~Adam and Ruby~
Adam leaned against the wall, observing the hundreds of students roaming in the school. He always found it kind of funny, the way people got frustrated and anxious; they were all running up and down or trying to catch a good spot for listening better. His eye caught a few smarter people, some casting some hearing spells, and others just waiting for the whole crowd to calm down before they would find a good spot. Adam himself simply didn't care that much. His left hand was holding his cigarette, swinging it to his mouth and away, with pauses for him to blow out the smoke in rings. Adam was waiting for Ruby; he met her at the train station at the homeland, and they travelled together all the days until the arrived at the academy. They had become good friends, although neither of the two would trust someone easily.
Ruby Gibson came in the crowd pacing slowly, looking around carefully ready to respond in any situation. She didn't know the place, she didn't know the people. Surely she looked suspicious. Ruby payed some attention to the event, keeping in her memory all the information she found useful, and then moved on to look for Adam. He was a good friend, and it would be good for both of them to have someone, just in case anything happened. People are often harsh at starts, she wouldn't be surprised if someone wanted to kill her for her money or even for fun, so she preffered to be prepared.
She was wearing that pine green cape of hers, that kept her warm. She caught some eyes looking at her weirdly, but the old fashioned way she dressed was something she had long ago accepted. She kept looking for some minutes, until she found Adam, walking slowly and stopping next to him. Ruby needn't look at him, just kept looking forward, letting a faint smile appear on her face. Adam did the same, only giving a crooked smile instead.
"Hello Ruby girl!"
"Salute captain." Added Ruby, while nodding lightly.
Adam turned his gaze upon her, and grinned. "Girl, are you sure you want to draw all that attention to you? You could draw some enemies and my cigarette is not even halfway over to get into a fight." He said, letting a laughing tone out at the end of his sentence.
Ruby let out a light laugh. "I'm a big girl, I tie my own shoelaces and everything." She looked at his almost finished cigarette, still smiling. "If I had to catch you without a cigarette I'd die trying. You always have one in your mouth." Adam laughed as he lit another one. "See?" She turned her head to the crowd, waiting for the announcement, still smiling.