Maddox smirked slightly when she placed her hand on his knee. This was going exactly how he wanted it to go. He just grinned at her comment and kissed the top of her head gently, decieding to move onto the next subject.


He grinned at her comment and replied, "Honesty is a very good thing. I would rather you be honest with me, then for you to lie to me." Hoping he gave her a little insight into the way he worked. He didnt like liars. No, he didnt tolerate liars, was more like it. He grinned at her description of him and replied, "Well all those things are nice in a person, but can you have a good conversation with someone that is charming, nice, fun to be with, and handsome. Personally, I am not the 'what you see is what you get' type person. Many people think of me as a meat head when they first see me. But once they get to know me, they come to find out that I am much, much more intelligent then a rock." He grinned.


He smiled and said, "I'm glad your comfortable." He slowly pushed the hair away from her neck, with his free hand, and gently kissed her right at her jawline, just below her ear. Just once. Enough to get her pulse racing, that was for sure.

"I don't think it's fair to judge others before knowing them enough," Karma said, still tracing patterns on his knee. "What you see is what you get is actually, extremely boring."

She smirked at that one. If only he knew what she meant by that. There were many details about each other that was left to be discovered.

"Many people aren't what they seem on the outside, either."

Definitely true. She liked talking to Maddox - he was a very intelligent person. And their conversation was going very well. His charm was very welcome to her, seeing as how the only other one to charm her was Emiliano lately. He mentioned that he was glad she was comfortable. That's when it hit her - her heart started pounding harder. He had moved her hair, and kissed her jawline. Now THAT, she knew, was pure guts. This was when she started to play her games.

"Well now Maddox," she said, smirking.

Her arm moved from his knee to his face and traced along his own jaw line, then she outlined his lips gently with her finger. She moved up slightly to kiss him just near his mouth to make him melt slightly.

"Two can play this game," she whispered.

Mads smiled at her tracing, and listened to her comment. He nodded his head in agreement and replied, "I agree. Thats why i dont judge people, unless, of course, they have done something to offend me when I first meet them. Then the completley lose my trust." Trust was a big issue for him. It probably always will be. Mads grinned at her comment and said, "I'm glad you agree with me there."

He smiled at her. He couldnt wait to get to know this girl. She seemed just about as exciting as Camira. "That is very true. I may look like a big brute, but really..." he whispered this, "I'm a giant softy." He winked and chuckled. "Though I have a temper, and can easily knock my opponent out with on punch." He grinned a bit more.


Maddox smirked, he could feel her heart beating. Then suddenly, his started to pick up pace, as her small fingers gently traced around his face, and lips. And then... Oh, she was a tease alright. He liked it thought. He pursed his lips, trying to keep from smiling. "I'm glad your willing." Was all he said. He would have to discuss their future soon. But he was having to much fun at the moment. He gently brushed her cheek with his hand. He wasnt going to kiss her just yet.

He liked the game to much

Seeing Whit walk back over Chase smiled and grabbed ehr hand walking back over to where Zeke and Cam were. Seems like Lima followed. he gave a smile and puthis hand out for Zeke and Cam to shake. "Hey. Im Chase." he said wit a smile being polite and cheerful.

"People give what they receive. And you don't judge others unless there's a rock solid reason as to why do it in the first place. Otherwise, you have no vaild reason to do so."

Unless looks gave it away. Shut up you stupid voice.

She giggled slightly at his comment about being a big softy. Yes, there were times when she could tell why people would think he's so tough and such - but then again, here he was, spilling out part of his heart.

"Don't worry. Your big softy secret is safe with me. Though I'm sure you've entrusted others with it, I'll go with it right now."

She watched him purse his lips together in a restraint of a smile. It was working, and she knew it. His hand was so soft against her skin, and she took a deep breath before continuing.

"Something tells me you've got a few things on your mind."

Maddox again nodded his head in agreement. "Exactly. You understand me so well." He grinned.


Mads smiled at her giggle. It was very cute, and sounded similar to a chime in the wind. He grinned at her comment and said, "Only a select few. That means your special." He whispered and chuckled.

He quickly took her hand in his free one, looking at them, and started playing with her fingers. "That I do. Though I wonder how you will react to it." He grinned, still looking at there intertwining hands.

Camira listened to him attentively, nodding at the appropriate moments. He was a mama's boy. She should have known. "That sounds great, actually. I mean, my mother stayed at home, but she was always busy. Dinner parties to plan and whatnot. And we had quite a few. And if she wasn't busy, I was. Piano lessons, etiquette school, equestrian school, both western and english, though my mother was much fonder of dressing than roping or barrel racing. Anyway, the point was supposed to be to make me proper marriage material. Lovely, right?" If only her parents could see her now. "We did go out on the weekends though. Even that was a lesson sometimes though. If she took me shopping, for example, she would talk incessantly about which types of robes were appropriate for what occasion and why. Things like that. I still had fun with her though." God, she missed her mother sometimes. And even her father, as twisted as that was.

She turned to everyone else then. "Lima, I'm so sorry. I haven't even said hi to you yet. How are you?" She really liked the girl, even though she'd only met her a couple of times.

Now, back to this new guy. Who the heck was he? She gave Whitney her raised eyebrow look. "Going to introduce us, Whit?"

Randomly she noticed Maddox. Hmm. She hadn't noticed him until now. And surprise surprise, he was with some girl. Well, that was not going to fly because he was supposed to take her shopping. But she would deal with that later.

"I'm glad I understand you. I hope you are just as open as when you figure out the main thing about me."

Karma turned her head and rested it on his chest, taking in his scent. His cologne was very intoxicating, and she liked it. She watched him play with her hand and she smiled.

Hmm. So he DID have something on his mind. She could just tell - that feeling of energy someone gave off. In fact, it didn't help that her secret only helped her to know what he was feeling as well.

"Aww. I'm special. That's excellent. But tell me Maddox. What exactly do you have on your mind?"

She tilted her head up to face him and as she did, another thought popped into her head. Smirking, she sat up to whisper in his ear, and while she did, her lips grazed his cheek slightly.

"Or do I have to figure it out on my own?"

Garret leaned on the door to push it open while he pulled out another piece of chocolate fudge out of the bag, "We?" the lazy thirteen year old gave Cela a doubtful look, waiting for her to walk into the pub, "I s'pose I could come watch..." He grinned and popped the fudge into his mouth.

Cela skated inside, "Me." she amended, "Daphne held the instructions and talked about Daphne things. Jillian and the frog helped though." Cela shot a sideways look at Garret, "I got Daphne's hands dirty."

Celandine looked about for an empty table but didn't make a move toward one until she had latched herself to Garret and taken a chocoball from the bag, "When I say we can go back any time we like... I mean to get the saddles. To take them to where we need them. Jillian and I are going to take care of learning the gripping and sticking charms and I already measured how far the willow whomps." Cela explained, not at all bothered that Garret probably wasn't paying the tiniest bit of attention.

She knew when the moment came he'd be leading the charge, since he was their captain. Cela, as navigator; kept them on course for fun and dangerous times.

Garret mimed mimicking her as she went on and on again, it was so like Cela to talk right at him as if he cared about all the technicalities of their escapades, "Righ', I guess I'll come witchoo to pick 'em up," he flexed a scrawny arm, "Only cos I'm the man, ya know wot I mean?"

He steered them through the crowd of students and other patrons towards the bar, where he shouted his order of two butterbeers over the din, "You just tell me wot I need to do and when, I'll be there."

"Sure if you like." Celandine intended for all the pirates to have some sort of involvement, not to keep herself out of trouble; more to keep them all in trouble together. For funsies and camaraderie.

"Cos you are the man." She agreed, good naturedly before adding, "Though... I was just going to levitate them. You know; I am kind of good at the levitating spell." another genuinely innocent smile crossed her face as Cela recalled their first tree climbing exodus and the apple that had almost cost Metal-Mouth a nasty fall from a tree.

"Well. You'll be the first to know, Captain." Cela commented, "Maybe you can find us some Slytherins in case the cushioning charms aren't good enough."

Garret frowned down at her, definitely recalling the time she'd levitated him off a tree branch. He didn't like to be reminded of that disastrous experience. At the mention of the cushioning Slytherins, though, he burst out laughing, "Oh definitely, we'll get a couple of firsties to stand around while he ride the old... witch."

He picked up their order and pushed Cela towards a table, "We should get some ovver props, too, maybe," He plopped down into a seat, not bothering to wait for Cela to do so first, "Pirate hats and cutlasses."

Offering her a bottle of butterbeer, he squeezed an eye shut and put on his best pirate act, "Arrrr!"

"I like it when you laugh, it makes me happy." Celandine noted absently as Garret pushed her toward a table, "props? Hats are kind of neat, but cutlasses would be dangerous. Maybe though... we can borrow Professor Kapoor's fwooper so that our captain has a parrot." Celandine suggested, taking the seat next to Garret.

She took the offered butterbeer and solemnly chinked it against Garret's, offering a good natured "Arrr!" in response before attempting to get the bottle open.

"Fwooper?" Garret asked doubtfully as he wiped a sleeve across his mouth after taking a swig of the delicious drink, "No offence, Cela, but those are prolly more dangerous than cutlasses..."

He burped a little, only to notice that Cela still hadn't managed to get her bottle open, "Merlin, do I need to do everyfink?" he grinned good-naturedly and extracted the bottle from her hands, "Watch this."

Opening his mouth, he popped the bottle in and went on to pop the lid off with his teeth. Teeth that were supposed to be taken care of properly, what with the stupid muggle contraption keeping them straight.

"Only to my brother." Celandine noted, thinking about what she'd heard happened to him last term after the fwooper had been shown in Care of Magical Creatures, "And I don't think Professor Kapoor's sings."

Cela watched obligingly and took the bottle back without comment; it wasn't like Garret needed her to hassle him about taking care of his teeth... and it was kind of impressive.

She took a sip and sighed happily.

"Ya think he'll let us borrow it though?" Garret asked as he drew the bag of fudge towards him, "I mean, we'd have to hold on to it quite tight to make sure it doesn't go flyin' off!"

He nibbled into a suspicious looking piece of chocolate, "Then we'd really get into trouble."

As if riding the Whomping Willow wasn't enough to land them in a year-long detention.

That was when Whitney realized that Chase probably didn't know any of them. Hence him introducing himself. Then she realized that Cam was giving her that inquiring look."Well I would Cam,but it seems like he's already done that. Chase this is Cam,Zeke and you remember Lima right? You guys,this is Chase." She felt so odd introducing people to each other,normally she was the introducee not the introducer.

'What do I say now?' Was she supposed to just mention that he was her boyfriend? Or let them find that out on their own? "Problem?" she asked also raising her eyebrow with a small smirk.

Then turning to Zeke,Whit realized that it really had been that long. "Oh. My. Gosh! Something about you Weasley's." she said laughing. "I hadn't seen Hannah in ages either. Are you all trying to avoid me?" With both eyebrows raised,she,oddly enough,kept a serious face...for about half a second,then started laughing again.

Walking into the Three Broomsticks, Liz looks around and spots a table down on the end. Turning to Copernicus, Rian, and Jen, somehow having lost Chris already (I think :o)) she asks "Shall we take that table way in back?"

Rian smiled as she followed Liz into the pub. She looked around, seeing only a few other people that she knew. She hadn't come here a lot, because it was boring if you were alone. But now she was with a whole bunch of friends, and she was in a cheerful mood.

"Works for me," She piped, answering Liz's question about the booth.

"Oh, this place is cozy," Copernicus chuckled and followed the girls back to the table they'd chosen. "I think I'll have a butterbeer. So... explain something to me. You two are cousins?"

Sitting down in the booth and sliding into the circle, so Jen and Rian can sliding in too, Liz looks up "Yes, we're cousins." she says with a smile to Rian.

"We discovered that we are, I think it was 3rd cousins, in our second year."

When the waitress came over she said "Four butterbeers, please." glancing at Rian and Jen, assuming they were doing the same, since that's we all usually got.

Rian chuckled and nodded at Copernicus's question. She sat down and stayed quiet while Liz explained it. "Yeah, something like that. Liz is the great niece of my great aunt...or something like that," she shook her head. It was complicated.

when the waitress came over, Rian was about to order a butterbeer, but Liz beat her to the catch. "Yeah," she agreed quietly with a smile.

Kayla entered the pub not too sure of what kind of mood she was in. The encounter in the candy shop was rather bizarre but then every encounter she had with Helios, these days was bizarre. Thank god for Maddox's timely arrival and speak of the devil there he was with that Ravenclaw, she had seen in the Bamboo forest. She gave him a smile and a little wave as she passed, for a second she had considered sitting at their table just to stir him up but thought better of it.

She was about to head to the bar when she spotted Camira and a few others at the table. Kayla changed direction and headed for her table instead, she hadn't spoken to her friend for a while and it would be fun to catch up again.

Flopping down into a vacant seat she gave Camira a smile. "How's it going Cam?" she looked around the table. "Hello Zeke, haven't seen you in a while." Oh there were two others there as well. "Hello Whitney and er...sorry I don't know your name" she said apologetically to the Ravenclaw boy that was sitting there as well. Kayla turned back to Camira, "what are your drinking?"

*Gabben walked into the pub, waved to a few friends then walked over to Kayla.* "Sorry about running out on you after our duel. Still want that drink?"

*Gabben was now out of his school robes and very happy about that. He had on his red and blue trainers, jeans, and blue t-shirt. He had forgotten his hoodie back at school so the walk down was rather cold. Now Gabben really wanted a hot drink.*