Getting Lost

[Kamaria Warlock]

Tea sorted out clothes for her morning trip to the closest muggel town around here, she was excited and nervous to be getting out there. After all it be first time she took a good look in some scenery and she was going out there alone. She thought she would invite someone to come along, however at the last minute she changed her mind. No one has really captured her interest since the beginning of the school year, Tea would've taken Klaus if it were possible, but he was young and might not like the kind of things she got into. Tea eventually got herself together and messed with her hair for twenty minutes. She was situated with keeping down and wearing a hat to cover of her messy stains at the top. It's evident she was a hat person anyways, she looked quite dashing in them. It always brought out the more relaxed side of her. She beam at her reflection in the mirror, and was gone out of her dorms exiting the school grounds.

Everyone else all headed to the village, Tea took her direction where the town or the Harbor laid flat in the opposite direction. It took her longer getting there, but she manage to apperate a few times till she had a good sense where she was going. Tea had good look around, the towns people were crowding the main plaza. She wanted to ask someone a question, where she should go where she would find some actual muggel shops to buy some new gear.

"Oh umm excuse me sir" she asked a man, he was tall and dark very much like Tea, he didn't stop he kept going ignoring the British tourist. Tea cussed, what did it take someone to stop and actually help her.

She tried again, this time an elderly woman, she was short and had spunky pink hair. Tea had guts not to laugh in her face, it killed when she spoke to the woman, "It's best you take a bus to town, that's where all the fine shops are at." said the old woman.

"Well there be any good brand of clothes? I just need buy some new sneakers" Tea replied. The woman nodded yes, she sent Tea to a bus stop where the trolley came to pick up the locals and bring them back at night. Tea hurried, the next bus came and pulled up by the curbs. She was lucky, and she loved the trolley rides too!

She paid her fare, the trolley was crowded. So many on board, Tea groan her luck had skip away from her laughing in her ear. Though she squeezed and manage her way around the bus, she saw an empty seat available right next to a young guy. "Excuse me, do you mind if I sit next to you?"

 

[Domnech Faulkner]

Domnech Faulkner was enjoying a little time away from home. It wasn't that he didn't want to be around his sister, quite the opposite, he just felt he needed a little time away to spend time doing some of the things he wanted to do. Which had turned out to be walking through muggle streets shopping for clothes. His wardrobe had consisted of the same few items and he felt the need to find something new. The young man was getting his independence back, Sibhan was becoming more self relient and Domnech finally had the time to think about the future. He knew that with his current attire that he would never catch anyone's eye and had forced himself into going shopping. Throwing on a jacket Domnech left his appartment that he shared with his sister and wandered down to a nearby bus stop. The young man couldn't be bothered with apparatng and with the fact that he hadn't been to town all that often lately he was worried as to where he would end up. Sitting down on the bus stop seat he crossed his ankles and waited patiently for the bus that would take him into town and closer to some new clothes. Tapping his toe against the concrete he saw the bus approaching and quickly stood signaling for the driver to pull over.

Hopping onto the bus he pulled out the muggle money he had slipped into his wallet and paid his fare before taking a seat. As the bus travelled toward town it quickly became much more crowded and Domnech pulled a face, crowded buses tended to get really noisy. Glancing out the window as the bus drove again he watched the cars drive by until the trolly shuddered to a halt again. The sound of a voice pulled the young man's attention away from the view out the window. Looking up he caught the eye of a teenage girl, slightly younger than him. Smiling warmly he shuffled over slighty, "Hi! No, I don't mind at all." he said dark eyes twinkling at the girl, "Take a seat." The girl was attractive, so he made the extra effort to come across as polite and friendly without coming across as some kind of a serial killer, "I'm Domnech by the way." he added, extracting with difficulty due to the close proximity of both the girl and the side of the bus, a hand offering it to her to shake. "You headed into town too?" he asked with a smile.​

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[Kamaria Warlock]

Tea could've avoided all of this by using magic, it would make perfect sense to any normal witch. But then what was the rush? She could enjoy a long bus ride into town and meet someone of interest, or get straight to the point of why she was going there in the first place. It be all pointless really. Like right now, she would've missed out meeting this handsome boy offering to shake his hand. Tea lost her cool within second, a really nice guy talking to her? She shook his hand, "It's the point of my trip here" she said to Domnech. Tea sat down besides him, she pulled her bag up to her lap. "I'm Kamaria, or Tea" she replied. She tug at her bag, her hands felt a little damp. Oh please not right now. Not when a handsome guy was sitting right next to you. Tea eye-roll, how can she clamp up now out of the blue? It's evident she wasn't use to someone paying attention to her from a close range. She look down to avoid eye contact.

"We'll be there in about twenty minutes tops! Enjoy the rest of the ride" the bus driver announced.


Good, she wouldn't have to humiliate herself any further, still she loved bus ride. It's a shame they would be arriving to soon. Tea hadn't plan this out correctly or else this information would be old to the snake. "I'm actually new to New Zealand, really new. I'm afraid I'll get lost" she laughed. This information was true, Tea wanting to get lost anyways. It's the perfect time to get back late and blame that she new to the area so she didn't know which was which. The professor would have a laugh at this, magic should be her solution with all problem.

Meanwhile the bus was overcrowding some more and someone walked by them, bags pushed Tea closer to the boy. She had to roll to her side to avoid getting hit, her face was nearly touching his. She blushed embarrassed, "Muggels, why do they have to be so rude" she let slip, once the man passed Tea sat down again. "Sorry about that.....sort of had to"

 

[Domnech Faulkner]

Domnech smiled at Kamaria, she was rather attractive and planned to make a good impression on her. Nodding in agreement the young man looked down at his scruffy clothes and was eternally grateful for the timing of the shopping trip, "I'm in need of a new wardrobe." He laughed indicating to the well worn jeans he had on. "My clothes have seen better days." He added with a playful shrug. Taking her offered hand in his he shook it gently, "Well it’s a pleasure to meet you Kamaria or Tea" he said with a friendly wink. He noticed Tea's discomfort but the young man had enough tact not to say anything about it, he didn’t want to call her out on it and embarrass her. It would reflect rather badly on his part if he did. So he held his tongue and tried to make the silence as comfortable as he possibly could. Domnech didn't want to make her feel any more awkward. Though he did find it weird. He considered himself to be an alright and easy to talk to bloke, not one to instigate awkwardness but he didn’t dwell on it, Tea could have just been shy, he didn't know.

"We'll be there in about twenty minute’s tops! Enjoy the rest of the ride"

Domnech inwardly sighed, bus rides were usually quite boring and he couldn't wait to get off them but this time he didn't want it to end too soon. He was enjoying Tea's company and didn't want it to end any time soon. Domnech had been staying in New Zealand for little over a year now so he knew the logistics of the area and could get to where he needed to be without too much hassle or confusion."Do you want some company? I know the area pretty well, I can show you around if you like?" he asked his caring nature showing through. Despite the fact that he had only just met Tea he didn't want her wandering around lost, it wasn't something that he could let happen.

Domnech suddenly noticed the proximity between him and Tea as a result to the ever growing population of the bus and chuckled. He didn’t really mind, she seemed really nice. The mention of muggles caught his attention, it seemed the beautiful Tea was also a witch, or at least had been raised by magical folk, so at least he could be completely honest with her. "It's okay, really. Muggles do that sometimes, always in a hurry they are." He shrugged rolling his eyes. All they seemed to do was rush around.​

 

[Kamaria Warlock]

As much as Tea tried to hide her odd behavior around the handsome stranger, she did little to nothing from making it obvious. Her face would flash a crimson red quickly and come back to its original color. It’s good she had fair skin complexion or else he’d noticed it more. The fact he was being so sweet not to say anything, relaxed Tea in the stranger present. Tea could go on the rest of the bus ride in silence, if he hadn’t said anything about his jeans. Tea looked down, his trouser they were worn out and faded. Tea grin, she would’ve shared a secret spell charm about repairing back to its original color, she would’ve if she was sure of his status in the wizarding world. How would that sound if she went on explaining a charm that work during the night, he’d looked at her weird that’s for sure.

His offer to take her around sounded like a fun time. “If you like that be great. I really need to buy some sneakers, only if you don’t mind?” Tea play with the thoughts being escorted by a stranger. Tea imagines it be fun, and it was an addition to knowing someone from New Zealand. Tea couldn’t ask for anything else, “Okay deal, as long as I’m back on the way home” she said home way too comfortable, “Well temporary home” Tea reworded her statement, Hogwarts has been somewhat like home but it wasn’t England, or Westminster. Hogwarts was all but temporary. Otherwise she felt like an alien residing on a foreign world. Besides no one made her feel like it was home, all this different house characteristic and everything else that ran with it just wasn’t Tea cup of tea. Tea was told she wasn’t Slytherin enough, what the heck does that even mean?!

Tea eyes pop out of their sockets, nearly. “Oh you’re a? It’s not that I don’t like them, I do like them it’s just some I don’t really like, some are even worst then pure bloods or you know what I mean, prejudice sometimes” although she was unsure if the guy was prejudice against her, but all too often some muggels decided that because she was dark skin they just wanted to judge her by appearance, ignorance was truly bliss.

“And where here, alright folks! I will be here to make the usual pick –ups” announce the driver, he parked by the curb and release the door handle open. Right outside there was a squared and many shops from where he left them off. The sun was still out, high above them and in the other direction was the beach and a carnival just too you’re right. The sweet smell of ocean and popcorn linger the air.

“Is this the last stop, where we supposed to be?” Tea asked Dom, it looked as if so, she peeked from his window, what a beautiful sight to see. Tea smiled widens, “It’s nice out here! Didn’t think New Zealand would have its perks” she admitted to Dom.