Making the most of it.

[jethro]

"Oh, shut up Craig!" Jethro Stevens young, strong voice broke the silence that had settled in the car that was occupied with the two Stevens' brothers, and their mother. "Aw, poor Jetty. Missin' ya girlfriend, are you?" The older of the brothers, Craig, was taking much pleasure in teasing his younger brother. He had been making stupid faces resembling the two youngsters for the past few minutes. The Gryffindor student glanced at his mother, who was still concentrating on the road, and made a dash at his brother. The boy punched him in the arm, glaring at him with his bright blue eyes. "Maddy is not my girlfriend! Unlike you, I can have friends that are girls, and not make an idiot out of myself because they're actually a girl!" he spat back, giving his brother a glare that dared him to say anything more. The seventeen year old smirked, flexing his hands, before sitting back in his seat. A few moments passed, before Craig began to make kissing noises with his lips. "Thats it, your dead." Jethro said, however with a grin on his face, tumbling over the back seat and throwing kicks and punches at his older brother.

However, just as soon as he had erupted, Lynn, his mother, pulled up to the corner. "Craig, stop teasing your brother. Jethro, don't hit your brother. Could you two get along for once?" she said with a small, understanding smile. "We're here, Jet. I'll pick you up at six." The boy nodded, and thanked his mother. "Just wait until I get home, bro." Jethro whispered, before jumping out of the black car, and onto the side-walk. Jet watched his mother pull away, before crossing the road to the park where he was meeting Maddy, his best friend, for the day. They had arranged to meet at nine o'clock, and it was only just before nine. The boy wore a black logo tee-shirt, black jeans and a trendy hat on this some-what chilly Summers morning. [click] He carried a slim-line backpack, which held his daily essentials and a jacket.

The youth walked over to the almost-empty playground where two small twin girls were taking turns on the monkey bars. Jethro smiled to himself, before sitting on one of the two sings. He didn't mind waiting, after all, spending a day with Maddy in the Holidays was well worth the wait any day.

[Maddyson Cross]

Maddy smiled at her sister. The family was staying at the Leaky Cauldron ("Damn good accomodation, for damn good prices!" Maddy's dad said.), and Maddy couldn't be happier to be in London. She had missed Jethro so much, the two were best friends, and had been since they met, almost one year ago. Sure, they had had a couple of fights, but nothing that best friends didn't have, and nothing that they couldn't get over anyways. "Hey Ezz. You ready to go? Are you going into town with Mum and Dad?" Maddy wasn't sure of the plans her sister had made, but she hoped that she had made some, as she didn't want Eryn to feel left out, tagging along with the best friends. Maddy was still best friends with her sister, but she need other friends.

"Yeah, I'm going with them. I'm almost done." She replied back. The two were identical, but today, for the first time in the short time they had been back together, they were wearing different clothes, and looked actually different. Maddy wore her hair down, and a white singlet that she had made herself. She had an olive green scarf around her neck, and grey denim jeans. Maddy wore a pair of white ballet shoes, and for the first time in a while, she finally felt individual. [Outfit!]

The young girl walked out of her room and into the hall way. "Seeya Eryn. I'll see you at six mum, I'll walk back. Love you! Bye!" She said, closing the door behind her. She noticed a balck cat sitting on the rails, and smiled, giving it a pat. The girl walked out of the pub, and ran across the dead road. She was already slightly late, she didn't want to dely any longer. "Jet!" She said, huffing, as she approached the park. "Hey!"

[jethro]

Jethro had only been seated on the swing for a little while, when his blue eyes recognised the figure of Maddy running towards him. The boy stood up at once, a broad grin on his young face. Jet took a few steps forward to meet the girl, and when he did, the boy trapped her in a big, yet comfortable hug. After a while, the boy losened his grip, and looked down to the shorter figure of his friend. "Hey yourself," the boy teased, keeping one of his arms around her shoulders and leading the girl over to a park bench near by. "How's your morning been? Wait, how about your week? Heck," the boy tripped over his words, eager to hear about her holiday. "Hows your vacation been so far?" Jetrho finally spat out, sitting down on the edge of the slightly dew-covered seat. It was good to see Maddyson again.

[Maddyson Cross]

Maddy couldn't believe how excited she was to inally see her best friend again. The two hadbeen inseparable back at School, and that made Maddy miss Jethro even more. She was gald that her parents had agreed to letting her come and stay at the hotel, as if they hadn't, her parents along with Jordyn and Eryn, would be tagging along. Even though she loved her family, there was times that she needed to go by herself, and now fit right into that category. Maddy grinned at Jet as she found herself in a hug. "My morning, has been... uh, nothing has really happened. I played baby dolls with Ezz, and I made breakfast with Jord. My week has been boring. Nothing has happened. And my vacation. Let's just say it was good to see Eryn again, but I cant wait until September first!" She said, happy to have finished her sentence. "How about you, Sharky?" Jet had always reminded Maddy of a shark, whether it be because of an attribute of his personality, or just his name, she was never sure.

[jethro]

The boy loved being able to spend time with Maddy again. She was the best friend he had, and it seemed that she was one of his only friends at the moment. 'My morning, has been... uh, nothing has really happened. I played baby dolls with Ezz, and I made breakfast with Jord. My week has been boring. Nothing has happened. And my vacation. Let's just say it was good to see Eryn again, but I cant wait until September first!' Jethro listened to her carefully, and snickered when she commented on how boring her week had been. Jet put his hands into his pockets, looking out onto the park grounds while he answered. "My holidays have been okay. Craig and me went skateboarding the other afternoon, which was good." he said. "Other than that... sleeping and eating." he chuckled, the boys bright blue eyes returning back to Maddy. "So what do you wanna do today? Anything on the top of your lists?" he said in a curious tone. Any day spent with her had been great, and Jet had a feeling today was going to be awesome.

[Maddyson Cross]

Maddy grinned as Jethro paused when she talked. She was sick of people interrupting her, not naming names, like Eryn and Jordyn. It was almost like they didn't care what she had to say. "At least you've got a sibling that you like, and is nice to you. Eryn and Jordyn are driving me nuts. I guess I've been out of the real world for too long, and I forgot what it was like to be constantly interrupted." She said jokingly, although she meant what she said. "Hm... Today..." Maddy said, thinking aloud. "I want to go into the shops... Maybe find ourselves a lolly shop or an ice cream parlour. Oh! Guess what I tried the other day... Gelato! I was so excited." Maddy exclaimed.

[jethro]

Jet felt sorry for Maddy as she commented about how her brother and sister were becoming irradiating. "Don't let it get you down. At least your brother can't pin you down on the ground and torment you," he grinned, trying to make Maddy feel a bit better. "We'll be back at Hoggy's in a few weeks, until then, you'll hafta make do with me." he teased. Jethro couldn't actually see Maddyson as his sister... She was just, too perfect as a best friend. The boy smirked as she thought aloud, and snickered a little when she commented on tasting Gelato a few days previously. "Ah, gelato. The perks of growing up as a muggle," he grinned, standing up. "Come on, lets go find something to do." The Gryffindor suggested, holding out his hand for her to help up, or something along those lines.

[Maddyson Cross]

Okay, so Maddy had exaggerated a little bit. But her brother and sister were really annoying her at the present time. She was so annoyed at Eryn, as she stole all her toys whilst Maddy was at Hogwarts, she was angry at her mother, for still dressing Maddy and Eryn the same, and she was angry at Jordyn for aggravating her. She just wasn't having the best morning. Jet, the boy that Maddy considered to be a true brother, she was convinced that she was adopted into the Cross family, was the best mate a girl could have. "I had passion fruit and pistachio gelato. It was so nice! Yeah, lets go!" She said, grabbing his hand, and pulling herself up. She wanted to have fun... NOW!

[jethro]

The boy could only sit, stare and grin at his best friend. She was always so full of life and laughter. Life without Maddyson Cross was like hot gelato. It just didn't seem possible. The boy shook his head, still grinning. "Just think of all the cool magic tricks you can show them once you're of age, Mad." he pointed out. The boy's blue eyes looked over the blond one last time, as the tallish figure of the second year led them across the park, both his hands in his pockets now. Jethro loved the heart of London. They crossed the road, which led to a main street, filled with stalls, food stores, cafe's, restaurants, nick knack stores and all that jazz. The boy looked ahead, to see an ice cream parlor. "Look! We can get gelato's up there. How about you go and order us some, I'll have chocolate, I've just gotta get something across the road, I won't be a minute." the boy mentioned, wanting to make sure Maddy was okay with his 'quick deal' before he ran off for a minute. Lets just say she would appreciate his trip.

[Maddyson Cross]

"Yeah, when I come of age, I'm gonna turn all their hair purple! Just to freak them out!" Maddy grinned happily. The thought of her siblings being scared as their hair had justbeen coloured at the flicxk of her wand was funny to the girl, as it was always them ganging up on her. "The tables with finally have turned." She said, in an evil tone. As the two walked up the street, right into the heart of London, Maddy smiled. She had never really been into London, except when she went to Diagon Alley. Maddy grinned as Jethro pointed out a Gelato Bar up ahead and said, "Yeah, I'll go." Maddy said, walking about to the counter of the Gelato Bar. "Hello, I'll have... 1 chocolate Gelato and... One Pistachio Gelato. Thankyou." She said, paying her money, and grabbing a table, waiting for the lady to bring over their dessert and for Jet to come back.

[jethro]

Jethro grinned at Maddy. "Purple, eh?" the boy said. "Hmm, whatcha think my hair would look like purple? The boy plucked a convenient purple flower from a near-by shrub, holding it up to his head. "You know, I think I might have to annoy you a bit more. Purple might suit me," The Gryff teased, before dipping down into a bow, holding out the flower to Maddy. "For you, Madam of the Irritating siblings." he smiled, before standing back up. As they reached their destination, and Maddy agreed to go without him, Jet nodded. "Cheers, I'll be back in a sec." Once she had walked a few meters, the twelve-year-old darted across the street, coming to a stall on the footpath. He took out his wallet, producing a few quid to pay for what he requested. It took him a few minutes to look through the range of wares, but eventually he found something suited.

Jethro stashed his two gifts into his back pocket, racing to meet Maddy back up at ice-cream parlor. He found her sitting at a table, waiting for their order. "Back." he stated, dropping his backpack under the table, and taking a seat across from Maddy. "Okay, heres what I was getting up to," Jet produced two bracelets from his pocket. They were both made of braided leather, one of brown, the other of black. In the middle of the bracelet were 7 beads, ones for every colour of the rainbow. The brown bracelet had 'BEST' spelled out on the inner beads, while the black one had 'FRIENDS' on the middle beads. "Here we go." Jethro grinned, hoping that she liked his corny present. "This is just the start of your make-up birthday, well, day." the Gryffindor said, holding out the leather bracelet to put on her wrist.