#ia open

The sun had set and yet here he was clad in a tank top and sweat pants, his white hair drenched in sweat. Though his body still sore from literally being forced to change species, he was finding himself to be feeling better and in great need of getting out and about again. God forbid he let himself go. He had been craving this, jogging for miles and just letting any thoughts be washed away with exhaustion. 

He had come to a slow walk as he regained himself, water bottle in hand and drenching himself. With winter gone, the temperatures were starting to move towards more favourable weather though with his attire it was still a tad chilly. He didn’t mind though, that wasn’t why he had stopped. It was his head or rather the headache that was now setting in. 

He needed to sit for a second, drink more water and just cool down. Perhaps he could send it away, far away. He winced, the splitting feeling was not pleasant. Perhaps it was a migraine, perfect timing really. He had been lucky to avoid having one for years. He moved and sat on a bench, head leaning into his hands as to block out the light from the lamps that hang above the pathways.

Pepero day had come and was now long gone, but the kitsune forgot about his chocolate nut covered stick. Coming across the snack on his desk he examines it over a bit, it was packaged and sealed...it should still be good right? Shrugging a bit the kitsune leaves it on the desk for a few more minutes as he gets dressed and grabs it on his way out of the room. 

Baekhyun was headed out Christmas shopping, of course this year he didn’t have anyone but himself to shop for...So it was more of a shopping spree for warm and fluffy things. Sweaters, blankets, scarves, hats, Baekhyun liked staying warm, he was not a fan of the cold at all. Maybe he wasn’t exactly in the right climate area for his liking, but he liked everything else about the school so far. 

Unwrapping the pepero stick he starts to snack on it as he makes his way to the market. He was surprised that the stick still tasted pretty good, points to the grounds keeper for excellent packaging. Tossing the wrapper into the trashcan he yawns a bit and continues on his way. 

Half way to the market Baekhyun started to feel funny. He was starting to wonder if maybe that pepero stick did go bad after all. Letting out a slight displeased noise he continues on his way, he was only a few minutes from the heart of the market, maybe there he could get some water and some more food to counteract his snack. 

Leaves, herbs, dried fruit, sunflowers; just about anything can be turned into tea. And there wasn’t much more then a good cup that the Nurse loved more then a good cup of tea. And today was the perfect day for such with all the rain that was coming down. Sure, it wasn’t as good as a moon light or star light, but lets be honest, the way the steam fills the room with the most pleasing scents is hard to resist. 

Gideon was sitting in his office. His head was thumping in his hands as he wasn’t sleeping to well from the way that the school was getting to him. He couldn’t tell if it was stress or just plain not used to the situation, but he did know he needed a way to keep himself distracted. 

And what way was better then to getting himself a small creature to keep around his office? He had an animal before, but they were only wild creatures like foxes and wolves. And in a way, he would feel bad to get a domesticated animal. But he would let the animal roam as much as it pleased. Deciding on tackling the thought after his office closed for the day, he slung his bag over his shoulder and started to head towards..well he didn’t quite know where yet. 

Baekhyun was still getting used to the entire Academy experience as he liked to call it, everything was so confusing and new. Why did places like this even really exist, he turned out fine without one for so long. But then again, people weren't as good at discovering themselves and their abilities. He shrugged and continued walking outside, today he decided he wanted to explore the outside grounds and such. Mostly where he'd be playing football. That was probably the only class he was really excited for, he had always enjoyed sports and the competition of it. Just like he had always enjoyed winning.

Eventually he decided that after looking around he was just going to sit on the grass and soak up the sun. It was a beautiful place he had to admit, somewhere he could really get used to being considering he had always loved the outdoors and the views. The Academy had plenty to offer. It was quiet where he had decided to sit, not many students were around which was good. After a couple of days of rushing about it felt good to just sit and relax. The people he had met had definitely been far from normal as well, beings he never even knew existed resided in the rooms around him.