Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 18, 2006 22:22:28 GMT -5
"Well, there's something," Drew said, trying to keep the frustration out of his voice. Here he was trying to help Ari get with a guy... a guy he didn't even like all that much... and she wouldn't say what the problem was.
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Post by arianna on Jul 18, 2006 23:39:58 GMT -5
"I...I just...." the girl shook her head again and stared down at her toes. "I don't like the idea of being with someone when I know we'll get to see each other only two, maybe three months out of the year. I don't know if I can do that. I don't see how anyone could do that. "
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 19, 2006 13:42:44 GMT -5
It was a valid point and Drew tried to be a little supportive about it. "But that's not going to be forever. You just have two more years here." That brought up another thought. She would go back home and he'd be staying here. He wasn't sure he liked that idea.
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Post by arianna on Jul 19, 2006 22:14:33 GMT -5
"Yeah, I know," Arianna forced a small smile. It was clear she wasn't at all happy about the thought, though. "And...I want to be free to go to the dances if, by chance someone actually asks me. I wouldn't feel right about going if I had a boyfriend who couldn't take me. That's...not selfish....is it?"
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 20, 2006 15:47:08 GMT -5
"No... But... he'd understand if you just went with a friend, right?" Drew asked. "I mean, since he's not able to take you?" He thought about it for a while and wasn't exactly sure how he'd feel if Alhana went to a dance with another guy.
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Post by arianna on Jul 20, 2006 23:44:26 GMT -5
"Yeah...I...I'm sure he'd understand......" Arianna replied, uncertain. She did know Che would say it would be okay, but whether or not he was really okay with it was another story. Arianna would probably spend the whole night worrying about that very fact and wind up having an awful time. Or, even worse, she'd have a good time and feel bad about it later. Arianna voiced these thoughts to Drew before adding, "I never wanted to bring it up with him, though, when we talked. How....how can you tell someone that you like him but you want to be able to go to dances with someone else when he can't take you?"
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 21, 2006 1:15:34 GMT -5
Drew kicked at the pebbles below his feet and shrugged helplessly back at her. It was a good question and while he knew he'd tell Alhana to go ahead, he also knew he wouldn't like it very much.
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Post by arianna on Jul 21, 2006 2:05:07 GMT -5
"I...I asked him to wait until I was at least out of school," Arianna continued after a long pause. "I don't think he was very happy about it; I'm not either, but I don't....I don't think I can do it. I don't want to hurt him and I'm still scared that I'll get hurt."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 21, 2006 18:39:49 GMT -5
"That sounds fair... to both of you," Drew told her, again wondering what he would do. Of course, he'd get his answer after graduation. The plan was he was staying in Great Britian while Alhana went to the States. "I mean, if you guys are supposed to happen, a couple of years won't matter, right?" He was mostly hoping to get an answer to aleive his own worries.
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Post by arianna on Jul 21, 2006 23:01:20 GMT -5
"Yeah....if it's supposed to....I guess...." Arianna muttered. Of course, she'd had that feeling that she was supposed to be with a guy only to have him leave and vanish from her life forever. How would she be certain when she was with 'the one'?
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Jul 21, 2006 23:21:54 GMT -5
"So if it works out great, if it doesn't, you move on," Drew told her with a small shrug. "Or maybe you realize you need to move on before you realize it's not working. Whichever, it'll be good."
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Post by arianna on Jul 23, 2006 4:32:06 GMT -5
"Yeah," Arianna tried to sound positive though she didn't quite feel that way. It was hard not to jump into a relationship with someone you liked and who you knew liked you back. Arianna, though, after many previoius incidents, now felt it best to approach such things cautiously.
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