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Scene Two: During their time in Florida, several things will happen. We will see the strengthening of Nate and Cadence's relationship, and we witness them (especially Cadence) realizing what it means to be growing up. Also, Nate will be running into old friends, they will travel to Disney world, go to the drive-in, and possibly have a run-in with a crocodile. At the end of this section, Cadence will receive a letter about her parents, who passed away three years previously. Characters: Cadence, Nate, Iris, Fallon, and Patrick. OPEN to other characters.
Scene Three: Here, Cadence and Nate will travel back to England much earlier than expected, but they don't tell Nate's parents or Cady's grandparents that they're back, nor do they return to Hogwarts. They're on a mission to find whoever wrote Cadence the letter. Cadence, Nate, and their friends/frienemies from Hogwarts will team up and go on a quest to find the answers to Cadence's questions. The problems keep coming when they realize that they are all underage and aren't allowed to use magic. Unfortunately, many of them will be put in situations where magic will be necessary to save lives. Characters: Cadence, Nate, Melanie, Asher, Ziva, Torin, and Mysterious Man. OPEN to other characters.
(Characters in this scene must also participate in Scene Four unless I am notified before Scene Four begins.)
SPOILER!!: Final Scene
Scene Four: The journey takes the group to an old, majestic manor house in Ireland, where Cadence has been told she will find the answers to all her questions. They all enter the house together, but along the way they reach obstacles, and Cadence must begin to make choices of who she wants to travel forward with her. When she reaches the very top of the highest tour in manor, she must choose between her best friend, Melanie, and her boyfriend, Nate. She refuses, proclaiming she wont leave either behind. The door in front of her opens to reveal Cadence's parents: alive and well. Characters: Cadence, Nate, Melanie, Asher, Ziva, Torin, ALL other characters from Scene Three, and Cadence's mom and dad. CLOSED to other characters.
The Players:
Dances_with_Potter: Cadence
jukjuk78: Nate
ImAGrape: Fallon and Patrick
moonyroxs: Melanie
As.Is: Iris - Nate's Grandmother,Asher, and Ziva
Whitterz: Torin
Roles Still Needing to be Filled:
Mysterious Man
Amber (Cadence's Mom)
Christopher (Cadence's Dad)
Notes:
You will notice that the RP is set up in such a way that many characters come and go. I've done this intentionally so that people can still participate in the RP if they can't be committed to it for the entire duration of the RP.
I would like to encourage you to take on the challenge and fill roles that need to be filled, even if it's a type of role you've never played before.
If you are interested in filling a role I've listed a need for, please PM me, and I will give you the basic details you need to know. I don't want to just post the character profile for you because I want you to have the ability to make your own choices make the character your own.
I do reserve the right to reject any characters created. This is mostly to keep a reasonable number of characters and to ensure that roles essential to the plot are filled first.
Once you've decided/have been assigned a role, please PM me with your character information, and I will post it here for you.
As the plot progresses, I will fill players in with all necessary information to help the plot progress in the way it is supposed to via PM. There are some details that not all players will receive beforehand just because it makes it more fun if you don't know everything.
No scene will start until all necessary characters have been assigned.
I will notify all players by PM when a new scene is about to start.
Once a scene has begun, no new characters may be added to that scene.
Please let me know ASAP if you will be unable to RP for a few days so that we can either figure out if we can go on without you OR so I can tell the other players that we're pausing the story.
Just a reminder that this RP was placed here because it will contain some more mature material as the story goes along. If you have any questions about how to make mature subject matter more tastefully written, feel free to PM me.
HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!!!!
SPOILER!!: Cadence Ballard
Basic Information Name: Cadence Hope Ballard Nicknames: Cady, Cad (but the only people who DON'T call her Cadence are Melanie and Nate) Gender: Female Year: 3rd (but she's supposed to be a 4th year... keep reading to find out!) Age: 14 Birthday: September 9 Magical Descent: Half-and-Half. Her dad was a Muggle and her mom was a witch. Family: The only family she has left are her grandparents on her mom's side. Relationship Status: In a relationship with Nate King.
History:
Cadence was in born in England, and spent most of her primary school years attending an all-girls boarding school on the countryside. Her parents loved her very much: her father was a muggle, and her mother was a witch. They felt that as she was growing up, it was important for her to experience life both as a Muggle and as a witch so that she could function in either world. Thus, while she attended a Muggle school until coming to Hogwarts.
While enrolled in Muggle school, she was very actively involved in both choir and the theatre program. She was more of an artsy child and never really cared for physical education or sports. That is something about her personality that hasn't changed.
When leaving her muggle school on holidays, Cadence was never quite sure where she would be taken by her parents. They traveled all-over the world participating in a peace-keeping organization. So, Cadence has seen a lot of the world, and yet she's experienced so little of it. Whenever they were not at their home in England, there were always adults keeping a close eye on Cadence so that no harm would come to her.
Eventually, her Hogwarts letter came, and she was ecstatic that she would finally be learning about magic! She came to Hogwarts at age 11 with wide eyes and a mind open to learning anything and everything. That all changed very quickly, however, when she received a letter from one of her parents' friends telling her that they had been killed. This was a devastating blow to Cadence; she had always been so incredibly close to her parents. She was daddy's little girl and mommy's little helper. With the help of her friend Melanie and her boyfriend Set, she managed to press forward, though she was unsure where she would be going after the school year ended. Before Cadence had even adjusted to this, though, her boyfriend Set was murdered in the library. Now all of Cadence's hope and faith and trust that the world was a good place was shattered. Days after his death, she became so disturbed and angry that she actually destroyed the Hufflepuff Common Room, not stopping until Mr. Masterson came in and grabbed her right as she passed out.
Cadence woke up weeks later in St. Mungo's not remembering anything about her life after Set's death. She didn't remember destroying the common room or Mr. Masterson's kind help. Nothing at all. After being awake for a couple days, her grandparents finally came to visit her. Cadence had never seen nor talked to these grandparents. These were her mother's parents, her father's having passed away before Cadence was 3, and they had wanted nothing to do with her mother after she had married Cadence's Muggle father. The Grogans were purebloods and felt that all wizards should carry on the pureblood tradition. They were not affectionate nor compassionate during their visits. On the contrary, they blamed Cadence's unbalanced behavior on her less-than-desirable breeding.
Nevertheless, when the time came for Cadence to leave St. Mungo's, her grandparents offered her room and board provided she stick to her room and stay quiet except at meal times. Most teenagers wouldn't mind so much living with their grandparents, but Cadence's grandparents had taken her in out of pity and because it would make them look bad to not take her; it had nothing to do with loving her. Eventually, Cadence was allowed to start school again, primarily in the form self-education. Once a week, a tutor would visit her and check over her work, and a therapist would come talk to her about how she was doing. For all of this, Cadence stayed in her room. After months of begging, Cadence finally got her grandparents to bring a dance instructor in twice a week. Cadence had convinced her therapist to tell her grandparents it would be good for her.
Those were the only times she was happy at her grandparents house, when she was dancing. When she was dancing, she could be free and let go of everything else in the world. Those four hours a week were wonderful.
Now, Cadence is back at Hogwarts, finally! She's struggled to adjust and sometimes acts in ways that even she doesn't understand. She has a tendency to overreact and be dramatic, but with what she's been through, who could blame her for her lack of social skills.
Personality: Sweet and good-natured. She hates making enemies. Loves to laugh and have a good time. Has a slight tendency to be dramatic and overreact (though she's getting better about it.) Doesn't like confrontation. She just wants to be liked and loved and to give her love to others. Cadence is also a very physical person and tends to use her body to assert her independence and freedom from her grandparents' strict lifestyle. This tendency also leads her to be a very physically affectionate person and makes it very difficult for her to mask her emotions because her body language will almost always give it away.
SPOILER!!: Nate King
Name: Ignatius King
How do they fit in?: He's one of the main characters.
Age:15
Where are they from?: Florida and lives in London on break(when he stays with his parents)
Magical Heritage: Pure Blood
House at Hogwarts and Year: Hufflepuff & 5th
Backstory:
Nate is from Florida and left there to be taught in London after his parents discovered he was a wizard. He was home schooled untill last term then his mom lost her job so she couldn't support him staying at home. He is a poor student because he never taught himself and knows the basics of magic. He loves Muggle studies because he lived as a muggle for so long. He loves soccer and hates the cold. He broke up with Ella, his now ex-girlfriend after falling head over heels for Cadence. He loves to have fun and hates drama. He protects Cadence strongly. He is afraid of saying 'I love you.' because he never heard it from his parents.
Name: Irisa Marine Fitz Gerald (Eye-ris-uh Muh-re-n Fit-z Jer-uld) Is only to be called Iris, only if you are even allowed to call her by her first name.
How do they fit in?: Well, she’s Nate’s grandmother of course,do be informed won’t you?! Age:72 DOB: January 1st Don't forget it or she'll be one angry old woman. Where are they from?:Born and raised in France Current Location: A large beach house on the Sebastian Beach. Magical Heritage: Full blooded. House at Hogwarts : a very proud Hufflepuff alum.
Backstory: Iris was born in a small French town, that no longer exists. Only those who knew of it before know of it now. Her parents were both full blooded and very happy Slytherins. She was brought up to know that anyone less than pure blood was beneath them and that muggles were absolutely disgusting. Iris attended Hogwarts where she was placed as a Hufflepuff much to her and her parents’ dismay. She caused all sorts of trouble and spent most of her time in detention. While in school, she met a young man who was her first husband from Slytherin soon after they graduated from Hogwarts, Wilson Meader.
Wilson died a few years later after a horrific fight between himself and a close friend and left Iris with a fortune of money and their large mansion in the east London country side. Eight years later at the age of twenty-eight, Iris remarried to a man named Leo Austain, they were happily married for twelve years before Leo died of natural causes, leaving her with more money to inherit and their only child Mary Alice Austain. At the age of forty-two she married Alec Belihov from France. She moved herself and Mary in with the Alec. Alec died two years later from a muggle car accident. At forty-five, Iris married her fourth husband, Ronsan Lovell. He passed away from a heart attack, leaving his whole life fortune to Iris to inherit. At fifty, Iris married, Lee Acklaner who died three years later in his sleep beside Iris. A seven years later at the age of sixty one, Iris married her last and latest husband, Brad Myason. He died after a very short marriage of seven and half months of a heart attack, leaving Iris in a state of shock and lovesick, never able to marry again.
Though Iris had been through several marriages and death, she took very good care of her daughter Mary. She was very tough on her, though, as her parents had been on her. And even though she was a proud Hufflepuff one she graduated from Hogwarts, she had always felt she was a Slytherin and wanted her to be just like Iris’ mother. Iris took Brad’s death very hard and didn’t want to speak with Mary, and hasn’t spoken to her since the day they found out Brad was dead. Instead, she began drowning her feelings in alcohol.
Less than two months after Brad’s death Iris moved from France to the United States where she lives in a very large beach house on the Sebastian Beach.
SPOILER!!: Fallon McCarthy
Name: Fallon Anne McCarthy
Goes by: Fallon or Fal (only nate calls her this)
How do they fit in?: Fallon met Nate during her second year, but was forced to move to Florida after that term ended.
Age: 13
Year: 3rd
Where are they from?: Miami, FL (currently)
Magical Heritage: Pureblood
House at Hogwarts and (if still a student) Year: She used to be in Slytherin. She then moved and is the equivalent to that house at her new school in Florida.
Appearance
Height: 5'3"
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Style: More girly than she used to be, still slightly tomboyish Fallon
Backstory
Fallon grew up as a child in Chicago, Illinois. She lived with her mother, father, and her little brother. Then, her parents got divorced when she was 10. Her mother moved her to England to live with her grandparents. She went to Hogwarts and was sorted into Slytherin. There she met some of her best friends: Aaron, Iris, Grace, and Satine. Grace had to move away after first year and Fallon was just left with the three.
At the beginning of second year, Fallon met Evan. Once term started, her and Evan started to date. She met Nate about halfway through the year and always enjoyed hanging out with him. Near the end of the year, Fallon got a letter saying that she was going to move with her mother and grandparents to Florida. She wasn't happy about leaving her friends behind, especially Evan. Breaking up with Evan was really hard, but now she has a new boyfriend, Patrick. She really enjoys spending time with him and he is almost always with Fallon. She can't stand some of the rules at her new school and loves to complain about it.
SPOILER!!: Patrick Mason
Name: Patrick Andrew Mason
Goes by: Pat
How do they fit in?: Fallon's new boyfriend
Age: 14 (just had a birthday)
Year: 3rd
Where are they from?: Miami, FL
Magical Heritage: Halfblood
House at Hogwarts and (if still a student) Year: Goes to American Magic school and is in the equivalent to Gryffindor
Apperance
Height: 5'5"
Hair: Dirty Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Style: Surfer guy kind of style Patrick
Backstory
Patrick was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He grew up along the beach with his muggle father and his mother and his two little twin sisters (11). He learned how to surf when he was 9 and enjoys teaching anyone that wishes to learn.
Patrick was really excited to start going to school. He loves everyone there and doesn't like the fact that most of his friends stay at the school during their winter break. This year he's lucky though. He has Fallon who is willing to spend everyday of the summer with him. He really likes spending time with her and hopes she never has to leave.
SPOILER!!: Asher Holden
Name: Asher Absoloman Holden
Nicknames: Ash by close friends, Abba by family.
Date of Birth: January 1
Age: 30
Blood: Pureblood
House: Hufflepuff
Appearance:
HAIR.Dark brown hair
EYES. Deep brown, gold specks when he’s content
HEIGHT. 6’1
BODY TYPE. Tall/athletic
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES. Scar on left jaw
STYLE. Serious but casual
Personality:Asher is nothing less of a brilliant man, though most people underestimate him because of his quietness. He has a large caring heart and doesn’t like to see anyone hurt. His biggest weakness is Ziva, his younger and only sister; if she’s upset he’s beside himself. A quick thinker who follows his insticts and rarely second guesses what he does. Asher is usually quiet and serious but he loves to have a great time when he’s with his family or close friends. He's a loyal friend to have, but don't get him on his bad side. Insults usually make him laugh, he won't stoop to that level to fire any back; he has better things to be doing.
Character Background:At the age of nineteen, Asher and his two younger siblings lost their parents. They were traveling to Greece to see their last family members alive when tragedy struck. No one knows for sure how the Holden parents and other family were lost. Asher, being nineteen at the time comforted his younger siblings and took care of them, initially stepping into the role of father and mother. He’s been the family backbone for several years and won’t trade it for anything.
Distant cousin Devon an orphan at the time, showed up on their front step with a note tied to his wrist. The small folded note contained his birth certificate. Asher took him in and treated him like another sibling, he wasn't going to let any child that young continue in the cold.
A large stress was lifted off of Asher's shoulders when the three got their acceptance letters to Hogwarts. He returned back to work shortly after Ziva was sent off to Hogwarts. He was able to provide everything he could for the family and more. Asher made sure that the family did not go unhappy.
Asher graduated from Hogwarts with high marks and recommendations; he continued on to train as a healer. Once he completed training he worked at Saint Mungo’s as a healer. During the course of the last few years, Asher would work off and on. He made sure to provide everything he could for the family and also spend time with them. It helped to have Maudi, their Russian maid join them eight years ago.
Asher is close to the kids, though he is probably the closest with Ziva. Now that the kids are getting older Asher is ready for a career change and to meet new people.
SPOILER!!: Ziva Holden
FULL NAME. Ziva Cassandra Holden
NICKNAMES.Zi only used by family or close friends
DOB. February 14
AGE. 15 years
BLOOD.Pureblood
HOUSE. Hufflepuff
HAIR.Dark curly brown hair that falls to mid back.
EYES.Deep brown, black when angry or upset.
HEIGHT&WEIGHT. 5'5/ 110 lbs
BODY TYPE. Tall/athletic
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES. Scar above right eye
STYLE. Daring but classy and elegant.
FULL PERSONALITY. Ziva is a very brilliant young woman, though many people underestimate her intelligence because of her lack of patience and ability to sit still longer than a minute. She loves to have fun and makes the best of any situation. Though she seems to be care free, she can get serious at any minute. Some people call her a drama queen by the way she can switch her emotions around so quickly. Her close friends are the ones who keep her grounded, and she will do anything to help them. She's a loyal friend to have, but don't get her on her bad side. Insults usually make her laugh, she won't stoop to that level to fire any back; she has better things to be doing.
BIRTHPLACE.
Kavala, Greece
CURRENT RESIDENCE.
The Holdon Estate in Copenhagen, Denmark
PARENTS.
Father: David John Holdon, deceased.
Mother:Cassandra Rose Holdon, deceased.
SIBLINGS.
Asher Absoloman Holdon/30 years old/ Healer at St. Mungos : Presently an Unspeakable at the Ministry.
Corbin Alexander Huldon/ 17 years old / Student
OTHER FAMILY.
cousin Devon James Sands/ 16 years old/student
FULL HISTORY.
At the age of four, Ziva and her two older brothers lost their parents. They were traveling to Greece to see their last family members alive when tragedy struck. No one knows for sure how the Holdon parents and other family were lost. Asher, being nineteen at the time comforted his younger two siblings and took care of them, initially stepping into to the role of father and mother. He's been the family backbone for several years and won't trade it for anything.
Distant cousin Devon an orphan at the time, showed up on their front step with a note tied to his wrist. The small folded note contained his birth certificate. Asher took him in and treated him like another sibling; he wasn't going to let any child that young continue in the cold.
A large stress was lifted off of Asher's shoulders when the three got their acceptance letters to Hogwarts. He returned back to work shortly after Ziva was sent off to Hogwarts. He was able to provide everything he could for the family and more. Brandon made sure that the family did not go unhappy.
Ziva is exceptionally close to Devon considering that they are only a year apart in age. She tells mostly everything to him and considers him her best friend. Though she is very close to the three men who have been the only ones there for her that she could remember, she is trying to befriend more people to expand her school family. She wishes one day to succeed like Asher and make their father and mother proud.
SPOILER!!: Melanie Faith Lockhart
Name: Melanie Faith Lockhart How do they fit in?: Best friend of Cadence Age: 14 Where is she from?: She grew up in New York, but was born in England Magical Heritage: Muggleborn House at Hogwarts and Year: Hufflepuff 4th Year Backstory:
Melanie was born in a small town in England, the same place where her parents met and married. She spent the first four years of her life there and it is where most of her relatives on her mother's side live. Her mom was only just getting out of college and kick-starting her career as a journalist when she had her. After a few years of struggling, a big city newspaper editor caught site of her column in another, community one and asked her to join their team, which Elizabeth Lockhart gladly obliged to. Though she was quite pleased with her new occupation, the woman got tired of that quickly, and wanted to move on to something more to her taste.
Television Broadcasting. After a riff with her mother, who disproved of her ever changing wishes and rash, spontaneous decisions, Elizabeth decided that with a new job should come a new home, away from her family, which meant a move. Her husband reluctantly agreed, under one condition, and left his job as a teacher, to go to America, where he was born. John Lockhart's condition was that they go to New York City, to live where he grew up.
And so they moved. Elizabeth secured a job, with the local news broadcasting network. John decided to start a Movie Rental shop, which was a struggled at first, but later brought in enough money to pay for itself, and then some. Within a few months the store was up and running, with Alec helping outon the side and Jpohn working as the manager. Melanie and her brother were both enrolled into Muggle School (Melanie after she was old enough).
Eventually they settled in, Melanie not so happily. She loved New York City, with all it's bright lights, tall buildings and it's man made beauty, but she missed her cousins and she wasn't exactly having a good time fitting in at her new school. She did make friends with a few children in her apartment... but she never really felt as if she truly fit in.
She was eight when it happened. It only socially isolated her even further, when her mom drowned on a trip she went on for a news report. Naturally, Melanie bawled her eyes out when it first happened, but, besides a fear of water, these days she won't show any emotion about it, or react extremely if it's brought up. She won't talk about her mom's death, usually, unless prompted to. It's obvious she hasn't forgotten her though. Melanie wears a piece of her mom's jewelry, a silver chain heart necklace, every day.
It helped her a little when she discovered a cat, which she dubbed Momo, running from a peeved butcher he'd apparently been stealing meat from. After seeing the way she interacted with the cat, smiling just a little and being a bit more boisterous- or at least as boisterous as an eight year old should be- her dad reluctantly let her adopt him, and she has taken care of him til' this day.
It was a few years afterward she showed her first signs of magical ability. She was having a nightmare, dreaming a tsunami was crashing down upon her, as she ran and ran. Melanie longed just get away, be somewhere safe from the danger that was clearly about to swallow her up.
And she woke up curled up in the dryer of the building she lived in, much to the annoyance, and amusement, of her neighbors, who were doing some morning laundry. Thankfully, the dryer wasn't running. A few weeks later she got a letter for Hogwarts, and apologies from her father when he realized that the whole ordeal was an accident, and that her seemingly unbelievable story about just 'appearing there' had been true after all.
She was absolutely thrilled when she got her letter. Melanie got sorted into Hufflepuff House. She's a happy fourth year now.
SPOILER!!: Torin Kane
Name: Torin Kristopher Kane Age: 16 DoB: May 23rd, 2054 Year: 6th Heritage: Muggleborn Pets: A dog named Sloth and a dog named Butter; a cat named Toast; an owl named Cat; Pygmy Puffs named Snap, Crackle and Pop; a tarantula named Baxters.
SPOILER!!: piccy
Hair: Brown and curly Eyes: Brown Skin: Tan Height: 6'4
Personality: Torin loves to socialize and meet new people. He also is rather impulsive, and can do silly things without thinking. But he also can be well behaved and polite. He's mostly just really bad with Reese Upstead, one of his best friends. He is loyal, and tries to be there for his friends, but he hates fighting; if his friends come to blows he will not be in he middle of it. He can be quite the flirt, but also sweet. And when he loves a girl, he really loves her.
Family: Torin has a twin sister named Dani (who is 8 minutes older than him), and a 5 year old sister, Cammy. His mum is a home maker, and his father a lawyer. Both of them being Muggles. He definitely gets along better with his mum than his dad. And he and his sister have a bit of a rivalry, but they still love each other dearly despite their different personalities.
Cadence was slightly shocked when Nate continued to kiss her back. A part of her had expected him to pull away again. But he hadn't. He had kept kissing her and it was... incredible. After a few minutes, Nate took control, which Cadence was thankful for, and pulled her into his lap. Feeling his arms around her just made her want to get closer, even though she knew they were as close as they could possibly be. She slide her hands down from around his neck to the front of his bare chest, where they just rested for a few more minutes. Eventually, Cadence started to pull away, giving him a few more kisses before she completely ended it. Then she rested her forehead against his and looked into his eyes. After a few moments, the full realization of what had just happened hit her, and she bit her lip. Seconds later, she burst into giggles of smitten delight and she buried her face in his neck, kissing it a few times.
Wow, this hot tub is realllllly hot.
Nate got the shivers when she slid her hands from around his next to his chest. He noticed she was pulling away. He wanted to pull her close to him and kiss her more and more but he knew soon enough they would have to stop. When she rested her forehead on his he smiled and blushed really bad. He blushed so bad it felt like he had a sunburn. Nate got goosebumps when she kissed his neck. It always gave him goosebumps even now after they just shared their first snog. Which wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. Nate placed his hands on her waist and kissed her forehead. He rested his head on her neck as they changed places, head placing wise. He kissed her neck softly and rubbed his nose on her neck.
Nate got the shivers when she slid her hands from around his next to his chest. He noticed she was pulling away. He wanted to pull her close to him and kiss her more and more but he knew soon enough they would have to stop. When she rested her forehead on his he smiled and blushed really bad. He blushed so bad it felt like he had a sunburn. Nate got goosebumps when she kissed his neck. It always gave him goosebumps even now after they just shared their first snog. Which wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. Nate placed his hands on her waist and kissed her forehead. He rested his head on her neck as they changed places, head placing wise. He kissed her neck softly and rubbed his nose on her neck.
Cadence sat there, cuddled up close to him in the hot tub, feeling absolutely contented. As he kissed and nuzzled her neck, she merely smiled, biting her lip a little again, though it didn't care the same weight now as it hard earlier. Now, Cadence could tell he was doing it merely for the sake of affection and not because he knew it drove her crazy. After what they had just shared, all she wanted was to cuddle with him, and as much as she liked the hot tub, she was beginning to get that just a little too hot feeling in her face from the combination of what had just happened and the heat of the hot tub. Without moving her head, she said quietly, in a cute voice, "Hey Nate? Can we go back inside and cuddle? I think I'm starting to get a little too hot..."
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Cadence sat there, cuddled up close to him in the hot tub, feeling absolutely contented. As he kissed and nuzzled her neck, she merely smiled, biting her lip a little again, though it didn't care the same weight now as it hard earlier. Now, Cadence could tell he was doing it merely for the sake of affection and not because he knew it drove her crazy. After what they had just shared, all she wanted was to cuddle with him, and as much as she liked the hot tub, she was beginning to get that just a little too hot feeling in her face from the combination of what had just happened and the heat of the hot tub. Without moving her head, she said quietly, in a cute voice, "Hey Nate? Can we go back inside and cuddle? I think I'm starting to get a little too hot..."
"Yes, but on one condition. If my grandma comes in, we were never outside. Deal? Oh! And there might have to be some more snogging." he said standing up. He grabbed his towel and noticed hers fell as they were standing across the deck. He wrapped his around the two of them and gave it to her as they reached the fire escape. "You go first because that way if you slip, I'll catch you." he said holding onto her waist.
He climbed up after her on the fire escape. He opened the door for her just as the clock clicked to the next hour. He had never slept on the third floor, it was exciting. It was like looking out over the world.
"Yes, but on one condition. If my grandma comes in, we were never outside. Deal? Oh! And there might have to be some more snogging." he said standing up. He grabbed his towel and noticed hers fell as they were standing across the deck. He wrapped his around the two of them and gave it to her as they reached the fire escape. "You go first because that way if you slip, I'll catch you." he said holding onto her waist.
He climbed up after her on the fire escape. He opened the door for her just as the clock clicked to the next hour. He had never slept on the third floor, it was exciting. It was like looking out over the world.
Cadence just giggled at his condition, or conditions. "First of all, that's two conditions. Second of all, I object to neither," she said with a little half-smile. Feeling better now that she was out of the hot tub, she bounced a little as she walked over to the fire escape feeling very bubbly and lovey-dovey. "You don't want to catch me! You just want to watch me climb up!" she said to him teasingly, giving her hair a little toss before beginning her ascent back into the bedroom. Having reached the balcony first, she scurried inside, shut the balcony door, locked it, and pulled the curtains shut. As quickly as she could, she ran over to Nate's bag and began searching for a t-shirt to steal. Finding one, she dressed as quickly as possible into his t-shirt and a pair of her soffe shorts.
After changing, she walked over to the balcony and nonchalantly walked over to the balcony door, unlocked it, and then carried her new bathing suit into the bathroom to hang it up. As Nate came through the door, she came back out of the bathroom and jumped into the bed.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Iris began to place the sorted items from the counter top onto the shelves of the cabinet. She began to hum along to the songs that began playing on the radio. Though she didn't know what the current song was. Iris then remembered Nathan and his wife were upstairs sleeping. She thought of turning the music down, but decided she'd just go wake them up so she could fix them a dinner. Surely the food on the plane wasn't that good.
Iris told Faith she'd back momentarily and moved to the foyer, taking a glance out the window she saw...Nate and his wife in the hot tub. She got a little upset that they just couldn't have asked to go out there, she'd would've left them alone.
Regardless she was still upset, she then back tracked to the kitchen and to the back door. Stepping out she wondered why in Heaven's name Nate just couldn't have asked her. She wouldn't have said no. Walking over carefully, not to fall or trip over anything, she made her way to the hot tub. Then she caught motion near the balconies of the top level. "Nathanial, get down here please." She called clearly upset towards his room.
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Days of Potter 2022: Which Luna Quote Are You?_____________________ ____________ "all my shoes have mysteriously disappeared.
I suspect nargles are behind it."
Nate was about to go inside the door which she had just locked when he heard his name being called. He looked over the balcony and his eyes got big. He looked back at Cady and whispered, "Stay here. I'll be right back." He climbed down the fire escape and walked over. He wasn't quite sure what was wrong but he wanted to get back up stairs to Cady. "Yes, Iris?" he said standing in front of her.
Nate was about to go inside the door which she had just locked when he heard his name being called. He looked over the balcony and his eyes got big. He looked back at Cady and whispered, "Stay here. I'll be right back." He climbed down the fire escape and walked over. He wasn't quite sure what was wrong but he wanted to get back up stairs to Cady. "Yes, Iris?" he said standing in front of her.
Iris stood there watching Nathan come down the fire escape, it made her want to cringe, they were so high up. She put a hand to her forehead and breathed heavily. "I'm just upset that you didn't ask to come out here but you just snuck out." Iris started, still upset with her grandson.
"I know I fell asleep on the couch, but that is beside the point. I trust you Nathaniel but when you sneak out that hinders that trust." she told him dropping her hand down to her hip. And of all things he forgot to shut the hot tub off.
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Days of Potter 2022: Which Luna Quote Are You?_____________________ ____________ "all my shoes have mysteriously disappeared.
I suspect nargles are behind it."
Iris stood there watching Nathan come down the fire escape, it made her want to cringe, they were so high up. She put a hand to her forehead and breathed heavily. "I'm just upset that you didn't ask to come out here but you just snuck out." Iris started, still upset with her grandson.
"I know I fell asleep on the couch, but that is beside the point. I trust you Nathaniel but when you sneak out that hinders that trust." she told him dropping her hand down to her hip. And of all things he forgot to shut the hot tub off.
"I'm sorry Iris. I just wanted to get in the hot tub with Cadence. We didn't want to disturb you while you were sleeping. I promise I will always ask next time. Can I go get dressed and take a nap? I pulled an all niter and I'm wet and cold." he said rubbing his arm. He pressed the off button for the hot tub with his toe. He hoped she hadn't noticed. "If your going to make anybody in trouble here, do so to me. It was my idea, don't punish Cadence." he added looking at the floor. He really wanted to go upstairs and cuddle with Cady.
"I'm sorry Iris. I just wanted to get in the hot tub with Cadence. We didn't want to disturb you while you were sleeping. I promise I will always ask next time. Can I go get dressed and take a nap? I pulled an all niter and I'm wet and cold." he said rubbing his arm. He pressed the off button for the hot tub with his toe. He hoped she hadn't noticed. "If your going to make anybody in trouble here, do so to me. It was my idea, don't punish Cadence." he added looking at the floor. He really wanted to go upstairs and cuddle with Cady.
Iris wanted to....well she didn't know. "I'm an old woman, of course I'm supposed to be disturbed." Iris told him with a little bit of bitterness in her voice. "And please turn that thing on and off with your hand. Your feet are dirty from walking through that grass over there." Iris said pointing to the small patch of grass underneath the fire escape.
"If you've already pulled a one nighter, surely you can come help me then." Iris told him. "Come on, I don't have all night, I want to sleep too." Iris told him grabbing his hand and pulling him lightly inside to the kitchen.
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Days of Potter 2022: Which Luna Quote Are You?_____________________ ____________ "all my shoes have mysteriously disappeared.
I suspect nargles are behind it."
"Well at least let me go change." he said heading back towards the room. He went inside this time. He waved a small wave at some boy and a blonde girl in the kitchen. He went up the stairs into the bedroom.
"Hey. Sorry, Iris wanted to know why we were sneaking to go to the hot tub." he said seeing Cady sitting on the bed. Nate caressed her face and kissed her. He snogged her for goodness sake. He snogged her sitting right there on the edge of the bed while in his wet swimsuit. He completely forgot about Iris telling him to do chores in that kiss. He forgot what his name was in that kiss.
"Well at least let me go change." he said heading back towards the room. He went inside this time. He waved a small wave at some boy and a blonde girl in the kitchen. He went up the stairs into the bedroom.
"Hey. Sorry, Iris wanted to know why we were sneaking to go to the hot tub." he said seeing Cady sitting on the bed. Nate caressed her face and kissed her. He snogged her for goodness sake. He snogged her sitting right there on the edge of the bed while in his wet swimsuit. He completely forgot about Iris telling him to do chores in that kiss. He forgot what his name was in that kiss.
Cadence began to get a little worried when Nate never came back to the room. She walked over to the balcony and pulled back the curtains a little bit, trying to look for him, and noticed that he had disappeared inside the house. She went out onto the balcony, just to make sure, and he was definitely nowhere in sight. She just stood there for a minute before she heard someone coming down the hallway outside the room. She ran back inside and jumped in the bed, getting under the covers. Iris definitely didn't need to see Cadence wearing Nate's t-shirt.
When the door opened, though, she was thrilled to see it was Nate, and she sat up quickly. "Oh, it's okay! I'm sorry I got you in tr-..." but before she knew it, Nate was kissing her again. It seemed that now that they had done it once, she would find it difficult to get him to stop... not that she wanted him to. She gave herself into the kiss, scooting closer to him as she did so. Coming completely out from under the covers, she just sat there as close as possible to him. However, when her knee touched his swim trunks, she gave a little jump and scooted away. With a giggle, her face blushed, and she looked at him apologetically. "Sorry, I forgot you were still wet..."
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Nate kissed her and wanted to pull her to him but decided not to because he was all wet. He loved when his hormones took over him. He didn't have to think, his heart just told him what to do. He pulled away when she jumped. He had forgot all about his shorts!
"Oh! I'm sorry! Let me go change. You stay here." he said picking up a pair of plaid pants and t-shirt. He noticed his stuff was strewn everywhere but he thought he had done it. He rushed into the bathroom and tore off his wet clothes and replaced his pants with dry ones. He opened the door and and tried to figure out which side was the front. He was fumbling with the shirt and noticed Cadence on the bed. "Oh! I forgot that you don't like me shirtless. I'll just..." he mumbled trying to figure it out.
Fallon smiled quietly to herself as she sorted the cans. She wondered how long it could possibly take Iris to show Pat where the cat box was. Soon, she heard the radio roaring to life, signaling that Iris was back into the room.
Fallon blushed slightly as Iris asked how long her and Patrick had been going out. "A little over a month." She was kind of caught off gaurd by her question.
Then, Iris left the room. Fallon went back to stacking the shelves. She wondered what had made Iris want to leave. She just shrugged her shoulders and started to sway along to the music, humming lightly as she did so.
Soon Fallon could hear voices talking over the music. One was Iris, who seemed to be scolding someone. She wondered if this was the grandson she was always talking about. The guys voice sounded completely familiar, but she couldn't place where it was from.
Patrick finished the first litter box. He let out a sigh as he realized that he still had three more to clean. He slowly pulled himself to his knees and headed back down the main hallway.
He peeked into the kitchen and only saw Fallon standing there. He raised an eyebrow, wondering where Miss Fitz Gerald had gone. Pat just shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the stair case.
When he got there, he saw Miss Fitz Gerald scolding someone. He just slipped by and headed upstairs to the next bathroom. He entered it and started to clean yet another litter box.
Nate kissed her and wanted to pull her to him but decided not to because he was all wet. He loved when his hormones took over him. He didn't have to think, his heart just told him what to do. He pulled away when she jumped. He had forgot all about his shorts!
"Oh! I'm sorry! Let me go change. You stay here." he said picking up a pair of plaid pants and t-shirt. He noticed his stuff was strewn everywhere but he thought he had done it. He rushed into the bathroom and tore off his wet clothes and replaced his pants with dry ones. He opened the door and and tried to figure out which side was the front. He was fumbling with the shirt and noticed Cadence on the bed. "Oh! I forgot that you don't like me shirtless. I'll just..." he mumbled trying to figure it out.
Cadence giggled as she saw Nate searching through the mess she had made of his things, though he gave no acknowledgement that he realized that she had been the one to do it. Which meant he must not realize that she was wearing his t-shirt. All the better because she'd probably never give it back to him anyways. Cadence laid back down in the bed as Nate scurried off into the bathroom, but sat up abruptly again when he reopened the door. It seemed he had forgotten how to put on his shirt. Cadence sat up on her knees and put her hands on her hips. "Hey! I never said I didn't like it!" she said with a giggle before biting her lip. Cadence looked between Nate and the shirt in his hands wondering if he was going to put it on or not. In a split second's decision, she jumped out of the bed, grabbed the t-shirt and ran around the room to the other side of the bed laughing. "If you want it, it's going to cost you!" she said softly, giving him a flirtatious look.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Nate smiled at her objection. Nate was about to find the back and the front when it was gone from his hands. Nate looked up and saw Cady had it. Nate lunged across the bed barely reaching his hand to the other side. "What is that?" he said getting up to chase her. He chased her quietly until she stood near the bed again. He lunged at her pushing her onto the bed. He was shirtless so he felt her cold arms against his skin. Nate smiled as he grabbed the shirt and slid it on. "Ha!" he said smirking.
Nate smiled at her objection. Nate was about to find the back and the front when it was gone from his hands. Nate looked up and saw Cady had it. Nate lunged across the bed barely reaching his hand to the other side. "What is that?" he said getting up to chase her. He chased her quietly until she stood near the bed again. He lunged at her pushing her onto the bed. He was shirtless so he felt her cold arms against his skin. Nate smiled as he grabbed the shirt and slid it on. "Ha!" he said smirking.
"You have to guess!" she shrieked with laughter as Nate came running toward her. She ran a few laps around the room, jumping across the bed as needed, throwing pillows backwards at him. But it was all to no avail! In no time at all, Nate had caught up with her, tackling her to the bed. Out of breath slightly from laughing and running at the same time, she had no fight left in her to prevent him from taking the t-shirt and putting it on. She just laid on the bed, flat on her back smiling up at him. The combination of the soft bed and fluffy white bedspread made her feel like she was laying in a cloud. She reached up and touched Nate's face, looking into eyes. "I'm really glad I came with you." Her voice was quiet, and sweet. Her fingers gently touched his face before her hand came back down to rest on her stomach.
Laying in the CloudBed, Cadence felt like she could have drifted off into the most peaceful of sleeps, but she didn't allow herself to close her eyes. Her hair was still wet and needed brushed, and she would have to fix both of those issues before going to sleep. She also didn't want to waste her time with Nate by falling asleep. It felt like they had come so far in just a few days, and all she wanted to do now was lay in the CloudBed, cuddle with Nate, and talk. She knew that she had promised him that they would have more fun away from school, but she felt snogging for the first... and second time constituted enough fun for one day for her to be allowed some mushy, lovey-doevy cuddle time. Cadence wouldn't ask him for it though at the risk of ruining the amazing day it had been.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
"You have to guess!" she shrieked with laughter as Nate came running toward her. She ran a few laps around the room, jumping across the bed as needed, throwing pillows backwards at him. But it was all to no avail! In no time at all, Nate had caught up with her, tackling her to the bed. Out of breath slightly from laughing and running at the same time, she had no fight left in her to prevent him from taking the t-shirt and putting it on. She just laid on the bed, flat on her back smiling up at him. The combination of the soft bed and fluffy white bedspread made her feel like she was laying in a cloud. She reached up and touched Nate's face, looking into eyes. "I'm really glad I came with you." Her voice was quiet, and sweet. Her fingers gently touched his face before her hand came back down to rest on her stomach.
Laying in the CloudBed, Cadence felt like she could have drifted off into the most peaceful of sleeps, but she didn't allow herself to close her eyes. Her hair was still wet and needed brushed, and she would have to fix both of those issues before going to sleep. She also didn't want to waste her time with Nate by falling asleep. It felt like they had come so far in just a few days, and all she wanted to do now was lay in the CloudBed, cuddle with Nate, and talk. She knew that she had promised him that they would have more fun away from school, but she felt snogging for the first... and second time constituted enough fun for one day for her to be allowed some mushy, lovey-doevy cuddle time. Cadence wouldn't ask him for it though at the risk of ruining the amazing day it had been.
Nate loved how they could go from fun happy chasing couple to the sweet lovey couple in a matter of seconds. As she touched his face, he ran his hand down her jawline. "I'm glad you came too. Better than being here, or there, alone right?" he winked at her. Nate slipped his hand into both of hers just sitting on her, smiling. "Can we take a nap or something? This bed is way to comfortable not to sleep in." he said rolling off of her. He walked on his knees up to the top and flopped down onto a pillow. "Maybe we could cuddle? I know how much you love that." he whispered hoping she didn't hear.
Nate loved how they could go from fun happy chasing couple to the sweet lovey couple in a matter of seconds. As she touched his face, he ran his hand down her jawline. "I'm glad you came too. Better than being here, or there, alone right?" he winked at her. Nate slipped his hand into both of hers just sitting on her, smiling. "Can we take a nap or something? This bed is way to comfortable not to sleep in." he said rolling off of her. He walked on his knees up to the top and flopped down onto a pillow. "Maybe we could cuddle? I know how much you love that." he whispered hoping she didn't hear.
Cadence giggled quietly. "Yes, infinitely better than being alone," she sat up a little and gave him a soft kiss as he grabbed both of her hands. The moment that Nate mentioned the word nap, her eyelids suddenly felt much heavier. As he crawled away to get under the covers, Cadence followed him. She heard him mumble something about cuddling, and she smiled to herself, but pretended not to hear him as he obviously hadn't wanted her to hear it. Once she got to the top of the bed, she crawled under the covers and pulled them all the way up to her chin as she laid down very, very close to him. She made a point of not trying to cuddle with him, though. She didn't want him to get mad. If he wanted to cuddle with her, then he would.
Pulling the covers up to her nose so she was barely peeking out from the CloudBed's covers, she just laid there and looked at him, smiling, though he couldn't see it. Cadence couldn't remember a time when she felt this happy and loved and at peace. Even when her parents had been alive, she had constantly worried about where they were and if they were safe. She didn't have to worry about that with Nate because he was right here. She could have reached out and held him, but she didn't. As much as she just wanted to be encircled in his arms, she just laid there, extremely close to him, peeking out at him from the depths of the CloudBed.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Nate felt her come up right next to him. He flipped around and hugged her close. He kissed the back of her neck once or twice before resting his chin on her shoulder. He pulled her close. "Does this count as cuddling? Because I want brownie points for this." he said jokingly. He hugged her in silence. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was an listen-to-each-other-breath kind of silence. He loved holding her. He liked how warm she was and how whenever she did anything, it made him blush. He liked it when his cheeks were on fire because of her. It made him feel not as guarded and uptight.
Nate felt her come up right next to him. He flipped around and hugged her close. He kissed the back of her neck once or twice before resting his chin on her shoulder. He pulled her close. "Does this count as cuddling? Because I want brownie points for this." he said jokingly. He hugged her in silence. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was an listen-to-each-other-breath kind of silence. He loved holding her. He liked how warm she was and how whenever she did anything, it made him blush. He liked it when his cheeks were on fire because of her. It made him feel not as guarded and uptight.
Cadence smiled brightly as she felt Nate's arms wrap around her waist. Biting her lip as he kissed her neck, she giggled. "Oh, this definitely counts as cuddling and will earn you some MAJOR brownie points," Cadence replied laughingly. As he pulled her close to his body, Cadence just allowed the easy silence to unfold around them. Having never shut the balcony door from when she looked for Nate earlier, she could still hear the waves lapping against the beach and feel a light breeze blowing in off the salty ocean water. From somewhere nearby came the muffled sound of Christmas music playing, something that struck Cadence as very odd. She had completely forgotten it was almost Christmas, and she hadn't bought Nate's present yet. She knew, of course, what she was going to buy him, but finding Muggle objects in Hogsmeade wasn't exactly... possible. Perhaps if Nate felt the need to hang out with his friends, Cadence would wander to the nearest mall and pick up his gift. Yes, that's what she would do.
After awhile, Cadence rolled over onto her other side so she could look at Nate. She simply stared into his eyes for a few minutes, remembering the first time she had noticed them and how he had given her butterflies almost right away. Then she affectionately rubbed her nose against his before laying her head down on the pillow and reaching up her right hand, which still bore Nate's grandmother's ring, and rested it upon his cheek, rubbing her thumb right along his cheekbone.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Nate smiled as she turned around. He could feel her warm breath on his face. It felt good to be this close to somebody he cared about. As she stroked his face, he noticed the ring glint in the sun. "That ring is almost as pretty as you." he said smirking. He closed his eyes and sighed as she stroked his face. His face felt big compared to her small delicate hand. He reached out and placed a hand on her chin. He used his thumb to go over the curve again and again. There was something relaxing about playing with her features. He poked her nose in a cute way smiling as he tucked her hair behind her ear. He wondered what to get her for Christmas. He could get her jewelry but he doubted that's what she wanted. Maybe a wizard photo book filled with pictures from their dance in the courtyard?
Fallon smiled quietly to herself as she sorted the cans. She wondered how long it could possibly take Iris to show Pat where the cat box was. Soon, she heard the radio roaring to life, signaling that Iris was back into the room.
Fallon blushed slightly as Iris asked how long her and Patrick had been going out. "A little over a month." She was kind of caught off gaurd by her question.
Then, Iris left the room. Fallon went back to stacking the shelves. She wondered what had made Iris want to leave. She just shrugged her shoulders and started to sway along to the music, humming lightly as she did so.
Soon Fallon could hear voices talking over the music. One was Iris, who seemed to be scolding someone. She wondered if this was the grandson she was always talking about. The guys voice sounded completely familiar, but she couldn't place where it was from.
Patrick finished the first litter box. He let out a sigh as he realized that he still had three more to clean. He slowly pulled himself to his knees and headed back down the main hallway.
He peeked into the kitchen and only saw Fallon standing there. He raised an eyebrow, wondering where Miss Fitz Gerald had gone. Pat just shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the stair case.
When he got there, he saw Miss Fitz Gerald scolding someone. He just slipped by and headed upstairs to the next bathroom. He entered it and started to clean yet another litter box.
Coming back inside Iris looked at Fallon. "Darling, would you do me a favor?" she asked with a smile as she remembered the trash needed taken out. She moved over to the sink and opened the cabinet below it. She pulled out a large trashcan liner. "Will you go through the house and put all of the trash in this?" she asked, though it was more of a command. "I'll finish up here. Don't forget that each room upstairs has a bathroom hooked onto it." Iris told Faith as she handed her the trashbag and gently pushed her towards the foyer.
She turned back and began humming again along with the radio. She began sorting through the cans again like she hadn't left her spot.
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Days of Potter 2022: Which Luna Quote Are You?_____________________ ____________ "all my shoes have mysteriously disappeared.
I suspect nargles are behind it."
Nate smiled as she turned around. He could feel her warm breath on his face. It felt good to be this close to somebody he cared about. As she stroked his face, he noticed the ring glint in the sun. "That ring is almost as pretty as you." he said smirking. He closed his eyes and sighed as she stroked his face. His face felt big compared to her small delicate hand. He reached out and placed a hand on her chin. He used his thumb to go over the curve again and again. There was something relaxing about playing with her features. He poked her nose in a cute way smiling as he tucked her hair behind her ear. He wondered what to get her for Christmas. He could get her jewelry but he doubted that's what she wanted. Maybe a wizard photo book filled with pictures from their dance in the courtyard?
Cadence smiled stupidly at his comment about the ring. So what if it was cheesey? She still loved it. And she still loved home. Cadence took her hand down from his face as he reached out and began touching her face. She just looked at him smiling. Until he poked her nose. Then she flinched and crinkled up her face. "Hey! Don't do that! It makes my face go funny!" she said, laughing at herself for being so silly. Cadence cuddled up close to him, nuzzling her face into his neck. He was so warm. And he smelled so... Natey. Cadence just took a deep breath, breathing him in, not wanting to ever forget the way he smelled all snuggled up in the CloudBed.
Suddenly feeling very tired, Cadence let out a cute, squeaky little yawn and then giggled. "That sounded silly!" Slowly, her eyes began to close, wrapped up in Nate's arms and surrounded by the CloudBed. Her exhaustion was becoming far too great to fight. Her mind drifted into visions of her and Nate being together 20 years from now, having a house of their own and being perfectly, incredibly happy... just like her parents had been. Still so much in love and loving each other more every day.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
Cadence smiled stupidly at his comment about the ring. So what if it was cheesey? She still loved it. And she still loved home. Cadence took her hand down from his face as he reached out and began touching her face. She just looked at him smiling. Until he poked her nose. Then she flinched and crinkled up her face. "Hey! Don't do that! It makes my face go funny!" she said, laughing at herself for being so silly. Cadence cuddled up close to him, nuzzling her face into his neck. He was so warm. And he smelled so... Natey. Cadence just took a deep breath, breathing him in, not wanting to ever forget the way he smelled all snuggled up in the CloudBed.
Suddenly feeling very tired, Cadence let out a cute, squeaky little yawn and then giggled. "That sounded silly!" Slowly, her eyes began to close, wrapped up in Nate's arms and surrounded by the CloudBed. Her exhaustion was becoming far too great to fight. Her mind drifted into visions of her and Nate being together 20 years from now, having a house of their own and being perfectly, incredibly happy... just like her parents had been. Still so much in love and loving each other more every day.
Nate kissed the top of her head. He looked down and thought she was asleep. He sang the favorite part of thier song to her quietly. "Every time you smile, I smile and every time you shine, I'll shine for you. Whoa oh I'm feeling you baby, don't be afraid to jump then fall, jump then fall into me. Baby, I'm never gonna leave you, say that you wanna be with me too, cause I'm gonna stay through it all so jump then fall. Well I like the way your hair falls in your face, you got the keys to me I love each freckle on your face. Oh..."
Nate whispered into her hair, "I love you so much. I just want the best for you and I want to be with you forever. I want to go on adventures and take pictures, and dance in the rain. I want my family to love you as much as I love you." He was certain she wasn't awake but it was so good to get it all out. He just couldn't tell her when she was awake.
Nate kissed the top of her head. He looked down and thought she was asleep. He sang the favorite part of thier song to her quietly. "Every time you smile, I smile and every time you shine, I'll shine for you. Whoa oh I'm feeling you baby, don't be afraid to jump then fall, jump then fall into me. Baby, I'm never gonna leave you, say that you wanna be with me too, cause I'm gonna stay through it all so jump then fall. Well I like the way your hair falls in your face, you got the keys to me I love each freckle on your face. Oh..."
Nate whispered into her hair, "I love you so much. I just want the best for you and I want to be with you forever. I want to go on adventures and take pictures, and dance in the rain. I want my family to love you as much as I love you." He was certain she wasn't awake but it was so good to get it all out. He just couldn't tell her when she was awake.
As Nate began singing to her softly, she had to work her hardest to hide her smile because she knew he'd stop as soon as he realized she was awake. Listening to him sing made the words take on a whole new meaning to Cadence. This song was definitely about her and Nate. She had been so afraid to let herself fall, to let herself love him, but he had shown her that she didn't need to be afraid of anything with him. Still, there was one question nagging at the back of her mind. Was she going to be another Ella? Was he just going to love her until a new girl came along?
But this frequently prickling question was answered moments later as his whispers carried on them the sweetest words she had ever heard him say. Cadence couldn't continue to fain sleep after that, for tears of happiness had swum to her eyes. She looked up at him beaming as if he had just promised her the entire universe in a neatly wrapped present with a bow tied on top. "Do you mean that?" she said, her smile extending to her voice.
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It's the way you're smiling at me. It's in the way you hold my hand.
It's the way I've watched you change me from a boy into a man.
It's a million things about you, and I don't know what it is. I have never known a love like this.
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