Love Today (OPEN)

[Chloe Orion]

Chloe sauntered towards the edge of the lake, wearing a cute white sundress and a straw hat, trying to celebrate the last couple days of summer before most of the students would arrive.

Reaching the point where water met land, she carefully dipped a toe in, testing the water. It was cool, as expected, though had been nicely warmed by the sun, in comparison to how it normally felt.

Satisfied though, Chloe removed her hat, let her hair down, and then pulled her dress off, leaving them in a neat pile a few meters away from the water.

Underneath, of course, she had on a yellow bikini with some black polka dots. There wasn't all that much material to it, but it sufficiently covered what needed to be covered.

With a big smile, she took a couple of steps back, then took a running dive into the water, knowing it deepened very quickly, and that doing so was perfectly safe.

[Kyleigh Kissinger]

Kyleigh walked out to the lake, wearing midnight blue koolats over her pale white bikini bottoms. She had her white bikini top on, a midnight blue matching top that cut off at the stomach hanging open as she walked barefoot to where her teacher was. The warm sun beat down on her skin gently, illuminating her hair. "Good afternoon, Chloe." She sat down in the grass, under a large oak tree that hovered over part of the lake, giving it some shade.

She ran the tips of her fingers in the water, watching how the ripples spread themselves throughout the lake. It always fascinated her how one simple touch could effect the entire body of water.

[Chloe Orion]

"Oh, hello Kyleigh," Chloe greeted as her head came above the water. "It's a beautiful day, hey? Good way to end the summer."

She treaded the water, having warmed up to it quickly and easily.

"How's Elan been?" she then asked purely for the sake of conversation. "I haven't seen him around very much lately."

[Kyleigh Kissinger]

Kyleigh shrugged. "Pissed at me. He doesn't believe me about anything anymore. He's too busy kissing Marvolo's butt." She lied on her stomach, her elbows resting right at the edge of the water. "That's probably where he is right now." Her voice was very carefree, knowing Chloe wouldn't share this with anyone.

In fact, Chloe was the only one who knew how lonely Kyleigh really was. Ky felt she could share almost anything with her.

[Elan Sybrant]

"Actually," Elan said defensively, "He's right here..."

"How are you, Chloe?" Elan asked, his voice softening greatly. The hint of a blush could be seen on his cheeks as he gazed at her through his wizened eyes.

[Chloe Orion]

"Oh, sweetheart," Chloe replied, moving more towards her, crossing her arms and resting them on the edge of the grass.

However, as Elan stepped in, her eyes widened slightly, feeling bad for Kyleigh, knowing Elan'd heard what she'd said.

"I'm not bad," she replied to Elan in a soft voice, glancing up at him briefly. Looking back at Ky, replying in a voice that pretending Elan wasn't there, "I'd give the man more credit than that darling."

[Kyleigh Kissinger]

Kyleigh merely rolled her eyes as Elan walked up behind them, continuing to run her fingers through the cool water. "I don't think I can give him much more credit. He hasn't really earned it from me." She was ignoring him completely, so hurt that he doubted her, thinking that she had just blatantly broken the rules and gotten herself caught.

[Elan Sybrant]

"I'm right here, you know," Elan said, knowing that they were clearly talking by him and not sparing that he was hurt by it.

[Chloe Orion]

((Except.... she DID.... XD))

Chloe looked back up at Elan, an empathetic smile and look on her face.

"Well, I'm no therapist, but I'd say it would be better to talk this over with each other when both of you are calm and collected, darlings," she said, forever gently.

She kicked her feet slightly as a second thought, the feeling of the water moving around them soothing.

"I also think that Professor Black should be discussed between you two with... caution... unless you're positive you can accept how the other sees him." Chloe hoped she was making sense.

[Elan Sybrant]

"My position on Professor Black is not for a student to question," said Elan sharply. "He and I are great friends and I trust him with my life. Kyleigh, I know you don't trust him, but in the end, it's my decision as to whether or not he stays and you know my position on the matter."

Elan would not budge on this subject and the more Kyleigh brought it up, the more it pissed him off.

[Kyleigh Kissinger]

Kyleigh turned to look at him for the first time, anger in her eyes. "And when a student ends up dead, I'll be there to say I told you so, unless it's me. In that case, I hope you're happy with your so called 'promise' to protect me." She leaned back over the water, dipping her finger tips into them. "And my position on a teacher will not be changed by the Headmaster."

[Elan Sybrant]

"Ten points from Ravenclaw," Elan said even more sharply. "Kyleigh, you need to learn respect. You're still a student. And so you know, no one can be harmed within the grounds. You went outisde the protective enchantments. There was nothing my magic could have done to protect you after that."

[Kyleigh Kissinger]

Kyleigh stood up, removing the jacket that was draped across her shoulders and her koolats, leaving her in her pale white bikini. "Apparently students aren't allowed to share how they feel, even in the summer. You'd think we were in a communist country or something." With that, she dove into the water, deep below the surface, swimming away from Elan. She couldn't stand being around him anymore.

[Chloe Orion]

Chloe looked around a bit awkwardly as they argued, not wanting to intervene. When Kyleigh had had enough though and dove into the water, Chloe delicately pulled herself up and out of it.

She took a step towards where her things were piled and picked up her wand. Giving it a small flick, a canary-yellow towel wrapped itself around her body as she turned to face Elan.

"Sybrant, I trust your judgment, and I trust Black, but maybe things should be looked at a little bit more closely for the simple fact that he's already successfully put a rift between you and Kyleigh," she said lightly.