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As if summoned by Tomoro's thoughts of wanting to become more friendly, Hikaru came skating up to the dining hall, humming cheerfully to herself as she did. She made a few impressive looking short turns on her way there - she'd been getting a lot better at controlling her trajectory ever since she started her training last week. Noticing Tomoro slumped up against a tree, she skidded to a stop in front of her.

"Hey, Tomoro! What's wrong?" she said, kneeling down in front of her. She stuck her arms out to the sides a little to stop herself from toppling over as she rolled in place.

"Dizzy?" Hiko asked, looking a little confused. She glanced around her, wondering if it was a little too hot outside and she just hadn't noticed. No, that couldn't be it - she'd been exercising almost all afternoon and she was just fine. Maybe Tomoro just needed something to eat, or to relax a little bit.

"Have you eaten yet today? I was just about to wrap up training and go order a pizza or some Chinese takeout or something..." She held out a hand for Tomoro, offering to help her up if she wanted. "You wanna come with me, maybe?"

Naka was out for a ride when he spotted Hiko zoom into the dining hall so he figured he would say hello. he skidded to a stop outside and entered the hall and headed straight for the lunch line. after receiving his meal he strode over to where hiko and some others were grouped and said: "Sorry to interrupt but hey hiko. I've not seen you in a while from being so wrapped up with classes to see anyone." his stomach grumbled. "hehe or eat for that matter" he smiled as he said this and pushed his hair to the side. "and who are these fine people?" he asked.

Naka, also shook up by the near crash noticed the friend to which hiko ponted. Tomoro was a loaner type, Naka could tell. he meekly truged over to the tree and waved a casual hello in a non typical manner. he sat a few yards away from tomoro hopefully she'll feel more comfortable this way he thought to himself. he sat and ate his sustanence, half expecting some sort of agknoledgement from tomoro, but without particularly high hopes as not to appear too 'friendly' to her.

((Mi-Mi... for some reason I cracked up when I saw the 'THESE ARE PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW!' xDDD))

Tomoro didn't really say hello to the man called Naka, she merely raised her eyebrows in both acknowledgement and suspicion. What was with people these days, always acting all friendly...? And 'Naka?' She had heard that word in Japanese before, it meant 'inside.' Who the heck would name her kid Naka? She didn't mean to be rude or stuck up... that was just how she was. Tomoro did gain a bit of suspicion, however, when Naka sat a few yards away and seemed to be looking at her.

Tomoro smiled at Hikaru, and raised her hand up, not saying anything in particular. That gesture was enough. Tomoro watched Hikaru speed off toward the dormatories, and sighed lightly; she sure needed to head back to her dorm; she was dirty, and needed a new change of clothes... maybe she would head to the mall later for some new clothes.

Her pale hair contrasting with her dark clothing, the light of the sun seemed to illuminate it even more. Tomoro stood up silently, brushing the dust off of her dress as a small breeze came up and raised it a bit, the folds and pleats disappearing as the wind grazed her face.

It was time to leave. Taking a small hesitant step, Tomoro then picked up speed, heading nowhere in particular; if anyone wanted to know anything about her, they'd have to follow her.

Tomoro sensed that someone was coming up behind her.. .and it wasn't Cal nor Courtney. It seemed to be that other guy she didn't even know. What did he want? What COULD he want? Tomoro had always given off that unfriendly vibe, and thought she was doing a pretty good job right now of putting that up; maybe it had been broken! Yes, that was it... Hikaru must have shattered her 'stay away from me' vibe temporarily. If that was the case, she needed to get it up as fast as possible.

Smirking lightly to herself, Tomoro made a realization; if the man called Naka wanted to follow her, he'd have to track her down. Tomoro took a deep breath, and then quickened her pace, first starting out as a jog, then a dash, then a sprint, then a full-fledged run. She looked like a rocket, darting from place to place, over trees and little walls set up for decoration. This was all to buy time, however... she was secretly coming up witha plan to get rid of Naka. Smiling to herself, Tomoro jumped up into a tree, and bounced from branch to branch, using her manipulation to allow the branches within her jumping reach.

She'd head to the Crystal Lake. That was it.

((Heading to the Crystal lake, off campus. Your post first. xD))

It was when the new person came, after Courtney, that he began to feel a little drowsy. All that running and little Joy almost killing me... Then my lack of rest... How did I manage to stay up this long? He was barely able to keep his eyelids open at this point. And when a secodn eprson came, he barely noticed it, for it was a weak person. He only thought that, because he could feel the person letting their power loose unconciously, and not surpressing them. Not caring, he began to inscribe a small rune into the tree usign his heated finger. He closed his eyes, making it easier to envision the inscription. Once done, he felt Tomoro leave his side, while the other two went their own ways. Then, when he felt a lack of strong people around him, he fell asleep, his own capping of pwoers released. A higher heat wave of about 120oF left his body as he snored to sleep. Thankfully, the rune he scratched into the bark, pwoered by a little of his own energy, prevented all forms of combustion within a 10 foot radius of the rune. Therefore, everythign was safe from hsi own body heat.