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Post by callykhs2 on Jan 31, 2009 2:57:42 GMT 1
She wondered briefly why Starke hadn't returned the embrace. Maybe he was just so shell shocked that she initiated it in the first place he didn't know what to think. Or maybe he didn't want to be hugged by her? Alexis wasn't sure but she hoped the last thought wasn't anywhere near the right mark. Brushing it off as him just not reacting soon enough she smiled slightly when he asked for confirmation.
"Yes, really. It wasn't just while you were gone this last time..you were always fun to talk to and hang out with. It sucked whenever we didn't talk anymore because of me" she said gently nudging one of his legs over to make room for her to perch on the bed. Once his leg was moved she sat down on the bed with him. Tucking one leg up under her body she turned so that she was facing him to talk easier. It felt comfortable to sit like this with him again and she welcomed that feeling. It wasn't much fun for her to not have many close friends to talk to while she was too busy being mad at Starke for no good reason.
She didn't know if this newly rekindled friendship would lead to something else but Alexis left that door open just in case there was something to unfold there. Even if it didn't work out again she wasn't about to not give it a chance. Even with helping Aiden out with his love potion problems, she wasn't sure if that was going to go someplace either. If it did she'd be in a bit of a pickle to choose between guys. She liked Aiden as a friend, he was cute too but Alexis wasn't sure if she liked him like that.
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Post by james on Jan 31, 2009 9:31:42 GMT 1
Despite how comfortable the bed was, and how good it felt to be sitting down at last, especially after the stint he had had in the corridor outside the lavatory, he felt confined or forced in the position. His body felt slightly rigid as he remained in his distanced posture. He cursed himself inwardly for not hugging Lex back. But he also had to wonder what held him back. While he was generally one to resist his impulses, rarely indulging in the physicality he imagined himself to do, it was not as though she was unfamiliar territory. Though the only idea he had of her kiss anymore was replaced with the taste of another, there was an inevitable comfort that he had lamented missing in her touch. It was not as though he had to have made the first move, she had already had her arms around him, and her body was right there for the embrace. And still he had held back. He'd like to say that he would rectify this if given another chance, but it wasn't the first time he'd had this predicament. The irony of all irony. She had dumped him for cheating or chasing around other girls, or for whatever reason, and he lamented the very fact that he was always finding himself in these moments with girls.
He moved his leg obediently when she nudged it, overly conscious again of her touch. Though she pushed him aside it was hardly enough to avoid the subtlety of letting his leg rest back very nearly in the same position as before, but this time lightly against her. "Oh?" He asked, realizing at last how wrong the impression he was sending by acting indifferent. "What is it that you wanted to talk about?" He changed his tone, but it was still awkward because he realized she might not have meant right this second.
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Post by callykhs2 on Jan 31, 2009 22:00:15 GMT 1
Alexis couldn't help but get the feeling that Starke was distancing himself from her mentally..and she wasn't sure if he wanted to do the same physically right now. Sitting on the bed was just something she would do with friends, to have the closeness of it and since she considered him a friend she didn't think it would be a problem. He probably wasn't wanting to give himself too much hope just in case, she couldn't blame him for that. Though it did make it a little harder to roll with the punches that way.
She shrugged a shoulder at his question "I don't know..just talking about whatever in general. Like normal friends do I guess, I'm not going to gossip about Jimmy Choos or anything so you can relax"she smiled at her attempt at a joke just to lighten the mood.
Crap..there was that smell wafting up her nose from the huge shirt she currently had on. Her thoughts ran back to finding the nurse and requesting her own clothing from her dorms or at least something else to wear. With a quick glance around she deduced that she would have to get up and go find the person she wanted and didn't want to do that at the moment. Trying not to sigh at her own predicament she looked back over at Starke reclining back against the wall looking a smidgen ragged from his run in with a toilet if not just in general. ”So, when did you get back to Hogwarts? Are things any different since you left?” she didn't think there was anything new or exciting going on, but maybe he had something to mention, after all when you're having a talk it's better to have two people involved.
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Post by james on Feb 1, 2009 20:46:09 GMT 1
Like normal friends do, I guess… Well that certainly cleared up a lot for Starke. She just wanted to be friends with him again. That was understandable, they were good as friends, but it was a little disappointing at the same time. He was worthy of friendship with so many, and he was starting to get the distinct impression that he was the ‘right’ guy at the wrong time. He understood that girls probably wanted the bad boy right now, and someday they would be interested in him, but it was so bloody difficult to judge which ones were ready for him. She had been ready for him, once upon a time, and that ridiculous friend of hers had ruined it. He could have been sitting happily with a few year relationship under his belt, with no worries about the looming fact that he was about to enter adulthood, and the opportunities to be in situations with so many female counterparts would dwindle. Now he would probably drift into some menial job at the ministry. That was a big place though… there might still be hope for him.
“I just got back today,” Starke said quietly, unsure about why that embarrassed him, but he was also distracted, “Who is Jimmy Choos anyway?” A lot could happen in a month. “Your boyfriend?” He continued after a disappointed beat.
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Post by callykhs2 on Feb 3, 2009 5:17:05 GMT 1
Alexis stared at Starke for a minute, did he just ask who Jimmy Choos was? She had to pull both her lips into her mouth and bite down on them trying not to laugh. How didn't he know that was the name of a famous muggle shoe designer? Even if she and Starke hadn't dated for long her love of muggle fashion still was strong at that young age.
"As a matter of fact.. Jimmy is my boyfriend." she thought it would be funny to see how far she could take this joke with him. She would tell him eventually who exactly Mr. Choo was but not just yet, this was too funny. "He graduated last year and lives in London in this fancy flat.. it's really amazing" she went on, watching Starke's face the whole time trying to gauge his reaction and when she should stop and tell him she was joking.
Leaning back on her hand she twirled a curl around her finger and sighed a little dreamily as she pretended to think about the man who made a few pairs of her shoes. If she would have been wearing a pair of said shoes she might have drawn attention to them but she wasn't since there was no reason to walk around in the dirty forest with those pretty things.
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