Moore or Less. ((Jill and Payton))

[sethia]

She walked down the streets of London, suitcase in hand and a paper in the other. She kept looking from the paper to the house numbers; trying to locate the one Payton had given her. She had almost changed her mind about coming, but in the end there wasn’t any amount of discomfort that would keep her away. She looked different, very different than usual and she wasn’t sure how Payton would react to her new look temporary as it was.

The thing about London is that nearly every block of flats looks like the one before except for a few small differences, and to her a girl who’d lived on a farm all her life, it was a bit confusing. She’d had to stop to ask directions twice, but at least now she had found the street. She looked at the numbers as they began to ascend in twos, the odd numbers on one side and the even on the other. She was on the side with the even. She looked up for the last time and there it was, Payton’s flat.

She took a deep breath as she looked at the stairs trying to psyche herself up to climb them. She tucked a strand of black hair behind her ears as it waved beside her face. She was wearing a brown skirt and blue top that sat on her shoulders. On her feet were brown boots. The black hair was a stark contrast to her skin; she had almost fallen over in shock when she saw herself when the hairdresser was done with her. She had wanted to shock herself and this had definitely done it. It was only temporary, and luckily for her the spell that the hairdresser had used would wear off in a few days. Sethia wanted to change her look, but she wasn’t prepared to take the chance that she hated it when it was done, so she had opted for a temporary spell to let her see how she liked the dark hair before making a permanent change. So far she was still trying to get used to the fact that it was her reflection in the mirror and not someone else’s.

She took one last deep breath before walking up the stairs. She looked at the number one last time to make sure it was right and then she knocked. She waited nervously but trying to hide it, as she listened for someone on the other end. She turned back to the street as she waited, watching the cars driving by anything to keep her from being so nervous. It wasn’t seeing Payton that had her this way, it was meeting his roommate Jill.

[jillian]

Jill danced around, a feather duster in her right hand and her wizarding wireless in her left hand. She sang along with the song, singing into the feather duster as if it were a microphone before prancing around the couch and dusting a lampshade. She tuck the wizarding wireless in the pocket underneath Payton's name on her shirt. Yes, she was wearing one of his work shirts - she didn't think chef's needed pockets - but maybe it was from a different job. Although, Payton had been working at the same place for a long while. Oh well, the pocket was handy now. Jill scooted around the living room while singing out the next verse of the song. She wore jean shorts, and the bottom of Payton's shirt was unbottoned and tied into a knot. Her hair was in braids like it always was when she was either cleaning or just lounging around the house. She wore no make up, why where make up while cleaning? Besides, it was just going to come off anyway. She wasn't going to get all dressed up either, even though Sethia was supposed to arrive that day. Jill just wouldn't feel normal dressed up.

So far, Jill had cleaned her room - tidied up Payton's room just a tinge, and cleaned the kitchen. She had also cleaned everything out of Joann's studio, bought a bed - put it together and placed some things in there that would be essential for Sethia's stay. Now she was working on the living room. Dusting, mainly. Everything else was already cleaned. Jill flicked the feather duster again and then did a quick turn around, singing along and dancing with the beat as she dusted the bookshelf. Jill clicked off her wizarding wireless and put it on the counter as she placed the feather duster in the cabinet underneath it. Then she bounded back into the living room and collapsed on the couch, turned on the telly - waiting for Sethia or Payton to arrive, depends on who appeared first. She watched telly for a bit, laughing at the bits that were funny and when she heard a knock on the door - her eyes adverted to it. She clicked the telly off and stood, making her way across the room to the door.

Jill opened the door, knowing it was Sethia. Payton wouldn't knock. And when she opened it, she was startled just a bit by the black hair. Jill had seen Sethia around school - but she was always blonde then. She didn't miss a beat, however, and a large smile broke across her face; "Sethia! Come in! You must be exhausted. I know this place isn't easy to find, when I first moved here I can't remember how many times I got lost." Jill opened the door wider to let Sethia in. Here it was. The moment of all moments. Jill gently grabbed Sethia's arm and led her inside, maybe just a little over excited. She wasn't being herself. Did she feel threatened by Sethia? Jill's smile never faltered as she led her into the living room and sat on the couch beside her, "So, how was your trip?"

[payton]

He had warmed Jilli a few weeks ago that his schedule at work had been changed and he wouldn't be able to take the day of Sethia's arrival off. His boss had told him that it was a busy time of year, and he couldn't spare him for that tone extra day, then on top of it, his Baron, his boss, wasn't going to be in the shop at all that afternoon, and Payton being second in common, had to stay and close the place up. Thankfully, Jilli seemed to take the whole thing rather well, especially the part about her having to clean up the flat. He had planned on helping that day, as well as trying to cook a good meal for all of them.

While he had told Sethia to arrive int he evening because he had to work, he hadn't intended on staying quite as late as he did. Closing seemed to take forever, though perhaps that was not aided by the fact he checked the clock every few minutes just to see exactly how late it was getting. He even rushed most of the way home, instead of taking his normal leisurely stroll, which more often than not took him the long way through a back street where the sideway was littered with carts full of fresh vegetables, herbs, and exotic foods you would never find at an usual market.

He pushed the key into the lock on the flat and pushed the door open as he started his sentence before he it was open enough for him to see inside. He had lost too much time and there was still too much to do. He only hoped that he had managed to make it back before Sethia had come. He was sure that she would be fine with Jilli, but he still felt like he should be the one to greet her. After all, he had been the one to invite her, and no one wanted to travel such a distance to be greeted by by a stranger. "Jilli! Mio Tesoro, mi dispiace in ritadro!" Payton had slowly gotten into the habit of speaking Italian to Jilli, after all, in a year he would be living there and he had to get use to the language, and she had made the perfect victim for his trial and error self teaching. The only hole in his plan was that she had been learning nearly as fast as he was.

After he shut the door he dropped his keys into the ceramic bowl kept by the door and spun around to see Jilli sitting on the couch next to a very familiar girl with very unfamiliar hair. A wide grin spread across his face and he made his way over to the couch. "Sethia, I'm so sorry I'm late. You haven't been here long have you?" As he reached the couch he leaned over to give her a hug, lingering there for a moment before he placed an easy kiss on her cheek. "Now...I know I may not be the most observant person in the world, but you hair looks a bit darker..." He flashed her another smile, letting his his fingers run down the length of her hair before he glanced over at Jilli, giving her a wide smile as well. He paused for a moment, eying Jill as he noticed the Sherene logo on the shirt she was wearing, and his name embroidered underneath it. "Were going to have to take you shopping so you stop wearing my clothes..." His smile didn't fade, but his eyes narrowed as if he was trying to be serious before he finally gave into the fact that she had done him a tremendous favor by redying the flat for his guest. "Grazi infinite, Tesoro."




Italian Translation
"Jilli! Love, Sorry I'm late!"
"Thank you kindly, love"

[sethia]

((Sorry for the delay, been really busy and Seth was in a mood.))


Sethia turned around as soon as she heard the sounds of the door opening, but who she expected to see and who she saw weren’t the same people. “Jill right?” Sethia said with a smile. She was slightly unnerved but she wasn’t about to show that. She walked up the steps when Jill took her arm, and entered the apartment, her heart was pounding so hard in her chest she swore Jill had to be able to hear it. She was nervous and she hated it. Jill seemed very comfortable however which for some reason didn’t surprise Sethia in the least. Jill was in her own home why wouldn’t she be calm and collected, it was Sethia who was the intruder on her domain. Sethia glanced at Jill out of the corner of her eye, but not noticeably so, she was pretty just as Sethia had dreaded.

“My trip was fine, thanks. I got here a few days ago and just looked around on my own for a while. Thanks for letting me stay with you,” Sethia blurted out since she really had no clue what to say. “I kind of got lost finding it at some point but I’m here now,” she added with a small smile. Couldn’t Payton have gotten an ugly roommate, why did she have to be pretty and apparently rather confident as well, or was Sethia reading that into the equation because she was not confident there in the least? It was in her quick glance of Jill that she noticed her shirt and the fact it had Payton’s name on it. She was wearing his clothes? That hit Sethia like a punch to the stomach, but she said nothing and didn’t react to it outwardly.

Sethia put her suitcase and looked around the apartment, “You have a really nice place,” she told Jill. “You and Payton did a really nice job on it.” She was making the usual pleasant idle conversation you made when you were alone with someone you didn’t know and didn’t know what on earth to talk about. Sethia knew nothing of Jill and had nothing in common with her that she knew of except…Payton. She sat beside Jill in silence, which thankfully didn’t last long as the rustle of keys in the door indicated that Payton had arrived. Sethia turned in her seat as Payton walked in speaking Italian, she thought it was. He spoke Italian now, he hadn’t told her that. A broad smile spreading over her face at the sight of Payton, despite not knowing what he was saying. If she did know what he'd been saying however, she wouldn't have been smiling. Why did he do that to her? Did she really care why he made her smile like that? No, she didn’t, she liked the reaction she had when she saw him, and it was something that had been missing for far too long.

He walked over to them, and Sethia continued to grin, “It’s okay. I haven’t been here long,” she said just before he hugged her, a hug she returned as well as the kiss on the cheek. That was easy enough. She laughed as Payton mentioned her hair. Did he like it? Didn’t he? She looked at him as he ran a hand through her hair, “I thought I needed a change. It’s only temporary though,” she added before Payton turned his attention to Jill. She had the tiny sensation of…envy? She didn’t show that either of course. She sat quietly calming herself as the affects of her current situation began to play at her.

[jillian]

Jill's easy going smile was completely fake, at least - to the way she was feeling. But somehow she was acting as if everything was normal and she didn't feel threatened by Sethia, not that she should in the least bit. Payton and her weren't a couple, actually, Payton and her weren't anything but close friends. Maybe it was the idea that Sethia would be taken Payton away from her, away from her daily routine. Payton had become an imperative part in Jill's life... and him leaving would almsot completely throw her out of whack. She listened politely to Sethia speak and then smiled even larger as she complimented the flat, "Thanks, but it's not always like this." She laughed slightly, "My old flatmate was very unorganized and I picked up on a few things from her, so I'm rather scattered as well. Payton's a good flatmate though, I hardly ever have to worry about dinner." Jill scanned the living room a bit and sighed before turning to Sethia again. It was at that moment she heard the familiar jingle of Payton's keys in the lock and him calling out to her in Italian. Jill didn't speak fluent Italian, neither did Payton - but he was practicing for when he went to Italy - which greatly saddened Jill but there wasn't much she could do but pick up on the sayings he used and figure out how to reply.

"It's alright, Sethia just got here. No need to apologize." She sent him a small smile, as his attention turned to Sethia while he made an observation about her hair. Jill tucked a loose strand of her own behind her ear and looked down at her hands. She felt in a rather awkward place, and the tension inside her was threatening to snap. She let them have their words before realizing Payton was actually speaking to her now, and this time about his shirt. She looked down at the Sherene logo and shrugged, "I didn't want to get any of mine dirty. Besides, you cook in this - so I assume it's used to getting stuff all over it." Jill grinned and looked innocent, knowing full well that 'serious' look he was giving her wasn't real at all. He then thanked her for cleaning the flat and Jill smiled even wider, "Lei è benvenuto." It was a common phrase she had started to use around the house. 'Grazi' and 'Lei è benvenuto.' Those were basically the only two things Jill knew compeltely in Italian - everything else she had to piece together or look up in a dictionary. She was rather good at piecing things together, though, so she rarely used her Italian to English dictionary.

Lei è benvenuto = You're welcome.

[payton]

He flashed Sethia another smile as she touched her hair and said that it was temporary. "Well, it looked beautiful before and it looks beautiful now." His gaze lingered on her for another moment before it shifted to Jill, who he really was grateful for. This wasn't exactly how he had intended this day going. He had wanted to be here to get the house ready and good something for all of them, and he wanted to be the one to greet Sethia. Instead though, Jill had been the one left to ready the apartment and greet a girl she didn't even know. He shook his head at her, raiding his hands to show that he was giving up. "Oh fine....I guess I can allow you are shirt if your the one who cleans the flat."

He stepped back, letting him look at Sethia and Jill with out having to exclude the other in his gaze, and thought for a moment about what to do now. It was late, easily time for dinner, and it would be easier just to go out than make something. He shifted his weight for a moment knowing that it would be awkward no matter how he worked he. He didn't exactly want to leave Jilli behind, but at the same time He knew Sethia would feel more comfortable if they had a bit of alone time. Finlay he shrugged off the building tension, "Well, I don't know about you both, but I'm starving.....so you what do you say Sethia? I will take you out anywhere you want to go in all of London." He flashed her a grin before glancing over at Jill, trying to read her expression on whether she wanted and invite to dinner as well.

[sethia]

Sethia smiled, flattered by Payton’s compliment, “Thanks.” She’d never thought any part of her was beautiful, least of all her hair that she refused to do anything with except brush to be worn in a ponytail or open, or if she got really adventurous in two Pippy-Long-Stockings type braids. Payton was a charmer; he always had been that why all the girls liked him and half the boys were envious of him. Payton could smile and melt you right where you stood, at least that how it worked on Sethia, but the thing about it was, he hardly even tried. It was his nature to be charming. She looked at him with a smile, at least he didn’t hate it, and she knew he wasn’t lying to her.

She smiled to herself as Payton told Jill she could keep his shirt as long as she cleaned up the place. What a trade? A shirt for a clean apartment, trust Payton to make such a deal. She had no right to be jealous of their relationship she knew that, but she still felt something akin to envy in her stomach looking at Jill wearing a shirt with Payton’s name on it. Sethia didn’t have anything with his name on it, unless you counted her heart, but that was beside the point. She had the things that reminded her of him Payton, the things that got her through a year away and no matter what she would always have them. She was going to try to be as comfortable as possible during her stay there and try her best not to let her mind wander towards things made no sense worrying about.

She grinned, “I could definitely eat,” she chimed after Payton spoke. She hadn’t eaten all day, she’d been too nervous to, but now she was there she was beginning to feel the emptiness in her stomach, perhaps that was caused the nervousness as well. “Do you feel about Japanese? I could eat some teriyaki,” she asked, catching Payton’s gaze and looking from him to Jill. “Jill, do you like Japanese?” she asked. Yes she wanted some alone time to talk to Payton, but she couldn’t just leave Jill out, and it wouldn’t be fair to put Payton in an awkward position. They could all go as far as she was concerned and she could talk to Payton another time, after all it wasn’t like she was only going to be there the night.

[jillian]

Jill smiled and then pretended to get interested in something on her hands as they talked and then she heard Payton talk about food with Sethia. Jill cocked her head to the side as she waited for Sethia's response and then was quite shocked, and little bit warmed, by Sethia's invitation. But inside her she felt it was out of politeness and that Sethia really wanted alone time with Payton. Jill's large smile returned her to small humble one and she played with her hair a bit before answering, "Uhm. I don't want to get in the way of anything. I know you guys haven't seen each other in a long while..." Immediately after she said that she closed her mouth and shook her head, "I mean, old friends like to catch up - don't they?" She recovered with a small quiet smile. I wouldn't know... I haven't any old friends. Well, except Joann.. Jill continued to play with the ends of her hair before actually deciding to make a decision. She didn't know how awkward it would be with them, but she was rather hungry - and she did love Japanese.

She looked back up at Payton, and then looked at Sethia, and shrugged; "Sure... I mean, if you guys really don't mind. Tomorrow I have a shopping date with Joann; so you guys can catch up then if you want... I am rather hungry, having been cleaning all day and Japanese is one of my favourite types of food..." She found herself rambling, and quickly came to an end while hoping they didn't notice how much of a drastic change she had just gone through. She had gone from somene she wasn't at all, to the Jill she always had been. Maybe it was because being someone else wasn't something that would help with the whole situation and she realized it just moments before. Who knew? Jill sighed and smiled again, before looking to the clock and then looking back at Payton, "If we want to go though, should leave soon. The nearest Japanese restraunt gets really busy at night...."

Before Jill finished her sentence, an idea occurred to her. She flashed Payton a mischevious smile and looked at Sethia, "How are you with apparating?"

[sethia]

Sethia gave Jill a little smile as she waited to see if she’d accept the invitation. Was she that obvious that she wanted time with Payton? She had to get better at this, usually she was so good at playing a part but she was out of touch with her acting since she hadn’t had to in so long. She had to pretend she was completely cool with this situation and not bothered in the least or else this was going to be the most awkward visit in history. She would try harder, and get to know Jill in the process, so far she couldn’t find a thing wrong with her, and Sethia was the type of person who liked making new friends and was going to give this a chance and make friends with Jill as much as she could.

Sethia didn’t look at Payton, instead she smiled brightly at Jill, “Don’t worry about it Jill, don’t be silly you won’t be in the way. I want you to come. Payton and I can catch up any time,” she said is if it were no big deal to her, when really it was, but she did want to get to know the person Payton liked enough to make his roommate. She beamed as she finally looked over at Payton, “Right?” the question was rhetorical and she immediately turned back to Jill for her answer.

When Jill accepted it sent a mix of emotions through Sethia, yes she wanted to get to know this girl but it also meant the three of them trying to make conversation over dinner. She couldn’t even think of what they’d talk about, but she supposed she’d find out. “Of course not,” Sethia assured Jill that her presence was welcomed. “Is it?” Sethia asked when Jill said that Japanese was her favourite food, “Mine too,” she added with a smile. Sethia had really gotten into Japanese food a few months ago when her aunt took her out for her birthday to a restaurant, ever since she’d eaten it as much as she could get it, which wasn’t often enough for her.

Sethia stood when Jill suggested they leave quickly if they wanted to be seated at the restaurant, the black strands of her hair brushed against the back of her jacket as she did so. “I’m great at apparating actually,” Sethia responded, though not entire sure why that question and provoked such a look from Jill. “Umm…before we go…can someone show me where I’m going to sleep? I just want to put this away,” she said leaning her head towards her suitcase. “And umm…where’s your bathroom?” It was a little known fact that when Sethia got really nervous her bladder immediately seemed to shrink to the size of a pea, like now.

[payton]

When Jill accepted the invitation Sethia had offered he looked back and forth between the two for a moment, trying to get a handle on the situation. He was glad that Sethia seemed to be wanting to make friends with Jilli, but he knew a bit too much about girls to think it was going to happen over night or all that smoothly. On the outside though, they both appeared to be fine, and on the inside he wasn't going to deal with yet. After a pause he grinned and nodded when Jill said that the nearest place would be getting crowded quickly and they would need to head out soon if they were going to beat the rush. He happened to be looking at Jill when she made the appreating comment, and a smile which matched hers crossed his face. It was sort of a tend they had when traveling together, sort of apparating by surprise. Sethia though, who had never traveled with them would have no idea what Jill had meant, and as he looked back at Sethia, he planned on giving her warning before they were suddenly off.

He looked back at Sethia and gave her an easy smile, "Oh, of course...sorry, probably should have let you get a bit settled earlier. " Smiling he reached down and picked up Sethia's suitcase, "This way M'lady..." he started, motioning for her to follow as he headed across the room and down the short hall which the bedrooms and bathrooms were located. At the end of the hall he pushed opened the door to the room that Jill and himself had converted into a guest room and stepped inside before looking back at her. "Hope this is okay...more privacy that you had before" he added with a grin. "My room is back on the left, and Jill's is on the right. You can use my bathroom...its right next to my room....so the second door on your right when you are coming back towards the living room." After pausing a moment, he sent Seth another easy smile, before stepping back to get out of her lay and let her do whatever she needed to before dinner.

After he was back out in the living room he went to the couch and sat down beside Jill, letting his arm slip back and around her shoulders. "I'm going to have to make all that cleaning up to you....you made the guest room look great." He paused a moment then glance back at her. "You know...maybe we should both change before dinner...may look a bit strange if we are both wearing the same shirt..."

[jillian]

Jill watched as Payton led Sethia down the hall to her room and gave her a quick layout of the flat before he returned to sit beside her. He let his arm slip around her and Jill tensed up, only because she didn't know what he thought he was doing. She looked at him, and it was hard to continue to be in the least bit angry at him. How could she when he was just Payton? He did everything right, for her at least. She relaxed a bit and grinned as he said they should probably change, "Alright, if you insist. Although I think it would be rather fun to confuse everyone. I obviously look more like a Payton than you do, dear." Jill teased him slightly before not making even a move to get up and head to her room. She closed her eyes a moment and then urged herself to stand, and when she did she pulled Payton up with her, "Let's go. I wish I had some Japanese clothing. It would be as best I could fit in if I did." Her eyes sparkled, "You know I want to apparate to Japan, right? Because if we apparated in two different places it wouldn't be that great."

She smiled at him and made her way to her room. The moment she closed her door, she locked it and leaned against it. Her heart was beating ten times faster than normal, and that was odd for her. Her stomach felt as if she were going to be sick, and yet she was going to be on her way to Japan to eat food by means of apparation. That probably wasn't a good idea if her stomach was acting the way it was. Jill took a deep breath and pushed herself off the door, making her way to her closet. She opened the door and picked out a long flowing black skirt and a white top that had slightly ruffled sleeves that came to the tops of her shoulders with some flowers on it. She picked out some shoes and quickly changed, before taking her hair out and pinning it up with a clip. She didn't bother to put make up on. It wouldn't look good anyway. Jill sighed as she looked in the mirror, she probably wouldn't look anything as great as Sethia - that is if Sethia was changing. Jill thought going to dinner with Payton was always something to dress up for, then again maybe Jill just liked to dress up. Although she claimed she didn't.

Jill unlocked her door and stepped out, her flip flops making that flip noise as she walked. She loved that sound and often wore flip flops just to hear it. She made her way back into the living room and leaned against the wall, waiting for either Sethia or Payton to appear.

[sethia]

Sethia waited for either Payton or Jill to show her to her room and the bathroom, and it was Payton who spoke up. She flashed him a brief smile, “It’s okay, I just put this away,” she replied as Payton suggested that they should have let her get settled earlier. It really didn’t bother Sethia in the least, after all she hadn’t been there that long, she just didn’t want to leave her luggage hanging around their living room. She gave a small laugh as Payton picked up her bag and asked her to follow him with a “This way M’lady,” “Thank you good Sir,” she replied as she walked after him.

She followed Payton; still unable to believe she was actually there. She looked back over her shoulder briefly before going down the hall; this was situation she would never have thought she would find herself in. she swallowed hard, the lump in her throat appeared to be growing by the second. Sethia stepped into what was to be her room. “It’s great Payton,” she replied, “and I’d have you know I was perfectly happy in the last room I had to share,” she said with a smile and referring to her room she had shared with his sisters at the Moore flat. She had liked staying with the Moore’s that Christmas, it made her feel as if she were a part of the family, she guessed that would have changed now. “Thanks,” she replied as Payton told her she could use his bathroom. She gave him another smile before he left. She dropped her suitcase on the bed and then stepped out the door to the bathroom. A few minutes later she was out and all freshened up, her hair brushed into place and her heart racing. She was still very nervous but she didn’t expect a trip to the bathroom to fix that.

She walked up the hall towards the living room, she had placed a smile on her face to keep up the appearance of comfort, but that disappeared instantly as she saw Payton sitting beside Jill with his arm around her. Her heart sank instantly, and she stood there in silence watching them. Jill called Payton dear, and it sent a feeling through Sethia that she couldn’t describe. She just stood there unable to move, that is until Jill stood as if she were going to change at which point Sethia ducked back into the bathroom as if she’d never left. She leaned back against the door, her eyes closed and scolding herself. She shouldn’t have watched them like that. Why had she come? This was stupid. She knew why she’d come; she’d come to see Payton; that was the only reason she was there. Maybe it was nothing, or maybe she wanted to believe it was nothing because it made it easier than to think what she was was true.

She moved from the door and looked at her reflection in the mirror, it wasn’t the prettiest of reflections and definitely not one of someone up with the fashion times even with the black hair, but it was hers. She was sure Jill was going to look gorgeous, and sure she could try to match her, but what was the point? Trying to compete for Payton’s attention as something Sethia was sure she was ill-equipped to do. All she could be was herself. “Aunt Hetty was right,” she told herself before practicing a smile and stepping out the door as if she’d just finished freshening up.

She returned to the living room, “Are we ready to go?” she asked with the same practiced smile.

[payton]

After Jill rose from the couch and pulled him up with her he stood for a moment, trying to gather his thoughts before he headed off to his room. He guessed that Sethia was still getting herself ready so he slipped into his bedroom to put at least a clean shirt and try to cover up the scent of pastries and cakes he was sure followed him around after doing the evening baking. It didn't take him too long before he used a cleaning charm on his pants, and changed into a red button down shirt and after running his fingers through is hair decided he was close enough to being presentable and stepped back out into the living room where Sethia and Jill were already waiting.
"Well isn't this a change when its the guy you are waiting for." He flashed them both an easy smile as he came to stand between them. He glanced over at Jill for a moment, thinking that if Japan hadn't been out of their east to apparate range, it would have made for a rather interesting night. "Alight now Jilli, you the only one that knows this side of town still so I think you get to lead the way for us."

[jillian]

She fiddled with her skirt as she waited for either of them appeared. Sethia was the first to show herself, and she asked if they were ready to go. Jill smiled kindly, "Just waiting on Pay," she answered in a soft voice. She smiled again and then looked down to her hands which were playing havoc on her skirt now. She sat in silence for a moment and was about to strike up a conversation when Payton appeared. Jill wasn't sure if she was thankful or a little bit upset at the interruption. After all, she wanted to get to know Sethia, but could she do that with Payton being there? Jill shoved the thoughts from her mind and smiled brightly with a small nod. She pushed herself away from the wall and headed over to the coat closet where she pulled out her white suede jacket. She picked her keys up from the bowl and put them in her purse and slipped that over her shoulder.

"The nearest Japanese restaruant is about twenty minutes away if we walk, about three seconds if we apparate. We ready?" Assuming Sethia was, after she had asked if everyone was before, Jill grabbed Payton's hand and then linked her arm through Sethia's; and they were off with a pop. The reappared in an alley behind the Japanese restaraunt, Jill let go of both of them and put her hand to her stomach, "Eh, I hate doing that without preparing myself. Well, we're here, c'mon this way." She smiled and headed to the front, where she opened the door. A man about her height was standing behind a stand, reading a magazine. "Konnichi wa, hello. Uhm table for three please." The man smiled and nodded before taking them to a table near a window. Jill smiled, "Arigato, thank you." She took her seat and smiled at Sethia, "So, what are your favourite dishes?" She asked with curiosity.