Lucy nodded and looked into the fireplace. "Yeah, but I'm scared of asking her," She said. "Yeah, that's true," She added when Ty said Kat's mom would have taken her as well. It was so sad.

"Yeah, but I'm not," Tyler smirked and chuckled softly. But then something or an event came into his head. Tyler jerked up from his seat, but held on to Lce so she wouldn't fall. Now imagine if he did let her fall. That would've been the end of Ty. "I just remembered something,"


Tyler paced a bit and thought of something to do. "What should we do for Kitty's birthday?" he asked and Luce and grabbed her hand. "Come on, we'll plan while we're walking," he said and started heading out toe room with her.

Lucy became alarmed as he moved to suddenly, but luckily he didn't let her fall. She grabbed onto his arm, shaking her head. "Well, next time you remember something, don't move so much," She said with an eyeroll.

Her eyes lit up at the mention of Kat's birthday--of course! How could she have forgotten?? Lucy grasped his hand and walked out of the room with him, thinking about something fun to do. What does Kitty like? Haha, Lucy knew the answer to that!!!

Alex laughed a bit as Chris started to blink his eyes. "Oh dear, the damage must be worse than I thought." She said shaking her head. "Perhaps our trip needs to be cut short, so we can take you to the healers to check out your eyes. She really is a nice lady, she healed my ribs." She said with a grin as she felt him take her hand. Her heart started to beat faster and it took her a moment to reply, "Pointing in different directions huh? Yes, I think we need to take you to the healer's alright, I think you are having delusions." She grinned as she put her free hand on his forehead. "I think you might have a fever!"

Alex sighed a bit as Chris spoke, she really couldn't get into this discussion with him, without telling him about her family and that she was part Veela. She didn't think that this was a good time for the conversation. "I just want to be happy and in love and married." She said softly. "And I don't want to end up like my parents." The words were simple, but the tone on her voice was filled with conviction, though her eyes.. held a dead faraway look.

Alex nodded, "Yes, you did promise me earplugs." She said smiling as he tapped her head with his wand, and she was suddenly unable to hear anything but the sound of Chris's voice. Ahhh.. She could get used to that! "Yes, that works great for me! Thank you!" She said with a wide smile, laughing more as he reached down to put another large spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. "On no you don't!" She said as she reached down and caught his hand. She took the spoon from him, and slid off the large hunk of ice cream, and scooped up a smaller one. "There, this won't give you brain freeze." She said as she handed the spoon back to him.

Daniel exited the portrait hole of the Fat lady holding a new addition to his instruments, an acoustic guitar. He then turned tot he corner and found what he was looking for. He opened the door while fiddling through his guitar.

Raven finished the preparations for a certain someone's secret birthday party even though she was the only one around for now, it didn't matter that made things a lot better; she was running around the room making sure everything was where it was supposed to be before he had showed up. Once the door opened, she smirked slightly and waited for a second before putting her hands behind her back to prevent herself from fiddling with her ring again.

"Surprise! Happy Birthday Daniel." she said with a slight smile as she tried not to show how frustrated she truly was at the moment.

Daniel's eyes widen and his mouth fell agape. He never realized that his girlfriend had prepared something for him. He even didn't bother celebrating his own birthday.

He laid the guitar for a moment and almost ran to Raven, "Thanks, hun. You are the best!" he said then giving her a kiss. He looked around and he was very, very happy.

"Ah well I'm pleased that you like it, this was a lot of work putting this all together especially with the other stuff going on but that doesn't matter right now." Raven said, practically forcing a smile to appear on her lips; this was a happy occasion but she was anything but happy and he didn't need to see that now.

She walked over to one of the chairs then sat down and rested her hands in her lap, she looked at her watch and yawned slightly; there would be no way that she'd be here for very long.

"Are you kidding? I loved it. And I am so happy right now!" he then started strumming his guitar in a nice hymn.

He sat besides her and gave her a kiss on her cheeks.

"In case you've forgotten Parker, I did mention my brother has raced in one. Did you ever put the two and two together to realize I do in fact own one?" she smirked. Well, Willie did. It was somewhere in their house. Just where she did not know. She would find it though. Maybe during Christmas holiday. Wow that was a long time away. "I know," she nodded, giving up in defeat on this one. "My little brother is an idiot so pretty much anyone's IQ would be higher than his," Thalia mused. Willie had agreed on that one. She gave him an IQ quiz she found on the muggle computer and he failed big time. She giggled, "Parker Junior? You're pathetic," she sympathized. Why did parent's do that to their children? Put them through the agony of a name with junior at the end. Weird.

Thalia scoffed. "Yes you did, you liar!" she cried with a laugh. "Unless your blind. Which I highly doubt. No wait, you mentioned running into a wall so you may be blind after all!" she exclaimed, patting him on the back. It was fun to tease him. She had mentioned that about 100 times right? Whatever her fate would be she knew it would be bad. Not as worse of course. "Wait, do you already have an idea of what you're planning to do?" came her question with seriousness. If he did her planning skills needed improvement.

"Another lie. And I don't like watch you, watch you. I just observe. We have hung out together quite a bit," she pointed out. He needed better excuses. His were lameo. A word she had made up. Hee hee. "What's your middle name?" a sudden thought popped into her head. Parker blank Yorke. Hmm...what went well with his name?

"I'm a mean person," she shrugged. Not all the time. Like when she acted all flirty and such. Then she wouldn't be rude or mean. Just around him mainly. She raised and eyebrow as he gestured her first. "Why? Someone not manly enough?" Thalia asked amused as she walked through the door. Then stopped right after stepping in.

Her eyes widened and her mouth hung open slightly. "Oh my---," she began. It was just as if her imaginary room had come into existence. What lay in front of her was a room with a fireplace at the front. Two couches sat across from each other with a coffee table between them. Books were on the table. But best yet was that in the corner was a grand piano and by it a favorite guitar similar to hers in appearance. "This is amazing," she whispered, taking another step forward.

"Nah, its nothing new," Chris joked, giving her a lopsided smile. He shook his head at the mention of healers. "No healers... I'm all healed! See!" he said, holding up three fingers. "Look, I'm holding up four fingers!" he said, making his hand shake. As he continued to hold her hand, her grinned. "Well, if I'm having delusions- its a good one," he said quietly. As she placed a hand on his forehead, he felt his skin heat up slightly. Was he always going to be like this when she was around? That would get embarrassing...

"Don't we all..." he said quietly, trailing off as he looked out to the dark sky. "I mean- not yet of course! There's still a lot I have to do... but someday, settling down would be nice," he said with a smile. He glanced over at her at the mention of her parents. "That bad, huh?" he asked her, holding out the carton of ice cream. He grinned at her reaction to the earplugs. "Excellent- I'm glad I could help," he said with a nod. He pouted as she took away his spoon. "Thank you," he said, taking the spoon from her and gulping it down.

"And how are you going to get it here, Thalia?" Parker was sure she didn't have an owl big enough to carry a human sized hamster ball. She was so daft at times. He chuckled to himself at that thought. Then his jaw dropped, "You were comparing me to your brother? Who is, as you so nicely put it, an idiot!?" Maybe Parker had idiot tendencies, but he wasn't an idiot per se. "Well, if you think it is a pathetic name, you name him." he folded his arms. Then I'll let you hold him.

"You're right, I did see people. But I didn't see you get pushed." Of course they were people, tons actually. "If you remember, I was looking the other way.' So, technically he wasn't a liar. "Now you are teasing blind people," he smirked, "that's real nice." Hmm, if Parker wasn't mistaken Thalia might have been worried that he already had a plan, "If I did, I wouldn't tell you." Yeah, so she could use it on him, don't think so!

"So, I've never snarled in front of you. But now I will start." Not right now though, it was too soon. "Do you like to observe me?" he asked with raised eyebrows. "Since we have hung out a lot, I mean." Would they consider eachother..friends? "Such a random question." he laughed. "My middle name is Robert. Boring I know." he shrugged. It was not fun being named after your father, and your grandfather, and your grandfather's father. "Robert is my Father's name. Do you have a middle name?" What name would go good with Thalia?

She was mean? "I've seen meaner. Meaner in this school in fact." Thalia had competition if she wanted to be named the meanest. "I just didn't know what was in there. You could've wanted a room that was dirty." Just the thing she would do. "I'm plenty manly.' he mumbled under his breath, and walked in behind Thalia, closing the door as he did.

A fireplace? Weren't fireplaces..romantic? Oh no, no, no, no. Parker wanted to leave, he wanted to leave now. He almost did leave, but stopped when he saw the grand piano. He walked over to it and brushed his hand across it as he walked. It was just like the one at home. He pulled out the bench and sat down, grinning from ear to ear.

Alex giggled at Chris as he spoke, "Uh huh, well I shall just monitor your safety for the rest of the night to make sure you aren't bluffing just to please me." She arched an eyebrow at him as he wiggled his fingers back and forth and she burst into laughter. "Good delusions huh?" She asked shaking her head softly as she looked down at her hand in his, she liked the feeling of it there, it felt right and good. She was lost in her musing for a second, when the entire room light up for several seconds and soon.. earplugs or not, she heard and felt a huge boom that seemed to shake the castle. She scrambled into Chris's lap and held onto him tightly. Her little body shaking in her fear. She buried her head in his chest and tried hard not to burst into tears. She had never been more afraid in her life. "Merlin, I don't want to die." She whimpered softly.

Chris laughed as Alex declared she was going to monitor him. "Yes Nurse Alex... don't worry, I'll be good," he said, nodding his head. He leaned a little closer to her and grinned. "Very good delusions..." he said quietly. He realized what he was doing and drew away. "Including, dancing ice cream cones and this dog that can talk," he said with a grin, glancing over to see what Alex's reaction would be.

He looked down at their still intertwined hands. It felt... right, for them to be together. Her own fitting perfectly in his. Was it fate that had brought them together on the train? It had been a spontaneous idea to start juggling... suddenly, there was a spectacular flash and a roll of thunder that rocked him down to his bones. Suddenly, he felt weight in his lap again, and Alex was holding him tightly, shaking like a leaf in a stormy breeze.

"Alex," he said soothingly. "You're not going to die- I promise," he said, wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug. "I'm here- and nothing will hurt you," he assured her, pulling her gently back so that he could looking into her eyes.

Alex eyes Chris as he spoke, "You have better be a good patient!" She said smiling at him, "I am keeping my eye on you." She grinned a little as he leaned forward, and suddenly all the air from her lungs disappeared. Only for a moment though, for he pulled back and she could breathe once more. She let out a relieved laugh as he spoke. "Dancing ice cream cones and a Dog that can talk? Oh my! And here I thought that I was part of the delusion." She pouted a little, but just playfully.

Alex could barely hear Chris's words, but somehow they soothed her as she felt his arms wrap around her tightly. "Really?" She asked looking up at him as he pulled back.

"Maybe you are... its hard to tell- that dog just won't stop talking," he said, shaking his head. If she was part of the delusion, she was the best part- at least in his mind.

As she remained in his lap, Chris watched her closely. She seemed to be comforted by his being there- which could mean she had feelings for him. But- was he simply looking for something and hoping it was present? Well, there was only one way to find out... "For as long as you want me... I will be here," he said, raising a hand to cup her cheek. Then, just as another roll of thunder faded away, he lifted her face up to his, searching her eyes for a second. Then, he slowly closed the distance and kissed her softly on the lips.

Alex giggles softly as Chris spoke, "Well, we should try to get him to stop talking, otherwise, how will I get to star in your delusion?" She asked with a small laugh.She looked up at him and grinned slightly.

Alex looked up at Chris as he looked down at her, he seemed to be mulling something over in his mind, and before she could ask what it was, she got her answer. She gasped slightly as he spoke and then.. She felt her heart triple in beat as his hand cupped her cheek. She pulled back from the kiss stunned and she looked up at him in a total daze for a moment, before a smile spread across her face. "Oh Chris, I will want you forever." She said in a soft voice as she put her hand on his cheek.

"Uhhh...it deflates smart one," she sarcastically replied with a roll of her eyes. Seriously, did he not get that it was like impossible to keep that thing inflated. Then again he didn't know muggle things very well. Thalia chuckled. "You got it. My idiot little brother. I swear if you met him you would agree," she nodded. That's what most people thought. Like the friends she made at Beaxbatons. "I don't know what to name him," she exclaimed, throwing her hands up. "Besides, you'd probably hate it." It was sort of the truth. He shouldn't trust her with these things.

"Yeah you didn't see me get pushed but do you honestly think that I ran into on purpose?" Thalia questioned shaking her head. That was one of the last things she was trying to do. If she would have known who she'd be meeting after that she would have somehow avoided hitting him. "I'm not teasing blind people. You're just saying that." She had made no offensive mark that she knew about. What was his problem? Obviously he had no plan. "So nothing strikes you at the moment. Good," she smiled. She wasn't the only one without a plan.

"No you won't," she shook her head. "You can't," she pointed out with a giggle. It was the truth. There was no way he could. He wasn't a mean as he thought around her. She would never admit it though. Thalia wouldn't admit a lot of things. Like this for example. "I like to read people's body language. The way they hold themselves. I'm more observant than people may give me credit for," she admitted. Now that much was the truth. She wouldn't add anymore to it. Thalia listened to him talk about his middle name. "Robert isn't bad," she smiled. She knew that it could be annoying to be named after relatives. Her cousins often complained about it. "My middle name is Kathleen," she admitted. "I don't know why. I think it's Irish." She thought about the name. Her personal opinion that was she liked it.

"I have too." Some were in her own house in fact. "I'm not that mean. Just when I want to be." No one had really seen her when she had been that mad. When she was mad she was furious. It usually involved a lot of screaming and shouting at people. She rolled her eyes. "I'm not in the mood to get dirty." She heard him mutter his reply to her comment and turned around. "If you were manly you would have kissed me by now," she declared with a smirk and walking away from him.

Thalia didn't really think much about what she had just told him. She was busy looking at the books the room had created to see if it had got her wish right and it had. She looked up and saw Parker sitting on the bench in front of the piano. She walked over and took a seat next to him. "Are you going to play for me?" she asked curiously. They had talked about this before arriving at Hogwarts hadn't they?

Chris chuckled but didn't reply to her statement- he was wondering what was going on in her mind. Did she like the kiss? Had he been too forward? As he looked at her though, she didn't seem to want to get away from him- but she still looked stunned. At her statement, he smiled slightly. "So... where does that leave us?" he asked her. "Do we pretend like that never happened? Or..." he trailed off, not wanting to suggest anything. Did she want to kiss him again?

To answer his question, Alex leaned up and kissed him again briefly, and pulled back to look at him. "I don't want to pretend like that never happened." She said softly. "So, I guess we have two options. We either start going out, or just ignore what the kiss meant and remain friends." She looked down at their hands which were still interlocked and she smiled. "I like you alot Chris, and that kiss was amazing." She had kissed boys before but none of their kisses had ever felt like that. She wanted to do it again.. but.

Rafe's hand found Marilyn's as they snuck around. The Great Hall was six floors below, so it definitely looked weird when he made a sudden turn for the staircases. They snuck through the halls making sure no one was around. They they came to where he thought the Room of Requirement was. We need a place that's private, he thought as he began to pace and let go of Marilyn's hand. We need a place that no one will find us or think to look, he continued to pace. We need a place that's sound proof and no one else can get in, he thought as a door finally appeared.

He took her hand and went in. It looked like a music studio, with foam like spikes everywhere. It definitely appeared sound proof. He turned to face Marilyn, "So what's going on? You don't have to marry that guy do you?"

Chris felt his heart hammering within his chest. It was like this whole thing revolved around a pivotal moment- what her response was. However, he didn't have to wait long as she leaned up to kiss him once more. He smiled as she pulled back, lifting his hand and combing it through her hair so that he could rest his hand on the side of her face once more. As she laid out their options, he raised an eyebrow. "Well, which one would you prefer?" he asked her quietly.

"I would be lying if I said I didn't have feelings for you Alex- but we can remain friends if you wish," he said with a nod. As she said their kiss was amazing, he grinned. "It was, wasn't it?" he said with a soft laugh. "However, we are completely ignoring this beautiful thunderstorm out here," he said, nodding his head toward the sky- although his eyes never left Alex's own.

Marilyn followed Rafe without question, taking the various sharp turns and stairs in stride. When they reached their destination, she watched him pace in front of the blank stretch of walk before a door suddenly appeared. Entering quickly, the door closed and locked behind them. There was no turning back now. She'd have to tell him everything....

When he questioned her about Jack, Marilyn sighed in her soft, careful way before choosing a spot to sit. She'd need to be stationary and comfortable for this conversation.

"Well...before I tell you anything...promise me you won't overreact or get too upset with some of the decisions I've made..." Her gaze was imploring.

Alex closed her eyes a bit as Chris ran his hand through her hair, she was now glad she had worn the long shining mane down, instead of up. She felt his hand rest on the side of her face, and she opened her eyes at his question. "I want to be together,I don't want us to remain friends, I think I would go insane." She said softly.

"No, Chris. I don't want to stay friends with you. I.. You.. have healed my heart, from what has happened in the past, I.. find myself wanting to tell you everything, I want to be with you all the time, I want to hug and kiss you, and let the whole world know that you are mine, and I am yours. I.. don't want to remain at arm's length with you, I want to crawl into your heart Chris, like you have crawled into mine." She finished her speech to look into Chris's eyes. "Yes, it is rather amazing isn't it?" She asked softly.

"Have I ever overreacted?" Rafe asked with a grin, but before asking he knew she'd give him that look. "Alright I take it back," Rafe raised his right hand, "I, Rafe Acacus Lycaon, solemnly swear not to overreact or Marilyn Force has permission to Avada Kadavra me where I stand." He put down his hand. "Happy?"