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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 10:17:01 GMT -5
Maggie wasn't quite sure what to do with herself. She was required to attend the ball, being a champion, but now that she was here, all she'd really done was attempt to make idle chatter and pass the time. Usually she didn't have a problem making the best of any situation, but maybe it was the formality of everything that was putting her off tonight. After finding out the punch was spiked, she was tempted to drink until she could loosen up a bit, but given her most recent experiences with alcohol, she decided to forgo it. Currently she sat at one of the tables, picking at confetti pieces that had been sprinkled across the table cloth. It was a slow song, which meant everyone had fought to fine someone to dance with, even if they hadn't come together. Maggie sighed, feeling a bit bored, but mostly sad. Zach was out there somewhere, and she was afraid to look to see if he had found someone to dance with. It hadn't been long until she had first spotted him, when she and the other champions had entered the canopy. She had tried her best to look happy and nonchalant on Ryan Coote's arm, all while attempted not to seem to eager to spot Zach. But there he was, looking dashing as ever in a pinstripe suit and tie. It wasn't the first time she'd seen him dressed up, but it made her heart skip a beat worse than it ever had. Because this time he was hers. Still, the thought didn't satisfy her like it should have. Instead, she felt nervous and threatened, because tonight would be the perfect time for someone to try and hook up with him. She wouldn't be surprised either - he looked amazing. Each time she looked his way, she had to count to three and then look away so that she wouldn't appear too obvious. That was probably what was holding her back from having a good time. She began to consider sneaking out the back, and changing back into some comfier clothes. She'd much prefer a broom ride around the castle, or even a game of wizards chess, anything would be better than this.
It was a couple of hours after the dance had first started when Maggie had finally had enough. She stood up from the table she'd been sitting at for the past half hour, having even declined a few offers to dance, and tried to push her way through the crowd to the exit. The entire dance floor was packed, and even off the dance floor there were large groups of people blocking the walkways. Maggie tried to squeeze past the different throngs of people, accidentally bumping into a few. She muttered her sorry's and kept going, careful to lift the train of her dress off the ground. She pushed through another group of people, and to her surprise, noticed that Zach was part of it. She made eye contact with him - a meaningful look on her face. The look conveyed everything from missing him to the suggestion that he should follow if he wanted. "Excuse me," she muttered to him, as her body brushed against his when she passed through. Once she'd finally made it to the exit, she peaked back over her shoulder towards Zach before ducking out. She took a deep breath of fresh air, happy to be out of the packed canopy. She looked around, noticing there were other people hanging out outside too. She walked past them, past the gardens and other things set up on the lawns for the dancing, heading towards the school.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 19:41:27 GMT -5
Zach had come to the ball alone, and spent most of the evening wondering why he was here. He had danced with a few girls here and there - all at their requests, he hadn't initiated any - and he had never stayed with them long enough to give them any illusions of anything happening between them. He would just excuse himself politely and move back off the dance floor once again. He had gotten glances of Maggie here and there, but seeing her often on her own had just made it worse, as he was in the same boat. Both of them here without a date, and unable to be together. It was frustrating.
He was milling around and talking to some people idly, but he was aware of where Maggie was, as always. The whole night he had known where she was, and kept track of her movements, but obviously not in a way where he was openly looking at her. So he was aware when she was walking up to him, and then holding eye contact with him, and then brushing past him with a quick 'excuse me'. A lot had been said in the look they had shared - she missed him, he got that much, and he thought she might have wanted him to follow her, as well. But he couldn't do that obviously, so he waited a few more minutes before excusing himself and leaving through a different door, but coming back around the outside to where he thought she might be. He couldn't find her for a little while but then saw a figure making their way up towards the castle, and he recognised her instantly. He glanced around to check that nobody was watching him, and then began to follow her up there, heading to some cover so people wouldn't see. He was very cautious, knowing that if people saw them together it would put her in danger.
He eventually caught up to her when she was almost at the castle, and he moved under a nearby tree that provided quite a lot of cover. It was a willow tree - not a whomping willow, thankfully, just a standard one. "Maggie," he called out clearly, loudly enough for her to hear but only barely.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 20:00:40 GMT -5
Maggie was close to the castle, when exactly what she wanted to hear reached her ears. She stopped, turning on the spot, looking over the grounds for Zach. It took her longer than she would have wanted to spot him under a nearby willow tree. She smiled to herself, and re-gathered her skirt before jogging under its branches to meet him. "Zach," she breathed, moving closer to kiss him. She couldn't express the relief that was flooding through her, to see him there. It had been a few weeks since their first midnight broom ride. It become increasingly harder to find time for each other, or abandoned corridors or classrooms to see each other in. It was especially hard to be in classes they had with each other, having to pretend they didn't mean anything to one another. It was clear that Zach was the better actor of the two; he was better at hiding his feelings than she was. Sometimes, on especially stressful days, Maggie would worry herself into thinking maybe it was because he didn't care as much as she did. But each time they could be alone together, he quickly erased those worries right out of her mind.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 20:54:38 GMT -5
Zach watched, slightly amused as she tried to jog over to him in a dress and heels. It was quite amusing, and by the time she got to him he was smirking at her. But words could wait, and he took her into his arms and kissed her instantly. It had been a few days since they had even been able to talk, and this was a great relief to be able to be with her again. After a moment though he broke the kiss and took his wand, casting a protective charm around the area covered by the willow tree, so that nobody would be able to overhear them or see them in there. "You look beautiful," he said softly to her once he was done with the charms. He wanted to be able to be real with her rather than always on edge and worrying about others coming across them, and now he felt like he could do that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 21:16:25 GMT -5
Maggie found herself feeling a bit shy towards Zach at that moment, and looked down at her feet. "Thanks," she spoke softly, as she played around with one of the buttons on his jacket. She was beginning to feel intoxicated by his cologne. She closed any space between them, and wrapped her arms around his neck, tucking her face into his neck. Her favorite smell his natural musk. It had woody notes, but still came off sweetly. She inhaled, and sighed. "I missed you," she muttered, her lips tickling his neck. She pulled back, offering a small smile, and brushed his stray strand of hair out of his eyes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 21:31:26 GMT -5
Zach held onto her as she buried her face into his neck, and sighed gently. He was long past fighting against his desire to be with her, he had accepted it now, and was embracing it. The hiding and secrecy was an obvious difficulty, and it had lost a lot of the excitement that it had seemed to have a few weeks ago. "I missed you too. How are you going at the ball?" he asked her, obviously referring to the idea that they had each had to go alone. He ran a hand gently through her hair, taking in her perfume and knowing this was where he wanted to be. He had wanted this all night.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 21:42:06 GMT -5
She sighed again, this time it sounding more agitated than relieved. "It sucks," she said. "I would rather be anywhere but there. And this dress is absolutely ridiculous. I just want it off, already." She pinched the flower on her chest with disdain, tugging at it a bit. She let out a huff of breath, and began to take off her heels. "Hopefully you're doing better?" she asked, looking up at him from where she was bent over to undo her heels' straps.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 21:50:43 GMT -5
Zach nodded at her admission that it sucked. It would be hard for her being the champion and having a lot of attention on her. "If it helps, it looks fantastic. But we can arrange to get it off if you'd like," he joked, trying to lighten the mood a little and watching as she fiddled with the flower on her chest. He didn't mind watching there at all. "It's been a bit tiresome. I'm much more glad to be out here with you," he told her comfortably as he watched her take her heels off.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:00:25 GMT -5
She hit him lightly on the chest, giggling. "Zach, I swear," she laughed. She hooked her finger under his chin, drawing his attention back to her face. She leaned in and kissed him teasingly on the lips, lingering slightly. "You drive me crazy, for all sorts of reasons." What she wouldn't give to be with him all the time, and yet she was certain it wouldn't subdue the yearning she always felt to be close to him at all. "How's your week been?" she asked. "Heard anything from the, um... you know." She liked to stay updated with what was going on inside Zach's life - it was hard not being there for different events herself. She missed him so much that she even tried to appear interested in the going ons of the Black Army, if he would ever tell her anything about it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:06:19 GMT -5
Zach laughed at her reaction and kissed her back. "You're not the only one. I go crazy thinking about you, too," he admitted, putting an arm around her waist. It was like they had to make up for how separate they had been before, by being as close as they could now. And it was taking all of his resistance not to try and make things go further. She was intoxicating, in the best way. "It's been fine. Nothing special, really. And no, I haven't heard anything." Would she really want to know if he had? He felt like he would be honest with her about it, but he knew that hearing about it would hurt her, too. "And you?" he asked, wanting to hear about how she had been going, even knowing that he hadn't had much in particular to share with her. He wasn't used to sharing the usual inane life things with anyone.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:23:34 GMT -5
She grinned at him - she liked to know he was thinking of her. She melted against him, the feeling of his arm around her being one she yearned for during the majority of her time away from him. Everything felt new with him each time they got to sneak off together. That was probably the only perk of their secrecy. She was sensitive to every little detail about him - the details she tried to hold on to, and remember each night she felt asleep without him. The curved of his lips, the way her skin tingled when he held her, the sweet smell of his breath right before they kissed... and she could never forget the way his eyes changed when they looked into hers. It was a special look reserved just for her, one that she liked to believe he would never be able to achieve with any other person. She shivered as each of these details hit her all at once, and she drank it all in. "I'm going to be sent to the loony bin because of you," she joked, her skin still crawling with the electricity he shot through her.
She hoped he wasn't lying to her about what he'd been doing since they'd last been able to catch up. Although she supposed no news was good news, and crossed her fingers that he was being honest. It wasn't just Zach's beliefs considering the Black Army that worried her. It was the possibility that he could be hurt somehow, being out and about with them. She didn't know much about the Dark Lady, but she certain she was comparable to the last Dark leader that had tried to take over. Mercy wasn't a favored trait in their breed. But for now, she let the topic slide, and decided the best reaction was to regulate her breathing back to a normal rhythm. Instead, she let a playful smirk etch itself onto her features. She raised an eyebrow at Zach. "You mean besides the tournament?" she prompted, teasing him. "Well, there's of course the onslaught of homework, and the ever approaching debutante ball that my mother and grandmother won't let me forget about for even one second." Her tone turned a bit sour, just at the thought of it. If this night was any indication of how the debutante ball was going to go, she was afraid her speculations would become a reality. Only next time, she'd be in even more of a spotlight. She still hadn't worked up the courage to ask Zach if he would escort her. She wasn't sure if she could ever force him to through that, but on the other hand, she needed the support. She was sure her mother and grandmother would be tearing her down the entire time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:41:17 GMT -5
"Because of me? You would probably end up there on your own," he teased gently, his lips curling into a smile as he kissed her again. He could see what she meant, though - this relationship would cause a lot of complications for each of them, which definitely meant things wouldn't be easy. They would have to keep reminding each other of how much they meant to each other and why they were going through those difficulties.
He was very conscious of her being in the tournament, and hoped that none of the tasks would be overly dangerous. He didn't know much at all about what it was going to involve, but he had found out that she was paired up with a sixth year guy, Coote. "Yeah, that will probably take up a bit of your time. It's pretty cool that you're in it, though... I'll be going for you over Slytherin," he told her firmly, wanting to assure her of his support. "Debutante ball? What's that?" he asked, not knowing about muggle traditions.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:59:33 GMT -5
"Excuse me?" she laughed, pulling away from him and put her hands on her hips, sassily. "That's the real reason why you're hiding me as your girlfriend, isn't it? You don't want people to know you're dating a maniac." She didn't feel weird joking about their situation, in fact she felt better joking about it than thinking too seriously on it. She loved the flirtatious banter that went on between her and Zach, happy that they were able to laugh with one another. "But don't worry, baby, I'm taking you down with me."
She smiled happily at Zach. "I wish I could have seen you at the first task. They had the view blocked from the crowd on our end, but I would have felt a lot more at ease if I had you to look at," she told him, blushing at bit. She rolled her eyes a bit, however, forgetting Zach wouldn't know what a deb ball was, and hating that she had to tell some innocent person about the stupidity of it all. "Well, it's kind of like a quinceanera gone retarded," she began. "It's when a girl is presented to society as a lady. A girl going through her transformation is called a debutante, and is supposed to go through different courses like etiquette and ballroom dancing, and do some sort of volunteering. All sorts of stupid society events like that, so she can appear respectable to the public. It's such an ancient tradition, it used to be for the purpose of letting society know that a woman was old enough to be suited. But I already have the only suitor I'll ever need right here." She wrapped her arms around his torso, and kissed him before he could mock her too much.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 23:11:20 GMT -5
Zach grinned. "Damn, you found me out." He was also happy joking about it, as it was hard for them to face up to the actual difficulty of what they were facing. They had gotten through it so far, but it was definitely proving to be challenging for both of them. "I can see that happening, actually. Gradually getting influenced by your crazy. I hear it's contagious," he teased.
"Oh, I was definitely watching. You guys were great. And here you were saying you weren't very good with potions, you did really well!" he told her, remembering the times she had said she was bad at it when they worked together. "Well, whatever happens with the other tasks, you can know that I'll be watching and supporting you," he said, in a far softer tone than he would ever use for anyone else. This side of him was entirely reserved for Maggie.
Zach didn't know what a quinceanera was, either, but her explanation was enough for him to understand. "Wow, that sounds-" he began, but then she cut him off with a kiss before he could really continue. When it eventually ended, though, he laughed a little. "It all sounds a bit obsolete. So you really have to do it?" he asked her curiously.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 23:31:29 GMT -5
"Everything I've learned about potions came from you," she told him, and then clicked her tongue. "Well... that, and also the extra hours I've been putting into studying." She chuckled. She really had been working extra hard for her courses. Potions was hard to study for, since she needed to actually do it to learn it, but she was pleased with the way things turned out during the competition. Luckily, Ryan Coote seemed to have an idea of what he was doing. She hoped his being a year below her wouldn't hinder them, but if the first task had been one of her weakest subjects, she was sure she'd be able to carry them in the later tasks.
Her attempt hadn't delayed him for long. She sighed as they pulled apart, feeling a bit conscious about having to explain her feelings about it. "Well, I've sort of been planning on using it as leverage..." she said, biting her lip, and looking away from him. She'd been thinking a lot about them lately, and what would happen to them when they were out of the safety that was Hogwarts. Even more, she knew if she was serious about Zach, she would eventually have to introduce him to her family. She wasn't sure exactly how she was going to handle it all yet, but she had a good start on an idea.
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