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Topic Started: May 16 2018, 04:08 PM (299 Views)
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Sapph laughed and gave Mervyn a warm smile. She kinda liked that he didn't just give in. "Alright," she conceeded. "Help me down?" She asked, her hand still extended. She could get down on her own, but... Since getting the idea in her head, she just really wanted Mervyn to hold her hand, even if just to help her down.
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Mervyn grinned, visibly relieved as he offered Sapphire his hand. It crossed his mind that she might be trying to trick him and somehow drag him up there, but he relaxed when he realised she'd have had a job. He might have been small for his age, but she was smaller - and though she'd proved she could take him down in a fight, that was with her feet on the ground. "Sorry - me 'and's a bit sweaty," he said ruefully, hoping this wouldn't make it harder to grip onto.
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Sapphire laughed, her heart beating wildly in her chest. "That's alright," She told him warmly, leaning forward and placing her hand in his. She glanced down at the ground, biting her lip and judging the distance of the jump. She was nervous, and a little worried he might see it in her face. Just touching him made her heart dance wildly in her chest. She wondered idly if it would have the same affect on him.
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What was she waiting for? Mervyn's palm was getting clammier by the second, his heart doing hurdles in his chest. "Come on, me arm's achin," he said, desperate to let go already so that he could dry his hand. No doubt Sapphire thought he was disgusting - and after what she'd seen in the great hall not long ago, he didn't really need to worsen her opinion of him.
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Sapph looked back up at Mervyn, a bit startled. Bloody Hell of course you're messing it up. There's no way he's freaking out about the hand holding. Sapph scolded herself and slid off the roof quickly, not wanting to make it any worse.

Which, of course, is exactly what she did. She rushed too quickly, landing wrong. She stumbled forward, bumbling right into him. With a small squeak, she managed to stop herself... by grabbing onto Mervyn's shoulders. Bright red, she lifted her face from his chest slowly to look up at him with big eyes. She'd done it now- he was going to push her away and storm off, she knew it.

"Mervyn?" She asked softly, her heart hammering in her chest.
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One second Sapphire was on the roof, the next, falling straight onto Mervyn, who instinctively grabbed her, steadying himself so that they didn't both hit the floor together. His chest rose and fell wildly, that vast, infinite sky constricting around them until the only learn he could see was that which shone through Sapphire's eyes. He was paralysed, giddy, overwhelmed with what felt like fear, except that it didn't make him want to run away. Closing his eyes, he pressed a kiss into her lips. No sooner had they touched than Mervyn drew his face back, startled by himself. "Sorry - I don't know why I did that," he said, slipping accidentally into a soft, melodic Welsh lilt. As soon as he realised what he'd done, he let Sapphire go, shrugging awkwardly away from her and moving back over to the railing. Now he'd really gone and messed things up. Why on earth had he kissed her?!
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Sapph stood there a moment, frozen in place. She was looking up at Mervyn, scared he was going to push her away, and then... She watched him walk off, bringing a hand up to touch her lips softly. Had she imagined that? It had been over in an instant, and she worried he regretted it.

What moved her, finally, was when he spoke. He sounded completely different, but not in a bad way. She wondered why he didn't talk like that all the time, but then she would miss the way he talked now. She was torn, because both fit him so well.

She went over and placed her hand lightly on Mervyn's arm. "Hey," she said softly, trying to make him look at her.
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Mervyn hadn't meant to break away from Sapphire so abruptly after such an intense moment, but he was embarrassed, and scared. Scared of having to explain himself. Scared of what she would think. He looked down over the rail, cursing Leda and Sapphire's brother for setting them up like this. The Slytherin's touch on his arm made him jump slightly. He looked up, wondering whether he could trust her. He'd not even told Leda. "I don't fake my accent," he said, remaining with the Welsh for the time being. "I've used it for so long - it's natural, like." He sighed, looking down again. "I lived in Wales 'til I was eight. When I moved to East London, the other kids bullied me. I don't know why I'm telling you this. Anyway, I 'ad to change it, to speak more like them, to make them leave me alone. I know I could have stopped when I came 'ere, but it makes me feel... tougher. Please don't tell anyone. I'm not lying; I really don't 'ave to fake it. Actually, this feels kind of weird. Talking like this. I 'ave to think about it much more." Mervyn searched Sapphire's face. "You're not angry, are you?"
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Sapph listened quietly, as Mervyn told her the truth. She could tell he was nervous about telling her. Once he had finished speaking, she gave him a warm smile. "Mad? Nah," She reached over and ran her fingers lightly down the side of his face.

"I still think you're perfectly charming. Either way," she blushed a little, and before she could think she leaned over and kissed him softly as he had done to her not long ago.

Her mind caught up with her quickly, though, and she straightened. Blushing furiously, she turned her head away, Raven hair falling over her face like a curtain. "T-that is, um, I like the way you talk either way, um, crap, i-i mean, um," she stammered wildly before cursing under her breath and running a hand through her hair.
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Where Mervyn had once been cold, Sapphire's touch on his face now made him shiver, goosebumps breaking out on his arms. He was feeling too many different things all at once - fear, confusion, sadness, excitement - and he had no idea what to do with it all. He closed his eyes as this time Sapphire kissed him. It was no less strange a feeling the second time, and he wasn't completely sure he liked it. Perhaps all of the other feelings were getting in the way. "'Ey, nah, you don' 'ave to say that," he said, proving how naturally his cockney accent came by accidentally slipping back into it. "Fanks, though. Look - maybe we should jus' - I dunno - it's nearly curfew anyway, innit? 'N' I dunno about you, but I'm well tired." He tried not to look too pained as he added, "Can we forget about this? Not that I don' really like you - hones' to Merlin, I do - but I don't fink I can do... this stuff. I'm kind of shy, 'n' it's a bit awkward - know wot I mean? Sorry, Sapph. I fink you're great. It's probably just summink wrong wiv me. Tell your bruvver I'm a git, if you want. I don' mind."
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Sapphire wasn't watching, but she knew it was coming. She'd been expecting it from the start. There was that little stab to the heart, but she hid it well. "Yeah, yeah, it's late," she managed with a strained laugh. "You, uh, don't have to lie, ya know. I'm good. It's good." She managed, though her voice cracked. "But if they ask I'm saying we talked about school, got bored and went our separate ways. Yeah? Yeah." She lurched off the rail and back the way she'd come, afraid that if she looked at him he would see the pain in her eyes.

She'd seen it coming, she had, and she managed to stay mostly calm as she made her way back to the door. It took everything in her not to look back, and she knew if Mervyn stopped her she was done for. "See you around," She called back, knowing that even though things hadn't gone at all well she still wanted him around. She would just have to be very, very careful and never touch him again.

She could do that, right?
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