My Date With Martin

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby walked down to the garden and waited for Martin. She was wearing a long sleeved top which said Love Concers All and some dark blue Jeans. She sat on the grass and awaited for Martin to show up. She gave a sigh and looked at her muggle version of a watch. Her hair was curley and was up in a half up, half down. She had never knew Martin to be late.

[Martin]

Martin slipped into the garden, in his (of course) usual black jacket.
The sight of Ruby flooded him with reassurance, but also with recollection that he was late. He ran his fingers through his dark hair. ""Hi Ruby.''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby turned to Martin and smiled. " Hi Martin. She replied quite cheerfully. She brushed her curley brown hair behind her ear. She faced the garden and looked at all the flowers around them.

[Martin]

Martin looked around a bit tentatively, and then sat down on the bench beside Ruby. Though he had never been in the garden before, he liked it immediately. The light through the wind blown trees sent shifting patterns of beams and shadows across the grass.
''Sorry I'm a bit late,'' he breathed. ''I like your shirt,'' he added with a grin.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "It's okay. She replied happily. She looked at her shirt. " Oh...this...my brother brought me this the otherday because it was my birthday...he reackoned that I would get a boyfriend. She replied with a small laugh.

[Martin]

Martin laughed in reply, and though she had just laughed, his laugh seem bizarre and out of place in the silence, blasphemous, even. But he felt alright, there was nothing out of place, at least to him, about the way he felt about Ruby.
''You've got a smart brother.''
Her brother. He realized he knew almost nothing about Ruby's family.
''How is your family?''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "I have a dad, an older brother and two younger sisters who are twins. She replied to Martin. She faced the garden and again and smiled. "My dad writes books on How To Duel. She finished with a smile. She sighed. " My brothers been in azcaban three times and my younger sisters fight everytime I come here and when my brothers not around. She told Martin with a smile.

[Martin]

''Ah. There isn't a whole lot to say about my family. I have a sister, Sara, but I haven't spoken with her in about.......a year, now. She's twenty-three, so she has her own life. I live with my uncle, because both my parents are dead. ''
Martin tried to ignore the tremor in his voice in the last sentance, hoping Ruby wouldn't notice it either.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby looked away feeling sorry for Martin. " Oh...my mother died when I started here. She replied facing Martin again. She sighed. " Sadly my dad always iggnoring me...he reafusedes to talk about mom. She said to Martin. She began to feel something inside her that punched her heart but shook it off.

[Martin]

''I'm sorry. I can certainly empathize.''
There was a comforatable silence for a moment, and then Martin spoke, trying to insert some cheerfulness back into his voice.
''I'm sorry, I shoudn't be whining about my personal problems while I'm on a date.''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby nodded. "It's okay...She replied to Martin with a smile. She looked around at all the fruits and flowers that were blooming. She looked at the groundkeeper's hut that wasn't that far away.

[Martin]

Suddenly slightly uncomforatable, Martin fixed his gaze on a forlorn lily at his feet.
''Look, Ruby, there's something I think I ought to tell you, before.........before we make any more decisions.''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby looked back at Martin. " Yeah...like what? she asked abit confused about his sudden movement. She looked at the flowers again and saw many Lilys. She faced Martin again as though she was waiting for a reply.

[Martin]

''Well.........I like you a lot. I guess that's pretty obvious now.'' He remarked with a small laugh. ''And I'm worried that what I have to tell you might change the way you think of me. But it's for your safety, and I guess your saftety is more important than my feelings.''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby couldn't help but get abit confused at what Martin said. " Of course safety comes first. She replied to Martin with a smile. Her hair began to get abit frizzy in no time...Ruby was getting nervous. What is he thinking? Ruby thought to herself.

[Martin]

Martin sensed Ruby's anxiety, and it hurt. ''Well I guess it boils down to this. You said that you love me. How much?''
He bit his lip in apprehension.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. " I love you more than anything in the world. She replied to Martin smiling. She gave a deep sighed and faced the garden. "So...what do you want to tell me? she asked finally pulling herself together again.

[Martin]

Martin smiled before the gravity of the situation pulled him back down.
''Well, I..............I have....a disease, I guess you could say. Its only active around once a month or so, but when it is active, it's pretty dangerous.''
Martin inhaled deeply This wasn't going too horribly. ''Fortunately, some friends of mine think they could make something that could help me. But.....I need your help with it.''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby sighed. "Okay...let me guess does it have something to do with werewolf? she asked raising an eyebrow. She sighed again. "If so I dont see where I can help. She finished quite confused again.

[Martin]

Martin's insides shivered. How did she know? Well, if she did, her feelings didn't seem too different, and that was what mattered to Martin. ''Werewolf? Uh, in a way,''
In a big way, thought Martin to himself.
''Well, the way you can help.........it isn't anything big. I just need, according to my friends, a fragment from something belonging to someone I care deeply about......and..I think you fit that description.'' He said with a smile.
"It can be anything-even, like, a tiny thread from your clothing. Can you help?''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "Here. She said giving him a him a silver locket with her name on and a picture of her inside. She smiled at him. "You can always ask the potions teacher for a potion as well...just dont meantion anything about a girl called Saren. She replied to him smiling.

[Martin]

"Thank you so much,'' Martin said as his fingers closed reverently over the locket.
''I guess I could ask the potions teacher, but I don't really want everyone to know that I have this infection. Apparently there used to be a guy at this school who was really skilled at making them-his name was Snape-but he's dead now, and plus, he was a Death Eater,''
Martin spoke. ''But maybe I ought to.''
Martin looked at Ruby, and, without quite realizing it, wrapped his arms around her.
''This hasn't changed anything between us, has it?''

(OOC: I probably should go around one)

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "Nothings changed. She replied smiling. She cared deeply about Martin and she loved him deeply too. She stayed calm and easy. She didn't want to get Martin if she did feel different to him but she didn't she felt safe and calm.


OOC: Okay now I'm confused.

[Martin]

OOC: Sorry. Confused about what?

[Ruby Rebel]

OOC: no it's alright I'm just not fully awake today.

Ruby brushed her hair behind her ear again. " So what do you want to do? she asked Martin finally snapping out of her daydream. She faced the groundkeeper's hut and smile. She had hid behind there before just not this year...she loved to play games when she was outside the castle.

[Martin]

Martin looked beyond Ruby and himself, at the trees at the edge of the garden and yet not at them.
''Well, why don't we take a walk and see where we end up?''

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby stood up. "I'm way ahead of you. She replied walking around. She turned to Martin and gave a small laugh. " I love to run...what about you? she asked while running pretty fast. She tried to find somewhere to hide but she could only think of behind the groundkeeper's hut. She saw some Hipagriff's and bowed to one and then it bowed back and then she went on it's back and soon she was flying in the air on a Hipagriff.

[Martin]

Martin chuckled as he watched the form of the hippofriff wheel through the air. ''Well, I guess that works too,'' he called to Ruby.