"I like your choice of words," Fynn smiled, turning around to admire her in her current position. "You arrrrre rrrrrather rrrrravishing." The line was said in a flirty whisper right near her ear, and he followed it up with a light nibble on her earlobe. "Dinner will pertain whatever is left over, probably - I'm just heading into the kitchen so I can ask the elves for some leftovers. D'you want dessert?"

- - - -

Blushing profoundly, Anna's pink once again closed around the fork, taking the final bite into her mouth and chewing it calmly. "Stop saying that," she objected softly once the bite was swallowed away, looking at him from over the rim of her glasses once more before plucking the empty plate out of his hand and putting it down on the table.

Leane laughed as his breath tickled her ear. Looking up at him with a grin, Leane nodded, "Yes please! Anything's fine as long as it's sweet."

Turning onto her back, Leane bent one knee and pointed her other leg up as her arms hung off the bed, as did her hair. Looking over at Fynn, Leane said dramatically with a sigh, "I shall await here for your return. Don't be gone too long or I shall surely die!"

-

"Stop sayin' wha'?" Liam inquired softly, confusion present in his town and features, unsure of what he had done wrong in his teasing.

"I shall rush back on the wings of love," Fynn dramatically stated while grinning like an idiot, his hands around his neck as he was putting his tie on. "If I'm not back in 20 minutes - send a search party after me. If I'm dead - Josh did it."

- - -

"Stop saying you like me," she whispered gently, her fingertips closing around the hem of his shirt and she stood near him, looking up and feeling bad about the confusion evident in his face. "Each time you say that, it feels as if my heart is trying to leap out of my body."

Leane laughed as she turned back over onto her stomach and scrunched a bit of the comforter into a pillow and rested her chin upon it, "Sounds like a plan! I'll be sure to testify against him and make sure he gets proper punishment."

-

Relief filling his features, Liam smiled as he pulled Anna into a hug and placed a tender kiss upon her head. "I love you, I love you, I love you," Liam continued to murmur, emphasizing each phrase with a kiss upon every inch of her face before closing in on her lips. "I can' help how I feel, love. 'n' I can' lie: I like tha' yer heart beats so fast when I say it. It shows me ye feel th' same, even tho' yer shy abou' sayin' it," Liam whispered against her lips before placing a long, tender kiss upon them, pulling her closer to him as he deepened the kiss.

"Justice will prevail-!" Fynn laughed loudly before heading out the door, and hurrying towards the kitchen - the vision of Leane waiting on him in bed was permanently burned on his retina, and there was no way in hell he was going to waste time elsewhere.

- - - -

Basically, Anna was immobilized by love.

It would be so easy to go into the defense, to deny that she loved him - to truthfully say that she was on her way to loving him, but that she wasn't there yet - to push him away and simply hide. A large part of her being wanted to do exactly those things.

Instead, though the rest of her body didn't move, Anna's lips parted underneath Liams, and instead of letting herself be kissed, her tongue snuck out of her own mouth to explore Liams' - her heart pounding so loudly that she knew he must at least be able to feel it.

Resting her cheek upon the make-shift pillow, Leane yawned and let her eyes drift shut, suddenly feeling tired but not wanting to fall asleep on Fynn. Forcing her eyes open, Leane focused on the tapestry upon the wall, studying the details of it as she awaited him to return with dinner.

-

His fingertips pressing into her back and scalp, Liam pulled her closer to him as he eagerly returned her kisses, his heart and mind elated that she didn't pull away from him and had finally allowed him to kiss her fully in the way that he had been wanting to for days.

It wasn't hard to head down to the kitchen, since it was a path Fynn had taken quite often. The previous year, he'd spend many an evening on extra studying sessions with some of the professors, after which McGonagall had given him permission to go to the kitchens to grab some food, each time he'd ended up missing dinner.

So now, he felt no qualms about heading into the kitchen through the opening in the painting, where he then asked the elves for two elaborate meals.

- - -

When Anna pulled away, her hands were lightly holding unto the hem of Liams' shirt, and her chest was heaving lightly to regain the air that was knocked out of her in the duration of their kiss. Utterly breathless, her glasses askew on her nose, Anna looked up at Liams face and, with a teasing smile, whispered, "You take my breath away."

Unfortunately, it wasn't long until Leane's eyes won out and she was fast asleep upon the bed, her dreams filled with visions as she slept. However, these visions were happy ones, ones she couldn't wait to have come true.

-

Liam smiled as he fixed her glasses and caressed her cheek. He too was out of breath as he looked into her eyes and whispered, "I'm about to do it again." Leaning in, Liam captured her lips in another kiss, not ready to let her go just yet now that he could finally kiss her without repercussions.

It did something to him, Fynn thought, as he watched Leane sleep with a smile on her face. Somehow, it moved him more then anything else had ever moved him, to see Leane amongst the blankets, wearing a smile and practically nothing else.

As he put aside the food for now - they could heat it up with their wands, later - the young wizard very carefully joined his girlfriend on the bed, trying his hardest to not make the matress move too much. His hand came around her cheek to cup her face, and in a barely audible whisper he asked her, "Where has your mind run of to, love?"

- - - -

The second his lips touched hers again was the same second she had opened her lips in order to tell him not to kiss her again - but when he did, well... Her hands released the hem of his shirt, and instead, rose up along his back until her arms were fully around his torso, her fingers gripping tightly into his shoulders as she stood on tip-toe to answer his kiss with about a million of small kisses of her own.

Rationally she knew that Liams' sister was in the room - that her crazy stalker friend was there too, and that someplace to their left Drew was around, aswell... but it just didn't seem important. Nothing was more important then kissing Liam.

Leane's smile widened as she leaned into his palm and reached up to caress his hand with her own, his voice bringing her slowly back from her sleep. "Mmm, freshly fallen snow in Bath. This Christmas vacation.. we were together for part of it.. At least, I believe it was Christmas vacation.. It looked like the hills near the cottage on our estate. We were walking and I was catching snowflakes with my tongue before you kissed me," Leane said dreamily as she snuggled close to Fynn. "How long was I asleep?"

-

Liam smiled as his palm caressed her lower back tenderly, melting into her embrace as his fingers buried in her short hair.

-

Lucinda scowled as she watched her brother make a mockery of himself by snogging a girl in her year. It made her sick to her stomach, and she vowed they both would pay for their wrong doing towards Shiera.

"Maybe half an hour," he smiled fondly, leaning in to give her a sweet kiss. "And that sounds like a nice dream, quite likely, too. I wonder what you'd taste like, with snowflakes on your tongue." Tasting her in a brief kiss once more, Fynn managed to pull himself away in order to lean over the bed, picking up the trays of food that had been handed to him by the helpful Hogwarts house-elfs.

"You hungry?"

- - -

Once again out of breath, Anna momentarily stopped kissing him, though she didn't pull away at all. With her eyes closed, her brown-haired messed up, and a dreamy smile on her face, she muttered against his lips, "You taste like apple crumble."

"Starved," Leane said sleepily as she sat up in the bed and placed a sleepy kiss upon Fynn's lips. "And I trust I would taste like me but with ice cold flakes upon my tongue," Leane teased with a smile as she made a spot on the bed for Fynn to place the tray of food. "It smells yummy! What did you bring me for desert?"

-

"Mmm, so d' you, ye lit'le pie stealer," Liam teased before placing light kisses upon her lips.

"Custard with chocolate sprinkles," he smiled lightly, placing the tray in between them on the bed, and preparing himself for a wonderful bed-time-picknick. Reaching into the breast pocket of his shirt, he pulled out the cutlery they would need. Then, he reached into his pants pocket, pulled out his wand, and started to heat up the main courses after removing the cups of custard from the tray.

"A lot of people were still in the Great Hall, it seems; either still eating or just sitting, the elves were unsure."

- - -

Coming back down to earth after that little joy-ride she had just been on, Anna cleared her throat lightly, after giving him a final kiss and whispering, "I should probably get ready for detention now..."

"Thank you," Leane smiled as she placed a kiss upon his lips before taking a bite of her potatoes and carrots. Squirming lightly in her seat, Leane took another bite before she spoke with a small laugh, "It's delicious. And what are people doing eating this late? What time is it, anyway?" Leane inquired between bites of potatoes and carrots.

-

"Prob'ly so," Liam said with a small sigh before stealing another kiss, "I'll see ye t'morrow mornin' b'fore th' trip t' Hogsmeade?"

Chewing happily on some meat, Fynn shrugged a bit, murmuring something with his mouth full that was wholly incomprehensible - only to repeat it in plain English after taking a swig of juice. "It's half past seven or somethin', I think. Still, usually most've gone off to snog or study."

- - -

"Are you going to come pick me up for our date?" Anna flirted, a grin sliding into place on her face, even while she took a step away from him so they could talk at a more "civilized" distance.

"I wonder if they're waiting to see if we show up and see if Josh and I have a fight or something.. Or you two for that matter," Leane said with a sigh as she finished her carrots and potatoes before beginning to eat her meat. "I think I'm going to nap in here until astrology.. I really don't feel like listening to my house inquire after me and Josh," Leane added with a blush as she ate a piece of meat. "Would you mind terribly if we did?"

-

"Mmm, I suppose I could meet ye a' th' entrance t' th' Gryffie tower," Liam teased with a smile as he linked their fingers together between then, furthering the distance so he would be less likely to steal any more kisses from her semi-swollen lips.

He watched her eat with an amused smile, noticing how she'd kept her meat for last. Looking down at his own plate, which still held a little bit of potato but no meat, and the bulk of the carrots, his smile widened, before poking his fork into his potato and putting it into his mouth.

"Uhm..." Fynn swallowed, and then started to shake his head. "I don't mind at all - as long as you won't mind my sending a message to your brother to let him know you're with me. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't appreciate you 'running off' without notice, again."

- - - -

As Liam's fingers slid in between hers, Anna's lips curved into a wondering little smile, before she looked down at his hand to admire it. "Hands are interesting..." She mused out loud, turning his hand around in hers as her fingers caressed over his palm. She very much seemed distracted, as if she hadn't heard his previous suggestion.

While still looking at his hand, caressing it to try and find the rough patches, following the curve of his knuckles with her palm and tracing the shape of his thumb... she murmured absent-mindedly, "...the landing near the Great Hall is fine, too."

Reaching over and stealing a carrot, Leane smiled as she nibbled on it. "Very well, if you must. Though I'm quite certain he already knows I'm with you," she added teasingly with a wink before going back to her meat. It wasn't her favorite, but Josh would kill her if she didn't eat meat tonight; especially seeing as how it had been awhile since she had had any red meat.

-

Liam smiled as he watched Anna study his hand, trying to ignore the butterflies in his stomach and the urge to scoop her up and kiss her tenderly. "Th-The landin' is fine, I'll meet ye there instead if ye like."

Rising from the bed again after putting down his plate, Fynn went towards his messenger bag in order to take out a piece of parchment and a quill. Quickly scribbling something down in his neat, slanted handwriting, he then proceeded to the door, taking his wand out as he walked towards it. Muttering a spell underneath his breath, he lightly tapped the piece of parchment, which folded into a tiny plane that immediatly started to float towards the door.

With a grin at Leane, he opened the door, leaning on the handle in an attempt to look cool as he waited for the parchment plane to zoom out into the hallway. Smoothly, the door fell closed while Fynn was already on his merry way back to the bed.

In less then 2 minutes, he'd sent out a message to Josh, and was back in the place he'd started from, his plate on his lap and a fork in his hand. Only then did he speak up again. "You're not a fan of meat, are you?" He inquired softly, noticing how she was unenthusiastically pushing her meat around.

- - - -

Even while distracted, her ears picked up his little stammer, and she smiled more broadly by the time she finally stopped her examination of his hand. "Either way is fine - it's just a bit silly for you to come all the way up to the 6th floor, while I have to go down anyway."

Blushing, Leane quickly ate a piece with a smile. "What're you talking about, of course I like it. What's not to love about the greasy.. red... animal tissue?" Leane asked with a grimace before stealing a carrot to settle her stomach after swallowing the piece of meat. "Ugh, remind me to never think of that while I'm eating meat.. Does NOT go well," Leane added with a laugh before taking a sip from her goblet.

-

"Mm, true. So th' landin' it is then, love?" Liam said with a warm smile as he linked their fingers together once more.

"Hey love birds, mind leaving the Great Hall before you start snogging again?" Drew teased with a laugh as he picked up a piece of pie and headed out of the Great Hall, off to the main doors to sit outside and call Saiyuri.

Smiling ruefully, Fynn asked a completely normal question - or at least, normal to him. "So why do you eat it, Lee?"

- - -

Reaching for the table, Anna picked up an apple and chucked it at Drews' back with a laugh - missing by quite a lot, but it had been more a sign of protest at his words, then about actually trying to hit him. "Goofball," the brunette chuckled, turning back towards Liam and giving a nod in reply to his words, "Yeah, the landing is fine."

"Because if I don't Josh will kill me? I'm anemic and refuse to take supplements, so to pacify him, I agree to eat red meat once a week. I absolutely loathe it. But it's better than passing out for six hours after a vision, right?" Leane teased with a laugh as she placed a long, tender kiss upon his lips, completely ignoring the smirk on his face that told her he what he was suggesting.

-

"Th' landin' it is. So, love, wha' would ye like t' do now tha' we're alone? D' ye wan' me t' walk ye back t' yer dorm 'r d' ye wan' o come with me 'n' study in th' library fer a bit 'fore curfew?" Liam inquired with a smile.

"Why don't you just take the supplements instead?" He now questioned with a somewhat worried frown, having been oblivious to the fact that Leane had anemia. With the worry evident in his expression, it was rather clear that Fynn was no longer going to suggest eating Leane's meat for her.

In one of those rare cosmic coincidences, Fynn found himself wholeheartedly agreeing with Josh. A startling revelation, but, it was bound to happen at some point.

- - - -

Grinning broadly, Anna leaned in lightly so she could mock-whisper, "I think being alone with you might be hazardous for my health."

"Because I hate taking pills," Leane said with a laugh as she ate another piece of meat, "I'd rather just eat meat three or four times a month than take a supplement every day. Less work," Leane added with a laugh before finishing her meet and taking a sip from her goblet.

Placing a tender kiss upon his lips, Leane caressed his cheek with a smile, "Don't look like that, dearest. I'm alright! You didn't even know I was like that.. It doesn't affect who I am so stop worrying so much, alright?"

-

Liam smirked as he leaned in and whispered, "Well, I'd hate t' be a hazard t' ye." Placing a long, tender kiss upon Anna's lips, Liam grinned as he made his way past her and out of the Great Hall.

"It's not about that," Fynn reassured her with a smile, warmly placing his hand against her cheek in return. "There's still so much I need to learn about you, and just..." It took a while for Fynn to bring into words something that could easily be misinterpreted as a bad thing. "You always seem so exuberant; in a way, you're the last person I would expect to be anemic."

- - -

Hurrying after him, it didn't take Anna long to put her hand back on the hem of his shirt so that she could pull him to a halt. "Liam," she laughed, more at ease now that they had left the Great Hall a bit, and so her laughter came out far more freely then it had done so before.

"I was joking, you oaf!"