"So how long is it going to take to get me used to all this?" he asked me with worry in his words as I cleared out the room for we had been here for quite a while. I may have not been exerting myself heavily, but I was a little stretched thin for energy just because we had been doing it non-stop throughout the day. Very impressive as he did not even look tired or exhausted and he was the one putting the effort into it!
"A few weeks maybe? We might be able to get some other stuff into it but magical control tends to come naturally for most while you seem like you never learned it."
"Because I haven't..." he moaned before he began to mumble some numbers before nodding as he looked about in a panic.
"You are very concerned about the time it takes, are you near your entrance exam deadline?"
"No... Still have a lot of time... I am just not sure if I can get it all done as I have to do so much in what is actually so little time. I thought I might be able to stay focused and just do work, work, work... But, I don't think that actually is possible even with my circumstances."
"Circumstances?"
"If I... I... If I fail I will be execut-" he stuttered out on the brink of tears before I interrupted him.
"But you won't fail." I say to him seriously with a determined gaze.
"You don't know tha-"
"You will not fail!" I say to him, having interrupted him again before I stepped closer to him. Staring intently into his eyes before he starts looking away nervously.
His finger then tapped his leg, "Can I turn it off?" he then asked in an effort to change the subject.
"Sure!" I tell him as I step aside so he could properly tidy up the room before we left the training facility. Where to next, however, I did not know, as there was still much I wanted to do today. Then again, I always did find excuses to stay away from homes and places of stay just because I liked doing things, not within such a small space.
"How do I do it...?" he then asked sheepishly after cluelessly staring at the console.
"See that one?"
"I would if your finger wasn't in the way..."
"Just flick it."
"Your finger or the switch?"
"Why not both at once?" I said to him with a smile as I lightly giggled at his joke before my finger was then flicked up by his hand.
"Don't push me through it this time..." he then warned me as the portal out opened up as we moved back towards it.
"No promises!" was all I had to say before I pushed him through it. Chasing after him and grinning at his body that was slowly getting back up before it got up just as the portal closed. The reflection his body made when it came into contact with the light of the portal also disappearing. Much to my disappointment as it was nice seeing how the magic looked on his polished form.
"Is it alright if I go back to the dorm?" Nin then asked me as he looked away from the shutdown portal. A long and fearful sigh dotted with stutters having just left him as he looked that way.
"Do you want to carry on our game then?" I ask as I got close to him, trying to egg him on with little gestures and motions.
"How are we going to get to a roof from here?" he replied back with a little smile to which I just smirked at him.
"Easy, we barge into another room and go through that one."
He stepped back a little, "Anyway without getting seen?"
"We barge into and go through an empty room." I said, expanding upon what I had said just before. Something he reluctantly agreed to with a nod before I then took him somewhere else. Peaking through every hole I saw on the way to find an empty room and smiling in joy when I found the room we would be using. Quickly entering it and opening the window up fully before going through it.
Holding my arms down so I could then pull Nin up to the roof with him, in turn, picking me up off the floor, or roof, rather. And soon, I was at the edge of the building trying to find our dorm amongst all the identical-looking buildings. Imagining myself as walking on the ground before figuring out what one it was. Then, I used my magic to solve the prior issue we had.
"Take my hand!" I say to him with building excitement that worried him. A tightrope made of magical water having just appeared by my feet. And, with reluctance, he grabbed my hand and we zipped off to another building with him making loud noises when we started. Then, when we reached the other roof, I slid to a halt while he carried on until he had a gentle crash.
"Don't do that again..." he complained as he got up and shook his head clear of powdered tile. A little splash of water from me cleaning off the rest that had stubbornly stuck itself on to him.
"Now, let's go!" I say as I jumped a building over. Using my time on the raised ground to observe what Nin had been able to implement. Nodding in satisfaction when it became clear he had improved greatly since before so long as he was motionless before the jump. Yet, despite his newfound skill, I had to catch and grab him a few times.
"How many more to go...?" he asked after a short while to which I put a hand to my chin and walked. Letting out a noise to indicate my pondering before suddenly dropping down, much to his shock.
"None!" I say to him as I look up at him from the very same window we initially left through. Bringing the water platform I had made for myself up to his level so he could get on before losing myself in the distant view. The orbital-halo had begun to descend and the sky was a different colour due to it. I really liked it all, especially how the orange conflicted and mixed with the purple that made up the upper atmosphere.
"That thing moves a lot." he then commented as his eyes looked on at the city we were near.
"Was it always like that?" I then commented as I looked at what he was looking at. The giant structure at the centre looked like it was sinking into the city!
"This time yesterday it was, and the day before that. And so on." he said with a smile.
"You like watching it?"
"I like machines."
"I figured you did." I said with a smile as I remembered how much he seemed to enjoy looking at all the magic circuits and machine pieces. From the most basic to the more refined, it had him interested.
"What sort of things do you like looking at?" he then asked me as he turned his attention to me. A smile growing on my face as he kept his gaze on me.
"People smile." was all I said to him as I patted his cheek before going back into the building. Prancing around for a bit before aiming to collapse on something soft, stopping myself with a sudden jerk to the walls, however. I was all sweaty and dirty because of our work today and I was about to ruin this comfortable item with an unpleasant stink.
"You alright?" he asked me as his hand began to harshly pat my back. But, as he was not stronger than me, I did not budge and just smirked at him.
"Nice try, but, if you need me, I shall be showering and cleaning myself up!"
"Can't you just wash yourself with your magic? It's water magic, isn't it?"
"I'm not washing myself with magic I can not control the temperature of. I like warm water thank you!" I say to him before disappearing from his view and heading to one of the washrooms. Not really minding what one I went into. Turns out, I had gone into a private one like I intentionally went into earlier with Nin. And soon, I was looking at myself in a mirror, smiling at the caramel-skinned, blue-haired girl that was smiling back at me.
This girl in the mirror was also soon naked and singing just like me with the sound of the running water blending in perfectly with my voice. Not because I could sing so well that it was woven into my voice, but because the language I sang in was influenced by water magic. So as such, it sounded like the noises water made when it was going through pipes or along a coastline or down from the sky and into the earth below. Just like how everyone here sounded like they were whistling or blowing to some extent.
"Quinshuu doesn't sound like anything, though." I then commented as I thought on our light magic blessed dorm mate. But, I suppose it made sense, light did not really have a sound, yet, he still sounded distinct. Maybe because it influenced behaviour more so than how you spoke? I guess I could always ask him later.
Nin was similar in a way, he did not sound like he whistled, he had those little clicks of his and a much larger mouth. He even just sounded like someone who was from a completely different land to most others here. Which, I guess made sense as he was not sure about his magic so maybe he was from a very isolated place?
So many interesting questions I could ask him, but right now I just wanted to sing as I manipulated the water flowing and dripping off of me. Moving my hips back and forth while my fingers tapped against each other and forced the water about. I even began to rub my hands along my naked body as I flexed my body down while maintaining the shaking of my legs and hips. All to let to water runoff me in a different manner.
And then, when I was done, I summoned a pole of solid water to spin up on to get out of the shower. Using my magic to manipulate droplets on the shower handle to turn it off and looking at the mirror I had kept clear with my magic. I may have not been able to control steam, but, I could stop a mirror from getting steamed up! So now all I had to do was ignore the droplets I left on the glass.
"Do I still have it? I think I still have it." I said to myself before giggling at my reflection. Soon laughing at myself for a different reason when I realised I forgot both a change of clothes and a towel. Then, with a giggle sealed in my lips, I dashed out of the washroom and past anyone upstairs to get to my clothes and a means to dry myself. The sounds of shock and surprise at the naked beauty running by bringing even more joy to my face.