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Post by Ems on Dec 15, 2007 23:21:34 GMT -5
"Oh my god,"giggled a chestnut-colored haired girl, pointing at the figure in front of her. "He's gorgeous!"
"I think he was in Witch Weekly's,"the blonde whispered back, giggling.
"SSSH!"the other girl hissed at her companion. "He'll hear you!"
The tall, slim figure was walking along the sidewalk and stopped to wink and grin at the two teenage girls.
The girls squealed in excitement and scurried away, giggling.
"Ah teenage girls. So vivacious. So lively,"he mused, chuckling softly. The man ran a hand through his hair and cast a look at the interior of Gladrags Wizardwear. A collection of brand new suits faced him, shimmering from the sunlight. "Should I? Or shouldn't I?"he mumbled, stroking his chin lightly, furrowing his eyebrows at the suits. "Well,"a smirk slid across his face. "If I don't have a girl to spoil at the moment, might as well spoil myself,"the Flaherty said aloud, to no one in particular.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 15, 2007 23:51:40 GMT -5
"Spoken like a true briber," Emma stated from behind Andrew. Her arms were crossed across her chest and she gave Andrew a blunt stare. Never having really met him personally, the only thing she knew was from rumors and stories she had heard...and that wasn't good for Andrew.
Emma was wearing a light pink blouse underneath a darker pink sweatshirt, zipped up. Over that, she wore a little bit heavier jacket, which was an array of white and dark pink. She had on faded blue jeans.
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Post by Ems on Dec 15, 2007 23:54:59 GMT -5
Andrew jumped up and turned around, blinking furiously. He looked down and stared at the girl for a moment. "I'm sorry,"he said, quietly. "Briber? Whatever do you mean?"he asked, innocently, flashing her a Flaherty smile. "I think you're talking about another person, babe,"he paused and stepped back, blinking again. "You look... oddly familiar. Have I met you before?"Andrew asked, trying to hide the nervousness in his voice. The blunt stare, the arms crossed around the chest. Not a very good sign.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 0:05:31 GMT -5
Emma didn't react. She resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the bogus smile. Puh-leeze, does he think I'm some kind of teenage girl? And 'babe'? "Sure...I must be," she said, inhaling and exhaling slowly. "I'm Emma Tripp," she said simply. "I don't know..." she added.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 0:10:11 GMT -5
Andrew's eyes widened in realization. "Oh! You're that Brent's sister! That totally makes sense now,"he laughed and sighed in relief. "That's why you look familiar,"he continued, stating the obvious. "Well, I'm Andrew. Andrew Flaherty. But feel free to call me Andrew or Drew or whatever you want, babe."
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 0:20:16 GMT -5
"Yeah, I'm 'that Brent's' sister," she said. She shuddered at the name, 'babe'. "Yeah...sure..." she added after a second. "So...what are you doing?" she asked, trying not to think about this guy flirting with her...Oh Merlin no...that would be awful.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 0:23:17 GMT -5
"I'm thinking about getting a cute girl a drink,"grinned Andrew. He moved swiftly to her side and wrapped an arm around her waist. "How does Madame Puddifoot's sound?"he asked, towing her towards the heavily-decorated pink and white shop.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 0:27:42 GMT -5
"I'm not sure that that's such a good idea...I have...stuff to do..." Emma lied, rambling and trying to get away from him. She tried to suppress her gag reflex as she realized what he was doing...flirting, trying to get her drunk, and then further...Emma shuddered involuntarily, trying to pull away from him but feeling like her legs had turned to jelly.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 0:32:22 GMT -5
The smirk on his face widened. It didn't feel like she was struggling. "Huh. I thought Brent Tripp's sister would be harder than Lily Potter. Guess not," he thought to himself as he walked towards Madam Puddifoot's.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 0:38:06 GMT -5
Emma looked behind her desperately, trying to pull away from Andrew. She half-expected to see Jake standing there smirking at the Jelly-Legs Jinx he had cast, but there was no one. Finally, Emma seemed to find her will power and began pulling back a bit. "I really shouldn't," she mumbled quietly.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 0:39:52 GMT -5
Andrew didn't stop. He pulled her closer to him and looked down at her with wide eyes. "Why not?"he asked, politely. "Don't worry,"Andrew smirked. "Your brother won't find out about a thing. Trust me,"he winked and quickened his pace.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 0:44:38 GMT -5
"What?" Emma asked, starting to pull against him harder. "Find out about what?" she demanded, staring hardly at him. How had he known she was thinking about Jake?...Oh, this is not good at all... Emma thought, keeping her eyes fixed on him. Why can't I just walk away? Leave right now, don't even wait for an explanation... But she didn't move.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 0:55:11 GMT -5
"About the date,"Andrew replied, in a surprised voice. The Tripp girl seemed frightened like he was going to rape her or something. 'Brent'll most likely murder me if he ever finds out about the two of us, but all the same. I should probably keep it a secret,"he mumbled, more to himself. "Why?"he asked, turning back to her. "What did you have in mind?"
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 1:04:00 GMT -5
"You just make it sound like it's some big secret thing that no one should ever find out about," Emma said, raising an eyebrow. "You know what, I really don't want to do this," she added, backing away from him. "I'll see you later..." Or not, she thought.
//Feel free to say something insulting now...lol//
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 1:09:56 GMT -5
"Wait!"Andrew reached out and took her firmly by the hand. "Baby baby. Calm down. It's just. You know how older brothers are. They want to take care of their younger sister. I just don't want to get cursed in the process. You know. Especially not my face. It's my best feature. Don't you think?"he grinned.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 1:17:12 GMT -5
"Yes, your gorgeous," Emma said sarcastically. "But I just don't feel like dating right now...especially with someone who calls me 'babe'." She had meant to say the last part mentally, but realized that she had said it aloud. Her eyes widened momentarily and she covered her mouth with her hand.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 1:21:18 GMT -5
"Right,"Andrew said slowly, tilting his ehad to the side. 'How about baby? It sounds much cuter. Yea. Fits you,"he nodded, sliding his index finger under her chin and tilting her face upward.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 1:23:26 GMT -5
"Um, no," Emma said, brushing his finger away. "I don't think we even have anything in common, so this is for the best," she said, trying to edge away.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 1:25:06 GMT -5
"((OH! Got it. ))
"Oh come on baby,"said Andrew, wrapping an arm around her again. "It's not like anyone is going to notice. Besides, I'm free. You're free. We're right in front of the romantic place in Hogsmeade. So why not?"
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 1:35:03 GMT -5
"I don't care...you're not my type," Emma said simply. "I mean...don't tell me you like ice skating, poetry, history, and are an Unspeakable?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. She quickly took in her surroundings...what would be the faster escape route?...
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 3:11:15 GMT -5
"My GOD1"Andrew exhaled Sharply. He took her firmly by the arm and twirled her around so that she was facing him. He put both hands on her shoulders. "It's not like I'm trying to get you into bed or anything,"he hissed. "I'm just trying to buy you a drink. Do all girls have this dirty of a mind?" he smirked.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 12:06:26 GMT -5
"Only the ones who have brains," she said lowly, hooking one of her arms up and knocking his off her shoulder, "have good judge of character," she continued, doing the same with her other arm, "and don't like morons pushing them around into stupid dates that are obviously pointless except to the other person," she finished, giving him a little push backward with both hands before crossing her arms defiantly.
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Post by Ems on Dec 16, 2007 16:23:58 GMT -5
Andrew staggered back and chuckled lightly. "Playing hard to get now, aren't we?"he teased. "No matter. It's all part of the fun,"he smirked.
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Post by Daniel on Dec 16, 2007 22:06:48 GMT -5
Emma wanted to punch the idiot, but restrained the impulse. Instead, she just sent him a death glare and turned to leave without a word, eager to get away from Andrew and never again come within a 20 foot radius of him.
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Post by Ems on Dec 22, 2007 0:29:35 GMT -5
"Now, now,"Andrew chuckled, hurrying up to walk beside Emma. "That's not a very seductive look. How are you ever going to catch a man with that?"he teased.
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