Lucys eye's widened in horror as Owen not only caught up with her, but actually caught her. As Lucy fell back onto the carpet she let out a loud squeek of protest that gravity had no interest in listening to, before bursting into laughter.

"Ohmigosh... " Lucy panted, as the laughter quickly died away, the fact that Owen was laying ontop of her became appearent and Lucy had to force back another laugh. "Funny, I don't recall ever having read that rule, hmm... Well, maybe if it wasn't so easy.... " Lucy said, her words trailing off, Lucy gently bit her lip and continued staring unapologetically into Owen's eye's.

Suddenly, Lucy wasn't so sure of what exactly was happening.

Owen couldn't help but start laughing as Lucy did, rather amused with the whole situation himself, and laughter tended to be contagious. He shook his head slightly at her as both of their laughter died down, listening as she told him that she didn't recall reading that rule and mentioning how easy it was to steal his hat. He scowled at her playfully, "There's gotta be a spell to keep a hat permanently on my head," he muttered, though he rather lost his train of thought as he continued to watch the girl wearing his beanie, his blue eyes locked with hers for a long moment. He searched her eyes for an explanation, a hint of confusion in his eyes before he finally got up, extending a hand out to the girl still on the floor as he cleared his throat slightly. "I'm hungry, let's go get some food," he suggested.

"I'm sure their is... But how would you take a shower?" Lucy asked, her sides were acheing from laughing so hard, but she felt happy and incredibly alive, Lucy heard students passing them and suddenly remembered they were in a school hallway and not at all alone.

Lucy saw something flicker breifly in Owen's eyes... Something that looked like doubt, but she wasn't sure and a second later, Owen was on his feet and talking about eating, Lucy took his hand reluctlantly, and patted off her pants.

After getting off the imaginairy dirt Lucy looked up at Owen and twirl a lock of his hair around her finger, "Y'know what, Owen? You look kind've pretty from that posistion," Lucy said, her voice, soft and seductive. The Ravenclaw let go of his brown locks and settled off down the stairs without another word.

OOC: Woah!! Intense... Yeah?

Owen helped the girl to her feet, letting out a soft chuckle as she wondered how he would take a shower with that spell. "I'd do the counter spell," he explained with a slight cheeky smile but it disappeared as she was suddenly looking over at him once more. Why did she keep doing that? It made him kind of nervous, but in a vaguely good way. He took a step back as her hand suddenly went to his long hair, twirling as strand around her finger as she told him he looked kind of pretty from that position. His eyebrows rose slightly, not expecting these words coming from her mouth, and wasn't sure what to think of them. But suddenly, the girl was off, down the stairs. It took him a moment to react, finally realizing that the girl was still wearing his beanie. He charged down the stairs behind her, snatching it off her head quickly and running towards the Great Hall. "Hungry?" he called after himself, grin prominent on his face.

"Hey!" Lucy said, as Owen's hat was swiped from her lucius locks, Lucy smiled at the young man as he fell into step alongside of her and shrugged at his question. "Meh, I could eat," Lucy replied, vaugely wondering if her hair was smooshed down by the beanie.

The singer thoughtfully bit her lip, she hadn't seen any of her bandmates beside Owen since she'd left the Hog's Head, well, she had seen Abby Road in class, but the girl had been busy taking notes and Lucy hadn't gotten the chance to speak with her, she hadn't seen Bailey around ether and that was a bit surprising because they usually ran into eachother one or twice a day.

"Have you seen the others today? Aside from this morning, I mean," Lucy casually asked, all awkwardness and feelings shifted aside for the time being.

Owen entered the Great Hall at her side, beanie placed firmly back on his head to cover most of his long brown hair. He looked over at the girl, still situating the hat on his head as she asked if he had seen the others today. "Nope, actually, I haven't. None of their paths crossed the lake or the forbidden forest all day, so...I haven't seen them at all." This fact didn't seem to bother the boy, as his thoughts were more on food than anything else. He stood in front of the tables, knowing Lucy was a Ravenclaw, but it only took him a moment to decide that the girl leaving him now wasn't a proper idea. "C'mon, you're eating with me tonight dearie," he said with a small hint of a smirk, taking her arm and leading her to the Gryffindor table.

"Weird, I wonder where they all are," Lucy said, more to herself then to Owen, Lucy was just use to see the others around and she also wanted to go over bandstuff, now that everyone had gotten their schedules it was the perfect time to pick a night for practice.

But Lucy's thoughts were interrupted by Owen's next words (not to mention the whole arm-tugging thing), "Huh? But what will the people say?!? When they see me? sitting with you?!? Oh the scandal! Oh the humanity! O- Hey! You can see the top of Professor Heani's hat from here!" Lucy exclaimed her overly-dramatic display forgotten at the sight of the lavender-colored tophat's top.

OOC: Just realized I never replied to you a few posts back! lol, I meant to....Yes, it's very INTENSE!

Owen couldn't help but smile slightly as Lucy started to randomly gasp over-dramatically, pretending to be concerned with what the people would say when they saw her sitting with him. "They'd think, 'Wow, that Lucy's got herself that hunky Owen-boy!' and all of the girls would be jealous," he responded jokingly. He sat down across from her at the table, quickly beginning to pile things on his plate, letting out a soft chuckle as the girl mentioned that she could see Professor Heani's hat from here. "I know, one of they many perks of sitting at the cool table."

OOC: Off for now Nicole!

"Pfft, yeah right, more like; Wow! I can't believe that gorgeous Lucy is hanging out with that sockhat-guy!" Lucy said, with a giggle as she sat down and poured herself some pumpkin spice soup. Lucy took a feminine sip aind peered around at Gryffindors seated near her, The Ravenclaw smiled and waved at her fellow classmate; Theodore Coppen and then turned baick to Owen.

Lucy raised her eyebrows as he called the Gryffindor table the "Cool table".
"And what exactly, makes it the cool table?" Lucy asked, already knowing what the young man was going to say and simply waiting for his reply.

OOC: I'll see you later Ruthie! I've gotta go, rest my neck and fingers a bit.

"Keep telling yourself that dearest," Owen said with an amused roll of his eyes as the girl contradicted him, telling him that people would mostly be surprised that gorgeous Lucy was hanging with that 'sockhat guy'. He began to eat, stuffing mashed potatoes into his mouth first. This was soon followed by a round of chicken, then a round of beans, all before Lucy's next question. "What makes it the cool table?" he repeated incredulously, wiping his mouth with a napkin and raising an eyebrow. "I'm surprised you had to ask dearie!" he said, mock offense evident in his face as he pretended to gasp. "It's quite obviously because I'm here."

"I just knew you'd say that... Ha," Lucy replied, a lazy smile on her pale features, Lucy rested her head on her hand as she surveyed the boy infront of her. Owen and Lucy hadn't been friends for very long, really they had only been properly introduced when Owen auditioned for the band, not that they had been oblivious to one another, their Houses just didn't seem to mix very often.

"Sooooooooooo..... What are you doing after dinner?" Lucy asked, crossing her arms and leaning closer to the table. "Because if not, I have something in mind that might prove extremely interesting," Lucy coyly added.

Owen stuck his tongue out at the girl across the table from him as she told him she just knew he would say exactly that. "Well, it's true," he said cheekily, giving a small shrug before starting to eat once more. This time, he had seemed to drift towards the desserts which had just appeared on the table. Mmm....Chocolate cake. He was snapped out of his cake-loving trance as Lucy asked what he was doing after dinner, and once of his eyebrows rose just slightly as she mentioned that if he didn't have plans, she had something interesting in mind. "Well..." he said, looking up at the ceiling as he thought about his plans for the night. "I did have something to do," he said at first. Actually, he had had a date planned, but this sounded much more intriguing to him. "But, I think I can hold off on that for a while."

"Good, meet me in ten mintutes outside the castle," Lucy said, grinning madly as Owen accepted her offer. The young women hardly ate anymore and after finishing the soup was quite full, That didn't stop her from stealing a chocolate cookie as she rose from the table.

"I'm going to get going, then... I'll see you in ten, okay?" Lucy asked, though it was more about actually saying it, then making sure.

Owen nodded as Lucy told him to meet her outside the castle in ten minutes, "Alright, I'll be there," he assured her with a slight smile before watching her leave. He quickly finished up his cake, as he needed to speak to the girl he was canceling on. Just because he didn't feel like going out with her tonight, didn't mean Owen was just going to ditch her. He was a lot of things, but he wasn't a jerk. He stood, wiping his mouth with a napkin, before dropping the napkin onto his plate and walking over to the Slytherin table. He gave a charming smile to the girl before explaining that he had an important engagement that came up, and promising that they would do something another time. This conversation took a good few minutes, so Owen walked outside to the front of the castle, taking a seat on the entrance steps. He then grabbed a cigarette from his pocket, sticking it in his mouth and pulling out his wand. He awkwardly said the spell from behind the cigarette, lighting the thing and putting his wand away as he waited for the girl.

Lucy's quick fingers tied her black, black hair into a high ponytail, the young women stopped and8t stared at her reflextion in the mirror, her naturally red lips stood out brightly against the pallor of her pale skin.

Pleased with her appearence, Lucy grabbed her purse and bounded out of the Dorm, Lucy passed by several curious Ravenclaws without the smallest word and slipped through the portait hole.

Many mintutes and seconds later; Lucy found herself standing outside the huge oak doors that kept the students in and looked about her for a sign of Owen. "Owen? Is that you?" The young lady asked, peering at a dark shape to her left, Lucy could see the young man's outline from the light of his ciggarette and slowly approached him. "Sorry, I fell a little behind," Lucy apologetically said, a light smile on her face.

Owen turned at the sound of his name, smiling at the sight of Lucy walking through the oak doors of the entrance hall. "Hey there dearie," he said as he took the cigarette into his hand, resting his elbow on his knee as he sat on the steps looking up at the girl. He listened as she apologized and he gave a shrug, "Don't worry about it. I like hanging out outside." He grinned before standing up and walking the couple paces over to the girl. Taking another breath of his cigarette, he resituated his beanie with his free hand, "So where are you taking me tonight?" he asked, obvious amusement on his face.

Nobara was absolutely ecstatic. After holing herself in her dorm all day except for classes ,Ugh how dull, there is nothing more boring than sitting there being taught what you can school your teacher at , she was finally finished with the band's first costumes. They were certainly a different style,the would definitely stand out from their competition. They were vibrant and fresh without being gaudy, comfortable and good fitting yet ultra chic. Ah her career as a designer would get some excellent publicity. The band was fabulous and would no doubt rise to the top at least in her opinion, which was the one that counted and her darling Lucy's of course.

Now just to find her dearest Luca. Nobara only caught a glimpse as Lucy rushed out. Speaking to herself in a whisper," Oh there she is, uh there she goes". 'Where is she headed with that look? Oh shes gonna go have fun and make mischief without me, now we simply can't have that. I want to have fun to.',she thought feeling quite mischievous herself. She decided to follow just in case she was needed ,after all Lucy seemed to be a magnet for exciting things, and because it almost guaranteed a good time.

She trailed silently behind Lucy her curiosity burning the whole while. Unable to hold herself back she chimed in "Ah,so the road leads to Styx. Konban-wa good evening." With a smile she coyly said, "Yes,where are we heading Luca dearest?"

Lucy opened her red lips to awnser, but stopped as a she became aware of the sound of footsteps drawing nearer. "Do you hear that?" Lucy asked, moving closer to the blond boy and staring at the direction she thought the noise was coming from.

"Should we run, then? Of course, I knew I shouldn't have worn these heels," Lucy softly whispered, her voice slightly urgent in tone, Lucy was about to pull off her heels and make a run for it (Lucy was quite sure it was the caretaker who was now approaching and was not in any mood for detention), untill of course, Nobara made herself known.

"Kon-Ban-Wa, Nono.... But what's all the sneaking about? Trying to catch Bailey on his own?" Lucy asked, flipping hair and breathing a sigh of relief. She was terribly glad it was just Nono, becuase there was no way she could have outrun Troller, but then again she was also dissapointed, she had planned the evening for just Owen and herself, not that Nobara wasn't fun to have around or that she wanted Owen to herself or anything....

OOC: Oh, Ruthie! You're new Siggy/Avvy set is AWESOME!! I Love That 70's show and Cobra Starship!!

Owen caught the sound of footsteps only as Lucy mentioned them, watching as the girl stepped forward and asked if they should run. He was about to answer when she added that she shouldn't have worn her heels, and he had to let out a soft chuckle, "The shoes are good," he assured her, taking a look at the girl's feet for a moment before his blue eyes returned to her, obviously remembering what he was supposed to be answering. "Oh, right..uh-" he was about to finish when Nobara appeared. He let out a small sigh of relief, giving the newcomer an awkward smile before backing up just slightly. He took the cigarette from his mouth and threw it to the concrete, crushing it with the bottom of his sneaker as Lucy talked to Nobara. He couldn't help but be just a bit.....Disappointed? Well, only because he hadn't expected a third person, plus, he still didn't know Nobara that well, even though she seemed very nice. Owen just wasn't that great with new people, and it was rather surprising that he had taken to Lucy so fast, since they had just known each other for a short time.

OOC: Thanks Nicole! I love them too....obviously, lol. But...Dee made the Gabe Saporta icons! She's got more at her shop!

Lucy's comment struck Nobara as much as a slap in the face would've. Her face flushed red and she had to maintain composure."Trying to catch Bailey? Why would I be trying do that?",Nobara said brushing the comment aside.The truth was that she had been thinking about him all day and had taken special care with his costume."I haven't seen him since breakfast at the Hogshead,and I have no need to see him other than to make certain his costume fits properly. I didn't happen to measure him",she said with an air of indifference. Hoping that it would seem as though she didn't care to see him more than anyone else.Nobara wanted to see Bailey though and was embarrssed for it because she didn't understand why. She had been watching him go to and from class as though nothing had happened.This morning she sent him a letter via Lenora telling him that his costume was done and to see her at his soonest convenience for fitting and any necessary alterations.


Shaking herself out of her reverie,"Speaking of catching people alone ,what are you both doing out here?",she said with a smirk.

With heaps of textbook in hand and some clutched under his arm, Bailey rushed out of the Gryffindor Common Room in a hurry. As usual he got up early and was heading for the Library to get his hands on the book a Professor suggested to the class for a very important Essay. Skipping the last three 3 steps of the moving staircase, Bailey bolted towards the Library but his feet halted when a letter dropped on his head. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he yawned as he went through the letter.

A small grin crept on his lips. He didn't see any of his band members in the past few days since he was always in the Library or attending Classes. Sighing, Bailey first headed for the Library and got the only book issued. So Nobara wanted to measure him, this was embarrassing. Scratching his chin , Bailey took out a muggle pen from his bag and scribbled "I'll be in the courtyard" in his perfect writing and asked a school owl to deliver it to her.

While sitting on the stone bench in the Courtyard as he waited for Nobara, Bailey realised how much he missed the fresh air and the school grounds. He must take a break from studying and go for a swim in the lake, that'll help to ease his mind.

As Nobara awaited an answer a letter mysteriously dropped onto her head. Looking up she realised it was from one of the school mail owls.Her heart leaped, it was from Bailey. She couldn't let Owen and Lucy see her excitement, so she took things as calmly as she could.

"Well I guess I won't spoil your fun I do have a few more details to finish on a few of the costumes I simply wanted to let you know your ensemble was done Luca" ,she stated indifferently.Without waiting for a response she said, "Oyasumi-nasai have a good evening and fun with whatever it is you two are doing, I'll see you back at the dorm later Luca."

She left walking calmly while in sight and then rushed off toward the courtyard,fixing her hair up with lacquered chopsticks all the while. She couldn't let him see her look any less than great. She wasn't sure why the boy made her feel this way ,she had never felt anything like it but it was a feeling she enjoyed. She couldn't wait to see those pretty green eyes again. She was wearing a black kimono shirt with a flower design in the fabric, that came a little lower than it should've for a kimono and began to show some of her well endowed chest. She paired it with snug-fitting black jeans and a pair of Japanese sandals.

She arrived at the courtyard in a calm fashion, laying her eyes upon Bailey her heart about skipped a beat. 'Calm yourself take it easy don't show him you excited. Wait why am I so excited?',she thought to herself. In a calm pleasant tone she said ,"Konban-wa Bailey-san I hope you didn't wait too long". "Its lovely out, you seem to be enjoying yourself" she said with a warm smile and gracefully seated herself beside him.

Inhaling the fresh air around him, Bailey took out a slice of pb&j from his bag and started munching on it. It felt good, eating alone outside with no one around, very relaxing. Poor Bailey has been deprived of sleep and food in the past few days but he didn't care and the only thing on his mind was to study, after all he had been secretly slacking off on homework. To his surprise, he was still dressed in his school robes, his hairstyle was already ruined by the wind however his eyes were as green as ever.

And when he was about to eat the last bit of the sandwich, Nobara appeared from the corner, looking stunning. She was dressed so nicely, her hair were perfectly done unlike him. Swallowing the lump in his throat, Bailey smiled sweetly as she sat next to him. He stuck his hand out to her and smiled again. He wasn't sure why he was smiling so much, was it the way she looked? Too pleasing for the eyes of a 17 year old.

"Oh I don't know how to reply to you in Japanese but let me try. Umm correct me if I'm wrong Konban-wa Nobara san....too?" Bailey chuckled lightly and ran a hand through his already messy hair, "Trust me it feels like a blessing to be out here and you make the experience even more special." Bailey blinked for a second, he wasn't sure about what he just said. Infact he couldn't believe he said that, "You look stunning." Ooops, his mouth was running, it was out of control and he didn't bother to stop it too. Bailey smiled shyly and ran his tongue over his lips, "You must be really busy with all the costumes these days. How do you do it? I can't even thread a needle." Seriously, Bailey was such a dork.

Owen smirked slightly in amusement as Nobara quickly denied chasing after Bailey, obviously getting defensive. But his smirk slipped off his face as she then asked what they were doing out here alone. He wasn't sure how to answer, "Oh. Uh...well-you see," he started awkwardly, unsure of why he couldn't find the words. He, actually, didn't know what they were doing, but he felt the need to lie about it. Maybe that was just instinct for Owen when he was questioned. But before he could ramble any longer, Nobara had found a note from Bailey and scurried off, leaving Owen and Lucy alone once more. He let out a light chuckle, now turning his blue eyes back to the girl, "And then there were two."

Being so close to those pretty green eyes almost entranced Nobara and she began to wonder what his lips would taste like. She also pondered as to whether she should not have worn her perfume as it still clung to her even with the wind, though she loved the smell of cherry blossoms and roses she wasn't sure Bailey would.

Realising he was speaking she snapped out of thought and took his hand with a sweet smile she said,"Your Japanese is quite good, you don't need to add the too though".Oh, his smiles were too infectious and she couldn't resist doing the same. "I love being outside and I really like being with you as well",she replied in a soft geisha-like manner. She was uncertain if she was taking things the right way but everything seemed to just flow out of her. She drew a little closer to him and said with a seductive smile,"You are too kind Bailey-san, you look quite good yourself." Oh, his eyes were shining and his lips looked so good,"May I have a taste?"she whispered in soft wishful tone.'Did I just say that!? Come on Nobara back to reality gotta think straight you can't just ask a him that! Oh,I hope he didn't hear me he'll probably think I'm crazy!, she was silently berating herself.She now understood what she was feeling. Ignoring that she had asked him that ,she said, "Oh, its not to hard to thread the needle, designing everything is the hard part. Getting your ideas into a workable pattern can be quite difficult, but your incredibly smart I'm sure if you wanted to learn it would be easy for you",she said sweetly. She was so close, she could feel his breath in the the crisp air and just lost all her worries gazing into his beautiful green eyes.