The 12th - Nightmares and Daydreams

[enchantressofore]

Classroom/Library/Hallway/Great Hall/Courtyard/Quidditch Pitch, Any Day between March 16th and 21st

[ She was so sick of the 'not sleeping' bullshit.

After a certain incident that Adela had chosen to keep to herself (even if Sousuke and Madame Pomfrey knew), she hadn't been sleeping well at all. It was awful that it still plagued her, tormenting her waking thoughts when she took to the air and replacing peaceful sleep with vivid nightmares. It made her hesitant even around her beloved pet, causing a great deal of distress and fatigue in her daily life.

She was afraid to sleep, on top of that.

Perhaps she was in the library, in a classroom, the great hall, or the courtyard. It could have been the middle of the day, the early morning, or the late evening and far too close to curfew. Maybe she should go to Professor Flowright's office, maybe for a potential recipe, maybe for the brew itself. Either way...

She jolted suddenly, as if only then realizing where she was and paying attention to what was around her. True that she hadn't fallen fully asleep, but she might as well have with how tired she had been. She had other things to worry about, so why would that damn nightmare not leave her be? ]

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Library

[olympic_shark]

[Rin finds Adela in the library, one afternoon when he has a two feet long essay to write on the 'distinction between real vampire bats and the bats muggles call so', when he notices his friend, looking like she hadn't slept in days.]

You look like someone just threw you up.

[He says, as he unceremoniously sits down across of her, startling her awake.]

Anyone been giving you trouble?

Library

[enchantressofore]

What?

[ She blinks hard upon realizing that it's Rin beside her, a soft sigh leaving her before she closes the history book she'd been looking at. ]

No, not... Not really.

[ It's not exactly a person but... She's kind of hesitant to tell Rin about it. Though if Sousuke has is up for debate. ]

I just haven't been sleeping well, at all. I'm thinking of asking Professor Flowright for Sleeping Draught to help.

Library

[olympic_shark]

Oh.

[Sousuke hasn't breathed a word to Rin yet, so all the redhead can do is keep guessing. But he's no newbie to sleepless nights and there are only so many things that can keep you up.]

Yeah, Sleeping Draught helps. Sometimes. It didn't manage to keep my nightmares at bay though.

Library

[enchantressofore]

Nightmares? Those keep you up too?

[ She sits up a little at that, clearly surprised that it's an issue for Rin. Huh... She didn't know that, and it feels like she should have. ]

Library

[olympic_shark]

[Oh, so it's like that with her as well. Lucky guess.]

Yeah. Not as much anymore as they used to, though.

[Perks of having a dream walker for a boyfriend, but he's not revealing Seth's identity to Adela. Not that he doesn't trust her, but the information is classified and Seth had told him in confidence. He's not breaking that, even if it's his adopted little sister. He doesn't tell his real little sister everything either.]

But I used to have pretty bad ones.

Library

[artisticthief]

[Daisuke had gone to get a book from the library when he saw a very familiar face. Although it had appeared that they had gone through a tiny bit of hell.]

You okay? You look rough.

Library

[enchantressofore]

Yeah, I'm... I'm okay, just tired.

[ She tried to cover a yawn then, slumping a little where she was sitting. ]

I just haven't been sleeping... That's all.

Library

[artisticthief]

How come?

[He sometimes understood not having much sleep when a lot of his job was done over night. It was why he was glad his mother always made sure it was done over the weekend.]

Library

[enchantressofore]

... I just haven't.

Common Room (Hope that's okay)

[really_sketchy]

Adela?

[Namine has noticed that her friend isn't looking well. She also is hoping to find a time to speak with her though the time never seems right. Today she's decided too but seeing Adela looking so sleepy... she doesn't know.]

Are you alright?

Common Room (Totally fine!)

[enchantressofore]

M'okay...

[ Another stifled yawn. She would be once she actually went to the potions lab at least, or so she thought. ]

Haven't been sleeping well... Probably'll go to Professor Flowright soon. Anyway, what's up Naminé?

Common Room (SWEET)

[really_sketchy]

[Naminé blinks for a moment and then flushes red.]

I wanted to talk to you about something but not if you aren't feeling well...

Common Room

[enchantressofore]

No, it's okay, I'm okay. What do you want to talk about?

[ She's a bit curious now, and if it's getting Naminé to blush... Hm. Well, she needs to be a better friend anyway, so the least she can do is listen. ]

Library (day after Rin)

[devilishhikaru]

[By now, Hikaru has had time to calm down and talk to Kaoru, so he's feeling bad for yelling to various people. Usually he could live with the guilt, but now he was dealing with it very badly.

One of the people he felt like he really hurt was Adela who... admittedly he was still annoyed at what she did, but he was still being a major jerk to her. It didn't help that he had overheard her yesterday when he talked with Rin about nightmares. She had been dealing with something like that on top of Hikaru yelling at her.

So today he's decided to do something for her. He walks confidently to the library and straight to where he usually saw Adela and took her hand.]

Follow me.

[With no other explanation, he'll attempt to drag her with him.]

Library

[enchantressofore]

[ She doesn't have time to do more than make a startled noise, following him without too much resistance as she just stared. Wait, what the-- ]

Hikaru??

[ What's he doing? She's not sure she understands, doesn't he hate her?? And she has no way of fixing it either -- No she's just confused. And apparently leaving all her stuff behind in the library as Hikaru drags her off. ]

[devilishhikaru]

[Hikaru doesn't say anything on their way. It would just be awkward to say anything now. The whole thing felt awkward, especially with people starting as they went towards the courtyard, so he didn't need to make himself even more awkward with saying something.

Eventually they reach the lake and Hikaru stops, letting go of her hand. He lets them both take a breather before talking.]

I wanted to show you something. Wait there and keep looking forward.

[Hikaru walks a little closer to the lake and takes his wand. On he rock there are some fireworks he's brought from the Diagon Alley before coming to Hogwarts. He had been saving them but... this was as good as time as any to use them.

So he sent off a spell at them to make them go off, sending off different looking fireworks up into the sky above the lake.]

[enchantressofore]

[ Adela can't say a word, barely able to breathe. Of all the things she had thought it could be, she isn't expecting fireworks. Of course it's wonderful, beautiful -- probably noticable as all hell from the castle, considering, but still!

It's only after the first few sets go off that she finally looks at Hikaru again, still clearly confused and uncertain. ]

I don't understand...

[ Of course they're beautiful, and this is wonderful, but... ]

I thought you hated me.

Classroom

[iscursednomore]

[Fai had been quietly mixing various potions together. He had so many requests that he found that a good portion of what free time he had was always on making a new potion for once person or another.

Tipping in a small portion of some form of liquid into the cauldron, he started to mix when he could hear someone still around.]

Can I help you?

[He didn't even turn his head, his eyes were focused on the potion at hand.]

Classroom

[enchantressofore]

[ She had been wanting to wait until after class to talk to him, but that he was still busy... ]

... I can come back later.

[ She didn't want to interrupt him if he was concentrating after all, and even if she liked potions (and hell excelled at it), she didn't feel particularly comfortable asking Professor Flowright for much or, well, taking up his time when he was in the middle of brewing something. ]

Classroom

[iscursednomore]

If you have something to ask, now is as better time as any.

[He had nearly finished anyway as he moved to turn his head slightly for a moment.]

Classroom

[enchantressofore]

[ It took her a moment before she finally walked forward a little bit, though she still was unable to meet his eye. Maybe she really should have asked Madame Pomfrey instead... ]

... I was wondering if I could get some sleeping draught, or learn how to brew it so I could make it myself if that's all right.

Hallway

[windofthephoenixtemple]

[Fuu had started to make her trip toward the Great Hall, the whole time her mind had been focusing on others things. What work she had and when it needed to be handed in for the most part, but also trying to figure out why a hawk would go around attacking brooms and the people on them.

It was a thought she kept to herself and still didn't have a single answer to. As she gripped her bag, her eyes focused fully on the floor, she hadn't realized there was someone right in front of her. So when she felt a connection she was quick to step back for a moment.]

I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't paying attention.

Hallway

[enchantressofore]

[ Adela only grunted with their contact, blinking a little before recognizing that it was Fuu in front of her. She relaxed after a beat, her hand rising to rub at her temples with a sigh. ]

No, it was me, too. Don't apologize.

Hallway

[windofthephoenixtemple]

[She still held her hands in front of her, giving a small bow for a moment.]

I felt like I should anyway, it was just polite after all. But what has you in a day dream state, or thinking.

Hallway

[enchantressofore]

... M'just tired, that's all.

[ She glances away, frowning and flushing a little at the bow. ]

You really don't need to do that...