Searching for a Gift

[-Roan-]

Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Roan calmed herself and put on a sweet smile. His responses were difficult, and she wondered if this whole endevour was hopeless. Then he said Rezna's name, and her eyes snapped open. "Well why didnt you say so! I know Rezna!" Of course she did, they had gotten into a bit of a verbal fight down by the lake not too long ago. But while that meeting had been intense, she had no hard feelings against the girl. Pondering for a moment on something Rezna would like, she could only think of one thing, but it wasnt even fitting for a gift. "The only thing I could think of is a wand. She lost hers, didnt say when, just said she lost it." Roan said with a shrug of her shoulders.

The she gave his smirk half a laugh and smiled back. "Fine, be that way. Sir Clumsy you shall be to me. But for the record, Im Roan, stop calling me Princess please." She met his laughing green eyes with her calm hazel ones, trying to show him she really didnt like being called princess. Then she began to speak calmly and slowly so he would understand every word. "Now...do you want to continue to look here, or are you getting the wand?"

[Aylen Hawkins]

"A wand?" Aylen blinked. Why hadn't he thought of that? Now that he thought back, he remembered Rezna mentioning losing her wand when her divinations class had been attacked. The redhead frowned as he thought of it, the threat to the school suddenly taking over his mind. Staring at a waterstained spot on the ceiling, he sighed loudly as useless thoughts ran around in his head. Why someone would want to harm this school was anyone's guess. They knew so little, and needed to know so much more. Sighing again, he got up from his position on the wall. It did no good to worry like this.

"Okay," he said suddenly, grinning. "I'm getting her a wand. It's going to be special. Luckily, there's a store right here in Hogsmeade that has what I have in mind. Want to come and help me pick one out?" he invited the girl. So Roan was her name? The mischievious redhead paused then said. "Lady Roan, will I have the pleasure of your company?" Saying this in an exaggeratedly accented voice, he grinned, all worries forgotten for now.

[-Roan-]

Roan raised an eyebrow at the word "special". In the full five or ten minutes she had known him, it was enough to know that his special was something interesting. He didnt seem to have...cruel...intentions, so she shrugged off the thought and smiled. It would be good to shop with someone else for the time being. "Sure Ill come along Sir Clumsy, you are so amusing to be around, how could I pass up the chance?" She said with one of her own grins that she rarely let out. Sure the girl would smile and laugh, but only when she was really happy did she truely smile like this. Heck, Aylen was just being fun to be around, despite the fact he was a walking disaster.

Letting out a sarcastic groan at him calling her "Lady". It was going to be no use to try and stop the kid, if she did he would probably go back to princess, and the thought made her shudder. She she gave a mock curtsey and a smile, responding in a ladylike voice. "You shall have my company good sir." This would be interesting.

[Aylen Hawkins]

A grin spread across the redhead's face. Judging by the the wry look on Roan's features, she had a pretty accurate idea of his definition of "special". His smile only growing wider as she returned it, he said, "Well, come on then." Walking to the door, he opened it for her again. Motioning for her to exit first with his free hand. "Come now, my lady, we don't have all day."

(ooc: Muse ran away...again...)

[-Roan-]

ooc: Gah, stupid muse. *chases after Aylen's muse for him*

BIC: My goodness he likes to smile, Roan thought to herself. It was amusing for the girl. With a sign and a small shake of her head as he opened the door for her. It was rather annoying sometimes, but from Aylen it was all mockery. That made her happy at least. Signing again at his comment, she strode out onto the streets of Hogsmeade once again. Wondering for a moment where they were going, she turned back to Aylen.

"So Sir Clumsy, where exactly are we going to get this...special....wand." The girl retorted with a raised eyebrow. The Hufflepuff wasnt exactly familiar with Hogsmeade other than the book store, so it seemed she was going somewhere new.

[Aylen Hawkins]

The bell rang with one last clear note before the door shut behind the redhead. 'Back into the open air,' Aylen thought with a smile. He hadn't noticed it before, but now that he was once again on the cobblestone streets of Hogsmeade, the bookstore was much too cramped for his taste. "You'll see where we're going in a minute," he said teasingly. Moving down the road, he made his way through the crowd. Aylen laughed inwardly when he imagined Rezna's face when she recieved her gift. It would definitely be a surprise.

He turned a corner, looking back to make sure Roan had not gotten lost and continued to a rather old-fashioned looking store with a hand painted sign. " Here we are," he said as soon as the Hufflepuff had managed to catch up with him. "Have you heard of Zonko's?"

[-Roan-]

Roan hurried after Aylen, as he seemed set on where he was going. When they stopped in front of Zonko's, the girl let out half a laugh, and a smile. "Oh dear..." She said, shaking her head and placing her hand over her eyes. So this is where he was talking about. Only a few tales had reached her of the trick store, and none too pleasent. So this is where he was going to get the...special...wand. With a sigh she removed her hand and put it on her hip. "Yes I have heard of Zonko's, so you mean to play a trick on Rezna?" She said with a laugh and a mocking tsk tsk tsk. Obviously he thought this was funny, so Roan decided to just go along with it.

Walking over to the door, she opened it and motioned inside, tapping her foot. "Come Sir Clumsy, we dont have all day. And I have never been here, you will have to show me around or I will be lost. And what good would that be?" Smiling she raised an eyebrow at Aylen, waiting for him to enter the store. He wasnt the only one who could play a trick or two. If she thought quickly, maybe the girl could think of something to get him back for the trick he was to play on unsuspecting Rezna.

[Aylen Hawkins]

Grinning at her response, the redhead crossed his arms where he stood. "Of course not!" he said as if mortally offended. "I would not dare do such a thing! Surely this innocent face does not suggest a scheme of such a horrendous...erm, thingy," he finally finished, running out of vocabulary. Not surprisingly, the said face had mischief written all over it. He stepped forward to open the door, but Roan had already beaten him to it.

Quirking an eyebrow at her words, a bemused smile appeared on his face as she repeated the words he had said not too long ago. That smile grew wider when she mentioned she hadn't been here before. Well, he would fix that. She didn't know what she was missing. Deciding not to continue teasing her, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her through the doorway. "You haven't been here? They have the best stuff here, but if you want joke candy you'll have to go to Honeydukes." Dragging her along, he stopped suddenly at a rack of seemingly harmless wands. "See? I told you they had wands. Why don't you pick one?" he asked innocently, gesturing at them.

[-Roan-]

“Oh I definatley think you are up to mischief sir, no doubt in my mind.” Roan said with a big grin before he dragged her into the store. Aylen seemed so eager to get inside, and the girl had a notion he had been here many many times before. Her hazel eyes glanced around the shelves and containers, trying to read the names of the products. Roan returned his smile with one of her own, this was interesting. She had never been to such a place. Most stores she went to were sensible, this seemed to have no real purpose at all. She had no surprise this was one of Aylen’s favorite places. “Slow down, slow down or you will trip, how do you expect me to see anything if you pull me along like this.” The Hufflepuff was laughing, but it stopped as he stopped in front of the fake wands.

Her eyebrow raised when he said to take one. For a moment she reached out a small hand, but it recoiled quickly with a chuckle. “What do you take me for? A dunce? I know the moment I grab one of those wands something will happen! But if they are so harmless, take one yourself.” Her grin was mischeivious, and her eyes were sparkling with mirth. With a graceful move she waved her hand over the rack. “Come on Sir Clumsy, show me that these aren’t harmless.”