Prank{Ava}of the Millennium{Axel}

[ava]

IN YOUR GOLDEN CAGE, ALL I FEEL IS
S T R A N G E, S T R A N G E
IN YOUR PERFECT WORLD, SO...

Ava begrudgingly shoved another bite of muffin in her mouth as she glared at the little play thing in front of her. It was a sickly green, hand-sown little doll with immense black eyes and tiny antennae on it's head. The bloody little thing had been sitting on Ava's pillow when she woke an hour ago. An irritated grumble passed her lips as it began to glow once again. The pale yellow light pulsed and expanded until the doll jerked to life once more. Ava tossed her messy chestnut locks over her shoulder and glared at the snickering Slytherins watching her from their table. In front of her, an oddly robotic voice emitted from the little toy as it danced an awkward jig.

I'm a little martian, I come from outer space. I'm a little martian I've come to eat your face. I'm a little martian...

To Ava it seemed as if the entire Slytherin table burst in to laughter as she pulled her wand out from behind her ear and whacked the doll into submission. Her pale cheeks flushed bright red in a mix of frustration and embarrassment. Once it was back to being a lifeless rag, Ava jammed her slender purple wood wand back behind her ear and resumed munching her cranberry muffin. Her eyes flickered to each house banner and began to study their detail in an effort to calm herself down. It simply wasn't logical to explode over the situation. That would only give her tormentors more to gaffaw about. Being one who tended to mentally multitask, Ava visualized herself gliding in to various yoga positions as she studied the intricate house crests. Oddly enough, the Slytherin serpent was her favorite of the four. The trick worked as Ava felt her breathing return to normal. Ava's cheeks returned to her normal pale color and her appetite returned.

With her composure returned, Ava dared to allow her olive green eyes to scan the faces surrounding her. Still nibbling on her muffin, she cataloged the various looks of amusmement and occasional sympathetic glance. Judging by the pride added into the mix of expression on their faces, Ava would conclude that this had been a Slytherin prank. The Gryffindor pranks were usually far less cruel, the Ravenclaw pranks were far more intellectually challenging, and the Hufflepuffs were far too sympathetic to play a prank. Tossing a brave little smile toward the sympathetic ones, Ava held her head high in determination. She polished off the muffin and grabbed a glass of pumpkin juice.

The unusual Raven was quite accustomed to being the target of such pranks by now but she had to admit, this was the most annoying one thus far. It seemed the little doll had been animated and charmed to follow her around...everywhere! It had even perched itself on the corner of the sink as Ava brushed her teeth and washed her face. She had actually skipped her shower to avoid testing that scenario. It was bad enough that she could feel those eyes staring at her as she changed into her favorite patched up denims and a Ravenclaw t-shirt. The mere normalcy of her outfit was testament to her foul mood today. Of course Ava had tried locking it in her trunk. Yet there it was, lounging among the sapphire and silver place settings of the Ravenclaw breakfast table. She sighed heavily and snagged a piece of bacon. It didn't matter. Once she gathered her wits sharpened her focus the situation would be resolved. Surely a mind such as hers - or the combination of hers and some other sympathetic Raven - could easily break the charms set against her.

I FEEL SO ABSURD IN THIS LIFE
S T R A N G E, S T R A N G E
IN MY ARMS, FOREVER YOU'LL BE...

WORDS: 616
TAG: Axel
OUTFIT: [Shirt]
[Pants]
NOTES: I thought it might be fun to start out with a bit of humor! Hope you enjoy.