Crawl up to the top (emma)

[gerard1991]

Gerard wandered through Dallin tower and outside in a bored mood. He was wearing three hoodies and a thick band shirt and two pairs of skinnies, 1 pair 1 size bigger than the other. He was warm and his layers weren't very noticable. He climbed up onto the roof and thought through his recent activities. he'd met Malachi and Emma, gone to the ball and had his date bandon him so he danced with Emma for a bit.

He smiled at that memory. Emma was a beautiful girl and she deserved a better dancer than him for the ball. She had been looking beautiful that night and she'd come to sit with him when he was upset about his date. He sighed and stared off into the distance, thinking so hard that he didn't notice someone appear.

[[short for a starting post butwhat can i say?!]

[emmawinters]

Emma had just been outside in the rain, playing Quidditch with Alyssa Malfoy, one of her good friends. Arriving in the Hufflepuff girls room, she stripped down and quickly took a hot shower, allowing the steam to relax her sore muscles. Stepping out of the bathroom, she had quickly gotten dressed in some of her old Muggle clothes.

She pulled on a pair of her favorite jeans, which were tight and slighly flared, along with a long sleeve V-neck shirt with a blue cami underneath. Yanking on her Etnies shoes overtop a pair of mismatched socks, she picked up her red Alaska sweatshirt and headed to the mirror. She frowned at her hair and decided to just put it up into a messy bun. Leaving her bangs down, she pulled it up and pulled the hair tie halfway around, before twisting her hair into the bun. Glancing at her reflection, she shrugged and headed out of the room.

Strolling through the castle, hands in sweatshirt pockets, she soon found herself at the door leading to the Dallin Tower. She had never been here before and was curious to see what it was. Stepping in, a blast of cool air hit her forehead, making her shiver slightly. She closed the door behind her and began crawling up towards the top of the tower. The stairs were steep and the roof was low but she eventually made it to the top.

Looking around, she noticed a good friend of hers, Gerard, sitting by himself on a ledge. She headed over, stooping low, and sat next to him. She placed her hand on his shoulder, so that she didn't scare him. "Hey," she said quietly.

[gerard1991]

Gerard looked around. "Hi Em. What are you doing up here? I thought you had Quidditch today." When he'd come up here Emma should only just have been going down for her practice. Had he been daydreaming that long?

He leaned back and looked into Emma's ever so pretty eyes. She always made sure not to scare him, and to cheer him up if he was upset.

The Mihael grinned. "Oh well that's what I get for daydreaming." He sighed and looked up at the clouds passing by. His favourite hooby when it rained was to go outside and try to find shapes in the clouds. These clouds were pretty dark and in the distance you could see flashes of bright light and hear distant rumbles.

"Looks like there might be a storm huh?" He smiled and continued watching the clouds until he felt drop of rain on his hand. Then another on his forehead. then more all over the place. He smiled and took Emma's hand, pulling her just inside the door. Then he sat down on the floor.

[emmawinters]

Emma was slightly surprised when Gerard asked her about Quidditch. Though it was a good surprise, it meant that he listened to her, and she liked that. "Yeah, I just came in from flying with a friend actually. The storm was picking up speed so we called it a day." She looked up at the darkening sky, watching the clouds dance around.

When she looked back at Gerard, she was caught off guard. He was looking at her, and his eyes were stunning. She always loved looking at other people's eyes, they intrigued her. His eyes were different, special. Her eyes swept over his face before looking away, slightly embarassed.

Just then the angels started bowling in heaven. Thunder cracked and rain began falling down. Gerard grabbed her hand and pulled her through a door, shielding both of them from the rainstorm. His hand was warm and big, her small hand disappeared into his. She smiled slightly, her dimples showing. She felt protected, something that was new.

She sat down on the floor with him leaning her head against his shoulder, her hand still in his. "So what were you thinking about when you were daydreaming?" she asked.

(This'll probably be my last post unless I can get on later tonight. Leaving to visit the grandparents. I should be back by Monday. Bii!!)

[gerard1991]

Gerard cursed himself for saying that he'd been daydreaming. He didn't want to tell her. But he'd have to be truthful for once.

"Ummm... Well I was daydreaming 'bout you actually." He blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his head with his free hand. It hadn't just been about her. It had been about her and him being a couple and kissing and stuff. But he wasn't going to tell her that.

He yawned and shifted so he was lying on his stomach, propped up on one hand, the other still enclosed around Emma's. He tensed his stomach long enough to put his hand out into the rain, and collect a little puddle of water in his palm. He loved the rain as much as his sister, who was quite ironically named Rain, did. He stood up, pulled his hood over his head and stepped into the droplets. He spuna round once or twice, enjoying the cool water on his skin. When he got a little bored, he stepped back inside. He pulled off two of his hoodies and one of his skinnies. One hoodie was dry but he took it off anyway. Although Emma looked quite warm, she could use it if she needed it.

[emmawinters]

(I'm back!)

Emma tilted her head. "Me?" she asked, her eyebrows knitting together. Although she probably should have been slightly embarressed and perhaps a bit upset, it didn't bother her at all. Huh...

She watched as he got up and went out in the rain, spinning around. She laughed, enjoying his slight craziness. She felt really relaxed around Gerard, she could be herself and not think twice about it. When he came back inside, he was dripping wet, his clothes clinging to his nice frame. He peeled off two soakin' layers, as well as a dry one.

She smiled again. "I take it you like the rain?" she asked, though it sounded more like a fact. "Where I came from, there was hardly any rain, so it's kind of hard to get used to it. I don't mind getting wet or anything, it's just, I dunno...different."

She stood up and reached one hand out the door, so that it was in the rain. Smiling back at Gerard, she stepped outside and stood still, looking up at the rain while it poured down on her face.

[gerard1991]

Gerard gasped in mock horror as she said she never had rain. "I love the rain soo much. I can't imagine life without it."

He sighed and watched as Emma put her hand out into the rain, then stepped into it. He watched for a few seconds, then followed her, taking his 2 dry hoodies with him. One he draped over Emma's shoulders, pulling up the hood. The other he was still wearing. he pulled the hood up on that too. As she looked up at the rain, he kissed her hand, and then her cheek. He moved to stand in front of her. He kissed her lips. In the rain, he got carried away. When he realized what he had done, he ran through the doorway and down the first few steps.

[emmawinters]

Emma jumped slightly when she felt his hand on her shoulder. She looked and saw that he had given her one of his hoodies, she smiled as he pulled the hood up over her had and then turned her face up to the rain again.

What happened next surprised her, well no, it shocked her. He lightly kissed her hand, and then her cheek. She smiled slightly. His lips were soft, like rose petals. Although it was a silly comparison, it would have to do.

She turned to look at him, when his lips gently, but still firmly, pressed against hers. Her blood boiled under her skin, and burned into her lips. Her breath came in a wild gasp as her lips parted. Funny isn't it? The first time I'm kissed it standing in the rain. How soap-opera-like, but then, hasn't the rest of my life been like a soap opera?

He suddenly tore away from her and ran down the steps. Without hesitating, she sprinted after him. "Wait!" she cried, and gently grabbed his shoulders to turn him around. Looking up at his face, she leaned forward and kissed him again.

[gerard1991]

Gerard had been upset. He hadn't been sure whether Emma liked him back. He was pretty sure she didn't. And yet here she was, kissing him. He was surprised at first. Then the realization sunk in and he wrapped her arms around her. She had such soft lips, that he would never forget.

He pulled away and smiled. He walked back up the stairs to her height. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her closly.

He remembered her comment in QQ a few weeks ago. Something about not being able to dance and having big feet. Well from what he'd seen at the ball she was pretty good.

He enjoyed hugging her. It was nice just to be respected as himself. Not as the big famous Frank Iero's son. And he could get anyone anything. No, he wasn't like that. He was different to what people's first impression was of him when he explained who his father was. Emma respected him as a person, like he wanted to be.

[emmawinters]

Gerard's eyes wrapped around her and she closed her eyes, content. Now all they needed was a little music and it'd be perfect. Her eyes suddenly snapped open. Why not? she thought to herself. He promised me lessons, well, why not now?

"Hey Gerard?" she asked, her head still against his chest. "Do you think you could start teaching me guitar right now? I know it's kind of a strange time..."

[gerard1991]

Gerard laughed and shook his head. "Depends. I'd have to go and get my guitar. And do you want to learn right here? Or find somewhere more comfortable?"

He smiled and stroked her hair. Rubbing her back, he looked out into the rain and smiled. Life could get better after all.