Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL]

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 2, 2013 19:02:55 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2013 19:02:55 GMT -8

Lanta pressed her broom downwards, dismounting and taking a few steps to regain her balance as she stood on the pitch. ”ARG!” She threw the quaffle into the ground, really threw it, the dirty seemingly reverberating against the intrusion of the red ball into its surface. ‘Dammit!’ She hadn’t been this angry in ages. She could practically feel it running through every vein in her body like fire. They had lost to Gryffindor in a scrimmage the other day; the first one that they had had in months and it had been a slaughter. Mostly Atlanta’s fault. She had been unfocused and unreactive; as if she was lost in her own little world. That was how people got hurt...and lost. Reaching up, she ran a hand through her disheveled dark hair, trying to get it to lay flat against her skull. Jacen was going to kill her if she didn’t start picking up the pace and soon.

Still growling slightly to herself, she walked toward the showers, not bothering to pick up the Quaffle that she had left there. It could wait for the next person to come to practice. Right now, she didn’t have the patience. In the Hufflepuff locker room, she threw her broom into her locker and pulled out a pair of jeans and slipped them on. She didn’t even bother to take off her practice jersey and threw her hair into a pony-tail. She wasn’t in the mood for formalities. Exiting the locker room, she was fully intent on going back to the common room and taking a well-deserved mid-afternoon nap, at least until she spotted the gold-plated roster that was on the hallway wall. Atlanta Vaisey, KEEPER, it read. Sighing slightly, she took a long moment to look at it. People didn’t get to where she was now by slacking off...

She leaned back against the other wall, still staring at the roster that bore her name, her mind suddenly a million miles away in Hawaii with her family. Merlin those had been good days for her. Not a worry in the world, the sun beating down on her - not oppressively, just enough to get a good tan - and a wide open ocean stretched out before her. Sometimes, she thought those were the things that she should have been living for. Not the stress of the pitch. Still lost in thought, she felt the faintest beginnings of a smile beginning to creep to her lips.

It was then that she heard it and without thinking, Atlanta turned around, fully expecting Jacen to be standing there to scold her. But she would face him with a smile, explain that it would never happen again and then everything would be fine again. Or at least, that’s what she had been planning on until she realized that the person standing behind her was not her Captain. No, the person behind her was someone even more terrifying than that, ”Oh-” Lanta’s breath caught in her throat and for a moment, she could do nothing but stare at Mikael Erixon on the other side of the hallway.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 3, 2013 2:30:20 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 2:30:20 GMT -8

Mikael had been wandering around. It was only his second day back after his extended vacation and it was weird. People were obviously staring which was very different than what Mikael was used to. He had always been a loner and someone to hide in the background, now he was front and center and he didn't like it. He slipped into an empty classroom and tried to clear his head.

He jumped up on the table and shook his head. The last month played over and over in his mind. Things had been going so well when he had received the letter from his brother that his father had fallen ill. He didn't like people knowing his business, so he just left. He shook his head as tears welled up and he shook them away. He took a deep breath and walked back towards the door. He decided to go to the pitch to clear his head.

On his way there is eyes caught a sight. A sight he hadn't seen in quite awhile. He approached slowly trying hard not to run away or smile. He grinned as he approached but washed it away when he knew she felt his presence. She turned and something in his chest began to whirl. She was speechless. "Hey there" it was short and lame, but he really didn't know what to say any more than she did.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 3, 2013 7:07:38 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 7:07:38 GMT -8

Face falling in only a way that Mikael could make it, Atlanta’s first instinct was the punch him. He had left without saying anything - rumors had been flying and she had felt responsible. She had thought that she scared him off. After all, one of the last nights that he had been around they had gone on a date of sorts. She had let it get to her, causing her to be awkward on the pitch and unfocused. Merlin, it had become a mess and now she was the one to blame because of the failure of a scrimmage the other day. Clenching her fist, the once-contemptuous brunette tried to bury the feelings that were brewing up inside her like a hot tea-kettle. Immediately, she set herself to calm mode, breathing in and out like someone had once taught her.

Now in more of a relaxed state, Lanta was looking him over, trying to remember every detail...trying to figure out if something was different about him. After all, someone didn’t just disappear for a month without so much as a word because they needed a change of pace. Her mouth fell open slightly and she cocked her head, seeing nothing that was that different from the way that he used to be. He looked just like the Mikael that she had known, ”Shit-” She said, realizing that she was being extra quiet in that moment, her eyes scanning over him as if she was appraising the situation. Awkwardness seemed to have become her new attitude of choice as of late, especially when it came to matters surrounding Mikael, ”Sorry I-” She moved her hands around her head as if to say that she was a little flustered, hoping that he would understand. She attempted to laugh, but it came out as a strange wheezing noise and she immediately clamped her hand over her mouth. ‘This is going just swimmingly,’ She growled at herself.

Managing to remove the muzzle that she had created with her fingertips, Lanta finally managed a coherent sentence, ”Hi. You.” Alright, so it wasn’t a sentence in every sense of the word, it was two measly words, but that was all she could manage, ”You’re back.” There, that was better, but still not completely up to par. She wanted to tell him that she had missed him, but couldn’t find the words to say it. It was as if everything was blockaded beneath a layer of socially awkward confusion for Atlanta Vaisey.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 4, 2013 15:04:12 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2013 15:04:12 GMT -8

Mikael watched her stutter and struggle to find the words. God how he had missed her. He felt something burning inside of him, he had almost forgot how she made him feel. The absolute magnetic pull he felt to be close to her was intoxicating. He loved the feeling, the ecstasy of every moment with her. He grinned as she covered up her mouth, her fingers drawing attention to her lips. His smile fought through and won. He was grinning from ear to ear and all he wanted to do was kiss her and explain what had happened. But as per usual it was only a dream in his mind.

Right now he was just hoping she could forgive him. He could only imagine what she was thinking, they go on their first date and the next day he is gone. The date had gone well, a tad bit awkward at the end but all in all a really great night. A night that seems like a lifetime ago now. It was that night and those moments with her that got Mikael through these past few weeks. Now he had his chance to make things right again and he refused to blow this second chance he was being given.

She finally finished her sentence and he chuckled. "I am indeed." the words left his mouth and he wanted to reach out and grab them. This is not the time to try and be suave, try being the key word. "I...Atlanta...I...I'm sorry" he couldn't finish the sentence. He wasn't sure how to. How to explain what he had done, why he had done it and why he couldn't talk to her first. He felt like such a jerk and he wouldn't blame her if that's how she saw him now. He would just have to hope and pray now.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 15, 2013 8:57:56 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2013 8:57:56 GMT -8

Atlanta wasn’t sure what to make of this encounter. She knew that she wanted it to be real, but she couldn’t help the sinking feeling that Mikael was just going to disappear before her very eyes. Without really thinking, her fingertips ran over her arm, giving herself a light pinch right where the joints in her elbow connected. She yelped slightly and felt a blush rise to her cheeks. He probably thought that she was crazy. And yet, as she looked up to catch his eye yet again, she found that he was smiling - rather grinning like a fool - directly at her. It was as if he had never even left and she immediately felt her muscles relax.

She stood there for what seemed like forever until he answered her. She had missed the sound of his voice, the way that he laughed awkwardly when he spoke. The way that she could obviously tell that he had been trying to be suave and sly and yet...somehow just managed to look like a cute and darling mess. She felt a blush rise to her cheeks yet again and she pressed her palm into the side of her face, hoping to hide the fact that she was a blushing mess.

And then he answered her. Sorry? That was the explanation that she got about his disappearance? He had invited her on a date, it ended awkwardly and then he had just disappeared off the face of the planet? Honestly! It was as if Atlanta had been the one to drive him away. She didn’t think that it had been that awful, had it? Her mind was racing a million miles a second and Lanta had to take a big gulp of air to get it to slow down, ”I mean I guess-” She wasn’t sure what to say here, caught somewhere in relationship limbo. She wanted to know where he had gone...what he had been doing. But she wasn’t sure that there was an appropriate way to ask such things, ”Is everything-” She could feel the old Atlanta creeping up again, trying to dig her nails into him and rip into him for leaving without saying anything. But she silently suppressed her feelings and managed to keep herself under control, ”Are you alright?” She finally managed. It wasn’t much of a conversation starter, but it was the best that he was going to get at the present moment.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 17, 2013 17:34:51 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 17:34:51 GMT -8

Mikael wanted to reach out. Touch her arm, or something. He wasn’t sure why or if he could somehow but he felt it might help her understand. He knew that his apology was a joke but he wasn’t sure what else to say. She finally looked at him, catching his smile and maybe…almost…sort of returning it. She blushed again but it didn’t last long. It was clear she was none too happy with his lame ass apology. He tried to keep a straight face as he watched her try and find a response. Mikael ran his hands through his hair which was significantly longer now. He hadn’t cut it since he had first met her, his brother had told him he looked like a real hockey player with his flow. Mikael had shook the jokes away but now as he pushed it back her felt it, wow there was a lot of hair there.

Mikael finished playing with his hair, realizing that he had been doing it for way too long. He straightened up and tried to listen intently as she spoke. She only managed pieces of sentences before blurting out her final question. He could tell she was pissed and he didn’t blame her. “I…Well…” he felt the words catch in his throat. Of all the times for the stutter to overtake him, his mind decided that now was the perfect opportunity. “You…See…” He rubbed his hands together. WHY! Of all times, she wasn’t going to forgive him and it was going to be his damn stutters fault. “My dad is dying!” he ended up yelling this at her. He closed his eyes and shaking his head. “Way to go idiot” he thought to himself. People were staring at him, he didn’t like it. He took a quick look around and saw the classroom he had just been in. He opened the door took a step towards it, realized he was talking to someone, turned to grab her hand and pulled her slowly with him.

He closed the door with his other hand and was no standing no more than a few feet from her. Still holding her one hand, he felt an electricity flowing through him, he hadn’t felt like this since their first date. “I’m sorry. About the yelling. About disappearing. About not writing you. About being a complete and utter fool. I know I owe you more than this and if you’ll let me I’d like to explain.” Mikael was impressed that all of that had come out at once, with no stuttering. He could feel his heart beating a thousand miles per hour. He felt like it was going to beat out of his chest if she didn’t answer him soon. He took a deep breath and tried to smile. He knew it came out weird and awkward, so he quickly stopped it. He would just wait silently and not smiling.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 18, 2013 20:10:04 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 20:10:04 GMT -8

Atlanta’s eyes searched his face for something - she wasn’t sure what - perhaps she was looking for some sort of reassurance that nothing between them had changed. And yet, it felt as if he was just as confused as she was. He was running his hands through his hair which she noticed was longer than it was before. It looked good to her - slightly shaggy, but not too much going on. Silently she reached up and pressed her forefingers to her lips again, trying to focus her best on breathing in and out and not running away from the sheer awkwardness of the situation. What could possibly be going through that head of his? She continually wondered as the pair of them stared each other down, neither one too keen on starting a conversation that she had attempted to start.

All of a sudden, his voice was cascading over her so loud that she physically flinched. She hadn’t been expecting that from the normally soft-spoken and kind Erixon. Lanta wasn’t sure what to do as her mouth fell open in surprise and shock. Immediately her hand fell from her face and she clenched it slightly at her side. His dad. It was only then that the words that he had yelled started to make a little bit more sense to her. His father was dying and here she was worried about the fact that she had ruined their date and made things awkward between them. She didn’t know what else to do, her face flushing a bright shade of pink that looked awful with what she was wearing, ”I-” She tried to start a sentence, but he grabbed her hand and pulled her into a nearby room, obviously refusing to let this conversation be over.

Static was running through her veins, straight from their point of contact and making her feel strangely giddy. Even though she was attempting to be angry and upset with the gentleman that stood before her, it was becoming increasingly difficult when he was holding on to her. And the sincerest apology began falling from his lips and she found herself caught up in his words. Merlin, she had missed him over the month that he had been away. Mikael always seemed to pull the better parts of herself out when she was around him. Silence settled between them and instead of speaking, she dropped her gaze to their entwined fingers. She tugged gently on their hands, pulling them further into the classroom, whereupon she found a desk and sat on top of it, still leaving her hand in his, ”Talk to me.” She breathed, running her thumb over his knuckles, trying to understand what he was telling her.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 22, 2013 2:37:34 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2013 2:37:34 GMT -8

Mikael saw her process what he had just said. He was still trying to calm himself down after his outburst, but now he had all of his thoughts and feelings flowing through him. Images of his dad lying in that hospital bed, his brother looking at him like he was a stranger who didn’t belong there and now his feelings for her, which had never gone away, feeling like they would burst out of him. He had to keep his mind calm so that he didn’t burst out his feelings like he had his other news. That probably wouldn’t end any better than this had.
He had almost completely forgotten that he had grabbed her hand and was still holding on, until he felt her tug on his hand and lead him to a desk. He stayed standing but close enough for him to stay hand in hand with her. He opened his mouth but no words came out, he was unsure where to begin. Then he felt her thumb roll over his knuckles and he smiled. One of the few he had managed in the last month or so. Okay Erixon, you can do it, he thought to himself. Taking a deep breath he began from the beginning.

“That night, the night in the Room of Requirement, when I got back to my bed, there was a letter waiting for me. My mother’s owl was waiting on my sill and I realized something must have happened. I ripped open the letter, it was from my brother. My dad had a severe heart attack, early that morning and now he wasn’t waking up.” He paused, reliving this nightmare was going to be tough but he owed her an explanation and more so owed it to himself to tell someone. “So I was allowed to leave to go and see him. When I got there he still wasn’t awake, it was uncommon. See my dad was a former hockey player and he still considered himself a fit man, but the doctors said otherwise. He had blockage in his arteries and required surgery, but he had to break his coma before they would even think of it.” He could feel his emotions overtaking him now. He pushed through. “He came out of it and he got the surgery. But now he’s having other symptoms and it’s looking bleak. On top of it all, my own brother won’t look at me. Like I’m some useless freak because my magic won’t save him.” He shook his head and came to a stop. He refused to cry now but he was close. He hoped she would understand his departure and his lack of writing.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 22, 2013 20:23:05 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2013 20:23:05 GMT -8

Atlanta couldn’t stop thinking what an ass she had been moments ago. Anger had threatened to consume her in their first few moments back in the same room, and now, she felt as if she had been too quick to judge...too quick to revert back to her old ways. Shaking her head slightly, she wanted to focus - she needed to focus - on the words that he was saying. This was obviously very difficult for him and she could only hope that she was proving to be a proper listener in that moment. Unsure of what her next movement should be, Lanta gently gave Mik’s hand a slight squeeze, hoping that she was reassuring him. Whatever he was about to tell her was likely to be startling and she wanted him to know that she was right here.

And that was when he started to speak. The words flew from his mouth in little spurts and Lanta felt her mouth fall open slightly in shock. She hadn’t imagined that it was so bad...she couldn’t have imagined such a thing in all of her life. And yet, her he was, telling her that it was all true. The Mikael that she knew didn’t deserve any of these things. He was too sweet for such atrocities to happen to him.

”Oh, Merlin,” The brunette reached up and put her hand on his chest, feeling his heart-beat with a shaky hand. He was the last person that was deserving of this...of all of it. Mikael had been nothing but sweet and genuine and the world had slapped him in the face. Lanta didn’t know what else do to and slipped off the edge of the desk, pulling Mikael toward her and wrapping her arms around him as best she could, ”Your brother is wrong...so wrong. You’re not a useless freak-” She breathed into his ear as they stood their, her hands interlocking themselves behind his neck as she pulled away ever so slightly so that she could look into his eyes, ”Magic isn’t there to play God with.” The Hufflepuff girl furrowed her brow ever so slightly, "He'll be okay, Mik." She nodded as if she was reassuring herself as well as him, but didn’t let go. She didn’t want him to think for one moment that she was going to leave him to deal with this alone. She would be a true and constant companion, of that much she was certain, ”Will you be going to see him again?”

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 24, 2013 17:52:52 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 17:52:52 GMT -8

Mikael had sputtered to a stop and was trying to be patient while Atlanta was clearly processing what he had just said. Then she spoke and without a moment’s notice her hand was on his chest. He felt a wave of electricity overcome him. She tended to have this effect on him and he liked it, he liked it a lot. Then before he could blink her arms were wrapped against him. This felt right, he loved the feeling of his arms wrapped around her. He didn’t feel so alone in the world, he felt like he could do anything with her in his arms. He heard her reassuring words as she spoke softly in his ear. Then he was staring right into her eyes and he knew everything was going to be okay.

He could stand still and stare into her eyes forever. He trusted her completely with everything, that’s why he was so quick to tell her about his dad. He wanted to speak but could feel a knot in his throat, he cleared his throat her arms still wrapped around his neck. He kept his hands tight to her lower back and finally began to speak again. “Yeah, next month. I originally had signed up to go to Italy but I figured I should probably be in New York, if my mom is going to be there I should be there for her at the very least.” He smiled but it quickly dissipated. He leaned his face forward and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. He wasn’t used to being so vulnerable and he was almost okay with this feeling because he was with her. “Thanks. I’m sorry again for the outburst. I didn’t mean to yell at you.” He really liked this girl in front of him. Someone he could be silly with her and still so serious when it really came to it. It got him thinking and it was a scary thought when things like Mikael thinking happened. “Listen I know we…well nothing…I…are you going on that Italy trip?” he was curious. He had an idea blooming, but he didn’t want to make a fool of himself. The damn stutter had to stop, or maybe it never would with Atlanta around. Something he was okay with, mostly because it meant she would be around. He smiled to himself and that thought.

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Awkward Avoidance [MIKAEL] Apr 29, 2013 15:33:15 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2013 15:33:15 GMT -8

Atlanta - the once socialite concerned with no one but herself - was beginning to feel warm-hearted and sentimental about Mikael. He was sweet, patient, genuine...nothing like the men that she normally chose to surround herself with. And

”Merlin, don’t worry about it.” Atlanta said, taking her hand off of his chest and using it to tuck a tendril of her brown hair behind her ears, blushing ever so slightly. She shouldn’t have been so quick to react and judge him on his yell - there was no way she could have known what he had been going through. Honestly, she had had her fair share of extremest and obnoxious yelling over the years.

”Yeah, that makes sense that you’d want to be with him,” Atlanta nodded along, never once removing her eyes from his. In her own way, she was trying to let him know that she was there for him, without ever having to say the words. The young brunette had never been very good about being someone to lean on...but she had never felt so strongly about someone as she did with Mikael. He asked what her plans were for the holiday and instantly, she raised both of her eyebrows, mind going in a million different directions. Why did he want to know about her Christmas plans? Was there an ulterior motive? Lanta immediately forced herself to calm down, knowing full-well that if she was going to play it cool, she would need a level head regarding the situation. He probably was just curious, right? Smiling slightly she shook her head, ”No, I-” Her voice gave a tiny squeak and she immediately felt a blush rising to her cheeks. Atlanta Vaisey was nervous...and it was an entirely new feeling for her, ”Well I was going to, but my parents. They like everyone to be home for the holiday. Me, Desdemona, Orpheus...” She noted all her siblings, thinking about how much they would frown upon the boy that now stood in front of her.

She shook her head, ”Truth be told, I really don’t even want to go home.” She laughed nervously. Her siblings could be a little abrasive. Des was dimwitted and very abrasive...Orpheus was the smarter of the two and tended to get into her face about the relationships that she kept. And her parents? Well, her parents just let them do it. She bit down on her lip as she smiled ever so slightly.