Jeremiah Raimin's Story

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Jeremy was looking forward to the start of the new year. It was his second at Eltz academy and he enjoyed learning about these new students. He got up and grabbed his newest reading material and opened to the page he left off at. He put on his sweat pants and a long sleeve shirt. He opened the curtains and look upon the grounds. He smiled as the sun filled the room. "Today should be perfect for a nice jog." He spoke out loud though he was sure no one could really hear him. "Maybe i'll get to meet some of the newer students and observe them."

He made it through the school quickly making sure not to bump into anyone though his eyes seemed to looking down at the book. He reached the front doors and looked around. He didn't see anyone around, at least someone he hadn't meet before. He decided he would run his path backwards. So he took off jogging while his book still in his hands and his eyes scanning through the pages. He found it easier to exercise when he was reading.

By the time he made it all the way around the castle it was getting close to being around 8 am. He made his way up to his room and took a shower. He put the book away and dressed in something more appropriate. He walked down the stairs and took a seat by the main office watching as people came through. He saw the dog who seemed rather excited and its owner who seemed less excited. "Interesting." He muttered to himself. "Wonder what house that woman will be in. Wonder if Ruhig will gain any new faces."

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Jeremiah looked up at the girl whos dog had found a spot on his lap. For a minute she didn't notice the dog was gone. Jeremiah took this as a good opportunity to look the dog over. The dog barked but that did not bother him any. Finally the red headed girl walks over "Um, I'm sorry about my dog. She's not usually like this. I guess being in a new place has to do with it." she said. He looked up at her and smiled

"No worries. Your dog seems very friendly and seems to have taken a liking to my lap." He let out a small laugh that if in a crowd would probably been over looked. "Due to your uniform you were given I would assume you in House Charmante. I would like to welcome you to Eltz Academy." His smile came back again for a brief moment. He was wearing his uniform and his coat was buttoned till about the second to last button. He then realize he had been rude asking questions about her without finding out her name. He stood up and placed the dog on the floor next to them. "I'm Jeremiah, I am a second year from House Ruhig. Whats your name?" In the back off his mind he couldn't help but think what was the dogs parentage it obviously had some kind of poodle but other then that who knew. He put out his hand to shake hers if that was something she would do.

He thought about it for a second. Lucy should be up wonder what she was doing. She might be greeting new students but knowing her she was trying to avoid people in the cafeteria. Maybe he would go see her after. Maybe I could this red head Lucy could use more friends.

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It all seemed surreal just the other day he woke up under a tree suffering from dimensional sickness and just having lost his only friend, and brother. Today Vas was ironing his shirt for his first day school in 3 years... or was it 1 year... the fabric of time and space has been ripped just for him to arrive here and only through his brother sacrifice did he make it. The painful memories still fresh on his mind along the urge to curl into the fetal position around his toilet and vomit still plagued him, but he was not about to waste the opportunity given to him by being allowed to attend this academy.

Vas knew that this place was home to people like him, people with abilities beyond their control, and he also knew that everyone here was invited, something he was not. Only by the grace and generosity of the headmaster was he allowed to live and study here, for if not here he would have no place to go.

After putting the finishing touches to his smooth crimson colored collard shirt he gently slid both arms into their respective places being carful not to cause any wrinkles as he tucked the tail into his slacks, then to finish off his attire Vas reached into his closet and removed a grey cotton sweater vest from its hanger and after sliding it over his head and arms he looked into the mirror to inspect himself. "Presentable" he whispered to himself before grabbing his satchel and journal from his desk.


Vas stopped writing to contemplate his word choice and after taking ten seconds or so he scratched out the word earth with a single line.

retracting his pen almost in unison with the growling of his stomach he placed his journal into his satchel and exited his room locking up after himself.

Vas made his way through the hallways of the academy passing by a large crowd of people standing outside what seemed to be the office and witnessing the interaction between a striking young woman with short brown hair and what appeared to be her good friend, a younger looking irishman. Feeling the emotions of sorrow and loneliness begin to creep up on him Vas paid no further attention to the two except to take a second look at the girl, and with that done he continued on in the direction of his nose.

after taking a few wrong turns further down the hallway he witnessed another interaction between two people, a boy and and a girl with a small dog. At this point Vas was just taking in the atmosphere of the castle and people watching but his stomach made another desperate cry for food "Alright I hear you, calm yourself" he said quietly as he continued walking now holding his stomach.

Finally Vas arrived to the cafeteria where he laid his eyes immediately on the fresh fruits, muffins, teas.... but most importantly to him the cereal and milk station. He immediately rushed over and attempting to not draw attention to himself , he prepared two large bowls of cereal and proceeded to drown them in soy milk. After placing his bowls down he went back to grab him a spoon, a blend of breakfast tea and four packets of honey. It was now time to feast and after a quick blessing of gratitude that is exactly what Vas did.
It appeared as if he was enjoying a delicacy and to him, he was. "Three years without you, never again he thought to himself as spoonful by spoonful seemed to disappear.

Halfway through the second bowl Vas looked up and noticed his table wasn't unoccupied two girls that appeared to be around his age were also at this table and had begun what seemed like a conversation just a few seats away. One seemed happy and alive and the other haunted and slightly disturbed but it was none of his business and plus he still had a bowl to finish...

Jeremiah thought about it for a moment. Who did he know in House Charmante. That's right he tutored their Head girl a couple times last year. He plotted out a route in his head and then once it was plotted he Smiled at the girl. "Are you ready?" She responed with the "Lead the Way." comment. So he did. They walked and each time they passed something important he would point it out and tell her about it. Other then that though he stayed quiet as he really didn't know her very well and sadly nothing he was saying was really that interesting to him.

Finally after a few minutes they ended up at the dorm area for Charmante. "Here you are. In your class schedule should be a room number with a key to your room." He looked around awkwardly not sure what to say next. "Umm the Cafeteria is fully stocked and almost always open so if your hungry head down their after you drop off your things." He smiled and started to walk away and realized he was being rude again. "Is there anything else you need my help with?" He smiled as he thought would make the situation less odd.

He had heard her knocking but after his long night he choose to stay in bed. Not like she wouldn't come in here and wake him up anyways. He heard the key hit the lock and smiled to himself. Scarlet was his best friend and though she frustrated him but he wouldn't let anyone else talk to him they way she does. Not saying she's controlling but she is bossy. She says its for my own good. IF she says so.

She cam into the room and did her morning routine. Grumble about his room, open the curtains, and pull the blanket from his body. She then made a comment that he could not help but to reply to. "Honestly, Andrei; why a grown man can't even get himself out of bed is beyond me. You can just be so lazy at times ..." She heaved a sigh. He laughed to himself and looked up at her.

"But would I deny you chance to come into my room and gain an eyeful." He winked at her and grabbed her hand and pulled her into the bed. Her back hit the bed and then was quickly pulled up against his stomach. He held her for a moment his body against her and then let her go and gets up. "So you think the Headmaster wouldn't mind if I greeted the new students in a pair of shorts and and tank top. Not that you would complain. Come to think about I think only the headmaster might complain." He laughed out loud his Russian accent taking over a bit. He put on his uniform and smiled at her. "Presentable?"


As soon as the girl walked off and her dog with her, he pulled out his book and began walking toward the cafeteria. He walked in and scanned the room seeing many students in the lines and walking about. He then saw Lucy sitting at a table alone. It checked his watch and noticed the time. She should be fine but I should check just incase. He walked into the line and grabbed a coffee and mixed it with a hot chocolate making a cheap mocha and a muffin. He then walked to Lucy's table and sat in front of her. He smiled at her and nodded. He knew that if she wanted to talk she would. He sat there quietly eating his muffin and drinking his drink.

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Jeremiah waited for Lucy to speak. Some mornings they would just sit and eat saying nothing at all. It didn't really bother him because the school can get very loud at times and a nice slice of peace was nice every once in a while. Yet today was the day all new people came to the school. He sipped his mocha and smiled again as Lucy formed words and they fell from her mouth. He realized his drink wasn't stirred well so he spun his finger lightly over the cup as the liquid began to rotate mixing better. "Not that I have seen though I think I may have passed one but who knows. Have you talked to anyone this morning other then your tea." He smiled jokingly.
He looked around and saw Riley talking to another new student and the head girl of house Mutige. The woman made her dislike for Lucy quite obvious. He saw a few other faces none he had any good relationship with. He turned his attention back to Lucy. "Are you feeling ok this morning?"


Dre looked at her as she began messing with his tie. He sighed and smiled again. The bravado came back as he formulated a comment to return her statement. "You need to learn to tie a tie correctly" she said. He looked her in the eyes and spoke the first thing that came to mind. "Nah that's what I got you for right?" He was being more joking then serious but they sometimes could get confused in his accent.

She replied "I have no idea what you'll do without me after this year, but I hope you'll find some way to survive," she joked, grabbing her bag from the floor and starting for the door. "Come on, we have students to greet and help. I'll come by after classes to help you clean your room. And I'm serious when I say help. I'm not doing it on my own. You will participate," she said threateningly, stepping into the hall. Andrei followed after her locking his door behind him.

"The problem with cleaning my room is it never stays clean. So whats the point?" He walked with her towards the front of the school smiling and making comments at girls as they passed. Some charming some jokes nothing really bad. "I'll probably end up back in Russia doing stupid things for food." That was to serious for him as he realized it came out of his mouth. "Or run a crime ring or something like that." He laughed a bit and walked up to the front office.

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Jeremiah looked her over after the comment about wanting to take a walk. He then looked around the room and saw why. Many students both new and old were gathering for breakfast in the cafeteria. He looked around looking to see if he saw anyone he knew. There was that Riley girl she was kinda sweet. Then there was a small girl off to the side in the window being talked to by Eleanor, head girl of his house, and Jimmy, nice guy I think. He looked back at Lucy and smiled "Sure let me get some more wake up juice?" He got up to go get himself some more drink on the way back he passed Riley and the other girl. He smiled and stirred his drink but running his finger along the brim of the cup. "Hello again Riley. Find everything alright?" He trned his attention to the other girl and looked her over "Pardon my rudeness. My name is Jeremiah a second year in house Ruhig and you?" He smiled and thought to himself. Am I smiling to much? Should I not be using my power? He decided it was to late to stop now.

Riley got up with a roll of her eyes and Alice's realised she might have come off a little brusque. Riley took her own tray away leaving Alice's, Alice figured she'd just leave it to be collected by the canteen cleaning staff. Alice smiled, if she and Riley were going to be hanging out it was probably a good thing that she be able to tolerate Alice's nature, so she continued conversation unfazed when Riley returned. She was happy to note that so did Riley.
"No way. Adding more people will just make it worse. I'd rather just go into town."

"Alright, so-"

"Hello again Riley. Find everything alright?"

Alice looked up at the new arrival, a young guy with dark hair and a drink in his hand. She glanced at Riley when he spoke to the red-head, she was sitting a little straighter in her seat and he seemed to have her rapt attention. Looking back at him, Alice gave the guy a quick once-over, not too bad I suppose. He was running his finger around the edge of his cup, and she couldn't quite tell from her seat but she thought that the liquid in it was stirring in time with the movement. Was he using his powers? It would be the first time she'd seen someone doing so since she'd arrived and it sparked her curiosity.

She was distracted by it while he and Riley spoke and almost when he began speaking to her, but her eyes snapped up from the cup as he introduced himself "Pardon my rudeness. My name is Jeremiah a second year in house Ruhig and you?"

"Alice Ender. Freshman." Aliced smiled in return. "First year, in house..." What had her papers said? Dr-something... "...Dreist?" Alice dropped her boots off the chair she'd been resting them on and leaned forward to rest her arms on the table. "Hey, so just a question, what's the deal with that?" She nodded towards Jeremiah's stirring drink. "Telekinesis or something?"

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It was like a flame in the the darkness, a flare of light bright enough that all the others dimmed into almost non-existence in her mind. Alice had been blocking the smaller lights but she hadn't been on guard against something like this, and it brought her senses to forefront of her mind. She drew a sharp breath as she felt the intense prickle of energy along her skin, like a weight it pressed against her, if she reached out it would pour into her and she would feel it as the pain it was.

Alice looked up from Riley and Jeremiah, and the stuck-up new girl who had just arrived, to seek out the source among the crowd. However she barely had a chance as someone collided with her chair. The two of them ended up on the floor with the chair between them.

A snarl began to form on Alice's lips in the way of a 'watch where you're going, you bloody berk!', but it died in her mouth as she looked up at person in question. It was a young guy and for a moment he appeared apologetic before an expression, as familiar to Alice as her own face, crossed his features. It was a cringe of pain; clear in the sharp intake of breath, the tightness in his hazel-brown eyes, the set of his jaw.

This was the light on her radar. With him this close she barely needed to concentrate to focus her awareness of it, without feeling it she could tell the pain was sharp and intense, and mostly occurring in his back. Without thinking Alice ignored what she usually thought to be almost an invasion of privacy and reached out with her powers to get a better sense of not just the pain but the type of injury that could be causing it. She got a vague notion of the spread of it, of open wounds, and broken skin. Her instincts nagged at her, like a pulling in the gut, to wrap her powers around that pain and injury it a draw it to herself. For all her hard exterior it went against some basic nature of her power, of perhaps some fibre of her own being, to sit and do nothing.

Accepting the injury could be messy but then she could hold the pain in stasis. Holding the injury in stasis would mean accepting the pain; it wouldn't be the worst she'd had. And then there was the matter of consent, some people got spooked or aggressive at the sudden removal of their burdens. Still, she could take some of the pain, share it between them, he might not even notice...

She didn't have a chance to really decide, had only barely begun to allow a taste of the pain to seep into her, when the guy suddenly forced out a breif "Sorry," before walking off quickly. He went to the closest wall, resting against it. Alice just stared after him in dismay, a slight sting in her back.

As she righted her chair and sat down again, she realised that even with her sympathy she'd been looking at the matter clinically. The pain, the decision to transfer, she hadn't really questioned it. How had he been injured? Guys hurt themselves all the time; playing sport, showing off, drunken accidents. Another possibility stirred in her mind. Had this been done to him? Alice's anger flared at the thought, and the desire to find and unleash her powers upon any person responsible burned bright. It was a heady rush of power knowing she could inflict the same damage she accepted.

Alice suddenly realised she was half way out of her seat. She glanced at Riley and Jeremiah, and back at the guy across the room. He was looking at her warily.

What exactly did she intend to do? Sympathy mixed with rage and the constant demanding sense of her power. At her old school she'd made a small living accepting people's injuries for petty cash. A student footy player who wanted to do something about his stuffed knee before the grand-finals, a senior with migraines during final exams... but this was different. Possibly.

Alice turned to Jeremiah, 'Uh, just hold that thought, I'll be back in a moment. Get to know my pal Riley here, or something.' Without waiting for a reply she started across the room. She was vaguely humoured by how it must look to the outside observer, she being knocked over and then determinedly stalking after the person responsible.

As she came up to him she allowed herself to survey the person before her. His hair was cut short, and he wore a dark sweater over broad shoulders and lean frame, and she imagined his face was quite stunning when he smiled; rather than when it was marred by pain and the expression he made upon seeing her approaching. He's rather nice looking, all-in-all, she thought, a thin smirk curling her lips.

"Hey," she said. "I'm Alice Ender." 'And can I transfer your injuries?' she thought about adding.
Or: 'You should really get some bandages and painkillers for that.'
'Who did that to you and can I hurt them?'
'I'm invading your privacy; wanna be friends?' 'Or more?'
Instead she just said, "Are you okay?"

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"Hi."

Riley turned her head and looked at the girl who just approached their table. Her 'hi' was more of an uncertain one kind of uncomfortable if you look at her facial features. Though could be just a cover up but Riley doubted it. Most people weren't like that. Oh well she hoped most people weren't like that. "Hey, I'm Riley but you can call me Riles. What's your name." It couldn't get any former than that. Riley even added in her breath taking smile which she prayed eased the tension at the table. The sound of a crash annd a grunt pulled her attention from the girl to the two people residing on the floor.Riley squinted trying to figure out who cashed into Alice. Someone she hasn't seen before. Which is a lot of people since Riley is an incoming Freshman.

Next thing you know he pops up mutters a sorry ad gone he is. "Um okay..? That was something. Are you okay Alice? Riley said concern plastered on her face as she watched her friend right her chair again. They are friend's right? Well Riley thought so so for henceforth Alice is her first Eltz Academy friend. Hooray. Riley moved Caramel off her lap not feeling her thigh anymore. 'Uh, just hold that thought, I'll be back in a moment. Get to know my pal Riley here, or something.' Riley rolled her eyes playful at the word pal. Such an old word. Alice get u and goes back over to the boy who knocked them both down.

Riley turned to Jeremiah and the Newcomer. "Hey do you guys know who that guy was?" Riley asked voicing her thoughts. It's not like she was going to hunt him down or anything but it's nice to know as many names as you can so things don't get awkward.That would be bad if you bumped into someone you saw everyday but never knew their name. Embarrassing. The Newcomer looks at her phone and off she goes. Riley pouted a little. She never got her name. She shrugged it off and gave her full attention t Jeremiah. There was a light pink tint to her cheeks and she breath out. "Well, i had plans to go into town with Alice but she's gone so do you want to go with me?" Riley asked.

The Russian had taken and scored over thirty shots before he noticed someone watching him. When he was on the field it was as if nothing else existed except him, the ball and the goal.

When Vas' eyes finally left the ball to see who was watching him he was in the middle of a shot and his accuracy suffered harshly. The ball after leaving his foot took a high arc and went wide of the goal. "Shit" he murmured under his breath as he jogged off the field and toward the bleacher where the ball had landed. As he approached the seat the man who had been watching him made his way over.

"Thats quite the leg you got their kid." Man said as he extended his hand.
"Thank you sir" Said Vas as he shook the man's hand firmly with a confused look on his face.
"Well look I don't want to take you way from your practice or anything but we're starting a youth soccer team in town, and I was wondering if you would stop by and show the kids a thing or two. They could learn a lot from someone as talented as you."
The man seemed sincere and slightly desperate
"I..I'd love too" A look of embarrassment on Vas' face was soon over taken by wide grin at the thought of being able to help kids pursue their passion for soccer.
"Great! thank you so much, We start practice today after the kids get out of school and we have it 3 times a week, hope to see you there!" The man walked away dialing a number into his cell phone to make a call as Vas finished collecting the ball which by now had rolled deep underneath the bleacher.

"Well at least i don't have to worry about finding something to do after class" He thought to himself still smiling.

The Russian had worked up quite the thirst during his work out and began to feel slightly dehydrated. So he made his way back inside in search of water and in the hopes of spreading his newly found good mood.

Soon after reentering the school Vas saw what he could only describe as an awkward situation. He noticed a girl was pinned against a wall by boy slightly shorten than himself and although they were close in face they didn't appear to be having a relationship moment, but then again Vas wasn't in the best position to judge so he simply decided to walk past the two with soccer ball in hand and continue on his way.

Once again Vassi found himself in the cafeteria only this time the sea of people was less dense and more people were seated with only and handful standing up. He immediately noticed someone he had seen from earlier, A girl in a red beanie with blonde hair, She seemed much more alive now then she had earlier in the day and he swore to himself that even saw her smile a little as she exited the cafeteria with a boy who was similar in height to himself. As she passed him they exchanged a smile and continued in their different directions.

He continued on his way to the vending machine with his track pants making a "swishing" noise with every step. when he finally reached the machine he stopped in front of it and starred at it with a puzzled look on his face. "Umm how do I get water out of this thing without breaking it" he pondered. It had been three years for him since he had used one of these and he wasn't quite sure what to do. As he looked around he noticed 5 people relatively near him, on one side it was the guy and the girl with the dog he walked past earlier this morning. They seemed to be enjoying each others company so he decide it was best not to bother them. On the other side of him were three girls one sitting by herself reading a book and the other two sitting by a window. Vas decided it would be these two he would ask for help not knowing any better.

"Excuse me could either of you ladies show me how to operate that machine over there" His Russian accent accidentally slipped through as he pointed to the vending machine with an embarrassed smile on his face his.