Run around the lake

[Ember]

For the first time in awhile, Aideen's lifeless blank expression twitched for one fleeting moment. The corners of her set serious mouth twitched slightly before falling back into her usual expression. It was nice to have someone match her with a bit of wit. Then again, it wasn't like she ever gave anyone the chance to in awhile. Without a word, Aideen stood from her spot on the bench and walked up next to him. "Ach kommt jetzt, hier ich anfing zu denken, dass Sie mich gemocht haben," Oh come now, here I was starting to think you like me[/i] she said softly with a hint of amusement.

She sent some extra heat to her hand and placed it on his shoulder, even through the glove feeling that he was cold. "Und ich zweifle wirklich, dass Sie eine bessere Quelle von Wärme finden werden, anders als mich selbst. Sogar können Sie damit nicht argumentieren," And I really doubt that you will find a better source of heat other than myself. Even you cannot argue with that. Aideen said and looked his skin by her warm hand. It looked like the goosebumps grew from the unexpected heat, which made amusement dance briefly across her dead chocolate eyes before it disappeared into their depths. "Brunnen anschauen das. Vielleicht bin ich nicht ebenso unwirksam als Sie denken," Well look at that. Perhaps I am not as ineffective as you think she said softly with the same light amusement laced into her lifeless voice. She moved her hand off of him and looked back at the lake, moving the snow with her shoes away from her area. Her posture remained stiff and professional as it had been, her face impassive as ever.

[Onyx]

This time, Jasper wasn't as shocked with the heat that Aideen produced from her the glove, although she still did not realise how warm she could still be through the thickness of the material. Yet, something about what she said to him, made him wonder if there was some sort of life beneath the dark and harsh exterior of this girl. But, still, he refused to get close to her like he had girls before. Yes, he would enjoy her presence in his company, despite their battle of wit and pride, which suprisingly, he enjoyed. She didn't back down easily, she privided a challenge. The way in which she seemed to create a presence of slight amusement despite the emptiness she showed through her words. Even then, he made her want to laugh, even though he wouldn't and refused to. "Sie denken so hoh von sich, dass Sie glauben, dass ich anfing, Sie zu mögen? Schmeicheln Sie nein, nicht sich deshalb viel Aideen. Aber ja haben Sie Recht, jemand so heiß sollte nicht beleidigt werden von referance zu etwas mit weniger Kraft dann sich. Selbst wenn ich versuchen sollte, und soll jemanden finden, Ihrer Fähigkeit und Fähigkeiten anzupassen, vorläufig Sie haben Recht, erkenne ich, dass Sie das heißeste Ding hier sind." ^{*You think so high of yourself that you believe that I was starting to like you? No, do not flatter yourself so much Aideen. But yes you are right, someone so hot should not be insulted by referance to something with less power then yourself. Even if i should try and find someone to match your skill and abilities, for now, you are right, i do realise you are the hottest thing here.*}[/sup] he grumbled back with a slight hint of a smirk.

When she removed her hand from him again, he rolled his eyes to the sky slowly and bared his teeth in a half smirkish growl. She was really making it hard to him to keep his actions to a minimum, as he did not wish to make a fool of himself mistakenly. What was it about her that made him work so hard! He could not in good mind understand her in the very least, yet he wanted to be around her, he could stand her better than he could anyone, and she for one did not make him want to blow everything in this place to pieces. "Sie haben Recht an dass Aideen, Sie sind nicht unwirksam zu mir, aber ich habe nie gesagt dass mich selbst, noch Sie glauben, dass ich das gedacht habe? Glauben Sie vielleicht, dass Sie Gemütervorlesungsfähigkeiten auch haben? Weil sie Sie drastisch versagen. Nein sind Sie nicht unwirksam, aber Sie ändern viel von meinem Gemüt im Eingang nicht, den Sie denken. Es gibt viele Dinge um mich, dass Sie nicht wissen, oder versteht, damit nicht denkt, dass Sie viel ungefähr mich ändern können, anders als was ich auf meiner Haut fühle." ^{*You are right at that Aideen, you are not ineffective to me, but, i never said that myself, yet you believe i thought that? Do you perhaps believe you have mind reading abilities also? Because they fail you drastically. No, you are not ineffective, but you do not change much of my mind in the way in which you think. There are many things about me that you do not know, or understand, so do not think that you can change much about me other than what i feel on my skin.*}[/sup] he warned. His face changed a little, taking back the look which he so commnly adorned, one of bottled up anger and hate, but from nothing.

[Ember]

Unaffected by the words and the underlying message behind them, Aideen looked back at him with the same deadpan look. She moved gracefully across the snow back to the bench, adjusting her headband on the way. "Gemütvorlesung ist nicht mein Gebiet. Eine Schande obwohl, genoss ich Ihre Firma. Als eine Dame obwohl, werde ich einen Herrn verlassen, der die Firma eines anderen bevorzugt," Mind reading isn't my area. A shame though, I was enjoying your company. As a lady though, I will leave a gentleman who prefers another's company. Aideen said as she moved around then bench. Her mind remained robotic as the lessons her uncle taught her echoed through her mind. She was bred to be a warrior and a lady. German here must not be fond of the ones who carry themselves in that manner. No matter for her though, since she had her amusement and her theory of this boy being easy to keep at arms length was indeed true, since their expectations seemed to be the same.

"Ich werde jedoch sage zu Ihnen Sie, dass Sie nichts von mir aber mein Name kennen, und ich habe nie beansprucht, mehr um Sie zu wissen,"
I will however say to you you that you know nothing of me but my name, and I never claimed to know more about you. , Aideen called over her shoulder as she looked around before spotting the tree she first climbed up.
"Ich wünsche Sie, dass Glück jemanden findend... passender zu Ihrem Vorzug dann." I do wish you luck finding someone... more suitable to your preference then. she added almost wanting to smirk because she could just picture how the others would take to him.

Aideen dismissed him simply and walked to her tree, climbing up it with ease. Hooking her legs behind it, she let herself hang upside down as she began to do sit ups to keep her core in balance. Keeping in shape was important, as her uncle said.

[Onyx]

He did not move from his place, nor did he speak. But he let his hands fall beside his side and looked blankly out across the lake. He was unphazed by her moving away from him, and although he registered her words, he payed no attention. He was used to being pushed away from people, all his life he had been subjected to people assuming he was 'different' by his choice of clothes, his music taste, his looks, even his voice. So he did not feel too mushc regret in the girls rejection of him. Although, he did feel strange, a new feeling that had once been supressed within him. Sadness? Hurt? It felt strange, yet he knew he should not have the emotion at all, he had grown past it, he was better than it.... but why then.... did it affact him so much? 'No, Stop it! You know better than this Jaspis, just get over it. She is a girl, nothing more, nothing less.' He thought angrily to himself. Anger, that was good, he enjoyed anger, it was a fun emotion, he could revert to a state of rage.

Rage, energy, power. Good, he felt the need to use up energy, his energy. Her words had made him angry, and by going back to the tree and dismissing him, he felt that rage building even more. His blood which was as blue as eyes bubbled over in his veins and his muscles tensed in his arms until he pulled his mouth into a snarl and threw one of his arms forward toward the lake. Letting out a low growl he released the energy into the water and it left a break in the waters surface where it had passed through, creating a sort of craterous effect on it, before it divebombed somewhere in the middle of the lake. Silence surrounded the area around him, before the water around his still formed energy ball began to expandand bubble beneath the surface. His rage was still there, he was still in a bottomless pit of rage and self assurance that he knew he should not be dismissed, least of all by Aideen.

Suddenly, the water which had been expanding beneath the surface forced itself up through the air, creating a sort of cylindrical shape in the middle of the lake. Dropletts of water blowing off in every direction, while only a small amount came ashore again. It felt good to release pent up anger like that, but it wasn't enough. Aideen had still dismissed him in a very rude and improper manor, no matter who she was, it was still not her place to treat him like that. "Für einen Anfang weiß ich, dass Sie ein Feuer bender sind, ist das etwas, das andere nicht wissen dürfen. Ich weiß, dass Sie excersising genießen, und irgendwie, Sie sind stolz auf Folgendes von genauen Reihenfolgen, fast in einem Militär wie Mode. Ich weiß, dass Sie Deutsch sprechen, das ein weit besserer Schrei ist, der am meisten von diesen so gerufenen Lehrern hier, weiß ich, dass Sie angezogen haben, irgendeine Scheiße nimmt, die gut in einem Sinn ist, aber Sie können es zu weit, Sie auch nicht nehmen die Witze nehmen, die ich zu Machen nicht gewöhnt bin. Sie scheinen, eine Sorte von. ...dead Aussehen in Ihren Augen zu haben, deshalb errate ich, dass etwas zu Ihnen geschehen ist, aber ich wouldn; t Richter, weil es nicht mein Ort ist. Bitte korrigieren Sie mich, wenn ich falscher aideen bin, aber in meinen Augen, alle von, dass wahr ist." ^{*For a start, i know that you are a fire bender, that is something others may not know. I know that you enjoy excersising, and somehow, you take pride in following exact orders, almost in a military like fashion. I know that you speak german, which is a far better cry that most of these so called teachers here, I know that you dont take any crap, which is good in a sense, but you can take it too far, you don't even take the jokes which i am not accustomed to making. You seem to have a sort of....dead look in your eyes, so i guess that something happened to you, but i wouldn;t judge because it is not my place. Please correct me if i am wrong aideen, but in my eyes, all of that is true.*} he growled angrily, reaching down and picking up a small handful of the snow before crushing it into a small ball and throwing it hard into the lake, much like his own energy force, but this time it didn't create the effect that the before ball did, shame...this one only made a small *plop* and that caused very little entertainment for him

[Ember]

One. Aideen lifted herself up with her abs and brought herself down slowly steadily paced just as her Uncle would demand of her.
Two. She repeated the process, hearing her Uncle's voice echoing in her head to keep her arms straight.
Three. She was a good warrior, and she would not mess up again. She would live up to her good breeding.
Four. Her Uncle would not be disappointed with her. Even if he got a phone call from Emma Frost about her recent slip ups. She would make it up to all of them and be a good soldier.
Five. German didn't seem happy with her leaving. And here she thought she was doing him a favor. How odd people were.
Six. She looked dead? Certainly not the most pleasant description she ever received. Aideen preferred other descriptions like 'cold' or 'intimidating' even. Dead wasn't very nice.
Seven. Why did everyone assume something was wrong with her? She was perfectly fine. Better than she had ever been. What could he possibly judge since she was alright? Aideen was not injured and certainly nothing was wrong with her health wise or physically.
Eight. A joke? When did they joke? Here she thought a battle of wits and banters was occurring. Then again, her sense of humor hadn't been around in awhile. Must have left with her emotions.

Twelve sit ups later, Aideen did a flip off the branch and landed easily on her feet. She adjusted her bandanna and saw him just as he threw the snowball in the lake. In her usual steady graceful walk, she walked back to the bench and sat down stiffly, her eyes moving from the lake to the woods beyond it. How odd, the second she looked there her heart started beating faster. Perhaps she overexerted herself. That must be it. Her heart rate must have taken longer to rise.
"Wir sind alle zu unseren Meinungen und Beobachtungen berechtigt. Viele, von den sie sich ändern, hängen ab, wie nah wir beobachten, oder lernt um etwas," We're all entitled to our opinions and observations. Many of them vary depending how closely we observe or learn about something. she said softly in a lifeless far off voice as she stared at the forest, wondering why her heart beat would not slow down.

[Onyx]

"WAS MACHT, DASS BEDEUTET!" ^{*WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!*}[/sup] he roared angrily, his eyes flashing over as the rage which had to recently left his system returned with a vengeance. his hands balled into fists again and the energy which ran through his body did not just produce into a mere ball, or shape of any sort. It engulfed his fist and steadily grew up to his wrist, slowly, but surely making its way right up to his arm and continuing. Rage built upon rage as he watched her calmly ignore him for what seemed like hours, whereas probably less that a minute had gone by. She was causing his immense anger to fill his body. The white blonde hair which adorned his head stood on and almost in an anti-gravitational manor and the electric energy found it's way up toward his elbow. Such power surged through him that he felt wrong to contain it, to prevent it from escaping from his body.

Almost fate brought upon her movement from the tree, as, within seconds of the electric red glow reached his shoulder, he let out an almost primitive growl and thrust his arm toward the tree she had so recently vacated. The red glow surrounded it as it had done him, branches withering and collapsing from the main trunk, which too seemed to shrink from the electric power that sured through it, before finally....

*SNAP*[/size]

The tree snapped from its core, causing a reaction much like someone tripping over. The trunk fell from the top, but did not break, it just fell, bringing up its roots which had more or less disintegrated from beneath the ground. Finally, the glowing dulled to nothing, but still remained on the arm of the tall and quite frankly, outrageously angry german boy. "Ich habe sehr hart versucht, böse mit Ihnen nicht zu werden, aber was so falsch mit Ihnen ist, dass Sie alles beantworten müssen, mag Sie auch nicht denken frei! Welche Art von einer Person Sie sind!" ^{*I have been trying very hard not to get angry with you, but what is so wrong with you that you need to answer everything like you are not even thinking freely! What kind of a person are you!*}[/sup] he growled lowly, his eyes clamped tigh shut as he tried to will his body into a state of calm, willing the red energy to release itself from his arm and to just continue flowing throughout his body.

[Ember]

The anger that German felt because of her response for some reason didn't surprise her too much. Too bad about that tree though, it was a good exercising tree. Aideen just watched him with her large lifeless eyes, the immense power and anger that radiated off of him. She could picture a fair few people in the school who would probably go into into fighting mode or cower from fear.

Not her though. Aideen watched him with her lifeless expression as he shut his eyes and made the attempt to calm down. She stood up quietly and walked over to him. She gently laid one hand on his other arm that his dark power was not emerging from. "Sie besitzen ein starkes und mächtiges Geschenk. Verschwenden Sie es für etwas mag dies nicht," You possess a strong and powerful gift. Do not waste it for something like this. Aideen said softly in the same voice. She brought her other hand up to lightly place on his jaw with no fear whatsoever. "Meine Gründe für bestätigend nicht, wie richtig Ihre Meinung und Beobachtung nicht aus Arglist sind. Für das Willen das ich bin fein, und in Ihrer Firma ich bin nicht unter dem Eindruck, den Sie mich aus einigen Gründen erbarmen," My reasons for not confirming how correct your opinion and observation are not out of malice. For the sake that I am fine, and in your company I am not under the impression that you are pitying me for some reason. she added in the same soft voice.

Aideen did not fear him, she no longer cared. Though she will admit that it was refreshing to be in company that did not give her an odd look of worry or pity. It wasn't a feature she tolerated with anyone else in the school. If he would ask, she would tell him since no longer had any emotional attachment to anything that happened or was said. Aideen's large chocolate deadpan eyes remained on the tall German with no fear behind them.

[Onyx]

Normally, someone making physical contact with him would result in them being removed from his person, either of their own accord, or by his own force. But the fire girl had a different kind of aura which surruounded her, it held no anger, no fear, no regret. She was constantly relaxed, and, as strange as the feeling around her was, it kept Jasper from moving away from her when she touched his arm again. It felt almost like a sign of comfort, like the one he would receive from his mother before his father was murdered, that day haunted him more than he ever let on to anyone. Never before had he explained his situation of being fatherless and his reasons for abandoning his home so happily, leaving behind the only person on this earth that probably cared for him more than he did himself. The touch that this girl had brought back memories to him, before all this tragedy happened, before he was confirmed as one of those mutant kids who deserved to be taken away from society and brought up in a different environment away from their loved ones, or...the ones who loved them anyway.

Her words hit him hard. This stone cold and emotionless girl who he had managed to retrieve but a small hint of amusement from, had touched his mind in a way he had almost forgotten. The softness of her words, the comfort of her burning hand against his skin, it was almost as electric as the sparks of energy within him. Although, he felt no need to react to her, no intention to move. Not until she raised her other hand to his jaw. That suprised him. No-one had ever tried to get anywhere near him for reasons that usually involved some element of fear, but Aideen had none, or so it seemed. She felt nothing inside, just as he described her earlier...'dead'. "Ein Geschenk? Dies ist ein Fluch! Wir sind alle hier, die Welt ablehnt uns verflucht, als „Mutanten“ und wir geschickt werden, hier bis wann zu leben? Bis wir controle unsere Kraft können, und ist normale Leute wieder!" ^{*A gift? This is a curse! We are all cursed here, the world rejects us as 'mutants' and we are sent to live in this place until when? Until we can controle our power and be normal people again!*}[/sup] he grumbled softly, finally calming himself down and feeling a complete dispel of his power from his other arm, finally. He could have smirked at the situation that he had found himself in, but it was not for him to move in any way, other than to place his hand which was now free from dark energy on her shoulder. "Aideen, warum würde ich Sie erbarmen? Wann gibt es je jede Zeit für Erbarmen!?" ^{*Aideen, why would i pity you? When is there ever any time for pity!?*} he grumbled softly, before looking up again away from her.

[Ember]

Satisfied that he had calmed down enough so not to end up blowing up a section of the school, Aideen let her hand fall to her side from his face and held out her hand palm up. "Ein Fluch. Sie denken so? Ich mag lieber es. Es macht einen einen überlegeneren Krieger als andere. Wenn Sie wissen, wie zu benutzen es richtig und klug genug zu wissen sind, wenn und wie es in irgendeiner Lage zu benutzen, dann können Sie die Wege von einem Krieger beherrschen," A curse. You think so? I rather like it. It makes one a more superior warrior than others. If you know how to use it correctly and are smart enough to know when and how to use it in any situation, then you can master the ways of a warrior. she said as her hand lit up in low heated orange and blue flames, engulfing her entire hand like a second glove. She moved her fingers around, watching the flames join and separate before bringing the fire back within her. Aideen turned slightly away from him, not caring too much about the weight of his hand on her shoulder. Funny, at one point she hated to be touched, especially after her encounter with Sabretooth. Now it just didn't seem to matter anymore. The only thing that mattered now was her duties,and she was exempt from them for the day by Emma Frost.

Aideen looked out into the woods, her lifeless expression ever wavering. "Leute amüsieren auf ihrer eigenen Weise, aber sie verursachen, dass Schmerz und das Ziel von einem Krieger stört, wenn Sie zu nah werden," People are amusing in their own way, but they cause pain and disturb the goal of a warrior if you get too close. she said softly in her expressionless voice."Sie können ein Ärgernis ebenso sein, wie am meisten jeder hier, für was auch immer logisch denkt, mich mit Angelegenheit und Erbarmen anschaut. Es wird lieber ärgernd schnell, für es gibt keinen Grund dafür," They can be a nuisance as well, like most everyone here for whatever reason look at me with concern and pity. It gets rather annoying quickly, for there is no reason for it. Aideen added looking back up at him, now wondering why her heart rate sped up every time she looked towards the woods. It must be a reaction to sitting in a tree and perhaps reminding her of those exercises.

[Onyx]

Quickly turning his head down toward her again as she removed her hand from his face, the blonde hair which sat atop it swayed lightly in the breeze, still remaining ever styled without cause. It was a wonder to him how it stayed like it did, he never even brushed it after his shower. He rolled his eyes at her as she spoke again, did she honestly believe that these....'powers' were not a curse placed upon them. "Sie haben offensichtlich die gleiche Erfahrung als mich nicht gehabt. Für mich, ist diese Kraft eine beständige schlechte Erinnerung, hasse ich es, es schrecklich, ebenso viel ist, wie ander es wollen darf, habe ich angezogen!" ^{*You obviously did not have the same experience as me. For me, this power is a constant bad memory, i hate it, it is horrid, as much as other may want it, i dont!*}[/sup] he grumbled. Feeling his temper rise again at the memories that his power brought he removed his hand from her shoulder and moved away from her, letting her other hand fall as well.

"Ein Krieger? Damit ist was falsch mit Ihnen ist? Sie denken, dass Sie ein Krieger sind? Es ist logisch ich errate...." ^{*A warrior? So that is what is wrong with you? You think you're a warrior? It makes sense i guess....*}[/sup] he grumbled into the air, not particularly talking to Aideen, but merely stating an idea which began swimming around in his head. Walking closer toward the waters edge, he hunched down in a kneeling position and moved his fingers slowly across the waters surface. His grumbling voice almost echoing off it. "Gut erbarme ich Sie, in einem Sinn ich nicht beneide Sie. Aber das ist zwischen uns und dem Himmel. Kein Aideen, warum ich sollte, haben Sie einen Grund, Sie zu erbarmen, Sie haben es sich gesagt, gibt es keinen Grund dafür." ^{*Well i don't pity you, in some sense i envy you. But that is between us and the sky. No Aideen, why should i have a reason to pity you, you said it yourself, there is no reason for it.*}[/sup]

[Ember]

Aideen watched him move away from her and go by the shore of the lake. She stayed quiet for a minute, refusing to look at the woods because her body's reaction was rather odd. "Ich bin ein Krieger. Ich bin ausgebildet worden und bin als ein erhoben worden," I am a warrior. I've been trained and raised as one she said softly and firmly. Her uncle had always told her that, drilled it into her head. She knew the Ancient Warrior Creed by heart since she was six years old. Aideen moved by him and bent her knees, balancing on the balls of her feet. "Beneiden Sie mich nicht. Vertrauen Sie mir, wenn ich sage, dass ich keine Person bin, zu beneiden," Do not envy me. Trust me when I say I am not a person to envy. she said quietly, watching the ripples in the water for a moment before turning to look at him.

"Ihre Kraft, obwohl... Sie es ändern würden, und ist wie jeder sonst? Von meinen eigenen Beobachtungen und meiner eigenen Meinung scheinen Sie lieber, sie zu mögen." Your power though... you would change it and be like everyone else? From my own observations and my own opinion, you seem to rather like them. The slightly amused tone returned in her lifeless eyes as they moved from his face to the goosebumps on his torso. What is with men that makes them too damn stubborn to admit they are cold even when the temperature is below zero?

[Onyx]

Jasper did not turn around as he felt Aideen kneel down beside him, she was a strange girl he would admit that, she had the sort of aura that she hated company, much like him. But, somehow, he felt fine being around her, and her alone. She was bearable, easy to be around. And to be fair, she was the only student so far who knew how to speak German as well as him. "Ich sehe. Das ist logisch ich errate. Aber immer noch, Sie sind kein Krieger hier hier behandeln sie Sie ein Kind mögen, trotz was Sie Kennen aufgewachsen sind." ^{*I see. That makes sense i guess. But still, you are not a warrior here, here, they treat you like a child, despite what you grew up knowing.*}[/sup] he grumbled slowly, thinking of his own hand made motor bike sitting un used in the garages. Oh how badly he wanted to go out and ride it, even if it meant being escorted by a teacher, it was doubtful that they would catch him anyway, as somehow, he managed to channel his energy into the bike as well.

"Und erzählen Sie mir nicht was zu fühlen Aideen, ich beneide Sie, sehr viel so, nicht erzählt, dass mich sonst denke. Sie haben keine Idee, warum ich Sie beneide, deshalb können Sie sicher nicht sein, wenn ich oder nicht sollte." ^{*And do not tell me what to feel Aideen, i envy you, very much so, don't tell me to think otherwise. You have no idea 'why' i envy you, so you cannot be sure if i should or not.*}[/sup] he added, turning his head a little, but not looking at her. He felt jealous that she was so comfortable here, or so she showed, yet was still able to feel free enough to not complain about anything here. Whereas, he could see faults everywhere, mainly in the rules that was enforced here in this country. For one, he could not ride his bike like he could in Germany, he could drink not even celebratory, and he was not old enough to go on nights out. As, in the months before he arrived, his mother had told him to read up on laws, rules and other enforcments that existed here.

At her last comment about his power, he flicked his fingertips over the water and stood abruptly, turning away from her and placing his hands behind his head to calm his thoughts again. What was it with her that made him think so much of home, nothing else here did, it was just here! And it was not fair. "Wie ich gesagt habe, haben Sie offensichtlich die gleiche Erfahrung als mich beim Finden Ihrer Kraft nicht gehabt. Für mich, bringt es nur Erinnerungen die ich lieber würde vergessen, einige, die nur sehr wenige Leute sich vorstellen können, und, der einige machen würde, sich fühlen krank. Ich habe nie diese Kraft gewollt, habe ich nie darum gebeten, aber weil wenn es ich mit Erinnerungen des Hasses, Todes, Ärgers, und berievement verflucht bin." ^{*Like i said, you obviously did not have the same experience as me when finding your power. For me, it brings only memories which i would rather forget, some which only very few people can imagine, and which would make some feel ill. I never wanted this power, I never asked for it, but because if it I am cursed with memories of hate, death, anger, and berievement.*}[/sup] he mumbled again, his voice now alot quieter as he closed his eyes in thought. Oh how he wished to give up this 'gift' to have back what was taken because of it.

[Ember]

Aideen watched him with her lifeless eyes as he spoke. The sun was beating down on the but the wind had picked up a little bit, blowing her thick hair around and at one point it must have hit German on the shoulder. She listened quietly as he spoke, not wanting to interrupt him. She kept her emotionless gaze on him as he stood up and turned away from her, obviously to keep his composure. Aideen stayed in the same place and look at him for a moment longer before looking back at the water. "Wir haben alle Erinnerungen des Schmerzes, die von resultiert haben, ein Mutant zu sein. Viele, von den uns Freunde und Familie demzufolge verloren haben. Nicht denkt, dass Sie allein sind, als es kommt zum Verlust von derjenig geliebt hat," We all have memories of pain that resulted from being a mutant. Many of us lost friends and family as a result. Do not think that you are alone when it comes to the loss of loved ones. she said softly looking at the water.

Aideen stood up and walked up quietly behind German, looking at the goosebumps on his back. She raised her hand and hesitated for one moment. Remember Uncle's teachings... it is best for one to live a life alone. Look what happened to James and Logan. It goes against my training. Uncle would not be happy.
She brought her hand back, still hesitating as her lessons went through her head and her Uncle's dangerous voice echoed her instructions. I cannot let him get close to me. That will cause more destruction. He was not here for the battle though. No pity or concerns from him like everyone else has given me. I still don't understand why though. I'm just being a good soldier.
With that Aideen placed her hand on his back and slowly a light flame tickled his entire back which would give the feeling of stepping into a hot shower before the fire disappeared back into her hand. "Ich frage Sie jetzt für Ihren Namen," I ask you now for your name. Aideen said softly.

[Onyx]

Turning his head sharply around at Aideen, his eyes glazed over with an empty sort of look, something about it held the hurt and regret that he still held tight to his heart, the one thing that made him want to push people away. He never wanted to be so harsh as a child, but after what happened with his father, he felt no other way. "Sie erzählen mich hier, und jetzt dass Ihre erste Erfahrung von Ihrer Kraft sich und Ihre Mutter vom Mann schützen musste, der nur Momente, bevor Ihren Vater ermordet hatte, der dann jene Kraft benutzt muss, den Mörder sich zu töten, und ich werde aufhören, sich um zu beschweren, verziert mit dieser Kraft zu werden." ^{*You tell me here and now that your first experience of your power was having to protect yourself and your mother from the man who only moments before had murdered your father, then having to use that power to kill the murderer yourself, and i will stop complaining about being adorned with this power.*}[/sup] he whispered, lowering his arms and wrapping them tightly across his chest as he looked in front of him again. It was almost as if he was re-living the memory of the incident. Like he was there in that moment, seeing the image of his bloody father laying on the ground of his parents room, his mother cowering in fear. It was almost too much to bear. "Gehen Sie Aideen, weiter erzählen Sie mir das." ^{*Go on Aideen, tell me that.*}[/sup]

It took a while for him to calm down again, and to stop himself from becoming unnessissarily upset. Yet it still meant alot of deep breathing on his part, the air around his mouth become sparkling paticles of ice on his breath. He knew he looked weak now, but he couldn't help it, and right now, he felt close to wanting to break down and destroy more things. Only when he felt the warmth of Aideens hand against his back did he move again. His shoulder blades moving against his skin from the sensation, causing more goosebumps against it. It did amuse him slightly how every time they had contact, it caused him to feel the colness around him further. Then, as she asked for his name, his face twisted into a smirk, she brought him back to reality where he found his mind returned to the icy lake area, where he had spent a good time talking to Aideen, making a friend? No, he doesn't make friends, not Jasper, not the 'evil German'. But still... "Mein Name? ... Jaspis. Jaspis Bellford." ^{*My name? ... Jasper. Jasper Bellford.*}[/sup] he muttered, shaking his head slightly with a sigh.

[Ember]

Jasper.. it suits him and it doesn't at the same time. The thought drifted through her head as Aideen's gaze dropped to his back and she noticed a vulnerability in his usual tough persona. She must have felt that at one point. "Nr.. Ich kann Ihnen das nicht erzählen," No.. I cannot tell you that, she said softly and once again made the same fire omit from her hand and tickle his back and arms with the low comforting heat, since that seemed to relax him and Aideen had never done it before. Testing her abilities has a good part of her training.
"Ich habe nie meine Eltern gekannt. Aber ich kann Sie erzählen der, dass jeder ich je mich gepflegt habe, ist gestorben. Und es ist immer wegen mich," I never knew my parents. But I can tell you that that everyone I ever cared for died. And it is always because of me. she added in the same soft lifeless voice as casually as if she was talking about the weather. Yes, Uncle did tell me the dangers of close relationships after James died. I should have listened to him, then Logan would be alive and having his beer. That was good beer. I wonder if there is another stash of liquor around here? Uncle always let me drink. I think I'll look for some later, Aideen thought as she watching the flames tickle his back and arms in a rather nice rhythm that the stronger wind couldn't blow out. That's pretty.