(T.Broomsticks) Study Breaks

[Mark Alméida]

"Putting me in pink things would be worse than torturing me" He sighed, pink and Mark were not compatable, it was almost as bad an image when Alexis and Dyanneabelle pinned him down in france and their friend put makeup on him. That was just embarrassing.

[arabella]

<sup>Arabella smiled at him, "Oh come on, you can't blame me for it. Besides I didn't even do it, I only imagined it," she said folding her arms across her chest.

Arabella sighed, "Like I would actually do it anyway," she said looking at him.</sup>

[Mark Alméida]

"Oh you would given half the chance" he laughed, "But i wont be giving you a quarter of a chance, if i see anything pink and hatlike ill be running very fast in the other direction now" He smirked, "Ill never be able to look at pink hats in the same way again"

[arabella]

^{Arabella laughed, "Well I'm sorry that I caused you to develop a fear of pink hats," she said with a smile. "But I honestly wouldn't do that, but I am aloud to think it, right?" she asked in all fairness.}

[Mark Alméida]

"My new fear of pink hats" Mark laughed shaking his head. He had many irrational fears of the most stupid things but he wasnt going to tell her that now was he? "Well i huess i cant really stop you from thinking what you think can i?" he laughed again.

[arabella]

^{Arabella smiled and shook her head, "Just like I can't stop you from thinking whatever it is you think," she said. "Oh, by the way, since you don't want to shop during the holiday, what do you wanna do?" she asked taking a drink of butterbeer.}

[Mark Alméida]

"Exactly sweet" He said to her wth a smile, not really noticing anything else going on around them, "I would like to get to know the beautiful young girl sat in front of me" he smirked at her before raising his glass to his lips and drinking some of the golden liquid.

[arabella]

^{Arabella smiled sweetly, "You know what? I'd like that a lot," she said gazing into his eyes. She quickly looked down, slightly blushing then looked back up at him. "Who all do you have to shop for yet?" she asked him.}

[Mark Alméida]

"Oh good everyone" He laughed thinking about it now, as the weeks were drawing pretty much closer to christmas. "Belle, Lexi, My dad, My little brother Ricky, Ricky's mum, Maxi, My closer friends back up at Durmstrang... A lot of people" He smiled.

[arabella]

<sup>Arabella smiled, "You have a little brother? How old is he?" she asked. "I still have to shop for my mother and my two sister. And I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get yelled at if I don't find something for my aunts and cousins," she said.

Ari looked at Mark, "I'm sure your sisters shouldn't be too hard to shop for, I mean, you should know them better than anyone, right?" she said.</sup>

[Mark Alméida]

"Yeah you would think i would know them better but i dont" Mark laughed, "I dont know what to get them at all, they are both hard to shop for and in all honesty, i dont know them as well as everyone believes i do, they are my sisters, but they are like total strangers to me these days" He said with a shrug

"Ricky? He's eighteen months old" He told her, "So ill probably just get him a stuffed animal or something, or a rattle that sings or... I dont know. Im pretty sure he wouldnt realise what christmas was yet anyway so he's not main on my people-to-shop-for lists. And theres a friend i have to shop for, in hopes that she will become cheerier" He thought back to the day in the forest, "But i know what im getting her so it shouldnt be too difficult"

[arabella]

^{Arabella nodded, "I see, well jewelry is always good for sisters, I should know," she said with a smile, "Um, if your brother is over one, he'll kinda understand the concept of getting presents so get him something that he wont end up throwing at you. If you want to annoy your parents, or at least your dad, get Ricky something noisy," Arabella said with a small smile.}

[Mark Alméida]

"Ah! A set of drums for the little lad!" Mark laughed, though thought of it as an ideal present. It would certainly annoy his dad and probably become Ricky's favourite present yet. "I wonder if Ricky will ever come here?" he thought, "That would be weird, in eleven years him sat here with someone discussing christmas presents. Okay i feel suddenly old" he laughed, though he did indeed feel old, sometimes he wondered where his life had gone. "Jewlerry eh? Yeah that could work" Mark laughed, "Suddenly, Christmas shopping doesnt seem that difficult"

[arabella]

^{Ari smiled, "Mark, you just think too hard," she said with a giggle. Arabella nudged his foot with hers under the table, "With girls, it's not really that complicated. We only make it seem that way, when in all honestly, we just want something simple. Do you know what I mean?" she asked.}

[Mark Alméida]

"I think so" Mark said, "Is this some form of test or something? If i get the answer wrong you wont turn me into a frog will you?" he asked jokingly. "Let me guess, girls like it when guys pay attention to what they like and go off that?"