Zachariah strode along the winding forest path, his worn brown-leather book bag slung causally over his shoulder. Serafina pranced along beside him, peppy as ever. She had picked out an<a class="postlink" href="http://img.alibaba.com/wsphoto/v0/314636175/new-in-2010-women-s-lace-knee-length-skirt-cocktail-dresses-skirt-one-piece-dress-only.jpg">older style lace dress</a>, after ignoring her sibling's warning that it would not blend in, and had her hair brushed back with a headband. Zach, on the other hand, had stuck with a simpler and more modern, and normal, look; jeans and a t-shirt. However, he did hold onto a few things from the past; his black leather boots remained in his outfit, for one. A platinum bracelet wound around his wrist, and set in it was an emerald bearing the emblem of a dragon. A similar symbol appeared on his younger sister in the form of a necklace, which bounced freely around her neck with every springy step she took.<br/><br/>Serafina looked over at Zachary as he stared off blankly ahead, obviously deep in thought.<span style="text-decoration: underline">"You're too quiet. Come on, Zach, be happy for once. We are finally going back to school! We can have friends again!"</span>"Yes, friends... friends who will only know us for a few years before we disappear again." The female pouted and folded her arm, shifting her single strap bag on her shoulder.<span style="text-decoration: underline">"You need not be such a raincloud, brother. You are positively incapable of being excited over anything."</span>"Again with the speaking; how many times do I need to correct you? Are you sure you can handle this? Perhaps not talking the entire day, hmm? That would be just the loveliest thing ever." Sera stuck out her tongue childishly, earning no reaction but a roll of her brother's eyes and a soft sigh. The remainder of their walk was in silence until they neared the town.<br/><br/>The trail let off at the edge of the baseball and football fields, not too far off from the school. The grounds were swarming with students of all grades.<span style="text-decoration: underline">"Look what you've done! with all your wandering you've made us late again!"</span>Zachariah rolled his eyes at the comment. "I have done nothing of the sort. I have my right to walk as I want to. Besides, there is still a few minutes few school starts." The younger sister whacked him on the shoulder and grumbled beneath her breath as she walked off. She had met a few people during the summer, when she and Zach had gone out for walks through town. She was easily greeted in though, with her friendly and sweet personality. Her older brother, on the other hand, didn't fare equally as well as she did. Zach sighed as she left him alone, finally, and set off to try and get his schedule early so he could see which classes he had. Not that he would need any help finding his way around, as he knew the area like the back of his hand. Usually the teachers were fickle and didn't stick around this small town community long; which was very helpful for the two siblings. That also included the rest of the staff, though the ones that stuck around usually weren't there are were avoided when it came to being recognized. If their names were recognized from before, they just claim they were named after their parents. It seemed to do the trick, and had always worked before.<br/><br/>After getting his schedule and walking around the crowded halls to find his locker, Zachariah heard a few whispers going around about new students. Some were about him, though those he ignored; others, about his sister, whom many guys seemed to think was such a sweetheart; wait until they met her. She would talk them to death. There were a few that caught his attention though. One in particular, about a girl with long blonde hair and flawless peach skin. His thoughts instantly caught on those whispers; the description sounded familiar. Very familiar. As he was putting his books and supplies in his locker, he heard more whispers about this mysterious new girl. Apparently new to town, lives with an older brother, secretive past... Who could this girl be?<br/><br/>((though, I just realized.... the problem with this idea of mine is that he wouldn't know anyone either XP And also, the girl that was mentioned at the end is Natali))