Stress Relief

[Dannii Merrythought]

With NEWTs looming over her Dannii was becoming more and more nervous. In just a few short weeks she would be taking the exams that would determine what jobs she would be able to do for the rest of her life. Any moment that she wasn't studying she was either on patrol or worrying about Rue. Sometimes she even did all three at once. It didn't help that she couldn't even sleep in on the weekends because Rue's constant bathrooms in the morning kept her awake. Finally one weekend in May Justin had convinced her that she needed some time to relax. She agreed just to get him to stop bugging her.

When Dannii thought of relaxing though she thought of sitting by the lake or taking a stroll around the castle grounds. Not going to the park in Brightstone. Especially not the playground they were headed for. It was covered in screaming messy children running around wildly. If there was one thing Dannii hated most in the world it was young children. It didn't matter that she had been one at one point she hated them. "Okay we came, we saw, can we please leave? Dannii asked tugging on Justin's sleeve.

 

[Justin Cliffeton]

Justin had been on Justin's case to give her some time to relax immediately after the Wheelbarrow Race, he knew what she had seen during it and she knew that it would be looming over her for at least a little bit, so it was his job to try and help her just relax and push the whole ordeal out of her mind. Justin loved being around her, so it gave him an excellent excuse to try and get away from the castle with her. He had wanted to get away from the castle and try and dismiss his vision anyway.

Justin noticed that there was already a large variety of things at the park that Dannii probably wouldn't like, all of which began with a 'c' and ended with an 'n'. He could tell she didn't like children, and when she began to tug on his sleeves he knew that he would have to get her away from there, because having the children around wouldn't help her relax. Not even a little bit. But Justin knew she would warm up to the kids eventually. "Nope, we're definitely staying here. You'll get used to them eventually." Justin said, chuckling. He could be evil when he wanted to be.

 

[Dannii Merrythought]

"Nooooo" Dannii groaned as he pulled her into the fray. Really there weren't that many kids there but her dislike of them made it seem like a huge crowd. If they are not old enough to go to Hogwarts they should not be old enough to leave the house. she thought huffing as she sat down on a swing. The only reason Dannii hadn't run away yet was because she was with Justin. Since the wheelbarrow race they hadn't really spent much time together. Mostly because what she had seen terrified her. Just the thought of Justin and everyone else she loved lying there made her feel sick.

Dannii tried to shake the thoughts out of her mind and began pushing herself on the swing. The higher she got the more the memories seemed to just float out of her mind. Soon enough she was even smiling. These used to be my favourite thing to play on. she thought remembering all the times shes used to go to the park with her parents. "Bet you can't go higher then me!" she called out to Justin before sticking out her tongue.