Fateful Meetings (RM and XW)

The lighting flashed angrily outside as Sheba padded into the common room with a tired sigh. It had already been a long day and the storm outside did nothing to help. The books in her bag caused it to dig painfully into her shoulder the entire way to the common room. Noticing an empty chair in the corner of the room, she threw the bag up against it with a relieved sigh. The bag landed with a loud thud next to the chair as she sank down into it and rested her head against the back of it. Why do teachers have to assign so much homework? she asked herself tiredly.

A loud crash of thunder echoed through the room and she slowly opened her eyes to stare out the window. She still was getting used to the idea of it raining frequently here. In Egypt, it seldom rained. When she was younger and it rained, she would go outside and dance around in it. She no longer did that, now that she had gotten older. A well timed cold she had caught once forced her to learn her lesson. That didn’t stop her from watching the rain fall, though. Thunderstorms were perhaps her favorite type. The bright flash of pure white light careening down towards the ground, followed by the loud, harsh thunder sent an answering rush through her. She relaxed into her chair, just watching the storm thunder through the angry skies, intent on drenching everything in a cold, dark rain.

“I wonder what it would be like,” she whispered to out loud, “To be like the rain…”

Walking into she Common room sighing, Ruby hoped most everyone was in bed. Smilng softly at the thunder out side, she looked around. 'Why was it today and why did it happen?' She thought to herself. Looking around and tossing her bag to the couch she realized someone was there with her. Looking at the girl she sighed. She looked normal enough but people never know.

Sitting on the couch by her bag, Ruby looked at the girl studying her. She was pretty and looked a year or two older then her. Tilting her head she shrugged and leaned back sighing and relaxing.

Jumping up at the sound of really loud thunder, Ruby fell into a fighting stance. Realizing it was only thunder she sort of relaxed and called out, "Hello, who are you?"

She watched the other girl come in out of the corner of her eye. The girl was slightly athletic looking, with soft brown hair and blue eyes. She was rather cute, in Sheba’s opinion. Not as enticing as Ciar, perhaps, but still cute nonetheless. Just as the other was studying her, she studied the girl. There was no threat here, at least, none that she could see. She still didn’t let her guard down though. It had cost her the last time she had done that. Her hand rose up from the arm of the chair as if to trace the scar on her face, but at the last moment, changed directions and scratched at the back of her neck.

She hadn’t expected anyone to come into the common room. It was her hope that she could spend some time by herself, just watching the rain come down before she turned in for the night. Ever since she had come here, she was constantly surrounded by people, and it made her feel uncomfortable. She really wasn’t sure how to deal with so many people at once, that she often would end up in some remote corner of the school, trying to find some peace and quiet. The sudden movement of the girl made her turn her head and look at her, amusement hidden in her eyes.

She tilted her head, her hair falling over the right side of her face, covering the scar, as she replied, “My name is Xavia Wolf. And is your name as pretty as you are?”

Looking at Xavia, Ruby tilted her head to the side. Xavia was interesting to say the least. Humming a little Ruby looked Xavia over. Noticing Xavia tilt her head forward as to hide something. Ruby became curious but she wasn't going to ask and try to pry.

Ruby loved the quietness of the common room. It was peaceful. She wanted the quiet especially since it was this day. She missed her friends from the muggle school. It was also the day she was taken away from her old school.

Blushing a little Ruby shook her head and smiled a little, "I'm Ruby Moon. What's a girl like you doing here?"

"Here as in the common room, or as in this school?" she asked out loud as she rested her head back against the chair and closed her eyes. The movement made her hair fall back from her face, revealing the thin scar on the right side of her face. The lightning flashed outside and illuminated her face as she continued, "I'm here in the common room because I just came back from the library and I'm too lazy to treck up to my bed at the moment."

"As for being at this school..." she trailed off. The reason why she was going to this school instead of the magic school in Egypt was because of her parents. Apparently something had happened between them and the headmaster of the school. She had no idea what, but when she was supposed to start school, her parents informed her that she would be going to Durmstrang instead of Swi Axt. She mentally shrugged. It really didn't make any difference to her. She rather liked Durmstrang anyways, and she had met such a fascinating person on top of that... She opened her eyes and looked at the girl, "My parents thought it best that I come here. What's a cute thing like you doing in such a school?"