The Road to Lenainville
Dark trees rolled by as the bus tumbled through the French backroads. Most of these roads were dirt with occasional stretches of pavement when they got closer to towns and villages. Only the vague impression of the forest could be seen through the windows which were tinted, both inside and outside. Most of the trees were crowned with the with brilliantly green leaves that glowed from the rays of the sun up above. Others had branches of twisted trees which stretched sinisterly to grasped the heavy somberness of the forest. The bus still had about twenty minutes to reach the old manor beyond the approaching village, where It’s passengers will be living new lives forever…
Filia Umbrarum
Young Filia was sitting anxiously in her seat, her eyes on the passing trees, eager to see the coming village and the manor that will be her new home. The white hair girl, however, gave a little yelp upon a sudden shake of the bus as it drove over a rather large bump in the dirt road. She nearly called out to the bus driver to be more careful, but she was pretty far away and the driver was much hidden behind a tinted window.
Glancing around Filia looked at the other kids on the bus some of whom seemed to be sitting alone with a strong amount of reservation. They were an odd and colorful bunch of kids with a seemingly wide range of powers. What caught her eyes most was an odd looking snake kid with a boa around his shoulders and a box in his hands that made hissing noises. He seemed quite happy just sitting there with his snakes, which was cool because Filia liked snakes. ,There was also a strange peer of kids sitting close together in what seemed to be arguing. The girl had blazing red hair, along with a nice looking necklace that caught Filia’s thievish eyes, and the boy with pale skin had hair as white as her own. They were twins, and had powers over fire and Ice, but they didn't seem to like each other at this time.
The young girl sighed and looked around, seeing that aside from the twins, everyone else were quite older than her. Nonetheless, Filia was eager to make friends while she still can. She caught eye of a Japanese boy sitting in a seat across from her. What was his name? Tadakuni Ishizawa? Quickly moving, the half-demon quickly sat close to the boy and smiled sweetly at him with hellish orange eyes.
“Hey, pretty neat where we’re going, huh?” Filia asked, her soft voice thick with Native New York, “Heard the school we’re going to live in is actually a mansion. Cool huh?”
Jack Frost
Jack was relaxing with a book in his hands as the bus drove to the school. It was going to be interesting being with other meta children like himself. The only other that he knew of before was his twin, Jessica, but she is such a hot head, literally. While Jack saw himself as calm and relaxed, he saw his sister as brash, bossy and incredibly annoying. The other kids on the bus looked cool, though. The white haired girl looked very pretty and the snake guy seemed like a cool, but albeit weird dude. Still, he could just imagine what his sister could do should she lose her temper.
Speaking of which, the bus began to feel quite hot than it should be. The boy sighed in annoyance as Jessica had a love for heat he just couldn't understand. "Oi! Jessica! Can you knock it off with the heat, hot head?" Jack called out coldly and calmly, shooting his twin a look up from his book, his hand making a snow ball out of thin air, "You know how much I like it cold! How about you sit next to the snake guy if it bothers you that much?!"
Both students were stopped by a sudden warning from the bus driver….
Jessica Scorch
As the bus drove towards that strange French town she heard much about, Jessica Scorch bobbed her head excitedly. Having gotten bored from the trip already, having enough of her cold-brained brother, the girl took to listening to Queen on her phone. Not that she wasn't eager to get to know the other kids on the bus. The white hair girl and the snake kid both looked totally wicked. There were other kids as well and who knows what powers they have.
Eventually though, it began to feel quite cold in the bus. It was ether because of a breeze from an open window or Jack just liked using his power. Hoping to heat things up a bit to get comfy, Jessica manipulated the nearby temperatures to much warmer degrees. "How about you sit somewhere else, Ice Brain!" The girl fired back at her twin, her hand making a flame, "I like it hot and so must that snake guy over there. Can't see him being in your room. He would freeze to death in your ice box of a room!"
Andrew "Snake Eyes" Marks
Andrew Marks sat in the very back of the bus as it drove towards Lenainville. Stroking the chin of the boa constrictor that laid relaxingly sprawled across his shoulders, he was excited for his chance to live with kids much like himself. Andrew remembered being teased for his appearance, but since he would be living with other meta children, it wouldn't be a problem anymore.
No more bullies shoving me down stairs, huh, Rango? asked the snake kid with a grin, Though I wonder if the others having powers would make any difference considering my… appearance.
I wouldn't worry about that… the boa constrictor replied back in Andre’s mind, looking around and eyeing Leila Stoderew, Try making friends and see what happens. Talk to that pretty girl for example sitting next to you…
Through Rango’s eyes, Andrew saw the pretty brown haired girl and smiled slightly. He had doubts in the back of his mind, as he haven't had much experience talking to girls.Yet, Andrew still took Rango’s advice and turned his glazed white eyes to her. “Uh… Hello, Miss, um…” Andrew frowned, not knowing the girl’s name, and growing concerned again about her possible feeling towards snakes.
Professor Invisible
The heavily bandaged man at the wheel of the bus always wanted to be a teacher. He had sought to educate children since his days in the Soviet Union. If it weren't for the accident so many years ago, Jonathan would have fulfilled that dream sooner. Luckily, a dear old friend of his had a rather revolutionary idea of turning his mansion into a school. When Jonathan was offered the job as teacher, he just couldn't refuse.
Driving through the dirt road, Jonathan grunted as he felt the jolt of the bump in the road. He glanced at the rear view mirror and smiled upon seeing everyone was alright. However, the bandaged man frowned deeply at the sight of the two of the kids, the twins, having a heated argument.
Jonathan reached for his speaker. “Children, as a reminder, fighting and violent use of powers will not be tolerated.” He said, “There are devices fitted in the vehicle designed to neutralize your powers if need be. Thank you.”
Raphael Raymond and Rachel Dawns
Trailing the bus containing living wmds, a small purple Volkswagen bug also drove down the dirt road towards the nearby village. Deemed at the moment too unstable to be near the other children, the young vampire fledgling in the back seat snarled and spoke incoherently as he held a blood pack in his hand. Every now and then, the young Raphael Raymond would savagely tear into one and drink It’s contents, putting him to rest and ease.
The driver, a blond haired Dhampir, named Rachel Dawn, who was also designated as Raohael’s aid, glanced at the boy in her rear view mirror. She felt bad for him, considering she never gone through the vampire fledgling stage, and never really suffered family lost. Rachel was born a half-vampire, thus never really considered the prospects of the vampiric transformation for humans. Now she have, it all seemed horrifying to her.
“Don't worry Raph.” Rachel spoke sweetly, “Almost there…”
