Rude Awakening

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny went down to the door and slipped on her cloak again. She only had to run down the street to the post office and then run back. Actually, she wasn't running anywhere. She loved to walk through the rain.

She stepped outside and the rain immediatly grew harder. She was a master of the water element, after all. She was pretty good at the other elements, but water was her favorite. Ginny walked down the street, the rain pounding the cobble stones in a rythm few could hear. She smiled before stepping into the post office. She went right up to the front desk and asked, "Mail for me?"

"Yea. Not alot." The guy behiond the counter handed her two envelopes and she tucked them away before making her way back up the street and to Xaver's apartment.

"Hey you." She poked him in the face and smiled. Xaver looked happy and she wondered what he was thinking about.

"Come on, get up."

[Xaver]

Xaver's ocean-blue eyes slid open when she poked him, his tired gaze softening as he looked at her.
He grinned slightly, took her hand, and gently tugged her arm pulling her on top of one of his wings, but not minding her weight - pulling her beside him.

"UmMmm..." he said stubbornly.

He turned his head towards hers, kissing her forehead then closing his eyes again.

"Just a few minutes..."

He almost yawned, though instead, seemed to sigh, at ease. d**n Romania. Or Russia. Or wherever they were going. He mentally laughed at himself, for not listening.
He did yawn then, quietly slipping back to sleep like a troublesome child, his body relaxing into the fluffy comforter, noting the fresh scent of her hair. New shampoo? He pondered the thought like only a tired mind could, dozing.

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny smiled as she lay there. She didn't want to get back up. She knew Lavy was probably waiting, however. She rolled so she was on her side, careful not to put much weight on his wing. She was looking right at him.

"Wake up, love. We have to go."

[Xaver]

(YaY I got toast ;D )

Xaver, though a bit unwillingly, opened his eyes again as she rolled. He noted she was being careful, and he smiled slightly. She didn't have to be. There were many things he still didn't even understand about his not-very-human self, and his wings were one of those things. Her weight was not at all harmful or heavy. If anything, it was comforting.

"Fiiinne..." he mumbled softly.
Though he didn't move.
"Where are we going again? And why?"

He watched her, blinking the tiredness out of his eyes.

[Ginny Weasly]

"Uhh...Russia. If I remember correctly."


She smiled at him, watching his eyes.

[Xaver]

Xaver sighed at Ginny's answer, rolling to face her, wrapping an arm around her waist and burying his face into her neck.
"Ah.. Such things as distances make you love magic."

And make you wary of it.
The Fallen lord knew the travel would drain him - but he wanted to go. He had slowly begun to control his power once again - he knew it wouldn't take as long as before to recouperate, this time. And he wouldn't show it. They didn't need to be worrying about him.

He chuckled softly, kissed Ginny's jaw and sat up, his wing bringing her with him, like a soft blanket. His wings retracted, and with a little will, vanished once again, though the act put a little of a spin to his vision for a moment.
Xaver turned and kissed Ginny's forehead, then rose, offering her his hand.

"My stuff can follow, of course. Whenever you are ready to leave."
He smiled softly.

[LavyBrown]

A knock came from the door. "Are you two love birds finished in there yet? The Russians don't like to wait." Lavy shook her head and walked back downstairs to wait a little bit longer.

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny smiled at his hand, but stood on her own. "Let's go."
She went to the door and down the steps to meet Lavy.

[LavyBrown]

Lavy looked up as Ginny walked down the stairs. "Well someone seems happy enough." She stood up from the table she was sitting on and smoothed out her coat.

[Xaver]

"Are you two love birds finished in there yet? The Russians don't like to wait."

Xaver couldn't help the bemused grin that suddenly split his lips.
He nodded to Ginny, though he stayed behind for a few moments after watching her leave, shaking his head, and softly laughing to himself.

There was nothing better than being in the presence of friends again. Nothing better than knowing you were actually thought of. That you were recognized.. for who you were. Not what you were. Xaver highly doubted the girls downstairs knew even little, of anything that he had gone through when he was away...
And he knew it was better that way. There were some things that were cruel.. some things that were wrong.. But neither of them needed to know what had truly pushed the boundaries. What had kept Xaver away, for months on end.
He finally remembered most of it. He finally had recognized what had truly happened to him.. Even though it would be years before he took it all in. But Xaver knew he had time. Sadly, he knew things had changed. Not only with he himself, but with the rest of the world. And.. Time, it seemed, was on his side, for once.
Perhaps to pay retribution for what the true depths of hell had done to him.

Xaver gripped his bedpost, a wave of pain reverberating throughout his body. He felt sick, as he thought about it.


"Well someone seems happy enough."

Xaver heard her, even from upstairs.
His head was ringing, so he supposed either she was closer than he thought.. or his powers were upsetting again. He didn't know. Either way, though..
He needed to get moving.

-Aw, you both should be. Who doesn't love those welcoming Russians?-

[Ginny Weasly]

"I heard that Russians don't exactly like to be welcoming." She said, smiling and speaking outloud as she slightly sensed his discomfert. She looked at Lavy and shrugged. "I've also heard it's very cold in some parts."

She turned toward the stairs as she waited for Xaver. She knew something was wrong, but she also knew that now wasn't the time nor the place to bring it up.

[LavyBrown]

Lavy wasn't even paying enough attention to sense Ginny's change to Xaver's pain. Ginny was always easier to read then him.

"Umm...just the part in Asia really, the part in Europe actually isn't half bad in the spring and summer months." She looked behind her at the big clock.

"It's getting late." she said out loud. Lavy felt as tinge of guilt about what she was about to do. But hey, Neo deserved everything he was about to get.

(I'll explain the Neo thing later)