By.CorvidQueen
Dawn came like a bull down the streets of Pamplona, golden light melting the frost with its heat and prying back reluctant eyelids with its intensity. Anona heaved a sigh of exhaustion, feeling as if she had only fallen asleep moments before. She gave an antagonized groan as she contemplated getting up, the chill of the morning air nothing she was ready to face in barely any clothing. A gentle pounding on the door ended her procrastination, a girl slowly pushing the door open. Her blond hair was streaked with black, eyes a bright aquamarine.
"Rise and shine newbie, it's a beautiful morning." she said, flicking her two-toned ponytail back over her shoulder. "The name's Morgana and I will be your guide for today. I hope you slept well because I sure as hell didn't."
"Like a rock." Anona managed to respond sarcastically as she sat up, tugging lightly at her tank top which had gone absque during the night, shaking frizzed and tangled curls from her face. "You have a nice name."
"Thanks, but Anona's way cooler." she said in slight distraction, eyes trained to the ivory wings that where folded against the girl's back. "You have wings."
A smile tentatively found its way to her lips as Anona pulled her knees to her chest, resting her chin upon them for a moment. Morgana shifted slightly, a blush rising to her cheeks as she looked around the room.
"You got one of the nicer rooms." she said quickly, clearing her throat as she looked to her feet guiltily. "Um, breakfast isn't for another hour, so do you, like, wanna' take a shower or something? I mean, it's not going to get all that much warmer so I don't suggest you go around in just that."
"I didn't plan on it and a shower sounds nice, but it takes forever for my wings to dry out...I don't know if the tub will be big enough for a bath." Anona answered as she threw off the covers, deciding to take the chill head on-and flinching as her feet touched the wood floor.
"Oh, right." she said, her face falling and turning beet red before the preverbal light went on in her attic. "Dr.Geso said you could use the Jacuzzi bath. It's sorta' like his and Doe's private bathroom, but they talked and said you could use it too, till they get you your own at least."
Anona started in slight surprise, ivory wings folded tightly about her in an effort to keep warm. She quickly grabbed a pair of sweats and specially tailored sweat shits as well as fresh undergarments before turning to Morgana.
"Lead on."
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Anona sighed in the peace of the large bathroom, soaking in the soothing warmth of perfumed waters.
"Mmm, Sun Ripened Raspberries, the only way to fly." she smiled, looking to the clock on the wall.
Seven-thirty blared an almost threatening red through its fogged screen, a frown replacing the girl's sleepy smile. Breakfast in half an hour, Morgana would be back any minute. Raven curls hung damply between lifted wings as she climbed from the tub with lackadaisical effort, reaching for a towel when the door began to open. She froze, horrified at the thought of being "walked in on", but sheer terror replaced her mortification at the...creature, that stood in the doorway. It stood around 5 " 9', give or take, shoulder length hair a deep brown streaked with black and gray. Her bangs fell into unnatural mustard yellow eyes, her skin also unnaturally dark and looked almost like leather, only human. Muscle rippled along her athletic build, five fingers ending in five claws, strong legs ending in three toed talons. A tail snaked behind her, ridges rising along the nearly black length. A scream rose and pushed its way from her stomach to her throat and out her gaping mouth, inhaling and beginning again. The door slammed shut and the girl collapsed, wrapping naked body in the towel she had been reaching for in the first place, hyperventilating. Slowly, her mind settled and her hear calmed, breathing slowly following suit as her fear subsided and questions rose. Who in the world had that been? It had looked like a human/godzilla hybrid, truth be told. The already rattled teen jumped once more as a knock came to the door, Morgana's concerned voice calling from the other side of the door.
"Anona, are you ok? Doe didn't know you where in there, she didn't mean to scare you."
"Doe?! THAT was Doe?! Oh, the irony, I am splitting my sides!" Anona cried, her fear translating to anger as she rested her head in her hands.
"I know, but she's sorry. Really she is. Hurry up, breakfast is going to start in half an hour."
Purple eyes bore holes through the door, but her rage subsided, dropping off to simple annoyance. Anona sighed, shuddering slightly as she got dressed. Life was getting to weird, even for her. Lord only knew what was going to happen at breakfast, something she wasn't so sure she wanted to find out herself.