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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 1:42:04 GMT -5
"And neither of us are willing to go all the way..." she trailed off looking miserable. Felicity wanted to stay with him, but felt it was best they didn't. It was obvious Drew wanted to stay together and wasn't willing to give up. "Drew, I don't want us to end and I don't want to fight with you. But I think we need a break. You don't think so, but you know this will only go into an argument if we don't compromise, don't you?"
This was exactly what she had been talking about earlier. If neither of them was willing to go all the way and meet the requirements of the other, what was going to happen?
"If you were to make the decision, what would you choose? For us to stay together and fight constantly? Or for us to take a break and find each other again? I refuse to let go of you Drew, I won't lose you or your friendship, not over this."
The Gryffindor wasn't happy right now, not with him because of how much they were fighting.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 1:51:11 GMT -5
"What compromise? There is no compromise," Drew complained, feeling like all the rules he had worked so hard to figure out were suddenly thrown out the window. So when she eventually turned to leave, was he supposed to go after her or not? Would a "come here woman" still work if he wanted to be near her? Did he even have the right to be near her anymore? Was he allowed to think about her freckles at all?
But the decision was made and he knew there was nothing he could do about it. "I don't know what you want me to do," he mumbled, frustrated and confused. "Now, I'm definitely not happy."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 2:01:50 GMT -5
No, there really wasn't a compromise available, but she wasn't willing to do what he wanted either. Felicity couldn't handle being unhappy because of the fights they had. No, he didn't make her unhappy, not in the least, but their fights did. It was the fights that needed to stop, what she needed a break from, and since he was the only one she was fighting with, her conclusion was they needed to learn to be friends again.
Every moment she stood there, she could feel herself breaking more and more.
"I want you to trust me," she answered almost immediately. He said it himself, there were times he felt there were trust issues. "Drew, I don't always know what I'm doing, but I do try to do what feels right. And right now, this is it for me, as much as it hurts. I need your friendship more than anything. I feel like it got lost, and I personally want to find it again, because I can't just let go of it that easily."
Stepping forward, she lightly touched his arm. Even if he pulled away again, she couldn't help herself. "Please Drew, please understand..." All she wanted was what was best, and fighting wasn't that.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 2:13:56 GMT -5
"I understand, but that doesn't mean I agree or like it any," Drew answered back, still looking at his muddy shoes. He didn't move back from her hand though, and a part of him hated himself for it.
It would be so easy to just grab her up and kiss her passionately, making her forget all of this sillyness... but that only happened in the movies and he knew it. If he tried it, he'd get himself slugged for sure.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 2:20:09 GMT -5
Then it was over. Neither of them liked it and he didn't agree, but it was, at least for now. He wasn't looking at her, but he hadn't moved. And as much as she wanted to find his hand, she fought against it, afraid of him walking away if she did. Instead, she left her hand lightly on his arm, not willing to let go just yet.
Something was bothering her though, more than him not asking if she was happy, not reacting to her telling him she loved him. "Drew, we are going to be friends, right?"
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 20:21:08 GMT -5
There was always a choice in life. Drew had been saying that phrase of his dad's a lot lately. This case was no different.
He really wasn't sure he could handle being just friends. He wasn't even sure what that meant. But the other option was even worse, considering she had totally nixed his suggestion.
He nodded back, adding a half-hearted smile to hopefully show some effort. He could pout and yell and fight, but he figured that would only make things worse. the sooner he gave into this, the sooner he could get to work on how to get her back.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 20:48:26 GMT -5
A nod in confirmation that he was willing to be her friend, which was better than the answer she'd been fearing. Without the chance of friendship, there was no chance of anything else. Above all else, she wanted his friendship, even if they became more than friends again, that's what she wanted. If she had that, she felt they'd fare better.
A wave of relief swept threw her body as she stood there with him in the silence. It was step in the right direction of getting back on track at least.
"And you'll still help me with my spellwork, right? And we'll still hangout and eat together, too, right?" No, she didn't mean all the time, they didn't all the time even now, but she wanted his word that he would. Felicity wasn't willing to go to anyone else for help with her spellwork, she wanted him to teach her, and if he wouldn't, she was stuck.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 20:53:46 GMT -5
Drew nodded again, not really trusting his voice at the moment. He had promised that he'd help her with her spells, made her promise to come to him, and he was glad they would still have that arrangement. It wasn't the bind of a promise. It was because he wanted to.
The nod also agreed to the eating, but he wasn't sure how that would work. At the moment, he felt like throwing up. He wasn't about to tell her that though.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 21:00:42 GMT -5
Again silence, which she wasn't sure if that was good or not. But sometimes, when he was silent and she pushed him to talk, they fought. So she wasn't going to ask. Instead, she was going to take it at facevalue that he was going to do that with her, no questions asked.
"So we're starting at the beginning again?" she spoke aloud in question form, though it wasn't a really a question. They weren't starting over, just trying again. Starting over didn't work, but starting again could. "Just like back in September, except I'm not in a tree..." she trailed off, trying to get him to smile again.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 21:25:26 GMT -5
Back to the beginning. The beginning had been good... and it hadn't been the tree.
"I could show you my boxers if that helps," he offered, daring to glance up at her. Again, his comment might have sounded totally inappropriate to an onlooker, but he knew she'd forgive him this one. He really wasn't in much of a joking mood at the moment, but jsut couldn't resist the tease. "You'll have to wait for the snitches until after laundry though."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 21:39:00 GMT -5
No, it hadn't been the true beginning, but she didn't know if he really wanted to start at the true, true beginning. The Leaky Cauldron over the summer, silky golden snitch boxers that glowed-in-the-dark, sticky situations, pink fairy towels, and bathrooms. That was the real beginning. And it was only then she realized that she'd not only met Drew at the bathroom, but had met Celina at one too. Sometimes the best things in life had to repeat themselves, in different situations.
The tugging at the corner of her lips wasn't hard to see, and it was too hard to resist.
"Let me guess, they've blue on them?" she asked him. The real beginning began with his undershorts. "Cloth instead of silk, and they don't glow-in-the-dark?" That was the funniest statement he gave her then. They glowed-in-the-dark. "But I'll put a wager on, that no matter what, they're still only next, next to the most adorable things."
The most adorable being his snitch boxers, the next to being Sammy.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 21:56:55 GMT -5
It probably wouldn't have been too hard to figure out, but he was still surprised with how well she seemed to know his underwear. He felt his cheeks go pink and he gave a small shrug and a sheepish smile. "Blue cotton. It's either a plaid or a paisley print." He really couldn't remember and didn't feel right actually checking. He still wasn't sure what she found so adorable about his boxer shorts, but he wasn't about to argue, especially not when she was smiling at him like that.
That glorious smile that made him truly believe that things would work out okay. They'd make a fresh start, get things right, and then he'd once again be allowed to kiss that fabulous smile of hers.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 22:31:02 GMT -5
Even now he was still pretty adorable. Of course she knew his boxers, or at least the basics, prints were a little harder to figure out, but she was willing to bet paisley, just because. And whether she was right or wrong, she wasn't about to ask him to show her. It was on accident the first time she saw his boxers, and she was pretty sure the next time, if there was one, would also be on accident. Why would she need to see his boxers anyway?
"They both start with P's" she announced the obvious with a slight shrug. It was as close to saying outloud what she thought they'd be at this point.
Felicity wished she dared to slip her arm through his. It was something she did with others, and she didn't think it was that big of a deal, but she was afraid of him backing away from her again. However, she was afraid of her hand finding its way to his as well.
"So, do you want to grab dinner tonight?" she asked carefully. If not, then she figured she'd have to make herself understand, but it didn't mean she couldn't try.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 10, 2007 23:07:48 GMT -5
Drew wasn't sure why his underwear held so much interest. He would never dream of having a conversation about her underwear. It just seemed off limits as opposed to his boxers. Was it a good thing that she thought about his underwear? It sure didn't seem like a bad thing.
She had suggested dinner as he had been working up his nerve to suggest lunch. He liked her idea better and once again answered with a silent nod as he attempted another smile. Maybe he'd work on it during the day and it wouldn't feel so forced when he saw her next.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Dec 10, 2007 23:15:41 GMT -5
The topic of his boxers wasn't off limits, because it was how they'd met. Had his shorts not ripped that day, she probably wouldn't have turned around to look, and would've kept walking to the meal that was waiting for her. She wouldn't have shouted a hello to him at the train station, nor would she have run up to him excitedly when she'd made it into Gryffindor House at the feast. Would he have been the one to get her out of the tree that day? Would it have been him whose hand she held onto just a little too long, whose arms she would've jumped into from the tree?
A nod, and a somewhat of a smile, at least he was willing to start right back into the swing of things with her soon. Felicity didn't want to lose him, and if he really didn't want to lose her, they had to getright back into being friends again.
"Kitchens or Hall?" she asked, letting him choose.
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