Who: Shawn and Zevira
When: Tuesday 2/19/08
Where: The common room
What: Jenga!
"You're going to be late" The half reproach half reminder came from Leo, even if he hadn't looked up from the computer screen.
"Are you sure you will be okay?" Asked the elemental, currently pacing the room without having his feet touch the ground. He tended to do that on rare occasion, but only in times of extreme nervousness. This, by all means, was one of those moments. Why had he even volunteered to do this anyway? Nobody had helped him, and it wasn't as if she was a danger to herself. But in a fleeting moment, the instant he learned that someone out there couldn't quite control their strength, he had felt the need to help.
"For the millionth time, I'll be fine. It's not as if I'm going to create some giant monster or flesh eating bacteria in your absence. Now go." He looked up at that point, giving his 'older' brother a glare to emphasize the point. "And before you ask, I will not come with you. Zev is a nice girl, you'll be fine." He glanced at the clock quickly, "and you're also late. Get going."
Shawn walked out the door at that point, with one last look back. Halfway down the hall, it hit him, the icy words of his previous master. "
Ungrateful elemental. Can't even bother to show up on time. This'll teach you." A minute shiver crossed his frame, accompanied with a small shake of the head, as if to rid himself of the ghostly voices. It seemed that Julius would haunt him forever.
It would be impossible, in that moment, to know exactly why Shawn shifted into his elemental form. Perhaps it was because he could move unhindered and with great speed, so he wouldn't keep his new companion waiting. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because thoughts were so much simpler in this form, and the voice of Julius would be temporarily silenced.
A small but powerful jetstream made its way through the school, circling the common room before taking the form of Shawn. He appeared in front of Zevira, a small across his face from the thrill of what he'd just done.
"Hello."