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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	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)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 05:57 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head quickly, her heart racing. "No! No, I-- no, I can't do that! I can't swim!" Andromeda insisted, giggling loudly and insisting on not moving backwards. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 05:59 am UTC (link)
	"The mermaids would save you!" Ted replied, laughing still as he stepped towards it again. "You're one of them, Dromeda. Accept your inner mermaid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:08 am UTC (link)
	In a slight panic, she wrapped her arms around his neck so that she wouldn't go down the ledge. Or if she did, he would too. "How do you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 06:11 am UTC (link)
	"You're pretty just like 'em," Ted shrugged easily. He grinned, arms tightening securely around her waist. "Ready, Dromeda?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda tightened her arms around him and squealed. "No!!" she complained in a high-pitched voice. "You won't! I'm too much of a lady." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 06:15 am UTC (link)
	"Really?" Ted asked, teasing. "You want to? I keep hearing you say 'yes Ted let's go in the water please'! Okay, Dromeda, anything for you." One more step forward, putting them on the precipice of the sandshelf. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:19 am UTC (link)
	"EeeeeTed I can't do that! I don't know how, Ted! I can't and it's slippery and wet! Slippery when wet, Ted!" Andromeda held onto him tighter, her face going into his neck. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Ted's lips automatically found her ear. "You'll be fine. I've got you," he murmured there, a laugh low in his voice, just before stepping off the edge and into the deeper water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:31 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda squealed as she was pulled underwater, pulling him closer in the cold water. She giggled uncontrollably, though, when she got used to the cold. "You didn't, you jerk!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"You're very welcome, Dromeda," Ted said grandly, as if she'd just thanked him for pushing her into the water. "I do live to serve and all that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:40 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda didn't let go of him still, so close to him as she shivered in the water. "That's so good of you," she teased, a little hushed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hufflepuffed 2009-02-19 06:47 am UTC (link)
	He smiled as he dipped his head next to hers, feeling her shiver. "You're all wet, Dromeda, I'm sorry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whiteblack 2009-02-19 06:51 am UTC (link)
	Andromeda shook her head. "It's-- it's okay, just cold," she complained, shivering against him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)