On the campus this is one of the most well kept places. Many students come here for the relaxing atmosphere and many of the water-based species come here to rejuvenate.

Connected to the lake, this is only a small part of the water inhabitable by myriad species.

Creatures do live in the waters.

Dawn:

I stared across the small pond to the two on the other side. i sighed, they looked silly swimming. I could tell clearly that their powers lay elsewhere, perferably somewhere out of water. i couldn't help but lick my lips, the girl looked rather tastey, and the boy didn't look too bad either. sure they weren't humans, but they might make a nice snack. of course they wouldn't see me coming, i was watching from my horse form under the water. i thought about it for a second, and then decided i would swim over and 'greet' them. i smiled evilly, and started across.

Dawn:

i looked at the two ahead of me, and slowed down. the girl looked really happy, and her brother seemed to be having a good time, despite the water. i sniffed the air, and i could tell a teacher was bound to be nearby. i quickly changed back to my human form and swam forward, trying to make my prescence known. im such a sucker for happy litte familes, i thought to myself.

Dawn:

I knew they had spotted me, i could hear the boy pointing me out to his sister. i closed my eyes and pulled up the part of me that attracted those silly humans. "hello," i said, in as nice a voice as i could take on. "im sorry to have, perhaps, snuck up on you both." i smiled a smile that could make any human, guy or girl, melt to putty in my hands. i wasn't going to lure them to me completely yet, no... not yet.

Dawn:

i took the girls hand cautiously, and smile. "its nice to meet you both. what are your names?" i had a sudden feeling that i shouldn't want to know either of them. if i created ties to any of these... creatures, i might end up staying for sure. i almost shuddered at this thought, but kept my cool and continued my friendly greeting.

Dawn:

"my name is Dawn," i said. i looked at the boy. for some reason he was sending me evil looks as if he knew what my intentions had originally been. we locked eyes, and i held his gaze steadily.

Dawn:

"so... boy," i said, turning all my attention to him. "whats with the hateful glare?" i asked innocently, adding in a sweet smile. i knew the girl didn't care about what i was, but clearly this boy had a problem. i had to sway him some how, win his trust. thats all i needed was a small moment and then perhaps i could strike. i continued my innocent act, i figured it would work eventally.

Dawn:

i saw how angry he was getting, and it made me smile inside. fire creatures really should stay away from water, it wasn't their element. i turned back to the girl. "whats wrong with your brother..? he is being mean..." i made myself sound sad, taken-aback in a way.

Dawn:

it made me laugh a little to see the girl hitting her brother. i hadn't spent time with my brother in a long time. he was more good while i was more... evil one might say. "maybe i'm being rude," i said with a slightly sheepish smile. "i can leave if you would like. i was going to go find something else to do anyways."

Dawn:

i smiled at the girl, she really was nice... and easy to swade to my side. i looked at the boy, he kept shooting me daggers of hatred looks. silly, i thought. i wasn't going to try anything, not at school with more than one kid around. i began to swim around a bit, and called to the boy, "hey! why don't you come swimming? you afraid of a little water?" i was having fun with this, the girl was nice and the boy hated me. a little mischeif never hurt anyone.

Dawn:

He dove in, and i knew i had struck home. maybe i couldn't control him by being nice... but i had found my new trigger for him. when he resurface, i smirked at him. "birdie grew some fins i take it?" i laughed lightly, to make it more of a friendly joke. which... i actually felt it was. i wasn't trying to push his buttons anymore, i just wanted to see how angry i could get him.

Dawn:

I could feel the water heating up around him. i smiled. "i sure do like hot tubs! what about you?" i asked the girl. i knew her brother hated me, but it didn't seem like she did. perhaps i could make a friend yet, not that i needed one...

Dawn:

i sighed. i liked the warm water, and for the first time in a long while, i smiled a genuine smile. i was used to living in the cold depths of lakes and ponds in cold areas, and for once i was greatful for the nice warmth this angry boy was spreading through the water. i closed my eyes and let myself float on the water, forgetting for a moment where i was.

Dawn:

i could feel my self starting to slip from my human form, back into the little horse pony thing that everyone knew and feared. i snapped to attention, and pulled myself from the warm water. "i should be going, i... have... stuff. yeah, i think i have some stuff i have to do..." i paused looking for words. i couldn't get too comfortable, i had to stay solitary.

Dawn:

i fidgeted a little in my discomfort. "maybe i'm tired, not like you would know or care." i scoffed. sure the water was nice, and i was having fun, whatever THAT was... i still felt something pulling me away. not to mention i could still feel my real form threatening to take me back. if i stayed, it would be only a matter of time before they found out. they were both staring at me, and i knew they could see my discomfort, i swore in my head, but changed my frown into a little uncertain smile.

Dawn:

i could tell at the same moment that the boy was losing his human form, so too was i. "dammit!" i plunged under the water just as my human form melted away. i stared up at the two swimming in the water, the boy was clearly losing his human form too, and the girl... she clearly had NO clue what was going on with me. good... i thought. she should only care about her brother at this point. i closed my eyes and listened to what was happening on the surface.

Dawn:

i watched from below, i had to think fast. if the kid changed completely, unlike me, he might really hurt himself in the water. i glanced around under the water trying to find something that might be able to help. id have to swim deeper i realized, if i wanted to find anything. i frowned, i had to do something fast. I quickly swam up to where the boy was in the water, and gave him a swift headbutt out. i hoped i had hit him hard enough with my head to at least get him to shore where his sister could help him.

Dawn:

i floated back down into the water. i could feel an immense heat above the surface of the water on the land. i wanted to see what was going on, so i resurface. forgetting i was still in my horse form, i rose a little out of the water. "you okay now...?" i asked hesitently.

Dawn:

shit, i had forgotten to change back. i flushed as red as i could even have gotten. "well.. yeah, you are fine.... i... gotta go..." i felt awkward, i knew neither of them would like me anymore, and when news spread, i would be avoided completely. I didn't mind being ignored, by myself, or anything like that... i didn't like being hated, as hateful as i was myself. i closed my eyes tight, and started to wish my parents had just let me stay with them.

Dawn:

i dove down into the waters to get away from them. if i was lucky i could control myself just enough to change back into human form, until then i would wait.

Dawn:

i didn't want to resurface, so instead i sent up a few bubbles. i had to regain my human form... human human human... i closed my eyes as tight as i could and focused as hard as possible.

Dawn:

i finally regained my human form after a few minutes, and then i returned to the surface. i shook the water out of my hair as i surface. i glanced at the two siblings, i didn't know what to expect from them now, so i blushed a little, and rubbed the back of my neck. i shifted my gaze to the water. "so... you are all fine now... good..."

Dawn:

i watched katis leave to go and change, and then i was left with only the boy. Alasdair was it? yeah, that sounded right. "look, i know you don't like me, and... im sorry about that," i said, lifting out of the water to lie down on the ground. the air was cool, and i realized that i should probably get some actual clothes on. bikini wear? not the best. i looked over at alasdair to see if i could read his face, but he was just staring at me. i blushed a little. "...yes?" i asked quickly.

Dawn:

His comment shocked me a little. cute? no... he must have the wrong girl, but still a small smile spread accross my lips. "thanks... i guess." i said. his face was bright red, and i could tell he hadn't meant to say it out loud. i thought for a second. i reached over and poked him gently in the arm. i didnt want to say it, but he made me feel... like i wasnt terrible just because of what i was. so all i could do was mumble a quiet "thank you."

Dawn:

i lay on the ground thinking quietly to myself. i felt kind of bad about my earlier intentions towards the two. what was worse was the fact that i would have followed through with my plan if i hadn't been at the school. "hey.... uhm... no hard feelings.. about.. earlier?" i was being nice, i realized. nicer than i had ever been to any other creature, other than my brother.

Dawn:

i smiled, then bit my lip. i sat up and met his gaze, and held it. i didn't try any tricks, but instead just looked at him like normal. after a few seconds i looked back to the pond. "maybe i should go change." i said, shivering as the wind blew.

Dawn:

He kissed me, that was all i could think. my face burned, and my mind was blank. "i... you... but..." i couldn't speak, everything i tried to say came out as a stutter. i finally took a deep breath. "why..?" was all i could manage. i met his gaze, and i knew mine was full of question, while his was full of... embarrisment.

Dawn:

i smiled, and blushed some more. "well.. thanks... but..." i paused. i reached out and took his hand. "but..." i sighed. "never mind." i smiled again, to think that i had hated this kid. i didn't get it, the world seemed to work in weird ways...

Dawn:

we sat together for a few minutes before i realized what time it was, i picked myself up off the ground. "i need to go change," i said slowly. "want to... walk with me?" i asked, offering him my hand. i was a little hesitent, but it didn't matter. i was going to be nice to him because... i actually... liked him.

Dawn:

we walked across campus hand in hand, and then came to the girls dormatory...

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