Beneath the Surface (rollo)

[DYLAN LANIE TAYLOR-MANTON]

Dylan sat down on the chair she had managed to get her parents to send her, it was impervious to water and she could keep it from floating away completely. The only reason she wanted to be at the boat house was because it was quiet and secluded. She had given a message to Meredith to send to Rollo. It wasn't that she didn't want to hang out with him around a bunch of people, she just didn't know that the whole relationship thing was supposed to be out in the open. She was always a very private person to began with and she was loving the whole dark and evil vibe the bathing suit and the location gave her. Kicking off away from the doc she waited for Rollo to show up simply lounging in her chair floating peacefully.

Eventually Meridth found her and managed to perch herself on the back of the chair. She supposed the image was a bit cliched but then again she was thinking about starting a cult. perhaps it was more of her parents influences, everything in her house was dark and eerie so she never realized that the whole butterfly bright color thing was also very favorable, then again it was all about perception and what you liked. She was pretty sure she saw another bird in the sky but was too busy reading her magazine to notice that Meredith had flown off to play with the other bird.

Noticing the person she waiting for standing on the dock she waved her wand, which directed the chair towards the place she wanted to be. "Hey" a simple enough greeting, she didn't exactly know what else to say if she was being honest. She didn't really want anything or want to do anything besides hang out so her manipulation skills were really useless for the moment.

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Rollo was, to all extents, a guy rather pleased with the way life was going. And when a really pretty girl who had only recently agreed to go out with you said she wanted to go swimming, you went bold. So picking out a shirt and bathing suit, he compared them and decided it was good enough. besides, wearing the shirt long and over made the rather different appeal of the bathing suit stay in the background. Getting his towel, he was about to leave the room when it occurred to him to look back at his hawk and ask for the wording of the message again. "The Boathouse?" Why did she pick that place? Interesting. Intrigued, he dressed and headed out for the staircase.

And if she wanted him worn out, she had picked the right place.

Walking down seven flights of stairs to exit the building, then take the long stairs down to the water line from the back of the school was a long haul. Maybe being a Slytherin and down in the dungeons she had forgotten how far it really was? About halfway down he sat on the edge and looked over, seeing the rocks below and wondering if anyone had ever been hurt on the stairs. He was pretty sure it would be impossible to jump into the water anywhere along it's length so after a minute he got down and continued. At the door of the old boathouse he stepped inside finding the door unlocked and walked towards where the water put in was.

Seeing a foot floating on something just out of sight he stopped and smiled in the cool, dark interior.

Walking quietly onto the interior dock, he got a slow reveal of a graceful leg which made him lick his lips before he saw above. He saw her maybe three seconds before she saw him and he had to admit she was an eyeful; a mental pat on the back as he brought his eyes up in plenty of time to meet her gaze. "Well hi there, nice spot for a quiet time I have to say." He stepped over where he saw her things and slipped off his shoes by bending over in a squat to undo the laces, then kicking them off and dropping his towel on them. Turning back towards her he pulled his shirt off and sat on the edge, putting his feet in the water.

"Very clandestine," he said when she was closer, smiling but not widely, "though I may want a broom for the trip back up. That's a long haul back to the top of the school, especially if I am tired out before I return." Pushing off with his hands, he dropped into the water, sliding out of sight for a moment before he resurfaced near her, his curls dripping with water as he pushed them back out of his face and looked at her with a smile.




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[DYLAN LANIE TAYLOR-MANTON]

"Yeah admittedly it's a bit of a distance from the school, but it's quiet and peaceful. Besides there's less sun and try not to tan as much as possible, it's fun being this pale." She looked at him and wondered if she should get in the water also, seeing as she was the one wanted to meet her. Still she was sure the water was cold and she was having fun just floating there and reading a magazine. Though she supposed it would be terribly rude not to get int the water with him, it's not like she was against it or anything.

"Ill walk you to your dorm if you want" Dylan said laughing as she slipped off her chair and slipped under the surface, the water was cold that was for sure. When she resurfaced she smiled at Rollo and the curls that were sticking to his face. "So what are you doing this summer?" she asked curiously, trying to find a topic beside their whole cult business. Not that it wasn't a fascinating topic but they were supposed to be doing normal couple stuff. Not to mention the fact she was pretty sure she was going to be broom racing all summer, it was a nice way to fill her bank account and her parents were none the wiser.

She looked up and saw Meredith with who she assumed was BoBo, at least they were happy and she got a thought as she turned to Rollo "Is your hawk a boy?" she asked laughing and moving her wet hair out of her fact.

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A chuckle from under his breath as he saw her as a pale type for sure. "That's okay, I'm dark enough for us both." Her paleness was somehow vulnerable to, as if she was innocent which he knew she was not. And his hands itched to get on her skin, though upon examination she was more attractive then he had thought she might be in slim to nothing. He doubted he came across nearly as desirable, but she didn't seem to be showing that thank Merlin! "And pale looks very nice on you. Very nice..."

The bathing suit surely helped. Maybe he should have worn his purple one instead? Nah, it clashed with all his shirts and that wouldn't do. Rollo was no clothes hound, but he knew how important the overall look was. As he came up from under, and pushed his curls back she offered to walk back with him and he shook his head. "Somehow I don't think I want anyone else to see what I have going for me and you are surely distracting like this," as he watched her body slide under the water. Damn it, how was a guy supposed to keep his cool when faced with a young woman in a bathing suit?!

Especially one who looked like this...

Treading closer to her he smiled trying o look confident as she woke and he thought about the answer. He shrugged. "Nothing much planned, really. Mom will be working most of the time and while I might visit my uncle sometime, there isn't really anywhere local to go. We're pretty isolated." As she looked up, he looked at her throat, wondering why he had never paid much attention to them before this and then shook his head. He was no vampire like his father! throats were for making out not biting!

"Boco is, yeah. Why?" A glance up at the owl and the merlin, wondering if it was even possible which he doubted. "You don't think she has a crush on him, do you?" A smile, thinking he certainly hoped the owl's mistress was feeling something akin to one.






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