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SPOILER!!: Lololol Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo 
The hat fell from Ashley's hand as she stood staring at the two. Definitely deer in the headlights moment here, mirroring Zeke's. Sure she expected to be caught, but not yet and not like this. Somehow, she also expected them to be smiling when they busted them. Pats on the back for being clever enough to get away from them earlier. No? Okaaaay.
The 9 year old melted a little at her sister's words. Trouble. Yeah...thanks Avery. She so couldn't tell from the looks and the throat clearing. This was where they told the tru--
dshvbfkjehsgvfjyreywefgwey!! ZEKE!!!! Ashley's eyes shot to his so she could get a proper look at him. He didn't. He didn't except she couldn't deny that he did. She bit her lip, waiting for him to be done but no he was pulling Avery into this and not being a very smart cookie. Did he not see there was no way out of this for them? They were doomed the moment her Uncle gave her that look and she knew it. Times like this she wished she was Avery, a couple tears and they'd have been golden. She had to tell the truth...but then what if he never went on adventures with her again?? Eh.....they were in trouble anyway, might as well back him up, keep a friend, they were good for suffering through punishment with. "We're hard at work, gonna get a couple galleons when this is all over." Then she quickly looked to Avery because this was dangerous stuff here. "Got you a beard too." Only by accident. She'd picked up a third while rushing.
"So if you'll excuse us we've got to get back to promoting or they'll think we're fooling around." With that she took Zeke's hand and attempted to side-step the two. As if it'd work >______<
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Zeke was officially disregarded for the moment. He couldn't have thought either he or Emily would have fallen for something so poorly constructed. He'd seen Avery tell a better constructed lie...usually with the help of tears but they were convincing nonetheless. Looking around the changing room he could see a pile of clothes thrown about. Clothes they made plans to pay for? Highly unlikely.
Gavin's eyes never left Ashley even when she looked away. He was counting on at least one of them being smart enough to tell the truth in this obvious bust. He taught his niece logic--forget logic, he told her to never take the fall with anyone. Surely she knew this would go better for her if she came clean...or not. He caught the look Emily was giving him and sighed. "One of them's an idiot, the other's a follower of an idiot." Until he could clarify who gave the initial plan to run he couldn't say which was which.
"Hold it." He said. Trusting Avery to be holding on tightly, he removed the hand he'd been using to support her and latched on to the 9 year old trying to make a poor escape. "Let's try this truth thing again, what'd you two say?"
"You got me a mustache?????" She asked, forgetting the initial hurt. They remembered her!! YAAAAAY!! "AND a mustache?? I get to play too?? What are we playing??" She wasn't getting off her Uncle's back until she was sure. What if their game wasn't that fun, huh? Leaning her head forward on her Uncle's shoulder she watched Ashley try leaving with Zeke. NO FAIR, how come they got to go? She would have asked but they got stopped so more watching for her.
Despite having to think on his feet, he was certain he'd done a good enough job of it to let them get away with things. However, his side looks at Ashley were enough to tell him that she wasn't so confident. Did she not have faith in them? She wouldn't... dob on him? Would she? Not that he wouldn't take it, or couldn't take it... he would. He was manwizard enough for that. Yep. But then to his delight she was rolling with it. "Yep, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes is the place to be for all your... facial... hairy... FUN STUFF!" he chimed in, as if promoting it to them. Ahem. He liked this new day job he'd somehow acquired.
Grinning awkwardly, Zeke accepted Ashley's hand and made to walk/run off with her, but that plan too didn't seem to go so well. Adults. Ugh. He never wanted to be one, they had no fun!
................. >______________< Zeke gulped. Emily was scary enough, Emily AND Gavin, was even scarier. But instead of staring at his feet - like he so desperately wanted to do - he remained composed and didn't avert his gaze from their captors. He couldn't say he agreed with Gavin, and in fact, that was really rude of him. Neither of them were idiots, in fact, they were very CLEVER and SMART to have gotten this for with their plan. Didn't he see the level of detail they'd put into the operation? Hhhmmmm? Was that not commendable?
Apparently not.
He offered Avery a fleeting smile, but given the circumstances, he could hardly chit chat with her now. "Either way, they both lose out," she concluded for him. Indeed, Zeke was proving himself to be an idiot and a half at times, not to say he didn't have his good and rather redeeming qualities, and for the most part his idiocy could be overlooked as being remotely endearing. But not this time. She narrowed his eyes at him, and then gave Ashley a once over too. Did it really matter which one of them started it this time? It was evident they bounced off each other.
"This one," she decided, pointing at Zeke with a lazy finger. Though she was tempted to pry into the boys memories, she refrained from doing so, her intuition had told her enough. Not only had be been restless all morning, but he had been the one to step out of the change room first, and was the first to defend their plans. It made sense for him to be the leader of this charade. At least, if this hadn't been his idea, it had most certainly been his intention to slip away. And she loathed when he slipped away.
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