hufflepuffed (hufflepuffed) wrote,
@ 2009-02-17 00:49:00

Ted was bored in class, as he often was, staring out the window to his right and daydreaming about the beautiful spring day outside. History of Magic was always his class for daydreaming, rife with homesickness for summer and the green hills of Limerick, where he could spend the whole day outside without any stuffy lectures from beyond the grave to worry about.

He sighed softly, chin propped up on his palm as he stared out the window, entirely oblivious not only to Binn's lecture, but also everything else that was going on in the classroom around him.

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	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Ted tried to smother his laughter and force a straight face. "Okay okay, you don't! Whatever you say, Dromeda." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"Andy," she corrected uneasily as she tried to move bravely forward one more step in the water, taking him with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"Andy's a boy name." Ted stepped forward with her, careful and a little bit closer than before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:52 am UTC (link)
	She shrugged. "It's what everybody else calls me," Andromeda said with a sigh. She never really thought about whether she liked it or not. Brave as a toaster, Andy took another careful step back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"I like Dromeda," Ted said stubbornly as he followed her steps, as if they were dancing and she was the lead. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 04:55 am UTC (link)
	"I've never heard that one before," she complained and then stopped because that was quite enough. It was up to her mid-calf, and Andromeda shivered at the thought. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 04:57 am UTC (link)
	Ted moved closer without quite noticing, near enough to almost touch but not quite. "I'm expanding your horizons, then," he said with a smirk of victory. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:00 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda noticed, but for some reason, she didn't move at all, just looked up at him with widened eyes. This was not good. This was so not good and she shouldn't not be caring right now. "Maybe I should do that more often," she agreed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Ted smiled slowly, almost shyly. "Don't tell your sisters." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:07 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "It'll be our little secret," Andromeda murmured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:18 am UTC (link)
	"Cross my heart," Ted agreed, raising his hand to draw an X on his chest while he nodded. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"But don't hope to die," she told him. "I never understand why people say that last part. Why would you hope to die?" Andromeda took a step back into the water bravely, holding onto him a little closer. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:23 am UTC (link)
	Ted's hands hovered over her waist, not touching still, but ready to catch her. "I don't," he shrugged. "Not now, 'least." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:27 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda grinned wryly, looking carefully down at her feet and taking another step backwards. It was starting to get more slippery, and she held onto his hands near her waist to stable herself without thinking about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"Trying to drown me, are you?" Ted asked, as again he followed her. "Didn't know there was Mermish in the Black family." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:31 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know how to swim, remember?" she said laughingly. "You're going to drown me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:33 am UTC (link)
	Ted shook his head. "I'm not pretty enough to be a mermaid, sorry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:36 am UTC (link)
	"I am?" she asked. "I don't think I quite meet the requirements," Andromeda argued. "Firstly, I am a lady." Nevertheless, she continued to back into the water, slipping just a little in the water and gasping as she found his wrists and pulled down by instinct to try and stabilize herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:37 am UTC (link)
	His hands were immediately on her waist, holding onto her to keep her from falling. "Careful," Ted warned absently. "Being a lady has nothing to do with being a mermaid. You know they have royalty? True facts." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:42 am UTC (link)
	Her hands didn't move from his wrists, her grip firm as she sunk into the water, now up to her knees. "Do they?" Andromeda asked. "What else do you know about mermaids?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:44 am UTC (link)
	His smile turned sheepish. "That's about it, tell you truthfully. Hey, careful careful careful." Ted moved his hands from her waist to catch the small of her back and stop her from going further backwards. "You don't want to go any further, there's a drop in just a sec there and you'll be in to your ribs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"Oh thanks," she said, smiling sheepishly at his hands. Andromeda scooted forward a little, shyly closer to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:50 am UTC (link)
	Ted's arms tightened naturally around her, only realizing it after it was done. "Now see how nice I am?" he said, teasing. "Could've let you find out for yourself, but I didn't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:52 am UTC (link)
	Her arms lifted to touch his forearms, delicately holding onto him. "You should have anyways," she said, nodding wisely. "Because I am a lady and I need to know those sorts of things." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:54 am UTC (link)
	"Does a lady need to go plunging into the lake?" Ted asked, laughing. "Really?" He took a small step towards the sand ledge, as if meaning to let her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)