WE'RE GOING ON A TRIP | ETHAN

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When Ethan had asked Tamara out the first time, she couldn’t say no. She had a small crush on the guy for a bit, and the moment he had asked her to go somewhere with him, she couldn’t say no. That was about a month ago, and it wasn’t long before they began dating. Tonight, was no different, she had been sitting in the bedchambers of Hufflepuff, her notebook in hand as she wrote in her journal about the day’s events. She loved to write and hoped to be in the Daily Prophet one day, thought that would be after she did professional Quidditch for a bit. She loved Quidditch, it was her favorite thing in all of Hogwarts, besides the food, and being a part of her house’s team as a chaser was the best thing that happened to her. As well as the fact that she was the Captain of the Team, picked during her sixth year by her team members to lead them in their seventh year.

But tonight, was different, early in the day it was Ethan that asked her to meet him on the moving staircase right before dinner, and she couldn’t refuse, she had promised. Quickly she threw her notebook on her bed before rapidly threw on a cute dress that she owned; it was a pale white one with flower designs, which she paired with gold sandals. She let her long brunette hair down in waves down her back but clipped her side bangs back with a sparkle flower clip. Quickly she grabbed her small purse that she placed her wand in a safe place within it. It wasn’t long before she was moving through the common room, following the gathering of people that were heading to dinner early, and made her way to the moving staircase. He had told her to meet him on the moving staircase by the Great Hall, so there she stood to wait for the young man of whom made her smile.

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334 words ;; @ethan
here we go! sorry not sorry for the little einstein's theme song as the title...

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Ethan was more nervous for this than he had ever been in his life. And he was a muggleborns who decided to go to a school for magic. That was scary enough. But taking out a girl? Worse. Especially a beautiful one who he had been mooning over for... Well a long time. She was captain of her Quidditch team, just like him, and they had played against each other often. She was smart, gorgeous and in Quidditch a wonderful sight to behold. Overall she was the perfect girl for Ethan on paper.

He was waiting at the stairs wearing jeans and a light blue button up shirt with simple brown shoes and his cheeks stained red. He caught sight of her as soon as she was close, and he caught his breath. Was anyone REALLY allowed to be that beautiful?

He moved from his spot to meet her. "Hey Tamara," wow. So smooth.

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Tamara was picking at her nails in nervousness. Was it this easy for someone like her to become this nervous? It was like the nervousness she felt before a massive test in the class that she was failing miserably at, though her grades were good, she always worried before a test. But this was worse; her mouth was dry, her nails being picked apart as if they were nothing. She quickly took a calming breath, tucking brunette hair behind her ear quickly. The action happened just as she heard the sound of her name coming from a male’s mouth, and promptly her attention snapped towards the person. She smiled brightly at Ethan, “Hi Ethan,” she said with the same smile on her face.

He looked rather dashing, his simple attire working for him. He was quite handsome, and it made her feel dull in comparison. While others would probably tell, her she was irrational, thinking that she held no beauty to her name, she never really saw it. She just saw an ordinary girl that worked hard at life and played rough. Not some beauty queen that would probably win the best-looking guy and be seen in some fancy dress, she was just Tamara, nothing more and nothing less.

“You know how I hate surprises, going to reveal where we are going or what we’re doing?”

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thank goodness you found this, just realized i tagged you wrong xD

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She said hello, saying his name, and that was enough to send him reeling.He sighed, but then snapped back to the present moment when she reminded him that she hated surprised and asked where they were going or what they were doing. "I was thinking a little stargazing," he suggested. There was a little more to it than that, but she would have to wait until they got to the tower to know about all that. He was planning on showing her a constellation he had kind of made up himself, connecting the dots, and had named after her. That was kind of cool, right? She didn't have to know that he had done this before even asking her out, because he had already admired her before he actually got the courage... either way, he was sure it was a good romantic gesture.

He stepped up beside her and held an arm, "to the tower?" he suggested. He had set it up with twinkle lights on the stone and soft music playing, so once they got to the tower it would be the perfect scene.

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‘I was thinking a little stargazing, to the tower?’

The idea of going to the tower to gaze upon the stars had her excited. It was the perfect place, and she wouldn’t mind a bit of romantic scenery that came from gazing upon the night sky and counting the stars that they saw. It always meant it would be quiet, a time to be lost in the moment, and it was the perfect time to talk and be able to listen. It was simple, and it was perfect. While some people preferred going to dinner somewhere nice, she would pass that up for this. Having to talk rather loudly for others to hear on a date in a loud location, that was never fun, and that was not for her. She smiled at him, “Stargazing?” she questioned with an excited look on her face, “Sounds lovely,” she concluded in a breath of air. She smiled as he held out his arm for her to take, suggesting the tower as the destination, she quickly took his arm and smiled. “Lead the way handsome,” she said in a teasing manner that made her eyes twinkle with slight mischief.

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She smiled, which was a good sign. Whew! She liked the idea, taking his arm, and telling him to lead the way. Handsome. He wanted to say something super suave about that but the little mischievous glint in her eye made all of the thoughts evaporate out of his head. She. Was. Beautiful. Had he not mentioned that yet tonight? Did he miss his chance? He'd tell her once they were up there...

He led the way and the two had some more idle chit chat, nothing to write home about. Soon they were at the Astronomy Tower and he led her up, opening the door to reveal a room decorated with twinkle lights and faint music playing from an unseen source. "Milady, your stargazing tower," he said, stepping up, still leading her by the arm.

The telescope was set up be the edge of the stone, a star chart beside it and a folded piece of parchment on top of that. He gently pulled her forward before turning to look at her, "you look beautiful, by the way."

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The entire walk to wherever Ethan was taking her was filled with bits of small talk, a little bit of laughing, and of course, smiling from ear to ear. Though it was nothing that would be interesting to tell her gaggle of friends, it was something that she would remember for a while. She liked him, the way he talked just made her want to smile a lot. Be it small talk or just any conversation; it was always interesting whenever Ethan was around. However, the small talk was cut short once they reached a door, the sound of music playing from the other side, and because it was so faint, she was unable to hear exactly what it was. She raised an eyebrow at him, but it quickly disappeared into shock as the door was opened to the Astronomy Tower, there was a twinkle of lights that would make the stars jealous and the music was faintly louder, but when she looked around, she was unable to see it. “Oh my gosh, Ethan—it’s…wow, it’s beautiful,” she breathed out as he leads her more into the area then they were already in, the telescope quickly came into view, and he pulled her forward before he looked at her. His words, they made her shock quickly disappear into that of soft embarrassment, her cheeks flushing pink against her tan complexion. “Thank you,” she breathed out through her embarrassment, she quickly cleared her throat, “So—um—did you decorate this place yourself?” she questioned somewhat awkwardly as she looked around, the amazement and awe-filling her demeanor.

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She exclaimed that the set up was beautiful, making Ethan grin stupidly. Her cheeks flushed as he complimented her and she she thanked him, he grinned even wider, "of course," he muttered. Then she asked if he decorated himself and he shrugged, nodding. "Yeah, I did. Twinkle lights are all the rage in the muggle world, as you well know," he laughed, gesturing to the famed string of lights used for Christmas. "Now for the main event,"/ he turned toward the telescope, reaching to take her hand and pull her toward it. "Look into it," he suggested.

The telescope was pointing at a certain star, but not one she would know from class. It wasn't incredible bright, but seemed to have a faint golden glimmer - not just white like the other stars.

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Tamara found herself laughing, “Oh, believe me, I know. I used to have a ton of them around my room at home,” she said moments after he called the twinkle lights all the rage in the muggle world. It was true, people loved them, used them to decorate and fill the empty voids of their rooms or even apartment buildings, sometimes even saving it for Christmas. Tamara, sadly, was one of those crazed people that filled her room with what she used to believe were fairy lights, but that was the small child’s imagination. It was then that Ethan moved closer to the telescope and reached his hand out, she smiled, slipping her petite hand into his larger ones, the warmth welcoming, and let him guide her towards the device. He told her to look into it, and Tamara being quite curious, grew closer to the device and looked within. At first, all she saw was the sky, the color of it, and then she saw something seem to blink at her as if it were waving hello. Unlike other stars that burned brightly in the sky, this one seemed shy, and it was one that she didn’t recognize. “Hm—” she mused aloud, “I don’t recognize this one from class,” she finally finished, still looking at it as if she had found a new species.

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Ethan grinned as she laughed, "that does not surprise me," he said, in reference to her having twinkle lights in her room at home. "So does Annie," he said. Tam would definitely recognize his fourteen year old sisters name. He talked about her more than anything else, after all. She was brilliant, brave and beautiful. Ethan always said that if she came to Hogwarts the hat would come up with an entirely new house for her, because she fit into all of them equally.

Tamara looked into the telescope as he instructed, saying that she didn't recognize the star from class. He grinned, and grabbed the parchment that was on top of the star chart. "That's because we don't study it," he explained, the paper in his hand, "I uh... got it for you. I mean, I got it named. It was pretty easy, just had to pick a star I thought suited you and e-mail this conservatory..."

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“I need to meet your sister, we have so much in common it’s unreal,” she said with a laugh and a shake of her head. “Well go shopping for more twinkling lights,” she added with a small wink. She continued to look at the star, trying to figure out just what it was, it was then that Ethan told her that they don’t study it and that he got the star for her. She pulled back, confusion clear on her face, but then she noticed the parchment in his hand. He was quick to say he got the star named, that it was pretty easy and that he had picked that star because it suited her. “You—you named a star after me?” she questioned, her eyes wide with awe, “Oh my gosh—I—I don’t know what to say. I mean—wow,” she breathed out, a huge smile on her face; she was totally and utterly at a loss for words.

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Tamara spoke of needing to meet Annie and Ethan nodded, vigorously. So far his only magical friend that had met Annie was Dominique last summer. "You'll love her, and she'd love shopping!" he confirmed, grinning madly and his stomach flipping at the wink she gave him. She was stunning, cute and funny. There wasn't much better than that. 

The look of awe came after he talked about naming the star and he nodded, holding the certificate out to her. "I... yeah, you don't have to say anything," he laughed. The sight of her smile and her speechlessness... that was all he really needed as thanks. "I... don't know what to say now either," he laughed.

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Tamara found herself grinning, liking that he agreed that they should meet, even telling her that she’ll love the girl and that she enjoyed shopping. She laughed a bit, “Than she and I will get along very well,” she said with the same grin and amused tone in her voice.

She smiled at him, “This is like amazing! I can’t believe you did this,” she said excitedly. She moved closer and kissed his cheek, having yet to kiss him directly on the lips, “Thank you,” she breathed out as she looked at his eyes, their faces inches apart.

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He loved the idea of Tamara and Annie spending time together and would arrange it as soon as summer came. Annie loved Ethan's best friend, Dominique, and he was sure she would love Tamara too.

Tamara thanked him again by kissing his cheek and Ethan felt a warmth rush through him. He looked into her eyes as she pulled back and his hand found a place behind her neck, under her hair. He didn't even realize he was moving it until it was there. He caught his breath. "I've never seen anything more beautiful than you," he found himself saying. Ethan was an honest soul, no matter how silly he sounded.

He leaned forward, but wouldn't touch her lips completely. He wanted to make sure it was what she wanted.

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She felt different tonight, more confident and unique in the eyes of her date. The way Ethan gazed upon her, the way he spoke, it just washed all over her. While she dwelled in the attention, she felt her heart pick up speed, and her face flushed red. She was lucky to have such an olive complexion, better to hide the blush that constantly stained her cheeks during this entire moment.

The moment their eyes met, she was lost within them, his hand gently and delicately placing itself behind her neck and under her hair. She felt warmth explode from where his hand pressed again, her entire body alight with butterflies and nerves. Then he breathed, speaking about how he had never seen anything more beautiful than her, and thus, a smile appeared on her lips. A smile that spread as he leaned forward, his lips brushing against her own ever so delicately, his warm breath fanning against them. Her lips parted slightly, before she finished the distance between them, her lips planting against his own as her hand subconsciously rose to his chest and the other wrapping around his neck slowly.

It was like fireworks the moment their lips met, her eyes fluttering shut at the feeling. This was different, this was intense, and she thrived in it as if she were being shocked by a live wire.

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