Eating for two...or three?

[Loki (busy)]

Loki seemed to be thinking along the same lines as the Hufflepuff girl. Amelia seemed to be ecstatic, filled with a joy beyond measure, and perhaps understandably, but he couldn't help thinking that crowding her wasn't really the best thing to do. Still, if her were to leave now, it would seem rude; she seemed thrilled for complete strangers to be handling her. Wait until the mood swings start, he thought wryly to the boy named Railyn. You won't know what hit you. He didn't know whether the boy was also a lycan, he couldn't tell from the eyes, as one normally would, so he didn't know whether he had heard him telepathically or not.

"How many pups are you expecting?" he inquired, wondering if Amelia would notice the use of the word 'pups' rather than babies. Then he turned to the Hufflepuff girl, a kind of desparate questioning and humour in his eyes, as if to say 'excitable, isn't she? What are we supposed to do?'

[†Amelia†]

Amelia was silenced: obviously in deep thought, after a few moments she spoke.

"Hmmm...oh I forgot about the prospect of multiple births! Eeek! They're common in my family too. Oh nuts...I hope its not too many!"

[Makira Blackthorne]

Makira was sitting alone at the Gryffindor table in her robes, just eating silently. She was being a slow eater today. Bolt was sitting on the floor behind her, munching loudly on his sugar bone that he got earlier from Aidana ay Hogsmeade.

She was just listening silently to the small commotion at the Ravenclaw table from her seat. She recognized Loki's voice, but the others were unfamiliar, so she decided to stay out of it. For now.

[railyn2]

Railyn smirked but it was faint. He had noticed the use of the term pups. His hand twiched at hisd side. He wondered what to do about this boy but desided as long as the boy didn't try anything he would not do anything. "Well Mel you know my mother is a twin and my father comes from a family of about ten children so i guess you could be having more then one bundle of joy."

[Loki (busy)]

Obviously not...

Loki took his hand from Amelia's stomach, making room for anyone elses' hand that the lycan girl would feel the urge to grab and place there, smiling slowly.

"Well, if they're as lovely as you, it won't matter how many you have," he said soothingly, his tones, as always, low and smooth. Perhaps the words may come off a little trite, but he knew they would please her.

[†Amelia†]

Loki's words were...corny...but in her state of pure ecstacy they couldn't have been more wonderful.

"Oh, thankyou!" Turning to look around the Great Hall she noticed that nearly all of the students had dispersed now, however she did notice a girl sat eating alone and tried to make eye contact.

[railyn2]

Railyn watched the boy. He felt protective of his family. He knew he could have broke the boy in two if he had been pushed that far. "Loki, watch what you say though, i might hink your a threat." he smirked but his meaning was clear, it was not the compliment he was saying this about it was the pups comment

[Makira Blackthorne]

Makira had just looked around at the group, and suddenly made eye contact with the girl who seemed to be the center of attention.

She smiled politely and warmly, raising a hand and waving it in silent greeting.

Bolt looked up and seemed to 'smile', too, still slurping and munching on the sugar bone kind of loudly.

[Loki (busy)]

OOC: *phew* you guys post so quickly, it's getting hard for me to keep up!

IC: Loki noticed the slight twitch in Railyn's hand. He wondered whether it was because Loki had mentioned pups... or maybe it was because he was being too nice to his love. In that department, however, Loki had no intentions, and as for Amelia being a lycan, well, he certainly meant her no ill will; Loki had an affinity for Lycans, at his old school and at this, since his trip to the forbidden forest at any rate. He met Railyn's eyes and tried to communicate this, but wasn't sure that he was getting through.

Then he noticed a lonely looking Makira, watching on with some interest. He shot one of his slow smiles at her, wondering if she was going to come over and see what was going on.

"If you do have more than one," he said, turning back to the group; "you can at least be sure that they'll keep each other company. In fact, more than one might be preferable! You could train them to change each other or something..."

[†Amelia†]

Amelia raised her hand and waved it at the lone girl.

'Don't sit all alone. come join us, won't you?' she asked privately into the girl's mind.

[Makira Blackthorne]

Makira put her hand down, just to raise it back up to brush stray brown hair out of her face, revealing sienna, amber bespeckled eyes.

She smiled a bit wider and warmer, then patted Bolt on the head to signal him to get up. He slowly got up, the bone stil in his mouth.

Bolt was a massive dog, and Makira hoped she wouldn't scare anyone off with him, as she'd almost done on countless occasions. She got up, brushed of her skirt, nodded to the girl, and walked over.

"Hello. I'm Makira Blackthorne and this is Bolt." she indicated the massive, wolf-like dog next to her. "May I join you?" she asked the group. "Oh, and hello, Loki." she turned to him and bowed slightly.

[†Amelia†]

"Nice to meet you, Makira." she said, grinning like a total idiot.

"Would you like to feel my stomach?!"

After saying it, Amleia realised that it probably sounded like a very weird thing to say, but she waited to see how the girl would react.

[railyn2]

Railyn watched him for a moment. He relaxed his hand a bit and turne dhis gaze to Amelia it instantly switched to a loveing one. He touched her belly again "I love you hun." he ksised amelia softly

[Loki (busy)]

Loki nodded back in polite greeting.

"Makira. Hey Bolt," he said, looking down at the huge half-wolf dog. "You're not still working on that thing are you?" He gave a small tug on the sugar bone that Aidana - or was it Aylen? - had given him that afternoon in Hogsmeade, but Bolt tugged back, refusing to give it up. Loki laughed a little, a small breathy snort of laughter, and gave up. "Ok, boy, you win."

"This is Amelia, and Railyn," he said, gesturing to the couple. "They're expecting. I'm just here to offer my congratulations. And this," he went on, indicating the hufflepuff girl; "I don't know formally yet." His green-flecked blue eyes twinkled at the brown eyed girl in good humour.

[Makira Blackthorne]

Makira bowed to each person in turn.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Railyn, Miss Amelia. And Miss Anonymous Hufflepuff, over there,." she smiled jokingly at the quiet girl.

"Well, okay." she said, smiling at Loki, grateful for the explanation.

She put a gentle hand upon Amelia's stomach. She felt a small kick.

"Wow..." she though aloud.

Being the second and last born, she never experienced anything like feeling a baby's kick from inside the womb.

"Wow..." she said again. "Banzai. That's 'congratulations' in Japanese." she said warmly, her hand still on Amelia's belly.