🌹 Rose Giving Rose, Rose, Rose Red

[Raawhiti Te Rangi]

((Red, open after @Gregory Friend))

Rāwhiti didn't know the next boy on his list at all, but after asking around indoors someone had pointed him out to the lawn. He was relieved as he spotted a younger boy, grinning as he made his way over. "Hey, are you Gregory Friend?"

 

[Gregory Friend]

After failing to hide in the Hufflepuff common room, he had come outside, trying to just stay out of the way of people and not have to worry about anything. However, it didn't last long, as a boy walked up to him asking if he was him. Gregory was tempted to say no, but he'd surely anger the boy if he did. "Yeah," he spoke quietly, nervously.

 

[Raawhiti Te Rangi]

Rāwhiti was pleased to have found the right person, picking the red rose from his bunch. It was the only one he had to deliver, and he had been excited for this moment. "Got a very special rose for you!" He said proudly, handing the flower and its attached note over.

As if there was a person to love someone like you.

 

[Gregory Friend]

Gregory took the rose and note. He didn't trust it and he was right to not. Though it was not signed, he knew exactly who it was from. Gregory frowned, his hands immediately shaking, and he knew the note was right. Who could possible love him. His birth parents hadn't, his adoptive parents loved him but weren't listening to him. He had few friends and anyone who did like him, moved on. He bit his lip in an attempt to squash the feelings away. unable to say or thank the boy who'd brought it, who was probably just going to be angry with him for being rude.

 

[Raawhiti Te Rangi]

Rāwhiti had been looking forward to the joy a red rose would bring, and his heart sank slightly as he watched the face of the boy in front of him. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked nervously, trying to figure out what could have happened. "Did I give you the wrong note?"

 

[Gregory Friend]

Gregory glanced back at the boy and then shook his head. "No, this is definitely for me," he replied turning away and heading to the lake.