed my dreams since then. Stud1: "But don't we want to help them, professor?" Prof1: "We do! Unfortunately, they view our means of helping as harmful. The public does not understand us, so we must be careful when we're out *there*." Lys: [To self] "He makes it sound like a battlefield.." ----- [Scene: street (presumably between the school and dorms) after school] Rio: "How about just a *little* detour to the Quik-e Mart, Kio'? Please?" Nar: Since Kio' is a senior, he was given the duty of escorting Riona to and from the dorms as part of her suspension. Kio: "You can go tomorrow when your suspension is over." Rio: "..." Lys: [Who had been walking behind those two.. Riona and Kio' were walking side by side in front of her] "Kio', please?" Kio: [Thinking] 'There's something in her eyes..' [They look at each other, where in some unspoken manner, Lys had expressed her need to go to the Quik-e Mart] (Btw, this is the same Quik-e Mart that was in the last part. get used to using it as a backdrop.. I have a thing for markets :P~ ^^; ) Kio: "Alright, but only for a minute." [Riona is happy, thinking that Lysithia has done her a favor, being totally oblivious to the 'emotional undercurrent'] ----- [Scene: inside the Quik-e Mart] [They enter the mart where Riona goes to the candy rack. Kio' goes to the far end of the store.. where he can watch Lysithia without drawing attention to himself. Lysithia goes to the cold drink cooler where another guy is standing, deciding what he wants] [They both stand there looking at the drinks without saying a word to each other or making a move to grab something. (You might want to put something funny in the bg, like Riona ranting that they're out of her favorite candy bar or something like that ^^; )] Guy: "They never have the soda cold enough." Lys: [Softly/to self] "That's what I was thinking..." Guy: "The Orange Fizzy soda is always shoved to the back." Lys: "I know. It's my favorite." Guy: "I know." [She looks at him quizzically] Guy: "I'm sorry, that was a stupid thing to say." Lys: "My name's Lysithia Aoni. You are..?" Guy: "Lars Orugai." [He suddenly reaches into the cooler and pulls out an Orange Fizzy soda] (Yes, I am using 'Orange Fizzy' as a brand name :P ) Lar: "Want one?" Lys: "Su- sure." [Blushing] Kio: [Who has been discreetly watching with frown creasing his face] "..." [Kio' walks up and slings an arm around Lysithia] Kio: "Let's get going." [They exit the mart (leaving Lars standing by the cooler). Riona is waiting outside for them with candy bar half eaten] [They are walking away Lysithia looks back at the mart. Riona notices that Lysithia didn't buy anything] Rio: "You didn't want anything?" Lys: "I'm fine." [Somewhat dazed] (if you can manage this.. I'm asking a lot of you this part nuance wise -.-; gomen) ----- End Part 3