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[esmerelda]

"I honestly don't know what to think of men anymore..."

Esme smiled. 'I might check it out, then-I don't mind eating meat prepared the
human way, it's what comes with it that I don't like.' She pulled a face, and
stood, crossing over to one of the other windows.

Now that she knew he would never be interested in her-and that he knew what it
felt like to be constantly badgered about it-she was feeling even more comfortable
around him.

'It's not really me that hunts and eats the meat, though.' Sitting on the window
ledge, she watched the runners as they ran by. 'Saphira takes over everything to
do with that, and while she sorts it out, I get some sleep.'

She smiled. 'Although, she has a tendency to give me a running commentary. She
loves hunting-especially in the forest.'

[ROSS ♥ WHITE]

What he would have given to just be able to shift and run around the lawns. He remembered how easy it was to do that where Henry lived. Near the pack house everything was easy. They could run around the front of the plantation house and fear nothing, but with the holy cross moved in there wasn't much of that anymore. In fact most of his pack had been moved here for safety and if worst came to worst Ross knew that Henry would put up a good fight to protect the school and Ross would be right there with him.

"You can always request that they don't give you anything, but meat." He noted knowing the many quirks about the kitchen staff at St. Gabriel. The most interesting meal that had ever come out of the dining area was a blood icy that came in an inconspicuous Styrofoam container with a red straw. He really appreciated the way they catered to students. Rumor had it kitchen staff was compromised of supernaturals who all their life had been abused and only sought to ensure other students didn't feel alone and neglected as they did.

He pouted a bit. It was so disgusting how nasty the world could be and he wondered why it had to be that way. Here it had been easy. Before the Holy Cross had stuck their nose somewhere it didn't belong they had a wonderful way of life. There was nothing, but love at St. Gabriel and sure it had it's occasional problems, but it was nothing like the outside world. "I see. I just eat people food so I don't really get that. It's cool though." He mused as he played with a string on his sweater.

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[esmerelda]

Esme smiled. 'I'll definitely check it out, then.' She tilted her head as she stared
down at the courtyard. 'Ross... what do you think is going to happen? With the
Holy Cross, I mean.'

She sighed, and shifted a little closer to the window pane. 'Even if I wasn't a
hybrid, they would likely try to hunt me down. They don't exactly like anyone
who doesn't follow their scriptures, after all.'

Her mind strayed to the dreams that she had each night. Saphira had told her
every snow leopard shifter got them, but neither of them had anything to prove
it. Her dreams...

She frowned. The woman in them was always silent, the mask she wore pure
white, only showing her eyes behind them. Eyes as green as Esme's. Always, the
woman would hold out an apple to her, and every time she did, Esme would back
away, scared of what would happen if she took it.

Perhaps she should speak to Mrs. Winters about the dreams. She was a witch,
after all...

[ROSS ♥ WHITE]

Ross shut the window before latching and locking it tight. When he was sure it was secure he laid his head against the pane still enjoying the sunlight through the pristine glass. With his eyes he traced over the patterns in the flower garden. He knew a few elemental students who had the power to control plants. Of course that was the only thing they really did so they weren't really keen on showing it off. Instead they redid the gardens and changed it up every now and then and no one was the wiser.

"Whatever happens." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "It doesn't concern me. They don't care about humans even if the human doesn't agree with the holy cross. Therefore I'm in the clear. " He lied with ease. Ross didn't care if she could smell it on him or sense that he was a were. He wasn't going to out himself that easily. Ross didn't trust anyone with that kind of information unless they were close. Regardless of who they were he wasn't stupid enough to extend his neck for the executioner.

He leaned back against the stone keeping his back against the wall. "Plus I doubt people are just going to let the holy cross take their lives. There's going to be resistance sooner or later. It's like racism back in the 60's." Ross pointed out something key. It was always the same. If the world could find something to hate on they would. Same concept different species or different color to mess with. "Blacks were considered inferior, but eventually our culture evolved and fought for rights around that. I can't imagine supes not being treated the same way. It's a new era being ushered in." He mused to himself and the new era would be about the supes. They were special and powerful that's why humans hated them so much.

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[esmerelda]

Esme sighed. She knew he was lying, but she wasn't going to call him
on it. 'Maybe it is, but look how long it took for it to come right in the
end. And there's still discrimination, now.' Her eyes turned sad.

'I don't know, Ross... My powers would give me an edge over them,
yes, but too many, and not even my elemental side would be able to
help much. It worries me, and I know I'm not the only one worried.
You can see it in the eyes of every student here. Even the humans have
thought it over, if only because they could get caught in the middle of it.

'I would gladly stand alongside the other supes to defend this school,
but... would the humans?' She pointed down at a couple running
together. 'Marie and Carlos, for example. They love each other, and I
see them every day in the courtyard. But... one is human, and the other
isn't. I won't say which, though.

'The human... has made some comments about supes. And the
supernatural's face...' She sighed sadly. 'It hurts them, badly, every
time they hear those comments. And yet, they still try to stay with the
person they love.'

She stared down, watching them, as they ran around the courtyard
and disappeared from sight. With a sigh, she stood up, and collected
her sword from beside the chair. 'I'm going to head for the canteen,
Ross. Do you want to come, too?' She somehow managed a smile. 'This
will be my first time going in there, actually, so I have no idea what to
expect.'

[ROSS ♥ WHITE]

Ross kept his eyes on the warm outside world The vibrant colors and the natural beauty of all of it. The world was beautiful, but people were so preoccupied with their own troubles and unnecessary anguish that they deemed it as ugly and hateful. "Until people become less selfish and more aware of the beauty around them, there will always be discrimination." He said without moving. "To be honest the world needs a little darkness in order for us to see the brightness of the light around us. Like I always tell my brother. It's always the darkest before the dawn comes. We face turmoil now, but I can tell something great is about to happen."

Ross's head snapped as she mentioned her powers and he shook his head feeling the need to say something against it. He was the same with everybody who mentioned their powers like that. "Humans are not all bad. My entire family is human. My mother is. My father is. My siblings are. There hasn't been a single day where they've looked at a supernatural and thought to exterminate them." He had to refrain from growling and he could feel the edge of an accidental shift.

He calmed himself turning his head away to avoid showing her his eyes. The bluish-green of his eyes were now luminous with the sign of a shift. He breathed and retained his patience before saying anything more. "I'm sorry. I would sooner stand with the supes too, but not if it meant hurting innocent people. Just because supes have powers doesn't make it okay to use it to harm others. That's the reason why humans fear supes, is because of those who abused their powers to gain power."

Ross kept his eyes on the stone pathway of the courtyard waiting for a moment to see Henry. It was the time of the day for Henry to leave St. Gabriel and run down to the beach. Within seconds Henry was streaming past shirtless and off to cote bleue or another of the nice beaches in Elysian. "I think I'll stay here if you don't mind, good luck and I hope you find something good." He said sincerely before returning his gaze to the courtyard.

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[esmerelda]

Esme felt her shoulders sag with sadness. 'I never said that all humans
are bad, Ross. Just that some aren't willing to set aside what they
believe is truth for the real truth. I'm sorry you thought that.

'My guardian, Mrs. Winters, is the witch that lives on the edge of the
forest. She caters to humans and supes alike. She brought me up
seeing both sides of the story, and perhaps it's because I've never
spoken to anyone in the school before that I was able to notice that
about those two.

'I would never harm a human unless it was in self defense, and even
then, I would never use my powers unless I was truly desperate.' She
walked past him, heading for the door. She glanced back at him when
she reached it. 'Maybe we can talk again sometime. I think what you
said earlier was right-it is a good morning after all.'

With that, she left, buckling Tsundere's belt up around her waist once
more.