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Isabella Weasley (bella_weasley) wrote in landing_rpg,
@ 2009-03-07 17:42:00

Entry tags:

benjamin goyle, isabella weasley

Who: Ben and Isabella
What: Flying
When: Backdated to Wednesday after classes
Where: Quidditch pitch
Rating: TBD

Isabella had never had to deal with this sort of thing before. The closest she'd ever come to a date was meeting Adam Pucey regularly in the library, and she'd never had to think of anything like what to wear to those before. It was easy. She just went in whatever she had on! But this was something entirely different. She was supposed to dress nicer for a date, right? Well, this wasn't a date, was it? Or maybe it was! But she didn't want to assume, and dress nicer when she shouldn't have. Then there was the fact that they were going flying, which wasn't exactly the sort of outing you dressed nicely for.

After staring at all the clothes in her posession for a good thirty minutes, Isabella finally gave up and shoved them all away, leaving her dormitory without changing out of her school uniform, broom in hand. She hoped he hadn't been waiting long for her. She had taken a bit longer than she'd planned with the whole clothing decision, but when she got there, she found no one at the quidditch pitch.

Brow furrowing, she moved to the center of the pitch, sitting down and leaning back on her hands. Was he coming? Had she come all the way out here for nothing? Technically, she supposed she could just fly by herself, but she had gotten her hopes up, and she knew it wouldn't be the same.

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bennny
2009-03-07 06:26 pm UTC (link)

Ben spent a long while wondering if he should go or not. There was one part of him--and he wasn't sure if it was a big part or a small part yet--that wanted to go, because he wanted to see her. he wasn't a fan of lfying, but she had actually asked him to go. He knew that probably took a lot out of her, and now that he wasn't really angry with her and was relatively calm, he could probably..enjoy her company?

But there was another big part of him that didn't think this was a good idea. He stayed in his room for awhile, wondering if he should go or not. He didn't even really like flying, and Elena needed her broom and wouldn't lend her broom to him (since he wouldn't tell her what he was doing), so he wasn't sure if it would end up like she thought.

But then he finally went, late, walking across the grounds, wearing his normal striped teeshirt and jeans. He noticed her there, and to his surprise, he smiled. He smiled just seeing her--what the fuck was wrong with him?

Coming up behind her, he cleared his throat. "Hey."

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 06:45 pm UTC (link)

Isabella jolted as he spoke, turning around to face him with a sheepish smile. So he had showed up! He wasn't standing her up! He hadn't changed his mind and decided this was completely insane. Her smile widened slightly as she saw him.

"Hey," she said softly. "Oh, no broom." She noticed then that he didn't have his broom with him. Her first thought was that they would have to share- but she was far too embarrassed to even consider suggesting it. She would be sitting very close to him, and... maybe even... No, no. Definitely not. "Well, here, you can use it first." She heaved herself to her feet, extending it out for him.

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bennny
2009-03-07 07:04 pm UTC (link)

Ben noticed the smile on her face widen when she saw him, and it definitely was a boost to his ego. It made him smile, and he stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, Elena wouldn't give me it," he gave her a shrug. "Doesn't trust me with it." He realized then that they would be sitting close to each other if they used the same broom, and it made him grin more. Judging by the look on her face--and the fact that she then suggested he fly first, by himself--that this would make her very uncomfortable, so that meant it'd be more entertaining for him. "I'm not going to fly by myself," he said as he took the broom in his hand. "Fly with me?"

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 07:13 pm UTC (link)

Isabella's lips parted in surprise as he verbalized the very thing she'd been considering. "I- Are-" She took in a deep breath, willing the panicky, shy, terrified side of her to quiet itself down. "Uh- yeah, okay."

Hesitantly, she moved in front of him to straddle the broom, hoping her blush wasn't as noticeable as it felt. Her palms felt sweaty, and her heart rate shot through the roof as she reminded herself to keep breathing, that this was no big deal, and that people were in close proximity of each other all the time. Nothing to worry about, no big deal. Right.

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bennny
2009-03-07 07:24 pm UTC (link)

Ben was grinning as she hesitantly approached the broom. Oh, he was going to love this. The poor girl was going to have a heart attack and he was just going to love it. Being close to her, sure, but watching her squirm and doing things to make her jump? Priceless. This was a good idea after all.

Ben climbed on the broom behind her then, making sure his body pressed up against her back. Wrapping his arms around her, he placed his hands on hers. "Ready?" he whispered in her ear, the smirk only growing larger. He had to admit, though, he liked the way she felt against him. "Are you going to take the lead?"

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 07:32 pm UTC (link)

Oh Merlin.

She hadn't expected him to sit so close. He was pressed up against her back, closer than she'd ever been to any boy, closer than she'd ever been to most people period. And Ben wasn't just any boy, either. He was probably the second boy she'd ever actually had... a crush on. He was different. Very different.

When he wrapped his arms about her, she thought she might have a heart attack. Her stomach fluttered, and she took in a shaky breath as she felt his breath brush across his ear. No one had ever done that. "Uh, no. You, um, you can," she replied in a slightly strangled voice.

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bennny
2009-03-07 07:40 pm UTC (link)

The scene of her filled the air around him, and he took a deep breath, taking her in. He liked her smell. And she way her skin felt against his fingers. He brushed the tips against her hand. "Okay," he replied when she suggested he take the lead. Hopefully he remembered how to do this.

"Hang on tight, Weasley," he whispered, the hint of playfullyness in his voice. He kicked off then, and the broom zoomed up, probably faster than he intended. He held onto her and finally slowed the broom down, and they gently glided. "Oops," he chuckled.

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 07:51 pm UTC (link)

She glanced down nervously at his hands, fingertips brushing so nonchalantly over hers. Everything felt magnified to Isabella, every touch, every slight adjustment of his position behind her. Her senses were on overload, and it was making her dizzy.

Isabella couldn't help but let out a small squeak of surprise as they zoomed upward an awful lot faster than she'd expected. Her hands grasped his as her eyes widened, and then stayed widened even after they'd slowed down as she realized she was actually holding his hand. Oh Merlin. What was she supposed to do? Should she let go? After a brief moment of consideration, she loosened her hold, but didn't let go entirely. "Are you sure you remember how to do this?" Had she just made a joke? That was definite progress!

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bennny
2009-03-07 08:31 pm UTC (link)

Ben was laughing, and it was only more amusing with her reaction and how she grabbed his hands. "Sorry," he said, his face close to her neck. He slowed them down significantly then, coasting straight, and he let himself move closer to her.

"Relax," he said, brushing his thumb against her hand. "Well, I haven't flew in a few years..maybe it's best if you steer?" It probably wasn't the best idea that he was leading them. He was far too preoccupied with making her squirm. He only wished that he could see her face when she blushed.

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 08:46 pm UTC (link)

Oh Merlin. He kept doing that. Talking to her with his lips so close to her neck, his breath ghosting across her skin. Goosebumps kept springing up, and her stomach kept doing that fluttery thing that made it hard to concentrate. "Okay."

At least steering the broom made it easier to focus on something other than his closeness, though she had a tough time keeping herself from following the path his finger traced on the back of her hand. She directed them slowly upward, above the stands, able to see across the grounds. "Why don't you fly anymore?" she asked softly.

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bennny
2009-03-07 08:58 pm UTC (link)

"Because I don't really see the point," he answered, looking out towards the grounds, before he focused himself on her. He didn't really want to talk about flying much. Who cared? She got him to do it. He actually found her far more interesting; more interesting than any other girl he had met. "How come you're not on the team?" he asked, although he didn't really care about Quidditch. He only went ot the matches because Elena played.

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bella_weasley
2009-03-07 09:06 pm UTC (link)

"Because I'm not good enough," she answered honestly. Besides, Isabella was far too committed to her studies and to her prefect duties to join a team. Practices took too much time away from studying which meant lower grades, and Isabella Weasley was just not okay with that sort of thing. She'd practically lived in the library before OWLs last year, if that said anything about her.

Hesitantly, she let herself lean back against him slightly, relaxing just a bit. He was warm compared to the breeze in the air, and she had to admit that it felt... nice.

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bennny
2009-03-07 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Ben raised an eyebrow, but he didn't say anything to her response. He didn't think that she had to be fantastic to play; afterall, her sister had just gotten kicked off the team for assaulting his sister. She couldn't have been that good. But he figured she wasn't much of a Quidditch player; she didn't exactly seem like one.

When he felt her lean back against him, he smirked once again, realizing that she was getting more comfortable. "You do seem to do a lot of flying," he commented. Ben had never thought to fly when he was bored. He was either..sleeping, or doing nothing in the common room, or drinking. Or causing some sort of trouble, but not flying. He moved his arms around her closer, holding her in place.