walks_two_paths | On The Way From The Dorms To The Arms

Savannah had had a bit of a busy day at the store. She was thrilled to see Benecio and completely over the moon that Summer had made it back for her graduation. After talking for awhile at the store, Savannah had told Summer that they should have a celebratory dinner tomorrow night after graduation or a big lunch with everyone on Sunday. After locking up the store, she had gone to the dorms to take a shower and grab a change of clothes. She and Johnny were planning on spending the night in and she was looking forward to it.

She was happy and excited and nervous all at once.

She had survived. She had made it through high school and tomorrow she was graduating and would be able to show those that had doubted her that she was successful.

Nothing could bring down her good mood.

[[OOC: For those that know who they are.]]

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Nothing, huh?

Josef wasn't especially pleased with this place so far, or with the fact that he'd gotten an invitation in the first place. Was the girl really that stupid? He'd come to the conclusion that no, she wasn't. She was a lot of things, but stupid wasn't one of them.

He'd been out for a while now, exploring the town and seeing just what kind of place Eve's daughter had been leaving. Like we said, not pleased.

And then who did he come across but the very girl he'd much rather not actually be seeing?

Stupid Fandom.

Savannah was feeling pretty relaxed and cheerful. In fact the term bouncy might be applied to her right about now.

Considering that she knew very well whom she had invited to her graduation, she wasn't expecting to come around a corner and see someone that she would rather not see.

The surprise robbed her of her voice for a second as she just stared in shock at the man she had almost bumped into.

"Eve Levine's daughter, speechless?" Said in a pleasant enough tone, the kind of tone that would make you think the speaker was teasing... if there wasn't that vaguely dangerous glint in his eyes.

A glint that could be seen in Savannah's own at times, but even so.

Savannah stepped back and then she stiffened. "Josef Nast," she managed to say. Oh yes, she knew who he was. "What are you doing here?"

She would not run. She would not run. She would not.

"I was invited," he replied, sounding as displeased to be invited as she was to have him there.

This was the only time they'd ever be on the same page about anything.

She frowned and her eyes hardened. "I did not invite you. The last person I would have invited to my graduation is you." Okay, second last. Thomas would have been the last.

She looked at him carefully. "So why did you come, then?"

She knew how he felt about her so what the hell?

"Then you need to have words with someone at this school of yours, because I was most certainly invited by someone," Josef said. "And I'm here because I thought someone from the family should get some kind of idea what this place is like, since Sean has been less than informative over the past three years."

Savannah knew damn well that the Nast name was not on any of her official documents, so she had no idea how they would have gotten invited. She also tried to remind herself that there were a lot of people on this island who wouldn't take kindly to a student -- or her -- getting hurt so she had no reason to be afraid.

Yeah. That so wasn't working.

"My brother has a right to his own private life."

"He is still a Nast and should be working towards the best interests of the family. Especially since he's second in line for the CEO seat."

Josef studied her evenly. "You look like your mother."

"He has a business that he runs," she said calmly. "I know for a fact that you people know how his business has been doing."

She looked at him. "I'd say thank you if I didn't think that it wasn't a compliment."

"The business is keeping him busy until he's needed," Josef said simply. "When my father dies, the Cabal comes into my control -- and Sean will be coming home to take a more important role then."

He shrugged. She could take it for whatever she wanted. "It's a statement of fact, Savannah. Minus the eyes, you're your mother in miniature."

"Then for Sean's sake, I hope your father lives a very very long life." The last thing she wanted is for Sean to have to be under this man's control. She almost made a comment about her adopted grandfather being happy to tell him that, too, but she restrained herself.

She nodded. "She says I look like her but that I have my father's eyes."

So much for self-preservation.

"She's right," Josef said with a sharp nod. "You most certainly have Kristof's eyes."

He didn't like this. Didn't like the reminder that his brother had sullied himself and their family with a witch. A witch who was also half-demon, no less. It just got worse and worse, in terms of Eve.

On The Way From The Dorms To The Arms

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