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 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:58 pm
Kenny was staring into space. Quite literally. He had had detention every night since the first day. Now that he was off detention he had no clue what to do with himself. Sure he had seen his friends in classes... but he never got a chance to talk with them... and his in between time were closely monitored.
Over the summer he had gone to marc's family home... but when hewas taken to a muggle store for the first time...he tried to pay in wizard currency... He had been surprised when marc smacked his hand and paid in paper... But when he got back there was someone there to tell him just how stupid he was and that he was lucky they were letting him go back to hogwarts.
Not so lucky that his head of house didn't want him to get off scott free... so in detention he had sat. He slowly stretched and cracked his knuckles. He should go find something to do... maybe go find his piano... He sighed. He hadn't felt much like playing recently... after all... he had only seen von in brief glances and while he hated to admit it... she had become his music muse... With another sigh he leaned back and closed his eyes... may as well take a nap while he had the chance right... it was something that would take up the empty time...
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:23 pm
Von was having a glorious time this year and today was especially good. She'd managed to get an informant in the Hufflepuff house. Now to see if the gal got her anything good on the Clover girl. She walked into the common room humming to herself and stopped suddenly seeing Kenny. She hadn't seen him at all this year and had started thinking he was avoiding her. Immediately she started to get annoyed but decided to play it cool. She moved to the couch, and making sure Quil wasn't there, sat down throwing her feet up onto the coffee table. " Hey."
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Charmaine Kitteridge Crew
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:32 pm
Kennedy jumped. His eyes flew open and his hand was already reaching for his wand. However when he caught sight of von he relaxed. For the first time in a long time he felt almost completely relaxed... and all that had changed was von had said one word.
His brown eyes sought out her gaze. "Von..." He didn't even know where to begin. He owed her an apology... After they had split at the end of their first year... he had barely talked to her... He owed her more than just an apology... he was supposed to be her best friend.. well he was her boyfriend... that didn't necessarily make him her best friend... but it may have helped. He opened his mouth and when words refused to come out he closed his mouth.
When he had composed himself a little bit more he tried again and all that came out was... "Hey"
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:05 pm
She raised an eyebrow as he jumped and had to give a small snicker. Apparently he was on edge, not a bad thing she thought. As he opened his mouth to speak and then closed it she waited, though her foot started tapping. She was clearly waiting impatiently. At his one word she snorted and shook her head.
She laid her head on the back of the couch for a moment not saying anything but it didn't last. "After almost a whole year, all you can say is 'hey and my name' to me?" She shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest. "Whatever. I thought we were friends. Guess you couldn't handle even that Casanova. Your girlfriends keep you busy enough?" No she wasn't jealous at all...
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:38 am
Kenny frowned for a moment and then laughed. "Not unless you count the female professors as my girlfriends." He took another deep and reached out carefully to rest his hand on her arm... Something to close the gap between them. "Im sorry Vonali."
He offered a friendly smile."I got put in detention for every waking moment for this first chunk of the year." He waited a moment and then offered up one of the cheesiest but most accurate under statements he had ever said. "I missed you."
His eyes searched her face. "What about you, Have you been ok... " He was kinda sad that he wasn't with her. He had heard she had fallen off one of the staircases. He had seriously tried to break out of detention to get to her. It hadn't worked and he had earned an extra month of detention for irate behavior.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:51 pm
Vonali raised an eyebrow at his hand on her arm but didn't move or remove it from her. Her tummy gave a little flip flop but she ignored it. She couldn't believe he'd had detention this whole time but the thought that he wasn't avoiding her lifted her temper slightly. " That's quite the length of detention. What did ya do?" As she soften she scooted over on the couch moving closer to him.
" Missed ya too. I've been alright. Had a bit of a scare about mid term but was saved by a Ravenclaw first year."She tucked her feet under her and watched his face, curious about his reaction. " Oh and I've been quite busy working with Dorian and Quillian. It's been most entertaining."
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:25 pm
Kenny was encouraged by the fact that she didn't shrug him off but actually moved closer. "I was stupid... I decided to visit marc over the summer... and i um... tried to pay a muggle store clerk in gold... Marc saved me from handing over my money... Do you know they take paper... just random pieces of paper... for stuff.... " He shrugged slightly. "Well apparently giving gold to a muggle would be... exposure or something... They told me i was lucky i wasn't going to be kicked out of school."
He shifted a bit. "Well our head of house wanted me to really learn a lesson... so i was put in detention for about a month....all my free time..." He waited for the frown that was sure to come... he had been absent two months and he knew that she was smart enough to do the math.
He smiled when she told him she missed him. He finished slowly. "I was in detention when you fell and i um... tried to leave...got pretty nasty actually... and was given another month for irate behavior..." He however wasn't prepared for the last of what she said.
Kennedy would have been less shocked if she had slapped him. "Quillian?" He moved away from he slightly to get a better look at her face. "Why him?!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:53 pm
Von kept her face blank as he mentioned Marc. She hadn't talked to him either all year and the idea that the two spent the summer together had her hackles high. She nodded simply about the paper money. Moving around like she had she'd made sure to be familiar with the currencies. Thought why it was such a big deal for exposure had her slightly confused so she just shrugged. " Sounds like a harsh punishment."
As he mentioned trying to escape she blushed slightly remembering that day with Lot. " There was no need for you to do that. But thanks for the effort."
As he pulled away she raised her eyes at him. She'd known he and Quil weren't the best of friends but personal feelings couldn't hinder her business. She smirked and reached out to touch his arm. " He's good for business, of course. And he's so fun to tease." She actually giggled at the thought of Sweet Cheeks and his responses.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:15 pm
He had only went to visit marc to try to make things right... He knew the hufflepuff had been avoiding vonali... But he took no responsability in that. He would much rather not go over that bridge and thus... he wouldn't. "That was my opinion... but i guess i learned some sort of lesson" He shrugged but there was half a smirk on his face.
He shrugged. "Some guy who was passing by had heard that you fell...no one told me you were saved..." He sighed. "All i could picture was you on the hard floor below with your brains splattered all over the place."
He moved carefully and put his hands back in his lap. Her explanation didn't pacify him. He glanced at her hand and frowned. "Von..."He knew she didn't mean tease in the way he wished she did. She meant tease as in mess with like a friend... How he would tease the little leprechaun was steal his bloody hat and enchant it to move 2 inches out of his reach every time he went to grab it.... He shook his head... "Can't he be left out? Why did you even start talking to him?" He sighed and stared at her. Who was he to judge who she hung out with... oh wait...her ex boyfriend... thats who...
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:46 pm
Von winced at the mental image he'd had in his head. That would have been horrible and she'd willed herself not to think of what would have happened if Lothar hadn't been there to catch her. Von raised an eyebrow again at his words. What was his deal with Quil? He'd never asked her such things before, even with the Marc confusion. And now here he was telling her not to talk to Quil! Her temper flew high again, how dare he!
" Cause he's a house mate, and I talk to most of them. And no he can't be left out. Sweet Cheeks is a grand form of entertainment why should I remove that on your word? What gives you the right to tell me who I can associate with?" She huffed for a moment before calming down, just slightly. " I don't see you for most of the year, you don't even send me a note and suddenly I'm supposed to fall into line with you? And why does he matter so much? He's just another business deal, it's not like I'm dating him or anything."
Not that she was going to tell him the the original plan with Dorian was for her to kiss Quil in the common room. No need to share failed plans with him or anyone for that matter. That would stay between her and Dorian, though it would have been hilarious.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:10 pm
Kennedy's eyes narrowed and he stood abruptly to pace... it was a habit he picked up to make sure when his anger go to him he could calm down... his sister had pushed him so many times he just naturally fell into an aggressive pacing. He stopped pacing when she said two words...
"SWEET CHEEKS?!?!"
He was almost shaking.And it wasn't anger. At least not at her. He really wanted to level Quill and make his cheeks not so sweet... but he took a deep breath. And then another. He closed his eyes.
"Why him?" He asked, a pleading tone in his voice. But then he frowned and strengthened his voice. "I tried sending you notes... but with how we left off last year... i didn't know what to write...i must have started a hundred letters at least..." But even though they weren't dating now... If she was hanging out with him... He mentally noted the other boy's name but for some reason it didn't bother him quite as bad... In any case... they started dating by just hanging out.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:24 pm
Von watched Kenny pace and had to smile at his out burst but only nodded. " Yes Sweet Cheeks, when embarrassed he flushes nicely. At the beginning of term I'd sat on this couch at the end and he was dozing on the other and I fell asleep after trying to wake him and giving up. I woke to his arms around me. He apparently snuggles with his cat in his sleep, and mistook me for it."
It never crossed her mind that this might have made things worse for Kenny. But she refused to lie to Kenny, for some odd reason. As he tried to explain the letters she lowered her head. " A simple hi would have been enough." Though as he mentioned ho the year ended she looked slightly confused. They'd ended it quite nicely and she'd looked forward to seeing him this year. She'd even hoped he'd have wanted to get back to together.
" Why does Swee...Quil bother you so much? Why do you care so much who I hang out with?" Ever since the miscommunication with Marc she'd tried to read people better but she had no clue what to look for.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:05 pm
Kennedy's face flushed red. His eyes closed and he counted to ten 3 times before he dared speak... "You...He...." He stopped and took a breath..."He...Ill kill him..." There was a little bit of red starting to cloud his vision.
He grit his teeth. "A simple hi?" Closing his eyes he went on the offensive "What about you? I didn't get anything from you either... and owl would have found me even if you couldn't.... " He wasn't yelling... he was talking in hushed tones... which usually meant he was beyond angry.
"Why does it matter... you are just going to hang out with him no matter what i do arent you?" He shrugged and then laughed out loud. "Why do i care? Isn't it obvious... " He shook his head. "Never mind... Im sorry Vonali... im a little too upset to talk about this civilly right now... Im going to the music room...Ill see you tomorrow... Meet me in the Aviary around noon?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:19 pm
Von stared at Kenny in shock. He wanted to kill Quil?! She was slowly piecing things together. But then he slung things at her. Why hadn't she contacted him. She opened her mouth to speak but he was going to leave.
She couldn't believe he was leaving but when he asked her to meet him she nodded. All he ever had to do was ask and she'd be there. This also gave her time to actually think before she spoke. Though as a male she knew it was his place to contact her first. She'd attempted to wave at him in class but had gotten no response... But it didn't matter, he was livid. " I'll be there, and one last thing. Quil and I aren't hanging out as friends, it was strictly business." And she left it at that, no need for him to know he'd been on her mind everyday.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:26 pm
Kennedy listened and nodded to let her now he had heard her. He needed to calm down... maybe killing Quill was the best outlet for that. He contemplated the thought as he left the common room. Carefully he ran a hand through his hair.
With a groan he marched down the hall. He needed to get his mind off von... and the melody flowing through his head was probably something that could do just that... he was already tapping his fingers to the beat as he walked.
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