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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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Sept 7, 2016 19:09:34 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 19:09:34 GMT -7
Irina retorted by simply sticking her tongue out at her older brother. It felt good, the teasing back and forth; it was their natural habitat. Maybe they could all be adults about this. She wasn't quite ready to publicly show just how much affection she wanted to with Dan yet, something she was sure Niko would be grateful for. She raised her eyebrows as she watched the back and forth bantering between the two....lovebirds. Irina could take the many subtle clues that Magi was more than just visiting here. Dan had found her hand again now that it was puppy-free, and she squeezed it back at his devil comment. "Like you weren't thinking it," she whispered back in retort, scrunching her face at him. She really wanted to just kiss him and get it over with, but she held back, reluctantly.
As Magi brought out the wine glasses, Rina's face lit up as she saw the music notes painted on them. "Oh how lovely! And I do like how you can appreciate a good bottle; the seller was going on and on about it in the store, so I partly got it to stop him from talking," she exclaimed with a laugh. As she took the glass, it finally hit her. She did know Magi, and pretty well. "Wait..." she said slowly, then gasped. "Of course! Orchestra!" she said, looking at everyone with a smile. "Magi and I were in orchestra together, we had a couple of duets, flute and piano," she continued. "Oh I remember when you played Claire de Lune...wow just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes," she said happily. She raised her full glass. "Well...cheers to new beginnings," she saluted, squeezing Dan's hand again as she toasted the three of them.
@magdalena @jill9 @daniel
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Sept 7, 2016 19:30:06 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 19:30:06 GMT -7
Magdalena's smirk disappeared at Nikolai's snippy retort, and her temper flared, just a little. She still wasn't angry, but she was getting there. She liked pushing him, that was true. But there was a line, when teasing just turned annoying. He was getting dangerously close to that line. After a moment though, she just shrugged, faking disinterest. "I like my beauty sleep, especially when you keep me up half the night." It was a bold statement. But the part about the cats going made that temper flare once more. "You'll do no such thing." She narrowed her eyes at him, slightly glaring. The cats did, typically leave him alone. It was only under her orders they were so close right now.
She gaped as he told the puppy to chase. Immediately her cat went running, the puppy right behind him. Around the room, then up the stairs. Magdalena shot Nikolai a dirty look. "That wasn't necessary." There was a threatening tone in her voice. She wanted to roll her eyes, mostly at her cats. She'd told them countless time not to run, that the dog would keep chasing them if they ran. But apparently they hadn't listened...
The glasses were poured and Magdalena took a seat on the opposite side of the room from Nikolai, intentionally. He had just sicked his dog on her cats after all. Glass in hand, she froze when Irina finally seemed to recognize her. She actually paled slightly, all emotion leaving her face. She should have known Irina would mention that. Magdalena wasn't the most amazing pianist, there were plenty of people better then her. But she'd been good enough to play in the school's orchestra. She'd mostly accompanied, rarely soloing. But apparently Irina remembered. "I don't play anymore." She softly responded. She might look totally straight faced and calm, but her emotions were not. Her mother had been the one to teach her to play. She hadn't touched a piano since her mother died. Just thinking about it brought that pit of deep sorrow and grief and confusion. She swallowed, forcing the feelings back down
@jill9 Irina Rose Krum @daniel
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Sept 7, 2016 19:37:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 19:37:05 GMT -7
Dan chose not to respond to Irinas retort, but simply just glared right on back, wanting to kiss her so badly it hurt. Mags little comment about Nik keeping her up half the night caused Dans stomach to turn and he looking back toward the ceiling. What was this world!? Nik had a girlfriend living with him and Dan had a girlfriend and was sitting on the couch holding her hand? What had happened to the universe!? Dan tuned out the music talk, however short it was. However, he looked back to Mag as some darker emotions started coming from her. Greif, sorrow, confusion. He felt sick for a moment, for her, and then looked away, not wanting to give himself away in his face. But heck, he figured by the end of this weekend this girl would probably know his secrets.
He turned to Nik, "so, is there somewhere I can put our bags?" he stood, taking his hand away from Irinas and not looking at Magdalena now. He needed to get out of the room for a quick second, just to catch his thoughts and release the sudden cold that was chilling him now.
@jill9 @magdalena Irina Rose Krum
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Sept 7, 2016 19:58:00 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 19:58:00 GMT -7
Irina began speaking and then his heart stopped as he listened to her. Orchestra? Piano? Music? What the hell? Magi had never said anything like that to him. He didn't even know she could read music. However, that did bring up a memory... That day he was an animagus at the park. She had been reading sheet music and humming. His eyes shot from his wine glass to her eyes. His gaze was angry, and it only softened sightly when he saw her facial expression.
Before Nikolai could speak, Daniel mentioned their bags. He sighed and nodded, standing up. "Yeah...I can show you, come on." Nikolai walked up the stairs to the room all the way down the hall closest to his own with the larger bed. He opened the door and walked in, holding his arm out. "Here it is." As soon as Dan fully walked into the room Nikolai shut the door and crossed his arms, leaning up against the wall. "I'm only allowing this because I'd look like a hypocrite if I didn't. I know you're smart, Dan, but whatever you do, don't have sex with my sister in my house, yeah? Please?" His eyes looked seriously into Dan's, awaiting a response.
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 7, 2016 20:22:21 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 20:22:21 GMT -7
Irina knew immediately from Magi's reaction to Dan's tensing beside her that she had upset the girl. She felt horrible; she hadn't meant to bring up anything bad or sad in the girls' life. She waited until the boys had gone upstairs before speaking. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to upset you," she said softly, setting down her wine glass and coming to sit by Magi. She didn't say anything for a few moments. "Nikolai is happier than I've seen him...well, ever," she told her, trying to cheer her up. It was true, contrary to the sassy quips shared between him and Magi. There was just something about him that seemed more natural, at ease. She could tell he still wasn't fully comfortable with the whole idea of her and Dan together but he was putting up with it, and she doubted he would do so if Magi wasn't in the picture. "Thank you for being here..I know that sounds weird, but Dan and I everything is...so new, but it's been difficult because Niko's so protective," she explained awkwardly. She wasn't sure why she was explaining herself to Magi, but she felt comfortable doing so. Hesitating, she reached out and squeezed Magi's shoulder. "If you ever find your muse again...I'd love to play with you sometime," she whispered.
@magdalena @daniel @jill9
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Sept 7, 2016 20:34:35 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 20:34:35 GMT -7
Magdalena thought she'd masked the emotions, but it was obvious they'd seen through it. Nikolai because he knew her, but the other guy... The way he'd looked at her before looking away... She didn't know what it meant, just that for some reason it was like he understood for a moment what she'd been trying to hide. She pursed her lips together as the boys went upstairs, Nikolai showing Dan the guest room while Irina gave over to the other couch. Immediately Magdalena set her wine glass down on the side table, knowing that if she didn't she'd down it immediately. She had a nasty habit of trying to drown her emotions with alcohol. "It's fine, I'm not upset." She lied.
As Irina went on to talk about Nikolai, Magdalena smiled, looking down at her hands to try and hide it. It.... It made her happy that someone close to Nikolai was saying that he was happier. But then she went on about her and Dan and Nikolai being protective.... Magdalena looked up then, an eyebrow raised. "New boyfriend? I'm guessing Nikolai and Dan know each other pretty well?" Well, that was obvious, from the way they had acted. The boys had to be friends, good friends. "And I'm guessing Nikolai's giving you both a hard time about it?" She could see him doing that. Stirring up trouble because someone was trying to date his sister.
Her lips tightened together, though there was a small forced smile. "I'll let you know if that happens." Personally she hadn't had the desire to play. Read music, sure she could still do that just fine and not feel to emotional. But actually play it? That was the tricky part.
Irina Rose Krum @daniel @jill9
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Sept 7, 2016 20:43:16 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 20:43:16 GMT -7
Dan swallowed nervously as Nik led him and the bags down the hall, to one room. Dan walked in, set the bags down, and then turned to Nik who had just the door. He smiled awkwardly, waiting for Nik to speak. When he did, Dan was glad he didn't have water in his mouth because he definitely would have choked. His eyes widened and he began shaking his head rapidly, "Of course Nik, no, no way. I mean, thanks, for this. You're really thoughtful and all but yeah, no that's not going to happen. Hasn't happened. Won't happen. At least not for a while. I mean maybe some day because, you know, or you don't know, I was going to tell you, we're like officially labeled boyfriend/girlfriend and all that stuff now, so I guess we could some day do that," his throat was getting drier as he rapidly burned through all that. Then he finally stood up straight and gave a firm nod. "Aye-yi, sir. And can we.... never talk about this again?" he pleaded with a small smile.
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Sept 7, 2016 20:51:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 20:51:29 GMT -7
Dan's reaction was priceless. Nikolai somehow managed to keep a straight face, his expression serious and an eyebrow raised at Dan as he stuttered on trying to form a full sentence. But Niko couldn't do it any longer. He began laughing, his hand holding the spot where the scar was. It didn't really hurt anymore, it only gave him slight pain when he laughed too hard or coughed too deeply. He stood up straight, looking at Dan. "Don't make me laugh like that, hurts the scar." Nikolai coughed and walked closer to Dan and sat on the bed. "Well I can't promise we'll never talk about it again, but as a best friend, good job on waiting. And as a brother, since you're apparently her boyfriend now, you watch out, Daniel Hoh." Niko winked at him with a smile. "Really though, don't make me regret this, yeah?"
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 7, 2016 21:09:17 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 7, 2016 21:09:17 GMT -7
Magi was lying; Irina knew she was. But the girl didn't want to tell her so she let it go. "Yeah, he's new in a romantic sense at least, I've known him forever," she said with a laugh. She'd known Dan since she was very young, so he himself was not new to her. But being able to snog him was. "It's so cliche, the best friend and the sister. But it works, it feels...right," she said, shrugging, not able to hide a smile. It did feel right, being with Dan, even though Niko probably didn't like that. "He's just being classic older brother protective, but one day I hope he'll see how happy Dan makes me," she said with a little shrug.
Irina looked up towards the stairs when she heard laughter; Niko's laughter. Oh Merlin, what were they talking about? Irina's curiosity was dying to know. "Wonder what Niko finds so funny?" she said out loud, looking back over to Magi. She crossed back over to the couch and picked up her wine glass, taking a small sip. "I sort of...brought this over as a peace offering. Between Niko and I. He wasn't all that happy with me recently, for obvious reasons," she said almost sheepishly.
@magdalena @daniel @jill9
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Sept 7, 2016 21:53:42 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 21:53:42 GMT -7
The best friend and the brother... Well, that was awkward. Magdalena blinked in surprise. So Irina was dating Nikolai's best friend. No wonder Nikolai was so on edge. At the remark of him one day seeing how happy Dan made her. "I don't think Nikolai will ever get over being protective." She smiled just a bit. While Nikolai didn't always show it, he had a good heart, and a strong desire to protect people. Even though she'd made such a terrible first impression, he'd still followed her home every night to make sure she got home safe.
The burst of laughter was unexpected but... it made Magdalena smile even more. He hadn't laughed that hard since he was stabbed. A subject she was praying didn't get brought up, because if it did... She didn't think she could lie about it. "Whatever it is, I don't want to know." Let the boys have their moment, whatever it was. As Irina went on about Nikolai not being happy with her recently, Magdalena tore her gaze from the stairs to the slightly younger girl, a wicked grin on her lips. "Well, if you need any help getting him in a good mood.... I'm sure I can persuade him." More then sure.
Irina Rose Krum @jill9 @daniel
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Sept 8, 2016 8:23:37 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2016 8:23:37 GMT -7
Dan was horrified at Nikos reaction, but since he felt Niks emotions he had no choice but to burst into laughter right along with him and the worried feelings dissipated, for a moment. When Nik straightened up it took Dan a few more seconds to stop laughing and straighten as well, "oh, sorry,:" he muttered as Nik mentioned the scar, moving to sit on the bed. Dan nodded, sitting beside Nik, leaving about a foot of space between them. "Okay. I will not make you regret this and I will watch myself, yes." He gave Nik a firm nod with a chuckle, but then he tried to form a more serious look, "really, though. I wouldn't even know where to sta-" he realized he was talking about it again and shook his head, standing, "should we get back out there before all the wines gone? I'm not sure what Irinas drinking habits are like..." he raised his eyebrow at Nik in question, gesturing toward the door. @jill9 @magdalena Irina Rose Krum my beautiful girlfriend whom I adore shh
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Sept 8, 2016 9:08:15 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2016 9:08:15 GMT -7
Nikolai was glad that he at least got Dan to laugh. He wasn't sure why it was an awkward conversation, if it wasn't his sister they'd be talking about it quite a bit. That's what guys did, right? Nikolai smiled at him and nodded his head. "Well... Trust me, Magdalena took over when we first did it. I had no idea what to do either, and as weird as this conversation is, it'll just... Come to you." Nikolai slowly smirked and began laughing again, his cheeks turning a light pink. Then he rose an eyebrow and nodded his head. "Yes, we should... Magi should not be left alone with alcohol." Niko opened the door and walked down the stairs quickly, glancing at the bottle and then to Magdalena. "How was your girl talk?"
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Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
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last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
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Sept 8, 2016 9:37:26 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Sept 8, 2016 9:37:26 GMT -7
“You’re right, I don’t want to know,” Irina agreed, then found herself laughing at Magi’s offer. “That is my brother you’re talking about!” she exclaimed, still smiling as the boys rejoined them. “Niko it was good to hear your laugh again, though I don’t ever want to know what you were talking about,” she said with a chuckle. She looked over at Dan, several questions in her head. Did he tell Niko they were officially together now? More importantly, was he allowing them to stay in the same room? She supposed she would find out shortly. “Oh you know, it was fine. We talked a little of this a little of that,” she responded to Niko airily, waving her hand in the air. She cleared her throat as she looked pointedly at Niko and Magdalena. “Alright, let’s get the elephant out of the room,” she said briskly. “It’s quite obvious you are living together, which is fine if you’re happy. But I’m curious, when did this start?” she asked, gesturing to the two of them. It would at least take the topic off of Dan and Irina for a little bit.
@magdalena @daniel @jill9
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Sept 8, 2016 10:16:48 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2016 10:16:48 GMT -7
Magdalena raised and eyebrow and smirked as irina protested, saying that it was her brother magi as talking about. "Yes it is, and I could talk plenty about him. I'm not as shy as him when it comes to talking about our relationship." Oh she was sure she could say a few things that would make Irina blush. Hell, she could make Nikolai blush if he left himself open to it. He wasn't as shy around her anymore, but he probably wouldnt feel the same way around his sister.
Magdalena leaned forward as the boys came back, her elbows resting on her knees. She saw the look Nikolai had given her and then the bottle of wine. Her own glass remained untouched on the table. She didn't trust her selfcontrol when he wasn't around. "Girl talk? Please, if it was girl talk I would have taught her all the seduction techniques I know." she smirked wickedly. "If you want us to have that talk, we might need a few more minutes." That was said entirely to make Nikolai squirm a bit.
As Irina basically asked for an explanation to hers and Nikolai's relationship she looked back at him, and eyebrow raised once more. As if asking how much he wanted Irina to know about them. @jill9 @daniel Irina Rose Krum
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Sept 8, 2016 10:22:41 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2016 10:22:41 GMT -7
When Nik mentioned how it would all just come to him when the time was right, Dan just nodded. He was grateful for the advice from his best friend, but he was horrified that it was Irinas brother giving it to him. Nik mentioned that Mag should not be alone with alcohol and Dan raised an eyebrow, slightly concerned, as he followed Nik out of the room, grateful to be out of it for now. Once back in the sitting room, Dan made eye contact with Irina and tried to convey all he was feeling in that eye contact. Then Magi made that comment about 'seduction' and Dan choked, then straightened up and looked back up at Irina. Then Magi said they'd a few more minutes to make that happen and Dan held up a hand, "nah, that's okay," his voice oddly high pitched when he said that. He cleared his throat and turned back to Ri, "Our stuff is in the guest room down the hall," Dan said softly, as he gestured behind him. Then Irina asked Niko and Magi how long they'd been living together. He stayed standing, eyes shifting back to Magi and then to Nik as he awaited their answers. Irina Rose Krum @jill9 @magdalena
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