||And This Is Where I End Up|| (Taryn)

[Remi Donovan]

Remi leaned all of her weight into the ancient wooden door that lead to the girl's bathroom. She had come all the way from the sixth floor to get to the only girl's bathroom that wasn't in the common rooms. The second floor was such an inconvenient place for a bathroom. It wasn't as if she had anything important to do, she just had spare time before potions started. She shuttered at the thought of that horrible class.

Her footsteps echoed off of the marble walls as she entered the bathroom. It was the most luxurious place she'd ever seen. And to think, it was only used to pee in. She stepped further into the room and stopped in front of one of the mirrors outlined in a gold frame. She swept her black hair into a messy bun and admired her new pink streaks. It was only temporary dye since she'd bought it over Christmas break at the Walgreen's back in Los Angeles. Remi was kind of a cheap girl. She checked her teeth to make sure there were no trace of her lunch in them.

She began to apply some mascara to her eyelashes, keeping a check on time. She still had forty five minutes left until potions. She figured that she would be able to find a way to stall so she wouldn't have to get there too early. She continued to perfect her appearance.

[Taryn Connor]

What to do, what to do...

There was nothing really important to do at the moment. At least that's what Taryn thought right now as she walked through the halls on the second floor. She was trying to look for firsties that were doing something baaad so she could get Cory over here to drag them off to their doom. Actually she just wanted an excuse to go get him. Wow, she was crushing hard. This didn't happen often for Taryn. Usually, she just liked someone a tad but never thought of having a relationship with them. This situation was much different. Her and Cory had a lot in common and she wondered what it would change if they ever dated. Hmmm... But I'm rambling here

She sighed and crossed her arms across her chest. She didn't know what to do. Everyone was either in their dorm studying or doing homework or something. Then she passed by the girls bathroom. She shrugged and pushed the door open. Maybe there was someone in there trying to brew a forbidden potion of set off a bomb in a toilet. Hey, don't judge. Her mind went to dark places in a time of boredom.

Nonetheless, there was only one girl in there and she didn't look like she was doing anything illegal. Damn. She walked a little closer to her and saw that it was Remi from a couple of her classes. She smiled slightly at her before pulling a hand through her long blond hair in the mirror. She didn't think they had officially been introduced so this was probably a good time to do that right? Right.

"Hi. I'm Taryn."

[Remi Donovan]

Remi was hovering less then an inch away from the mirror, trying to perfect her eyeliner. She couldn't believe her terrible eyesight, she felt like she was a million years old. Once she had her eyeliner to her satisfaction, the tip of her nose was almost touching the mirror. She must have looked seriously retarded. She back away and pulled the bottom of her black tank top down over her jeans. She hated short shirts, she liked the long ones that covered her butt. Mostly cause she didn't really have one.

Maybe that was why she didn't have a boyfriend!! She needed a butt. She wondered if there was some magical way to fix that problem that didn't involve plastic surgery. She lost her train of thought when someone opened the door. She noticed the blonde hair first. Then, as the girl approached, she knew it could only be one person. Tarynnn!!! She didn't really know her, but Taryn was in a few of her classes, and Remi thought that she was totally gorgeous. She wasn't sure if Taryn wanted to talk to her, so she just smiled and turned back to the mirror. She probably looked conceited. It half surprised her that Taryn decided to introduce herself.

"Nice to meet you Taryn! I'm Remi. You're in a few of my classes right? I think I've seen you around.." Woah. Did she sound like a stalker or what?

[Taryn Connor]

Taryn smiled at her again as she pulled out some pink lip gloss from her pocket. After she introduced herself, she began to apply some gloss to her lips and then jumped a little as the girl began to talk. She seemed kind of excited which startled her. Before, she had looked so quiet and serene but when she opened her mouth it was like wow. She wiped some of her lip gloss off the corners of her cheeks and then turned back to Remi with a smile.

She was actually really pretty when Taryn got a good look at her. She loved her hair. Taryn could never pull off something like pink streaks. It just wasn't her style. She was more of a casually curly person. When Remi said that they were in a few classes together she smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yeah I think so. Divination and... Herbology?"

She asked questioningly. She wasn't exactly sure. She looked at Remi applying mascara and eyeliner, two of her favorite beauty products. She smiled once more and turned her face back towards the mirror. What now? She rummaged around in her pocket and found some of her own mascara to use. Eureka. She gently applied two coats to each eye before returning the tube to the pocket of her jeans. She wasn't really a purse person. They were too bulky for her. She then turned back to Remi.

"So you're a first year right?"

[Remi Donovan]

Remi eyed the pink lip gloss that Taryn removed from her pocket. It would probably gross to ask if she could use some...it was so cute though!! Maybe if she had some of that..the guys would overlook her no butt issue, and ask her out! She was a bit out of her mind. She noticed that Taryn seemed startled at her sudden burst of excitement, and her cheeks turned a pale pink. She tended to have those moments. Now Taryn was going to treat her like a two year old, and speak to her in small words that she could comprehend. Yeah..she knew the drill.

"Yeah. I've seen you in Divination. I don't know about Herbology.." she said. She tried to remember if she even signed up for Herbology. She had kind of been ditching her classes lately. She continued to cake the mascara onto her frail eyelashes as she spoke. They looked like such preps, hovering inches away from a mirror applying mascara at the same time. She watched Taryn closely as she stuffed the mascara back into her pocket. Did that girl carry her entire make up supply in her jeans?

"Yeah. It's pretty obvious." she said with a chuckle. She pretty much screamed firstie. Who else would have bubblegum pink streaks in their hair? "What year are you?" She asked in return.

[Taryn Connor]

When she talked about classes she nodded to Remi. She knew the feeling of not knowing what classes and where you were all the time. That's how it was when she was a first year at least. She was always confused and getting lost and such. It didn't take that long to find her way around the school though. She watched as Remi applied more and more mascara to her lashes. Wow, how much could those lashes of hers hold? She smiled slightly and fixed her hair a little with her fingers.

She noticed that Remi was eying her putting the mascara in her jeans. She smiled a small smile. She got that reaction a lot.

"Yeah I know. I don't like purses."

She said in response to the girls face. Then Remi said that it was obvious. She nodded her head. She realized that there were a lot of first years in the school and she had met a lot of them. Every time she met someone that looked younger then her, she just figured that they were a first year.

"I'm a sixth year. Kind of old."

[Remi Donovan]

Remi finally tucked her mascara back into her pocket. Hey! She kept make up in her pockets too! Bingo. They had things in common. She nodded knowingly as Taryn stated that she didn't like purses. She thought that they were cute, but she was too irresponsible and she always left them somewhere whenever she had one. After losing three or four purses, she pretty much learned her lesson.

"Word. Purses are from hell." She stated. She giggled at the fact that she said 'word'. She was so gosh darn gangsta! She glanced at Taryn, who most likely thought that she belonged in a mental hospital. "Uhm. I just like....I don't say word..very often and it was just..funny to me." She explained hesitantly. Maybe it was time for her to exit the bathroom.

"Oh. No that's not old at all. Sixteen is the perfect age. There aren't many sixth years at this school.."

[Taryn Connor]

Taryn made an amused face when Remi spoke. She used the word 'word'. It was a little bit weird but after a moment of thinking about it, she burst out laughing. Remi was so far from gangsta that it was the funniest thing to see her try to be. She covered her mouth in an attempt to calm her giggles but it wouldn't work. After a moment of cracking up, she turned back to Remi. She started to explain herself for her giggling and she nodded to her with a smile plastered on her face.

"No I understand. I thought it was hilarious."

She said, still with a smile plastered to her face. She couldn't get Remi's voice out of her mind. Wow, this girl was somethin'. When she said that she wasn't old Taryn just shrugged. She always felt old in this school but I guess it was just like Remi said: lack of sixth years. Then she once again turned her face back to the mirror and decided that she at least looked semi-decent. She then glanced over to Remi and wondered what she thought about her appearance...

"So what do you think? Do I look alright?"

She asked her hesitantly, putting her hands on her hips in a really weak pose. She smiled slightly to herself and wondered where she got all of her weirdness from...

[Remi Donovan]

Remi watched in confusion as Taryn totally and completely lost it. It took a moment for her to realize that her using the word 'word' was indeed funny! She just thought that Taryn would roll her eyes and stalk off, muttering something about how uncool she was. Pleased that that wasn't the case, her face broke into a smile. She laughed softly with Taryn, hoping that they were both laughing at the same thing. You never know. She could be laughing at Remi because she was so stupid. Considering that fact, her face fell into a frown. Was that a possibility?
"No I understand. I thought it was hilarious." Thank god.

She grinned once more and nodded. "I agree." Woah, that was lame. She agreed that she was hilarious? Noooo, she agreed that her saying 'word' was hilarious! Uh huhhh. She turned back to the mirror when Taryn did, running her hands through her hair, fluffing the top a bit. She glanced back at Taryn and tilted her head. Of course she looked alright, she was prettyful!! Not to mention that fact that Remi would kill for her blonde, curly hair.

"Yes hun. You look beautiful. What about me?" She asked, twirling once around for her. How spastic.

[Taryn Connor]

Taryn's brow furrowed a little when Remi said that she agreed with her. It was an odd response but hey Taryn was odd right? Right. That's what she loved about people. The weirdness and all of the little things that made them unique. She didn't question Remi on this because she just thought it made her even more interesting to hang out with.

When Taryn looked at herself in the mirror, she didn't really see anything that special about her appearance. Sure she had naturally blond hair but who didn't have blond hair these day? Well not Remi but that was beside the point. She sighed and then when Remi gave her response, she smiled a little. She hoped that she wasn't lying to her. I mean Taryn always liked to tell the truth... in most situations. Remi then turned the question back to her.

"Well of course. You always look great."

She said and it was definitely the truth. In her classes whenever she saw Remi, she noticed that she was always gorgeous. It made her self conscious about herself. But only for a moment. She wasn't one to fret too much about her appearance. Sure, she didn't think she was the best looking person in the world, but she could live with that. Then, as she leaned her hip on the sink in front of her, she turned back to Remi.

"So... see any guys that you like yet?"

[Remi Donovan]

Remi stared at herself in the mirror. She just looked so average...it was unholy. (ooc. I said unholy. LOL.) Yeah, she had the pink streaks..but she's always wanted to go blonde. If only it looked good with her skin tone. She tilted her head slightly as she pictured herself with curly blonde hair. Hm. Maybe that was a look that only Taryn could pull off. She wondered if Taryn dyed it. She shook the thought, knowing that she would soon zone out if she continued thinking. She grinned at Taryn's response, only half believing her. She knew that she didn't always look good. Wouldn't Miss Taryn know that? She'd probably seen Remi around the common room in the morning...anyone who saw her in her morning state would beg to differ.

"Thanks." She paused for a second, and whacked Taryn's arm...softly of course. "You do too silly!"

She blushed and drew her gaze toward the marble floor as Taryn asked the next question. Of course she's seen guys that she liked. She felt like she could tell Taryn who the main one was..but she got very shy when talking about guys.

"Well there is this one guy...in our house." She glanced back up at Taryn. "Alex..." She didn't know his last name. It was something on the tip of her tongue...