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Edward Penguin 
He smiled as she blushed. He thought it made her even more good looking. He nodded as she looked up and complimented him. "Thank you. It's very kind of you to say so." Mercifully she commented about knowing what it was like to have fighting parents and then moved on. He was curious of course, perhaps hers had decided staying together was good, but he didn't want to push that door back open.
Her giggles were like music that edged him faster and higher. As he watched her hair flew this way and that,framing her features and then flowing behind her. It was so much fun just to play with someone else, no expectations, no places to be, no real pressures on his life. He could leave all those things he'd left at home there. He was so glad he'd seen her as he passed.
He grinned wider and asked, "Wanna see who can fly higher and farther?"
Ella shrugged, a small smile on her face.
"Oh, it's just the truth is all." He did look taller...
and nice too. Though for some reason she wished she hadn't said the
nice part out loud. It seemed that dropping the parent subject had been a good idea top. The second year was glad. Talking about her family right now would only make her sad.
Ian looked happy, which was nice to see. Ella found that making people happy was one of her favorite things to do. As his grin grew wider, the blondes did as well. She couldn't help it, the smiling was contagious. Oh, and a challenge! Ella nodded enthusiastically.
"Yeah, that's a brilliant idea!" And the small badger started pumping even harder, tongue between her teeth. She was SO going to win.