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Ameh · 08-11-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Antarctica!

Kiri was startled by a voice close by. Had someone sneaked up on her? The sounds of the students and the crackling of the fire were loud enough though to masquerade anyone, whether they were consciously walking quietly or not. She turned. And felt startled yet again. It was Raiden!

For a moment, she didn't know what to say. Raiden and her had hardly spoken to each other in weeks. Kiri had sometimes spotted him with that Gryffindor girl, or the one from Ravenclaw. It didn't feel great. "Er... hi," she managed to fumble out, just to stop the silence from becoming too oppressive. How strange that now, after they'd spent so much time with each other at the beginning of the year, she was not able to find anything to say to him. The last thing Kiri wanted to do was upset Raiden. Or herself. The evening was much to nice for that.

"Um... sit down," Kiri ventured, gesturing - pointlessly - in the darkness. It was difficult to make out his face, so she had no idea if he was all right or not. "Want some, er, s'mores? I helped someone make a ton of them, and they're really good." She held one out to him, trying to think of an answer to his casual how-are-you that wasn't dramatic or whiny or destructive of this last event before the end of the year.
"I've been okay," is what she settled for, smiling self-consciously into the night. "How are you? Why are you all by yourself, hmm?"

Apparently she hadn't noticed him walking around in circles, because upon closer scrutiny, the look on Kiri's face was of slight shock. Oops?

"Hi," he repeated, slightly awkwardly now. He folded his legs beneath him and sat on the ground next to her, staring at his hands. His face felt warm now. Kiri seemed... like she didn't want to ask him to sit down. "Ariga- er, thank you. Smores are good, they have... chocolate."

Obviously. Raiden kicked himself mentally. A moment ago, he'd been able to think clearly, but... as soon as he'd sat down, his brain had halted completely and gone all muddled. Absently he took the offered smore and bit into it; the marshmallow was all melty and it immediately stringed out over his bottom lip. MESSY. Chewing the bit in his mouth quickly, he swallowed and smudged at his bottom lip with his thumb. The problem with marshmallow was... it was really sticky.

"Er... okay, too," he managed to said as he continued smudging. Stubborn... marshmallow... mess. "I was just... I dunno. Wandering around thinking. I could ask you the same."

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Ameh DIMC Boggart Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29,830 x4	♥Dunkin \| Pixie's Precious Pea \| kpop goddess \| sneaky sounder \| forever slytherin♥ Quote: Originally Posted by Antarctica! Kiri was startled by a voice close by. Had someone sneaked up on her? The sounds of the students and the crackling of the fire were loud enough though to masquerade anyone, whether they were consciously walking quietly or not. She turned. And felt startled yet again. It was Raiden! For a moment, she didn't know what to say. Raiden and her had hardly spoken to each other in weeks. Kiri had sometimes spotted him with that Gryffindor girl, or the one from Ravenclaw. It didn't feel great. "Er... hi," she managed to fumble out, just to stop the silence from becoming too oppressive. How strange that now, after they'd spent so much time with each other at the beginning of the year, she was not able to find anything to say to him. The last thing Kiri wanted to do was upset Raiden. Or herself. The evening was much to nice for that. "Um... sit down," Kiri ventured, gesturing - pointlessly - in the darkness. It was difficult to make out his face, so she had no idea if he was all right or not. "Want some, er, s'mores? I helped someone make a ton of them, and they're really good." She held one out to him, trying to think of an answer to his casual how-are-you that wasn't dramatic or whiny or destructive of this last event before the end of the year. "I've been okay," is what she settled for, smiling self-consciously into the night. "How are you? Why are you all by yourself, hmm?" Apparently she hadn't noticed him walking around in circles, because upon closer scrutiny, the look on Kiri's face was of slight shock. Oops? "Hi," he repeated, slightly awkwardly now. He folded his legs beneath him and sat on the ground next to her, staring at his hands. His face felt warm now. Kiri seemed... like she didn't want to ask him to sit down. "Ariga- er, thank you. Smores are good, they have... chocolate." Obviously. Raiden kicked himself mentally. A moment ago, he'd been able to think clearly, but... as soon as he'd sat down, his brain had halted completely and gone all muddled. Absently he took the offered smore and bit into it; the marshmallow was all melty and it immediately stringed out over his bottom lip. MESSY. Chewing the bit in his mouth quickly, he swallowed and smudged at his bottom lip with his thumb. The problem with marshmallow was... it was really sticky. "Er... okay, too," he managed to said as he continued smudging. Stubborn... marshmallow... mess. "I was just... I dunno. Wandering around thinking. I could ask you the same."