So the Butterfly Lured the Flies [open]

[Roxxan Greenfield]

The lights flickered silently in the halls. A small girl with thick brown hair was stumbling down the halls. Her long eye lashes were being hidden by her bangs. The girl was shivering, she was cold.. The lights kept flickering over the halls, drenching them in an eirie yellow glow with each flicker. Roxxan bit her lip as she grabbed her hand silently. She didn't dare open her mouth for fear of what she would scream out into the halls.

The lights began to flicker more, or rather, the light itself. It was being warped. Roxxan looked up with a gasp, what had happened?! She had been at the scene of the Tablets in the museum, as she rode the boat back to the academy she felt a heavy presence begin to cloak her mind. She bore this in mind the entire trip to the academy, her shivers beginning about half way to the Dorm.

Roxxan could hear a whisper, it was sweet, like a kind mother. It was luring her to sleep. A peacefull sleep, one that she often wished she could have. Roxxan wasn't strong, not by a long shot, she was meek and mild. Nothing like the voice she was hearing.. It didn't take long before Roxxan found herself sitting along the wall in a light slumber.

A few minutes later she opened her eyes calmly, standing up and running a hand through her hair. '' Ohh! '' she exclaimed with a soft giggle. This hair was so pretty! But so long.. It would be a pain to take care off.. She would cut it later! A small giggle escaped her lips as she took a few steps, it had been so long since she walked! The lights above were now shining down brilliantly, enhancing Roxxans natural beauty. This was good, most people believed light was the good force.

They were right of course.

Light was the good element. The best. It deserved to be the only one! Screw the other elements! They should be under Light! Light was the best by far. The other elements should go screw themselves! The Ruler of Light, Alichino, would make sure of that.

Still, she couldn't help but enjoy her new body. So there she was, walking around with her large eyes under the brilliant light that made her gleaa. Now she would lure in the flies.

[Ethan Spenser]

After class, Ethan was just walking around the main building, trying to kill some time by thinking about that turn of a phrase. He barely registered the flickering of the lights above him, he was far too lost in thought. Funny thing, time. flowing around everything, affecting everything, yet not a single thing can show what exactly it *is*. It has its effects, sure, but has anyone ever seen "time"? Has anyone been able to describe what it looks like, what it feels like?

Of course not. For being a noun, time wasn't really something that could be accurately described as a person, place, or thing. It was more of an abstract concept, an idea that defied all kinds of explanation. You know, there might be a market in that if dueling didn't work out, a way to qualify time. The Greek had a word for that..."kairos"...meaning a perfect or opportune moment. And then Ethan looked up.

You know that thing about not being able to define time? Scratch that, Ethan had found an answer. Time is what happened to turn a small child into an adult, a cute little girl into an angelic young woman, a perfect example of which happened to be standing right in front of him. "I thought they put all the hot girls in Obelisk...either they've been holding back, or I've been missing out..." Ethan thought to himself before approaching the golden-clad beauty.

"Now what's a beautiful girl like you doing in a place like this?" If nothing else, Ethan was a charismatic kid, and despite the cheesy pick-up line he was a gentleman through and through.

Of course, there was no reason why a gentleman couldn't score a babe like this...even if the most romantic thing that happened between them was a short peck on the cheek every night before heading to their respective dorm rooms...she would be his angel, if he had any say in the matter.

[Roxxan Greenfield]

Alichino turned towards the boy that was addressing her. She smiled brightly as she giggled at the word 'beautiful'. It was so nice to have a body again! Her large brown eyes landed on his blue jacket, Obelisk.. He could be useful she thought as she ran a hand through her hair and fiddled with it as she looked down her face turning red.

'' B-Beautiful? '' she asked, her voice was as soft as bells. Alichino would use this girls natural endowments to capture the heart of this student.. And his loyalty. Still, She wasn't sure about the deck this girl had. Maybe.. She would hide in the light above all the other elements, gathering loyals without dueling, but that would mean she couldn't have full control over them.

'' I-I don't know about beautiful.. '' she stuttered. Maybe stunning was more fitting. Still, she had to keep this damsel in distress act up.

[Ethan Spenser]

Ethan blinked. Holy...you mean that worked? Ethan half-expected to get shot down, but hey, he wasn't gonna complain that he had an angle to work on this one.

"Trust me, with what you've got going for you, beautiful almost isn't a good enough word." He was only half-lying about that, she was absolutely beautiful, there was no doubt about it. Her eyes were alight, her long hair...well, suffice to say she had the goods, it was just now a matter of Ethan reeling her in.

"Oh, where are my manners? The name's Ethan, Ethan Spenser. And you are...?" That's right, just take things slow until you're sure you have a hook in...

[Roxxan Greenfield]

'' Roxxan Greenfield. '' Alichino had to mind herself of the name of her host. If she even uttered her true name, chances are, it wouldn't be long until she encountered the other elements. The Obelisk in front of her would make a fine addition to her new army. Once she lured him into her grasp that is, but that wouldn't be an issue. This man was trying to get closer without her needing to do anything.

She bit her lip and looked around silently. A worried expression crossing her small face for a moment. That's right, pretend to be in distress... Then the boy will feel as if the girl needs protection. After all, the reason Alichino chose this body was because of the 'Dansel in Distress' image.

'' H-Have you noticed anything strange? '' she asked him, her small voice a stutter.

[Ethan Spenser]

Ethan sighed as he noted the girl's apprehension. It was...well, cute, the way she tried to lean on him for protection. Of course, he was more than willing to provide it; she certainly qualified as a damsel in distress, even if the distress was all in her head.

"Strange? No...I haven't noticed anything strange...well, nothing strange compared to what we had going on back home. To some people, my home was full of loonies who were driven to compulsion to pull a lever, with others who were drunk off their ass so bad they could miss throwing rocks at the ground. To some people, the entire city was a mass of pure, unadulterated chaos. To me, it was Wednesday." Ethan chuckled, but was interrupted by something. A soft breeze weaved its way around the room, chilly with the autumn air but soothing.

"You know, check that...you felt that gust, right? where did that come from?"