Caught in a Bad Romance...

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde made her way from the dungeons to the Great Hall. She had made arrangements with Tohoru to meet him there for the dance. Entering the Hall, she loved the way it was decorated. The blue and white decorations screamed winter and the snowflake falling from the ceiling reminded her of Sweden. "Hur skön," she muttered in her native tongue. Moving to the refreshments table, she took a mug of butterbeer and made her way around the room. She saw numerous friends and her sister Hannah moving about the room, but the one person she did not see was her boyfriend. "Dummerjöns," Hilde muttered, calling him a stupid oaf. She might still be dating the Gryffindor, but only until Shane made a move and finally asked her out. It wasn't that she didn't like Tohoru, but since the last Brightstone Weekend, she found more of her time spent thinking of the boy that she was not able to have instead of the one she did.

Turning to scan the room, she looked once again for the boy that she was supposed to be meeting. "Maybe I can forget him for a night," she muttered under her breath, taking a sip from her butterbeer. She watched the dancers moving around the floor while she waited, the music now changing from a fast tune to a slower one.

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

Tohoru entered the Great Hall. This was a bad idea it had to be. He had two girlfriends. Both where amazing girls and what he was doing to them was wrong. Not that Tohoru really cared. They had it coming. Hilde by being a Slytherin and thinking whatever it is that Slytherins think, and JR she was so young and getting her to fall for Tohoru had been easy so easy in fact that it was almost a waste to Tohrous time and talent. Shaking the thought from his head Tohoru saw his girlfriend Hilde and made his way over to her. Kissing her softly on the cheek. Tohoru whispered in her ear. "I am sorry that it took me so long to get down here my love but I had somethings I needed to talk to my sister about. I will return shortly." Placing another kiss on her cheek Tohoru stepped away before she could protest and went to find JR.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde was about to smile at her very late boyfriend when he kissed and left. She stared at his retreating back quite confused and rather annoyed. Her temper was normally well under control, but tonight, she could feel it growing. What was he playing at, walking away from her like that? This was supposed to be a night where he drove Shane from her mind, not make him a stronger presence. "Dumskalle," she muttered under her breath, her native Swedish coming out more prominent than ever. When she was upset, she reverted to the language without thinking about it. Turning and walking back to the refreshment table, she grabbed another butterbeer and slammed half of it down before turning and trying to put on a happy face. She just would have to fake her mood until the time that she could escape back to the dungeons.

 

[Jessame Rose Trewelly]

((Sorry, have been on a bus all day - yuk 6 hour rides! - I'm here now!))

Jessame Rose stood in front of the mirror in her dorm room and admired herself. She was so excited. Tohoru, the most wonderful guy in the whole world, had asked her to the Yuletide Dance! The excitement hadn't dimmed since that Brightstone weekend; they'd met secretly in empty classrooms and stairways, after hours and between classes, stealing kisses where they could and telling each other how perfect they were. JR had fallen deeply for this guy. He was perfection.

And tonight was the night when they would stand together, hands linked, for all to see. Everyone would know that she, Jessame Rose Trewelly, was not just a plain little Hufflepuff, but the girlfriend of the cutest guy in the school! She smoothed her dress and ran down to the common room, scaring a couple of first years on the way. She skipped down the four flights of stairs to the Great Hall, excited smile on her face, and the sight took her breath away.

It was snowing! At Christmas! Even this blatant display of magic couldn't dampen JR's spirits tonight, though. All the students were dressed in their finest, chattering and laughing, having a good time. Jess was glad to see hardly any wands for a change, and the sight of couples canoodling didn't make her sick for the first time in her life. For tonight, she would be one of the canoodlers.

Excitedly, she looked about for Tohoru. She was scared, but not too scared, because he'd promised he would look after her. She trusted him completely.

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

Tohoru saw JR and quickly made his way to her. Putting his arms around her Tohoru buried his face in her hair and breathed in the scent of her. She was willing to believe that Tohoru was in love with her and everything else that he had told her. "Hello angel I missed you so much." Spinning JR around Tohoru pulled her closer to him and kissed her softly on the lips and danced her around in a few small circles. Stopping after a few moments he looked at her and whispered in her ear. "I have something for you and I want you to promise me no matter what happens between us you will wear it always." With that being said Tohrou reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a box and opened it up so JR could see the necklace inside. Quickly taking it out and a placing it around her neck Tohrou kissed her cheek and whispered in her air again. "I have to run my love my sister needs me to escort her up from the Slytherin common room. I will return shortly." With that being said Tohoru kissed her on the lips softly and backed away a few steps and than turned on his heel looking for Hilde.

Spotting her Tohoru pulled Hilde close and hugged her to him. "Please forgive me, my love Hoshi is very unsure if she does indeed look nice and being her brother I wanted to make sure that she felt pretty. Now I am here and I am all yours." Kissing Hilde on the lips. Tohoru pulled her on the dance floor and started to dance with her. This was harder than he thought taking two girls to the dance. He was going to have to end this soon or risk getting caught but not yet he was going to enjoy his self first.

(There you girls post and I will be back to post once you two have if we could keep this going for a while that would be cool but if time starts running short than we will do what we must.)

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde was becoming more annoyed by the minute as she stood and waited for Tohoru to return. For someone who was supposed to be her boyfriend, he sure wasn't acting like it at the moment. Then, suddenly, he was back and pulling her into his arms, kissing her on the lips and pulling her to dance. "About time," she said half joking. Linking her arms around his neck, her emerald eyes sought out his brown. "I've been feeling rather lonely standing there by myself. You better not leave my side again tonight," she said with a wink. "Or I might have to punish you." She then reached up and placed a kiss on her boyfriend's lips, lacing her fingers into his hair.

 

[Jessame Rose Trewelly]

((Sorry for slackness again... another 6 hr bus ride. I'm back home now, can concentrate on breaking poor JR's heart ))

When JR spotted Tohoru, her face broke into a smile. He was here, he had his arms around her, everything would be okay. She loved the way he made her feel. "Tohoru!" she almost squealed, "I've missed you too!" As he took her hands and they began to dance, as he had taught her, she felt everyone's eyes on her and her amazing boyfriend. No longer a secret! JR wondered what her friends would say after tonight - for it was true she had made a number of friends since falling in love with Tohoru. She decided he was a good influence on her.

He looked so serious when he stopped dancing and gazed into her eyes that Jess felt butterflies in her stomach. He leaned in close and she felt the hairs on her neck stand up in excitement. She felt his breath on the side of her face. She heard his words and watched agog as he showed her the most beautiful necklace she'd ever seen in her life. "Tohoru! It's beautiful! Of course, I will wear it always! It will always make me think of you!" She looked up at him with a wide smile and eyes sparkling with happiness and flung her arms around his neck. She stood on her tip toes and reached up to kiss him. She wished she could put into words how good he made her feel. She also wished she had got him something better for Christmas; he was worth far more than the now lame-seeming hoody with the mythical taniwha on it that she had bought him. She thought of it sitting on her bed, all wrapped up in Christmas paper. "I should have brought it down with me," she thought. "I got you a gift, too, it's upstairs."

She let Tohoru place the necklace gently on her and felt his breath and lips on her cheek once more. When she heard he was going to leave her she panicked, but fought to keep it under control. She tried to tell herself she'd do the same if she had siblings - but she knew the truth was that Tohoru would always be her first priority. She watched after him as he disappeared among the other students. She loved watching him move. He was a remarkable human specimen. She cursed herself for having got him something so lame - she'd never even seen him wear a hoody before! Nevertheless she quickly ran upstairs and retrieved it from her dorm. When she got back down again, she looked out for Tohoru or his Slytherin sister, warm blush on her cheeks from running.

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

((Ok good cause they close the dance on weds so we need to get a lot done tomorrow if we can.Welcome back.))

Tohoru danced with Hilde for a few songs but he knew that he needed to get back to JR soon. Dancing her around in a few circles. Tohoru stood up on tip toes and pretended to look around. Looking back down at Hilde. He made sure that his face looked distressed. "My love Hoshi needs me I will return shortly and if need be I will hex her so that she goes back to the dorm. Why don't you go and grace the some of the guys that where looking at you with a dance and I will return and sweep you off your feet." Without waiting for an answer Tohoru kissed her hard on the mouth and vanished into the crowd before Hilde could stop him.

Tohoru found JR close at hand with a package in her hands. Pulling her into a spot where they could not be spotted so easily Tohoru kissed softly. "I am sorry love. Hoshi is very upset right now. The only boy she ever loved is here with another girl and now her brother is also here with the love of his life and she is all alone and I feel so bad for her. I just can't bear to leave her alone but I do not want to be away from you." Tohoru looked at the package and than looked back at her. "So whats in there?" Tohoru asked in a gentle voice as he brushed a lock of hair from her face and softly kissed her on the lips. Tohoru could feel his heart start to pound his mind was racing. "What am I doing to her? I need to stop she is so sweet and kind. A little Eden no better than Eden. She could be the one and you are breaking her heart. Tohoru you are an arse." Tohoru's inner self was screaming at him even as he thought of a reason to leave her to return to Hilde.

 

[Jessame Rose Trewelly]

Jess's face lit up again as she saw Tohoru coming towards her; she skipped towards him and let herself be pulled to a more secluded spot. "There you are!" she returned his kiss and listened to him explain Hoshi's situation. "Oh, that's so horrible! She must feel awful! You're so wonderful, Tohoru, but you should be with her, she needs you now." The thought of not spending the night with him sounded miserable to Jess, but she figured Hoshi must be more upset. After all, imagine Tohoru with another girl! JR felt a tearing in her chest at just the thought of it and pushed the idea aside violently.

"Oh this? It's your present," she smiled and her brown cheeks blushed pink. "It's not as nice as this," her hand went to the gorgeous necklace at her throat, "But I hope you like it. It's a little bit of New Zealand for you." JR held the present out to Tohoru, her green eyes looked into his face and she wished she could offer him more than this measly gift. She kissed his cheek as he took the brightly wrapped parcel and watched while he opened it. While he was at it, she had what she thought was a brilliant idea. "Would you introduce me to Hoshi? I'd really like to meet her and I hate to think of her being all alone tonight."

Link to the gift again, just in case.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde was starting to be less annoyed at Tohoru as they danced and kissed. A few songs in, she had almost forgotten about his being late and leaving her standing there, looking like an idiot by herself. Shane was in the back of her mind, but just a distant, niggling thought. He was no longer at the front of her mind like he was earlier in the day. Then Tohoru decided to head off again to meet up with Hoshi. She could not fault him for going for his sister, but he could have brought her with and not suggested to her to go dance with other boys. Hilde glared at his retreating back. "Ärsle," she muttered, the curse word rolling off her tongue easily.

Instead of moving over to the boys that Tohoru suggested, she moved back to the refreshments table and picked up a butterbeer, drinking the warm liquid in. She turned around, looking over the crowd while sipping her drink. That was when she noticed Hoshi talking with Sinclair and a few other younger kids. Tohoru was no where to be seen. Hilde's eyes narrowed. Where was he if Hoshi was by herself?

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

Tohoru took the package from JR and carefully opened it. Inside was a sweatshirt. Tohoru could tell that she had put a lot of thought into it. Smiling at her Tohrou kissed her on the lips. "It is perfect. I could not have asked for a more caring and thoughtful girlfriend." Without thinking about it Tohoru pulled it on over his head. "It fits perfect my dear." Tohoru was forgetting that he was here with Hilde as well. Pulling JR out to the middle of the dance floor Tohoru spun her around in a few circles. "I don't see a problem with you meeting her, she is right over there." Walking her over to his sister and her friends Tohrou introduced them. "My love can you stay and talk to Hoshi for a moment while I go and get us something to drink?" Kissing her on the lips Tohrou's heart was racing and he knew he should not do it but the moment felt so right that he had to do it. "I love you and I am sure that I will never feel this way about anyone but you for the rest of my life." With that Tohoru kissed her once more and made his way over to the drink table.

Spotting Hilde a few feet away from the table Tohoru froze for a moment and than shook it off. She did not notice anything. There was no way. She was just a dumb Slytherin any which way. Pulling her close, Tohoru spun her away from the drink table and away from JR. "I am sorry my love you have me for the rest of the night. This I promise." Kissing her on the cheek Tohoru continued to dance her away from the drink table it would do him no good if she was to see Hoshi acting happy instead if the way Tohrou was talking about her.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde allowed herself to be spun around and out onto the dance floor by Tohoru. As soon as they stopped moving, her emerald eyes glared at him. "Really? So what were you really doing? I saw Hoshi and you were nowhere to be seen." She stepped back from him, crossing her arms over her chest and then realized something was different. "And where did you get the sweatshirt? You weren't wearing that when you left, you jävla hund." Hilde started to feel a sense of relief flow through her, though on the outside she did nothing but maintain her icy attitude.

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

Tohoru kept calm there was no need to give his self away. "What do you mean my dear? I was with Hoshi? Ask her yourself she will tell you I was with her the whole time." Tohoru looked down at Hilde. Now that he was thinking about it he was not sure what he was doing with her. JR was by far a prettier girl and she would never question anything he did unlike this girl. "You like the sweatshirt. It was a gift from Eden she is here as well. She was with Hoshi but now she is somewhere with Kida go and ask her." Tohoru was not going to let this girl say anything to him. He had his cake and he had ate it too but now it looked like it was time to get rid of the leftovers and move onto something that was better.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde glared at Tohoru. She was so ready to just be done with him. Her conversation with Eden proved that to her earlier that afternoon. "First of all, after my little chat with Eden this afternoon, there is no way in hell that she gave you that sweatshirt. And if you were with Hoshi the whole time, why was I watching her for two entire songs while I was standing here. You were nowhere in sight. So, the question remains. Where were you, Dumma pojk?"

She then looked over to where Hoshi was again and realized just what was going on. There was a girl who was just standing there, not participating in the conversation and simply looking uncomfortable. She seemed to be looking for someone to come back to get her. Closing her eyes, realization hit her. She was not the only one messing around in this relationship. That did not make her happy at all. It was one thing for her to be messing around with Shane, but it was NOT okay for Tohoru to be messing around on her at all. And to show up wearing what was obviously a gift from her, well, that was beyond anything that she was remotely okay with. "Merlin," she said opening her eyes up and turning to face Tohoru. "You are messing around with that, that TRAMP! How DARE YOU! Now I understand why every other smart girl has dumped you. Jag är färdig med dig -- I am so done with you!" Before she realized what exactly she was doing, her right hand came up and slapped him hard across the face.

 

[Xavier Snow]

Xavier hated wearing dress clothing, they were always so uncomfortable and he much preferred to wear jeans and a hoodie when he went places. But Alyssa demanded that if he went to that Yuletide Dance then he would have to dress up or she would never leave him alone about it, honestly for someone two years younger than him she was so naggy at times. 'I don't know why I here to begin with...' Xavier didn't really have any reason to go other than to watch drama unfold and to check out pretty girls that might be available for him to flirt with while the night was young and he still had energy. Getting over Trilby was harder than he thought, no matter how much he tried she still seemed to nudge her way right back into his head and he needed a distraction as soon as he could possibly get one. When Xavier passed by a few girls walking together he winked at them softly and turned just in time to see some poor guy get slapped and yelled at by some young pretty girl.

"Ouch..." He winced, then again she looked awful angry so he might've deserved to get smacked by her like that, whatever the case was he was hooked in and kept his icy blue orbs fixed onto the young couple. He was very Eager to see what would happen between them next.

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

Hilde was yelling at him and making a complete fool of herself. "Now listen here JR is not a tramp so don't you dare call her that. She is twice the girl you will ever be. And another thing yea she did give this sweatshirt to me." Tohoru saw Hilde's hand come up and slap him across the face. "You witch you will pay for this." Tohrou grabbed Hilde by her wrist and twisted it behind her back. "Say you are sorry or I will break your wrist in four different places." Tohoru held her tight and waited to see what she was going to do.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde barely had time to react. Tohoru grabbed her wrist, twisting it behind her. "Like hell I am going to apologize for anything. That little girl is nothing compared to me and you know it," she sneered in his face. "You really must like slumming it, hanging out with scum like that. And you WILL let go of me. NOW." With that, she picked up her foot and slammed it as hard as possible into his right knee, hoping to cause him enough pain that he would let go of her.

 

[Jessame Rose Trewelly]

((Woah look what happened! That'll teach me for going to sleep haha! Nicely done, guys!))

Jessame Rose was thrilled with Tohoru's reaction to her gift. "It's a taniwha," she explained, "a guardian of rivers and things, a water spirit." JR felt strongly about her Maori heritage, although she knew very little about it. Being raised by pakeha in a largely white town, all she really knew was what she'd learned from books. She giggled though, as her boyfriend pulled her gift on over his formal clothes. She had to admit, he looked good in it. He looked good in everything, though. "I'm glad you like it." She felt like she was in a fairy tale as Tohoru twirled her onto the dance floor. She felt giddy with love.

To be honest, she was a little disappointed when they stopped dancing, but if it meant Tohoru would feel less guilty about leaving his sister alone, she didn't really mind. She smiled at Hoshi sympathetically, although the girl didn't look as upset as Tohoru had described. "Hi Hoshi, it's nice to meet you finally. Tohoru talks about you all the time." When Hoshi pretty much ignored her, JR turned to Tohoru,but he was already gone to get drinks. She was glad though, that he had kissed her. It made her feel more justified in standing here with his sister if Hoshi at least understood that Tohoru cared about her. She was filled with happiness that they no longer had to keep their relationship a secret, although she did kind of miss their clandestine meetings and whispered goodbyes. JR remained standing with Hoshi and her friends - she really wasn't alone at all, as Tohoru had suggested - and waited for Tohoru to return.

She was just thinking he was taking an awfully long time to get drinks when she heard a girl's raised voice. Looking in the direction of the ruckus, she spotted her beloved Tohoru, but he... he was holding another girl close, even as she glared at him. Her first reaction was one of extreme worry for Tohoru - what right did that girl have to treat her wonderful Tohoru in that way? But then... the way they spoke to each other. They must know each other well... but JR had no idea who the girl was. She thought she knew everything about Tohoru until now.

The pretty girl looked over in her direction and took a step back from Tohoru. Her eyes were ablaze with anger as she seemed to stare into JR's eyes. Jess was terrified. And not just of the strange girl's anger... she was beginning to understand something deep within herself, something she couldn't put into words or thoughts just yet, something she didn't want to be true.

Then she heard the girl say it. The truth. Tohoru was - "messing around" with her. Jessame Rose, the tramp. It was like a kick in the gut. Hard, sharp, merciless. But even as the girl drew her hand back, JR still wanted to rush to his side and protect him. Why?

When her hand met Tohoru's face, hard, all the good feelings she'd felt about Tohoru suddenly dissipated. This was his girlfriend. That's why they had had to keep their relationship a secret. He was sneaking around, behind the pretty girl's back. What a big, fat, mean... bastard! As she thought that word about Tohoru (a word she would never normally use), she realised that he'd lied to her about everything. About Hoshi being sad, about where he was darting off to when he said he was going to see Hoshi, about why they'd crept around in empty classrooms and dark staircases instead of in broad daylight, about his feelings for her, about everything. JR felt the fire rise within her. She took a step towards the couple, intent on delivering some real damage.

But then she heard Tohoru's words. "JR is not a tramp," "Twice the girl you'll ever be," her heart melted, and at the same time she grew aware of all the people watching. She felt a swelling in her chest as they all heard Tohoru speak about her like that, but it was also scary. JR did not like being the centre of attention. She couldn't bring herself to take another step closer. She was torn. She loved Tohoru, didn't she? But he was a... a bastard! And... a liar! But he said those nice things...

And then he grabbed the girl's wrist and twisted it behind her back, pulling it tight ina half-nelson. JR knew then that she hated this boy. She realised at once that he had said all the same things to both girls. All the "you're the most wonderful"s and "I'll never feel this way about anyone else"s, all the "you're all I think about"s and "I love you"s. And the girl's comment about all the other girls dumping him... Jessame Rose felt ashamed. It seemed everyone had known what Tohoru was like except for her.

When she heard the last words though: Tohoru was slumming it with her... "scum"... Now everyone thought she was scum? Her eyes filled with hot, angry, heartbroken tears and she rushed forward. The moment after the girl kicked Tohoru, Jessame Rose slammed into both of them, hoping to knock them off balance. Without another glance, she turned to run. Her natural reaction: run away. She stopped just long enough to shout over her shoulder, "I hate you, Tohoru Koshiba! I wish I'd never met you!"

 

[Tohoru Koshiba]

It was all happening so fast. He had grabbed Hilde what was he thinking? That was the old Tohoru he knew better than this. Before he could let her go she was hitting him in his bad knee. Letting her go Tohoru was going to back away and head to the common room anywhere just to get away from Hilde and this whole mess. Something knocked into them and he saw JR. She was moving so fast but it was if she was in slow motion. Than the words he never wanted to hear. She hated him. Watching her run away Tohoru forgot about his knee or anything else all he knew was the only girl that had truly loved him was running away and he had to stop her.

"JR stop please I need to talk to you." TTohoru tried to run but his knee was in no shape to run but that was not going to stop him this night. Running down a hallway Tohoru could just see her and than she hit a bend and she was gone. Before Tohoru could make the turn his knee gave out and he went face first into the ground. Laying there Tohoru felt tears flowing down his face not that he cared. His heart was broken in a million pieces. The girl that had helped him put together his heart and get over Eden and broke it all over again but this time worse. Tohoru vowed as he laid there on the ground that if he could not have JR than he would love no other girl.

 

[Jessame Rose Trewelly]

JR heard Tohoru call out to her, but ignored him. She ran outside, into the night. She'd kicked off her shoes and was running barefoot. Her long floral dress was restricting her movement, so she hitched it up above her knees and ran faster, not watching where she was going, just running to get away. It was the first time she'd run since returning to Hogwarts. She felt the old feelings coming back. The hot tears ran down her face and she ran across the wet grass in the cool summer night.

((If anyone wants to follow/find me after wards, go here, to the Cliffs))

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde felt Tohoru let go of her arm just as someone slammed into them, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the floor. She landed on her stomach, her hands catching her just before her face hit. Realizing it was the other girl by the words she spoke, she finally found something to agree with her on. "Same here. Tohoru Koshiba, dra åt helvete. Jag är färdig med dig. Really." As she was speaking, he took off. Sitting up on the floor, she dusted off her hands. "Wonderful. Yet another eventful dance," she muttered to herself as she checked her wrist for bruising. There was a lot of redness, but it was not bruising right at the moment. All she wanted to do at this point was get downstairs and in her dorm and go to sleep. Dreams of Shane sounded much, much better than being manhandled by her ex-boyfriend.

 

[Xavier Snow]

Although at first it looked like the fight was going to be entertaining, it soon changed to become looking a bit dangerous for everyone, and when physical contact became involve he figured he'd better intervene before one of the Professor's came along to do it for him. But the moment he got close he noticed that looked like the problem had actually be taken care of all together, because the boy was on the ground acting like a downright idiot because he had what was coming from he could tell. When he was really close his icy blue eyes scanned over the area quickly, he was trying to get a sense of what happened but had nothing so far. One of the girls was still there and he turned his head to look at her softly, it was the one the guy had been handling roughly and he hoped she was okay enough to at least tell him what happened.

"Hey, come with me please. I promise I won't...hurt you." He motioned for her to follow him and stared at her carefully with his icy blue eyes, he would ask her if she was up just not here in front of all these people because he figured they were being stared at a little and he felt bad for the poor girl. He'd take her out of the Great Hall and ask her if she was alright and what had happened, if she would follow him that is.

 

[Hilde Lindstrom]

Hilde stood slowly, brushing her black dress off as she did. She could not believe how badly things had turned out. She knew that later she would need to find the other girl and apologize for what she was calling her, but right this minute, well, that was not something to do tonight. As she stood there composing herself, a blonde guy that she somewhat recognized approached her and requested for her to come with him. She was a bit leery, not quite sure exactly what he wanted. Her emerald eyes met his blue and there was just something there that assured her that he was not trying to prey on her. Giving him a quick nod, she followed him out into the hallway, leaving the dance behind.


Hilde and Xavier, continued: Beautiful Nightmare