I am NOT a monster (open)

[Sasque]

A morning in May is something beautiful. It's already warm and sunny, calling out to students who would rather spend a day outside than learning for the upcoming tests.

Well, most of the students don't have such big worries besides the school. Unlike them, Andrea's mind was occupied with his fears. Just this night he had a dream where he lost his mind and acted like a beast, killing innocent people and enjoying the taste of their blood in his mouth. And when he woke up he felt a metallic taste on his tongue. It took him some time to realize that he somehow closed his mouth with the long fang inside while sleeping and that he made a painful cut on the inner side of his lip, so that the blood he felt was really his own.

Still, that didn't stop him from worrying. The fact that he dreamed what he did was terrifying for Andrea, as he believed that dreams represent the urges he's not aware of. And if his inner desires were so destructive... What is he going to do?

"I am NOT a monster," Andrea hissed, forcing himself to look away from the sunny outdoors seen through the window of the lobby he was sitting next to. He also tried to stop thinking about the dream he just had and open the book he was holding in his lap. He managed this, but he didn't start reading words... He couldn't... That dream was quite... disturbing.

[Taylor]

Stephanie, to put it plainly, was bored. Her mind was wondering and her little brother was asleep. She never had the liberty of actually seeing him sleep, but unlike other girls, she got to dress him up in pretty clothes and makeup whenever she wanted. For instance, his incredible curves were currently adorned with a miniskirt and tank-top. Stephanie admittedly knew she looked like a bit of a slut, but she just shrugged it off, she so rarely got to wear anything other than the uniform or baggy clothing, she was glad to take the opportunity to show off the body she shared with her brother... though predominantly it was his. If he woke up and saw what she was wearing... well, he would wrench control away from her and flee back to their room.

She was wondering aimlessly, looking for someone to take the edge off her boredom. The first person she ran into was apparently a boy with self-hate issues. He looked a little young, but she was sure she had seen him in at least one of Stephan’s classes... one of those god awful language classes. And apparently, he seemed to be having as much difficulty concentrating as she normally had while trying to pay attention to her brother’s studies.

She sat down beside the guy peeking at his book through the corner of her eye, just close enough to make the average person uncomfortable. ”Now you shouldn’t say that, everyone has a monster deep down inside them. Me for example... well I’m a monster created purely out of human sin and... need.” She in a way was the monster buried under Stephan’s outer shell. Although... she was much more metaphorical than this fanged kid with his beautiful eyes. Although... given a chance, she would probably do more damage... she had all the vices her brother didn’t Lust, Greed, Wrath, Pride, and Envy. Although she left Sloth to him... and Gluttony out in the cold.

”What makes you so much worse than the rest of us... especially in a school of freaks and super powered nut-jobs?” This second comment was more light-hearted than the first, as she smiled and gave up on the book, leaning back and looking through the window, waiting for a reply.

[Sasque]

As the girl spoke to him, Andrea listened carefully, his eyes locked on the book. She definitely didn't know what she was talking about... As she asked the questions on the end, the boy looked up, focusing on her face.

"Now, that's something you can't understand," he said, assuming that this girl, who looked quite familiar, though he had no idea where he had seen her, was one of those pretty-looking-but-stupid girls.

Andrea shut the book close, getting up. If she was a boy, Andrea would take a chance on being rough with her. As she wasn't... or at least he assumed the other person wasn't male... he couldn't. He couldn't get farther from just being harsh on words. It wasn't right to hit person weaker than himself, especially if the other person didn't know how to protect themselves (which he, again, assumed...).

"And why on Earth are you even talking to me? I don't think I look like I need a company," Andrea continued, trying to calm himself, but with a temper like his own, it was hard. As for her question that he got angry because of her asking... well, he knew the answer - rest of them weren't vampires, werewolves, fairies, zombies and who-knows-what-more combined in one. Irritated as he was, Andrea unconsciously brought his hand to his face, starting to clean his nails with his long fang.

[Taylor]

Stephanie grinned as he made his disdain obvious, she knew what he was getting at... knew how easy it was to think of her as a ditz in the clothes she was wearing. To some extent she was, she didn’t pay attention in class, and her IQ was probably a little below average, unlike her brother and his enormous stockpile of useless knowledge. “Oh what are you talking about, someone who looks as conflicted as you do obviously needs company. Besides, I’m a sucker for a guy with a cute smile. So I felt the need to come over and be a friendly face.” She hadn’t actually seen him smile, but she did think the tooth was cute... and the eyes... well the eyes went without saying.

”plus I’m bored, you looked bored with that book, and you seem ever so entertaining in and of yourself.” Her tone held a careful balance of conviviality and condescension. With the intent of bothering him just enough to keep things lively and being just nice enough not to send him storming away. She smiled at him, again, with that careful balance of antagonism and friendliness.

[Sasque]

Andrea tried to stop himself. He really did. But how the hell do you stop yourself from smiling when a girl tells you you have a cute smile? Even though he didn't want that, Andrea's upper lip moved and revealed a line of pretty-much-white teeth, but not enough to show the boy's other fang.

"I, ugh... I am Andrea," the boy said, deciding not to apologize for his behavior yet. He wasn't sure whether she deserved that or not... And, um, he hoped she won't start making fun of his name. And since she was bored, she might do just that.

"And I don't like people approaching me just because they're bored," he added, finally managing to get that stupid grin off his face. Once again, only his long fang was visible while his lips were shut.

[Taylor]

Stephanie Grinned at Andrea and offered her hand, ”Stephanie Gothe, pleasure to meet you,” She paused for a moment, giving him a very obvious once over, apparently ending with approval. She continued on to Shake her head in response to his second statement. ”Now if I didn’t approach people out of sheer boredom... well, I wouldn’t have many acquaintances at all. The only time I ever get to myself is when I am quite bored.”

Shifted away from him, her smile continually present with her own little touch of spite. ”You wouldn’t deprive me of the company of others would you? I don’t think I would last long without people such as yourself to catch my attention. Am I so unappealing as to receive your resentment merely because of my reasons and not my actions?” At this point she adopted an almost humble attitude... if it wasn't for her pride and completely self-assured nature. looking at him with feigned innocence and a thinly veiled challenge. She was bored and he was entertaining her whether he knew it or not. And in truth she didn’t mean him any harm... befriending the occasional classmate was often satisfying, and with such a casual relationship, the object of her body’s true sex wouldn’t come up.