Inside Ally

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana had to transfer from her old school across the sea to come over to Bellefonte for a sort of job. Ever since the news and whispers about a group against mutant, she and her family had been assigned different level jobs, Roxana's specifically to be transferred over to Bellefonte and look after certain people. Certain people who she was being paid to keep tabs on and protect in a way against any possible threats to said student’s life. It was her first big time undercover job and it was pretty easy when she thought about it. All she had to do was blend in, do what she normally did in school, all while keeping tabs and sending updates to her family and employers’ about what was going on and the current state of everyone at this academy.

She flopped down on the couch in the common area, having unpacked her few boxes and getting all settled. Her pet owl was going to have to remain outside and play off being a wild animal since she was not really allowed to have such a pet. Delta was pretty much wild anyways and knew how to find food and take care of himself, he was purely there to aid Roxana in her work and for some form of comfort in this new area. Having to leave past friends and the relationships she had made at her old school and now had to start again. She was not sure if she was looking forward to it or not, but she was going to do her best for the sake of her job. "Now what?" Roxana asked herself out loud, thinking of what to do now. She had only been shown where she was staying, she didn’t really know her way around the school or where any of her classes or clubs where.

I need to gain an inside ally. She thought, looking around the common area in her room. A roommate would be a good idea. Forming a bond with a roommate would gain her an inside access to how things at this academy worked as well as a 'friend' of sorts. Problem was she did not really know any of her roommate’s names or where they were at the moment, so waiting in the common area of their dorm room was the plan. Using her powers a little to form a small crystal rabbit, well it was a lump at first, but after focusing, and working away at it, she was able to form a beautiful crystal rabbit. Well...she didn’t think it was beautiful, not yet, it still needed work, but it was getting there.

[Luxanna Viera]

Pushing herself out of bed, Lux groaned as she rubbed her eyes. She wasn't particularly tired or anything, she just felt as if she needed more sleep, just for the sake of sleeping itself. With a sigh, she tossed her feet from the bed and planted them against the chill floor. She stretched before gathering her messy curls into a bundle at the top of her head, and walked straight for the closet; Changing into a tank top and a cardigan, matched with a pair of skinny jeans. There, that had to be good enough.

Luxanna wasn't one for using make-up, so getting dressed in the morning was fairly easy for her, even if it no longer was early morning and she had slept way longer than what she should have. But still, all natural and stuff. It was mostly because she had never gotten into the routine of applying make-up, and tried spending as little time as she possibly could, so she could save her time for better things.

Walking out from her room, it took the timid girl a few seconds to realize that someone else was actually there; Someone she didn't know, ''Uhhh,'' she let out at first, scratching the back of her neck as her mind scanned for information, ''Oh! You're the new roomie, right? I heard we were getting someone new,'' she let out, laughing awkwardly, ''I'm Lux! Or Luxie... Or Luxanna. Whichever you prefer, really,'' she stuttered a little too quickly.

''Welcome to Bellefonte, I suppose,'' she laughed again. Best. First. Impression. Ever.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana had not been wearing anything special to say the least. Just a simple pair of blue jeans and a loose fitting black shirt. A short over shirt that could be used as something of a jacket hung over her shoulder, since she didn’t feel like putting it on. Top it all off was a hat, since she did like hats after all; she pretty much looked like she should be out on a farm of some sort, or at least working with horses. There was an idea; she made a mental note to check out if the school had a riding club or anything like that.

The sound of movement and then the voice had Roxana quickly turning around to face the girl that had just walked into the common area of their dorm room. She had to be a roommate. Unless one of the male roommates had her over as a guest and she was about to do the walk of shame. however that last thought was pushed aside when the other girl said roomie and then began to go on a tangent of sorts of what names to call her by. Roxana found it very interesting that the girl kind of had a name similar to hers in a way. She stood up, holding the rabbit in one hand while she extended the other out to the girl to shake. Good, make a good impression, she will do just fine for an inside ally. Roxana thought as she put a small smile on her face. "Hi Lux. I'm Roxana, but you can call me Rox if you like." Roxana said since she did prefer to be called Rox.

Rox and Lux, what a pair they were going to be. "Thank you. It looked really nice on my way in. Kind of like my old school." Roxana informed Lux as she glanced down at the crystal rabbit and then held it out to Lux. Yes, gifts are a way to gain a friend. She might not like rabbits however. Roxana thought, which was why she didn’t say anything and just help the rabbit out to see what Lux would say or do.

[Luxanna Viera]

Taking the blonde's hand, the brunette offered the girl one of her usual grins and shook it, ''It's nice to meet you, Rox,'' she said. It was kind of funny how their names was sort of the same; It was also very interesting, especially since Lux didn't meet a whole lot of people who shared the type of name she did; Apparently her mother had a sick sense of humor when it came to odd names for her children; Luxanna and Niklaus. Okay, so Nik's name wasn't too odd, just the way it was spelled.

''Oh, right! You're a transfer student!'' she chirped, ''That must be so cool, and so odd all at the same time,'' the timid brunette chuckled and raised her eyebrows at the outreached crystal rabbit; It was truly beautiful, and cute. Since well, it was a rabbit; Lux had a soft spot for animals, ''It's beautiful!'' Lux leaned in closer and studied the rabbit with squinted eyes, ''Man, I wish I had that kind of gift; Is it your powe- wait, is that rude of me to ask?''

Lux had never been one to get social hints and she more than not made a fool out of herself; It surely didn't help much that she was sorta shy. She had it easier with girls though, and now she was kind of in a place of advantage since the girl was new.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana took note on how Lux shook her hand, the rate of which she shook it, and how firm the grip was. You could learn a lot about a person just from the way they shook another person's hand. Unless they were good at switching between modes. Being antisocial one moment and then social the next. She would have to get to know Lux better before she could fully be sure. Roxana did smile a little however because it was pretty cool that they had similar names and all. Part of her wanted to be friends with the girl for that reason alone, but she knew better. Mission first, friends second; however, making friends and blending in was sort of part of the mission so she figure that in itself could aid in her desire to be friends with the other girl outside of just having similar names.

"Yes, it’s pretty neat to be over here. Was going to the sister school in Romania." Roxana said being honest about that part in order to distract away from the fact that yes it was weird for her to be transferring over here. In any real case there was no point to her coming over here. It was purely mission based for the several students she had been charged to keep track of. Simple observation mission as of now since there was no real threat yet. Just warning to a potential threat. Lux seemed to be looking at the rabbit in a curious manner and Roxana wondered what the other girl was going to say about it, knowing the it could have used some more work, but she was still getting down the whole crystal art. She at least knew that she had to start off with a hunk of crystal and manipulate it down from there instead of just already starting off with the size she had wanted it to be.

"Thank you. It’s for you." Roxana said extending her arm out a little more now so that Lux would take it. Making a mental note to make other crystal animals to see what else Lux liked. Gifts were always a quick way into someone’s heart, not the only way and it was important that was not the only method she used, but it was a start. "Crystal Manipulation. This rabbit it just for fun. I can do other things." Roxana spoke honestly, a smile on her face now because her art was complemented as well as her power which made her feel good. "What can you do?" Roxana then asked, figuring she had a right to know since she did share what she could do. Plus it was important to know what this new ally could do.

[Luxanna Viera]

Eh, handshakes had never really been Lux's thing; In fact, she didn't really like touching others or being touched too much to begin with. Being that close to someone always left her feeling rather awkward. Well, more than usual anyways. Let's face it, Lux was the definition of explaining the feelings of awkwardness and being uncomfortable as she spent 99% of her time feeling just that, the remaining 1% she was sleeping. So, needles to say; The handshake was sloppy and awkward.

''What was your other school like? About the same, or?'' Lux was actually sort of curious about the other schools. Not that she'd ever transfer or anything, but she wondered if they had things the same way like Bellefonte did. Bellefonte was a pretty nice school; Good standards; Good everything, really. But the Bellefonte family was also rich, so it wasn't much of a surprise there.

Luxanna's eyes widened as her gaze lifted upwards towards the blonde, ''Wait, what? Really?'' she squealed, reaching for the crystal bunny; She was gonna name it Bob. ''It's just so-wow! Gosh, are you sure? I mean, I don't want you to feel like you have to or anything, 'cause I'd be totally fine with just- man, it's soo cool!'' she rambled on, looking at Bob with wide and excited eyes. ''Oh wow, man aren't you lucky! Damn, that such a cool thing to be able to do! If I had the same power, I'd never leave my room,'' Lux admitted with a laugh and lowered her gaze towards Bob again, studying her new friend from top to toe, ''Oh, me? Nothing special really; I have what they call reactive adaptation; Basically I adapt to different situations; Like, let's say I take a really hard test, right? Then my IQ will heighten, or if I fight, my skin grows tougher,'' she answered somewhat absentmindedly; Bob had most of her focus now.

Bob was her new best friend; He'd be added on the shelves where her beautiful Furby collection stood on display.

[Roxana Strix]

The handshake didn’t have any passion or actual drive behind it, like the person giving it didn’t really care. That or she was a nervous wreck and did not do well in social situations. That confused Roxana a little since the girl did come off friendly and chipper. Still that could have been just because the other girl felt like she had to in order to be social with her roommate. More observation was going to be necessary. "Much like here, just in Romania. So the way the buildings looked, the surrounding area, and small little details here and there are different. Student and teachers are different as well but that is to be expected over there. A lot of kids spoke Romanian, or French, but everyone still knew English pretty well." Roxana explained, feeling like she was doing way too much talking, but Lux had asked so she provided the information.

"It was called St. Cadou." Roxana added, since she forgot the most important detail, which was the schools name. Roxana smiled a little more and gave a simple nod to Lux's question and noted the other girl's disbelief in the tone. No, I'm going to offer you something and then take it back and say sike. Roxana thought but did not say this out loud since she was trying to be nice and established a relationship with the other girl. She could be blunt later after she got to know her a little better and was able to have her aid with getting around the school and understanding how things worked at this academy. "Thank you, but it is indeed for you. Unless you don’t like rabbits, in which case I can try to make something else." Roxana added since she could destroy the rabbit and make something else that Lux might have liked better.

"If you never left your room you would not get to show your creations with others then." Roxana pointed out, wondering if Lux would have been okay with that and was only making them for herself. Which she could understand. She raised an eyebrow at hearing what Lux's power was, questioning why Lux thought that was nothing special. "Nothing special? Do you not realize how powerful of a power that can be? You could probably end up living for a long time with abilities like that." Devyn said simply but with a certain 'are your serious' tone of voice. They was a very good ability, in fact Rox was a little envious. If she had been able to change her IQ she would never have to worry about getting anything less than an A and getting punished for her failures. Both ways Lux would be a very good ally to have, and Rox was pretty set on having the other girl as her friend now.

[Luxanna Viera]

Nodding and pursing her lips in amazement, Luxanna clapped her hands together as the girl continued to speak about the minor differences; She was easily amused, ''Oh wow, I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to go to Europe,'' the timid girl mused. She had never been out of America, let alone Montana. It was actually sort of sad, but with her mother being sick with cancer, it didn't really offer the girl much room to travel; She had to spend most of her time off from school taking care of her.

''St. Cadou,'' Lux repeated; She had heard about the school before. It was one of the schools associated with Bellefonte. But she didn't really know much more than that; Well, at least not before Rox had told her anyways. ''Oh wow! And I love bunnies; They are such amazing and adorable creatures,'' Luxanna cooed with glee. She couldn't even begin to express how happy, and grateful she was, ''And no, no I love it. Thank you!'' She grinned, offering the girl a thankful nod. She didn't receive gifts a lot, so even the smallest of gestures were appreciated. And man, a crystal bunny? It was probably one of the better gifts she had ever gotten.

Nodding in agreement, ''Fair enough,'' Lux laughed. She did have a very good point. Once Lux couldn't disagree or argue against. Rox's next line of words had Lux frowning; It was nothing personal, but Lux didn't consider her own power powerful nor lucky. It was basically the same thing that was now killing her mother, and would later probably kill her too. It was a little hard staying positive about it when she had such a grim future ahead of herself. And the last statement had Luxanna looking away, scrunching her eyebrows, ''Yeah, maybe,'' she said silently with a shrug.

She didn't want to make the girl pity her, so she was quick to plaster on another cheerful grin, ''But enough about that! Want me to show you around?''

[Roxana Strix]

"Really? Well I'm sure once you leave this school and have a pretty good handle on your power you could travel the world." Roxana said as she slid her free hand into her pocket. She had been all over the world due to her parent’s job, so she didn’t really have any desire to go anywhere else. Other than doing her job at the best of her ability she had very few desires. Do good at the job, make her parents happy, please the employers, and get more jobs. That was simply all there was to Roxana's goals at the moment and she was fine with that. Roxana didn’t know much about this girl, but she intended to find out. Rox just nodded to Lux repeating back the name of the school Rox had gone too. Rox also knew about the other school in the UK, since her sister had gone to it when she came into her power.

Roxana chuckled a little at how thrilled Lux was all over the little crystal bunny, the girl was even cooing. It did make Rox feel pretty good. She loved art and if someone liked something that she made it just made her feel even better about herself and have the desire to make the girl other things that much stronger. I should give her something every month for the rest of the time we are roommates. Rox started to do the math on that for a moment, trying to figure out if she could make that many littler crystal creatures. At some point they were going to have to be large creatures by nature just scaled down a lot, and she was going to have to do a lot more practice in order to make all the different animals. "You are welcome, and if it every breaks or anything, just hand it back to me and I can fix it right up." Roxana added since she could also repair broken crystal, just took a little more out of her even if it had been original something she created.

She is a smart girl. Roxana thought as Lux sort of agreed with her, but there was something else. Roxana could see it on the girls face and the tone by which she said 'yeah, maybe'. There was some damage there, something hidden away that the girl clearly didn’t want to talk about. However Roxana would get it out of her, at some point. That was part of her job anyways; she could not however just beat it out of the girl. No she would have to build her trust and work on it from there. So for now however, she dropped that subject, and made a mental log in her head. A cheerful grin was back on Lux's face, but Rox was not sure if she really bought it, but for now she would let it slide. "I would like that very much, if you are free at the moment." Roxana said with a small friendly smile, offering her hand out to the girl so Lux could lead and tug her along. Roxana was not really one for holding hands, but one it built a bond in a way, and two it made it easier for her to sort of walk, and look around without having to pay as much detail to were Lux was going since she would be pulled along.

[Luxanna Viera]

Luxanna really did want to believe that she could do such things; Travel the world and all. But her powers had the same side-effects as her mother's, and things looked rather bleak for her. Even if Lux didn't end up getting cancer, something else might come along to kill her instead. When she got sick, she got really sick, because of the constant strain her ability put on her body. It was about the only thing she couldn't adapt to, and even with the small amount of control she had, it still drained her energy every damn time. Maybe the trick was just to stay inside so she'd never have to use her ability at all?

She was going to die because of it; She already knew that. One day, she would. Maybe when she was old, maybe tomorrow. She tried not thinking too much about it, as it often left her feeling rather depressed and helpless. But, she had grown up with this, and had been dealing with the power for about two or so years; She'd probably never get used to the idea, but she knew it was something she had to live with. Ha, life's cruel irony.

Glad that Roxana decided to drop the subject, Luxanna moved onto the next. ''What would you like to see first?'' she asked, pursing her lips as she took a few steps towards the door, ''Anything that interests you? Or do you just want to know the basics?'' Luxanna would be happy to show the girl around, and she didn't seem to mind it either. Lord knew Luxanna needed less perverted friends like Jack. That boy was simply awful in every sense of the word, but he still had a big heart, all things considered.

''What have you seen so far anyways?''

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana got distracted for a moment as she looked around the room, having already gotten a pretty good feel for her own bedroom, but not the common area. It was important to take in the exits, where she could hide behind, and what objects would be good for using as a shield. She was half tempted to just carry around a walking stick so she could make it a sword if she ever needed it, and then a well round object for a shield. She could not make large scale things with her powers, so covering something with crystals was in the realm of her abilities. Still, she was thinking pretty far ahead, but she remembered seeing maps of the dorms so pretty much knew that the dorms had a standard structure to them. Which was good to know in the case she needed to protect any of the couple of people she was sent here to look after, watch, and protect.

Lux's question brought Roxana back from her thought for a moment as her light blue eyes looked back over to the girl. "Places you think are most important to see first." Roxana said as she reached a hand into her own hair a little, enjoying the softness of the white locks for a moment. Moving to follow Luxanna over towards the door. Lux didn’t take her hand so she figured she was going to have to be more focused on where she was walking. "I do wish to know where the male dorms, female dorms, staff dorms, where clubs are held, and a place you like hang out. For points of interest, but still pretty much places you think are important to know." Roxana said, because yes she did need to know of those main four places, knowing where Lux hung out was for understanding her potential new friend better, and then the basics that were good to know for just getting around the school.

"I have seen the Co-Ed Dorms, administrations, the lake, the woods, and the mountains." Roxana said with a small chuckle, since it was basically just everything she saw on the drive up here once she landed, and then of course administrations to make sure all her papers and credits transferred over. "Care to tell me a little bit about yourself as we walk? I will do the same in return." Roxana added after a moment, feeling that having some conversation going on besides that this building and over there is that building.

[Luxanna Viera]

Places Luxanna considered important? Well, that would be the classrooms, cafeteria, the entire east wing, the training rooms and the out area of the school. So, basically all of it. Lux wasn't really one to ask what was important and what was not. She considered it all to be since all the rooms had their own purpose and was there for a reason, but she didn't say anything about it. ''Consider it done,'' Luxanna chirped cheerfully as she gave the blonde her thumbs up.

''All right, then I suggest we go directly to the lower floors of the dormitory; Basically the other dorms are the same as these, just on different floors. And then I suggest we go directly towards the east wing. It's closer and that's where the gymnasium, auditorium and stuff are,'' she said and tapped her cheek absentmindedly. Well, it did sound like a good plan. Looking at the girl again as Luxanna reached for the door handle and opened the door, ''Uhm, well,'' she began before venturing out into the hall, ''There's not really much to tell. I have a younger brother, Niklaus. And a mother. I never knew my dad, and uh I guess that's about as interesting as it gets. Unless there was anything specific you wanted to know?''

Stopping by the stairs, Luxanna pointed upwards, ''We're currently on the second floor. The boys' dorm can be found on the fourth, and girls' on the third. The staff dorms are on the first floor,'' she said, turning her head to face Roxanna, ''There's a staircase leading to the roof on the first floor too, if you wanna check out the view.''

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana smiled a little at the chirp and thumbs up that Luxanna had given her, the girl just seemed like a ball of energy or joy. Even if that joy was not real, she was doing a good job at faking it. Yet, Roxana could not say for sure if Lux was faking it or not, it was just a small hunch, one that she let lingered a little as if to make sure she would remember it. It was good to know peoples strengths and weakness, even more so their weakness. If Luxanna ever became from form of a threat, Roxana wanted to make sure she was able to crush her. Yet that was again Roxana thinking ahead and going with worst case scenario. Roxana gave a nod as Luxanna spoke and explained things, Rox busy taking mental notes about everything Lux was saying. Committing the words to memory as well as noting the effectiveness of Lux’s help.

Luxanna opened the door and headed out, Roxana following right behind the girl, but at a good enough distance that if Lux stopped she would not smack into and also would be ready in case of any quick movements Lux might make. Roxana was pleased that the girl was up for having a little conversation as they walked and how easily the other girl revealed about her family. “I have a mother, father, an older brother, and an older sister.” Roxana said after, not really giving any information that was deadly, no names, just what she had. Plus her family was a group of body guards, so she was not even worried about them at all. “I just want to get to know you. Hobbies? Tales of events going on at the school. Things like that.” Roxana said simply as if it was not that big of a deal and she was just curious. It was in fact a very big deal and she was curious. She did have to write up and send out a report every so often, so if Lux could give her some information it would be great.

Roxana stopped when Luxanna did and looked up when she pointed up, giving a simple nod to Lux’s words, and understanding. So they were all in one building, just different floors. At least that explained why it was so huge. “Ah, so when kids try to sneak out late at night, it’s that much harder for them to escape with staff on the first floor.” Roxana said with a nod, her school the dorms were different buildings so this was new and interesting. That might make watching her employer’s kids easier.

[Luxanna Viera]

Furrowing her brows, Lux bit her lower lip as she tried deciding on what to share, and what not to, ''Well, I'm deathly afraid of horses,'' she said with a laugh, ''I like watching movies. Mostly horror, and I have a thing for zombie movies. I can't swim. I like reading, doing homework - oh and I collect furbies too!'' Luxanna didn't really mind pointing out her flaws. If anything, she believed acknowledging ones weaknesses made them into strengths. ''As for tales, I don't really pay much attention to gossip. I like to get to know people and make up my own mind about them.'' No, gossip was horrible. It only showed one person's (or more) view. There was always two sides of the same story.

''Exactly,'' Lux said with a nod, ''Though they still manage to get out. Or so I've heard anyways,'' she added with a shrug. ''Do you want to check them out, or do you want to head straight for the east wing?'' Luxanna opened the door to the staircase and stepped inside; They didn't have much choice, really. It was either up or down.

''There's a pool, a dancing studio, the auditorium, the library and a gymnasium located around the eastern wing. It's pretty handy have those kind of things so close to each other. Though, I mostly just use the library. I don't really possess any artistic or physical skills.'' Luxanna had two left feet and was as clumsy as they got.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana expected some form of holding back, more hesitation or for the girl to possibly end up saying that she didn’t want to talk about it or something along those lines. Yet that was not the case with Luxanna, which Roxana was starting to pick up about the girl. Noting down something else in her head as she listened closely to as Lux went on to talk about herself. Horses where her weakness, so she would not catch Lux near the stables. The other girl liked movies, horror ones so that had to mean that she did not scare easily. So could not swim, so water was a weakness. She liked to read and do her homework so she would be a good person to go to for help on homework or to just do homework with together. She was really eager about furbies too, making Roxana wonder if she could make one of them out of crystals; it would have to be a small one.

Luxanna didn’t know of any gossip, being the type to not really partake in it, which Roxana was fine with, it just meant she was going to have to do her own digging. "I'm pretty good with horses; I have gone riding a lot." Roxana said, already thinking of a plan to get Lux used to horses, because they were great animals and ridding was pretty fun. "I like most forms of art, I can swim, and I guess you could say I collect crystal art." Roxana said as she thought for a moment, not really sure if it was collecting and more so just holding onto the things she made or brought in order to modify or understand how the crystal was shaped and formed in order to make it into something. That was all she revealed to the other girl since Lux did not really ask her any questions back. She was just providing information similar to what Lux had given her, being fair and all.

"There is always a way to get out of something, so they say." Roxana said simply as she slid her hands into her pockets. Still following Luxanna around as she looked things over and making all sorts of mental notes. A question on if she wanted to check the dorms out. Best I do that part alone. Rox thought to herself since it would be easier to sneak around then. "Straight for the east wing since that is where all the really important locations are." Roxana told Lux, following behind the girl when she opened the staircase door and would proceed to go down the steps. Pool sounded interesting, the dance studio no so much, but the other locations should have been pretty good for getting the general layout of the school and areas where more students would hang out. Roxana was very artistic and looked at the other girl when she stated she was more so for the library then any of the other places.

"So long as you enjoy your time in the library that is what is important, but if you really want to dance or do anything artistic you could. Creative freedom and all." Roxana said, just wanting to make sure that Lux was avoiding it because she wanted to and not because peoples told her she was bad at it or something. Even if Rox herself might point out someone was bad, it was never in any artistic areas; except singing. Singing someone could be good or bad clearly by the way it sounded to the ears.