Taking a walk(clair)

[robhudson]

Rob was out in the enchanted garden. It was a nice night out and he was waiting for clair to show up as he walked through it. He had sent an owl to her that morning telling her to meet him in the enchanted garden. Rob wanted to spend some moe time with her seeing as how thy didn't get to spend that much time together over break because it was short. As he walked he herd a nosie close by the spot where he was walking so he turned around and looked around but no one was there so he kept walking hoping that clair would show up soon.

[clair]

An owl? From who? Clair took the letter from the owl and gave it a well deserved treat. She walked over to her four posted and sank down onto it, pulling her feet on as well, as her bright green eyes wove back and forth reading the familiar hand writing on the page. A smile flickered to life as she got up and tossed the letter onto the bed behind her. What should she wear? Since when did she suddenly start caring what she wore? Who knew, but today seemed like a good day to pick out a nice outfit. After a few minutes of rummaging through her trunk she finally decided on an outfit and threw it on.

She made her way out of the dorms and through the castle. She would have thought it would have been more crowded due to the fact that everyone was coming back from their break, but there was few students who lingered in the maze-like halls today. She shrugged her shoulders and continued on, she had to meet someone.

She finally made it to the Enchanted Gardens and gazed around. No one met her eye at first so she continued on her search. She finally found the very person who she had been looking for. Rob. She had not gotten to see him much over the break, but that didn't matter now that they had a dance coming up and more time to spend together. He seemed to not have noticed her yet so with a smile to herself, she crept up behind him and quickly placed her hands over his eyes. "Guess who." She whispered in his ear, giving his cheek a light kiss.

[robhudson]

Rob knew at once who it was from the touch of her lips on his cheek a smile spread across his cheek as he turned around. He looked at clair and then he kissed her and then he said"So I take it you got the letter?" It was a question but the answer was obvious since she was there, He knew that his owl had gotten her job done in delivering the letter. He tought of what to say and then he remembered that there was a dance coming up and so he asked."So would you like to go to the dance with me?"He knew what the answer would be but it would be better if he herd it from her.

[clair]

"So I take it you got the letter?"

She smiled at his question and kissed him back as his lips touched her own. "No, I didn't actually. Ashley got the letter then gave it to Ryan to give to me but he fell off the roof and then a first year ran up to the dorms and handed it to me personally." She joked with a small, embarrassed laugh. Wow, that was a rather stupid thing to say, oh well, too late to take it back now. She was grateful for the subject change.

"So would you like to go to the dance with me?"

A smile appeared across her face at his question. The answer was simple and he probably already knew the answer. "Yes. I would love to," She replied, taking his hand in her own.

[robhudson]

Rob looked at clair as she told him who had gotten the letter. His smil grew just a little bigger when clair told him that she would love to go to the dance with him. As he took clair's hand into his own he asked."So shall we go for a walk?"He knew that she would probably say yes which he hoped it was her answer. Rob looked up at the stars as he waited for clair's reply to his question about them going for a walk in the garden.

[clair]

"So shall we go for a walk?"

She squeezed his hand lightly as she replied with a soft, "Yes," She began to walk along side Rob. She looked up at his face to find his eyes on the sky. She followed his gaze and stared upward as well. It was a beautiful night. Many bright stars dotted the blanket of blackness above them. The moon shone brightly, allowing them to walk along without wand light. Not that they would have needed even if the misty clouds had been sheltering the moonlight from there path. "How have you been?" She asked him, turning her green eyes from the sky back to him.

((Sucky post. Sorry))

[robhudson]

As they began to walk down the path rob returned his gaze towards the path so he wouldn't trip over anything and when clair asked how he had been he looked at her and said"I've been doing alright, but better now that I'm with you."He meant the last part of his reply to be a compliment and then he decided to ask clair the same question that she had just asked him so as he returned his gaze to the path he asked"And how have you been since we were last together?"He had added on to the question but that was okay it wasn't like he killed it or anything.

[clair]

"I've been doing alright, but better now that I'm with you."

Clair smiled at his compliment, turning from him the path beneath her feet. Knowing her, if she did not focus on where her feet were going then she was bond to trip over something sooner or later. Hopefully that would not happen on this peaceful night. She would like to get through it without any new scrapes.

"And how have you been since we were last together?"

"Fine I guess... had a bit on my mind, but that's about it." She replied, shrugging before focusing ahead of her once more. To distract her newly formed thoughts of the break, she began to debate what to wear to the ball. She would need to get a new dress seeing as how she had actually grown since the last one. Who wanted the wear the same dress twice anyway? She sighed at the thought and turned her green eyes to Rob. "So, it's a Halloween ball right?" She clarified at random.

[robhudson]

After clair told him that she was fine even though he knew she probably wasn't because he knew that he father had sent her a letter. Clair hadn't told him about it so he just decided to not worry about unless she wanted to talk about it. And when she asked him if the ball was a halloween dance or not he smiled and said"Of course it's a halloween dance seeing as how it's almost halloween."Rob knew that clair would have to go and get a new dress because she had gotten taller. He had to get a new tux or suit he hadn't made up his mind yet on which one to get since he had grown about another 2 inches. And then without being able to think of anything to talk about he asked."So what would you like to talk about?"

[clair]

With her free hand, she ran it through her long hair, debating whether to say more on the subject. She was not used to talking about her father or her past for that matter so she didn't know if she should speak or keep silent. She debated for what seemed like a long time to her. Should she? She didn't even know if Rob would be up for listening to her little rant about recent events.

"Of course it's a Halloween dance seeing as how it's almost Halloween."

A weaker smile crossed her face at his reply. "Guess so. I wonder if people will dress up in costumes for the ball." That would be a sight. Maybe she would ask Ash and Bryce to throw a costume party if not. She always loved Halloween and she would not let her father's letter get in the way of her enjoying herself this holiday.

"So what would you like to talk about?"

What did she want to talk about? "Hmm," Clair glanced around, the moon still shining bright. "Not sure." Well it was true, she didn't know if she wanted to talk about the letter or not. Maybe she would..... if Rob asked, but if not then she would keep her lips shut. Stupid idea but still... unaccustomed to speaking her emotions she was tempted to stay quiet.

[robhudson]

Rob looked at clair as she said that she didn't have any idea of what to talk about so he thought it would be a good idea to ask about the letter but he had to figure out on how best to ask because he didn't know what her reaction would be like if she knew how he had found out about it. So then with a solution on how to ask her about it he said."Well then whats on your mind, and please don't tell me that it's nothing because I can tell that there is something on your mind that is bothering you."Rob could always tell when people had something on their mind or if there was something bothering them. He was very good at telling what peoples emotions where just by their body movements and actions the kind of stuff normal people didn't notice.

[clair]

"Well then whats on your mind, and please don't tell me that it's nothing because I can tell that there is something on your mind that is bothering you."

Her eyes flashed from the moon to Rob's face. How could he always tell there was something on her mind? Every single time she had been troubled, he had magically appeared and knew what was the matter. "Well...." She hesitated, running her hand through her hair once more. Her eyes fell to the path to be sure she would not trip over something as she debated what to say next.

With a sigh of defeat, she looked back at him. The light which had shone so brightly so far that night was extinguished as she looked into his eyes. "I got a letter from my father..." He knew about her past to a fair extent, but only one other person besides herself knew of the letter her father had previously sent her. She was not as bothered by the fact that he had wrote to her. He had done so before, but what bothered her the most was what the letter had contained. The words ran through the Mihael's head as she recalled the night with Ross in the tower. The night her father had first acknowledge her existence other than a burden and something to take his anger out on.

[robhudson]

As rob thought about what she had said about getting a letter from her father and then he also remembered the night when they where in the tower together and he knew at last what was bothering her and so he asked"Is that what was bothering you the night we where in the tower together?"He looked at her as they continued down the path in the garden.

(OCC really short post sorry)

[clair]

She sighed once again, lowering her gaze. "No... well, yes....." She didn't know how to explain, but she was going to try her best. "You don't exactly know the whole story...." She admitted, all her cheerfulness fading from her features. Her voice grew to become a whisper as she continued. "I only told one other person about what my dad did before this letter...." She hesitated, searching for the right words. She stared at the path beneath her feet as she trudged on. "He sent me a letter before- before I really even knew you." She finally said after a few moments in silence.

"He has never noticed my existence, and if he has it was to yell or take his anger out on me," She said rather quickly, her temper rising. "And all of a sudden, in my second term, the stupid idiot decides to acknowledge me and send me a letter. After years of abandonment, he acts as if he my best friend." Her hands were balled into fist by now. Why was she even speaking her opinions aloud? She never spoke of her past and yet here she was, nearly yelling her whole story to the castle. "He send me that letter after dumping me off the first chance he got and expects me to write back." She said more slowly, the acid still leaking into her voice. She had stopped walking by now, and she had shut her eyes, her frame shaking slightly. "He's awful," She murmured to herself, opening her green eyes but still glaring at the ground.

She sighed, trying to calm down. "Sorry," She said, her voice more even now that she was speaking directly to Rob. "That was out of line....." She didn't mean to blow up like that, but after so long of not speaking of something on your mind, it tends to build up to a point of keeping it inside no longer. She was past that point. She knew she still had a lot of explaining to do. She had not told him any new information that he deserved to know. A sigh escaped her lips once again as she made an attempt to calm herself before continuing on with her story, well..... starting it actually.

[robhudson]

Rob listened to clair as she told him what was on her mind. And he knew as her voice grew louder that it had been a while since she had talked about this and he knew that she and her father had problems but not to this extent. So when she apologized for getting angry he looked at her and said"It's alright don't be afraid to express you feelings about it. Want to sit down and talk about because it will help make you feel better"He said pointing to a bench by the path that they where walking on. Rob looked at her as he looked at her and he waited for her reply.

[clair]

"It's alright don't be afraid to express you feelings about it. Want to sit down and talk about because it will help make you feel better"

Rob was too understanding at times. Most people would not react like him. Might be one of the reasons why she liked him so much. She kicked the dirt out from under her feet as she stood beside him. She nodded silently at his offer and looked up to make sure she knew where they were heading. She made her way over to the bench with him and quickly fell back onto the seat with an exasperated sigh. Why was this so difficult?

She usually didn't have any problems with talking to Rob. Guess it had been a while since she had actually needed to speak to someone that she had come accustomed to not doing so. She inclined her head to stare up at the stars. It was quite beautiful. Too bad her mind was so full. She had no room at the moment to relax and enjoy the moment with Rob. This upset her greatly. "Sorry," She muttered again. Why was she always apologizing? Guess she really never had been able to do anything right and it just slipped out every once in a while. She leaned froward and pressed her forehead into the palms of her hands, trying to calm down and find her voice once again.

[robhudson]

As they sat down on the bench rob watched clair look up at the stars and when she apalogized he smiled and he said"It's okay, you can take your time to tell me about,it because I've got all the time in world to listen to you and to help you through this, okay?"Rob then looked up at the stars himself and he was ready to listen to clair tell him what was going thrugh her mind right now.

[clair]

Clair felt tears spring up in the corners of her eyes as she heard his words. He really was too understanding. "Thanks," She murmured, her forehead still in the palms of her hands. Clair forced the tears back, swallowing hard. Why was it so difficult to talk to Rob right then? The answer escaped her, but when she was ready, she knew Rob would listen. She sighed heavily as she raised her head to see Rob staring up at the stars.

Involuntarily, she took hold of his hand and intertwined her finger with his. She then proceeded to lay her head against his shoulder. "It's just..." She struggled with her words, "Just so hard...." She said, her voice fading into a whisper as she tried to locate the right words to go on with her story.

[robhudson]

Rob felt clair intertwine her fingers with his and as she told him that it was hard he looked at her and said"I know what you mean it was hard for me to tell you what happened when I visited my parent's graves but I found a way to tell so I'm sure you'll find away to tell me just take your time."He looked as he waited for her reply.

[clair]

Clair winced and then frowned at the memory. That had been a hard thing for him to explain to her. Yet another reason why she should open her mouth and speak. If only she could find the words that should be exiting her mouth. She sighed and lifted her head and returned her green gaze to the sky. The tiny specks of light flickered as she rummaged through her head for something to say. Anything.

"You know how my dad just.... abandoned me with that guy," She began, her voice a weak whisper. She chose her words carefully, trying not to cause a wave of emotions to wash over her again. The night had begun to great, she didn't want to bring a storm of tears that would completely ruin their evening. She kept her eyes glued to the blanket of darkness above them, trying to make an attempt to continue. "Well.... after all he put me through... in my second term be sent me a letter." Her already feeble voice cracked. "He made up this whole fake apology, trying to win my good side I think." She added, remembering the night so long ago. "Ross found me in tears.... My father wanted to be on my good side for the moment so I would do him a..... favor." She selected the word, unsure of how else to put it. She fell silent for a brief moment, lost in her own thoughts.