Teaching Ryan How To Walk

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby walked down to the lake and awaited Ryan to come. She sat on a log and sighed. She had saw Martin today but so much seemed to be on his mind. Ruby looked at her version of the muggle watch and waited. Her hair was in a high ponytail and she was wearing a blue long sleeved top with the silver writing Listen and learn and some Jeans. Her hair was pretty curley and she was wearing some black trainers.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Hey!" Ryan said, wheeling his way onto the soft sand that ran its way around the extensive Hogwarts lake. Two crutches rested across his lap on the armrests of the silver chair. "Okay, lets do it."

((nice name for the board. lol real creative.))

[Ruby Rebel]

(Thanks)

Ruby nodded. " Okay then. She replied with a smile. She looked around the lake and eyed her eyes on the lake and then at Ryan.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Okay. I can just about stand on my own, for about two seconds, with nothing supporting me. I know because how I get into bed everynight, well, basically, I try and stand up but mostly I just fall into bed. So, I'm going to try and stand up, and I want you to help me grab the crutches when I do." Ryan replied. "So basically, I'm going to fall untill I get the hang of it. If it looks like I'm going to fall use 'immobulus', unless you think you can catch me." He waited for her to respond before he actually tried standing up.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby nodded. " Okay. She replied smiling. She held her wand incase Ryan fell but she also had her catching skills handy as well too. She too was abit worried about this but Ryan was the more scared one since he was the one learning how to walk again.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Don't worry," Ryan said with a smile, looking way more confident than he felt inside. "Okay, here goes." He held the crutches out to Ruby and when she took them, he wheeled the chair so that it was right in front of her. He bent down to take off the brace that had been on his right ankle for the last week. There was a large bruise that was almost greenish in color; it covered his whole ankle on both sides and in the front, and it had spread to the top of his foot as well. Ryan grimaced at it, then leaned out of the chair. "My foot hits the ground, you hand 'em back." He said firmly, then put his left foot on the ground, and, leaning on the arms of the chair, pushed himself up. He didn't dare put any weight on his right foot yet.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby nodded. She waited for Ryan to get his other foot on the ground. She held out the crutches out to Ryan. She watched as he put his hand out to grab them. She took a deep breath and then looked around for awhile.

[Ryan Redmond]

Ryan took a deep breath, nodded at Ruby. Here goes nothing, he thought. He took the crutches and situated them under his arms. He was half crouched over, his body half-lifted out of the chair. Ryan put his right foot down, and lifted himself up, putting all of his weight on the crutches. He stood, for about two seconds before wobbling and nearly falling over.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby looked back at Ryan and took out her wand. "'immobulus". She said to him with her wand pointed to him. She shook her head and sighed.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Ow, d**n that hurt." Ryan said, suspended in mid fall. "The ankle, I mean. But I stood, for, you know, a bit. I knew this wouldn't be easy. Thanks alot. Okay, now the counter, if you will mi'lady." He said with a grin at his old fashioned speak.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby nodded. " Yep. She replied trying to sound olden day english but since she was half scotish it was pretty hard for her. She bowed to Ryan and laughed.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Oh, wait, can you put the chair under me before you do it?" Ryan asked her. It would be easier to start again from the chair than the floor.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby sighed and took out her wand. "Accio chair." She said and a chair came flying from the groundkeeper's hut's window with a smash from the broken window. The chair almost knocked her over put she swished her wand and muttered something and it stopped.

[Ryan Redmond]

Ryan laughed. "I meant the wheelchair but okay, this works. Now let me down!" He retrieved his wand from this pocket, held it out in the direction the chair came flying from and muttered, "Reparo!"

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby swished her wand and gently put Ryan in the chair. Ruby gave a small shrugged. " I've never gotten the hand of that charm". She replied to Ryan with a laugh.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Its cool. This works." Ryan told her with a smile. "And again." He put his left foot down and held out his arms to recieve the crutches again. "After about five minutes of this your going to regret ever helping me." He told her. "It's going to get tedious."

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "What do you mean by that? she asked smiling again. She held her wand at the ready and smiled at Ryan again. "Tedious huh? she replied with a laugh. She once again gave him the crutches.

[Ryan Redmond]

Ryan put the crutches under his arms once more. "Okay." he said, standing up for a second time. He managed to stay in a standing postion steadily. "Yay!" Ryan called out. "I'm going try taking a few steps," he told her, "So, if you could stand right next to me, that'd be great."

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby shrugged. "What are friends for". She replied with a smile. She watched Ryan try and take a few steps she stayed next to him incase he fell again but she was sure that he wasn't going to.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Thanks," Ryan replied, grinning at her. He took a step with his left foot. That was the easy part, but what came next was like torture. It took all of Ryans concentration to put his weight on the crutches and his left foot, knowing the moment the right came down he would have to quickly do a little hop in order to move a bit. He put his right foot down but brought it up immediatley. "You know, I think I'm doing this wrong."

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby folded her arms. " You can do it Ryan. She chanted to him. She crossed her fingers and hoped that he would do it. She kept her eyes on Ryan and made sure that he didn't give up. Ruby could be abit bossy and stern but she prayed that Ryan wouldn't have to meet that part of her.

[Ryan Redmond]

"No, I mean I don't think you're suppost to put any weight on the hurt foot, you use the crutch like your foot instead. Watch, I bet I'll nail it this time. " Ryan said with a grin. He stood, a bit wobbly on the crutches, and moved them forward, keeping his right foot up. His left foot did a little jump while the grutches dug into the sand. He had gotten the hang of it this time, except the sand was a little uneven, causing him to topple over next to Ruby. "Or not." he said with a grin as he looked up at her. "Thank you so much for helping me with this."

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby sighed and brought him up again. " I dont know why but I think you should try and not think about it...It helped my brother when he was like this. She replied abit sternly. She looked at the castle and then back to Ryan. Ruby smiled. " Please dont go soft on me because I'm a girl." She joked to Ryan.

[Ryan Redmond]

"I'm not going soft." Ryan said, "I just know that I can be a pain sometimes, and I'm grateful, really." He smiled slightly and started to hobble again, realizing that this was the correct way to walk on crutches. His left leg and foot were pretty study, but his right wasn't. He half hopped half walked down to the lakes edge, calling out. "I did it," as he started to make a wide circle to return to Ruby. He felt like a baby, but he was still proud of himself.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby smiled. "That's great". She replied smiling at Ryan. She looked at the lakes surfaced and sighed. "No worries". She replied thinking of a song to write since she loved to play the guitar somedays and today was one of those days.

[Ryan Redmond]

"Okay, I'm done for now. why don't we sit down and enjoy this lovely view?" Ryan asked, indicating the fabulous JMW Turner-esque sunset. He hobbled back to where Ruby was and they made their way over to the shore. Ryan sat down slowly on a piece of wood, moving over so that Ruby could sit as well. "I like it here. It so, peaceful, calming, inspiring."

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby nodded and took a piece of paper out from her pocket and began to write a song. " I love making music". She told Ryan with a smile. She looked up. "Yeah it's nice here...nice and quiete. She finished.

[Ryan Redmond]

"You like to write too?" Ryan asked her, surprised. "I'm not very good though. I do it as more of a challenge to myself. If I can play good music, I should be able to write it too." Ryan stared out onto the peaceful lake as waves rolled quietlly in a lapped at the shore. "So, anything new with you?" he asked.

[Ruby Rebel]

Ruby laughed. "You have to have the right veiw to write a good song. She told Ryan smiling. She carried on writing.

Life Can Be Fun


Life can make someone laugh
Friends are always by your side when you need them
Keep a smile and keep a laugh too
Learning can give people a headache
But keep your face straight
For life is fun

[Ryan Redmond]

"Thats good," Ryan said, wishing he had his guitar. "Better than anything I could write."

((I have to go- see you tomorrow if I'm not on later))