Felicia found herself outside in the courtyard, sitting on one of the stone benches by the fountain. She watched as the water sprayed from the tip of the unicorn's horn into the round pool the stone creature was standing in. She sound of the water cascading into the pool was very relaxing to her.

It had been trying week. Everything seemed to be due all in the same week, and she wondered if the Professors ever spoke to one another to spread things out a bit for them. But apparently with her work schedule the answer to that question is no.

Today was the first day she didn't feel the need to go to the library to reseach anything. No need to hide herself in her common room scratching out parchment after parchment. It was also the first day in many, where she didn't rush through a meal just to get back to her books and finish a dreaded project.

No, today she would just sit by the fountain and relax. Not thinking about a thing. Letting her head be clear for once. Enjoying the sounds of the outdoors, the birds chirping, the bees buzzing around the flowers, and the wind blowing gently around her.

She only wished the someone would come and keep her company.

Astina was walking out side on the grounds with her owl, Diablo, flying above her. She loved Diablo, his flowing black feathers and the red stripes of feathers that extended from his eyes to the pointed growth of feathers that looked like horns. Diablo was a great horned owl that had came to her in a time when she was haveing a hard time in life. He had comferted her when no one else would.

Astina held out her arm and Diablo glided down and landed softly on her arm and she walked around the fountan to come face to face with another girl. She hadnt noticed that anyone was around. She was too buisy thinking about Diablo to notice anything. But, now that she was in front of this girl, the thought was , well, weird.

"Uh, hello" Astina stammered. For the first time in her life, Astina was at a loss for words. She wished that the girl would say something to breack the silence. It was rather uncomfterbal. The only thing that Astina heard was the soft cooing of Diablo on her arm.

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