New Learning {Cheyenne & Carson}

Stephanie figured she should probably start on some of her homework while she was waiting for Cheyenne to show up, do something useful while she was at it. Though admittingly, studying wasn't exactly her favorite activity to pursue, but it was pretty obvious that at this Academy, they wouldn't have much of a choice but study a lot, because she already had a test in Science next week, and a book to write a report on by the end of the week in English Literature. Those she didn't mind that much, since even though they weren't exactly her strongest subjects, she was pretty sure she would do well on both of them if she took the time to be ready for them. But whenever she happened to get stuck with a Math exam... well, that she would need to cram a whole lot for. She didn't really mind though, she'd spend hours and hours on end studying without a single complaint, because being at this school was definitely worth hours of studying. However, it did feel nicer to be studying with a friend rather than by herself, and so she was happy that Cheyenne had agreed to join her today.

She hummed lightly to herself - which was something she did a lot, often unknowingly practicing songs she had to learn - as tapped her pencil against the notebook she'd opened in front of her, doodling aimlessly as she waited for her friend to show up, glancing up when she heard someone approaching her table, smiling when she spotted Cheyenne. "Hey Chey," she greeted the other girl with a wide smile, moving some of her things off the table to make room for the other girl's stuff. "No problem," she added when she apologized for being a bit late, not even having noticed that it slightly was past the time that they'd agreed on meeting. She wondered idly as to how long they'd be here, though she figured that maybe they could actually go off and do something else after they were done studying, because she did enjoy hanging out with the other girl and she didn't really have anything planned to do. "So, should we get started on this?" she asked, pulling out both her history and math books, placing them on the table and opening both notebooks that she took note in for each class, figuring she'd let the other girl decide which subject she wanted to start on.

The way the atmosphere around her tensed up made it pretty easy for Stephanie to figure out that the brother/sister relationship between Cheyenne and her brother wasn't exactly that great. It always saddened her to see siblings that didn't get along or even hated each other, because she couldn't help but wish they'd know just how lucky they were to have someone with them, someone who could take care of them and help them through hard times. Well, at least when you had a good relationship with them, that was. She'd wished for a sister or a brother most of her childhood too, though maybe that had to do with the simple fact that she'd lived a pretty secluded life. She didn't think her dad had done it on purpose, understanding why he'd felt the need to move away after her mother's passing, though she sometimes wished they could have stayed just a bit closer to the city they'd grown up in still, so that she could have visited her mother's grave once in a while. She wished she'd known her, but she figured that she'd spent nine blessed months sharing the closest and strongest bond with her, even though she couldn't remember any of it, and so she was thankful for that much.

Still, after Carson introduced himself, Steph found herself a bit clueless as to what she should do. She didn't mind the other guy's presence, he seemed nice and then she figured there was nothing wrong with the idea of making yet another friend - she was new at the Academy after all, and so she was one step behind almost every student of her year in the friends department. But then, it was pretty obvious that Cheyenne didn't want her brother to stick around, and even though making friends with him might be nice, Chey was already her friend and getting to be a close one, so she didn't want to do something that might upset the other girl. She didn't want to be rude either, smiling lightly when he commented on the fact that they hadn't gotten very far in their work. "We were only just starting," she told him, hesitating for a second when he then asked if she needed help with her Math, her eyes going from him to Cheyenne to him again, finally giving another smile. "It's okay, Cheyenne was gonna help me with it and then I'm helping her with History, kind of a trade," she told him. "But maybe some other time I'll need help with something else and then I'll ask you?" she added, hoping that was a good enough way to pacify both siblings as to what was going on right now - not that he seemed upset, but still, she liked trying to make people around her happy.