Not alone and I don't mind. (Brianna)

[tobias]

” Well today wasn't so bad." He thought sitting by the lake his arms on his knees and his head on his arms, he just sat there and watched the sun start to go down it was a nice day and with the sun about to set the sky was about to turn a nice mix of orange and red which he liked to watch till it was gone. Tobias started to hear flapping in the distance and he turned his head to see a bird flying low. He didn't even have to get a good look at the bird he could tell it was his owl; he knew it because it was flying right to him. He looked back at the lake and by the time he did the barn owl had landed on his shoulder. The owl was rather heavy so he leaded forward when it landed on him.

Soon the owl pushed off his shoulder and flew off as he pushed off he got pushed over and started to laugh as he sat up again. "He does that on purpose, I swear." He said laughing. Looking back at the lake he could see that the sun just starting to set and he lied back and closed his eyes. He was in a good mood for once and not all serious, it was probably because of that owl. It always cheered him up; He never got any letters or sent any, so it had become more of a house pet sticking by his side when he was outside. The owl had become more of a puppy, he taught it to fetch sticks out of mid-air which was no small task it toke a few years to master but so far the owl seemed to learn it. He soon starting to fall asleep.

Before he could fall asleep completely he could hear footsteps in the distance and opened his eyes. He turned his head to see a figure walking his way normally he would wish the person would go away but he didn't mind right now, the person could do whatever they wanted. He sat up so the person could tell he was there and wouldn't step on him or anything.

[aithne]

Sunsets always appeared odd to Brianna. She loved them of course- they were beautiful and when outside beside the lake, the reflection on the surface of the water was gorgeous. But Brianna still thought them odd. As she stepped from the Castle steps and headed towards her usual watching-spot she smiled in memory of a childhood past.

"Mummy! The sky is on fire! Muuuummm!!" A small, brown haired child yelped. That was Brianna, aged five, wearing a tiny pink frock with a blue cardigan. The sunset above her was high and did indeed look like it was alight- red and orange flicked the sky, curling over another in shapes of faint clouds. A young mother laughed and picked Brianna up, kissed her nose and explained gently. "No Bri-bri it's not on fire you silly chipmunk! It's called a sunset." Brianna mouthed the new vocabulary softly. "When the sun sets it sometimes reflects back, off of the clouds and moon. That makes a sunset. Isn't it beautiful?" Brianna's mother sighed happily. But her daughter was now struggling to get out of her arms, bored by the new explanation already and off to be amused at something small in that toddler way.

The current sunset was exactly like that one so long ago. It made Brianna smile, but with a pang she missed her mother. She had gone home for Christmas but already that felt ages ago. Muggle life and witch life couldn't mix easily and Brianna always spent the first few days back remembering and getting her bearings.
A shadow cast over Brianna's strolling, curved figure. Glancing up she saw a sleek barn owl heading towards a flat figure beside the lake. She paused in her movements. The boy she couldn't recognise from so far off- he looked about fourth year of fifth, maybe sixth. The barn owl rested on the boy's back, then rose and knocked him over. A sharp laugh erupted from the boy and made Brianna start. Softly she wandered over to the now owl-less boy and recognised him with a smile.

"Tobias? Hey, hows it going? Brianna Felica, your year, Ravenclaw. We share..." She paused, flicking through her calm mind. "History of Magic and Runes I think it is." She smiled and sat comfortably beside Tobias. She flicked a leaf off of her cream coloured jacket, before wiping some mud from her dark blue jeans.

[tobias]

Tobias was looking out the lake when the person started to get really close. He looked over and knew he saw the girl before but couldn't remember from where. He tried to think of where as she got even closer but he didn't have to keep thinking for long as soon as she got there she seemed to recognize him and then introduced herself before she could say where they knew each other from, he already knew. From history class, he smiled as she sat down. "Hey, yea I remember seeing you in class, when I don't fall asleep that is." He said laughing a little, it was true that class always seemed a little to boring for his own good be he passes with somewhat good grades. He looked over at Brianna and realized he never really talked to Brianna before that he could remember but she seemed nice so far.

He looked back at the lake the sun had dropped a little bit more and the sky just started to turn an orange-ish color not red yet though. "I'm just sitting here watching the sunset." He said still looking out to the lake. He always thought it was funny how a sunset could make some people watch as it happened. He noticed his bird owl was still flying around the area as it flew above the lake but then flew off over the forest. “He better not get hurt or anything.” He thought to himself, he then looked back at Brianna. "So what brings you out here? Watching the sunset too?" He asked pretty sure that was the reason why, but you never know.