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Post by kian on Dec 17, 2006 23:58:27 GMT -5
Kian had begun to get a little worried the day before since for the first time he hadn't seen Midnight around their common room when usually he at least made an appearance. He'd figured at the time that perhaps he'd been distracted in the outdoors but when he'd awoken that morning to find that Midnight had not been curled up in a ball at the foot of his bed and even worse that his bowls still looked the same as they had when he'd gone to sleep his worry began to peek more. He'd tried his best not to worry to much but Midnight was the only memory he had of home and his family.
With a slight sigh he'd began to wander the corridor's in search of him. He only hoped that perhaps he'd made a friend and that's why he hadn't come back to the dorm. He wasn't sure how he'd react if Midnight was hurt somewhere. With a slight frown he now found himself on the 4th floor, "Midnight. pss pss." He wasn't expecting to run into anyone but suddenly he heard someones footsteps behind him.
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Post by arianna on Dec 18, 2006 1:18:27 GMT -5
"Juni!" another voice called out from the opposite direction. It appeared that more than one cat had gone missing lately and it just so happened that the other cat belonged to Arianna, who hadn't seen the kitten since she'd gotten up. Juni had disappeared for most of the day then reappeared just before bedtime. Arianna had noticed his absence when she had gotten up to make a midnight potty break, but thought nothing of it then. Juni always ran off and did his thing, but usually came back in the morning to make sure the girl was up. Today he hadn't been there. If it hadn't been such a regular accurance, Arianna wouldn't have worried so much.
"Juni!" she called out once more as she came around the corner, nearly running over Kian.
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Post by kian on Dec 18, 2006 1:52:51 GMT -5
Kian wasn't expecting someone to almost run into him in the middle the hall way especially since it was almost completely deserted. But then again he hadn't been really paying attention to where he was going since he'd been preoccuiped in his own thoughts as to where Midnight could possibly be at that hour. "Wow," he managed to say the moment someone ran into him he barely had enough time to get ahold of the person's arms so they wouldn't both go tumbling to the ground to balance them but also brought them directly in front of each other.
"Wasn't expecting to run into you," he said with a smile as he realized who it was that he'd run into. "Not sure who's fault it was though i'm pretty sure was partly mine," Kian said with a slight laugh, "You allright?"
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Post by arianna on Dec 18, 2006 23:56:51 GMT -5
Arianna blushed furiously as she realised just how close she was to the boy. Practically in his arms, she was. Not that she minded all that much. It was just not what she expected to happen today.
"Yeah, I..I think I am," Arianna stammered, smiling bashfully up at the boy. Well, she was certainly better than she could have been. Either she could have wound up on top of Kian, or he could have fallen on top of her. It would have been a whole lot more awkward than this. Or so the girl thought.
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Post by kian on Dec 19, 2006 0:40:17 GMT -5
Kian couldn't help noticing the flush that had risen to the girl's cheeks which only made him all the more aware of their current situation. "Oh sorry," he said his voice somewhat sheepish realizing just how close they were to each other, almost touching but not quite. Also he couldn't help realizing that neither himself or Ari had actually stepped away from the other.
"So what brought you here to us almost falling on top of each other?" he asked before he'd actually thought his words out clearly. Smart, he thought to himself but it was already too late to take back what he had said. With a slight smile he took one step back from Ari so that they were still fairly close but not close enough to where she'd feel embarrassed or anything and not far enough to where she'd think he was running from her.
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Post by arianna on Dec 19, 2006 0:57:18 GMT -5
"I was just..." Arianna murmured something under her breath, feeling slighty flustered. She couldn't say being so close wasn't enjoyable. Arianna might say it was simply because she hadn't seen Kian around much. Yeah, that had to be it.
"I mean..." the girl spoke a bit louder so the boy could hear, keeping her eyes to the ground and away from his eyes. She glanced around as though to keep a look out for her cat. "I was looking for Juni. He didn't wake me up this morning and I haven't seen him since last night."
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Post by kian on Dec 19, 2006 1:34:49 GMT -5
Great, Kian thought as Arianna seemed to grow even more flustered by the minute and figured it had probably had something to do with him sticking his foot in his mouth. What made it even more obvious was that now she wasn't even meeting his eyes which for someone made him feel a little nervous or out of sorts. "Oh is he your cat?" he asked with a smile glad that perhaps maybe now a safe route had been reached for them to discuss.
"Thats kind of funny i haven't been able to find Midnight. That's actually what i was doing before we... I mean that's what i was doing right now," Kian said quickly correcting himself and his smile remaining as he looked at her though she still hadn't met his eyes.
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Post by arianna on Dec 19, 2006 1:48:36 GMT -5
"Yeah?" Arianna lifted her head slightly and peered up at Kian, her eyes sparkling slightly. She felt a small smile creep across her lips, but quickly wiped it away. This wasn't antyhing to smile about. It wasn't good to have one's pet disappear. But she found herself wanting to smile anyway.
"Maybe....maybe they've run off together," the girl suggested, biting her cheek. She resolved with herself not to allow any embarassment over the situation and, while she did fill a slight fluttering in her stomach and was certain her cheeks were still pink, Arianna stood to her full height and dared look Kian in the eyes. "Midnight's not a girl...right? We might have a problem if he, erm....she, is...."
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Post by kian on Dec 20, 2006 0:14:55 GMT -5
"Hmm... they might have since its kind of odd we both happen to be missing our cats the same day," Kian replied after he'd thought about it and smiled at her. He wasn't sure if the fact that now she was meeting his eyes was actually making him more nervous then when she'd been avoiding his eyes. But her next words couldn't help him loosen his nerves any easier, "No. Midnight's a boy so we have nothing to worry about," he said amusement now twinkling in his eyes and he couldn't help laughing slightly. "But perhaps they could be friends," he said his smile remaining as he met Arianna's eyes.
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Post by arianna on Dec 20, 2006 0:42:24 GMT -5
"So...shall we go look for them?" Arianna questioned. She reached an arm out to grasp his hand, but halted half-way, as though trying to determine if it was okay or not. Or maybe it was too forward. Some people didn't like being so touchy with someone they hardly knew and Arianna, though she had talked with Kian a few times before, didn't know him quite well enough to know if it was okay. So her hand just hung there in mid-air. He could take it if he wanted to. If not...well, that was okay, too.
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Post by kian on Dec 20, 2006 1:00:34 GMT -5
"Allright," Kian replied with a smile since their was no point in delaying both their searches and only made sense that they should search together since both their cats were missing. He'd thought she was about to grasp his hand when she seemed to freeze mid stride. Kian decided that if he looked too much into it he'd probably just end up getting nervous again and questioning himself. "Shall we," he said smiling as he met her half way and took her hand before he had a chance to think about it.
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Post by arianna on Dec 20, 2006 1:15:44 GMT -5
With her hand in Kian's, Arianna turned to look around the corridor once again. She was biting her lip, trying to make her grin unnoticeable. It was odd, though. Her stomach hadn't done flipflops like this before. Why would it do it now?
"Um...I guess you up from Hufflepuff...I came down from Ravenclaw..." she thought aloud, still scanning the area. "If neither of us saw any cats on the other levels, they must be on this one...somewhere..."
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Post by kian on Dec 20, 2006 1:48:50 GMT -5
"Yeah either that or somehow they both managed to sneak past us," he said with a slight smile as he looked down the corridor. Or it might have been when they'd run into each other that the rascals had snuck past them while they'd been distraced. Thinking this he added, "Or could be they aren't in the castle at all but outside." He was trying his best not to think about the sensation of holding Arianna was too much. At the moment he wasn't quite sure of what to make of anything that had occured up till that moment.
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Post by arianna on Dec 20, 2006 2:05:47 GMT -5
"If they're outside, they might be in the stables," Arianna suggested, though she wasn't sure she wanted to trek clear out there today. Of course, she didn't think she'd mind so much now. Heck, how could she pass up a walk with Kian? At least she could get to know him better. It wouldn't be a total loss if they didn't find the cats. If Midnight was anything like Juni, he'd return once he was done with his adventures.
"Or, hey, they might even be in Davenport's office..." Arianna didn't think it too much of a stretch. Davenport had helped her nurse Juni to health during those critical days when the Ravenclaw had first found him. She had thought Juni had been fond of the Professor ever since. "Just listen for a tinkling bell and it's probably Juni. Hopefully your cat won't be too far away."
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Post by kian on Dec 20, 2006 2:14:03 GMT -5
Arianna did have a point that the stables might be a good place to check for the two rascals. "They could be there," he agreed with a smile and nod. He never could be too sure as to where Midnight would pop up from one moment to the next. He always seemed to find himself in some sort of trouble usually brought on by his own actions. He figured that just had to be from his siblings influence on him.
"Davenport's office?" he asked somewhat curiously since he wasn't sure why they could possibly there. Since his curiosity had been brought on he looked at Arianna. "Bit of a strange place to look unless you know something i don't," Kian added with a smile. "I tried the whole bell thing with Midnight but he always seemed to find a way to get the thing off and i got tired of buying more," he said slightly amused.
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