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Ruby glared at his Troll!face as he confirmed her story. REALLY?! -__- He had made her repeat it, repeat that horrible mess, EVEN THOUGH HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT HAPPENED?! Okay, now she was back in Ruby mode. For maybe a a minute.
The lioness whacked him on the shoulder when he thought he imagined it all. "You're such a troll, Brae!" She said, annoyed. Well, at least no one heard them. Which wasn't any comfort as the whole hall probably saw them. Ruby scanned the crowd for a familiar face Theo, Alfie, Emma but she found none. As she turned to tell Brae this, she noticed his face--he was passing his hand over his lips as if reliving the moment or something. OHGAWWWD.
She inched forward so she was right in front of his face and then pulled his hand away from his mouth. She didn't need him making things WORSE than they already were. The look on his face, though, was funny--his eyes were so huge, she thought they might drop off his face any second. Clearly, the idea that Braeden was NOT a single man had been wiped from Ruby's brain, though she had thought about it only minutes ago.
And then there was his question--WHY? WHY?! Why indeed. But she didn't know if he was talking about the kiss, or the jamming. ...Okay, so he was probably asking about the kiss, no doubt, but she liked lying to herself; it saved her the embarrassment. Swallowing, Ruby just stared at goofball for a whole 30 seconds, hoping he might forget he even asked her that.
...
But as he just stared back at her with his big 'ole eyes, Ruby Blair sighed. She still didn't know what to say. Deep down (and I mean, deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep down), she knew that a little part of her black heart was being reborn; you could see the redness replacing that tiiiny portion. And that tiny portion belonged to the lion sitting before her--Goofball Stonem. But there was no way in hell she was going to repeat this information to him--heck, she'd die first. So Ruby thought it was appropriate to just...ignore his question. Play dumb. Yep, that always worked. Right? Right.
"Hey, I think the headmaster is going to be speaking soon; we should get back in our seats," She said nonchalantly as she got up. But as good as Ruby was at paying dumb, her face could sometimes give her away. The lioness tried to hide her pink features with her hair to no avail. Making a face, she lent Brae a hand in order to help him up. "C'mon."
Braeden was very deeply amused, and it was obvious by the huge grin on his face, as an annoyed Ruby complained about his trollness and whacked him on the shoulder. Oh, he'd missed violent!Ruby.
And then the girl was inching in closer.
OHMYGOODNESS, could it be?! Was she about to kiss him again?! HA! He knew it! No one could resist the charm of the Goofb-- and then Ruby just pulled his hand away. Oh. Looking a bit embarrassed for getting all excited there, Braeden gave the girl a sheepish smile before glueing his eyes to the floor. Oh, Great Hall Floor… what a divine work of art, you are.
Or at least that's what the boy tried to convince himself of while he used it as a distraction from the fiery redheaded Lioness that was JUST A BIT too close for comfort.
Brae avoided Ruby's gaze after asking his one-word question, but as he received nothing but silence in response, he looked up agai--OHGOSH she was looking
straight at him!
In his shock and surprise, the Gryffindork jumped in his seat on the floor, startled.
And Ruby just kept staaaaaaarrrriiinggg at him.
At first the boy felt horribly uncomfortable, passing a hand over the back of his neck absentmindedly, before he came to the conclusion that…
Oh, this was obvious. Ruby just couldn't resist his charm. THAT was why she kept staring.
Feeling confident over this new conclusion, the silly boy grinned to himself and turned to Ruby again, opening his mouth to say something only to be interrupted by the girl who was reminding him that they should get back to their seats.
That they should get back to their seats! WHAT?! Wha-- Who CARED about the headmaster right now?! Oh silly boy, to have thought Ruby could've actually felt anything more than mocking amusement at that moment.
Looking rather disappointed, Braeden just stared at the hand Ruby offered him for a good few seconds before finally accepting it. But, instead of using her help to get up, he pulled the girl back down to their inconvenient little hang-out spot on the floor beside the Gryffindor table. Brae's long legs had made a few students trip and break their noses already.
"You didn't answer the question, Bubs," he complained, like a little kid who'd been promised cookies but was given salty crackers instead. He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Y'know… this is the last day… We're probably not gonna see each other again after this. At least not for a long while," he said slowly, almost cautiously. "Can you just… tell me?"
'Cause, seriously. Leaving him in the dark for the entire summer break about that mystery kiss was probably the cruelest thing Ruby Blair could ever do to Braeden Stonem.