Graceful!... or not.

[Kayna]

It was definitely a good thing a wore my sneakers and some jeans today cause it wasn’t starting out all to well. I had slept in thus making me late for school and class, which to another student might be no big deal but to me it was HUGE! I couldn’t be late, I shouldn’t be late… not ever! Sprinting through the courtyard wasn’t my idea of fun, especially while carrying a little book bag and some other books in hand. The biggest problem was people never really moved out of your way! Jeez, manners people move!

Then… tragedy struck… I… tripped. >.<

You know that moment when you realize something bad is going to happen but there is nothing you can do to change and everything seems to go in slow motion… that’s what I felt like. I just knew this would make me a laughing stock, ‘oh look a the dork girl with glasses, she tripped! Let’s all laugh at her’. Oh god. I tried to get my hands out in front of me to brace the fall but going at such a speed, though it seemed like slow motion, I couldn’t really brace at all so… splat. Front first with some very painful cushioning, I hit the ground causing my book bag to tumble across the ground along with the books I’d been carrying. At first… I wasn’t sure I wanted to get up…

A heavy sigh. I slowly got my self to my knees while in a great deal of pain. I wasn’t built for dealing with pain. Tears were starting to form in my eyes as I grabbed my glasses and made sure they weren’t damaged before putting them on. My face was red, not from blood but the perceived eyes that were all staring at me and on the verge of bursting out laughing at my misfortune. Sitting there on my knees a let out a barely audible sound…

“…ow.”

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick made his way across the courtyard when he saw a bunch of people in a semi-circle, staring at something away from where Nick was facing.

Ooh, maybe there was a fight!

Nick wanted to see who was in the brawl, so he jogged over and stuck his head through the crowd of people. To his dismay, it wasn't a fight but a girl had tripped and fallen and everyone was staring at her. She looked familiar.

Wait... that's...

"Kayna!" Nick shouted, rushing toward her, bursting through the crowd.

He glided over and bent down on his knees to face the girl.

"Are you okay? What happened to you?" he smiled, eyes twinkling as usual in the light of the sun, and asked in a concerned way, not caring what the people staring thought.

[Kayna]

"Kayna!"

What?… I jerked up my head to see who had shouted my name only to see Nick rushing over toward me. Funny, he did come to save me again, kind of. Perhaps it was silly but I wiped my eyes and face to try and not look completely pathetic, though I don’t really think it did much but notify me that had hurt my wrist in the fall.

"Are you okay? What happened to you?"

He really is a sweetie, isn’t he folks? ^.^ I shook my head slightly as I winced from the realization that I’d hurt my wrist.

“I’m fine… I just tripped and hurt my wrist a little. That’s all.”

I brave a smile, still well aware of the peanut gallery that was surrounding. Apparently none of them had ever fallen before… meanies.

[Nicolas Constantine]

"You've got to be more careful, what were you doing that you fell?"

Nick lightly grasped the wrist she said hurt her to feel if it was okay, and held out his other hand for her to grasp so he could help her to her feet.

"Don't mind them," he said, referring to the people watching, "they just have nothing better to do."

Once he helped her up, he would try and dust her clothes off as they had collected dirt from the fall and help Kayna pick up her scattered books.

[Kayna]

“I was trying to get to class cause I was late…”

I winced slightly when he grabbed my injured wrist. I wasn’t at all sure what was wrong with it, or even how exactly I hurt it, but it sure hurt like a f****** b****. To put it in a vulgar manner. I took the offered hand and slowly got to my feet only to find my ankle felt a little funny… great.

I tried to take his advice about ignoring the onlookers but I made sure to dust myself off mostly. It may have seem a little snippy in its action toward Nick but I wasn’t going to let myself look completely helpless… well… I kinda already did but still. I just had a feeling someone would be like ‘oh look she can’t even really dust herself off… let’s go kick her ass later’. I’d accept his help though in gathering my scattered books.

“… thanks.”

I said with a small bashful smile.

[Nicolas Constantine]

"No problem." Nick said with a light smile.

"You're just lucky that you met me, and that I'm there to pick you up."

He meant it in a light-hearted way, and that he was glad to have been there to pick her up.

"Too bad I wasn't in time to catch you as you fell, that would have been romantic." Nick joked."But you're probably late now..."

It didn't matter to him if she was any more late to her class. Nick would much rather just have her skip it to spend time with him.

[Kayna]

I chuckled lightly, it was true that I was lucky he came to pick me up. *stares daggers at readers =.=* Granted if I actually really had luck I wouldn’t have fallen in the first place. I fussed my hair a moment and then…

"Too bad I wasn't in time to catch you as you fell, that would have been romantic."

WHAT?! O.O I realized it was supposed to be a joke, but only after a momentary stare with a dropped jaw. I chuckled while turning away and scratching my head in a bashful manner. I don’t think he meant to, but we both knew that I didn’t need him turning me into a fire hydrant of embarrassment again… especially in such a public place. I shrugged lightly.

“Yeah… I’m totally late right now. Teacher is gonna freak out!”

I sighed…

[Nicolas Constantine]

"I bet you the teacher wouldn't notice if you didn't show up."

Nick was persuading her to skip class. He wasn't lying, however, the teachers rarely took attendance, and she probably wouldn't really be missing anything.

"Whatdaya say we just find somewhere and relax all period?"

Nick knew he was a bad influence, but he much rather have some company than just wind up sleeping the day away. They could talk and laugh and it would be much more fun than sitting in a boring classroom all day.

"Please?" he said, smiling and looking into her eyes, his sparkling.

[Kayna]

Yeah… Nick was right that the teacher probably wouldn’t miss me much in the class but still I wasn’t the kind of student to skip. But it was hard to stand against peer pressure from the only person in the school I knew… and class was pretty boring… and relaxing sounded like fun. Jeez, for being such a nice guy and everything Nick was a bad influence on me. Naughty.

“I… don’t… know…”

"Please?"

The eyes!!! +.+… I fell for it. A small tinge of red came to my face as I nodded gently and glanced toward the ground to not get caught up in his gaze.

“Alright… it could be fun.”

I chuckled lightly and waited for him to lead us to this relaxing spot of his, my suspicion was it was the roof where I had happen upon him when looking for my locker. However, I didn’t really know how to get back there at all, even if I was right.

[Nicolas Constantine]

"Hooray!" Nick exclaimed after she agreed to skip class with him.

He looked around and the people who were watching had left, as she wasn't going to fall again.

Hm, where to go... where to go...?

Nick grabbed her hand and started leading her to a place he knew they could relax and be secluded. He turned back to see if she was keeping up well and smiled wildly at her.

"I know just the spot we can go."

They headed to the art department building, which was the one he knew the layout of the best. He opened what seemed to be a random door in the hallway and it had a flight of stairs within it. They climbed the stairs and opened the door at the top to come out onto a little hidden patio. Nick let go of Kayna's hand and sat down on the wooden bench that was out there and motioned for her to sit next to him, a sly smile on his face.

[Kayna]

I followed obediently when Nick grabbed my hand and started off, lest he pull it off since he seemed really happy about it. I was curious as to what was going on inside his head, slightly nervous as well. Thus when he turned around with that smile and comment I stared back like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck. This is what they warned teenage girls about right? Older good-looking guy takes so somewhere private… and… and… Nick wouldn’t though… right?

When we finally reemerged outside I was in awe… what? Where? Why? … huh? This place was awesome! I took in the view before noticing that Nick was motioning for me to sit next to him. There was a voice screaming in the back of my head that something was I miss but… I put my stuff on the ground and took a seat next to him.

“This is soooo cool. How’d you find it?”

[Nicolas Constantine]

"Well when I first came to this school, I spent my down time searching the school and mapping its layout to memory, so this is one of the places I found, and it's usually unlocked. Not that that would stop me."

Nick paused and looked at Kayna in the light that was reflected into the patio. She looked cute with her glasses and had a nice body as well. But Nick knew better than to try any funny business; if he wanted to, he would slowly delve onto the topic.

"So what is it like being saved by the same handsome guy twice in a row?"

[Kayna]

I gaze was cast over the landscape before me as Nick explained how he’d found this place. I kinda wished I had the confidence or moxie do something like that, but I was far too nervous about getting good grades an getting to class. That was until I was talked into playing hooky. >.>

"So what is it like being saved by the same handsome guy twice in a row?"

I turned with a small giggle… that was pretty funny. Not because it wasn’t true or something, cause it was, but because he definitely didn’t seem like the guy who would refer to himself as handsome and be completely serious. I feigned thinking for a moment before smiling brightly and leaning in close only to say…

“I’ll let you know what that happens.”

I stuck out my tongue slightly as I winked before going backing away from him again. He would know I was only joking. Honestly I felt a lot better being alone with him now but there was still the same old fear in the back of my mind… it couldn’t ever really be forgotten.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick chuckled a little.

"Ha ha, but you have, you just don't realize how lucky you are." he said leaning uncomfortably close to her and winking.

He looked into her eyes and stared at them with a studious squint. He would reach up and take off her glasses if he let her. Otherwise, he would lean back, knowing that the contact was unwanted.

"Your eyes are very beautiful. Why do you hide them behind glasses?"

If he was able to take the glasses, Nick would then look down at them and put them on, he would turn to Kayna with crossed eyes and stick out his tongue to the side of his mouth, half mocking her.

[Kayna]

I let out a little nervous laugh as Nick leaned closer toward me as he spoke. A tinge of red coming to my face as he winked, never had this kind much attention for a guy before. On top of that it was hard to not get caught up in his looks and personality… really hard, which is why I leaned back a bit when he was stared at me with that squint.

“…what?”

Of course I quickly got my answer as he took my glasses. What the…

"Your eyes are very beautiful. Why do you hide them behind glasses?"

Eep! I turned away slightly after hearing the compliment… never been told that before. Quickest way to avoid going into another blush fit was give the answer to the question.

“Well because I can’t see very well without them… and contacts bother my eyes.”

My gaze finally traveled back to Nick only to see, in a slightly blurry sense, him putting on a face with my glasses. I giggled slightly before reaching up to take them back. I wasn’t sure if he was going to start keep away or not, if he didn’t I’d put them back on and mock an offended pout.