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Human
Name: Larissa (Rissy) Wingates
Race: Caucasian
Hair: Redhead (orange)
Eyes: Green; lettuce hue
Appearance: busty, with a small chub belly, large motherly breasts and thick thighs. Average height, straight hair pulled into a side pony tail and held in place by decorative hair tie that has baubles attached. Wears a cream and tan cute witches’ dress and pointed hat, has a crystal wand. Average looking girl, though not ugly.
Occupation: Magic Academy Student; Witch
Magic: Crystallokinesis (Earth Element)
Personality: easy going, friendly, passionate, quick temper that subsides just as quickly, playful, can be overly emotional at times, likes gossip, nosy,
Other: has a healthy appetite and likes cooking (her mum taught her to cook), enjoys reading books about crystals and nature, or fairy tales. Gets along well with both her parents, even though they’re divorced and live in separate locations. They help pay for her tuition and she has to pay them back once she gets a job. Has no siblings but plenty of friends.

Human
Name: Leo Ameras
Race: Human
Hair: Red (crimson)
Eyes: Green; Emerald
Appearance: Thin and wiry, like a dancer or a swimmer.
Occupation: Magic Academy Student; Spellsword
Magic: Areo-kinesis (Wind), and Light-magic
Personality: Inquisitive and curious, Leo was always curious about the nature of the world around him. He took to light magic easily, having unnatural potency with it; he should have been blinded several times by his magical shenanigans, but his vision remains clear as crystal.
Other: Leo comes from a magical family that has an affinity for light magic from his mother's side. He had a relatively happy family life, though was an only child. He tended to be more bookish and studied fencing after finding that the gestures helped in weaving magic. He is capable of casting without his special spellsword,(And has never casted a light spell with it. He thinks that it would be beyond overkill.) Byond his studies though, Leo never made a lot of friends, and tends to be a little lonely as a result.

Day: Monday
Time: 8:30am
Weather: clear with cold gusty winds
Season: Early Autumn

It was the first day of school, and I found myself sitting next to my luggage in a large ish room, much like an auditorium. I was sitting back, a book in hand; reading.

"Hello! Welcome Students!" I heard a voice call out over the rest of the crowd of people that had gathered. There was a lady there, grinning at us all with a welcoming smile. She had a very motherly figure, with clear but icy blue eyes and long straight hair as black as ink.

"Be sure have your luggage tagged with your name on it." She said with a smile. "And leave it where it is for the moment. We're going to get you your familiars! Follow me!"

She then turned away from us, heading out into a hallway with students in tow. I tucked my book into a bag and followed after in the crowd of students.

A familiar. I've been looking forward to one ever since I applied to here.

Soon we reached a door, and the black haired woman stood infront of it and smiled at us all. All of the students were milling around her, talking with eachother as I made my way to a wall and leaned against it. I watched everyone, inclusing the lady who had guided us here; as well as this... pretty lady with orange hair in a cream-tan set of witches robes.

"Is everyone here? Good! Pair yourselves up, boys and girls! You'll be going in with someone of the other gender to get your familiars!" The woman said with a grin. There was a murmur as people started looking at each other.

"But pick wisely!" The lady said with a wink. "Your partner will also be your dorm-mate for your time at this academy! Try and find someone you think you'll get along with!"

Oh boy. I watched students start to pair themselves off; I wouldn't be surprised if they knew each-other. Meanwhile, I was scanning the crowd looking for a familiar face and failing.

The teacher watched the students pair themselves off until there was only a handful of people left who had not yet picked a partner. She strode away from the door, pointing to a remaining person and pairing them up with one person, and you go with you, and I think you'll get along with him.

It wasn't long before she indicated that the lady with the orange hair was to stand next to me. My face was hot; I think I was blushing hard enough to go as red as my hair. That was when the teacher strode away back to the door, and gestured to the two of us.

"Come come. You two can get your familiars now. Be respectful, and thank the mothers when you find them!" She said with a reassuring smile. She guided us both in and closed the door after us.

This had me and this girl standing in a room, surrounded by animals. All different kinds of birds were settles on shelves. Chicks were peeping at their mothers, hungry. Cats, dogs, racoon, gazelle and big cats-- mammals of all kinds were on the floor, with kittens and pups and other babies tumbling over each-other in play. Snakes and reptiles were on the table in-front of us. Bats hung from the ceiling, and spiders were making webs. Some scorpions were on a different shelf from the birds. There were lots of animals in here.

Immediately I could.. feel something, tugging on my heartstrings, wanting me to go to it.

But before I do... "Uh... Hello." I said, absentmindedly. "I'm Leo. I... uh..." My gaze was attracted to a shelf a distance away. "Um..."

I took one step, two step, trying not to step on a pair of wolf pups tumbling over eachother in play. There was a crow, sitting almost separated from the other birds on the shelf, blinking at me as I approached; she kawed and moved over, to reveal a little white chick which had been nuzzled up under her.

The little chick opened their eyes and blinked at me; I held out my hand and the baby bird tottled forward, before hopping onto my hand. I grinned, biting my lip, gently stroking his head. I could feel him, in my heart and in my head, so innocent and trusting. I was to protect and love this baby bird. And I would.

I held him to me and bobbed my head to the mother crow. "Thank you." She flared her wings and bobbed her head in return, looking me back and forth for a moment, before vanishing into a portal. I carefully made my way back to the front of the room in a daze, all the while trying not to trip or step on something little and fluffy.

I glanced around, smiling at the creatures. So many beautiful animals and critters in here. The little baby crow peeped and nuzzled into my chest.

I glanced at her; my new dorm mate. I looked at her; she had a fuzzy little kitten in her arms, nuzzled up to her. I smiled.

"So many beautiful creatures. They all are." I said, musing. "It's nice to meet you, Larissa." I then lead her out of the room, where she asked where to get the resources to care for the baby creatures. She smiled at us; handing us both a key with a matching room number, and a map of the school.

"You will find Familiar care on the bottom floor of the dorms." She said sweetly. "It's open 24/7, so if you need anything, don't be a afraid to wander in at any hour of the day. Your luggage should already be in your room."

I nodded to myself and headed off towards the dorms, being sure to walk at a slow enough pace as to not leave Larissa behind. I looked at the map, taking in the whole campus... I didn't know I was going to be sharing a room with a woman. This was going to be an interesting school year.

"Mmmm." Was all I responded with as she made the comment about creepy crawlies. People tended to look at crows in a similar way, but they were honestly beautiful creatures. He felt his familiar's mind with his own; his familiar was hungry.

The Teacher nodded. "Yes! He's leading the way." She said with a smile. "Go ahead!"

I glanced back at her as she caught up with me, her kitten still cuddled to her chest. Familiar care, huh?

I glanced back at the map and blinked at it. "Where do you think we're going?" I asked her, holding it out. "Familiar Care is just off the lobby of the dorms." I glanced at the map again, hearing my familiar peep. "Good location for it, if someone needs something for their familiar late at night they just need to go down the stairs."

I lead the way until we reached the main lobby of the dorms. Off to the side there was what seemed to be a shop and a medic's office; I wandered in. Let's see... he wants nuts, berries, and protein. I searched for such things and found the appropriate foods, before getting a perch for him to use in the future; and a leather falcon glove and a leather shoulder pad. Crows can have sharp talons which can cut through through cloth and skin if one isn't careful.

The lady running Familiar care smiled sweetly at me and the items I needed vanished, before telling me that it was all in the room now. I nodded. "Thank you, miss." I then headed to the entrance and waited for Larissa to finish picking out what she needed for her kitten.