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Post by kian on Jan 18, 2007 0:10:39 GMT -5
Kian watched her go not quite catching her words but smiled all the same before focusing his attention on Juni, "You up to doing me a little favor," he said with a smile before sitting down against the wall. He placed Juni softly on the floor beside him while he searched in his pockets, "Here's my quill now to find a piece of parchment." He didn't really mind talking to Juni while he searched since he did it often with Midnight his own cat.
Finding a scrap of parchment in his pocket he smoothed it out on his knee. Wont be too neat but hopefuly Krissy will be able to read it, Kian thought as he readied his quill to write and began a soft scratch heard with each stroke.
Krissy,
I'm sorry i left the way i did but i got a message from Ari and i just had to come. I don't want to leave her by herself tonight so if you could do me the big favor of covering for me i'd appreciate it. If for any reason you need me you can either send Midnight with a note he'll know where to find me. If not we'll be at the Room of Requirements.
Thanks, Kian
After a quick review of his scribbled note he folded it in half and then again before attaching it underneath Juni's collar, "Now take this to Krissy okay she'll be in my common room and be nice to Midnight. I'm not sure he's gonna like me using you as messenger." Once he'd finished his message to Juni he set him down on the floor and he soon disappeared down the darkened hall.
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Post by arianna on Jan 18, 2007 0:20:12 GMT -5
On the other side of the door, Arianna found everything she might need that night. A bed on one side of the room, a pair of blue flannel pajamas folded neatly on the bedspread, and door on the other side, her right, leading into what she soon discovered was the bathroom. Arianna hustled inside and took her shower. It wasn't an extremely long one, but longer than she usually took. Arianna would feel bad if she left Kian outside for too long. It might increase the risk of him getting caught and in trouble. Arianna would definitely feel worse than she already did if she got someone else in trouble.
Once she was done with her shower, Arianna dried herself off as best she could then stepped out into the other room. It was as she was pulling the pajamas on that she realized there might be a problem. Was it okay to sleep in the same bed with Kian? She had no qualms about it; how could it be bad if you knew nothing was going to happen? But considering all the arguments she'd had about the issue with Drew, who completely disagreed with her, Arianna wondered if Kian might feel the same. Plus, that might be getting a little too close too soon. Even so, Arianna wanted to be safe, so she urged the room to bring them something more....proper, she supposed. The large bed quickly disappeared and was replaced by a set of twin beds. She'd also added a small couch on which they could talk. Arianna doubted she could stay in one place with Kian and NOT talk.
Finally satisfied with the room, Arianna went to the door and peeked her head out to let Kian know he could come in.
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Post by kian on Jan 18, 2007 0:32:28 GMT -5
Kian looked up from where he sat by the entrance as Arianna peeked out her head. Since it seemed to be safe to go in now he rose from the cold floor and stretched slightly before entering the room of requirements. His eyes scanned the room the moment the entrance had closed behind him. His eyes landed first on what appeared to be a bathroom of sorts then onto a couch and finally onto two twin beds. "Kind of like the dorm rooms well except for the bathroom being in here," he said with a soft smile before looking at Arianna, "It's nice."
"Feel refreshed now?" Kian asked with a smile. He hadn't known what to expect upon entering the room but decided that now that he'd seen it Arianna had made a good choice. It seemed like a rather comfortable space with anything that they might need. Kian had been curious about the sleeping arrangements and found that the twin beds would do fine.
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Post by arianna on Jan 18, 2007 0:40:55 GMT -5
"Well, I thought two beds would be...more comfortable, maybe, for both of us," Arianna explained a bit haltingly. She wasn't quite sure how much she should say about what she had been thinking earlier, but decided to leave it at that.
She locked the door behind them for added privacy, though she knew the door would disappear from sight unless someone came looking for the same thing. Arianna didn't worry about Juni getting back in. He somehow always found his way into the RoR whenever Arianna was hiding in there. Maybe he had his own way of getting in, or maybe he just always knew what Arianna went in there for.
"Yes, I'm feeling much...well, a little better, actually," she replied, shrugging slightly. She moved over to the couch and sat to one side, pulling her legs up to her chest. The task of showering had kept her mind off of the night's events, but now she could feel the tears welling up again.
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Post by kian on Jan 18, 2007 0:50:28 GMT -5
"You don't have to explain. I understand and yeah i'm sure it'll be more comfortable for both of us too," Kian replied with a smile to reassure her that her decision had been fine and not to think overly about it.
As he watched Arianna cross over to the couch and pull her legs to her chest he could tell that now that she wasn't doing anything it was starting to come back to her again. With a gentle smile he crossed to the couch moments after her. Sitting down her turned slightly toward her so he'd be able to meet her gaze, "Do you need anything? Want anything?" he asked softly as he looked at her. Kian didn't like to see Arianna hurting the way she was because he could tell that she was even if the tears hadn't begun to fall once more.
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Post by arianna on Jan 18, 2007 1:03:04 GMT -5
Arianna quickly shook her head. She sniffled and bit her lip, not sure what to say. Instead of saying anything, she rubbed at her eyes and leaned her chin against her knees. She sat like this for a moment, staring at the wall.
"My mum. And maybe my dad," Arianna finally squeaked out. It was hard to admit she, a seventeen year old girl, still had those moments when nothing would be better than to have your mom's arms wrapped around you. She dared say it now, though. Kian could think she was a baby to want her mum and dad, but that it didn't change the matter that she did wish they were there.
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Post by kian on Jan 18, 2007 1:09:50 GMT -5
A soft smile came to his lips at her words, "That's nothing to be ashamed of. We all need our parents sometimes to tell us that everythings going to be okay. Like a comfort blanket." Kian understood where Arianna was coming from and he didn't hold it against her one bit. After everything had happened with his older brother he'd needed his parents and even now sometimes when he wasn't sure he was doing the right thing he wished they were somehow close by.
"Sometimes you need your parents and i'm sure that wherever their at their always sending you their love," he said reassuringly as he met her eyes to let her know that he understood and he didn't hold it against her. "Everyone needed someone from time to time and their's nothing wrong with that someone being your parents."
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Post by arianna on Jan 18, 2007 1:24:35 GMT -5
No matter how terrible she still felt after everything that had happened, Arianna found herself smiling back at Kian between her sniffles and tears. She had wondered earlier, as she waited for the reply to her message, why she had sent it to him instead of maybe Krissy, but now saw that she had made a good choice. Not that Krissy wouldn't have been able to help; she could always get Ari to smile, too. But this was just...different. If anything, it would help her figure out her feelings for Kian and whether or not she could really see herself with him. Nothing had changed her mind on that yet.
"I...I just hope he's okay," Arianna murmured pursing her lips, her eyes falling on the edge of the couch. "There....They found his bag and his wand and...and one of the windows was broken...It....It has blood on it. They don't know if it was his, but...something tells me it was."
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Post by kian on Jan 24, 2007 0:37:08 GMT -5
Kian listened to her quietly, just letting Arianna get out everything that had been bothering her and basicly just everything she'd been feeling up until that point. He wasn't sure if he should hug her or not but lord knows he wanted to, to at least comfort her in some way. But he also wasn't sure how Arianna would react to it so for now he figured his words would have to do. "I hope he's allright as well. But I know he's a pretty good wizard so i'm sure he'll be able to handle himself," he replied with a soft smile as he met her eyes. "If it is i'm sure that he put up a good fight and maybe got them a bit himself."
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Post by arianna on Jan 24, 2007 0:52:37 GMT -5
"Yeah, I bet he did," Arianna nodded, trying to smile again. She could imagine Drew's captors hurrying off with blisters and boils covering their faces and perhaps nursing other injuries from hexes and such. Drew definately wouldn't have let them take him without a good fight.
"I just don't get it, though," she murmured further. "Why would anyone take Drew? He's not...There's nothing...." Arianna wasn't quite sure what she was trying to say. 'Special' was the first word to come to mind, but that didn't sound right. It was just that there was no reason for anyone to attack and take Drew. Not that Arianna knew of anyway.
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Post by kian on Jan 24, 2007 1:09:02 GMT -5
"He seemed like any other teenager," Kian finished for her since he'd caught the meaning behind her words that had been left unspoken for the most part. He hadn't really understood it himself the moment Arianna had told him in the corridor, it'd been so sudden. "I don't understand that either. I didn't personally know him but... I can't say I understand why they'd want to take him. I suppose their could be something about him we didn't know about," he offered. In all honesty he wasn't sure himself since if anyone would know it would be Arianna since the two had been friends since pretty much the day they each began attending Hogwarts.
"There has to be a reason though," he replied with a slight frown. It would make understanding things easier if they did have an idea but when were things like this ever easy to figure out.
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Post by arianna on Jan 24, 2007 1:20:42 GMT -5
Arianna nodded in agreement. Kian was right. Drew was like every other teenager in the school. Just a normal kid. Well...as normal as one could be when one was a wizard. Arianna was certain there was nothing about Drew she didn't know about, though. Not in respect to anyone with a grudge against him that was capable of this.
"I'm so tired," the girl murmured, leaning so her head rest against Kian's shoulder. After all the excitement of the night, Arianna would have liked nothing more than to go to sleep at that moment; to fall into dreams where nothing bad had happened. She just hoped she could actually get to sleep.
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Post by kian on Jan 25, 2007 0:37:27 GMT -5
He merely smiled softly as she rested her head against his shoulder, "That's because you had a long day alot of excitement," he spoke softly since he could tell she was exhausted. He didn't really expect her to be full of energy after everything she'd probably had an adrenaline rush. But with that it always comes down ast time passes leaving only in its wake exhaustion. Kian slipped his arm around her and with the same hand began to gently run his hand through her hair. All he knew is that he just wanted to comfort her and show her that she wasn't alone. "Do you wanna rest?" Kian asked turning his head slightly to look down at her.
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Post by arianna on Jan 25, 2007 1:04:20 GMT -5
Arianna nodded her head slowly, a small, "Uh-huh," escaping her lips. It was odd how quickly sleep could come when you could take a moment to sit down and rest. Even with the worry in her heart, Arianna couldn't fight sleep much longer and was already drifting off. She kept telling herself she should get up and move to one of the beds, but it was so comfortable on the couch next to Kian.
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Post by kian on Jan 25, 2007 1:13:42 GMT -5
Kian hadn't really thought she'd fall asleep against him on the couch but if her words he'd barely been able to catch was any prelude to her falling asleep it seemed very likely. "I can tell you do," he said softly with a soft laugh his chest rising and falling slightly as he did. He didn't really mind if she did lord knows she could use the rest after everything that had happened down at the Greenhouses. He was just happy she felt comfortable enough to fall asleeep after everything.
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