The Heart of Home

[Mesutashi Niaku]

Mesutashi stood before the large wooden doors of MH with her eyes stinging as she held back tears. How long had it been since she had set eyes upon the familiar stone work of the castle? It didn't matter the exact time frame, to her it had felt like eternity.

She reached out her hand and tugged the door open so she could enter. Then, upon entering she resealed the entry behind her with a small shove of the door with her shoulder.

Her chesnut hair was long once more and her cerulean eyes glowed as was normal for her. Her long absence was due to her little sister finally being found. She was alive and sane after Mesu and an old friend had helped her regain health.

She wiped away a stray tear that rolled down her cheek and straigtened her shoulders. She had grown an inch since her departure, which wasn't overly noticable because she slouched a lot. She let her trunk drop to the floor with a wave of her wand she held. It clunked down and the noise reverberated across the hall. As she went to step forward she tripped on her robes which were caught under her trunk. However, she merely smiled and gently pulled free the now ripped fabric.

She was alright. Her sister was alright... Looking around the Entrance Hall, Mesu nodded in agreement with her thoughts. Everything was alright.

"What a beautiful word for it. Home." She was home.

((Uh... not that I ever rped leaving... but it's a bit late for that now, don't you think? So let's just use our imaginations, shall we?))

[Samantha]

(hope you dont mind me posting deary...its been a while)

Samantha strung her long white hair back in two lose braids, and set out of the common to hopefully find something to do. The few friends she had left at the school were about and around doing something or another, and she was left alone. How normal.

A sweater, and blue jeans, was her normal wear around the castle during the cold winter months. Even the inside seemed to be chilly unless you were by the fire. She thought back to the first days of being at the school, remembering how she was so overwhelmed by the size. Now, her feet merely carried her, as if they always knew where to go.

With a smile on her face she walked into the entrance hall, on her way to the great hall for something to eat. Her emerald eyes, dimmer then they used to be, and her smile only half meant, but she was still part the old Samantha. She scanned the Entrance hall giving no thought to the people she saw, it all seemed so routine to her. But one thing she noticed made her do a double take.

It can't be.. she thought to herself absently, and then kept walking through the room. Before she went through the door leading to the Great Hall, she looked back over her shoulder, as though she was unsure of her decision.

In an instant she was almost at a run, "Mesu!" She shouted, throwing caution to the wind, and hugging her friend.

[Mesutashi Niaku]

((SAM! It has really been forever, huh?))

Mesu perked up even more at a familiar voice. She stood and turned to face it's owner. She too began to run and gratefully, warmly, accepted the hug from Samantha. She didn't want to let go, but managed to pull away so Sam could breath. "Sam! Oh my goddess is it ever so wonderful to see you... How have you been?"

Before she would allow Sam to answer she hugged her again. She then took off her ripped robe to reveal a pair of her usual black leather strapped pants and a simple black ribbed tank top. Granted, it was cold, but she'd survive for the short time it would take to find her jacket. She opened her trunk and pulled it out, it was right on top, an olive green bomber jacket with a set of screen printed wings on the back.

She turned back to Sam as she closed her trunk. Then she took a seat on it and offered one to Sam as well. "So, back to those questions!"

[Samantha]

Samantha smiled so big she thought her face couldn't strech anymore. Her friend hugged her, and then again. It was amazing, when she thought no one was coming back, someone shows up. Samantha rememberd all the good times with Mesu, and it made her even happier, and before she could think about it and answer the questions, she knew Mesu hadn't changed to much, the style of dress was still the same at least.

Sam smiled at her friend, letting it fall slightly, but happy all the same, as she sat down beside Mesu. "It has, been a long time." she said, her voice mesured with a little sadness, or perhaps nostalgia. "I left for a while too, and just a couple of weeks ago i came back here to this crazyness of home." She said.

She thought of how odd this much look to passerbys. Seeing two old friends sitting down on a trunk in the center of the huge room, just happily being in one abothers company. It was an interesting display.

"And of your life?" She asked excited to know her friend was back.

[Mesutashi Niaku]

"Eh... well. It's been complicated, but my sister's home! Sei's alive!" She said excitedly. Mesu pointed to Sei by the wall. Then covering her mouth on one side, she spoke quietly to Sam. "She'd been a bit out of it... and for good reason! However, I'd like you to meet her."

Her eyes had not left her little sister. With a gentle smile, she beckoned Sam to stand and approach her. "She won't bite... I don't think. If so she's acquired rabies in the last five minutes."

Mesu too rose to her feet and headed for Sei's statuesque figure planted against the stone. She waited to close the gap between them though until Sam was even with her.

[lostinyou1290]

Sei had entered the castle with her sister and watched the two old friends meet again. As the girls chatted, Sei leaned against a wall.

Sei looked over towards Mesu once she heard her name but almost instantly went back to what she was doing. She looked around and studied the hall. It was very welcoming.

[Samantha]

Samantha looked over to the person whom Mesu was speaking. Sam had wondered why Mesu was watching her, now it made a little more sense. She stood up slowly, and walked over to the girl. Sei, Mesu said her name was.

Samantha smiled pleasantly, but she noted she never remembered that Mesu had a sister. She never recalled her friend ever mentioning it. However, she dismissed it, and smiled again at Sei. Sam waited to see if Mesu would introduce them.

[Mesutashi Niaku]

"Sei, this is Samantha. She's probably one of my best friends here, if not the best... or was before I left." Mesu added the last bit, unsure of what might have changed. "Sam, this is my little sister Sei."

Mesu had caught the instant of confusion in Sam's eyes and felt it too. She decided to explain. "I know I haven't mentioned her or anything before... that's because it was a touchy subject. My immaturity was the reason for her abduction and possible death. I thought about it frequently, but hardly ever spoke of it... I didn't truly want to get into a discussion about her when I blamed myself so strongly, and still do."

It was true, she still blamed herself for everything that her sister went through. She knew though, that Sam had a right to know about it and should have known before. If they were best friends as Mesu had mentioned, she shouldn't have kept it a secret...

[Samantha]

Samantha's emerald eyes were bright with happiness from seeing her best friend, and now meeting someone new, anyone who was close with Mesu, was surely okay in her own book.

"It's truly a pleasure." Samantha said to Sei. When Mesu, began to explain she felt bad because she didn't want her friend to feel as though she had to explain- however Sam was glad to know. She didn't want to have it just sit there as one of those awkward little things.

"Oh, I didn't mean to make you explain yourself, as you could tell I was only wondering." She said, with a smile at her friend. Nothing could have made her day better then to have Mesu come back to the big school.

Samantha turned back to Sei, " Glad to have you here at the school." She said cheerfully.

[lostinyou1290]

"Nice to meet you Sam." Sei said. She didnt like the fact that her sister felt it was her fualt. It wasn't her fualt. It was no ones.

"I'm glad to be here."

[Mesutashi Niaku]

Mesu smiled akwardly between her sister and her friend. "So, let's all have a Ramune to celebrate, shall we?"

Picking up her bubbly attitude once more, she went back to her trunk and opened it. She pulled out an apple cider one for herself, then turned to the others. "We have original, peach, melon, strawberry, grape, orange, lemonade, lychee, and a holiday special, apple cider flavor! Choose your posion."

((There sadly isn't really an apple cider flavor one... but hey, creative license!))

[Samantha]

Samantha laughed, Mesu had the oddest stuff with her. Sam should have known the girl couldn't leave home without a years worth of Ramune. A drink Samantha hadn't even known about until the party she had met her friend at. The memory was one of the best she had at the school.

Sam smiled, and thought about it. "Hm.." She said, with a fake look of concentration on her face. "Strawberry." She said, keeping it simple.

[Mesutashi Niaku]

Mesu grinned and pulled out a strawberry Ramune for Sam. "What about you, Sei?"

She then pulled out her wand and waved a few chairs and a table into the room. One the table were three plates, three saucers, three cups, and three napkins. "For food and tea later! We can't very well celebrate properly without a tea party."

From her trunk she produced tea party hats. Mesu's was pink and straw-like with a great big straw flower to match it attached to the ribbon. She tossed the other two their hats as well.

((You can decide what they look like!))