Tell No Lies

That Summer Feeling

Roisin stood in front of the full-length mirror in her bedroom for far longer than she probably should have. But it was the first day of school in Forks. She wanted to make a good impression. Well, not too much of an impression. But a good one, nonetheless.

She turned slightly, taking in her outfit, starting from her black ballet slippers, up to her skinny jeans and then to the plain, but classic black and white striped shirt. She lifted up her red wavy hair, wondering for a moment if she should wear it up or leave it down. Down, yes. That looked better.

She was happy to note that she looked just like any other normal high school student. Well, for the most part. While her glamour hid what she really was from mortals and such, parts of her true nature still peeked through. It was in the way she always looked tanned even if the sun hadn't been out in days. Or the way that mortals were drawn to her. But really, that was just a fae thing. They were always drawn to fae in one way or another.

"Stop fussing around."

She looked towards her open door, seeing her best friend Mae leaning against the frame, decking out in designer everything - including a pair of Louboutins that she had bought in LA just before they moved up to Forks. Her blonde hair fell past her shoulders in sleek curls. Though her blue eyes were lit up in mischief as she smirked.

"You look fine. Though... bit underdressed in my opinion," Mae said, pushing off the frame and walking into the room, now scrutinizing Roisin's outfit. "What about that dress you got in Paris? Makes so much more of a statement than... this..."

Roisin snorted, taking in Mae's dress that was almost too short to pass the school dress code. And would definitely stand out. You'd think by now she would learn to tone things down, but then again, that was just Mae.

"The point is to blend in," Roisin shot back, now returning to looking in the mirror. "Which this outfit does."

"I thought the point was to have fun," Mae shot back, pouting. The wings that only Roisin and others like them could see fluttered behind Mae in agitation.

"We will have fun. But I'd rather try and stay longer than a couple months before something happens that has Darraugh finding me," she said.

She shot a look of warning to Mae, who only huffed in response.

"Seriously! I've already apologized for LA!" she shouted, stamping her foot and putting her hands on her hips. Roisin stared at her a bit before smiling and walking over to wrap her arms around her.

"I know. And I couldn't do this without you. Just... let's be a bit more careful this time," Roisin said as Mae hugged her back. Despite her penchant for getting into a bit too much mischief, Riosin could never stay angry with Mae too long.

And it was their nature, after all.

"You're starting to sound more like Sean," Mae said, still pouting, but at least a bit happier.

"Speaking of which, he's probably got breakfast ready," Roisin said, letting go and rushing out of the room. She walked into the great room towards the kitchen.

"You know, for wanting to keep a low profile, you could have chosen a smaller house," Mae chided from behind her. Though Roisin knew she didn't really mean it.

"Seriously? This place was a steal! Just waiting for someone to breathe life into it," Roisin replied with a laugh. "And we all know you can't stand to live in a small house. Think they said something about it being haunted which is why it was so cheap... You should have seen what it was like before I hired the contractors. A beautiful house like this has character and shouldn't sit empty for so long."