Open First of Three

[Stan Beckett]

After both of them delivered his roses upstairs, they made their way down to the fourth floor corridor together. There were a couple of Hufflepuffs on his list next, so he hoped that he would be able to find them all around their common room. Asking a random person if they could see if Clifton Ward was in the common room, he waited along with Allie. ''This is boring,'' he told her.

 

[Allison Beckett]

Allison leaned against the wall, wordlessly offering him her chips. She wandered idly who this Clifton guy was. "Did you read any of the notes?" She asked, curious about what they might say.

 

[Clifton Ward]

With the castle so full of hustle and bustle, Clifton thought it was a whole lot easier to simply avoid the entire situation. He could spend most of the day in his dorm and avoid the chaos of the rose deliveries entirely. That was, until the chaos found him. He winced slightly when someone called him down, crossing to the entrance nervously and glancing down at the boy with the basket. "Can I help you...?" He asked, wondering if they had perhaps given the wrong name, maybe instead looking for Elliot.

 

[Stan Beckett]

''No, why would I do that? That is rude,'' Stanislaw replied, furrowing his brow at Allie while taking a handful of chips. Luckily it didn't take too long for this Clifton dude to show up. Munching the chips away as quickly as possible when an older boy approached him, the boy wiped his hands clean by using his robes. ''You are Clifton?'' He took a yellow rose out of the basket. ''This is for you,'' he said, handing the other boy his rose and the note that came along with it.

Spoiler: Yellow. To Clifton Ward

Happy Valentine's!
- Elliot

 

[Clifton Ward]

Clifton balked a little at the younger boy speaking another language, glancing nervously between the two younger students. Were they making fun of him? "Er, thank you." He said quickly, accepting the rose and taking a step back. Better not to stick around any longer than he had to he thought, stepping away back into the Common Room as he opened the note. Clifton smiled warmly when he saw who it was from, wishing he had thought ot send one to Elliot too. He would have to thank his roommate in person.