EHEG (IC/Open/Anime/Slice-of-life)

[Sonitusia]

She'd learned the schools hallways so well she could walk around with her eyes closed and not run into anything.
Or, in this case, walk backwards and not hit anything.

Maria didn't get the memo.

She was too busy trying to think of the dishes she could draw, that she had crashed into someone that had no care whatsoever was behind them. Falling onto the ground and accidentally pulling the person down with her, Maria groaned, her cat ears visible curling up slightly as she winced. She landed first, with the other's body on her belly. Trying to open her eyes, her vision was dizzy and blurry. Her glasses had fallen off.

"Oww... You alright?" she muttered, trying to grasp for her glasses.

[Castle Crashers]

She'd learned the schools hallways so well she could walk around with her eyes closed and not run into anything.
Or, in this case, walk backwards and not hit anything.

Maria didn't get the memo.

She was too busy trying to think of the dishes she could draw, that she had crashed into someone that had no care whatsoever was behind them. Falling onto the ground and accidentally pulling the person down with her, Maria groaned, her cat ears visible curling up slightly as she winced. She landed first, with the other's body on her belly. Trying to open her eyes, her vision was dizzy and blurry. Her glasses had fallen off.

"Oww... You alright?" she muttered, trying to grasp for her glasses.

Of course, due to Ellie walking the way she was, she didn't have time to step out of the way before running straight into Maria, letting out a yelp as she fell to the ground as the other girl did. She'd landed on top of the other girl, opening her blue eyes to see the one and only Maria underneath her. It only took that for all those lovely (sarcasm) memories to come back in full color. But, being the person she was, she wouldn't act on it. Instead, she'd quickly scramble to get off the cat-eared girl, picking up Maria's fallen glasses and giving a string of apologies. "Oh, I'm so sorry...I should've been watching where I was going..." She said with sincerity, holding out her hand for the virtually blind girl, the girls glasses in the other.

[Scamvidia]

Miia was unsure how to respond. She wanted to spend as much time as possible with her new girlfriend, but she was unsure about going to a bar. They were far below the legal age to get in, so she was unsure how that was going to work. She figured she should try to have new experiences while she could though, and nodded. "Sure, why not?" She stood up and her tail turned into a pair of legs. "Lets go."

"I'm sure there's some bars that will serve students," Akuma replied as they walked out. "At least there were some in Tokyo, I don't know about here..."
She looked on her phone for directions before starting to head to outside, where they could call a taxi.

Miia followed her outside, breathing in the fresh air. "I really enjoy being outside, I wish we could spend more time out here.. It's so pretty. Especially this time of year, with the leaves changing color and the temperature being just right."

[Sonitusia]

Of course, due to Ellie walking the way she was, she didn't have time to step out of the way before running straight into Maria, letting out a yelp as she fell to the ground as the other girl did. She'd landed on top of the other girl, opening her blue eyes to see the one and only Maria underneath her. It only took that for all those lovely (sarcasm) memories to come back in full color. But, being the person she was, she wouldn't act on it. Instead, she'd quickly scramble to get off the cat-eared girl, picking up Maria's fallen glasses and giving a string of apologies. "Oh, I'm so sorry...I should've been watching where I was going..." She said with sincerity, holding out her hand for the virtually blind girl, the girls glasses in the other.

Struggling to reach for the hand, Maria tugged on the source of the girl's voice, and helped get herself up. "Thanks," she said awkwardly while scratching one of her ears, "and it's not problem, I should've been walking carefully." Looking around, she still couldn't see anything, and asked, "Have you seen my glasses?" Her voice is familiar, have we met before?...

[Imperial Northern States]

Edmund abandoned the ham at the station. He pocketed his gloves, leaving to find another pair. Still unaware of the chaos occurring. Completely focused on his hands.
Bare.
He networks his way towards the dorm rooms.
Focused.

[Castle Crashers]

Of course, due to Ellie walking the way she was, she didn't have time to step out of the way before running straight into Maria, letting out a yelp as she fell to the ground as the other girl did. She'd landed on top of the other girl, opening her blue eyes to see the one and only Maria underneath her. It only took that for all those lovely (sarcasm) memories to come back in full color. But, being the person she was, she wouldn't act on it. Instead, she'd quickly scramble to get off the cat-eared girl, picking up Maria's fallen glasses and giving a string of apologies. "Oh, I'm so sorry...I should've been watching where I was going..." She said with sincerity, holding out her hand for the virtually blind girl, the girls glasses in the other.

Struggling to reach for the hand, Maria tugged on the source of the girl's voice, and helped get herself up. "Thanks," she said awkwardly while scratching one of her ears, "and it's not problem, I should've been walking carefully." Looking around, she still couldn't see anything, and asked, "Have you seen my glasses?" Her voice is familiar, have we met before?...

Ellie blinked after a moment, looking down at the glasses in her hand. She looked back up, and back down again. It was obvious this girl had some conflicting opinions on the situation. Anger, maybe, resentment. Sadness, guilt. She could leave this girl stumbling through the hallways blindly, could just crush these oval pieces of glass, let the girl who'd stolen her love interest wander around.
But she wasn't that kind of person, was she?
She held the glasses with two hands, studying them for a moment before looking back up at Maria.
She wasn't that person.
She was better than that.
"...I have them." Ellie said, trying to add a chipper tone to her voice, but ultimately making it sound strained. She reluctantly handed the girl the glasses, her eyes just barely glossing over with tears.

[Sonitusia]

Ellie blinked after a moment, looking down at the glasses in her hand. She looked back up, and back down again. It was obvious this girl had some conflicting opinions on the situation. Anger, maybe, resentment. Sadness, guilt. She could leave this girl stumbling through the hallways blindly, could just crush these oval pieces of glass, let the girl who'd stolen her love interest wander around.
But she wasn't that kind of person, was she?
She held the glasses with two hands, studying them for a moment before looking back up at Maria.
She wasn't that person.
She was better than that.
"...I have them." Ellie said, trying to add a chipper tone to her voice, but ultimately making it sound strained. She reluctantly handed the girl the glasses, her eyes just barely glossing over with tears.

"Thanks a lot!~" Maria said cheerfully, putting the glasses back on, "Again, sorry for not paying atte-" The words were stuck in her throat, and Maria wished she never put her lenses on. It was her, the girl from before. The one she had learned was named Ellie.

And someone she probably had hurt very badly unintentionally.

Without second thoughts, Maria lunged forwards, but not in attack. She grabbed the girl tightly, bringing her in a hug that was long overdue. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!..." Once more her mind brought them to the drizzling rain, a titan looming just behind them. It wasn't like back then, but Maria felt the same way. She felt the weight of a storm on her shoulders, the dampness of gloom on her clothes. The girl she had gotten angry about before, and now she couldn't wouldn't even dare raise her voice to. She didn't deserve that. Not in the slightest.

[Unified Free Lands]

"I'm sure there's some bars that will serve students," Akuma replied as they walked out. "At least there were some in Tokyo, I don't know about here..."
She looked on her phone for directions before starting to head to outside, where they could call a taxi.

Miia followed her outside, breathing in the fresh air. "I really enjoy being outside, I wish we could spend more time out here.. It's so pretty. Especially this time of year, with the leaves changing color and the temperature being just right."

"Yeah," nodded Akuma. "It reminds me of home, Tokyo is really nice during the fall and winter... You'll have to go there someday."
She waved down a taxi for them and gave the address to the driver. "Hey, have you ever drank before?" she asked Miia curiously.

[Tracian Empire]

A purple eyed boy was randomly walking around the hallways. Yet once again, Julius overslept, and he ended up being late. Extremely late. And right now, he had no idea what was happening. The school ended up in a chaos, just like usual. Why was he even wondering about it?

Eventually, Julius managed to see some of the people he knew. Ellie, who seemed to be speaking with a girl with glasses who looked sort of familiar.

"Eh... hello there.", the raven haired boy said as he stopped near them. However, before he was able to say anything else, the girl with the glasses hugged Ellie."Am I... interrupting something?", he asked.

[Castle Crashers]

Ellie blinked after a moment, looking down at the glasses in her hand. She looked back up, and back down again. It was obvious this girl had some conflicting opinions on the situation. Anger, maybe, resentment. Sadness, guilt. She could leave this girl stumbling through the hallways blindly, could just crush these oval pieces of glass, let the girl who'd stolen her love interest wander around.
But she wasn't that kind of person, was she?
She held the glasses with two hands, studying them for a moment before looking back up at Maria.
She wasn't that person.
She was better than that.
"...I have them." Ellie said, trying to add a chipper tone to her voice, but ultimately making it sound strained. She reluctantly handed the girl the glasses, her eyes just barely glossing over with tears.

"Thanks a lot!~" Maria said cheerfully, putting the glasses back on, "Again, sorry for not paying atte-" The words were stuck in her throat, and Maria wished she never put her lenses on. It was her, the girl from before. The one she had learned was named Ellie.

And someone she probably had hurt very badly unintentionally.

Without second thoughts, Maria lunged forwards, but not in attack. She grabbed the girl tightly, bringing her in a hug that was long overdue. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!..." Once more her mind brought them to the drizzling rain, a titan looming just behind them. It wasn't like back then, but Maria felt the same way. She felt the weight of a storm on her shoulders, the dampness of gloom on her clothes. The girl she had gotten angry about before, and now she couldn't wouldn't even dare raise her voice to. She didn't deserve that. Not in the slightest.

Ellie was silent as the girl hugged her, shocked and relieved at the same time. She went slack in the girls arms, letting Maria just hold her, comfort her. She wrapped her own petite arms around the girl, pulling her just a little closer to herself. She didn't know how long she'd waited for those three words until she'd heard them. "It's okay." She said weakly. "It's okay." Hearing Alexander, she didn't really respond for a moment, before she finally said "no."

[Scamvidia]

Miia followed her outside, breathing in the fresh air. "I really enjoy being outside, I wish we could spend more time out here.. It's so pretty. Especially this time of year, with the leaves changing color and the temperature being just right."

"Yeah," nodded Akuma. "It reminds me of home, Tokyo is really nice during the fall and winter... You'll have to go there someday."
She waved down a taxi for them and gave the address to the driver. "Hey, have you ever drank before?" she asked Miia curiously.

"Maybe I'll get to go to Tokyo with a specific girl I like." Miia grinned and nudged Akuma with her elbow. "Ah, no. I've never drank before, I never really thought to so I mean why would I?"

[Protestant England and Germany]

BJ Cartwright

BJ walked to the sink and grabbed a rag and started wiping off the counters and cleaning up the mess as he went along. "Well, what are you waiting for?!" He asked everyone as he turned around, stains visible on his uniform as he went along. "Get cleaning and this place is a freaking mess!"

[Unified Free Lands]

"Yeah," nodded Akuma. "It reminds me of home, Tokyo is really nice during the fall and winter... You'll have to go there someday."
She waved down a taxi for them and gave the address to the driver. "Hey, have you ever drank before?" she asked Miia curiously.

"Maybe I'll get to go to Tokyo with a specific girl I like." Miia grinned and nudged Akuma with her elbow. "Ah, no. I've never drank before, I never really thought to so I mean why would I?"

"It helps with relaxing," Akuma said, grinning. "I used to hit the bars when I was stressed from school, I had a fake ID. I do act different when I'm drunk though, make sure to tell me if I start acting weird."

[Scamvidia]

"Maybe I'll get to go to Tokyo with a specific girl I like." Miia grinned and nudged Akuma with her elbow. "Ah, no. I've never drank before, I never really thought to so I mean why would I?"

"It helps with relaxing," Akuma said, grinning. "I used to hit the bars when I was stressed from school, I had a fake ID. I do act different when I'm drunk though, make sure to tell me if I start acting weird."

"Erm, alright.." Miia smiled slightly and slid her hand into Akuma's, hoping she wouldn't object. "I never really got stressed, since I just stayed at home every day and whatnot.."

[Unified Free Lands]

"It helps with relaxing," Akuma said, grinning. "I used to hit the bars when I was stressed from school, I had a fake ID. I do act different when I'm drunk though, make sure to tell me if I start acting weird."

"Erm, alright.." Miia smiled slightly and slid her hand into Akuma's, hoping she wouldn't object. "I never really got stressed, since I just stayed at home every day and whatnot.."

Akuma let Miia hold her hand, however she blushed and it got wet instantly. "I always got good grades... It was the other students that were the problem, I almost destroyed the place by accident with a storm and everyone hated me and was scared of me afterwards."

[Scamvidia]

"Erm, alright.." Miia smiled slightly and slid her hand into Akuma's, hoping she wouldn't object. "I never really got stressed, since I just stayed at home every day and whatnot.."

Akuma let Miia hold her hand, however she blushed and it got wet instantly. "I always got good grades... It was the other students that were the problem, I almost destroyed the place by accident with a storm and everyone hated me and was scared of me afterwards."

Miia held her hand nonetheless and looked at Akuma. "I-is that why they call you Akuma..?" She questioned, suddenly recognizing the name from things she had read before, and was very curious if that's why.

[Sonitusia]

Ellie was silent as the girl hugged her, shocked and relieved at the same time. She went slack in the girls arms, letting Maria just hold her, comfort her. She wrapped her own petite arms around the girl, pulling her just a little closer to herself. She didn't know how long she'd waited for those three words until she'd heard them. "It's okay." She said weakly. "It's okay." Hearing Alexander, she didn't really respond for a moment, before she finally said "no."

"Please... Forgive me..." Maria blubbered, almost crying when the girl held her back. I'd almost killed her once... And then I... I... Her eyes glazed for a moment, and she tried to compose herself. But it was to no avail, and she continued to hold onto Ellie, almost completely ignoring the outside world. She didn't want her angry. She wanted them to be good friends...

It never had to be this way if it weren't for that time...

[Unified Free Lands]

Akuma let Miia hold her hand, however she blushed and it got wet instantly. "I always got good grades... It was the other students that were the problem, I almost destroyed the place by accident with a storm and everyone hated me and was scared of me afterwards."

Miia held her hand nonetheless and looked at Akuma. "I-is that why they call you Akuma..?" She questioned, suddenly recognizing the name from things she had read before, and was very curious if that's why.

"Yeah," sighed Akuma, looking down. "Everyone calls me that, even the teachers and my parents... A popular girl called me that once and it caught on with her friends and then it caught on to everyone else from them..."

[Scamvidia]

Miia held her hand nonetheless and looked at Akuma. "I-is that why they call you Akuma..?" She questioned, suddenly recognizing the name from things she had read before, and was very curious if that's why.

"Yeah," sighed Akuma, looking down. "Everyone calls me that, even the teachers and my parents... A popular girl called me that once and it caught on with her friends and then it caught on to everyone else from them..."

"Is that the same girl that did the stuff to you..?" Miia wasn't sure it was a very good idea bringing all of this up, but she was curious, and wanted to help her friend as much as possible. "And does that mean your real name isn't Akuma?"

[Unified Free Lands]

"Yeah," sighed Akuma, looking down. "Everyone calls me that, even the teachers and my parents... A popular girl called me that once and it caught on with her friends and then it caught on to everyone else from them..."

"Is that the same girl that did the stuff to you..?" Miia wasn't sure it was a very good idea bringing all of this up, but she was curious, and wanted to help her friend as much as possible. "And does that mean your real name isn't Akuma?"

Akuma nodded cautiously. "Her name is Rie... I looked up to her a lot, actually, I wanted to be like her, but when I made that storm I accidentally trashed her car and she went off on me because I didn't have twelve million Yen to replace it."

She waited a bit before answering the second question. "It's not," she said simply.

[North Arkana]

Maya caught the expression that was on Sam's face. The girl was good at hiding it, but Maya was also good at seeing things like that. There was definitely a hostile edge to her towards Maya.

"Yeah, Sam, you should really come. It's a bit like a group therapy session for all of us. I'm sure there are things you want to talk about. You can even choose to talk with someone privately if you want to. Charlotte and I have talked away from Riri a couple times."

Maya really couldn't help but troll Sam just a little.

[Tracian Empire]

"Thanks a lot!~" Maria said cheerfully, putting the glasses back on, "Again, sorry for not paying atte-" The words were stuck in her throat, and Maria wished she never put her lenses on. It was her, the girl from before. The one she had learned was named Ellie.

And someone she probably had hurt very badly unintentionally.

Without second thoughts, Maria lunged forwards, but not in attack. She grabbed the girl tightly, bringing her in a hug that was long overdue. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!..." Once more her mind brought them to the drizzling rain, a titan looming just behind them. It wasn't like back then, but Maria felt the same way. She felt the weight of a storm on her shoulders, the dampness of gloom on her clothes. The girl she had gotten angry about before, and now she couldn't wouldn't even dare raise her voice to. She didn't deserve that. Not in the slightest.

Ellie was silent as the girl hugged her, shocked and relieved at the same time. She went slack in the girls arms, letting Maria just hold her, comfort her. She wrapped her own petite arms around the girl, pulling her just a little closer to herself. She didn't know how long she'd waited for those three words until she'd heard them. "It's okay." She said weakly. "It's okay." Hearing Alexander, she didn't really respond for a moment, before she finally said "no."

"Are you sure?", the purple eyed boy asked after hearing Ellie answering."This seems to be a pretty touching moment or something like that to me. Still, it's good that I'm not interrupting anything."

[Scamvidia]

"Is that the same girl that did the stuff to you..?" Miia wasn't sure it was a very good idea bringing all of this up, but she was curious, and wanted to help her friend as much as possible. "And does that mean your real name isn't Akuma?"

Akuma nodded cautiously. "Her name is Rie... I looked up to her a lot, actually, I wanted to be like her, but when I made that storm I accidentally trashed her car and she went off on me because I didn't have twelve million Yen to replace it."

She waited a bit before answering the second question. "It's not," she said simply.

Miia squeezed Akuma's hand. "I'm sorry.. If I was there I would have helped you, I would not have let something like that happen.." She sighed softly. "And if Akuma isn't your actual name, what is it..?"

[Unified Free Lands]

Akuma nodded cautiously. "Her name is Rie... I looked up to her a lot, actually, I wanted to be like her, but when I made that storm I accidentally trashed her car and she went off on me because I didn't have twelve million Yen to replace it."

She waited a bit before answering the second question. "It's not," she said simply.

Miia squeezed Akuma's hand. "I'm sorry.. If I was there I would have helped you, I would not have let something like that happen.." She sighed softly. "And if Akuma isn't your actual name, what is it..?"

Akuma closed her eyes, not sure if that was a question she wanted to answer. "Urara," she answered quietly. "It's been a long time since anyone's called me that..."

[Scamvidia]

Miia squeezed Akuma's hand. "I'm sorry.. If I was there I would have helped you, I would not have let something like that happen.." She sighed softly. "And if Akuma isn't your actual name, what is it..?"

Akuma closed her eyes, not sure if that was a question she wanted to answer. "Urara," she answered quietly. "It's been a long time since anyone's called me that..."

Miia was quiet for a bit, before smiling slightly. "Urara." She repeated. "I like that name.. And I'm happy you decided to share it with me.. It makes me feel special, and happy."