the lake listens [Brayden]

[giraffe]

Nessa was sad. She knew that everything that Brayden was doing now, was with Brie, not that she had a problem with them being friends, but she just wished she could spend more time with each other, and possibly have one dance together, since she knew he was going with Brie, which was alright, because she was going with Jared, a new friend of hers. She faked a smile to try to shrug that thought away.

Nessa took off her shoes once she reached the beach and walked along the water line, the water wasn't too cold and she felt like getting a little wet. It had been a cloudy day, and she had thought it would rain, though it hadn't at all. Maybe it was coming at night. She sighed to herself, her hair blowing in the wind.

[Brayden Christiansen]

Bored, I guess whats what you could call it. Brayden pulled on a sweatshirt and walked out of the Gryffindor Common Room. It was a good time to go to the lake, Brayden thought. He made his way down all seven flights of stairs, and pushed open the Oak front doors and walked outside.

The night air was crisp and cool, and not many people were outside. In the distance, Brayden could faintly make out the shape of a girl walking along the beach. Could it be...Nessa Hansen! The girl Brayden hadn't seen for so long, the girl he had been longing to hold in his arms!? He broke into a run, and his shoes flipped off, on the beach. He picked the girl up and swung her around twice.
"Nessa! I've missed you so much!" he said, setting her down, and kissing her gently. It was really her. He almost thought he had disappeared off the face of the earth.

[giraffe]

Nessa was just relaxing looking to the beach. Her hair flowing. It would've been a good picture, she thought, if she hadn't been so sad. She was about to turn and go to her room maybe, when she got swept off her feet, and swung around twice, and kissed. She then saw that it was Brayden. "Brayden! I've missed you too!" She could not believe it, they had not even crossed paths the whole break and everything. She got a tear in her eye, from happiness, and let it roll down her face not caring. "I haven't seen you!" Was all she could make out, she just leaned against him and hugged him, as tear after tear came rolling down her face.

[Brayden Christiansen]

They stood on the beach, hugging longer than they had ever hugged before. He felt great being with her, after not seeing her the whole break!
"Ooh, I missed you!" he said, giving her another kiss.
"How have you been?" he asked her, sitting down in the sand, beckoning her to sit next to him. What a great place to meet up with each other. Out on the beach, the sky twinkling with stars, the lake smooth as glass.

[giraffe]

Nessa smiled as he kissed her once again and she wiped away her tears. She sat down next to him and looked up at the stars. "Im, uh fine." She said, she was, she was partly happy and partly sad. She hoped that would not be considered a lie. She smiled as she spotted some constellations. And found the glowing moon. She rested her head on Brayden's shoulder, which she had not done in the longest time, it felt so good too and she just took it all in, by taking a deep breath and closing her eyes. She smiled.

[Brayden Christiansen]

"So what have you done since the last time I saw you? Anything exciting?" he asked her, laughing a little. The girl rested her head on his shoulder as they looked up into the sky. He leaned his head on hers, and he felt great. He pulled her closer and kept his hand around her waist as they looked up to the sky together, making everything seem right.

[giraffe]

Nessa opened her eyes as Brayden asked her a few questions. "Well not really, im going to the dance with a nice boy named Jared Blythe, but thats about my most exciting news!" Nessa said shrugging with a small laugh. He leaned his head on hers and she smiled knowing this was what she had been wanting for so long. Time alone with him. She smiled "What about you?" She asked returning the question. "I heard you are going to the dance with Brie? Thats cool." She told him half lying. She smiled to him.

[Brayden Christiansen]

"Yeah, I'm going to the dance with her..." he said with a weak smile.
"...this is probably obvious, but...she said that she liked me..." he said to her, lifting his head off hers, and looking into her eyes. What was she going to say, would she be mad? Would she yell?
"I didn't do anything with her, and I hope you know that. Yes, we spent alot of time with each other over the break, but, I never did anything with her in any way that couldv'e even considered that I, cheated or something." he said to her, hoping that she would believe, for he was telling her the whole truth.

[giraffe]

"Oh." Was all Nessa could say because she had not known this. She knew that she thought it, but she had never known for sure. She gave a weak, fake smile. "Well, what did you say back?" Nessa asked not looking to Brayden. Nessa just looked to the lake. She felt like she wanted to cry, but she wasn't, yet.

Well she hoped they did not do much together. She knew they had spent break together, but she did not know how serious they were. " Yeah i believe you, after all you still have my trust." Nessa said thinking about if he did like her. She felt like he was not as true as before, but she wanted to give him time. She was losing her trust in him though.

[Brayden Christiansen]

He was a little surprised that she had asked him what he said back to Brie? Did she really think that he would've liked her back!? Of course he didn't, he wasn't a stupid cheater like other guys, who didn't even care about their girlfriends.
"Well what do you think I said? I told her I didn't like her that way! Nessa, I don't like Brie! She's my friend, nothing more. I really can't believe that you would think I would do something like that to you!" he said, his voice raising a little.

So more for 'Yeah i believe you, after all you still have trust.' Does she really trust him if she is questioning whether or not he likes Brie? He stared at her, waiting for what her reply was.

[giraffe]

Nessa looked to him with a tear starting to bulge in her eye. "No im sorry. I didn't know how serious you were getting!" Nessa told him with sorrow in her eye. The tear swelled and finally streamed down her face. "I really don't know anymore." Nessa didn't exactly know why she said that, but she really did not know anything anymore. Her life was just slipping past her.

Nessa looked once more to Brayden, then turned as more and more tears streamed down her face. She looked to the lake. It seemed to listen to her and her thoughts. It calmed down and she felt like it was so comforting.

[Brayden Christiansen]

Nessa turned away from him and looked out towards the lake. He didn't know what to say, so he just looked at the back of her, and she started out to the lake. He thought about what to say, but nothing seemed very good. At last, he spoke.

"Nessa..." he said to her, scooting up toward her, and taking her hand.
"...please, just believe me on this one. I do NOT like Brie. I, I know I've spent a lot of time with her, and I know it could look like we were more than friends, but we aren't. I don't want you to be curious about whether I'm being true to you or not. I want you to know, and trust that I'm not doing anything with another girl. I...I love you Nessa, more than anyone, or anything. I don't want to loose you, you mean more than anything to me." he said to her. He held onto her, and kissed her again.

[giraffe]

Nessa listened to everything he had to say. She did not know what to do. Tears dripped down her face, smearing her mascara, but she did not mind. She looked down. She didn't know what to say or do. So she just stayed like that. She wanted to lean into him, but then didn't. He kissed her. She still sat there motionless. She finally realized that this happened, him not being able to see her, and him hanging out with other girls, she was not upset. She then just decided she did not want to be out here anymore. She picked up her belongings and stood up. "I'm sorry, bye Brayden." She said as she slowly walked away. Nessa didn't even bother to look back. She just kept walking. Not knowing if he would chase after her. She would like it if he did, but was not expecting him to. She needed some time on her own.

[Brayden Christiansen]

She doesn't give a damn whether your telling the truth! Brayden thought. She didn't look at him, she didn't say anything to him, she just sat there, which soon became very frustrating for Brayden. What was he supposed to do? She wasn't listening to him, so saying somethign wasn't going to make anything better.

Finally she said something, but it was not the words Brayden wanted to hear. Nessa got up, and began to walk back to the castle. Brayden looked down at the sand, he grabbed a handful and furiously threw it into the lake, it made a weird, almost silent noise. He watched her as she walked back to the castle, her delicate arms swaying at her sides. His throat swelled and his eyes became red, and a tear slipped down his face, and onto the sand.

She was gone, and that was it, he was sure of it. How could they fix anything like this. He tried so much to tell her, but she didn't believe him. Brayden stood up, and wiped the tears from his face, and he slowly made his own way back up to the castle, keeping his head fixed to the ground.

[giraffe]

Nessa heard some shuffling behind her. But she did not bother to turn back. Nessa was so upset that now tears were almost flooding down her face. She tried to stop but she could not.

It was not that she did not believe him, it was just that she did not want to get hurt if this happened again. She still wanted to be his girlfriend. But now she was not so sure how this would end.

Nessa was beginning to long for him to chase after her, but it never did happen. As she reached the castle doors, she walked in. Oh how she wished she could change back time. Oh all the pain that she felt. She walked up to her dormitory, went to her room, climbed into her bed, and cried herself to sleep.