It's The Eye Of The Tiger --Lorenzo&Castiel--

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris was sleeping in his room in the Durmstrang castle when he woke up and looked over at the clock/calendar he owned. It was currently 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday. He got up and threw his work out clothes in his gym bag and threw on some regular clothes. The first ferry to Vakkar would be leaving in 10 minutes. Once he got to Vakkar he could just apparate to his buddy Lorenzo's house.
He walked towards the door and left, he made his way out of the castle and caught the ferry just in time. Once he climbed on board he took a seat. He looked up at the sky, the sun hadn't even thought about coming out yet due to it being winter, so the stars were still burning bright. He hoped that Jezebel was looking out her window at the stars so that they could be together in a sense. Was he totally crazy? Falling in love with a woman who was about to be married. He sure was and he was quite sure that when he told Lorenzo about it Lorenzo would smack him upside the head.
He was lost in thought till he felt the ferry dock. He walked down the pier before apparating with a loud crack! When he landed he was standing outside Lorenzo's home, he looked it up and down before knocking. Hey! Lorenzo! Wake up! It's work out time! He knew of course that Lorenzo wasn't asleep, they had the same regimen when it came to their physiques, but due to their different builds they looked muscular in different ways. Osiris preferred to have a little body fat where as Lorenzo didn't know what body fat was due to the fact that he kept himself in shape. Then again Osiris did too but it was still the fact that they both had different genetics. He was glad that he had met Lorenzo when he first came to Norway. He had put an ad in the Prophet saying that he needed a workout buddy and Lorenzo had answered it. They had been friends ever since, in fact Osiris considered Lorenzo his best friend if not brother.

Muse-ic::Silence
Word Count:: Longish
Out Of Character:: Workout buddies commence!
For:: Lorenzo

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[Lorenzo Mancelo]

At 5 am, Lorenzo had gotten up like he did every day and began getting everything ready for his morning exercise routine. He began by making himself his normal protein shake and drank that as he got together his workout clothes and did a bit of light cleaning around his house. Normally he would have begun his workout promptly at 5:30 am, but today he was working out with his friend Osiris which didn’t occur as often as he would have liked, so he was willing to begin late to accommodate his friend. He knew he would probably be getting on the ferry soon and after that he would be here soon, so he was trying to keep himself busy with meaningless household tasks until he arrived. Although, meaningless household tasks turned into doing pull ups on the bar he had set up in one of his door ways until he heard a knock on the front door with a familiar voice behind it.

Lorenzo was still at 85 out of 100 in a set of pull ups so he wasn’t able to answer the door right as Osiris knocked. Come in, the door is open! He called towards the front door as he did his 88th and 89th pull up. He knew he probably should have waited for Osiris to get there before he began working out, but he had been getting restless and he tried to entertain himself for as long as he could…the exercise monster just kind of took over his body when he got bored and there really was nothing he could do to stop it once it decided to show up.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris heard Lorenzo yell that the door was open and grinned, he was probably in the middle of a set or something. He opened the door and said, Sorry, I tried to leave earlier but this whole new rule about the Ferry not leaving till 5:30 has really affected my chance of leaving as soon as I wake up. He closed the door behind him and headed to the bathroom to change, he threw on his white tank top and his deep blue shorts.
He stuffed his other clothes into the bag and walked out, Its too bloody cold to come over wearing my workout clothes.... He tossed his bag on the sofa that rarely got any action and crossed his arms. Just couldn't wait for me could you? He said as he watched Enzo finish up his set and tossed a towel at Enzo. So we all ready? Should we do lunges, crunches, what? He pulled out his protein bar and ate it in two bites before swigging some water from his bottle. He enjoyed working out with Lorenzo, he wished that it was more than a once a week occurrence however due to him working at Durmstrang it just wasn't as do-able as Osiris wanted. Lorenzo was the only person besides Evalina that knew what he was really doing here in Norway, he felt a little guilty because even Jezebel didn't know.
Osiris walked over to the weights and looked them over, trying to figure out which ones to use. He then said out of no where, I met someone... He selected a nice set of arm weights before continuing, Problem is...she's getting married to someone else...and I can't do anything about it. He began to curl the 85 pound weights, he could lift more but he was the type of guy who worked his way up throughout his exercise.

Muse-ic:: Eye of the Tiger lol
Word Count:: Moderate
Out Of Character::
For:: Lorenzo

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[Lorenzo Mancelo]

Lorenzo looked towards the door as it opened. He knew it was Osiris just based on the voice but he just had to look and make sure when he entered; it was just in his instinct. He smirked as he listened to the reason why he was so much later than he usually would. He had heard something about the ferry being forced to leave later since the students had a new curfew or something but he didn’t know for sure since had had never actually been to Durmstrang and therefore had no need for the ferry. Excuses excuses! He called after him as he went into the bathroom to change.

Enzo agreed that it was way too cold to wear workout clothes outside. It had even gotten to the point where he had to switch to sweatpants when he went for his runs, which he didn’t mind, but he tried to wear shorts for as long as possible. You know very well that I couldn’t wait for you, you took too damn long. He said with a smirk as he let go of the bar and landed on his feet just in time to grab the towel that was thrown at him. He was starting to work up a sweat so the towel came in handy right at that moment. He grabbed a bottle of water he had sitting on the coffee table and took a long drink, looking over at Osiris as he ate his protein bar and asked about the set plans for today. Today is Saturday, it’s an arms day. Pull ups, pushups, curls…all that fun stuff. He said with a grin as he wiped his neck off one more time before walking over to the other side of the room where his weights were set up. Loading up 45lb bar with a 25lb weight on each side, he laid back on one of his benches and began doing triceps presses, occasionally glancing over at Osiris as he debated on which weights he was going to use. Did you really? He asked with a smile between presses as he was told that he met someone. He was proud of his friend for meeting someone he wanted to spend time with and was going to tell him about the girl he had met recently…that was until he finished his sentence. He finished off his set of 20 in silence before racking his weights and sitting up to look over at him. I don’t want to tell you that you’re dumb…but, you’re kinda dumb. How do you expect anything to happen with this girl if she’s already supposed to be with someone else? He hated being so blunt with his friend but this was true. There was no use falling for a girl who had already fallen for someone else, to the point where they were getting married to that person.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris chuckled as Lorenzo called after him. When he walked out he chuckled again when Lorenzo said he couldn't wait for him. That my friend we both know to be true. You can't sit still for even a minute. Plus it wasn't my fault. Like I said it was that damned ferry! He nodded and said, Enzo with those arms you could kill just by touching someone.
He chuckled and toasted him with a protein shake he pulled out of his bag. He drank deeply before returning to his arm weights. He smiled when Lorenzo asked him if had really and nodded. Then Lorenzo told him he was dumb and Osiris nodded, Yeah. I know. Its just well. I think she has feelings for me too, I mean she kissed me back all right and everything. She's arranged to be married according to her friend. It seems like she has a duty that she was brought up with you know how it is. He curled his arms, feeling his muscles burn. So when's Castiel supposed to be coming? He is coming right? He looked at the clock, it was almost 6. I don't know what to do. I guess I should just let it go huh? He sighed and set the weights down walking over to spot his friend on the bench.

Muse-ic:: Silence
Word Count:: Moderate
Out Of Character::
For:: Enzo and Castiel

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[Castiel Skyborne]

One thing Cass liked about working for himself was that there were no set hours, bossy co-workers, or lay offs. It was just him in his boat with his nets and fishing rod. He looked at the sky which was still night out, he loved to look at the Orion constellation. It was one that his mom always pointed out and told him about the hunter Orion, that story always made him sad though, he missed his mom a lot. But he couldn't dwell on the past, he had a job of catching fish and taking them to the dock in time so he could be out of the sea by 5:30 am.

Castiel was running late, which he rarely does. It was already 6 am and he needed to be working out with Lorenzo and Osiris. He ran into the house and changed into some basketball shorts and a black tanktop, even though it was a bit chilly outside, he loved the cold. Looking at the clock he knew that he should have left the house twenty minutes ago, but he knew they would understand, maybe. Rushing around, Castiel put grabbed a duffel bag and packed extra clothes, a towel, and a few water bottles with a snack. Nodding, Castiel grabbed his wand and apparated to Lorenzo's house.

Looking up at the house he shook his head looking at his watch, it was 6:05, which ment they were already working out. He hated to be late to places, it wasn't acceptable. Well at least to him. Castiel figured he should knock but Lorenzo knew he was coming by and just walked in. "Hey guys! Sorry I'm late, stupid fishing vendors were so picky about their pricing, I thought I was going to go crazy." he said shaking his head. He walked through the house and seen the guys at the wieght lifting bench. "Seems like I need to play catch up. What excersises did you guys do already?" he asked while he started to stretch his body to ready for the workout.

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[Lorenzo Mancelo]

Lorenzo couldn’t help but chuckle when Osiris agreed that he couldn’t sit still for more than a minute. Although it was true, he didn’t like to acknowledge the fact that he probably had severe ADHD or something and that was probably the reason why he got so bored so easily and needed to find ways to get rid of all his pent up energy. I can so sit still for more than a minute…I sat still for probably…5 minutes earlier while I was waiting for you. He said with a joking frown. Yeah yeah. Blame the ferry. We both know you got up late and you just don’t want to admit it. He said with a chuckle. He knew that wasn’t true, because both of them had basically the same work out schedules so they would never wake up after the sun.

As he waited for Osiris to spill the details about this mystery woman, he finished off his tricep presses and began to unload the bar, only to load it up with the proper weights for him to bench press. Sure, bench pressing was more of a chest exercise but it also worked his arms so it worked out either way. He loaded up about 350lbs as he listened to Osiris tell him more about the girl. So you kissed a promised woman…and she actually kissed you back? Are you willing to break up an arranged marriage. I didn’t even think people did those anymore. The families who set that up must be pretty wealthy or powerful… He said, taking a swig of his water as he waited for Osiris to finish up his set so he could spot for him. I dunno, he said he would be here. If he doesn’t show its his loss though. He shrugged as he watched Osiris rack up his weights and come over to him. I’m really not sure. Part of me wants me to punch you into your senses and make you let it go. But another part of me thinks if you think she has feelings for you to, than go for it. She could be the one. He said with a small smile as he laid back and gripped the bar above him as he got ready to bench the weight.

That was when Castiel finally decided to show up. You guys and your excuses today. He joked as Castiel gave him his reason for being late. When Castiel entered the room and saw them already at work, he knew he had to play catch up and asked what they had already done. Well while waiting for this guy, I already did my pull ups set, and I just finished my tricep presses. Osiris just got done with his curls so you’re not that far behind. But you’re of course still both not on my level yet. He joked in a cocky way before grabbing the bar and lowering it towards his body before pushing it back up to the area it was in. Sure it was a lot of weight but he had already warmed up so it wasn’t like it was too heavy.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris grinned, he knew Enzo was just yanking his chain but for some reason he always felt like he needed to explain himself. He didn't know why, maybe it was because Enzo was his best friend. He eyed him and jokingly said, You sit for 5 minutes straight...now that I don't believe. I have a feeling you'd only be still when you're dead. You probably work out in your sleep too. He chuckled at his own little joke, Ever woken up on your bench?
Osiris listened to Enzo's questions and shrugged, Yeah she kissed back. She got really....passionate with it. Apparently these two families have been doing it for years...I think they are blood supremists I mean I'm pure but if the one for me was a muggle, I'd marry her in a heart beat. But yeah I think I am willing to break it up but her friend Evalina said that there was no chance of it. So I guess I'm stuck. He smiled when Enzo said she might be the one, Yeah. If she does marry this Micah guy...well I guess I'll live out my days a single man. He heard what Enzo said about Castiel earlier but didn't say anything because the door opened and in walked Castiel. Speak of the devil! He grinned at his friend before spotting Enzo and listening to Enzo catching Castiel up on the work out routine. He chuckled, Apparently not all of us can be as awesome as Lorenzo...even though he lives forever away and I can't just up and leave Durmstrang whenever I want now a days. He grinned at Castiel before looking down at Enzo and said, Oh did I mention...she's pregnant? He knew it would grasp Enzo by surprise and knew that he was never going to hear the end of it.

Muse-ic:: Silence
Word Count:: Longish
Out Of Character:: Castiel knows Osiris as Seth right now. Enzo should call Osiris, Seth from here on out
For:: Enzo and Cas.

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[Castiel Skyborne]

"Hey my excuse is legit. Next time do you want me to bring in a note teacher?" he laughed jokingly. He loved to joke, it made him relax more. Listening to the work out list he missed out on, he walked over to the pull up bar and started doing his sets, "Alright, I'll try and catch up, I guess if I don't finish, I can always finish up at home or something." he said doing his pull ups. Cass laughed at Lorenzo's joke, "I guess not Seth." He popped down on the bench and then started doing arm workouts with the dungbells that sat beside them. "Well I could up and leave, it's just the damn fish that like to fight their way to the boat when I got a good pull on them." He didn't know if they knew a lot about fishing, but he just brushed it off. Looking at Seth he cocked his head to the side, "Now a days? What's been going on from Durmstrang? I've been out of the loop about it." Most days Cass will go without a lick of news about the school he used to go to, he just was so busy with work sometimes and living so far from Durmstrang.

As Castiel finished his arms, he looked to see that Enzo still was working on the bench so he took the time to stretch and then do some lunges, eventhough they probably weren't on the agenda. Seth then mentioned that someone he knew was pregnant, that sparked a bit of curiosity in his mind, but knew that it would be rude to just pop out and ask who it was. Especially since he don't know the whole story of about this said girl, so it was best to stay out of it. After he finished some lunges he thought he could start on the cable machene and do some cable curls and just listen and not say a word.


((Sorry a little short))

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[Lorenzo Mancelo]

Lorenzo couldn’t help but laugh at Osiris’s joke about him working out in his sleep. As far as he could remember, he’d never actually worked out in his sleep but he had fallen asleep working out and woken up on the bench so he could actually say yes to the question he had asked. As a matter of fact I have woken up on my bench but it was for a completely different reason. I got really bored in the middle of the night and just started working out until I passed out. So yeah, I woke up here. Luckily I racked my bar before passing out or I might have gotten crushed. He chuckled, imagining himself just falling asleep in the middle of a press and having the weights come down on him…it was a funny thought, at least in his mind.

Enzo raised an eyebrow as he listened to Osiris talk about the kiss and the girl and her marriage and everything. His eyes widened a bit when he mentioned Evalina…he had no idea Osiris knew her, and he was planning on telling him about meeting her and everything, but that was going to wait until after they had gotten this whole situation dealt with. He wondered what Osiris would say about Enzo finding a girl he actually liked…it was weird for him but it might have been even weirder that he knew her. So…If you’re pure, and their blood supremacists, it shouldn’t really make much difference if she marries this guy or really does like you and ends up with you since your future children’s blood will be pure either way…since that’s what their trying to keep pure right? I’ll never understand those kind of people. I’m with you…if I fell in love with a muggle then I’m gonna marry a muggle…it wouldn’t make much difference to me. He said, between lifts of the dumbbell.

As Castiel finally showed up, Enzo couldn’t help but chuckle at his joke about bringing a note and calling him teacher. Only if you want credit next time. Show up late again and I want a note from your doctor saying you were dying or something. He said with a laugh, having to bench his weight so he didn’t drop it on himself while laughing. Once Castiel and Osiris went back to talking, Lorenzo finished off what was left of his set so he could give someone else a turn and be the spotter for them. However, when he was on his last lift, he was caught of guard when Osiris told him that this girl he was into was pregnant, and damn near dropped the dumbbell on himself. Luckily he was far enough through the lift that he leaned it back and set it on the bar before turning around and facing him. She’s pregnant?! It’s not yours is it? He asked giving him a serious look.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris listened to Lorenzo's joke and chuckled, So you have woken up on the bench, I'm pretty sure you were lifting weights in your sleep. He grinned and took a long drink of his water. He noted that Enzo's eyes got a little bigger when he mentioned Evalina, he was trained to notice small differences like that, however it was his turn to talk about things so he wouldn't mention it. He shrugged and said, Apparently this Everett family is very serious about their children marrying into the Wallace family...they are all inter-related. I'm not a fan of it. He took another sip and continued, So have you met a girl then? Okay he had to bring it up, he couldn't resist. But before they could go into it Castiel showed up so he let it lay on the way side.
Osiris smirked when Castiel brought up his sarcastic note from the teacher, and laughed when Enzo shot back with a witty retort. Osiris listened to Castiel talk about fishing, he knew very little on the matter, his father was the fisherman in his old age so he had become a fisherman rather late in life way after Osiris left home. I know very little on the matter but Enzo you should lighten up on him. He is a working stiff just like us after all. He grinned down at Enzo, his hands still out ready to catch the weights if need be.
Osiris shrugged, Well there have been murders all over the campus, I discovered one body myself. Horrible horrible sight to see. So The New Head Master because the old Head Master died recently has implemented all these new rules and since we are supposed to be the role models of the school, so we have to follow them too. I'm half tempted to register a port key so I can do these work outs on time.
He noted that when he mentioned that Jezebel was pregnant he grinned to see some shock on Lorenzo's face. No it's not mine. It's his but again according to Eva, Jezebel's friend. Micah wouldn't be a very good father...abusive as he is and all. He took Lorenzo's spot on the bench and said, Hey spot me. Someone... He could do the same weight as Lorenzo so he didn't even bother to change the weights.

Muse-ic:: Silence
Word Count:: Long
Out Of Character:: Meh
For:: Lorenzo, Castiel

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[Castiel Skyborne]

Cass laughed at Lorenzo's joke, "I'm pretty sure I'll send my hawk to send you the note, cause I probably would be on my deathbed." he chuckled. Castiel watched as Lorenzo laughing and couldn't help smiling, the guy was a nut. Well in a good way. He heard what Seth had to say and raised his hand at him, "At least someone understands!" he said laughing again.

Listening to Seth talk about murders going on at Durmstrang, he couldn't believe it, "No kidding?" he said taking a break from the cable cord workout to run a hand through his hair. "That is insane, I'm sorry man. So what's the time limits when you have to stay in school grounds?" he asked him. Plus he wouldn't blame Seth for doing a portkey. Cass finished his cable cord workout and stood up as Seth took Lorenzo's place on the bench. "Hey I'll spot you if you want." saying a little quietly so he wouldn't interrupt their conversation.

words; Short
muse music; Harry Potter Part: 5 Movie
notes; Sorry idk all the gossip so not going to put Cass' two cents in haha :]
credits; template by twilightbright @ caution

[Lorenzo Mancelo]

Lorenzo couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head as Osiris told him he probably was working out in his sleep, even though he has just told him he had fallen asleep working out. I really wouldn’t put it passed myself. It makes me wonder if my body gets bored while I sleep and I end up just doing things to pass the time…I have woken up in other rooms before. He said with a chuckle. He had a slight habit of sleepwalking, but he didn’t do it all the time. It was more like an every once in a while thing when his body was really restless. He listened to Osiris talk about the two families marrying into each other and couldn’t help but think that was really creepy. He was so glad that his parents, even though both pureblood, wouldn’t mind who he married whenever he did find someone to fall in love with. Man that’s rough. Although isn’t it weird for those pureblood supremacist people to be marrying into the same families all the time? Wouldn’t they be marrying relatives off after a while…because that’s really gross. He sat up for a minute to take a long drink of water. His eyebrow raised curiously as Osiris asked if he had met a girl and he wondered slightly why he brought it up. But of course he realized that Osiris probably noticed his miniscule change in expression as Evalina was brought up earlier. That was exactly why they couldn’t keep secrets from each other…both of them were trained to notice small details like that and would notice even the smallest thing from the other even if they were trying to hide it. Maybe I have…what’s it to you? He asked sarcastically as Castiel walked in the door. Hopefully that would be enough of a distraction so that they wouldn’t have to touch the subject again for a while. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to tell Osiris about Evalina…he just wanted to wait until there was a bit more to tell. They had only seen each other that one day, but he couldn’t wait until he could see her again.

Enzo only half listened to Osiris as he told Castiel about the murders that had happened at the school. He had heard this story before and it really was depressing to think about, so he just kind of tried to concentrate on his work out as they talked about it. He knew the ministry was already slightly involved in the murders, having sent the head of the auror department to both investigate and teach, and he had heard the minster had been there on a couple of occasions, although he really wasn’t sure why. He just hoped whoever was committing these horrible crimes was caught and brought to justice as soon as possible.

As he got up to give someone else a turn on the bench, he listened to Osiris talk about this girl and her baby and also watched as Osiris took his spot on the bench, not even bothering to change his weights. They were both pretty evenly matched, so it wouldn’t be hard for him to lift the same amount as he was. That’s rough man. I’m starting to think, maybe you should try to take this girl away from her fiancé. If the relationship is bad for her and I know you would treat her right, it would definitely be better for her and that baby to be with you. He said, shrugging slightly as he walked to the weight bench and picked up some relatively heavy weights to do curls with. He would have spotted Osiris, but Castiel had already stepped up to do that so he had to find something else to keep him occupied.

[Osiris Seth Yahya]

Osiris grinned at Enzo, See that is proof that you work out in your sleep. You just don't shut off. He chuckled and shrugged, Well if you think about it, some where down the line you and I are cousins. I mean Pure Bloods always inter marry, I mean not normally as close as these Everetts and Wallaces do. He paused and took a sip of water. He grinned, Can't a best friend wonder? I mean I told you about my girl. Go on dish it out. Hey what about you Cas? You got a girl?
Osiris nodded at Castiel and said, Thanks man. He laid back down on the bench and picked up the weights. The limits? Well I can't just come an go as I please. I've been tending to stay up at my flat and only going to Durmstrang during the day. Curfew is at 11 for most students but the Muggle Borns have to be in their dorms at 9. The ferry stops at 7. If I miss it then I just go back to my flat till the next day. He began huffing as he lifted his weights. What's new with you Cas?
Osiris grinned as he lifted weights and said, Thanks man. Its good to know that I have your support on the matter. Her friend Eva seems to think that nothing can really happen. She's to set in her ways, but Eva wasn't there when we first met. It was like...someone hit me with a ton of bricks. He lifted the weights again and exhaled as he let them down. He looked up at Castiel and grinned. Think you can keep up with the weights? He set down the weights and sat up to massage his shoulders before laying down again to lift the weights again.

Muse-ic:: Chronicles of Narnia playing in background
Word Count:: Meh
Out Of Character:: Sorry if it seems scattered.
For:: Enzo, Cas.

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[Castiel Skyborne]

Castiel wasn't paying attention when Seth asked him if he had a girl, so it took him a minute for him to process what he said, "Hmm...Oh. Yeah I did, the other night actually. Her name is Katerina, met her at a bar." he said grinning. He had a great night with her and hoped to see her again soon.

"No prob." he said as he watched him lay down on the bench and pick up the wieghts. He didn't bench as much as the other two did, but he didn't mind, he liked to take his time. Cas listened to Seth talk about the Durmstrang curfew and then asked how he was doing, "Is there something that's targeting only the Muggle Borns?" he asked. "Nothing too new. Just fishing every morning, going to the markets in the afternoon, and going home in the evening. Pretty mellow life, well till I met Katerina, she's a fiery one she is." he smiled and shook his head. She certianly did have spunk, that's what made her attractive, she's different from him.

Castiel listened to the two talk, Seth was talking about meeting someone who was pretty special, but was in a difficult situation. As he looked down he seen Seth grin up at him, he laughed, "Oh I don't know if I can lift as much as you two." he said as he watched him sit up and then sit back down to lift again. Cas looked at Lorenzo, "So how have you been doing my friend?" he asked.

words; Ok lol
muse music; Sitting outside, so silence lol...for now
notes; Sorry about the post
credits; template by twilightbright @ caution