Kyle laughed and leaned back in the chair he was sitting on, he was tempted to move to one of the more comfortable chairs by the fire but decided against it. Instead he decided to change the subject, talk about classes would probably just remind Piper what he was distracting her from doing, and he really did not want her to push him away to continue her work.

"So, you decide on a costume for the ball yet?"

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[i]Oh dear. He's seriously going to bother asking me to the ball? How clueless can a guy get? You'd think after the first rejection he'd just walk away like any normal person. Arrogant jackass.[/i] Piper nodded in response to his question. "Yeah I'm going to be a leopard. How about you?" She returned the inquiry.

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Kyle thought about that for a moment held his hand up motioning for one moment. He was just visualizing Piper dressed up in leopard print, although his vision was more rated than her costume probably was. His vision also included a generous increase in the size of certain... assets.

"Okay, I'm good now," he decided against explaining his behaviour and found himself happy to be sitting at a table. "I haven't decided on a costume yet."

Kyle shrugged, he wasn't always the most decisive person. "So, since you know you are going to lose that bet, did you want to go to the ball with me?" Kyle said it, sure of himself, although he really wasn't sure about Justin's guts.

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"Pity. You'll have to think quick before all of the good costumes are gone from Hogsmeade." Piper replied matter-of-factly. She laughed genuinely for the first time since she started her Transfiguration assignment. "Yeah right, Martin. Vaughn has about as much courage as a teacozy." The blonde smirked before holding up a hand. "But...if you play nice over the next few weeks, I may just save a dance for you."

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Kyle wasn't too worried about costumes, he would probably send an owl to pick him one up from diagon alley or something. Hogsmeade never had good pickings and he wanted to look his best. Especially if Piper was going to be on his arm all night, which was the most preferable outcome.

"Vaughn may surprise you." Kyle stated, he was surprised more than once by the quiet guy, especially when he was punched in the face by him on the astronomy tower. "When do I ever play nice? I play to win."

Of course... he was playing nice now, but really, who was counting this?

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Piper's grin was wiped from her face. "Yeah, well I'd prefer for him not to and I'm banking on that assumption." She noticed her Transfiguration book was still open on the table. She closed it and put it in her bag next to her essay. "Well, playing to win in this case coincides with playing nicely so step up your game, Martin. If...you can do that of course." She smirked again.

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"I can play dirty and still win," Kyle stated. Although he was thinking about that leopard print again, he really was excited to see her costume. "Hope you don't mind being wrong, cause I know you are begging to fall into my arms again."

Kyle couldn't help but add a wink at the end of that. This was their usual banter, it was much more comfortable for him than trying to be nice.


ooc: by excited. i hope you got that subtle double entendre <3 MUAHAHAHAHHAAH oh god i am wrong in my head.

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Piper smiled. Kyle was so going down and she knew it. She was pretty sure he knew it too and just had to play it off differently. This revelation certainly lifted her spirits up. In fact, they did an entire 180. The thought of never having to deal with Kyle's hitting on her ever again was almost euphoric. As a result of this sudden realization, Piper decided to mess with his head a bit.

"You can, can you?" The blonde smirked deviously. "I'd like to see that control the standards of what is and isn't winning behavior." She paused, crossing her right leg over her left and gave him her best sultry look. "Yeah, you caught me." She replied airily with the pun intended.

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Who knew all Kyle needed was a little friendly competition to get Piper to flirt with him? It made the bet all that much more appealing. Of course, it also made winning all that more necessary, he needed to win.

"My arms are always open" Kyle added an emphasis to arms, just so she wouldn't get to offended. Really though, the leopard print was tempting him to name another set of limbs. "I'll let you have a free hug anytime." Kyle held his arms up to show her, although he didn't turn towards her, he was expecting some form of a denile from her.

All he ever got from her was denile, he needed one date with Piper to show how much she meant to him. He wouldn't call it love, but it was more than lust, which was much more than the majority of his relationships.

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Piper picked up her wand out of her bag and twirled it mid-conversation. It was something that she did on a regular basis so it didn't look out of place. She smiled. "Really? Anytime?" She asked with a curious look on his face. [i]Oh this will be good.[/i] Another devious smirk adorned her lips as Kyle held out his arms as if to demonstrate a point. It was exactly what she was banking on.

The blonde leaned over to bridge the gap between their chairs and hugged Kyle. Simultaneously, she performed a nonverbal spell which tattoo'd the back of his shirt with a few choice words regarding the small size of his favorite organ. Piper yawned as she pulled back out of the hug. "Well, I really ought to get some sleep. I'll finish the essay tomorrow being class. Night, Kyle!" She said with a big grin as she walked upstairs to her dormitory.

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Kyle felt her accept his hug and he wrapped his arms around her body, tempted to draw her warmth closer and kiss her, although he didn't. It took all he had to concentrate on not pissing her off. He especially did not notice any little sparks or pokes on his back.

He let her pull away and announce her exit. "Well, I know you just love to put your hands all over me like that Pete. You could have warned me, I would have stood up so you could grope me once again." Kyle smiled, very sure of himself. Although he knew nothing of what she had done to him.

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