Avalee sat and read. Not a particularly normal thing to do while at a pub. But it wasn't a particularly good book. She sat and waited. Drinking cold lemonade, waiting for someone to approach her.
Aiden slowly opened the door to the pub he'd never been to. He looked around for a familiar face. Mainly there were only drunk old men sitting in barstools trying to be funny. He saw Avalee, so he walked up to her.
"Lets see, you're reading a book and drinking lemonade at a pub?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, yes I am, and what would you be drinking, in a place like this then?" Avalee teased lightly. She set her book down and patted the seat next to her. Gesturing for him to sit down.
Aiden looked down at the seat, and sat down. He motioned for the bartened to come forward.
"One firewhisky." He ordered. Then, the bartender nodded and left.
"That seems more appropriate for a pub." He pointed out, looking at Avalee.
"Well, I don't what to get, what do you suggest would be appropriate for this place?" She smiled, and tilted her head to the side.
He turned his head towards Avalee.
"A butterbeer." Aiden suggested. "Those are good."
The bartender came back with a firewhisky, and put it on the wooden table. He took a quick drink of it and sat it down, drumming his fingers over the side of the cup.
She nodded towards the bartender. "One butterbeer please." She smiled at the old semi-drunk bartender. "Is that better?" Avalee asked, then smiled. She leaned in towards Aiden. "He didn't ask for my id, what is the drinking age here?" She flipped her bangs out of her eyes.
Aiden glanced towards the bartender as he left, not wanting him to over-hear.
"I actually don't know. I wouldn't worry about it though, they never ask." He answered, taking a quick drink of his firewhiskey.
The bartender set down a butterbeer in front of Avalee. She took a sip. It was warm. "So, Aiden, what do you want to talk about?" She smiled warmly at her very first friend at her new magical school. She put her head in her hand and her elbow on the counter.
Aiden tilted his head to the side, and continued to drum his fingers against his glass absentmidedly.
"Not sure. Hmm..tell me about yourself." He suggested after a moment of thinking.
tops.Avalee giggled in a non annoying way. "Like what? My favorite color?" She tilted her head to the side. She was wearing a scoop-neck black shirt, dark blue skinny jeans, and monochrome black converse, high
Aiden shrugged his shoulders.
"Anything about you. Favorite color works, too." He replied, flipping his dark hair out of his eyes.
"Um" She paused she slid her bangs, out of her eyes, "I only ever wear black, purple, red, and green. My favorite color is purple, and I play the viola, so I'm a Orch Dork." She laughed.
Aiden chuckled quietly, and shook his head. He took another drink of his firewhiskey.
"An orch dork? I've never heard of that." He said with a grin.
"Orchestra dork, so... You?" She laughed, she was feeling the butterbeer, but she slurped down the rest, And ordered another one.
Aiden turned to the side in his chair, facing Avalee. He rested his right arm on the table as he watched her order another butterbeer.
"What about me?" He asked.
"Favorite color, political preference? Ya know, just info?" Was Aiden gonna think she was a drunk. She took it easy on the beer.
Aiden leaned back in his stool as he began to think of some answers.
"Favorite color, black or red, political preference I don't realy know. I'm not really good at explainin myself. There isn't much to know really." He explained, scratching the back of his neck.
She laughed. All of a sudden a bar fight broke out. She looked at the drunk old men. She looked twords the door wanting to leave but waiting for aidens response.
Aiden looked from Avalee, to the drunk men, then back to Avalee. He grabbed her arm, and pulled her away from the fight.
"Come on, I don't want to get involved with them." He said to her.
Her eyes grew wide and scared. She looked at Aiden. "thanks!" she said as they ran to the door. His hand was warm on her arm. She grabbed his hand and smiled at him as they ran.
Aiden pulled her outside of the pub. It was dark out since it was late in the evening, the only light came from the street lamps so Aiden kept on the street.
"No problem." He said with a smile.
((before I post I need to know ifthey are still holding hands))
((He grabbed her arm, I didn't know about them holding hands.))
((are they aren't they? :P))
((He grabbed her arm when they ran out so I guess not.))
Avalee spotted a bench and sat down. She turned to Aiden. "So, have u ever been in a bar fight?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
Aiden sat down on the bench, and leaned back against it with his arms resting against it with his head held back to look at the stars.
"Once when I was younger. Didn't last very long though. What about yourself?" He asked quietly. It was a nice night out, the breeze blew softly and the stars were bright.
She blushed. "yes, a fifteen yearold drunk boy threw a bottle at me, so I threw a sandwich at him. I got mayo in his hair. Then he cursed at me , and my boyfried threw him out a window." She laughed. "Explaining that to my parents was fun. " she said the last bit sarcasticly. .
Aiden laughed and grinned as he noticed her blushing.
"Why did you tell your parents?"
" I grew up in a small town. If I didn't tell them, they would see it in the paper the next day" she laughed. She leaned in towards Aiden. "just between you and me, that boyfriend deserved the black eye that a fifteen year old gave him." she chuckled.
Aiden tilted his head to the side.
"Too bad. I grew in a small town, too." He told her.
Aiden sighed quietly, and looked down at Avalee.
And I'd have to agree with you about that." He pointed out with an amused grin.
"Actually, one time we went out to see fireworks, and me lit me on fire with a handheld sparkler, but he was too drunk to drive me to the ER." She remembered the burn of the fire, and the worse burn of his un-caring nature. Avalee leaned back on the bench. The warm summer evening was calm and peaceful, the stars, and the moon shone bright and true. She flipped her bangs out of her eyes. She gently grabbed the small pendant around her neck. It was a small quarter-moon, an eye, and a five pointed star to represent the elements. It was a present from her friends when she had to tell them the lie that "She was going away to live with her aunt" when really she was going Hogwarts.
Aiden frowned at what she said.
"That's not right. No one should be treated that way." He said, turning towards her.
Aiden looked at the small pendant she wore around her neck.
"That's a nice necklace." He noted.
She frowned at his frown, but quickly smiled again. She gave Aiden a closer look at her necklace. "My friends gave it to me. Sometimes when I see it I wonder if they really knew I was coming here. Its so.... Hogwarts." She laughed. She set the pendant back on her chest, and she set her hand back on her knee. She could here the buzzing from the lamp above her. She still felt hyper from the butterbeer.
Aiden slowly reached his hand forward and took the pendant, holding in his hand gently to look at it.
"I can understand that. Do they know you're at Hogwarts?" He asked, looking at the different stones.
"No, I'm living with my Aunt in the USA, Boston, in fact." She laughed. "How about you?" She smiled at him. She could see fireflies, a flock of them heading towards them.
Aiden looked at the pendant for a few moments, then put it down. He lifted his eyes to look at Avalee.
"They know I'm at Hogwarts. Well, at least most of them, some of my friends don't know where I'm at. We sort of lost touch, I guess." He explained.
"Its a whole different world here, isn't it?" Her teeth glistened in the moonlight as she smiled. As the fireflies flew past she reached out her hand. One landed right in her palm, she brought her hand closer to watch the peculiar insect. It glowed different colors, such a magical world. Even the bugs were amazing.
Aiden lifted his head around to glance at the small bugs. It was amazing how they lit the area around them, like small flashlights almost.
"Very. I like it much more, though. More things to do." He replied, flashing a brilliant grin.
"And more ways" She laughed. Her shoulder lightly touched his. She looked at Aiden. She flipped her bangs lightly out of her face. She held the bug in between them now, watching Aiden examine it.
Aiden turned his head towards Avalee now.
"What else can you tell me about yourself?" He asked quietly, still smiling.
Avalee talked in a quiet voice now too. "Um, I don't know. I'm glad I came to Hogwarts, i was a little bit of an outcast in the muggle world. I'm glad I met you and Heather and Billie first, like as my first friends. that first day I was so worried that some weirdo freak was gonna come, and try and turn me into a death-eater or something." She smiled. Their faces were very close together now.
Aiden tilted his head to the side, and leaned forward some.
"Am I the first person you met here?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
A slow breeze came by and caused his dark hair to fall over his eyes.
"Yes" Avalee stated simply, noticing the slight breeze. It was truly a lovely night out. The firefly flew away joining its flock but she didn't really notice.
Aiden flipped his dark hair out of his eyes so he could see.
"It's nice out." He pointed out with a grin.
"It really is." She took a deep breathe, and flipped her bangs out of her eyes. There eyes met, and stayed. Their heads were close together. For the very first time she could notice, her eyes changed color. They changed from her regular dark purple to a light purple with rings of yellow. She smiled.
Aiden watched her eyes change their different colors. He smiled.
"Your eyes change colors, too?" He asked, surprised.
"They did? Well they only do on rare occasions..." She trailed off, embaressed because this meant that is was a rare occasions. She blushed, but she kept her eyes pouring into his. Their heads were very close now.
Aiden raised an eyebrow again, and smiled as he noticed her blushing.
"Rare occasion, like...?" He trailed of suggestively. He looked at her eyes, waiting incase they changed again.
"Rare occasions like, this where I realize something." She said, playing hard to get. The rings of yellow turned red with embarasment. She blushed deeper.
Aiden grinned even more, and tilted his head to look at her eyes.
"What did you realize, just now?" He asked quietly, his deep voice halfway muffled by the wind that picked up.
She wispered softly in the warm summer night to him, "Let me show you" then she leaned in, slowly yet steadily, and let their lips meet.
Aiden sat there, stunned and surprised for a moment. He kept his eyes closed tightly, not sure on what to do. Then, without thinking he leaned forward to kiss her back.
Her heart thudded in her chest, she could feel it. She thought he could hear it. They kissed. His lips were soft and warm. She melted. He kissed her back. She felt faint. She wasn't rational. She put her hand on Aiden's back, still kissing, now hugging herself towards him.
Aiden leaned forward even more than before. He put both of his hands on the side of her face, caressing her cheek. He kept his eyes closed tight, kissing her back gently.
His hands were heaven on her cheeks. She put her other hand on his back. She traced paterens on his back. She hugged him tighter. It was amazing. She moved her lips faster. Her heart beated faster.
Aiden kissed her back, moving his lips with hers. He ran his right hand through Avalee's hair as the other moved to the back of her neck. His heart pounded fast in his chest until it seemed like it would burst through.
She could feel his heart beat fast too. She broke apart for only a moment to whisper 'I love you' sweetly to him. She moved her hands to his hair.
Aiden kissed her back, parting his lips with her. He felt her hands running through his hair, so he moved his right hand to the mid of her back. He kept his eyes closed tightly.
Her lips were parted by his, and she let it happen, she wanted it too. His hand felt warm and nice on her back. She hugged herself even tighter. She loved him, she was shocked, but it was true. She broke away one more time to whisper to him again.
Aiden leaned back as she did. He kept his eyes closed but under his eyelids his eyes were shining bright instead of their usual dark color.
"I- I-" He began, unsure of what to say. He suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the gold glow.
She wanted to lean back in. Her eyes had turned bright gold as well. She saw his eyes, bright gold and beautiful. "You don't have to say anything, just kiss me, for now." She did love him, but she just wanted to kiss for now.
Aiden leaned back as she leaned forward, not as if he was regecting her. Their lips met again, and he kissed her back as gentle as before. His heart pounded in his chest with nervousness and confusion. He didn't know what to think, what to do, or how to feel. It was almost overwhelming. He kept his eyes closed, and his hand on her back, the other caressing her cheek.
They kissed again, and it was heaven all over again. She was having a heart attack, she was sure of it, her heart pounded. She kissed back. She rubbed his back again. She was nervous as hell. But all she could think about was kissing him.
Aiden leaned forward even more, he had to lean his arm against the side of the bench to hold himself over her. He closed his eyes again and his breathing quickened as he kissed her back softly.
He was towering over her just kissing her. She loved it.
Aiden leaned back some, breaking the kiss. However, their faces were still close together. His heart was still pounding quickly and his eyes still glowed brightly, reflecting the light from the moon.
"I- I'm sorry." He murmered quietly, looking down.
."Wha-Wh-What?" Her heart stopped. Tears filled her eyes. Rejection hurt like a bee sting.
Aiden looked up at Avalee as he watched her eyes fill up with tears. No matter what happened someone would get hurt, even him.
"I'm sorry." He whispered again, unsure of what else to say.
He moved one of his hands to cradle her cheek, his eyes filled with confusion and sadness.
"I don't know what to do." He said quietly, his voice ashamed.
"I want to be strait-forward. I love you Aiden Gray, and I think, I've loved you from the first time I met you, but I just realized that now." Tears rolled down her cheeks, slowly. The gold in her eyes was fading. She just wanted it to be simple like two minutes ago when they were kissing.
Aiden looked at her eyes, his own still glowed despite the emotion than ran through them. His lips curved in a frown. He didn't know what to say, he felt overwhelmed with so many emotions right now.
"I wish it could be that easy." He whispered quietly.
She was mad at herself for crying, being so sensitive. "Do you...Do you love me.....Aiden?" More tears rolled down her cheeks, the cheeks Aiden had caresses so sweetly but a moment ago. She loved him, that's all she knew.
Aiden watched as the tears rolled down Avalee's cheek. He lifted his hand and wiped it away with his thumb.
"I- I don't know." He stammered, his eyes filled with confusion and sadness.
He was hurting himself and her, and he knew it. However, he didn't know what else to do.
She took his hand off her face, kissed his palm, and held his hand. "So what now?" She asked, she sadly smiled at him. She was still crying. She loved him so much, but she needed to talk to him about how he felt now.
Aiden looked down at there hands, and shook his head slowly to clear his thoughts.
"I'm not sure. I'm sorry, though. I shouldn't have..." He trailed off, looking up at her now.
"Kissed me?" She shook her head and smiled. "I'm glad that happened. Listen, I love you. And if you don't feel the same way...."She trailed off. "Can we walk around? We need to talk. Please?" She said. Although the tears kept coming she tried to wipe them away. She around the dark village. Scared, but glad he was there. She blushed, a sad blush.
Aiden frowned, and looked around them. No one was near. He stood up, and looked towards the forest. He waited for Avalee, and started walking.
"What did you want to talk about?" He asked quietly.
"What just happened." tears rolled down her cheeks still. She caught up to him and grabbed his hand. She gestured towards their hands. "Is this ok?" She asked.
Aiden took Avalee's hand, entwining his fingers with hers. He gently rubbed his thumb over the back of her palm. He looked down at their hands, then back at her with a nod.
"What do you think happened?" He asked, looking at Avalee.
He watched as the tears rolled down her eyes, not knowing what to do.
Tears still rolled. "Well one of three things happened. But it depends on your perspective. One we kissed. Two i kissed you. Or three. I forced myself on you." she frowned. Felling the nice reasuring rub on her hand helped her smile return. "Be honest. Especially if it's the third." She was feeling sn overall sense of confusion about the whole thing.
Aiden looked into the forest as they walked deeper into it's depths. It as dark, and the only sound being made was their conversation and the soft steps of their feet. It was cold out but he hardly noticed.
"One. Honestly, we both know I kissed you back." He replied, looking at Avalee now.
As they walked a branch snapped scaring her. She jumped and grabbed Aidens arm with her other hand. She apologized. "Ok. I need to ask you Aiden just one more time, how do you feel about me?" Her tears had slowed put picked up again as she grew anxious of his answer.
Aiden took her other hand as she jumped. He held her hands tightly, but yet gentle at the same time. He stopped walking, and faced her.
"I want you to know, I do like you. I like you alot." He explained.
"but...You don't love me. You love Stacey. " she prompted. She could barely stand. She held his hands tight. Crying harder, but trying too hard to stop.
Aiden watched her sadly as the tears rolled down her face.
"I- I don't know what to say. I shouldn't have done this...to cause you pain like this." He said, his eyes turning to a dark, almost black color.
"Please tell me, I love you, do you feel that back to me? I don't want to cause you pain Aiden. If you want me to I can transfer to the other school in Ireland that I got into..." She trailed off crying imposibly harder, holding his hands tighter.
Aiden looked at her eyes, seeing deep in them. He rubbed his thumb over the palm of one of her hands. He didn't want her to go, that's the last thing he wanted.
"I love you." He whispered quietly, knowing it would only cause more pain.
She cried. She threw her arms around him. She cried into his neck , kissing him as well, whispering i love you into kis neck. She knew this would only cause pain, probably for her considering her was married. But she wanted him, more than anything. She waited for him to react.
Aiden wrapped his arms around her slowly. He didn't know what to say or do now. However, he held her tight, and kissed her back softly. He had his eyes closed tightly as his heart pounded.
What have I done? She thought to herself. She was kissing a married man. She was in love with a freaking married man! She shivered. It was quite cold and creepy in the woods now. His arms tight around her made her feel safe And loved.
Aiden wrapped his arms tightly around Avalee, keeping her close to him. It was cold out, but he hardly noticed since his skin was already at a high temperature. He knew this was wrong, and it would hurt too many people in the end. However, he didn't want it to stop. Not now.
"The path of true love never did run smooth." she said to borrow a quote from Shakespeare. "I'm no sure wether that applies to your mariage or us. It's true." she laughed and blushed. The tears had almost compleaty stopped. This new relationship was gonna hurt too many people. But this night was just about them.
Aiden listened quietly, looking into her eyes. He was still unsure about anything and everything. So confusing..so overwhelming.. Aiden suddenly embraced Avalee in a hug, his arms wrapped around her.
She took a big breath in as he embraced her. "What now?" She asked. She was so incredibly confused. All she was sure of was that he loved her. Now she was sure that now one but all hearts would be broken.
Aiden held her close, feeling her breath against his neck as she breathed. It was almost soothing in a way. Like an answer to any problem.
"I don't now." He admitted quietly, looking into the forest.
"is Stacey gonna kill me in my sleep?" she said it in a joking way, but she was actually scared of her. She already knew that stacey hated her.
Aiden chuckled quietly, and leaned his head back.
"She is probabky going to be angry with me, actually. I don't know that to do about that." He said.
She didn't want to think about it, and sure as hell she knew he didn't want to think about it. But all three of them were going to have to talk. " Its my fault too. I knew you were.." she paused. " Married yet I still kissed you, I mean, we kissed. " she just stood there. "should we walk farther, or turn back?" she asked gesturing to the trail. She kissed him once more pasionatly.
Aiden kissed her back, and then leaned back to speak.
"I don't what's going to happen. It's almost frightening to not know what will happen. I'm going to hurt too many people..." He trailed off.
"This, well what happened can be a one time thing if you want it to be. We can go back to being friends and Stacey doesn't have to know anything!" She was rambling now, she just didn't want him to get hurt. "We can pretend it never happenened..." She said.
Aiden stood still for a moment, trying to think.
"No matter what happens, I have to tell her." He pointed out quietly.
"But do you want to pretend it never happened?"
Aiden looked at Avalee, his eyes still dark. It almost looked like tears swelled up in his eyes, but he wouldn't ever admit to it.
"I don't want to..." He trailed off, trying to think of a way this could work.
Avalee looked at Aiden. He looked sad. It was her who had done that! She was mad at herself about that. "Are you compleatly sure? I feel like I just danced into your life, and now I've wrecked it." she looked at the ground, ashamed.
Aiden shook his briskly, trying to compose his expression. He started to walk deeper in the forest.
"It's not your fault, it's mine. I've wrecked too many peoples' lives. Now I have to fix them, before it's too late." He said quietly.
She followed him grabbing his hand. "But how can I not feel responsible?" She sighed. Her head hurt, she was thinking so hard. She just couldn't find a solution. She was tired but wanted to keep walking. In a strange creepy way, the forest was peaceful, she liked the darkness.
Aiden shook his head. It wasn't her fault, it was his and he had to take responsibility for everything.
"Trust me, it's my fault. Everything is. There is no need for you to be responsible." He explained.
"I can't help it. If...I just...I'm sorry." She was ashamed at herself. She didn't think and just let her emotions overwhelm her. She squeezed his hand gently.
Aiden shook his head again. He turned his head to look at Avalee, his expression serious.
"Don't be sorry. I'm the one who started it. I never wanted to be this guy, the complete ass who uses people but hurts everyone in the process." He whispered quietly, his eyes looking distracted as if he was looking at something that wasn't really there.
((Hmm. Very interesting....))
"Does anybody want to be that person?" The brutal truth was now apparent, and she spoke aloud. "You are married. To Stacey. I've known you for about a month. So keeping that in mind, what the hell are we going to do? Cause based on that it is apparent to me what is going to happened." She knew something bad was going to happen.
Aiden frowned, a crease forming in his forehead. His dipped his head, and looked down at the ground.
"What do you think is going to happen?" He asked quietly.
"You are going to stay with your wife, aren't you, I mean I would never ask you to leave her, or ask if you would, or, she loves you, I love you, I'm....I'm...." She rambled on. She loved him enough that she didn't want his heart to break even though it would break hers. She turned around, tears brimming over once again. She didn't want him to see.
Aiden put his hand on her shoulder, and walked in front of her took look at her face. He watched as the tears started to stream down her face.
"I- I don't know what to say. I need time to think is all." He explained, trying to find a way to fix this and make it right.
Part of him knew that it would be impossible.
"I know, I just am talking because I'm like, anxious. I'm rambling. Sorry." She rambled on she knew that he needed to think and she just was tired. She must look like hell, she had cried a lot that night.
Aiden frowned, closing his eyes tight. He needed to get his head straight. So much had happened tonight, and much more would come. He had to be prepared for the worst.
"I know, I understand. There is no reason to apologize." He murmered, his eyes still closed.
"Yes there is. I kissed you. I might have just ruined your marriage." nuts, she thought.
Aiden rubbed his eyes with one of his hands. He took in a deep breath and sighed.
"I kissed you back." He whispered, frustrated.
She yelled now, partly because of her headache. "I know!" Then she whispered. "I know, I know, I'm trying to think of a solution but there isn't one! Someone's heart is gonna be broken! No matter what!" She was talking in a regular voice by the end. She started walking back up the trail, she needed a shower.
Aiden watched her walk up the trail to where they came from. He wondered if he should follow her. He decided to, and walked beside her. He sighed deeply, and dropped his hand beside him.
"I'm an idiot. I'm an ass. I feel like stupid jerk who uses girls. I didn't mean for any of this to happen." He said slowly, his voice sounding dull again.
She turned to Aiden and kissed him on the cheek. "You are none of those things." She kept walking.
Aiden stood still as she kept walking. He looked at her with a frown.
"But I am. I just kissed a 16 year old even though I'm married. What do you call that?" He asked quietly, even though he wanted to yell.
"Love? Alcohol? You just wanted a kiss?" she hoped it was the first. But she wasn't sure.
Aiden put both of his hands over his face, he wanted to pull his hair out and yell. He sat down on the ground, his hands over his face. He almost felt like he wanted to break down, but he had to get a hold of himself.
"I can't, I shouldn't have. It's not right to feel this way about someone else." He said quietly.
She sat down next to him. She hugged around his torso. "Its gonna be ok." she said to him. She was trying to comfort him. She wanted to go back before this happened. She didn't want to cause him pain.
Aiden actually felt comforted from the hug. He gently hugged her back.
"I hope so." He sighed, taking a few deep breaths. "Sorry."
"Sorry about what?" She asked smiling. She squeezed him harder. She was just there to comfort now. She laughed to keep his mood up. No more big stuff tonight. The rest of tonight was just for healing before the hard questions begun.
Aiden shrugged his shoulders, not sure how to answer. He sighed again, and took his hands off his face.
"I don't know, for everything I guess." He replied, looking up at her.
"And what is everything?" She chuckled. "Giving me the kiss of my life?" She chuckled again. She hugged him tighter.
Aiden lifted his hand, and raised an eyebrow.
"Kiss of your life?" He inquired with an amused smile now.
"Well.." She smiled. "It was amazing. It was simply magical, Aiden." She was crazy. Just the feeling of his name slipping through her lips made her heart beat faster. "What was it like for you? Be honest." She asked in embarrassment. She blushed.
Aiden rubbed the back of his neck, trying to think of a way to explain.
"It happened so fast, at first I didn't know what I should do." He began, "Actually, I thought it was great."
He felt ashamed to say that, but he didn't want to lie.
She laughed lightly. She just kept hugging him. It was getting colder but, she guessed, that because the fire he was naturally warmer than others. He kept her warm. She realized it was awkward and let go. She rubbed her arms it was quite chilly outside. She stared up at the trees. They were rather large and ominous. "What time is it?" She wondered aloud.
Aiden looked up in the sky, the moon barely being visible through the deep canopy of trees towering above the two of them. He tilted his head, and looked at Avalee. The wind blew by slowly, it felt good to him since he was naturally warm
"I want to say around eleven, but I can't be sure. Why do you ask?" He replied, flipping his dark hair out of his eyes.
The wind chilled her. "One of my roommates has been riding I disagree, cause I'm new, about punctuality. She just doesn't want me to come in and wake her up at three." She rolled her eyes. "She organized my clothes and my shoes." She chuckled. She shivered. The wind had really picked up.
Aiden chuckled quietly, looking at Avalee. He saw her shivering, so he took of the black jacket he wore, and handed it to her.
"Here you go." He offered, resting his hands on the ground.
"So, what should we do now?" He asked quietly.
She took the jacket realizing how cliche it was. "Thanks" She said and smiled. "I don't know. I just don't want to deal. I want to stay here. What do you want to do?" She said turning to him. The wind didn't bother her as much now, but it did blow her hair around. She set her bangs strait.
Aiden rested his elbows on his knees, and leaned back. It was actually a nice night, it was the first time he noticed the weather tonight.
"I'm fine with staying here. I don't sleep much anyway so I mainly stay here, in the forest. It's peaceful and I get time to think." He explained, popping his wrist.
"Sure have a lot to think about." She smiled. She laid on her stomach and set her head in her hands, so she could see him. "So what to talk about now?" She said.
Aiden turned his head to the side to look at Avalee. He leaned back, but kept his elbows on his knees.
"I don't know really. What do you want to talk about?" He asked, repeating her question.
"I really have no idea. What a night its been." She smirked. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She re-opened them quickly feeling something crawl across her leg. She say up. She found a tiny gray mouse and picked it up.
Aiden watched her pick up the mouse with a confused expression. Usually girls ran away from them.
"A mouse?" He asked with an amused smile.
"Its so cute!" She said. "Don't u think so?" She cupped it in her hands and showed it to Aiden.
Aiden looked at the mouse, and raised an eyebrow. It was rather small, but cute in a way.
"Eh, I guess so." He chuckled. "Are you going to keep it or something?"
"No, I wouldn't do that to it. It probably likes being out here." She set it down and it ran off. "Do you have any pets?" She asked.
Aiden watched the small mouse run away, probably afraid of the two of them. He tilted his head to the side, and looked into the forest.
"Nah, never have. What about you?" He asked, looking at her now.
"One cat, that's it. My specialty is shapeshifting." She laughed. "I've been working on transforming into other people bu it's really hard. " she frowned.
Another slow breeze came by, moving his hair in front of his eyes. He flipped it back out.
"Other people? Like who?" He asked, curious.
"Ive been working on Heather. But only certain teachers allow it. Some think I would use it for evil. " She laughed.
Aiden chuckled quietly, and leaned back on the ground. He crossed his arms and rested them behind his head.
"Evil? What like steal her shoes." He teased her lightly with a grin.
"Thanks for the suggestion!" She said sarcasticly.
Aiden laughed quietly, and then sighed. He took in another deep breath, and looked at the moon. It was still reflecting in his eyes.
Avalee looked up at the moon. It was white and almost full. Another gust if wind blew at her.
Aiden felt comfortable on the ground, and he was almost fully calmed down. He turned his head to look at Avalee.
"What should we do now?" He asked quietly. It was almost hard to see her in the darkness.
"I really don't care, as long as I don't have to go back to my dorm." She sighed. The night was peaceful, and the woods were silent and dark.
Aiden nodded, and stretched his arms out. He heard his elbow pop from staying still for so long. He turned his head to Avalee.
"I'm right there with you." He agreed, closing his eyes.
She was fine with that. The night was blissful and it let her think. She remembered her first day at Hogwarts when Aiden and Heather had jumped out of a tree at her. She remembered how nervous she was when she decided to come to Hogwarts in stead of the other schools. There was just something about this school, she thought. She didn't know why she chose it, her family hadn't gone there, she didn't have any friends there, she didn't even know any of the teachers. But she was glad she picked this school, now with Vivian here, a friend from her muggle days, she felt right at home. Especially in these woods.
Aiden opened his eyes again, and looked at Avalee. He could tell she was deeply thinking about something and it was interesting to watch her, whatever she may be thinking about. He sighed, and leaned back.
She felt Aiden eyes on her and felt embarrassed. She blushed, she had done that a lot tonight, maybe because for the first time in a long time she had opened up to someone. She turned to him, smiling gently, "What?" She asked, turning her head towards him.
Aiden blinked, and looked down. He wasn't aware she had noticed his eyes on her.
"Nothing." He said quietly, looking up to the sky again.
"No" She protested. "What is it?" She had to know why he was looking at her like that. She noticed a flock of birds overhead and watched them trace their pattern in the night sky.
Aiden shrugged his shoulders, but grinned at Avalee.
"I was only thinking about how weird this night has been. Some good, some bad moments." He replied.
Her smile faded slightly, recalling the night as well and how things would never be the same. Her smile became a frown as she thought about what her actions might cause; heartbreak, anger, and loneliness. Only one thing to do, savor the moment. She reached over and grabbed Aidens hand. She didn't want to be lonely tonight. Her eyes were stuck wide open as she thought about the future, and she had the same nervous twist in her stomach that she got whenever she thought about this particular subject. She stared up at the trees.
Aiden looked at Avalee with a small smile. He, too, realized things wouldn't be the same. One night had made everything different. Aiden flipped his hair out of his eyes, and gently bright her hand up to his lips to kiss her palm softly.
His kiss was re-assuring and made her calmer. It also made her eyes turn from a black to a soft blue gray. She smiled at him, showing him how much it meant to her that he comforted her.
Aiden smiled a little as her eyes changed colors. He was always glad to help. He gently kissed her palm again.
Her palm was warm now, and so was her smile. She scooted closer to him and kissed his warm above average body temperature cheek. her eyes became a lighter purpleish blue. She wanted to help him as well, so she took his palm much in the way he did and kissed it lightly, then held it against her cold cheek to keep her warm. She was always cold outside, and he helped, a lot.
Aiden grinned some more, but his eyes were still his natural color. He squeezed her hand gently with his own.
"That actually helps." He said with a bigger smile.
."Good" She stated simply, and squeezed his hand back. She just wanted to stay in this moment forever. She didn't want to deal, she didn't want confrentation she just wanted it to be simple and full of love.
Aiden sat up so that he was sitting down. He smiled some, and looked at both of their hands entwined together. He took in a deep breath, and slowly leaned in to kiss her softly. He didn't know why he did it, maybe irrational or maybe for reassurance for both of them, but he did it anyway.
He kissed her. It completely shocked her and made her heart thud and melt all at the same time. But this time it was different. Before she had started the kiss, sure he kissed her back, but this was different he kissed her. Her eyes started to have gold specs in them as she kissed him back. Now she knew that he truly did love her back.
Aiden leaned forward about and inch, and leaned his arm against the ground. He slowly closed his eyes as he kissed her back, taking in deep slow breaths.
She just gently kissed his back, as she had thought before, savoring the moment. She took small breathes and put her hands on his warm cheeks caressing them gently.
Aiden wrapped on arm around her back, the other being on her side. He privatly knew this wasn't right, but he didn't have the strength to stop. He kissed her back just as gently as before.
She needed him. She knew he was married, but she needed him none the less. His arms wrapped around her in a comforting way. Her hands made themselves to the back of his head and gently ran her fingers through his smooth hair. She hugged herself closer.
Aiden leaned forward to Avalee as she hugged herelf closer to him. This was wrong on many levels, and he would be very much angry with himself later, but now he couldn't think about that. Aiden parted his lips with hers, and closed his eyes tighter together.
She knew how wrong this was, and she knew she would have to talk Aiden down from his anger later, but she jsut let herself savor the moment, she let herself just feel his lips on hers and his arms around her. She went back to gently stroking his cheeks.
Aiden stopped himself from leaning forward anymore. His heart was already pounding with exhilaration, nervousness, and frustration with himself. He did, however, pull her closer to him gently.
She was pulled closer and could feel his heart beat as fast as hers, thuding loudly, at an alarming pace. She was breathing heavier, they were both so caught up in the moment. Her eyes glowed a briliant gold. She opened her eyes.
Aiden pulled her closer to him until it was impossible to get any closer. He used the hand that was on her side to slowly run through her hair. He kept his eyes closed as his breath came quickly in unusual patterns.
Her body was pressed tightly against his. She heard his breathing and it was as crazy as hers. She got goosebumps as he played with her hair. She moved her lips faster now. She was so blissfully happy exactly where she was.
Aiden leaned backwards some, and used his arm to prop himself up. After a few moments he broke the kiss to take a breath. He opened his eyes and they were a light shade of gold brown.
She looked at his eyes, knowing hers were a light gold, just as before, she smiled, and waited for him to lean back in. She breathed deeply.
Aiden flashed a brilliant grin, his teeth shining in the dark with a teasing glow in his eyes. He stood still, waiting to see what she would do.
She smiled wider. "Well are you going to kiss me?" She said with a teasing smile. Waiting for his lips to return to hers.
Aiden raised an eyebrow, still not saying anything. He patiently waited for her to react, mainly waiting for her to kiss him.
A few thoughts ran through her mind, first he didn't want to kiss her , but that was just self-pity or something. She leaned in, but not till their lips met, slightly teasing him. Just so their faces were an inch apart. She waited and grew anxious.
Aiden closed his eyes, thinking they were going to kiss. He opened them again with their faces close together. He decided he didn't want to tease her anymore, and leaned in to kiss her.
She was happy he finaly leaned in she kissed him back more agressively that before.
Aiden kissed her back, a little surprised by her eager and agressiveness. However, he didn't kiss her back as gentle as before. He cradled his hand against her cheek.
She was once again hugging herself towards him, pressing her body against his. She knew somewhere in the back of her head that this was wrong but she told that rationality to shut up. She kissed him back less aggressively but never wanted him to break it off, even if it meant they both passed out from lack of oxygen. She then did something she had never done before, she let him read her mind, she had learned how to do it a week earlier, but now she wanted to share everything with him.
((He doesn't know how to read minds.))
((But you can open ur mind to someone so even if they can't read minds they can see ur thoughts, people have done it before on this site.))
((Ohh, okay that works.))
Aiden suddenly pulled back, surprised by the sudden onslaught of information he learned from reading her mind. He opened his eyes, and looked at her.
"How do you do that?" He asked.
She smiled. Only partly knowing what she was doing, she relly didn't know how much information he could read, and how she would react. She leaned back in and kissed him. Letting him feel all the emotions that ran through her. She kissed him gently.
Aiden kissed her back softly, and closed his eyes once more. He kept his hand caressing her cheek as he silently read her mind.
She loved that he could read her mind, she didn't have to use words and he could feel her emotions. She wondered if it was overwelming to him. She put her hands on his cheeks once again, caressing them gently. She hugged herself towards him once again.
He scooted closer to Avalee, and wrapped his arms tighter around her. Aiden kissed her back as gentle as before as his heartbeat began to beat fast again. It almost felt like it was pounding in his head.
She felt so happy inside. She loved where she was. She loved who she was with. She wrapped her hands around the back of his neck, rubbing there.
His heart pounded in his chest, mainly from nervouseness. However, he decided that there was nothing that could be done now so he tried to ignore it. Aiden moved the hand that was on her back to her side.
She smiled, still kissing him, her heart sill pounding in her chest. She rested one of her hands on his broad back, and the other on the back of his neck, holding him as tight to her as she could.
Aiden listened quietly to the thoughts in her head, although it was hard since he was always preoccupied. He smiled at that as he kissed her back softly.
She opened her eyes to look at his face. Her eyes glowed a brilliant gold, just as it had twice happened before that night. She rubbed him back, and moved the hand that was on his neck to his hair.
Aiden leaned back against, and opened his eyes too look at Avalee's.
"Mind if I ask you something?" He asked.
She nodded, wondering what was up. She stared deeply into his eyes. His eyes always seemed deep, and deep in thought. She tilted her head to the side, waiting for him to ask.
Aiden smiled a she tilted her head to the side, something he always did. He tilted his head, too, without even realizing he did so.
"When your eyes changed colors the first time, you said you realized something. What did you realize?" Aiden asked quietly, his eyes shining a bright gold.
"Well, I thought my kissing you made it obvious." She smiled, her eyes still glowing gold like his. "I realized that I liked you, I liked you a lot. I realized I loved you." She said. She touched his cheek gently, still smiling.
Aiden listened quietly, knowing all of this was wrong for both of them.
"What made you realize that?" He asked quietly.
"I don't know, I just looked into your eyes, and just knew it." She smiled. She dropped her hand from his cheek and grabbed his hand, entwining their fingers, her thumb rubbing circles on the back of his hand. Making sure he wouldn't get stressed out again.
Aiden could feel himself about to flip again, but he tried to compose his expression. He took in a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
She hugged him close. "Its ok" She whispered into his ear. She was stressed as well, but she didn't want him to sense that considering he had been inside her mind. She just hugged him. Trying not to think too hard.
Aiden rubbed his temples on his head, trying to calm himself down before he freaked again.
"No it's not." He whispered, frustrated.
She didn't say anything. She just kept hugging him. Tears filled her eyes, but she didn't want him to see, make him feel worse even though it wasn't his fault. She tried to blink them away.
Aiden suddenly felt a drop on his shoulder. He turned his head, and noticed Avalee was crying.
"Are you okay?" He asked, his voice quiet.
She shook her head and said, "No." She paused wiping away a tear. She leaned back. "I've ruined everything." She stated as if it was a fact.
Aiden shook his head, and pressed his lips together into a straight line.
"No you didn't." He replied harshly, he almost sounded mean but he hadn't meant to.
"It's not your fault." He explained quietly.
"Well if it wasn't my fault it wasn't yours either." She said. She hoped he would understand her odd logic. She was tired, but knew she couldn't sleep, knew she wouldn't be able to sleep for a while.
Aiden looked at Avalee, his eyes deep.
"Whos fault is it then?" He said angrily at himself.
He was loosing it again.
She didn't want him to freak out again, so she tried to push her thoughts of calmness, even though they were not true to his mind. "Both of ours. We will share the blame." She said trying to get him so see her side of the argument.
Aiden leaned back, his eyes turning to a dark shade of black right in front of her. He grabbed both of her arms gently.
"I'm the married one. What have you done? Nothing." He explained, trying to keep his voice down.
She raised her voice a little. "I knew you were married. I kissed you." She needed him to understand. When he didn't there were more tears.
Aiden ground his teeth together, his jaw setting in place as he did so.
"Yes, I know. But I kissed you back, that is my fault. I could have just as easily said no." He explained, hoping she would realize how stupid he was.
"What kind of logic is that, Aiden?" She asked, just a little angry.
Aiden dropped his face to his hands. He rubbed his eyes, getting frustrated.
"It's the truth. Theres no denying it Avalee." He explained, pleading with himself to find a way for her to understand.
"Aiden, listen to me." She paused, her eyes staring into his. "It is our fault." She more than needed him to understand. She wanted it to be simple, like before.
Aiden shook his head, and sighed.
"Okay, it was your fault at first. But now it's my fault, and it has been." He replied quietly.
"That's not how it works. It is our fault and it always has, and it always will be" She said trying to make that sound final.
Aiden frowned, and stared at the ground. He still didn't think so, but he knew should wouldn't agree.
She leaned in and kissed him shortly on the mouth. She leaned back, and studied his eyes. She was deep in thought.
Aiden tilted his head to the side.
"What was that for?" He asked.
She wanted to kiss him again, but instead said. "Because I love you." She said, quickly following with. "I shouldn't be in love with you, but I most certainly am." She smiled a weak, half-hearted smile.
Aiden grinned some, and leaned forward to kiss her again for it may be the last time.
This kiss was different it seemed sad. She kissed him back, with all of her love, and tears streaming down her face, because it might be the last kiss. She wanted to make it count. She loved him. She loved him. She needed him. She just wanted to pretended, for the moment, that she was his, and he was hers.
Aiden kissed her back very slow and gently. He took in deep slow breaths, and even his heartbeat was slow. He closed his eyes.
All she could think about was kissing him. She was in love. Love. She kissed him back pasionatly. She wanted to stay in that one place forever.
Aiden leaned back slowly, looking at Avalee.
"This night..." He began, shaking his head. "It's taken alot out of both of us. I don't see how you're not angry."
"I love you." Was her statement, her answer for the night, the only thing that made sense. She stopped him from shaking his head by, putting her hands on his cheeks. Her hands were cold and his cheeks were warm, so warm.
Aiden looked at her with Avalee's cold hands on his cheek.
"I love you too." He whispered, knowing it was wrong.
"I love you." she said again. She slightly smiled.
Aiden suddenly grinned, and brought her into a hug.
She smiled a sad smile and hugged him back gently.
Aiden leaned back slowly, and sighed. He was getting worn out from all the onslaught of emotions he felt in a few hours time. He leaned back in the grass, and sighed again.
She laid down next to him. She was content.
((um, did u just choose Stacey in the other thread?))
((Yeahh.))
Aiden looked at Avalee, and tilted his head.
"What was your life like before Hogwarts?" He asked her curiously.
She wanted to tell the truth. "A few good friends, and a few boyfriends who treated me like sh:t." she was blunt.
Aiden frowned. He didn't like people who treated ones badly. Although, he didn't want to be a hypocrite, especially now.
"Thats not good." He said.
She nodded. She felt like she could cry again and her eyes filled with tears.
Aiden looked at Avalee, and leaned forward quickly. He tilted his head.
"Avalee, what's wrong?"
She just shook her head and cried. She put her face in her hands. She had nevercried so much in one night. And she had never cried so much about one man.
Aiden watched her cry, his own eyes were dark again.
"Avalee, I'm sorry." He said quietly, knowing she probably wouldn't listen.
She shook her head, not listening. She continued to sob, not knowing what else to do.
((Um Aiden, Can we finish this.))
((If you want.))
Aiden watched Avalee quietly. He wasn't sure about what to say or do anymore, and he definatly didn't want her to cry any more than she already was.
She needed sleep. She wanted to stay here gazing into Aidens eyes forever. But she knew that she couldn't, this thought brought more tears. She knew this wold end badly. She wanted him, forever. She loved him. She loved him! She just needed him more that she needed oxygen. She wanted to follow him around watching his cute habits. Being able to kiss him whenever she wanted.
But that never could happen.
((Take her back to her dorm, or something like that. Whenever u want))
((It's your character lol I don't want to pick for you.))
Aiden frowned, still being able to read her thoughts. He felt heartbroken between to girls, but inside he knew it was his fault.
"Do you want to go back in?" He asked.
She just nodded. She just couldn't speak. She stood up.
She felt her body shake. She whispered no under her breath. She colapsed to the ground in the form of a wolf. She shook again and was back to avalee. She mubled sorry to aiden and tried to stand back up. This happened when she was really tired.
Aiden ran to Avalee quickly, and helped her up. He didn't want to make her angry, but he was worried about her.
"Are you okay?" He asked with a concerned expression.
She nodded, and spoke. "That happens when I'm exhausted." She let him help her up.
Aiden slowly helped her up. He held onto her arm gently incase she would fall again. His eyes were dark as he stood up and looked ahead.
"Here, lets take you back to the school." He said quietly.
She mumbled thanks to him.
((Can we finish? Pweese?))
Aiden walked slowly for her sake. He headed towards the school, looking ahead.
"No problem." He mumbled back.
They were almost out of the woods now. She was tired and sad and just wanted to kiss him, forever.
Aiden walked slowly. He heard her thoughts and frowned. He knew there was nothing he could do.
The silence was creepy. She was scared, even though if something bad did happen she knew that she could shift form and run. She wondered silently if Aiden would protect her at all. She tilted her head to the side, it was almost a habit now, although just hours later she had just done it to mock him.
Aiden turned his head to look at Avalee as he read her thoughts. He nodded as if that was an answer, but he couldn't help but grin inwardly as she tilited her head.
She took is nod as an answer and smiled a tired smile. She stumbled every so often, she was so tired.
Aiden watched her stumble, helping her up each time. About after the third or fourth time, he sighed and picked Avalee up in his arms. It was much easier this way, and he hoped she didn't mind.
She almost protested but I was too comfortable. She kissed his cheek quickly, to thank him, almost blushing.
Aiden slowed down, surprised by the gesture. He hadn't expected that, but he grinned anyway. He held her close to him, hoping it would help.
She smiled back, she looked into his eyes, wondering aloud. "How often do your eyes change colors?" She asked.
Aiden kept his eyes straight ahead to watch where he was going. Every so often he would look down at Avalee to catch her looking at his eyes.
"It happens quite often. Although, I can't control them. For example, they turn darker when I'm mad, sad, or very upset about something." He explained quietly.
"And how have I upset you?" She asked curiously. She had always asked a lot of questions. It was part of why she was ahead of most of her classmates.
((Hmm, let me think. Thorry. :P ))
Aiden shrugged his shoulders, thinking of an explanation.
"You haven't upset. I get upset very easily, and it can be hard for me to control my emotions. It's my fauly why I get upset."
"Oh." She said simply, processing everything. She was less talkitive and more thought filled at night. But she needed to know Aiden better. "What are your hobbies Aiden." She asked in her random manner.
Aiden lifted his head, keeping his brown eyes on the way ahead. He, too, was thinking a lot tonight.
"Well, my most favorite thing to do is play guitar. It always keeps me in a good mood. But, I also like to hang out, chill, be normal, you know?" He replied.
"Yeah." She said as a simple answer. When she got over the first scare of the forest she found it quite pleasant.
He pressed his lips together, tilting his head to one side. Aiden exhaled with a sigh, keeping his eyes in front of him. He carried Avalee with much ease.
"What are your hobbies?" He asked her casually.
"Well, I play in the Orchestra, I draw, and I read, a lot. I also dance." She blushed over the last thing. She hated dancing in front of other people. She had been taking dance since she was seven, and she loved it, it helped her feel free. So did playing on the Orchestra and drawing.
Aiden noticed her blushing, and couldn't help but smile a little more. He watched her face as he walked with a slow pace. He was in no hurry.
"Dancing is your favorite?" He guessed.
She nodded yes. Her head was clearer and he stopped him and climbed down. He was so much taller than her. She smiled. "Guess what kind of dance." She said, almost playing a childish game. At least this light conversation kept both of them in relatively good moods. Her eyes were a medium gray.
Aiden lifted Avalee up closer to him so she would be more comfortable. He tilted his head to the side.
"No idea." He said with a grin.
She smiled. "Come on! Just one little guess, and then I'll tell you." She said, a new found sense of awake overtaking her.
Aiden rolled his eyes over dramtically, and began to think. He shrugged his shoulders as he held her.
"Tap-dance?" He guessed half-heartedly.
She laughed, and then just smiled. "Nope" She rolled her eyes. "Irish step dance." She said. Usually when people heard this they were all thick headed and said, oh she must be a clogger! Nope. It was so competitive. Most people didn't know but there were actually competitions, competitions were dancers would sabotage each other, they had no idea what it was like.
Aiden raised an eyebrow, and turned his head to Avalee. He would've never guessed.
"Irish step dance?" He asked, surprised.
"How did you get started in that?" He asked, his tone casual now.
"Oh, I don't know. I just went to a starter summer camp, and then just got into it. I have competitions, like once a month. They get pretty crazy! Like the girls are total b;tches to one another. I love it though." She felt so graceful when she danced. She felt free, kind of like when she shifted.
Aiden nodded his head slowly, his eyes thoughtful.
"You're going to have to show me some time." He pointed out.
She blushed and smiled wider. "Yeah, like thats gonna happen!" She said, dancing alone was much better, she could be herself. But then again, she could be herself with Aiden, so maybe, one day. Even if they were just friends.
Aiden tilted his head as he read her mind. He wasn't used to such a thing so it was interesting to him to actually have someone's thoughts inside his own head. He couldn't help but grin as she blushed.
"Maybe soon then." Aiden added, knowing her thoughts.
"Yeah" She said enjoying the moment. Enjoying his smile.
Aiden grinned a little more as he read Avalee's thoughts.
"Now, if you could do anything right now, what would it be?" He asked her randomly.
She thought for a moment, deciding to tell the d@mn truth. "Kissing you, dancing, listening to music" She paused, then smiled as she finished. "In that order." She put her hand on his chest stopping him. She climbed out of his arms although it was quite comforable, and walked beside him, gently holding his hand.
Aiden sat her down, and walked slowly beside her. He was quiet for a moment because he didn't know how to reply to that. He rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.
She broke the silence by quietly asking, "You?"
Aiden walked slowly, and stayed quiet. He didn't really know what to say, but he figured Avalee could guess his thoughts, if not hearing them.
"Aiden?" She asked again. Looking a little worried at him. She glanced ahead. They were out of the forest and walking back towards the main part of Hogsmead. Still hand in hand.
Aiden turned to Avalee, stopping in his tracks. He chewed on the inside of his lip.
"I'm guessing you know what it is." He replied. "It was one of the ones you said."
She wondered silently weather it was kissing her, or listening to music. She wasn't sure. She didn't want to have to ask him aloud if he wasn't comfortable saying it.
Aiden raised an eyebrow and gave her a sideways glance. His lips curved in a half smile.
"Obvious, isn't it?" He asked with a slight hint of teasing in his tone.
She looked at him, back. She smiled gently. "No." She said. It was really nice walking in the silent darkness with him.
Aiden looked at Avalee with a look of surprise.
"It's not?" He asked, figuring she would know the answer.
"I'm never sure of myself. I'm not very confident in myself." She said, she was happy in a way, she could open up to him.
Aiden stopped walking again, and put one hand on her shoulder.
"You should be. Theres nothing bad about you." He pointed out sincerely.
She smiled at him. "Thanks" She quickly kissed his cheek.
Aiden smiled, unable to control it as it spread through his lips and reached his eyes. He couldn't help it, even though it knew it was wrong.
"What was that for?" He asked.
"For being so kind, I guess I'm not use to that." She smiled at his smile.
Aiden looked at her eyes, tilting his head out of habit.
"I don't see why anyone would want to be anything but kind to you." He pointed out quietly, looking at the ground.
"People take advantage of me, I'm too trusting of them." She said looking down at the ground as they walked.
Aiden pressed his lips together, lifting his head to look ahead.
"Why would they do that?" He asked.
"Because I trust people, more than I should, because I believe in good, or in other words I'm naive." She finished her sentence in her head...I'm stupid. This night was proof of it.
Aiden stopped walking again, and turned his body so that he was facing Avalee directly. His eyes were harsh as he stared down at her, cradling her cheeks.
"You're not stupid." He pointed out. "We all make mistakes. If you're stupid then I'm the dumbest guy on the planet."
She smiled and looked into his cold eyes, she smiled wider as she spoke "Well what a pair we make!"
Aiden laughed a low chuckle, his body shaking. He smiled down at her.
"Very true." He pointed out once he got a moment to breathe.
She smiled as he laughed. The sound made her happy, just plain happy.
Aiden smiled at Avalee, having to look down since he was taller than her. He nudged her playfully.
"So, where are we going?" He asked suddenly.
"I really have no idea." She smirked. It was her usual attitude.
Aiden scrunched his nose up, but still grinned.
"It's up to you." He pointed out.
She sighed, lost in thought. She smiled up at him then, "Coffee!" She said excitedly.
Aiden chuckled quietly.
"Coffee?" He repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"Yep. Is that ok with you? Or do you want to go home?" She was ok with either. But she would just be awake if she went home anyway.
Aiden shrugged his shoulders, and shook his head briskly.
"Nope." He said, popping the P with his lips.
"I'd rather stay." He added with an amused smile.
"Good" She headed toward the only coffee shop in Hogsmead.
Aiden walked towards the shop with Avalee, his pace slow. He looked down at his feet as he walked.
(Wanna call it quits or keep going? Either way is good with me)