Well, Nice to Finally See You Again (Josh)

Cassidy had taken a lot of classes. Really, quite a lot. And she had piles and piles of homework to get through. Just the thought of all that work literally made Cassidy want to cry (well, not literally, but it was indeed a painful thought). Reluctantly, she had done the 'responsible' thing and left the rowdy Gryffindor Common Room to go to the tranquil library to complete her work.

She selected an empty table to the side of the room and slung her bag into the empty seat next to her. She took out the things she needed, books, quills, parchment, and spread them out across the table and dismally, she got to work.

Much to her surprise, Cassidy was actually getting quite a lot of work done. Usually, she'd be distracted by the smallest thing, but she was really working hard. That was until one major distraction disrupted her concentration.

"Hello, little one."

She physically jumped and gasped at the sudden sound of his voice, and had to bite her lip to stop herself from swearing from the shock of being jolted out of her concentration. And the realisation of how close he was. How he was standing over her and pressing his lips to her neck. He'd snuck up on her. It was like him to do that. She was still surprised at herself that she had been so focussed she hadn't realised.

"I haven't seen you in a long while."

She cleared her throat a little, regaining her composure and recovering from the surprise "Well, you haven't really made the attempt until now," she replied back quietly, careful not to disturb any others that were in the library. She didn't bother looking over her shoulder, she knew who it was from the voice, and the stance. The last time she had seen him was before the summer. And after that, she'd been left even more puzzled by him. She disliked feeling puzzled about a person, so naturally she had decided to push it out of her mind for the time being. But now, after a long while, he'd decided to actually pay attention to her again.

"Or I've missed you a multitude of times, and you never noticed."

Well, always a possibility, she had to admit. Though she wasn't going to give Josh the satisfaction that he had a valid point "Could've tried harder," she muttered back to him. She didn't know exactly how much he wanted to talk to her, which was why she was acting somewhat bitter to him... For the moment at least. She reckoned that a bit of a guilt trip couldn't hurt.

She kept her eyes focussed solely on her work as he moved to take the seat next to her.

"You didn't come looking for me either... Didn't you enjoy our time together?"

And he was right again. How annoying. "Well, I had the idea you didn't really want me to go looking for you, seeing as you left so quickly after our, admittedly, enjoyable time together," she replied coolly. What had caused the most confusion with this boy was that he expressed interest, but was still so distant. She supposed it was just his personality, he'd always seemed cold.

"I have a proposition for you."

"Do you now?" she questioned, her eyes flickering towards him briefly in interest before back to her parchment.

"Leaving quickly doesn't mean I didn't want to see you. It simply meant I wasn't sure what to do... But I'm here now, that's something, hmm?"

"Well, here's a tip on what not to do. You don't just get up and leave, even if you feel awkward or whatever. It just makes people feel used. Or it just confuses them. You don't even have to talk or anything," she stopped herself, before she got onto a rant, by taking a deep breath "But, I suppose you being here now is something, yes," she admitted quietly.

She listened to his proposition. So he just wanted her to complete his homework. "What makes you think I'd do it any better? I'm hardly outstanding, and besides, I have my own work to get done." she gestured to all her notes and books that lay splayed out on the desk "... And I'm not even taking Alchemy for the moment," she added.

She felt his hand brush past her thigh and his breath on her neck as he whispered "I have something really fun, lined up."

She bit her lip, almost considering.

"I have a blind faith in you that you will do a better job than me."

She wanted to argue back that she couldn't do a better job. She really couldn't. Her handwriting, no matter how much she tried, seemed to be always messy, and all of her essays for her other subjects were nothing special (majority she only barely scraped through an 'Acceptable'). She could not do a better job. But then he went on, complaining about the Alchemy teacher's incompetence. And that gave her slightly more hope. He slid the paper with the essay title onto the table, not giving her time to respond with an answer. He really must have faith in her, if he was just going to leave it with her without a solid answer.

"Sunday. Eight P.M. Clock tower." The kiss was soft and brief, as his had always been. Barely a brush, barely a touch, yet it seemed to reawaken a whole bunch of those damned feelings. "Don't be late." and there he went leaving again. It seemed so typical of him to leave, to be brief and cold, and when she had so much to say to him!

She sighed, looking down at the paper he'd left her. She didn't particularly want to start six scrolls of something she knew nothing about. But she didn't want Josh to fail because of her. She got up in search of a couple books on the subject she needed before she sat back down and reluctantly set to work. But only because she wanted to.