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Isabella Weasley ([info]bella_weasley) wrote in [info]landing_rpg,
@ 2009-02-18 00:06:00

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Who: Isabella Weasley and Ben Goyle
Where: Bar
When: Evening
What: An unlikely savior!
Rating: Pg-13
Status: Complete

It wasn’t a very common occurrence for Isabella Weasley to get lost, but when she did get lost, she really got lost. She had become rather absorbed in her novel, a fantastic tale of chivalry and romance, and with her nose buried inside it, she hadn’t even realized she had taken the wrong turn until it was far too late. When she finally willed herself to lower the book- mostly because it was getting dark and difficult to read- Isabella didn’t recognize a single street name, a single building, a single landmark. After wandering aimlessly for a good thirty minutes, she finally gave up and entered the closest building that had its lights on.

She was immediately caught off guard by the smell of the place as she pushed open the door. It was a bar, filled with men and a few women of all sorts of shapes and sizes, some attractive, some not so much, but they all had one thing in common, and that was a drink in their hands. Alcohol had always made Isabella a bit uneasy. She’d never tried it herself, mostly because she didn’t want her parents to somehow find out, but she knew the sort of effects it had on people.

The girl stuck out like a sore thumb as she slowly made her way toward the bar. While everyone else seemed laid-back and cheery, Isabella was tense and clearly ill-at-ease. They were loud, and she was quiet as a mouse until she finally reached her destination, yet she could not go unnoticed. A large, much older man seated on a stool next to her turned and offered a too-large smile. “Hello there.”

Isabella jolted and forced herself to give a nervous smile in return. “Uh, hello. Hi.” She turned back to ask the bartender where on Earth she was, but the moment her lips parted, she was interrupted again.

“What’s your name?” The same man was eyeing her with that odd grin of his.

“Er- Isabella,” she answered weakly.

“That is a bee-yoo-" His sentiments were interrupted by a hiccup and a chuckle. “A bee-yoo-tih-fuhl name, lass.”

“…Thanks?”


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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 12:31 pm UTC (link)
Ben just stared at her blankly. This was a very odd girl, that was for sure. He had never met somenoe like her. or at least, he might have, but he never would have spoken to them to get to know them well enough. Really, he didn't even know why he was speaking to her as much as he was. Two meetings, and although she was very obviously hiding something (or a few somethings) from him, he knew a lot. He had never gotten close enough to another girl to learn about her. "But what is so exciting about some book? It's just that..a book. They're boring."

[ooc: ~woodnott! sorry, they blocked meebo on my computer and I can't get on AIM!]

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 12:38 pm UTC (link)
Isabella sighed softly. "Maybe it's just writing on paper to you, but it isn't to me. I don't see words; I see people and feelings and stories." She shrugged her shoulders and readjusted her bag. "It's only boring if you tell yourself it is. At least, I think so."

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 12:40 pm UTC (link)
She really was odd, but she was also intruiging. The way she felt about books was nothing like Ben felt about...well, anything. He had no passion, no goals, no drive. He didn't love anything, or care strongly about any sort of subject or an object or something that he had learned. He never felt more than annoyed or bitter, he didn't really..enjoy. "That's..." he started, but he couldn't find a word to end that. He shrugged again. "I don't know. I don't think I ever felt that way about something."

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 12:43 pm UTC (link)
She felt a bizarre urge to touch him then, to reach out and take his hand because he had finally, perhaps without even realizing it, opened up a bit to her and told her something about himself. But Isabella was far too shy to do anything of the sort, and she shifted her hands into her coat pockets instead. "You will eventually," she said with a small smile.

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 12:45 pm UTC (link)
Ben didn't like the way the girl seemed to be getting close to him. he was noticing it more and more, the way he felt about her after only two meetings, the way he was driving himself mad trying to figure her out. She seemed to be doing the same to him, and he was losing his guard, the one he had worked so hard ot put up in the first place. "What is that supposed to mean?" he asked defensively.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 12:47 pm UTC (link)
She was caught off guard by his defensive retort. She hadn't attacked him, not in the slighest, but he was acting like she was... insulting him? Manipulating him? Isabella couldn't manipulate someone if she tried. "Just that you'll find something like that some day," she answered slowly. "Everyone does, something they really care about."

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 01:21 pm UTC (link)
"Oh," he stated, lifting his hand to run over his hair. "Well, whatever," he said. Why did she always have to say things like that. Elena did the same thing. Girls were so complicated and mysterious. What she said, though, made him think for a second. He really didn't have anything that he really cared about. His sister, sure, but even that he was more passive at.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 03:14 pm UTC (link)
"I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable," she said apologetically. "We can talk about something else." So long as that something else didn't involve her last name or anything that happened to give away her 'secret identity'.

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 03:39 pm UTC (link)
"You didn't make me uncomfortable," he said quickly, shaking his head, "I don't get uncomfortable." It was true. He made others feel uncomfortable. But changing the subject was a good idea, he had no lcu what eh was talking about, and he hated talking about himself. "We're going to school soon," he offered, not exactly the best subject, but it was something.

[OOC; TAG!]

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 04:28 pm UTC (link)
Isabella smiled. "Yes, we are." Isabella didn't mind going back to school. She loved learning, and school provided that opportunity as well as the chance to socialize with all the friends who went their own ways over the summer. Sure, summer was freedom and leisure, but with Isabella being who she was, she thought school was fun.

"Are you excited? It's your last year!"

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 04:37 pm UTC (link)
Ben just raised a brow and let out a snicker. "Not really," he said, amused at how excited she was about it. "Just excited I get to leave the wretched place." Not that he knew what he was doing afterwards. It was a lose/lose situation for Ben. He hated school, and everything about it, class work, Quidditch, rules, learning. He also hated home. So being at home, being at school, nothing satisfied him, because neither was an escape.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 04:45 pm UTC (link)
"Wretched? You really hate school?" Hadn't he said he hated home, too? He hated school and he hated home? Was there nowhere he felt comfortable? Her eyes softened at this realization, but she didn't dare say anything about it, and she curled her hands inside of her pockets to fight back that pull to take his hand again.

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 05:37 pm UTC (link)
"Of course I hate school," he answered, making a face it that was rather obvious.he had made that clear, why wouldn't he hate actool? "There's no point in it, for me at least. But at at least I'm not at home." He shrugged.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 07:15 pm UTC (link)
"You don't have any subjects you enjoy, even?" she asked, brows furrowing. She loved Care of Magical Creatures in particular. This was convenient, seeing as she wanted a career as a dragon keeper. "I mean, if you look past the work you have to put into it, isn't there a class you find interesting?"

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 07:25 pm UTC (link)
"No," he answered. Not one class was interesting to him. He tried to think if there was anything that he found interesting..but he never thought about it long enough to think it was interesting. "No, not really, nothing interesting." He shrugged.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 07:48 pm UTC (link)
"Oh." Well, what exactly was she suppoesd to say to that? That he should try and enjoy it? That never worked. People just scoffed at her when she babbled on about the wonders of charms and transfiguration. They thought she was crazy, no doubt.

Luckily for her, something caught her attention to spare her some awkwardness. "Um. Hey. Isn't that the main road up there?"

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[info]bennny
2009-02-20 08:01 pm UTC (link)
Ben was glad she didn't have anything else to say to it. He didn't want to talk about school. And he didn't feel like talking more about the fact that he had no clue what he liked or what he was doing with his life. He didn't need someone else reminding him.

He snapped his head forward, looking up. "Oh, yeah. There we go."

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-20 10:29 pm UTC (link)
Isabella paused at the corner, tucking her hair behind her ear with a small smile. Though the thought made her feel silly and girly, she almost didn't want him to go. The next time she saw him would probably be when classes started again, and she was certain it wouldn't be the same. "Thanks for walking me."

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[info]bennny
2009-02-21 12:39 pm UTC (link)
Ben stopped, looking forward, before looking at her. He almost..didn't want her to go. Actually, he definitely didn't want her to go, and he also didn't want to go home. But he wasn't about to say anything. "Don't mention it," he said with a shrug.

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-21 01:06 pm UTC (link)
"Um. Well... I guess I'll see you at school then," she offered. She took a step into the street, before suddenly turing around and moving back to him. She reached into her bag, withdrawing her book and holding it out to him. "I know you said you don't read, but..." She looked up at him with painfully hopeful eyes, a sheepish smile in place. "I just... maybe you could try it and give it back to me at school."

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[info]bennny
2009-02-21 01:25 pm UTC (link)
Ben lifted his hand and rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah," he replied, going to turn around before he noticed she moved back towards him. Raising an eyebrow at her and the book, he hesitated for a second. Looking at her, he just couldn't say no. Which was weird. He took the book slowly, looking at it. "Okay.." he said, still looking oddly at her. He waved it around for a second before letting his arm drop to his side, still holding the book. "I'll..skim through it."

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[info]bella_weasley
2009-02-21 01:31 pm UTC (link)
And just like that, her sheepish smile turned into a full-fledged grin. Making Isabella happy had never been much of a challenge. "Great. Well." She lifted a hand to give a small wave. "Bye Ben."

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[info]bennny
2009-02-21 01:35 pm UTC (link)
At her smile, he returned it, surprised that it was actually a genuine, toothy smile. "Bye, Isabella."

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