Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 7, 2006 0:42:46 GMT -5
{night after the murder}
Her terrified eyes had haunted him even while he was awake, so it was no wonder that Drew woke up in a cold sweat, biting back a scream. He sat in his bed a while just trying to calm his racing heart before stumbling to the bathroom to throw up. With his stomach emptied (not that he had eaten so much during the day) he made his way to the sink to wash his face and thought he heard voices down in the Common Room, but by the time he made it down there, it was as empty as would be expected that late at night.
With nothing else to do and knowing sleep was probably not going to happen for a while again, he curled up on the sofa and watched the fire.
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Post by arianna on May 7, 2006 21:41:00 GMT -5
With potion in hand, Arianna stepped into the common room, Juni at her heals, and bid Kellen goodnight. Though whether the boy went back to bed or not Arianna didn't know. She certainly was ready for a decent night's sleep. So much so, she had been willing to risk trouble for the sleeping potion they had 'borrowed' from the Hospital Wing.
Arianna was nearly to the stairs when she paused and turned around. She had forgotten her blanket, which she knew she would need tonight more than ever. Juni seemed to have disappered suddenly, too, after running off to the couch and pouncing onto Drew, attempting to snuggle into the boy's arms for a moment before bounding off to Arianna's side again.
"You nut," the girl bent over to grab the kitten, then the blanket. As she straightened up, her eyes fell on the boy. Arianna felt as though she should say something, but the words wouldn't come. She stood awkwardly for a moment before sighing and turning back to the stairs.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 7, 2006 21:53:00 GMT -5
Drew rubbed at his face sleepily, managing to doze just a bit before being attacked by Juni. It didnt' really matter if the kitten had woken him up. He would have had another nightmare as soon as he fell asleep for real anyway.
"G'night..." he mumbled as Ari took the cat and the blanket back. She wasn't talking to him but it wasn't like it was anything that was new to him.
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Post by arianna on May 7, 2006 22:33:36 GMT -5
Arianna stopped once more. She turned back towards the common room, her eyes watching Drew. He was probably having just as hard a time with the whole murder as she was, but he seemed to be handling it better. At least, that's what Arianna told herself.
"Thank you," the girl spoke quietly, barely loud enough for anyone else to hear. "For...earlier."
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 7, 2006 22:36:47 GMT -5
Drew sat up and looked at her blinking through his drowsiness. It took him a while to process what she had said and what she had ment. "Sure..." he answered, giving her an odd look as if he hadn't expected the thanks. Comforting her had been second nature to him and something he needed to get through the whole thing as well. "You doing okay?"
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Post by arianna on May 7, 2006 23:59:20 GMT -5
"Yeah," Arianna replied, nodding. She had been saying that all day. More to convince herself than anyone else. She almost believed. WOULD believe even more after a good night's sleep. That's why she had the potion, right? Sure, it might be what some called a 'false sleep,' but at least she would get any sleep at all.
"How...how are you holding up?" she had to ask. Even if they weren't talking much lately, she had to know he was okay, too.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2006 0:05:43 GMT -5
" 'Mokay," Drew answered, nodding back at her, but not looking her in the eye. It was the truth pretty much. He was okay as long as he didn't close his eyes and start thinking of the look of terror on Professor Thorne's face.
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Post by arianna on May 8, 2006 0:37:23 GMT -5
"Then...I should just let you sleep," Arianna thought about offering some of her potion, but knew the likely answer would be no. Drew was one who didn't like potions unless they were absolutely necessary and Arianna wasn't sure this situation was bed enough that he would accept the potion.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2006 0:45:53 GMT -5
Drew nodded again, this time slower. Of course he wasn't going to sleep. Sleep was bad.
"Or... you could..." he started before realizing he couldn't ask that. As much as he wanted the company, he didn't want to bother her... make her give up her sleep for him... give her any more reason to hate him.
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Post by arianna on May 8, 2006 1:04:21 GMT -5
Juniper was already squirming in her arms again. The silly cat might have been trying to tell Arianna something, but who knew how to decipher Cat?
"Yeah?" Arianna pressed, curious to know what he wanted her to do. Did she dare say yes to whatever it was? She was exhausted and tired, yes, but should she really just say goodnight and walk away? He did help her earlier, though. Arianna should probably return the favor. Plus, somewhere deep inside, she still had hope that he might take back what he had said.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2006 19:14:42 GMT -5
"It's just that... well... we haven't had a campout in a while, you know?" he said before remembering that their camp outs never went well. One of the many reasons on the "Why Drew is a Jerk' list. Still, he didnt' think he could bear being alone. Loneliness led to boredom, boredom led to sleepiness, sleepiness led to nightmares. "I...I won't say anything... I promise." If he didn't say anything, he couldn't hurt her feelings and make her cry, right?
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Post by arianna on May 8, 2006 21:45:43 GMT -5
Arianna looked away. A campout? He actually wanted a campout? Now? She, too, remembered how bad their little campouts usually turned out and wasn't sure she wanted to relive any of those again. But Drew looked so miserable, at least as much as Arianna felt, and things couldn't get any worse between them, could they? Arianna thought maybe she should try once more.
"Just....give me a minute," she set Juniper down and the cat immediately ran for the boy's lap. Setting her other things down, too, the girl ran upstairs and ruturned shortly with her pillows and another blanket.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2006 22:02:12 GMT -5
Drew smiled as Juniper jumped on him again and he batted playfully at the kitten until Arianna returned. "Maybe I should get a kitten," he said when she came back, forgetting his promise not to talk.
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Post by arianna on May 8, 2006 23:09:00 GMT -5
Arianna grinned slightly as she settled onto the couch next to Drew and reached over to pat Juni on the head. For a moment she forgot how awkward it had been recently for her to even talk to Drew.
"I don't think they'll be coming from Juni," Arianna joked. She had already checked with Professor Davenport several times to make sure she was certain the cat was a boy.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 8, 2006 23:14:27 GMT -5
"Well, waiting for your pets to have babies is not the only way to get a pet for myself you know," Drew answered, making a face at her. He gave the kitten a rough scratch behind his ear which it seemed to like. "Of course, with my luck, I'll pick a cat that's more like Alhana's. Mocha hates me."
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