messy faces - albus/eva

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It was dark by now and Eva had nothing to do. She had made sure to finish her homework earlier since she had to do her rounds that evening. She didn’t mind her rounds, even though some might think it cut into her social time. She wasn’t bothered by it because she didn’t do her rounds every single night. She rotated with the other prefects from the other houses and years, so it wasn’t that big of a deal. Sometimes her rounds were boring and sometimes they were rather amusing. Tonight’s rounds were amusing since she had caught a couple of fifth years making use of an empty classroom, something that the Headmaster and their Heads of House would have frowned upon greatly. She’d have stayed and watched if they hadn’t been so startled by her catching them, and she couldn’t help but laugh as they scrambled from the room and headed to their respective common rooms.

After she had left them, Eva continued on with her rounds. By the time she’d finished, she had nothing left to do but return to her common room down in the dungeons. It was late, though not that late, and she wasn’t really tired or in the mood to return to her common room just yet. As she slowly meandered down the corridor that least to her common room entrance, her eyes caught the painting of the bowl of fruit that led into the kitchens. As if on cue, her stomach began to rumble and she decided to head on in to get herself something to eat. She tickled the pear, which giggled at her touch, and the doorway to the kitchens appeared. She walked into the kitchens and saw many of the house elves getting the kitchen ready for tomorrow’s breakfast. She could almost taste it and, with that, her stomach rumbled again.

She moved over to one of the giant refrigerators to see what there was leftover from dinner earlier that evening, since she was sure there had to be something left uneaten. Low and behind, she found a large portion of the chocolate cake they had served for dessert and Eva licked her lips as she pulled it from the shelf. She used her foot to close the door behind her and then moved to one of the many counters to set the cake down before searching for a knife to cut it with. Hell, she’d settle for a fork to just eat straight from the plate she’d pulled out of the kitchen, but she wasn’t sure if anyone else would want some later. She found a knife and grinned wickedly as she then pressed it into the cake and began to cut herself a slice. “Mmmm,” she said to herself as she finished cutting the piece.

She lifted it from the plate and then realized that she hadn’t gotten herself a plate to put it on yet. With a slight frown, she began to look around for a plate, only to have one of the house elves bring her one. Oh, thank you,” she said to it as she then placed the piece of cake she had in her hands onto the plate and smiled at the creature. The tine house elf squeaked a ‘you’re welcome’ and scampered away. With a quick wipe of her brow, not realizing that she had chocolate on her hands, Eva reached for the fork she’d pulled out along with the knife and started to eat her piece cake. It was chocolaty, just the way she liked it, and it was then realized that she could use something to drink to wash it down with. Leaving her plate where it was, she went back to the fridge and opened it.

She found a pitcher of milk and pulled it out of the fridge. As she did so, she found she was no longer alone in the kitchens, aside from the house elves. Her friend and fellow prefect Albus Potter was standing there looking at her strangely and she cocked her head to one side as she pulled the pitcher closer to her body and nudged the door closed with her foot once more. “I’m going to assume there is a reason you’re staring at me like that,” she said as she sauntered back over to her plate of cake. “Would you like some?” she asked over her shoulder as she poured herself a glass of milk. She then took a sip of her milk, giving herself a milk mustache, and then turned to face him. Now she had milk and chocolate on her face, and she didn’t even know it.

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i hope i gave you something to work with. i can edit if necessary

Aqua eyes skimmed over the window of his dormitory. Albus always found it interesting how he could never see the giant squid everyone spoke of. Perhaps it was a myth but all the bubbles string up had him curious. The boy pushed his nose to the glass squinting a bit. If anyone else was watching they would think he was a bit out of it, yet that would be fine with him. Anything to prove that he didn't belong in Slytherin was fine by him. Albus stayed pressed against the glass until he was looking at some type of creature. Now startled he instantly moved back falling off the side of the bed. Albus quickly got up peeking at the glass seeing nothing. How strange. He thought rubbing his chin. That was enough excitement for one night. Albus wasn't normally one to stay in his dorm, nor even be in the dungeon unless sleeping. The boy didn't like the house, not the colors, not the characters nothing.

With that he pushed himself up from the ground grabbing his wand off the bed. He secured it and decided he would do a round or two. Maybe have a conversation or two. Being a prefect wasn't always a chore, nor did the boy act upon it unless provoked. Albus didn't like handing out punishment for those who couldn't sleep, as curious as he was at times it would be hypocritical. Shortly he would start his journey from the dungeon to the brighter parts of the castle. Albus got goose bumps as he walked down the cold passage way. The shadow of another caught his attention and he walks a bit quicker trying to scout out an attempt at entertainment the best he could. Soon he came to a corner. "Got you now!" He muttered turning fast facing another wall. Puzzled he scratched his head walking a bit. Well that didn't go as planned but a rumble in his tummy caused him to talk a different path. Albus made his way toward the kitchen seeing the a couple house elves working about. His father always told him they were noble creatures but Albus just saw them as snappy at times. Needless to say if he wasn't a prefect he wouldn't be here right now.

Upon arrival his orbs locked sight of Eva West and he chewed the inside of his cheek his posture poor. Albus never knew why he was so shy around girls it was something he could not explain. Perhaps this the reason why he disliked it so. The timid boy walked forward puffing out his chest a bit, no one liked a slouch. When she asked what he was doing there he smirked looking over her face. Albus couldn't deny it was sort of cute but he'd help her out. He brought his thumb to her face removing the chocolate smear before putting his thumb in his mouth. "Your sure there is enough for me Eva? You might be wearing it all." Albus teased nudging her a bit. Of course she knew how to make him nervous over the years but in his own way he allowed her to become a friend therefore things were not always awkward. Albus grabbed a fork and took a tiny bite of the corner of her cake. She offered right? Albus was never one to enjoy sweets unless made by his grandmother but he could indulge on some sugary delight. Placing the fork in his mouth he enjoyed the bite purring in satisfaction. "Now that was brilliant." Albus admitted placing his fork in the charmed sink. "So I assume you couldn't sleep as well?" Albus asked rocking back and forth from his heels to his tippy toes. A glance at the girl and he was already starting to feel insecure. Damn her female ways. he thought looking around trying to distract his mind for the time being.

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Usually, when someone stared at you the way Albus was staring at her, it meant there was either something on your face or in between your teeth. Now suddenly feeling self-conscious, which was very rare for Eva, she started to bring her hand to her face to wipe away anything that may be there. Before she could, however, he seemed to take it upon himself to do it for her. She kept her eyes locked on his as he moved closer to her and brought his thumb to her face. He wiped some chocolate that she had accidentally smeared onto her face from eating her piece of cake and she didn’t hide her smirk as he then brought his thumb to his own lips and tasted the chocolate that was on it.

She giggled when he asked her if she was sure that there was enough for him and nudged her playfully. “Oh, I am more than sure that there is enough for you,” she told him. “there’s more in the fridge too,” she said as she motioned towards the fridge where she’d gotten the cake from in the first place. His comment about her wearing it all put an idea in her head that she was sure the house elves would not appreciate too much. She couldn’t help but grin at the idea, though she kept it to herself for a moment as her eyes followed him as he picked up a fork and sampled the cake. “It is, isn’t it?” she asked rhetorically after he said that the cake was brilliant. She then took another bite for herself.

He then asked if she was having trouble sleeping too and she nodded her head as she chewed her food. Once she swallowed it, she spoke up. “Yeah, which is why I’m in here. Nothing helps make one feel sleepy than a belly full of sweets,” she said with a wide grin. “Speaking of which, you look like you could use a little more chocolate in your life,” she said to him. Before he could respond, or stop her, she picked up a bit of the cake from her plate with her bare hand and pushed it towards his face. His mouth hadn’t been open wide enough so she only got some of it in his mouth. The rest smeared all over the front of his face and she laughed as she brought her hand back. “Now you’re wearing it too,” she said between fits of giggles.

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sorry so short, but she couldn’t resist. nudge me for changes

The night was already in mode. Yes, Albus would spend some time with Eva, his luck wasn't so great in the male category but he knew it was always fun to just be flirty with Eva. The poor girl probably would think he was going straight if he flirted back, which was not a bad idea seeing the Slytherin common room was calling his 'gay.' Albus was not gay he just had his preference of what he felt more comfortable around. Those judgmental blokes of his house, they wouldn't know him if one of them inquired. Therefore not knowing him, he wasn't offended by such judgments. Over all it would be nice just to flirt with no strings attached since he was going through a break up. Things were a bit rough but he'd figure them out soon enough. Everyone git hurt once in a while.

"No thank you, I am not a fan of sweets..." Albus replied and soon his mouth was being filled with cake, more along the lines of smeared with cake. He blinked a couple times feeling the gooey frosting on his face and giggled a bit. "Well I think now that I have some I can share." Al explained putting his arms on either side of her shoulders pulling her face against his, as he wiped his mouth against hers. Albus blushed and pulled away looking at the cake that was now shared between the two of them. "Well this was certainly unexpected." Albus explained pulling out his wand waving it at a stack of napkins. "Accio napkin." Albus said watching the napkin float over to him as he cleaned the chocolate off his face. He handed Eva a napkin and walked to the fridge grabbing the milk and the can of whipped cream. A sly smirk crossed his lips as he made his way to where the glasses were held pouring himself a cup. He sipped it, using his sleeve to wipe away his milk mustache. Then the took the whipped cream putting some on his finger. He brought it to his mouth and enjoyed the tease which was sweet but not too sweet joining Eva by her side. He squirted a little more on his finger and brought it to her nose dabbing it lightly. "Do you have any idea now immature we are being?" Albus asked cocking his head a bit.

"So what are we doing for the night? As alluring as it is decorating you in sweets I think we could spend our time productively elsewhere." Albus mused with a wink. He didn't want to be labelled as a bad prefect for using the kitchen time improperly. Albus was a bit of a prig when it came to being a prefect. The job was to be done flawless in front of staff and he didn't need one of the little creatures running about telling his head of house he was being mischievous in the kitchen.

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Albus told her he didn’t really care for sweets, but that hadn’t stopped her from shoving a handful of cake into his face and mouth. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything, but she was sure it would be a fun time, even if just for a short while. She rarely had a dull moment when she was with Al, either just the pair of them or with others too, and she doubted this time would be a first for that. She hadn’t expected him to grab her by the shoulders and pull her closer, and she definitely hadn’t expected him to then smear all of the chocolate and frosting she’d smeared on his face onto hers. “Just a bit,” she said once he pulled away, giggling at him and his reddening face, “but I’m not complaining,” she said as she stuck her tongue out and began licking away the sweets from her mouth area.

She watched him pull out his wand and call for some napkins to come over to where they were. She took one of the napkins from him and began to wipe her face as he was, trying to get all of the chocolate and frosting off her face. “Did I get it all?” she asked as she turned her face from one side to the other so that he could check and make sure she had. He had then gone over to the fridge to get himself a glass of milk. Her eyebrows rose when she saw the whipped cream in his hand and followed him as he moved back over to where she was standing. I wonder what that’s for, she thought as she watched him sip his milk and wipe his face clean. He put some whipped cream on his finger then put his finger into his mouth. “Of course I do,” she said through a giggle after he dabbed some whipped cream onto her nose.

He then asked her what they were going to do for the rest of the night and she tilted her head to the side. She’d be fine with doing what they were already doing, but he seemed to think that there were more fun things to do than painting each other with sweets. “Well, we could, yes, but that also depends on what it is you had in mind,” she said with a smirk as she wiped the whipped cream from her nose with one of her fingers. She then put the finger into her mouth and sucked the whipped cream from it before withdrawing it from her mouth slowly, her eyes locked on Albus’ as she did so. “I mean, it’s late, so we could always go see I there is anyone out of bed that shouldn’t be,” she said, even though they weren’t supposed to be out of bed either.

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sorry so short, but she couldn’t resist. nudge me for changes

It was actually nice spending some time with Eva. Albus always notice there were nothing but good vibes when he was around the girl. It was something they started in the past. A great friendship over all even if she shamelessly flirted with him. Albus would get all nervous and insecure and she would get the satisfaction of making him this way. Tonight was a little different he actually put his mouth on hers and he was actually going along with being open. Albus was very shy and he never really understood why, perhaps it was because he was often moody or maybe because he was skeptical of people. Whatever the reason he was enjoying himself tonight. As she cleaned off her face he examined it for traces of sweet. "I think you got it all Eva." Albus confirmed skimming over her features once more. At the mention she knew what they were doing being immature he chuckled. "You do? Well as long as you are enjoying yourself I don't see any harm in being a bit immature." Albus started with a shrug. It wasn't a strong suit of his being childish but he could let go of himself for the evening. Perhaps it would do the middle Potter some good.

Albus wasn't quite sure what he had in mind. All he knew was when he spent too much time in on spot he became antsy. The boy didn't like it one bit, perhaps it was his own anxiety of getting caught or being seen as foolish. "Well we could always go up to the prefect bathroom and enjoy the luxuries together." Albus suggested opening his eyes wide at his own offer. Wait didn't that entitle removing clothes? Oh Merlin, he set himself up for this one. Albus ruffled his hair watching her stick her finger into her mouth. His eyes were locked on her lips as she unknowingly teased him with her gesture. Albus bit his bottom lip as she fingered and closed his eyes for a moment. "You can't doing that Eva, as much as I like to pretend being asexual around you. I'm not and your a tease." Albus said slowly opening one of his aqua orbs.

At her suggestion he quirked a brow, oh that was much less tense then his idea and nodded and smiled. "Brilliant, I think that is better then my idea, less temptation let's go!" Albus rambled taking her hand and dragging her out the kitchen. The boy was talking fast and now he was a bit nervous. His palms were somewhat sweaty as he dragged her up the stairs from the basement to the main level. Albus dropped her hand gently and looked around not hearing a sound. The boy quirked an eyebrow looking toward the corridor. "Pick a room any room." Albus said trying to defuse the tension he was now experiencing.

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She grinned when he told her that she got it all off her face and she placed the napkin down on the table next to the now empty plate of cake, only a few crumbs remaining on it. She grinned widely at him when he told her that as long as she was enjoying herself, he didn’t see any harm in being immature. “Well, I’m glad you agree,” she told him in a sing-song voice. She knew that Albus was usually a pretty uptight guy, which was why she often tried to get him out of his comfort zone and to be a bit more spontaneous. Sometimes he joined in and did impulsive things, while other times he turned his head the other way and made up some excuse for why he couldn’t get involved and take his leave. She didn’t mind when h did either one, even though they always had so much more fun when he gave into her and enjoyed the moment.

Her eyebrows rose high up above her eyes when he suggested that they head up to the prefect’s bathroom and enjoy the luxuries of the large bath. Was he being serious about that? she thought to herself as she stared at him with a mixture of curiosity and amazement. She knew that he usually fought any sort of sexual urges when it came to her, which was one of the reasons why she often tried messing with him, but only out of fun. she couldn’t help but giggle at him when he reacted to the way she had removed the whipped cream he’d put on her nose. “Awww, if I didn’t know any better, Albus, I’d think I was turning you on,” she said with a smirk, after she took her finger out of her mouth, a playful grin on her face. “And I love that idea, by the way, even though I know you’re only half serious about it,” she said with a wink.

Her idea of going patrolling to find others out of bed now seemed to excite him more than his idea of them taking a bath together and she couldn’t help but giggle softly as she shook her head slowly at him. “I know I’m brilliant,” she said after he told her to ‘let’s go’ and took her hand in his. “I do have good ideas every now and again,” she added as she followed him out of the kitchens and into the dungeon corridors. She could feel his sweaty palms against hers as they walked and she couldn’t help but grin at the back of his head as she followed him up to the main level of the castle. She wiped her hand against her pants as she looked at him, shrugging her shoulders when he asked her to pick a room for them to check. “Are you saying you want me in an abandoned classroom?” she asked, knowing he’d get more nervous, which would amuse her immensely.

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Albus enjoyed this time spent with Eva. Even if it was platonic teasing he didn't mind it. It wasn't like it would go outside of that. Eva knew his limits for the most part even if she pushed him a bit more sometimes then others. She was one of the only girls he didn't mind so much. Also he enjoyed her spontaneous, loud, outgoing nature. It was amusing to him how someone could have all the bubbly, positive spirit in them. Albus himself was more contained, at least when alcohol was not involved. At her works he blushed a bright shade of pink and ruffled his messy hair. "What makes you think that?" Albus asked trying to avoid eye contact. Turning him on, well perhaps she was he was sixteen after all, that age hormones started to really effect him. Albus always could talk dirty but the moment someone tried to touch him his mind would race to a million places and he would become uncomfortable. The boy knew this from his own experiences in life.

A smirk toyed on the sides of his lips when she spoke of him being half serious about the prefect bathroom suggestion. She was right, he was only half serious. The boy wasn't sure if he could remove his shirt around a girl like Eva. Albus would be insecure and possibly a self conscious mess. It would make him weeks to actually be able to get over it. Albus allowed her to change the subject and give herself a little bit of praise. "Well, well someone is cocky for suggesting the obvious answer." Albus teased tapping her arm playfully. The walk up the stairs was painful. Albus knew his hands were clammy and was a bit embarrassed about it. Even if he didn't think of Eva as more then a friend she had a weird effect on him. Gave him butterflies and even made his heart flutter with mare words. It was interesting to see how he reacted around females to males. Albus was openly cuddly with males but he couldn't be that way with females. Well most of em at least. There were a dangerous, confusing species to say the least. Albus watched her wipe off her hand and chuckled a bit. "Sorry about that." He said walking toward the corridors.

When she asked him about an abandoned classroom he smirked and bit his bottom lip blushing a bit. What to say to that? Albus knew deep down he was nervous but playing along with her antics would make things more interesting. Perhaps even break him a bit more of his fear of girls. Albus walked a bit faster opening one of the doors and pulled her inside the class room with him. Albus closed the door and moved real close to her for a moment looking in her eyes. "Yeah because you make me so hot baby." Albus mused looking around. "We can do this, you know there's plenty of desk space." Albus suggested with a wink. What was he doing? Albus smirked walking over to one of the large tables and he boosted himself up looking over at her in an inviting manner. For now he'd observe her reaction before proceeding in making a fool of himself.

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Albus was one of those people who Eva had always been drawn to, though, much to most people’s surprise, not in that way. Sure, they flirted all the time, but it was usually just words and just in good fun. She was never serious about such things, and she knew that he wasn’t either. It was as if the pair of them had realized it form the get go that they were each other’s platonic soul mate, or something like that. It was weird really, but it was the truth. It was a silent agreement between the pair, and it would likely remain as such for the remainder of their lives. It was the way their friendship was, which pretty much mirrored her friendship with Zayne, with one exception.

Eva and Zayne were best friends, and have been since Eva first came to Hogwarts and they were sorted in the same house of Hufflepuff. It has always been platonic, even though so many people thought otherwise – apparently, a boy and a girl cannot be that good of friends without there being something more between them – and yet, though never mentioned to a single soul, Eva has always been slightly attracted to him in more than just a platonic way. It was more than likely because she knew things about him others didn’t, or that they talked on a deeper level than they both did with either people, but it was a secret she has kept and one she will likely never tell a living soul.

Would she ever want to get serious with him though? She would say no, of course, but that was just the way Eva was. She got close to people to an extent, and then held them at bay. Effectively, she runs away from any possibility of being close to someone that is not her family. She was never secretive about it though, and it was common knowledge that she wasn’t a serious girl when it came to relationships. She’s done it before, though not everyone is aware of every person she’s done it to. She couldn’t explain it to anyone either, even though she’s gone over it in her mind more than once over the last couple of years.

If Jackson could put his two cents in, she was sure he’d say ‘well how about that’ or something to that affect. He had every right to say it, even if there was more to it than what he thought he knew about it, or what she’d told him. And she had been attracted to Jack, in more than just a friendly and ‘this is fun’ sort of way, but she had turned away from him when he tried to get closer to her in such a way she has never let anyone else. Even Zayne was kept at a half an arm’s length away from her. She still feels guilty for what happened with Jack, and she sometimes wonders if she could have handled that better; she knows it wouldn’t have turned out any better regardless.

As Eva watched Albus, she couldn’t help but giggle at him as they stood in the kitchen slowly having a food fight. She smirked at him when asked her what made her think that she was turning him on and just looked at him. “Well, aside from the fact that you can’t even look at me without blushing right now,” she said bluntly, knowing that she’d get another blush out of him for that, “I don’t know,” she finished with a prouder smirk on her face. she giggled even more when he all but admitted that he was only half joking about them going up to the prefect’s bathroom for a bath with her. That would have been interesting indeed.

He caught her off her guard a bit when, after she joked about him wanting to get her into an abandoned classroom, he opened up one of the nearest doors and pulled her inside. She was about to say something when he closed the door behind them and moved very close to her, closer than she could recall him ever being before. Her lips parted slightly when he told her that she made him so hot and she tried to decipher if he was serious or not, because, right now, she couldn’t tell. She got a bit more confused when he then told her that they could do this, and that they had plenty of desk space available to them. Is he serious, or is he just joking? she thought to herself as she looked at him.

He walked away from where they stood and over towards one of the large tables in the room. She watched him hoist himself up onto it and she couldn’t help but allow herself to look him over as he looked at her invitingly. Guess i’ll find out, she thought before she started to make her way over to him. “Plenty of space indeed,” she said as she tilted her head to the side as she moved. She came to a stop inches from him, her body resting between his legs, and raised one of her fingers to his face. She softly traced her finger along his jawline, her eyes never leaving his as she did so. “Are you feeling a bit daring, Mr. Potter?” she asked him in a teasing way as she began to slowly bring her finger down his neck from his face.

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Albus wouldn't admit to blushing like a fool. Eva could know, but it didn't mean he would take credit for his shy action. Often he wondered was she partly serious about the things she said and acted upon. It was a highly interesting topic for one to ponder when he was having reflection time. Albus always remained shadowed by his older brother's limelight. Albus never minded that James had more females flirting with him on a constant basic but he wondered why most his age were often more flirtatious. Why was he the one to just get nervous and insecure, and when would it all stop? Frankie had been around girls and he was almost shy as Albus when they were a bit younger. Through time things had changed for the better for his mate though. Albus needed to talk to that boy and get him out of the awkward state of the other night in the astronomy tower but that could wait. There was a time and a place for him to correct his mistakes and it wasn't when he was trying to remain strong when looking over Eva West's body either.

Albus was sure he wasn't fully gay, he could look at a girl and take appreciation to their looks. Physically they were different but what got him most was the way they spoke to the middle Potter. Then he'd freak out get all tongue twisted and nervous. Albus was sure half the time he was talking he wasn't making sense which could have been true. How embarrassing he pondered to himself. Then there was his attraction to guys where he was just openly flirtatious. Like with his ex, Al couldn't help to think they moved pretty fast when it came to sexual tension and what not. Yet if he never let anyone get close to him in those standings he'd be a virgin, wallflower forever and he couldn't have that. His brother, his cousins, no one would let him live that down humiliation. Albus wondered if he could ever let someone lead him, or attempt to make him feeling comfortable in these types of situations and if he didn't know better he was starring that that girls back side which was rude.

Albus looked up as she walked over to him and placed herself between his legs. The boy took in a breath and looked her over skimming his bottom lip with his front teeth. Was this really happening right now? All he could do was turn off his mind, which was telling him to high tail it out of the room and go hide in the dungeon til she forget he existed. On the other hand he was curious to know if she'd help him get over his fear of girls. Albus felt her move closer and when she placed her fingers on his cheek caused him to jump a bit startled. "Okay I can do this." Albus whispered to himself taking his hand and placing it over hers. There was some tension he could feel it but Albus did not want to make a move if she didn't mean what she was saying. What a fool he would look like trying to continue on something she was just teasing him with. "Eva I am feeling daring." Albus confirmed looking into her eyes. "Have you ever...well..." Albus looked away for a moment perhaps his word choice may have been bad. "Can you teach me?" Albus asked blushing bright red, shocked of his own words. Eva wouldn't judge him for such a thing would she? Albus was always nervous he was sure she knew he had never done much with a girl. If anyone could make him comfortable it was probably her, they came this far right?

Albus took his hands and placed them on her hips looking into her eyes. "I just want to know what it feels like even if it doesn't mean anything." Albus explained a little further. He wondered if Eva ever expected him to be saying these things. Of course it would mean something but it could be one of those things they tried just for the hell of it. "I just will never know if I don't get a chance to fool around with a girl, and I know you wont hold it against me. I'll even cuddle you after." Albus mused, he knew she was not really the type of girl to be fooling around with a random girl, but Al was far from random to her at least. All of a sudden he felt stared at and he rubbed his wrist a bit insecure with the whole situation. "I'm sorry...I must sound like a creep..." Albus whispered closing his eyes shaking his head a bit. Now he really wanted to leave for embarrassing himself. Albus was sure he screwed up with actually asking but he wasn't one to force himself on people, he felt that before and wouldn't make his friend feel that way.

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She couldn’t attest for the feeling she got deep within her when Albus confirmed that he was feeling daring this evening. Considering all that’s passed between the two since they came into contact tonight, that much was certain; nowhere near as much as it was right now though. His hand was over hers as it slowly traced the contours of his face and she couldn’t help but feel the warmth of his own hand as it allowed her to move along his face. Maybe he is serious, she thought to herself as she stood before one of her closest friends. She wasn’t entirely convinced, even though he said he was feeling daring and was all but guiding her hand along his face.

Her eyebrows rose when he asked her if she ever, well, he didn’t finish his sentence, but she could only assume what he meant by his question. She didn’t reply, but merely nodded her head ta him, telling him silently that she has done whatever it was that he was asking. And, in truth, since she has been with both guys and girls, she’s probably done everything under the sun that one could think of. Hell, she’s probably done more by the words of someone else than she’s actual done. Nonetheless, she’d happily help her friend if he requested it. He asked her to do just that, which only made her eyebrows disappear underneath her hair as she looked at him with a mixture of emotions running through her.

His hands found their way to her hips and she kept her eyes on his wen he told her that he wanted to know what it was like, even if it didn’t mean anything. Normally, any girl would have taken that as an insult, but not Eva. If anyone knew what it was like to do something without it meaning something, it was her. While it might not be the best of reputations to have, especially since that’s obviously kicked her in the ass on at least one occasion, though definitely more than one, it was helpful, to an extent, at the same time. “If you’re sure… then yes, I will,” she said to him.

She wasn’t sure what had suddenly come over Albus, but the last thing she ever wanted to do was make him feel forced into doing something he wouldn’t normally do, even though he initiated it. she smiled at him when he told her that he’d cuddle with her afterwards and she shook her head. “To be honest, without it sounding like I’m a horrible person, it won’t be necessary,” she told him. and it wasn’t, though not for the reasons he’d probably think. She was still in awe that he was saying such things to her, but, at the same time, she expected them to be said at some point of his life… just not with her specifically.

“No, not at all,” she assured him when he told her that he probably sounded like a creep for what he was saying to her. “I’m more than comfortable, and acquainted, with you to know better by now,” she said with a smirk. “But, if you’re sure, then I will help you as much as I can,” she said before she leaned in and pressed her lips to his. She had no idea how many people he’s kissed in his lifetime, and yet, at the same time, she didn’t want to know. She was going to initiate as much as he asked of her, and then let him react and, possibly, even take over as he felt more comfortable. She was curious to know how he’d react to such an action though.

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Albus didn't make eye contact with Eva for a few moments. In his own request he felt like he could have offended her, even hurt his dear friend. Albus wouldn't want that, he was too kind of a person to make anyone feel that way and now was disappointed in himself. Harry would have been rolling in his grave had he heard Albus speak to a women like that. The boy was always a gentleman but he couldn't help his curious mind at times. Albus wanted to test some waters, why was that so bad. The boy was sure he could have went about it less blunt but somewhere deep down, if a guy asked him to teach he might have just to kill the curiously. No one liked to wonder 'what if' Albus was sure. When Eva spoke he looked up at her a bit surprised at her words. If he was sure she'd teach him. A load was taken off his chest and he could finally breath it seemed. Albus smirked and decided against thanking her, that would make things worst and more awkward he supposed.

When Eva denied cuddling him he quirked an eyebrow. "Who said the cuddling was for your sake?" He teased, Albus wasn't quite sure how he'd react he might have needed to be help him-damn-self. After all this his sense of humor was still in tact so this was a good attribute. Albus took in a breath and looked her over once more listening to her try to kill his guilt of sounding like a creep. Over all he had his creepy moments but most of them were joking with his best friend and amongst friends, drunk and needy. Not in this sense so that killed some tension. Albus let her explain further on about how she knew him enough to know he wasn't that way at all. "Well I have my moments, but lets hope your never graced with them." Albus explained letting himself feel more relaxed now. With the reassurance he was become a bit less tense and at her final statement of him 'being sure' he thought for a moment and closed his eyes once more getting in some kind of mood for this to happen. Before he knew it her lips were pressed against his and he had no chance to speak anymore as the butterflies gathered in his stomach. This was normal when he kissed anyone but for now he needed to shut down his mind and stop thinking.

Eva's lips were soft and her scent was familiar and sweet. Al was unsure how many times she had fooled around, and whom with, but it didn't matter as he let his inner desire burn. Albus left one of his hands on her hips and brought his other to the side of her face opening his mouth a bit allowing his tongue to part past her lips. Now it was time to actually kiss back as he deepened the kiss moving a little forward, allowing his tongue to dance with hers. His heart was beating fast but he enjoyed the passion he was adding into this kiss as if it were his first and only. Albus let his free hand roam up and down her side, pulling her closer to him. When he became breathless he ended the kiss and opened his eyes slowly. More, he wanted more. The Slytherin boy moved her hair from the side of her neck and traced kisses along her neck, nibbling then smoothing over with his tongue. Albus was unsure where she was in these actions but he'd allow her to respond to his gestures.

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Eva giggled when Albus asked her why she thought the cuddling would be for her sake and she merely pursed her lips at him. “Well, then, in that case, I’d allow it,” she teased. There was a part of her that felt strange having such a conversation with Albus, if only because of why they were having it, and what was supposed to follow. She wasn’t sure why part of this felt wrong to her, even if he was asking her as a friend to help him, to teach him, how to interact with others in such a way. She wasn’t a hoe or anything – she was far from what most thought her to be actually – but she has kissed a boy or two before. She was helping out a friend. Was there really anything wrong with that? Besides, it wasn’t like either of them was going to tell people what happened. There was no need to make this into a big deal. Yet, still, she felt it strange to be doing this with Albus. Nothing against him personally, but she never got the impression that he was into this sort of thing, even if this was just a learning experience.

She assured him that he wasn’t being creepy and she smirked when he told her that he had his moments and also added that he hoped she never had to see that side of him. “Oh, no need to worry there. I am sure there are sides to everyone that we all wish no one would ever have to bear witness to,” she said with a wink of her eye. Everyone had that side of them, one that they kept hidden from everyone else, and prayed that no one ever found out about it. She did, but she didn’t feel the need to get into that right now. Then, without causing anymore delay on the matter, and so that neither chickened out in doing as he was asking, she leaned in and pressed her lips to his. At first, he didn’t seem to react, and she was about to stop and ask if he was all right when he responded. She felt one of his hands at the side of her face while the other remained on her hip as he pressed against her and began to open his mouth a bit. She felt his tongue against her lips and she granted him access to her mouth.

She had been surprised by how he seemed to know exactly what he was doing and she began to wonder what sort of lessons he really needed. She stepped closer to him as he pulled her closer and brought one of her hands up to the side of his face while the other found its way to the back of his neck and threaded her fingers through his dark hair. She was surprised at how easy it felt to be doing this, erasing her previous thoughts of how wrong this was and that she shouldn’t do this. He finally pulled away and she looked at him through her long lashes and smiled softly. She decided to let him take it from there and he did just that when he moved her hair from her neck and began to trail kisses, and his tongue, along her neckline. She allowed her eyes to flutter closed as she leaned her head away from him to give him more access as she pressed herself closer to him. “What did you need help with, exactly?” she asked in a husky voice, “because you seem to be well versed already,” she said before finding his lips once more.

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In his head, it played over and over that this would remain between the two of them. Albus wasn't one to kiss and tell, unless he was informing Frankie, whom took all his secrets to the grave. Frankie was often there to help him deal with the realities and consequences of his decisions. A smirk arose to his lips when she agreed she'd cuddle on his behalf. "How sweet of you." Albus said with a roll of the eyes, his tone sarcastic. Albus wasn't really one to step outside of his own comfort zone to be with someone else. There were just things he needed to learn about himself, he guessed. Or that's what he tried to tell himself. Over the years he was no fool to the fact the girl he was kissing was very beautiful indeed. The way she spoke to him often had his mind wandering all over the place. Even if she was just a flirt and he was her good friend, didn't mean there was some sort of comfortable chemistry. Albus did toss a flirt back every now and again, but he knew this was completely platonic, and that's were it would remain.

As Al kissed Eva and let his hands wonder her body, he let his thoughts surface. There was no problem it seemed to him kissing so therefore he'd have to pin point his troubled area. This wouldn't be easy for him in the least because he knew how he reacted when others touched him. Albus was used to being in control and making the actions. Receiving them was a whole different playing field. As his tongue searched ever crevice of her mouth, he couldn't help to take time in enjoying the deep kiss it's self. When it slowly ended, he found himself kissing her neck listening to her words and he was snapped from his passionate dream state. She basically said she didn't see what trouble he had, therefore he'd have to show her in steps. Albus breathed against her neck for a moment not wanting to face her at this current moment. The boy's cheeks flushed pink and he took her hand in his leading it to his outer thigh. Before soon her lips met his again and he was lost in another kiss.

Kissing Eva did feel amazing, he could feel feel his heart racing but not in a bad way. With his free hand he rubbed up and down her side, making his way to her chest where he felt himself get a little nervous. He started to breath harder and focus on the kiss while he caressed gently not wanting to alarm her in anyway. When he got the feel on that he slowly lead her hand more toward his inner thigh, and he opened his eyes and broke the kiss looking down at her hand in his lap. Albus tried to catch his breath for a moment and he knew right were his insecurities lay. The only time he had even been touched it wasn't consented, therefore he had a mental mind block against the feeling. Albus wasn't sure if Eva understand why he stopped so he'd have to say something. "There is my problem, I just get scared at that point and it may be why I don't let people get so close to be. I don't ask for it to happen, I just can't shut it out." Albus explained, resting his forehead against hers. All together he'd have to get past this, but it was more along the lines of feeling comfortable. Al wondered if Eva could make him feel that way. "So what now?" He asked, running his fingers through her wavy locks for a distraction, til she could come up with some kind of method or suggestion.

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Never, in all of her years, has Eva thought she would be in such a situation. Nothing against Albus, of course, but she never thought that she would be teaching someone how to be with someone else, or at least to prepare someone for future endeavors. The odd part was, and something that most people didn’t really know about her, that she didn’t have as much experience in the field herself. Sure, she’s flirted a lot and has been with a few guys during her sexually active years, but she was, by no means, a slut who slept with just about every guy in the school. She knew a few girls that have probably come close, but she was far from one of them. She flirted a lot though, and was more often surrounded by guys than girls, so it was easily assumed that she was like that, but she really wasn’t. At least, in her eyes, she wasn’t compared to some of the girls, and guys, that walked these stone halls.

She knew enough though, and she would happily help her friend if he needed it, though, for the moment, she wasn’t quite sure what he needed her help with. From what’s she’s already found out, he was quite a good kisser, something she wished she’d learned sooner, though she did notice he got a bit nervous around girls, which would generally hinder him getting to this point with any of them. Nevertheless, she wasn’t going to throw him to the wolves and have him learn elsewhere, which would subsequently embarrass him. As sad as it was, if one was to be with another and it was apparent that they knew far less than believed, it could have disastrous consequences. Even she wasn’t immune to such things, as everyone is inexperienced in his or her life to start with. They all have to learn such things at some point. What better way than to learn with a friend, a person who won’t judge you?

When she asked Albus what he needed help with, since she hadn’t gotten any indication that he needed any so far, he took her hand and placed it on his outer thigh. She wasn’t sure exactly what he meant by that, but she wondered if that meant because he wasn’t used to being touched in such a way, which would be anything beyond kissing, which he had down. She then leaned forward and pressed her lips to his again, hoping to help rest his mind at ease about the moment and what was going on. As she kissed Albus, she felt one of his hands moving up and down her sides before finally moving to her chest. One of her endowed assets, along with her behind, she suddenly felt Albus’ nervousness and she opened her eyes and looked at him, seeing his apparent nervousness about the act he’d started to perform. He had taken her hand and slowly began to move it towards his inner thigh, and that was when he ended the kiss and pulled back slightly.

He told her that his insecurities were there, as he looked down at her hand in his lap, and that he got scared when he got to that part. She nodded her head when he told her that his fear was the main reason why he didn’t usually let people get that close to him in such a way. “I understand,” she told him with a soft smile. “We never ask for that. Sometimes our insecurities just don’t want to be quieted,” she said. He then asked her what was to happen now and she just smirked at him while he ran his fingers through his hair. “I guess now we should see how many of your insecurities we can cure,” she said as she slowly started to trail her fingers upward on his inner thigh, moving closer and closer to where his legs met. She didn’t take her eyes off him as she did this, making sure to gouge his reaction to her motions, and to make sure he wasn’t afraid of what was happening.

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merrr, this was kinda crappy. sorry