the stars keep this fire from burning out ♥

[Avery Moretti]

Thread reserved for Mistuh Hurley. ♥
Sorry it's so long, darling. :]

Oh dear. Avery Rosa Moretti was very in need of one thing and one thing only. Not chocolate, not candy, not sleep, not anything like that. It was a person. Jackson Alexander Hurley, to be exact. He had disappeared, and she missed him like a bankrupt person misses money. After their lovely little romantic picnic down by the lake, she'd realized even more the fact that she loved this boy. They discussed their future together, and she was very certain that she wanted to be with him forever. If it was possible to fall deeper into love, then Avery had.

When Jackson had disappeared almost immediately after their picnic, she got worried. Was he hurt? Was he expelled? Why wasn't he mailing her to tell her how he was? Or texting her or phoning her or e-mailing her? It killed her to not know anything of how he was or where he was and what he was doing. Now she understood how he felt when she disappeared for some time during their first year together. Gone off to Italy for an emergency and failed out of school before coming back in her first year again.

Maybe Mistuh Hurley was just having a family emergency as well. She would be relieved if it was so that she knew he was okay, but it was also kind of worrying to think that maybe his parents were sick. Maybe Telly was sick! Avery hadn't seen her around in awhile, after all. It made knots in her stomach to think of all this, and the girl had become quite depressed in the last few weeks. She had stayed in her dorm room all day, not bothering to go out except for classes and the occasional meal that she wrapped in napkins and brought back to her bed.

What was the point in going outside or wandering around the school if your boyfriend wasn't around? And one of your best friends wasn't speaking to you and the other had disappeared? She felt completely alone, even though she did have other friends and acquaintances. She just couldn't help feeling so alone; not seeing Jackson's face every day. When he came back, she would never ever let him out of her sight.

Thankfully, one day, something good happened. She had been sitting in her room thinking about Holden. He confused her greatly, because sometimes he acted really distant and didn't talk to her, and other times he tackle hugged her and told her he loved her. That had happened in History of Magic just the other day. So she didn't know if he was mad at her anymore. Guess not, if he was hugging and such. She'd have to hang out with him sometime. After all, she missed him loads.

Yet, the Mihael was shaken out of her thoughts by a tapping on the window. A school owl hopped inside when she opened it up and dropped a letter in front of her before flying off again. Closing the window, she picked it up, seeing that it was addressed to her. Opening it up, she was very happy to see very familiar writing inside of it. Jackson was back! Immediately, she wrote him a letter telling him to meet her.

Now, it was time for them to have their date. Avery had a nice romantic thing planned, and was very lucky to have scheduled their date on this particular night. Something special was going to happen, but I'm not going to tell you what. Anyways, it was very late - past curfew - and the night was already upon them. The sky was black, and stars twinkled merrily. There was a slight, cool breeze, but that's what the blankets were for.

Yes, Avery had blankets. Not only did she have a nice big neon green comforter for them to lay on, but she also had a white, rainbow polka-dotted one for them to lay under and two neon blue pillows. Other than that, she was levitating a bunch of candles as she walked. Up a trail she went in the Forbidden Forest, one of the main trails. It led up to a nice little spot on the top of a big, grassy cliff. Jackson could probably find it easily since she'd given him directions.

Laying the neon green blanket in the grass in the middle of the clearing on the cliff, she set down all of the candles. Quickly, she pointed her wand at each of the ten in turn and muttered, "Incendio." With each one lighted, she carefully levitated them all so that they were floating a little bit off the ground, creating some dim lighting for the couple. Luckily, the candles were magic and they would never burn out, nor would they drip wax everywhere.

Sitting on the blanket, she laid the black, rainbow polka-dotted one over top of her and stretched out her legs underneath it. Setting one neon blue pillow on the other half of the blanket and one on her side, she leaned back on her hands, gazing up at the stars with her bright blue eyes. In about an hour, the special thing would happen. Avery couldn't wait; she was so excited.

In a pair of light gray skinny jeans and a hot pink t-shirt with a rainbow on it, she waited for Jackson to arrive. She'd kicked off her pink and white converse and they were beside the blanket, her little feat clad in gray socks with turtles on them. Angel bites in her lips and her hair down in two low ponytails, she looked like her average self. She wasn't that beautiful, so she didn't know why Jackson liked her so much. Yet, she wouldn't question it, because she felt very lucky to have him.

Now the only thing left to make this night perfect was her boyfriend.

Her Microwave. ♥

[heartsout]

you won't be leaving my arms, ever. i promise you that.
even if you want me to let go, honey.

Yay. The Hurley boy was back! Back from being very mean and disappearing without telling anyone, especially one very special person. He figured you could say that he pulled a Jessica, for lack of a better phrase. Except he had a better excuse than 'I left the oven on', obviously. He'd only leave it it was an emergency, because this place was his home, which that was exactly why he left in the first place.

A family emergency. Really, he could have done without actually going home, but his mum really wanted he and Chantal to, and being the momma's boy he was, he went. Only he'd come back early, and little Miss Fairy Princess Telly was still back in Ireland. He was glad to be back though, because the entire time he was home, he felt like something was missing; that one very special person, Avery Rosa Moretti.

Now, Jackson Alexander Hurley loved her very much, even more so after their awesome picnic at the lake, where they talked about their future. Like getting married and have cute little babies, which he was very, very excited for, mind you. Graduation couldn't come sooner, but he still wasn't too thrilled at the idea of leaving her for an entire term. D: Not at all.

So, as soon as he'd come back to the school, he sent her an owl to let her know. He wondered if she would be angry at him, and he hoped she wouldn't. But even if she was, he knew she couldn't stay angry at him for long, if at all. Though, she did have reason, 'cause he was mean and stupid and didn't let her know he was going to be all magical and disappear. True, he could have written her from home, but he figured she'd probably be too angry with him to even read it or something.

And no, he couldn't have texted or called her, muggle electronics don't work at Hogwarts. Maybe if she somehow lived in the Muggle Electronics Room, then yes, maybe she could have received a text message from her loving boyfriend. [:

Mister Hurley was very excited when Avery wrote him back telling him to meet her, but was curious as to why they were meeting in the Forbidden Forest? It reminded him of the one time like right after they started going out that they were all in the forest and stuff... Heehe. Maybe they were going to hunt for Bigfoot! And surely if they found Bigfoot they'd find Jessica, considering he was her husband. But he had a feeling that she'd left again.

Slipping on his blue and white checkered Vans, Jackson slipped out of the Slytherin boys dorm, going out into the schools grounds. It was very easy to pass through he corridors, and he didn't even need to actually sneak out with his nifty Prefects badge pinned to his chest. Yes, he knew he was abusing his powers, but at the moment he didn't really care. He was a bad Prefect anyway.

Following one of the main trails into the forest just like Avery's message had told him, he held his wand loosely in his right hand, the tip lit. He didn't want to be running into things in the dark, and with his luck, he'd probably snag his foot on a tree branch and fall into a bush or something. Then no one would know he was there until it was too late, when they would send out a search party to look for him. He wondered if his friends would be sad if that happened, even Holden. :/

Coming upon the little grassy cliff place, a smile drifted onto his lips at the sight of the blankets and floating candles; plus one very, very important girl, Missus Moretti. Who in fact, is very beautiful, even if she didn't believe so. Besides, he didn't care if Avery was beautiful or not, he would love her just the same. Sheesh, because when they first met he could hardly even see what she looked like in the dark. [:

"Nox," he muttered, pocketing his wand. He wondered if she'd noticed him yet, because he had been very quiet, 'cause the forest can be a scary place, yeah? Who knows what horrible things lurks in the shadows... excluding Holden, of course. ;D Still smiling he moved over to the blanket, slipping his shoes off so he was in his plain and boring white socks. Blue eyes looked down at the blanket, which he though was adorable, just like his light blue one. But, which is it, black or white?

Jackson seated himself Indian style on the blanket next to his girlfriend, looking up at the stars momentarily. He then leaned over and slid one hand behind her head and kissed her on like the corner of her mouth, but her cheek, you know? "Well hello there," he said kissing her cheek again.

He hadn't realized how much had really missed his Lightbulb. ♥

[Avery Moretti]

Avery was getting anxious. Anxious Avery. It wasn't as if Jackson was late or anything, oh no, but she was just worried he might get lost on the way. Maybe some Professors caught him out past curfew and he was now serving some hideous detention. Or what if some big bad Forbidden Forest creature ate him up? She'd die if he went missing. She heard a snap in the forest and shot her eyes toward the sound, subconsciously reaching for her wand. Yet, it was just a rabbit. Gosh. Why did things have to scare her? Calming down, she kept looking at the stars.

Another reason she was getting anxious was the whole date in general. Jackson's idea of having a picnic had been really romantic. Then they watched the clouds. Avery thought her idea might not be as nice, and Jackson would be disappointed. She hoped he would like it. A bag she had brought with him contained things that would keep them happy, at least she thought so. Hopefully, Jackson would like the date and not think it was a crappy idea or something. That just might ruin Avery's self-esteem.

Then, she heard someone coming up to her. It was most likely Jackson. She lowered her gaze from the stars and looked at him, her heart skipping a beat. Just seeing him made her more than happy enough. He was so perfectly perfect. And he was hers. Forever and for always. She couldn't wait for them to get married and start a life together. It would just make their relationship feel even stronger and more permanent than being girlfriend and boyfriend. They would be husband and wife. It seemed funny to imagine Jackson as her husband, but she wouldn't have it any other way. They weren't really serious people, but marriage was a very serious thing.

Blue eyes glanced down at the Prefect badge glinting under the moonlight and she smirked, remembering how she thought he might've been caught out past curfew. Yet, he had an excuse because he could just say he was doing his rounds. Lucky boy, could get away with anything. Too bad she wasn't a Prefect so she could use that excuse, too. Maybe she'd just have to steal his badge one day. Bwaaha. :] And if he tried to get it back, she'd just hex him. Oh, she was evil. But not really, because she probably wouldn't do that if he really wanted it back. Or maybe she could just make her own Prefect badge with paper and markers.

Looking up into Jackson's bright blue eyes, she smiled and breathed slowly, realizing she'd caught her breath when he arrived. What weird things people do when they're in love, yeah? They stop breathing. Dangerous. And the blanket is black. I think. I dunno which colour would look better with neon green. Plus, if it were white, it could get grass stains! So black. :] Avery had bought it after seeing Jackson's blanket. She just needed one to be reminded of that day forever and ever.

It took all of her to not just leap on him and hug him and kiss him. But she didn't want to be dramatic or needy [or creepy], so she didn't do that. She just smiled and was glad to get two kisses on the cheek-ish area from her boyfriend. Then, she had an urge to say 'Buttsecks?' because her and her friends joked about the phrase 'y hullo thar. buttsecks?' and he had almost said 'Why hello there.' Yeah, so Avery is crazy. I think we've established that many times before.

"Hullo..." she murmured, reaching her left hand out to hold one of his. The Mihael gave it a little squeeze and then leaned herself forward, kissing his lips. A few more soft kisses later, she pulled back and blushed a bit. With their relationship, she always blushed with their kisses sometimes. Jackson did, too. And she loved it, because that meant they weren't bored of each other's kisses. They still got that funny feeling in their tummy when they were together. ♥

Glancing down at their hands for a second, she looked back up at him and murmured, "I missed you." Then, she asked, "Where'd you go?" Of course, she was curious. She wasn't mad at him, unless he was going to tell her something like he went to a concert or something and forgot to tell her. Then she might be mad. But knowing Jackson, he wouldn't do a thing like that, so he probably had a good excuse.

everything has an expiration date. but not us, baby.
we'll be together 'till the end of the world.

[heartsout]

and you are my high.

Avery worries too much, he was fine. He's a smart boy, he knows what he doing, and he certainly wouldn't get himself caught by a Professor. That would mean he would spend his time doing something utterly useless and boring rather than spending time with his girlfriend. Which do you think he would choose, as if it's not obvious. ;D

Jackson wondered what exactly she had planned for them, and was really excited to find out exactly what. He thought she must want to top his picnic he'd surprised her with, because that was just the space. (Space in a swear word substitute he and his friends use. Heehe.) She didn't need to worry more, 'cause he would love it no matter what, 'cause they were together, mkays. That's all he needs to make him happy, her.

Oh, oh! A Prefects badge made out of markers and paper would be much more amazing than having a real Prefects badge. Because it's be much more colourful and creative, and pretty gnarly. Then they could go patrolling together and stuff. It'd be great fun, you know. He was a little sad she didn't get Prefect when they were all bumped up a year, he was sure she'd get it, and Holden too! Grr.

They're going to kill each other one day. When they see each other they won't be able to start breathing again, then one of them will die. No, no, probably just pass out, which would most likely be Avery. Then he'd carry her to the Hospital Ward n'stuff. But can you imagine if he passed out, and she had to carry him there? I don't think such a small girl could lift him, even if he wasn't much bigger than her.

The boy wirnkled his nose and giggled and little at her hullo, smiling when she took his hand. When she leaned in and kissed him his heart skipped a beat in his chest. He kissed her back and laughed a little when she blushed. Like always, he found it adorable. And any chance he got he decided he'd try and make her blush, for his own enjoyment. Heehe.

He took ahold of their hands with his other one, gently playing with her fingers. He kept his blue eyes on their hands and chewing on his bottom lip. He'd really expected her to be mad at him, and was slightly shocked she hadn't yelled at him or anything. Lifting his eyes he met hers and the corner of his mouth turned up into a smile. "I missed you more," he murmered.

Brushing his hair from his eyes, he continued to chew on his lip, and moved his eyes towards the stars. They looked really very pretty, but nothing compared to Missus Moretti. He couldn't wait until they got married, their wedding was going to be totally rad. But first he had to propose, which he would've already done if he had a ring. But the idea made his tummy erupt in little butterflies, spending the rest of his life with her.

"Well," Jackson started off, looking back at her. "I went home for a while. Family stuff. I came back early though, but Telly's still there." That pretty much summed it up in a nutshell. He wrinkled up his nose, still playing with her fingers absently, "And if I have to leave again, I'll put you in my pocket and take you with me," he added with a small giggle.

Still smiling, he looked up at the stars then back at her, blue eyes to blue eyes. He wanted to find out what she had planned here, and what was in that little bag of hers. Oh yes siree bob. He was curious. What if had kidnapped Thomas like he had Mr. Lion? D: No, he was sitting on his bed when he left the dorm, so that was out of the question. But whatever it was, he was sure to love, 'cause lets face it, neon green pillows and black and rainbow blankets are the space.

[Avery Moretti]

Rawr. It's not her fault she worries. It's hereditary, perhaps. Besides, she loves him enough to get very worried when she has no contact with him for so long. Hmm. Well, what would he choose... Picking hundreds of spiders off a wall [that makes me cringe] or smooching his girlfriend. It's a very tough decision. xD

A Prefect badge made out of paper and markers would be the best thing ever. She'd make it rainbow coloured and neon, and it would be amazing. Now she might just make one and wander about the school with it on. Then people would ask why she's wearing it, and she would lie and say, 'I lost my real Prefect badge, so this is just temporary until I find it again or get a new one.' Bwaaha. Of course, the Professors would know she was lying because they knew all the Prefects; she wasn't one of them. But yeah, they could patrol together and yell at people out after curfew. Of course, they wouldn't really 'cause they're nice like that.

Perhaps next term Holden and Avery would get to be Prefects! Doubtful, but maybe! :]

Oh dear. Dying because of seeing one another is definitely not a very good thing. They're hazardous to each other's health. Yup. Avery would pass out and be taken to the icky Hospital Ward; the place she now hated. After all, she hadn't spent a very enjoyable stay there from the Stupefy spell gone wrong. The Hospital Ward equaled the place where all the bad stuff happened. Bleh. Avery would just levitate Jackson there. 'Cause she's smart like that. [And she can't carry him.]

Avery smiled. Even though he laughed at her blushing and stuff. Still, she knew it was because he thought it was cute. Unfortunately, that just made her blush more, which is what she did. Stupid blushing. She couldn't help it! When she knew she was blushing, it made her more embarrassed and made her blush even more. >|

When Jackson looked up at the stars, Avery's heart sped up a bit. She looked up as well. The thing she had brought him here for should start in a little while. And yus, their wedding would be amazing. She already had everything planned in her brain, though she wasn't expecting him to propose anytime soon. Still, a girl can dream, can't she? Maybe Jackson had plans, too. Hopefully when they actually began planning, their plans wouldn't screw up one another's. Though, if they had the same ideas, that would be totally amazing.

Looking down from the stars, she listened to him start his explanation. So he went to Ireland. Well, that's what she thought. Luckily, he came back early. A good thing, too, or she just might have died being away from him any longer. Smiling softly, she giggled a little bit. Going with him next time in his pocket would be good enough for her. It would be a tight squeeze [darn skinny jeans] but she would manage as long as there was a little hole for air and a few crumbs to eat.

Noticing his eyes on the bag she brought, she smiled. What was inside wasn't exactly that spectacular. Just kind of what he did down by the lake. Pulling the bag over to them, she opened it up and took out some chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows, among what else there was in the bag. Various food and drinks and such. Grinning at Jackson, she pointed at the stuff she'd taken out and asked, "Wanna make a fire? I want to make smores."

If they just gathered some sticks or something and rocks to put around the sticks, they could make a fire. And eat smores! And roast marshmallows. Yummm.

as long as you're alive,
here i am.