to hagrids, to hagrids to get a cute date (4puffs)

[Eve Mallory]

Memories had assailed her as well. A tomboy at heart in her youth she was always one to prove that she could climb this tree or spit just as far as the twins could. When they went off to Hogwarts without her it was the saddest year of her life, she saw them on vacations of course, but it wasn’t the same. A lot happened the year they were gone, the biggest thing however was when her mother died giving birth to a second child, the child died as well. Eve’s father closeted himself away after that choosing to drink his sorrows away rather than be with the daughter he did have. She reasoned that it was just too painful for him.

When her letter came from Hogwarts she even debated going. Who would take care of her papa while she was gone? She had decided not to go and even hid her powers from her father informing him that she was a squib. It wouldn’t much matter, she could learn whatever she needed to from books and the like. It was not to be that way, her aunt firmly took things in hand and shooed her off to school while promising to look after her father. Her aunt knew she wasn’t a squib and always had great faith in her, more than Eve *ever* had in herself.

Once reunited with the boys she was starting to find happiness again, until the inevitable happened. Girls. Genevieve especially. Girls just complicated everything. Sighing in her thought as Josh told his story of putting sand in Lance's pants she laughed but her mind was elsewhere.

She thought of when she was ten and they eleven the night just before they were about to leave for school. She had stayed the night at their house.

She was trying so hard to be brave then, wishing them every happiness, saying that she'd miss them but she was going to have a baby brother or sister of her own so she would have plenty to do while they were gone. It was only a facade that Josh had seen through, her eyes had welled up with tears that she was trying so hard not to spill, but she could never hide anything from Josh. They did fall eventually in large plops down her face as she hugged him and begged him not to leave her. She fell asleep in his arms keeping her own fierce hold on her friend afraid that he would forget her.

Then, all of a sudden, she knew she was dreaming because while he was talking about funny past stories and such, he got nervous all of a sudden, and her Josh didn't get nervous all that often, and then, to prove it was a dream...a heavenly one at that, Josh did what he did in all Eve's dreams, he asked her out....and now especially to the Yule ball...But it was just a dream. She pinched herself, "Ow!" she shook her head rubbing the spot then smiling up at him, perhaps she had just heard wrong, "I'm sorry...what did you say?"

[Josh Jordan]

He sighed as he rushed the words out. They were jumbled, and of course, Eve didn't understand what he said. He didn't blame her. If he didn't know what he was saying, he wouldn't have understood it any better.

Josh raised an eyebrow as she pinched herself. "Eva, are you OK?" He shook that off, but felt his ears grow hotter as she smiled. He loved to see her smile. It could make him feel better in an instant. This time, her smile did give him more confidence, or maybe it was because he already said it. "Erm. I was wondering if you would like to go to the dance with me," he repeated slower than what he said the first time. Josh found himself not really being able to look her directly in the eyes. He couldn't let her see his eyes if she said no. Much like his brother, his eyes told everything.

[Eve Mallory]

She was biting her lip, she was a little stunned, but the part of her that was jumping for joy had to be tamped down if only because she didn't want to scare him with her enthusiasm, he was no doubt asking her as a friend, probably because Lance had wanted to take Genevieve too... probably they had discussed it last night and picked which one they would ask, she didn't think they were cruel enough to draw straws but she did have to wonder at his request, even if she didn't wonder about her answer, " You want to go with me?" she asked, as a new dreaded thought came to her, oh it was fine for them to hang out and everything but...the dance...that was a couples thing what if people thought they were a couple, not only that, standing next to Josh...whcih was her favorite thing to do, was going to put her in a very childlike picture, who is that little girl with that gorgeous man? She could practically hear them asking.

"Well..Josh you'd know that I'd love nothing more than to go to the dance with you...of course only if you're sure it's what you want." she said steadily there was a small tremor in her voice but she tried to keep calm.

Dear Lord, please don't let me embarass him.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh felt a smile tug at the corners of his mouth. His eyes started to have that little twinkle to them. "Of course that's what I want. I wouldn't want anything more, and besides why wouldn't I want to go to the dance with you? You're my Eva." A great relief washed over him. He thought that some other guy might have asked her, but of course he was relieved that he got to her first.

He would never understand why Eve put herself down. She was beautiful and she shouldn't try to hide it. Josh's ears were still red. As they walked, he placed his arm around her shoulders. Now, he felt more confident than he had. A few people looked at them, but Josh didn't say a word to them, he kept his attention on Eve, just like it used to be. "I think we'll have a lot of fun. Don't you?"

[Genevieve Danforth]

Genevieve smiled. She certainly wasn't thinking such deep thoughts as Lance. She was imagining how it would be at the dance, with Lance in his dress robes and her wearing a pretty blue gown. Her hair would be piled on top of her head in a glorious grown of curls, and all the other students would be watching them, because they were so pretty. She wondered if they elected a Yule King and Queen. Surely they would win. Unless of course, Josh and Eve won. Thinking of Eve, she tried to think about some of the ways she would help to make over Eve. By the time Gen was done with her, Josh wouldn't be able to take his eyes off of Eve. It would be such fun!

"Oh, I can't wait until the dance!" Genevieve said. "I wish it was sooner. I can't wait to dance with you."

[Eve Mallory]

But I'm not your Genevieve. She lamented that fact in her head but soon her smile won out, especially when he put his arm around her. Her heart rate sped up and she swallowed before stopping in her tracks, "Josh.." she said quietly looking down at her feet. Tears had misted at her eyes but she reigned them in so the next she looked up at him her eyes were luminous and large, "Thank you for asking me..."she felt such profound relief that she would be going to the dance at all let alone with Josh.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh stopped when Eve stopped and looked curiously at her. "It's no problem. I'm glad that no other guy had asked you yet. You were my number one pick," he said being honest. "Lance asked me last night and I said that I was going to ask you first and hope that you wouldn't turn me down." Josh gave her a wink and then leaned down to kiss her forehead like he did from time to time. Eve was the only one he did that to, and it was going to stay that way. After all, his brother had a huge thing for Genevieve, so Josh was going to let him have her all to himself. Then Eve on the other hand, as the one that he had a crush on since they were little, although he never openly admitted it Lance knew it.

"And besides, I would rather go with you anyway because there's never a dull moment." Josh could feel his ears getting red again and his arm was still around her shoulders. He swallowed. "Hm. Have I told you today how pretty you look? Of course you look pretty everyday actually." Wow. That didn't really come out the way he expected it to, but he would deal with it.

[Eve Mallory]

She leaned into his kiss surprising herself and was even more surprised by his compliments. He had to stop saying things like that, and doing the things he was doing or she'd lose all of her control. "No..." she said softly, " No one's asked me..." she smiled then, "I don't think anyone knows I'm alive asside from you and Lance and Viv." but she liked it that way, she liked her small group, she was almost afraid that the world was just too big for such a small Eve.

"Hm. Have I told you today how pretty you look? Of course you look pretty everyday actually."

She laughed, "Josh." she said rolling her eyes but she closed the gap between them putting her arms around his waist as well as they were walking, " You just like seeing my cheeks turn red." she said because she did blush whenever he complimented her and she couldn't help it, " Besides, I've already said yes, you wooing me is only going to make the other girl's jealous." she teased.

[Josh Jordan]

"I'm sure that other guys know that you're alive. It's just you're with me and Lance most of the time, and I figure that they know not to bother you." Josh would become slightly jealous if some other boy took a liking to Eve and tried to make a move. He would step in real quick.

"Of course I do! It's a pretty shade on your cheeks." He loved how he could make her blush, and of course he tried to make her every chance he had. "Well, let the other girls be jealous! I wouldn't have thought about asking anyone else to the dance, other than you Eva. And if I couldn't have gone to the dance with you, I probably wouldn't have gone at all."

[Eve Mallory]

"Then the Yule ball would certainly be lacking this year in the fine upstanding category. We couldn't have that." she said teasing quite seriously. " I can see all the broken hearts now laying at your feet, and blaming me had I said no to you." She grinned at him, " For you are a marvelously graceful creature when you want to be." actually when he danced with her she never thought he was out of step, they simply synced completely.

[Josh Jordan]

"Thank you," he replied. "I try to be graceful, but sometimes you know that lacks." He gave her a wink as they continued their journey down to Hagrid's. "Of course, at the dance, we'll make a lot of people jealous, and you are my only pick to do that with." He thought about dancing with her. That was going to be fun. It wasn't that Josh was a terrible dancer, he was actually pretty decent and with Eve it seemed like he was better. Lance, of course, was the best at dancing between the two of them.

"Oh I can't wait! And that reminds me. I'll have to go and buy dress robes! I'll drag Lance with me, because I'm sure that he'll need some too." He smiled again and pulled her closer to him as they neared Hagrid's.

[Eve Mallory]

She dreaded getting a dress, perhaps Genevieve would help her, or perhaps she could find...something...she couldn't just wear her robes to the dance unfortunately, no she would have to have a dress. Great something new to worry about, oh well. She wouldn't let it get her down now she was all smiles approaching the hut with Josh's arms around her.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh noticed the look on her face. "Don't worry about your dress! I know for a fact that you will look beautiful in anything you wear." He gave her a wink before he looked back up and continued to walk to Hagrid's.

Once they got there, he noticed Lance and Genevieve looking pretty happy together. Josh didn't remove his arm from being around Eve's shoulders. "Hello Lance, Genevieve," he said with a grin.

[Lance Jordan]

Sept 17, 2008 23:34:18 GMT -5 Genevieve Danforth said:

"Oh, I can't wait until the dance!" Genevieve said. "I wish it was sooner. I can't wait to dance with you."

Lance couldn't wait either, he actually loved to dance and he had learned just for Eve and Genevieve because they loved to dance too. "You can dance with me anytime you want, you don't have to wait for a yule ball you know." His eyes were twinkling as he stood picking her up in his arms and started to dance with her scooped up almost like a child so she had no choice but to wrap her arms around his neck as he hummed softly to her.

Once they got there, he noticed Lance and Genevieve looking pretty happy together. Josh didn't remove his arm from being around Eve's shoulders. "Hello Lance, Genevieve," he said with a grin.

He was still dancing with her in his arms grinning to himself and kissed her forehead when he noticed his brother and Eve approach. "Hey guys..." he said looking impish but didn't set Genevieve down right away.

[Eve Mallory]

Coming along the happy scene she couldn't help but feel a pang for when Lance and her used to dance together.

Eve was a dancer, she did ballet and of course she knew all the social dances very well. She did well in most of the arts, singing, dancing, painting, but very few people knew that about her, well very few people knew about her.

"Hi guys." she said in her quiet voice.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh also felt a pang as he saw Lance and Genevieve dancing. Although he hid that fact and still had his arm around Eve. Which of course he didn't mind.

"Looks like someone is having some kind of fun." He grinned at his brother, and took a seat on a pumpkin, pulling Eve with him. He gently rested his chin on her shoulder. "I take it you asked her," he said with another smile.

[Lance Jordan]

Lance realized that his brother's arm was over Eve's shoulders possesively and quirked a brotherly eyebrow that silently meant "so she said yes?" They had talked last night about the dance and had both very easily decided who would ask who, not that there had been much need to discuss it.. but he still had wanted to make sure to ask Genevieve before Josh might change his mind, but by the return look he got which passed over the girls heads unnoticed indicated not only that she'd said yes but he was happy. Lance was happy too, and he still didn't put Genevieve down not wanting to stop holding her but he had stopped humming and dancing, "Yes she did.." Lance said answering his brothers spoken question. "We were just dancing... " he said impishly his ears flushing a bit red.

[Eve Mallory]

Eve landed with an "Oof" on Josh's lap, which she wasn't expecting to be pulled onto and she had to blink to readjust. It was strange seeing them like this...so...couple like, but she was the only one who didn't see herself in a relationship. She could have sworn that Josh liked Genevieve and the truth was she was almost willing to reproach Lance for asking Genevieve, when he knew that Josh liked her, which in itself was highly convoluted.

Not that she wanted Josh to take Genevieve, in fact that would've probably broken her heart, but since she knew that Josh wanted to go with Genevieve, and Lance had stolen it from him, she was angry on Josh's behalf. No, it didn't make any sense to her either.

[Josh Jordan]

Josh only grinned to his brother, letting him know the answer was yes and that he was happy. In fact, Josh didn't really think about taking Genevieve to the dance. Eve was his first choice because he enjoyed dancing with her.

He put his arms around her as they sat on the pumpkin. Josh realized that he could get used to doing something like this. Eve didn't seem to have any problems with it, so that made him even more happy. He gave a quick kiss to Eve's shoulder before his brother or Genevieve could see, and then rested his chin gently on her shoulder again. He would have asked Eve to dance, but he was too content to move at the moment.

[Eve Mallory]

She was too startled to ask what was going on, but something was and she wasn't sure what it was. Josh had asked her to the dance as a friend but...what had been going on with him lately? They were a lot more...touchy feely as of late, and no she didn't mind in the least, because honeslty she wanted him to touch her she wanted him to kiss her, on the forehead, on the cheek, and now on the shoulder, but when did all this happen?

She was confused but she almost didn't want to speak for fear that his attention would stop.