e t e r n a l -- eventide (fin)

[Anna Demidov]

Anna had arrived at the Academy yesterday and had just received her true name and the name of her fighter unit. She had paced her dorm nervously while she thought about her life partner. It was exciting, and at the same time, very very nerve-wracking. The brunette sighed, walking toward the fountain. That was where they had been assigned to meet. It was easier that way, she figured, for the school. Anna was wringing her hands, terribly nervous. Would her fighter like her? What would happen if she didn't? Sighing, Anna took a seat on the side of the fountain, gazing out on the grounds. Her almost black tail curled around and ended up laying across her lap. Her jeans were well worn, and so was the sweatshirt she had chosen to wear. The young woman thought about her, the fighter that she was to be with her whole life.

She was just hoping that Eventide liked her. Perhaps she would be a real nice girl, who wasn't mean. And at the same time, Anna was terrified that the other girl would absolutely loathe her. She hadn't heard of that happening between sacrifices and fighters, but she was sure that it probably had before. It was then she noticed another girl, blonde hair, almost white. "H-Hi. Are you Eventide?" Anna asked her, a small smile given. All Anna wanted was for her fighter to like her.

[Eventide Infinit]

Eventide had been at the Academy for almost a week before her sacrifice had finally arrived. 'How lazy..' She though as she made her way to the place they were to meet. The fountains, She had passed there a couple times her few days of being here. But she still only had a vague idea of how to actually get there. This place was huge. She wondered around for about an hour or two trying to find the fountains. Getting hopelessly lost for awhile.

This put her in a very sour mood, As she walked over to the fountain. Her heels clicking softly against the pavement. Seeing a smaller girl at the fountain waiting, Noticing her as she walked up. Her sour mood prompting her to have a bit of an attitude as the girl greeted her. Flipping her hair behind her as she mumbled out "That's me bitch."

[Anna Demidov]

Her eyes went wide as she was greeted like that. Rude. The young woman couldn't believe how her fighter had just.. greeted her like that, like a common kid on the street. Anna's eyes narrowed in anger, her lips pressing down a little. Yeah, the sacrifice wasn't too pleased at all. That was just plain rude. "I'm Anna. Nice to meet you," she said, her tone a little bit colder. Eventide had attitude, and Anna wasn't too sure on how to handle that. She didn't really know, now. In fact, this was the beginning of her worst nightmare.

"So, what crawled up your ass and died?" Anna asked her sarcastically, before realizing what she had actually said. "Okay, sorry. I didn't mean that. You just.. you have spunk," Anna apologized, giving her an admiring smile. Her fighter was beautiful, with the very pale hair and the warm eyes. Eventide was pretty, and Anna couldn't help but feel pride in that. She was also a little bit taller than Anna. "Come on, sit down. we have loads to talk about." And just like that, she was back to the normal little outgoing brunette.

[Eventide Infinit]

She was taken back a bit by the girls remarks. "Hmph." she simply grunted out. Deciding it was better to just keep her trap shut like she usually does during the day. She watched the girls attitude change from prickled to calm. She rolled her eyes 'Great...This partnership is gonna be super fun.' She thought sarcastically, When the girl said she had spunk it confused her a bit. What the hell was spunk? Was it good?

She decided to just shake it off and go about this meeting. She decided to give her sacrifice a look over. She still had her ears, and they were quite large. She had darker hair and skin than her, playing off nicely against Eventide's features. Over all Eventide thought she was pretty cute. She when and sat down next to the smaller one.

[Anna Demidov]

Anna was surprised that she had complied to her demands when she told her so. It was weird, but at the same time it felt very natural for her to be the one doing so. Her body just just barely brushing against her fighter's, her warm eyes turned on her with excitement. Her fingers immediately went to the girl's hair, feeling just how soft it was. "Sorry, it's just that your hair is really soft," she murmured, pulling away, though the smile was still on her face. "I didn't mean to be rude. Evee, tell me about yourself! What do you like to do? I want to get to know you. You're my life partner, and we need to make this work." Her eyes were smiling, even when her lips were not. They were filled with life, joy, and just a liveliness that struck some people. Her ears gave a small twitch while her tail flicked, on occasion touching Evee's body, just barely brushing against it.

[Eventide Infinit]

Eventide was taken back by the girl. She was so happy and forward, not really a thing Evee was used to. She jerked away a little as Anna's fingers touched her hair. She was protective of it. Her eyes went wide as a jumble of words fell out of the dark haired girls mouth.

'Oh god...I'm gonna have to deal with this for the rest of my life...'

She though frantically, trying to process to process the whole situation. "I like to read." She mumbled out and then going quite. Flinching a bit when Anna's tail brushed against her.

[Anna Demidov]

She had noticed the jerk, and had even shrunk back a little bit herself. Anna didn't want to intrude on anyone, didn't want to hurt their feelings. The girl was just so excited to finally have her life partner, her fighter, her other half that it was simply overwhelming. Anna began to notice just how irked the young woman was, how annoyed she was at the physical contact. There was an apologetic smile, and then some silence for a few moments. "I have some books that I brought from home. Maybe you can look at them later," she said, smiling helpfully. Anna was nervous, a but more hyper than her usual self. She thought maybe Anna was dealing with the life changing experience in a similar manner. "Do you like chocolate?" she asked her, hoping that if she wasn't too hyper the girl would open up a little bit more. She was afraid that her fighter wouldn't like her, and at the moment, that seemed to be the case.

[Eventide Infinit]

Eventide lightened up a bit when the girl mentioned books. A small hint of a smile played on her lips be then was quickly wiped away. "I'd like to read them sometime" She said calmly. She could tell the girl was getting increasingly nervous. 'Maybe i should lighten up a bit...' She thought as she inspected the girl once again.

'She's probably not usually this bad.' She took in a deep breath and fluttered her long eye lashes lightly as the girl mentioned chocolate. She nodded and replied "Yes i like it."

[Anna Demidov]

Anna was getting far more nervous, simply because she hadn't known what to expect, but this certainly was not it. Her fighter had attitude, and although she could dish it out, the teen didn't want to, ah, always be at odds with her. She smiled, grabbing the bar that she had in her bag and handing it to Evee. "I have a lot of classics, but some newer books too." It had taken a lot for her to leave home without a few of her books. The Harry Potter series had to be left behind - but she had the audio version of it, so that was okay. Anna studied the fighter, who was beautiful. She looked so soft, and at the same time Anna knew her to be very fierce. The structure of her face made her look so precious, so delicately and singularly pristine, especially the eyes and her lashes.

[Eventide Infinit]

She took the book from Anna carefully. She turned the book slowly in her hands, inspecting it. The careful time someone had taken to do the art for the book cover. The smooth feel of it, she cracked the book open and began to read the book description. A soft smile painting her lips as she read it.

"I prefer the classics." She said softly, Running her elegant fingers through the pages of the book skimming it's contents. She glanced up at Anna, Who she could tell was over thinking things. She reached over and patted her head trying to reassure her.

[Anna Demidov]

The girl smiled when she saw that Evee enjoyed her books. Yes, they would have a fun time together. It wasn't rocky start after all. However, Anna was surprised when her fighter touched her. She thought she hated contact! Anna couldn't help the purr that rose up as she patted her head, turning so that Evee was petting her ears. There was a small smile on her face, happy to have found someone that appreciated what she did. "I have a bunch in my dorm room.." Anna's smile grew, even as she set her head on the girl's shoulder. "I don't mean to be like this. I'm just really nervous. I didn't want you to hate me," she said, her cheeks a bit flushed.

[Eventide Infinit]

Evee a bit surprised that the girl had purred and was now laying on her shoulder. Sure it was cute but, Eventide was still feeling kinda awkward about it. But she didn't push her away. She went back to flipping through the book as the girl began to speak. Evee was amazing at multi tasking, so she read and listened at the same time. The girl was nervous just like she had guessed.

She stopped reading for a moment to stare over at the girls eyes and say calmly "You shouldn't be nervous." just then a wind blew threw and whipped Eve's hair up into face. "Gah!" She squealed.

[Anna Demidov]

The older girl was right, Anna thought. It had been silly to be so nervous. The way things played out weren't so important now as in the long run. The girl smile, though Evee wouldn't be able to see it, considering her head was still resting on her shoulder. Happy that her fighter hadn't pushed her away, Anna looked up at her. "You're right. It was silly of me to be so nervous," she agreed. When the other girl gave a small squeal, Anna almost laughed. But she didn't, she held it back. Her hands went to the girl's hand, gentle and easy. "I can get that." It was with a singular focus that she placed Eventide's hair back the way it was.

[Eventide Infinit]

Embarrassed that she had made such a noise, her face became flustered. "U-Uh...Thank you." She said nodding at the girl and going back to the book. This girl was awfully clingy not particular something Evee was used to but maybe she could come to like. She glanced over at the girl. She closed the book "You said you have more at your dorm?"

[Anna Demidov]

The sacrifice didn't mean to be clingy, she was just very friendly. It was out of her personality that Anna acted that way. She couldn't help the same smirk that arose on her lips as her fighter stuttered. "No problem," she chirruped, sitting up normal to observe the normal autumn day. "O-Oh! Yes, I do. They're the only thing that I have unpacked, really," she admitted. "Would you like to come browse the extensive collection?" she offered, grinning. Perhaps her fighter would help her unpack. Well, Anna could always order her, though she didn't really want to do that. It just.. didn't settle right with her.