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Post by Landon Rederick on Mar 19, 2010 1:30:57 GMT -5
Landon did care about Victoria. She was his first love. At the time of his first relationship, he was sure that they would be together forever. Back then he was naïve. But now he knew the tricks of the trade and he knew that she couldn’t be trusted. So why did he take her back? Why did he stay? Landon asked himself these questions all the time. But the answers didn’t matter. The woman that he enjoyed being with was essentially committed to someone else. Victoria wanted him, somewhat. And so he would be with her. He would learn about love and commitment. It was really for his benefit. Or so he was convinced.
It was true, Landon typically much rather be cooked for. But he’d tried his hand at cooking a few times and it was actually kind of fun, not that he’d ever admit. He wasn’t that bad at it either, but he’d rather not remember the one time he burnt scrambled eggs. He’d been in the kitchen alone (that was the only time he would experiment with cooking) and attempted to scramble some eggs but he’d had the heat to high and didn’t get them out of the pan fast enough. The eggs started to smoke and Landon panicked. Not only was he afraid that someone would catch him cooking, but that they would also catch him failing at it. Quickly, Landon dumped the eggs, pan and all, in the garbage can and went to his room and locked the door. The next morning, when his mother inquired about the hot pan of burnt eggs that burned through the garbage bag, Landon just blamed it on the cooks. And sure enough, they were immediately fired.
Landon knew exactly how this situation was going to turn out. They were going to go back and forth putting pancake batter on each other while smiling and laughing like grade school children. It was cliché, but he didn’t care because it was fun and because he was with her. Landon playfully rolled his eyes as Tierney spoke. If it weren’t for the thick sarcasm she would’ve sounded like Victoria. He laughed loudly then grinned at her. “Well…if that’s what you want…” He took his free hand and pulled her close. His tongue flicked out and swept all of the batter away. “Is that better?” he whispered in her ear before playfully pinching her side and then tickling her a little bit. But as he was pulling away she got him good too. “Oh no. Now this is just unacceptable… I didn’t realize you were such a dirty girl Ms. Harper. You’re going to have to clean up this mess,” he said, motioning to his cheek.
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Tierney Harper
slytherin student
sixth year the earth elemental
[b]why'd you have to win me over[/b][br][i]just as I took the world on my shoulders?[/i]
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Post by Tierney Harper on Mar 25, 2010 12:39:22 GMT -5
Tierney could remember every prank she'd ever pulled on Landon and every prank he had ever pulled on her. She could remember every food fight they'd had and every cookie they stole together. She could remember every cruel word he'd ever said to her and every time he'd been there for her despite previous animosity. The two of them shouldn't have ever been anything - least of all lovers. Not that they were lovers, but still. Their constant hot and cold, their fighting against each other and then for each other, their hating each other and then caring for each other should have meant they could never work... but as Landon pulled Tierney close and licked the batter off her cheek, whispering in her ear, she couldn't help but get shivers and at the same time a burning heat spreading through her. It told her they could work, but that was silly... She didn't... want... that.
He pinched her side and tickled her and she squealed and reeled back, away from his sneaky little paws. He started speaking though and she had to laugh and approach him again. "A dirty girl? Oh, you don't know the half of it, Mister Rederick." She winked and leaned in, licking his cheek clean as he had done for her and then without a thought she kissed that same cheek. A blush crept up her face though as she moved back and she turned to hide it, grabbing the mixing bowl and going to the stove. 'He has a girlfriend, Tierney! Merlin, what is wrong with you?'
She knew what was wrong with her. Landon was. Every time he came around her brain malfunctioned. She made stupid mistakes every time. He made her such a fool. And that was when it hit her and she nearly dropped the bowl in her hands. Thankfully she righted it just in time and set it on the counter next to the stove. Her hands were still shaking and she didn't trust herself to hold it - not when she'd just realized what she had.
Her stomach might as well have dropped to the floor and for a split second there she might have passed out. Alright, well, that was a bit of an exaggeration, but it was a huge shock to her when she realized she was completely head-over-heels in love with Landon. Love. What an odd moment to realize it, but that's exactly when it happened - when she thought to herself that he made her act like such a fool and her brain immediately said 'Love makes someone foolish' and she asked herself if she loved Landon and he brain immediately shot back without a moment's hesitation, 'Yes'.
How could she know that and yet not realize it until now? Well, that was easy enough to figure out - she kept skirting the subject. She kept avoiding it. She refused to think about it. For exactly the reason that was happening now. She wanted to cry and crawl into a dark hole and die. She was marrying Lucian and Landon had Victoria and he didn't love her and it was a useless, doomed, unrequited love. One that broke her heart the minute she allowed herself to consciously think about it.
She was making pancakes with the boy she loved. It hurt. It shouldn't have, but there was so much wrong with it. The boy, the love, everything. All her previous worries of the day came rushing back. In six months she'd be married to Lucian and she would never make pancakes with him, not like this. They'd never playfully swipe batter on each other or subsequently lick it off. They'd never joke and laugh like Tierney and Landon did. They weren't in a relationship like that - it was one merely of business basically. It was 'for the good of the people' or what have you. A political marriage. Plus, Lucian like boys so if anything did ever develop between them it would only be friendship and thus Tierney would still go to sleep each night feeling empty and alone and wake up each morning wishing she was waking up to something, someone else.
It was a terrible thing to think, but it was the truth and she couldn't help that. She wouldn't lie anymore - to herself or anyone - and pretend she could handle this marriage and the life awaiting her after it.
And meanwhile Landon would probably be happily single, living his bachelor life until the family made him settle down at which time he'd no doubt marry some pretty pureblood witch he'd fall in love with and have disgustingly beautiful children with. The idea left a bitter, nasty taste in Tierney's mouth. Oh, that was jealousy.
What if he married Victoria? That thought left Tierney cold and numb. And honestly? A little scared for the boy. She turned to him, having still not poured any batter into the pan or anything. She didn't turn abruptly, she didn't want to scare him, but she turned slowly and looked at him, trying to keep her treacherous emotions from her face. She only looked to him a moment and then turned back to the batter and finally set to work making pancakes, trying to keep her tone light and conversational as she asked, "So, I was just wondering and I don't mean this to be weird - I know you're only sixteen and don't really have plans for your future set yet, but I guess since I'm getting married in a few months and all, I have to wonder about others I know... Unfortunately you're all so young and relatively normal. Anyway, the point, I was just going to ask... could you see yourself marrying Victoria? I mean I know you've never been big on the idea of marriage, but your family will expect you to settle down eventually and I was just wondering if you could see Victoria as a part of that equation. I know, I know - you're too young to think about that. Forget I asked, never mind."
'Good job, Tierney. Act a little more like an idiot. No, really - go ahead and make a complete fool of yourself. Doesn't matter anyway, right? You're marrying Lucian and you have no chance in hell with Landon, so what does it matter if he thinks you're completely retarded?' Tierney sighed and picked up the spatula, flipping over the bubbling pancakes and mentally berating herself. Nothing like putting the spotlight on the boy either. Landon was so anti-commitment and he had already expressed his lack of interest in marriage. She supposed she just wanted some confirmation of it. Maybe she'd feel a little better if she heard him say he would never get married or even if he just said not to Victoria. Or even just that when he did marry he wouldn't like it. What was that saying? Oh, yes. Misery loves company.
People always say if you love someone you'll want them happy and to some degree Tierney did want Landon happy, but any person in love would always have some selfish part of them that would want their loved one to be slightly unhappy. Or perhaps that's not the right way to put it. They'd just always want that person with them and some spiteful part of them would wish them ill luck in love - at least until they were mature enough to deal with losing them. Tierney was sixteen, she was far from mature enough to deal with Landon happily married to someone else when she loved him so much. Then again, this was all hypothetical. Perhaps in actual practice it would be different?
Merlin, now that she admitted she loved Landon she wasn't just heartbroken, but she had the biggest migraine too.
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Post by Landon Rederick on Apr 23, 2010 3:13:08 GMT -5
Landon had known Tierney practically his whole life. They’d been friends, enemies, and then a little more than friends. He’d laughed with her, cried with her, played with her, and fought with her. He’d ignored her and berated her. He had kissed her an hugged her. And through their ups and downs and ins and outs, he’d come to learn practically everything about her. He was sure that there wasn’t a lot he didn’t know. That’s why he could tell that something was up by her demeanor, even though she tried to hide it. He wondered if she could read him the way he could read her. He thought he was pretty darn good at hiding things when necessary.
“Everything okay?” he asked her with a grin. “I know being around me can be too much to handle sometimes, but there’s no reason to get flustered.” He winked at her knowing that she probably would not take him seriously. “But in all seriousness, are you okay?” Perhaps the wedding stuff was bothering her again. He didn’t like thinking about it either. It made him upset and he didn’t like thinking about why because it just confused him. He was really thrown off guard when Tierney asked him about his own marriage plans. It’s not something that he every really thought about, but he would answer because she was his best friend and they could talk about anything.
“No, no. Don’t worry about it. That’s a fair question.” He thought about it for a minute, hard. To his family, Victoria would be the ideal wife. She was from a wealthy elite pureblood family. Those types always married each other. He couldn’t break tradition. And as Tierney showed him, marriage wasn’t always about love. “Um…I could I guess. I really care about her but I am totally not ready to marry her…or anyone for that matter.” He shifted his weight trying to figure out the best way to phrase his next sentence. “I know I’ve settled down a lot recently, and I don’t really want to be with more than one woman at a time anymore…but I can’t imagine myself with Victoria forever… I’m sure there are other people out there I would like to try and date…” Landon didn’t want Tierney to get the impression that he was a bad boyfriend, so he quickly followed that with “Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy being with her and she's the only girl I have ever loved. That’s just so far off…I hope at least. I mean, I guess we could get married. I dunno…can we talk about something else?”
Landon took out some plates to put the cooked pancakes on and grabbed some syrup from the fridge. He had a few questions of his own, things that he’d thought about for a while, but didn’t know how to ask or even if he should. But since they were being all open and honest… ‘What are you gonna do when you want children? Will you, you know…with him? I mean, don’t answer if you don’t want to. I just figure that they'd be mixed children... Is that what your families want...? I always imagined you with a ton of attractive pureblooded babies.” That was probably the stupidest thing he’d ever said, but he really was curious. “And he’s gay and everything….so I was just wondering what you were gonna do.” He could’ve shot himself in the foot for being so weird, but he just couldn’t imagine Tierney being intimate with someone else, especially someone that’s gay. But if they were going to have children, it would have to happen.
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Tierney Harper
slytherin student
sixth year the earth elemental
[b]why'd you have to win me over[/b][br][i]just as I took the world on my shoulders?[/i]
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Post by Tierney Harper on Apr 23, 2010 13:27:26 GMT -5
How could the boy read her so well? It was sort of scary really. Then again she was being a bit obvious, wasn't she? She didn't mean to be. Tierney shrugged and smiled softly at him over her shoulder, "I'm alright. Just thinking too much." Wasn't that the truth... She was always thinking too much these days.
Landon surprised her when he decided to answer her question about marriage. She liked his answer at first because he said he couldn't see himself with Victoria forever, but then he had to go on. When he said she was the only girl he'd ever loved she felt her chest seize up painfully and despite her efforts it showed on her face. Thankfully she wasn't fully facing him so hopefully he hadn't seen just how much that statement had hurt her.
Recomposing herself, she turned fully toward him as he asked his own questions about her and having children. When he mentioned her having beautiful pureblood babies she wanted to both smile and grimace. There were still some things she wanted to tell Landon, but... she couldn't. Not yet. She frowned and shrugged, "I suppose I won't be having children. I don't think Lucian wants any anyway and I highly doubt he'd want to engage in anything sexual with me since he's gay. I also doubt our parents would want half-breeds. I mean, my family would probably learn to live with it because they love me dearly, but I could never picture Lucian's family being alright with bastard half-demon relatives."
"It's a shame... I really wanted kids too. I wanted a big family, kind of like yours except without all the shady business and hopefully without the fighting. I don't want my kids to hate me either." She laughed sadly, "I suppose if I don't have children I don't have to worry about that at least, right?"
"If we are pressured for kids we'll probably make up some story about infertility. Or perhaps I'll have to go somewhere else for the child and we'll fake that it's Lucian's? I'm not sure. I really wouldn't want to do that. I don't want to have just anyone's children, you know? I want them to be with someone I care about at the very least, even if it's just as a friend. Perhaps I'll have to get myself a man on the side, but if I were to have children with them they'd have to look like either myself or Lucian, wouldn't they? That would be awkward and..."
"God, I think about this way too much, don't I? I don't want this marriage. I don't want to have a man on the side. I want to be married to someone I choose to be married to for love, not for the sake of my people. I know that makes me an awful person because I should care more about my people than myself, but I want to be happy too! Besides, my older brother will be taking over the tribe so shouldn't he be the one doing something to save our people instead of me? Why is it always the women who have to sacrifice? Ok, well Lucian is sacrificing too, but he came up with the idea and he doesn't seem to mind it that much. Probably because if he had an affair no one would think any less of him. They'd understand since I'm just a stupid human girl."
Tierney sighed and ran her fingers through her hair before she turned back to the pancakes and shuffled the last of them out of the pan and onto the plates Landon had gotten out. "I'm so fed up. I'm too tired of all of this. Besides, I don't have a choice; it's best to just stop fighting, stop thinking about it all."
She turned off the stove and put the dirty bowl in the sink to clean later. She then returned to Landon's side and started pouring strawberries on top of the pancakes in a way that made them almost look too pretty to eat. Almost. She grabbed the forks and handed one to Landon before turning to her food and digging in. It wasn't until she had devoured her pancakes that she realized what a heathen she must have looked in doing so - and how annoyed. She only shoveled food into her mouth like that when she was annoyed. She tried to act like it was nothing and joked, "Geeze, you take forever to eat, Landon!" She laughed awkwardly and looked up at the ceiling for a moment.
As she was staring at it she remembered her gift for the boy next to her and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, "I'm going to give you your present now, ok?" Without waiting for his reply she ran out of the kitchen and up to her room. Once inside she found her luggage stacked neatly at the foot of her bed and opened the one on top, pulling out a box that grew in size as it left her bag. She then returned downstairs and plopped the box on the counter next to Landon and motioned to it.
"Merry Christmas, now open it before anyone else decides to come around. It's sort of stupid so... don't laugh or I'll hurt you," She threatened, crossing her arms and leaning against the counter. She'd knit him a blanket and magically added photos of them from childhood (in the act of pranks, fighting, playing, at parties, you name it) to it so that they were just as soft as the blanket. She even managed to get them to retain their wizard photo quality of movement, though that aspect was easily turned off with a simple trigger word. It was truly silly, but she had no idea what to get the boy who had, or at least could have, everything and knitting had been a way for her to calm her nerves recently so... he got what he got.
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Post by Landon Rederick on Apr 24, 2010 7:46:35 GMT -5
So my friends dragged me out of the house yesterday, even though I only had one sentence left to write. Sorry. It was no surprise to Landon that Tierney grimaced when he mentioned Victoria. Tierney did not like her at all. “I know that we don’t have the greatest history, but Vicki’s not that bad once you really get to know her.” Landon knew that Tierney and Victoria were never going to be friends. They would probably never even like each other. Keeping them both in his life would be difficult, considering his history with and feelings for Tierney as well. The less time the two were together, the better. He just had to figure out how to fairly divide his time between the two of them. It was working well so far, or so he thought.
He listened to her explain her stance on children with Lucian, raising and furrowing his eyebrows every now and then. It was really unfortunate that she wouldn’t have children with her husband, but there was something comforting about the fact that she wouldn’t be baring Lucian’s spawn. The idea of her having to have a man on the side in order to have children was a lot to process. A situation like that would be so complicated. “I’m sure who ever it was wouldn’t want his children being claimed by another man.”
Landon took the fork from her and poked at the pancakes in thought. “It’s not wrong to want to put yourself first sometimes. And it’s not like you’re the one making this choice. Your family is making it for you. I think they are being too brash. There’s got to be some other solution.” He knew that he said that he would be supportive of the marriage, but he honestly just couldn’t bring himself to do it. It wasn’t right and he couldn’t pretend to approve, especially since it was making Tierney unhappy. “I’m sorry. I just…don’t do this if it’s going to bring you a life of unhappiness. I know that I’m supposed to be supportive and everything, but I can’t stand to see you unhappy.” There, he said it.
He was surprised at how quickly she had eaten. He just wasn’t hungry anymore. All the talk of her being with Lucian caused him to lose his appetite. He was also surprised to hear that she had gotten him a gift. Granted, he’d gotten her one too, but he was over the top like that. He had no idea what the gift would be. He knew he wasn’t easy to shop for. But he did laugh when he opened the box and saw the blanket, not because he thought it was funny, but because it was adorable. “T, this is awesome. And you made this?! It really is incredible.” He hugged her and gave her a quick peck on the corner of her mouth. That wasn’t crossing a boundary, was it? “This will make a good cuddle blanket.” But that was. “Um…not that I cuddle…psht. Hahaha.” Nervous laugh, nice Landon. He was such a liar, and she knew it.
“I have something for you too,” he said rather quickly, hoping to distract her from his awkwardness. He pulled a box out of pocket that also grew in size when he put it on the counter. “I don’t know if you’ll like it, since it’s not as special.” In all honesty though, it wasn’t cheap and it took forever to find. Landon had gotten her a diamond and emerald necklace. It wasn’t exactly simple, but it wasn’t gaudy either and would go great with a dress that was little plain. He had to get help from his mother, who absolutely adored jewelry. Inside the box was a small note that read,
”A simple gift that shows just a fraction of what you mean to me. Merry Christmas.
Love, Landon”
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slytherin student
sixth year the earth elemental
[b]why'd you have to win me over[/b][br][i]just as I took the world on my shoulders?[/i]
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Post by Tierney Harper on Apr 24, 2010 9:06:05 GMT -5
Landon laughed. She told him not to, but he did. She was about to hit him when he followed it with “T, this is awesome. And you made this?! It really is incredible.” She blushed slightly and shrugged, "It was nothing. I had a lot of time on my hands and all..." He continued, stating that it would make a great cuddle blanket and at first she smiled, but then a thought popped into her head and she wanted to scream or cry or vomit or something. All she could picture was him cuddling with Victoria under it and while that was a preposterous thought because why would he ever cuddle with his girlfriend under a blanket with pictures of him and another girl? Plus, Victoria would never allow herself near something so 'common'. Still, she wasn't thinking quite right - she never did with Landon. She slid the box away from him and growled, meeting his eyes with quite a lot of fury, "You can't let Victoria anywhere near it or I'll castrate you!"
She'd probably throw it out if she ever saw it and pretend it was a maid. That seemed like something she'd do. Tierney pushed those thoughts aside though, trying to focus on Landon and the present he'd produced for her. She hesitantly took the box, half expecting to open it and have something fly out at her in prank. She was still waiting for the other shoe to drop for all her cruel, reputation destroying pranks on him. However, what she found when she opened the box was a lot more shocking.
”A simple gift that shows just a fraction of what you mean to me. Merry Christmas.
Love, Landon”
If she had been expecting anything, this surely wasn't it. She glanced down at the contents and saw the necklace sitting there. It had to have cost a mint. A thousand times what the blanket she'd made had cost. Of course, price wasn't everything, but when the cost was put into an equation with the words of his note? Tierney choked up. She couldn't help it, the tears just sprang to her eyes in an instant. It was rather over dramatic, but it simply couldn't be helped. What also hit her was that it had emeralds in it. Emeralds were her favorite stone. It meant so much that Landon had thought to get her something with them. Most boys (such as Lucian) simply went for the biggest, brightest diamonds they could thinking all girls loved them. In reality Tierney really disliked them, they were so boring and though they could cut anything, they easily turned to gas if left in the sun making them rather flimsy things. The necklace still had diamonds on it, but they were clearly second to the large emeralds in the piece.
On top of that it had a lovely, but understated leaf design to it which also overjoyed her. Lucian had once bought her jewelry that had a nature theme, but it was all quite obvious and well... in Tierney's opinion a bit tacky. Plus, it was all diamonds. Everything was always diamonds with Lucian. Perhaps it was because he was gay, maybe he just didn't know that with women you should figure out what they want specifically and not just get them what 'every girl' wants. Or maybe it was Tierney's fault for being too different from other girls.
Landon sometimes really amazed her. He was capable of being sweet, funny, caring, adorable, awkward (yes, she picked up on that. He decidedly pulled it off well in her mind.), and surprising. Why couldn't she had known all this years ago? It probably wouldn't have mattered, they were both too young back then and Tierney would have left to go home anyway no doubt. She blinked back her tears and did her best to compose herself and she clung to the jewelry box tightly, pressing it against her chest. She leaned in and wrapped her free arm around Landon and hugged him, nuzzling (there was no other word for it) her face into his neck. "Thank you, it's perfect. It's so... me."
Money didn't matter. What mattered was exactly what she said. It was her. It fit her perfectly. It could have been made of plastic and it still would have been perfect because it was so... Tierney. It was a wonder Landon knew her so well. Why couldn't Lucian know her half as well as Landon did? Maybe then she'd like this marriage a little more. If only Landon was the demon prince she had to marry, then that would simply settle everything. Tierney sighed softly, refusing to let go of the boy just yet and mumbled another thank you. She pulled away a moment later, still clutching the necklace to her and awkwardly smiled at him.
Love, Landon.
She most certainly did.
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Post by Landon Rederick on May 13, 2010 0:13:18 GMT -5
Bah. Exams took over my life. The gift Tierney had given Landon gave him a sort of warm and fuzzy feeling. It was special and it was his. He could feel himself getting attached to it quickly, like a kid and his favorite teddy bear or his blankey. He would never allow anything to happen to his new treasure. “She’ll never even get to breathe on it,” Landon said seriously, referring to Victoria. Victoria probably wouldn’t ever want it in her sight anyway. She didn’t like Tierney at all. Victoria thought she was better looking than her, richer than her, and cooler than her. Simply put, Victoria felt that she was just better overall than plain old Tierney Harper. She had it all, she thought, but it made her blood boil that Tierney could put a smile on her boyfriend’s face. Victoria remembered the times when she could make Landon smile that way, just simply by being in the same room as him. But those days were long gone because she had broken his heart. Landon had tried to explain to Victoria how great of a friend of his Tierney had grown to be, but she wasn’t at all interested.
Landon’s heart pounded loudly in his ears as he waited for Tierney to open her gift. He’d had it for months, keeping under his mattress. When the anticipation became too much, he asked his mother to hang on to it for him until about a week ago. Originally, Landon hadn’t made his mind up about what to get her. His plan was to just look around until he found something that he fell in love with. However, when he came across the jewelry store, he knew that an emerald piece would be perfect. He went back several times and spent hours, even with his mother, to make sure that he was making the right choice. He loved it immediately, but wasn’t sure if Tierney would feel the same. “Really? You really like it? I wasn’t sure that you would…” He relaxed a little when she hugged him. It was refreshing to know that he had done something right for once. Landon hugged her back tightly, then kissed her forehead. He really did hope that she understood how much this gift exchange meant to him.
Landon let her go and turned his attention back to his food. He was getting the urge to kiss her again and he knew he couldn’t let it happen. He cleared his throat and averted his eyes from her mouth to his plate. “I can’t wait to see you wear it. Not that you don’t already look great, but it’ll be stunning on you.” And it would really compliment her eyes. He would’ve said it, but he didn’t want to sound like Lucian…as if Lucian were going around giving women fashion advice. Landon hurriedly finished his pancakes, not wanting them to get cold, and considering that Tierney had finished a long time ago. “The day is young, T. Want to go play in the snow?!"
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Tierney Harper
slytherin student
sixth year the earth elemental
[b]why'd you have to win me over[/b][br][i]just as I took the world on my shoulders?[/i]
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Post by Tierney Harper on May 16, 2010 14:58:38 GMT -5
Tierney didn't think she'd ever be able to express in words how much she loved Landon's gift. It has nothing to do with the price tag, the fact it was jewelry, none of that. It was just that... he had clearly put a lot of thought into it and it was perfect. It was like the necklace was made for her especially out of all the millions of girls in the world. When she saw it she felt... special, and that was a feeling she didn't feel much of anymore. Or ever really. Only when Landon was involved suddenly.
What made her feel even more special was that she distinctly remembered Tristise telling her Landon didn't do 'gifts' for girls. Then again that was probably because they were all just flings, but... so was she, right? Sure, they were friends too, but... Tierney pushed those thoughts to the back of her head as the idea of being just a 'fling' to Landon made her tremendously depressed.
When she hugged him he hugged her back and kissed her forehead. For that brief moment she closed her eyes to revel in the warmth he gave off. It was more than just body heat, it was an aura of warmth. Being close to him just made her... warm and fuzzy. She sighed contently, but her thoughts drifted all too quickly. 'Why do things have to be like this? Why can't I be free to try and win this stupid boy's heart?' As Landon pulled away to eat she grazed her fingers idly over the necklace, but watched him. It sucked to know they'd be nothing more than friends, that they couldn't be. He didn't like her romantically and she was getting married in the summer. Life was just unfair.
Landon finished eating and asked if she wanted to play outside. At first his words didn't sink in and she just continued to stare at him in thought, but a split second later they hit her and she snapped out of it, smiling at him and nodding. "Yeah, alright. Let me just go get changed." She grabbed his plate and hers and put them both in the sink with the rest of the dishes. Then she pulled out her wand and muttered a spell to get them to clean themselves. She looked back at Landon and put her finger to her lips, "Shh, you didn't see that!"
Chuckling, she left the room and headed up to her own to get changed into ski pants, proper boots, and a proper winter jacket for the snow. She didn't rush so to speak, but she didn't take too long either. She debated unpacking while she was up in her room, but judged it would take too long and left it for later. Right now it was time to have fun with a certain boy who was too charming for his own good (and for Tierney's too).
Once she was changed she exited her room and, after checking to make sure the coast was clear, slid down the banister of the stairs to wait for Landon in the foyer. At the end she stumbled off, heart racing as it did every time she attempted the feat. Despite having done it more than once, it still scared her every time, but it was too fun to ignore - sort of like her encounters with that certain charming boy.
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