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Braeden grinned as Ellie greeted him with a hug, returning the gesture and lifting the girl a foot or so off the snowy ground as he did so. He also did notice the height difference. Huh. It was strange, it seemed most of the girls he knew just kinda shrunk over the summer. Weird. Must be a girl thing.
Of course, what was really going on was that the lion boy was getting taller, but he was too dull to see it that way.
The Gryffindork watched with amusement as Ellie laughed at his comment, and his eyebrows raised in surprise as she suddenly changed the direction of the conversation. Apparently, she needed to have a word with him.
… A word?
Gulp.
Over the past couple weeks, Braeden's learned phrases like this usually DON'T lead anywhere good. So, obviously, he was immediately concerned. "Did I-- Did I do something?" he asked, brown eyes a bit panicked.
Ellie squealed a little when she felt Braeden lift her off the ground. And then she landed with a soft thud on the snowy path. Goodness, she was so puny compared to him. Ellie grinned and nudged him in the lanky arm.
Noticing the worry and apprehension on Braeden's face... Ellie didn't do anything to make him feel better. Heh. Ellie sighed and ran a hand through her hair.
"I talked to Emma the other day..." She began, not really sure which angle to take. Let's see... How did she say this so she didn't embarrass herself or Braeden?
"I'm your friend, right? And Emma's my best friend. I care about both of you. Tons." And Ellie was rather fond of beating around the bush. But, no longer. She looked up at lion.
"Skinny dipping? Really? Are you an idiot, Braeden?!" She sort of exclaimed, hitting him in the arm.
But then she laughed a little bit. But it wasn't really an "I'm amused" laugh. It was more of a "I'm not amused, but I'm going to laugh to ease some tension" laugh. She was good at those.