Orange Sky [semi-open/ask]

The day was coming to an end.

An orange sky lingered just over the mountains. It seemed to stay there, lasting rays stretching over the black silhouette that was the mountains. A wispy cloud floated lazily in the distance. It looked as if someone took a brush to the sky and made a single stroke. A blond stood just near the peak of the hill with eyes fixated upon the cloud.

He waited for another student--who was making her way up the hill. A majority of the children of the daycare had been either picked up by their parents or set to bed. Their help wasn't needed at that moment. Leo suggested a stroll. The entire day had been dedicated to working with the kids, he needed a step away. It was nice to go on a bit of a walk, fresh air--free of the scent of baby powder and playdough. While both were endearing smell, Leo would never say no to a chance to stretch his legs. No matter how much he loved being a caregiver for the children, Leo felt the need to take a break every now and again.

It was a perfect time to. The wind moved through the town periodically, sending the colorful leaves cascading down. Leo figured it would be soon when snow would fall, which meant children would want to play in the snow constantly. A soft smile shifted onto his face at the thought. It had been a while since he had made a snowman.

"Hey, Mikaela. When it snows, do you wanna build a snowmannnn~?" The Autumn student used the opportunity to sing the last lyric. A smile so warm it could possibly melt a snowman lit up his face. A hand was held out, pulling her along to the top of the hill.

Mikaela absolutely enjoyed working with kids and was all for being with them. Although she, like Leo, did like to get out and relax a bit, away from the kids. She leaped at the idea of going for a walk once the kids were either sleeping or had been picked up. The Autumn sky was so beautiful in the evenings and the best place to see it was on Diane's Hill.

The Summer wore a simple skirt in the unnaturally warm November and a regular t-shirt under her brother's old leather jacket. She made her way up the hill and gladly took the boy's hand, allowing herself to be pulled up. She laughed at Leo's singsong question, making a playful push away. "You dork it's not even Winter yet," she said, smiling almost as brightly as the boy. "But yes, I will build a snowman with you."

Rose had been sitting on the other side of the hill. She was caught up in her music and reading her car book that she didn't hear the other two until they were already at the top of the hill where they could see her if they looked. She looked back behind her at the two people, nervousness piling up in her stomach already. She didn't like people. Especially boys... And people where here and one of them was a boy.

Her hands gripped tightly at her car book, and she remained in her spot unable to do anything out of nervousness and slight fear. Would they be mean to her? Would they even notice her? She hoped not. She didnt want to deal with that.

Leo gave her a mock pout as he was pushed away, but kept taking steps up the hill. Score! Snowmen were pretty cool. The crest was just in sight. That was when he noticed a younger girl sitting on the other side. An almost fearful look on her face. Leo turned to look at Mikaela, as if gesturing towards the fearful student. Self proclaimed angelic duties took over, and the older student approached Rose. However, he stopped an acceptable distance away--not sure how she was about others being closer to her.

"Hey there," He began lightly, taking a seat on the slope with a pleasant look about him. ", I'm Leo. You are a student too, huh?" While the teen wasn't actually sure how to comfort the girl, he figured polite conversation would be a good start-- to make sure she knows that he doesn't bite.

Mikaela walked over and stood next to Leo, smiling at the girl with the magazine. She waved a little cautiously, hoping not to alarm the girl, who seemed almost frightened. "Hello," she said politely, allowing Leo to do the talking. She was never good with shy individuals, instead making them feel uncomfortable with how outgoing she could be. The Summer, however, was trying her best to calm herself down in times like those.

Rose relaxed a little bit when he assumed a calm demeanor but she still didn't trust it that much. She hoped all those sessions with a councilor would have helped her but it didn't seem so yet. When another girl appeared she relaxed a little bit more. Her brown eyes went back to Leo and she nodded in response to his question. "R-rose.." Crap.. She stuttered.. She needed to get her words together. "Rose... My name... is Rose.." She said taking pauses between the words so that way she didn't stutter.

Seeing that the other student was willing to respond, he leaned forward. "Nice to meet you. This is my friend Mikaela. " Leo motioned toward her with a glance of his eyes. "Would you be okay with us watching the sunset with you?" The blond asked. The canvas of the sky was turning a near red like color. The sun was nearing the horizon, displaying a variance of rays across the skies.

Leo and Mikaela huh? She couldn't make any permanent judgments about them yet because they could have darker intentions that they weren't presenting yet, but she wasn't sure. One of her hands tightened around the him of her sweater. "Oh..." She said. "Uhm... Sure.." She said softly hugging her magazine close, and turning back to the sunset. She hoped they wouldn't trap her in the middle and prefer to sit next to each other instead.

Mikaela smiled brightly at Rose. "Pleasure to meet you," she said. She looked towards the sunset and noticed all the colors and how pretty it looked. "Now, are we gonna watch the sunset or go stargazing?" she asked, laughing. The Summer moved to a good spot on the hill and sat down, waiting for the two others to take their spots on either side of her.

The young man took the spot next to Mikaela, stretching his legs out in front and propping his head up with his hands. The blond shifted closer to Mikaela as the cold breath of winter made its way between the mountains. It was accompanied by a short lasting ray of sunlight. The sun vanished behind the dark mountains with a parting ray of light. Soon after, the red faded into pink, then a purple. Night was coming on fast, and the street lights of Rosebury flickered on, their yellow lights illuminating the streets.

Seemingly satisfied with the light show that the sun put on, Leo slowly climbed to his feet. The wind pushed against his face--reminding him of flying. It had been so long since he had taken a flight around town. He had been so busy... Leo blinked away his thoughts and spun around to face the two girls. "Lights out is in an hour, what house are you in, Rose?" Leo knew what house Mikaela was in, but--"Mikaela, are you going back to your dorm to night?" There were a few children at the daycare, but most were older children who listened closely to Leo, it wouldn't be too hard on his own. Especially if she needed her sleep.

Watching the sky go from blue to red to pink to purple was gorgeous. She always enjoyed watching the sunset and wished she could lay there all night watching the stars as they twinkled in the sky. But like Leo said, lights out for the academy was coming up and she didn't want to break curfew. She thought for a moment what she was going to do; go to her dorm and sleep or help Leo with the daycare. "Hmmm, I think I'll come back to the daycare with you," she decided, knowing that while Leo could handle things by himself, she knew that he needed some rest as well. Mikaela decided that they could take shifts on who got up with who if the kids in the nursery got fussy or needed anything throughout the night. Turning to Rose, she asked, "Would you be able to find your way back to your dorm in the dark without one of us? I know that I get lost sometimes."