The first thing Emmaleigh did after leaving Max in the corridor was to throw her outerwear across her bed. She then searched around and found a couple of blankets, including the one off of her bed. After stuffing them into her bag, she scurried off to the kitchen. Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything suitable for their picnic, but with the house elves help she managed to get some food together. A smile was on her whole time she was getting things ready. She just couldn’t help it, thinking of Max just made her smile, all the time.

With her bag thrown over her shoulder, and the basket of food in her arms, Em very carefully and very slowly made her way up the many flights of stairs. She was trying her best to not trip and fall and spill everything It was hard though, with the way the stairs liked to move. When she finally made it to forth floor, she grinned when she saw Max standing there waiting for her. “Either you’re early, or I’m late.” She said smiling up at him. “It took a little longer to get things ready than I thought it would. So, where do you think we should do this?” she asked, wondering if he had a specific place in mind, after all, he had chosen this floor.

Ah, there she was. Max's face lit up, he stood up straighter, and his entire demeanor seemed much brighter upon catching sight of his radiant girlfriend. "Hi," he greeted softly, a wide grin spreading across his face as Emmaleigh approached. He moved closer to her, reached around the basket, gently planted a kiss on her cheek, then took the basket from her. "Don't worry - I've only been here for a minute or so. You didn't keep me waiting." Even if she had, he wouldn't have let her know that. No need to make her feel bad.

"Err, y'see that corridor over there? Off to the right?" He nodded his head down the hallway to their left where there was another corridor intersecting. "Down that hallway. There's... a nice spot - by a mirror. We'll probably miss some of the library traffic that way, and... well, c'mon. I'll show you." Max gestured for her to follow him with his head and lead her down the hallway and around the corner, careful not to drop or spill anything from the basket.

If she could have smiled even wider, Max's reaction to her arrival would have made it happen. It was hard to tell who was happier to see the other person. When Max kissed her once more on the cheek, the scale must have tipped in her balance. No one could be happier that she was right now, it just wasn't possible.”Thanks,” she said as Max too the basket, and then she added, “I'm glad, I'd hate to keep you waiting.”

Em looked towards where Max gestured and nodded. “Sounds good to me.” she said, following after him.

Dylan walked through some of the corridor and decided that this was the place that he wanted to put up another sign, cause this was where the library was and he hated the library. Where that was that person always telling you to be quiet and stuff, wouldn't let you have fun and laugh. He needed to write something so that no-one would ever go near this library but what?! What should he write!! If only someone who hated the library as much as him would come along or even someone who could give him some ideas of what to write, bad thing about a library.. mmm... something funny and bad, yeah thats what he wanted. PLUS he couldn't get caught and with some students still around he knew that he wouldn't be able to get a banner up now.. but no harm in at least planning something that he was going to do later!!

Laura had heard about the banner Dylan had done about Professor Vindictus and so she had decided to go look for him, she was walking around the fourth floor when she suddenly saw him. "DYLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!" Laura smiled, "I've heard about your banner." Laura giggled. "Did you get into trouble for the banner?" Laura would have loved to have seen Professor Vindictus face if he had seen it.

Dylan was about to walk off when he heard his name being screamed out!! He looked round and saw Laura coming towards him saying that she had heard about his banner, this made Dylan grin like mad "You did? COOL!! So word did get around that it was there.. awesome!!" he said excitedly before shaking his head a little "Nope!! just my prefect and some other girls came along and started accusing me of putting it up.. but I stood my ground.. put on my innocent face.. and said.. I didnt do it!!" he said with an extra strong nod and thats what he was telling everyone that asked him unless they knew that he put it up like Laura did.

Laura looked at Dylan and smiled. "We'll I've had an idea, but I don't think your ready." Laura looked at Dylan before turning away to make sure no one was near, she turned back to Dylan. "No your not ready for this awesome idea." Laura smiled. "Do you think your ready?" Laura thought she'd give him a chance to decided if he was ready, after all, if you didn't get told off you weren't ready for anything.

Dylan's ears perked up.. she had an idea?! "What kinda of an idea? is it fun?! cause I like fun ideas!!" he said nodding before frowning "Why dont you think I am ready.. I am big boy.. I am ready for anything!!" he said to her as she looked round before looking back at him.. awesome idea "Its an awesome one!?" oh he wanted to be part of an awesome idea that was fun!! "I think I am ready!!.. whats the idea?.. tell me that first!!" he said still frowning a little at the lack of information and the fact she thought he wasnt ready for this.. idea.. whatever it was.

Laura looked at Dylan. "Well have you even heard of food tennis?" Laura was really looking forwards to this. "We each swap robes and then we go down to the Great Hall and have loads of fun." Laura smiled at Dylan, she didn't know if Dylan would be up for it, he didn't seem like the type that would want to lose points, though well he had done the poster and so maybe he would be able to do it again.

Dylan listened as she told him about something called food tennis "Is it like that muggle game.. ten-nis that my mom told me about? Where you hit this .. ball with two bats?" cause he had heard of that game, so food tennis would mmeeeeaaann.. "So.. food ten-nis would be like.. hitting food across the room?" cause thats what it sounded like. "But.. what if I like my robe? I am up having lots of fun though!" he said practically bouncing on the spot at the idea of having fun! He did like to have and finally someone who knew how to have fun!!

Laura looked at Dylan. "Yeah." Laura took out two tennis rackets. "Here you go one for you." Laura smiled at Dylan. "Well we need both robes for the net." Laura took of her robe, so she was just in her skirt and tee-shirt. "This is going to be awesome." Laura smiled at Dylan. "So your really up for it then?" Laura still didn't know if Dylan would be.

Dylan smiled.. yeah he had heard of this game before but not played it so he had no idea how good he would be against Laura, he took the racket and smiled as he started swinging it around a bit for a bit of practice "Ohh .. oh I see... yeah.. that thing between the two guys with bats." he nodded getting the idea now. He took off his robe now in a shirt and trousers, he grinned and nodded as she said it was going to be awesome. He nodded "Yeah I am.. why would you think I am not? I like having fun like this.. I mean how many times do you get to play food ten-nis? I havent played it before so I am ready to start my first game!" he nodded.. still getting a few practice swings in.

Laura smiled at Dylan. "Yeah we need a net." Laura giggled as she looked at ED. "You look better without a robe on anyway." Laura smirked, seriously robes weren't very good at all and why they had to wear one Laura wasn't sure. "That is good." Laura smiled. "Because your a firstie and they for some reason normally don't like to lose points." Laura giggled. "Not that many times." Laura giggled as she took out an apple from her bag. "This will be cool." Laura suddenly realised something. "Here or somewhere else?" Laura would let Dylan decide.

Dylan nodded yeah they did, cause it wasnt tennie without the net! He looked himself up and down "I do? Well it more comfortable without it" he smiled as he looked at the robe he had just taken off, those things didnt help if he had to run after someone.. like Minnie for instance, maybe thats why he couldn't catch her that time that he was chasing her. He smiled and nodded that it was good "Really? Well .. I do like points cause it shows I am working hard.. but I dont mind losing a few points.. I just wanna have fun thats all" yeah who cared about them stupid points anyways.. he would work for them but wouldnt mind losing some. He looked around "Well I think we need somewhere bigger.. I dont want to hit the wall by accident.. you said the great hall right?.. that sounds like its big enough. And it would be easier to find food to hit.. cause its right there" yup.. if he hit it too hard and it smashed then they would need another apple and that would be easy to find in the great hall.

Laura looked at Dylan and sighed, she looked at the racket in her hand and sighed as she put it away. "I'm sorry Dylan I just can't do it." Laura didn't know what had suddenly changed but she wasn't finding the idea fun anymore, maybe it was because if she was caught she was sure Dylan would lose points and she would just be thrown straight into detention and Laura didn't want to go back there.

Dylan was still practicing his swinging when Laura looked at him and then put her racket away and breaking some bad news to him "What? why?! You were all up for having some fun a minute ago.. what changed!?" he was so confused right now! He was looking forward to having some fun again and now Laura was telling him that they wouldnt be having the fun that they had originally planned. He looked up at her expectantly as he waited for her to answer "Ok.. soo maybe we wont have this fun, so have you got a new plan in mind that we can have fun with?" one that she wouldnt change her mind on and they could actually go through with it.

Ella was on her way to the library to study and was nearly to the entrance when she tripped over her shoelace. The third year did this sort of super spy roll on her side before coming to a stop against the wall. She blinked several times, wondering if someone could die from tripping, but realized if she could feel the cold floor she was indeed alive. "ThankMerlin." She whispered to herself, sitting up very slowly.

Blink. Blink.

Nobody saw that, right? >.<

Welllllllllllllllll West did. West who had only been out of the hospital wing for a day and was already working on the MISSION. He and Theo had a deal after all and West was all about doing what needed doing in the name of friendship.

WAS THIS THE OPPORTUNITY? HAD IT COME SO SOON? West looked at the Hufflepuff and sidled over.

Should he just.... do it?

He thrust his hand in front of her FACE. You know, offering to help her up. "You fell. Are you okay?"

His other hand? Was ready.

Oh Merlin...someone had seen her fall. Ella groaned inwardly, thinking this was one of the times where an invisibility cloak might come in handy. Meh. Too bad she didn't have one of those.

O__O

Hello HAND. Yes, that's what Ella saw first before she registered WHO it belonged to. ...THE HEADBUTTER? Blink.Blink. The blonde sort of stared at him for a moment before answering.

"Yup, I did fall." Nod. Good observational skills. "I'm um...I'm fine. This happens a lot, actually." And she smiled sheepishly, grabbing his hand and letting him help her up.

"Thanks." She said, dusting herself off. "I'm Ella, by the way." And he was THE headbutter, yeah? Theo's best friend?

"It does? Why?" He looked down at her feet. "Maybe you should wear shoes with velcro instead of laces." Good suggestion right?


"I know, and I'm West. You know that though, probably. On account of Quidditch and Theo and everything."

NOW. NOW WAS THE TIME.

"You have something in your hair." He reached out and SMOOOOOTHED her hair. SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHED it. TOUCHITYTOUCHITYTOUCH.

Why did she fall all the time? Did West have like a year or so to listen to all of Ella's theories on this? Probably not. Shrug. "Maybe because I'm horribly clumsy?" It was a curse, really. "I...yeah that would help, actually." Good thinking, Head butter.

Well...West wasn't shy at all, was he? Ella smiled a little, nodding. "Yup, I did know this. He's kind of your partner in crime, yeah?" And as far as knowing West from Quidditch, Ells would rather not discuss his violence on the pitch.

O_____O

SOMETHINGINHER...wait.

So this was weird...and like really awkward. And for Ella, the QUEEN of awkward, that was saying something. "I um...um..." BLINK.BLINK. "I think you must have got it by now."

...STARE.

"Well, stop being clumsy then." He suggested helpfully. "Stop worrying about where you put your feet and just let your feet put themselves where they need to be. Feet know how to walk, its what they do, its brains that get in the way." West!logic at its finest?

Partner in crime? West managed not to look shifty. He nodded instead. "Yeah he's my best friend in the WHOLE wide world. He's REALLY cool, you know?"

A few more strokes and then West held out a bit of fluff, that he'd CONVENIENTLY got from his pocket to excuse the touching. See? It had been in her hair. "Yeah I got it."

He smiled innocently.

Ella just kind of stared at the head butter, eyebrows raised. So it was that simple, eh? "I'm a worrier by nature so that's kind of tough for me." Yup, worrying and being clumsy...Ella Bishop's pastimes. She was really fortunate to be AWESOME at both things. "That was erm...some good advice in any case so um...thanks?"

Theo...really cool? Ella wasn't sure how to respond to this. "I...yeah. He's my partner in crime fighting so-" So yeah, she guessed the little lurker was cool.

O__o

THAT had been INHERHAIR? Ella eyed the boy who had been petting her like she was some crup and raised her eyebrows. "I..." Blink. Blink. "But..." She honestly didn't know what to say. "Thanks...that um..." And she gestured with her hands, mimicking the stroking gesture. "that erm ...well that was helpful of you."

...AND CREEPY.


...Mostly CREEPY.

"Really? What sort of things do you worry about? I don't think there's any point worrying about things you can't do anything about." He had been STARVED for conversation, from being holed up in the Hospital Wing, but West was a chatterer anyways. "And you're welcome." He was kind of awesome at advice.

He made a mental note to tell Theo what she said too, as well as confirming about the hair thing. All in all the mission was a success and all that remained was for Theo to do HIS part and report back to West.

He solemnly offered the bit of fluff. "You can put it back in there if you'd rather."

He was SUCH a good Slytherin, wasn't he?

Ella was kind of surprised that the head but-West...she should start thinking of him as West, yeah? Ella was kind of surprised at how chatty West was. "I um...well like classes and Quidditch and family... Just stuff." As for there being no point in all the worrying, Ella had heard that before. "I see your point but it doesn't mean I can just quit all the worrying." Not that he'd asked her to or anything. Shrug.

O__O

Really? Ella shook her head, a half-smile on her face. "I um...I'd rather not." Because who wanted fluff in their hair, anyway?