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 Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:44 pm
Miranda was puzzled, though she tried not to let it show. He really was serious when he said he needed to talk to her privately. Now she was really getting nervous. What could he possibly have to tell her that was THAT private?
Her curiosity took over, and she agreed. "No, I'm fine with that. But isn't there some kind of charm on the stairs that'll make it so I can't get in?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:50 pm
Miranda looks out the window and sees Starfire coming. "Hey! She has a letter...AND peeps!" Starfire gracefully landed onto Miranda's shoulder, and she took the letter off Starfire. "Awesome! Mum and Dad wrote back!"Quote: Our Dearest Miranda,
Since when did we approve of you going to Diagon Alley, and sice when did we approve that you can get a new owl?! And how dare you ask how He is doing?! You're lucky enough that we sent you those muggle Peeps! You know how Pure-Bloods think about Muggles! You should've been in Slytherin, the true house. You'd do much better than being in Ravenclaw. You should've follwed our footsteps! As you know, your father and I were in it, and look how we turned out, perfect, and the most loyal followers of Him! And never, ever, ask how He is doing in a letter!
Mum and Dad
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:57 pm
|| XD I know what he has to say that's private! "Miranda, I'm gay." Kidding. Kidding! @w@ ||
"No-- there's no charm on the staircase to the male dormitories because women are considered more trustworthy than males," Carrigan explained absent-mindedly. "So you can come into our dormitory, but I couldn't go into yours."
He demonstrated by pulling her up the first step in the stairwell and paused, allowing Miranda a moment in wait in case the steps below their feet decided to turn into a slide. They didn't. Carrigan smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head until his hair spiked up in all different directions. "I read up on it in Hogwarts: A History over the summer," he said softly, looking fond. A moment later, the haze in his eyes cleared and he continued to pull the girl up the stairs and into the dormitory.
The room was neat and tidy, since Carrigan hadn't even slept in his own bed the night before, instead passing out in the chair downstairs. His trunk was placed neatly beside the four poster he had claimed as his own, initials gleaming. He shut the door softly behind them and then put his back to it, a strange look in his eyes. "Sit down, please," he requested politely. "Anywhere will do."
He was terrified Miranda would try hexing him, or something equally painful, so he decided to wait on the 'talk' until she had settled on a choice, adding a tentative, "I'll just stay over here," in case it would help any doubts she might have had about his self-restraint. His heart was bashing a tattoo against his ribs.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:04 pm
"Thanks! I'll give you some as soon as my mum sends mine. Belle should be here soon."
Mikki grabs one of her peeps and starts sucking on a peice she has bitten off.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:33 pm
"No problem! I can't wait for term to starts, only 5 more days!" Miranda takes a Peep and puts it in her mouth. "Wow, I haven't had these for like, a year." Miranda chews on it and swallows. "I can't believe that term's going to start so soon. It feels as if our vacation has only been a few days, even though this is our first year here." Miranda takes another Peep and eats it. "I can't believe that I forgot the taste of Peeps...."
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:29 pm
|| NUUUU!! He can't be gay!! I would be soo sad. Not to mention all of my friends. They love you, by the way. One of them even copied it all and put it on a microsoft word document and made it look all fancy. I love having fans. I feel like a real author. LOL heart ||
Miranda stepped lightly onto the steps, just t be sure. When nothing happened, she let out a huge sigh and said, "I love hogwarts....It seems like it's the only place where women are actually apreciated."
She walked into the Boys' Dormitiory. it wasn't in the best of shape clean wise, but she figured she shouldn't say anything because the girls wasn't much better.
She couldn't help but notice that Carrigan looked terrified, but she guessed she would be too if she was about to spill her guts to someone she had only known for 3 days. He sounded like he wnted to keep some distance between them, so instead of sitting on his bed next to him like her mind told her, she picked one a few feet away from him. She pulled the blankets off it and grabbed one of the many pillows and hugged it close to her, along with her knees, and cusioned the wall behind her with the remaining ones, so her back wouldn't get sore.
She wanted to tell him to get on with it, but didn't want to make the situation any more awkward than it already was, so she just attempted, and probably failed, to tell him with her eyes.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:19 pm
|| O: They do? They did? OOOO: I feel so flattered and... slightly embarassed. XD Who knew I'd be so good at roleplaying guys? XD ||
Carrigan watched her from the corner of his eyes as she settled himself down on an empty bed, tearing the sheets from the mattress and wrapping herself in blankets and cushions. When he opened his mouth again, his voice was shaking as bad as his hands were. "Miranda, if you're anything like I am, you've been in a state of emotion duress for the past..." he paused, racking up the days they'd known each other. He laughed drly when he realized the low number. "...god-- three days. And... between hugs and kisses and the random bout of choking on pumpkin juice... these three days have been moving... ah..." he trailed off, moving to sit on the floor, keeping himself propped against the door in case someone tried to enter. Carrigan sat on his hands to keep himself from gesturing and to keep them from trembling. Finally, he settled on a word and used it hesitantly. "...moving very quickly."
The boy stopped talking very abruptly and gnawed absently on the corner of his lower lip until it began to bleed. He gasped sharply, tonguing the cut, but motion for Miranda to stay seated in case she felt the need to come to his aid again. "Damn," he cursed softly. "I'm sorry-- as I was saying... I don't think either of us, if we can go by our previous conversations, have ever been in a committed relationship. In my case, any kind of relationship." He smiled wrly, but his breath was still coming shallow. "But I do understand that these sort of things often do move very swiftly. I don't know if it's because, as teenagers, we rush into things, or because none of us really have time to waste, but... we do. We don't wait to think about cause and consequence, and that's why I am both elated and terrified to tell you, Miranda..." Carrigan met the girl's gaze with difficulty, and by some miracle, he held it. "...that I am no different, and I am falling madly into like with you."
He snapped his mouth shut with a click after that, his face erupting into colour as though confessing aloud had really made it hit home. His hands, despite previously being trapped beneath him, lifted and he covered his mouth and most of his face, staring blankly at the wooden post beside Miranda's shoulder. "Father forgive," he whispered, "but I really am."
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:36 pm
"Mmmmmm... they are SO good! Oh!" Mikki slightly chokes on her chunk of peep as Belle lands on her shoulder, bearing a letter and a package. "YEA! More peeps! Here ya go!" She hands some to Miranda, the same ammount Miranda gave her. "Oh, I should probla read the letter!" Mikki opens the parchment and reads aloud:Quote: Dearest Mikki, Your dad certainly has told me all about Hogwarts. I'm so glad you're having fun! I cannot believe there aren't peeps there, though! That really is depressing. You're father and I are holding up well, and so is your brother. Enjoy the rest of your break! Love, Your Mum
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:15 pm
|| Yeah. LOL ||
Miranda couldn't believe her ears. She jumped up, making pillows go flying everywhere. She ran over to Carrigan, almost tripping on the blankets she had thrown on the floor.
"Oh, really?? You do?" She embraced Carrigan in the biggest hug she had ever given anyone. His face was so warm against hers, which made her feel left out, as she did most of the time. But it would be ok in a mintute, she could feel hers warming up too. " I'm so relieved! I was so worried you were going to tell me you didn't like me or something!I know it's only been three days, but I like you too."
Not wanting to creep him out too much, Miranda turned to the bed she had been sitting on. "Sorry about that bed that I ruined. I promise I'll clean it up."
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:29 pm
Carrigan hardly moved or flinched as Miranda flew to his side, embracing him tightly. His face was burning and hers was too, and her response all but terrified him because he had no clue what to do. He kept his hands over his mouth even as she held him, his eyes seemingly glued to the spot on the wall, but when she straighened and observed the totalled bed, something snapped back into place and his brain began to operate again. "Don't-- don't worry about it," he said in a thin voice, about two octaves too high. He cleared his throat uncomfortably and didn't bother trying again.
He remained sitting, gradually forcing his hands to lower once more. After a moment of serious consideration, Carrigan stood awkwardly, his legs prickling awake after being numbed from the cold floor, and took a deep breath. His courage was barely there, even as he forced himself forwards, embracing Miranda from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder. His hands clasped around her middle, white knuckled. "Do you... mind this?" he asked faintly, feeling as though he couldn't get enough oxygen into his throat.
God. What were they going to do once the term began?
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:37 pm
"I know I shouldn't worry about it, but I hate giving the house elves more work than they need." She started to pich up the blankets, but she felt him put her arms around her, ever so lightly. She couldn't believe it. she could hardly contain herself long enough to say, "No, of course not."
She loved how old fashioned he was, how he had to ask before he did anything. She wished she could be more like him.
She could feel herself drifting away from reality for a mpoment, just long enough to ask herself, "Where are we going to go once term starts? Hopefully there aren't too many boys staying her, so we can still come up here somtimes." She found that she liked the peacefullness of the boys dormitory to the loud gossiping of the girls. Though she knew that everything couldn't stay tis perfect for long, and that the boys dormitory would probablty be worse once term started, she wished with all her might that it would. .
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:09 pm
"Oh, thank god," Carrigan said with much relief, allowing himself to laugh at his own discretion. He chuckled into her shoulder and simultaneous'y hid his blush from her eyes, keeping his touch light because that was how he felt it should stay. "I don't really know what to do, to be honest. We've got so much time to spend... although it looks like we'll be skipping the 'friends' stage after all," he confessed, grinning against her shoulderblade. There was still so much to think about-- his mind was going too fast for his thoughts to even begin to keep up, and they became a swirl of emotion and worry inside his head. He felt kind of ill thanks to them, actually, but Carrigan shook it off and concentrated on the here and now. He was still liable to screw this one up.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:35 pm
"Thanks!" Miranda tooks the Peeps and ate them. Se jumped when Starfire pecked her on the head. "Why'd you do that?" Starfire looks at the Peep in delight. Miranda laughs and gives Starfire a Peep. "If you gag it up, it's all your fault." Miranda looks back at Mikki. "Owls can be so strange at times." Starfire nipped Miranda's arm. "Hey!! That wasn't very nice, Starfire!" Miranda places Starfire on her lap. Starfire flies around the room with excitement and lands back onto Miranda's shoulder. "One moment they're biting the heck out of you, the next moment they're begging you for your Peeps."
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:04 pm
|| Sorry it took me so long to reply, I had a drumline show, and then I had to catch up on my sleep. LOL I slept 'till like 11:30.
BTW, I'm not gonna be here next weekend either. I'm going to Anime detour. ||
"It's not that much time, really. Only what?? A few days, I'm not sure, I lost my schedule. And then we're going to wish we had time like this to do whatever. I am kindof eager to start my classes, though. Hogwarts feels weird without the people rushing around everywhere and all the noise." She couldn't help but laugh at herself. Turning around, she said, "Well, it looks like I have another thing to add to my list of things that I never thought I would miss this much."
Now she was just rambling on about whatever she felt like talking about at the moment. "I wonder what I'm going to do all summer. I have that job at the library back home, but other than that, I'll have nothing to do. Perhaps I could come visit you. Wouldn't that be splendid?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:27 pm
"Owls are very odd. Especially the hyper ones." Just then, Belle hops over to Mikki and starts flying around her head. Mikki giggles. "I guess she wants a little something to eat too!" Mikki gets off her bed and gets a brown paper bag out of her trunk. She pulls out what looks like a dog treat, but is shaped like a mouse. "My dad got these for her.... I guess it makes a little sense... but I don't know if she really likes them." She gives it to Belle, but the owl just looks at it for a couple seconds. Seeming to know it would be all she could get, she picked it up and flew to her cage. "Weird...."
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