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Unused Classroom; Day 3 - Breakfast
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Emma Gray
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The walk to find shelter was a long one. Where is someone to go, with so many thoughts, each overriding the other? Emma couldn't be mad that her relationship with her first real boyfriend had dissolved--it was a part of life. Part of Emma saw it coming. Part of her knew it'd never work. How could it? But still, as her feet led her around the castle as her mind led her elsewhere, Emma couldn't help but feel betrayed. Not by the twisted web of unspoken breakups, but by the tangled mess of thinking you could trust someone...only for them to dangle that trust in front of you, and destroy you with it.

Emma entered the unused classroom and crossed her arms against her chest. She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. God, she couldn't even bring herself to feel anything more than the urge to deliver a blunt trauma to Tinsley's skull. Clenching her fists, Emma's jaw tightened as she leaned her forehead against the cold stone walls of the classroom. It felt nice against her stinging skin.

"How..do you solve a problem like...Emma?" she hummed, a lullaby--which wasn't really a lullaby at all, now that she thought about it. It was probably Emma's mother's way of dropping a subtle hint, all of those times Emmeline cried in her crib late at night.

And Grant's obviously busy...what a low life. He's only getting himself into trouble. Emma rolled her eyes. ...I wonder where Abe is...

The thought of finally being able to admit her true feelings was giving her a violent case of butterflies, beating her insides black and blue.
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With no fixed destination, Abe wandered through the castle, thinking about the previous nights' events with nostalgia. Just last night he and Emma had been dancing on top of the Astronomy tower, just last night she agreed to go to the Yule Ball with him -- just last night two hundred people lost their lives on account of Azariah and his followers. Something inside him seemed to anger at the thought of Azariah, the self-proclaimed Dark Lord who enjoy causing chaos and disruption.

Abe found it hard to concentrate, and so instead of going into the Great Hall, he entered the unused classroom. At first glance he saw it was empty, but Abe did a double take and noticed the blonde head of hair he would be able to recongnize anywhere. "Emma!" He exclaimed, stepping towards her. But the look on her face made him stop. He gulped, his eyes searching her face for an explanation. "What's...what's the matter?" He asked in a small voice.
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"You!" squeaked Emma, jumping at the sound of Abe's voice. It was as though Emma had merely thought him up. Her palms grew sweaty, her stomach churning, her legs feeling weak--Well, I have to say something, I can't just stand here. Just a few seconds ago, you were thinking about how you wanted to see him--

"I...well, I guess you've seen the papers," mumbled Emma, frowning thoughtfully. That wasn't what you wanted to say, Em. Damn it, why did her conscience sound like Grant lately? "And, well, I guess I always knew this would happen, but it sure is troubling--I wonder if my parents will cancel the wedding, you know--I mean, not my parents, just my father--"

Emma took a deep breath. It's now, or never, Emma. It was either say something, or make a fool out of herself. Looking as though she desperately needed to blurt something out, and rather on the edge of tears or laughter, Emma's cheeks flushed with color.

The truth could wait...right?
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Abe nodded, "Well, until they lift this...Martial Law or whatever, we're not allowed to leave the castle. My mum seems to think that it could still be in effect, come the Winter holidays so..." Abe's voice drifted off. Smiling broadly, Abe stepped closer. "I wouldn't be too worried about it." Abe shrugged, sitting on top of a dusty metal desk.

"My mum reckons that Azariah is just 'misunderstood'. I swear, that old bat is losing it!" Abe laughed, still smiling. "Is that what's bothering you? Azariah?" Abe pressed, looking at Emma intently. He wasn't stupid. He knew there was something going on with Emma that she wasn't telling him. "You look...I don't know...sad." Sad was one of the many emotions Abe thought he could clarify - Em's face was a mixture of many emotions.
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"You think so?" whispered Emma, sighing heavily. She gathered up all of the boldness she could muster and said bluntly, "Nice job, Halifax. Hit the nail on the head. But I'm pretty sure I have a right to be sad, even just a little sad, especially frustrated--very frustrated.." Emma stepped forward and stood in front of Abe. She ran her fingers through the tips of her hair, the look on her face curious. It was blank.

"I deserve to be sad," said Emma, her chest rising and falling quickly as her emotions began to bubble inside of her. "You would be too if you found out that someone you thought you knew and cared about cheated on you and told everyone in the world but you. You would be too if that person cheated with someone you thought was your friend...once."

Emma sighed distractedly, and, through blinking back tears, managed to smile.

"I wouldn't be too worried about it," chuckled Emma, repeating what Abe had said.
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Abe threw a reproachful look at Emme before, narrowing his eyes and looking downward. Why was Emma acting like such a...such a bitch? Looking up with a defiant expression Abe spoke, "Okay, you have a right to be sad. Sorry I asked." His voice was tinted a little venomously, more so than he would have wanted it to be, under the circumstances. Sliding from on top of the desk, Abe walked toward the exit slolwy.

"You know Emma, your mood swings are really becoming a pain in the neck." He told her in a quiet voice. "If you need someone to talk to, you know I'll listen. But I won't be bitched at." He made it clear, standing a few feet from the exit, his hands jammed into his denim pockets. They were supposed to be friends - friends tell each other things, not lash out at them and then tell them things. Abe hadn't done anything wrong -- he racked his brains -- that he could think of...
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Emma stood quite still, her round eyes simply staring at Abe. She didn't move, say anything, or even blink as her deep blue eyes were painfully blank. And as though someone had flipped a switch in her brain, Emma immediately began to shake her head back and forth. "No--I didn't mean it like that--" Mood swings? Seriously?

Abe had no idea. He had no clue what it felt like to be Emma sometimes. For the love of Merlin, she could make a venus fly trap and decapitate him if she wanted to...but that wasn't the point. Maybe Abe was right.

Emma rushed forward and grabbed Abe's wrist, her pale fingers clasping him tightly. "I'm not letting you go that easily," whispered Emma, staring up at him imploringly. So, she was a bitch. She was catty, she was immature, she was ruthless, vengeful, too kind, too caring...

But Emma knew one thing. She was not making a mistake.

And then, as though reading from a book, Emma recited words that she had copied and recited in her memory, and could never forget, even if she tried. "You make me feel...unlike myself.... I don't know why, but for some reason I just can't stay away from you. Your everything I want and... everything I can't have. It kind of scares me, actually."

Emma's round eyes didn't hold tears. Instead, she looked at Abe with a piercing, sincere look.

"Don't leave me, too."
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Abe paused, listening to the words he had once spoke - was it only last night? - with a sort of astounded look about his face. Why would Emma memorize what he had said? What did that mean? "I'm not going anywhere." He told her in a defeated voice, not meeting her eyes but instead looking down at her hands, which were clutching his wrist rather tightly. Pulling away, before she had time to feel as though he were pushing her away - which was entirely different - Abe simply held both her hands in his.

Slowly he forced himself to look into Emma's piercing blue eyes. Eyes that he could get lost in, given the chance. The silence stretched on, finally Abe broke it with a sly grin. "You know, that was kind of hot." Abe was referring to how she repeated his words, it felt weird, almost embarrassing to hear them being thrown back at him. But Abe took it as a compliment.
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Emma's face broke out into a beaming smile and she laughed softly, shaking her head. She gave Abe's hands, entwined in hers, a little squeeze. "I thought you'd think it was crazy." Em shrugged her shoulders sheepishly, still smiling. "You know, it's not my fault I pay attention to details."

Emma took her hands from Abe's, and instead put her arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug. She stood there, only just noticing that Abe wasn't much taller than her anymore. When she pulled away, and pressed her forehead against his, and everything felt okay, she couldn't help but smile contentedly.

"Can I ask you something?" asked Emma hesitantly.
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Abe wrapped his arms around Emma's small waist as she pressed her forehead against his. He closed his eyes, breathing in her sweet scent. He was so engrossed in this thoughts about all the bad, and some illegal things he would do to her, he almost missed her question. "Anything," He said, his voice muffled a bit, eyes still closed in peace. Something just felt right with him all of a sudden. It felt like he was finally awake. Awake for the first time in his life.
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There was a prolonged silence while Emma was suddenly aware of how...quiet her head was. She was always running in circles, a tempest of thoughts always blowing about in her head until she could hardly stand it, and there it was. Peace and quiet. The calm after the storm, without the wreckage. Just peace. Simplicity.

Maybe that was why Emma never got around to asking a question. Maybe that was why Emma had completely forgotten what she was thinking about, what she was going to ask--everything.

But maybe what she did was the question--questioning if Abe's feelings were true, if her own feelings were really what she thought they were. As Emma lifted her chin just slightly and pressed her lips against Abe's, maybe that was the question.

And then Emma's brain woke up.

Emma started, pulled her head back, and stood there with her mouth agape. "Sorry--I just--I don't know...."
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The moment Emma's lips pressed against Abe's, a strange feeling floated over him, wedging itself into his heart. The brief kiss felt like CPR to Abe, like Emma was breathing life into him. As she pulled away, Abe smiled in a satisfied way - pretending his heart wasn't thumping faster than a jack hammer. The moment she began stammer, whispering worthless apologizes, Abe placed a finger over her lips, silencing her. "Emma, for just one minute...shut up," He said softly, removing his finger and staring at the Ravenclaw.

Abe tried to collect himself, he really did. But he was finding it hard not to smile. He looked a bit like a puppy, a puppy that was just given a bath, a bowl of food, and a nice belly rub. A puppy who waited home all day for its owner to come home, just so it wouldn't have to be alone anymore. Abe didn't know when he decided to kiss Emma again, but he didn't care why. He just knew he had to. He had to make sure it wasn't just one of those wet dreams you learned about in Health class. "I would say I'm sorry, but I wouldn't want to lie to you." He told her simply as he pulled away, smiling still.
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Sometimes, things don't always have to be meticulously planned out, mapped out like a storyline, a blueprint--anything. And Emma knew that was truer than she'd have liked to admit. How many times had she lost grip on the events unfolding before her eyes? And how many times had she planned something reckless, only for events to turn into something far worse?

But here, right now, was one of those spontaneous moments where, sure, something could go wrong. But it wouldn't. It was heart-skipping, time-stopping, completely random, completely nonsensical while making sense--it was Emma, and it was, for a moment, everything Emma had hoped for, and nothing she'd ever expected.

"For the record," snorted Emma. "I'm glad at least someone doesn't want to lie to me." Emma smiled, though--she was kidding. There was no need to bring up any of the past that would cast a dark shadow over this moment, this strangely calm time that Emma might not get back. Beyond the walls of the room, just outside that door, lay hurt, chaos--a society shamed into crumbling.

But for those few minutes, the insanities of a society on the edge faded away into nothing, and Emma only saw a pair of gray eyes, looking at her with a simple smile. Simple. The word resonated with Emma. Simple.

"Also," added Emma again, "we may be the best couple at the Yule Ball? We'll pregame and laugh at people's dresses, hide under tables and yank at ankles as people walk past--sneak off halfway through and just do something stupid, like a sleepover in a broom closet. Or we'll get the house elves drunk." Emma laughed heartily at the thought.

"The point is," she continued, her voice softening slightly, "I wouldn't want to go to the Yule Ball with anyone else."

And it was true. For the first time in days, weeks, months...things were working. Or at least working as best they could with a psycho murderer on the loose. >_<
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It was almost like Abe could do no wrong. He felt high on life, like the kiss from Emma was a drug, and illegal hallucinogen altering his perception and reactions. Normally, an empty classroom with a pretty girl meant bad things - but with Emma, Abe felt content just standing in front of her, face to face, a foot apart just ... smiling at each other.

"I wouldn't lie to you. I'd be much to frightened to lie to a prefect," Abe joked, smiling toothily at Emma before averting his gaze from her blue eyes to the ground. He was finding it rather hard to contain himself. He knew that he wanted more, but he also knew that he was happy just standing still with her, while the world turned, burned and ended - it would be fine with Abe if Emma was the last face he ever saw.

"Well I'm glad you don't want to go to the ball with anyone else, because I mean...I could find another date. But it's so tedious and I just don't want the hassle," Abe teased, winking at Emma.
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Emma swatted Abe's arm lightly and snorted with laughter. "Oh, really? Because I can help you find another date, eeeeeasy. How about...Tinsley? She'll probably threaten to kill you at least twice, if that's what you're into. And then there's Precious Hindert. She'll actually kill you." Emma mocked thought, scratching her head and tapping her foot. "Or Julie Kahn, maybe you're pitching for the other team now, which is perfectly understandable. I mean, you've hooked up with every girl, why not...Ooooh! Ooooh! Go with Ian! Go with Ian!"

Emma couldn't help herself anymore. She crumbled into hysterical laughter. It felt so good to release everything--tension and worries all faded away as Emma's cheeks flushed with color, and her sides began to sting. "Ohhh, I'm only kidding, you know you'd have the most fun with me!"
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"Well not every girl..." Abe amended, smiling so wide that his dimples popped out. "Hey! Watch it babe!" He said as she swatted his arm playfully. He grabbed it gently and then grabbed her other arm just in case she wanted to be a switch hitter - and pinned them to her sides. "And I don't pitch for the other team!" He growled playfully, his eyes twinkling with laughter. "Or catch." He added, laughing now too.

"Oh, you think I'd have the most fun with you? Well I guess then we'll just have to wait and see..." Abe told her in a careful, yet devious voice. Suddenly, like an anchor dropping, Abe remembered Emma had a boyfriend. Had - past tense? Or Has - as in...presently. Abe let go of her arms automatically, still smiling though. "But if I went with Tinsley, who would you go with?" He asked, in a imploring tone, stepping backwards away from her and scooting onto the top of a desk.
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Emma arched an eyebrow, still tapping her foot against the floor. She crossed her arms against her chest and carefully watched Abe, sitting on top of a desk, interested. "Well..." Em sighed. Grant? No. He'd be going with Kayden. Of course. Kane? Emma sighed, bored. "I'd go alone. Or maybe someone else would ask me. I mean, I am on the market again, technically." With a sarcastic small smile, Em shrugged her shoulders. "So, really, it could be anyone."

"But you're not going with Tinsley," grinned Emma, "so..."

Em shuffled her feet. "That solves that, doesn't it?"
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"'Technically off the market'?" Abe repeated in a casual tone, nodding to himself. "So...you and your..." Why did he have such a hard time saying the word 'boyfriend'? Gulping, "Your boyfriend, you're not together anymore?" He asked slowly, looking up to see Emma's reaction. She was like an open book. Her face told him everything he wanted to know, everything he didn't want to know, and everything she didn't want him to know.

"You don't have to tell me what happened or anything," Abe told her, his smile faltering. In an instant, the thought of Emma breaking up with Hellius, or vice versa, wasn't as awesome as Abe once felt. He felt guilty, like it was his fault. And maybe it was. "I just don't want him to uhm, well freak out if he finds out we kissed..." Abe quipped, grimacing slightly as his neck grew hot.
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Emma smiled, shrugging her shoulders in a defeated sort of way. "That's why I was freaking out before, Abe." She sighed, but her voice suggested that the situation was extremely simple. She seemed to be acting as though it wasn't completely devastating...and maybe it wasn't. It's strange how knowing that something is falling apart braces one for the ultimate demise.

Her eyes boring into Abe's, she continued, "Two Slytherin girls came up to me and started going on and on about Hellius. Apparently, he had something with Tinsley. I'd heard rumors before. My cousin even tried to warn me more than once--but I just thought everyone was lying. Now, in my gut, I know it's true. He's been avoiding me for months. We barely see each other, and I don't even want to see him."

Emma's hands began to shake. Was it out of anger, agitation? Nerves? Em wasn't sure, and she casually slipped her pockets into her jeans, so Abe wouldn't notice. "It's just...you know, something that happens. People grow up, people grow apart...he's just not that into me anymore." Emma shrugged. "If he wants to roll around with that walking Herpes Simplex then fine. More power to him.

"So the moral of the story is that..no. Hellius is not going to freak out if he found out we kissed. And if he did, I'd put him in his place."
She nodded knowingly, a confident smirk on her face. "There's no need to sleep with one eye open. Not with me around, anyway."
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Abe smiled, he knew he should feel bad about Emma and her boyfriend breaking up, Abe couldn't stop the happiness simmering inside of him. "Oh." Was all he said, pursing his lips so he wouldn't look as gleeful. He motioned for Emma to come closer to him. "I'm not going to bite...unless you ask me to that is..." He winked.

"So as long as your around, I don't have to worry? Your going to be my protection?" Abe clarified, unpursing his lips and smiling in a taunting way. "I don't know how I feel about you being my Superman..." Abe added in a playing tone, wiping his hands on the outside of his jeans - for the had become clammy.
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