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Deezerz That's right. They were both cousins, but Johnny was Percy's uncle. That was so weird. Serena smirked at his reaction. "Yeah. Uncle Aiden came to me before Percy's first year and since I refused to look after him, he offered some galleons and I accepted." Back then she had been stripped from her allowance for riding a hippogriff in front of muggles. "Don't do that. They might reduce my money." And Johnny would NOT hear the end of it. She'd make sure of it.
Woo might not have been the best term she could have used, but in her defense, Serena hasn't been into the romance genre. All the romancing she did was what she thought felt right. She didn't grow up immersed in fairytales. Her life has consisted mostly of academic subjects and quidditch. The only romance she's been exposed to is her parents. They're the only love story she knows through and through. They were forbidden. Her grandfather REFUSED her dad to date her mum. He SEPARATED them. Then her mum ran away--more like flew away on a broomstick--and went to her dad. She was the knight in shining armor. The female lead. The girl who went after what she wanted and
got it.
Serena admired that a great deal.
Here she was, though. Afraid to bare her true feelings to Jasper. Johnny spoke his words as if it was soooo easy. "I didn't and I haven't told him that." It was probably a mistake on her part, assuming Jasper would read her feelings through kisses and stuff. Serena gave Johnny a little smile for being a supportive cousin. "The last time I confessed my feelings to someone it didn't go well," she admitted. "I guess now that I know how that feels, I'm hesitant to open up like that. It's one thing feeling it and keeping it inside and another, voicing it to the person and giving them power to break your heart." It made her anxious to even think about giving someone else a sliver of power to any part of herself.
Johnny grinned,
”Bet!” He teased mischievously. He will definitely figure out a way to get his oldest brother to compensate for looking after Percy. Hehe. John had heard about Serena exposing a hippogriff in the presence of muggles and thought that was pretty cool!
Johnny was inexperienced when it came to feelings and
love that didn’t relate to familial affection. He did have a crush once at the homeschooling academy but forgot to call her back and completely forgot about it until the term had ended. Or maybe he got cold feet? Either way he didn’t take relationships seriously (for himself obviously), but he did want to help his cousin in any capacity.
Frowning a bit at Serena’s confession, he sympathizes because knowing her it must’ve taken a lot to open up to the person only for things to not go well. Giving her a small pat on the shoulder he smiled softly to show he cares. Taking a moment to think of what to respond next he thought to himself
what would grandpa Jack say? Because grandpa was so wise and usually had the right thing to say.
”Keeping feelings to yourself is only going to sink you deeper. What if he’s feeling the same way as you are but doesn’t have the nerve to stand up and confess.” Plausible.
”Didn’t your mum make the first move on your dad?” And look where they are now, but then again they went through a lot according to stories he’s heard.
”But it’s also understandable to be hesitant and protect your heart. I can't relate but I stand by what I said, he’d be daft to not be into you Rini.” Johnny smiled softly.
”What’s his name?” Curious.