(Hogsmeade) A Distant Memory

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

Ash smiled sadly, "I hope I can forgive you soon though." he said quietly. His hand went up to his neck, and he rubbed some of the stiffness out, his hand lingering at the spot where Maxi had given him first well... hickey for lack of a better term!

((ooh, this should be fun! shall we do a flashback scene? just to liven up the thread a bit? ))

[Max Hennerdale]

"So do I Ash" Maxi smiled, the sadness clear in his eyes. He was happy when he thought about the times Ash and Max had together and knew he would never forget the memories of the two of them. Maxi had, and still did, love Ashton more than he ever could love anyone but this wasnt coming across, Maxi still hadnt managed to let his guard down and this was probably the thing that could stop the two.

((Sure, ill follow your lead))

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

((actually i'm horrible at writing flashbacks, plus i'd like to see something from max's pov for a change.))


Ash looked up and grinned shyly at Maxi, hand still lingering on his neck. "Remember when you gave me this?" he asked, trusting Maxi to know what he was talking about.

[Max Hennerdale]

Max looked at Ash and saw his hand lingering on his neck, smiling a little he said, "Yeah, how could I forget. I think you nearly deafened me when you realised what I had done" Maxi's mind flashed back to that day when they were sat by the lake.

The dawn air was calm and slightly relaxing. The two had been spending a lot of time together and it couldnt have been more perfect. They were rolling around in the grass, laughing and joking, doing whatever it was young couples do. Maxi pinned Ashton down, a smile flickering on his features, he leant down, slowly tracing kisses down from the boys jawline to his neck, his collarbone and back to his neck where he sofly bit down on the skin, causing a small bruise, or a lovebite. "Oopsie, look what I did" he laughed and found himself being pushed off the other boy who had danger flashing in his eyes.

At this thought, Maxi began to laugh, it was one of his favourite memories, but memories where what they were. And nothing Max could do right now could change that.

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

Ash laughed, "Yeah, I defintely remember that day!" his sapphire eyes glazed over as he drifted off into a flashback of his own.



Ash laughed as Maxi pinned him down. His breath came in short gasps as Maxi kissed his neck, jawline, then back to his neck. A small gasp of surprise escaped his lips as Maxi bit down on his skin. Eyes widening at Maxi's words, he pushed the other boy off of him, and scrambled towards his bag. Pulling out a small mirror he examined his neck, and nearly had a heart attack! "What the hell! What did you do to me!?" he shrieked! He turned to Maxi, sapphire eyes blazing. "I'm gonna kill you!" he said as he pounced on Maxi pinning him to the ground. They rolled around for a few minutes, then Ash finally pinned Maxi under him, this was surprising as Ash was much smaller, and gave the boy a lovebite of his own. "Ha! Now we're even!"


Ash smiled sadly, it was defintely one of his favorite memories. They had spent the rest of the morning laying in the grass, talking, cuddling, and of course kissing.

[Max Hennerdale]

"So do i" He smiled, "But its just a memory, and nothing, no matter how much we want it, we cant go back to that day, were stuck here" Maxi sighed, this was driving him insane, he knew Ash couldnt forgive him, but he was being nice to Max and it was driving him mad. In him somewhere, he knew Ash just wanted to scream at him, tell him all he had done wrong and in his heart, Maxi wished he would, he wished he would just get it over with. He couldnt handle tiptoeing around things anymore.

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

The smile faded from Ash's face. He couldn't do this anymore, he couldn't sit there and pretend that everything was fine when it wasn't. "I know we can't go back to that!" he yelled, "Hell, I don't even know if we can go back to being in eachother's lives! Not that I'm sure if I want to anway!" he had jumped up from his seat, and had knocked over his butterbeer. The other patrons were glaring at him, but he quickly quelled their stares with a venomous glare of his own. "I mean, how the hell do you expect me to come in here, and act like everything's okay? Everything is not okay. Everything is screwed up!" He whipped out his wand and pointed it towards Maxi, "Give me one reason why I shouldn't curse you through Hell and back right now!" he snarled, eyes full of rage.

[Max Hennerdale]

Maxi just sat there and listened to what Ash had to say, or yell in this matter. He was aware that the pub had suddenly gone silent and everyone was looking in their direction, but Max gave no attempt to shush Ash. Afterall, Maxi did deserve to be yelled at like this after what he had put, and was still putting Ashton through.

Maxi looked up and saw Ashton's wand pointed directly at him, and heard his question follow, "I cant" He said simply. He knew he couldnt give Ash a reason not to hex him, if he was going to do it, he'd do it, usually Maxi would have been cocky and said he'd never do it, but after what he had put Ash though, Max wouldnt put it past him.

"If you didnt want me back in your life..." Maxi began looking at him, "Why did you come here and meet me today?" He looked at Ashton through stern eyes, "Wouldnt it have made more sense to burn the letter and not come if you didnt want me back in your life? Wouldnt it have made more sense to rip me to pieces with friends?"

This time Maxi stood up, he walked over to Ashton, so close that Ashton's wand, which was pointed at Maxi, was digging into Maxi's chest. If Ashton decided to hex him now, it could probably kill him, or fatally wound him anyway. "I never expected you to come and act like that! It wasnt me who brought up the memories, I came here to talk to you about what had happened between us, like adults" Maxi stayed stood where he was, with Ashys wand dug into his chest. "If your going to hex me for gods sake get it over with" His voice wasnt harsh, or cold or cruel. It was soft and almost gentle, like he just didnt care if he was badly hurt or even killed anymore.

Truth?

He wasnt... He didnt want this pain in his chest anymore... And he would do anything to rid himself of it.

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

Ash sighed and lowered his wand. "I'm sorry." he whispered. "I never was going to hex you, I... I'm just so confused! Of course I want you back, but how do I know if you really want me back?"

[Max Hennerdale]

"Well I wouldnt have blaimed you if you did" Max said as he looked around at the people staring at him, "Alright folks show's over! Get back to your drinks!" He watched as people mumbled and turned around. "Ashton, you dont know" Max said truthfully, "All you have is my word saying I want you back. How do you know I wont screw you over again? How do you know I do still love you?" he put his hands in his jacket pocket, "You dont know, my word alone isnt going to reassure you either. But you gotta take risks if you love someone" Max sighed and looked around, "Im not asking you to take me back here and now, I have a lot of work to do if im going to prove to you I mean it."

Maxi walked past him, "I will prove it, I'm not going to give up yet" With that Max walked away and out of the three broomsticks, making his way upto the castle. He had a lot of work to do to get Ashton back. He knew he did, but first, he needed some advise.

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

((wow, i think that holds the record for shortest thread ever!))

Ash nodded as Maxi told him he wasn't giving up. Maxi turned and walked out of the Three Broomsticks, Ash went to the door and walked him disappear down the street. A sad smile graced his features as he felt a familir tugging at his heart. Sighing, Ash went back to the booth and grabbed his bag. Then he too walked out the door.