Aww, that was sweet. "You'll always be first, Butterfly," Fyo chuckled, shaking his head again in an attempt to please Lissy by getting all the sand out of his hair.

Okayyy. So she looked adorable when she pouted. REALLY adorable. But no, Fyo was NOT going to be moved. He crossed his arms against his chest, and gave a firm shake of his head.

"I don't want anything to happen to you, Butterfly," he said. Then, his tones softening as he noticed her half-heated smile, he added, "Maybe another day. But not now, my Butterfly. You know I would hate it if anything happened to you. I.. just don't want you to get injured again. Please."

Evolette wasn't exactly sure what she was doing back at the sandbox. There was something about it that intrigued her. Why anyone would want to sit in that dirty, germ infested thing was simply beyond her. But watching them do it, was rather amusing to her.

It was a rather good thing she had not brought Muffin along with her, to him, this thing would symbolize a giant litter box.

But then again, that would be pretty amusing too.

"A sandbox? Really now, Evolette," Anna jokingly said, walking down to the sandbox and moving to stand beside her friend. She stopped and looked into the sandbox for a moment, remembering times when she'd gone down to the water with her mum and dad and made sandcastles for hours on end. "I didn't take you as the kind." Anna playfully stuck out her tongue at Evolette, knowing good and well that he friend had probably just passed the sandbox on a simple walk along the grounds.

"So, how are you liking your new Common Room? You do get to share it with your's truly, you know," she continued. "Too bad Caleb isn'there anymore. He'd have gotten a kick out of sharing a Common Room with you." Anna glanced around, looking for the little kitten that was usually walking around and around Evee's feet. "So where's your little friend today? Muffin, I believe the name was."

Evolette knew who it was that had addressed her, before she even looked up. No other girl would dare to speak to her in such a teasing tone, except Willow, and Evolette was sure that Willow would not be speaking to her, in any kind of tone for quite a while still.

"Yes, but I was waiting for you Greingoth." she retorted playfully, "I know you simply cant resist a big... box full of dirty sand." Ew. When she said it out loud, it sounded even worse.

Shrugging her shoulders, she brushed her hair off of her shoulder, "I get the feeling that not everyone is excited that we're there, and I'd much rather be back in my own Common Room. But, I do get to stalk you easier this way." Hah.

She grinned when Anna mentioned Cale. That would have been so fun sharing a Common Room with him! She could make him blush a lot, and then whisper about him to Anna... it would be like a big sleepover. Fun!

"Tell him that I said hi, by the way, the next time you talk to him." she voiced, smiling. "Muffin? Ah, he's asleep, probably hogging a whole couch cushion in the common room." That was a great way to get the Gryffindors to not mind them staying there.

"I couldn't very well bring him here, to this overgrown litter box." she added, thoughtfully.

Selena made her way to the sand box and knelt down onto the surface. "Here, Arielle." She murmured and released the kitten from her grasps. "Have fun!" Immediately, the little gray creature enjoyed itself by clawing designs and drawings on the sand. Its owner turned around and seated herself so that the smallest amount of sand possible get in her robes, then began to construct her mini Guardians castle. The place she could always call home.

"Now, now, McKenna. Let's do play fair, shall we? 'Tis true that I do enjoy a nice pile of dirt, for wherever's there's a big pile of litter, there's a mangy pet to go along with it. Oh, and look---here you are," Anna playfully repied. She laughed lightheartedly, then continued with the conversation. "Nah, they're not all excited about the merge, but I guess its to each his or her own. You know I'm happy, though. I'm not half-snake for nothing!" Two of Anna's four best friends were Slytherins after all, and she was more than happy to have them rooming with her. It made life in the Common Room so much more interesting! "Stalk me, huh? You trying to keep up with the Joneses, eh?" Anna once again joked.

"Oh, I'll definitely tell Caleb you said hello. I'm going home for Christmas, but I doubt he and I get too much downtime. We've got too much to plan to get ready for next summer, you know," she replied, sliding her foot across the sand a little. "That reminds me, I have something to ask you...about next summer. You know, with you being one of my best friends and all." She paused and laughed when Evee mentioned her cat hogging an entire couch. Poor kitty. If he didn't watch out, he'd get sat on!

Evolette stuck out her tongue, giggling as she pressed a hand over her heart, trying to look offended, and failing miserably, so she tried another tactic. "Why Anna, you don't know how much that means to me." Sniffle.

"Yes." she agreed, without another thought. "I want to be just like you Anna, and I am rather hoping to catch a strand of hair from your robes, to add to my shrine. Snort. Evolette knew that Anna knew she would never idolize someone like that. She was the one who should be idolized.

Her eyebrow arched, blue eyes narrowing in on the Gryffindor girl infront of her, "What about next summer?" she asked, suddenly very curious.

Lyra had yet to even see the sandbox but was she going to get in it? NOPE! Not since a cat was reported doing it's doo-dee in it. As she walked around it, there she spotted Banana with...a Slytherin chick....what was her name? Evolette! That was it! Yeah!

"Now Banana, I know you are up to something," she said as a joke. Anna up to something? Head Girl? Whatever! It was bad enough the girl was a Pink Lady!

Alice's heart stopped for few seconds when he chuckled. You're doing this to me so frequently Fyo. And then his words. Those were as sweet as honey. "It's so glad to hear that my Lion. Can you repeat that line? please?" she smiled and put her hand into her robes pocket. Ofcourse a less sandy hand now.

He was so strick and stubborn for letting her go near the lake. But it was so cute. His care was something she needed, she admired. Why not?!


"Nothing will happen to me when you're with me Fyo," she smiled warmly, "Trust me. I trust you more than myself." she moved further to look into his beatiful eyes. "I've got something for you," she pulled out her hand from her robes pocket.

"You know me, Evee! Always the dear best friend," Anna replied, placing her hand over her heart, as well. The best friend part she meant. There was no joking about that one. Although the friendship had gotten off to a slightly rough start (to say the very least), the two were very close now-a-days. Anna was going to miss Evee once graduation had come and gone. "Tsk, tsk, Evolette. You do flatter me, you know," Anna said, giggling as she talked. Ahh, what a dear friendship she held with Evolette McKenna.

"Next summer? Evolette, have I not told you?" Anna asked, shocked that she'd been so busy that her own best friend didn't know of her upcoming wedding. "Evee, I'm engaged!" She held out her left hand and let her fingers dangle in front of Evee for a minute. "He asked right after he graduated. We're getting married this upcoming summer, and I...I was hoping you'd be a bridesmaid." One down, three to go. Now Hopefully Reese, Cela, and Lyra would agree to it, too.

When Anna heard that all-too-familiar voice behind her, she turned and gave her other best friend an innocent look. "Me? Up to something? Never," she said, dramatically blinking her eyes and putting her hand over her heart. "No, seriously, I was just showing Evee my ring, and I asked her to be one of my bridesmaids. That brings me to also askkk....Lyra, would you be my bridesmaid, too? It'd mean a lot to me to have you two accompany---hopefully---Reese and Cela in the bridal party."

She wanted him to repeat his words? Aww, that was just so.. adorable. But then again, she always was. Adorable, na. "You'll always be first, Butterfly," he said again, grinning in a warm sorta way.

"I don't want to take the risk," he said quietly, and was glad when she changed the subject. "You have something for me? Really?" Must be pleasant. Because she was pleasant. And awesome. "So.. When can I see it?" He asked, smiling slightly.

Alice's stomach flipped twice as she heard that line again. It came from him. Not just from his lips but from his heart. A Lion Heart. Brave and kind. A true Gryffindor Lion. She beamed at her own rhyming sense. Hehe. "It's cute when you say that Lion. I feel like so loved and special," she nodded, slighty got wet eyes.

"Risk?" she grinned, "What's fun without taking risk my brave Lion?" she smirked. "Yeah. Just close your eyes," she requested him, smilingly. Her hand was closed still by her side.

GASP.

Anna and Cale were engaged?

"Dear sweet Merlin." she whispered, looking at the ring on Anna's finger. They really were engaged. "Congratulations!" she squeaked, throwing her arms around Anna's neck, and hugging her tightly. She really had no idea why people chose to get married so early, for heavens sake, she could barely comprehend herself getting married years from now, let alone Cale and Anna getting married in the summer.

"Of course I will be one of your bride's maids." she added, smiling. It was touching actually that she'd been included in the group after all the drama she'd put Anna through when they'd first met.


Pushing her hair out of her eyes, Evolette looked at the girl who'd just arrived. Oh hai there person I don't know. She did notice, however that this girl was blonde. Fighting hard against her prejudice, she smiled at her anyway. "Hello." she offered, quite cheerfully, quite proud of herself for being so.... cordial to a blonde person.

"No problem," Fyo grinned.

Okayyy.. So this should be fun. He did so wonder what she had for him, you know! "The Sand Monster's ready," he announced, closing his eyes and waiting, his spirits clearly sky-high.

[Even though there was sand clinging to his back, y'know.]

GASP! "Me? A Bride's Maid?" EEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" Too many? Nope! The blonde hair, green eyed Huffie was so excited to be asked. "And all I have to say is, one day I hope you are there for me too." That is if Christian ever asked her...and if they ever saw each other again.

"Hello, I'm Lyra Noir," she said as she was being a little tooooo over-friendly at the moment but, she seemed to know Banana and anyone that knew Banana was okay in her book.

Alice forgot to breathe. She was just standing there, speechless. How come he was this much smart and adorable?! Both in and outside. He was ready with closed eyes, standing clueless. Amazing!

She moved in, took his hand in hers Wow..how strong and big his hand is! and handed over a small well packed Box. "Now the sand Monster can open his eyes," she grinned, waiting for him to see her small hand-made present.

There was sand in his hair, and sand down his back but, for the moment, Fyo did not mind at all. He was waiting there, eyes closed and mind on Butterfly, wondering what she had to give him.

"Can I open my eyes now?" He asked and then, getting her permission, immediately did so. He squinted down, only to see a neatly-packed box in his hands. "What's in it?" he asked, looking up grinning. "Waiit - I'll see!" More than just sort of excited, he quickly, but tidily, opened the thing and -

- His jaw dropped open. Literally.

And then he was laughing. Uncontrollably. "Lissy - Butterfly - " he stopped, managed to get some control over himself, and shook his head. "Oh gosh, this is gorgeous. Thank you!" The grin was still on his face.

Anna giggled at Evee's obviously shocked expression. She imagined there would be a certain element of surprise to Evee's reaction, though. I mean, Anna just hit her with some pretty big news. It wasn't everyday your fellow Hogwarts student announced her upcoming wedding, after all. Anna squealed and wrapped her arms around Evee, too. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed. "Oh, and you'll be my bridesmaid?!?! Thank you a million and one times all over again!" Anna really had never had a doubt Evee would say yes to being her bridesmaid, though. The two had been pretty close for a few years now (once again, despite the rough start).

She grew quiet and turned to face Lyra once again. Did Evee and Lyra know one another? Anna imagined they'd seen one another around school, but she'd never know them to hang out, nor had she seen them talk. She started to introduce the two, but then that pretty much happened naturally, so she said no more for the time being.

"Ha, ha. I take it you're excited to be asked, eh?" Anna joked. It thrilled her to see Evee and Lyra so excited and willing to stand by her side on one of the happiest days of her life. "Oh, Lyra! You know I'll stand right back your side when Christian asks you! Oh, I just love you guys!" Anna squealed again and wrapped Lyra in a tight hug. She was the absolute luckiest girl in the world to have such amazing friends. "So, I guess I'll be tied down after this summer, huh?" she playfully asked.

Evolette smiled. So, the blonde girl was nice. WOW. Who would have known? She certainly did not know all of these nice blonde girls existed, or else, maybe she would be nicer to them. "Evolette McKenna." she introduced herself, "Cute shoes." she added, flicking her dark hair off of her shoulder.

Looking over at Anna, she grinned. "Tied down?" ACK! Evolette still couldn't comprehend it all. It was weird and, weeeeird. Even when she was with Terry, she never once thought about marrying him, well, maybe one day she might've, but not now. WEIRD.

"Well then, I suggest you live it up while you can." she said matter of factly. "You know. Go crazy and..... kiss a lot of boys." she shrugged. "Make a game out of it."

Alice felt like flying. why not!? He liked her creation, ofcourse it was something small and only a hand-made but still she had made it for him. Exclusively. No one knows before that she had this talent. Only her mother knew. Now..it helped to surprise him. A sweet surprise to a sweet person.

Her Candy FActory. Speaking of that she licked her lips at the thought of their first kiss on the street of Hogsmead. She felt the blood rushing to her head instantly. Oh..it was so special and sweet like him.

She gigled, "You're welcome Prince. You like it na?" she asked. "I made it on my own, i named him Fyo," now blushing. She had to look down to hide her blushing now. Aw. cute.

Eeeeeeekkkk! Cool! This.Was.Cool.

"Yay!" Lyra hugged her friend back with lots of giggles and jumps and...oh yeah, they were still at school.

"Oh, thanks," Lyra said as she looked down at her shoes and then back up to Evolette McKenna. That name was familiar and she knew exactly where she saw it. One person that Willow wouldn't want to face at the moment. YUP! Dominic either!

"Tied down," she said almost in unison with the Slytherin girl. That was a strange way to look at things, and sad and...she wouldn't really care with....

"Game? Did you say...a game?" OH YES BABY!

A sly smile curved on her lips as she looked from Evolette to Banana. "Yes, do make a game out of it," she began as the wheels began to turn. "You know...A Bet."

And there she went again. Prince Fyo. Hehe.

"Like? I love it," Fyo said, truthfully. "I didn't know you could make these things. Blimey, you're good at it." Waiiit - She had named it FYO? "What? You named it Fyo?" The grin was back on his face, and he just couldn't keep it off, no matter how hard he tried. "Butterfly - you're in love," he teased. "You're in love - with me. WOW!" Tee hee.

"Yeah, you know, tying the knot and such. Once the wedding ring is on the finger and the vows have been said, no more flirting, no more eyeing other guys, no more serey crushes or anything of the sort. From that point on, it'll be Cale, Cale, Cale for me," Anna said, saying all that with a smile on her face. As far as she was concerned, even though she was sort of overly flirty now, once she was Mrs. Newell, all that would definitely stop. She was more than happy to tie herself down to Cale forever and ever. She wrinkled her eyebrows and eyed Evee suspiciously when the girl encouraged her to live it up, go crazy, and kiss a lot of boys. "A lot of boys? You mean, someone besides Cale? Evee, I don't know...he's my fiance," Anna said, glancing down at the ground. "He'd be so hurt and all. What kind of game are you talking about, though?"

"A bet?" Anna questioned, looking up at Lyra with the same confused look she gave Evee. She had this weird feeling that she was about to be talked into doing something Cale would surely not approve of. Being tied down was a bit permanent...well, completely permanent, so doing something wild and crazy might not be so bad after all. "Sooo, what were you two thinking? Or should I be afraid to ask?" Anna half-joked, her voice cracking a little. It was unlikely she'd back down from any bet. A Greingoth never backed down...unless it was somthing completely brainless. Lyra and Evee wouldn't challenge her to something that crazy, though, would they? No, no, definitely not. "So, yeah...what's the plan?"

Evolette liked the way this blonde girl thought, which was a nice change from blonde people who didnt think. "Yesss." she started, smirking as she looked at Anna and then Lyra. "A friendly bet. Sayyy.... who can kiss the most boys?" she asked, stroking her chin as she thought.

"Nooooo." she added quickly, "One boy from each house." she amended quickly. "You against me." Oyeh, this would be FUN.

"What do you think, Lyra?" she asked.

He laughed. "She's tiny, but she can be scary, yes. Don't tell her I said that though. On second thought though, she might enjoy that.." Vannie scaring him. haha. But it was true. The girl might be tiny, but she had spunk and was feisty. That wasn't to be overlooked.

He nodded his head as he looked at all the other students who were there. "Me too. And I still can't figure out why there is a sandbox at a castle." He chuckled. Not that he was complaining.

Herbology, huh? He perked up. "Oh, I did mine right after it was assigned. It's my favourite class. Bunbury is an amazing Professor. I'm planning to give her some pink flowers. Maybe roses." Beautiful flowers for a beautiful woman.