Goes Bump In The Night. (Zen)

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Daniel stood out in an open part of the zombie island park waiting for Zen to show up. It was surprising that he was actually early to places the past couple times he had met up with her. Daniel almost prided himself on how he used to be late to just about anything. Yet, in most cases those were events or places he didn’t want to be at. Just like how a good part of his first year at hogwarts had gone. He almost regretted not giving the school a chance, especially with how his last year went. He’d never actually admit it but in his head he would question how he handled his first year at Hogwarts sometime. Instead back then he was too busy being angry at this father for up and moving him. He still hated him for that but it was less so now that Ilvermorny was at Hogwarts anyway.

He questioned if he had told Zen the right place and time or if he was actually early, or worse late and she had already left. Yet that didn’t sound like something Zen would do but she could certainly be surprising from time to time. That or she changed her mind on going to the presumed haunted forest. It was suppose to be filled with scary created but also promised to be safe for everyone. Daniel was curious just what it was going to be like. Scary and safe didn’t seem like much of a combination for fun. Either way there was plenty of other things to do on the island after this, especially if it ended up sucking.

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THE MOMENT ZENEVIEVA HAD HEARD about a potential zombie island park opening up for the Halloween celebration, the Novell immediately agreed with herself that she would not be going. But with a few owls going back between her and Daniel, she was easily convinced. Dressed fairly casually as Daniel mentioned something along the lines of a haunted forest, Zen stepped closer and closer to where they had planned to meet for their time together.

The half-vampire was running late simply from getting caught up in her mind, especially now her seventh year had finally begun. Things were different for her already, stutter gone, hair longer, cigarettes slowly involving themselves in the blonde's life and more nights the Novell was found sleeping upside down because of her unquestionable ability. Regardless, Zen continued as if everything was normal even when...it didn't feel like it. "I'm here!" She called out to Daniel with a wave, stepping closer to him once confirming it was actually him. "Did you...wait long?"

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Daniel did his normal idle walk around at the front of the haunted forest entrance. He was never good at standing still, especially when waiting. He needed to be on the move. There was weird difference to him. When standing still and doing something he was fine but if waiting or bored he felt restless or even tired of standing. It was odd but it’s just how it had always been for him, Daniel didn’t exactly question it and it was probably normal for most people he felt. Not many people seemed to be able to stand still waiting. Except for those guards that protected the queen's castle. They were a funny sight now that he thought back to them.

As he heard his name he looked over toward the source to see Zen walking closer with a wave. He smiled as she finally got closer, asking if he had been waiting long. “No, only a few minutes. It does show that it seems you’re going to be a late one between the two of us. Which isn’t something I was exactly prepared for.” Daniel replied with a smile and small laugh. “Well this is official date number two, or three if we are counting Blishwick. Do we shake hands or hug?” Daniel teased slightly but also wasn’t exactly sure where they were there. With a smirk he leaned in closer to her. “Or do we skip those and kiss?” Before pulling back and laughing once more.

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IN THE RUN UP TO greeting Daniel, Zen couldn't help but smile at his actions. His little pace up and down as he waited for her was nothing but adorable in the Novell's eyes and even his smile when he noticed her...Merlin, Zen couldn't get him off of her mind. At his reply, she couldn't help but let her lips rise into a smile. He was a dork, especially as he continued to tease her, despite knowing she would just laugh in response. "This is only...the first time I've been late." For valid reasons as well. At least to the half-vampire anyway.

At his mention of that day technically being their second or third date, Zen felt a blush creep onto her cheeks. She hadn't expected Daniel to even agree to another date since they last went out for the ice cream tasting, but going out with him and sending owls to and from proved to be more than fun. As he leaned into her, Zen's face only flushed red and she leaned back shyly until he moved back himself. With a small smile, she leaned in to kiss his cheek before holding his hand, leading him inside the Haunted Forest. "One step at a time." She murmured, smiling as she avoided his gaze.

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Daniel continued to smile as Zen defended her being late by saying it was just the first time. Which was true more or less. He had been first to the ice cream tasting thing but that was just because he was there early. Zen hadn’t exactly been late. “Fine, we’ll see if you make a habit out of being late or not.” Daniel teased as he didn’t exactly care if she was late or not, he was always late for classes back when he was in school and didn’t expect much out of it happening. He should be the last one to enforce someone to be on time and he knew that.

The last thing Daniel had been expecting when he teased Zen for a moment about how they should be greeting each other was for her to act on it. He expected the blush or maybe even a short stutter. Instead she kissed his cheek before grabbing his hand and heading toward the forest. Saying one step at a time. Daniel’s cheeks were slightly red. Not a full blush but close. He had been caught off guard for a moment but was quickly back to his senses as she pulled him. “Well I can honestly say I can’t wait for the other steps. I do wonder what you did with the old Zen though? She locked in some broom closet back at school?"

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WHILE ZEN KNEW MOST TIMES Daniel would do nothing but tease, poke and prod his way into potentially irritating her, Zen herself never...got annoyed at the older Gryffindor. The more she had gotten to know him and spend time alongside him only made her like him a lot more. A lot more. It felt different considering the two were mere strangers just years ago, especially as Daniel knew she was once picked on several times by Bianca and her gang, but here they were, slightly more grown up and bonding. Something the Novell couldn't see herself doing in her younger years. But with Zen arriving late and the wide smile resting across her lips as Daniel called her out for it, she couldn't help but roll her eyes as he teased her again. "I'm not like you.." She retorted, gently nudging his side with her elbow.

Taking the lead after she kissed his cheek, Zen continued to avoid his gaze, nervous and embarrassed of what he might say. But as if things were simply normal, Daniel teased her again and Zen couldn't help but smile a little wider as she looked back at him, also noting how his cheeks were tinted slightly red. "Maybe." She hummed, moving her fingers to lace with his own. "Did you want her back? The stutter and all?" She asked as she slowed their walking, looking up at him curiously. Zen had tried her hardest over the summer to rid herself of the thing and thankfully - as well as with the support of her aunt and friends - it worked. There were moments in which the stutter would find its way back, but nothing was as prominent as before.

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Zen nudged him with her elbow as he teased her about being late and how it might be a continued thing. She hit him back by saying that she wasn’t like him. “No, you just like me.” Daniel teased for a moment, they were on a date after all. It would be assumed she liked him. Just as he indeed liked her. Yet, the same teasing by from him wasn’t about to stop. “Just don’t start blaming me if you start being late for other things. Like I’m rubbing off on you or something.” Daniel added, knowing she wouldn’t do such a thing but this was the new Zen after all.

They began to walk toward the entrance of the haunted forest and as they did Zen laces her fingers with his. He held her hand in return giving it the smallest of squeezes. Enjoying the feeling of her soft skin in his hand. More of a rush than he had been expecting to be sure. She looked up to him and asked if he wanted the old Zen back, stutter and all. “Not in this moment but I will miss it on some rare occasions, it had its cute moments. I’m enjoying new Zen plenty right now.” Daniel said with a smile, looking back to Zen, blonde really did suit her. “Shall we go see just how haunted this forest is? Or does new Zen have any other surprises?” Daniel joking teased as he started walking slowly toward the forest once more.

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NOT EXPECTING HIS RESPONSE, ZEN started to blush a lot harder, the red colour flushing her cheeks and face altogether. "It's not a problem if I do right?.." She managed to ask, looking away from his gaze as she bit on her bottom lip out of nervousness. "If I'm late for anything else than I have to blame you." She teased with a slightly wider grin. "Your actions will definitely start to rub off on me." She added. Daniel was typically the late one - not her.

As they walked towards the entrance of the haunted forest, Zen couldn't help but smile shyly as she looked down at their hands, blushing slightly more as he gently squeezed her hand. She hadn't expected such a thing to happen between the two of them, especially since she was so shy during their shared time in Ilvermorny. Thanking him quietly as he said he was enjoying 'new Zen', she still wanted to tease him. "Had its cute moments?" She repeated, leaning into him to gently nudge his side with her hips. "You thought Zen with a stutter was cute?" She added.

Laughing as he teased her, the Novell rolled her eyes. "New Zen doesn't have any more surprises...Yet anyway." She grinned, gently tugging at his hand to lead him inside the haunted forest. Zen didn't know what to expect but even just from walking towards the entrance, the Novell almost jumped from an unexpected jump-scare near the two of them.

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At his comment about Zen liking him, she asked if that wasn’t a problem. Daniel laughed for a moment. “No, I don’t think it is. We are on a date after all. One of use should at least like the other.” Daniel said mildly teasing the Ravenclaw. “Luckily both of us like each other so if that’s even better.” Zen explained that if she did instead start being the late one it would be his fault. His actions rubbing off in her. “I’m sorry, should I right a note to your professors once you’re late for classes. Telling them to blame me? I doubt they could issue detentions to me.”

Zen asked about what he meant about her old self having its cute moments. Asking if he thought her stutter used to be cute. “Kind of, yeah.” Daniel said with a smile in place. “You could just tell when something was making you shy and maybe a little nervous when you stuttered just a bit more.” It had his moments but he enjoyed confident Zen all the more. “I do like new Zen more though so I’m not saying this is a bad thing. The stutter just had its cute moments.” Which it had, granted he never her told her that back then. It would have only made the stutter worse back then and he wasn’t trying to make her life that much harder just to tease her.

She explained that her new self didn’t have any other new surprises just yet. Soon after as they walked toward the haunted forest there was a quick scare that caused her to jump. Thankfully it hadn’t gotten Daniel. He did laugh a little at the squeeze of his hand and jump. “That’s okay, I think this place might have enough surprises for the both of us.” Daniel said with another warm laugh as he kept them walking toward the entrance.

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AT THE START OF DANIEL'S teasing, Zen opened her mouth, ready to object against his words and assume he didn't like her similarly to the way she liked him. Though as he continued on, mentioning that it was a good thing that the two of them liked one another. At his next point, Zen couldn't help but laugh quietly, nodding as she agreed. "I think the Professors would enjoy that. They would probably send all the owls and howlers your way instead of mine. Besides..I've never had a detention, so you could take the fall for me!"

Looking over at him as he spoke, Zen noticed the small smile on his lips, before her own lips rose also. "So is it harder to read me now?..If I'm being shy or not?.." She asked, keeping her smile up. She hadn't thought her stutter could be seen as cute by any means but hearing it from Daniel only made the Novell's cheeks flush darker red, while her maintaining her smile altogether.

After her moment of being scared so close to the entrance, Zen held tighter on Daniel's hand, leaning into him more so she could seemingly hide behind him if there was another jumpscare awaiting them. As the entrance became more clear as they walked closer, the half-vampire squeezed her eyes shut, relying more on Daniel's direction to keep herself going.

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