Catch The Sun (Kaine)

[adeline claire giovanni]

The fight was horrible, she made a bad decision and she was paying for it in little ways. She never wanted to hurt Kaine and the way he spoke worried her, she would apologize to him with everything it took to make things right. Wiping her eyes she made her way to the library from the top of the clock tower, her shoes clicking on the stone floors. Wrapping her coat around her she had to swing by the Gryffindor common room to grab her bag and then she would be off. It was the right thing to do. All of this was the right thing to do. Clenching her jaw she shook her head and entered through the portrait quickly and quietly.

Running up the stairs to the girl dorms she ignored the stares of prying eyes trying not to get caught up with them. Adeline knew that she wouldn't be welcomed by those who believed house status meant everything. Biting her lip a moment she grabbed her bag and ran out of Gryffindor tower toward the library. Never had she thought that someone could feel so horrible in one day. It's been a long while since she has cried the way she did in front of Colle and Kaine, she felt bad. She knew she wasn't a strong individual, but she was smart and using logic could out be brawn anyday. Atleast that was what her father had told her.

Swallowing hard she made it to the library and found a table in the back, setting her bag down she looked over the dusty shelves. The silence that was growing around her made it easier for her to actually cry and let it all out. She didn't want to be viewed as a sob story, and definietly didn't want to be seen like this in the halls where people would stare at her anyway. Pulling a tissue out of her bag she wiped her eyes and clutched onto the little paper towelette.

'How could I be so stupid?!' She was kicking herself for meeting Colle without anyone there, she wanted to apologize for what she had done, but there was no way she was sorry for it. Sorry for herself? Maybe, but that would be dealt with later. Her heart thumped in her chest, everytime she thought about Kaine she got the little butterfly feeling in her stomach and her heart always rose to her throat. If this was love, then love sucked at times.

Finally she cried herself out and was done feeling sorry for herself. Taking in a breath she looked for the time and realized only an hour had past since she was in the Gryffindor common room. Maybe that wasn't long enough, so she pulled her book toward her and began to study the effects of the Caterwauling Charm and how it may damage someone eardrum. Pulling out her quill and making a few notes here and there, she began her essay.

Before she knew it and halfway through the paper she was writing her head hit the book and she fell into a nearly silently sleep. Hand still wrapped around the base of the quill, but pointing it upward. Today has definietly taken a toll on her, and she was still waiting for Kaine.

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[Kaine Gates]

Kaine made his way up towards the library, having found out through others that Addi was in there. He had calmed a little, but the anger was still there, seething below the surface. It wasn't the fact he was angry with Addie or Colle....it was more to do with the whole situation itself that was irritating. It was geting beyond ridiculous now. Kaine just wanted to be able to get on with his life and do whatever the sodding hell he wanted, thinking about consequences later. That was what he was used to, and damn them all to hell if people wanted him to change.

Entering the library, he found it quite empty. Seems most people had given up on studying for the evening and gone to relax instead. He was looking forward to doing something pretty similar, yet somehow felt that that time was still some way away tonight. There was too much mess to sort out first.

He headed over to a corner he knew Addie liked to hide herself away in when she was studying hard. A few people that were still hanging around glanced at him as he went past, but he just ignored them. He really didn't not have time to deal with insignificant little people. Addie was his main priority right now.

And there she was; head landed smack in the middle of her book, quill dangling uselessly from her hand an a small puddle of ink on the floor where the quill ha startedto drip. Kaine raised an eyebrow and shook his head with a small smile. He had never known anyone else to fall asleep whilst working...to push themselves to that limit of exhaustion that they fall asleep in a school library with half the page printed on their face. Only Addie.

"Addie," he called, going over to her and crouching beside her chair so he was level with her. "Addie sweet...wake up." Shakingher shoulder gently, he removed the quill from her fingers and placed it next to the book. "Come on hun....you can't sleep in here. Don't think the librarian will like it too much."

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{Comments - Sorry I haven't been on in so long. Had a lot going on, including two of my mates giving birth! I'll PM you at some point and explain more:)}

[adeline claire giovanni]

'Addie…' the sound seemed distant, but the voice all too familiar. Crouching low I looked over the water that was like a mirror, I could see every facet, every wrinkle in my face, a smile spread across my lips and a figure moved behind me. 'Kaine,' I breathed out with an excited glee, I was surprised that Dumbledore allowed me to return in my current state, teaching could be hard on the body so could childbirth. 'Is Colle alright?' My voice was distant, reaching out I touched Kaine’s face, and he nodded placing his hands on my tummy feeling our creation move. I noticed a bit of fear had streaked across his face and I pulled him toward me. There was no shame between us; my husband was crying because his best friend was severely injured in the war and in intensive care at St. Mungos, not only that but those he once believed in turned their back on him. He had no one, but his mother, Kaine and me. Even if he hated me, I would still be there for him, and he was Kaine’s best friend even through all of the hardships. Running my fingers through his dark hair I kissed him at the base of his neck trying my hardest to comfort his thoughts, pain wretched through my body…

Coming out of a deep sleep, "Kaine, we need to get to the hospital, we’re having the baby. You’ll need to phone Colle." Sitting upright a little more, she rubbed her eyes and looked around. The instant realization struck she looked around more carefully with a mortified look, eyes moving down at herself and then up at Kaine her cheeks burned red hot, as red as the color Gryffindor displayed. "Oh my god," covering her mouth Adeline looked up at her boyfriend who was just yelling at her not fifteen minutes ago. Feeling the flatness of her hair, and she adjusted her sight on a clock pressed against a bare wall. She had been out for at least an hour.

"I’m so sorry!" Her voice didn’t feel as foreign as she thought. Still in a foggy state she tried to think of the most outrageous yet logical thing to say, "dreams, you know, you cannot control them." A nervous laugh escaped her lips, but there was something bothering her about it. Colle. Even though they had an argument today and he nearly tried to kill her she wanted to make certain that he would be safe. Clenching her jaw, Addie remembered the main reason as to why she was here in the first place. She would have to tell Kaine, but only if it came up, if not, she would tell him later.

"Kaine, I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was going to turn out that way. Yes I had my suspicions and all, but I had to know for certain. For the record I wasn’t talking about your life, he was…" She cut herself off, she didn’t want to push blame on Colle or make the situation worse. "Never mind it doesn’t matter what he said, it matters what it means to you. I apologize if it seemed like he and I were controlling the outcome of your future." Her blue eyes met his dark orbs and she tried to smile but couldn’t find it. The fire that burned in her cheeks was slowly going away and she could finally think straight now. "How was your time with him after the shit hit the fan?" It wasn’t common for her to talk like that around other students, but when she was comfortable with the person in private conversation, she more than often let the maturity filter go. "I’m worried about him."

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{comments} Apparently what happened to your friends was a good muse for an odd dream (possible divination work?} no?

[Kaine Gates]

Kaine just quirked an eyebrow as Addie started saying Colle had been saying everything. He knew that wasn't true; he had heard them himself. Ok, so he hadn't heard the whole conversation, but he'd heard enough.

"Don't go trying to pin all the blame on Colle," he told her, a warning edge to his voice that wasn't usually present. "I heard both of you discussing my life, like you can control it. You can't." He paused. "You know....you're lucky you're still here to be brutally honest. The only reason he didn't curse your ass over that wall was because of me. Because I'm his brother and respects me. Anyone else, you'd have been gone."

He didn't mean to sound so harsh and brutal, but it was the truth. Addie was very lucky in that respect. Colle was not someone to mess around with, but when it came to Kaine, he wasn't always as nasty as normal. The boys had a lot of respect for each other, and would never do anything to result in upsetting the other. Even if it meant having to bite your lip and clench your fist because it was out of the ordinary.

"You don't need to worry about him," he continued, pulling himself up to sit on the edge of the desk. His voice had softened somewhat as he forced himself to calm down again. "He certainly doesn't worry about you, anyone else or even himself for that matter. Colle is...well...he's a complicated bloke and he's my best mate. And he isn't going anywhere and nothing's going to happen to him. That he doesn't want anyway," he added as an afterthought. "Just...forget about him for now ok? Don't think you have to be friends with him just because he's my best mate. Colle doesn't work like that."

It was quiet in the library...peaceful almost. He could see why she liked coming in here sometimes. He could totally see Colle and himself ending up in here after...

No, now was not the time to be thinking about tomorrow evening's shenanigans. Kaine smiled to himself lightly, looking forward to it. Colle had said it would be ready..it was going to be epic.

Which was a point...

"By the way, I won't be free tomorrow night," he told her, looking up at her at last. "Am spending the evening with Colle. We've got some...er...plans." He grinned, the sparkle back in his eye. "I'd stay safe in your dorm if I were you...it might get a bit messy.

Reaching out, he squeezed herand lightly and winked. A sign of affection...not an overly open one, but enough to show that he cared. That was Kaine all over really...he hated showing anger towards someone, but he also wasn't exactly comfortable showing his more affectionate side either. It was complicated really, but then, he was male.

"What were you babbling about as I walked in?" he asked remembering she'd been mumbling something about babies and Colle. "Some kinda weird dream?"

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[adeline claire giovanni]

Nodding she looked up at him, things around here didn't work like they did at home. She most definietly was NOT the center of attention and she knew that, but still it bothered her a bit. "I'm not, I stopped myself, clearly I was going to speak before I thought about it, it doesn't matter what was said, it's the fact that it was said." She looked up at him with a slightly cold look as if he didn't recognize her thought process. When talk turned to her being lucky she nodded. "I know, I was just trying to make nice and clearly it got out of hand, but he did say some rather hurtful and appaling things to me before you showed up." Sighing she pulled her wand from the breast pocket of her jacket and cleaned the inky mess up. Some of the things Jamison mentioned got her brain rolling and she tried to shake them from her thoughts. Clenching her jaw a bit, blue eyes scouring the table for anymore traces of color, and once she didn't see anything she relaxed a bit. Setting the wand down, Adeline looked over to Kaine with a smile. It wasn't a fake smile, and it wasn't really a bright and happy one either. It was more or less a, whatever happened will be in the past and I can forget about it for now, smile.

"I'll try and forget about him, but he has such a large statement in your life that I don't think my shoes can fill it unless you let me." It was true that she would never fit that imprint, but hopefully she could make a new one. Folding a piece of her parchment Addie looked up at her boyfriend remember how nervous she was just to talk to him. Now here the two of them were talking with ease. It was almost ridiculous how comfortable she got when he was around. Not only that but his brains were most fantastic, he definitely had a good head on his shoulders and her father would more than likely grow to like him. That is unless something happened.

Kaine began talking about tomorrow evening and she smiled. "That's okay, I've got a quiz on Tuesday in Divination, would rather not fail a class I've shown promise in. Not to mention my father would hear about it within a heartbeat and wonder what was going on in school." As mentioned before adeline was all about making her father proud, and keeping her grades up was the number one thing to stay on his good side. That and being a proper young lady.

Cheeks burning she looked up at Kaine who seemed to make himself comfortable on the table. Finding enough courage to speak what had happened, her eyes seemed a little distant until she closed them and rest her head on his leg. "You and I were older, at the lake actually. I've come back to teach and I don't know why you were there other then we were together and had a family coming along." Biting her lip, Addie took in a deep breath then exhaled. "Colle was in St. Mungos, and everyone but you and I gave up on him. Something happened to him, in the war that is boiling up, he was in Intensive Care, that is why I'm worried about him. Please help him make the right decisions Kaine, I don't want him to end up in Azkaban like his father. He could have so much more going for him."

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[Kaine Gates]

Oooook....bit over the top...but hey ho...just a dream. It's not like she can see the future or anything...

Kaine was certainly sceptical as he listened to his girlfriend describe her dream. It seemed strange...a bit too surreal and weird for him. Then again, Kaine was not a great believer in that kinda stuff; dreams were just dreams, nothing more and nothing less. Maybe sometimes they had hidden hints about them, and were certainly influenced by what was going on in someones life, but that was about it. H reckoned Addie was just over tired and over stressed, worrying about things that she had no need to worry about.

"Don't worry about it sweet," he told her, still holding her hand. "You've got nothing to fret about. It was just a dream, that's all. Doesn't have any meaning. And you should know by now that no one can stop Colle from doing whatever the hell he wants to do. It's his life; let him get on with it. I'll always be there to back him up and look after him, but only if he needs me. He'd get pissy with me otherwise and start calling me his bloody babysitter."

Kaine was, unfortunately, right. Colle would actually go mad at him if he started treating him like that, and if there's one thing Colle hates, it's being treated like a little kid. Kaine is the same, just not on such a sadistic level.

He didn't comment on what Addie had said about her father. As far as the Slytherin boy was concerned, Addie was far too worried (again) about what her father thought about every little thing that went on in her life. At the end of the day, she was basically an adult now; they all were, and as such were not so obligated to obey their parents every order. It was ridiculous in Kaine's view; Addie had little to no freedom when it came to her own damn life and he hated it. He dreaded to think what her precious father thought about her dating a Slytherin. He'd probably hit the roof and die of concussion on the way back down to the floor.

Plus, Kaine didn't exactly have a great track record when it came to father figures. His own father was a complete moron in Kaine's eyes, someone he took particular care to avoid at all times, and then Colle's father was in Azkaban. So as far as Kaine was concerned, fathers were pretty rubbish, useless people who thought they knew it all and were always right, purely because they were the oldest male in the family.

What a load of bollocks.

Though of course, he knew he'd have to be on his bestest best behaviour whenever he met Addie's father. Something he was really not looking forward to. At all.

"No one can fit Colle's shoes," he added after a short, thoughtful pause. "He's my best mate, my brother...the only person I have ever really truly trusted in my life. The only person who's never let me down. As much of a fucker as he is, he's never been like that to me. Cos...well, I guess I'm one of the very few people that's always been there for him." He gave a short laugh. "We're both a bit fucked up to be honest. That's probably why we get on so well and are so close. Cos we understand each other better than anyone else ever could."

He looked at her, trying to gauge her reaction to what he was saying. "Don't take any of this offensively," he added, not wanting to start another argument. "I'm just being honest."

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[adeline claire giovanni]

Nodding she looked back up with him, squeezing his hand lightly. "You're probably right, I was doing divination anyway, probably got me over thinking." Listening intently she looked at him. Kaine had a fantastic mind and that was what drew her in completely. "No, I know that, I definietly know that and I wasn't suggesting you treat him like a child." 'Even though he rather acts like one' she added in her mind. "I was just thinking if you guide him in the right direction with subtle hints, it just has me worried. He's so...angry, and he's a damn good reason to be angry, but he needs to find some other vice than people, that definietly isn't a good thing. Perhaps finding an outlet other than me to display the aggression. It doesn't matter, I'm going to steer clear of him."'for now', again she added without voicing it. Even though it would piss Kaine off, she needed to know how to get through to him, so they could atleast tolerate each other for Kaine's sake, but it was going to take some careful planning.

Just the fact of listening to him talk put her more at ease, Addie was carefully navigating the words he was speaking about Colle, surprisingly she never really had a best friend, but she understood what he was talking about. "I'm not taking it offensively, I completely understand unlike most other girls who crave to be the center of her man's attention. It is sort of the same way with Oliver and I." Nodding she continued. "Granted we're actually related. I've never had a best friend, and after this I don't think I ever will, hell I hardly have friends in my own house. I've been pretty much ostersized from Gryffindor, the Marauder boys have made it hell on me, not that I blame them...nevermind I blame them wholly, but it is no matter. It's my last year here, and I don't have much to look forward to. It's not like I can owl the girlfriends I don't have and ask them to hang out, unless they are imaginary, but that would be silly I am far to old to have imaginary friends." Finally she told him that she didn't have many, if any, friends, no best friends, and no permanent aquaintences.

Adeline had enjoyed every conversation with him so far and this one was no exception either. Just getting to know him was interesting, he had a completely different view on life than she had. His best friend was an ass, but he hardly talks about his family. Addie knew he had a little sister in Slytherin as well, and she had heard mention that his father wasn't particularly the best father either. It bothered her that someone's parents could treat their own offspring as if they weren't worth anything. It was a completely different home life for her, she came home every summer, went on a vacation to Italy where her uncle lived and enjoyed the heat for once.

Mind ticking she was trying to come up with something else conversational. Closing her eyes Addie squeezed his hand a little more tightly while in thought. He had rough hands, a smooth smile and a very strong voice. "I just hate making you angry, I've no right to talk about your future with Colle, nor anyone. I'm really sorry for what I did in all honesty." Apparently that was all her mind could decipher. She was still stuck on the events of the day, trying to forget about it. She could only apologize for being an idiot and not using her head. She knew he would be mad, but she didn't expect Colle's reaction.

"Kaine?" She waited for his response a moment and continued."What are your plans for the future anyway? You know what I plan on doing after school, but we hardly talk about you, all I know is that you've a sister and Colle is pretty much your brother, you're a 7th year Slytherin who I've been drawn to, you're sweet and extremely independent. I just want you to trust me like you trust him, differently. I don't know if that makes sense. Maybe, I'm being to girly and should get over it, but I don't think I can. I trust you, but you hardly let me in." Her eyes shifted to look at him a bit more. She didn't want to seem nosy at all, Addie only wanted him to know that she wasn't going to go anywhere and would be here for him.

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[Kaine Gates]

Oo-er..she's talking about emotions and shit...this feels awwwwkward....I do NOT want this conversation, not right now...and I'm talking to myself in my head....cos that's normal...

Kaine's inner monologue trailed off as he listened to what Addie was actually saying. Trust...now there was an issue that really needed addressing. But he doubted that was going to happen anytime soon.

"Addie..." he started, fiddling with his hair awkwardly. It was a nervous habit he had; if Kaine was uncomfortable, the hair got played with. Colle usually slapped his hand away if he started doing it around the other Slytherin.

"There's a lot you don't know about me," he told her, refusing to meet her eyes and instead inspecting his feet dangling just above the floor. He could really do with some new shoes. "I'm a very closed-off person. I'm a Slytherin remember. Maybe not your stereotypical evil bastard who does anything and everything to get what they want, no matter the consequences. But I'm still a Slythie and I come from a Slytherin family. All that Pureblood shit...that applies to me too. I just avoid my family wherever possible. Aside from my sister...kinda can't avoid her, what with her being at school and everything. It's just...I....um..."

He trailed off, no idea on what he actually wanted to say. He couldn't open up to her, he just couldn't do it. Kaine was far too used to having to protect himself and in doing so had learnt to keep his emotions and feelings bottled up in some deep chasm hidden away inside himself. His father didn't believe in outwardly showing your feelings to another person unless you were prepared to take the shit that would ultimately come with it.

"Remember Kaine...everyone is out to get everyone else. You have to learn to stand on your own two feet and don't take any nonsense from anyone. You're a Pureblood, and a Slytherin at that. Stand proud with that. You've got a damn strong bloodline behind you - don't fail us. Follow Colle's example; his family have got the right idea..."[/color]

Kaine frowned at the memory of his father's lecture. It was the first Christmas holiday home from Hogwarts. He was so much younger, so much more naive...

Except he hadn't been. He'd stood and listened to what his father was saying, but te stubborn streak had kicked in and he had decided there and then to ignore anything his father ever said to him regarding Kaine's life. He was his own person; he could do what the hell he wanted.

Shaking the memory off, he let go of Addie's hand and ran his fingers through his hair, exhaling slowly as the pain of those times tried to fade away. "I don't tend to make plans," he told her in reply to her question on the future. "I prefer spontaneity - always have done. What will be will be, and there's not an awful lot I can do to change that. I'll get out of this place with whatever grades I can scrape together and go from there. Get a decent job as quickly as I can and get the hell out of the family home. I want...no, I need my independance. I want to move as far away from them as I possibly can and start my own life. And Colle will always be a part of that life," he added, ramming the point home even further. "No matter what he ends up doing with his life after Hogwarts. We're brothers in everything but blood...we won't abandon each other."

He stood up then, sliding off the table and stretching, his long arms cracking slightly. He frowned. "That does not sound healthy."

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[adeline claire giovanni]

Slowly as he began to talk she pulled her feet up onto the chair and hugged her knees. Finally the two of them were getting to know each other, at least in her eyes. Not knowing if she would like what he had to say Addie looked at the closed divination books in front of her. Reaching forward she played with the bent edge, sad that the book was losing it's most pristine appearance, but glad it was building character, usually the more damage the cover is, the more useful the book will be. That was what she thought, and remembered the condition of her families library. Everything had a place, everything was orderly, you had to be of blood and over the age of sixteen to enter. On the 9Th of December the year before last her father opened the door to both of them. It was weeks before either of them left, granted not a single book could be removed. That was how she was beginning to feel right now. Stuck in one spot and unable to move forward, and she wanted so much to move on, grow up, start a life. Sighing outwardly without actually realizing it, she rest her head on her knees, pulling her eyes away from the aging cover.

"You both talk to me as if I don't understand the pureblood bigotries, I completely get it, and I agree with it. It's just, you and Colle made me feel rather inferior today. I'm from a clean line, no muggle borns, my parents are both Purebloods, and from rather strong lines, just not in the Slytherin view. My cousin Joram is in your house, he's Pureblood, he knows for fact that I am as well. Just because of old unnecessary history you don't trust me." Maybe she was blowing everything out of proportion like usual, but there was a hint of truth to what she said. Frustration was a better word to describe what she was feeling. "I've told you before I don't want to come between you and him, and it's clear that he is rather more important at the moment. I appreciate you trying to open up to me about it, but it's getting old. Family is important to you, as much as it is to me and I cannot change your ways, nor do I want to, but I will shed some light from the other side."

He stood up and stretched his arms, a nasty cracking sound emitted off and she continued on. "First off, your father probably will and forever hate me because of my name, same with Colle and especially Mr. Jamison." She wasn't going to go into details about that considering she wasn't supposed to be talking about it. "But here is my angle, the views of my family. As you know my father is an Auror as is my mother, and you know my brother is in America working on Muggle research because he is bored. I come from an all Ravenclaw line, and we hardly take sides. Rather we look at all possible options and pick the route that will best fit ourselves for our future. I am free to decided which path I will take. It's noble of you to decided that Colle will forever be in your future, and I wish I could say the same for me. I see your point, and I understand it and on top of it all I'm willing to accept it. I was raised with the same intentions you were, but unlike most if not all Slytherin's I am more adaptable to change. My father and mother raised me to believe that Purebloods were by far more superior, but with the realization that without the other blood types our lineage will die out. Yes, they aren't magically adept as we are, but they still hold some sort of power. Rather than being born with tainted blood we feel that incest will soon take its hold on the purebloods, and they will be stricken with disease that even magic cannot cure." Clenching her jaw tightly her eyes narrowed at Kaine standing before her. This was the way she felt and if he didn't like it he could shove off.

"Look at it this way. Lets say your family had arranged marriages for centuries. You were promised to someone, that you absolutely loathed and come later to find out that it was your uncle's daughter, just with a different last name. The child you will bear will be born out of spite, considering you've never loved your wife." Biting her lip a bit Addie stood up and fingered through a small folder of papers she kept in her backpack. They were letters from her brother. Hardly mentioning why she kept them, she pulled one of them out, it was dated a few months back, before she met anyone worth showing this to. "My brother had mentioned that most of the ailments related to those born between two parents who were first cousins have no cure. Magical and Muggle. I, like my father, believe this to be true, which is why we believe that interfamily marriages are important. In order to keep pureblood lineage strong, one must step out from their own comfort zone and accept what is really going to happen. Lest it be the downfall of all purebloods, and there may not be a trace of witches or wizards left, come new centuries."

Adeline had no idea where that came from, but she looked up at him. It was something she thought to be important and was actually trying to word correctly for the most part. "I'm sorry, that was probably a lot to lay onto you, but I have a hunch as to where this world is headed if it continues the way it does. Do you want your bloodline to stay strong? Or do you want it to trip upon itself and stumble? This is why it is imperative that you see what outsiders view, and you all are so stubborn and unadaptable to the change. Stuck in the old ways, and I will not be a part of it, especially if it will bring harm to me, or my current and future family. I'd much sooner give up my blood rights as a witch and live with the muggles so I do not witness this failure." Spitting the words as if they were fire, she pulled her hair back in a pony tail and tied a bit of elastic around it, holding everything in place. "I hope you understand, I'm not mad at you for anything, and I still love you."

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[Kaine Gates]

Kaine just stared at his girlfriend, not quite comprehending what she had just said. All he really remembered was talk of incest, babies and something about her father's library. He was, quite simply, overwhelmed. What was he supposed to say to all that?? She had barely stopped for air whilst she rambled on, let alone to give him chance to interject somehow.

"When did I mention anything about all that Pureblood nonsense being something that I actually believe in? I didn't. I said it's what my family thinks, and if you'd listened, you'd hve heard me say that I want to get away from them. All of them. They're a bunch of self-pretentious, arrogant idiots who believe the Slytherin way is the only way. And I hate that - I fucking hate it!"

He was getting angry again now. He stalked off a little ways, kicking a chair aside out of his way as he did so. This was why he never opened up, this was why he kept things to himself. Because there were always arguments, disagreements...no one ever seemed to get where he was coming from, and it pissed him off royally What was the point in trusting people and telling them stuff when they just ended up twisting it and throwing it back in your face?

Kaine knew he was letting his anger get to him, but he really didn't care. Today had been crap enough already, what with him having to get between his best mate and his girlfriend before one killed the other. And all because they were arguing over him. It was bloody ridiculous. Neither of them would back down on their opinions, and they were both being as blind and self-opinionated as each other. And Kaine was stuck in the middle. As usual.

How many times did he have to say that he was not like the rest of his family? Just because he had the Pureblood Slytherin tag, it did not make him a jumped-up arsehole. He thought Addie would've understood a little better. She couldn't even grasp why Colle didn't like her; that it had nothing to do with the fact she was a Gryffindor - that didn't even come into it. That was what had attracted Kaine to her in the first place; she was smart, she was pretty, and she seemed to have her head screwed on right. He'd had a feeling that quite possibly, she would've been more understanding and accepting of who and how he was. Apparently he was wrong.

"I'm going for a fag," he told her, quite abruptly. He'd decided that he didn't want to talk anymore; he needed to get out of there before he said or did something stupid. The last thing he wanted to do was argue with Addie and upset her even more, but he was not in the right frame of mind nor mood t0 sit and have a civil conversation with anyone right now. He knew that whenever he started feeling like this, he just had to escape, if only for a short while.

"I don't wanna argue with you," he added, his voice softening a little. He wouldn't turn and actually look at her though. "I need to go off and cool down somewhere. I can't think straight, and I've got a lot to think about. I'll come find you later, or vice versa...whatever."

He started walking off, hands shoved deep in his pockets and a thoughtful look on his face. He was going to go find a quiet corner somewhere outside, away from everyone else, and chain smoke till he was surrounded by fog. Well...maybe not that much...that was a tad on the ridiculous side. But certainly get enough nicotine into his system that he started thinking clearly and logically about things again. Otherwise they'd get nowhere in life. Someone in this place had to keep a level head on their shoulders; lord knows no one else seemed capable right now.

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{Comments - Think you peeved him off a bit }

[adeline claire giovanni]

Clenching her fists she stood up, her voice was rather calm and she looked at him. "If you would open the fuck up maybe I wouldn't be stepping on so many toes, and crossing boundaries that are unknown to me." Cursing tasted funny coming from her lips. It was if the word was foreign. "I was listening, and I was hearing only what you were saying to me. I know you want to get away from them, but I didn't know why and now I do. Thanks for telling me." Addie's voice was uncomfortably cool and she continued to look at him even after he had turned his back to her.

He began to walk away and she stood up quickly, rushing to get in front of him. "So you know, you're going to be in for a real shock if you take Ancient Runes. My father is teaching it, I found out just after everything had happened with Colle." Looking up at him, she kissed his cheek lightly, then side stepped to let him past her. As he walked away she threw her books into her bag and waited until he was out of sight before following and turning off toward her common room where she would be cast aside and shunned. 'Only a few more months of this and I'm off to Auror training.' The thought was quiet and she took in a sharp breath. Staring at the portrait of the Fat Lady, she clutched her bag and tears began to roll down her cheeks again. Frustration. That was today, the portrait spoke and she shook her head before slumping against the wall, not wanting to face her so called peers.

[Kaine Gates]

Well fuck you too...

Kaine stormed off towards the main front doors, completely ignoring anyone he strode past. He was not in the mood to deal with any little shits today.

A fag...another fag...as many fags as possible and coffee...that was what he needed right now.Everyone could stay the hell out of his way.

That was not what he had wanted to happen. Everything had been going so well, and then she had taken what he'd told her and completely made up her own ideas on it. How does that even work?? As much as she may deny it, Addie was stuck in a traditional rut of her own, and she was certainly so far under her father's thumb it was unreal.

Plus, Kaine would never dream of taking Ancient Runes. He had much better things to do with his life.

Finally getting outside, he slunkaway to a far corner near the lake, and sat there by himself for a while, conjuring up mug after mug of coffee and smoking numerous cigarettes. He needed to calm...needed to think. And this was the best way for him to do it.

[ashlin o'mara]

It was getting late, but she didn't have a care in the world for the time. Easily she cast a minor cloaking charm and snuck out from the Hufflepuff common room. She liked watching the lake at night, but this evening felt odd, and it had a funny smell to it anyway. It was March, her favorite month. Though there was still a nip in the air, the scent of flowers was heavily weaved in with the cold. This was what she liked about March the most. Rebirth of all the dead plants, and a heavenly light feeling. Yes, there were students studying for exams, and yes there were some tensions in the air, but it had never happened to effect Ashlin like it did other students. Slipping out of her jeans and her shirt she slipped into th chill of the lake. Staying in deep enough to cover her chest, hair in high white pigtails. Submerging she giggled, and looked up at the stars knowing that her mother was looking at the same ones, just in Ireland.

Turning around she lifted her nose and caught the faint scent of cigarette smoke. Scanning the grounds she could see little white puffs and frowned. She wasn't alone, no matter. Walking across the rock and silt mix of lake ground she smiled quietly. Usually people wanted to be out there alone, and someone may of thought she was drunk. Getting closer she looked to see who it was, but hardly recognized him, though he looked like a Slytherin, and she knew for a fact that he definietly was not a Hufflepuff. Then she saw him really. It was that Giovanni girl's boyfriend, Kaine...something or the other. Fear was never a thing and she went under so he wouldn't see her. Undoing her pigtails so long white blonde hair fell over her shoulders and covering herself, even if she was in her unders.

Thinking she was further from the shore than she actually was, because she could hardly touch bottom without going completely under, but that would take into her extremely short stature. Ashlin stood at five foot flat, and was not intimidated by rather tall individuals. Coming up from the depths she found a large rock and rest her head on it. "Smokin' is a terrible habit ta 'ave ya know?" She was watching the boy, hoping maybe he wouldn't recognize her, then again he didn't want him to hex her either. "Somethin seems ta 'ave ya down, an' I can na be 'avin any o' tha'." Speaking in somewhat of a sing song voice she watched the man before her, hoping he wasn't startled. Ashlin absolutely hated when people were upset, and she did her best to cheer them up, no matter the house. She was the true example of happy go lucky.

[Kaine Gates]

Kaine looked up as the voice drifted over to him across the water. It took a moment for him to actually spot the white blonde head leaning against a nearby rock. He slowly exhaled his latest toke, the smoke spiralling off into the gathering darkness above him. He vaguely recognised her...she was a Hufflepuff for starters. Possibly the year below him...?

"It may be a bad habit, but it's one of the few things that stops me from putting people's heads through the nearest wall."

A little too much? Maybe. At that moment in time, Kaine really couldn't give a damn. In all honesty, he was quite surprised that someone else was outside at this time, let alone swimming.

He sat up a little more, rather than just slouching against a rock. Bringing his knees up, he leant his arms on them, the cigarette still held loosely in his right hand. "What you doing out here anyways?" he asked, taking another drag and blowing smoke rings. "Surely it's freezing in there?"

It was so relaxing down here, quiet and chilled out. Kaine preferred it sometimes, being away from all the hustle and bustle of the school. No one ever bothered him and he could think things over by himself without any outside interference. He'd been out here a while now and had managed to calm himself down after the argument. He wouldn't mind having someone to talk to now.

Plus she was kinda pretty. So long as she wasn't a complete airhead, he'd be happy.

[ashlin o'mara]

With the tilt of her head Ashlin stood up in the water a bit and took in a breath. "Well if you happen to put it that way, then it could possibly be a good thing. Don't ask me if I would like one, I will say no, my mother raised me better then that, and my brother, Patty, would be quick to find who had introduced me to such things." Nodding mater of factly she began to walk toward shore and looked around trying to remember where her clothes had gone. Standing there in just her underwear she looked at him. "You know, they say it's a rude thing to stare, and I know what I am in, but it doesn't make sense. Swimsuits and underwear are the same thing, one just looks prettier than the other." Ash was rambling again as she turned around and scrunched up her face. Bright yellow everything, it was all she owned, everything was brightly colored, neons of green, blue, pink and so on.

"It's really not that cold, considering I 'ave put a warming charm on myself, so it's not like I'm going to freeze to death." Looking at him thoughtfully she smiled. "Give me a minute, I need to find my pants." Walking away quickly she found her stash that wasn't all to far from where he sat. Rushing back, one leg in her jeans, the other trying to find it's way through the tube as she hopped across the grass. "My apologies. I am out here, because it is March, and I always think of home when the sky is clear around this time of year. Havok, my friend in Gryffindor, told me once, that everything is connected, my mum sees the same stars that I see, same with Da and Patty. We are all connected in some way or another." Sitting on the grass next to him, Ashlin began to brush out her hair, and put it up into two high pigtails.

Thinking a moment, she smiled at him. "I should really be asking the same of you. When I saw you from the water you looked very irritated, mind telling me about it? Da always said, if you vent your issues and keep them from bottling up you won't explode. It's really not a good thing to be hiding your emotions from everyone. Some believe it is a strength to be able to express something other than a cold hard exterior. One of those people is me, but you do what you will, I won't tell anyone you have my oath. Secrets are most definietly safe with me." Pulling her bag forward she opened it and looked inside. "Would you like a muggle candy? This is called a Jolly Rancher, they're a bit fruity, but exceptional in the sugar department, my favorites are the blue raspberry and green apple ones. Watermelon is okay too, I suppose." She handed Kaine the piece of flavored goodness and grinned.

Suddenly she frowned and stood up realizing that she forgot the most important thing. Holding out her hand she looked at Kaine. "My name is Ashlin O'Mara, I am a sixth year Hufflepuff and Charms are my specialty. May I ask your name?"

{comment} I'm to lazy to add the accent, just imagine it's there. xoxo