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Originally Posted by Sneakeh Cat (Post 8474298)

Ouch! Reese closed her eyes when she heard the banging sound when Jack's head met the helmet of the suit of armor. She opened her eyes and asked, "are you okay?" She sure hoped he was okay and wasn't going through any major brain damage.

She looked around the empty corridor, except for the portraits, and took in a deep breath. It was now or never. She needed to say everything she needed to say before someone showed up. Looking back at Jack, she smiled at him. "Okay, Jack, there are some things I've been wanting to talk to you about since our talk in The Three Broomsticks," she started off. "First of all, I want to apologize for yelling at you. And also..." She couldn't do this! She just stood there for a few seconds, trying to think of a good way to say this. "And, well, I like you too. I thought it would be better to hear that from me than from Torin. Because, I know he told you," she added.

"I would also like to thank you for what you did during the battle. You had enough courage to get in front of me to save me from the pointy trident," she continued to talk. "And, you said you didn't know why you were sorted into Gryffindor. I think you do have some hidden courage. If you didn't, you wouldn't have done what you did. Plus, I've NEVER seen anybody risk their life to save me. That merpeople could have stabbed you or something." She stopped talking for a moment to gather all her thoughts. "I just need to ask something now..."

Gulp.

"Jack, will you be my boyfriend?"

There. She did it! Ha.

Rubbing his forehead and trying to hide his watery eyes (he was NOT crying...that just always happened when he nearly gave himself a concussion) he looked up at her as she started talking. "No, it's alright, you had a right to be mad, I guess..." he said. Actually since they weren't official or anything he could argue that she DIDN'T have a right to be mad, but he hadn't wanted to hurt Reese. Which he knew would happen. All cause of Evolette. Pssh. "And yeah--Torin's got a bit of a nosy streak," he added.

Well, at least Bunbury thought he was stalking him now. That was sort of a punishment for butting in their business, right? Right.

Jack blushed. He honestly had had no idea what he was doing when he jumped in front of her--it was stupid and courageous and he hadn't thought at all before doing it--hey, that WAS awfully Gryffindorish of him! "Well, I mean...he was going to poke you! And Anna translated what he said and he was HITTING on you and that's just grosssssssss," he said.

And then, out of the blue, she asked him to be her boyfriend.

EEEEP! His fears were realized!

Although, now that it happened, he wasn't scared or nervous at all. In fact, his heart felt all fluttery and his stomach felt all weird too. He had never been anyone's boyfriend before--heck, up until a few days ago he had never even had a first KISS, and now...he had a girlfriend!

Now just say YES you idiot!

"Erm, yeah...sure. I'd really like to be your boyfriend," he mumbled with a grin. His face was hot. Really REALLY hot. It only made sense that that was the next step--he liked her, she liked him.

Honestly, what had taken them this long? Wow, Jack mentally scolding himself for not doing that sooner.

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Originally Posted by Miss Lissy Lou (Post 8481096)

"Hopefully, Torin has learned his lesson. I told Bunbury that he liked her and, well, I just hope he learned NOT to go off and tell people's secrets," Reese said. She loved Torin, but he just needed to learn how to keep his mouth shut sometimes. If he lets more stuff just slip out in conversations, he was going to get himself into some big trouble.

She shook her head when she pictured that merman smiling at her. "Yeaaaah. That was just gross," she agreed. She hoped she would NEVER see that merman again.

'Awwwww' cued the portraits near her and Jack right when Jack said he would be her boyfriend. Reese glanced at the portraits for a moment, then looked back at Jack. Not knowing what to say, she just stood there for a moment or two. "Let's go somewhere where we are not- you know- being watched," she finally spoke up. She looked back at the pictures and then took Jack's hand and she lead him down the corridor.

"Oh, shut it!" Jack said to the portraits, grinning nonetheless. He took Reese's hand and nodded. "Yeah, anywhere is better than right here," he said, walking down the corridor with her and out of sight.

Finally putting some distance between herself and Daphne and Plymouth she had to giggle as she replayed the whole scene in her mind. It was rather funny.

"Shouldn't you be in class Miss Greenwood?" came a sharp voice. Paris almost jumped out of her dress a she looked around for the culprit. It was the portrait of a very old looking lady dressed in Victorian robes. Paris rolled her eyes and continued to look at the portrait.

"Well excuse me," Paris told her as she read the little plaque under the portrait.

HOURS after Jacese

Hop. Hop. Hop.

Cam had a theory. A theory which could just possibly revolutionize the whole entire world! Well... he hadn't been so sure with it yet but he just liked hopping and wondered if he could make something out of it. His legs stuck together, he hopped like a bunny and hopped and hopped aalll the way from the COZY, MURKY dungeons, his fingers sticking out every once in a while to poke at the air. Air molecules DESERVED to be poked.

Why wouldn't they be?!

Ah.

But right before he could speak to his heart's desires on how muchhh he liked Anna in front of the portraits, one of them had spoken up! GAASSSSP. Well no. They didn't speak up. More like chattering. Oh? Gossip? Between PORTRAITS? And WHHHYYY THE HECK WASN'T HE INVOLVED?? "Oiiiii. Watchoo talkiiin' about?"

He gave them a STARE in the eye.

Eh? Eh? EH?

A couple. He snorted. "Oh. Really?"

...

WHAT? Slytherin and Gryffindor. Oh my were they talking about him and Anna?! Oh... Well. He for sure was not a Slytherin girl and Anna was for sure NOTTT a Gryffindor male... unless he got all of his biology thing mixed up. Blond? Blond? The only Slytherin blond he could make out was... REESE. SELENA. UPSTEAD.

"Oh yes, there was a blond Slytherin girl with some attitude--," one spoke up and Cam put his finger up. AHA. Reese. She'd gotten herself a BOYFRIEND. Ewww. EW. EW. Ew.

And with who? Cam didn't know. Gryffindors. Gryffindors. With that, Cam leaped off and hopped away from the portraits.