Muffins in the morning

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

Clad in her official Spiritus blue sports bra, and matching barely there blue shorts, Oceaniana was completely at ease with herself as she walked down the corridor towards Mikayla's dormitory. It was early morning and Ocean had been on her way to the gym for cheer practice when she had remembered she had news to tell her friend. She was going to be late for practice but it wouldn't matter. Ocean had never missed a single cheer practice, so one time wouldn't hurt her. It also didn't hurt that she was the best cheerleader (in her opinion at least) on the squad, and was on good terms with the coach.
"Mikayla?" She tapped on the door that lead to Mikayla's room. "It's me.. are you awake? I've brought muffins! Get your butt up and answer the door pleasee." Ocean didn't bother to whisper: if she woke up anybody else she wouldn't care.

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Mikayla was already up, going over her notes in the silence of her room before her dorm mates all woke. She sat cross-legged on her matress holding her voice recording device in her hands while she listened through the earbuds to her most recent math lecture. Math was one of her toughest subjects, because it was very difficult to do without seeing all of the numbers at once on a page. Still she managed to pull a B+ in the class thanks to her teacher's patience. As she listened to her teacher go through a problem, she was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Mikayla smiled as the voice of her closest friend sounded through the door and the girls in her year groaned, annoyed at having to be woken up so early on a Sunday morning. She knew most of them were not big fans of Ocean Riddle-Forrester. Not everyone had the patience to handle Ocean, and the rest were jealous. Mikayla knew Ocean could be a lot to deal with, but she loved her friend. She knew once you got to know her, she was a fabulous friend to have.

"I'm up," Mikayla called from her bed. She was nearest the door because it was easiest for her to move around. She was already dressed in her black pleated skirt even though it was a Sunday. It was easiest for her to just dress in her uniform most times, and she found it to be quite comfortable. She only wore the simple white blouse with the blue cardigan over top without the tie that was required during school hours. She slipped her black ballet flats onto her stockinged feet and padded over to the door, slipping out into the hallway before any of her room mates could complain vocally about the morning interruption.
"Hi Oce," she greeted, smiling at her friend. She inhaled the air and her smile widened. "Fresh muffins? Awesome! Just what I need to start off my morning. Hey, don't you have practice?" she added, remembering her friend's cheer schedule.

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

Ocean heard the distinctive grumble of Mikayla's dorm mates, and guessed she must of annoyed them with her early call. It didn't bother Ocean though. So what if a few nobodies where annoyed at her? As long as Mikayla wasn't annoyed, that was all that mattered.

"Morning 'Kayla," Oceaniana greeted, a smile on her face as her close friend stepped out the door. "I don't think I have a fan club in your dorm." She silently appraised the outfit that the girl in front of her was wearing. It might of only been the school uniform, but Mikayla could look effortlessly good in anything. Ocean often said that Mikayla could wear a garbage bag as a dress and still look good.

She nodded, her blonde hair cascading down her shoulders, and wafted the muffins under Mikayla's nose. "Fresh, just like you like them. Got them delivered from Cranbrook bakery just fifteen minutes ago." Ocean giggled. She had the local boy working in the bakers under her thumb, delivering good to her at the school gates. "Should have, Sunday morning practice starts in five minutes, but I thought I would pop over and see you instead. I've got some gossip to share!"

[Admin Courtney]

Mikayla laughed quietly, not wanting to be too loud in the dorm hallway. She started walking slowly alongside the wall, her hand trailing the painted cement bricks as they usually did so she would know generally where she was. "They're grumpy in the morning. I think most of them were up pretty late last night," she remembered. Mikayla pushed her hair behind her ears to get it out of her face. She preferred it down to up, but wished she had a hair tie with her. It was staticky that morning. She must have double-shampooed instead of conditioned when she showered earlier. The disbenefits of being blind.

The smell of the muffins was stronger, and Mikayla knew Ocean was holding them very close to her nose. She snatched one out from the box and picked off a bit of the top -- her favourite part. "Mm, blueberry," she said, savouring the warm, moist taste of the baked good. "That boy must love you," she teased. "Delivering them specially. Or maybe he just loves the tip." She raised her eyebrows knowingly. It was no secret Ocean had a lot of money. Inheriting her father's accounts would do that.

When Ocean mentioned practise was in five, Mikayla frowned, but her curiosity had been piqued. "Aw, I don't want to make you late. But what is this gossip you speak of?" she asked, too curious to let it go.

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

Ocean rolled her eyes at the thought of Mikaylas dorm mates. "Like that makes a difference. They grumble at anything I do. I bet they groan to one another about me just breathing next to them." She said, not bothering to hide the annoyance lacing her voice. Ocean didn't really have any grounds to stand on to complain though! It was what she wanted after-all, to be hated and feared around school, to not have to get close to anyone else just to lose them. She wouldn't be able to deal with another death. "Bet they say all sorts about me, don't they?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

Ocean watched her friend tuck her brown hair behind her ears and tutted in a way that Mikayla would know she was joking, "Dont tell me you forgot a hair band again, luckily for you I have one. Would you like me to put your hair up?" She laughed, a light blush flaming onto her cheeks. "Maybe. I mean, I'm hot, I'm rich, why wouldn't anyone love me?"

She got a muffin out for herself and took a bite. Yummm, skinny lemon and poppy seed, her favorite. "I don't even tip him, he refuses to take any of the money I offer him.... and no, I am not possessing him and using his body as a vessel to deliver me scrummy goods every morning!" Although Oceaniana wouldn't put it past any of the envious girls in this school to start a rumor that she was doing just that.

"Dont worry, coach has given me a pass for the morning, you wont make me late. Oh my Voldemort!!!" she referred to her favorite fictional character, "You wont believe it Kayla! I'm sure this is some sort of set up, I'm sure I'm going to end up on that 'You've been framed' show. Guess what my cousin has gone and done!"

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"They should be proud to be breathing the same air as you," Mikayla teased. She knew why her roommates and a lot of other people did not like Ocean. She knew Ocean did not want them to like her, that she pushed them away purposefully. And if Mikayla had not been lucky enough to find a friend in Ocean, she would probably be among them. But Ocean let her in, and she could not ask for a better friend. "Honestly, I don't listen to their gossip or their rants about the people they don't like or are jealous of. It's a headache, and my powers already do a good enough job of that." It was fun to sit in her room and use her powers to bring in a loud boom of thunder whenever her roommates got particularly annoying. Once they realised they were screaming at Mikayla-created thunder, they usually shut up.

"Really?" she asked, brightening when her friend offered a hair tie. "It's okay, I can do it. Can you just hold this muffin for a second?" she asked, holding the breakfast treat out and her other hand out for Ocean to drop the hair tie in. She was very adamant about doing things herself. She refused to let her disability stop her.

At the mention of her cousin, Mikayla perked up. Ocean always had a fun story to tell about her cousin, just like Mikayla usually had a good story to share about her own cousin, Riley. "What's your cousin done now?" she asked, eyebrows raised with curiosity.

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

"Exactly." Ocean grinned, knowning that Mikayla was only teasing her. "I'm glad I have you though, Mikayla. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a friend like you." Serenity laced her voice, and she could almost feel tears form in her eyes. She blinked rapidly, not wanting to ruin her perfect make up.

Ocean dropped the hair tie into her hand. She held the muffin as she watched as Mikayla put her hair up. Ocean had come across some people in her life with disabilities that would refuse to do anything for themselves and play up on their disabilities. Ocean really admired Mikayla. She refused to let the fact that she was blind stop her from doing anything.

Ocean could her the curiosity in Mikayla's voice, and beamed. There was nothing more Ocean loved than a good gossip. Well, there was some things she loved more, but that's beside the point. "He has only just gone and got a job! Why does he feel the need to mess my life up Kayla?"

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She smiled warmly at Ocean. "Same. I don't know where I'd be without a little Ocean in my life. Probably sitting in my dorm room still doing homework and craving a muffin," she joked. Mikayla thanked Ocean for the hair tie and pulled her hair back quickly, running her hands through it several times to ensure it was all back and smooth. She hated lumpy ponytails. They just looked horrible. Not that Mikayla could see anymore, but still. She knew from pre-blindness.

"He got a job? But that's awesome, Oce," Mikayla said excitedly. "How is that messing up your life? I mean, he'll be busier, but when you cannot hang out with him, I'm here. That reminds me," she said with a happy smile. "I made a new friend the other day."

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

"Everyone needs a little Ocean in their life. I'm just fabulous like that." She smiled, a little warm bubble wrapping itself around her heart. In a world where she pushed everyone away from her, it was always nice to know she was cherished. Of course she knew Mikayla liked her, otherwise she wouldn't hang around with Ocean, but it was always nice to hear somebody verbalize things.

"Not just any job....." Ocean was momentarily distracted from her gossip by the mention of a new friend. She felt a emotion she had felt a handful of times within the last year. Jealously. And fear. What if this new friend became Mikayla's best friend? What is Mikayla was stolen from her?

"That's.. that's nice." She heard her own voice wobble. She breathed in, trying to clear the wobble and make her voice brighter, "So who is this new friend?"

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"That you are," Mikayla smiled. Ocean was a great friend whom Mikayla was truly grateful to have. A lot of people felt permanently uncomfortable around her because she wasn't blind, but Ocean had seen more in Mikayla than just her lack of eyesight, which was refreshing. She was a person who had lost her eyesight. She wasn't a blind person. She didn't want her blindness to define her.

She tilted her head slightly to the side. Ocean sounded suspiciously not happy that Mikayla had a new friend, but perhaps she was just still sounding upset that her cousin had a job. "His name is Gabe," she said with a bright smile. "He taught me a few songs on the piano. It's kind of funny how we met, actually," she said, and laughed a little as they walked. "He can fly - it's part of his powers - and he was landing and crashed into me. Weird, huh?"

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

"Gabe?" Ocean was sure she had heard that name before. But where? Maybe she shared a powers class with him? She listened carefully to Mikayla. "Yeah, weird." She could tell by the way that Mikayla talked about him that he was a nice guy. "What songs has he taught you? And what is his last name? Do I know him?" She asked, because although he sounded like a nice guy, Ocean would have to make sure that he actually was a nice guy. She wouldn't have any guy mess with her friends heart, or use her. If any guy ever uses Mikayla, they would have to face the wrath of Ocean.

[Admin Courtney]

"Yeah. His full name is Gabriel James. He's in grade eleven with me," she told her friend. "I can't tell you what he looks like, but he wears sunglasses a lot of the time. Except when he's around me," she added, smiling. "His powers don't affect me. We tested them. It's pretty cool, knowing because of my mucked eyesight I'm protected from certain powers. Almost makes up for the accident."
She chuckled slightly at all of Ocean's questioning. "He just taught me Mary Had a Little Lamb. You know, the children's rhyme? It's pretty childish, but since I'm learning it was a good place to start, you know? It's pretty fun playing the piano, actually. I didn't think I could!"

[Laura [Oce&Lucas]]

Gabriel James. Ocean wanted to meet him. "You'll have to show me sometime, if you want to that is." There was enthusiasm in her voice, she knew Mikayla had good taste in friends. After all, Ocean was one of her friends. "And I want to meet him, pleaseeeeee. I promise to be super duper nice, there will be no hint of a bitch inside me."

Ocean took a small bite out of her muffin, savoring the taste. "You want to go down for some breakfast?" She asked, "I don't know about you, but I am dying for a cup of fresh orange juice."

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Mikayla laughed. "Of course you can meet him, you don't have to bed me," she teased. "But you had better be nice. He's really sweet and you're intimidating. I don't want him scared off or anything," she said, but she knew Ocean would be nice. She was her friend, after all.

"Orange juice sounds good. It's always a great way to start off the day, I think. I heard someone call it bottled sunshine once. Maybe it was in a commercial, but I think it makes sense," she mused. "To the caf, then?" she asked.