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Post by mila2007 on Nov 11, 2007 20:33:31 GMT -6
Dane stood outside of Dani's dormitory, nervous and excited all at once. It had been about three months since he'd been in Hogwarts as a living, breathing person. The portal had been more trouble than anyone could have anticipated, especially for Dane. He'd run into some crazy person in the alternate universe who'd threatened to hurt all the people he loved if he didn't do as he was asked. Dane didn't like violence, so had followed the man's advise. He was impersonated (quite badly, he privately thought . He didn't really act like that all the time, did he?) in his own school, with his own friends and teachers.
His own girlfriend.
After drawing the line at Dani, Dane had interfered with the man's work; resulting in his dismissal to the Muggle world for a while. Months later, he had read a newspaper article that he had committed suicide.
It had been creepy.
He'd freaked out for a few weeks, wondering if he should go back to school or just forget everything entirely. He was close to just dropping the whole thing, but knew that he really couldn't do that. He had too many friends at Hogwarts. It was the only real family he ever had. And he couldn't just drop all of that.
Which was why he'd come back, why he had climbed the stairs trying his best to be unnoticed, why he had spoken the password Dani had told him all those months ago, why he was outside her door. Inhaling shakily, he opened the door only to find the room empty. At first he thought he had the wrong room. It was trashed for one thing, clothes and robes scattered here and there. And there was broken glass in some parts of the room along with some small blood spots that wove here and there, like they'd been on feet. Dane frowned heavily, stepping into the room more and closing the door behind him. This was Dani's room. There was the rose he'd given her, wilted and brown now in its vase, and the broken watch. The soccer ball was also shoved in the corner of the room though it was dusty like it hadn't been touched in a while. In fact, the whole room looked un-used. Like Dani had just simply... stopped.
Dane swallowed, sitting down on her bed. This was supposed to be a happy reunion. He wasn't supposed to feel so guilty. He was also a bit angry. He hadn't wanted her to get hurt in the first place, and she'd done all of this to herself. But he knew he had no right to be angry at Dani. It was just confusing for him to think about. He reached back, taking her pillow in his hands. He crossed his legs, hugging it to his chest. It smelled like her which comforted him, soothed his nerves.
Dani.
She'd make him forget. He'd help her forget. He felt tears flood his eyes and shut them quickly. Dane knew he should have gotten up just then, left for his own room. But for now all he could was sit there. Sit there with her almost dead presence surrounding him, smelling her, trying to feel her.
Dani. Where'd you go?
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 11, 2007 21:27:24 GMT -6
"Oh come on Dani, you used to love dragging me outside and pegging the ball at me. Why not now?"
Dani walked straight, her eyes on the destination, Gryffindor common room. Peter, her younger brother, was now a few inches taller than her and still a nerd. He could never, and will never, be able to kick a ball if his life depended on it. And Dani, in attempts to make a more of a man out of him, would drag his scrawny butt outside and teach him some sports. But lately, since the death of her boyfriend she hasn't been doing that. Well, she hasn't been doing much at all. She would get up, go to class, and do her homework, go to bed. On occasion she would actually go downstairs for a meal. But normally she had something small brought up by a classmate.
She has been getting better, and when I say getting better, I mean she actually is starting to care about her appearance. She started brushing her hair, and putting on a slight bit of make-up. She even is starting to go out again with friends, but is still a little iffy. The only person she really did anything with, unless Elle forced her out, was AJ. And he wasn't so dangerous, just friendly and someone to talk too. Peter tugged at her grey zip-up hoodie to get her attention.
"Hey! Hellooo? Are you even listening to me?"
Dani stopped, her brown eyes looking straight at her brother, "Peter, you don't like it when I force you into stuff, and plus I don't do that anymore." She turned, leaving Peter to stair at her as she walked on towards the Gryffindor common room.
"Everyone is worried about you Dani!" he called out to her, "I really think you need to get out more."
She rolled her eyes, said the password and went into the common room. She was perfectly fine. She was getting on slowly, but surely, with her life. She made a friend didn't she? She went to the dance, didn't she? She bit her lip at the memory. She still felt guilty for that. She loved Dane, and there she was at a party and in a dress and dancing with AJ. How could she do that? She could never just forget Dane, and she never will. That one little step was getting further away from him, and she wasn't sure if she liked it. Maybe if she just slowed down, recoiled back to her old habits...
She got to her dorm door and opened it, her eyes on her bare feet, with neon band-aids on them. She stepped in, and shut the door behind her, lifting her head up from her feet she stopped dead. There, sitting in the middle of her bed, grasping her pillow, was a far from dead memory. This wasn't fair, she missed him in real life so much, and now she got his ghost? She didn't want a ghost she wanted Dane! She bit her lip and pressed her body against the wall unsure of what to say. "H-how are you here?"
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 11, 2007 22:22:26 GMT -6
Dane relaxed his grip on the pillow when he heard chatter outside of Dani's door. He couldn't make out what they were saying, but he knew one of them belonged to Dani. His heart hammered in his chest. Even thinking about her made him nervous now. He shifted on her bed, but found he couldn't move off of it. The door was opening, and Dane swallowed thickly. Dani stepped through and immediately his heart sank. She looked so tired. It broke him.
She glanced at him, molding to the closed door obviously afraid. "H-How are you here?"
He climbed off the bed, walking toward her shakily. She looked so scared, it really shook him up.
"Dani," he started, licking his dry lips. "I'm-I'm not dead."
It wasn't something you'd say to your girlfriend normally (I mean, duh), but he had to get it out of the way. He ached to hold her, do something to make it all better. To help her forget. To change it back to how things were before all of the confusion. He loved Dani. He had always loved her.
And now she was afraid of him. Dane swallowed again, forcing his voice to be calm and soothing for her. "It's okay now. I'm-I'm back."
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 11, 2007 22:33:57 GMT -6
If he was dead, Dani would have been able to see through him right? Then how come when he got off the bed, she saw a solid Dane? There was no grey shadow of her bed behind him, it was just Dane. She bit her lip as he stepped close. How was he not dead? He was there! Everyone thought he was dead, what happened? He strike a deal with the devil?
"Dani, I'm-I'm not dead."
Dani nodded, "I can see that, but how are you not dead? You killed yourself Dane! People who die don't normally come back and say hi, and look like they are perfectly healthy!" Her voice cracked at the end of her small speach. She was getting worked up. If this was a dream, it was a horrible, horrible, and mean dream. How could her mind be so cruel as to put Dane so close and so alive to her? It was a cruel mean trick, her brain knew how much she wanted him back, how much she wanted to feel him hold her, and now, it was dangling him in front of her.
"It's okay now. I'm-I'm back."
She looked at him and shook her head quickly, "No, no it's not ok. If you are just some spirit, you are tearing my heart out! I want Dane, not some thign i will never get to feel, or some stupid mind trick." Her eyes started tearing up, and she blinked quickly, trying to stop it from crying. But it didn't work, it only let the tears out and roll down her cheeks. "I have been alone for three months, and just as I was accepting, and moving on, my mind does this!"
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 11, 2007 22:56:07 GMT -6
"I can see that, but how are you not dead? You killed yourself Dane! People who die don't normally come back and say hi, and look like they are perfectly healthy!"
Dane winced as her voice cracked. He opened his mouth to say something, but found he couldn't. She was just so upset, it made him feel awful. Finding his voice again, he looked at her pleadingly.
"Dani-"
"No, no it's not ok. If you are just some spirit, you are tearing my heart out! I want Dane, not some thign i will never get to feel, or some stupid mind trick."
Dane dropped his gaze from her hurt eyes, looking down at his sneakers. He bit his lip, closing his eyes as he listened to her.
"I have been alone for three months, and just as I was accepting, and moving on, my mind does this!"
He moved toward her slowly, finally taking her hands in his. "It's not your mind though, Dani. You have to believe me, I'm here right now... I'm not dead." He brought her hands to his mouth, kissing them softly. "Please believe me... I love you."
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 11, 2007 23:05:15 GMT -6
This Dane spirit guy got up real close to her. Her breathing deepened as she took in that scent of his when he got close. It was him, there was no doubt in her mind now. Her mind couldn't play that good of tricks. Something would have been off, his voice, his smell, something, but nothing was off. He was everything that she missed, and that she had, and has now.
"It's not your mind though, Dani. You have to believe me, I'm here right now... I'm not dead. Please believe me... I love you."
Dani closed her eyes savoring his touch. She opened them again and looked at him square in the eyes. She stepped in close, letting him know she believed him. She kissed his cheek and looked down at his chest. There were still questions burning in her body to get answered, and she was almost scared to ask them. What if she got an answer she didn't really want to hear? Well it didn't matter, she had to know. Just.. how to word them?
"I love you too," she whispered, pressing her head against his chest, her hands slipping from his and getting the feel of him again. Her eyes were closed and she was trying to refamiliarize herself with his body. Her voice not reaching much over a whisper, escaped from her mouth, "Why did you leave me?"
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 11, 2007 23:21:51 GMT -6
Dane met her gaze as she looked up at him. His features softened as she leaned in.
"I love you too."
Relief flooded freely as she kissed his cheek. She leaned her head against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her small frame, burying his nose in her hair. He kissed the top of her head fondly, stroking her back.
"Why did you leave me?"
Dane stiffened at that, sighing. He knew she'd ask eventually. Everyone would. He held her for a moment longer, unsure of what to say. What if she didn't believe him? He'd never leave her purposely, he knew she knew that much. He loved her too much. But how would he explain this to her? The portal seemed like years ago...
He sighed again, pulling away from her, still keeping his arms around her. He looked in the corner of the room as he spoke softly.
"It's... It's complicated."
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 11, 2007 23:32:07 GMT -6
"It's... It's complicated."
Dani nodded, and looked at her bed, then back at Dane. "I am plenty of time." She pulled away from him some, and kicked some clothes that were on the floor out of the way, making a little path towards her bed. "Sorry for the mess... I just, eh, I just never got around to cleaning." She stepped on a piece of glass on her way towards her bed, but she didn't seem to feel it.
She tugged Dane along, and sat down, pulling him to the bed as well. She pulled her foot up and looked at it. There was blood oozing out and around the piece of glass that had dug into her foot. She bit ehr lip, grab the twizzer of the side table of her bed, and pulled out the glass. She dabbed it clean with a paper towel, and then slipped on a neon band-aid, much like the others.
She stared at her foot, her cheeks flushing to a brilliant red. This was embarrassing. She was stuck in a world that things didn't matter so much, and now Dane was here, he was seeing it. She bit her lip, "I wish you didn't have to see my room... and stuff." Stuff meaning how she was now.
She looked up at him, her brown eyes soft, but a little puffy from the tears, "Now tell me exactly why you left me, and the others. Do they know you are back?"
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 12, 2007 14:21:32 GMT -6
"I have plenty of time."
Dane nodded silently, letting her pull away some and make a path to her bed. He let her pull him along, still watching her carefully. He winced when she stepped on a piece of glass, but she continued to her bed as if she didn't even feel it. A twinge of fear entered him.
Sorry for the mess... I just, eh, I just never got around to cleaning."
He swallowed, looking back down at his shoes once more as he was led to the bed. "Um, that's okay."
She sat down on the bed, and he followed suit. She extracted the piece of glass with some tweezers, applying a paper towel to the injury and then a neon green band aid on. Dane kept his eyes on his laced hands residing in his lap. Dani seemed so calm about everything now. He was scared.
"I wish you didn't have to see my room... and stuff."
Trembling slightly, he remained silent. He felt her teary brown eyes look up at him, but he refused to meet her gaze. "Now tell me exactly why you left me, and the others. Do they know you are back?"
Anger flared weakly in his veins and he clenched his fists loosely, effectively squeezing Dani's hand slightly. "I didn't leave you. I would never leave you." It came out harsher than he had expected it to, and he immediately looked at her apologetically. He was confused, but he bet that Dani was even more confused than he was. And he'd have to tell her exactly what had gone down, regardless if she believed him or not.
Dane held her gaze for a moment longer, before taking his free hand and wiping it across his face exasperatedly and speaking softly. "No, the others don't know I'm back yet. I wanted to talk to you first before I even glanced at them." He dropped his gaze from her, looking at their entwined hands. He brushed his thumb over the soft flesh of her index knuckle reassuringly. They sat in silence for a moment.
Taking a deep breath, Dane started his story.
"Remember back when that portal came to school? And we all went inside it, and it turned out to be some alternate universe? I found Ike, Elle, and Malcom in the Forbidden Forest. Well, they actually found me." The memory made a small smile play on his lips, remembering how Ike had found him and mistaken him for a Care Bear in the Forest of Feelings. "Elle had managed to get stuck in a pit when we found her, and Ike went down to go save her." 'Save' meaning Ike had went down the pit, gotten stuck also, and had just made things worse. "And Malcom had hit his head on a rock and was pretty out of it. Ike managed to get stuck as well. But Elle wasn't fazed. She got herself out and left Ike in there." He smiled fondly. "Gods, I was so glad she was there, Dani. We'd have all been dead without her. She took care of Malcom, and when he was a little bit better they went to go get Ike out of the pit." His features darkened. "I was going to go help, but I heard something over in the bushes... It sounded like someone was hurt. So I went to go check it out. It was some... guy. And-and he said that if I didn't do what he asked he was going to kill all of my friends at Hogwarts."
Dane inhaled a shaky breath, gripping Dani's hand in his. He blinked his eyes, ridding them of the tears filling them. "He said he was going to be the next great Wizard of our time. And he'd start a new future. But he needed my help. I didn't want anyone to get hurt, so I told him I'd help him... And he did something that made us switch bodies or something... and he went back to Hogwarts, and I stayed back in the portal. After a while, I managed to get out, but he told me I couldn't stay at school. It'd ruin his plans. So, I went away..."
He stopped, feeling slightly calmer as he finished his tale. He even met her gaze again, green eyes resting with hers. "I read in the paper that I had committed suicide, so I guessed the guy's plans had backfired or something. But I didn't know what to do after that. I really wanted to go back to school and explain everything, but I was nervous. What if you guys didn't believe me or something, or I was treated differently because everyone thought I was lying... But I got over it and came back. And... and here I am with you." Admin Edit: 3 galleons given by Scotchy
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 12, 2007 18:04:14 GMT -6
Dani brought her feet up on the bed and snuggled into Dane more. She never let ehr hands drift away from his own, she needed his feel on her. Her brown eyes looked up to find his green ones, but they weren't looking at her. Dane hadn't made eye-contract with her since they were on the bed. She instantly moved her gaze down to his chest and watched it rise slowly, sink, and rise again. Was he upset with her? Did he not want her the way she was now? Well that was understandable, she didn't even want her now, but she can change, she will be the old Dani again.
"I didn't leave you. I would never leave you."
His hand squeazed hers a little hard and she was ready to pull her hand away, but his words stopped her. She knew he would never leave her, and the whole first part of his death, her greaving, was her mad at him for leaving her. She bit her lip and nodded, "I'm sorry, it just felt... that way." Which it did, he was the one that commited suicide, he was the one that was supposedly dead. So technically, since he "killed" himself he did leave her, even though she should have believed his heart was with her always. Sometimes in times of crisis you just forgot the little, but most important, things of all.
He looked up at her and she bit her lip slightly, shifiting her gaze back up to his eyes. She instantly wanted to hug him and wanted to feel his warmth around her. She fidgeted and scooted closer to him, almost to the point she might as well be on his lap.
"No, the others don't know I'm back yet. I wanted to talk to you first before I even glanced at them."
Dani nodded, watched his gaze leave her once more. She wasn't sure if she liked this, him not looking at her anyway. She loved his green eyes, and she wanted to see them for forever now that she can. Her gaze went down to her hand, wear Dane was running his thumb gently along her, and she closed her eyes enjoying the touch.
"Remember back when that portal came to school? And we all went inside it, and it turned out to be some alternate universe? I found Ike, Elle, and Malcom in the Forbidden Forest. Well, they actually found me."
Dani opened her eyes and nodded, looking up at him. This was about the time they first started going out. She was busy looking for him at school, and wasn't invited to the band to search for him. Elle, Ru, and Ike had fun telling her all about it, while Dane himself kinda ignored the whole topic.
"Elle had managed to get stuck in a pit when we found her, and Ike went down to go save her. And Malcom had hit his head on a rock and was pretty out of it. Ike managed to get stuck as well. But Elle wasn't fazed. She got herself out and left Ike in there."
Dani slightly, this all sounded a lot like the bunch, even if she didn't really know them very well. She did know Elle, and Elle was smart and pushy, especially when the Masqerade came around. She more or less forced Dani into the Belle dress.
"Gods, I was so glad she was there, Dani. We'd have all been dead without her. She took care of Malcom, and when he was a little bit better they went to go get Ike out of the pit. I was going to go help, but I heard something over in the bushes... It sounded like someone was hurt. So I went to go check it out. It was some... guy. And-and he said that if I didn't do what he asked he was going to kill all of my friends at Hogwarts."
She fidgeted in her seat, not liking the sounds of this at all. Her Dane always getting himself in some sort of trouble, and she was always there to help. But not this time. She was there when he was in the Forbidden Forest before they even met, and she was there when he forgot his homework, so she would let him cheat off her if it was simpler than explaining.
"He said he was going to be the next great Wizard of our time. And he'd start a new future. But he needed my help. I didn't want anyone to get hurt, so I told him I'd help him... And he did something that made us switch bodies or something... and he went back to Hogwarts, and I stayed back in the portal. After a while, I managed to get out, but he told me I couldn't stay at school. It'd ruin his plans. So, I went away... I read in the paper that I had committed suicide, so I guessed the guy's plans had backfired or something. But I didn't know what to do after that. I really wanted to go back to school and explain everything, but I was nervous. What if you guys didn't believe me or something, or I was treated differently because everyone thought I was lying... But I got over it and came back. And... and here I am with you."
She sat silently for a few seconds, letting all the information sink in. She looked up at him, her eyebrows furrowed, "So, the one that died, was this bad guy impercinating you?" She grimaced, she remembered kissing him once or twice. She looked up at him, and slid into his lap some, "I believe you, and I always will." She kissed his cheek gently, and looked at their hands that were entwined together, "Where did you go too? Couldn't you have sent an owl?"
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 12, 2007 18:22:41 GMT -6
"So, the one that died, was this bad guy impercinating you?"
Dane nodded slowly, arms wrapped protectively around her. He rested his head against hers as she slid into his lap slightly, kissing her temple. "Yeah, the bastard."
"I believe you, and I always will." He sighed in relief, closing his eyes as she kissed him on the cheek. He rested his head against hers again, stroking her back absently.
"Where did you go too? Couldn't you have sent an owl?"
Dane gave her a look. "Dani, you're talking to a man who can barely make a Hot Pocket. The concept of owl is in a category all on its own." His eyes grew shifty. "Besides, would you really trust something that craps where ever it wants and sounds like a squeaky wheel?" He offered her a small.
"And I stayed on the outskirts of town, just basically scrounging some cash with some odd jobs to get some food. I had to get out of there pretty fast after the newspaper ad though."
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 12, 2007 18:30:53 GMT -6
Dani sat in his lap, rested her head against his chest and closed her eyes as he kissed her, and rested his head on top of hers. As is arms wrapped around her, she placed her hands in between her thighs.
"Dani, you're talking to a man who can barely make a Hot Pocket. The concept of owl is in a category all on its own. Besides, would you really trust something that craps where ever it wants and sounds like a squeaky wheel?"
Dani started to laugh at his comments. They were all true and she could understand exactly where he was coming from. "Ok, ok, I get it. Owls weren't the way to go." She giggled some more and shook her head slightly.
"And I stayed on the outskirts of town, just basically scrounging some cash with some odd jobs to get some food. I had to get out of there pretty fast after the newspaper ad though."
She wrinkled her nose, not really liking the idea of him having to 'scrounge' for food. "Well, I am glad you are black." She turned her head so she was facing him, and smiled sweetly. "Try not to get yourself in anymore trouble, I don't know if I can take it anymore."
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 12, 2007 19:35:41 GMT -6
Dane smiled as Dani laughed, feeling his heart lighten. She was laughing! It made him happy. He kissed her on the cheek, snuggling closer in the process.
"Ok, ok, I get it. Owls weren't the way to go." He nodded his head, glad that someone was on his side about Owls. "Well, I am glad you are back. Try not to get yourself in anymore trouble, I don't know if I can take it anymore."
He looked at her seriously, nodding his head aggressively in agreement. "Yeah, yeah! No more trouble!"
At least no more trouble that had to do with suicide and sudden absences... He'd seen a new kid who looked positively fun to pester on his way in.
((He means Elle's brother XP))
Dane looked at Dani with adoration. Just looking at her made him feel like a wealthy man. He kissed her chastely on the lips, catching her gaze afterwards. "What's been going on here lately?"
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Post by .Scotchy. on Nov 12, 2007 20:19:26 GMT -6
"Yeah, yeah! No more trouble!"
Dani looked at him with narrowed eyes. He was going to find trouble as soon as it popped out at him, she knew it. She felt his lips on hers and she took it in quickly, and held him there for a little while needing to remember that feel. Once he pulled away, she smiled at him sweetly and pressed her head against his chest once more.
"What's been going on here lately?"
Dani sat there for a second to think, there was a lot going on, but where to start? "Hmm, well there is a jazz band thingie. Everyone is in it but me. I just go and watch the practices sometimes. You should see Elle, she has an instrument that is bigger than her, and she has no clue how to play it." She bit her lip trying to think, "Ru is running that I think, something that is getting her out more. She has been having a hard time. Right now no one really knows whats going on with her, she kind of started to keep out of social situations. Rumor is is that she is a vampire now." Which is true, there were scattered flyers everywhere saying she wasn't around, and she might be dangerous. "But I don't know if they are true."
She bit her lip and fiddled with her fingers trying to think of the things Elle chattered about, but sadly half the time she wasn't really listening. "Um, you missed the Masquerade. Elle made everyones costumes, it was pretty neat. She forced me into a dress. You know the movie Beauty and The Beast? Yeah, I looked like Belle I guess." She found no need into going on about how she went to that dance and with AJ. Infact at this moment she even forgot to talk about how she made a new friend, she wasn't concerned about telling how she was after he 'disappeared'. She didn't really want to hurt him, and she was extremely embarrassed about her behavior.
She played with her fingers more and tried to think of something. "Malcom is Malcom he hasn't changed much, neither has Ike. Ike and Elle got back together though, I heard -please don't tell anyone I told you because Elle will have my head- Elle got drunk one night, and had a crying fit at him. They realized their love for eachother I guess." Dani tried to think a bit farther back and shrugged, "You missed Amanda's first class. The boys ruined it for her, she ended up locking herself in her appartment. I think - I don't know, I am not really sure - she is looking for a babysitter, since -here is the 'I'm not sure part'- she is going out with the Professor Dickens. You should see Brooke and Pacey, they getting so big!"
She chewed on her lip and looked up at him, "Michael and Katharine, your 'parents' are together. They haven't changed much, we all knew they loved each other from the start. It was slow, but everyone gradually got back into their own pace. The only one that really has taken on odd turn would be Ru." Excluding herself from that little passage. "She doesn't talk much, not for what I have seen. And I am sorry, I don't know much about Ike and Malcom. You never really introduced me to them."
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Post by mila2007 on Nov 12, 2007 20:36:53 GMT -6
Dane looked at her intently as she began to speak, resting his hand on her waist. His other hand continued to stroke her back.
"Hmm, well there is a jazz band thingie. Everyone is in it but me. I just go and watch the practices sometimes. You should see Elle, she has an instrument that is bigger than her, and she has no clue how to play it."
He grinned at that, imagining calm and collected Elle with an instrument hovering menacingly over her head.
"Ru is running that I think, something that is getting her out more. She has been having a hard time. Right now no one really knows whats going on with her, she kind of started to keep out of social situations. Rumor is is that she is a vampire now. But I don't know if they are true."
Dane frowned. He'd never really gotten to know Ruana on a personal level, but he had always associated her as apart of their posse. The vampire news disturbed him a bit, but he kept silent, listening to Dani.
"Um, you missed the Masquerade. Elle made everyones costumes, it was pretty neat. She forced me into a dress. You know the movie Beauty and The Beast? Yeah, I looked like Belle I guess."
Of course Dane knew the movie... He'd avoided kitchen appliances at all costs after seeing that movie! Especially tea cups... But Belle had been hot, so he was angry he'd missed Dani looking like her.
Well, screw Belle. Dani's pretty all the time. And besides, I'm her beast.
"Malcom is Malcom-" Dane snorted at this, not expecting anything else from that statement. "-he hasn't changed much, neither has Ike. Ike and Elle got back together though, I heard -please don't tell anyone I told you because Elle will have my head- Elle got drunk one night, and had a crying fit at him. They realized their love for eachother I guess. You missed Amanda's first class. The boys ruined it for her, she ended up locking herself in her appartment. I think - I don't know, I am not really sure - she is looking for a babysitter, since -here is the 'I'm not sure part'- she is going out with the Professor Dickens. You should see Brooke and Pacey, they getting so big!"
Dane's heart swelled. He loved babies. He made a note to go see them later.
"Michael and Katharine, your 'parents' are together. They haven't changed much, we all knew they loved each other from the start. It was slow, but everyone gradually got back into their own pace. The only one that really has taken on odd turn would be Ru. She doesn't talk much, not for what I have seen. And I am sorry, I don't know much about Ike and Malcom. You never really introduced me to them."
Dane beamed when he heard about Michael. He was glad he was happy with Katharine. They always seemed to like each other. He'd have to go congratulate them later. He shook his head at her last comment.
"I'll never let you get too close to Ike and Malcom," he vowed. "They can be ... unpredictable. Like wild animals."
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