[b][center]Garret Rydel[/b][/center]

To be honest he felt quite nervous.

Being the shy kid that he was he never invited anyone over, so his mind filled up with doubts. What if Sasha got bored? What it she wouldn't like any of the books he did. Girls liked different things didn't they? Though he doubted that, at the amusement park they managed to have a good time and agreed without any problems on the things they wanted to do and the attractions they wanted to see. It had been a lot of fun, so surely this wouldn't be much different, right? 

If not for her question he would have over thought every little move, and he probably would have fretted over the silliest of things. "O-Oh, yes." He stated with a determined nod of the head and a shaky smile. He felt like shying away, but was much braver than he had been back when they had first been assigned as partners. Sasha asked about his cat and a bit of the nervousness ebbed away, a brighter smile making its way onto the boy's face. "Ashes is sorta shy when it comes to strangers," he admitted with a soft laugh, "he's friendly with other cats though. I think he'll like you." Came his reassurance. Garret and Sasha made their way to the bus stop just a few moments after the bus had arrived, and quickly they made their way inside.

The ride wasn't what one would call eventful, and despite his nervousness Garret did his best to be sociable. He asked Sasha about the kinds of movies she liked and the kinds of books she read, hoping that he'd find the perfect movie to see or the best book to discuss so he wouldn't bore the first friend he had made all by himself. Eventually, the bus stopped by his house and he got off and waited for Sasha. "What kind of movie would you like to watch?" He asked with a shaky yet genuine smile. The boy walked over to the door and knocked. It was followed by the rapid sound of footsteps and not long after the door was pulled open by a friendly looking woman in her late thirties. Her hair was pulled back into a bun and she wore an apron over her every day clothes. She smiled warmly at Garret then beamed at Sasha. 

"Oh, come in! Come in!" She stated excitedly as she motioned for both children to enter. "You must be Sasha. It's great to meet you. Thank you for looking after little Gary yesterday, he can be such so lost sometimes."

At those words Garret flushed several shades of red, his voice dying in his throat. "W-We're going to watch movies now." He sputtered as he walked over to the living tomorrow. 

"Okay, okay, I'll call you over when the snacks are ready and Sasha," the woman was still beaming. "If you need anything just ask and don't be shy. Garret Rydel," he spun around at the mention of his full name and stared up at his mother. "You make sure your friend feels just at home here." She waved her spatula playfully at him and laughed as the boy bobbed his head up and down in agreement. "Good, now go have fun you two."

Both children made their way to the living room and Garret turned on the TV. Ashes was curled up on the sofa, but when both children entered the room he raised his head to stare. When his eyes landed on Garret he let out a purr, but upon seeing Sasha he jumped to his feet, hopped off the couch and began turning around both children with a curious gleam in his eyes. Ashes glared at Sasha momentarily, sniffed at the air then began purring as he circled around her. 

Garret laughed at the sight. "Ashes likes you," he said with an excited smile before nervously gazing around. "Would you like to do anything? We can watch movies or I can show you the books - or," his hesitant smile grew into a tiny grin. "Maybe the fishes if you like?" 

The boy kept an aquarium in his room and liked taking care of interesting marine creatures. He liked watching them in the silence of his room and he liked appreciating how different once fish was compared to another. He also kept his books in his room so if she didn't like fishes then he could always show her different stories.

[b][center]Amity Averin[/b][/center]

Devon was up to something sneaky, and she found herself very excited. 

"An accomplice, huh?" The girl grinned as she followed after him. "As long as we aren't robbing banks, you can count me in." She hopped forward, curious about what was to come and excited for the adventure that would soon follow. If Devon was being all sneaky about it, then it had to be something interesting, didn't it? However, as they walked on Applewood Academy came into view and the girl crinkled her nose in distaste. Did Devon want them to take a music class or something?

Before she could ask, he stated his plans and the confused look on Ami's face turned into a mischievous grin. "Oh, I see! For a moment I thought you wanted us join one of those programs where the students tutor kids, Devie. Sheesh, you had me worried." Ami followed Devon as they made their way back, this was going to be an exciting day. She could feel it! 

"I'm fine, Devie! And this is sure to be an interesting adventure." The girl nodded eagerly, raising her hands above the fence and holding tightly on the ledge as she tried to find a foothold. Eventually, she managed to peer over the fence. The campus was huge. With a grin Amity clumsily clambered over the fence and lowered herself onto the other side, instantly diving behind a couple of bushes. Without uniforms they were sure to stick out like a sore thumb, she motioned for Devon to follow, the excited grin never leaving her face as she did so. "Do you think they'll make us leave if they find out?" She asked in a whisper.

The place they were at was significantly lacking in students and Amity wondered if they were all still in their classrooms or if they were attending after school clubs and whatnot. "Hey, hey, Devie?" Came a quick whisper. "What do you want to check out first and do you think we should come up with a strategy of sorts?" Ami had spoken the last part louder than she had intended to and one of the school guards arched an eyebrow at the bushes they were hiding behind. He could have sworn he heard rushed speaking. We're some of the students cutting their classes?

"Maybe we can sneak away with one of the textbooks? That way we know what to expect!" At this point Ami sounded quite excited. "Or, we can sneak around and look at the things high school students do!" Amity pushed herself to her feet only to come face to face with the guard who had decided to check out the scene. The girl yelped out in shock...they had been found so quickly. It...it was ridiculous, had she really been talking that loud. "U-Um good afternoon!" Ami gave the guard one of her brightest smiles. "I just dropped one of my pens and..."

"Excuse me," he interrupted with a frown. He didn't look like he believed her at all. "You look a little young to be here." His eyes flitted to Devon and his frown turned into a questioning stare. "I can say the same to you, young man...what exactly are you two doing here?" His expression darkened and he tapped his foot on the ground rather impatiently.

"You see...I have a perfectly good explanation." Amity smiled nervously and the guard waited. "And I'll tell you all about it...later!" The girl yanked Devon by the hand and ran off as fast as she could. As soon as Devon understood her plan she let go and they ran without goal, eventually ducking behind a tool shed and evading the irritated looking guard. Amity remained absolutely still, huffing and puffing before eventually snickering at the confused looking guard who scratched at his head.

"That," she wheezed, "was a lot of fun, Devie!"