(_PIECES.MENDED_) // Josie

[malachi]

Malachi sighed to himself as he wrote in his journal. As he wrote the events that happened upon yesterday, the ink stained the page, his thoughts seeming to roll out onto the parchment. He'd made a couple friends, one especially. His name was Gerard Turner, the second Gerard he'd met. He met Gerard Iero the night before, it was kind of weird, but very cool. He met both Gerards in the same place; the Quality Quarters.

The night before, him and Gerard were in the common room and Gerard thought it'd be funny to fool Malachi and pretend he was a slytherin prefect. But--it didn't work. Smirking to himself, Malachi wrote down that they became really good friends, both being superhero's. He chuckled at the thought. They were bunny and duckie boys. There was a girl that was a superhero too, but he never met her. But sometime, he had to make his friend that stuff duck, that was like his blue and red bunny. He knew Gerard would love it. He came into the room with ducky pajama's, Malachi could only imagine how much he'd like a good-sized duck.

Closing his journal, he decided to make it, but not inside. He looked outside to see the mid-afternoon sun. It was about four, so it was perfect outside. He grabbed a bag of stuffing, some fabric, thread, and then a needle and buttons. He had a lot, shoving it in his messenger bag. Sighing, he walked out the door, after first putting on a white, button-up shirt that was unbuttoned at the top so you could see some of his chest, a line in the middle where his pec was. He smiled and put his tie loosely around the collar, letting the shirt go over his faded jeans. Since the shirt was short-sleeved, you could see his jack skelington tattoo on his forearm.

Finally walking out the entrance hall door, he made his way across the grounds, the wind carrying the grass swiftly. As Malachi looked around, he could see the autumn leaves flying everywhere, a smile on his face. This was his favorite season; the fall. He sat down by the tree and cross his legs, indian style and began to take out his stuff to start the duck. By the time twenty minutes came around, he put the stuffing in a sewing of the duck, now sewing it together, his icy eyes looking down at the duck, a smile on his face.

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[josie]

Josie scrunched up her face as she stood in front of the mirror in her dormitory, she was busy messing with her hair out of sheer boredom. She had never had so little to do at Hogwarts. Sighing she pulled it back in to a messy pony tale and secured it with a white ribbon.

She'd just washed it and as it dried it formed soft ringlets around her face. Usually she would straighten it with a quick spell she had come to perfect but she it was tied back and out of her way so all was well.

Grabbing her cardigan off her bed, she wasn't sure how chilly it was now that the weather was changing, she decided to head out for a walk. The fresh air might calm her down as she itched for something to do. As a last minute thought she grabbed the camera that had come to be one of her prized possessions from her trunk and headed out.

As she left the building she was glad she had thought to bring her cardigan it wasn't cold but it was certainly heading that way. Josie smiled she loved it when the seasons started to obviously change, a few more days and she could justify wearing her scarf and winter cloak.

Her white flats padded softly across the grounds as she made her way down to the lake, well it seemed as good a place as any to be. Her white shirt fell to just above the knees and it flowed around her legs gently tapping against them as she walked. Her pale blue top finished her outfit off just nicely in her opinion.

As she rounded the lake she let out a quiet yelp of excitement, leaves in every colour shape and size floated across the surface and lay in heaps undisturbed by students jumping through them on their way between classes. The sky was a dark blue and seemingly cloudless. The waters of the lake were calm and tranquil and she couldn't wait to start clicking her camera.

Holding it up to her eye, Josie refused to go digital, she felt it stole the magic of the photo when you didn't develop it by hand, she looked through the lens as she made her choice of what to shoot first.

As she moved her camera across the scene before her she was slightly startled to see a person appear in her shot. She hadn't even noticed them before she had been so engrossed. The look of concentration on his face was immense and the smile on his lips led her to believe he was having a good time. Shrugging she let the camera hang about her neck as she made her way over to him hoping he didn't mind the company.

Leaning against a near by tree she peered at him, with a friendly smile on her face, "What are you doing?" She asked voice filled with curiosity.

[malachi]

Malachi had just finished sewing in the stuffing when he heard a voice. He looked up to find a rather attractive girl talking to him. He smiled, his Jack Skelington tattoo showing when he put the duck down. Of all the times to start on a stuffed animal project, when a girl finally talks to him. He stood up with a smile. "Im...making something for my friend.", he said and smiled, scratching the back of his neck nervously. He was kind of embarassed.

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[josie]

Josie giggled softly at the look of embarrassment that crossed his face. Clearly he hadn't thought anyone would come across him here.

"Your lucky I didn't get your project as evidence." She said smiling as she tapped her camera, "That would have been unfortunate." She threw him a teasing smile to let him know she was only playing.

"What are you making?" She asked genuinely interested.

She brushed a strand of her dark hair that had somehow managed to escape its tie, away from her face as she peered at what he had been working on. She smiled at him sticking her tongue out slightly, she was being rather silly. But she felt comfortable enough to do so.

[malachi]

Malachi looked at her with a smirk. "Oh, well my friend is goofy...like me...and he wanted a duck. I told him I made stuffed animals and thats how I got to do it.", he smirked and sat down, figuring if she wanted to, she'd do the same.

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[josie]

Josie grinned, "Is that so," She said with a soft laugh.

She watched as he sat back down and shrugging she did the same, crossing her legs under her so she was comfortable. She looked at the work in progress and smiled, it was really good, clearly a talented guy.

She had a quick look at her companion now that was closer to him and spotted the tattoo on his arm, "How does a guy with a tattoo like that get in to making cuddly ducks?" She asked, "It is a duck isn't it?" She asked hoping she was right and hadn't ended up offending him. He seemed nice and the last thing she wanted to do was offend him.

"I'm Josie by the way." She added remembering that people didn't automatically know who you were even in Hogwarts, She smiled warmly,

[malachi]

Malachi looked up at her with a smirk, having put on his small glasses when he sat down, getting a better look at lettering the he was sewing into the ducks hand. It had the letters, S-U-P-E-R-D-U-C-K-I-E. Him and his friend considered themselves superhero's at the back of their silly minds. He looked at the girl with a charming smile, his natually point teeth showing. He totally forgot about his glasses. That was the last thing he'd wear in front of a girl, but they usually thought they were cute. He hated them.

"Hey now, dont go and make fun of super duckie.", he smirked. "I dont usually make ducks. This is my original work.", he said, handing her a picture of a row of deathdolls, bunnies that had a gothy look to them. There was one named fluffy, that was black and red, with a plastic flail. He smiled at it, that doll being the one he gave his best friend, Max.

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[josie]

Josie laughed as he handed her the picture, "Now that makes more sense." She said throwing him a grin, "So why a super duck then," She asked, she was asking so many questions but she couldn't help herself she was intrigued. He was quirky and she liked that, life would certainly be entertaining having him around.

She handed him the picture back, "I might have to get you to make me something," She said with a cheeky smirk.

More strands of her hair were blowing about her face and with a soft frustrated sigh Josie yanked the ribbon from her hair letting it all come lose in a mass of chocolate curls before she tied it back again hoping it was more secure this time. She now remembered why she controlled it with magic.

[malachi]

Malachi smirked at her comments. "One, my friend loves them. Two, He asked me to. Three, I can make you anything you want.", he smiled and looked as her hair came down. He smirked, thinking that was a tease or something.

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[josie]

Josie laughed at the matter of fact tone in his voice.

"Well thats that sorted then." She smiled mischievously, "I'll have to have a think." She said with a grin.

"So when you aren't making the world a better place with super duck over there what do you get up to?" She asked. She hadn't seen him around before which was a bit weird the castle was big but she was sure she would have spotted him at least once, at least at meal times. But apparently in Hogwarts the wonders never ceased.

"You do know you haven't told me your name yet don't you," She suddenly said as she realised it to be true. "I might have to make something up for you." She said pretending to think, "Something to do with big yellow ducks or something." She smiled she really was silly. "What do you think?" She asked feigning seriousness.