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nikolas vaisey doesn't need a broom to fly (besserwisser) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-02-17 00:29:00

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!1998: 02, !incomplete, daphne greengrass, lucy elkins, nikolas vaisey

Who: Nikolas, Lucy, & Daphne.
What: A belated meeting. And the beginning of some problems.
Where: The library.
When: Wednesday, 17 February. Not long before curfew.
Rating/Warning: PG? Maybe a bit higher if there is language involved later? Who knowws.

Although he and Lucy had made some very indefinite plans to do "something" on Valentine's Day - even if they'd really only been together for a week - it had unfortunately not come to pass. Friday night found Nikolas feeling a bit under the weather, and by Sunday morning he was still getting over a passing illness that had kept him dorm-ridden all through Saturday. As much as he liked spending time with Lucy, he was tired, and still not entirely himself, and didn't really want to do anything but sleep on the holiday itself.

He'd seen her at Animagus training, at least. It didn't feel right to skip out even if he still wasn't quite well. But they'd decided to meet on Wednesday night. The library seemed safe enough at the appointed time - not many people remained there so close to curfew. At least not at this point in the year, when exams were a long way off. It had been quite easy to find an unpopulated corner towards the back, near a collection of books he felt sure no one was going to feel a need to use right now.

Feigning studying, Nikolas waited with a random book open in front of him.

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lucyelkins
2010-02-20 01:19 am UTC (link)

The crashing sound instantly drew Lucy away from the kiss. Her body tensed in reaction to the banging noise as her hands gripped the bottom of the seat. Her eyes flickered toward Nikolas for a moment, her brows furrowed in question. Having been so caught up in the moment, she momentarily forgotten they were not quite alone, and certainly not in a private place. Her cheeks grew hot as the unmistakable sound of another person's voice caught her attention.

So they had a visitor.

Lucy looked slowly to the other girl, quite aware of the face that she had just caught in a rather compromising position in the back of the library. Having spent enough time in this exact spot, books sprawled out and notes being taken, she had also come across her fair share of surprises. She never thought she'd be one of them, though.

Her eyes took in the other girl. Older, Lucy recognized. A Slytherin, she knew for sure. What her name was, she couldn't recall. She figured she should have said something, anything, but frankly, there were no words that came to her at that moment.

Instead, she looked to Nikolas.

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besserwisser
2010-02-20 03:44 am UTC (link)

When he heard the books crashing and the voice of a sudden spectator, Nikolas' first thought was that Madam Pince had run across them and was about to deal out one of her usual verbal reprimands. And probably kick them out of the library. Neither case really phased him. Still, Lucy had obviously noticed as well, and when she tensed and pulled away, Nikolas had no choice but to follow suit.

Leaning back in his seat and running a hand through his hair for lack of anything better to do with his hands, he looked down the aisle. Having been prepared for the sight of an angry librarian, it was understatement to say that Nikolas was shocked to find Daphne standing there instead. He'd seen her angry before, and upset, and annoyed, but he'd never seen her look quite this...vicious seemed to be the right word.

He felt a cruel knot begin to form in the pit of his stomach, but it only lasted a few moments. This was certainly embarrassing, and could only mean that everything was about to get a lot more complicated. But just then, Nikolas was surprised to find he didn't really care about any of that. If anything, he just felt a bit guilty - though towards whom, he wasn't quite sure. Maybe both of them, maybe his family, maybe something else entirely.

His face slackened, and he blinked a few times, trying to clear his mind. "Oh..." A few dozen obscenities ran through his mind, but when he opened his mouth again, all Nikolas managed was, "Daphne?"

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daphne__g
2010-02-20 03:56 am UTC (link)

Jaw was clenched so tightly, she didn't even notice the pain shooting through her mouth until it was like a blinding flash over her feelings. Everything went numb for a moment before slamming her with a wave of anger. What was scary about this side of Daphne was that despite the anger and... jealousy running through her, she kept this eerie air of calm about her. Too calm. Too quiet and too unmoving.

Daphne was no longer looking at Lucy, instead her gaze settled upon Nikolas, especially when his face slackened and he seemed to be reaching for something to say. The stare remained on him for a few more beats, a few beats that she hoped would be his most uncomfortable time. She prayed that he was feeling something horrible considering she was actually feeling something.

The lack of emotion across her face made it very difficult for either of them (including herself) to actually understand what was going through her mind. Was she mad? Was she sad? Was she jealous?

Finally, Daphne managed to regain her composure. Turning on her heels, brown hair was tossed over her shoulder as she headed for the exit of the library. She was disgusted... or was she shocked? Daphne didn't know WHAT she was feeling, but she knew if she stuck around in the library any longer she was going to lose it.

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lucyelkins
2010-02-21 01:51 am UTC (link)

Some moments could best be described as awkward. Having become accostomed to being the quieter, more introverted among her peers, Lucy wasn't quite used to social situations as it was. At the exact moment Lucy looked toward Nikolas she knew that she had found herself in the middle of something she wasn't quite sure she'd be able to understand. She looked down toward her lap as she wrung her hands in her lap.

She wanted to say something. A part of her felt as if she had to defend herself in someway, to prove to this girl that whatever it was she thought she saw, it hadn't happened. But as Lucy's forehead creased in confusion, she realized she hadn't really done anything wrong.

Or at least, that was what she thought.

When the girl turned away, Lucy looked back toward Nikolas.

"What just happened?" she asked, fully aware of how dumb she might have just sounded.

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besserwisser
2010-02-22 02:55 am UTC (link)

As he watched Daphne's quickly retreating figure disappear around a shelf, Nikolas shook his head slowly. He knew perfectly well what had just happened, and what very likely would be happening within the next few days, or possibly hours. This had been a very stupid thing to do. The library? How had that ever seemed like a good plan?

"I...'m not really sure," he admitted. It was truer than he thought at first. Daphne's reaction had confused him, though he was sure it shouldn't have. She wasn't one for explosions, at least not in public.

For a moment, he thought now was the time he'd have to explain what was going on to Lucy, and hope that she wouldn't be angry. But he knew the likelihood of that was low, and so, instead, he looked over at her apologetically.

"But I think maybe we ought to go. Do you mind?"

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lucyelkins
2010-02-22 06:02 am UTC (link)

Lucy bit at her upper lip as she looked back at Nikolas. She could sense that there was something he wasn't telling her, or perhaps something he wanted to tell her. She wondered, briefly, who this girl was in relation to Nikolas. Part of her wasn't sure she wanted to know what she had just witnessed, or partook in (if that was the case). Instead of pushing further, she nodded her head slowly.

"Of course not," she told him. "It's getting a bit late, anyway."

It seemed silly, looking back on her reply, that she seemed to sound so normal following what just happened. Though she wasn't sure she understood what the big deal was. It had only been a kiss, and it wasn't as offensive as some of the other things she had come across in the back of the library. But then, she clearly didn't know everything.

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