[Shrieking Shack] Shriek of the Century

[Blake Adams]

“Oh yesh, much more fun idea, and i’m quite certain a hell of a lot more interesting aswell.” Blake chuckled at the thought of such a thing. And then jokingly changed his mannerisms, he drew himself to full height and put on a pompous expression. “As, alas indeed it would not only be yourself. However I find myself in the limelight way too much already, so I shall allow you and whomever the other person is, to soak it up.” Blake stifled a laugh as he attempted to remain in the same pompous fashion.

Finding he could not think of a good enough response, he simply smiled at her and gazed into her eyes.

Blake observed Rieko as she made her way to a crack in the wall and peered through it. He began to walk up behind her, he had the urge to place his arms around her waist and cuddle her slightly. However why, he had no idea. As soon as he thought it, she turned to face him. He hurriedly stopped in his tracks, and attempting to make it look purposeful, he leant upon the crates lining the nearby wall. “I have no clue myself.” Blake then hauled himself up to sit on the crates. He looked over at her, smiled and then continued, “However I can safely say, it was not a conscious decision.”

Blake was looking down at her waiting for a response, he found himself slightly worried at the fact. However much to his relief he found her smiling up at him. She then returned the compliment. As they broke apart for the second time, he could not help but smile like a fool. However, he cared little even of his own opinion on this matter now. He was not about to suppress this grin.
“Oh did you now?” Blake enquired and he moved a strand of fallen hair out of her eyes.

[Rieko Daniels]

"Well everyone has to have something to talk about." Rieko pointed out, "Otherwise the human race arent happy" She knew the humans lived for gossip. She watched as he drew himself to full height, which made her smirk and raise an eyebrow, he really was quite an idiot when he wanted to be. "Oh yes," Rieko laughed rolling her eyes, "The Magnificent Blake Adams, object of every girls affections, irresistable down to the last out of place strand of hair." Rieko laughed again, "Am i right?"

Rieko kept her gaze out of the crack, not noticing anything around her until she sighed and turned, in time to see Blake stop suddenly and lean against a crate. "Well, if you dont know, why would i?" She asked as she watched him lift himself onto the crate. "It wasnt?" She asked, looking at him, "So what then? Your feet walk you follow with absolutely no thought to where you might be going?" Rieko laughed, typical bloke, thinking with anything other than their brains.

As they broke apart again, Rieko couldnt help but smile at his grin. "Yes, I did." She laughed, she usually took things upon herself to do what she wanted, but she had waited for Blake for some odd reason and it had taken him long enough. Rieko chewed down on her bottom lip as her eyes scanned his face, her arms were still wrapped around his neck, the thunder clapped louder over head, as the lightening flashed brighter and the wind outside became harsher. Though she ignored all this, instead she just stood there, looking at Blake.

He had become the object of her affections when she had tried so hard to not let him be. It had happened anyway, without her realising.

[Blake Adams]

“Indeed we do. Just think, if we had nothing to talk about all day, we would simply sit there staring at each other for hours on end! How odious eh?” Blake chuckled. It would have made for a very dull existence if such a thing were to happen.
It made Blake laugh at how she had phrased it. However it was a very accurate account of how he was generally perceived all the same. Putting on a cheeky grin he uttered his reply, “Yeah baby, you know it!” He winked at her technically taking the piss out of his own image. Then smiling at her he continued. “But perhaps that is why you wish to change it? After all taming my hair was meant to be your new challenge. Was it not?”

Rieko appeared not to have noticed anything peculiar about his behaviour, thankfully. It would have been a hard thing to explain indeed. Laughing Blake answered, “Ah that is indeed a very good point. However it would appear that you generally get a very good grasp of things.”
“However bizarre it may sound...Yes” Blake said with a slight grimace. “I had no agenda and therefore it was basically seeing where I ended up. And it just so happens that I came here and stumbled across you.” He smiled. ‘Ok’ he thought to himself, ‘So this excuse may not be the strongest But then again why would she want to poke holes in it!’

“Well that is a good thing indeed. That means you must have fallen for my amazing charms before I did for yours!” Blake remarked cheekily. Though he must admit he half expected a playful slap for his cheek this time. So he removed his arms from her waist and placed them on her lower arms, which were resting by his neck. Blake noted her chewing on her lower lip in what he took as a playful manner. He found he was still smiling at her. Blake was beginning to believe that he had never smiled this much so far in his entire life! And yet with Rieko it was just so natural, he could hardly resist.

The Storm appeared to pick up outside, coughing slightly, he turned toward the boarded windows. “How long do you reckon til the storm will die down? At this rate it may be worth conjuring up some drinks.” He stated quietly.

[Rieko Daniels]

Rieko looked over at Blake with a half smile, "Not to sound completley dense, but my vocabulary doesnt stretch as far as 'odious'" In all honesty, Rieko was your typical brawn's before brains kinda gal, she had no sense at all and probably didnt know very many big words. She prefered to use complex sentances in hopes that she could confuse her target rather than show herself as truely dense, however, there was no way she could confuse Blake so she just had to admit it.
"Blake if you were any more big ego'd you either wouldnt be able to fit that damn thing out the door or it would implode, possibly explode." Rieko smirked as she watched Blake, "You know, in years to come when your settled with your family and wife or whatever, I'll bet that wife could never love you as much as you love yourself" Though Rieko smirked again, "Unless of course, you marry Harrison." Rieko returned the smile as he made his comment about her taming his hair, "Its a work in progress"

Rieko kept her gaze on Blake, not shifting, only to fold her arms and lean back against the cold damp wall, which made her shudder as she felt like something icy crept right down her. The storm was still raging outside and it didnt seem to slow down, it only seemed to get faster. "I get a better grasp than you would think." She said with a sly wink.
"Just happened did it?" She questioned, leaning up all the wall and walking over to stand infront of Blake who was sat on the crate, making him taller than she was, "It just so happenes, where I went, you happened to turn up?" She smirked, "If this fate of yours exsists, it keeps throwing us together doesnt it?"

"I also never said I fell for your charms" She stated, sticking out her tongue, "Just happens your pleasurable company who happens to be... Kind of cute." His hands left her waist as they travelled to her arms, making the poor Gryffindor shiver. She ran her tongue over her lips which had suddenly went dry, aware of Blake's eyes on her she suddenly became aware of every inch of herself, making her feel a bit paranoid. "Though," She choked out, "Your charms certainly helped."

Rieko let out a long sigh when he walked over to the window, she went cold now and wrapped her own arms around her, trying to keep herself warm, shivering in the shack as the rain pelted outside and the wind gailed. "I dont know." She said, though she knew it wasnt likely to be soon. She moved back to the wall at the far end and leant against it, cuddleing herself because of sudden coldeness.

[Blake Adams]

“Aww Bless!” Blake poked his tongue out at her cheekily. Though of course he did not mean it degradingly. And he moved his hand as if to pat her on the head, though stopped short. “Ah actually, I shall not do such a thing. Wouldn’t like to lose these!” And he wiggled his fingers, though smiling to show he meant no harm by his comments.

Blake found her comment somewhat amusing and could not help but laugh. “Oh no you’re onto me!” He chuckled, waving his hands in a jazz hand kind of fashion to show mock alert. “And I must say, I’d much prefer the first, I could cope with staying in here. However the other two would cause something of a mess I feel.”
“No indeed, I doubt they could!” he laughed, pretending to muse the Harri subject further. He paused for a moment and then continued. “Yesh indeed, however advantageous that would be. But, alas it would not work. We would not be able to pass on our amazing genes! And as i’m sure you’re aware, that would be like stealing from the world as an entirety!”
Blake grinned, “Is it indeed? Then in that case, I must definitely get in your way more often, it shall enhance your chances of completing the challenge!” winking at her as he said it.

“Oh do you now?” Blake winked at her once again. “Well no I am intrigued, I would love to know your methods of grasping things so well.” he chuckled.
Blake’s gaze followed Rieko across the room until she stopped in front of where he was perched. “Clearly, this ‘it’ you speak of, knows something that we ourselves don’t.” pretending to ponder the idea further. “Or perhaps, the reason is that i’m actually just a figment of your imagination.” He mused, “I bet you never thought of that now did you!”

“Ah it is ok, you needed not to say it. ‘Cute’ as you say, charming and pleasurable company. I’m just one of those amazing package deals.” Blake winked down at her a slight grin spreading across his features.

Blake turned back to face Rieko once again as she responded. As he did so he noticed that she had wrapped her arms around herself. He walked back over to her speaking softly as he went, “Oh, I apologise, I did not mean to neglect you.” Smiling at her, he flicked his wand, and a stack of blankets and a few butterbeers appeared over on one of the crates. He walked over to it and grabbed a blanket. He turned back to Rieko and wrapped it around her shoulders. Resting his hands there for a moment. He smiled at her and kissed her on the forehead. “Forgive me?” he whispered.

[Rieko Daniels]

"Its not my fault" She smirked looking at him, "What have I told you about sticking your tongue out? Do you want someone to bite it off?"
Rieko watched as his head came out as though to pet her, which of course she narrowed her eyes in a most dangerous like fashion, he knew what it meant to pet her, and he knew what would happen if he did. She did not want to be down in the hospital wing explaining why Blake had no fingers on one of his hands. "You'll be surprised how useful they are."

"I knew you were gay!" She laughed, "Maybe I should set you up with Max, heaven knows he could use a bit of fun in his life!"
One thing she would openly admit she loved about Blake, and that was his tendancy to make her smile and laugh all the time. Rieko was one who didnt like to sit in a corner with a frown on her face, though this summer, and many previous ones before that, actually she cant remember a summer when their family werent solemn. Rieko definatly made a point of not speaking to her friends from school over the summer, though she never told them why, she never would either. Rieko kept herself to herself when it came to emotions and never let anybody in. Maxi told her this was one of her flaws, though she remembered biting back at him, "Who have you told then?" Of course, his answer was what she had expected, he hadnt told anyone.
"Oh of course" Rieko said rather distantly as she came back to earth and realised she had, once again, drifted off. "Genes... Yes. Uh... Where were we?" She laughed, running a hand through her hair, she definatly did know when to pick going into a world of her own.

Rieko leant closer with a rather dangerous grin, placing both her hands on either side of Blakes leg and looking up almost seductivly at him. "You bet I do," She spoke quietly, only just audible over the crash of thunder, "Unfortunatly, You are in no position in this friendship to understand my grip." She laughed as she looked at him, Rieko liked talking in riddles, though she knew what she meant, though she meant it in a joking fashion, she just wondered if Blake understood that.
"Maybe this 'it' does know something we dont," She spoke, moving away from Blake and turning back to look at him, "However, figment or not, Im rather intruiged to find out what 'it' knows." She turned back around and ran a hand back over the surfaces before looking at him again, "Are you not?"

"Too bad," Rieko smiled, "Package deals are usually rather expensive. Oh well, suppose I had better start again."

Rieko looked back up from the wall she was leant against, shivering in the cold. Of all the nights she chose to come here, she had chosen tonight, the coldest, why? "Thats alright" Rieko smiled, shivering as she cuddled herself. The heat from her body was slipping from her as she tried to pull her ridiculously thin jumper tighter around herself. She looked up when she felt something slightly warmer around her shoulders, Blakes hands rested there and a blanket was placed around her. Smiling, whilst still shivering, she looked at him as he planted a kiss on her forehead and asked her to forgive him. She smiled at him as she found herself once more, stood close to him. "Of course."

[Blake Adams]

“Oh isn’t it?” Blake mused, and then shrugged “Well at least now I know what to buy you for Christmas!” and he added a small fleeting smile. “Oh yesh, sorry Ma’am!” he chuckled, and then attempted to pull a straight face. “But in all honesty, it depends who it is that does so!” And laughing he winked at her.
He noted the glare he received, he could not help but smile, though he hoped she knew that he would not do such a thing in a non-joking manner when he already new how much its irked her. “So you say, but I have yet to find a valuable enough use for them. Though I spose they have shown a use for moving strands of hair.” He chuckled, “So that in itself is a reason to be more careful with them!”

Blake laughed fairly loud at this comment, when he finally managed to cease his laughter he replied with a wink “Oh yesh, well perhaps he could be the third member in our party. However then I suppose it would be me that was shared, rather than yourself!”
Blake could not help but laugh when Rieko appeared to drift off, he could have said they were talking about anything at that moment and she would have been non the wiser. “Nice to know, I have your undivided attention eh.” He chuckled.

Blake eyed Rieko slightly suspiciously as she came over to him and placed he hands on the sides of his legs and looked at him rather seductively. Which he must say he found somewhat amusing. “Oh am I not?” he asked somewhat disappointedly. “Well that is a shame indeed! In that case then I shall just have to move to a better position, where I can get a better grasp of the concept of your grip” he winked down at her once more, still very aware of where she had placed her hands.
Blake watched as she moved away from him, running her fingers over crates and looking back at her. He must admit it was interesting body language, that he found great enjoyment in studying. Watching her long blonde hair sway on her back in wavy patterns, her hips as she turned... Blake suddenly realised she had spoke once again. Though opting not to make it look as if he were distracted by over means. He uttered “Why yes indeed!” and smiled. This was a suitable answer for practically anything, so it generally appeared as if he had been paying attention.

With her statement, in response Blake puffed out his chest importantly. “Ah, but with this package deal, you definitely get your moneys worth!” Blake grinned and winked at her suggestingly.

Smiling down at her once again, he could not resist. He kissed her upon the brow once again, embracing her fleetingly. And then turned on the spot back over to the crates. Grabbing a handful of blankets and the butterbeer he headed back over. Blake placed the bottles down upon the floor, and then standing up once again, he opened out the blankets and spread them out on the floor. The thunder sounded once again, reverberating off the walls. Though he ignored it. Blake stepped over the blankets and walked to Rieko’s side, he took her hand in his and bowing kissed the back of it. Straightening up he then looked deep into her eyes smiling. “Would my Lady care to take a seat?” Blake enquired.

[Rieko Daniels]

“No its not, and you best not be talking about a muzzle, Blake!” Rieko looked at Blake with a smile, he really was a flirt, Rieko found herself wondering if he could refrain from flirting in one sentence, though she doubted that was possible.
“How about, writing, picking things up, typing and goodness knows what else” Rieko grinned at him, “Your hands and fingers are the part of your body you use most,” Rieko looked down, “Well apart from your feet that is, but that’s something completely different aint it?”

“Well I doubt you’d complain being shared would you Blake?” Rieko grinned at him, the thought of Blake, Rieko and a third person was rather amusing, if not somewhat weird, especially when it was your own cousin thrown into this equation. “Saying that, I think I would let Max have you all to himself.”

She ignored his comment about him having her undivided attention, she was allowed to be distracted at this moment in time, of course he wouldn’t know that as he didn’t know what had gone on and Rieko wasn’t about to tell him either, so for now, it was best to give him her attention, than make him raise any questions she didn’t want to answer. “Maybe you will learn one day, but for now, my grip is for me to know, and you not to find out”
Rieko picked up the old photoframe again and studied it, it seemed to her like the pictures in it didn’t move, not that she could tell because of all the damage to it anyway. Placing it down she began to wander around the room, trying to ignore the claps of thunder and flashes of lightening which illuminated the shack.

Rieko turned in time to see the Gryffindor puff out his chest as though he was immensely proud of something, however Rieko just laughed, “Im sure”

Rieko’s eyes closed when he kissed her brow and hugged her quickly before turning to grab some things. Rieko pulled the blanket tighter around her, still shivering a little in the cold. Beyond all else, she was glad she wasn’t alone. In fact, thinking on it, Rieko was nearly sure she would not have minded a brash thick headed Slytherin to be here with her either. Though she did prefer Blake being here, least the conversation was decent. Smiling at Blake, she sat down on the blanket he had put on the floor. “Thank you, Sir”