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Feb 23, 2017 21:46:57 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 21:46:57 GMT -7
Because the Quidditch match that she had just played was a pick-up one—not a real one—Tania chose to bypass the locker room before putting her broom away. The broomshed wasn't a far walk from the pitch at all, which was the whole point of storing her broomstick there, so it was always a quick process.
Seeing a familiar face standing just beside the shed, however, Tania knew that she was going to be kept a while—or at least long enough to say hello. “Maria!” she beamed, unable to hide her excitement at being caught off guard. “Were you watching our match?” she wondered, having been focused on the Quidditch and not on the stands.
Maybe she should have been more focused on the stands, Tania thought to herself. Maria looked even prettier now than she remembered… Had she done something different with her hair?
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Feb 24, 2017 22:46:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 22:46:11 GMT -7
Maria had missed the first half of the 'practice' Quidditch match going on but showed up just in time to realize spot Tatiana, that timid little Hufflepuff she'd met before Christmas, She hadn't planned on going to the Quidditch pitch, but her interest had peaked when she spotted airborne students. Now she was very glad she'd stopped, and even more so when she saw Tatiana break away from the others alone. Maria left the stands quickly, having a good idea where Tania might be heading. Maria had just made it to the broom shed and leaned up against it when Tania appeared. The younger girl's enthusiastic reaction at seeing Maria made her grin widely. "Hi, Tania." She answered, pleased that the girl was so happy to see her. "Some of it. You played really well." The compliment came out easily and smoothly.
"So, Tania. Tell me. Have any plans?" She continued to ask as she reached up to twirl a lock of dark hair between her fingers.
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Feb 25, 2017 14:15:50 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2017 14:15:50 GMT -7
Maria answered her and said that she had only seen some of their match. That was okay, Tania thought; it had been fun, of course, but she hadn't missed anything too important. They hadn't had a Seeker, anyway, which, for most people, seemed to be half of the excitement. If it had been a real match between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, however, Tania wasn't sure if her attitude would have been different. She was just glad that Maria had seen her play, just like they had talked about before.
Hearing Maria say that she had played well somehow meant more to her than anybody else's compliments. Tania had never doubted that she was good at Quidditch—possibly the one thing that she had never doubted—but everything that Maria said just had more weight to it.
“So, Tania. Tell me. Have any plans?”
Focused on the piece of hair that Maria was twirling around her fingers, it hadn't dawned on Tania that she was being asked a question at first. “Oh,” she realized. “Me?” There wasn't anyone else to whom Maria could have been speaking, after all. “No,” she answered. “Not really. Why?”
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Mar 17, 2017 22:46:46 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 22:46:46 GMT -7
"I can see now why you kept mentioning liking Quidditch before. You're amazing." Maria was laying it on pretty thick as she smiled. She wasn't going to hold back any flirtatious punches with this Hogwarts girl. She might not lay on as much sexual tension as with Margaux, but there were plenty of different flirting styles and Maria was pretty sure showering the younger girl in compliments was the best course of action. So until she felt otherwise, she'd stick with this route.
Oh, there was that tunnel vision again. Maria's smile widened. It was adorable how distracted Tania seemed to get at the little things, focusing on something as simple as Maria twirling her hair and taking several moments to actually realize that Maria had said something.Maria pushed away from the broom shed and crossed the small distance between them. Maria had several inches on the younger girl but she didn't mind looking toward to meet her gaze. In fact, it was kind of nice being taller. Releasing that lock of hair she'd been twirling she instead reached out and light brushed her fingers against Tania's own dark hair. Just a playful little gesture, but hinting about wanting more. "Go out with me." Maria stated clearly and unflinching. It wasn't phrased as a question, but if Tania said no... Well, Maria would be willing to accept it. "Nothing fancy, obviously. There isn't much to do at a boarding school but we could think of something." She paused for a moment, fighting the urge reach out again. "What do you say?"
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Mar 18, 2017 10:04:07 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 10:04:07 GMT -7
Their conversation had turned from her Quidditch prowess to Maria's idea of what they could do, and Tania listened with interest. She didn't flinch as Maria touched her hair, smiling softly and feeling as though she was on top of the world. Maria put her at ease without any trouble.
“Go out with me.” Maria wanted her to go out with her. “Nothing fancy, obviously. There isn't much to do at a boarding school,” she noted, “but we could think of something.” Hogwarts wasn't Maria's school, but Tania had the advantage of knowing the few places in Hogsmeade where people usually went on dates. “What do you say?”
Tania knew her answer immediately. She didn't think it over or second-guess herself; she just blurted it out and attempted to contain her excitement. “Yes!” Her smile grew into a grin.
“And there are places in Hogsmeade,” she added, though she doubted that Maria wanted to wait until their next scheduled trip into the village. “Or in the castle… somewhere?” Even as she considered their options, Tania couldn't wipe the smile from her face. She was going on a date.
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Mar 30, 2017 20:02:22 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 20:02:22 GMT -7
Maria didn't have to wait long for an answer. Tania basicall blurted it out so quickly and excited that Maria wondered if Tania had even bothered to breath or think before speaking. It was adorable, extremely adorable. And Tania's overwhelming excitement made Maria grin. "You will? Great!" Maria breathed in answer.
Hogsmeade? No, that was too far away. Maria wasn't known for her patience. And she was already testing the limits of her patience with Tania. Trying not to scare Tania away Maria was making sure to keep her pursuit of the younger girl slow (painfull so). It was working though. Thank god. "If you're free now, I'm sure we could find something to do here at the castle..?" She softly suggested,
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Apr 1, 2017 9:34:22 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 9:34:22 GMT -7
“If you're free now, I'm sure we could find something to do here at the castle…”
Now? Tania's heart fluttered in her chest. “I mean, I was planning to shower…” Sure, what she had just played hadn't been a full match, but she had still worked up a sweat in the process. With Maria there, though, she didn't want her to think that she was making up excuses. “I'm free, though, right now,” she smiled, leaning against her broomstick a little, “if you don't mind.” What was lucky was that Maria didn't seem to care; she seemed to want to take her exactly as she was.
“We… I could give you a tour?” she supposed. Unlike all of the seventh-years who were from Hogwarts, Tania doubted that Maria had gotten to see much of the castle besides its first few floors, if that much. “I know you've found the Quidditch pitch,” she smiled, wondering if that was what flirting was supposed to feel like. Her romantic ideas were few and far between, but hopefully she could make it interesting.
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Apr 5, 2017 17:22:34 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 17:22:34 GMT -7
Maria primarily did not like sweat, or anything dirty in general. Despite being so.... physical (to put it in innocent terms for Tatiana), Maria was extremely self absorbed. Anything that might ruin her appearance was a huge disdain. That also included interacting with others that might ruin her appearance. But Maria could make an exception. For the right person. And today, petite little brunettes were awfully tempting. Tempting enough to make an exception. "I don't mind if you don't." She answered simply, leaving the choice to Tania. The girl needed to feel like she had a say in all of this, didn't she?
"A tour would be wonderful." Despite being at Hogwarts for half a year there were still plenty of it's secrets that she'd yet to unravel. "I can always pretend like this is my first time at Hogwarts, if you'd like." Maria offered with a smile as she took a few steps closer to the younger brunette.
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Apr 5, 2017 21:37:55 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 21:37:55 GMT -7
“I don't mind if you don't.”
“I guess it doesn't really matter now, does it?” Tania laughed, looking upwards at the sky before looking back at Maria. “Since we got rained off…” There might not have been much need for her to shower, but she did need to put her broom away before the skies decided to open up again and they both got drenched from standing around and chatting. Since the shed was right there, she went ahead and opened the door back up, placing her broomstick back inside.
Maria told her that a tour of Hogwarts would be “wonderful”. “I can always pretend like this is my first time at Hogwarts, if you'd like,” she smiled.
While Tania appreciated Maria's offer, she didn't want to bore her with things that she had already seen. There was so much of the castle to see. “Is there anywhere you'd like to go?” she asked, smiling as she pushed a dripping strand of hair out of her face. “There are towels in the locker room…”
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Apr 9, 2017 19:38:44 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 19:38:44 GMT -7
Maria just grinned widely at Tatiana's agreement that it didn't matter. At least now Maria wouldn't have to wait around. Patience was a virtue she was, unsurpringly, lacking. And with the broomstick shed right here it was far to easy for the younger girl to stash away the enchanted broom.
As for what she'd like to see... Maria tapped a finger to her chin lightly, thinking. There was surprisingly little of interest that immediately stood out to her aside from the common rooms. But obviously those were off limits. It was such a silly concept, separating the students in such a way, and preventing access to the others. At Durmstrang they weren't separated into 'houses' or anything of the sort. Yes, they did have different dormitories and they weren't supposed to enter the others but that rule had never stopped Maria. "Well, I heard someone mention the kitchens once, but I've yet to find them." Maria offered. The kitchens weren't actually that interesting to Maria, but it was somewhere she knew she'd hadn't been, and this was supposed to be a tour after all. As for towels... Maria took a step forward. "I can come with you, if you'd like. So you can dry off."
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Apr 19, 2017 21:08:16 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 21:08:16 GMT -7
“Well,” began Maria. Tania knew that it must have taken her a little while to come up with something. Most of the corridors were just corridors, and the only thing that might have been notable about them was the fact that most of them had various portraits hanging up in them. “I heard someone mention the kitchens once, but I've yet to find them.”
Getting to the kitchens wouldn't be any trouble at all, and Tania was happy that they happened to be in such close proximity to the Hufflepuff Common Room. She knew that part of the castle like the back of her hand and smiled. “Perfect! They're near my common room, actually,” she told Maria, thinking of nothing but the sake of convenience that came with one location's nearness to the other.
Before that, though, there was the locker room. Maria stepped forward and offered to go with her. “It's just over here,” she directed. It might have been a little bit out of their way to go back towards the pitch, but it would be the quickest way for them to dry off without having to use charms and hope that they were quicker about it than the rain.
They reached the locker room door, and Tania held it open to let Maria inside. “I should have some towels in my locker,” she told her. “And I can borrow from my sister Ripley's, if we need to.” Irina and Ripley had left not long after the match had come to an end; Ripley wasn't going to need a towel right now.
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Apr 23, 2017 21:55:28 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 21:55:28 GMT -7
Tania was so easily excitable, with the right comment. It was adorable and made Maria smile widely. Every person she pursued had some sort of charm about them, all quite different from the others. For that Gryffindor boy (Daryl, but she didn't know his name yet) it was his cocky confidence. Margaux it was how well her allured matched Maria's. Viola, it was that icy exterior. And Tania? Well Tania was so.... innocent. Exciteable, naive, and innocent. Maria didn't think there was any need to warn the younger girl of her reputation, but nor would she deny if it ever came up. Instead, she'd just enjoy the company of this brunette and have her fun, like everyone else. "Oh really? I didn't know that!" Ah, the common rooms. A place she'd love to see, but likely never would. Oh well.
Maria's smile only grew as Tania accepted her offer to go with her to the locker rooms. Personally Maria wouldn't normally go to such a place, but you'd be surprised what Maria was willing to do for the sake of someone she was pursuing. They reached the locker room quickly and Tania held the door open for her. "Thank you." If their relationship had been closer, Maria would have done something to make her thanks even more well known but instead she just let her fingers brush ever so lightly against Tania's. Just the slightest bit of contact could go quite a ways. Once inside, it was a very stereotypical locker room, so Maria plopped down on one of the benches, crossing her right leg over her left. "Don't worry, it's no rush." She answered. There was an immediate desire to ask if Tania wanted help with drying off, but the innocent girl was giddy just over the fact of a date. She might spontaneously combust at such an offer.
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Apr 29, 2017 14:59:36 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 14:59:36 GMT -7
The feeling of Maria's fingers against her was almost enough to distract her from grabbing the towels, but not wanting to remain looking like a drowned rat was reason enough to keep Tatiana on the same path as she had been. Maria, on the other hand, sat herself down upon one of the benches. Tania hoped that she didn't feel too uncomfortable being in there; it was muddy in general, wasn't entirely organized, and probably smelled more of sweat than Tania was actually aware. It was perfectly normal to her, but, for someone who wasn't accustomed to it, it must have been strange.
“Sorry if it's a bit of a mess in here. It shouldn't take long,” she apologized to Maria and then turned to face her locker. It didn't take her but a minute to get to her own towel, nor did it take her much longer to get to Ripley's. Tania grabbed her sister's towel for herself and then looked at Maria again with a slight grin on her face as she tossed her own towel to her.
“Catch!” she teased, laughing lightly.
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May 18, 2017 16:24:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on May 18, 2017 16:24:29 GMT -7
Tatiana was right to think the locker room would make Maria uncomfortable. It did. The smell, the dirt, the grim. It wasn't her sort of place, at all. But, she could stand it. Maria could tolerate quite a bit, when she was determined enough. Like now. A pretty little distraction was more then enough for Maria. As long as she kept focused on the younger girl and not her surroundings. When Tania's back was turned Maria's nose crinkled just a little from the smell, though the look disappeared after only a moment. "It's fine, don't worry about it." She repeated, not wanting to rush Tania. Though she wouldn't complain if Tania did hurry up a bit...
Maria's dark gaze never wavered as they followed Tania as she went about retrieving a towel from a locker and a second from another. An eyebrow rose when Tania looked back at her with a grin, though she smirked once she saw Tania moving to toss one of the towels to her. Maria uncrossed her leg and caught the towel in both hands and slowly got to her feet. "I thought you were the one in need of drying." Maria was moving closer, towel still in her hands. She wound the towel several times in her hands, until it became a tight coil. Then with a swift motion she slung the coiled towel over Tania's head and around her neck. "I'm pretty good at catch. The towel... now you." She whispered slowly, and breathing slowly as she waited to see Tania's reaction.
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Jun 11, 2017 11:34:48 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 11:34:48 GMT -7
“It's fine,” she heard Maria assure her. “Don't worry about it.” They would only be there for a few minutes, anyway, Tania thought, although she was glad that Maria didn't object to being there. The locker room was “her” place. She had good memories there as well as bad ones, but mostly good. Victory celebrations after difficult matches were probably the best.
The feeling of the towel resting on her shoulders as Maria looped it around her neck wasn't bad, either. Tania had remained fixated on the older girl as she had walked towards her, not really knowing what Maria was about to do but unable to act against it, all the same. “I'm pretty good at catch,” Maria told her. “The towel... now you.”
Tania could feel something running through her, something that she had never felt with anyone else before. It wasn't unpleasant, but she could feel her heart beating faster and faster inside of her chest. Then, there was a second when she questioned herself, wondering if she should close her eyes and if Maria would think that she was weird if she didn't.
She feared messing up, but she had never met anyone else like Maria before. She was so confident and beautiful. And Tania didn't know how, but suddenly she knew how soft her lips were, too. Tania gave a pleasurable sigh through her nose as her lips pressed against Maria's, and she hardly even realized that her eyes were closed.
Pulling back, Tania opened her eyes to look at Maria. Her entire body felt warm in spite of her having gotten rained on, and Maria was still so beautiful. She breathed in again and slowly wrapped her arms around Maria's body, her lips tasting hers for a second time. “You're so hot…” she murmured, never wanting to pull away.
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