Drinks for Two

[~Persephone~]

ooc: Invite for now. I'm sure I'll open it up later though.

bic:

Persephone made her way down to Hogsmeade. It'd been awhile since she'd been here, and she was glad to return. She'd really missed it, but she'd been almost to busy to come down here. Now on her first free day, she had sprinted down to Hogsmeade, where she planned on hitting all the regular shops.

First she needed a drink, and Sephe headed quite happily down to the Three Broomsticks. She could get a butter beer down there and hopefully catch up with her friends.

As she entered the Three Broomsticks she headed off to a corner booth. She could see everyone coming in, and they in turn would only be able to see her if they looked. She liked that though.

As her drink arrived she sipped it. She spun the liquid amber around and smiled. She always loved butter beer.

[Daemon]

Daemon had fought through the cold winds and chilly November air to the Three Broomsticks. Only one thing occupied his mind as he opened the door, and that was warmth. His numb fingers and red cheeks craved for the warmth that the Three Broomsticks held. It was teasingly out of sight, and when he got closer and finally opened the door, he sighed deeply.

As he approached the counter, he ordered a butter beer and then looked around. His violet eyes scanned the room looking for a trace of someone familiar. He saw the top of a silvery head and went toward it after he got his drink.

"Sephe?" He said it tentavily hoping that he had the right girl, and worrying what he would do if it wasn't her.

[~Persephone~]

Persephone looked up. She had thought that she had heard some one call out her name. The voice sounded familiar, but for a moment she couldn't place who it was. Then she realized that it was Daemon.

"Sephe?

His voice was tentative though, almost as if he wasn't certain exactly if she was Sephe. That seemed weird to her. She wondered for a moment if he had gone up to someone thinking that they were Persephone, when in truth, they really weren't.

"Oh, hi Daemon! How have you been?"

She smiled, and for some odd reason she blushed. Sephe hadn't done that before with Daemon, and the logical part of her brain wondered why exactly she had done that. The other part of her told her that in earnest she really didn't want to know, and that if she did it might change Persephone's and Daemon's relationship.That was when the logical part of her brain decided not to interfere and let her emotions have the head.

"Sit down with me. I've got nothing to do today. How about you?"

[Daemon]

"Same."

He looked into Persephone's deep green eyes and for the first time it hit him how...pretty she looked. She had that innocence that just seemed to draw people to her, and that light that never seemed to go out. In so many ways she was an angel without wings. He wondered if she knew that.

Daemon saw Sephe blush. He couldn't remember her ever doing that around him before and he wondered why she was doing it now. But they were alone now...unless she was waiting for someone else.

But she said she had nothing to do, and she wouldn't have asked me to sit if she thought I was going to intrude.

"Are you waiting for anyone?"

Some part of Daemon's mind entertained the thought of spending a day alone with his friend. That same part of his mind said he didn't want to be just her friend anymore. Daemon wasn't quite sure how to think of that part of his brain.

[~Persephone~]

"No...you?"

Persephone was slightly perplexed. Daemon didn't usually act like this, and she couldn't say that she didn't like it. In fact he seemed a little bit more charming to do, and a lot less cold. He didn't have that look in his eyes that said to bug off.

Sephe took a sip of her butter beer though, and looked down into the depths of it. The heavenly liquid tasted great on days like this, and it was nice to be able to sit down and share it with some one. How would she feel though if he had to go off and be with some one else? Perhaps some other girl?

Jealousy filled her stomach and for a moment she entertained the idea of using a sticking spell so that he couldn't leave. But that wasn't like her, and she didn't think twice about scrapping the idea of the spell.

[Daemon]

"No...so...do you...er...want...to spend the day...with...me?"

The words came out slighlty broken and yet at the same time rushed. Daemon found himself sweating slightly, and couldn't help it. It wasn't like he was asking her out on date...not really, not with those words.

He looked into the depths of her eyes hoping that she wouldn't laugh at him. She was his friend, but girls could be cruel, and he knew that he wouldn't take her rejection well. He might have to avoid her for the rest of the year if it came down to that, and he had the feeling that that would kill him. Persephone was one of his few friends.

"I'm mean, like a date...?"

He looked at his butter beer as well. He wondered if it was possible to drown himself in it, and then started to plan exits. No matter how he put it, if she said no, it was going to be a very long and lonely walk back up to the castle.

[~Persephone~]

"Well...um sure."

She smiled up at him, and put her glass down. She had never been asked out on a date before, at least not like this. The few times when guys had asked her out, they hadn't really known her and the dates didn't turn out that well.

But Daemon did know her. He was a friend of hers, and he knew what she liked and what she didn't. He knew better than any of the guys that had ever asked her out, and she couldn't help but feel slighly more comfortable knowing that. At least he wouldn't expect something that she really wasn't. That had been the problem with all of the other guys. They had wanted her to be the girl of their dreams, even if that wasn't who she really was or ever could be. It just never mattered to them. She could only hope it mattered to Daemon.

"Um...where do you want to go?"

Persephone took a sip of her butter beer and tried not to choke on it. It seemed as if her throat had closed in all the excitement of going out on a date. Some how she managed to down the sip though, and and Sephe was glad that she hadn't taken a larger one. She might have ended spurting it all out on Daemon, and then he would have thought that she was laughing at him, and she wasn't.

[Daemon]

"We could go to Zoncos if you want, or to any where else. We can stay here if you want to..."

Daemon was petrified of saying that he wanted to go some where and having Sephe say she didn't want to. He was certain that that would do him in faster than anything else, so he left his options open and wondered what she would choose.

From the time that Daemon had first met Persephone, he had gotten the feeling that although she was a very stuidious person and she loved reading, she had a knack for pranks. She had always seemed a little bit mischeivious and that unsure-but-game smile had hinted at that much. So he had feeling that Zoncos would be where they were heading. He wouldn't have minded that either. It would be a nice first date.

Daemon took a gulp of his butter beer and finished it off. It slid down his throat cooling and quenching.

[~Persephone~]

"Sounds fun, and if you don't mind, there are some things there that I'd like to buy. If you mind though, I can come back later and pick them up."

Persephone smiled happily though. She would have felt awkward going on some very romantic date and not sure exactly what to do. By going to Zoncos she had by passed that, and everything would be more relaxed. Especially if she had it her way...which was with lots of games and pranks to do.

Sephe also finished her butter beer, but no so quickly, and when she looked up she saw Daemon had finished his. It looked like they'd be heading out soon.

"So, do you want to go now?"

[Daemon]

Daemon was startled by how fast she finished her drink, and even more so when she'd asked if he wanted to go. He hadn't expected her to be ready to leave so fast, and he felt butterflys in his stomach at the idea.

"Yeah."

He got up and waited for her to do so. He couldn't help but realize how short she was. Oh, he'd always realized she was small, and that her size would help out on the Quidditch pitch, but he just seemed to loom over her.

[~Persephone~]

Persephone stood up, and knowing that Daemon was probably waiting for her to go first, made her way to the door. She walked confidently, but her knees felt weak and wobbly. She didn't want to look nervous though, and flashed Daemon a grin.

She reached the door and held it open for him, and then headed out into the cool air. The wind hadn't picked up, which was good, because she didn't think she could stand it if it had. At least she wasn't walking alone though, that would have been awful.

She waited for Daemon to catch up with her before she continued walking.

[Daemon]

Daemon followed Sephe out of the Three Broomsticks, and then caught up to her once she stopped a little bit outside of the door. She seemed to be waiting for him, and he smiled to her. At least so far, things were going ok. He just had to remember to breathe now...

He walked on next Sephe until they reached the door to Zoncos. It was packed like usual, but he didn't mind. In some odd way, it made him relax, and his nervous tension started to drain. He waited for Seph to choose where she wanted to go in the store, and thought about starting a conversation.

It's not like she can read minds, you know. You need to saysomething to her!

He turned and looked at her again.

"So where do you want to start?"

[~Persephone~]

"Well, we can start with this purple stuff I have an affinty for. Oh don't look at me like that, it's these little drops that explode and make everything purple. Or we can go look at some of the other pranks."

Persephone beamed at Daemon. She'd always loved the purple stuff especially when she'd first came here with Kelcia and bought some. She hadn't used it in awhile, and the people in the common room looked so dead that she thought they needed a laugh. Purple stuff was just as good as any other prank to Persephone.

[Daemon]

Daemon had looked at her a little wary. Purple stuff sounded slightly lethal, especially in Sephe's hands. He knew she wouldn't do anything stupid, she was to smart and wise for that kind of thing, but there was still the fact that she like making pranks on people. He had a feeling that she wouldn't do anything today, but there was always the chance tomorrow though...

"Ok then."

He shrugged though and followed Persephone to the back side where he saw ads and instructions for the "purple stuff". Apprarently it was quite popular with girls who wanted to look "innocent". Well, that was Persephone to a T.

"Seph, what do you exactly plan to do with this?"

[~Persephone~]

"Just something in the common room. I guess I'll change the color of the dye to fit my needs. Why? I wouldn't use it on you, or any of the others."

She beamed widely at Daemon, hoping that he understood that she really meant that. She was just picking this up for good measure. In truth she was planning on using it in the common room to spice up the life in there. Never had it crossed her mind to use it on her friends...or Daemon.

"What did you think I would use it for?"