Green Studies. (open)

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Tino watched as the sun showed lightly in the tree branches, as his shoes echoed atop the snapping tree branches and pebbles. A notebook was tucked under his arm, as he continued to walk through the woods. His uniform clung to him lightly, as he just got out of his last class of the day.”Alright all I have to do is find those plants for my notes.” A smile came across his face, as he watched a small bird fly across the branches. He was surprised about the plant-life the school had held, despite how it seemed to be more set for tropical flora, but a lot of verity of flowers and trees.

His mind continued to think, as he tried to find which plants he would have to find. Violet eyes followed a small path as he watched a small white rabbit bolt down the path. “Hey!” A smile came to his face as he saw the small animal, stop and look at him. Taking chase down the small path he had lost track of the rabbit, as it ducked into the thickets off the track and away from prying eyes. “Wait come back, oh well.” His smile came across bigger, as he saw the noticeable leaf pattern and distinct coloring.

“Let’s see,” the words escaped as he took out his note book and started flipping through his biology notes. Recently coming to the chapter over plants, he decided that the forest would be the best to study. Poking the white pedals with the eraser end of his pencil, and flipped through his notes trying to take in the whole experience before having to return to the dorm. He started to sketch the flower next to his notes, as he tried to say near the edge of the woods so he could find his way back.

[LOVINO VARGAS]

(I’m going to go ahead and jump in, even if the thread’s old. Hopefully you check it still.)

Romano cursed under his breath as he moved yet another tree branch from his face and rubbed the mark it had left behind on his cheek. God damn it, this forest was damn dangerous. He hadn’t spent more than fifteen minutes in here, and already he had stumbled and hit himself on sthings enough times to look like he just came out a fight with a zombie horde. Cuts and bruises everywhere. It was times like these that Romano really, truly hated not being able to use his powers to heal himself. Talk about useless.

Shaking his head and snapping into half the offending branch, Romano focused his eyes back on the piece of paper he was holding. As with many other classes before, Romano was currently failing biology. It wasn’t his fault though. He couldn’t help it that he wasn’t interested in any damn plants. He could tell flowers apart from weed - most of the time - wasn’t that enough? Why did he have to recognize every damn plant out there? How would it benefit him in the future? If he wanted to pick flowers for the girls, he’d go buy some, or he’d choose based on the color. He didn’t need to know the names. And it wasn’t like he’d ever be interested in gardening, so just… Why? Wasn’t this school supposed to help people with their powers, not waste their time by making them study useless shit?

Sighing, Romano brought himself to move forward once more. Oh well, annoying as it was, he’d better just get this whole damn deal over with now. All he had to do was find the plants and flowers and whatevers written down on the paper, take samples and bring them back to the teacher, and then he’d be free again.

The problem was, he had no freaking clue what he was doing. The forest was wet and confusing, he was hurting from all the bruises and every damn piece of hey looked the exact same to him. He’d spent the entire goddamn day here at this rate.

Just then, an animal of some sort emerged from the bushes and Romano almost jumped up a tree from surprise. It wasn’t until the animal was long gone that he realized it wasn’t a flesh eating demon but a harmless little bunny instead. Damn forest was making fun of him.

Romano could have sworn he heard a voice. Something about waiting… was someone talking to the demo-err, bunny? Romano’s heart jumped. Who? Someone suspicious? Or… Romano looked down at the piece of paper he was holding. Someone… useful?

Silently, Romano tiptoed his way closer, hiding behind every tree and bush he came across, until he was finally met with the sight he was looking for; another student was standing there, a book in hand, sketching something into his notebook. Romano studied the short boy for a while, not really recognizing his face. He had seen the guy before, yes, but Romano wasn’t exactly known as the most social of students, so the two hadn’t really talked. The guy didn’t seem at all dangerous though. So in that case, maybe he could prove useful? He sure seemed nerdy enough.

“Hey, you!” Romano called as he emerged from the bushes and picked a few stray sticks out of his hair. “Nerdboy. Yeah, you.”

Romano walked up to the boy and shoved the piece of paper into his face.

“I…” he began, looking away quickly to hide his embarrassment. God, he hated asking for help. “I nee-w-want… you to find these for me. Fast.”

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(Yay, another thread to work on. ^^)

Tino blinked as he heard something moving nearby, and brushed it off as another rabbit. He hadn’t put much thought into it as he continued to draw and take notes on the flower in front of him. He smiled as he looked up to the sky on such a nice day. He couldn’t believe that today was as good as it was, and hoped the fair weather would keep up for a few more days.

Turning his head when something moving again. “pikku kani oletko siellä?” He stood up as the forest got a little silent as he tried to find the point of the noise. Shaking his head, Tino turned back to looking for the flowers that he was needing to take notes on. His head shot up as he heard someone yell at him. His head tilted over his side as he heard the voice not too far away. He watched as the other student picked sticks and other foliage out of his hair. “Umm, my name is Tino first off ääliö, and secondly what’s up?” He stood up as he watched the other teen walk nearby, and was curious about the scratches on his face.

He sighed as he looked at the paper in front of him for a few seconds, and Tino was sure he knew what the other teen was about to ask. Giving off a small sigh, he smiled as he realized he had seen the other student a few times in other classes. “I assume you mean, ‘will you help me find these, and quickly?’” Tino smiled as his violet eyes scanned the list. They were similar to the ones he was looking for, so he figured he could help him. “Sure why not, I’ll help you find the plants on your list, ääliö.”

He was able to pick up how awkward it was for the other teen, but was still slightly annoyed at the other teen’s rudeness. Oh, well I guess if I help him, I might find the ones I need a bit sooner as well. “Let’s see the first one normally grows near small amount of waters. So it should be this way.” He quickly grabbed the other teens arm, and started to drag the student along with him as he remembered the small stream that wasn’t too far.

((and on a side note for translations. pikku kani oletko siellä? Is little rabbit are you there? and ääliö means jerk, moron, or dimwit. Also if anyone who reads this, and finds out I’m off slightly I apologize, I'm currently using an online translator, and well they’re about as reliable at times as (insert witty joke here).))

[LOVINO VARGAS]

Part of Romano’s nervousness eased up as the other boy agreed to help him. The guy even smiled even though he had just been practically ordered to give aid to a stranger! He must've been one of them pushovers. How stupid, he would have turned the other down in seconds were their roles reversed.

Still, Romano couldn’t help himself feeling just a bit thankful; if left on his own devices, he would’ve probably still been wandering around the same area come dawn tomorrow, a thousand sticks stuck on his hair and ass. Yes, he considered friendly people strange and their behavior unnatural, but he was definitely glad they existed. Long as the guy didn’t get any funny ideas of him having to return the favor later.

All in all, based on his few minutes of interacting with the guy, Romano found the other boy alright. He was a bit simple, and still somehow nerdy, but useful enough for the Italian not to hate the guy. At least he wasn’t creepy or unfathomably loud; both were traits Romano could not stand. He did constantly use some obscure foreign word after his sentences though, but the Italian figured it was just some strange verbal tick or something, and didn’t really pay it any mind. Foreigners were always weird to begin with, he didn’t think this anything new.

What changed Romano’s positive opinion on Tino for the worse was the instant the other teen grabbed his arm. In a second the Italian froze, feeling vulnerable and, by extension, uncomfortable by the sudden physical contact. It took him a while to realize the other had actually pulled him to move, and so Romano’s first few steps after Tino were clumsy and rushed as he tried to keep his balance and plant his feet on the ground. He tripped over the next few stones and roots, until he finally managed to regain his balance and bring himself to a stop. Feet steadily on the ground, Romano yanked his arm from the other teen’s grasp and took a step away in case the other got any funny ideas of grabbing it back or something.

Arm resting against his chest like a newly reclaimed safety blanket, Romano shot the other a slightly unnerved glare.

“Don’t drag me!” He barked, hoping he sounded more angry than startled. Wimpy as the other guy seemed, he didn’t want to appear weak in front of him. “I can walk on my own. Just lead the damn way.”

Well, he said that, but before Tino could move a muscle, Romano had already brushed past him and started to walk ahead, determined, frustrated… and having no idea where the hell he was headed. He only realized that after a short while of walking and gaining distance though, and so he didn’t have the guts to stop and admit his mistake. Instead, he did what any stupidly proud person would’ve done in a similar situation; he kept his mouth shut, kept walking and hoped to god Tino would run ahead of him and take the lead before he managed to get the two even more lost.

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(Your translations are fine, no worries! Interesting that you chose “ääliö” out of all of our insults, ha. Been a while since I’ve heard that one. Anyway, if you ever need something more complicated translated into Finnish and don’t trust a translator, feel free to yank my sleeve. BD)

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Tino was happy to help the other student, maybe a little to much. He nearly forgot the slight anger he had when the other student blurted out rudely earlier. As he continued to partially drag the other student behind him, he wasn't aware that he had gone a little to helpful again. He was sure that any of the other students would be willing to do the same thing to help if they were in the same spot. Well most of the students. He shook the the thought from his head as he tried to clear his mind of thoughts.

He thought for a split second about the other teen, he seemed a little aloof. On one hand his words came off some what crass, which might have caused the the usually happy teen to turn slightly snarky, but he could sense a something else among him. Maybe his powers were kicking in again, or maybe it was just his optimistic outlook. That was until he felt something else again. Something like the original feeling.

Tino blinked as he turned around when the other teen had yanked his arm from him, unaware that he had dragged him part of the way there. He turned to look at the previously dragged student who was now glaring at him with arms crossed his chest. Maybe this was going to be harder then he thought. Tilting his head slightly as the brunet student yelled at him. "I'm I'm sorry. I guess I just got over excited." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly trying to avoid his powers getting out of control. The last thing he wanted to do was freak out the other student and cause him to get lost in the woods, or worse to accidentally start to act off of his emotion and turn angry. He blinked as he realized that the other student was walking past him.

"Hey! Hey, hold up!" Tino ran to catch up and block off the other student. "It's this way, come on I'll show you the way." He made sure not to try and anger the other student again as he continued to walk toward the spring as an echo of running water could be heard not far away. "Oh right, I'm Tino, I guess I should have introduced myself earlier." His smile emerged again as he turned back toward the other student.

((Gah, sorry it took me so long to post, technical and work issues kept me from replying.))

[LOVINO VARGAS]

Romano had to muster all the self-restraint he had not to sigh out loud in relief as the other teen caught up with him in the end, even going so far as to blocking his walking route – indicating he had indeed been walking in the wrong direction. Figured, he never could find his way around places, not even the ones he knew relatively well. Some said it was a matter of patience, he said it was a matter of the place being way too freaking confusing.

Either way, Romano stopped without objection. He had had no idea what he would’ve done if the other hadn’t given chase and would’ve just followed after him without a word. There was no way in hell he could have ever admitted not knowing where was going.

So, as the strange blond foreigner ran up to him and told him he’d show the way, Romano couldn’t but thank the heavens this guy actually had some balls to speak his mind despite his soft, nerdy face. He knew way too many people who would’ve been either too timid or too stupidly polite to tell him he was going the wrong way and assume lead again. And yeah, he had assumed, when first looking at the blond, that he’d belonged in that category, but apparently not. That was good. He never managed to get along with losers.

“Fine, even though I would have been fine on my own,” Romano muttered out of some sort of weird obligation to his pride, hoping the other wouldn’t comment further on that. Regardless, he followed after the other’s steps, if a bit slowly; he really didn’t want to get beat by another root or a branch or whatever the hell decided he hadn’t suffered enough today.

After a short moment of punching branches, jumping over rocks and trying to get whatever disgusting thing it was he stepped on off of the bottom of his shoe, Romano could clearly hear the sound of flowing water somewhere close by. What, was there like a waterfall somewhere in here? Nah, the sound was too weak, too calm. Probably a fountain or something. That was a good sign, right? The nerdy kid had said they could find the stuff near water. Maybe soon he’d get to go home.

Just then, the other student turned around, and Romano reflexively slowed down. What? Was the guy going to throw him in the river or something for being rude to him earlier? He was looking straight at him too, what did he wan-

“Oh right, I'm Tino, I guess I should have introduced myself earlier."

Oh. Oh, that. Romano’s expression turned from slightly nervous to a more normal one. He rolled his eyes. This guy didn’t think they were friends or something, right? Oh well, at least he now knew his name in case he ever needed favors from him again. Tino was easy enough to remember too.

“Lovino,” Romano offered with a short, cocking motion of his head. “Some call me Romano. Don’t really care either way.” The other student was smiling, and before Romano could stop himself, he had added a sort of polite, if insincere and unenthusiastic: “Nice to meet you.”

He shrugged. “I guess.”

('s alright, welcome back!)