Jan. 10th, 2008

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Week One: Sunday

When: Sunday Morning
Where: House Aquatic; Starbuck's Room (Finn's new room)
What: Introduction Time!
Who: Finn and Starbuck

Finn lingered in the doorway of his new room and groaned. His situation, in a word, sucked. His adolescent nine-year vanishing had landed him in a school, a perfect cage for a wild spirit. Granted, he would not have to fight or barter for his food, or steal random pieces of clothing for warmth, but he hated it here nonetheless. It was a school for the supernatural, or the other freaks of nature like him. He was here to learn about being a Fae and how to master his abilities. As far as Finn was concerned, he had mastered his abilities well enough to survive among the humans. He did not need to hide and resented the school all the more for encouraging others to run for cover. And to make matters worse, his roommate appeared to be a neat freak.

Clenching his jaw and grinding his teeth, Finn shuffled over to an empty bed and let his bags drop to the floor as he collapsed on his new bed. It groaned and creaked under his weight as he shifted to bring his hands up to rest behind his head, and he merely stared at the ceiling for a while. He silently brooded over ways to escape until he gave up a few hours later, running his hand over his face and through his mess of dark brown hair. With an exasperated sigh, he conceded once more that he could do this one thing for his parents. He had acted foolishly and selfishly, and now he would pay for it. He only wished they had not sent him way for his punishment. It was nice to be able to return home, to a familiar place. Now, after all these years, Finn could tolerate NĂ©rine's coddling.

And Wren. She was only ten when he left. Before that, he did not bother to give her the time of day. Now he would give the world for his younger sister to speak to him again. Finn tried to talk his parents into sending her to the school with him, but there was no persuading the girl. She had fought the decision in Finn's absence, claiming it would not be fair for her to be trapped in a building while her brother roamed free. He had to smile at the thought. At least the siblings shared the same stubborn personality. But now that Finn was enrolled, Wren had adopted a new argument: she did not want to be anywhere near the jerk.

Finn sighed once more, before dozing off for a brief nap. Things would brighten up. Sooner or later, Wren would come around, and Finn could finally start trying to repair his family. And who knows? The supernatural people here might be interesting.
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