Boredom and books [open]

Zane continued to walk alongside the beautiful brunette with a smile he was beginning to think was permanently attached to his face. He couldn’t help but think that they were. Very few people could connect on the level that these two had so quickly and it made an already great day even better. The clouds were darker over the water and it seemed a storm may be coming, eventually. But for now the sun was shining and after the winter that Hogwarts had experienced, OC planned to enjoy every second of it. He felt her should bump his and he grinned. She was playful and honest and fun and OC was sure he could go on forever.

He knew he had spoken a little oddly which gave way to her question. He wasn’t sure that it was wrong, he just felt alone sometimes in Ravenclaw. He had the brains and wit, but he wanted so much more than that but most of his housemates seemed content to be just brilliant. “I don’t know. When I’m in the common room, I feel out of place amongst the rest of them. But at the same time, I don’t know that I’d belong in another house. It’s just I see some people and they know, they never felt out of place in their house. I wish it made that much sense to me” he smiled at her, it was nice to get something like that off of his chest, he immediately felt a little better.

As he spoke about his passion for the drums, her face lit up and she managed to look even more beautiful, something he was pretty sure wasn’t possible. But there she was pulling it off. “That would be awesome and I’d be happy to teach you!” he assumed this brunette had some singing in her which would literally turn his heart to mush. He loved girls that could sing and he felt so strongly about it, he wasn’t even going to ask her or he may just turn to putty right here on the lawn.

Her color choice was interesting. A few cool color that most wouldn’t think of, most would give either purple or blue. Rarely is the first thought a tertiary color like Indigo. “That’s interesting. Very cool” her question came after a hesitation and he wasn’t sure what to answer with. “Sun after the rain. You know after the storm has just passed and the sky is clearing up then the sun bursts through. Everything is still wet and the reflection off the water from the sun brightens everything. It’s like life with a glow light.” He smiled at her and imagined what he was describing. Then he realized it was his turn. “Okay and for you…if you were trapped on a deserted island and could bring one food, one object and one person, who or what is joining you?” He may have asked three in one, but the rules had long since left this game.

Even without looking at her he could feel her smiling at him, he turned and saw that he was right. It was soft and kind, quite like her, and it didn’t pity him but rather empathized with his situation. Her words were calming and definitely were helpful, he had never seen it that way. He had always found the negative in his outsiderness but this girl with her ridiculously blue eyes had him seeing clearly. On the basic level he did belong, but in every other way he was so different from the rest of his house and that made him smile. “I know I’m personally a big fan of adventure” he chuckled as they continued on and then as the laugh faded away, he got serious. “Thanks Kitty, I guess sometimes you forget how life really is sometimes” He grinned at her and looked up at the huge blue sky, the tint of black beginning to spread through like a virus. The storm was fast approaching, looking to ruin what had become a pretty damn great day.

His offer seemed to make her smile grow, she had a pop in her step. Then he felt her arms wrap around him, and he felt a jolt. Wow. Sparks would be an understatement. He returned it and felt her face against his, and he watched as she pulled away. In his mind she could have pulled away slowly and the wind blowing her hair. In reality it was in normal space and the wind had slowed. He grinned at her and nodded as she spoke, until she said something about male singing. He stopped and put his hand on her shoulder, sending another jolt through him. “I’m so sorry but my singing is not going to add anything to your stuff. Except for a built in headache for listeners. But for drums, I am your man. ” He smiled, raising his eyebrows and then continued on walking, then he finally answered her question.

She seemed to be taking in his response, her eyes closed and her body still. He grinned as she seemed to be enjoying his response. “Thank you, thank you m’dear” he winked at her and then his question came to him. He was never one for rules and exploring how far he could push them seemed to be enjoyable for both of them. She stated her guitar would be her object. “Obviously.” As she went on he smiled, he enjoyed pot pies and then she seemed to paused. Biting down on her lip, and then she said him. She would bring him. He raised his eyebrows and the smiled, she would bring him. Well he wasn’t anticipating that but he would love to get to know her. Truly great way to get know someone, being with them all day, everyday. Alone. “Definitely a good way to do just that.”

She stopped walking and bent down as she pondered her question, then she turned it on him. She was still reaching for the grass when he saw a flower next to his feet, he reached down quickly pulling the red and white flower between his fingers and spun it out of sight. She stood up straight and when he turned back to her, she blew the grass in his face. He grimaced playfully. “I’ll get you for that.” He then winked, before answering her question. “I’m bringing my broom, I can make drums out of anything on the island.” He thought to himself about the rest of the question. “Pizza. Definitely pizza. Unlimited amount of pizza.” His mouth was almost salivating, god he loved pizza. Then he took a step closer to her, just a few inches apart. He pulled the flower out in front of him and handed it to her. “And obviously I’m taking you, yesterday I would have to take Raven Monroe but after today I would have to be stupid not to take you” He reached out with his right hand and ran it down her cheeks. “My turn right? Would you be okay with the least Ravenclaw of all Ravenclaws, who scares people and loves the moments following rain, kissed you. Right here. Right now” As he finished his extremely gutsy question, the clouds broke and it began to rain, first over the lake and then slowly moving until they were raining throughout the previously bright and sunny lawn. Never had he opened more to hear the words yes, in his life.

For some reason she didn’t believe that he couldn’t sing and he wasn’t exactly sure why. He couldn’t there was no question. But he started laughing when she said she might want the headache. “Fine. But I did warn you, I don’t want to hear any complaining” He winked at her and was actually looking forward to the idea of playing with her, her guitar and his drums, apparently a ton of singing, good and bad.

She took his threat in stride and he smiled. He had absolutely no intentions of hurting her, but chasing her and making her think he would at least mess with her. He obnoxiously cracked his neck and then his fingers, he grinned at her and spoke softly. “Bring it on. I’m like a cheetah, closer to a dead one then a living one but its still a cheetah.” He smiled big and chuckled to himself as he spoke. It was stupid but he found it funny, perhaps she may.

She seemed to be enjoying his answers, picking at the fact that he could fly off the deserted island. He shook his head as she said it, he had never thought of that. He was more bringing it for the entertainment and rush of flying. It the years since he started here at Hogwarts, flying always gave him the thrill like nothing else. “I promise, I’m stuck.”

His last answer seemed to have the effect that he had wanted it to, she took the flower from him and he couldn’t help but smile as she smelled it and smiled herself. He figured that if there was a time to take a shot this would be it, she seemed to be feeling the same electricity between them as much as he was. There was something about her that was tugging at his heartstrings and making him want to take a chance that he might not have ordinarily taken. This was it, now or never, take a chance or forever wonder what could have been. So he took his chance and asked his question. His hands shaking slightly as he was waiting for her response, he wasn’t sure if it had been three seconds or three hours. But either way it felt like his whole world was spinning. Then she bit her lip, here it comes, either she’s in or we are about to have a SUPER awkward conversation about just being friends. Then she nodded and spoke. His eyebrows lifted quickly and he took a second before leaning in and kissing her. His right hand staying on her face, softly gripping from her cheek to underneath her ear. His left hand found her lower back and pulled her into him. The kiss was soft and he could feel the tension on their lips. It was amazing and he wasn’t sure that he would ever let this moment go.

Zane’s heart was racing, their bodies moving as one with the rain falling down harder and harder as they went on. He felt her arms work their way to his neck and it felt right, no guessing, no missteps, no awkward at all. Like they were made for this, to be together, fitting together like a human puzzle. She fell further into him and he held her tight around her waist. The moment seemed to be moving in slow motion, seconds turned to minutes and time seemed irrelevant. At some point the rain had stopped because Zane no longer felt the drops crashing into him, but rather the warmth of the sun on his face.

This had turned into one of the most interesting afternoons, OC had never planned this when he came out to clear his head today. He could never imagined this or more importantly her. His mind was quick to go over the last hour or so, the long walk, the game they had played to get to know each other and of course the kiss, which as far as Zane could tell was going for a world record, which was more than okay for him.

Eventually he did stop himself, with restrain he didn’t even know he had. He grinned as he pulled away slowly, kissing her quickly one last time before opening his mouth to speak. He pulled back far enough to see her eyes open, those beautiful eyes, which were glowing in the sunlight. He could get lost in those eyes and never resurface. He smirked and then looked up at the sky, the sun bouncing off the freshly wet ground. “Sun after the rain.” He smiled again and enjoyed where he stood, holding her in what he had just explained as his favorite weather. “Life. In a glow light.”