On this day, I see clearly.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

I'm sorry. I didn't know. Honestly.

It took Audrey a second to decipher her meaning. "Oh." Several plans floated through the girl's mind before she chose one. Audrey looked at Mike and then back to Riley. "Well, I doubt that you would've gotten very far." She smiled her most sickly sweet smile and did something incredibly rude and entirely unlady-like. She turned around and french kissed Mike, more deeply than was strictly proper outside of a private place. She turned back to Riley, smiled the same smile as before, and winked at her.

I never said I wasn't a bitch. Audrey thought to herself, wincing a bit at how strong her reaction was to Riley's confession.

[Mike Blaze]

As Audrey turned and french kissed him, Mike was lost for words for a moment. When Audrey turned back, Mike saw the embarassment still on Riley's face. "Uh, Audrey" he had wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek, "Do you think I could get a moment to talk to Riley?" he asked her. He loved Audrey, she was the most important to him, but seeing her act this way was too much for him to handle, he almost couldn't believe her. He leaned his head over her shoulder and said quietly into her ear, "I should've realised that's what was bothering Riley right away when you came out. Lemme just set things straight, could you just go down by the lake and give me a moment?" he asked her, kissing her neck, which usually made her give in to anything he asked of her. He had used it not too many times before, but knew it was the trick that worked.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

Do you think I could get a moment to talk to Riley?

Audrey shook her head, mainly to clear her thoughts. She'd never reacted that way before. How strange, she thought to herself. She knew that Mike wouldn't do anything like that to her, yet there she was, being like every other jealous girlfriend she used to make fun of in the corridors. She'd never understood it until now. That won't happen again.

He asked her, kissing her neck...

"Mmmmm...." Stupid Mike. He always knew. She heard the noise she was making, completely unintentionally, and caught herself. "Hmmm...I'll be by the lake," she said. And with another quick kiss on Mike's lips, she was gone.

[Mike Blaze]

Mike was greatful that Audrey went down to the lake. He turned to Riley, closed his eyes for a moment trying to get an idea of what to say. Something like this had happened to him before, but things worked themselves out then, Mike needed to fix this himself this time around. He sat on the steps beside Riley, "I'm sorry the way Audrey acted," were his first words to Riley. "You have nothing to be embarrased about, things like this happen all the time, you didn't know about Audrey. We just met, apparently you knew Audrey before, but there was no way for you to know about us." he said looking at Riley. "There's alot more guys in Hogwarts, not just me. I can't be your boyfriend, but there is something i can be to you.. a friend." he added. "As for Audrey, she's the nicest person you'll ever meet, she has never acted like that, I think jealousy just grasped a hold of her too strong." Mike loved Audrey, he hated her jealous personality, but he rather did enjoy the french kiss. "So what do you say, Riley? Are we still friends, Audrey can be your friend too, she would love to, if you can forgive her for the way she acted, though." Mike said.

OOC: Forgive me for the rather, err.. corny apology or whatyever you want to call it, I wanted to make it real as I could, but had a tough time.

[Riley O'Connor]

Riley laughed out loud. "You thought I...was interested in You...for a boyfriend??? Oh my gosh. This is is a HUGE misunderstanding. Really." Riley hoped it sounded at least somewhat convincing, since it was partly true. She wasn't interested in datin anyone. Well, actually, the fact was, nobody was interested in dating her. Obviously. But it didn't bother her too much. Attachment to people was something Riley avoided at all costs. But there was something about Mike that absolutely dazzled her. She tried to ignore it. But it had become increasingly hard. She brushed that thought aside.
...there is something I can be t you, a friend.
Maybe a friend was something Riley needed. In fact, she needed a friend desperately. How could he have known. Do I honestly look THAT desperate for any sort of companionship?? "A friend?" Riley asked. "Yeah, a friend is something I probably do need," She answered, letting a much weaker side of her show through. "As for being friends with Audrey, I have nothing against it, but I'm sure she has plenty," Riley told him. She had watched people enough to have a understanding of jealousy, especially when it came to girls and their boyfriends. It was something she had never experienced, but knew that, for the most part, was something extremely common. And making another girl jealous was something almost unforgivable. But Riley excepted that fact. Mike was her friend. That was good.

[Mike Blaze]

"You thought I...was interested in You...for a boyfriend??? Oh my gosh. This is is a HUGE misunderstanding. Really."

Mike felt a little bit like a dumbass. He had thought Riley was embarrased over the fact that she might've liked him, and then Audrey came in to it all and then she got embarrased, but apparently it was something different.

"Yeah, a friend is something I probably do need,"

He nodded as she said this, "And that is exactly what I can be to you." he said smiling, "Audrey doesn't have anything against being your friend I'm sure. As I said, jealousy just took hold of her a little too much when she saw you talking to me and then when... well you know." Mike added, not wanting to say how Audrey thought, like he, that Riley liked Mike as more than a friend, 'cause now Riley had told Mike otherwise. "I'll talk to Audrey. We'll settle things out." he said firmly.

[Riley O'Connor]

"Thanks," Riley told him. She smiled, just a small half smile, trying to not look like a bigger idiot with a huge, toothy, pathetically cheesy smile. "I think I'll go now." Riley wanted to race away, and find refuge in some small dark corner of the castle. A place where she could hide and be away from everyone, except herself and her thoughts, which were running wild in her head. She wanted to sort things out. Quietly. And alone. She ran her fingers through her thick, red curls. She smiled up at Mike one last time. "I'll see you around," Riley said.

[Mike Blaze]

Mike nodded, "Yes, I'll see you around as well." he said as she got up. When she was out of ear shot, Mike sighed deeply and put his face into his hands, rubbing his face a bit. Then he looked up and saw Audrey near the lake. He stood up, slung his bag over his shoulder. He made his way down the lawns to where Audrey stood. He set his bag down near her stuff and placed his hands on her shoulders rubbing them a bit.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

Audrey was sitting on the ground, her knees pulled up to her chest and her arms wrapped around her legs. Her face was turned away from Mike, the side of her head resting on the knees.

He set his bag down near her stuff and placed his hands on her shoulders rubbing them a bit.

"Oh, hey," she said, blushing a little. She thought of nearly a million things that she could say. She settled for, "I'm sorry." She laid her right hand over one of his, on her shoulder. "I don't know what happened." Ok, so that wasn't completely true. She knew exactly why she acted the way she did: jealousy. She just didn't know why she had gotten jealous in the first place.

[Mike Blaze]

Mike leaned down to kiss her hand, then he lowered himself down closely next to her, taking her hand in his. "I'll start off by saying I forgive you." he said looking into her eyes, "I don't know what happened with you either, but I want you to know, I didn't like it." he added. "I love you, and for the past years I've known you, I've never seen you act like that and I know after day, you won't ever act like that again?" he said putting the last few words into question. "I have one favor to ask of you, when you get the chance, I want you to talk to Riley, I told her I'd be her friend and I think that's exactly what she needs right about now, and I expect you can be the same to her as well." Mike squeezed her hand, and kissed her cheek. Right about now, on any other day, when there was nothing to talk about like what they were now, Mike wouldn't have minded some of Audrey's french kiss. He smirked to himself at this though.

[Alfred Doohinger]

... DAMN THESE KIDS MOVED FAST. Alfred was still holding out the pipe, because you know, he's old, so everything sorta went in slow motion to him. So by the time he caught up, one of the girls had already left. Hot damn. He had been going to give the redhead and that little dumbass Ravenclaw kid detentions for shoving each other's tongues down each other's throats, but it was a tad late for that. Fuuuuuuck, maaaaaan. There goes his day. Muttering under his breath, Alfred decided to leave too because now he was bored.

[Mike Blaze]

OOC: Hah, omfg, I started cracking up laughing at this, Selina. Not much on here makes me laugh IRL, but that definetly did.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

I have one favor to ask of you, when you get the chance, I want you to talk to Riley, I told her I'd be her friend and I think that's exactly what she needs right about now, and I expect you can be the same to her as well...

Audrey just looked at Mike. "Maybe. I have to be honest, I'm not too interested in being friends with her. I mean...I have enough friends." She looked down from Mike. "I don't care if you're friends with her. I guess that's ok." Audrey looked at Mike pleadingly, "Please, just watch out. I used to be like Riley. She doesn't realize how much she likes you."

OOC: Sorry that it sucks so hard....it blows, I know. Better ones tomorrow.

[Mike Blaze]

"Please, just watch out. I used to be like Riley. She doesn't realize how much she likes you."

Mike leaned in kissing Audrey on the lips, "Don't worry. I'll be fine. Things like this have happened to me before, I can handle it." he said looking into her eyes with what he hoped was a reasurring look. "If being friends with her is not something you're interested in, it's fine with me, but I can tell she's probably hurtin on the inside, all she needs right now is atleast one friend." he added. "And besides, I already have my dream girl. the one I'd like to spend the rest of my life with right here." he said putting his arm around her. Mike knew what Audrey was worried about, Riley probably didn't know just how much she liked him, but Mike knew what things might happen, he was ready. Nothing bad was going to happen.

[Audrey Hitchcock]

"And besides, I already have my dream girl. the one I'd like to spend the rest of my life with right here."

A smile bloomed across Audrey's face. "You better mean that," she said, snuggling into Mike's embrace. She knew she loved him, really, but for some reason, she just couldn't say it out loud, at least not yet. "I know Riley isn't trying to steal you, but I also know that she is starving for attention, even if she won't admit it to anyone, even herself." Audrey wished the girl had never seen Mike and talked to him. Why did she have to choose to talk to someone now? Four, almost five years, of keeping to herself and she has to come out of her shell now? It wasn't that big of a deal, Audrey just didn't want to lose Mike. Audrey twisted her head around to face Mike. She almost said it. Almost. She kissed him instead.