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Tweak says, "You're not just anyone."

Isabella Weasley (bella_weasley) wrote in landing_rpg,
@ 2009-03-03 11:10:00

Entry tags:

benjamin goyle, isabella weasley

Who: Isabella Weasley and Ben Goyle
What: He told her to find him, so she did.
Where: Corridor
When: Evening
Rating: pg-13
Status: Complete.

Isabella didn't know why she was doing this. She was sure she could just put it off and get the book back from him another time, or she could really just get another copy of the book. It wasn't as if it cost an awful lot, being paperback, and that way she wouldn't actually have to face him.

Of course... there was a part of her that wanted to see him again. Despite the fact that he had said he didn't care about her and she had a horrid feeling meeting him again was just going to end even worse than it had the first time, she still wanted to talk to him. They'd only had two encounters- well, three if you wished to count the wall-punching incident that had happened earlier in the day.

But with the way things were going, Isabella didn't have an awful lot of faith that things were going to turn out that way. She'd been wandering the castle, peeking into abandoned classrooms, checked the astronomy tower, everywhere she could think of in attempt to track him down. After an hour of walking, she was beginning to think he might have been messing with her. Maybe he was in the Slytherin common room and was sending her on a wild goose chase to spite her.

She slowed in her steps, head ducking in frustration. This was ridiculous. She should just go back to the commons. She should have been reading coursework anyway. Sighing softly, she lifted her head and was about to turn when she saw a shoe sticking out around the corner. One more corridor wouldn't hurt. She slowly rounded the corridor, letting out a small sigh of relief. "Ben."

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bennny
2009-03-03 03:57 pm UTC (link)

"Everything has gone bad," he said, "I make everything worse. Elena still loves me, sure," he answered, "but i'll be disowned. Soon. And then what the fuck do I do?" He threw his hands up in the hair. "What the FUCK am I going to do? I don't...do anything. There is nothing to do." He couldn't really get what he truly meant out, which was the fact that he had screwed up in school and didn't like anything enough to persue as a career, but he didn't have much of a though process when it came to too many sentences.

"I don't know," he said, closing his eyes again. "I only care about a few things," he said, before he opened them again. "I care about Elena." He looked at her then. "I don't know how I feel about you. I know that I don't not care about you." It was the most honest he had ever been.

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bella_weasley
2009-03-03 09:26 pm UTC (link)

She flinched as his voice rose, but didn't move away from him. "You change what you've been doing?" she offered weakly. "Easier said than done, but... you could change things if you really wanted to. It would just... take work."

That bloody heart of hers took off as he said he didn't not care about her. She must have been some sort of masochist, really, with how excited she got at the notion that... well, she wasn't entirely sure what it would mean if he liked her since she was certain neither of their sisters or the majority of the population would approve, nor did she have any experience with this sort of thing what-so-ever. "Okay." She offered a sheepish smile.

"We need to get you out of the hall before a p-" She stopped herself, remembering that she was, in fact, a prefect and was no doubt not following those guidelines in this instance. "Before someone finds you."

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bennny
2009-03-03 09:42 pm UTC (link)

Ben groaned, shaking his head furiously. What was he going to change if there was nothing to change into? "It's too late," he mumbled, barely audible. "I'm not-" he started, but couldn't find a word, "I can't-" he tried again, but to no avail, so he shut his mouth and sighed.

That was the problem with Ben. It was always 'I can't' and 'I won't'.

Ben caught the smile on her face, but he couldn't exactly remember why she was smiling. What had he said? And why was she always smiling at him like that? Elena only smiled at him like that when she knew something he didn't, or...when he was being nice and hadn't realized It or something to that effect. But he couldn't for the life of him remember what it was he had just said. All he did know, though, was that he liked her smile.

"Okay," he finally said when she suggested they leave. He tipped slightly to the side in an attempt to get IP, sliding to the ground. With an 'umph!', he pushed himself up slowly.

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	bella_weasley 2009-03-03 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Bella watched on warily as Ben heaved himself to his feet. He didn't exactly look ready to go anywhere. "Can you walk?" she asked hesitantly. "We're not too far from the dungeons, but it's going to involve... stairs." She could see that ending quite badly, possibly for both of them if he somehow latched on to her in the process. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-03 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Ben finally stood up, one hand on the wall, slightly hunched over. Reaching out to her, his fingers caught the sleeve of her shirt and he tugged her towards him. Once she was standing next to him, he looped his arm across her shoulders. "I need help," he slurred. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bella_weasley
2009-03-03 10:15 pm UTC (link)

She let out a small squeak of surprise as he yanked her over toward him, blushing furiously as his arm draped nonchalantly across her back. It took a moment for her to remember she was supposed to breath, that she needed to start walking, and that Ben was far to drunk for any of this to mean even the slightest little thing. Right.

Hesitantly, her hand reached up for his wrist to help support him, and she pointedly ignored the slight tingling feeling emitting from her skin. "Okay." Her voice came out an octave higher than normal, and she cleared her throat before speaking again. "Let's go. Slowly, yeah?"

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	bennny 2009-03-04 07:46 am UTC (link)
	Ben started to walk, stumbling slightly, but he steaded himself on her. He was quiet, only for a moment, before he turned his head to look at her. Noticing their faces were close, he smirked. "You know," he said, his words dragged out, "I would be snogging you right now." Again, no filter system. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 09:00 am UTC (link)
	Isabella's feet stopped working. Her head whipped around to face his, but the close proximity proved to make her only more embarrassed, and she quickly turned away again. "I don't think so," she managed to squeak out, willing her knees to hold steady. "I'm uh- I've- Let's just... go." She took another shaky step. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-04 09:08 am UTC (link)
	"No, really," Ben babbled on, nodding his head, but really it was only a mere bob, his head falling slightly. "I usually snog girls when I get pissed." He stated it as if it was a fact, as if he were telling her his favorite snack food or what he does during the day. "I snog lots of girls." He stumbled then, leaning against her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bella_weasley
2009-03-04 09:30 am UTC (link)

Ben's stumble was all it took. Bella's weak knees promptly gave out, and with a yelp of surprise, she was heading down. Her tailbone was hurting something fierce, but she seemed to be okay. The sudden addition of Ben's weight, however, served to knock the air out of her with a loud 'oof!', and her back was against the floor with a good hundred and fifty pounds plus atop her. She groaned weakly, a hand reaching up for her head. Wasn't this just peachy?

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bennny
2009-03-04 09:33 am UTC (link)

Ben didn't even realize what was happening until it happened. He had no way to protect himself from the fall, or her, or aim where he fell. His body just went down, like a dead weight, and he landed with half a groan, a slight mumble of something that probably wasn't even a word, and he fell onto her. It took him a moment to realize, before he laughed. Loudly. A drunken laugh, and looked down at her. "Fuck, how'd you get there?"

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	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 09:40 am UTC (link)
	"Ben..." she groaned. "Can you... get off? You're... really heavy." In any other circumstance, she might have enjoyed that close proximity. She would have blushed furiously at the bodily contact, but right now, she was having trouble breathing and the flush in her cheeks was far more from embarrassment at falling flat on her arse than anything else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bennny
2009-03-04 09:46 am UTC (link)

"I could get off," he joked, smirking at her, trying to be cheeky but it was just..innappropriate, "if you let me." Laughing, he rolled off of her, rolling onto his back and laying sprawled out on the floor. If anyone were to walk by in that moment, he would be expelled, for sure. Or something equally horrible. It was obvious he was drunk, and he just kept laughing.

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	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	Bella stared at him, slightly horrified, mostly mortified, until he finally got off. She sighed softly and heaved herself up to a sitting position, eyeing him warily. This was going to be an issue. "Ben. Ben! We need to go!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-04 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	But Ben couldn't get up. He stared up at the ceiling, as a portrait near by snickered at him. "I can't," he stated plainly, making a poor attempt to lift his leg, but it fell heavily down. "Nope. Can't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bella_weasley
2009-03-04 12:34 pm UTC (link)

"...But... I can't carry you," she protested weakly. "If someone finds you, you'll be in a lot of trouble." And she would be, too, if she got caught helping him escape punishment. She was sort of supposed to be maintaining order after all. "I could... hover you. Maybe." It would take a lot of concentration that she wasn't entirely sure she could pull off with someone like Ben who was exceedingly talented when it came to distracting her.

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bennny
2009-03-04 12:37 pm UTC (link)

Ben groaned. "No, no," he said, rolling over on his side. "I'll get up." He rolled again, and weakly got up, very slowly, pushing himself up on his hands, and then climbing onto his knees. He stopped when he was rested on his knees, his hands rubbing at his eyes. For a moment he wondered...where was he? He pushed his hair out of his eyes and looked around. He looked at Isabella, blinking, and then moved, wobbling slightly. There was one thing she had siad that was ringing in his mind, although it had been a few minutes now. "What do you care, anyway?" he asked. It had been directed to her statement about someone finding him and him being in trouble. "Just leave me if you don't want to get...detention." Leaning one hand on the wall, he got up slowly, leaning against the wall as he slid up onto his two feet. "Don't..." he said, holding his hands out, "touch me."

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	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 12:44 pm UTC (link)
	She had been moving to assist him when he ordered her not to touch him, and she hesitantly withdrew, looking embarrassed. "I... You need help," she said softly. "I won't get detention." Or maybe she would, but she didn't want to just leave him there either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-04 12:48 pm UTC (link)
	Ben shook his head. "I don't need help," he said stubbornly. "And if you touch me.." he paused, walking slowly with his hand on the wall, "I'll fall over." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Bella sighed. "Okay. Take it slow then, will you? We've got stairs coming up." And she seriously doubted his ability to make it down those without assistance, though hopefully the railing would assist him somewhat. Once they got down those, they were basically home free. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-04 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	Ben scoffed at her comment. "I'm fine," he grumbled, making his way towards the stairs. He stopped short in front of the stairs, before he grabbed the landing and headed down them. He stumbled a bit, leaning on the railing, but eventually he got down, slightly safely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	She was following him very closely, arms ready to reach out and snatch him should he stumble, but he made it down in one piece, and she let out a small sigh of relief. "Okay. So... your password? Do you remember it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bennny
2009-03-04 03:11 pm UTC (link)

Ben stopped in front of the entranceway to his house, staring at the portrait, which stared back at him. "It should be assfucking," he mumbled, and the portrait made a horrified face. He waved his hand at it, grumbling the password, and it swung open fast, nearly knocking him over. He stumbled forward, flying inside, smashing his head on the wall. "FUCK!" he cried, holding it with his eyes shut.

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	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 03:19 pm UTC (link)
	Isabella let out a small gasp of surprise as he cursed, quickly apologizing to the portrait just in time to see Ben smash into the wall. "Er... Ben, are you okay? I can't... I'm not allowed inside." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bennny 2009-03-04 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	Ben groaned, swatting his hand at her. "Fine," he said, but his head was throbbing. He got up, slightly, still against the wall, and stumbled through the corridor. The portrait swung shut behind him, making a face at her, and Ben was left to find his way to his room alone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bella_weasley 2009-03-04 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	Isabella stared at the portrait, having just had it slammed in her face. "...Bye," she mumbled weakly, before starting the journey back to the Ravenclaw common room. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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