She was perfectly fine with sitting on the wall in his arms, and it wasn't until he'd pulled away that she realized they'd been that way for longer than she thought. Arya wasn't sure if she should be worried by the tears, couldn't tell if they were tears of joy or pain.

Disentangling her arm from around him, but still keeping him close, she assisted him in wiping his eyes dry. A smile returning to her face. "Your welcome. I'm really glad you like it."

"I do. Very much." More so than he could probably express. A small smile touched his lips as he turned his head a little and kissed the palm of her hand that seemed insistent on drying his eyes. And then he leaned his head into it, watching her with a quiet smile. "So you had fun, at the museum? Tell me about it?"

Her smile widened when he kissed her palm, and she took to stroking the side of his face gently with her thumb when he'd leaned his head into it. "Mmhmm. It was such a surprise we didn't know what we'd be doing. She had us sign contracts before class started, but didn't tell us what for, then she got us in a circle and apparated us all to the museum." She made a face. "Could have done without the apparating. But it was worth it I think, the museum was huge and beautiful. We mostly walked around and she talked about a bunch of dinosaur fossils on display. The groundskeeper and transfiguration's professor met us at the animated t-rex, and Stryker promised to build one on the grounds." A promise she planned on keeping him to cause she REALLY wanted that dinosaur.

The young girl continued telling him about the field trip in a soft but still excited voice. She spoke of the endangered animals they looked at and the pictures she'd managed to snap when not skipping around the museum and finally when her and Ellie convinced the woman to take them to the gift shop. "After the gift shop we apparated back to the castle, which is why I'm sitting here. I was running to find you, or trying to run, but my legs were wobbly so I decided to take a rest." She would defiantly be talking to Saylen about a different traveling method next field trip.

Sabel listened quietly and attentively to her, loving every bit of her story. He couldn't help but shake his head at the tale of how Stryker would be building a t-rex on the grounds. The kids would have a lot of fun with it, that was for sure.

When she reached the conclusion of her story, he gave the palm of her hand another kiss. "I'm glad you had fun." And had returned safely.

With a smile, he shifted his weight a little and drew back slightly. Tucking the stone in his pocket and putting the mug safely out of the way, he returned his attention to Arya and patted his knees. "Legs please."

Smiling, she nodded her head. "I did have fun. Hope she has more field trips." She hadn't got to go on any ever since coming to Hogwarts, it was nice to do things a muggle school normally does.

Easing back so she her back was resting against the wall, she lifted her legs up so they were crossed in his lap. A grin spread across her lips as she looked at him curiously. "What are gonna do?"

Grinning, Sabel started working on taking off her shoes. "Why? Am I making you nervous?" He wiggled his eyebrows a little for emphasis as he got first one shoe off, then the other. And then it was onto the socks.

She narrowed her eyes playfully, "Maybe. Never know what's going on in that mind of yours." Most of the time she did. But he always seemed to surprise her when she least expected to be surprised by him which she loved. She wiggled her toes when the shoes were removed.

"Scary, isn't it?" He gave her a teasing grin as he tucked her socks inside her shoes and put them to the side. Returning his hands to her feet he looked down at them and then back up at her. "Imagine what it's like living inside that mind." Giving her another eyebrow wiggle, he returned his attention to her feet and began the foot massage he hoped would help her regain proper control of her legs.

"Very." She agreed in a teasing tone. Shifting against the wall, she moved into a more comfortable position when Sabel started to massage her feet, a welcomed distraction to wobbly legs. "Mmm... I think everyday would be an adventure inside that mind. No day would be dull in the mind of that Griffindor." She smiled sweetly at him, still teasing only a bit.

"Oh quite the adventure indeed." Sabel chuckled, turning all his focus and attention on the massage. He worked slowly and attentively, in no rush to be done quickly. He had no where to go. This was really the only place he wanted to be, spending time with Arya.

"Maybe we'll have to go to some muggle places together, after schools out." He was sure they could find some place like the museum to explore together.

Grinning, Arya let her eyes slide close as she rested her head against the wall. She wasn't THAT tired from the creatures lesson since they'd only visited a museum, but apparating and skipping was enough for her to want to rest her eyes.

"We should go to lots of muggle places." She agreed. "I'm staying in London you know... this summer." She hadn't told him yet because she wanted to be 100% positive her parents would allow it. One brown eye cracked open to peek at Sabel.

Sabel's hand slowed, nearing pause for a brief moment before he realized that he was showing his surprise and much more. A small smile touched his lips as he tried to resume the task and not think too much on her words. It would be a lie to say he wasn't excited or happy, but it would be just as much of a lie to say he wasn't scared.

"Not on your own I hope." He didn't hold eye contact to allow her to search his expression, returning his attention to the massage he was giving her.

She didn't miss his reaction, however short it was, and a small smile twitched onto her expression. Letting her eye slid close she shook her head slowly. "My brother has a friend nearby. I'm staying with him, and Noah's gonna check in when he can." Arya wished her brother could stay for the entire summer or at least longer than he was, but with his wife and job... at least she'd have Sabel.

This time, he did stop fully and sort of just stared and blinked at her feet. Him? She was going to stay with another guy for an entire summer? he couldn't say he was quite comfortable with that, but really it wasn't his business or his choice. As much as it bothered him.

"Sounds nice." Really, it didn't. Far from it.

This time she opened both eyes when he stop, and tilted her head to see his face. "I'll be spending all my time with you..." Was that what he was worrying about? He had to know she was staying in London to spend time with him before the term started.

He was really miserable around her a lot of the time, wasn't he?

A mental curse at himself and he forced a small smile. "I look forward to it." Still didn't change the fact that the person she would be staying with was a him. He didn't like jealousy, he normally wasn't jealous, but this was definitely one of those times where he found it an acceptable emotion. That, and the very idea of her staying with a him was disconcerting.

Hm.

He was acting... strange. This wasn't the reaction that she'd been hoping for when she told him, and despite his smiling at her, her own smile faltered a bit. Doing a bit of shifting, she climbed over into his arms. "You know you get to come over, and I get to go over to your new place. AND we can go to as many muggle places as we want." The whole summer was their's, she wasn't sure why he wasn't excited about that.

He didn't resist when she shifted into his arms, and wrapped them about her in a hug. Some part of him knew he was being a total jerk, but he still couldn't get over the bump in the road, the knowledge of who she would be living with. And joys, he could go over to his house.

"Sounds really nice." He meant it. Except for going over to that guy's house. "I don't know where I'm going to be staying yet." Truth.

Resting her head on his shoulder, she let her eyes slide close again. "Do you have any ideas of where you wanna stay?" It never crossed her mind to wonder if he'd know exactly where he wanted to stay or not. She'd just assumed that he already knew.

A niggling in the back of her mind told her that something was up with him, and it had to do with her staying with Nikos, but she'd worry on that in a bit.

"Not really." The admittance was flat. It wasn't comfortable thinking about the unknown future, alone without much direction or support, and eventually, without her. Almost as uncomfortable as the notion that she was staying with a him. Almost.

"Suppose I'll find somewhere once I get word back on my acceptance." He could find a cheap hotel until then.

Her frown deepened as she sat up to allow her eyes to settle on his. "Are you alright?" He was acting weird. And she was worrying now. "You should start looking for a place soon. I can help if you like." It would be fun and she would chose someplace nice, and hopefully it would cheer him up when they started to pick a place.

"I'm fine." Okay not really truth. A falsehood accented by a shift in his weight as she moved. He tried giving her a reassuring smile to cover it up, and could only hope it was convincing. "Looking for a place together would be nice." And bloody painful at the same time. He wasn't sure he'd want to live in a home she helped him pick if...

He shook his head, dismissing the thoughts. Really, he had to cheer up quick before she pressed more. "How are your feet?"

She wasn't sure she believed him, and was strongly considering pressing the matter until he told her what was bothering him. But then he'd be in a worse mood, she was sure of it, and she'd rather have him in a good mood if it was possible.

"They're good." She shrugged. "Much better than before. Thanks for the massage." Heels killed feet, even small ones.

"Glad to hear it." His smile was a little more genuine. A hug for extra reassurance, given he couldn't bring himself to feel any better personally. He didn't want to think about the end of the semester, about ending this time with her, but it was something that had started pressing around him, started being more prominent in every line and day of thought. And he hated it.

The hug helped, but she was still just a tad worried about him. Wrapping her arms around him, she nuzzled his shoulder. "You wanna go in and get milkshakes?" Maybe that would cheer him up? Because she still wasn't sure that he was perfectly fine.