(OPEN) dark paradise

[KATIE CHERISH]

A cigarette dangled between her lips as she treaded – with an agile grace – along the edge of the roof. Her hair was wild and brown messy locks fell in a waterfall of hair to the middle of her back, only disturbed by the intrusive breeze that twisted through it making it tickle the fabric of her dress. She mused silently and in a delicate movement planted herself so her legs dangled of the side, watching the students mull below her as they made their way to classes. She’d been here for a week now, and thus far the school had proved itself to be incredulously boring. It was a pity, she’d hoped a school full of supernaturals would have had more difficulty functioning than it did. Such a shame, she leant back against the solid coldness of the concrete roof blowing a ring of smoke from her lips she basked in the smell.

She’d have to do something about the innate boringness. Everything was far to compliant, even the fights between students lacked any real passion. Chaos would be welcomed. She simply needed to find the right victim- or victims to begin with. She finished her cigarette and flicked the butt over the edge. Humming to herself a sad song she’d heard on the radio – the sort of tune that was filled with longings and lost dreams – she closed her eyes losing herself to her delusions.

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[TABBATHA JARETT]

Tabby'd been wandering around the school, getting a feel for the other students and exploring a bit to get the layout of the school. By herself, unfortunately. Hikari had been spending more and more time at the library lately, and she was really quiet lately. Like, more than usual. She never kept to herself that much....Tabby thought they would be closer than that by now.

She got that the library was a safe-haven for her, quiet and full of her beloved books, but..it kinda hurt that Hikari didn't rely on her as much anymore, and so soon in the year at the school. Maybe she was over-analyzing it, but though she wanted the best for her friend, she'd always pictured herself always by her side. The little ghost was so precious to her...

Tabby shook these sad thoughts from her head when she realized she was walking up a flight of stairs, her hair covering her worry-clouded eyes in dark rivulets. She looked up and saw a door with boldly painted letters spelling ROOF painted above it. Curiosity gripping her and distracting her from the gnawing feelings in her heart, she leaped up the stairs and threw open the door.

A small gust of wind threw her off-balance for a split second before she gained balance again, and she glanced around the roof in amazement. It was flat, and pretty vast, for it was a bit school. Stone bricks around the top of the roof kept people from falling off, and it seemed like a nice, quiet place to hang out and relax. Tabby liked it already, as long as she stayed away from the edges. Heights weren't Tabby's cup of tea. Nor Hikari's, for that matter.

As she was looking around, Tabby spotted another girl on the roof. She was wearing a cute dress, and had long hair similar to her own, but a little lighter. Tabby smiled cheerfully, eager to get her mind off of the Hikari situation and make a few more friends at the school, though none would ever come as close as Hikari. She still liked people (if they weren't male...). It was getting them to like her that took some time.

"Hey!" She called out in a friendly voice, waving at the girl and approaching her. She eyed the cigarette and paused for a moment, remembering Freya, but then she disregarded it, her smile barely wavering. "It's nice up here, isn't it?"

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[KATIE CHERISH]

Dark towers would rise and she’d sit on a throne of pure silver and iron. Her little kingdom would be hers and hers only, a recreated in her own design. Humans had ruined the earth and these supernaturals had only helped worsen the state, she’d bring it back to splendour – with her vision – but then why would she strive for perfection - once everything was perfect she’d destroy it. Then she’d begin all over again. A giggle escaped her lips as she imagined the academy burning in her twisted reality as she imagined a decadent world filled with the horrors of her mind. Dark shadows stalking the halls of the school guarding her chambers from the self-righteous and the uncompliant.

The door to the roof opened and she heard footsteps approach her, opening a single eye she looked up to the pretty girl with flowing black hair, and blue eyes much darker than her own. Snow white had joined the party. Turning round so she lay on her stomach, Katie smiled – just like she’d practised – at the girl, though she was sure she held it for too long as it her mouth began to hurt around the edges. She nodded at the girl as she spoke.

“Hi there,” she grinned, feeling more comfortable with the emotion. “It’s lovely; you can see the entire academy from up here. I’m Katie.” She introduced. In a swift movement she’d stood up.
“What brings you up here today?” she asked as she inspected the girl. "I'm found this place by accident, I'm glad though. It's so charming up here."

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[TABBATHA JARETT]

(xD Snow white. I love it.)

Tabby grinned wider, eyes shining as the girl greeted her nicer than the others at the school had so far. "Nice to meet you! I'm Tabby." She introduced herself, unintentionally using her nickname, which she usually used for close friends only. This girl seemed really nice though, like she could easily make Tabby her friend.

She looked around the roof again, then moved to the edge a bit, leaning on the stone, but refusing to look down. She could stay on the roof and admire its beauty, but only if she didn't look down. She closed her eyes and let the wind play with her hair, and it almost felt like flying. She opened her eyes and looked at the girl again, still trying to ignore the heights and admire the beauty. She gave another smile, but it was a bit smaller this time as her back stood feet from a tumbling death.

"I found it by accident as well. I was kinda wandering the school, trying to find a quiet place to come and think, and somehow I found this place." She said calmly, avoiding the comment about the view. She tried to hide the fact that she couldn't look down by glancing up at the clouds.

"The sky looks great from up here. So vast, and yet so far despite our height." She didn't like the proximity to the sun as much, but it really was quite beautiful up there, and the breeze was nice. She glanced at Katie and tried to read her a bit, but she really couldn't tell much about the girl. She seemed pretty friendly, but Tabby couldn't get many other vibes from her. Maybe she just didn't care much, though. Any friends would be good at this point, with Hikari spending so much time in the library. She was admittedly pretty lonely. She hoped Katie ended up liking her. She wasn't getting her hopes up too high, though, because she'd never been truly accepted by anyone but Hikari, so she feared it was very rare for anyone to truly befriend her...

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Katie cocked her head to one side and smiled as she inspected Tabby. She didn’t seem cat like, and as far as she knew Tabby’s we’re a type of kitty cats, but this Tabby was terribly human looking – such a shame – she wanted a cat like the one she’d had at the orphanage. They wouldn’t hurt her cat here not like those awful boys had – though she’d told them showed them. She grinned wickedly but held it back disguising it with something tiny and much more charming. Katie blinked at Tabby.

“You don’t look like a cat.” She giggled, that was how people showed they were joking weren’t it? By giggling? “It’s nice to meet you Tabby,” she added hastily.
Still considering the girl before her she watched Tabby’s hesitance as she peeked over the side of the building. Was she scared of heights? She held back a twisted smile and leant over the side of the building – testing her friends reactions.
“Oh it’s lovely isn’t it, the breeze is just wonderful.” She sighed leaning further forward, “I was so stuffy inside.” She swung herself back quickly.

“Don’t you think so, everyone else is so rude here.” She said softly, “I’m rather happy to find somewhere peaceful.”

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[TABBATHA JARETT]

Tabby giggled, smiling at Katie. "Haha, I'm not a cat, but I do love them. Tabby is short for Tabbatha, not tabby cat." She explained, though she was sure the girl already knew that she hadn't meant a tabby cat. Whatever she said felt kind of dumb compared to whatever Katie said. She felt a bit inferior to the other girl, as if Katie were superior to her in some way, or at least more intimidating. It was just an undertone she got from her, but it strangely didn't bother her, and she held on to the witch's every word.

Then, Katie did the unthinkable. She leaned over the edge. Tabby's eyes widened in alarm. "Katie!" She yelped, leaping forward to grab the girl's arm and tug her lightly away from the edge, shaking a bit as she'd caught a glimpse of the ground below. She gulped in fear and inched back. She blushed in embarrassment. She'd been figured out.

"Uh...I just, didn't want you to fall." She blushed deeper. She sounded so stupid. She sighed, laughing nervously, averting her eyes. She was acting stranger than usual, a combination of anxiety from the heights and the odd feeling of friendly human interaction, which she hadn't really experienced for a long time.

She calmed down after a moment though, a bit, and tried to get back into the conversation to avoid any more embarrassment. She shook her head, looking down at her worn converses. "Yeah, there are a lot of rude people in this world, and this school isn't lacking in that statistic." She said with a hint of irritation, thinking back on the fire fairy she'd met upon first arriving at the school. Talk about rude!

"So people have been rude to you here, too? I've encountered a couple people like that." She asked, wanting to learn a bit more about her potential new friend.

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[KATIE CHERISH]

A sense of elation gripped her as her suspicions were confirmed so the kitty hated heights. Poor thing, she thought of entertaining the fear more the idea of dancing across the ledge sounded tantalizing to the little witch but even Katie knew it was a silly idea. If she fell she’d surely die – the fall would be unforgiving then her blood would paint the concrete in a sea of scarlet. She wondered for a moment if she’d be elegant in death – would her face stay pretty if the back of her skull squished itself in an attempt of defying gravity? For a moment she stared over the edge frozen in thought until the mask returned and she held up her hands in defeat.

“I’m only teasing silly,” said Katie with a high pitched giggle, she allowed Tabby to tug her back into pace, “sorry, I didn’t you were afraid.” She said softly. Furrowing her brows she moved her hand gracefully with the palms flat in the direction of the roof ledge. A shimmering barrier rose though it was weak and much pounding against it would cause it to break, it was still protective.
“That’ll keep us safe.” She grinned.

Though her grin returned to a frown, “Oh most definitely, I was minding my own business in the library when a rather peculiar pair of boys ran into me, they didn’t apologise and when I shouted at them they we’re so rude.” Said Katie feigning sadness, she’d never met such boys but she’d seen two earlier one of with longish hair and his arm draped around a girl she’d spotted Tabby with before, he was accompanied by another boy of course with an upturned nose and floppy dark hair.
“I wish I could remember their names, I’d love to give them a piece of my mind.” She said faking a frown.

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[TABBATHA JARETT]

(XD If Tabby found out about Greyson and Hikari through Katie, it'd cause some real chaos. She doesn't know they're together, and she is extremely protective of Hikari, and hates guys, especially if Katie described him as rude. That could get interesting...)

Tabby's eyes widened when Katie used her powers to make a barrier so that they wouldn't fall off. She smiled gratefully, finally relaxing fully on the roof and taking a deep breath. She took a seat next to the edge, her back against the stone bricks. She could finally feel safe up here and not look like a wimp.

"Thank you." She said sincerely, looking at the girl with new-found respect. So she was a spellcaster. Cool!

"I don't know why heights scare me so much, it's just been one of those things that I can't control. Like my love of chocolate." She laughed lightly, smiling at Katie and trying to liven up the mood. She had the feeling she was being boring, and she wanted to impress this girl, become friends. "But yeah, guys are insolent sacks of hormones. If you'd like, if you see them again, I'll help you give them a piece of your mind. A water ball to the face never hurt anyone, right?" She said playfully, a her smile replaced by a small smirk as a small blob of water pooled and formed above her fingertips.

She completed the ball of water, a perfect, dripping orb materializing in her palm, which she bounced up and down in the air playfully, then let dissipate. "All guys are jerks. Always have been." She said, looking out over the grounds of the school, her smirk fading a bit into a frown. She shrugged. "We might as well get back at them if they're gonna act like that, don't you think?"

Again she'd made the mood negative, but she couldn't help it. Talking about guys bummed her out. There'd never been a nice guy that she'd met, unless they wanted something from her. Even the fairly nice guy she'd met earlier, Matt was it?, might be secretly arrogant behind that smile. She shook her head, giving a small un-amused laugh.

"Sometimes I think the world would be so much better without the male sex. Yeah, that'd cause a lack in reproduction, but the concept would be good. A world with only women, who appreciate on another without crushing any hope of self confidence or acceptance." She looked over at Katie again and gave a nervous laugh, running a hand through her hair and blushing.

"Uh, sorry. Didn't mean to sound all melodramatic. I've just had bad experiences with guys. It's kind of a personal thing." She apologized, a bit embarrassed. She probably sounded like some kind of a freak now. Great.

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[KATIE CHERISH]

(that’s what I thought, I was going to play it that Katie kind of figures out that Tabby dislikes Greyson in this thread or something then she can begin to put idea’s into Tabby’s head and start manipulating her?)


She smiled softly and shrugged, “it’s nothing really, shield spells are easy once you know what you’re doing,” said Katie, “they can drain you but I haven’t had to worry about that for a long time.” She chuckled remembering the new found sense of power her coven had given her.

“I’ve always been scared of birds,” offered Katie shuddering, “Flappy horrible creatures, they sing and sing and they never stop.” She raised an eyebrow as tabby continued her verbal assault upon the opposite gender, it seemed the girl had issues and Katie was curious – pressing on she nodded “They’re so demanding and rude, not to mention their expectations are ridiculous,” said Katie “most guys I’ve meet expect you to fawn all over them or lie down and spread em.” She said coldly – it was a lie of course though she did have her own bad experiences.
The cat murderers had been male but she’d given them their comeuppance and they’d deserved it, though not because of their gender Katie couldn’t have cared less if they were male or female she’d simple desired their lives – though Tabby didn’t need to know that. The less she knew the better, and Katie would agree with the girl.

“Oh yes, they’re just so uncouth, degrading really I world without them would be paradise,” she said feigning a dreamy tone, “Cloning could be a thing…” she suggested with a playful giggle, “instead of reproduction, wouldn’t even miss the sex part – you don’t always need a man for that.” She said in a matter of fact sort of tone. She offered tabby a sympathetic smile, “men have ruined my life before too,” she said quietening her tone “two boys drowned my cat in the orphanage I came from.” She said biting her lip, “It was horrible all because they didn’t like me, but even before that, they – they made my life hell.” That hadn’t been a lie, her life in the orphanage before her powers had been hellish.

She shook her head “sorry, totally put a downer on things there,” she giggled and changed the subject, “If you’re still up for helping me get revenge, next time you see a lanky guy with longish brown hair and his smaller dumb friend feel free to launch water at them.”

[TABBATHA JARETT]

Tabby smiled at Katie, releaved that the girl agreed with her and didn't see her as a freak. That was new. Usually everyone thought she was a freak, kept their distance. Tabby's heart tugged a bit. Could she be making a new friend? A real-life, not-just-Hikari friend? She loved Hikari, but it sometimes got lonely having just one friend.

Could Katie possibly understand her?

She chuckled at the fear of birds. "I can understand that. Birds aren't exactly the most lovable of creatures, and their high-pitched chirping wakes people up." she agreed, then paused to listen to Katie, her smile widening as Katie expressed an equal hatred for boys. She did understand!

Oh my gosh, have I really found a friend?

Tabby's eyes widened and she nodded. "Guys are horrible. Not to sound gay or anything, but even love would be better without boys. They aren't even really capable of it. Girls shouldn't have to worry so much about unplanned pregnancy and low self esteem. Boys bring that upon girls, and we'd be stupid to succumb to them."

She sighed and shook her head, thinking of her friend Hikari. Hikari was a hopeless romantic, and Tabby saw her reading sappy romance novels often. She dreamed of love and fawned over boys, and Tabby worried for her. What if some jerk tried to take Hikari away from her? What if she got hurt? Tabby was determined to never let that happen. And if it did, she'd try her best to stop it.

Tabby giggled when Katie did, blushing a bit despite herself. "Uh, yeah, I guess. Cloning could totally be a thing. And sex isn't really necessary to make a woman happy." she paused, frowning, after hearing Katie's next statement.

"You've been hurt too, huh?" She shuddered, trying not to picture the horrifying act of drowning cats. She loved cats. "I've been hurt. My own father hated me, threw me out, ridiculed me. Never has a man been a positive influence on my life. "

Tabby sighed again and leaned her head back against the stone, eyes saddened. "I wonder if it would've been different if my mom had lived. Would she have loved me? Would my father? I just don't know..."

She looked up at Katie and nodded. "If I see anyone like that I won't hesitate. My water powers are reserved for lanky jerks." she laughed a bit, pretending to lean over the edge of the roof and look for a lanky person to throw water at. Soon after, though, she sat back down, since she couldn't handle looking over the side for long. "Wanna make a pact? Against boys."

She asked this sincerely, eyes focused back on the witch. "An alliance, if you will."

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[KATIE CHERISH]

“There’s nothing wrong with sounding gay, but a world without men would be delightful, hell I’d do Katy Perry if she offered.” Said katie waggling her eyebrows, “she’s hot, and she has a lovely name,” she giggled. Before she offered Tabby a sympathetic expression, “no I suppose sex It isn’t completely necessary, but it helps.” Said Katie with a smirk.

“He sounds terrible,” said Katie, “I’m glad you’re away from him, he doesn’t deserve you.” She said firmly, “do you have anywhere else to go?” she asked curiously, ready to archive any information that Tabby gave her to use at a later date. She shrugged when Tabby mentioned her mother, “my mum left me on the steps of an orphanage, I’d love to blame my dad, but I think she was just a drunk or something, and the stupid nuns can’t even remember her.” Katie sighed rolling her eyes at the thought of the old crones. “They probably do, but they don’t want to tell me, dick heads.” She frowned.
She giggled as Tabby pretended to find a target, Katie would have pointed a couple out to test Tabby’s nerve but settled for watching the pretty girl shuffle back in her fear of heights. It was rather endearing watching her squirm. She put her palm out flat offering it to Tabby.
“An alliance, huh?” she said “well I’m in, clearly we need to teach a few jerks some lessons.”

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