on point, I made my way out and turned left to head towards the path that would land me back in the long line where Keru was surely waiting when I crashed into someone - the impact hard enough to have me falling back on my ass.
"Ow." My response was followed with an apology, "So sorry about-huh? Westley?"
I had to blink a few times, noticing the distinct difference in Westley's now silver hair. The tips still had a hint of green in them, but if it wasn't for his teal green eyes, silver glasses, and the matching silver fingerless gloves on his hands, I wouldn't have recognized him.
The impact had made him fall back on his butt as well, and I noticed the two bundles of books that were on the ground before us.
He yawned before his tired eyes landed on me, his sleepy look giving me the impression he didn't know who I was for a few seconds. Then it seemed to click, and he gave a slight smile.
"Morning...Alice." He yawned in between as he greeted me. "Good timing."
"I'm not sure bumping into you is good timing," I noted, but got up and offered him a hand. His lazy smile widened as he placed his hand in mine. It was hard to tug him up when he was clearly taller and had more muscle than me, and that was proven when my extra effort had me losing my balance.
Before I could fall, he tugged me forward, my body crashing right into his.
"You're pretty lightweight," he commented.
"Hey!" I looked up at him with a frustrated puff of my cheeks. "I was helping you."
"I know." That calming voice was going to be a pain in the butt because I didn't have the desire to fight back when he so easily accepted defeat.
If this was Gabriel, we'd definitely get into another fight.
Taking in his uniform, I admired the turquoise material with gold-orange trimming. He was wearing the full uniform, which included the blazer that was the same ocean teal that had bits of emerald green and gold when the light hit its surface.
Since his hair was now silver, it actually helped balanced him out, but the color change was rather unexpected.
"Westley? Why is your hair silver?"
"Hmm?" He looked at me in confusion before another click moment flickered in his expression as his lips formed an O.
"Oh. When I don't use magic for too long, my hair returns to silver," he announced. "I was born a silver head but if I use a lot of Wind Flare, my hair will adapt to green."
"That's-"
"Weird, right?"
"No." I immediately shook my head. "It is cool! I want hair that changes color when I use magic."
"Really?" He seemed impressed with my compliment. "Only Gabriel and Keru love the change. You're the third one to like it, so that's good."
"Why would someone not like it?"
"Some people say it makes me look like an old man."
"But you're hot," I bluntly stated before I sighed at my swift response. "In a friendly, uh...girl to boy uh...friend...not like boyfriend girlfriend, but you know. Ugh! Whatever! You know what I mean!"
My flustered failure of explaining myself made him chuckle as he patted my back.
"I get it, Alice. Thanks for the compliment," he genuinely thanked. "I was actually here to give you your kit."
"Huh? I thought Keru was getting it?" I inquired as we both reached down to pick up the plastic packages.
"He got them already. I met him when he heading to the auditorium. He asked me to go check the washroom and wait to see if you were still there. Entering in those for the first time usually leads to a few minutes of picture-taking."
"How'd you know," I gasped and began to blush as if I'd been caught in the act. His grin was priceless as he pulled out his phone, pressed the screen a few times, and leaned in close to show me the row of gold urinals.
"We have gold urinals," he whispered so quietly I almost missed it. "I had to take pictures for the hell of it."
"What?!" I gasped and had to take a better look. "We don't have gold toilets! What kind of favoritism nonsense is this?"
"I love how angered you are by this new development," he said as he chuckled.
"Of course I'm angered! This is an insult! Do you guys have a fountain?"
"No." He blinked, and I grinned in triumph as I pulled out my phone and showed him the picture. "Look! Feast your eyes!"
"What the...is