Crimson Academy RP

"Sorry. Not good enough here," Leo said with a chuckle. "This is a good lesson. You'll need it later in your life, after all."
"I'm glad you like it. It's exceptional this year, I must say," Avan agreed.

"Fine." Drake said, anything but happy, "I don't want to be fancy."
Dawn smiled at him before starting to eat more of her meal. Her eyes wandered around the dinner table, seeing if she recognized anyone.

"Fine then. Eat like a barbarian. You'll just look like an idiot is all," Elizabeth said with a delicate smirk.
Avan caught his great-grandfather staring at him. He didn't waver under the icy glare or look away. He just smiled politely and listened for an interesting conversation.

"Fine, fine. Teach me oh fancy ones." Drake sighed.
Dawn saw the man staring at Avan, "who's that?" she asked quietly.

Elizabeth laughed. "Well, for one, you're using the wrong fork. That's the salad fork which will be coming in a minute. You work from the outside in. So, this one." She picked up the stronger, longer fork. "And don't stab. Cut."
Leo leaned back so she could properly teach him.
"And put your napkin in your lap."
"Great-grandfather," he murmured back. "He hates me. I'm a 'massive disappointment and a dark mark on this family' apparently. Exact words. He's my father's grandfather."

"Alright," Drake nodded, putting his napkin on his lap first before grabbing the right fork and started to cut at it, "Is this better?"
"That's no way for a grandfather, great or not, should ask." Dawn frowned.

"Perfect!" she praised.
Leo sniffed. "You're growing up so fast."
"Oh please. We learned this when we were five," Elizabeth reminded, laughing.
"Try telling him that. He scares me more than Uncle Sebastian - the angry, yelling guy from before."

"I'm a big kid now!" he grinned happily, eating at his steak.
"Wow." Dawn said quietly, "I'd hate to talk to him."
Nea moved forward as the other servants brought out the salads. He once again went to Avan on and Dawn. He smiled at Avan, "Can I get you anything else, sir?" he asked in a low, smooth voice.

"You can start wearing big boy underwear now," Elizabeth teased.
"I don't want you talking to him, either." He looked up at Cyrus, the pain in his head and chest returning. "I think I'm alright for now, thanks. Dawn?"

"Good, since I've been looking forward to that for nineteen years!" he smirked.
"I'm fine." she said, avoiding eye contact.
"Let me know if I can help." he murmured, looking at Avan curiously before walking away.

"It's about time then," Leo joked, sticking another bite of steak in his mouth.
Avan watched him leave. "He freaks me out," he admitted with a whisper.

Drake chuckled, continuing to eat away at his meal, "I freaking love this!"
Dawn nodded, "I . . hold on." she said, getting up, her curiosity getting the better of her as she followed him.

"Really? I hadn't noticed," Elizabeth remarked.
Avan watched her go. There was something wrong about all this.

"Well, the fanciest thing my mom would ever make was some pasta dish, so this is heaven for me!"
Dawn followed Cyrus, who was heading towards the area Jaime talked about. He smirked darkly as he did so.

"It's Valhalla," Elizabeth added.

Jaime excused himself from the table and followed.

"Damn right it is." He grinned, "Can I come to all the parties?"

Dawn followed after him, hesitating on what to say. He just looked too familiar, he seemed to familiar.

"Of course! It wouldn't be much of a party without you here anyway, right?" Leo joked.

"Of course not! Without me there would have been no drama!" he smirked.

Dawn looked at Cyrus when he stopped and hesitated before asking, "Do I know you?"
"I'm afraid not." he said innocently, looking for Jaime.

"Oh, there'd be plenty of drama. Less entertaining drama, but drama nonetheless," Elizabeth corrected.

Jaime pressed one hand against the wall, his stomach heaving. He could taste bile in the back of his throat.

"Fine, this party wouldn't be as fun without me then." he stated, sticking his tongue out at her.

Cyrus raised an eyebrow at the man as Dawn blushed, "Sorry . . you just looked so familiar." she muttered.

Elizabeth laughed. "That's true enough."

Jaime's body convulsed and trembled before the vomited all over the carpet.

Drake grinned before looking over at Jaime and made a face,"I think I lost my appetite."
Dawns eyes widened in disgust before heading in the opposite direction of Jaime.
Cyrus sneered, "What the hell?" he muttered.

"Oh, man. Skylar, what's you put in his drink?"
"It worked well, didn't it?" he whispered back to Leo.
Jaime hurried from the room, grabbing Cyrus by the arm as he went.

"Very well done, but do you think you could've held it off till after dinner." Drake said, making a face.
Dawn walked back to her seat, "That was disgusting." she muttered, making a face.

Cyrus frowned, "What the hell was that about?" he sneered, "I had her."

"I didn't know it was going to move that fast," he admitted defensively.
"Yes, yes it was."

"I don't know what's going on. Some kind of poisoning. We can't do that plan tonight. But there is something else you can do."