Originally Posted by Ama

"Sorry," whispered Daphne raising one hand with a wrinkled nose and wiggling her fingers at Copernicus in an apology. "I just really don't like bugs." As if to prove her honesty, she began dusting off dirt and grass from Cope's hair and shoulders. "Actually, I'm not very good at dueling. I'm afraid of confrontations," she confessed again in that urgent whisper she had used to apologize as if frightened anyone would overhear her. "I don't do very well with violence."

Right. Right? "Well, sometimes it calls for it but--I honestly...Well, only if you want to."

Why was she rambling?

Originally Posted by Nabs

Garret turned to Daphne and Cope finally when he felt the dirt and grass suddenly shower him in the midst of his concentration. He wiped his finger off on a neighbour's blanket and then proceeded to Scourgify said appendage before scooting over onto Daphne's neat little blanket mat with a grin, "Hey, Cope," he said, shoving a chocolate frog at him, "See if you get Circe, I've been looking for that flightly minx."

So he had just completely ignored whatever they were saying. Even though he'd heard his name mentioned... and Cope asking what he thought Daphne's flavour was... but that had only made him more determined to ignore the conversation because... well... he didn't want to think about what Daphne would taste like, for Merlin's sake! Probably like old person cream and other boring... proper type things.

If that was so, and if Garret really did think that... why on earth were his ears burning so furiously?!

Originally Posted by Ama

That pout wasn't going to work. NUH UH! Sticking her nose up in the air, Daphne allowed Garret to observe the very prestigious (and pretty) side of her face. YOU. TAKE THAT. SHUNNING.

Except--Garret was pinning her to ground and wrapping his arms around and her getting her scent on her. "Merlin, Garret! Have you completely lost your miiiiiind?!"

SQUEEEEEEAAAAAAK.

It was Lyra Noir. She did this to Garret! She probably rattled his brain when she kissed and now he was all kiss crazy and most likely wanted to kiss her too! OH. Merlin. It was another Varius Incident, minus the loo. "Nuuuuu!" She was NOT going to smell him no matter how nice he smelled and she was NOT going to contradict herself YET again.

Maybe she should just play dead. "Garret. Garret. Garret," she repeated her name each time her voice becoming more threatening. "I'll have you know. Since two summers ago, Davis has been teaching me Tae Kwon Do. What do you think about that?"

All of this, of course, was said with her eyes shut. His face was far too near for her comfort--she didn't want to look at his freckles. They were distracting.