Transfiguration Lesson 3: Survivor

[Josh Jordan]

"Me, mean? I think you have me confused with Lance. I'm never mean," Josh replied with a smile. He hadn't any doubt that Eve would try and get him back. Of course, he'd let her come after him anyway.

He continued to look down at her. He couldn't help himself because he was lost for a few moments. Whenever Eve opened her eyes, he gave her a confused look. "Why do you look grumpy? Not that it's not a bad look on you or anything, but what did I do?"

[Eve Mallory]

"You tickled me silly." she smiled, her lips betrayed her curling into that smile but then she softened as he seemed worried and brought her hand up to his face trying to smooth out his confused expression, " I was planning your demise, but please don't look so lost." she closed her eyes again and burrowed against him. She saw nothing wrong with curling up against an old friend, they had been children together, they had slept in the same bed multiple times when they were kids, and she still occasionally snuck out to be with him...whenever she had a nightmare or was afraid of the dark she usually ended up calling his name. She couldn't help it, she didn't have a self defense mechanism. Lance and Josh were her self defense, they'd never let anything bad happen to her.

[Lance Jordan]

Josh said:

"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?"

"All four of us should go, then maybe we call all help you pick something out. And I think Eve is so hot she's making us sweat!" Lance was only half teasing, but he was also half serious about seeing Eve's legs. And if he knew anything his brother probably was too, maybe more so.

Eve said:

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

"Maybe but he doesn't ever lie to you either. And I happen to agree with him." He said that with a mischievous smirk. But when his brother started to tickle Eve he let his brother have some fun and didn't interrupt but he did watch her squirm and that was almost as fun. "Get a room you two" He said good naturedly at Josh chuckling when he noticed the professor frowning at them.

He thought about Genevieve a moment before going back to watching Eve and his brother joking together. He missed her when she wasn't with him, but he still enjoyed his times with Eve too. And he always was with Lance, most of the time and didn't even think once to be jealous of his 'older' brother. They had a mutual understanding of each other and it had always been that way, even now with their two girls they just shared their feelings for them but also respected the other when moments like these came up.

[Josh Jordan]

"Oh, planning my demise were you?" He chuckled. "I'm waiting to see what you can come up with that pretty head of yours." As Eve burrowed against him, he automatically put his arms around her. This was nothing new. He was used to doing this, and frankly he liked doing it. Josh didn't mind all the times she had called his name in the dark because she was frightened. He didn't mind that he shared a bed with her several times. He would always be there for her.

"Well, I can't help but look lost. You're the one that makes me this way."

[Eve Mallory]

It was times like this that everything else faded away. The dark, the nightmares, the world, Genevieve, sometimes even Lance. Times like this when she could hear his heart beating and her own matching it that she felt the world was fine and it didn't need her to worry about it. He made her feel like tackling a mountain lion or facing a dementor, it didn't matter because he loved her, perhaps he didn't "love" her, but he cared and that was good enough, even if she didn't see him as much as she would have liked.

"Lance." she said remembering his existance, she turned in Josh's arms and smiled at the brother, " I can't believe you didn't defend me from his tickling." she chided.

[Lance Jordan]

"Why and spoil watching you wiggle? No way was I gonna miss THAT!" He smirked at her feeling momentarily forgotten and a tad hurt but he tried not to let on. He liked Eve too but.. he sometimes felt a bit left out between these two when they were together, though he still was never jealous of their closeness. But he did miss the times when Eve used to curl up to him like that too.. before they'd started Hogwarts that is.

[Eve Mallory]

She reached for his hand, and held it firmly as if reading his thoughts. It felt strange folding in his arms, oh that wasn't to say it didn't happen occasionally because heaven forbid Josh ever do anything to upset her, but there were many times when Lance was the first to find her. Still she knew that Lance had the massive crush on Genevieve and it felt wrong to intrude on her territory, even though she felt as if her territory had been crushed and invaded.

" Keep saying things like that and I won't forgive you. Both you and your brother take too much pleasure in watching me squirm, and I'll have you know that I may be tiny, but I know how to take the both of you down so nyah." she said sticking her tongue out.

[Lance Jordan]

"I don't think I remember ever complaining when you manage to take us down... " He looked down at their hands and wanted to sigh. He really missed having Eve close too, but he still knew that Josh had always liked her so much that he often found himself stepping back. Most of the time it wasn't as noticable though because Genevieve was around and that usually made him distracted anyways and he really did have strong feelings for Viv. But that didnt' mean he didn't still care for Eve too.

He had to stop thinking like that, Josh was happier when Eve was around and he liked his brother being happy, as much as he knew his brother was the same way with him. Like an unspoken twin rule you just didn't go out to hurt your brother cause it would be like hurting himself. Lance squeezed Eve's hands and winked "..besides no matter what you'll always be our Eve."

[Eve Mallory]

She looked up behind her at Josh, " Is that true?" she asked, she couldn't help the small tremor of her voice, "Will I always be your Eve?" she wanted to know and looked at them both a very telling look on her face that being their Eve was extremely important to her

[Josh Jordan]

"Of course you will always be our Eve, Eva!" He gave her a smile. "That will never change. When we get out of Hogwarts, and grow old, you will still be our Eve, no matter what. You have always been that way, and well, you know that we don't like a whole lot of changes. Plus, no one could replace you! You're too special for that!"

[Lance Jordan]

Lance nodded in agreement, "exactly. Besides you don't think we'd let someone else steal you away now would we?" It was one thing to share with his brother it was something completely different to share her with someone else. Lance was fiercly protective of Eve, almost as much as Josh was and knew he'd have words to say if some other guy ever tried to steal her away.

[Eve Mallory]

She smiled once more and was tempted to close her eyes and never wake up from the dream, "I don't know what I ever did to be so lucky." she told them both sincerely, " But I'm the luckiest girl in all the world." she promised them then glanced around her. "What do you think is going on with this class?"

[Lance Jordan]

"Looks like a vacation to me.. but I suspect there's more reason to a stranded island than just sand and water for class. But who knows.. she's not like any professor I've ever met so who knows what she'll spring on us next. She said 'survival' last class so.. I'm guessing something with that." Lance actually had been paying attention in class last time but he'd been busy hanging out with Eve and Josh on their couch, and wasn't sure if she'd said anything else about what that meant.

[Eve Mallory]

"Survival?" a small frown of worry locked over her features as she thought of what that could mean. Would they have to fight? Would they get hurt? She wasn't extremely skilled with magic and so she worried for a second or two and tightened her hold on the brothers she had with her, they'd protect her of course...but who would protect them?

[Rystain Quandry]

Sept 17, 2008 22:09:43 GMT -5 Lyra Newbury said:

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.

Rystain spoke softly in a deep voice to Lyra, "is that a hint of jealousy that they aren't after you, Lyra? Maybe they like ducks more than swans." He waited to see if he would get a rise out of her, he knew she enjoyed being beautiful but he figured she'd be happy that the girl had 'skinny legs' as she put it.

Then he leaned closer to Lyra and whispered, "Then again, no one could come close to compare to your legs, my dear." He was speaking in an almost predator voice, hard and firm. He wasn't speaking in an endearment as such normally used, but instead as a wolf would say to his lunch. And almost immediately leaned back to relax again without waiting for a response.

[Lyra Newbury]

Lyra rolled her eyes at him and remarked, "No one likes ducks over swans. And no, that's not it. I just think she could use a little food is all. Poor girl looks like she's already been stranded on a desert island." She looked over at Eve again and then back to Rystain. She wasn't jealous of every pretty girl in school, no matter what he or anyone else thought. Lyra actually enjoyed looking at attractive girls, it was much more pleasant than looking at the homely ones. But Bek was daft, and Eve was too skinny. They were obvious facts. She couldn't understand why stating them would pin her as jealous.

Lyra smirked as he remarked on her legs. She did have good legs and showed them off as much as possible. Of course in winter there were less opportunities, thank Merlin for this 'survival' lesson. Rystain looked...smug? Confident? Whatever it was it made her smile bigger. He had very little affect on her by this time, but no one could resist that voice.

[Rystain Quandry]

Rystain smirked so she could see it. He didn't care if she thought he was smug or confident. He was but that was besides the point. He closed his eyes and stretched out enjoying the sun. It's not like to you get to sunbathe in class every day, especially in the middle of Autumn and he was going to take advantage of it while he could as he stripped of his shirt and stuck it under his head as a pillow.

He didn't necessarily think she was jealous... just that she was superior.. like a queen who wanted to be seen on her throne and wanted to be surrounded by other beautiful things, and still be able to out shine them. And he had no doubt that she could, but he wasn't about to feed her what she wanted. Not without enjoying himself first.

[Samantha Montgomery]

Samantha was caving to the heat and since class wasn't starting any time soon she decided to change as well, especially when Rystain put his shirt behind his head.

Being prematurely granted curves had its advantages when wearing a bathing suit, though hers was a one piece...if it could be called that. The suit dipped low enough in the back it solely covered her tail end and left her back completely exposed then in the front the neckline dipped past her belly button, but everything of importance was covered, and it really wasn't a skimpy suit, classy was more the word as it clasped between her breasts with an emerald pin, her favoritizm towards Slytherin. She stood then and moved into the sun.

The professor hadn't given any directions yet as to what they were going to do so why not have a bit of fun in the sun so to speak. She conjured a beach volley ball, "Are you up for it?" she asked stepping into Rystain's and Lyra's view. She shrugged with her glasses still hiding half her face which hid the smirk in her eyes.

[Lyra Newbury]

Lyra turned her attention away from Rystain and his cocky little attitude when Sam approached them in a much more revealing outfit than she had been wearing only moments ago. The girl held a volleyball, and was clearly mistake in thinking Lyra had any coordination when it came to sports. Perhaps coordination wasn't the right word. She just didn't care enough about sports to both putting for any effort, which made her look clumsy next to any sort of ball. "I think I'll pass. We so rarely get sun in England. Even if its fake, I want to take advantage of it. Of course if you need someone to keep score, I'm your girl."

[Eve Mallory]

Eve settled herself in Josh's arms a bit more snugly wondering when class would start, she saw Sam strip into her bathing suit and tightened her hold on Josh's arms subconsciously. If she could she would have taken both boys and ran into the jungle since surely a fate in there would be much more preferable to the one on the beach with skin exposed, how could she ever compete.

She couldn't even call what Sam was wearing as exposing or trashy since it looked very classy and good on her, and of course everything was covered. Lyra had more of her skin exposed and even she looked nice. Eve felt a faint blush and wondered what Josh would do if she ever wore something like that, and she thought she could if she thought she had the body for it. She looked down at her t-shirt and sighed to herself.