Glide Over the Highest Clouds {o}

[Sage Grayson]

Being bored was such a funny thing. It causes someone to lay around, whining about something that they could completely change with just a thought. It was one of the many things that Sage refused to do, she refused to give into the dreaded deed that was known as boredom. Whenever she felt the sharp claws of boredom beginning to press down on her she mentally replied with a ‘NOPE!’ and got up to do something. Even if that something was just wandering aimlessly for a little while until an idea struck her fancy. And that, is exactly what had happened a mere hour or so ago.

In that time period a thought had struck Sage that she just couldn’t pass up. She had been all over the school, nearly any place you could think of. Yes, even the creepy dark basement that most positively has ghosts lurking in it. That was a day that her courage had gotten a large boost from an unknown force. Anyway, back to the point, there was one place that she hadn’t really wandered around in. That place was the mysterious -er mysterious to her a least- forest that covered a decent portion of the island. For all the time she had been here, approximately 3.257 weeks, it was about high time she go explore it.

So, off she went! Darting out of her room and into the next area of the island to explore. She had quite the time; climbing trees here and there, chasing squirrels, and sneaking up on frogs. It was all in good fun since the girl quite literally had nothing better to do with her time. In fact, it was all fun and games until her unfortunate luck began to set in. As she was balancing along an edge of a hill within the woods she lost her footing on uneven ground. As one would think she went tumbling down. Rolling down the hill until she came to a rest at the bottom of the incline.

Laying at the bottom of the hill Sage folded her hands behind her head and decided to kick back and relax. Popping one knee up she let the other leg dangle off of it, her foot bobbing to her own personal beat. Her bright green eyes gazed up past the tree tops to the clear skies above. Who would care about the scrapes covering one’s elbows or the twigs sticking to one’s clothes and hair when there were bunnies dancing in the air? Certainly not Sage Grayson. Humming softly, her imagination began soaring when she heard the familiar sound of footsteps approaching. “Do you think that cloud looks more like a badger wielding a lightsaber or the head of an deformed unicorn?” She questioned, pointing up to the sky.

[Nathan Stevens]

Nathan had finished his prefect duties for the day, and was bored out of his probably not completely stable mind. He went to his room, and changed out of the school uniform that was itchy, and uncomfortable. Putting on a pair of his worn out black jeans, and a ripped up black shirt he left to go play in the woods. Nathan got distracted by his rabbit for a little bit playing with it in the courtyard. After taking a bet from his rabbit. That's right he took a bet from the rabbit. Nathan hopped into a handstand. Walking into the woods Nathan counted his steps just randomly walking around. He heard what sounded like a person crashing, and headed that way. Click clack the wooden sandals he was wearing on his feet crushed dead leaves, and twigs.

Getting closer to Sage he rolled himself onto the ground, and looked up. Nathan stared at the cloud for a long hard moment. Nathan furrowed his brow, and sat up some to look at it.

"It looks like a badger wielding a lightsaber, and the one next to it looks like the beheaded enemy unicorn." Nathan raised his brow, and gasped.

His eyes sparkled as he grabbed sages hand. Nathan had never met a person who sees the same types of things as him up in the sky. The clouds were often the source of his favorite mental pictures. Nathan once saw a barracuda fighting a snake whilst riding on the back of a magical unicorn seahorse. That wasn't even the best one he saw, but that is the only one people need to hear before telling him to stop because he gave them a headache.

"Woah you saw something awesome in the sky." Nathan nodded, and loosely danced. "What side would you chose if the badgers, and unicorns went to war both sides wielding awesome weapons?"


Nathan straightened his spine, and raised a finger up. "I personally would pick the badgers." Nods. "Unicorns may be magical, and majestic, but badgers... Feisty little bastards."

He laughed loudly, and placed his hands on his hips like he was staring at a war happening cheering on as his side slaughtered the enemies. There was definitely something wrong in Nathan's head, but he was just a little crazy. He wasn't the bad crazy just the he may or may not have been dropped on his head, or maybe he put a fork in a toaster. Whichever one made him this way he wasn't a psycho, or anything bad just a little childish.

[Sage Grayson]

“Whoa!” She cried as she was yanked up from her position on the forest floor. Her green eyes danced with dark stars for a moment as the blood suddenly rushed to her head. She barely had time to regain her version to its full ability before she was whisked away into lose turns that could be considered dancing. Immediately she gripped one of the red head’s hands and she placed her other on his shoulder. “Well, um yeah.” Sage giggled at his observation of her own observations. She always saw things in the sky and it always brightened up her day. Her day was made especially bright with the fact that this boy could see the same shapes!

You see, not many people decided to glance up the clouds. It was even more uncommon that they saw such wild things at Sage. Sure, they could see the dragons and funny animals. They could rarely see the full castle and night in spikey arm to fight the dragons. Or the accessories that made the grinning crocodile so funny. Her favorite was the crocodile riding a unicycle with an umbrella. Her train of thought was cut off when he posed a question of very high importance. Which side would she chose given the chance to fight in the great war of badges and unicorns?

She took a step back when he leg go to proclaim his alliance. Tapping her chin she paced a few feet, back and forth in front of the boy while she thought. “I-” She prolonged the vowel until she came to a stop in front of the redhead. “I would side with the mighty unicorns. While badgers are feisty, like you said Unicorns have magic that would make the badgers never be able to land a blow. Plus, they have sharp horns to run the badgers through like pirates going after their treasure!” She hopped backward, shifting into an attack stance as she pretended to hold a sword, jabbing it towards the laughing boy. “It seems we’re on opposite sides, Badger Boy!”

[Nathan Stevens]

Nathan nodded as Sage made a good point about Unicorns. She seemed smart, and he liked her already. Nathan could tell that these two would make really good friends. As sage pretended to stab him he grabbed his stomach like there was a blade in it. Stumbling back he then fell to his knees holding his stomach, and pretending to cough up blood. falling onto his back he pretended to die.

"What about a centaur army vs a minotaur army?" Sits back up.

Stands back up, and smiles. "I think that the Centaur would win because I mean how awesome would it be to have horse legs."


Pretends like he has horse legs, and gallops around and then kicks a tree causing it to fall over thanks to his enhanced strength. looking confused that it actually fell he looked at Sage kind of to ask what he should do. before letting anything else happen Nathan pulled it back up,and shoved it in deeper to keep it standing. walking away he stood behind Sage putting her between him and the tree whilst keeping his eye on it. Looking back at sage he pretended like he didn't do anything.

" Having a bull head would be cool too. You could stab people with your horns." Stabs at Sage using his head.

Nathan then drifted off into his mind again imagining the bloody battle that could happen. Fire everywhere with bodies littered around the battlefield. The soldiers with animal parts murdering each other to control the area. The battle would have been the turn of the war. " Don't ease up on them!" The centaur commander screamed as he pierced a spear through an already wounded Minotaur.

Nathan chuckled evilly as his mind raced, but then he suddenly snapped out of it, and looked at the new woman waiting for her answer hoping it was a good one. Even if it wasn't he would still like it. Nathan couldn't help, but smile again his mood sky high.

[Sage Grayson]

From the first words that came from his mouth Sage could tell that she would like Nathan. He thought outside of the box like her. And that was clearly the best kind of thinking there was. At least… Cayden had always made it seem like her sort of thinking was pretty coo, everyone else was sort of questionable. Shrugging the thought away she lifted her eyebrow at his next pairing as he started to gallop around. Giggling quickly turned to a yelp as he kicked a tree down. Shock ran through her system as he simply put it back and in response her jaw dropped. Sage was surprised that it didn’t hit the forest floor.

Laughter sprang from Sage’s lips as he continued without a beat. He seemed like a wild one and she was liking it. Probably her favorite person she’s met on the island thus far. Shaking her head, Sage placed her hands on her hips. “Do you know anything about the Minotaur myth?” Grinning widely she spun around, her hands tucking behind her back in a very scholarly stance. “They’re held within a labyrinth. A maze that no one can escape. So even if the Centaurs managed to kill the Minotaur, they’d die in the end. All for nothing. So, I’d be in the Minotaur’s side, of course. Plus, he could show me the way out.”

Her eyes took in the site of the other boy lost in his own thought. It was almost enough to make her giggle, almost. Sage waited until she had his attention again before breaking her stance. She took a bow for her grand explanation. “Unicorns and badgers. Minotaurs and Centaurs. Grand battles and worthy opponents. You, sir, have a fantastic mind,” She said as she came back up. “But, have you ever considered armadillos against crocodiles. That's an age old battle if there ever was one.” Sage raised an eyebrow and put on her best questioning face. It only held for a moment or two before another wide grin spread to her lips.