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Post by Joe Bryant on Oct 29, 2007 20:33:23 GMT
Joe had lost some more weight, he hadn't been eating properly since he had found out what his ex-foster brother had done. Scott had murdered his own parents, Joe's old foster parents. He was now quite skinny. He hadn't ventured out of Hogwarts much and it was only through Leo,Jason,Tom and Jake that they had managed to get him outside.
He was at the moment just sitting in the empty park, it was dark and everyone had gone home apart from him. Joe was wearing a white polo shirt, some black jeans and his converse. He was just sitting there thinking, and of course freezing cold. He wasn't really expecting anyone to be around at all, and so he had come to the park.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Oct 29, 2007 20:57:41 GMT
After a long day browsing round London, Emma needed to rest for a while even though she hadn't managed to find anything to buy. She noticed a small park which seemed to be deserted, it appeared to be the perfect place.
Walking over, she spotted someone sat on their own and immediately recognized who it was. She walked over to Joe, she hadn't seen him for ages and hadn't been expecting him of all people to be here. "Hi," she said as she reached him. "Mind if I sit down?"
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Post by Joe Bryant on Oct 29, 2007 21:02:58 GMT
Joe's head snapped up, so fast it was a blur, Emma had made him jump a little, he hadn't even heard her approach. ''No i don't mind''he said forcing a smile, the first one in ages even though it was forced. To others it was obvious that something was wrong wit him, but he did his best to hide it. ''What brings you down here then?''.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Oct 29, 2007 21:20:18 GMT
"Thanks," Emma said and sat down next to him. She looked at Joe and could see something was wrong. "I just felt like walking around London. How about you?" she asked softly. "What's wrong?" she asked, not seeing the point in waiting before asking.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Nov 20, 2007 16:58:14 GMT
''Had to get out of the castle, strict orders from my brother and the others''he said quietly. Joe breathed in and breathed out again. He shut his eyes before opening them again. ''Scott murdered his parents who where my foster parents before i found out that Leo was my brother''he said a little louder than a mumble. Joe was still shivering but he ignored it for now. Joe's hair had grown longer than it had been when he had got his hair cut, it was slowly returning to its brown colour - He had dyed it black - and for once he was wearing eyeliner outside of Hogwarts.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Nov 20, 2007 23:01:19 GMT
"Oh right," Emma said, just able to hear Joe even though it was silent all around them. She watched him as he paused before speaking again and could see he was really upset about something. "I'm really sorry," she said sympathetically as he explained what Scott had done. She hadn't heard about any of this from anyone and knew how hard it must be for Joe now, having practically lost one brother, found another and lost the people who brought him up. Seeing him shiver, she took off her jacket and put it round him. "I don't want you getting ill," she said softly.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Nov 22, 2007 8:06:41 GMT
''You don't have to be sorry, but for one thing, when i do finally get my hands on Scott, i will make sure he goes through some pain''he said looking at Emma. Joe felt Emma's jacket being put around him, ''I don't want you getting ill either''he said softly back offering her jacket back to her. Joe this time didn't have to force a smile.
((Writers block first thing in the morning))
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Post by Emma Taylor on Nov 26, 2007 20:28:52 GMT
"I know but I feel bad for not being there to help you," Emma said truthfully. Having met Scott first then Joe, she was friends with both of them and couldn't believe how quickly things had changed between the two of them. "Please don't do anything you'll regret," she said. She looked at him as he offered her the jacket back. "No, I'm fine. I don't feel the cold often," she grinned.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Nov 30, 2007 21:59:23 GMT
''Emma, its not you fault, its mine, for keeping myself hidden away from others''he said as he closed his eyes again, hiding the hazel brown once more. ''I promise''he smiled as he opened his eyes again. ''I should be able to take the cold, i'm a guy after all, even though my brother and Tom do like to comment that i act feminine''he laughed. His mood once more cheery, he didn't know how Emma always managed to get him to brighten up.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Nov 30, 2007 22:07:14 GMT
"I know but I still feel bad," Emma sighed as she looked at Joe. She hadn't had any idea what had been going on and he had been through so much lately. She laughed as he explained how Tom and his brother always said he acted feminine but she didn't care. She liked Joe the way he was and didn't want him to change. "Really, I'm fine," she said.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Dec 1, 2007 22:52:01 GMT
''You have no reason to be sorry''he said with another grin, ''Its me who should be sorry, for forgetting everyone who cared about me''. Joe put his hands into his pockets, ''I only straighten my hair, not anything else unlike Tom who wears makeup''. ''I should be able to last the cold, want to go for a walk?''he offered holding out one of his hands to Emma.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Dec 1, 2007 22:55:56 GMT
"You had a good reason to," Emma said softly. She still felt bad for not knowing what was going on but that was in the past now. "A lot of guys I know straighten their hair," she laughed. She had known her younger brother to do it at one point along with a lot of her friends, it was nothing unusual. "Sure," she said and smiled at Joe as she took his hand and stood up.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Dec 1, 2007 23:05:16 GMT
Joe still kept Emma's hand in his, he wasn't even that aware of himself holding Emma's hand. He just found himself staring at her, finally snapping out of his trance he laughed aswell. ''This place was quite full today, now its empty''he said hoping to strike up a conversation to distract him from staring at Emma again. There was an odd feeling in his stomach, and he knew it was nothing to do with hunger or a stomach ache.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Dec 1, 2007 23:08:09 GMT
Emma smiled as she noticed Joe was staring at her. She was finding it hard to keep her eyes off him and had to turn the other way to be able to do it. "I know, you could hardly move for people earlier," she said, blushing slightly even though she wasn't sure why.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Dec 1, 2007 23:12:36 GMT
''I'm happy that you came along tonight''he said softly as he looked at Emma, who was a bit shorter than Joe. Joe being the lanky git that he was. He smiled to himself but didn't show it as he saw her blush. He finally said something, ''Your blushing, how cute''he teased laughing softly, himself blushing a bit aswell.
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