Late Again... (Open)

[tofumonster]

Astoria was new to the school, to the campus filled to the brim with creativity and chattering pupils. She was determined to make something wonderful of herself. (To be more specific, she wanted to be the one that everyone, including the teachers, admired for every good reason!)

Being new to this school, she hadn't fully found her way around this vast campus yet, a fact which Astoria never wished to admit to anyone. (It would ruin her reputation, if she ever got one.) Maybe she could make a few friends here to help her out, she had friends at her old school...lots of them.

Astoria was standing on the sidewalk, the smell of new mulch in the flower beds surrounding her. "Where is the English class room?" she muttered under her breath, "I think it was...over...here?" she asked herself, pacing in one direction and then the other. Astoria had to face the fact that she hardly knew where anything was around here, despite having lived in the Chicago area her entire life.

Astoria glanced at her trusty wristwatch. Then at the buildings...not a single soul was around. And again, she looked down at her watch.

"I'm late! Oh my god, I'm late to class again! Stupid watch!" she thought, her mind was frenzied. All she needed to do was ask directions from somebody...anybody! Astoria looked around hurriedly, she thought that she saw a figure walking by not too far from where she was, but Astoria wasn't too sure about anything at this point.

"Uh...hey...can you help me...please?!" Astoria called, her voice shaking. She was beginning to hate herself (and her watch) for being late to class...if she ever got there at all. Had the person she yelled to heard her plea?

(OOC: I had a bit of RPers' block. XD )

[lucian]

I didn't notice
that you were right in front of me

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Certain days, the bed was just so comfortable it shouldn’t even be legal. He’d turned off his alarm as he planned on getting out of bed for a shower, but instead he’d fallen asleep again. So much for simply closing his eyes for a second or two… He awoke anew as the morning light started to filter through his curtains, the sun brightening up the room as it too figured it was about time to get up for a new day. Lucian, on the other hand, wished it hadn’t, wished that for once, the whole world could just skip a day, not permitting the sun to rise. Looking at the clock on his nightstand, the young man threw the covers away, scrambling across the floor to the bathroom as he got dressed in a hurry. His shower turned into a quick dive into the sink, where only his hair could get a proper wash, still slightly wet as he left his dorm room and ran outside.

The light breeze felt cold against his somewhat damp neck as he hurried over to the walks leading to the school building. He wasn’t exactly looking forward to English class this morning. He’d built up so much energy now, getting such a quick start on his day, he’d rather spend it outside at the basketball court than inside in some crammed-up-heavy-air classroom. He’d always believed school wasn’t for him, but he wanted to make his uncle, correction; his mom’s old boyfriend, proud, make him feel like he didn’t make a mistake by bringing him here. Lucian had not exactly acted all too grateful since he moved out of California, but he really was. He just had his own little, perhaps wrong, way of showing it.

Quick steps brought him closer to where he was headed, pushing past a lost-looking girl on his way. As he’d walked up to her, he’d considered stopping, considered asking if she needed some help or what she was doing, but he honestly did not have the time. However, she had other plans for him. He could hear her speak, kind of insecure at first, asking if he could help her. Lucian kept on walking, although his pace had slowed down considerably. Please? He stopped, turning around. “What?” Now he could always blame her if the teacher decided to bitch about him being late. Whether or not the teacher would believe his excuse was another matter, seeing as he was not exactly known for helping strangers in need. With a smile, Lucian reminded himself that rule only went for ugly-ass strangers he didn’t like.

Maybe he’d been a little harsh already… “Where you headed?” he asked, his voice calmer and a little friendlier this time.


'status;; finished
'tag;; astoria bennet
'word count;; 456
'lyrics;; the calling - for you
'other;; sorry it's a little short.
I've gotta go and I wanted to finish it before I left ;)

[tofumonster]

Yes. Someone had heard her, maybe they could direct her to the classroom where she needed to go. Now. Maybe her life wouldn't be ruined after all! The worst that could happen was a lecture from the teacher...right? A lecture wasn't so bad!

"I-I'm headed to sophomore English...It is Block 1, right?" Astoria responded shakily, "Do you know where it is? I'm pretty new here and I don't really know my way around," she admitted, smiling on the outside, but breaking down on the inside.

Oh, how fun...late to English class, and to make things worse...he's---hot. she thought to herself.

Astoria felt like a complete ditz. First of all, she was late to English class. Second, the guy who helped her was hot, and older than her by about two or three years. Great...just great.

Astoria thought that she might as well introduce herself to him, it couldn't be that bad, could it?
"I'm A-Astoria...Astoria Bennett, and you are...?" she told him as she pushed her hair behind her ear, feeling like even more of a dunce. If that was even possible to be, was it?

Astoria looked at the guy, there was something about his expression that said he didn't really want to be here right now, either.

"Stupid, stupid watch! First you make me late to my English class which is probably over by now, and then, to make matters worse, I get lost and the only person here to help me is a really hot older guy. Thanks." Astoria whispered to herself under her breath. Today was not going to be a good day, Astoria could definitely tell.