~ Ceridwen Nox ~
An evil little giggle escaped from her smiling lips as she tip-toed down the hallway. What a way this would be to announce her arrival back at Bloodworth Prep . . . at least to Leo. Itâd been an entire month since sheâd last seen him, and he would be the first person who would know of her return. Though, he was the only person who actually cared here, wasnât he?
Details, details~ It didnât matter to her whom cared and who did not, all she cared about was making sure her entrance was enough to leave an impression for the year to come. That was what matter most to Ceridwen after all. The previous year, when she had first come to Bloodworth Prep, it had been hard adjusting to her life at the school, she was so used to being able to see her father every day, she was lonely and missed him rather much. She was barely fourteen years old and left to wander around her motherâs high school with little guidance-the teachers scared her and the upperclassmen were not the most welcoming of people she felt . . . especially to a girl like her.
Small and shy, tiny and timid, diminutive and dilly-dallying~
Thatâs how she had been when she had first moved into a dorm alllll on her own. Ceridwen were quite the opposite now though, nothing like the girl she had been before! Everyone who saw her knew it too, little Ceridwen Nox was a sophomore this year, and a hyper fifteen year old. Among the sophomore class this particular year, she was known for more than just her rather overactive state and long strawberry blonde pigtails. Everyone knew she had claimed the boy known as Lynn Bellamy for herself, titling herself his number one devoted fan, and his future lover too.
She was a crazy fangirl, she squealed loudly at the very sight of Lynn, screaming at him to look at her, to acknowledge her existence . . . and even though the way she acted scared the daylights out of him it seemed, Lynnâs reactions did little to defer Ceridwenâs affections. Often times she just went, âOooooh! Heâs so bashful, thatâs just adorable!â And gave chase.
This year would be different though, she vowed, Ceridwen was fifteen now, officially a woman! She would make Lynn see this in her; he WOULD fall in love with her this year! She swore so.
âBut first . . . heheh, to tell Leo Iâm back~â she whispered in a rather sing-song manner, the smile never leaving her lips as she arrived at his newly assigned dorm room. Yes, Ceridwen already knew where Leo now resided. How? Well, she was just that good at guessing. . . ! Not! No, Ceridwen wasnât regarded as being something of a modern-day ninja for nothing. It had taken her an hour, and some very careful planning, but she had managed to sneak into the schoolâs record office and pull out Leoâs file and find out just what dorm he was living in this school year. Really, such a feat wasnât that hard when you knew what you were doing.
Her youthful face cracked a far wider grin, this one rather mischievous and telling of her intentions. She covered the Cheshire grin with a hand and found herself unable to contain yet another giggle as she set her hand on the doorknob. âOhh~ Leoâs in for a S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!â she sang.
Very carefully, and quietly, she turned the doorâs handle and opened it on up, noting the fact it seemed to be rather dark; sans the dim light coming from a television which seemed to have been left on. âHello~?â she called out softly into the dark room, poking her head in there. Now, while Ceridwen had checked on where it was Leo was living this year, the little hyper-pigtail-wearing-ninja had neglected to check and see if he had a roommate, and if so, who he was. When she received no reply from her soft greeting, Ceridwen let her amber eyes roam the room; check for any signs of visible, intelligent human life . . . or at least for Leo.
The wide grin returned to her face when she just so happened to spot a rather small form on the couch, snuggled up to a pillow. The form wore an extremely bright yellow hoodie; and there was only one guy that small in the school who wore a lemon yellow hoodie! Looks like I found yaâ Leo! she thought, snickering a bit. This was so perfect! She could enact her plan without having to worry about him catching her before the big moment, because he was zonked out on the couch! Ceridwen opened the door a little wider, slowly as to make sure the hinges didnât squeak, and slid her lithe body through the gap.
The teenager took soft, ginger steps toward her sleeping friend after she very quietly shut the door behind her, making as little noise as possible. When she found herself standing over top of him, she giggled to herself and couldnât help the snide remark that she knew Leo would get after her for if he were awake, âAwwww, heâs just sooo cute, he looks like a little kid.â
Cute or not, it was too early for Leo to be sleeping! Especially on a Friday night like this. Ceridwen took as many steps back as she possibly could, her back hitting the wall she smiled, assumed the position for dashing and charged right at Leo. She sprang up into the air and shouted, âBONZAI!â as loudly as she could. The girl then landed on Leo, her full weight making impact, she laughed and practically sang, âWakey wakey Leo! Time to say hi to Ceri~â While sitting on top of him with a silly grin plastered onto her face.