"I don't like gyms!" Maggie squeaked, disappearing again, only to reappear directly in the path of the charging bull. Every time she moved, the big, terrifying woman was turning to face her again. "They're sweaty and full of w-weird people!"
Another pop. Another shout, and suddenly - knocking the breath out of her lungs - a pair of iron-like arms wrapped around her. As she popped again, the pressure remained.
"St-t-t-" she stammered, unable to get the words out. Rapid-fire movement, then, finally, the terror was over. Well - over, and replaced by another. Backing up against the wall, she closed her eyes, ready for it all to be over.
Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there! He wasn't there again today, Oh how I wish he'd go away!
Bag of snacks in hand Yuuki used her shoulder to push open the door to her dorm and stepped inside. What greeted her was a tidy communal space, empty except for a pile of luggage and moving in things — some she recognized and some she didn’t — as well as some simple furniture. Her roommates stuff then, did that mean she should choose a room now or should she wait until the others arrived so they could discuss who was staying where? Might be a long wait if the other students had to go through a class like they had first. That’d be a real pain when all she wanted to do was take a shower and fall into bed.
Now that she thought about it, having roommates sounded like it would be a pain in the neck. Hopefully they wouldn’t be too troublesome then. Well, might as well take a shower while she was waiting. Yuuki placed her bag of snacks down onto the couch and unbuttoned the top button of her blazer as she stepped over to her suitcase when there was a pop and two more girls appeared.
“Wh—“ Yuuki looked at the two girls, shock quickly turning to confusion. Those two were part of her class, Mary and Maggie? That was probably right. “What are you two doing?” She asked.
//... into the dark she stepped, but never did she feel free of the gaze...//
As the doors to room 230 graced themselves open, anything but relief . The hairs all over Julian's body stood up, as metal enveloped one of his arms instinctively. That scary aura washed over like a flood. The girl with the scary aura again! Surely this must be a joke from a cruel god. With the stares of the potential mob ensuing Julian had to think quick. His hands shuffled around the pockets of his pants and bag. Pulling out a crisply folded paper, Julian held it out to her. It was stamped and signed with the official signature of administration.
"I swear I'm not trying to pull anything!"
His arms and legs quivered rapidly. Like a rat trapped in a corner.
“Huh?” Yuuki said flatly, her gaze lingering on Julian’s face for a long moment before finally dropping down to his hands. Her expression of annoyed confusion shifted to a hard narrow eyed glare as she reached out and rather gently pulled the piece of paper out of Julian’s metal covered hand. She looked the stamp and seal over, her lips in a tight frown as she quickly looked up at Julian, she didn’t have any skills at picking out counterfeits but she could read an expression. Only, Julian didn’t look guilty as much as he just looked like a cornered small animal. Very much unsatisfied, Yuuki looked back at the paper and quickly read it. The text only served to confirm what Julian had already told her, so she clicked her tongue in annoyance.
“Okay. Fine. We can talk about this inside.” Yuuki said, her glare not really softening as she took a step outside of the room. She glanced down the hall at the other girls glaring their own animosity at Julian. With a sigh she reached down, took hold of Julian’s wrist before pulling him into the room. “What is with this school?” She muttered.
“Okay. Okay. It’s late right now, so we can figure out fixing this tomorrow.” She said, her gaze returning to Mary and Maggie who seemed to be doing her best impression of a rock in the corner of the room. “It’s getting late, what room are you two supposed to be in?”
//... into the dark she stepped, but never did she feel free of the gaze...//