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Lavender (Brown) Entwhistle (shop_witch) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-08-04 19:34:00

Who? Lavender and Kevin
When? Tuesday evening
Where? Lavender's flat
What? Kevin comes over to Lavender's place as she is sad
Rating? TBD

Lavender had arrived home from work and immediately changed out of her work clothes and into a pair of sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. Hardly flattering, but she had not really intended to do anything that evening. Her brain scattered all over the place, she'd forgotten that she'd asked Kevin to come by. The thought never even crossed her mind. So, she peered at the door with a curious expression when she heard a knock. Walking across her flat, she opened the door and had to think about why he would be standing there. "Hi... oh, Merlin... I asked you to come over... I'm sorry... I..." she was babbling and gesturing toward her flat (dishes in the sink from the previous week, magazines scattered on the coffee table and the surrounding carpet, a few scattered shoes and such making a path to her bedroom) - Lavender was a messy person, but it had been the week from hell. "Come in?" she offered.

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	chalkontheboard 2009-08-04 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"You look rough." Kevin said, then realized that probably sounded rude. "I mean, you look nice, just tired." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-04 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	She looked down at her grubs and frowned a little, raking her fingers through her hair. "I... have no explanation," she sighed, opening the door for him. "I'm sorry, I asked you over and then things just... I forgot. Sorry about the mess," she said, waving her wand to set her dishes to work on cleaning up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay." Kevin said. "Really, it's fine." Kevin wasn't sure if he should hug her or not. He just stood awkwardly in the doorway, "I can go if you'd rather be alone." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Lavender shook her head quickly, closing the door behind him. "No, no, please stay," she asked of him. Lavender walked over to the couch, picking up a few of her Witch Weekly magazines, stacking them on the coffee table. "I'm just... scatter brained. How was your week?" she asked him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 12:35 am UTC (link)
	"Quiet towards the end." Kevin didn't have any plans to replace his meeting with her this weekend. He shifted between feet, watching her clean up. He wasn't going to ask how her week was. He had a feeling he knew. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Lavender sank down on the sofa, staring up at him. "Sorry I had to cancel our plans - I really didn't think... I was going to be gone that long," she admitted. She was numb, she didn't know how one was supposed to behave in this sort of situation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"It's fine. I understand. Family comes first." He sat down on the edge of the couch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Lavender twisted her hands, bit her lip and looked around. "Let me get you something... I mean, a drink? Something to eat?" Lavender bounced to her feet, pacing to the kitchen before she walked back to him. "Anything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"Water?" Kevin watched her retreat, thinking she was leaving the couch because she didn't want to be close to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"Water... OK," she smiled a little, needing to move and work and accomplish things. Once in the kitchen, Lavender stopped, peering at a wine glass on the counter. Her mother had given her the set when she'd moved into her flat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Kevin glanced around, trying to absorb as much of his surroundings as he could. Magazines. Clothes. He wanted to see what clues he could piece together. He had the sense that there was some big secret to Lavender Brown. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"My mum's not OK," she blurted out. "Mediwizard thinks she was poisoned. Well, not on purpose... slow poison from tainted wine..." Lavender turned around, watching him look around her flat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"She died?" His eyes locked on her now. He'd guessed as much, but he didn't want to assume. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Lavender nodded, walking back toward him. "My dad is going a little... crazy," she told him. "He wants to point fingers, place the blame but... it was an accident," she said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry." He folded his hands and swallowed. Kevin was never sure what to say in situations like this. He had been so little when he'd lost his own parents and the situation wasn't remotely applicable. "Anger right now. That too will pass." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:28 am UTC (link)
	She nodded, swallowing hard. "Ummm, my brothers are trying to convince him that he should see a mediwizard... like a therapist," she said softly. "I couldn't stay there anymore..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:38 am UTC (link)
	"You should bring him by St. Mungo's," Kevin suggested. "Then if he's nervous about being seen there he can be under the guise of visiting you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:42 am UTC (link)
	She shrugged and handed him the bottle of water. Lavender sank down onto the sofa beside him. "I'm kind of numb," she admitted to him. "I mean, my mum died... she never got to see my new flat, didn't get to visit me at work... she'll never see me get married or meet her grandchildren..." Lavender's bottom lip quivered and she looked away from Kevin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 01:52 am UTC (link)
	Kevin took a gulp of water and put the cap back on. He set it on a coaster. "Right now your emotions are doing that so you can get through what needs to be done," he said. "It'll catch up to you soon." He remembered when his friend Henry's parents had passed away-- not that Henry had seen then in years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"Everything is done," she said. "My father insisted that everything be quiet, private and just for the family," she said. "It happened so fast..." Lavender glanced over at Kevin. "I'm sorry... I don't mean to dump this all on you... I mean..." she shrugged. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay. I like to listen." Kevin was sort of the rock in his trio of friends. Listening was what made him so good at writing. "It's how I can help." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 02:04 am UTC (link)
	He liked to listen... how could those simple words nearly make her break? She smiled a little, her bottom lip quivering. "How do you say good bye... to your mum?" she whispered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 02:06 am UTC (link)
	"I dunno. I was three." Kevin adjusted his glove. "It's all kind of fragments in my memory." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shop_witch 2009-08-05 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"Oh... I'm so sorry," she said sincerely. She had tears in her eyes now, imagining the small boy that had to lose his mum. Her chin quivered and the tears started to fall down her cheeks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chalkontheboard 2009-08-05 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"Don't cry," he said, feeling really bad. This wasn't his time to dump problems, even twenty year old problems. Kevin reached over and brushed the tears off of her cheeks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)