Avoiding Homework

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Sprawled out on the emerald, slightly springy turf of one of Janardan’s well-kept Courtyards, Zek Xyhru zoned out, his left foot bouncing slightly as he listened to some internal chant. The ‘dragon’s light fur was being assaulted by the wind that periodically cavorted through the yard, and Zek was vaguely aware of a chill seeping into his bones. That was alright, he was a healthy dragon, and a little cold air- and rain, as seemed likely- didn’t hurt anyone now did it?

Mint green eyes of the piercingyoursoul variety remained hidden behind eyelids with eyelashes mascaraÂ’d green. SaiÂ’s doing. It looked good on him, providing a contrast to the black disarrayed hair that did its best to cover his somewhat daunting, disturbing eyes with its locks. He was wearing a formfitting shirt, not one that hugged his body so closely that every muscle was visible (not like he was a bodybuilder, anyway,) but one that did suggest the body beneath in a pleasing way. His jeans were SaiÂ’s, or rather, his jeans, but ones that Sai stole all the time, baggy, grey, and adorned with approximately seventeen thousand pockets. One of these pockets was unzipped, and a playbook peeked out hopefully.

Said playbook was suddenly beset by a Whis, in annoying insectly fashion, and Zek brushed at it with a lithe digit in that disinterested way of someone not concerned about being bitten. Touching the playbook he decided to return to memorizing lines, and so drew it from his pocket and began mouthing the highlighted portions.

Twenty six minutes later, the playbook had been dropped back to his chest and the dragon was sleeping deeply.</span></span>

 

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Blink blink stir. Tail flicking slightly, vivid green flame unaffected by the wind and rain, Zek looked up at the other 'dragon. And the roof that had appeared over his head. Roof translated to umbrella as he gained full consciousness. Zek shook his head slightly, he was hardly a morning person... he thought over the morning bit and decided it was misleading. He had trouble waking up, regardless of the hour. There was an unknown pendragon looking at him a bit nervously as he held the umbrella over the pair of them, and the sliver of sky he could see was dark grey, edging into black. He must have passed out- well, he obviously passed out, unless people randomly woke up without sleeping first.

<span style='color:#00FF7F'>"'ey, it's raining."</span> He said unnecessarily. He obviously hadn't heard Kage, because he continued on to sit up, tucking the playbook away (with a mournful look at its ruined cover). <span style='color:#00FF7F'>"Well, hello then. Zek Xyhru. Thanks for the cover."</span> A bit of a grin. <span style='color:#00FF7F'>"So, my savior would be...?"</span>

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<span style='color:#00FF7F'>"Good to meet you, Kage."</span>Zek responded, seeming comfortable in the silence that followed, though 'stupid' made him furrow his brow a fraction, but he smiled anyway. Flicking his vestigial wings to dry them somewhat, he leapt into a standing position but stayed beneath the other dragon's umbrella.

<span style='color:#00FF7F'>"Assuming that I'm not the stupid one, I can probably also assume that there's someone who has upset you recently?"</span>

Bedside manner, reverting to proper English and a questing voice, Zek switched to the psych student without thinking about it. He truly enjoyed his psychiatry classes here at Janardan- they engaged him, and psychiatry was a subject that could be practiced on anyone. However, it had transcended the boundaries of a future profession. He supposed he was slightly nosy... well, Sai had called it once. He was extremely nosy. He got something of a thrill from understanding what bothered other people, but there were times he asked questions not for knowledge, but in an attempt to help. Mostly when he sensed something wrong, or when he was talking to Sai or his rare friends.
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