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with @msunatty at the carriage ride | msumausoleum

the night is young and for some reason xander just can't find it in himself to give up on getting at least one peaceful carriage ride. of course he didn't mind the ride with natsuki and stephanie despite his first preference being to go alone. the second time around, he was hoping that toseong student - malia - would be smart enough to not talk to him. it almost seemed like the young girl was unfamiliar with who xander was with the way she had so cheerfully and sickeningly sweetly smiled at him though. it was enough to put him in a bad mood all over again.

after spending some time in the dimly lit dungeons though, he's headed towards the carriage ride again, slowly stalking over to the one that's just finished making it's trip around. there's a small group of underclassmen who are heading towards the carriage as well - obviously excited for the ride - however, as one of them turns to laugh at something their friend said, she spots xander and immediately stops in place. xander simply holds her terrified stare as he walks on ahead of them as her friends ask her what's wrong before spotting xander themselves. he can hear their whispers get a little louder in panic as they all shuffle backwards while xander heads straight to the student monitoring the carriage rides.

it's the same one who refused to let him ride alone the very first time. but xander's decided that there's not much the student can do if he gets into the carriage alone. not if they want to get hurt. so he simply ignores their statements of 'the rides are meant for two or more people' and goes straight to the open carriage. however, as soon as a hand lands on his arm to hold him back xander immediately pulls out his wand, pressing it against the student's shoulder.

he's about hex the student when he sees someone approaching them from the corner of his eye. the spell is hanging on the tip of his tongue but he holds back from unleashing it. as he continues to hold his wand against the innocent student, he turns to confirm that whoever's walked in on the scene isn't a staff member or a prefect.