The Roof, Friday morning

[trigons_child]

Raven woke up early Friday morning beglittered and mortified. She wasn't sure what had happened the night before at Karla's slumber party, but she was convinced it was somehow her fault. The first time she'd encountered not-the-vampire Max, she'd slept with Chuck. Thursday afternoon she'd lost her hold on her fear and anger around Max again, and then that evening the party had turned into a veritable orgy of kissing. Both times she'd craved comfort and pleasant feelings to balance out the bad, so of course she must've caused it somehow. Because everyone knew glitter didn't cause girls to kiss.

Diana was still sleeping, so Raven went up to the roof to try to meditate. Stupid emotions. Stupid boys. Stupid kissing. Still not king.


[Roof is open, of course. Save me from doing actual work!]

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[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan didn't have anything to do today until the newspaper meeting much later, so she decided to trek up to the roof and enjoy the view, despite the fact that it was overcast.

She saw Raven and could tell the other girl was meditating. She debated saying hello or just heading down to one of the common rooms.

[trigons_child]

Raven was...failing to meditate. She heard Joan's footsteps and recognized her "emotional scent" (for lack of a better term) without opening her eyes. "Good morning, Joan," she said, looking up.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Sorry for interrupting," Joan apologized.

[trigons_child]

"It is all right," Raven assured her, unfolding her legs and stretching her limbs. "I was not having much success in centering myself, unfortunately."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan sat down near her, looking concerned. "What's wrong?"

[trigons_child]

"You were not at the slumber party last night, were you?" Raven said. She didn't remember seeing Joan, but...she'd been rather busy.

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"No, I was partied out after Ino's birthday party," Joan said.

[trigons_child]

"You were fortunate then," Raven said. "I think I used my gifts on others unknowingly."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Why do you think that?" Joan asked.

[trigons_child]

"Everyone started kissing everyone else," Raven said. "It was not a natural affection." Because natural affection would not have made her try to put her tongue down Kennedy's throat.

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Layla wasn't exactly in a good mood when he woke up this morning but for an entirely different matter.

Granted he didn't have as good a reason as Rachel, but still being stuck as guy was a pretty good reason to head to the roof.

"Hey," he grunted as he wandered out on the rooftop.

[trigons_child]

Raven didn't recognize Layla, having not bumped into her as a boy either Wednesday or at the party. And, since everyone had changed back Thursday, surely this wasn't one of the girls she knew. Naturally, she assumed it was a new student. One who badly needed a shower, judging by his awful hair.

"Good morning," she said politely in greeting.

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"You look like you're having a good morning," he said ironically. "You, okay Rachel?"

[trigons_child]

"Have we met?" Raven asked, puzzled. "I am sorry, but I have forgotten your name."

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Layla Miller," he said with a grimace. "I usually know stuff."

[trigons_child]

"You are still a boy," Raven said. Way to point out the obvious, Ms. Empath.

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"And my hair looks like a bird nested in it," Layla agreed. "Fun, huh? What brings you up to the roof of emo?"

[trigons_child]

With all her powers of healing, Raven believed she may have met her match with that hair. Nothing could heal it. Nothing.

"I was attempting to meditate," she admitted. "My day yesterday was unsettling."

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Nothing could heal this hair. Except for maybe the love of a clumsy girl with very pale skin.

"The sleepover overwhelm you a bit?" Layla asked sympathetically. "Looked liked everyone was having a good time."

For his part, Layla had sat in the corner drinking and just watching the festivities. "If you'd rather meditate, I can go somewhere else."

[trigons_child]

"No, it is all right, you do not have to go," Raven said. "And I fear I overwhelmed the sleepover, not the other way around."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan sort of stared at Layla. "Mr. Cullen?"

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Layla gave a little chuckle out at that.

"No. I just look a lot like him at the moment," Layla smirked. "It's Layla Miller, actually."

[Okay. I so didn't get this notification yesterday!]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Oh, okay," Joan said, shaking her head. "That's kind of weird. Wait. Why are you still a boy? Everyone else changed back yesterday."

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Layla replied with a grimace. "I guess I just got lucky."

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"That sucks," Joan said sympathetically.