This is who we are. [Audrey]

[Mike Blaze]

Mike Blaze stood by the frozen lake, looking out over the icy surface, staring straight at the mountains. His mind continuously replaying the Duel that he had been involved with against the Slytherins. Himself, Katarina, and Zachary against Justin, Moki, and Casper. He didn't have much to show for it other than the bandage that was now wrapped around his right arm covering the three deep slashes from Justin's Sectumsempra curse. Which he supposed was good, considering Audrey's reaction to when she found out what he had been involved in. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Audrey for a while, she was most likely just spending a lot of time with other friends. The holiday break still coming up, which Mike was excited for, a few days with Audrey at her home, meeting his future in laws, a week at his own house, his parent's meeting their future daughter-in-law, and then of course, probably the best part, spending a few days at his parent's cabin, alone, with Audrey.

A wind picked up a little, didn't bother Mike too much. He wore heavy jeans, with a spell cast on them, so the snow wouldn't get through them, and a black sweatshirt with a black winter coat over that, the top of the heavy bandages that Zachary had placed on Mike's arm could be seen around Mike's hand out of the sleeve of the jacket and sweatshirt, no matter how hard he tried to shake the sleeves to cover it up, no luck. Mike closed his eyes for a moment, only concentrating on the wind against his face for a moment. He crossed his arms slowly, even doing that was still pretty painful to his arm, he wanted to go to the Hospital Wing, due to the fact he didn't know a good spell to fix slashes from a Sectumsempra curse, but he didn't want any questions from Chris or the new nurse. Whatever, he'd deal with his arm later.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

Audrey's red hair floated around her emotionless face as she walked briskly through the bitter wind. She quickly spotted Mike standing near the icy lake. Audrey had not been happy when she found out about the duel that Mike and Kat had invloved themselves in, especially since it also involved the likes of Casper Castora and Zachary Pyler. Could they have found two more dangerous, uncaring people to battle? Well, Audrey mentally amended herself, they were fighting with Zachary. Not that made it any better.

Finally reaching the spot where Mike stood, Audrey wrapped her arms around his middle. "Hey." The girl lifted her aquamarine eyes to Mike's face, smiling. She had been angry, but he was forgiven. "Let me see your arm. I've been in the library looking up healing spells."

[Mike Blaze]

He opened his eyes, looking down the edge of the lake, and up the lawns to see Audrey coming towards him. He smiled, happy to see her, after not seeing her for some time now. He made one last attempt to cover up the bandage on his arm. As she approached and greeted him he replied with a, "Hey, haven't seen you in a while." he rose his right arm a little bit to put it around her shoulders, letting out a little gasp of pain as his arm stung when he moved it, kissing her on the cheek, hoping to make her forget about the gasp. When she asked to see his arm, he shook his head, attempting to push the conversation about his arm off, "It's nothing. Just a little scratch." he said shrugging. He couldn't bring himself to tell her about the Duel, nor did he want to worry her. Though her offer to fix it was definitely appealing, he didn't want her to see his arm and know how it happened.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

"It's nothing. Just a little scratch." he said shrugging.

Audrey rolled her eyes. "Sectumsempra hardly counts as 'just a scratch.' Now give me your arm." The girl held her hand out, palm up, waiting for Mike to show her his arm. "Did you really think that McKlennon wouldn't tell me? I'm, like, her favorite student."

OOC: Sorry it's so short&&lame. Church and old people zapped my creativity.

[Mike Blaze]

Sectumsempra hardly counts as 'just a scratch.'

Mike lowered his head slowly, so to avoid her eyes. She didn't seem mad about the whole thing but he didn't want to do anything that might trigger her anger. "I'm sorry you found out about the whole duel..." he said quietly, "It's just that Zachary had a one on three going down, if me and Kat hadn't shown up, he would be probably dead by now." Mike said, hatred rising in his chest thinking about Casper and Justin. He slowly pulled his jacket off letting it drop to the snow so that he could clear his arm with nothing getting in the way, then he pulled up the sleeve of his sweatshirt revealing the white bandages around his arm, from about his wrist to his elbow. He slowly unwrapped the bandages, revealing the three deep, long slashes in his arm as well as some dried blood covering his whole arm which had happened before Zachary conjured the bandages.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

Audrey ignored his excuses about Zachary needing his help. Zachary was a big boy. He could handle his own shit. Her greenish blue eyes narrowed at the thought of him. "Zachary shouldn't have bitten off more than he could chew," the red head muttered as she took his warm arm in her icy hands.

"Why didn't you let Professor McKlennon heal this when she healed everyone else's stuff?" Audrey asked, pressing the tip of her wand to the edge of each of the cuts, nonverbally healing them to the best of her abilities. "There. You'll have scars, but there's not much I can do about it."

[Mike Blaze]

Mike watched her for a moment as she made a look almost as if she was in disgust, obviously the previous encounter between Audrey and Zachary hadn't left a very good impression of him in her mind. Just able to make out what she had muttered he shook his head slowly, "Well. he did and he needed some help, whether he wants to admit it or not." as she took his arm in her hands, he noticed how freezing cold her hands felt, he wasn't surprised as it was very cold out. Being the smooth he is, able to pull off something, making it look like something else, he shifted his position, to make her think that he was just moving to let her have a better angle with his arm which was more comfortable for him, but he was really just moving to be able to wrap his arms around her once she finished with his arm, pretty smart, eh? He stood behind her, his right arm stretched out in front of him in her grasp, while he let his left arm wrap around her waist.

"And let her know that the Sectumsempra curse was used by both me and Justin? No way, Audj." he said once the slashes shrunk up to just scars, he pulled his arm back, examining it for a moment. "If McKlennon found out Justin used it on me, then she questioned him, and found out I got back at him with it, I could lose my Captaincy, or even be expelled from school, not that being expelled from Hogwarts would be such a bad thing, I think the only thing I'm terrified when it comes down to that, is not being able to be with you." he let his right arm join his left around her waist, kissing her on the cheek. "Thanks, I definitely owe you one." he said, loosening his grip with his right arm, examining it once more, before returning it to her waist.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

"Thanks, I definitely owe you one." he said, loosening his grip with his right arm, examining it once more, before returning it to her waist.

Audrey's mouth curled into a mischeivious grin. Turning in his arms, she said, "I have an idea for how you can repay me." She wound her arms up around his neck, pushing herself up on her tiptoes. Her lips quickly found his, which were warm despite the freezing weather.

OOC: Sorry. I'm super lame tonight, apparently.

[Mike Blaze]

"I have an idea for how you can repay me."

"I was hoping you might." he said with a grin. After she turned, he pulled her closer to him. Replying to her kiss with his own lips. He kept one arm around her waist, the other moved up a little, rubbing her back as he kissed her. Deciding to make it more convenient for her and him, because she was standing up on her toes, he moved his hand rubbing her back, and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, holding her close to him, and lifted her up so they were at matching eye level.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

As her feet left the ground completely, her heart beat irratically. Audrey's fingers knotted into Mike's hair as she deepend their kiss. Part of her mind was thinking of the last time they were here, on the edge of the lake, together making out and where it had led. Audrey pulled away from Mike for a brief second. "It's been a while since we've been here," she said, an amorous light behind her eyes. Yes, she thought. It's been quite a while.

[Mike Blaze]

"It's been a while since we've been here,"

"Yes, it has. A long time." Mike said slowly, not even realizing that she was right, so many things had happened to both of them since the last time they had been out here. "Too long." he added, with a smirk, kissing her again. He lowered her for a moment, taking his wand out, pointing it at the ground, thinking words in his head and melted a good patch of snow, exposing the grass underneath, then thought some more words drying the grass. He wrapped his arms around Audrey again, pulling her down to the grass with him, laying on the now dry grass, putting his right arm around her, holding her close to his body.