Gerrard Rayne: ::Leans against the back wall of the locker room with his eyes closed, attempting to ignore the pre-game pep-talk that wood gives each game and adjusts his armguards, tightening the straps until they are snug against his arms and takes a few deep breaths::
Zarek Yeran: ::Leans against the lockers next to Gerrard, readjusting his guards, and floating a few feet off the ground on his firebolt, trying to drown out the pep talk, but appear as if he’s paying attention at the same time::
Charisse Banning: ::Cracks her knuckles quickly, her hands a little sore after giving her 8th massage of the day and smiles a bit as she steps behind Cedric who is in the middle of his own Pre-game pep talk and reaches up to massage his shoulders as well, finding herself thankful that he's her last at least for a while::
Gerrard Rayne: ::As wood comes to the end of his speech he grabs his firebolt, heading for the gate onto the field, eyes still closed at this point and drops his firebolt letting it hover for a second and sits down, alone within the entrance gate in his place at the head of the left line and simply waits for the whistle to head out onto the field, muttering to himself:: Just one game...one game...
Zarek Yeran: ::Glides over to the entryway as wood finishes his pep talk, preparing to launch himself out into the cold December air, bouncing slightly on his broom in anticipation before whispering to Gerrard:: Lets see some of those catches we saw last game, eh? ::grins a bit, preparing to take off::
Charisse Banning: ::Slips quietly out of the locker room, bundled in her long cloak and a black and yellow scarf and climbs up onto one of the Hufflepuff turrets, taking her usual seat, and arches her back a little to see if she can crack it and relieve the stiffness from sleeping on the ground::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Opens one eye and looks at Zarek for a second before chuckling softly:: We'll see...just get that snitch, and be careful..
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, nodding a bit, grinning broadly:: I'll try my best.
Charisse Banning: : ::Smiles and waves to a few people as the turrets fill with onlookers of various houses, many spots left empty in the Ravenclaw and Slytherin turrets, but the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor ones are as full as ever and a loud cheer washes out over the crowd as Madame Hooch walks onto the field with the Quidditch box::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Swings a leg over his broom and stares at the gates as they open, flying out among his teamates and straight up in front of the goal hoops, sitting in his place and watching Madame Hooch in the center of the field::
Zarek Yeran: ::Kicks out hard, flying out with his teammates, making a quick loop around the field, waving at Charisse as he flies by, before coming to a halt above the others, in the middle of the field, looking down at Madame Hooch, and then the Hufflepuff team, nodding at Cedric as he flies up::
::The Gryffindor half of the crowd erupts in cheers as they fly out, quickly drowned out by the cheers of the Hufflepuffs as their team joins then on the field::
Mme. Hooch: ::Madame Hooch releases the bludgers and holds the quaffle in her hands, looking up at the chasers circled around her:: Now, I want a good clean match! ::Blows her whistle and throws the quaffle high into the air before releasing the snitch::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Sits quietly on his broom, one hand on top of the other grasping the shaft of his broom and watches as she releases the quaffle, his eye's staring at it intently::
Zarek Yeran: ::Looks around, losing track of the Snitch immediately, before turning in tight circles, looking around for it, staying near the center of the field.::
Cedric Diggory : : ::Watches the snitch for a split second and dives quickly at it just before it disappears back over his head, swiveling fast but the small golden orb disappearing instantly::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and waves to Gerrard, Zarek, and Cedric in turn, flashing them each a large smile as the crowd cheers their teams on::
Mme. Hooch: ::Mounts her broom, flying low and watching to make sure it's a fair game::
Hufflepuff Chasers: ::The lead hufflepuff Chaser quickly grabs the Quaffle, just from within the reach of Katie Bell of Gryffindor, and heads straight for Gerrard, passing the Quaffle to his teammates::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Watches them as they move, still sitting quietly on his broom a small smile coming over his features as they approach::
Gryffindor Chasers: ::The three gryffindor chasers veer off quickly pursuing the hufflepuff towards their own goal hoops, desperately trying to intercept the quaffle as it's passed, only coming close once or twice::
Hufflepuff Chasers: ::The chaser farthest to Gerrard’s left, passes to the one on the right, who quickly tosses the Quaffle to the center chaser again, who throws it as hard as he can, towards the Left Gryffindor Goalpost::
::The Hufflepuffs cheer all the more loudly as their chasers take control of the quaffle, the Gryffindors on the edge of their seats::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grabs the shaft of his broom and veers to the left, jumping to his feet on the broom quickly and leaps off deflecting the quaffle with the back of his arm, having just enough room to grab the bottom edge of the goal hoop and hang on until his broom floats to within reach and climbs back on, flying a quick circle around the hoops and coming to a rest above the center one as the Gryffindor chasers take possession::
Zarek Yeran: ::Takes a break, looking for the snitch, to watch Gerrard, muttering:: Catch it catch it catch it ::Sees Gerrard bat the Quaffle away, and quickly averts his eyes, once again searching for the Golden Snitch::
::A loud cheer quickly followed by a large gasp can be heard from the crowd along with a squeak from Chari, quickly followed by more cheers and boos::
Gryffindor Chasers: : ::Katie snatching up the quaffle as it falls away from the goal hoops turns quickly to avoid any of the hufflepuff chasers and tears off down the center of the field towards the opposing hoops, trying to stay ahead of the chasers and beaters::
Zarek Yeran: ::Zarek looks around up top, noticing a glint near the middle of the field, and goes into a quick dive, eyes focused on the Snitch, he gets just within reach, as he’s blocked by Hufflepuffs biggest Beater. Zarek quickly goes around him, but the snitch has already disappeared again.::
Cedric Diggory : ::Leaves the center of the field where he was watching from and flies in a fast circle around the outside edge of the field and heads straight up the middle, passing within Katie's path to try and distract her, but a glint of gold out of the corner of his eye sends him off towards the left of the field at a blur::
Charisse Banning: ::Half cheers half boos, slightly conflicted as to who she should really be cheering for and settles for cheering for everyone at the same time and stands up as the rest of the Hufflepuffs do, leaning over the edge of the turret to watch Cedric, each and every one of them holding their breath::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shakes his arm a few times getting rid of the shock of the quaffle and squints, leaning forward on his broom to watch it at the far end of the field::
George Weasley: ::George Weasley notices Cedric hurtling for the Small Golden object, some 10 feet away from him, and moves to Block him quickly, appearing in front of him, Grinning, causing the snitch to disappear again::
Gryffindor Chasers: ::Diving towards the left goal hoop Katie throws it hard to the right one, Angelina streaking in seemingly out of nowhere and bats the quaffle with the ball of her hand, sending it straight through the center goal hoop just over the Hufflepuff keeper's head::
Hufflepuff Chasers: ::The Center Chaser snags the Quaffle quickly racing for Gryffindors Goalposts, just as he gets within throwing range, he tosses the quaffle backwards, and ducks as the Quaffle - hit by the tail end of the smallest chasers broom, goes hurtling just over his head, towards the left hoop::
::A deep sigh escapes from the Hufflepuffs along with a gryffindor cheer as George blocks Cedric quickly followed by more Gryffindor cheers and a little more depressed Hufflepuffs::
Cedric Diggory : : ::Pulls up on his broom and stops, glaring at the beater and he takes off again, searching::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Groans and tears off towards the left goal hoop and stands on his broom, using it to launch himself forward at a diagonal angle but with nothing under him and grabs the quaffle with both arms as he plummets towards the ground twists as best he can in the air and draws his wand, yelling, "Accio firebolt!" pointing it directly at his falling broom, as it zooms to him he wraps an arm around it, dropping the quaffle to Angelina as she passes, still gasping for breath and trying to calm his heart::
::The Hufflepuffs hold their breaths for what seems like an eternity as they watch the quaffle, gasping at Gerrard and a soft shriek escapes Charisse::
Zarek Yeran: ::Gasps and about falls off his broom, as Gerrard plummets towards the ground. He then starts clapping as Gerrard lands safely back on his broom, shaking his head, again searching for the snitch::
Charisse Banning: ::Parts her fingers which had been firmly placed over her eyes and peeks through them, breathing a sigh of relief at seeing Gerrard alright::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Holds onto his broom and climbs up slowly, his face completely flushed and red from the blood running to his head and flies back up to his goal posts, muttering to himself:: Never again...
Zarek Yeran: ::Forms large Circles above the action, searching for the Snitch, but keeping an eye on Cedric, incase he sees something, gets out near the center of the field, still shaking his head, Glancing up at Gerrard. Suddenly a look of triumph fills his face, and he darts straight at Gerrard, yelling:: Move! Quick!
Gryffindor Chasers: ::Catching the quaffle in her right hand Angelina with the protection of the other chasers heads off towards the Hufflepuff goal hoops::
Gerrard Rayne: ::His eyes still focused on the quaffle and it's movements he notices Zarek at the last moment and ducks to the left out of surprise::
::The Hufflepuffs gasp and the Gryffindors hold their breath. all eyes on Zarek, nearly everyone oblivious to the chasers bearing down on the Hufflepuff goal::
Zarek Yeran: ::Flies Straight through the center hoop at full speed, suddenly dropping into a completely vertical dive, down the shaft, corkscrewing around it at least four times, chasing the tiny golden object, reaching for it, but missing, and
Cedric Diggory : ::Coming around at a large arch he eye's Zarek making a run and leans down on his broom, nearly flat along the shaft and takes off towards the goal hoops after him, gaining quickly::
Zarek Yeran: just manages to pull up, before his crashes straight into the ground, following the snitch carefully with his eyes, making a grab for it again, but missing. Suddenly, the Shadow of Cedric is on top of him. Zarek curses under his breath, urging his broom a little faster::
Cedric Diggory : ::Inches up on his broom, now coming level with Zarek his arm slightly longer now as he slides up along his broom, his entire body stretched nearly as far as it can grasping for the snitch::
Gryffindor Chasers: ::Angelina, slightly distracted by the seekers movements throws the quaffle at the center goal ring, watching it deflected easily to a Hufflepuff chaser by their keeper::
Zarek Yeran: ::The snitch suddenly plummets to the ground, just under Zarek, and heads in the opposite Direction of the two Seekers. Zarek turns quickly, still in pursuit of the tiny golden object::
::A few week cheers can be heard above the silence that had seized the quidditch pitch as the quaffle is deflected, but the majority of the eyes are focused solely on Zarek and Cedric::
Cedric Diggory : ::Pulls up on his broom, veering a bit wider but coming around his eyes darting directly towards the snitch and he takes off again, slightly higher then Zarek but in pursuit of the same thing::
Zarek Yeran: : ::The Snitch flies up the shaft of Gryffindors hoops again, but not fast enough this time. Heading upwards, and diving off his broom in the same motion, Zarek manages to Grab a corner of the wing with one hand, and his broom with the other, dangling about 15 feet off the ground::
Charisse Banning: ::In her mind, she screams "Go Cedric! Go Zarek!" again and again, knowing she'll be both happy and sad for both no matter who wins::
Cedric Diggory : ::Reaches up towards it at the same time Zarek does, the tips of his fingers able to feel the soft wings of the snitch, but just not enough to grab it and he passes, circling, his hand bunched up into a fist as he punches at the air obviously displeased::
Charisse Banning: ::Squeaks softly as she sees Zarek hanging from his broom and the pitch erupts in cheers as Mme Hooch's whistle blows::
Zarek Yeran: ::Zarek flips back onto his broom quickly, flying over to Cedric before anyone else, clapping him on the back:: Great flying out there! That was the toughest match I’ve ever had! You've put an amazing team together, Cedric. ::Before flying out to the Center of the Field, and landing amoungst the rest of the Gryffindor team::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Holds up both arms and cheers, angling his broom down towards the center of the field and slides off, striding towards the rest of the team::
Cedric Diggory : ::Laughs a bit and shakes his head, sweat covering his forehead, glaring just slightly at Zarek but bows his head:: Thanks Zarek...::Points at Zarek with a slight grin:: I'll get you next time..i promise!
Charisse Banning: ::Pushes through the group of displeased Hufflepuffs and makes her way down to the field, fighting the flood of Gryffindors as she heads directly to Cedric, patting his shoulder lightly and whispering:: You were amazing out there...
Cedric Diggory : ::Smiles gratefully at Charisse, his broom just a couple feet of the ground where he's hovering and simply resting, speaking in a soft voice:: Thanks Chari..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and walks over, among the Gryffindors, leaving the flood of students for just a second to walk over to Cedric, grinning just a bit and chuckles, exchanging a few quiet words and leans up, wrapping his good arm around Cedric's neck in a one armed hug and pats him on the back, turning to head towards Zarek::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles up at him for a minute and chuckles:: Next time I'll keep Zarek up all night, alright? ::Winks at him and waves::
Zarek Yeran: ::Sits on his broom, hovering in the middle of the field about 2 feet off the ground, looking absolutely exhausted, but grinning at Gerrard as he heads over::
Charisse Banning: ::Hurries off toward Zarek, hugging him quickly:: Great catch!
Zarek Yeran: ::Returns the hug, grinning at Charisse, before managing to pant out:: Th..anks
Cedric Diggory : ::Laughs and eyes Charisse for a moment, nodding a bit:: Thanks! ::Returns Gerrard's hug for a second, whispering a response before dismounting his broom and talking with the rest of the Hufflepuffs, thanking them for playing hard and giving their all::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Jogs a few steps over to Zarek and chuckles patting him on the back:: Spectacular! Now that was an exciting match..
Zarek Yeran: ::grins at Gerrard, still panting:: Your...tell..in me ::Mock collapses in Gerrard and Charisse' arms::
Charisse Banning: ::Stands quietly, eyeing Gerrard for a minute, her eyes slightly narrowed as she lets Zarek fall to the ground:: That was quite a stunt you pulled... don't you ever do that again!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs softly and ruffles his hair, shaking his head:: Alright, quit that faking and get off that broom, we have drinks to get.. ::Blinks a bit and looks at Charisse, a tint of fear coming over his features as he rubs under his left arm, his cheeks turning a deep shade of red:: Sorry....
Zarek Yeran: ::falls to the ground, muttering a bit as he stands up, looking at Gerrard seriously for the first time:: Don’t EVER do something like that again. Its just ten points. That was the scariest thing that I’ve ever seen anyone do! ::Grins again, punching Gerrard playfully:: But it was quite some trick
Charisse Banning: ::Nearly tackles Gerrard as she hugs him, shaking a little:: You almost gave me a heart attack!
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, shaking his head, before looking at Charisse:: At least you were up in the air, above the posts on a broom when it happened. I about fell off..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Groans a bit and shrinks away from the punch, trying to keep a straight face and nods, returning Charisse's hug:: I'm sorry! Really...i don't know why i did it...at the time it seemed like a good idea...and then when i saw the ground rushing up at me it suddenly didn't seem so smart...
Charisse Banning: ::Shakes her head a bit, stepping away from Gerrard with a slight blush and shakes her head a bit, smiling:: You were both amazing, though... But, go get changed, McGonagall should be receiving our summons any minute now... ::Waves and rushes off after the Hufflepuff team::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, shaking his head, before grinning at Gerrard:: Awesome saves out there. Should we put our brooms up, or take them with us to Charisse' uncles?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Waves after her and looks at Zarek, chuckling softly and shaking his head:: I don't even think i had a thought in my head about how i'd get my broom back when i did that...::Shakes his head, a slight shake coming over him as he rethinks the moment before shrugging:: Not sure, we can always take them with...no harm in it.. ::Nods his head towards the edge of the field:: Come on, i need some ice, it'll take us a minute to pack so we should hurry..
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, smiling a bit:: Well lets go then. I'm going the quick way ::hops on his broom, and heads off in the direction of Gerrard’s window, magicking it open and hoping through, quickly tossing his firebolt in his suitcase::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Slides up onto his broom and flies it to the entrance of the castle before hopping off, making a stop at the hospital ward for an ice pack, stuffing it under his left arm he hurries up to their room, nudging open the door::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, winking at Gerrard, and pointing to his packed suitcases, smiling proudly:: amazing how fast things work with magic
Gerrard Rayne: ::Drops his broom into his case and sifts through his dresser, grabbing all the clothes he'll need and stuffing them into a black duffle bag, chuckling at Zarek and nods a bit:: So true, isn't it?
Charisse Banning: ::Slips up to her room after doing her best to console the Hufflepuff team and changes into a pair of jeans and a black sweater, stuffing all of her belongings into her trunk before laying her Nimbus over the top of it::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles a bit, hurrying around the room looking for any last minute things that he’s forgotten, before quickly changing out of his quidditch robes into a pair of wind pants and a white long-sleeved t-shirt::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Turns his head quickly as he hears batting wings in the distance as Urza lands on the window ledge, smiling and hopping a bit he walks over, stroking the top of his head and taking the brown package which he has with him and carefully packs it into his bag and thanks Urza with a treat before watching him fly off, zips up the bag that his broom is in and looks around, pondering for a moment:: Just about done...
Charisse Banning: ::Prof Sprout walks into the room, handing Chari an envelope and they exchange a few words before Chari hurries up to the Owlry with Opa's cage::
Prof. McGonagall: ::Prof McGonagall hurries up the stairs to the boy's dormatories and knocks on the door to the 5th year's room:: Mr. Rayne, Mr. Yaren, may I see you please? Quickly!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Glances down at himself, still in his game robes and mutters, taking them off, underneath he's wearing a white tank top and black jeans, reaches into his bag and draws out one of his button down shirts, slipping it on before leaning down to zip up both cases and turns to walk out the door, striding up to Professor Mcgonagall:: Yes Professor?
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, grinning a bit, before walking up to McGonagall:: Hi Professor.
Prof. McGonagall: ::Hands each of them a semi-thick envelope containing a letter and a ticket to the Knight Bus:: You have been admitted into a very special Defense Against the Dark Arts Camp with Professor Lupin to begin tomorrow morning and last until three days after we return from holiday. Because this is a learning experience, you will not be held responsible for material missed while you are away. Have a safe journey.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Takes his envelope and smiles up at the professor, nodding slightly:: Thank you, enjoy the break Professor
Zarek Yeran: : ::takes the envelope, smiling at Professor McGonagall:: Thank you. Have a great break, Professor.
Prof. McGonagall: You will report to the entrance hall in five minutes. ::Smiles at each of them in turn and raises a hand to wave before turning and walking off::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, shaking his head a bit, before hurrying back into the tower to Grab his things, then heads down to the Entrance hall with Gerrard to meet Charisse::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Waves to her and turns and heads back to their room, picking up the bag shaped like a broomstick with a few extra pockets for cleaning materials and extra items and places the strap diagonally across his chest so the broom hangs off his back and then picks up his bag, opening it once more to be sure that he has everything and tucks the brown package deep down under the clothes to keep it safe, smiling fondly at the room says a goodbye and walks out just behind Zarek::
Charisse Banning: ::Calls Opa down and closes her in her cage before hurrying to the Hufflepuff tower, saying a quick goodbye to Cedric before dragging her trunk down to the Entrance Hall, smiling at the two of them:: Ready?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods slowly and chuckles at her, shaking his head at the trunk:: I thought i've been a better example...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods at Charisse, grinning broadly:: I've been ready for weeks. ::Grabbing the handle of his levitating trunk, getting ready to pull it along:: where do we catch the bus?
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly and shakes her head a bit, shrugging and pulling her trunk out the door, taking her wand and points it at the sky, whispering "lumos" and with a loud BANG, a triple-decker bus appears in front of them and she smiles at Zarek:: Right here...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit and stares up at the bus for a second, shaking his head:: Don't think i'll ever get used to that..
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, grinning at Charisse:: I didnt know if it could get in here or not. It seems it can. ::winks at the both of them quickly::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit, pulling her trunk up the stairs of the knight bus and hands the driver her ticket, slipping back to a bunk in the back of the bus::
Zarek Yeran: ::Follows Charisse, handing the Driver his ticket, setting his trunk next to the bunk beside Charisse', and sitting down on the bed::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Strides up the stairs just after her, handing the driver his ticket and walks towards the back end of the bus, taking a bunk on the left side, sliding his broom and bag under it and sits down on his bed, rubbing his eyes and lifts his left arm and removes the gel ice pack from under his shirt and tosses it into a nearby waste basket, yawning slightly and lies down on his bed, staring up at the ceiling of the bus::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and pushes her trunk under the bed, setting Opa's cage on top before hurrying to the front of the bus, speaking to the driver:: Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, please... ::Smiles and heads back to the bunk, sitting down on it and smiles at the two:: Get some rest, it'll be a couple hours... Are you alright, Gerrard?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Raises an eyebrow and raises his head, chuckling a bit and smiles:: Yeah, perfectly...arms just a little sore from catching my broom like that...it'll be fine..::Lies back on his bed again, taking a deep breath and lets it out:: Hmm..
Charisse Banning: ::With another large bang and a jolt, the bus takes off and she braces herself on the bed for a minute before smiling at Gerrard:: Good.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Slides an inch or two and chuckles, glancing around the cabin:: And we're off...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, jumping slightly at the second bang, grinning over at Gerrard and nodding a bit:: ::Rubs his shoulder gingerly:: Stupid shoulder. I should have just dove in the sand pit..I think I might have pulled my shoulder out of place..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and sets Opa's cage on the floor next to the bunk and lies back with a soft groan, shifting a little to relieve a bit of the ache in her back and shakes her head at them:: You two get hurt more than anyone I know.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Flips over onto his stomach and smiles at the two of them before reaching under his bed for his bag and unzips it, leaning his head over the edge of the bed he digs around for a moment until he comes up with a square package, wrapped in brown paper, zipping up his bag and stuffing it under his bed again he sits up, cross legged and tears off the paper carefully and shakes his head and smiles, shrugging slightly:: We try not to...speaking of which...::Eyes her for a moment:: Are you okay?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit, chuckling softly:: Yeah... just a little sore. Nothing out of the ordinary, really.
Zarek Yeran: ::Looks over at Charisse with a concerned look on his face:: You looked like your back was bothering you, when we were playing..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns and watches her for a moment, shaking his head:: You sure you'll be okay? It not my mom taught me something that might help ya..
Charisse Banning: ::Nods a bit with a smile:: Yeah, though I can't say that any bit of help wouldn't be appreciated...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and nods a bit, finishing tearing off the paper and tossing it into the trash:: In a second then, just don't want this stuff flopping everywhere.. .
Charisse Banning: ::Studies Gerrard for a minute, rolling onto her stomach and smiles a bit:: Okay..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and opens the cover of the book, stuffing two needles into the middle page and sets in the middle of the bed where it hopefully wont move and scoots off his bed and walks the couple feet to hers, sitting down on the edge:: Okay...so where is it the worst?
Charisse Banning: ::Raises an eyebrow slightly and looks up at him with a smile:: Learning to knit? ::Looks up at him for a minute and shrugs a litt:: All over, really, but mostly down here... ::Reaches around to put a hand on the small of her back::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Blushes a bit and smiles, nodding slowly:: Uh...attempting really...i hadn't thought about it in a while..that talk we had a while back reminded me... ::Nods slightly and places a couple fingers where her hand was for reference and turns a bit so he can use both his hands, smiling slightly:: Okay, put your head down...take a few breaths and try to relax..it goes a lot quicker that way..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles up at him for a minute:: I'm glad you're learning... ::Nods slowly and slips her hand down to her side, shivering slightly at his touch and lies her head down, closing her eye lightly and letting herself relax::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and watches her for just a second, nodding:: You know something...::Stares thoughtfully for a second:: Me too...
Charisse Banning: : ::Smiles and nods just slightly before relaxing completely::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shrugs slightly and waits until she looks like she's relaxed and places each hand lightly on either side of her back, pressing his thumbs lightly onto her spine and rubbing up and down, pressing a little harder after a few moments then runs his thumbs slowly up her spine to the base of her neck and back down, once he finishes with that he uses the palms of his hands to work out any knots at the small of her back and then up around her shoulders::
Charisse Banning: Mmm... ::Begins to relax a little more, sighing softly as a little of the tension in her back seems to fade and shivers slightly again, goose bumps rising all over her back despite her sweater and she seems to relax completely, whispering softly:: You're so good at this...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shakes his head, frowning slightly, finding more knots then he would have liked to and speaks in a soft voice:: That has got to hurt...how long have you had these?
Charisse Banning: ::Shrugs just slightly, shaking her head a bit, whispering softly:: I'm not sure, really... a while...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit and switches to the tips of his fingers, kneading the muscles all around her shoulders, chasing after any small knot her can find until it's gone, speaking softly:: Thank you...i don't get much practice...but i try.. ::Nods a bit and works down her back with the tips of his fingers, unable to find anymore for the moment but continues for a few moments more, and as he finishes just runs his finger tips all over her back, barely hard enough for her to feel and then pats the middle of her back lightly, whispering:: Good?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles just slightly, opening one eye to look up at him and relaxes a little more, whispering:: Thank you... it feels so good to not be stiff...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit and smiles, nodding slowly, speaking softly:: I can imagine...you know you can ask anytime..no one has to be stiff every day of their lives..
Charisse Banning: ::Shivers once again at his light touch and looks up at him for a minute, not wanting it to be finished but smiles and nods slightly:: Yes...::Smiles and shrugs a bit:: I know... I just get so used to it, that I don't notice it anymore...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shakes his head and eyes her for a few moments, patting her back lightly a couple times:: Well, hopefully we can attempt to break you of that habit..
Charisse Banning: ::Looks up at him for a minute with a small smile before shrugging slightly:: I give massages, not receive them...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs softly and smiles at her, shaking his head:: Well you just got one..er..well okay a small part of one..but it's a start..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods slightly, lying her head back down for a minute, not wanting to move and speaks softly:: The best one I've ever had...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles, and studies her quietly for a second before nodding:: And not your last...::In a moment of just pure distracting thought his fingers move a bit, dancing lightly around the center of her back and he stares off into a corner oblivious for a few moments::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles a minute, studying him quietly, relaxing under his fingertips despite the shivers that run up her spine::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Blinks after a minute or so and looks down at her, his fingers coming to a rest and he smiles patting her back:: Sorry...you hungry at all?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and shakes her head a bit, letting her eyes close lightly, whispering softly:: No...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods slightly and smiles, studying her thoughtfully for a second and attempting to not disturb her leans over as far as he can barely being able to grab his book and settles back onto the floor next to her bunk, looking up to stare at her for a minute::
Charisse Banning: ::A small frowns creases her face as she feels his hand leave her back and she opens her eyes slowly, finding herself about eye level with him and smiles gently, simply staring back::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Sits for a moment, book open across his lap and the needles in his hand and a neatly wrapped ball of yarn sitting on the book and he holds her gaze for a few moments, smiling back at her, finally tearing his gaze away from hers slightly embarrassed he takes the end of the yarn and looks at the books instructions, holding one needle awkwardly in either hand and starts in on trying to make a sock, stabbing himself in the fingers every couple of seconds as he tries, chuckling softly, his cheeks flooding red::
Charisse Banning: ::Watches him quietly for a few minutes and smiles, shaking her head a bit and speaks softly:: Need a little help?
Gerrard Rayne: : ::Looks up at her after a moment, the ball of yarn now held between his toes as it turns as he pulls on it, the book in his lap and he smiles gratefully, nodding a bit:: Maybe...just a little...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and sits up on the bunk, slipping her sweater over her head so that she now wears a black spaghetti strap top and slips off of the bed, sitting her knees on the floor behind him and leans close, placing her chin lightly on his shoulder and one hand on each of his, scooting so close that the entire upper half of her body is pressed against his back and moves one hand slowly, guiding his and then the other, whispering soft directions in his ear::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit and relaxes, turning his head slightly at first to look at her out of the corner of his eye and then turns back, watching her hands letting them guide his at first and then slowly starting to move how she shows him, thankfully sparing the tips of his fingers from the needle points::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit as he begins to catch on, whispering a soft "good" in his ear as she loosens her grip a little, her hands simply resting on his as he moves them and then after a few more minutes she holds her hands a few inches from his, smiling as she watches him, whispering:: Very good...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles as he keeps going for a moment, his eyes floating to the book and back and after a minute finishes the top edge of the sock and holds it up carefully, turning his head to smile at her, speaking softly:: Thanks...i..i never knew you could knit..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles slightly, nodding just a bit as their faces are pretty close and whispers:: Our house elf taught me when I was little...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Studies her eyes quietly for a moment and smiles, just barely nodding in response, speaking softly:: Thats...really cool...i suppose i look kinda silly like this...
Charisse Banning: ::Shakes her head slowly and smiles, studying him for a minute before whispering:: No... not at all...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and nods slowly, not exactly sure what to say, finding himself leaning back very slightly and relaxing, slowly turning his head back towards the sock and speaks softly:: So uh...now where?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles slightly, blinking a bit before reaching around to take his hands again, guiding him in another row, and speaks softly:: You make another row... connected to the one above it...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Works slowly at first and nods a bit, smiling slightly and as he gets into a pattern with the help of her guiding hands he makes only three rows and smiles again, whispering:: That should be long enough...now where..?
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly, speaking quietly:: That's a very small sock... ::Slowly and carefully guides him through the rest of the sock::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods a bit and smiles, chuckling a bit and speaks softly:: I think it still might be a little big...but i'm hoping not..::Turns his attention back and follows her instructions carefully, only sticking himself once more through the entire rest of the sock and he ties off the last little bit and holds it up, smiling triumphantly, turning his head to look at her, whispering:: Thanks! That was actually a lot easier then i thought it would be..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods just slightly, patting his shoulder lightly, her eyes lighting up a but and she speaks softly:: I'm proud of you..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and blushes a bit at those words, turning back to look at the white sock for a second before turning his head back and whispering:: Thank you...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles at him as she studies him for a minute, seeming to be leaning a little bit closer to him and whispers:: It's the least I could do...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and turns his head a little more to be able to look at her and stares up at her in silence for a moment, the very tips of his hair almost brushing her cheek and speaks softly:: It was very nice of you...i appreciate it... ::Giggles softly:: I might even have them done before the end of winter...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and scoots a little to her right so that she can see him a bit better, but stays just as close, still mostly pressed against his back and speaks softly, her voice barely above a whisper:: It's what I'm here for... ::Smiles again and nods just slightly:: You very well may...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Studies her quietly for a moment and smiles, nodding slowly, the light coming through the windows of the bus fading quickly as the day moves on and he speaks quietly:: That...and more...::Leans his head forward nudging her cheek lightly with his forehead, almost like what a puppy would do but places a very quick and gentle kiss almost on her jawline, blushing noticeably now he turns back and slowly clips off the excess yarn from the finished sock::
Charisse Banning: Smiles shyly for a minute, studying the outline of his face in the fading light and leans close, hesitating for a minute before placing a small, light kiss just below his ear and whispers softly:: I'll always be here... for everything...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Closes his eyes for a moment at her touch and then smiles, turning his head slowly as he clips off the last piece of yarn and places the scissors on the book along with the sock and nods slowly, whispering:: Thank you...so will i.
Charisse Banning: ::Studies his eyes for a long moment, looking so nervous and yet comfortable at the same time and takes a deep breath, smiling after a minute and nods just slightly, whispering in return:: Thank you...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit and lets out a long breath, turning to stare at the opposite wall of the bus and then shakes his head slowly, glancing up at her, trying to conjure up something to say but failing for the moment:: I suppose we should get some rest...huh?
Charisse Banning: ::Her eyes take on a pained look and she studies him for a minute before nodding slowly and leaning back with an almost inaudible sigh:: Yes... I suppose we should...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Almost whimpers as she leans back, feeling a slight cold shiver come over him and he closes the cover of the book, all of the yarn and utensils they were using magically flatten inside the book, letting it close with ease and he forces a small smile as scoots to the side, looking up at her::
Charisse Banning: ::She seems to be slightly trembling as she looks back at hi, her eyes large and liquid, looking pained and confused at the same time and the corners of her smile falter a little as she tries to maintain a happy look, studying him as she does, unable to think of anything to say::
Gerrard Rayne: ::His face slowly droops to a frown as he watches her, staring up into her eyes and whispers softly:: Charisse...?
Charisse Banning: ::Lets her smile fade as his does and studies him for a moment longer before whispering:: Yes, Gerrard...?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Rubs a crease at the knee of his jeans between his thumb and forefinger a bit nervously for a moment as he stares at her, his mouth opening and closing once before he manages to speak:: A-are you..alright?
Charisse Banning: ::Lets out a silent half-chuckle which sounds mostly like air rushing out of her nose and forces a smile, this one looking slightly genuine and she nods slowly, whispering:: Y-yes... are you?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Watches her for a couple moments, slightly suspicious in the back of his mind but attempts to not push the point too much, smiling a little as she does but nodding all the same and whispering:: Yeah...
Charisse Banning: ::Eyes him for a minute, not entirely convinced, but decides not to push the point if he's not going to and nods slowly, her smile all but fading for a minute as she studies him and then it reappears, a little more genuinely happy than he's ever seen, her eyes looking far away and glittering, as she loses herself for a few moments in a day dream::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Watches her for a few moments and smiles, studying her quietly as she looks to be in another world and settles back against the edge of his bunk, feeling content to watch her, feeling excited to see her happy and relaxed again::
Charisse Banning: ::Her smile quickly fades and she blinks a bit, looking at him for a moment, her day dream nothing but a distant memory and she smiles, just slightly at him for a minute::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit and smiles, watching her for a moment before speaking softly:: Away in a distant place?
Charisse Banning: ::Nods slowly after a minute and then speaks softly, considering as she whispers:: Not so distant and yet somehow it seems like a different world...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit and nods, speaking at a bare whisper now:: Long time ago?
Charisse Banning: ::Shakes her head slowly, looking up at him for a minute, whispering in return:: Not so long ago and maybe somewhere in the future...
Gerrard Rayne: Ahhh..::Studies her quietly for a moment and chuckles very softly, whispering:: Happy thought?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles just slightly and shrugs a bit, whispering:: I suppose it depends on how you look at it... happy unto itself, but not so happy when you think about it...
Gerrard Rayne: Mmm...::Studies her silently for a few moments before smiling and nodding a bit, speaking softly:: Interesting...::Shakes his head:: Makes me wonder even more what you think about...
Charisse Banning: ::Pats his arm lightly and studies him for a minute before speaking softly:: Happy when you have it, wholly depressing when you don't... ::Eyes him for a minute longer, whispering:: Perhaps I will show you sometime...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Raises a curious eyebrow at her before smiling a bit and nodding, whispering in return:: I can think of a few things that would fit that...and i was hoping you might someday...though even if you didn't want to i can't say that I’d stop trying or be any less intruiged by you and your mind...
Charisse Banning: ::Opens her mouth for a minute, looking almost ready to say "I'll show you now..." but shuts her mouth quickly, studying him for a long moment before whispering:: We shall see...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Studies her quietly for a moment and nods slowly, shrugging slightly and whispers to her:: Whenever you want...i can't promise i wont pry now and then...but i'll try not to..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles just slightly and shakes her head a bit, studying him a moment longer and whispers almost inaudibly:: Well, it's more like, then you want...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Stares at her intently for a few moments, barely hearing part of what she said and resist the urge to say, "Now..nownownownownow" and simply forces a smile, playing dumb for the time being:: I'm sorry...?
Charisse Banning: ::Shakes her head slowly, glancing up at Zarek fast asleep on his bunk and then returns her gaze to Gerrard, smiling weakly before speaking softly:: Nothing..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit and nods, studying her quietly for a couple moments before whispering:: Sure?
Charisse Banning: ::Shrugs slightly, nodding a bit and looks up at him, whispering:: You seem pretty sure...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Ponders for a moment, staring at her, a slight look of confusion on his face:: I...do...?
Charisse Banning: ::Nods slowly, looking up at him for a minute, her eyes a mixture of pain, confusion, and disappointment and she whispers:: Yes... ::Lowers her voice as she continues so he can catch barely any of it:: ....had ..... -ances... Do -thing.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns as he watches her, shaking his head slowly not sure whether he was supposed to catch any of that or not but now a little more confused and scoots forward a foot or so to sit just in front of her and lean down slightly trying to catch her gaze and whispers:: Charisse...
Charisse Banning: ::Glances up at her name, her gaze quickly catching his and for a moment she seems as though she's trying to break it to no avail and simply sits for a minute, staring into his eyes and she whispers softly:: Yes...?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns a bit, studying her quietly for a second, not sure exactly how to word anything anymore and the jumble in his mind not helping he whispers what he can:: W-whats wrong?
Charisse Banning: ::Shakes her head slowly, blinking a few times and she looks up at him, her jaw set for a minute before she lets out a soft hollow chuckle, her eyes nearly brimming and she speaks softly:: Nothing... it's just... a million different thoughts and feelings fighting with each other...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns a bit more, studying her eyes trying to draw his own conclusions but hitting nothing but dead ends, letting out a soft sigh, he whispers:: Can i hear about the one you had just a moment ago...? Or any of them...?
Charisse Banning: ::Frowns a little, looking up at him for a brief second the day dream about the night he walked her to the Hufflepuff tower having gone a little further flashing brilliantly clear in her eyes before she whispers:: That's half the problem... deciding whether you should know or not...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shrugs slightly and shakes his head, staring into her eyes for a long moment before finally whispering:: I don't think i can help you there...all i can say is that i would like to..if you want to tell me...
Charisse Banning: ::Looks up at him for a minute, studying him quietly before whispering:: Imagine the one thing you want more than anything right now... if it's the same thing I'm thinking, you'll know it...
Gerrard Rayne: ::A look of knowing flashes in his eyes before his brain catches up and he lets out a long breath, nodding slowly bringing up both his hands to rub his eyes with a slight groan, dropping his hands to his lap and his gaze slowly returning to hers, now looking more pained and frustrated before nodding and whispering in return:: Y-yes....i know...
Charisse Banning: ::Frowns as she watches him, her eyes taking on an identical expression and she sighs softly, looking at him for a long moment before whispering:: Do you understand my problem? ::Lowers her gaze to the floor with another sigh::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns slightly and nods a bit, sighing and whispering slowly:: As well as i understand my own...
Charisse Banning: ::Sighs softly, shaking her head a bit and whispers:: How is it possible to want and not want something so much at the same time?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit hollowly at the sentiment and shakes his head, shrugging before whispering to her:: I honestly haven't the slightest clue...and i'm not sure there really is a reason for it...
Charisse Banning: ::Sighs softly and shakes her head, looking up at him for a minute and speaks softly, knowing that she'll only have the courage to say this once so she speaks softly:: I-still-wish-that-that-night-had-turned-out-a-little-differently.... and-tonight.... ::Stands up slowly and steps around him to her bunk and lies down::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Stares at her blankly for a moment as she steps around him, struggling to get some out but simply sits, hoping that he'll have the chance to find out exactly what she meant by that later and stands up slowly, sitting on the side of her bed, patting her back gently, sighing almost inaudibly before whispering:: Good night..
Charisse Banning: : ::Turns her head to look up at him for a minute, her eyes a little red and very liquid and she offers him a weak smile and a slightly choked whisper:: Good night... ::Before turning her head away from him again::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Leans down, considering for a few moments but just stands up slowly, taking the couple feet to his bed and sliding in and towards the back of the bunk, his back up against the wall and he stares out, watching her for a long while:
