Bored Again

You can do this, you can do this. The boy thought to himself. He had been in the forest for almost an hour trying to actually spray his acid. He had thought about being able to use his acid without an object, and he had gotten lucky a few times. He sat down next to one of the trees, and held out his hands. After a while of nothing happening, he let out a loud, exasperated scream.

Violet quietly sat down beside a tree. She looked up when she heard a squeak and saw a little bunny come near her. Is this it..? Should I try? Looking around, Violet sighed in relief when she saw the clearing was empty. She cleared her throat, and said a small, "Hello." Violet waited for the bunny to register what she just said. This. Is. Just. Great.

The bunny looked shocked at the fact that it could understand Violet. She smiled. "Hi," the bunny squeaked. Now it was Violet's turn to be surprised. She knew that she could talk to animals, but she's only managed to do it once. And sometimes, she can't even understand them. "How are you today?" Violet asked kind of awkwardly.

The bunny darted off. Well then, she thought to herself. Violet jumped when she heard a loud scream come from somewhere in the forest. She silently stood up and went over to check it out. Poking her head from the trees, she saw a guy with a frustrated look on his face. What should I do? Violet decided not to interfere. She was about to turn around when she heard a loud sound. Violet looked down and silently cursed herself for stepping on a twig. Great, just great.

What was that? He could have sworn he saw someone or something out of the corner of his eye. It's nothing... No one could have followed me. As he returned to his thoughts, he could hear something, it was almost like a bone snapping. If not for Regina, he wouldn't even know what that sounded like, but this sounded close. He got up, trying to be silent, and picked up a handful of dirt. Now, everything would work out. If this person or animal would attack him, they wouldn't expect a face full of acid. He rushed over to where he heard sound, the dirt already starting to change to acid. He wouldn't wait around, he would get the first hit off.

Violet had froze, but then she heard a sound behind her. Cautiously, she turned around. Her eyes widened when she saw the same guy, but this time he had something in his hand. It looked like dirt, but it was slowly changing into some liquid substance. Violet racked her brain, and then cursed herself under her breath when she figured out what it was. The substance was acid. At times like these I wish I actually had a useful gift. She held her hands up, as if to surrender. "I'm not here to hurt anyone," she said, her voice barely audible.

Above the noise of his sizzling acid, he could just barely hear her say something. "Hm? You're not?" He couldn't tell if he was happy that he had avoided a battle, or sad that he couldn't try a new technique he had been working on. As he felt the acid reach through the almost fully dissolved dirt and meet his skin, he dropped it. The acid started to eat away at the ground, leaving a sizzling sound behind. "Then why were you following me?" he asked. In his mind, the only way someone could have found him was if they were following him. He had gone deep in the forest, and knew that the chance of finding him here would be little to none. Oh, she must have heard me scream... Well, that explains it, but why was she so close?

Violet looked at him blankly. "I wasn't following you," she said. "I heard a scream and traced it to here." Violet was puzzled to as why he thought that the only way she could have found him was by following him. Well, it is kind of strange. What are the odds that I would have been in the same area as him? She tried to imagine what he was thinking, and understood why he thought that. But still. That's the conclusion? She shrugged, everyone has their own way of thinking...

Violet could tell that he had been practicing his power. His power is forming acid from his, hands? Lucky, she thought. Tired of standing, Violet sat by a near log. She looked up when she heard a squeak. Her lips formed a smile when she saw the same bunny she was talking to earlier.

So i was right... Still, how could she be so close without me noticing? He had been acting bit strange since the tournament, but he wasn't sure why. He knew he was acting rude, more that usual, but why? Maybe he was mad at himself? Maybe he was finally acting like the bullies he had at his old school, or something entirely different. I won't be like one of them, I won't. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to scare you or anything. I just thought you were trying to get me." Wow, that sounds really stupid. Well, that's the truth. His attention was turned to the squeaking sound of the rabbit. He couldn't tell if this was her pet, or if it was just some random animal she had met. He pointed at it, wanting an explanation.

Violet looked up and saw the guy pointing at the bunny. Does he want an explanation...? She looked at the bunny then at the guy. "Oh this is just a random bunny I met," she said. Her gaze turned back towards the bunny. The bunny hopped off back into the bushes. She turned back towards the guy then realized something. She still didn't know his name. "I don't think I caught your name.?"

He watched the bunny leave her behind, leaving the two in a bit of silence. This silence was interrupted when the girl asked him for his name. "I'm Grant." he said as he held out his hand. He wouldn't have been surprised if she didn't shake it, he was being pretty rude after all. "And you are?" For some reason, he wanted to know why the furry creature liked her so much. Wild animals were either frightened when they came across humans, or they were hostile, what made her so special to the bunny?

Violet easily took her hand out and shook his hand politely. "I'm Violet," she replied. Violet looked over at Grant and took notice of the daze he was in. I wonder what he's thinking so hard about. She looked around, then remembered the bunny. He's probably wondering why that bunny walked over towards me... Well, if he wants to know, he'll have to find out himself.

He felt like he knew Violet, as if he had met her before. She seemed so familiar, her look and name seemed to make him feel like he knew her. It was such a strange feeling, but he was almost certain he knew this girl. Maybe he had just met her doppelganger. That would explain why she looked so familiar, but not why her name was. "So, Violet. What were you doing out here?" he asked as he withdrew his hand.

Violet felt his hand slip out of hers and she brought hers back to her pocket. "Oh, I was just taking a stroll," she said. Violet decided not lie to him, but not exactly tell the whole truth. "Are you practicing your power?" She said, gesturing to his hand that had once held acid. She already knew answer, but wanted to change the subject.

He was about to question her further, but decided the most likely wouldn't want to talk about it. "Oh, yeah." he looked down at his hand as he spoke. "I've been trying to get better at it. Well, I guess you know what is already." He turned to the hole in the ground created by the acid. THe sizzling had stopped a couple seconds before she had spoken about his training. "Sorry again."

Violet nodded and said, "It's fine. Also, just a guess, but you can form acid from your hand?" She smiled slightly. I wonder what I would do if I had that gift, she thought.

He wasn't really sure how to respond. The question seemed a bit empty. It felt kind of like she had to finish it. "Uh, any body part really. I could use my feet, my mouth, or anything else you could think of." The mouth part seemed like it didn't fit in, but he had used his mouth to make acid once. He could do it again if he wanted.