((SKY. Like my name? XD This is gonna suck. Deal with it.))
Jason jogged up the stairs that lead to the Astronomy tower. An old teacher had told him that Sky would be up here, but she wasn`t. He turned on his heel and ran back down. He had already been around most of the school, so he went past the common rooms again. He passed Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw with no sight of her, so he checked with Slytherin. He even went inside, but she wasn`t there, either. A third year pointed him towards the Gryffindor, and he was headed there now. His cheeks were red from running everywhere, but that was the only sign of his exercise.
He had gotten a letter from Sky, and he could tell that she had been in a hurry when she wrote it. Her writing had been barely a scribble and hard to read.
((......))
Sky paced about the hall just outside of the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for Jason. She didn't want to talk to him in the Common Room where students could listen in on their teacher's problems.
Her hair was tied up in a messy ponytail and she wore a white t-shirt, baby blue jeans, and a light green zip up hoodie. She wasn't dressed as well because she was stressed, worried, and it was actually her day off. Her day to relax. Yeah, right.
When she turned, she saw Jason running towards her way and felt her stomach twist. This would not be good.
Jason let out a long breath when he saw Sky and ran until he was right in front of her. He stopped like a proffessional, barely breathing heavy. His eyebrows were scrunched together, though with worry. Sky`s appearance made him a little nervous; she was normally so collected and.... well, she just never looked stressed.
"Are you okay?" He asked softly, taking her hand and stepping closer to her. He pressed his lips to her forehead to feel for a fever, and found none.
Sky looked down. "Yeah, I'm...I'm fine." She said quietly. His lips were so soft, so warm. She closed her eyes and then stepped back so she could look up at him.
"There's something I need to tell you, because if I don't, I may never be the same person again."
So what happened with Virgil was only a small thing, but to Sky, it was as bad as having sex. It was tearing her up inside. She reached for his hands and intertwined her fingers with his.
Jason looked down at her, concerned.
"Is everything okay? Did someone hurt you?" He asked hurridly. He squeezed Sky`s fingers, wanting to know what happened and fully ready to hurt anyone that hurt her.
"No!" She said a little too quickly. Sky shook her head. "No." This time softer. "Nobody hurt me. It's...." A sigh escaped from her mouth.
"I'm afraid that I'll hurt you."
Her eyes drifted away from him and down to their hands, but found their way back to his eyes.
"Virgil and I kissed." She finally said, her voice close to breaking. "But it was nothing. An..an accident." She was terrified that Jason would get angry. She had never seen him angry and didn't know what to really expect.
((I don`t know how I guy would react to that. X.x ))
A look of pain crossed Jason`s face, looking away automatically. He opened his mouth like he was going to say something, but he just closed it again. His mind was racing, just trying to fully understand what Sky had said.
How can you accidently kiss someone? Why didn`t Virgil tell me what happened when we met at the bar? Did she kiss him? But she told me. She looks do stressed about it, God, how long ago was this?
Jason looked down at Sky, his dark eyes tight with frustration and hurt. He looked down at their hands, trying to figure out what he was going to say.
"Sky..." He began, closing his eyes, "Just... I`m not mad at you, okay?" He looked at her. It was so easy to see that she was worried, and he didn`t want her to feel like that. It was obvious that she had been stressed about everything.
((Lolz.))
Sky didn't really know what to do or say. She could see that he was thinking hard about the situation, his expression almost...painful.
She softly caressed his cheek with her hand. "I just want you to know that you're the one I care about. What happened, well...I'm not really sure how. But I promise you that it will never ever happen again." She stared up at him. Jason was everything to her. He made her feel whole. Virgil...well she just couldn't see it happening again. Sure there was a hint of attraction from their previous relationship, but nothing serious or dangerous. It was already fading.
"I'm so sorry."
((Did you use a different font?))
Jason lifted his hand to his cheek and laced his fingers with hers.
"It`s okay," he replied soothingly, "you told me what happened. You didn`t try to hide it from me like other people might have." He squeezed her fingers, then leaned forward and wrapped his arms around her. "Thank you for telling me, Sky. You mean a lot to me, and it means a lot that you were open about it."
((Wow. I can`t see a guy really saying that. Oh well. =P ))
((Yes. And I definitely don't see a guy saying that =P))
Sky didn't feel any better. In fact, she felt worse.
"How can you be so okay with this? Why aren't you mad or something?"
((Short =D))
((Too bad. I`m a girl playing a guy. My guy is gonna be nice!))
Jason thought a moment, then shrugged.
"You were truthful with me. If being with someone else made you happy, then you deserved to be with them." He lifted his free hand to Sky`s cheek. "I want you to be happy, even if that means I`m not in the picture. I love you, Sky." He said, looking down into her eyes.
Sky felt her eyes tear up. This guy was just too sweet. He was so...just so amazing, words could not describe. He was certainly one in a million. "There's just one problem." She whispered, a small smile curving upon her lips.
"I'm in love with you."
Jason brushed his fingertips along her jaw, smiling a little.
"And why`s that a problem?" He asked, leaning a little closer and squeezing her fingers.
She shrugged.
"I don't intend on removing you from the picture. I want to be with you." She took his hand and carefully placed it on her chest, so that he could feel the organ thumping beneath her chest.
"My heart beats for you."
((Ugh. Click, type, click, type.))
Jason suddenly grinned, leaning forward again and carefully kissing her, then kissed the tip of her nose.
"I`m glad to hear that, because my heart feels the same way." He took her hand and pressed her hand to his own chest, closing his eyes.
Sky closed her eyes and could have sworn she could hear their hearts beating in the same steady rhythm. She looked up at him, her eyes bright. Happy.
"I must say Mr. Mitch." She said. "You are the best thing that has ever happened to me."
Jason smiled again, brushing the fingers of his free hand through her hair.
"Everything just seemed so dark and useless before I met you. I guess you could say that you brought light into my life." He replied softly, his voice just barely above a whisper.
Sky blushed a fair shade of pink before hugging him, her head against his chest.
"That is exactly how I feel." She said.
Jason hugged Sky back, his strong arms wrapped protectively around her.
"I don`t know what I`d do without you, now. I don`t want to go back into that darkness." He frowned a little. Before he had met Sky, he had been falling deeper and deeper into a depression. He hated the fact that he still had the Dark Mark on his arm when it was so clear that he was one of the good guys. He knew, of course, that if the Mark disappeared there would be some very concerned Death Eaters...
But that didn`t matter. He just wanted to be normal, not held down by the secret only Sky knew.
Sky nodded as she felt the warmth of his arms around her. "The darkness is a frightening place. Sure, I've got friends. But before you, I had nobody to relate. To understand what I've been through."
Her eyes went to her the part of her right arm that she could see, a small amount of the burn on her arm from where the mark was, was visable.
Was it odd that she was able to burn the mark and not have it return? Was she "special"? She looked up at Jason.
"Do you want to try to get that off?" She asked, nodding toward his arm.
((Isn`t the Mark on the left arm??))
Jason looked down at her as he felt her look at her burn mark. He clenched his teeth suddenly when she asked her question, however.
Did he want the Mark gone? It felt like a part of him, now. He had had it since he was eight. Ten years was a long time to get used to it. He even had the long-ago memory of seeing him. Lord Voldemort. He had personally killed his parents, and yet here he was. and he had a choice to make.
"Yes." Jason said suddenly and softly, surprising himself. "I want it gone." There was a sudden anger in his eyes, but his arms around Sky were still gentle.
((My badd.....left it is. I kinda forgot how I said Sky got rid of the mark, except for burning it. I thought about it last night though.))
Sky held an almost sad expression. She could see how he felt. She could almost feel it. The mark was a part of the person who beared it, and she supposed it always would be.
But to her, burning it made her feel the closest to being free than she ever felt before. Nobody would find her with it. She wouldn't be put in Azkaban.
"Let's go someplace private." She whispered.
((O.-))
Jason nodded stiffly, looking around the large hall. There was a small group of Gryffindors coming towards them.
"Where do you want to go?" He asked softly, stepping slightly away from her so it didn`t look like they had been embracing in the hall. Which they had been.
Sky looked around, thinking about where would be a good place to try this. She took his hand and started running, leading him down the many flights of stairs and to the dungeon.
It was especially dark in the dungeon. The only way they could even see was because of the green balls of fire that rested in bowls on the walls, giving their faces a greenish glow. Sky pushed open the door of an empty classroom and locked the door behind her.
"Lumos." She whispered, once she pulled out her wand. She looked at Jason. "I hope you don't mind the dark." She said. "Or the cold."
Jason nodded stifly, squeezing her hand and looking around the dark classroom. It was obvious that it had been unused for a while. The desks were coated with a thin layer a dust, and the air smelled stale.
"How are you going to do it?" He asked, wondering how she planned to burn his Mark off. It was almost impossible to remove it. He had actually thought it impossible, until he met Sky.
Sky pulled herself away for just a moment, searching the old storage cupboards for some candles. Luckily, there were some, though heavily used. She brought the candles to the desks and lit them so that they could have some more light in this room.
"Well...I'm not exactly sure if this will work. I'm really not. Maybe..maybe I'm just," she looked for the right word with a grimace. "special." She sighed.
"This magic is ancient magic. I found this when I was researching for a way to get rid of the mark. It's not exactly encouraged here because you have to have a good source of control to use it. Otherwise, you could end up hurting somebody or damaging something." Her eyes fell to his arm. "I brought us down here so nobody would find us using prohibited magic."
She ran her fingers along his arm ever so softly, barely touching it. "I'm going to try and burn it. But with, like I said, ancient magic. It's not normal fire." She looked up at him. This could cause him pain, and the last thing she wanted to do was hurt him.
Jason took a deep breath and pulled his shirt over his head, dropping it on one of the desks. He had on a white shirt under it, and he smoothed it over with his hands.
Looking over at Sky he said, "If it`s not normal fire, I don`t want my shirt to catch on fire." He meant it as a joke, but it didn`t really come out that way. He shook his head to himself and moved one of the desks until it was pressed against the wall and sat in it, facing Sky.
"Don`t worry about hurting me, Sky," He said in a soft tone, "I know it`s going to hurt, but I`m willing to go through that to make it go away." His arm looked pale in the dark room, and the Mark stood out.
Sky watched as Jason removed the one shirt, and couldn't help but notice how the white one seemed to show off his muscles. She smiled to herself. But lost it when she noticed his tone.
She stepped back several paces and turned away before flicking her wand. Suddenly a huge blast of steel blue fire came bursting from the tip. Sky grasped the wand tightly and narrowed her eyes as she focused on making the flame smaller.
Finally, it was just a little ball floating at the end. It was sort of beautiful in a way. "That's why it's banned." Sky said with a light chuckle. "I almost burned down the classroom."
She brought the tip close to his arm, the mark standing out amid the dim lighting, so that he could feel the warmth from the fire. "Ready?"
He winced as the flame shot across the room, but his eyes narrowed once it became smaller. It was sort of pretty, in a dangerous kind of way.
He just nodded in answer to her question. Jason moved so his back was against the cold wall and his arm was stretched out over the desk. His eyes and hair looked black in the dark room, but there was that little fire near her wand.
"Yeah, and Sky," He looked up to meet her eyes, "I`m going to be fine, don`t worry about me."
Sky nodded and pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. But before she brought the fire to the mark, she gently brushed her lips against his arm, just above the mark. Then she carefully brought the flame to his skin.
The fire was attracted to dark magic. Think of it as fire to gasoline in a way. The green skull and snake had turned blue and hissed before shooting a flame up at Sky's face. She jumped back before it could touch her.
The flame had gone out as quick as it had appeared, and Sky put her wand away. Now they would have to wait and see what would happen.
Jason clenched his teeth together as the flame touched his arm. A blinding pain shot though him, and her closed his eyes and pressed himself against the wall. When Sky jumped back, his eyes shot open, looking over her to make sure the fire hadn`t gotten her. After he realized that she was okay, he looked down at his arm.
The Mark was still there.
Sky's stomach seemed to drop when she saw the mark still there. She felt like crying because she knew how much it'd mean to Jason if it could just go away.
"It...could take a couple hours." Sky said hoarsly. She cleared her throat. "The magic is still working even though you can't see it."
Jason scanned his arm, looking for any sign of difference in the tatoo. Besides his skin being pink when the fire had crossed it, it had just faded a little. Nothing more. It looked like it would just stay there. Forever.
D@mn. Jason cused mentally. He had hoped that the mark would be gone, so he wouldn`t have that burden on his shoulders any more. But it hadn`t left, and he had little faith in it disappearing in a few hours.
Sky's eyes went to Jason's and she stood behind him, putting her arms over his shoulders and putting her head against his.
"I'm sorry." She whispered.
Jason closed his eyes and wrapped his right arm around her.
"It`s okay," He murmured, "It`s not your fault, and we didn`t know if it`d work or not." He squeezed her gently.
((Yay for shortness!))
Sky sighed. She still held on to a small tid bit of hope, but there really wasn't much of a chance. There would at least be some sign of the mark erasing. And this made it even more puzzling to how Sky's mark was able to be removed.
"I love you." She said, kissing his cheek.
Jason grinned and leaned back a little to look her in the eye.
"I love you, too." He siad softly, then kissed her softly on forehead. Sky was the first person he could remember telling that to, and he knew that he meant it. He hadn`t had a very good relationship with his family at all, and certainly not with his parents. He sort of longed for some sort of attatchment, and being with Sky just made him happy.
Sky grinned, her eyes lighting up as she looked into his eyes. Sky had a rough life. And this boy...well, he made it better. He seemed to take the pain of her past away. He made her happy and she figured it was a mutual feeling by the way he looked at her.
"And just so you know, with or without that mark, I'll always be here." She wanted to let him know that from the start, but never said it.
Jason lifted his hand and brushed his fingers across her cheek, staring up into her eyes. She looked beautiful then, with her sparkling like that. Sky looked happy, and he wanted that look to be on her face all of the time.
"I`ll always be here for you, if you ever need me. I`ll always support you in whatever way you need it, because you mean too much to me." He replied, almost whispering.
Sky's heart practically melted as she heard those words. How did she get so lucky? Did she even deserve someone like him?
"The smile on your face, let's me know that you need me. There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me. The touch of your hand says you'll catch me wherever I fall." Sky sung quietly. It was one of her favorites and it made her think of Jason. She brought her lips to his, kissing him with more passion than she ever had.
A slow smile startewd to creep across Jason`s face as she began to sing. But then she pressed her lips against his. He tightened his arm around her, pulling her close to him. He was slightly surprised with the force she kissed him with, but he played along. He was a guy, after all.
((Sorry. I`m tired. Pepsi has a delayed reaction with me.))
Sky pulled away, a smile imprinted still on her face. She looked at his arm.
"We'd better get that treated. Don't want it to get infected." She bent down to blow out the candles and opened the classroom door.
Jason jumped up, pulling the door closed. He moved so he was standing in front of it, but looked down at Sky with a small smile.
"I don`t need to go to anyone too heal it. Besides, only three people besides you know I have the mark, and two of them sort of forced it out of me and aren`t here. Don`t want to scare any of the nurses by bothering them, now do we?" He asked, taking her hands and leading her back over to the desk, picking up his grey shirt on the way.
He sat down in the chair again, laying his left arm across it. "Watch." He moved his right hand over his arm, a sort of glow growing around those fingers. The redness around the mark disappeared. The mark itself still looked a little pale, but there wasn`t anything he could do about that.
Sky stepped back when he pulled the door closed, staring up at him. She was only going to get something to put on it and a bandage, not fetch the nurses. That would be chaotic. "No. We don't." She said quietly as he led her to the desk.
She watched as the burn practically mended. "Wow." She gasped. "Impressive."
Jason shrugged, but smiled.
"Yeah, well, after so much pain and injury you learn how to heal yourself, I guess." He said softly, his eyes going distant for a moment.
"Yeah...."
Sky knew what he meant. Being a Death Eater meant you pretty much had to learn to take care of yourself. If you got badly injured, it was your responsibility to repair the damage.
Sky sat down on the desk, leaning back on her hands. "Where do you live these days Jason?" She asked, staring up at the dark ceiling.
Jason looked at Sky, surprsied by the random question.
"Uh, well, I`m renting a place near Godrick`s Hollow. Small, but big enough for me. Why?" It was a little surprising that this day had gone from Sky admitting that she had kissed someone else to her asking where he lived. He leaned forward and carefully took one of her hands.
"Well...." Sky dragged on the word, let it roll off of her tongue. "I had this thought that..since I have this house that's kind of big for one person to live in, maybe you would like to..er..move in?" She realized how odd that sounded.
"I understand if it's too fast." She said quickly. She friggin kissed another guy today, why would he want to move in with her? "You wouldn't have to pay anything."
Jason looked up at Sky, now completely surprised by the offer. Suddenly he stood up and stood in front of her, still holding her hand.
"Sky... I`d be honored." He said softly, now fulling grinning. The incident with virgil was now fully out of his mind. He loved her, and he understood that people made mistakes.
((Sorry for all of my shortness.))
((Don't worry, I constantly post "shorties".))
"Really?" Sky asked. She was surprised that he had accepted her offer. She squeezed his hand before stealing a kiss.
"I really need to clean." She said, running her fingers through her hair. "Wow, I'm so excited!"
Jason gave a small laugh and returned the kiss. He leaned back, his eyes twinkling like he was pplanning something.
"I want to take you somewhere nice. It`s... what? Four? How about I meet you outside the Three Broomsticks at seven?" He offered, squeezing her hand.
Sky nodded, still unable to take that darn smile off of her face.
"Alright. Should I wear something more...formal?" She asked.
Jason smiled, loving Sky`s smile and the way should couldn`t seem to stop.
"Yeah. Dress nice." He replied, leaning forward and kissing her softly. "See you at seven." And he disappeared.
((You can skip to seven if you want.))
I wonder where we're going. Sky thought as she walked through Hogsmead, on her way to The Three Broomsticks. She felt awkward going through here looking the way she did. She was wearing a nice white dress that had a green bow tied around the waist and a black jacket. Her long, soft black hair was curled at the ends and hung past her shoulders. She wore a pair of black heels and even wore a little makeup to accentuate her eyes. She could feel the eyes of Witches and Wizards all around her.
Quickening her pace, she rounded the corner and walked past a couple buildings before arriving at her destination.
Jason was standing just at the corner of the Three Broomsticks. There was a gentle wind that was pushing his hair into his eyes, but he had already moved it four times, there was no point in moving it again. Besides he saw Sky coming. Wow. He grinned, his eyes lighting up. Somehow he felt plain compared to her, despite the fact that he was wearing dress pants, a white button-up shirt, and a dark green tie with a black jacket over his arm. Somehow they`d managed to wear the same colors, but that didn`t really register with him. He only had eyes for Sky.
She looked beautiful. She hadn`t looked up, yet, hadn`t met his eye, but he could see that she knew other people were looking at her.
"Hey." He said as she got closer.
Sky looked up at the sound of that sweet familiar voice. And then she saw Jason. He looked incredibly handsome. And the way his hair fell into his eyes. It made him look...mysterious.
"Hey. Wow, do we know how to coordinate or what?" She said, pointing to her bow and his tie. She smiled. "You look very nice."
Jason took a step forward to meet her and took her hand.
"You look absolutely beautiful." He replied, and meant it.
((X.X))
((O_O Really...? XD))
Sky blushed a little at the compliment. "Thank you." She said. She looked around. "So where are we going?" She asked.
((My turn for shortness =P ))
Jason grinned when he saw her blush.
"Well, it`s a surprise, but we`re Apparating, that`s why I asked you to meet me here." He took a small step forward and wrapped an arm around her. "Close your eyes." He whispered in her ear before pulling himself into the Apparation.
Sky closed her eyes tightly and pressed her teeth together as she felt that dreaded apparating feeling. She was so relieved to feel the ground under her feet.
"I've never gotten used to that." She said with a small smile. Probably because she rarely apparated.
Jason chuckled softly and moved. "Keep your eyes closed." He said softly. They had appeared in a narrow, dark alley. There were sounds of lots of people nearby, coming from a square. He carefully led her out of the alley and turned her around.
He moved behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Okay, you can open them now."
They were in Rome.
Sky slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw practically took her breath away. The scene was absolutely beautiful. There were people walking about, looking happy as can be. There were two guitar players playing beside a large fountain where people sat along reading books and chatting, their cases open for donations.
"Are we really...in Rome?" Sky asked, astounded.
Jason nodded and squeezed her shoulders.
"Yeah. It`s a beautiful city, and I wanted to share it with you." The ground was paved in stone, and there were great buildings around the entire square, some also made it stone. There was ancient places standing next to modern ones, but it all seemed to blend in together.
"It really is beautiful." Sky said, still staring at the sight of it all. She almost wish she had a camera, but nothing was like seeing this in person.
Jason smiled and ran his fingers through the ends of her hair, moving to stand next to her.
"Yeah. I wanted you to see it-- I didn`t think you`d ever been here before." She took her hand and squeezed it gently.
Sky smiled as his hand found hers, its warmth pleasant around her cool fingers. "I've definitely never been here before." She said. "I think I've only been to the U.S and here."
"Are you hungry?" Jason asked, starting to lead her to the left. He had a little sideways smirk that made it obvious that he had something planned.
((We sure aren`t going to win any length-related awards tonight. =D ))
((XD I don't have much to work with! Sorry!))
Sky shrugged. "I'm not starving, but if you're hungry, then I'm hungry." She said with a grin.
((I know, I know.))
Jason shook his head and pulled her towards a building. It looked really old, but it was somehow in perfect condition. It had been fashioned out of a tan stone, and someone had worked and electric sign to the front of it. The sign said something in Italian, but it looked kind of like pizzaroni, just with a few different letters.
"Here we go." He said, holding the door open for her. The smell of baking crust wafted over them, along with another, subtle smell.
"Thank you." Sky said as she walked through the door. Jason was such a gentlemen. She could smell a whole bunch of different scents, but the smell of crust was the strongest, and it smelled delightful. They were greeted by a short, pudgy man with a thick black mustache and a white shirt with a white apron that was stained with flour. He started saying something in another language, and Sky had no idea what it was. Perhaps it was a greeting because the man seemed happy.
Jason smiled and put his arms around Sky, looking at the man. He pointed at the both of them, then towards the back of the restraunt where there was an empty booth. The fat man laughed and shook his head, saying something in Italian before waving at them to follow and leading them to the booth.
"Maybe I should have learned a little Italian before I brough you here." He joked, sliding into one side of the booth.
Sky laughed. "It's okay. He probably knows English and just wants to freak us out." She scooted into the seat across from him and fidled with the rolled up green napkin holding her eating utensils.
Jason watched Sky mess with the napkin and smiled a little.
"Get whatever you want. They have pizza, if you couldn`t smell it." He leaned forward onto his elbows.
((YAY.))
"Pizza sounds really good." Sky said, pulling her hand from the napkin and taking a deep breath of the pizza scented air. "How did you come across this place?" She asked curiously.
Jason shrugged and smirked.
"I have my ways." He replied. A skinny waitress walked up, then, adjusting her white apron before looking up to her two customers.
"Hello, my name is Callie and I`ll be your waitress for this evening. Can I get you anything to drink?" Her had a high-pitched voice and she looked really bored when she spoke. She had said it in English the first time, but she had gone on to repeat it in Italian.
"Cola, for me." Jason said, looking at Sky again.
Sky glanced at Jason before looking back at the waitress.
"Just some water for me please." She said with a polite smile. "Thank you."
She watched the waitress take off to get their drinks before bringing her attention back to Jason. She studied his features, like the texture of his hair and the smooth surface of his skin, the strength in his jaw. But what she found most interesting were his eyes. To Sky, the eyes of a person told everything about them. It told their story. And Sky could see a lot in Jason's eyes. She could see his struggles and his fears. But she could see the happiness in them too. And that was so relieving.
Jason`s light blue eyes locked with Sky`s dark ones, and he stared into them. He knew that his eyes were a window right into his heart right now. He had been good at hiding his feelings from others, but arouns Sky he just couldn`t pretend to be someone else.
He had spent most of his life fighting for the good guys while pretending to be a bad one. He had lied to many people, sometimes the wrong ones, and innocent peple had died because of him. He had killed people before, and their blood would forever be on his hands. That showed in his eyes, but he hoped Sky could see the love and happiness she put into him. He had never been quite happy until he met her.
Slowly he reached across the table and took both of her hands in his.
"I love you, Sky." He said softly, still looking up into her eyes.
((Oh yeah! Not a one-liner!))
Sky gingerly squeezed his hands, her gray eyes locked onto his light blue.
"I love you too, Jason." She nearly whispered. And it was true. She loved him more than anyone else she had ever known. He had a special place in her heart. Jason understood Sky more than her own friends did. They had both been in the same boat with the whole death eater thing. And though Sky probably never did the things Jason did, she still loved him and it would never change that. Nothing would.
((I gotta go. We need to find something for them to fight over.))
Jason smiled, this time his white teeth flashing against his tanned skin. Her words sent a shiver through him and made him feel... well, content. Happy. He didn`t know a time when he had felt better. Never in his life had he had the chance to do what he wanted, to be around who he wanted. Maybe he was just getting spoiled, but he never wanted to let Sky go. He loved her, and she loved him, and nothing could ever change that.
So, of course, that`s when the waitress came back with the drinks, breaking the little spell.
"Here you go." The waitress said, putting on a fake smile as she set down their beverages in front of them on the paper place mats.
"Is there anything I can get you?" She asked, reaching for her small order pad and pen. She flipped it open to a blank page and clicked the pen. Sky looked at Jason.
"What are you getting?" She asked curiously, undecisive.
Jason smiled and ripped open his straw wrapper and twirled it around his water.
"Whatever you want. I suggest their pizza, smells amazing." He replied with a sideways grin. He rested his chin in his hand, staring across the table at Sky.
Sky handed the menu to the waitress. "Alright. May I have a slice of your pepperoni pizza please?" She asked politely. The waitress nodded as she scribbled it down before turning her position to Jason.
"And for you sir?" She said.
Jason waved his hand dismissively.
"Same for me." He agreed. The waitress nodded and turned, scribbling it under the other order. He tilted his head and smiled at Sky.
"You`re probably wondering why I wanted you to dress nice if we were just having pizza." He said softly.
Sky watched as the waitress strolled away to another table before dropping off the order.
"It might have crossed my mind." She said, turning back to him and smiling. She shrugged.
Jason nodded again, still smiling.
"Yes, well... how good of a dancer are you?" His voice was soft, and he looked up into Sky`s eyes with a little amusement. He wasn`t the greatest dancer, himself, but he figured he knew enough.
Sky bit her lip and shrugged lightly again.
"Well, I'm not terrible, but I'm certainly not good enough to be on one of those muggle dancing shows." She grinned. "I promise not to step on any feet."
Jason laughed softly.
"That`s okay. And I promise not to let you fall; I`ll catch you." He winked at her and held out his hand.
((SHORTNESS.))
Sky sighed, happily and smile and she took his hand.
((I win the shortness award!))
(( =P ))
Jason squeezed her fingers, tracing his own over the back of her hand.
"You know, you`re really beautiful." He said softly, staring into her dark eyes.
Sky blushed pink and winked.
"You're not so bad yourself, handsome." She said, a grin appearing between her lips.
Jason chuckled softly and squeezed her hand again, shaking his head a little.
"How I kept myself entertained before I found you is beyond me." He teased.
"You're telling me." Sky leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Before you, I really didn't know who I was. I've never been so happy." She moved some hair from her eyes.
"I`m happy now, too." He replied. Again, of course, the waitress popped up with their slices of pizza.
"Thank you." Sky said as she set the plate in front of her. The smell of the pizza filled Sky's nostrils with a flavorful scent. She could smell the different spices and herbs that made up the sauce and crust. And the cheese was simply mouth watering. She lifted the pizza and looked to Jason.
"Cheers. To happiness."
Jason grinned and lifted his pizza. It smelled wonderful, and completely differrent from any pizza he had had before.
"Cheers." He repeated, tapping the side of his pizza against hers before taking a big bite.
Sky took a decently sized bite, pulling the pizza away only for it to be connected to her mouth by a long string of cheese. Sky laughed as she tore it off. '
"Pizza can be so messy sometimes."
She wiped her mouth off with a napkin.
((You know you`re a nerd when you`re playlist goes from hardcore stuff to country to pop to showtunes. XD ))
Jason laughed again, pulling his own pizza away from his mouth.
"Yeah, but that`s part of the fun."
((Oh then I'm most definitely a nerd haha. I listen to all sorts of music.))
"So...." Sky said. "Tell me something about you that I don't know."
((Hip hip hooray for 1 liner!))
Jason took a bite of his pizza, thinking carefully.
"Well, I`ve never had a girlfriend before you." He said after a minute, looking down at the table. He had avoided everyone before he met Sky, scared of them finding out his secret, and he hadn`t made any friends.
Sky tilted her head a little. "Really? Golly I feel special." She took another bite of her pizza. "I can't say that you're my first boyfriend." She said sadly. "But I can say that I'm a virgin." She realized how odd that sounded. "I don't mean that in an odd way." She said quickly, putting the pizza down on its plate. She didn't want him to think they should do it or anything like that. "I mean...I'm not skanky." She mentally smacked herself across the face.
Jason smiled down at his pizza. Sky may his first relationship, but he knew it when soemone said something they wish they hadn`t.
"Don`t worry about it." He said quickly.
Sky sighed and continued to work on her pizza, not really sure what to talk about now.
Jason soon finished his pizza, and he whiped his hands on a napkin.
"So, how do you like your job up at the school?" He finally asked.
Sky took a little longer to finish her pizza. She had just swallowed her last bite and wiped her face with a napkin when he asked about her job.
"It's better. Not as much work as when I first started, I guess the ingredient collecting was part of my "training". The Professor says that I've got natural talent, but I don't know."
Jason nodded slowly, looking around for the waitress.
"Potions was probably my worst subject." He said. "Never could get anythign just right."
Sky nodded thoughtfully. "It's a hard subject to figure out. You have to stir things just right and add the right amount of ingredients. It can be a real pain."
The waitress finally came by, a slip of paper in her hand. Jason nodded to her and just handed her a bill before standing up. He moved over to Sky`s side of the table and held out his hand.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Thank you." She said. "That was a really nice meal." Sky's eyes followed Jason as he moved over to her and held out his hand. She took it and stood up.
"Yepp."
((Writer's block tonight.))
((I`m just impatient and can`t concentrate. >.> ))
Jason nodded and laced his fingers through hers.
"You`re welcome. It`s just across the square, no too far."
"Lead the way monsieur." Sky said was a horrible french accent. She grinned. "I'm not too good with accents."
Jason grinned in reply. "`S okay. I can speak French at all besides bonjour." He replied easily. He led her through the square and around small groups of people. There was a large fountain in the center of the square that was fountaining water through intricatly carved stone tubes. Finally they reached the other side and approached a modern building. Groups and couple were going in and out quickly.
"Here we are." Jason said softly to Sky.
"So many people." Sky breathed. And they were all speaking in some foreign language. But it was beautiful. She could hear the sound of the water even from where they were. It was all like music. Strange, but it was.
Jason smiled and squeezed Sky gently.
"Yeah, there are a few people here, but this place is supposed to be really nice here." He took her hand and led her towards the door, holding it open for her and walking in behind her. They were hit with a cloud of noise, a steady rock beat coming from somewhere farther in the large place. Strobe lights and other flashes of color were the only lights in the room .