i can show you magic, madness, heaven, sin

Jean Grey's was a place that Mari hadn't expected to be at for so long. She was just to gain trust, kill Edward, and get out. But she'd found herself getting stuck there. Making this identity, she'd made something of a new life for herself. And while she knew that the 'fake' life of Maria Creed (or Mari Creed as she preferred to be called) couldn't last forever, she wanted it to last as long as possible. So most nights, when she didn't feel all that tired, she found herself either doing one of two things. Either she was staying up and drawing in her journal, something she hadn't quite felt like doing that particular night. Or she was sneaking out of her window to explore (or hunt). Tonight, as you could easily guess, was the later. She wanted to be out there, feeling the gentle night breeze on her skin and get a better understanding of her surroundings. So after her room was checked, she stuffed her blankets with her pillows and snuck out from the window.

She wasn't wearing much more than her pajamas. And those, honestly, were a sorry excuse for anything. The pajamas were dark enough to help blend in a bit with the night where it was actually covering skin. She wasn't wearing anything on her feet, knowing she could move around quieter without them. After opening her window, she perched herself on the branch outside of it so she could quietly close her window back up. With a small smile on her lips, she moved back on the branch and jumped down, landing quietly on the ground. Her hands smoothed down her body to make sure there were no wrinkles in her top or shirts before she started sniffing the air. There was no fresh scents that she could discern at the moment, which was good. That meant no staff to find her and escort her back to her room.

Giving a small stretch, she started to move through the court yard. At first, she had thought about climbing up to the roof but, well, she didn't seem to see the point of it. Not at the moment at least. Besides, she wanted to get out of here, not stay inside the grounds. She had urges, ones that most normal people wouldn't really understand. And if she was going to hold off on torturing and killing that damned Howlett scum, she was going to have her fun with someone else. Someone not at the school, at least. Her feet started moving towards the gate but before she could go too far, she heard footsteps from close by. Mari froze for a moment before her instincts all kicked in. Quietly and quickly, she ran for the nearest tree and hid behind it. She kept her scent at nothing and slowly retracted a tiny bit of her claws as she scented the air. There was something fiery about the scent of the person she heard. Something almost familiar. While she knew she'd never really met the person, she'd encountered that scent before on Edward. A student, perhaps? She hoped so as she called out quietly to them. "Who's out there?"

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darlin' i'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream

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Isaac didn’t really know much about the school, even after having been there for about three years. He tended to keep to himself, simply following the same paths to each class and training. He spent his free times in his room, reading usually. There was a lot of history of the mutants. Not as much in the distance past, but it steadily grew as the years passed.



Tonight, as he had every night he could for the past month, found him sneaking out of his bedroom. He wished he could just teleport out, but they’d probably put up some sort of teleportation blocker on his room or something stupid so he had to stay in after curfew. Sadly, if he tried that, he ran a really good risk of setting his room on fire. So here he was, crawling his way silently down a trellis like some prince sneaking to see his princess in rewind.



Isaac landed with a small thud, wincing inwardly a bit as it not being completely silent. He hung back in the shadows for a moment, just in case someone showed up. What would May say to that landing. No idea. So far, stealth hadn’t been something she’d beaten into him. He stepped out of the shadows, an ear open to other noises than his own the nights, hoping not to get caught.



And then a soft voice reached his ears. Shit.



Isaac froze, trying to figure out if the whisper was familiar. It wasn’t, and he began to heat the air around his hands to just below ignition point. ”A friendly,” he said softly, hoping to not give too much away. ”Who are you?” he’d stopped moving by now, waiting for the other person to move first.

i can show you magic, madness, heaven, sin

Mari could smell everything rather well. The way the air suddenly seemed to change in the sound's direction was the first sign that something was wrong. More heat, not necessarily fiery yet, but it smelled hot. And she didn't like it. Her claws started to come out just a little bit more. She didn't like that someone else might be trying to get ready to have some sort of upper hand on her. As if it didn't make her a hypocrite considering the fact that she herself was preparing for an attack on him if she needed to. It took quite a bit just to keep herself from growling. Instinct was a powerful thing and at the moment, it was the small bit of a rational conscience inside of her that was keeping her from all out letting that animal instinct take control. Because if this was a student or teacher, attacking them would just mean she had to put her plan into action a whole lot sooner. It meant that it would be time to snag the boy and get out. And honestly? She didn't want that, not yet. She was having too much fun and she still had Adam she wanted to get closer to. As close as possible, even.

She kept herself still outside of the claws, not wanting to outright attack until she felt she necessarily needed to. She heard the voice, though, and started to ease up just a little. A friendly? Personally, she knew that was unlikely. It wasn't a friendly, no one here was actually a friendly, not in her own head. They were all filth, people that she wouldn't care about if they ended up dying or ended up as collateral damage when she finally made her move on Edward. And she knew once that day came, no matter how 'friendly' people might seem, they wouldn't be 'friendlies' any longer. There was apart of her that was actually kind of happy about that fact, too. Just imagine their faces when they learn an enemy such as herself had been sleeping within their own walls. They thought that Sabretooth was bad? Thought he was Danger Room simulation worthy? Wait until they get a real load of her.

She pushed those thoughts to the side, though, as she thought over his question. What to say? What to do? "I'm a student? Name's Maria. Maria Creed. Who're you?" She tried to not let the growl enter her voice, but that was to no avail. Her want to attack added it in all on it's own. She'd have to work on that. 'C'mon, make a move. Give me a reason, kid.'

xxx	@pyro
sorry this post is kinda shit

darlin' i'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream

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Marie Creed. The name sounded somewhat familiar, even if he couldn’t exactly place it. He was sure he’d read about it someplace. To him, having read about a name rather than hear it whispered in the halls made a lot more sense. ”Creed? Allerdyce,” he said tensely, as a shortened form of introductions. ”I’m also a student.”

Isaac made the bold decision to power down and step around the corner. ”I’m coming around, no powers alright?” His voice was still a hushed whisper. His eyes widened slightly as he took her in. No red blooded American male could have not enjoyed the view that greeted him.

”Wow,” he said. It was out before he even knew he was going to say it. ”Sorry. I’m sorry. It’s just...you are gorgeous and I can’t believe I haven’t seen you around. I’m pretty sure I would have remembered.”

Mari Creed
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