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Post by sethia on Nov 4, 2004 21:47:05 GMT
Payton lifted Sethia’s hand slightly as they danced, which did not bother her. She smiled and flushed for a second as he complimented her dancing, “Thanks. You’re not bad yourself Payton. You must have been practicing?” she teased. They continued to dance, Sethia really getting into the music and enjoying herself, but soon it began to lull as the music was being changed. “I hope they play another good song,” she told Payton, a smile still on the corners of her mouth.
Sethia didn’t dance much in public, mostly in her room, in the shower or in the kitchen as she was cooking, back at home. It was a little different to have people around you, watching you, but Sethia was not bothered with all that, as she would normally have been, instead she was just enjoying it with Payton.
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Post by payton on Nov 6, 2004 2:01:09 GMT
He grinned as she commented on his dancing, and he let go of her hand to spin around in a smooth circle, dispite the fact that there was no music.
"With six sisters I have had a bit of pratice"
He laughed at his own comment before looking towards the band, who had started to play a song, this time a slow one. They seemed to be trying to play a good even mix of those songs.
He looked over at her and smiled slightly before shrugging.
"You up for it?"
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Post by sethia on Nov 6, 2004 18:23:03 GMT
Sethia smiled as Payton spun around in a circle and came back to his former position, “Yeah you must,” she said with an emphatic tone to her voice. “If I were you and had six sisters, I had better know how to dance,” she teased, “at least a little.”
Sethia slowed her movements till she stopped, as the band began a new song, a slow song. She looked at Payton, who shrugged and asked her if she were up for it. “Sure, why not? I am pretty sure we won’t step on each others toes, so yeah,” she joked and gave a sweet smile.
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 0:53:04 GMT
He grinned slightly as he stepped closer, one hand claspinga round hers while the other moved to her waist.
"Another good things about sisters, I have had my toes stepped on too many times to care anymore."
He them started to pick up the steady movement that went with the song.
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Post by sethia on Nov 7, 2004 4:15:11 GMT
Sethia allowed Payton to take her and hand and move his other one around her waist. She cleared her throat just a little as she stepped closer to him. The last and only person she had danced with was her aunt’s friend Raymond McDonald, who owned a store in town, he and her aunt had taught her to slow dance. She had never danced slowly with a boy her age before. “Well at least I know if I mess up by accident and step on you, you won’t mind,” she said with a grin.
She became instep with Payton almost instantly, as he took up the beat of the song and moved to its rhythm. She gave him a smile as they started, “So far so good?”
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 13:01:00 GMT
He laughed at her comment, but as usual, it was in his usual, light hearted tone that always seemed happy and kind.
"Your doing great, my toes are at ease"
He grinned again as they kept up the beat. His mother had taught him to dance when he was about seven, and after that he had dance with all of his sisters at one point or another. He even took the honors of helping to teach a few of the younger ones the steps himself. Then, since his arrival at Hogwarts, it had been Kiyla that he taught the steps.
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Post by sethia on Nov 7, 2004 14:09:22 GMT
“Thank you, glad you approve,” Sethia said with a smile and a laugh to her tone. She took a second to look around her, everyone had found themselves a partner and were dancing, for most it was the date they had come with that evening.
As they moved, Sethia’s dress swished from side to side gently against her legs, and her long braid moved like a pendulum. She was glad she had worn this dress now, it was fun to pretend she was someone else that evening, not the wallflower most forgot was there. “So why did you decided to show this side of you? Revealing to everyone the angel and devil you are? Isn’t more fun when it’s hidden?”
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 14:34:07 GMT
He grinned at her comment and shrugged slightly. It was a costume that suited himperfectly, though it didn't leave mch to wonder about. He tended to not have much hesitation about expressing himself exactly how he was, He caused enough trouble so he definatly wasn't innocent, but with Dillion there for comparason, he wans't compleatly guilty either.
"I think it is rather common knowledge at this point"
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Post by sethia on Nov 7, 2004 15:10:28 GMT
“Maybe, but for those who didn’t know before, they do now,” she said with a smirk. “You have no hesitation about showing who you are, do you Payton? I envy you that in a way. People see you; they don’t see me. You are visible, while I am invisible, except to Nasser, but that is the greatest part about having a best friend, someone to remind you that you are there. Thought tonight, I am doing pretty well without him.” She gave Payton a smile.
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 15:21:10 GMT
He smiled at her comment. It was true about him, he never cared what other people though and he never changed how he acted. It almost seemed strange to him that someone would try and hide themselves like that.
"Your not invisable, I saw you after all"
He grinned at his comment. It was true. She seemed to try and not draw attention to herself, but she wasn't invisable by any means.
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Post by sethia on Nov 7, 2004 15:46:54 GMT
Sethia stared at Payton for a moment, “Well, that is true. Maybe I am not as invisible as I thought? But I am nothing like you,” she said with a smile. The few who really knew Sethia understood why she was like that, so quiet, keeping so much to herself; she only let herself go when it came to animals and magical creatures. It was a fear, a fear she had taken on when she was four and her family died. It was a young girls way of protecting herself from being hurt and from loosing those who were dear to her ever again.
As the years went by she did let it slide away a little, taking in Nasser as her friend, and then Kim but there was still that frightened little girl inside her, who didn’t want to feel the pain of loss ever again. That was why she didn’t like to draw attention to herself, to bring people into her heart, she was afraid, but somewhere inside her, she knew she could not live her life like that forever, or she would be utterly alone.
She gave Payton a smile, distracting herself from her own thoughts.
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 15:55:53 GMT
He watched her for a moment, knowing that after she spoke she lost herself in some deep though. He wondered what she was thinking about, if it had something to do with why she tended to keep her herself. He didn't speak until she smiled at him, for some reason, he didn't want to interupt the moment she was having, whatever it was the moment was about.
"Maybe your nothing like me in that sense, but there is no fun in making friends with people just like you all the time. So we have a perfect friendship, oppisits attract righ?"
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Post by sethia on Nov 7, 2004 16:21:25 GMT
Sethia sighed, so softly it could barely be heard, “No, I guess not,” she said about making friends with people who were just like you. “Yes, we do then. If we are any indication then, yes, opposites attract.”
Something stuck in Sethia’s head, Payton had called what they had a ‘friendship’ she could not help but think how quickly that had happened, without even trying. It was like when she met Nasser, they hit it off right away, she did not have to try with that one either, and if it was the same with Payton then that was indeed a good sign. Sethia would like it if he were as close to her as Nasser or even closer, though she also was nervous about it as well.
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Post by payton on Nov 7, 2004 16:30:06 GMT
The song they were dancing to came to a slow end, and he let his hand all from her waist.
"Its a good thing too, or else that pretty dress might have gone to waste. Not many people can appreciate it like I do"
He flashed her a bright easy going grin at the end of his comment. The dress definatly seemed very different from her normal attire. It was defiantly a dress that would turn a few heads.
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Post by sethia on Nov 8, 2004 12:14:19 GMT
Sethia still could not believe how her evening was turning out; she looked really nice, a change from her school robes, and she was actually dancing at the ball. Soon the song began to wind down and Payton removed his hand from her waist, and she stepped back from him a little.
She smiled, “I suppose it might have, or someone else would have worn it,” she said about her dress. “You might have appreciated it better then,” she said teasingly, “but I wouldn’t have.” She looked around, she was a bit thirsty, “Want to get a drink?” she asked him, “I know you probably have to find your date soon, but at least we can have a drink before then.”
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Post by payton on Nov 8, 2004 18:58:56 GMT
He grinned slight at her teasing remark. He was rather sure that he woulnd't have appreciated it much more on anyone else. Dispite how out of character the dress was, it seemed to suite her perfectly all at the same time.
At her meantioning of his date he looked over his shoulder, to see Kiyla parting ways with antoher boy and then talking to Jordan.
"It looks like Kiyla found someone else to occupy her time."
He grinned slighting, thinking that must have been the boy that she meantioned to him earlier. He hoped she was having a good time with him.
"We promised to meet later, but I want to make sure I don't cut into her time with her friends...I really want her to have a good time."
He flashed Sethia another smile. He needed to start keeping an eye on Kiyla so that he could head over once she seemed ready, at least Sethia was so understanding about that. She really was a great girl.
"But now...that drink!"
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Post by sethia on Nov 8, 2004 19:46:23 GMT
Sethia looked in the direction that Payton had been, “Oh,’ she said with a smile, “I see.” Kiyla did seem to be having fun, and Sethia couldn’t blame her, she was as well.
Sethia looked at Payton, “Of course you want her to have a good time. A good dater should want his partner to have fun, and by the looks of it she is; but how about you?”
“Yes, that drink,” she said with a smile, “Shall we?” Sethia moved towards one of the tables that were lining the walls of the Great Hall. “When do you two have to meet back up?” she asked him the lights dancing in her eyes.
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Post by payton on Nov 8, 2004 19:59:55 GMT
He grinned at her first question. He was having as much fun as Kiyla seemed to be--not that his view of her was great. She just alwayts seemed pretty happen when she was with him or her other friends; besides she was with that other boy now too, so she had to be enjoying herself.
"I am having a grand time. I came with an enchanting gypsy and I managed to part long enough to sneak a dance with a beautiful lady, how could my night be any better?"
He raised his eyebrows briefly--a well known trait that there was more in his mind that he was letting onto, and then he started to move across the room towards the tables that were piled high with sweets. Once there he got a cup of punpkin juice for her and then another for himself.
"Kiyla nd I didn't really have exact plans. I just promised her that I would be her's again by the end of the night."
He shrugged slightly, looking oover again, but he didn't spot her this time.
"No clue what that clarifies into though"
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Post by sethia on Nov 8, 2004 20:29:16 GMT
Sethia laughed a little, “Well if you put it that way, then you are having a wonderful night. I don’t know how it could be better, it is pretty great as it is.” Once again he gave her that raised eyebrow and she knew something was formulating in that brain if his, but she guessed she would never know what.
When they got to the table, Payton got her a cup of pumpkin juice, ‘Thanks,” she said and smiled as she took and took a sip. It was delicious. “Mmm…okay. So we may be able to get another dance in then?” she wondered what “hers again by the end of the night.” Meant but he didn’t seem to know himself.
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Post by payton on Nov 8, 2004 20:54:06 GMT
He flashed her another bright smile at her sugestion of sneaking in another dance. He still needed to keep and eye out for Kiyla, but until he managed to locate her again, he did see any reason why not to enjoy himself with Sethia. Kiyla had probably gone off with the other boy anyway.
"I would be offended if we didn't try to"
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