Brawl

[William Harris]

Mr Harris really wasn't the perfect prefect, by a long shot, being quite an arrogant and extremely chatty lad, he was also very immature but still maintained a relatively large group of friends, some would call him popular others just plain loud, dependant on whether they were friend or foe. There were really plenty of both, but he hadn't expected trouble to occur in such a circumstance as he now encountered; two girls were screaming abuse at each other, chuckling and looking on with cheerful satisfaction as the two became ever closer to scratching each others eyes out, he was about to interupt when something rather extraordinary happened...

[thatsace]

Acelin ran past the Gryffindor, bumping him out of the way, and grabbed one of the girls by the arms. "What do you think you're doing?" she said, exasperated, pushing her away from the other. "Both of you? You guys are best friends! You've survived everything together and you'll let a little thing like this get in the way?" She smiled radiantly from the one to the other and they seemed to calm down.

"You guys are the best! Group hug!" she giggled and the three hugged. It was only then that Ace saw the Gryffindor, a one Mr William Harris. She looked him up and down with a cheeky smile on her face. Forgetting all about the fight, Ace left the two girls and walked slowly towards him looking him up and down. "Well hey there! What brings you here?" She gave him a sultry wink and laughed.

[William Harris]

Will had been about to utilise considerable force to seperate the pair, when from nowhere a hazy vision of blue pushed past him, startled he stumbled away yelping "Hey," in a particularly boyish fashion, just as if someone had stolen a toy he so dearly loved from him.

Eyebrows raising far into his skull, in fact disappearing underneath his fast growing hair; now very close to covering eyes completely, having forgotten on numerous occasions to have it cut, Will looked on incredulously as the dire situation easily evaporated away.

Looking on in awe his jaw dropped ever so slightly as the girl now turned to him, well she was a rare beauty that was for sure but oh god it was Annoying Acelin as he had so quaintly named her. She really did give him a run for his money.

"Oh Lord," he muttered remembering the countless occasions they had flirted the days away, and be damned if she hadn't made William Harris the undefeatable champion of annoying arrogance fall for her, and boy did she rub it in. His face visibly fell for a moment with dawning recognition comically clear upon his startled visage. But though his face showed his true feelings, his mind raced to cover them up; small talk was the order of the day perhaps.

"If it ain't witty Wittenborn," he declared with a growing smirk of amusement, though he had fallen flat upon his face last time, now he was far more prepared and had control over his emotions, or rather his affections belonged to another.

"You've just saved those two from a whole bunch of points, I hope you're happy." He grated a smile flickering as he took her hand giving her the curteous kiss upon her hand, and be damned if it wasn't bejewelled with countless crystals, just like Acelin.

"How are you my dear?" He asked simply striking a calm pose and smirking upon his opponent.

[thatsace]

Acelin saw a change in the William's face. She had to take the opportunity but the horns and said, taking her hand out of his, "you don't seem pleased to see me, Harris? What? Had a hard time getting over our previous meeting?" He really wasn't pleased to see her. This is going to be the most fun I've had in ages, she thought.

She laughed heartily when he asked how she was. "Well aren't I surprised that you asked that," she teased as soon as she had over come her laughter. "As long as you are asking I'm in a rather playful mood this morning and most pleased to see you out and about. Not hiding under the rocking chair in your common room again, I see?" She laughed again and her blue eyes sparked unkindly.

[William Harris]

William grimaced as Acelin's cruel words pierced his flimsy defence. Usually when confronted with a pretty girl a slight blush tinged his cheeks but her tone of voice soured Will as he shot a withering glance at her.

Staying silent for a few moments he strove to find a decent retort while glowering at his advesary. "What's so pleasureable about seeing you?" He countered spitefully wishing earnestly to regain some control over his emotions and the situation.

"I don't hide," he grated stuffing his hands deep into his robe pockets and kicking a nearby stone scuffing the trainers that poked out beneath his dirt flecked flowing robes, they were long enough to trail upon the ground when he wasn't careful.

She's as bad, if not worse than me, he thought glumly realising he would do much the same with the situation in her high heeled shoes.

"Shut it Witten," he snarled angrily as she opened her mouth to injure him still further. "I bet you'd have loved for me to cower away wouldn't you? Well it hasn't happened." He stated rather lamely having ironically sought sought companionship from his closest friends; almost a shoulder to cry upon.

"I hear you've been without a boyfriend for what is it? Six months now? Must be a new record for you, don't you go through them like wildfire?" He said snappishly retorting in the only way he could think of, fighting fire with fire. But little boys are often scolded when playing with things they can't control.

[thatsace]

Acelin watched the William carefully while he was quiet, smiling treacherously. "Aw! What isn't pleasurable about seeing me?" She lifted her hands above her head and spun around slowly, emphasising every curve. She enjoyed giving him reason to look at her, she did for every guy and it always made her smile.

When she was facing him again she shot him another playful bark of a laugh. "Don't hide?" she mimicked squeakily, "how much I doubt that." She smiled again, thinking, this boy is just so easy. But what came next was no real surprise, but never the less she acted hurt. She gasped, a quick short one, lifting a hand to her mouth and frowning.

Her frown slowly turned into a smirk. "Feisty today, aren't you?" she giggled. She put her index finger on his collar bone and dragged it on his person as she walked around him. "Of course I like to see you cower at my feet," she whispered into ear. "You're just too precious to look at any other way then down on."

Once again she faced him, finger still on him. She ran it up his chin as she added, "but then again, you did always like looking up at me didn't you?" Then the William went onto a very sensitive topic. Boyfriends! Gug! she thought rolling her eyes. She smiled playfully. "But what do you care about my love life, Harris, taking an interest in who I'm with now?"

Ace crossed her arms and stood back, "besides, all boys are silly and only after one thing. You're supposedly one of them, I'm sure you have some idea of what that could be." She ran a finger down he side of his face. "Don't look so concerned Will, it's not an attractive look for you." She pouted slightly, blinking her blue eyes playfully.

[William Harris]

As Acelin performed her usual antics, patronisingly yet seductively tantalizing and torturing him Will's glower returned stronger, especially with her having the guts and arrogance to even touch him, it chilled him to the core and he visibly shivered, he felt strangely like a fly caught in a trap with the spider leering as he struggled in vain to escape, or was he the mouse tossed and thrown about by a teasing playful cat?

Sorely he wished to be neither but she definitely without question had a way about her, once he would have been extremely attracted to her, and truthfully he still was, but he knew her vicious ways, especially as they were being put into practice against him most particularly.

His frown deepened with every word spoken and his mouth fell open with her last comment, he struggled internally wondering how best to handle this difficult situation; play along or fight back fiercely?

"Oh really isn't it?" He asked mockingly smoothening out his features with considerable difficulty. "I've been told otherwise."

"I'm after nothing from you," he spat viciously completely ill at ease and finding himself digging a rather large hole, he hadn't any idea how to handle this girl, usually he held the advantage but she had him entirely under her thumb, knowing precisely what to say to enflame his rage. Roughly pushing aside her hand though half wishing she would merely caress his cheek he made to stride away his cheeks clearly a brightening red and his rage increasing tenfold.

[thatsace]

Acelin purred with delighted satisfaction as the William as his soft features contorted with disbelief. She loved playing with him this way, he always reacted so well. She smiled, teasing him, taunting him to make his move. He visibly smoothed out his features, which made Ace smile more.

Ace dropped her arm, frowning. Then putting on an innocent voice, batting her eye lids, "but I thought you like attention." Her face changed to slowly, her smile enveloping her face and she laughed loudly. She couldn't have done this better if she had planned it. "Aw," she said finally, "doesn't the Big Mr Harris like little ol' me? Do you find me frightening that you recoil like that?" She was mocking him now but subtly and it was dripping with honey and poison.

[Russell Parkhurst]

Russell came down the beach looking around for the source of the laughter he had heard. "Ace," he said, shocked, "was that maniacal cackling you?" It was a silly question, of course it was here! She seemed to be with someone already, a gryffindor Rus recognised from class and other places. "Oh," he said slowly, "I see she's trapped you too!"

Rus loved Ace but she was very challenging and controlling and he knew she knew it. In fact he counted on it. She had always been the one to lighten the mood when it was necessary but she was also the one to put a situation into dire straits. Russell looked the gryffin up and down, then added, "you better keep hold of this one tight. She's as slippery as a fish!"

He tapped Ace on the nose as he spoke. It was all just a joke, they both knew it was, but suddenly Rus realised the gryffin might not take it as such. He added, “of course that’s a metaphorical fish and … we’re always like this.” He chuckled, jabbing a finger at the obnoxious girl. “Not much fun when there’s no teasing. Name’s Russell,” he said, holding out his hand.

[thatsace]

Acelin jumped when she heard the unexpected sound of her name being called. She spun around and stared at the ever tall Russell Parkhurst. "How d'you know me?" she mused in answer to his question.

He joined them, a not entirely unexpected move for him, but to insult her in front of the William was startling. She gasped, "Rus?" she couldn't think of anything else to say. "A slippery fish?" she repeated, "what are you on about? I'm an absolute angel." She battered her eyelids and smiled angelically.

[bellatrixblack]

Bella was walking by the lake on her way to Hogsmeade to meet her sister. Seeing Will, the Gryffindor boy Narcissa had been so taking with and had not shut up about since that breakfast, she got a splendid idea!

"Will!" she called at him. "Im supposed to be meeting Narcissa in madam puddifoot's but i think she'd much rather see you!"

Bella pulled him away along the path to the villiage. Bella also had another matter she wanted to discuss with Will. "How mad is Scott at me?" she demanded. "I really like him! I didnt know he felt the same! Or, does he still? I'm so confused and I feel so guilty! ugh!"

[thatsace]

Acelin stared at the Slytherin who joined them. She didn't seem to notice that there were two other people there who were actually talking to the William before she came along. She pulled him away and Acelin looked at Rus, frowning with a cheeky smile on her face.

"What do you think that was about?" Ace asked Rus, still watching the two. She smiled at the Slytherin, as she always did, then leaned towards Russell. "Do you think we should save him?" she asked, "or shall we leave the tow love birds alone?" She winked at Russell.

[bellatrixblack]

Bella threw a disdainful glance over her shoulder at the two she had just pulled Will away from. Bella believed his time would be much better spent in the company of her sister. Sure she had noticed the other two, she just didnt particularly care. Ravenclaws. Ick.

[Russell Parkhurst]

Rus never did get the chance to shack the lad's hand because a random slytherin girl pulled him away before he had the opportunity. Russell looked at his hand, flexed a fist, then dropped his arm. Well, I'll be, he thought, watching the two scamper off. Rus turned to Ace as she gave him a cheeky smile.

Russell shrugged, he didn't know either so he could scarcely imagine what they were talking about. Russell now watched them too, interested in what they were conspiring about. "I think he's big enough to fight off one little girl," Rus said softly into Ace's ear, "let's leave him to it."

He nudged Ace with his elbow and nodded his head towards the lake. "Let's take a walk." He put his hands in his pocked shrugged his shoulders and turned towards the lake. It was a beautiful day, perfect for walking around the peaceful lake.

[thatsace]

Acelin hated leaving Will right in the middle of their conversation but he had left first so Ace nodded to Russell's suggestion to walk. She perked up and swirled her hair when she turned to walk with Russell. She nudged him with her elbow when she saw the pensive way he looked over the lake. He wasn't usually this kind of dreamy.

"Hey," she said softly, "what's up? Girl problems again?" She cocked her head and looked at him, smiling reassuringly. She could tell he wasn't going to tell her straight away, he never did, but she would still try because he was being funny and she wanted to help.