#mitchsanderson

Ariel hadn’t seen Mitch in quite some time, save for maybe once at the winter gala. Then she hadn’t gotten the chance to speak with them, but she’d made it a point in the new year to catch up. So she sent them a text to meet up at the nearby ice rink the next day, with the promise of hot chocolate and a fun time out. She’d gotten there early to reserve the both of them ice skates, though she wasn’t sure what shoe size they wore, so she waited right at the entrance until they arrived. Once she saw a familiar figure coming towards her, she waved her arms in the air, a big grin on her face.

Ariel wasn’t usually found in the communal kitchen; but she was trying out a new recipe, and there were way too many ingredients to properly work around it in her dorm. Upon opening the fridge, she spotted a bowl of strawberries. She wasn’t sure who owned them, and she could feel her stomach rumble. So quickly, she stuffed one into her mouth, only to turn around and see — “Mitch, hi,” she whispered, eyes blowing wide. “Did I just eat one of your strawberries? Oh my gosh, I did, didn’t I?” Shaking her head, she rushed towards them and pulled them into a hug. “I’m so sorry! You can totally have some of the food I’m making when it’s ready.”

“There. Good as new?” Chris chuckled. It wasn’t normal of him to goof around in such a way but after seeing the person bump their head at the gym, he felt obliged to stop and take concern. Especially since no one else was around. “I’ve had my bad head bumps in the past too.”

A calm afternoon with a breeze that lightly brushed through his hair before carrying itself back into the sky. The sun was out but shielded behind silver clouds, an effect which gave the pavement a consistent glow. He wished to fly today but he had already done so the night before and he could still feel the physical lingerings of his animal form. Such things worried him, he wouldn’t want to lose his human self forever. Besides, there was danger out there now and the compound’s inhabitants were being told to stay inside. Instead, he stood at the window of the second floor hall in the compound. Chen’s hands were folded neatly in front of him as he eyed the view pensively. The sound of a person approaching around the corner made him turn over his shoulder. He spotted a familiar face and smiled courteously at the sight of the other.

A friend. Admittedly, the thought of a vampire was usually a little frightening. But the energy that Mitch carried was clearly unthreatening and came with kind words that Chen appreciated in a friendship. 

“A lovely day, isn’t it? I wish I could go out and enjoy it the way I would like to.” Chen scoffed at his own statement as he remembered his friend couldn’t face the sun at all without a burning sensation. “I’m sorry. I’m sure you are well aware of the feeling.”

The weather had finally began to warm up, and Ariel had taken that as a sign to make her way back to the beach. Though it was a little less than two hours away and she still needed to pay for car rental, she missed the ocean. Granted, it had been so much easier to get to when she was on the island, but she couldn’t risk her father knowing. With her beach bag in hand and a towel over her shoulder, she made her way out of her dorm and began to walk to the elevator. What she didn’t expect was the elevator to be closed for repairs, making her huff in frustration. As she stepped to the side to take the stairs, she tripped over the carpet, making the items of her beach bag tumble and crash down the stairs. “Oh, come on!” she whispered angrily.