Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 20:54:57 GMT -5
Finn could hear the angry stomping all the way from back where Keagan was. He laughed right out loud as she came around the corner, stomped along, and then continued to stomp up the stairs. He raised an eyebrow at her. "Now, is that really any way for a prefect to act?" he questioned seriously, cracking a smile as soon as the words were out of his mouth. He really needed to work on his poker face.
Still striking his pose, Finn looked up at Keagan as she was soon towering over him and smiled sweetly. He stood up and brushed himself off. "Would you rather I carry you?" he asked, holding out his arms.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 21:06:05 GMT -5
"How would you know?" Keagan replied with a bite to her voice. So, yes, Keagan has a bit of a temper...a shortlived one, but a temper just the same. When she was finally right above Finn, the Lioness was tempted to give him one swift kick...to the shin ((^_^)), but thought better of it.
"Carry me? You'd probably find a way to procrastinate with that, too," Keagan answered, caught off guard by the question a bit and not quite answering it, either.
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 21:15:52 GMT -5
"Oh, someone's got her panties twist," Finn pointed out, egging her on more even though he could tell she was irritated. He flashed her another smile to show he was just kidding around again. The last thing Finn wanted was to really piss off Keagan.
"Ha ha...hilarious," Finn said sarcastically, frowning at Keagan, "Do you want a piggy back or not?" He put his hands on his hips in a very girly manner as he waited for an answer.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 21:19:15 GMT -5
"You leave my panties out of this," Keagan retorted, though it was very difficult for her not to laugh at his reference to her panties...while she really should have been a bit offended.
"I guess it depends. You offering?" she asked. Sure, it might seem like she was giving in pretty easily now. But the boy's impersonation of a girl was very funny, and, really, could she turn down a piggy back ride in good conscience? Of course not. Afterall, she might not get such an opportunity again.
Thank goodness she was wearing jeans...
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Finn Kendrick
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 21:22:28 GMT -5
"Consider the panties left," he said, putting his hand over his heart and his other hand in the air, as if taking an oath, but he couldn't hold in a small chuckle.
Finn smiled again and stepped down onto the stair behind Keag, putting his back to her and getting his arms and hands ready to catch her if she jumped. "Climb aboard," he told her over his shoulder.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 21:25:48 GMT -5
Keagan started toward Finn's turned back, readying herself to "board" as he had put it. But then she hesitated.
Stepping back again, she posed a very important question. "You're not going to drop me, are you?"
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 21:35:14 GMT -5
Finn turned and scowled slightly, but in a playful kind of way. He sighed and shook his head as well. "Of course I'm not gonna drop you, Keagan," Finn replied, wondering why she would even need to ask. Had she not been paying attention to the way he was acting all night so far? Wasn't it totally obvious?
"You comin' or what?" he asked with a smile.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 21:42:29 GMT -5
"...You said earlier I was lucky I hadn't gotten hurt. You were joking, then, right?" she replied, still hesitant. She didn't really think he would intentionally drop her, but it wasn't as if she weighed three times less than his weight, either.
She thought it curious that he had placed emphasis on the word "you." What was so special about her?
"If you promise you won't hurt me. Promise?" Keagan asked, stepping up behind Finn and placing her hands on his shoulders, but not yet climbing on. It didn't occur to her to think about the times in the past when she had asked for that promise and had it broken.
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 21:47:40 GMT -5
"Of course I was kidding," Finn replied, looking over his shoulder, "I'm just extremely uncoordinated when it comes to myself. If I have to worry about someone else, I'm a lot better." His tone was sincere, and true. If Keagan was involved, he wasn't going to let anything happen to her. He wouldn't forgive himself if anything happened, even a small bump, on his watch.
Reaching back, Finn placed his hand on top of Keagan's and she put hers on his shoulders. He looked her in the eye before he spoke. "Keagan, I would never hurt you," he told her. How subtle had that one been? He turned away quickly as his cheeks turned pink once more and he tried to act normal. "Jump up," he told her in a cheerful tone.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 21:51:26 GMT -5
Keagan smiled as she heard Finn's words and met his eyes. She had no reason to doubt the sincerity in his eyes, and so she shoved her reluctance violently to the back of her mind. He wouldn't hurt her...he wouldn't...
"Don't fall face first off this step now, ya hear?" she warned before bracing herself and leaping lithely off the stair.
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 22:03:11 GMT -5
And she still didn't get it. Finn wondered if he was going to need a neon, flashing sign to make her understand. He sighed slightly, still not looking at her as the colour hadn't left his cheeks yet. "I won't fall," he told her truthfully, "My balance isn't THAT bad." He chortled again and caught her as she finally jumped up. It just made Finn smile that she trusted him this much.
"Got a good grip?" he asked, but didn't wait for an answer before he took off, jogging quickly up the remaining stairs and then on to the next set. Finn continued jogging, keeping his pace steady and taking the steps two at a time still. Keagan wasn't very heavy at all. Finn was a scrawny little thing, but he was still able to hold her tightly, hardly any effort involved.
By the time he'd cleared two staircases easily, Finn stopped for a moment to take a breath. "You alright back there?" he asked, turning his head to look at Keag.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 22:09:59 GMT -5
And maybe he would. That or Keagan would just need to get her thinking processes back to normal...though she'd never been real good at the relationship thing.
"Are you sure about that?" Keagan teased in the split second of time between being securely on his back and him starting to run. Squealing, she wrapped her arms tightly around Finn's neck (but not tight enough to hurt anything) and ducking her head into his shoulder; he was going pretty fast. Was that...soap she smelled? It was a comforting scent no matter what. Keagan thought it a little strange that she was associating Finn's back with comfort based on a smell, though. (XD)
When he stopped for a breather, Keagan reluctantly lifted her head slightly and looked around. They'd already passed two floors!
"Yeah, I'm fine," she answered, loosening her grip a bit. "And I thought you said you were tired."
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 22:17:05 GMT -5
Finn couldn't help but laugh as she squealed and grabbed on. He felt her head on his shoulder and he blushed. Stupid teenage emotions. "I was tired," he corrected her, "But then I found some energy." He grinned at her again and hitched her up higher on his back before starting off again.
Finn walked up the last flight of stairs reluctantly, wishing he hadn't run the last two. He reached the top finally and tried to make himself let go of Keagan. "We're here," he stated quietly.
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Post by Keagan Gerislynn on Jan 10, 2007 22:22:31 GMT -5
"Found some energy? I usually only do that when I consume large quantities of chocolate," Keagan replied with a giggle. She squealed again as Finn tossed her up higher on his back and began the trek again, but she was pleasantly surprised by his considerably slower pace.
"Are we?" she asked when he said they were there. "I guess I lost track of the floors." Straightening her back while still on his, she waited until Finn moved to put her down. Afterall, her arms had been hurt far too many times by children moving to get down and putting their full weight on her arms rather than her back.
"I suppose I've done my job, then." she stated.
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Finn Kendrick
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Post by Finn Kendrick on Jan 10, 2007 22:28:07 GMT -5
Finn sighed and nodded, unable to speak for a moment. Very slowly and somewhat painfully (for him anyways), Finn finally let Keagan down. "Yeah, I guess you did," he said, forcing a weak smile. He kept his eyes on his shoes for a moment until he found words again to speak.
"So, I'll see you tomorrow then?" he asked, hoping she was still good to go.
(Post REALLY fast and I can do one more XD)
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