The Blue Rose

[Amzurah Archer]

Amzurah Archer sat at the far window in the library, she had every intention that morning of studying her heart and soul out. It seemed to be the only thing she actually did at the school, considering that she had yet to make a single friend. Her gaze fell from the view before her to the book that was opened displaying a rose that had been flattened by the pages of the heavy book. She could easily have frozen it and had it last so much longer that way but she had always loved the art of dried flowers and this one was special. Her finger tips grazed her lips from where Brian had kissed her and she could not help the smile that spread slowly across her face.

Not once in all the time she had argued with her mother about attending the school did she actually think she might actually come to like some facet of it. Gingerly her fingers moved from her lips to the flower, lifting it up gently and continuing to smile. Transfiguration class had been most amusing to say the least. They had to conjure flowers and she had done an extra one and placed it on Brian's desk before leaving, while he had caught up with her after class to give her the beautiful blue rose and a kiss. She had stood there like as if catatonic, other students bustling by her and bumping into her and still she could not move. The flower was beautiful. She would have liked an ordinary color sure because it would have simply showed he had been thinking about her but for him to conjure such a strange and unusual flower meant more to her. With a sigh she checked her watch and closed the book carefully over the blue rose once more, packed her things away and began to leave the library.

Her mind was too caught up with Brian Getathorn XIX to be able to concentrate on anything else but him. She hated the fact that they only met in class though and wondered why he never sought her out in between. Even at meal times she had often ventured to look over at the Ravenclaw table to simply look at him or smile at him but to actually hold a decent conversation with the guy had yet to happen. Part of her wondered if they would even like each other if and when they ever did. Pushing the door of the library open she banged into a younger student hurrying inside. Her bag slipped from her shoulder and scattered it's contents to the floor. Sighing she glowered at the student who did not bother to help but continued into the library. Her hand reached to pick the blue rose up as it slid from the pages of her transfiguration book.

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

Brian decided that he needed to practice more of his Transfiguration and perhaps study up on some more, he was normally found hanging around the Ravenclaw Common room since there was no Quidditch this year and Andromeda was off doing her own thing, not that he minded since he didn't feel too keen on talking with her. Brian hadn't heard anything from Zazuka and hadn't really spoken with Zura much but didn't need too after that embarrassing moment in the corridors. Brian rarely did stuff like that and it was definitely not appropriate since he didn't even know Zura that well, but he had to admit he did enjoy the rush of doing something like that even though he didn't think that he would be doing something so outrageous anytime soon. Instead Brian would go back to his studies and perhaps look into interesting jobs since he still didn't know what he was going to do once he graduated.

A few of the younger students were walking around enjoying their day off and Brian couldn't blame them, it was a nice Spring day and they didn't have anything that they need worry about besides the little things in their life. Brian thought back to five years ago and how simple his life had been and now where he was having to deal with these love problems every day it seemed like. Brian continued walking up and saw someone in front of him trying to pick up her things. It didn't take long for Brian to realize that it was Zura and that he should help her pick up her things, Brian ran forwards as he saw her pick up a flat blue rose and put it inside her book. Brian couldn't help but blush slightly at the thought that she had kept the blue rose he had given her and wondered just exactly what that meant, perhaps she did like him and wouldn't be angry with the kiss he had given her. Though that in itself posed more problems that Brian wasn't sure he knew how to deal with.

"Let me help you" Brian said as he began picking up her books "Are you okay?" Brian asked actually meaning it like he always did since he didn't want Zura to be hurt considering her stuff was all over the ground. Brian felt a bit embarrassed since they had never really had a conversation outside of the classroom before though it wasn't as though Brian hadn't wanted too. It was more complicated than that, before Brian didn't feel right because he was dating Zazuka and even after Zazuka and he decided to go on break it still didn't feel right. Then of course there was the fact that perhaps she didn't like him. When Brian had gotten the rose from Zura he thought for a moment that perhaps she did like him and so he took his chance, now was another chance for Brian where he could find out whether or not he's been over thinking everything or if he was dead wrong in kissing Zura, though Brian was sure he would never regret taking the chance.

 

[Amzurah Archer]

She caught it before it ever hit the floor and could not help but smile at it as she replaced it between the pages of her book. Wearing her usual short summer dress over faded jeans and her worn orange hoodie. Her pumps were chosen only for comfort and because they too were worn like the rest of her belongings. It was just her mother and herself now so every sickle counted, it never bothered Zura before and it still didn't but everywhere she looked here, the clothing that many wore on their days off just seemed so fantastic and expensive. Placing the book back into her bag she crouched on her haunches instead of kneeling, pushing a bit of hair behind her ear she heard a familiar voice.

Looking up she felt eclipsed by him as he bent to help her pick up her books. She didn't speak but continued to gather her books along with him and placed them back into her bag. Her eyes only moved from him for a second in order to gauge where the next book was placed before once again looking directly at him. Eventually she was smiling and placed her bag on the ground before her.
"I'm fine it seems boys around here make a habit of knocking girls off their feet, literally and metaphorically" she grinned placing the last book back inside the satchel and standing up, putting the bag across her shoulder so it fell diagonally across her chest.

This was it, at last they could actually talk to one another. Have that long awaited for conversation. She viewed him through squinted eyes for a moment, trying to determine something and then walked to his side and nudged her head in the direction he had come.
"Walk with me?" the ball was firmly in his court now, he could choose to go where ever it was he was going before he stopped to help her or he could join her. She wasn't completely sure where they would go, Zura just knew she wanted him all to herself.

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

Brian honestly didn't know what to think about what Zura said but had to admit it he did feel a bit relieved to here her say that, Brian looked down for a moment as he thought about Zazuka it was as though she were able to send her thoughts to him all the way from France. Brian wondered if people like her were capable of doing things like that and quickly dismissed the idea. Brian looked at Zura and smiled not sure what he should say but before the words could come Zura saved him by asking if he would walk with her. Brian thought about for a brief second before he started beaming "Sure" Brian said knowing that it wasn't everyday that he met someone knew especially since he was kinda antisocial.

Brian thought about it logically, he had kissed Zura and given her a blue rose and while she did give him a rose first it would only make sense that they should talk. It was a bit strange since Brian didn't really know her and it was definitely not like him to kiss someone else especially since he was dating Zazuka. That wasn't true though, they were on break and Brian wondered if perhaps he had suggested it because he wanted to kiss Zura. That didn't make sense either because he didn't even know her, was Brian simply being shallow and going off physical appearance. Perhaps Brian was throwing everything away with Zazuka for something that wasn't even real. Brian didn't know but knew that he would use this opportunity to find out.

"So how do you like Hogwarts?" Brian asked knowing that he didn't want to just walk with her and also felt a nagging image coming back to his mind, it would be best that they simply talked and didn't do anything else Brian thought as he tried to push the image out of his head though with great difficulty. Brian felt a bit stupid and not like himself but maybe that wasn't a bad thing, maybe Brian needed this in order to step out of his bubble and finally figure out who he was. Brian wasn't going to have any regrets and would simply enjoy the conversation and whatever happens would happen.

 

[Amzurah Archer]

They walked a little way in companionable silence until Brian asked the first question. She turned her face to observe him, caught once more by how ridiculously cute he was. Surely he was taken, the girl in her dorm seemed to hint as much but why then would he kiss her or give her a flower? The corridor was fairly empty of students and as they turned down another corridor discovered this one to be empty except for the odd ghost that passed by or through a wall as they walked along it.

"I like it well enough" she said engimatically turning herself around so that she was walking backwards, as she did so her hand automatically picked up one of his and held it as they walked along. Her entire set of motions were so natural that even something like holding his hand seemed the most natural thing for her to do.
"It's pretty hard trying to adapt to a strange school when everyone practically grew up with one another. It's hard to fit in. Sometimes I don't even want to try, I mean it's only another year and a half right?" shrugging her shoulders lightly she smiled at him, his brown eyes were beautiful to look at.

Swivelling herself around once more, releasing his hand for the briefest of moments until she was walking normally along side of him again her left hand retrieved his right one, her fingers linking neatly with his. Her own eyes followed the movement as she took her turn to ask a question.
"Can I try something?" she asked halting their stride by turning to face him. Zura was wilful and full of exuberence at the best of times. She did things on a whim and let the chips fall where they may. Right now she had a theory, a very loose one but it was still a theory. She wanted to know if he genuinely liked her, if the kiss he had given her had just been some polite thing that guys around here did, which was the least likely scenario in her view. She wanted to see if he was adverse to kissing her again. Stepping closer to him her free hand reached up to touch his cheek, her eyes did not waver from his as her head leaned towards him. Giving him all the time in the world to stop her if he wanted too. Her gaze slowly moved to his mouth before closing just at the point where her lips touched his.

Her mouth was soft and delicate moving with ease over his lips, tasting the sensations he evoked. He tasted as delicious as he looked. A tiny moan escaped her as she moved closer still, the hand on his face sliding around his neck while her other hand released his to follow suit. The kiss deepened, her tongue finding delightful pleasure in playing with his own. It seemed an eternity though perhaps a minute or so had passed, before she broke from his lips, still holding close to him. Opening her eyes slowly she licked her lower lip as she looked at him.
"Hi" she smiled, the smile growing and becoming brighter, "if you ask me that question of yours now, I might have to change my answer".

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

Brian listened as Zura spoke but had to admit he was more then surprised as his hand was taken by her's not to mention the fact that the girl was actually walking backwards. Brian wondered what was about him that seem to attract girls that were 'different' to say the least, not that he minded considering that she was definitely attractive and there was a certain natural attraction that the two had. Brian continued to listen politely putting the thoughts in his mind to the side so as not to be rude. Brian listened and had to admit that he had to agree with the woman about not trying to fit in, he hadn't really gotten to know anyone and whatever relationships he had with Zazuka and Andromeda seem all but gone. Perhaps it was one of those things that happened as the years went by.

Brian had to admit that he was fascinated with Zura and her naturalness something that he couldn't help but find rather sexy and that was not a term that he used to describe everyone that he met. Brian listened as she asked if she could try something, smiling Brian nodded giving her permission to go ahead with whatever it was that she planned to do not that he had the faintest clue that she was planning something devious. Brian's smile widened slightly as he noticed she stepping closer to him. Brian felt the heat rush to his head as her hand touched his cheek, Brian looked into her eyes but didn't move though part of him did. Brian felt anxious but also glad he was with her and that he wasn't moving. Brian leaned in slightly as she moved closer until finally their lips were locked once more as they had been a few days ago.

Brian kissed her as his hand moved around her waist and rested on her right cheek squeezing slightly as she moved closer, waves were sent down his spine as her hand moved from his cheek down to his neck. Brian was even more pleased when he found his tongue dancing with hers in some endless loop that seemed to tell it's own story. Brian didn't even noticed that their lip had parted as his eyes were locked onto her's, all Brian could do was smile as his hand quickly removed itself from her bottom. Brian didn't know if he was supposed to apologize or not, Brian was glad that she was smiling as he looked at her and smiled back. "I think I might have a different question for you" Brian said he took her hand and intertwined it with his own. "We have a Yule Feast coming up soon and I would be honored if you would be my date" Brian asked politely.

 

[Amzurah Archer]

He tasted heavenly, there was no other word for it. Amzurah wanted nothing more than to kiss him again and again, to press her body closer to him and have his hands roam across her skin. When his tongue touched hers, played wantonly with it she gave herself up to the blissful sensations he evoked deep within her. If this was merely lust she would deal with it like every other hormonal teenager but if this was more than that and she hoped it was, then the sensations he had ingited were certainly worth repeating. His hand soon on her waist slid around to the right cheek of her pert little rear, she gasped against his mouth. Certainly not expecting that but relishing how much closer they melded together.

Smiling at one another she was almost sorry when he moved his hand but lacing his fingers through her own hand she merely watched the motion before glancing up at him as he spoke. Never had she imagined he would ask her to the dance, the smile that spread across her face was slow but brilliant in it's application. The fingers of her other hand curling through the hair at the base of his neck. Her eyes continued to move between his eyes and his mouth.

"I'm honored that you asked me" her head leaned closer again as she planted a tiny kiss to the corner of his lips, moving her face so she could look at him her eyes still wavering from perfect brown eyes to delicious lips. She was addicted to him, in such a short time she was addicted.
"I'd love to go" she let a sigh escape her as she moved herself around to face once more the direction in which they had been walking, their hands still joined as if they had always been this way. Laughing she hastily turned back to stand in front of him once more.
"I can't help it, you are positively the most delicious person yet" with that she placed her mouth over his once more, her tongue once again probing the depths of him before with another sigh she broke apart. Licking her lips as if utterly satisfied. Returning to his side she cast him a sideways glance, a mischievous smile upon her lips.

"Why aren't you taken? How come I get to come along and snap you up? Are the girls here completely devoid of good taste?"

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

Brian was more then happy to here that Zura wanted to go to the feast with him as his date though he didn't let it show on his face as they continued to walk together. Zura was different then most of the girls, last year Brian had been torn between his feelings of Zazuka and Andromeda and even though he had never acted on those feelings with Andromeda he couldn't help but wonder what might've happened if he had. Would he still have been here with Zura kissing her as he had done, would his integrity and morality have been compromised by sheer desire. Brian wondered if he had told Zazuka about the break simply so he could do things with Zura without guilt and how things would be next year when Zazuka returned. Brian was a good person at least that's what he had always thought but did he really want to choose between Zazuka and Zura like that? Or did he simply want them both.

The thought was erased from his head as he noticed Zura was laughing and before Brian knew it she was standing in front of him once more with that same look in her eyes. Before Brian could say anything he found himself back in ecstasy with his tongue playing with her's though before he could fully enjoy the kissing she broke it and licked her lips, Brian couldn't help but feel a strong desire to lick her lips as well but she moved back to his side and without a doubt Brian saw a smile on her lips. Brian wondered if that was something Zura liked to do, tease guys with her sex appeal until they went mad. Brian wasn't sure he was strong enough to resist considering the girl was definitely lighting more then a few sparks inside him.

Zura next words kinda caught Brian off guard as she asked a question Brian wasn't sure how to answer, did he want to tell Zura about his situation with Zazuka? Would she feel guilty and not want to be with him anymore if she knew? Or would she see it as a challenge and end up using Brian as some sort've trophy to be won and turn up the heat? None of those questions Brian could answer and at the moment he didn't want her to answer them either and so Brian thought of something to say as he turned in front of her and wrapped his arms around her waist and looked her in the eyes. "Let's just say I'm not very social" Brian said with truth as he leaned in and began kissing her once more his hands traveling up Zura's back slowly until they were on her neck and then the back of her head.

Brian's tongue took charge and began playing with Zura's tongue once more as it seemed to wrap itself around and then maneuver in different ways as Brian turned his head slightly. Brian heard a few sounds and quickly released Zura as he turned and saw a couple of first years walk past giggling. Brian was slightly embarrassed and yet all he could do was smile as he took Zura's hand once more. "You know I'm a Prefect" Brian said feeling stupid for bringing it up however he quickly added "and I think being around you might get me into trouble, because you make me not want to be so nice" Brian said as he turned towards her and threw his best innocent smile he could. "The worst part is... I don't care, because there's something about you that's worth it" Brian said as his desire for the girl began to rise up again, Brian turned towards her once more and looked her in the eyes "So I guess I'm left wondering, why are you so interested in me?"

 

[Amzurah Archer]

Before answering her question Brian moved infront of her, she looked a little surprised at first as his arms wrapped about her waist. She could happily lose herself in the pools of his eyes and be thankful she had the opportunity to do so. She couldn't believe he wasn't social but then again, Zura didn't see him around the school with a cacophony of girls or boys milling about him. He leaned closer and she did the same, her mouth felt so at home now against his lips. A shiver ran through her as his hands wandered up her back, glided over her neck and held her head close. Again their tongues battled playfully, the kiss intensified and she became lost. Never before had she experienced anything like it as her own hands reached up to his chest, gripped the front of his jumper and pulled him closer again. Her body felt as if it were on fire, she could not explain it.

As their lips broke apart he smiled at her, the smaller students having distracted him for a while but she could only stand there somewhat shaken. If they continued to kiss so heatedly she surely could not be blamed for what my occur. Her experience with boys was limited but she read extensively from biology books to romance novels and knew effectively how things should work, the actual implementation of them was by far a different matter and she had never before met anyone she had ever wanted to do more than kiss... until now.

Amzurah didn't know whether or not she should be insulted by his words. She could get him into trouble? Prefect status or not, he could very well get her in a lot of trouble as well. In fact she was more than convinced she was in the gravest of danger as it was where Brian Getathorn was concerned. Again he stood before her and she exhaled slowly on his next question. Her eyes scanned his, her fingers from her right hand slowly crept up and traced his lower lip.
"You don't believe that you're worth being interested in or something?" she frowned wondering if he was simply looking for a basketful of compliments from her or if he truly didn't know how amazing he was.

She circled her arms around his neck pressing her long slender body against his.
"You were my first friend here. You made me feel welcome. You are intelligent, funny.." she chuckled kissing him lightly on the lips, "drop dead gorgeous" she kissed him again gently, "and for reasons that I can't quite explain..."
Zura moved apart from him slightly touching one slender hand to her stomach and looking at it as she spoke, "when I'm near you, I get all knotted up right here."
She gazed back up at him again wondering what the consequences would be now for she had she just effectively told him way too much.

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

Brian listened as she said things that he had heard before but never really saw himself, Brian wondered why he looked at himself so downwards was it perhaps insecurities brought on by his grandfather's journal? Perhaps he had spent too long trying to find himself that he no longer knew where to look, everyone always seemed to know who they were and what they were after while all Brian could ever do was guess while playing the image that everyone saw like some sort've puppet. Brian could never tell anyone the truth, not even his closest friends could ever know that Brian had no idea who he was on the inside because when he looked deep inside late at night when he couldn't go to sleep he only saw a void, a glass image of what he was supposed to be and if he looked too hard he risked shattering it and becoming completely empty.

"Well I can say the same thing about you" Brian replied with a smile as his eyes followed her hand to her stomach and he moved closer. Brian's hand moved once more out of his control and onto her stomach where her hand was, Brian brushed his hand under her's so that his hand were on her stomach as his other hand wrapped around her body and he moved them close again. "I'm not sure why but when I'm around you my heart moves faster" Brian said with a smile as he moved his hand upwards slightly and took her hand moving away from her body and towards his chest where it he placed it directly on his heart so that she could feel the beating as the blood flowed quicker and quicker. Brian smiled as he looked into her eyes leaned in and kissed her lips softly and quickly before moving back slightly.

 

[Amzurah Archer]

She wasn't used to this at all and could not for the life of her explain why he should be the one to set her insides racing. As his hand touched her stomach she gasped, she was afraid of just one thing and as often as she spoke her mind she was hesitant to do it now but it had to be said. Or she felt it needed to be said at least.

"What if this.. if this is all there is?" she could not believe there was actually a worried tone to her voice. He was not hers, not a piece of property to barter with. He was a young man flesh and blood and she found him much too attractive by far.
"What if this is just ... lust and nothing more?" she touched his chest where he had moved her hand too and she sighed, his heart felt as erratic as hers did and she grinned up at him. She knew what she wanted very rarely, knew she was usually the kind of person that lived one day at a time and had always been happy with that but now she wasn't sure if that was such a good way to be. This was the first time in her life that she had wanted a person, felt as if she needed one single human being. It was frightening and exciting all at once.

Their lips touched again briefly before looking up at him with an air of shyness about her now and for anyone who knew Amzurah, they would know that shyness in her was truly rare.

 

[Brian Getathorn XIX]

"Maybe it is" Brian said looking down slightly before he turned his head back up so that he could look into her eyes once more. "Don't we owe it to ourselves to find out?" Brian asked knowing that perhaps this was nothing more then just a fling that would be something odd to talk about with Zazuka but perhaps it was more, Brian knew that there was definitely potential for the two to become something more than just wild kissing and groping. "So let's take it slow for now and see what happens" Brian said with a smile as he moved back away from her and took her hand. "We don't have to rush into anything too fast and furious" Brian said simply enough as he looked at her and smiled even wider, Brian liked her face even though he definitely would've liked to do a lot more then simply look at her lips.

Brian turned slightly as he shunned his own thoughts since they weren't really his own, Brian didn't really mind though considering they were thoughts about Zura and even if he didn't welcome such thoughts they were going to enter his mind anyways. "So Zura, what do you want to do after Hogwarts?" Brian asked as he began to think about his own future endeavors when he left the school he had spent almost six years studying at. It was difficult even now to know that in less then two years he would be leaving Hogwarts forever and would have to get a job, that was easy to think about the question was what to do. What job would make him happy and still not be considered a waste of time, Brian just couldn't figure out the answer and didn't know if he ever would.

 

[Amzurah Archer]

She could have kissed him all over again for what he suggested and yes she was more than happy to discover whether or not it was lust or something more with him. Of course when he suggested taking things slowly she laughed out right and shook her head as he held her hand and stood alongside of her once more. Slowly they began to walk again.
"What if.. we not take it slowly but find out every way we possibly can just what this is?" releasing his hand, she moved behind him this time and with apparant ease held onto his shoulders and hoisted her light frame onto his back, curling her slender legs around at his sides while her arms slid further across his shoulders so as to wrap around him. Now she could whisper in his ear all she wanted.

"We can kiss one another until the nargles come home and that's going to be lots of fun, case and point proven just a minute ago and there's no reason for us to stop having that kind of fun. We just don't have to make it all about that" she nipped his ear a little before smiling, one hand ruffling his hair a little, "How much trouble would a prefect get for giving a piggy back ride?"
Zura chuckled softly as a couple of fourth years passed by and all began to nudge and elbow one another on seeing them, the whispers were audible and she was certain she heard the name 'Zazuka' in amongst them. For some reason this name cropped up alot about the school in connection with Brian and she wondered at that again. They were either still dating or they were finished. His kissing Zura told her that it was finished but with some boys you just never could tell.

Sliding down from his back she stood a moment ignoring his question for a second as she took his hand and moved them over to a bay window blocked only by a suit of armor. Leaning with her back against the wall she pulled him closer, her hands on his waist sneaking around to slide into the backpockets of his trousers. Her mouth found his again and with a sigh she gave herself up to the delicious temptation that was Brian.