Transfiguration Lesson 3: Survivor

[Eve Mallory]

Eve didn't seem to realize that it looked as if she were simply wearing a shirt since the shirt was long enough to cover her shorts. She wasn't embarrassed in a conventional way, she just thought that she had chicken legs, which also wasn't true, Her legs were surprisingly long and slender, very nicely shaped according to her proportions.

"Anything?" she teased pulling back to look at him with a raised eyebrow but turned and took his hand as well. She waved bye to Alice who had been nice to offer her help earlier. He was taking her where the other students were at and she had beat down her apprehension, she didn't like Crowds, and wondered when Josh would be getting there. Taking her wand from seemingly no where she pointed to a slightly more isolated spot yet Lance would still be able to talk to whomever he wanted. She summoned a large blanket, large enough for three anyway and then a large umbrella after that, pulling him in that direction. She finally plopped gracefully on to the blanket right beneath the shade but had her legs in the sunlight.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh was late and he knew it. Lance didn't wait up for him, but that was alright. Grabbing his bag he took off running to Transfiguration. Running down the hall, he squeezed past people and his eyes quickly found his brother and Eve. He couldn't help it, but a smile spread across face just seeing Eve there.

Walking up to them, Josh realized how hot it was. Why in the world? "Lance," he said appearing at his brother's side. Josh had yet to take in what Eve was wearing, but when he did notice, he had to swallow hard. Her legs were beautiful, just like the rest of her. Josh pushed the thoughts from his mind. "Hello Eva." A smile was showing. However, it slowly faded as he realized that it was not getting any cooler.

Josh slid of his school robes leaving his white shirt and black pants on. This was still not going to do. Pulling out his wand, he thought about a pair of shorts. That would be all he would need, considering the shirt he had on was a wife beater. Once he was in shorts, the hotness was a little more tolerable. "And thanks Eva for this stuff," he motioned around them. "I'm sure Lancey here couldn't have done it better." He flashed a grin in his brother's direction.

[Lance Jordan]

" 'bout time you got here slacker!" Lance tried not to laugh, normally they showed up in classes together but today Josh had gotten stuck talking to the team captain after he had and Lance had run ahead this time to try to sneak in a moment with Eve before his brother could catch up. He knew it was a short lived moment but he'd gotten to see Eve's legs first AND a hug! Lance grinned inwardly. Luckily there was room on the other side of Eve for Josh to sit on the blanket so she would be sandwiched between the twins.

"Hey that was a good play with that quaffle pass earlier!" The brothers were both chasers on the Hufflepuff quidditch team and usually played seemlessly together like they could read each other's minds whenever they were on the pitch.

[Eve Mallory]

Because she was embarassed she tried to hide her legs a bit but she couldn't hide her face lighting up. It always did when either of her men showed up, but to keep her smile perfectly accurate as to not let anyone see what she felt took a lot of work.

Did she love Josh? As a brother definitely, just like she loved Lance. They were her men of course but...she couldn't define the ache she felt when he wasn't around, or when he left her behind. She felt so hollow when he wasn't there.

"You're even more late." she chided him with her smile, but when he complimented her she beamed, "You're forgiven." and patted the spot next to her, maybe it was wrong of her but she loved this class the most, it was just the three of them, just like old times.

[Rystain Quandry]

Rystain leaned back further on the beach blanket he was sharing with Lyra and ran his gaze over her skin. She could give any girl in the school a run for their galleons with her flawless looks and watching her laying there with a confidence in herself and most of her body exposed to his up close view. He knew she was taunting him by laying so close and half naked like that but he didn't care if if she was entertaining herself at his expense, as long as he got to enjoy the benefits of looking without worrying about anything else. A shame she'd never aproached him though, he would have enjoyed the challenge he was sure she'd be when alone.

Then he looked up as several students entered the classroom doorway, two falling over and then one by one they all managed to change their clothing in different ways. One was Alice and he noted that Frank wasn't with her again. It was such a shame too cause he wanted to see them together, then he could get ahead on their little deal and he'd be free for his future. He watched as everyone got settled and went back to giving Lyra his attention.

"So what do you think this whole survival class is going to be about? I hope it doesn't involve too much work." ..or involve you getting more dressed again, he thought idly. He summoned himself some sunglasses so he could admire the other girls in the room without being noticed. Sam for one, Alice of course but she wasn't really his type of personality, and even mousy little Eve was quite cute today with her slender legs showing. Too bad she was always with one of those Jordan brothers, she could be cute if she ever got out of those bags she wore under her oversized robes. At least Lyra wasn't ashamed to show off what she had and he admired her for her boldness.

[Eve Mallory]

Eve would have been mortified if she thought Rystain was looking at her, even if it was just her legs. Although she might have been angry first, that was if she could work up enough heat to get an emotion as strong as angry, oh it had happened upon occasion but arguing just took too much out of her.

She laid back and rested her head on a make shift pillow she had then summoned for them to lean against. "This is kind of nice...I'm almost worried for when Class actually starts."

[Josh Jordan]

"Why thank you Lance, although, I don't think I could have pulled it off without you there!" It was true. Josh and Lance worked extremely well together when it came to being chasers. Once they had something going, it was hard to stop them.

Josh laid back, and rested his head next to Eve's. "Kind of nice? Kind of are not the words. This is nice." He flashed a grin in her direction. "Although, class shall be interesting. It always is. Don't worry, I won't let you get bored. And Eva, you need to relax. You shouldn't look like you're going to jump at the sound of a mouse! Trust me, you look nice. I promise. You know I would never lie to you."

[Lance Jordan]

Lance heard his brother flirt with Eve and for once kept his mouth shut. If nothing else he respected his brother's closeness with Eve, though he usually wasn't afraid to tease him about it. But he didn't want to break into their little moment, besides if Josh would rather be with Eve that was fine by him that meant he could have Genevieve and not feel too guilty about it.

It was a funny thing though, Lance knew that Josh had something for Eve and still had a bit of a crush on Josh though he hadn't admitted to it openly. And Lance had always cared for Eve but didn't want to get in his brother's way since Josh was usually the first to go to her when she needed someone and so even though Lance usually wanted to be there too he held back and just let his big brother be with Eve. It had always been like that even as kids, Lance had always harbored feelings for Eve but for Josh's sake he never let them show too much.

Then of course Genevieve had come along and well she was beautiful too. And he'd been torn between them durring his second year when Eve had joined them at school. But as always his brother was usually the first to help Eve with anything, not that Lance really minded much.. he still leaned more towards the fun and carefree Genevieve who was so pretty it made his heart melt. It was odd he knew to care about two girls, the same two girls his twin cared about. Strange but there nonetheless, and he couldnt' blame his brother for his good taste. They shared alot in their lives, it was only fitting they would share friends as well.

But he had no hard feelings to his brother as much as he usually teased, taunted and cajoled him... they had an unspoken agreement that they both seemed to understand that Josh liked Eve more and Lance liked Genevieve more... and no matter what they joked about they tended to work in unison even when they didn't mean to. Just like in Quidditch.

Lance sat back up while Josh was busy flirting with Eve and scanned the room. He missed Genevieve, knowing she had chosen not to take this class. But he still thought about her and then laid back down on the pillow with his brother and Eve. He did enjoy being just the three of them sometimes, it was like old times.

[Eve Mallory]

Eve nodded towards him and blushed properly when he said that she shouldn't look like she was going to jump. She was fairly obvious about how she felt she looked, but then she was always comparing herself to Genevieve and other girls. After all even in this class it seemed that the girls were all bigger than her and more developed. How could Josh ever like a twig like her in comparison?

She had to stop bemoaning her size, there was after all a few advantages. One large advantage came in the form of a hug from either Jordan brother, they were so large and she was so tiny it was enveloping and she often felt safe.

"I'll relax, we're at the beach after all." she smiled leaning into Josh Just slightly as she looked up at the sky.

[Josh Jordan]

A bigger grin spread across his face as he noticed that Eve relaxed. Josh loved it whenever she was relaxed. It seemed to be soothing, and it was good to see that she wasn't hiding too much of her body either. Sure, Josh thought that Eve was beautiful and he didn't mind that she wore baggy clothes, but he had always wanted to see that extra confidence level in her.

"You should come with me to Hogsmeade this weekend. I personally think you need a few more sets of clothes. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with what you have, and I love it. Maybe expand your selection, because honestly I think you look your hottest right now. Don't you agree Lance?"

[Lyra Newbury]

Lyra picked her head up to see Rystain better as he spoke to her. She propped herself up on her arms, arching her back to stay in the laying position. She considered his question lightly, looking around at the newcomers as she spoke. "Probably something we'll never need. I can't see any reason, once you've got your apparators license, that you would ever be trapped on a desert island." She evaluated the Jordan brothers as they caught her eye, and rolled over onto her back so that she didn't need to crane her neck to look at them. "But if I do end up on one, I wouldn't mind having one of them with me." She tilted her head in the direction of Lance and Josh and grinned mischievously.

[Rystain Quandry]

Rystain chuckled quietly so only Lyra could hear him. "You'd probably have them under your spell in minutes if you tried." He meant it as a compliment to her beauty. He wasn't competitive to the other guys Lyra took to looking at, he knew that he was currently looking at the slender girl between them himself.

[Lyra Newbury]

One side of her mouth pulled upwards into a lopsided grin at Rystain's words. "I don't see why they waste their time with her. She's far too skinny." She hadn't noticed Rystain looking at Eve, but Lyra knew he would be able to follow the conversation without having to say the girl's name. Anytime a name was said it only drew attention to the fact that someone was being talked about.

[Eve Mallory]

Eve shrugged, " If you'd like." she nodded in affirmation to going to Hogsmeade, of course she would do anything to spend more time with them, even if it meant parading around in clothes that wouldn't look good on such a tiny girl.

When Josh said she looked her hottest she didn't quite know how to take it and instead made a joke, " Well yes silly, this is the hottest I've ever been." she winked then nudged her head upwards towards the sun indicating what kind of hot she was talking about, still she couldn't hide her blush.

She turned to Lance and shook her head, " Your brother says things just to make me blush."

She noticed then that Lyra was staring at Josh and Lance and Eve's nose twitched possessively as if she could hear what the girl was saying about the guys and what she had been saying about Eve herself.

[Samantha Montgomery]

Samantha noticed the twins and the girl as well but she had a purely objective view of them. They made a cute family. She noticed the guys with Eve and made a decision about them. They were the kind to love one woman for the rest of their lives, to honor her, and to want nothing but the best for that significant other. She wondered which would end up with the girl in the middle, she seemed insecure but she was cute in her own way so Sam wouldn'tve believed her shyness, especially the way she had those two guys wrapped around her finger.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, someone likes to joke today," he said leaning up on one elbow, facing Eve and Lance. He looked down at her and a mischevious grin spread across his lips. "I should have said you look your sexiest today." He gave a playful wink in his brother's direction. "Although, since you turn my compliments into jokes, I figure there should be a payment for that."

He put a finger to his chin, acting like he was thinking. "Hm, what kind of payment?" He grew quite for a second. "I know!" Josh moved his hands quickly and began tickling her sides.

[Eve Mallory]

He stole her breath when he reappeared over her face and scrunched her nose to get a better view of him now that he was blocking the sun at his mischevious smile and words her own smile grew warm until he mentioned punishment and her heart sped up. Warily she glanced between him and then Lance and then all around for somewhere to run.

"Oh...no Josh...don't..." she tried pityingly but it was too late of course he knew all of her tickle spots the infernal man, and he was torturing her. Soon she was shrieking and protesting trying to fend him off by holding his hands still but he outweighed her by like a ton.

"Oh not Fair!" she cried but she was enjoying this as much as it could be enjoyed.

[Nikita Long]

Nikita hadn't started the class yet and why when the students were already doing a good job of transfiguring beach equipment, she thought of that being the sole lesson today, really the only danger laid in the jungle behind the students.

He watched as a group began rough housing and wondered whether or not she should break it up, it all seemed to be in good fun although she wasn't quite sure if it was proper behavior or if she should stop it. Then again glancing at Lyra's choice of attire and at least the smaller girl was for the most part clothed. She couldn't blame the students since the heat was fairly unbearable.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh laughed as he tickled her. He felt her hands try to stop his, and his ears turned red. Like, Lance, Josh's ears turned red instead of his cheeks. However, from time to time, his cheeks would turn a blush color, but today, it was his ears.

After a few more moments of tickling her, Josh finally stopped so that she could breath. He flashed her a smile, with his hands still resting at her sides. "Oh, I do believe that that was fair. It is always fair when I tickle you. That's life." He gave her a playful wink.

[Eve Mallory]

"You're mean." she pouted after she had her breath back she was still panting heavily, "I'll get you back for that, you know I will. You know I know all your spots too!" she threatened him but for the moment she was as weak as a newborn kitten. Still Josh knew her limits and was surprisingly gentle with her, he could have easily broken a rib applying enough pressure, he was strong and she was small but she was never worried, he'd always been gentle and he always would be.

Her eyes were closed as she relaxed her muscles again and finally she opened them to peer at him with a slightly grumpy look on her face.