chillin' like a baws.

Nathan sighed, sitting under his favorite tree again. It was a beautiful day, why not enjoy it? He smiled and kicked back, leaning against the trunk and closing his eyes.

Maleia had made it a daily thing to go to the courtyard.When she entered she kept her eyes closed, and lay in the back in the grass.

I really hope this time goes better than the last. Sure, she wasn't going to sing or anything, but she still felt horrible for hurting Eric. Mel stood and searched for a nice tree, pulling at the sleeve of her jacket which contained her iPod. She carried it nearly everywhere now- like a toddler with thumb sucking, this was a habit she really needed to break. And she tried, but it never worked. She still listened to it almost 24/7. She went to quiet, vacant places to listen to it without getting caught, because she knew that if she did, she'd get expelled.
Looking around, she spotted a lovely willow and walked over to it, sitting and leaning on large roots.

Nathan hadn't really had a thing on his mind before an emotion rose up, one he hadn't heard in quite some time. It was happy and upbeat, it almost made him want to dance. He opened one eye and glanced around. He spotted Maleia and waved her her, though not sure if she actually saw him. Soon, his gold eyes pinpointed Melody, and suddenly he looked a little unsure.
Hopefully she wouldn't sing again.

Mel turned her head a little, spotting Nate in the process. She froze for a second, but to avoid looking stupid, she waved. "Oh hey Nate." She called, before looking around and spotting Maleia. Welp, there's no way I'm gonna be left alone with him. She thought with an inward sigh.
"Hey Maleia!" Melody called, somewhat struggling to remember the girls name.

Maleia opened her eyes, and looked at Melody" Oh hey." after she said this she closed her eyes again.

"Hey, Melody!" He waved back and smiled gently, a slightly amused look on his face. "You're lucky none of the Guardians are out here, you know?"

"Wh-why?!" She stuttered, looking around for a Guardian. She calmed down some once she saw none, and regained her fortitude before turning to him in confusion. "Why's that?" She asked, tilting her head.

"Honestly, I wasn't sure." Nathan shrugged, "You were feeling strangely comforted, like in an upbeat way - - but you look pretty guilty now, so it must be something, right?" He smiled again at her and went back to relaxing on the tree.

And now she felt annoyed- really annoyed. "So what if I'm happy, that doesn't mean I'm doing anything bad. And maybe... Guardians just scare me." She quickly covered nonchalantly, finishing with a shrug.

He felt her irritation and could honestly not help but laugh lightly. "HA! Now you know how I felt when I looked in the mirror that night! If you say so." Nathan called back, flicking his gaze over to her once again. "Well, they're not all completely terrible, if it makes you feel any better."

"Well, y..." she trailed off as she fell asleep. she felt so warm and happy. For Maleia this was the first time since she came to the school.

"Really? What, are you, like, besties with them or something?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
She heard Maleia speak and turned to her, just catching her fall asleep. "It's not my fault this time!" She warned, glancing at Nate.