Catch Me I'm Falling (Tulio)

[Andrina]

It was a nice sunny day, rather warm except for the occasional cool breeze. A lot of students and teachers alike had taken their afternoons to spend time in the lovely courtyard of the school. Couples seemed to be making the best of the gorgeous day, some having picnics, some making out shamelessly while onlookers either stared or looked disgusted. Dogs were about, sniffing around or playing fetch or napping in the shade. It was beautiful and all seemed so peaceful and well. The grass was green, the birds were singing a marry tune and Andrina Triton was sitting, fully clothed, in the fountain located dead center of the commons. Yes all seemed well, except for her.

Given the strange occurrences that often happen at this school, it was no wonder that hardly anyone paid her any heed. Anyone that knew her would have certainly known something was wrong, what with the way she was hugging her knees and staring blankly at a world she failed to comprehend properly any longer. Her dark mascara smeared her cheeks as the fountain mercilessly spewed water over her head. Her blond locks stuck to her scalp, looking unflatteringly like an over saturated mop. Her simple dress clung to her slender frame and provided little protection against the periodic breeze that sent shivers down her spine. Her chest moved up and down slowly, like she might be sleeping, though her blue eyes remained open, hardly ever blinking.

She appeared to be mumbling something, a song that had been stuck in her head, though for reasons she could no longer remember. How could I ever forget... she sang softly, her voice broken and hoarse. Outside the morning was cool and wet Cool, cool and wet...thats why she was in the water, trying to remember...something....the meaning of the song? Someone? It was devastatingly frustrating and Andy clenched her teeth before she continued. He had such chills but still...he lay there so still Who? who Lay there? was someone hurt? What did it matter...this was just a song! She didn't make up this song, its just some song! The little blonde gave a shout of frustration and beat the water with her fists for a good minute before returning to her previous state of quiet staring. How could I ever forget... she started again.

dress. song.

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Days like these Tulio actually enjoyed being here. He hated winter. He hated the cold and the snow and all the darkness and it made him want to hide in his room and hibernate until summer. Days like this, though, he could face the world! Even if he did feel like the world was laughing at him behind his back. Wasn’t his public humiliation enough with all those people there to see it? But nooooo, some joker had to go and broadcast it all over the school in that damn Slap thing. Tulio had practically had a heart attack when he had first heard it. There had definitely been palpitations, and hyperventilating; there might even have been running about, flailing and screaming to himself. He maybe even sort of possibly passed out, but that cannot be confirmed, and will not.

And what the hell had it meant that he wasn’t the only one ‘head over heels’ for Hermia?

No. No, no, no, he would not think about all that now. It was a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and... he was suddenly wet. Stopping in his tracks, Tulio rand a hand down over his face and flicked the water away before turning to the fountain he had just been passing. In the middle of it sat a girl who had obviously just intentionally splashed him.

“Do you mind?” he asked, really quite haughtily. It was really more of a statement than an actual question.

[Andrina]

She continued her murmured song until a man, whom she hadn't noticed, suddenly spoke. The sock he caused her was so great that she was sure her heart stopped for a moment as her body leapt like it had just been shoved. She threw her palms down into the water to catch herself before dramatically jerking her body back around to face the person who had frightened her so terribly. She made a sort of delayed squeak of fear as her lungs released a breath of air she'd been holding in. It was meant to be something of a huff of distain, though she most certainly failed. Why would he sneak up on her like that? Why was he even in her house?! Wait a second...

Andy blinked for a moment and looked around before recalling that she was, in fact, sitting in a fountain in a public place. She wrinkled her nose with embarrassment and allowed the ever looming feeling of sadness wash over her until she suddenly began to cry. Sniffling and and feeling so very sorry for her self she looked up at the man again, trying to remember what he'd just said. Mind. The word swirled around in her thoughts. He'd said something about her mind? This sent her dangerously wild emotions into hyper drive as the frustration and agony of not being able to understand anything turned her face beat red. RUDE! she simply shrieked before, giving an irritated grunt and falling backwards into the foot and a half of water she'd been sitting in.

Complete submersed in the cool and ever disrupted liquid, she desperately tried to cling to thoughts long enough to string them together and form some kind of rational pattern. It was like everything was flying around in her brain, constantly in motion and moving to fast to be caught and examined. She was still crying, though her tears were lost in the water, little pockets of oxygen bubbled up from her lips. She was happy to find, at least, the tiniest bit of relief under the surface and for the first time since she'd arrived Andy wished she'd not come. She was so far gone, too far to remember why she came and why she wanted to stay. All she knew was that she was in pain and everything was confusing as hell and she wanted it to stop. Little was she aware that onlookers might think she'd decided death by drowning was the best solution to her problems.

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When the girl thrashed about wildly, clearly startled, Tulio jumped back, just as surprised by her reaction. So she hadn’t intentionally splashed him, she had just been randomly flopping about in the middle of the fountain, singing to herself. Oh, well, that just made everything all better!

Oh Gods, and now she was crying. If there was one thing that Tulio couldn’t stand it was crying women. Well, to be honest there were a lot of things Tulio couldn’t stand, but crying women definitely topped the list.

And then she was gone. Well, that had been strange. He was tempted to just walk away and leave her in the fountain, she was clearly deranged after all, but after a moment of staring at her through the water he began to notice all the bubbles and that she wasn’t resurfacing.

Why, why, did he always have to encounter the crazy ones?

“Help, somebody, she’s drowning in there!” Tulio yelled, flailing about at the random people scattered around the grounds but they paid him no heed. It could be that they all knew that the fountain was shallow and if someone couldn’t swim they need only stand up to prevent drowning. Or... it could be that they had all heard of Tulio by now, and had all listened to that stupid radio show and expected random, attention seeking outbursts from him and didn’t believe a word he was saying.

Neither one helped the situation right now.

“Anybody? Oh, come on!” Giving up on his fruitless call for help, he turned back to the fountain and the drowning woman, shaking his hands in the air and shifting his weight from foot to foot, unable to stand still as he tried to decide what to do. Really, could this day get any worse? There was obviously only one choice. Climbing over the side of the fountain, he hopped in, wading quickly over to the girl. Crouching down, he hooked his hands under her arms and pulled her upwards.