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Post by sethia on Dec 1, 2004 0:24:11 GMT
Sethia smiled, “I won’t complain,” she said as Payton told her his plans to dance till the last drum beat faded. “So why did you come with Kiyla again?” she asked, partly out of curiosity, and the other because she wanted to spend a few more moments with Payton and she could hear the song ending.
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Post by payton on Dec 1, 2004 0:47:23 GMT
He shrugged slightly, pondering the question. It was much more complicated that it was when he origionally asked her. Origionally it was because he had grown tired of his usual crowd, and he had met her and she was nice and a change...but that was before he had met Sethia....
"She was different, and she was nice, and neither of us had a date."
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Post by sethia on Dec 1, 2004 1:18:54 GMT
“Oh. That’s nice. Lucky for you, you found each other for a date,” Sethia said and looked around her. Sethia would stay at the ball, even after Payton went back to his date, Kiyla, if she found someone else to spend time with, if not she would go back to the dorm.
Sethia had not even thought about the ball or going with anyone, till she met Payton, but that wasn’t meant to be it seemed.
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Post by payton on Dec 1, 2004 1:30:48 GMT
He was silent for a moment, then he raised his eyebrows leaning in slightly so he could drop his voice so only she could hear.
"But things might have been different had I met you first"
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Post by sethia on Dec 1, 2004 2:13:14 GMT
Sethia felt her heart jump as Payton came in closer to whisper something to her. Had he been reading her mind? She looked at him, with a strange grin, “Might have been,” she said. ‘Who are you trying to fool Sethia?’ She asked herself in her head. ‘You know very well that it would be different since he would be here with you and not Kiyla, and you wouldn’t have to say goodbye now.’<br>
Just then Sethia saw the very person she had just been thinking about, “Payton…Kiyla’s over there,” she said pointing over his shoulder.
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Post by payton on Dec 1, 2004 2:27:01 GMT
Suddenly his mind was brought back to the present time, and his feet stopped moving and he saw Kiyla standing at the edge of the dancefloor with a few other Hufflepuffs, and her expression didn't seem as happy as it had been when they parted. He forced a smile and looked back at Sethia, his blue eyes lingering on her for a moment before he spoke.
"I think knight-in-shining-armour-duty is calling. How about I find you in a few days....when the letter from my Pops comes?"
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Post by sethia on Dec 1, 2004 3:01:37 GMT
Sethia looked at Kiyla and then back at Payton, “I guess so,” she said with a fake ambivalence that wasn’t really working. She forced a smile, “Yeah sure. Go on, she’s waiting,” Sethia said and gave him a playful and gently shove away from her.
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Post by payton on Dec 1, 2004 3:09:48 GMT
He stood there for a long moment, as if debating on what he wanted to do. He then forced himself to smile again and nodded sightly
"I will see you later then"
There was another pause before he turned around and started towards the table where Kiyla was.
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Post by sethia on Dec 1, 2004 3:31:46 GMT
Sethia looked at Payton, a forced smile on her face, as he stood there as if waiting for something and then he turned and left, “See you,” she said as he walked back to his date. Sethia suddenly had no more interest in the ball; she watched Payton as he reached Kiyla. She went to the table, picked up a drink and some snacks and then left the ball. She looked back when she was at the door, she had a good time, she looked at Payton and then left.
Sethia walked back to her dorm, took a food up to her bed and then sat there, alone and ate. When she was done she went to the mirror and looked at herself once more, before casting the reverse charm, making her hair return to normal; she then changed and lay in her bed. She stood there, awake, till the others came back much later that evening.
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