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Apr 6, 2016 17:58:55 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2016 17:58:55 GMT -7
@dusti flicking through the paper al had found on one of the seats in the knight bus, he read through the same story he had been reading about for the last few weeks. what was going on with the world, the kidnappings at the school were still dominating the front pages and the reasons about why it had happened were always changing according to the papers. he rolled his eyes a little and balled it up, tossing it behind him over his shoulder as he glanced at his watch. he'd sent dusti an owl asking her to meet him at a cross road near her house. they had been avoiding each other since their kiss in the forest and he wanted to change that. it was odd without one of his best friends talking to him. he rubbed his fingers into his eyes as he felt the bus pulling to a stop and he looked out the window and saw her standing there. he couldn't help the smile that slid onto his face as he got out of the seat and moved to the door. "i got it" he said to the door attendant and he moved to the open door and leaned against it. "you going my way?" he said, a teasing tone behind his smile as he stood up and straightened. "coming?" he asked as he stepped back for her to get on the bus.
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Apr 6, 2016 18:33:12 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2016 18:33:12 GMT -7
@al Dusti hadn't planned on kissing Albus before. It had just... happened. What had possessed her to kiss him? Especially since he'd still been dating Andromeda at the time! So.... Se stayed away. Completely avoided him the rest of the school year except for in class when neither of them could talk about what happened. Now that summer had started, she hoped to just let it settle down, so that by the time September came, i'd be completely forgotten and they could go on like normal. It was for this reason she was so shocked when she got an owl from him, asking her to meet him.
She'd be lying if she said not showing up hadn't crossed her mind. She had considered it. Quite seriously. But she also knew she couldn't do that to Albus. So, here she was. Waiting. For... who knew what. She was going in completely blind. So when the Knight bus appeared? Her eyes widened a bit, though they returned to normal when Albus appeared, beckoning her on with a smile. The sight of that smile made her stomach knot, and her own small smile responded. "That depends on where you're heading." she responded, merely nodding to his next question and stepping onto the bus. On the bus, she moved towards the second story, motioning him to follow. That was the nice thing about the bus. It was a triple decker, which meant you could avoid people a little easier by going to a higher level. Plopping down on a bench, she looked back at Albus and raised an eyebrow.
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Apr 7, 2016 2:43:32 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 2:43:32 GMT -7
@dusti "That depends on where you're heading." he couldn't help but turn the smile into a semi smirk and he motioned his hand to the road before them. it wasn't a general direction but it was a heading at least. it was strange, the warm pit in his stomach that stirred when he looked at her, saw the small smile he had come to know meant so much more than it showed. "that direction." he said as he dropped his hand and moved to step back as she moved to enter the bus. he didn't know where they were going but he was sure it would take them somewhere they both wanted to go. he needed a break from everything that had happened in the last few months, the tower, his mother a much as things were getting better, his relationship with james and his break up with andy, school drama and the kiss with dusti. as much as he had been feeling better it was still a much needed day away. he moved to follow her up the stairs to the third level of the bus. there was no one on the top floor and the benches that would turn to beds before the night started were wooden so albus wished for the beds. he moved to sit down next to her and rested his arm along the back of the bench, he wasn't making a move (yet) but it was more comfortable for him and he often sat like it no matter where he was. "thanks for coming." he said as he looked across the bus and out of the window on the other side. "so uh .. how's your holiday going so far?"
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Apr 7, 2016 21:23:23 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2016 21:23:23 GMT -7
Dusti tilted her head a little as he motioned to the open road, stating just 'that direction'. Well, that was specific. That smile remained. "Well, looks like you could use some company." she responded softly, almost hesitating. After all, she still wasn't sure how he.... well how he was handling what she'd done. What he thought about the kiss. What he thought about her... feelings. She hoped she'd at least made herself clear. That she did like him. And more then just as one of her dearest friends.
Up on the top deck, she leaned forward as she sat, resting her folded arms on the seat in front of them as she looked at him. He seemed... almost nervous. Which made her nervous. His question got another eyebrow raised. "It's fine." Short, sweet, no details as usual. He was already used to her refusal to share to many details about her home life. "Yours?"
@al
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Apr 16, 2016 10:57:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 10:57:11 GMT -7
@dusti "It's fine. Yours?" he nodded a little as she said it was fine. he had his doubt about that but he wasn't going to push it, not when it had been talking about her family that had lead to the not talking period between them. he was just glad she was sitting next to him. how had his holidays been? well so far he'd been keeping out of everyone's way so they were going okay. he was still avoiding james, his mother and father seemed too loved up at the moment and albus, as much progress as h's made, still hated watching them be all over each other. he understood they loved each other but sometimes it was a little much. and lily? well she was excited about the trip she was taking with her mother and irina krum so that's mostly what she spoke about. "bout the same" he said to her as he chewed on his bottom lip slightly and looked at her. "look about what happened in the forest .. i didn't hate it .. in fact i .." not able to stop the word vomit from leaving his mouth. it had been hard for him to wait this long to bring it up and now that he had .. he found himself desperate for her to say something about it. anything.
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Apr 16, 2016 22:53:54 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 22:53:54 GMT -7
And there it was. He'd said it. Or rather, brought it up. Opened up the conversation. Dusti wasn't sure if he'd actually intended to bring up the kiss, because he looked jsut as surprised as she did. Her eyes widened slightly, and she sat up from her slouch instantly. She didn't say anything immediately, her eyes flickering across his face, trying to read his expression, to understand what he was trying to say. He didn't hate it? Well, she'd figured that much, since he was pretty good about making his opinion known when he wasn't happy. He would have said something sooner if he'd been offended by her actions. But she also knew they'd been completely inappropriate. And not hating it wasn't the same as liking it.
"You..... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it..." She stammered quickly, the girl pursing her lips together after speaking as she slowly turned to look out the window. She did that a lot, as if unable to keep eye contact when she was nervous. "The last thing I want is for things to be awkward between us. So you can just forget about it..." What was she even saying? Was that the answer he'd been wanting? And then there was her fear, rekindled. That the kiss had created a rift between them.
@al
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Apr 21, 2016 10:45:30 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 10:45:30 GMT -7
@dusti "You..... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it... The last thing I want is for things to be awkward between us. So you can just forget about it..." he didn't want to forget about it. that was the last thing he wanted. he wanted to remember it. sure it had made things a little awkward between them but only because it had been sudden and he'd still been dating andy. but that ship had sailed when he'd found out (he'd always known really) that she was in love with phil and he was in love with her. then the holidays had started and he hadn't had the chance to try and fix things with dusti before exams and the end of the semester. he shook his head slightly. she had taken the chance last time, it had been her that had kissed him and then run so this time he was going to take the lead. he didn't plan on running from her after it though. he chewed his lip for just a second before leaning forward to touch his fingers to her chin and he moved to kiss her, his fingers holding onto her chin gently.
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Apr 24, 2016 16:45:50 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 16:45:50 GMT -7
Albus wasn't saying anything. At all. Complete silence. Dusti didn't know if that was a good, or bad sign. If it meant he was trying to explain in the nicest way possible that it'd been completely inappropriate, or if he was just going to say it was fine and forget it all happened. Or maybe, just maybe, he didn't think it'd been stupid. That he might... feel the same way. Dusti didn't now when she started to like Albus. But she'd realized it after the explosion. After seeing him in that hospital bed, and realizing how close he'd come to getting killed. He'd been with Andy though. There was something she could do. She should have been content to just stay on the side lines and not say, or do anything. Heck, she should have at least waited until Albus broke up with Andy!
And then he moved. Not away though. He leaned towards her, his fingers at her chin to slightly turn it towards him. Her eyes widened just a bit as their lips finally touched, and she fully realized that Albus was kissing her. Dusti hesitated only a moment before kissing him back.
@al
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May 6, 2016 9:09:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 9:09:41 GMT -7
@dusti it took a moment for albus to break the kiss after she had started kissing him back. he had been worried there for a second that he was going to make her run again when it had seemed like she wasn't going to. he was glad she had though. he smiled a little as he pulled his head back slightly but kept it close to hers. "that one was better" he said with a slight laugh, poking a bit of tun at their last kiss which had been awkward and wrong but wonderful. he shifted slightly so his body was facing her and he pulled his legs up so he could sit cross legged before her. "i did miss you this summer dust .. a lot" he said, biting his lip a little as he admitted it. the distance that had been between them had been unnatural to him and he had felt like something was missing but the second he had seen her standing by the bus, that feeling had gone.
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May 8, 2016 19:13:54 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 19:13:54 GMT -7
Dusti gaped at him when he pulled back a little and teased her about the first time they'd kissed. It lasted only a moment though before she laughed and shook her head. "I think anything would have been better then the first time." She retorted honestly. She hadn't given him time to really react the first time. And her escape right after had been so quick she hadn't even waited to see what he'd done. It'd been so spontaneous and awkward. But he'd needed to know. That her feelings for him were more then those for a friend.
"I.... I've missed you too, Al. I should have handled it differently." She admitted with a shrug. She'd never been good at dealing with things though. She tended to stay silent and stay out of it. So when things were awkward, she stayed away. And she was blasted good at it. The fact that it had taken Albus this long to have a one on one conversation with her since the beginning of April only showed how good she was. There was one question that had been nagging at her for a while though. "You and Andy. You didn't break up because of that.... right?" Her timing had been terrible. And only a few days later Albus and Andy had broken up. Was it connected?
@al
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May 9, 2016 9:44:24 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 9:44:24 GMT -7
@dusti "I.... I've missed you too, Al. I should have handled it differently." now it was his turn to let out a little laugh. he shook his head slightly and looked at her. they both coul dhave handled it differently. he had avoided her after it as well, for a few days and then him and andy had had that huge fight and broken up things hadn't been good since then. it had taken a while for al to start to feel normal again. it had been weird how much the break up with andy had effected him, they hadn't been going out for very long but it had been a stressful time and she'd been the best thing of that time and to loose that .. great here he was thinking about andy when he had dusti before him. at least he wasn't confused on which one he liked. "i think we both could have" he said, a slight smile on his face. "You and Andy. You didn't break up because of that.... right?" he shook his head quickly. he had no idea she'd wondered about that. he hadn't put the connection together that she would. he rubbed the back of his neck a little and sighed. "andy and i broke up because she loved someone else" he said as he shrugged a shoulder lightly. it had hurt of course but hey, she was happy now right? so it was probably for the best. "phil longbottom" he added encase she had been curious as to who it was.
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May 15, 2016 20:36:26 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 15, 2016 20:36:26 GMT -7
Dusti made a face, before sighing. Yeah, they both were at fault. But she was the one that acted so.... so weird. "At least you acted normal after." As normal as he had been with all the trouble he'd been going through. Here Dusti was trying to be strong and prove her father wrong about her being a coward. And she had acted exactly like one. Unable and unwilling to face the consequences of her actions.
"Oh." Was all she said when he explained Andy was in love with Phil Longbottom. Had there been something between them before? Dusti had never noticed, but that could be due to her disinterest in most of their year mates. Especially the Gryffindors. Dusti's circle of friends was extremely small. Now that she thought about it... She wasn't sure if she'd ever even spoken to Phil. Andy though.... The dark haired girl had always rubbed Dusti the wrong way, even when they were children. "I'm okay with that. I don't really like her. At least I don't have to pretend to be nice anymore." Wow, harsh. But it was a normal comment for her. The part about pretending to be nice was true though. When Al and Andy had been dating Dusti had... tried to be more tolerant of the Lestrange girl.
@al
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May 26, 2016 4:56:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 4:56:58 GMT -7
@dusti "At least you acted normal after." he almost laughed. almost. he caught it just in time and just smiled, raising his brow a little at her assumption he acted normal. "normal? you ran away. you have no idea how i was" he said, the smile still there. he'd stood there dumbstruck for at least thirty seconds before he'd made an attempt to call after her and follow her up the path that evening. he'd called out after her but she'd been to far away to hear him. or at least she'd acted like she hadn't heard him. "i was dumbstruck" he let her know. he had made his way back to the common room and waited to see her there but he'd had to give up before she came back, he'd been too tired.
"I'm okay with that. I don't really like her. At least I don't have to pretend to be nice anymore." he let his eyes roll a little but he smiled again. it seemed he'd smiled the most in the last half hour than he'd smiled in the whole year. "no you don't have to. you didn't have to before either you know." he knew it was hard to have your girlfriend and your best friend hate each other. scorp had been in the same spot whenever he'd been dating ondina. as dusti knew. he glanced out the window behind him for a second before looking toward dusti again. he lifted his hand from the back of the chair and he brushed some stray hair back behind her ear gently, his green eyes looking at hers.
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May 30, 2016 17:39:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 17:39:05 GMT -7
"I didn't run away! It was.... A speedy retreat." Dusti started to protest, only to realize how futile it was. She had run away. She knew it. He knew it. That didn't mean she had to... admit it. Right? Not to mention, she'd sneaked into the common room when she was positive he hadn't been there... He was right. She hadn't known how he'd reacted. She hadn't gotten close enough to see what reaction he might have had, or how he was acting. It'd been way to easy to avoid him when he was on crutches.
Dusti tilted her head a little and raised an eyebrow as he told her she didn't have to be nice before. "What if I want to be nice to people that are important to you..?" She softly asked, hesitating slightly. Yes, Albus was that important to her. That she wanted to set aside her differences for someone just because of him. The question was followed by his small gesture of brushing her hair from her face, his gaze never leaving hers. She smiled ever so slightly. "So what happens now?" She wasn't meaning their destination on the Knight bus.
@al
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Jun 3, 2016 10:36:59 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 10:36:59 GMT -7
@dusti "What if I want to be nice to people that are important to you..?" he smiled slightly. it touched him, that she would consider him that important to her that she wanted to get along with the people he loved. he hadn't expected her to, he didn't expect any of the people he cared about to get on with anyone else in his life, if he didn't think he could get on with everyone in other peoples lives he didn't expect them to try for his. "i would never expect you too" but it meant a lot to him that she would say that. as his finger brushed her hair back, his knuckle brushed against her skin and he smiled slightly, moving to brush her cheek with his finger again.
"So what happens now?" he wanted to shrug but stopped it. this was more than a shrug moment. even his brain could realize that as they sat there. he didn't want to go through the last few weeks again, being away from her and not being able to talk to her, see her before school had finished had been hard. really hard. "i don't want to loose you again dusti" he said softly, his gaze careful as he looked at her.
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