Knowledge is Power (Celeste)

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

As things went, Anya stayed in school when she was not at court. She was going back and forth these days not that she mindend other than the fact that the plane trips were giving her a little motion sickness but she could take that to see Lissa. She could endure almost anything. She looked outside to the academy grounds it was peaceful with half the student population on vacation and the few students that were around were either sleeping or doing something else. It was around 11am, every other people would be asleep or something but Anya could adept very easily. She could switch back and forth between the scheduel of her world and the scheduel that the humans ran on.

She sighed as she closed her eyes trying to center herself. She had heard from fictional books that witches did that to empty their mind and clear their head well, it helped for her too. She hoped she would see Celeste soon, she hadn't seen her since that little training and the cofnessing fest she had. She had communicated to her using email since it was the age of tehnolog, Anya was fortunate enough to have a phone that sent emails how Celeste accessed it was another story. She flopped back on her bed and kept her eyes closed for a moment longer before she realized she heard a noise outside. Who on earth could be up this early or...late...or whatever.

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

Celeste got Anya’s email, and was glad that she had finally arrived back at the school. Celeste stayed for a number of reasons, most of the other guardians were at court, and so were most of the students considering it was summer vacation. She knew that most of the students would be sad to have to go back to St. Vladimir’s Academy, but that was just the way it went. Celeste was enjoying her break every once in a while. She enjoyed not having to watch over students all day long, teaching them. Celeste was on a half and half schedule; it was from her not having much to do. With everyone coming in and out they didn’t need the extra help around the court. So she returned the first time with Anya and she didn’t feel the need to leave with her every time she left and came back.
Celeste had just gotten done working out, when she received word that Anya’s plane had landed. She wanted to go meet her, but Celeste decided she needed a shower. She knew where Anya stayed at the school. She was in Jeans and a Tank top on. It was nice out for being 11 am on human time. Celeste didn’t think twice about walking around the school, no one was really there so it didn’t bother her to walk across the yards to reach the Dhampir dorms. She finally reached where Anya was staying. Celeste walked up to the room, and knocked on the door, and said “Anya it’s me Celeste.”

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

Anya nodded as if Celeste could actually see her, turned to sweep her room one last time of any illusions she might have cast and she opened the door. She had powers but she didn't like to broadcast it. She never told anyone that she had been practicing in secret and now not only could she do little things, she could easily manipulate scenary. She smiled as she hugged Celeste gently. She herself was not the one for hugging and being affectionate unless it was a few people she trusted and for all intense and purposes, she did trust her mentor. "Good to see you Gaurdian Carter" she said formally adressing her.

She went to grab a rubber band and tied her brown/blond/orange hair in a ponytail. She wondered why Celeste was here though, they noramlyl did not have the habit of training this time. If this was a school year they all would be asleep normally or at least the students. She herself and whoever else was up could probablly be up and she did not doubt that Celeste could function on both scheduels.

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

Celeste smiled down at her and said "Its Celeste." She allowed Anya and a few others to use her first name when others weren't around, and it was just them, and over the summer. They would all soon be Guardians together, and it was weird saying Guardian Carter all the time. She smiled and hugged her back and said "Its good to see you too" she smiled and looked at Anya. Celeste was understanding, and kind when she needed to be.

"Oh no practicing today" She said to her with a smile. "We are just going to talk, because even if you don't like it, you need to talk to someone, because i have known you for a while, you need to talk to someone other then Lissa about your powers, and you know im here for you." she said to her with a sweet smile on her face. She said this because she seen Anya go for a rubber band. "And im just not in the mood to practice." she said with a smile.

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

This was shocking and not usually done, training was all she and Celeste did but now she figured that entrusted with her most guarded secret, her mentor had for all intense and purposes, softened up a bit. That was not to say she was not a hard ass guardian by any means but she would more likely see more of her sweet side often. Whcih was what she wanted. Sitting on her bed she sighed. Looking up at Celeste she changed her eye color, it was only an illusion but oh well. Her eye color now was purple and she blinked trying to be cute. She laughed aloud at her own stupidity. "Sorry Guardian Carter" she said as she looked at Celeste. "I guess it's what spirit is doing to me...it's making me behave on a very....weird....way"

She had no idea what to say after that or how to bring up this whole thing. "I'm reacting more...than usual and in different ways to different people, Celeste spirit is changing me and i'm terrified to death of what it's doing to me, It's changing the way I interact with people, I mean I can give you some stuff to analyze but I don't know how much you want to sit here and listen to me ramble "

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

(Sorry this is going to be short)
Celeste smile and looked at her and said "Well im here to listen, thats what im for" she looked at her and smiled. "I'm not just here to train you." she said and continued "No matter how boring or how much you ramble, its good just to talk to someone about it, and maybe the person can help or maybe not." She looked at Anya and pulled up the chair that was at the desk. "If its scaring you then talk to me about it, i may not have the answers but i can help you out, even just by listening" she said with a smile on her face. She really wasn't in the mood to train so Celeste thought that it would be easier to just listen to Anya talk, to say what she need, and she would just listen to her. She would offer her thoughts when the times came.

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

She decided to start with the first incident. "I was in the library yesterday, and a fight broke out.....some Moroi were thinking it was a good idea to piss some guardians off....the novices not the teachers....well, so half the boys thinking it was a bad idea....well long story short it ended up with me being in trouble, I as the eldest you know am expected to help around espeically by the guardians who don't know why I'm here past the age I should be anyway....but case in point...I was in trouble and my instincts made me go for something sharp...I was like hurting myself...and I went to my room.....when I was there I saw Guardian Hathaway in front of me...I have no idea why... frankly she didn't either but long story very short...from what I could remember I was apparently begging her to forgive me...while I was hurting myself...and I was told by her latter on that I would not stop until she said the words herself....i don't know why I had that reaction...she also told me that there was another guardian in the room she couldn't say who cause she didn't know but I would not respond to the woman...it was...weird..."

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

Celeste sat that and listened to her. She didn't quite understand what she was saying, but she knew that it was important to listen to her. She followed the best she could with the story. Celeste was thinking about how she could help her, and what was the best way to approach this topic. It was still a little bit dicey, because Celeste still wasn't sure how in the world Anya could have pulled it off for so many years, hiding who she was. Celeste's mind wondered a little bit and she didn't realize that Anya was done talking. When she did realize it, she started to think about how she could help her and what she could tell her about it.

"That is weird" she said to her, thinking about what she could say to help her. the truth was she really couldn't help her, she didn't know much about it. "My question is why were they in your room." that was Celeste's major question, but she wasn't going to push Anya for an answer. She was still trying to piece it all together, but it didn't make sense. "Ok so i admit im not the best person to be talking to about this because i'm at a loss for words to help you" Celeste admitted to Anya.

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

"They weren't inside, just in front of it...the door was closed...I don't know the memory itself was all jumbled together...I actually should talk to Guardian Hathaway but I haven't been able to face her since that damned incident..." she said as she pulled her hair back again this time pulling it to a half way ponytail but not fully. She closed her eyes and thought about how simple life would have been if her parents both had been involved in it. Her mother and later her father's absence hadn't helped matters. Sure the academy had tried to step in the best they could but it wasn't the same.

So in frustration, she went over and pulled out her side table drawer, it was a sharp knife. She sighed as she toyed with it wondering if Celeste would stop her if she tried, three guesses told her yes.

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

Celeste looked at her and said "Well you should straighten everything else out, before you go and blame yourself for anything. We all know that you do your hardest to get out of here, and be the best you can be." She looked at Anya and smiled. She was proud of the accomplishment that she was making towards her goals in life, being able to better herself, and not complaining about it. Celeste looked at her and smiled trying to be supportive, and help her in whatever way she could, sometimes it was just listening to her.

She remembered when she first had gotten assigned Anya as a student. She was difficult, and wasn't willing to open up to anyone, and now they were talking like they friends, and they could tell each other everything, but the truth was, Anya could say whatever she needed to, but Celeste had to keep her problems to herself. Celeste smiled and said "Anything else, other then the stakes, and your powers, that we are all still trying to help you figure out." she asked her.

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

"no, except...I don't know how long I should keep this maybe I should just tell everyone, the laws are starting to change, I started to keep this secret because I wasn't allowed to do what I wanted way back when but it's all over now well no, not all over but it's getting better do you think my problems will be better solved if i told someone, for all I know, they can keep me here for longer and I love this Academy it's safe I love the people but I personally do not want to be staying here any more than I have to" she almost was whining which she felt bad about. Celeste had a lot of problems of her own and Anya suddenly felt like she was whining. She put her head in her hands. "Sorry...I'm acting like a little kid who dosn't get what she wants but honestly I think like four extra years of school is enough already"

She closed her eyes and wondered if she would ever truly be free of this place or if she'd always be stuck. She shook her head she had to be free, there was just no other way about it. She looked around and said. "Are you going back to court..."

[Guardian Celeste Carter]

Celeste smiled and said "Its up to you on whatever you choose to do, i can tell you what i think and i can tell you that it could be a good idea, but think if you tell everyone now, before you get the guardian mark, they may not let you take the trials again, then again they may let you, who knows. That is something you have to consider." she said to her with a kind smile. "In the end it is all up to you on if you want everyone to know your secret, it took you how long to decided you could trust me and if you wanted to tell me. All i can do is help you make the decision, but in the end it is all up to you on what you want to do." she said to her with a confident smile. "I know when the time is right you will need to eventually tell all of them."

Celeste smile and looked at her and said "I think i will one of these days, just to get out of this place" she was getting tired of this place in the summer there wasn't much she could do, except train, and be bothered with everyone else, she didn't mind Anya, but it was everyone else who was getting to her. She needed a change of scenery. She often left the grounds while everyone should be asleep, to be on her own and have a change of scenery, but she didn't tell anyone that.

[Anya Kandice (Ozera)]

Anya sighed not knowing what to do. She hated not knowing. She turned and started to just hit her head against the wall and finally put her head in her hands. "Celeste, tell me what to do" she pleaded. "I can't make these decisions by myself heck, I'm not stable enough to decide but some already know, you, Guardian Petrov, Adrian and the queen as I said to you before"

She did not mention that a Strogoi knew but that was beyond the point. She did not feel like getting yelled at for whatever stupid mistake she'd made. She looked up at Celeste expecting to be told what to do or at least a push in the right direction.