Sink Beneath The Waves [Open]

[Emeric Peirce]

So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?




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Emeric really just wanted to see all areas of the school. He still got a bit lost if he had to go to new places. Heck he just learned where the library was. He honestly should spend more time learning where everything was. It was why he decided today would be that day.

It had been a boring day at school. He got mocked at lunch, had his locker slammed shut on him... twice, and had a paper ball chucked at his head during biology. So maybe boring could be replaced by annoying. Perhaps it had something to do with him being new to the cooking club. Perhaps that was it? Or maybe because he joined the drama club. But didn't all schools like kids taking part in after school activities?

Em sighed as he tugged his backpack close as he wandered the halls. He had a small map in his hands that he was designing as he went. He needed it for days like this, so he knew exactly where he had been so he could go to places he had yet to explore. It's what lead him to the pool.

He hadn't expected the discovery. It actually frightened him. The water. He just stared at it as he placed his back against the wall. He was acting as if being within an inch of the water would kill him. He was finding it hard to breath, not without feeling like he was drowning.

He was fighting the urge to claw at his throat. He couldn't get oxygen. He closed his eyes tightly as he sunk to the ground. Air. Air. His body was crying for it, but it wasn't coming easily. He barely even registered that there was a voice talking to him, trying to get his attention.

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NOTES: Open to Anyone to join.
MUSIC: "Sink or Swim" - FALLING IN REVERSE

[Skyler Ragnulf]

All Skyler wanted to do today since she'd been here for only a week was to study somewhere quiet. Though she had to say that when she found out there was a pool here--she was actually quite surprised to hear of it, and she wanted to see if it was actually as quiet as they said it was--well when there was no swim team of course. She thought she would at least be the only one there, but from the stench of fear that was overwhelming through the doors--she knew she wasn't alone at all, and she could smell it from the next hall over.

Skyler sighed as she moved closer to the doors, the first instinct to hit her was the one that wanted to turn into the beast of a werewolf, and try to give chase to the frighten animal, but she was an Alpha--it'd be disrespectful, and would make her look like a mindless animal. She didn't go away from there either as she moved closer to the doors, opening them, and letting her eyes fall on the wall near them seeing a young boy freaking out over something. She moved closer to him as her face went from blank--to mild concern--to freaking out when she saw him claw at his throat, "stop that before you hurt yourself!"

She moved to reach her hands out to stop him from scratching at his throat as she moved him away from the wall towards the door to get him out of the room. Her breathing leveled when they were out of the pool area as she looked at him to see if he calmed down. "what--the--hell?" She gave a low growl that she didn't mean as she covered her mouth trying to control all her emotions at once while looking at the boy, "I meant to ask--are you alright? What happened back there?"

Her voice was sharper than she realized as she noted that there was no way she would place any caution into her being, nor could she really be as gentle like most were when they saw someone look like they were drowning. She looked at him for a moment before looking down shaking her head and sighing--this just wasn't her day. She looked back at the boy jutting her hip out as she crossed her arms waiting for him to speak--she was once again behind that cold exterior as she moved her hand in a sweeping motion when he didn't speak.

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LYRICS: Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace
CREDIT: CaeJae@caution2.0

[Emeric Peirce]

So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?




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Emeric couldn't breath. His body was reacting to it. His fingers dug at his neck, his body barely even registering the pain. It wasn't aiding in helping him acquire more air. It wasn't doing a thing. However, his mind wasn't even registering the clawing. His mind was trying to shut out the sounds of the pool. Forget that there was water mere feet away.

He thought he heard a voice, but it barely registered. He faintly knew his hands were being kept from his neck. He could feel himself moving. He opened his eyes to see the hallway. He was struggling to breath, attempting to count. He knew he should count. He could count himself out of hysterics.

He had barely reached four when he heard the girl growl. Em didn't even wince at the sound, just kept a gaze on his shoes. He swallowed hard when she asked her question. He didn't even know how to answer it without seeming stupid. Well... There was probably nothing that he could say to make him sound less stupid. So he just tugged the map out of his pocket and held it out.

"I was trying to create a map of the school for myself. I didn't know..." He glanced at the doors then back to the other student. "I didn't know there was a pool." He ran shaky fingers through his hair as he took a deep breath. "I suffer from aquaphobia, a fear of water."

The British teen took another deep breath and calmed down. The water was gone, he was safe. It didn't feel like he was drowning anymore. Now he was just left with the chill that comes afterwards.

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NOTES: She's not that mean.
MUSIC: "Superman (It's Not Easy)" - Five For Fighting

[Skyler Ragnulf]

Aquaphobia--she remember reading that before at her old school before she moved here, a student there had the same problem as this boy did when they were around water. Skyler merely nodded understand, not saying any sarcastic comeback or anything mean--she simply understood. She dusted some imaginary dust off her pant leg that she was sure the boy would definitely take note she was doing. "As long as you're alright then" she said taking the makeshift map the boy held, "yea they should really make better maps... Or at least tell people what to expect...."

She handed the map back to him as she watched him carefully for any signs of going back into relapse of what happened, she pointed to his neck as she saw little red lines of blood from the constant scratching. "your neck--you should really head to the nurse's station...." She moved closer to him as she reached her hand out to help him up, she wasn't one to like social interaction, but she knew the kid had to get to a nurse about his neck, and for once she'll actually help someone out for a change.

"I mean it's fine if you want to stay here, but I don't think you want be anywhere near that pool right now, and I really don't want to keep you from tearing at your throat..." She noted that his body shivered a little from that little incident a mere minute ago, and some concern actually showed on her face, "do you want me to bring the school nurse here?" Skyler's voice was in audible for a mere second, though she was sure that in an empty hallway the boy could still hear her.

The school bell rang making her cover her right ear for a moment and wincing in pain from it, when it stopped she removed her hand from the side of her face as she gave another low growl. "I really hate bells...." was all she said before looking at the boy again. This time the sounding of people could be heard coming down the hall, and she turned to the boy, "okay--so much for studying, I can take you to the nurse if you need me to--at least if you want somebody to stay by you--I don't have a problem with it, but I don't want to leave you alone here--not when there are jerks like them around."

When she said that a group of students appeared to round the corner, but they didn't seem to take notice of them yet, and Skyler was glad for that. Out of everything that she could hate within this school were bullies, or people that were so arrogant thinking they didn't have problems when they did. Skyler kept a close eye on them as she waited for the boy to answer her question, and glared at the nearest person that dared to look their way. To her surprise, it was like they could sense that she wasn't in a mood for jokes, and didn't dare speak when they took notice of them, "out of all the school's to go to--it had to be filled with jerk central...."

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[Emeric Peirce]

So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?




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Emeric was calming down. He could feel his heart beat slowing down to normal. It was weird to be able to say that, but it's true. He could hear his heartbeat in his ears. Now he didn't. It was his way of realizing that he was alright. That things were alright now. He was safe.

"I made this... They didn't give me a map when I arrived here." It would have been nice had they felt like giving him one. It would have saved him a lot of trouble. He wouldn't have had this episode. He would have known to avoid this area like the plague. Could have stopped him from feeling slightly foolish in front of this girl.

He accepted the map back and tucked it into his pocket. He froze at the remark. He moved his hands up to his neck. He could feel the warmth it was giving up, drawing them back to gaze at the blood. He would heal. He knew he would. He just didn't know what this girl would do if she suddenly saw his wounds completely healed.

He barely registered she was talking again. His fingers were on his neck, taking most of his attention. "I don't need the nurse. I'll be fine. They're shallow. The dry blood is probably making it look worse than it is." He rubbed his neck with his sleeves. It was more for show. More to try and throw off the fact his neck was healing and he didn't know how else to hide this fact. He finally removed his sleeves when he figured he removed most of the blood.

"Jerks? People tend to leave me alone, unless they get bored." Today seemed to be one of those days when they were bored. He knew that he was more than capable of dealing with them. He just knew that there was a time and place for things... And school would never be a place for it.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "This Is War" - 30 Seconds to Mars

[Skyler Ragnulf]

"Do they always pick on you? You know when they aren't bored?"

She wasn't trying to be mean or anything, it was only a simple question in her head that she spoke out. She didn't want the kids feeling as though she was only messing with him, and the way he suddenly rubbed his neck to get the blood off was suspicious. Skyler sighed as she tilted her head and squinted her eyes looking at him, "hmm you maybe right--it does look like the blood made it worse--sorry for making a problem out of it" she was direct about her apologies, there was no side stepping around it, but she could have made it better.

Skyler picked up her books that she had left on the ground next to her when she had looked at the boy, "I know what you mean though--they should really give handbooks to the new students--especially when we'll get lost so damn easily--do you know how hard it is to learn English when you been speaking Scottish all your life?" English was a new thing to Skyler, so her accent was a bit choppy at most times like now, and easily gave her away as a foreigner, "not that you can take it as your business."

Skyler was just making conversation--though she also wanted to quickly end it as well, the boy didn't mean any harm to her, but she wasn't a social butterfly like her brother Silas. She may have been the balance of the family, but that didn't mean everything came easily to her. It was more like it had to take time for her to actually get along with someone, but it didn't help the fact that she was always cold to them. She looked at the boy for a moment before sighing giving up the act once and for all.

"Sorry a lot of things happened before I came here--I'm sure it's already around the school by now.... My name is Skyler Ragnulf, my father was recently killed in a theft accident at home. I'm already sure you heard the news." How could the boy not know whom her family was by her last name? It was already flooding in all over the town about the unfortunate new additions. It was just lucky that guardianship was also signed to Shane when her mother had passed away shortly after her birth, but it was also strange that the man was her brother at the same time.

It didn't feel strange to her, Skyler was used to having her brothers around, though now that dad was gone, Silas and Darius--well the hell knows where they are, and what happened to them. Still they were her family so when it was just Shane and here at home--it got a bit--lonely--way too lonely. Skyler looked away seeing the same eyes that she'd been seeing from everyone today; pity, suspicion, and even the most known among them--assurance that it wasn't them that had suffered.

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LYRICS: Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace
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[Emeric Peirce]

So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?




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Emeric didn't even know how to answer that question. Did they pick on him? "No, not really. Most people ignore the fact that I exist." It was a little bit better this way. He wasn't a big people person. His last court had decided that that was how they wanted to raise the young members. They want them to view humans as people they shouldn't assosiate with. He felt like that, but it was much more in the fact that he wanted to deal with them when he wanted to deal with them.

Emeric was a little relieved when Skyler didn't question his healing. He was actually glad. It made him take a deep breath. "It's nothing really to worry about. I would have been insisting on a nurse if I was in your position, as well." It was the truth. Had he not known he had healing abilities, he'd probably insist on the hospital. Or perhaps it was simply his feelings of protection. His wish to protect life.

He couldn't help but offer a chuckle when she remarked about handbooks with maps. "Oh now that would make too much sense. Never heard of Americans making sense, mate. I speak English natively and some of the things I get told still get me lost in this school." He shook his head with a smile. "I can only imagine your pain." That had to be a pain.

He didn't feel completely dumb anymore, learning that she was also a foreigner. She was from Scotland, which wasn't all that far from his home. They actually were from the same country, which was surprising. He hadn't expected to find other students here like him. "Where in Scotland are you from? I've visited there several times. I'm from England myself." His court had been friendly with the courts up north.

"Actually, I don't listen to the gossip that goes around town." He offered an apologetic smile, "I'm Emeric Peirce and I don't have a family to understand how it feels like to lose a parental figure. I assume it is quite painful, from what I have witnessed over the years." He guessed it was better that fae were not big on the family route. He probably would have been more upset leaving England for America if he had been attached to those who raised him.

He didn't look at her with eyes of pity or suspicion. He didn't look like he was upset or felt bad for her. He knew that life was cruel. He knew he would live ages, witness so much he could not understand. This was just one of them. And yet he couldn't feel any emotion towards it. Perhaps one day he might. But for now... That just wasn't happening.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "Kyoto" - Skrillex

[Skyler Ragnulf]

you think you know me, but you don't know me!

"No, not really. Most people ignore the fact that I exist."

Well that was a first that Skyler was hearing, she wasn't one to actually agree with anyone on that either, as she tilted her head looking at the boy, "You're kidding right? I mean that's just bull for someone to ignore a person--wait--that didn't come out right did it?" She gave a puff of a sigh trying to figure out her words. She looked at him if he at least knew what she was talking about, but that didn't seem to be the fact, "I just don't find it right to ignore a person existence...it isn't right--it isn't my family's way."

That in which she spoke truth as she looked at the teen trying to convey some of what she was thinking about into understanding--oh how she wished she had Silas' charisma right about now. He could definitely talk his way through anything and anybody, but Skyler--her words would always turn the people the wrong way, and she hated that about herself.

"It's nothing really to worry about. I would have been insisting on a nurse if I was in your position, as well."

Skyler's face broke in a small smile as she nodded knowing her powers fully well, "I also would have insisted that I didn't need a nurse--Ragnulf is a strong family name, in Scandinavia our last name means warrior and advisor wolf--we are strong." Skyler smiled at her family name as she looked at the boy, "sorry didn't mean to get a bit nerdish on you, it's just a family thing for me--we're suppose to know everything about our heritage."

"Oh now that would make too much sense. Never heard of Americans making sense, mate. I speak English natively and some of the things I get told still get me lost in this school. I can only imagine your pain."

Skyler shrugged, "hey I could be like many new foreign students who speak their native tongue and make people believe they can't understand or speak English--when in fact they do--maybe I should start doing that." Skyler smiled a bit thinking about the potential victims of her so called plan to speak Scottish in front of them, and then see how far they could get without realizing she knew exactly how to speak and understand what they were saying.

"Where in Scotland are you from? I've visited there several times. I'm from England myself."

Skyler smiled again, did he say England? "I'm from Newstead Village, An old village in Scotland, born and raised a country bumpkin." Skyler smiled at that comment of hers as she didn't care if she was from a village or if she was from a dirt poor family--it didn't matter to them as long as they were together--well almost all of them. Skyler face seem to darken after remember that, but it soon faded as she plastered on another smile,  "It's not Newstead, but I feel at peace and home here in Beacon Hills."

"Actually, I don't listen to the gossip that goes around town. I'm Emeric Peirce and I don't have time have a family to understand how it feels to lose a parental figure. I assume it's painful, from what I witnessed over the years."

Skyler looked away for a moment as she closed her eyes remembering that night, so he didn't know about my family, not to mention the fact that he doesn't have parents so he doesn't know what it's like to lose...." Skyler might have ended the same way if Shane wasn't there to take care of her, her brother was old enough, and seemed to have been signed as a parental guardian along with her two other brothers.

When Skyler opened her eyes to look at the boy, they weren't the reflection she had seen in others--they were--kind. For a moment they reminded her of the eyes she had seen of Silas, and of Shane when they would talk about their past--neither of them were close to their family--Silas never knew his. Skyler eyes' soften and so did her entire body as she nodded at the boy silently understand what he had gone through, "why don't we--uh--I don't know--change topics?"

It was mostly her fault for bring it up, but she really didn't want to continue this conversation anymore, but the bell rang again as she looked down at her watch, "do you have a class or do you have lunch?"

you think you own me, but you can't control me!

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[Emeric Peirce]

So save yourself
Because the tide is rising high
It's sink or swim
It's hit or miss
What will you pick?




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Emeric wasn't really sure why he actually chuckled at the words the other spoke. It was actually quite serious. He wasn't sure why she actually cared that people ignored him. It was better that he was ignored than picked on, that was for sure. "I'd rather they ignore me than push me into lockers. My body also likes it." Sure, there weren't lasting injuries. However, he could still feel sore when he got pushed into solid objects. He wasn't above all that.

He smirked at her words. See. It was like the pot calling the kettle black, or however the phrase went. However, he wasn't about to go calling her out on it or anything. He didn't want to push the girl away with his real personality. He wasn't very fond of scaring people. "It's quite alright, mate. I've met some people from Scandinavia. Proud people they are. There is never anything wrong with having pride in the meaning of your name. You know what they say, there's power in ones name." There was a twinkle to his eyes as he said the words. He was extremely powerful when he knew someone's full name and he knew her's. He loved collecting names, using them when he had to. However, the girl before him didn't need to know that.

Em grinned at the words. "I myself would find that utterly hilarious if you started to talk to the students in Scottish. I know enough to get by, but I'll never be good at it. I'm rubbish learning foreign languages." He really was. Magical or not, he just did not have the ability to learn languages.

Emeric tried to recall if he knew where the town was. Geography was never his strong suit so failed to figure out where it was. He just smiled "Well... If it makes you feel any better, I'm a small town boy myself. Not country though, but pretty much like Beacon Hills." He had a thing for horrible music. Well. Journey was not horrible music, that was for sure. So he didn't feel bad in the least for quoting a small line from one of their songs.

Emeric liked this, just hanging out with someone. With the knowledge of her name came his ability to use magic on her. It was something he considered, learning about her against her will. However, he was tucking that away. Besides, she seemed more than willing to talk without the use of spells to pry into her mind.

"Lunch or class?" The teen tilted his head to the side. "Wasn't that the final bell of the day? Have anything to do? I joined the cooking club, but I have to go to theatre today." He took a couple steps forward before he turned around and walked a couple steps backwards. "I'm a wonderful actor, mate. I can keep everyone guessing what I'll do next. Can you guess? You get three guesses before I get to have some fun." He was bored. What could he say. And this girl seemed perfect entertainment.

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NOTES: None
MUSIC: "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons

[Skyler Ragnulf]

you think you know me, but you don't know me!

"I'd rather they ignored me than push me into lockers. My body also likes it."

A smile tugged at Skyler's lips as she nodded at Emeric's thinking, "yea I get what you're saying--I mean I wouldn't want to be pushed into a locker either, then again--most people aren't stupid enough to do that." She started to walk down the hall as she listened to Emeric's words.

"It's quite alright,
mate. I've met some people from Scandinavia. Proud people they are.
There is never anything wrong with having pride in the meaning of your
name. You know what they say, there's power in ones name."

Yes that was true, Scottish were proud people, and no there wasn't anything wrong with her talking about it. She smiled again lightly at Emeric about it, but then frowned tilting her head in confusion, "you're sounding like a fair folk now--just so you know." She shrugged quickly, "what so I believe in the fair folk--I know about one that looks like a dog."

"I myself would find
that utterly hilarious if you started to talk to the students in
Scottish. I know enough to get by, but I'll never be good at it. I'm
rubbish learning foreign languages."

Skyler laughed at that as she looked at him, "oh yes, that would be indeed hilarious to see."

"Well... If it makes you feel any better, I'm a small town boy myself. Not country though, but pretty much like Beacon Hills."

Skyler nodded looking at him, "to each their own I suppose, but no matter what as long as you feel like you're home, it makes everything better and fine." At least that was what Silas said when they first moved her, and for a while--it really did feel fine, "At least that's what my brother would tell me."

"Lunch or class? Wasn't that the final bell of the day? Have anything to do? I joined the cooking club, but I have to go to theatre today. I'm a wonderful actor,
mate. I can keep everyone guessing what I'll do next. Can you guess? You
get three guesses before I get to have some fun."

Skyler looked at her watch then cursing at having to get used to the time difference. "right still on Scotland time, so I sometimes confuse things." She laughed a bit at herself as she looked at Emeric, "would that be advanced cooking? If so then I'm actually in that as well."

She looked at Emeric then, "I'm also in choir, art, science, and computer." She didn't notice it before, but she could smell something different in the air before as she lifted her head up sniffing for a moment. She looked at Emeric sniffing again, "you smell different from others--why is that?"

She tilted her head trying to remembering everything her father had taught her, she looked at Emeric for a moment as she started to speak.

"are you not human?"

There was a silence, but she had an idea that she was indeed right.

"good actor so your definitely something unnatural yes?"

Again there was silence as she tilted her head, before her eyes widen in realization because of her comment before on power over a name, and she growled for a moment, "you're a fair folk....." Skyler knew better than to say Faery as they tend not to like being called that in Scotland, but this was the first she was meeting one face to face.

"You're not here to play tricks on me are you?"

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