don't you float away. ♥ [Avery]

[heartsout]

. The past few days had been some of the best since Jackson came to Trios. Exploding the potions room with their Draught of War, covering the classroom with pink potioness. And he didn't even mind that they had received detention or had to clean the classroom without any magic. Then there was their food fight in the Great Hall, which he was excited to see work out; despite the fact he was attacked with chocolate pudding. ;-; He was hoping that the Gang would pull more pranks in the very near future, because someone has to stir things up around here.

But Jackson Hurley was a boy on a mission. His mission: to surprise his girlfriend, because after all she deserved it. It was after lessons, and he made his way across the lawns with a folded up blanket, a picnic basket filled with yummy food, Avery's stuffed animal; Mr. Lion, and his own pink bunny Thomas. The corners of his lips turned up into a smile and humming the tune to Island by The Starting Line, the boy stopped at a spot under a big tree near the bank of the lake.

The fifth year laid out the blanket, which was light blue covered in rainbow coloured polka-dots, and placed Mr. Lion and Thomas right next to each other. He'd convinced a little Mihael first year to steal Mr. Lion from Avery's dorm, because he wasn't allowed into the Mihael common room. [: He set out some of the food inside the basket on the blanket; chocolate chip cookies, jelly beans, gummy bears, and a few other things.

Jackson had sent a letter to Avery that read:

Miss Moretti-
I have taken Mr. Lion for ransom, and if you ever wish
to see him again, you will have a picnic with me at
the lake at 5:30pm.
-Me.

Now, just to make my post a little bit longer, Mister Prefect was dressed in a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and blue hippo Vans. On his torso was a light blue PlayRadioPlay! t-shirt that fell over a studded purple belt. Hmm. ^-^ Grinning, Jackson hid in the nearest set of bushes, peering through the leaves, waiting for Avery. This way, he could surprise attack her with hugs and kisses. ♥

[Avery Moretti]

Little Miss Avery Rosa Moretti was such a good little girl. A nice smile on her face, saying hello to people, being nice and kind. Sure, she liked to explode Potions classrooms and start food fights, but that doesn't make her evil does it? Well, maybe it does, but anyways. She was so innocent and kind that she never expected people to be mean to her. Yet, lessons were over and she'd skipped up to her dorm room to change into her casual clothes when something made her stop.

Where was Mr. Lion? She'd left him sleeping on her pillow this morning just like every morning. But he was gone. Her face went from :] to :O to >:O Who would steal her beloved stuffed animal? She'd had him since she was a teeny little toddler. The girl glared around the room at the girls, wondering which one of them did it. A little first year was cowering in a corner looking particularly guilty, and Avery was just about to go interrogate her when there was a tapping at the window.

Distracted, the Mihael walked over and took an envelope from a school owl. It was addressed to her. As she read it, she gasped. Mr. Lion being held ransom? Well, she must save him! Panda Girl to the rescue! Throwing off her clothes, she slipped into some skinny black jeans and a hello kitty t-shirt. Putting on some jewelry and a head band and black flats [see signature picture] to finish it all off. Then, she added a pair of giant, plastic, white-rimmed sunglasses so that she would look mysterious and stuff. After all, Mr. Lion had been kidnapped! It was very mysterious indeed.

Walking down to the lake, her bright blue eyes scanned the area before seeing a blanket and basket over under a big tree. Then, squinting, she thought she saw Mr. Lion sitting next to Thomas, Jackson's bunny. Gasping, she started walking closer; the situation was worse than she thought. The kidnapper had not only stolen Mr. Lion, but Thomas too. She wouldn't be surprised if Rascoe and Geoffrey were down there, too. ;-; Before she could reach the stuffed animals, however, she was tackled to the ground by the kidnapper. The girl squirmed for a minute before realizing who it was, gasping even more [if that was even possible], but very happy to know it wasn't some psycho.

[heartsout]

Crouched in his hiding place in the bushes, Jackson waited for Avery to show up, and we both know he is very impatient. But then in the distance he saw her little figure coming closer and closer, a smile forming on his face. Hopefully she wouldn't be too mad when she found out it was he who had taken Mr. Lion. But it was the only way he would be sure she'd show up, because she loves Mr. Lion, right? Right.

When she came close enough the boy jumped out from the bushes and tackled her, both of them falling to the ground. His smile still on his face he gave her a kiss on the lips. "You got my ransom note?" he asked, even though it was sort of obvious by her gasping. He let go of her and crawled to the blanket, sitting on his knees and picking up Mr. Lion. He reached into the basket and pulled out a lime green plastic squirt gun, which was full of water.

Jackson held the water gun about an inch from the stuffed animals head, his finger on the trigger. "Are you going to have a picnic with me or is Mr. Lion going to get a head full of water?" he asked, trying to sound like a member of the Irish mob, if there even was such a thing. >< He'd never heard of one, only the German and the Italian mob. But, if the Italian mob wore pin stripes, what did the German's wear? Hmm. Anyway, if Avery wanted Mr. Lion to remain dry, she'd say yes. [:

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[Avery Moretti]

Looking up at the boy on top of her, she gave him a kiss on the lips back and smiled, nodding her head. She felt better knowing it was just Jackson. Although, she would've come and had a picnic with him even if he hadn't kidnapped her stuffed animal. Speaking of that, how had he gotten into her dorm to get Mr. Lion? Perhaps he had cool powers because he was a prefect. Go Go Power Prefect Rangers!

"I got your ransom note, yes," she replied, sitting up and crawling over to the picnic blanket where he went. It was very purdy. Light blue with rainbow polka-dots. She wondered where he'd gotten it from. Though, her attention was torn away from the pretty picnic blanket when she watched as he picked up Mr. Lion, further putting a lime green plastic squirt gun to his head.

Making a horrified face, she wondered why he was being so cruel to her poor little baby. She would never shoot Thomas. Well, maybe if Jackson did something really- no! She would never shoot Thomas. :[ Looking at Jackson, she took off her big white sunglasses, gazing at him with her blue eyes all big and pouty. Nodding her head up and down slowly, since she would love to have a picnic, she reached out and took Mr. Lion from him, cuddling him in her arms. Then, she stuck her tongue out at him and said, "I would've come to a picnic with you without you kidnapping Mr. Lion."

Scooting over close to Jackson, so she was sitting beside him, Avery looked at his picnic basket with a smile, setting Mr. Lion down beside Thomas so that he'd have some company. It was actually very sweet of Mistuh Hurley to have done all this work for her. She got a little heart pain in her chest. Not the heart attack kind, but the kind you get when you really love someone. She leaned over to him and hugged him from the side, giving him a big wet kiss on the lips. Mwah! ♥

Blue eyes looked up at him and she said softly, "I love you." No problem in showing the person you love more than anything a little affection, right? Nope. And they didn't do it enough, she was beginning to realize. They didn't really have very many dates and alone time. Normally they met up with Holden and Jessica, but then they couldn't be all love-y and romantic 'cause it'd just be awkward to do that in front of their friends. So Avery made a mental note to spend more time with Jackson. He was the love of her life.

Releasing her grip on him, she crossed her legs and put her hands in her lap, looking at the basket of what she guessed was food. Unless he was going to pull out a bunch of stuffed animals and tea cups and saucers. Like an imaginary tea party. Actually, that would be just as fun and interesting as a normal picnic. With her interest now sparked more than it had been before, she nodded towards the basket and said, "Whatcha got in the basket, Microwave?"

[heartsout]

Still holding the squirt gun to the poor and defenseless lion's head, he blinked at her with his bright blue eyes. Jackson would never hurt Mr. Lion, and he didn't even like threatening him, but he'd made sure to handle him with extra care on the way down here. And this way, he could join Thomas and the couple for their picnic! [:

Biting his bottom lip as Avery took Mr. Lion from his lap, he set the squirt gun on the blanket next to the basket. It would have been a lot easier just sending her the owl than having to convince the little first year to steal the stuffed animal for him, which he was probably sure was terrified, as he kind of had to threaten her with the plastic quirt gun. Heehe, but it got the job done. "Even though, you have to appreciate what I did for you, right?" he asked with an innocent smile.

The boy was glad of what happened next, because kisses are the greatest. Putting his arms around her too, the best way you can when you're all sideways and stuff, he returned her kiss. He loved these little moments with Avery, he just wished they had more. =/ Looking into down into her eyes, he smiled a bit wider. Even though they showed their love for the other in different ways, he didn't think that either of them had ever actually said 'I love you' straight up. [Like a gangsta, straight up, yo.] Jackson kissed her on the lips for a few seconds, "I love you too," he said quietly. He loved her more than anything. ♥

The fifth year scooted back a bit and turned to wards her, pulling the picnic basket between them. "Picnic things!" he said with a bright smile. He reached inside and pulled out just what she was thinking, tea cups! They were white with Hello Kitty painted on them, with little blue clouds. They were adorable, he thought. He set a tea cup and saucer in front of them, including Thomas and Mr. Lion.

"And I have cookies too, and candy- lots of chocolate, and French fries! Just because I love them..." Jackson pulled out all the items he mentioned, setting them on the blanket, and last he pulled out a Hello Kitty tea kettle thingy that matched the cups and saucers. Holding it with both hands, he raised his eyebrows at Avery, "Tea Miss Lightbulb?" Ladies before gentlemen!

[Avery Moretti]

Avery eyed the squirt gun suspiciously as he laid it on the blanket beside the basket. She didn't want to be squirted by it, even though it would be fun. If anyone were to get squirted, she'd prefer it to be Avery squirting Jackson. For some reason, the Mihael got kicks out of picking on her boyfriend. Hexing him, pouring chocolate pudding on his head. It was all very amusing. At least, to her it was.

"I appreciate it very very much, Jacks," she said, smiling at him. Plus, her kisses and the 'I love you' that followed just proved that. When he hugged her and kissed her back, speaking in a whisper to her and then kissing her again, her heart melted. They hadn't really had any lovely romantic things happen with one another since their first kiss. No major things, anyway. This was like, an amazing thing for them. They'd definitely have to go on more dates together. When they were in a group with friends, they kind of got lost as being friends. When they were alone, they could fully express themselves. Which was spectacular for her little heart to feel. ♥

Distracted by their romantic-ness, Avery zoned back into the situation and grinned, looking down into the picnic basket as he opened it up. The tea set was amazing. Her smile brightened and she looked at the cups. So cute! And they matched her outfit today. As he set them all out for her, she looked at Thomas and Mr. Lion conversing with one another and acting like grand old pals. It was cute.

Avery oo-ed and aww-ed as he listed off what he brought. They were all great choices. Too bad there was no Mac 'n Cheese with Ketchup. :] Just kidding. ♥ Looking at the tea kettle, she nodded her head with excitement. "Yes, puh-lease!"

While Jackson was busy pouring the tea for her, himself, Thomas, and Mr. Lion, Avery took it upon herself to act like a big dork. Picking up two french fries, she stabbed them into her two front teeth and looked over at Jackson, the fries hanging from her teeth and mouth. "I'm a walwus! [I'm a walrus!]" she said, then burst out laughing. Sometimes, the fourth year was extremely lame. :]

[heartsout]

Jackson smiled, gently pushing his bangs out of his eyes. He was glad that she appreciated his kidnapping Mr. Lion and the picnic, because he wanted to do something spontaneous. Even though she did dump chocolate pudding on his head. They hadn't had very much spontaneity in their relationship for a while, if they even had much at all. Which was very sad indeed. To him, at least. D:

Looking back at the little Hello Kitty tea set, he poured tea into Avery's cup first, followed by Mr. Lion and Thomas, who seemed t be having a grand old time! They were going to be good friends, he could tell. ;D "They look like they're having fun," he said with small laugh. Then finally he poured himself some. He had never liked tea much, he was more of a coffee person, with vanilla and extra sugar, sometimes even a bit of whipped cream. Mmm, I'm making my mouth water just thinking about it.

Jackson set down the tea kettle gently, he didn't want to get any on the blanket, that would be just horrible. It was too amazing of a blanket for that. He wondered if Avery liked it, it reminded him of her bedroom walls, all the rainbow polka-dots. But his thoughts of the blanket didn't last long, because the next moment Avery had French fries in her teeth.

Raising his eyebrows, he tried to stop himself from laughing, but he couldn't help it, he burst out laughing. "You are a dork, you know that?" She was a cute dork though. [: He reached down and picked up a cookie, taking a bite. They were chocolate chip cookies, the most common cookie in the world, but the best. He liked oatmeal raisin cookies too, but not a lot of people he knew did. Awww, they're so delicious.

He liked it being just him and Avery better than when they were in a group with Holden and Jessica or anyone else. Except for Thomas and Mr. Lion, of course. When it was just the two of them, they could just be, well, like a couple. And they'd been together for at least a year, a whole year! They hadn't even gotten into a fight, oh but that's good huh? "So... Holden and Jess are like, a couple now..." he said wrinkling his nose up. He was sort of at a loss for words, and the girl should know he was bad at the whole conversation thing. "Oh, and I love your hair, I don't think I told you that earlier."

[Avery Moretti]

The tea that was poured into her cup looked yummy. She liked tea very much. Her mommy never liked her to drink it, but when her great aunt had been alive, she was always allowed to sneak tea at her house. Then she picked up her tea cup, holding it with two hands as she looked over at Thomas and Mr. Lion, laughing a little. They did look like they were having a lot of fun! Probably loving the fact that they were actually out of the dorm room and doing something for a change. She wondered if Rascoe or Geoffrey were bored right now. Well, Holden and Jess would just have to have a play-date for them.

Sipping her tea, she set it down again before doing the whole french fry walrus thing. Seeing Jackson's expression, she grinned, then burst out laughing along with him. Nodding her head, since she knew she was a dork to the max, she opened her mouth wide so that the fries went into her mouth, where she chewed them and swallowed them. Mhmm. Avery wasn't very lady-like. Only when she wanted to be. "But you love me anyways!"

Following his lead, she took a cookie as well, nibbling on it. Cookies were probably one of the best foods ever. So simple, yet so delicious. She liked lots of kinds of cookies. Blue eyes looked up at Jackson from her cookie, still nibbling on it like a squirrel. Avery sure was... "special". Nodding her head, she replied, "Yup. I think they're a cute couple, don't you? I mean, we both saw it coming. All best friends... Plus, we pretty much set them up with each other. We're like... match makers! They should be eternally in our debt." Avery smirked a bit, then added, "I just hope they stay together forever. Jessica has the habit of leaving and going home for long periods of time. If they broke up, it'd be all... awkward." She wrinkled her nose, looking at Jackson and wondering if he'd thought about any of this stuff. Maybe it was just her.

Smiling, she took a strand of her hair in her hand and looked at it. She thought it was nice for summer. It was kind of a summer-y hair style anyways. "Thank yous. I'm trying to find a charm that dyes hair and stuff. It'd be way easier than me spending all my precious money and doing all this effort for my hair."

[heartsout]

True, Jackson did love her anyways, dork or not. And you know what, he was going to marry her! He and Holden had it all planned out, too. They would have four children, and one was going to be a girl that he would name Tallulah, no matter what Miss Moretti said. Who knows, maybe by the time they actually had the baby, he'd change his mind. But for now he was sticking with Tallulah Hurley. Only problem, Avery didn't know about his plan for their future. Or even if they'd get married.

No, don't say that. Of course they would! [:

Setting down his half nibbled cookie for a moment, the boy picked up his own Hello Kitty tea cup, taking a sip. He'd never been the biggest fan of tea, but he liked it anyway. The liquid brought back memories though, like when he was little, whenever he couldn't sleep his mum wold make him tea to help him fall asleep. And when he was forced to play tea party with Telly, he'd always be last to get his. All of her little stuffed animals had to be served before him. Pooey.

After his sip of tea, Mister Prefect continued nibbling on his cookie, glancing over at Mr. Lion and Thomas, briefly wondering if they would like a cookie or maybe gummy bears or something. Smiling, he said: "Thomas, Mr. Lion," placing the cookies between them. They had to get them together more, because he was sure Thomas didn't like to be stuck in the dorm all the time. Maybe invite Rascoe and Geoffry, too. Making a mental note, Jackson looked back to Avery.

"Mhmm, we knew it had to happen one day. It was only a matter of time before they actually got together and stuff," he said with a nifty little grin, taking a bite from his chocolate chip cookie. Yum. Shaking his head, he had thought about that before. In fact, before they left for the break, his mind had been set solely on Holden and Jessica. It was be really awkward if that happened. Like, really, really awkward. "We'll just have to make sure that they stay together, at least until we all graduate." A thought dawned on him, he would graduate before the others, except Kelly. Stupid, yes. But, he'd wait for Avery, then marry her and they'd runaway and live happily ever after. Aww.

Jackson raised his eyebrow a little bit, taking another sip of tea. "I thought girls liked to spend money, though? Bah. I'm thinking about doing my hair soon. Maybe going with purple or green or something nifty like that," he said wrinkling up his nose. "Is there even such a charm?" It would sure come in handy, that's for sure.

[Avery Moretti]

When was he going to inform her that he was going to marry her? Hopefully in some romantic way, or else she just might say no. Just kidding, of course. :] She'd say yes no matter what. Though, four children might make Avery fat. She wouldn't really enjoy that whatsoever. Her high metabolism would probably take care of that, though. Lucky Jackson. Boys had it so easy. They get married, get the girl, and then the girl has to pop babies out of her. Painful. ;-;

Let's get off this topic, shall we? :]

She watched as Jackson placed some cookies in front of their stuffed animal friends. They were such a sweet pair. They'd definitely have to hang out again sometime. Maybe they could all schedule for Mr. Lion, Thomas, Rascoe and Geoffrey to have a play date sometime. That'd be fun! Four best friends with their toy pets as best friends. It was like the perfect thing. Gerard had a stuffed animal too, she thought. Wherever he disappeared off to. :[

Nodding her head, she popped the rest of the cookie in her mouth. "Yessir. Holden said that he liked Jessica when they first met, but he was too afraid to ask her out. I bet she liked him, too! They're a very cute couple. We'll force them to be together if they try to call it quits. They're not allowed to break up!" Smiling, she began thinking about graduation. Kelly would graduate. Then Jackson. Then Avery and Holden. Then Jessica and Gerard. What would they all do after that? Get jobs and be adults and stuff. It seemed like an odd thing to her, but it was coming soon.

Looking back up at Mistuh Hurley, she smiled a tad. "I like shopping and dying hair, but the whole running out of money thing kind of sucks. Purple would be cute. Green would be Slytherin Pride and cute." She shrugged a bit and sucked on a sour gummy worm. "I hope so! Then I could dye my hair every day if I wanted."

Falling silent, Avery started thinking again about graduation. She kind of knew what she wanted to do once she graduated. She wondered if anyone else had any ideas about what they wanted to do. Turning to Jackson, she asked, "What do you suppose everyone will do after we graduate?"

[heartsout]

Sometime before he actually proposes to her. Which, I already have planned out, in case you were wondering. Ha! Moving on, Jackson finished with his chocolate chip cookie and grabbed a few fries, popping them into his mouth rather hastily. He, like Avery, didn't have very good manners. Even though he knew it was important to have manners all the time, he did He's a teenage boy, what do you expect? Heh..

The boy brushed his hair out of his eyes, and glanced over at Thomas and Mr. Lion. They were chatting away without a care in the world, which made him feel all warm inside knowing that they were getting along so well. true, they had been at the sleep-overs and things that the Happy Rainbow Unicorns && Dinosaurs Gang held and whatever, but none of them really got to just sit and talk. Except for maybe Geoffrey and Rascoe, both Holden and Jessica being in Hufflepuff, they probably got to sit by the fire in the common room and be the best of friends. Whereas, Thomas and Mr. Lion were stuck all alone in the separate Slytherin and Mihael dorms, all alone. Excuse my rambling. [:

Mister Prefect reached for his tea cup, and holding it with both hands very steady, he took a sip. Setting the cup down, he let out a small giggle-like laugh, "I wonder how they'll take that, and if they can never break up they have to get married too." Again with the marriage thing. With graduation so close and the fact that they actually had to grow up and start thinking about the rest of their lives, marriage was one of the things that they'd have to face. And all that thinking would hurt their poor teenage brains. Aww. "True, and you would have to worry about it falling out and you going bald!" he said, tossing a red gummy bear into his mouth.

When Avery fell silent, Jackson busied himself with another cookie, wondering what she was thinking. But he soon enough had his question answered. Nibbling on his cookie, blue eyes cast downward, feeling a weird sinking in his stomach. Like a weight had suddenly been dropped and was now just sitting there. He'd only thought about graduation a little, and he wondered if any of the others did too. He knew they couldn't stay at Hogwarts forever, and that they'd have to grow up sometime; but what he didn't realize was that they only had a few terms left here.

Looking back up at her, he shook his head. "Dunno. What're you thinking about doing?" Jackson hadn't even really given it a thought. He figured he'd probably get a job at the Ministry of Magic or something, maybe become a writer and write for The Daily Prophet, even though he wasn't much of one now. But he knew a little bit what he might want to do. "Holden could become a TA, he's pretty smart, aside from blowing cauldrons up."

[Avery Moretti]

just in case they're wondering, they've got us pinned terribly
they don't believe our love is real, 'cause they don't know how real love feels
♥

Now I'm all excited to hear the proposal. Gosh. Leave me on the edge of my seat, why don't you. Actually, I'm not literally on the edge of my seat. I'm sitting Indian style with the keyboard on my lap. :] Who said Avery had no manners? She's a very polite little girl, you know! Around guests, at least. Jackson's bad manners were probably rubbing off on her, that's all. Mhmm. Missus Moretti is completely innocent. [Ignorance is bliss.]

That's true! Rascoe and Geoffrey always got to hang out in the Hufflepuff common room, probably! Holden and Jessica could also hang out there. It'd never occurred to her before that they might actually spend a lot of time together. They probably did; lovebirds, they were. Poor Thomas and Mr. Lion were stuck all lonesome in their common rooms. She'd suggest that they visit each other, but she wouldn't be able to fall asleep without her trusty stuffed animal tucked all snuggly-like in her arms.

Smiling, she continued to suck on her sour gummy worm. The orange and red ones were the best. She loved them. ♥ Shrugging, she said matter of factly, "Whatever they think, I don't care! 'Cause they're staying together, damnit. I mean, even if they broke up and stayed friends, I would personally still feel strange. Y'know?" She paused for a second, marriage coming into her brain. It was such and adult-like thing; marriage. Lightly, she replied, "I bet if they got married, I'd be the maid of honour and you'd be the bestman. That would be sweet."

Again, Avery's mind trailed to graduation. She was just a fourth year herself, but only had three terms left. That was only nine months away! And Jackson was graduating in six months. Plus, she'd heard a rumor that all the students were going to get a bump in year because of good behaviour or something. That meant Jackson would graduate in three months and she'd graduate in six. It was so close. They were going to be shoved out into the adult world where it was all about getting a job and getting money to support yourselves. It was a very scary thought, for Avery at least.

Listening to him for a moment, she nodded her head. Holden would be a good T.A. He was a hard worker and a good wizard, that was for sure. He just had a few problems, but that was expected in a student. Otherwise, he had the determination and brains to be able to do it. She chuckled a bit at the mention of the exploding cauldron, then came silent again. Finally, she said what she was thinking, "I was thinking of becoming a Mediwitch. Go work at St. Mungo's and get a flat in the Follet Towers."

Missus Moretti was actually surprised by how much she seemed to have planned. It's not like she sat down and thought about it, it's just something that she had in her head. A sinking feeling fell in her stomach. Her plan meant staying in London for the rest of her life. Sure, she could visit Italy, but it felt weird to be living her life away from her parents and her friends back home. It only hit her now that she would grow apart from them soon. Only letters, telephone calls and occasional visits would be able to keep them together.

Frowning, she sighed. She didn't want their years here at Hogwarts to end. She wanted to continue being a carefree girl with a boyfriend and multiple best friends, not paying for anything but the dye for her hair. Getting educated, going on term break and visiting her family and friends. It was all so perfect. Growing up sucked. It meant change; and she hated change. Feeling more and more depressed by the second, she took a cookie and bit into it. Comfort food.

After she'd eaten the cookie, she sighed again. There was no use avoiding thinking about it. The more they talked about it now, the less scary it would be when it happened. Taking hold of Jackson's hand, she rested her head on his shoulder and said quietly, "What do you suppose you'll go into?"

[heartsout]

Jackson reached for the gummy bears, taking another small handful. He liked the plain ones better than the sour ones, but the exact opposite with gummy worms. Aww, I remember in like first grade when they used to have ground up Oreos in a cup, like dirt, and they would stick gummy worms in it. Me misses first grade. ;-; Anyway, he popped a few in his mouth, letting out a small chuckle at Avery's reaction to the Holden and Jessica thing.

Nodding his head, he said: "Mhmm. It'd be all awkward. But if Jess keeps disappearing on us, like now, they'll never get married!" Guh. As long as he had known her, she disappeared every term. With good reason, of course, but almost every term. He wondered how it made Holden feel, since he wouldn't really know. Well, there was that bit where Avery left in first term, but that was a long time ago, so he didn't remember.

The fifth year had begun to notice something weird about Mister Caulfield, too. [this is before his breakdown. ;D] Like something was wrong with him. He was just acting all odd, like he was depressed or something, which kind of worried Jackson. He figured it might have something to do with his girlfriend vanishing. Awwh.

A few more gummy bears found their way into the inside of his mouth, and he glanced over at Thomas and Mr. Lion, just to make sure they were okay. Yup, still chatting away, which once again caused him to smile. He turned back to Avery, brushing hair from his face. He was glad she agreed Holden would make a good TA, just as long as it isn't potions. And as she spoke, he stayed quiet, nodding his head.

He too was surprised by how much she had planned, and that sinking feeling was still in his stomach. He honestly didn't want to think about everything after Hogwarts. This place was amazing, and it was where he had met all of his friends and had amazing adventures! Such as sneaking out of the castle after dark, getting detention, going camping, and having fantastic sleep-overs in the Room of Requirement. Yayy. But he couldn't stay here forever.

Since he had to graduate and go into the real world, he sort of had some idea of what he might do. The Slytherin had thought about working at the Ministry, as an Obliviator. But there was one other thing, he also wanted to marry Avery, obviously. He'd wondered if she ever thought about maybe marrying him, or at least seeing him somehow fit into her future. Because he loved her, and he couldn't just forget about her or be friends. That would be impossible for him, his tiny heart just might burst. They'd rush him to the hospital, and they'd conclude he died from a broken heart.

Also, he'd wondered if he'd still be friends with Holden and Jessica and Kelly and Gerard, or any of his friends back home. Though, he felt a bit closer to his friends here, since they'd gone through a lot together. If he was going to marry Missus Moretti like he hoped, Holden and Gerard would be his grooms men, of course! Jess and Kelly could be his grooms men too if they wanted, but he was sure she would want them. ;D

Blue eyes glanced down at his hand as Avery took it, then put her head on his shoulder. Squeezing her hand gently and spoke quietly. "I was thinking about being an Obliviator at the Ministry, that's as far as I've gotten, though." He paused, biting on his bottom lip. "Can I ask you something? Umn, do you ever think about the future, I mean... for us?"

I can't walk on water but when it comes to you and me,
having each other is all we need.
The future goes unseen but it hold you next to me.
Through the good times and the bad,
'cause that's where I stand.

[Avery Moretti]

I love those things! I always used to get them as dessert in restaurants. Chocolate pudding, Oreo crums, gummy worms. It was called... I can't remember. Best thing to eat ever. Too bad they couldn't conjure up some of that right now. Yet, food is one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration. Bummer, right? Now, what are the other four exceptions. Hmm. Now I'm curious.

Avery pouted a little bit. What was with Jessica disappearing all the time, anyway? One time, she was homesick. Another time, someone passed away, didn't they? Her grandma? I can't really remember. Anyways, she was always leaving. They joked that she'd run out of excuses at some point, but she really didn't want her to leave. Jessica was her only close friend that was a girl! She couldn't leave poor little Avery all by herself with a huge pack of boys. It just wouldn't be right, even though she would be able to survive, since she had been during all the times Jessica disappeared.

The fact that she kept leaving and coming back was not good. During the time Haley disappeared, Holden hadn't taken it too well and then what happened? They broke up. What if when Jessica left, Holden would feel the same and break up? That would be terrible. She was already noticing that he wasn't acting his usual cheery self. Sighing a bit, she really hoped they'd stick together. "Completely awkward. I agree. Or she'll never graduate from the school and be stuck as a third year forever."

Yuck. That would suck. Jessica was supposed to be a fourth year like her and Holden! It was sad she was held back. If she was held back again it would suck even more. They were all supposed to graduate within six months of one another so that no one had to be alone in the adult world or the student world for too long. They should all get a Flat together. That would be so sweet. Or maybe flats for the two couples, as four people in one flat might be a bit cramped.

Nuh uh. If they were to get married, Jess would be Avery's maid of honour and Kelly would be a bridesmaid. Chantal could also be a bridesmaid and Dezi could be one of Jackson's grooms men. It'd be like the perfect wedding! The hottest people wearing the prettiest clothes all together at the same time. It'd be absolutely amazing. Picture it right now. You can't deny it.

Listening to Jackson as he spoke, she didn't move or make a sound. Obliviator. Well, that sounded like a good job. They were the people that erased Muggles' memories. There didn't seem to be any harm in that job. The Mihael was actually afraid that he'd want to become an Auror, which would terrify her beyond belief, so she was quite relieved that he wanted to be an Obliviator. Last time she checked, there were no Mediwitch positions open, so she was a bit nervous that her dream job would never happen and she'd be stuck doing something she didn't like.

As the loverly boy continued to speak, her stomach felt a little fluttery. Nodding her head when he asked if he could ask her something, she listened. Talking about their future made her get little butterflies inside. She knew that she absolutely loved Jackson to itsy bitsy pieces. She would never break up with him. Ever. And if he died, she might just die as well. Thinking about it, Avery decided she wouldn't be able to live without him. And that was a fact.

Missus Moretti never really thought about their future together, but she guessed she always knew - in the back of her head - what she wanted and what she wanted to happen. She wanted to marry Jackson Alexander Hurley. They'd been together for fifteen months, approximately. That was over a year. They'd never had one single fight and they never stopped loving each other. And Avery knew that she always had that first love feeling whenever they kissed. She always blushed and got butterflies. To her, that meant she loved him just as much as she ever had. If not more every day.

A bit nervous that Jackson might not feel the same way [for some reason], she bit her lip. What if she shared her feelings and he'd never even thought about it at all? What if she shared her feelings and he didn't have the same ones? Getting nervous, she decided to just state what she thought. The worst he could do was break her heart, and then she would just die.

Playing with her lip ring one last time, she squeezed his hand and lifted her head from his shoulder so that her bright blue eyes could look into his. She wanted to make sure that he could tell by her eyes that she was telling the truth from the bottom of her little heart. "Jackson," [you could tell she was serious because she never called him by his full name unless she was mad at him] "I love you more than anything in the entire world... And I don't ever want to leave you." Pausing for a moment, she bit her lip and continued, "I... I thought that we might... y'know... get married."

Immediately, the girl blushed and she broke eye contact with him, looking down at their hands clasped together. Now she was completely embarrassed. What if he didn't feel the same?

I was born to tell you I love you,
and it's true I can't go on without you.

[heartsout]

my parachute didn't open and when my back up failed,
the pixie dust prevailed and I woke up next to you.
all I wanted was to hold you.

We used to make them or get them as presents from our teachers for a treat if we were good. Teacher's don't give treats anymore. I miss grade school. v.v Anyway, Jackson found it amusing when they joked about Jessica disappearing. After a while he excuse would probably consist of, 'Oh, I left the oven on.' Or 'I think I left the milk on the counter.' Even though they were funny to think about, he missed her. She always seemed to be gone, and had already gotten held back. She would be in her fourth year if she actually stayed for a while, and if Avery hadn't left in the first place, she'd be a fifth year with him. That way, they'd graduate together.

The boy didn't know what he'd do if Avery just disappeared without warning like Jessica did. With his mind, he'd figure she was kidnapped by The Italian Mob for associating with the Irish. I'm only saying that because the Italians and Irish don't seem to get along real well, teehee. If in fact she did leave, he'd feel like she took a piece of his heart with her. Yeah, I know it sounds cheesy but it's true. Heh.

So he sort of had an idea of what Holden might be feeling. No, that's not entirely true. Jackson's mother wasn't dead and he didn't hurt Avery in Defense Against the Dark Arts, so he didn't know how he felt. But he was sure that the loss of his girlfriend had something to do with it. I mean, they had only gotten together just a little while ago- and then she vanishes. Poor Holdikiens.

I don't think it'd be the wisest thing for Dezi to be one of his grooms men, considering the fact that his name makes me want to hit something. Desiderio Moretti is such a violent name, Avery's parent's must not have put a lot of thought into his name. But he'd be happy to have Mister Moretti as one of his grooms men. Of course, Gerard would be one too and Holden would be his best man. Chantal would probably love to be one of Avery's bridesmaids, since she loves to dress up in pretty things. That is, if Avery picked pretty bridesmaid dresses. Even though most brides did that to look good in comparison, he thought she would be the prettiest girl there.

Maybe with Jackson being an Obliviator and Avery being a Mediwitch, they could be galleonaires! Well, no. The chances of that happening would be like the chances of... well it just wasn't going to happen, okay? But they'd be okay, wouldn't they? Have their own little family, their four kids he had planned on, and the girl he wanted to name Tallulah. But I'm jumping ahead of myself, talking about their future together with them having months before they graduate. It was so close.

Luckily he didn't have to be out in the real world for too long, just a term; long enough for Holden and Avery to graduate Hogwarts. Thinking about growing-up was a scary thing, at least the fifth year it was. Especially since he didn't have anyone else to graduate with. He had to pick something he would do and have to live with for the rest of his life; and he's only a teenager, so they'd be some pretty odd choices. He just hoped he was making the right choices now, so he wouldn't regret it later in life.

Biting his bottom lip anxiously waiting for his girlfriends reply, Jackson felt all nervous. He figured she might see him somehow in the future or maybe want to marry him, or hell even if she loved him, but he was the type of person that needed to be reassured constantly of things like that. Looking her in the eyes, he remained silent as she spoke. His eyes shone a bit brighter at her words, continuing to bite his lip.

Mister Prefect suddenly felt relieved at her words, okay, so she thought they'd get married. It made him feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him, awwh. He wanted to tell her he though they'd get married too, but then she'd already know! She'd be expecting a proposal from him, but he would want to do it when she was least expecting, and do something that she'd always remember. He had a faint idea of what he wanted to do, but I'm not telling you. It has to be a surprise! Muwahaha.

Of course he felt the same, she was everything to him, the person that mattered the most, the person he always thought about. Playing with one of his lip piercings, he looked away as she broke eye contact, but first noticed her blushing. He remembered when they'd always blush around each other, and he got butterflies in his stomach whenever she kissed him. Which, he still got. Holding Avery's had a little tighter, Jackson said quietly, "You did? Well, umn, that's what I was thinking."

Leaning forward a bit, he kissed her on the lips for a few seconds. Then bending his head down, his blue eyes blinking at their holding hands, glanced up at her. "I love you Avery, I really, really do." Yes, yes, we know they love each other, but, when you love someone you can't help but repeat it, and he couldn't help but thinking what he did to deserve someone like her. And who knows, maybe he didn't just love her, maybe he was in love with her. He wouldn't know if he was or not, he had never been in love before. But if this is what it felt like, then love was amazing to feel.

Now would be the perfect time for Jackson to reveal his plans, the plans he and Holden had set up for his and Avery's future. Clearing his throat kind of, he looked up at her, a tiny smile on his face. "You know, I was already planning on marrying you. I've decided we will have four kids, and at least one of them will be a girl. And I'm naming her Tallulah, no matter what you say." He laughed a bit, still smiling at her.

[Avery Moretti]

Wow, that sure is lucky. I never got treats from my teacher that were that good. Anyways, who says the Irish and Italian don't get along? Well, they don't, but Jackson and Avery were inseparable, so maybe they'd change things in the Irish / Italian hate war. It'd be like Romeo and Juliet; causing the two families to come together. That made Avery think about their two families. What if her parents and his parents wouldn't get along? They never met. Though, both sets of parents were really sweet [except for Jackson's dad] so it'd probably work out. :]

Okay, you gotta quit it with this whole, Dezi violence thing. Dezi is a nice, non-violent, cute little name that means longing. Nothing to do with violence. Unless it was like... a longing to kill. Okay, stfu. xD He will be a grooms man whether you like it or not. But of course the dresses would be pretty. She could imagine them now, neon green while hers is hot pink. Nah. She would probably prefer to have a regular type of wedding with normal colours. Unless Jackson wanted something else, in which case she could go along with it. It didn't really matter to her, since whatever she wore, she was still marrying the boy of her dreams.

Rawr. Well, they better be galleonaires. It was Avery's dream to be one. Okay, so if Jackson was an Obliviator, he'd get 88 galleons per month. If Avery was a Mediwitch, she'd get 100 galleons per month. That meant that in one month they'd made 188 galleons and in a year they'd make 2256 galleons. So it would take them about 443 years to be galleonaires. Shucks. Unless they somehow lived eternally, that would never happen. If Avery became a Mediwitch in Attending on a certain floor, she'd make 170 galleons a month alone, though, so that might make things a bit easier. Aw, she'd have to give up on that dream. ;-;

Too bad there wasn't a way to get out of school quicker. She was excited to go out into the adult world with her boyfriend and friends. Then they could explore there and wreck havoc. Plus, if she were going to have babies, they wouldn't have to wait as long to have them. Haaha. Avery was pretty confident in their plans when they graduated. Get good jobs, get a flat in Follet Towers, get a bank account, get married, have kids. It just seemed like the perfect little dream. Hopefully this dream would come true, or she just might bawl her little eyes out.

Avery stayed quiet after she'd talked about the marriage thing. It stunned her that she was talking about it. After all, she was only fifteen and talking marriage! But she supposed that's what you did when you were so deeply in love. The two never really talked about love and stuff. They just hung out and gave little kisses and hugs. Yet, Avery knew that she was in love with Jackson Alexander Hurley. She knew it. He was just the best thing in her life and he meant the world to her. Avery wondered if he was in love with her. They said they loved each other, so she guessed he must. Hopefully, they would never part.

Feeling her hand being squeezed by his, she forced herself to look back up into his eyes. She couldn't help but feel scared that he might shatter her dreams. Yet, he definitely didn't look like that was what he was about to do. Then, his words came out quietly and her heart sped up. He'd been thinking about it, too? He wanted to marry her. She was very happy, of course, and returned the kiss, her heart skipping a beat, the snake bites pressing upon her lips as they always did.

When they both pulled back, she was a bit pink, and the pink only darkened when he said how much he loved her. She felt special. Very special. With a small smile on her rosy lips, the girl looked at him as he began to speak once more. Taking a chocolate candy, she chewed on it and then choked when he spoke about their future. Looking at him with a look of incredibility [dunno if that makes sense xD], her blue eyes wide, she wondered just how much he had planned.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, she figured it wasn't actually too bad of a plan. Plus, she was feeling giddy because, after all, her boyfriend admitted to wanting to marry her. How much better could things be? Smiling, she chuckled a little bit, finishing her candy, still holding onto his hand. Once she was finished, she let go of his hand and leaned over the picnic blanket, turning Mr. Lion and Thomas's heads away from them. Their innocent little eyes couldn't see what was about to happen.

Getting up onto her knees, she positioned herself so that both of her legs were on either side of him, sitting on his lap facing him. With a little smile upon her lips, she held onto both of his hands, looking at him in the eyes. With all this love and his romantic idea for the picnic and talks about marriage and children, she was really feeling like Jackson couldn't be any better of a boyfriend. There were probably a thousand girls who wanted to go out with him, yet he was with her and only her.

Finally speaking, she said softly, "I'll give you three kids maximum. Odd numbers are better than even, after all." Grinning, she leaned in for the kill kiss. This kiss was deeper and more meaningful than the kisses they normally shared and her heart was racing inside of her chest. Sometimes they kissed like this, and it was very special every time, because they didn't just go around making out like some people. She didn't care who saw them; they were in love, and nothing could tear them apart.

Pulling away after awhile, she got off his lap and turned the two stuffed animals back around. Suddenly, she pouted, thinking about babies. They were cute and all and she'd love to have some as long as it were with Jackson, but the whole pregnancy and birth thing wasn't very appealing. Frowning at Jackson, she chewed on a gummy worm and said, "I'm gonna get fat. Really fat. Then you'll divorce me." Slumping, she pouted and continued to eat her gummy worm, looking glum.

Like the fiery sun,
whose touch nothing outruns,
but the craters of the arctic moon,
my burning eyes are after you.

[heartsout]

Oh, it is love from the first
time I pressed my lips against yours.
Thinking oh, is it love?

Them being like Romeo and Juliet would be sort of sweet, minus the dying part at the end. Jackson very much wanted to be alive, and he sure wanted Avery to be alive too. But their parents had better learn to get along, because they were going to get married no matter what. They didn't really have to worry about that, because both their parent's would get along fantastic. Though, he knew his own parent's would tell him he's too young to get married, and that he has the rest of his life ahead of him. But they're in love. And his mum wants grandkids. ;D

The boy would prefer his wedding to be sort of traditional, you know with the white wedding dress and such. But it didn't matter what the dress was like, because he wasn't the one who had to wear it. He'd wear pin-stripes, you know how much he adores them. Also, he'd like it if their wedding colours were black, red, and white or even rainbow and white. But he would be pulling for the black, red, and white. If Avery wanted something different, he wouldn't mind, he just wanted her to be happy.

No, I am sure he is just longing to kill. When he grows up, he'll land himself a nice little cell in Azkaban. Or maybe I'm just being my normal strange self and he's going to get married and have less cuter babies than them. Because face it, their hawt, therefore, their children will be hawt. But I love Dezi, he's cute and won't kill anyone. Yayy. Damn. That's a lot of years to wait to become galleonaires. She better give up on that dream, because it probably ain't gonna happen.

They could be like the perfect all-American family [even though they're Irish and Italian]; living in a big house with a white picket fence and probably a dog, and with little babies in dinosaur diapers running around in the front yard. Yay! Well, probably not. But he didn't mind much living like that, as long as he had her and she was babies momma. xD

Jackson couldn't tell you how long he had been thinking about marrying Avery, but it had been a while. They'd been dating for a little over a year and it all seemed a little surreal to him. He half felt like sometime very soon someone would shake him awake, and it would have all been a dream. He hoped not, because she was everything he had ever wanted and she meant the world to him. And the thought that he'd spend the rest of his life with her made him feel spectacular. Unless he became ugly, then she'd divorce him. ;-;

One of these days, their lip rings will get caught on each other and they'd have to have someone pry them apart. Oh my, that'd be embarrassing, sort of like getting your braces caught. Though that's not possible, my orthodontist explained to me that there is no way that they could get stuck together, which made me laugh so hard because it was so random that I almost fell out of the chair. But anyway, but that was a risk he was willing to take just to kiss her. And he loved kisses, because he didn't always get the chance to tell her he loved her.

As they broke apart the boy followed Avery's lead, taking a gummy worm. A green and orange one, those were the best kind. But he didn't put it in his mouth just yet, because she choked at his words. It was kinda of mean but he laughed a little. Okay, so maybe he'd thought about this more than he led on, but it's a damn good future if I say so myself. He sucked on his gummy worm, his blue eyes bright and wide as dinner plates, giving her the most innocent look like, ever.

His eyes followed her as she turned Thomas and Mr. Lion away. He was sure they were listening to them, and he made a mental note to ask Thomas how he felt about them getting married in the future. The bunny would live with them of course! As well as Mr. Lion. He tilted his head slightly, a little confused. He finished off his gummy worm as the girl climbed into his lap, realizing why she turned the two stuffed animals away.

Jackson didn't have a chance to speak before she kissed him, and he kissed her back, squeezing her hands gently. These were the moments that he loved so much, though he loved every moment he spent with her. His little heart skipped a beat as they kissed and all of a sudden a hundred little butterflies erupted in his stomach. He was used to those butterflies and he liked the fact that her kisses still gave him them, and he only hoped that maybe this kiss would last forever.

Or not. Once she climbed off his lap, he reached for a cookie, nibbling on it. "Three is good, I can live with that," Mister Prefect said looking at her from his cookie, taking a side glance at the bunny and lion. But then a thought crossed his mind, and it wasn't a happy one mind you. What if he didn't make a good dad? The thought made him rethink the whole marrying her, but only for a second, because it caused his heart a little twinge of pain just thinking about it.

"You won't be fat, you'll just be a little... large." Jackson remembered when his mommy was pregnant with Chantal. He couldn't have been more than and year or two old, but he remembered her looking like she had a beach ball under her shirt. And her constant cravings for strange food. Not to mention how moody she was. He hoped Avery would be a little less emotional than his mom. He could just imagine it, he crying about how she's the size of a whale and that she'll never get her figure back. Haaha.

Finishing off his cookie he brushed black hair from his eyes. "But after having three kids, I dunno..." he said with a soft chuckle, teasing her. No matter if she was fat or wrinkly or even disfigured in some freak accident, he'd still love her and stay married to her. "Avery Hurley has a nice ring it, don't you think? Mr. and Mrs. Hurley..."

[Avery Moretti]

Oh dear. Avery's parents would agree and lecture her about how she was too young to marry. Then, when and if she told them about their plan about kids, they'd freak out more and tell her she was too young to have kids. She would just ignore them, though, because she didn't care if she was young. Her and Jackson could do whatever they wanted when they were in the adult world. Their parents would learn to deal with it. After the initial shock, they'd be all happy, too; becoming grandparents and all. They could buy all the toys and stuff, that'd be fun. :]

Black, red and white seemed like good wedding colours. She'd have her hair be her natural black colour for the wedding and she'd wear a nice, pretty white dress. Then she could have a bouquet of red roses. Aww, how sweet. But, they couldn't plan too much. Maybe their opinions would change by the time they got older. Although, she wasn't sure how long it would be until they did get married. Avery wasn't expecting it to be immediately, though, so no worries. She'd have no idea when he would propose to her, though she'd imagine it would be very romantic and secretive. [Which is a bummer, because I really want to know.] =P

If he did go to Azkaban, it'd be a big shame on the family. That would suck, and she'd be upset. Hopefully he wouldn't kill anybody. But then if their kids were psycho killers, Jackson would be able to blame it on her genes and that would be terrible! No, no, that wouldn't happen, because Dezi wasn't a psycho killer, alright? Alright. Jackson and Avery would raise their kids to be good little things, if not a bit mischievous like their parents. They'd listen to good music and have good style, because that's just how things would go. Although, they wouldn't force their children to be mini-thems. They'd probably just be like them naturally. Personality and appearance passes down through the genes! That means they'd have super hawt kids with awesomexcore personalities. :D

There goes her dream of being a galleonaire. Oh well. They'd be well off. Enough money to support themselves and three children, anyway. Even if they got in a bit of a rut with money, both their families were wealthy, and they could just borrow money from their parents. That would be lame. No, they'd be good at their professions and get paychecks and live like a nice little family. Mhmm.

Darn Jackson and his big blue eyes looking all huge at her innocently. Just like he couldn't resist her puppy eyes, she couldn't resist his. Well, she had to admit that his marriage plan was quite brilliant. It seemed like the perfect little life. Him and her with three kids, working and loving and having fun. The pregnant thing still worried her though. She supposed when she got pregnant, she'd freak out, but calm down [hopefully] after awhile. Even though they planned all this, she'd still have that initial shock of a little person living and growing inside of her. It was a very important thing, and there was a lot of responsibility and maturity that came along with it.

Can you imagine that? Jackson and Avery, married or engaged, living together in a flat in Follet Towers. They'd share a bed, obviously, even though Jackson had boy cooties. -wrinkles nose- And they'd sleep hugging each other, as well as hugging their stuffed animals. How childish. xD Maybe Avery would pass down her stuffed animal to one of their children or something. Though she wasn't sure if she could ever part with Mr. Lion. He was just so special.

Sucking on her gummy worm, she pouted at what Jackson said. She wouldn't be fat, she'd just be a little large. You can't be a little large. You're either little or large, and she would be large. Well, maybe she could just lose the weight between pregnancies. Hopefully, or she wouldn't be able to fit into any of her tight, form-fitting clothes. ;-; Scowling at Jackson, she poked his belt bucket and muttered, "If you'll just keep your pants on, I'll keep my figure."

Looking down at her stomach, she pulled up her shirt a little to look at her flat, bare belly. Soon [as in within a year] it would be huge. That made her sad. Though, a kid with Jackson would be worth it, right? Well, she sure hoped so. Pulling down her shirt, she looked over at Jackson and smiled, wrinkling her nose a little bit. Avery Hurley wasn't such a bad name, was it? Nope. She thought it was cute. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley..." she repeated, grinning from ear to ear. "Sounds great!" Aw, she felt so special to be his future wife, baby's mama and receiver of his last name. Why'd she choose him? She had no idea. But she sure as hell wasn't going to question it; she'd just let it all happen.

Scooting around in her position, she laid down on the picnic blanket and in the grass on her belly, just because she'd gotten tired of sitting. Picking up her tea cup, she took a sip before picking up a french fry and eating it. All of the food and stuff Jackson had prepared was very sweet. This was probably the most romantic they'd ever been. It was hard to be properly romantic when you were always surrounded by friends or classmates, so it was nice to have some one on one time.

Rolling onto her back, she looked up at Jackson with a smile, sucking on another gummy worm. They were good for using when you wanted to talk to someone while eating at the same time. Fries, cookies, and other candies were fast to eat. Gummy worms lasted awhile. Smiling up at her boyfriend, she just stared at him for a minute, wishing she had a camera to capture him with. Though she had lots of pictures of him, she just seemed to always want more, because he was just so darn cute. Plus, his Irish accent was absolutely adorable.

Finally, she opened her mouth and spoke, looking at him with her blue eyes as he just sat there. "Now I can't wait." Crawling back to her knees, she grabbed both his hands and looked into his eyes, saying with a hushed voice, "Marry me now." For a second, she kept looking into his eyes, wondering if he might say yes, though she knew she was only kidding. Chuckling a little, she let go of his hands again and leaned away, saying, "Gosh. I'm so excited. I know it won't be for a long time, but... I'm just really... happy."

Nodding her little head, she sat cross-legged on the blanket. Still, she thought about their future, and had so many questions to ask and things to wonder about. At this rate, they'd never get off the topic. Not being able to resist herself, she turned to look at him, remembering the fact that she was a bit worried about the baby issue. It was a bit embarrassing to talk about, she thought, but maybe he'd be able to comfort her. "Um... Do you think... do you think being pregnant will hurt? Well, of course it will. More than a guy getting kicked in the nuts. Oh gosh. I'm so worried, now. I know we still have awhile, but I can't help it."

All good things come to an end.
Flames to dust, lovers to friends.
But we're not just good for each other;
we're perfect.

[heartsout]

You are exactly my brand of heroin.

You don't expect their children to be exactly like them, do you? That'd just be weird. Walking talking baby versions of them. Oh dear. Of course I'm sure they were super cute when they were babies. But though, Jackson had failed to yet see Avery's baby pictures, or any embarrassing pictures from when she was little. Sure, he'd seen normal ones, but he wanted the good stuff, then he could tease her about them, and he loved to tease her.

Of course all of the bad genes would come from Avery's side of the family. You don't see Jackson tickling people to tears, dropping pies in the Great Hall, or having a little brother who would be in Azkaban. He was the good one, plus she had the occasional reference to the Italian Mob, so there's your answer. It's all her fault. Stupid Moretti genes.

They would make a lovely married couple, he could just imagine it. After a long day they lay in their jammies, clutching onto Thomas and Mr. Lion, or he'd hold her until she'd fall asleep, then waking up to the face of the person you loved more than life itself. Though, he should warn her, he hogged the covers and spent way too much time in front of the mirror in the morning.

Damn, woman. That's is a lot of years, I don't they will live that long. But they'd make due, and they would have to worry about paying for toys for the babies or anything, because their parents would provide that. His mum would gladly fork over enough money to feed an entire village of starving children just to buy baby toys, so you can guess he and Chantal were a little spoiled growing up. Her more than him, but oh well.

Nibbling his cookie, still watching her with his wide eyes as she sucked on her gummy worm, his mouth turned down into a little smile and he wrinkled his eyebrows. He looked down at his belt and a grin appeared on his face. "Then there will be no babies, and that'll be sad. Maybe I'll just stop wearing belts if that's the case, or pants all together..." he said with a soft laugh, taking a bite from his cookie. He would spend the rest of his life running around in his boxers. Heehe.

His smile still on his face, Jackson watched as Avery pulled up her shirt to reveal her bare belly. He did the same, pulling his up with one hand and poking in with the other. "If you so desperately want to keep your figure, I could be the pregnant one," he grinned at her, dropping his shirt. He wondered what it'd like to be pregnant. You'd be a tired a lot, I mean, you have a belly the size of a beach ball, and if you get big enough you might not be able to get through doorways. Then you had to buy all those maternity clothes, because your other clothes would be way too small. Snapping back to reality, his mouth was still turned into a smile.

The boy like the sound of Avery Hurley, it wasn't such a bad name. Avery Rosa Hurley, oh how cute. It didn't have the same, Italianess about it but whatever. He was happy to give her his last name, and the sooner the better. But he could wait, because he was going to be with her forever anyway. As long as she wanted him, of course. "I'm glad you think so." He finished off his cookie in one bite.

As she laid down and reached for her tea, he copied. He'd almost forgotten the Hello Kitty cup sitting next to him. He lifted it with both hands and took a sip, glancing at Mr. Lion and Thomas. He set his cup down gently and raised his eyebrows at the two, they seemed plenty fine on tea. [stuffedanimalscantdrinkteahaaha] The fifth year looked at Avery, "More tea, Missus Avery?"

Grinning at her his eyes shone very brightly. He was glad she was excited to marry him, but doubted a little bit why she would want to. He has insecurity issues, mind you. He was sure any boy would gladly take her in a heart beat, since she was so... Avery. He felt like he didn't deserve someone as great as her, in fact he'd always felt that way but never admitted it. But he was happy to have her just the same, and if she wanted him it was just fine all the same.

Looking into her eyes, he still continued to smile. Then he leaned forward and kissed her on the very tip of the nose, she was just so adorable he couldn't resist. "You won't have to wait very long, because I just might propose sooner than you think. Then when you graduate, everything will be set up and waiting for you," he said, the grin still in tact. He was going to take care of her, whatever she wanted. [coughwhippedcough]

Jackson shook his head, grabbing her hands and pulling her back to him, pulling her into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, "No, I don't think it'll hurt that much. Have you ever been kicked in the nuts? I didn't think so." He paused for a second. "Mmm, it might hurt. I dunno, never been pregnant meself. But don't worry, it'll be okay," the Slytherin reassured her. "You'll be fine." And sorry it's not exactly twelve paragraphs. ;D

[Avery Moretti]

Oh yes I do! Well, not really. Of course they'd be different. They'd be cute, but different. It'd be kind of funny if their children ended up to be completely opposite of them. Preppy, school-loving kids. That'd be strange. xD Of course, they'd love their children no matter what. Mhmm. 'Cause they'd be great parents. :] And if Jackson found pictures of her as a baby, he'd see her eating wood and chewing on her hand, among many other embarrassing things. Jackson probably had loads of funny baby pictures, but she'd never seen any. Maybe she'd have to bribe Telly into showing her them. >:]

Hey, hey, hey. Jackson deserved that! Him and Holden being all evil and switching places on her. Even though, she should be able to figure out one over the other because of their accents. They were pretty good at masking their accents, though. Plus, dropping pies was all a part of the plan that her and Jackson planned. So there. Jackson's just as evil! If not more. Why would he be in Slytherin if he weren't evil? :] Bwaha. Got you there.

Avery imagined being married would be lovely. She already loved spending all of her time with him. If they were married, they'd see each other even more because there'd be no common room separating them. Though, there'd been a few times they snuck into each other's dorms, but don't tell the Headmistress. ;] If Jackson left Avery cold and without covers in the night, he'd discover sleeping on the floor was a lot less comfortable than sleeping in the bed. :P

The Mihael smirked as he looked down at his belt. She found it amusing that they were having this kind of a conversation. A small chuckle escaped her lips, imagining him only walking around in boxers. She wasn't sure the people at the Ministry would enjoy him going to work like that. Which made her think that he'd probably have to start dressing more professionally, wouldn't he? Smirking, she said, "Well, I wouldn't mind that so much..." Then she blushed, sticking a fry in her mouth.

Laughing, Missus Moretti looked up at her boyfriend. Imagining him being pregnant was just too amusing. A little skinny boy with a giant belly. She figured her, a little skinny girl with a giant belly, would look a little nicer. Besides, it gave her the excuse of eating a lot and not doing a lot of work. Woo hoo! Making a face with a smile, she said, "I think I'll be the pregnant one. No offense, but you wouldn't look too nice pregnant. Besides, I can have that motherly glow!"

Looking down at her tea cup, which had been getting quite close to being empty, she took another sip before setting it down on her Hello Kitty saucer. When Jackson offered more tea, she nodded her head and said, "Yes, please. Thank you very much, Mistuh Hurley." Grinning, she looked over at Mr. Lion and Thomas, whose tea cups were still full. Silly them, they hadn't even taken one sip! Maybe they were too wrapped up in talking to each other. 'Cause, y'know, that's what stuffed animals do. :]

Wrinkling her nose a bit when she kissed it, even though she did like his kisses to the nose, it was just a natural reaction, she listened to what he said and blushed a little. Now she was wondering how long he'd been planning this and what exactly he was planning on doing. She wouldn't try to expect a proposal, though, because then when it finally came, it wouldn't be such a big surprise. Smiling, she was just so glad that he loved her this much. He was going to take care of her for the rest of her life. And she would take care of him as well, no matter of the fact he was a boy and she was a girl. They were partners, and partners take care of each other.

When he grabbed her hands and pulled her into his lap, holding her tightly, she wrapped her arms around his back and held him as well. With her head rested on his chest, she blushed while listening to him talk. They never really had serious conversations, but they were still good to have every now and then. A person's whole relationship just couldn't be joking around. Marriage and babies were serious things. Still, a little humour wouldn't hurt. That's why their conversation was so good. They still joked a bit about it all.

"You've never been pregnant? That's a surprise!" Avery laughed, reaching up to give him a kiss on the cheek. He was very sweet, and she was so glad he was hers and was with her right now. Taking a deep breath in and out, she decided not to worry about it right now. When the time came, she'd think about it then.

Thinking about how he'd said 'meself', the girl smirked and giggled a little. His Irish accent was probably the cutest thing she'd ever heard. Actually, she felt a bit embarrassed because her Italian accent probably wasn't the best thing in the world. She probably sounded like a man or something. Sighing, she gave him a squeeze and said, "I love your accent."

Then, the Mihael had a funny idea. Y'know how in the Lady and the Tramp, the doggies are eating spaghetti and they each bite one end, ending up kissing in the middle? Well, her idea was like that. Letting go of him for a second, she grabbed a gummy worm and held one up to his mouth to get him to bite one end. Then she put the other end in her mouth and grinned at him as they both began eating it. It was a cute thing to do, even if it was kind of strange. Oh well, Avery was a dork, there was no denying that. :]

I felt you in my life, before I ever thought to.
Feel the need to lie down beside you and tell you,
"I feel you in my heart and I completely love you."