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Abigail Potter is tied together with a smile (squibigail) wrote in flippedrpg,
@ 2012-08-26 23:25:00

Entry tags:

ch: squib: abigail potter, ch: squib: daniel davies, p: lisa, p: rachael

Who: Daniel Davies and Abby Potter^baby
What: Daniel's arrived and Abby's going to find him
Where: The Quidditch pitch
When: Sunday afternoon, August 26
Warnings: Verrry low. Possible cuteness overload because it's Abby and Daniel. We shall see!

her hip with each step she took. She felt slightly guilty for abusing the house-elves by asking for the victuals and interrupting their preparations for the next meal, but this small smarting was crumbs compared to the feeling that she had messed up somehow by not introducing Daniel to her family earlier than she had. It made sense to her when she rationalized keeping his identity a secret from her family for a while, and by referring to him as QB, she had been able to keep a bit of him to herself. However, once she had been asked to explain it she had realized how silly and childish it sounded. Unlike the fifteen year-old Abby who had been stood up by her date to the Yule Ball, this Abby was an adult. She didn’t need to worry what her family thought about Daniel; they would find him as special as she did because they loved her.

As Abby neared the soaring stadium, a rosy blush blossomed on her face when she thought about him. Daniel was here! She slipped a finger inside the voluminous sleeve of her robe and pinched the soft skin near her elbow to make sure she wasn’t dreaming, a small squeak escaping from her lips when she confirmed that she was very much awake. She was used to people coming and going in the compound, but normally it was her people going, not arriving.

She paused, suddenly shy, when she reached the base of the towering golden hoops. A hand automatically reached up to smooth her straight brown hair and tugged her already perfectly situated uniform back into place. She teetered on her spot for a heartbeat, her blue eyes sweeping the pitch for the familiar gleam of his bright blond hair, before she started hurrying towards the center of the field.

“Daniel?” she called out, head tilting back to survey the stands and the surrounding spaces for him. Unlike the library, this was unfamiliar turf for her. She gnawed on her lip, belatedly realizing that she should have asked exactly where around the pitch he would be.

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quidditchboy
2012-08-27 05:03 am UTC (link)

It had literally been only a day since he had last seen Abigail but it already felt like forever once he appeared here. Daniel did his best to stay calm, hoping it was his mates playing a trick on him. While writing his journal entry, he soon realized over half the team could not wield a wand and if they could, they weren't very good. The hope of seeing Abby that night had vanished within the few hours of sitting with the scientists. He was fairly certain he wasn't listening to a word they were saying as he sat there with his ice cream melting. Abby's ice cream.

When released, Daniel found himself on some very familiar ground with familiar handwriting. She was here and what ever hope the poor man lost he had regained. She didn't hate him for almost killing her. Through his happiness he momentarily forgot that her uncle was in fact, Minister. Then there was Astro, his old beater buddy before she dropped out. All that was missing were the ones Abby missed most and Roger.

Feeling famished and a little perturbed at being placed in Slytherin, Daniel walked down to the Quidditch pitch, using the same old beaten path he used years before. With a hint of a smile, he began humming Gryffindor's fight song.

He stood there in the middle of the pitch, looking up at the clear blue sky. For being taken to such a weird place, he was oddly happy.

Daniel's smile grew wide as a familiar face approached him. He didn't bother to answer her. Within a few long strides, Daniel soon had Abigail wrapped up in his large arms. It might have been too forward but the thought of never seeing her again ate him up inside.

"You always smell so good."

Daniel chuckled and closed his eyes as he held onto her tighter.

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squibigail
2012-08-27 01:44 pm UTC (link)

Abby managed to drag her gaze from the stands long enough to catch a flash of white teeth before she was gathered up in Daniel's embrace. She stiffened at first - a knee jerk reaction to someone surprising her - before she let herself relax as she felt his deep chuckle resonate through her body. An explosion of butterflies erupted in her stomach when she felt his arms tighten around her, anchoring her smaller body to his.

"You smell like home," she sighed, pressing her nose against the fabric of his robes as she shifted as much as his hold on her would allow her to free her arms to wrap around his waist. She had almost convinced herself that he was never going to arrive, and that she would have to get through with the memories she had of him, but his earlier journal entry and the arms around her waist were solid enough evidence for her to believe that he was actually here. While she wouldn't put it above the Scientists to create a life-like model of a person, she doubted that they would get the exact combination of the smell of Daniel's aftershave and his own scent just right.

"Welcome back, Daniel," she hummed against his chest, reluctant to leave the circle of his arms. While was unclear if she meant back to the pitch he had played on during his years at school, back to Hogwarts itself, or back to her, she hoped that it was his return to her that he celebrated the most.

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quidditchboy
2012-08-28 04:01 am UTC (link)

There was another chuckle as she stated he smelled like home. "Well I'm glad I showered before coming to pick you up." Out of selfishness and pure happiness, Daniel refused to let Abigail down just yet. It felt good to have her this close and to feel her just melt in his arms. "There's no place I'd rather be, Abby." Which was true. Even the few brief moments he had with her, he thoroughly enjoyed. She was unlike any girl he had ever met or was thrown in his direction.

After a deep inhale of her hair, he finally gave in and set the young woman down. He wanted to kiss her, but he held back. They hadn't even had the first date and he wanted to do everything right, or as right as he could get it. Daniel usually second guessed himself on all things and would turn to his teammates and coach for guidance. They weren't here and it finally dawned on him that he had to make all these decisions on his own. Going against his wants and following his better judgement, he took a small step back.

"So I'll be honest, I literally glanced at the pamphlet you gave me. I didn't even open it." The beater had his reasons and he went back and forth on whether to tell her. "Truthfully, I just wanted to see you right away and hear you talk all night. I was afraid reading that thing would take away time from you." The young man was sincere in every word he spoke and it shown through his brilliant blue eyes.

"Don't be mad, please?"

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squibigail
2012-08-28 05:07 am UTC (link)

"Oh, yes. I'm very glad too, but I wouldn't have minded too much since it would have meant that you were here," she said. While she loathed the feeling of sweat on her own body, she would have easily traded a Daniel straight from Quidditch practice - dirty gear and all - for no Daniel whatsoever.

Abby loosely clasped her hands together in front of her body when Daniel set her back on the ground and surveyed him. She took in his wide smile and the way his broad shoulders filled out his Hogwarts robes, her mind working to reconcile the man who stood before her now with the one who had been a memory in her mind over the last few months. He seemed taller than she recalled, but the feeling of his arms around her had been better than what she remembered. She fidgeted slightly when he stepped back but stood her ground, her head tilting to the side as she studied him, and frowned when he confessed that he hadn't read the material she had given him.

"I'm not mad," Abby assured him once she had heard him out, a smile appearing on her face. "I suppose part of me figured you wouldn't crack it open. I've dealt with you and paperwork before, remember?" She hesitated for a moment before reaching her free hand towards him, inviting him to come back. "I'll probably still fall asleep before midnight, but I can spend up to 11:59 with you. There are some perks to being Head Girl again." Not that she had ever cashed in them before, but it was now or never, right?

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