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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 5, 2008 22:55:24 GMT
Emma walked down to the lake. Having been at the school for over a year, she was surprised to have been called away for a few months and knew she had probably missed out on a lot while she had been away.
When she thought about it, she didn't really know that many people and knew that no one would have missed her anyway or even noticed she had gone with the exception of Joe perhaps.
All that was in the past, however, and hopefully she was back for good. Having spent the day sorting out her dorm room, she couldn't stand wasting the rest of a perfectly good day indoors so she made her way outside, relieved not to have seen any fights in the corridors which she would have to step in and break up just like any other prefect would.
Not wanting to dwell on what had been happening lately, Emma decided to clear her head and she decided a walk out to her favourite place in the school would be the perfect solution.
Emma had decided to go for a swim at the last minute so she had raced back up to her dorm, changed into her bikini, slipped her clothes on over the top and grabbed a towel before finally reaching the front doors. Slipping out through the double doors of the castle, she began to make her way towards the lake.
As she reached the lake, she realized she had forgotten just how beautiful the place was and how much she had missed it. Placing her towel on the ground at the side of the lake, she slipped her jeans and t-shirt off before slowly lowering herself into the water. It was surprisingly warm but then the day was as well so it wasn't really that much of a shock.
There was no one in sight so Emma began to swim around slowly. She hated not knowing anyone at the school and hadn't seen Joe for ages so she had no idea what was going to happen either between them or whether she would actually make some friends or enemies. All she knew at that moment was that a swim was the perfect way to waste a few hours which would otherwise have been spent doing nothing.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 10, 2008 18:09:42 GMT
Joe's family had officially been classed as messed up. His sister-in-law Billie had tried to commit suicide, Leo was trying to control the twins, Tom would woo any girl who'd ask him and other problems. Joe's hair had been cut slightly and was down just below his ears and he had his thick rimmed glasses back again. Joe was wearing a black and red striped t-shirt and a pair of black jeans and vans slip ons in black and red also.
He had finally gotten away from the house, where everyone was still stressing about Billie. Joe wanted to find Emma, she'd been called away for a while, and now he'd got wind that she was back. Even though not many people knew her at all. Joe's eyes sparked to life when he spotted Emma up ahead. Climbing up one of the many tree's, Joe edged his way closer to Emma who was below him, just entering the water.
''Ahh!''yelped Joe when he slipped from his position in the tree, and falling into the water with a loud splash. Re-emerging from the water, Joe's glasses where in his hand and his mousy colored brown hair was suck to his head, as was his clothes. ''Hey''he grinned swimming closer to Emma, not caring that he was in his clothes.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 10, 2008 18:26:57 GMT
Having been too preoccupied with swimming, Emma hadn't noticed a very familiar figure creep up and climb into a tree. Even though she hadn't been in the water long, she had still managed to do quite a lot, even if she hadn't seemed to get very far.
Hearing a twig snap, she looked up just in time to see someone in a tree overhanging the lake but, from where she was, she couldn't quite see who it was although she had her suspicions. As she looked up at the other student, she watched in horror as whoever it was fell into the lake.
"Are you ok?" she asked as she began to swim over before stopping as they resurfaced and began to swim towards her instead. It seemed that they had been watching and possibly waiting to talk to her. "Joe?" she asked in astonishment. She knew she had been away from quite a while but he hadn't changed one bit although she wasn't quite sure whether he still would want to be with her after she disappeared without any warning. "What are you doing here?" she asked.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 10, 2008 18:45:20 GMT
''I seem to be in good working order''grinned the Ravenclaw. Joe bit his lip slightly as he moved his arms a bit and his clothes stuck to him even more. ''I heard news from someone, that you where back and so i decided to come out here. As i know its one of your favourite places to be, i saw you, climbed the tree to suprise you then fell in''laughed Joe as he swam even closer to Emma and wrapped his arms around her waist.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 10, 2008 18:51:26 GMT
"Well thats definitely good to hear," Emma said, a smle crossing her own face. She watched as he moved his arms, only to have his clothes stick to him more. "Come on, it isn't good for you to be in here fully clothed," she said, not wanting him to get ill from it and just so that he could see her. "You definitely surprised me," she giggled as he swam over to her. "I've missed you," she said softly as he took her in his arms like he used to. She had missed that so much and never wanted him to let go. She kissed his lips gently as she looked at him, she couldn't have wished for a better first day back and was glad that he didn't seem to have lost his feelings for her in her absence.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 10, 2008 19:07:09 GMT
Joe let a smirk cross his face, ''I could undress if you want?''he chuckled before kissing Emma softly. ''I love you''. Joe was loving this moment, it had felt like so long since he had seen,hugged or even kissed Emma. ''You'll have no idea, how much i missed you, not pushing or anthing, but where did you go?''he mumbled pressing his forehead gently against Emma's.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 10, 2008 19:11:57 GMT
"Very tempting," Emma grinned as she looked at Joe. "I don't want you getting ill on my account," she said softly. No matter how much time had passed since she had last seen him, she still only wanted what was best for him and would feel dreadful if something happened to him. "I love you too," she said, her cheeks flushing red at having finally admitted to him that she loved him. She really did and was glad she hadn't blown what they had by going. "I've been having some problems with my family and they forced me to go home for a while," she explained. Things hadn't been going well between her and her parents lately and they had called Luke home as well although they were both back now and hopefully for good.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 11, 2008 8:42:27 GMT
''Family's always cause trouble, defiantly the Bryant family''said Joe once again his mind racing back to all the problems of the family at the moment. He let the thoughts slip from his mind, this time at the moment was about him and Emma. ''You look very beautiful today, did i mention that''he winked at her. Deciding that his shirt was sticking to him way to much, Joe pulled it over his head and flung it over to the bank. Even though he was a lanky git, he wasn't too skinny or too muscely. He had only gained his arm muscles from playing bass and a bit of Quidditch.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 11, 2008 9:36:24 GMT
"Yeah. Like they say, you can choose your friends but not your family," Emma sighed. Things had been really hard for both her and Luke lately and the only ones they could turn to were each other which didn't really help although that was hopefully all over now. Not wanting to dwell on what had happened or go into it any further, she turned her attention back to Joe, enjoying being back at school with him once again. "No you didn't but thank you," she said softly as she kissed him gently again. As he pulled his shirt off, she smiled at him and leant her head against his chest gently.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 11, 2008 17:06:58 GMT
''I'm sure plenty of people can see us''chuckled Joe before Emma kissed him again. Like most of the men in his family always did, he deepened the kiss. Joe smiled when Emma rested her head on his chest, ''We should either start swimming or just relax by that tree and dry off, its getting kinda chilly now, especially in this water''. Joe wrapped his arms around Emma more securely, he didn't want to let go.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 11, 2008 19:37:48 GMT
"I know," Emma grinned. She had gone past the point of caring what others thought a long time ago and wanted to simply make the most of their time together. As he deepened the kiss, she felt her smile widen and kissed him back gently. "Relaxing sounds good to me. Lets get you out of the water," she said softly. She wasn't feeling the cold but it couldn't be a good sign if Joe was so it would be better to get out quickly. "Lets get you warmed up," she said as he held her tighter. It had been a long time since he had held her like that and she intended to enjoy every minute of it.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 11, 2008 21:08:52 GMT
''Relaxing is something i haven't done in a long while''sighed Joe as he led himself and Emma out of the water. Towards where his soaked red and black shirt was, and Emma's other clothes were. ''This has to be one of my best days''he grinned placing his glasses back on over his deep brown eyes. Joe sat down and pulled Emma onto his lap and rested his head on her shoulder, ''You'll have to meet Leo soon, and probably help me look after the twins, there both a mix of Leo and Billie, so scary''.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 11, 2008 21:37:49 GMT
"How come?" Emma asked softly. She hated hearing that things had been so bad for Joe. Everyone needed some time to relax every once in a while and get away from everything. She let him lead her out of the water and smiled when he said it had to be one of his best days. "Its one of mine too," she said as she suddenly found herself pulled onto his lap. Smiling again, she leant her head against his gently and ran a hand through his hair, not wanting to be apart from him again. "I forgot about that," she said, nervously. Joe had met Luke and Luke had liked him but she had yet to meet Joe's family and even the thought of it terrified her. Lots of thoughts kept flashing through her mind with the main one being What if they don't like me? She knew how close Joe was to his family and couldn't even bare to think about what would happen if that was the case.
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Post by Joe Bryant on Apr 11, 2008 21:48:00 GMT
''Stress with Tom and other stuff, you'll find out soon though, Alexis will end up posting it probably''he mumbled. Joe pulled Emma even closer to him, so they could share each others body heat again. He closed his eyes as Emma ran a hand through his hair, making it all stick up again. It was one of his weaknesses, it seemed the Bryant and some of the Newman family shared the same weakness. ''Don't worry, Tom knows you already, and Leo is a kind enough person''smiled Joe as he kissed Emma, this time in a different place, he kissed her neck.
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Post by Emma Taylor on Apr 11, 2008 21:59:28 GMT
"I'm sorry to hear that," Emma said as she looked at Joe. It seemed she had disappeared just at the wrong time. Joe had needed someone and she hadn't been there so she couldn't stop herself from feeling guilty about it. "I should have been here for you," she muttered, knowing she had really let him down this time. "Thats good," she said with a shaky smile, feeling herself blush slightly as he kissed her neck and she wrapped her arms around him gently.
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