SPOILER!!: Oh boy XD
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Hera And proud of it?
... okay Amur, be proud, be proud of your obstinance. Geeeeez. You try to insult a person, sigh.
Also, Amur could spin it any which way she wanted, but he didn't believe her. Who in their right mind WOULDN'T want to see his seat warmer? Hhhmm? Nobody, that's right. "I think you were trying to capitalise on an opportunity, and I don't blame you... it's okay to accept it," he teased, his smile evidence of his joking nature. And as for putting his money where his mouth was regarding the tattoo, there was still time for that.
There was time for many things, really, and neither young love nor old love would change that.
"Short lived? Ouch, thanks Amur," he mused, nose twitching slightly. Zeke Browne was not a phase, sweetie, he was the real deal. Not to mention, it had been a solid almost 9 months that they'd been dating, and longer still that they'd been kind-of-a-thing. Which counted, no? "She's amazing, you should give her a chance, it was the best thing I ever did," he also noted, regarding his arm-candy. Maggie wasn't everyone's cup of tea, he was sure, but she was his cup of tea (and many others, he was sure).
But then what Amur said next had his expression softening. She did care. OF COURSE she cared. Side-bumping the fourth year, Zeke flashed a smile, "I am happy." See, smiles = happy. But then with all this keeping his bum to himself and all that jazz, Amur's next words had his eyes widening in surprise...
....
Say what?
She was... what? And then sharing.
She was sharing what?
Zeke didn't have time to really consider anything because next thing he knew was she was dragging him toward the water. Did she want to swim? It was safe to say the fifth year was confused, but not confused enough to forget how to swim. Clothes were very uncomfortable to swim in, and shoes especially, so as he was being led, he kicked those off, pulling Amur back slightly and pulling a hand out of hers so he could pull his socks off too. Preparedness, he had it.
"Not really dressed for this, Amur," he muttered slightly as he withdrew his wand, pointing it at his pants and transfiguring it into shorts. MUCH better. "These are staying on though, no getting any funny ideas, got it?" he added, pointing at her for good measure. No means no, Amur. Just no. BUT... his shirt could come off, because who needed shirts anyway? Also, did she recognise the abs?
"You know, with all that gloating you're doing, you're going to get bloated." That was totally how it worked. Yup. Right scientific facts at work. Or perhaps it was wizarding facts. Either way, it sounded good and it got the point across. She did
NOT want to see.
Rolling her eyes, Amur let out a huff of air.
"Facts are facts. They hurt. Tough." It was her
duty as a friend to let Zeke know the chances. To make him aware that a painful experience might just be right around the corner.
"And no. The best thing you ever did was breathe."
Because breathing was essential to living. Arm-candy was not. It was actually proven to go against the ability to breathe. In many different ways. But he was happy, so she was going to let it drop. Nothing more needed to be said on the matter.
Nope. She wanted to show him -----------
What was he doing?
Amur blinked at her friend, utterly confused. Why was he.....what was he........?
"Zeke........?" WHY were his pants suddenly shorts?! And why was he...........
Amur over and out. He was shirtless. Somehow, before, it'd never bothered her. Guys took their shirts off. So what? It was normal when swimming. It didn't matter. It had
NEVER mattered. WHY then, was it suddenly stalling her. WHY was she STARING at him. It was JUST Zeke. JUST her friend. They'd gone swimming before. SO WHAT was her problem?!
First off, she DID recognize the abs. That was part of the problem. The abs she had commented on off-offhandedly the day before. The abs she had called 'nice', because well, they were. It was a fact. She just didn't know they belonged to Zeke.
Now, she knew. And somehow, that made things ridiculously difficult. As in, she couldn't think of a word to say or somewhere else to put her eyes. She wasn't sure HOW long it lasted, but when she finally managed to suck a breath in to fill her red cheeks, Amur was thoroughly and utterly mortified. She straightened her back and marched stiffly past him.
"I. Wanted. To. Show. You. My. Tattoos." She couldn't help how short each word came out. As soon as she was past him, and he couldn't see her face, some of her hard demeanor faded instantly for a sort of bewildered panic.
WHAT. WAS. WRONG. WITH. HER?