colosseum

@ϟ Zabdiel Why are you worried for her? She seems like she's just in it for the lay. And it's not like I hurt her --
/without going into further depth I toy around with a -eating little smirk as I pay no mind to the other teammates running exercises or the girls congregating down below.
No I never got with her, I -- she didn't give me the chance really. We were just friends and then all of the sudden she started to avoid me at parties. Saying she didn't want to see me go home with other women. I never got the chance to see her as more than a friend, you know?
/swats your hand away with the roll of my eyes before I break up into laughter.

@ϟ Lunay No, amigo. You still are a mystery in a lot of respects. With women you're usually predictable, but- Good God, man, mi primita. La verdad, though, hermano, is I'm worried about her again more than you at this point.
/ I cringe and shudder at the thought and image still in my mind, whistling at our Centre Chaser to keep his eyes on the quaffle and off of the Bristlebane girls below.
You hit it over break? It always blows my mind how girls get that obsessive after a good down. Like it's fun but you don't have to walk down the aisle. Calm down.
But I definitely get you. She has to have a little flavor about her or it's not as enticing. And I know the idea of a nice gets you worked up but you don't have to go whack your broomstick off in front of me right here, bro, carajo.
/ I elbow him in the ribs playfully and whistle to have the team assemble on the field below to talk strategy before our game tomorrow.

@ϟ Zabdiel Would I? You seem to think you know me so well, cabròn. I'll just have to satiate myself by always having a nice piece of on my arm so she can't get to me. I doubt she would though, we're too good as friends.
/pensively I thought about the implications of another tryst, wondering also if she would go for it again.
Yeah, Vanessa. We've been tight yeah but I guess over the break she caught feelings. She's a sweet girl, don't get me wrong but it was easy to stay friends? She was never forward with me or anything. And yeah the sisters are beautiful but I prefer girls with a little more spice and thickness, you feel me? I like to have my hands full.
/with my hands I raise them and laugh as I mime squishing motions, before gripping my broomstick again as I continue to chuckle.

@ϟ Lunay / I drop the subject of Marina from my mouth and my mind. No woman is worth the cost of my future and my life.
You keep your word, but like you said - a dog with food in front of it. You might not seek her out, but if she 'seduces' you again, you're gonna go for it. Rarely do you see a witch willing to spread her legs and tell her 'no'. And I just am going to have to Scourgify my eyes or Obliviate myself to get that image out of my head.
/ I roll my eyes at the Seeker as he gently takes the snitch from my gloved palm, and I'm sure my eyes convey the disappointment and aggravation at his misstep so I don't have to waste my energy saying it aloud.
Tessa? The new one, the hermanita? I know the ladies follow you like moths to the flame but damn, boy, she hasn't been here two minutes... You can't mean Vanessa. You guys have been tight forever- I actually am shocked you kept it friendly with her and didn't bag it, but a clinger like that isn't good, no matter how hot she is.

@ϟ Zabdiel Then stop, dude. The more you talk about it the more I think you're trying to convince yourself you can stay away. You got this, it's for your future, your wellbeing. She's a marvelous girl but no woman is worth risking all of that you feel me? And what do you mean, "unlike me" -- I keep my word.
/my eyes narrow at the seeker who sheepishly walks up to receive the snitch, before I turn back to you with a breathy sigh that somehow morphs into a tired chuckle.
I'm done. It's not like I'm going to actively seek her out either, hermano. We're friends above all else and plus....god, another thing. One of the Barracus sisters has a fat crush on me. Another reason why I can't get it in with your cousin again, we're all in the same group.

@ϟ Lunay / I scan the Quidditch groupies congregating on the bleachers below, searching for Leslie and Marina both before ascertaining that we were safe.
More people know than I would have ever wanted to know. I'm not allowing myself to compromise my position any more for some . I won't be discourteous to her but if she's as explosive as you say, I won't have with her again. Unlike you, I mean it.
/ He compares himself to a hungry dog and he's not far from the truth. It's just nearly nauseating to think that the treat he was chasing was the one I usually protected as a little sister and hated to envision as any sort of ual being. I reach out and grip the fluttering snitch in my leather-clad palm, rolling my eyes at the amateur Seeker.
You know I already touched again. That's not an invitation for you to do the same with her.

@ϟ Zabdiel Good. As both of your friends I can say that its best if you guys don't mingle. But I gotta warn you, not a lot are like her. So if you're satisfied with how things were before.
/chuckles as I look over to you, your stance and expression making me crack up beyond relief.
God, I really don't think so. Why would she drug me? I'm like a dog, wiggle some food in front of my face and I'm gonna pounce. It's that simple.
/snorts with the roll of my eyes, before my eyes flit over to catch the snitch zoom by us followed by an anxious freshman seeker who was so close yet so far.
I ain't gonna touch Leslie like you ain't gonna touch Mar, capiche?

@ϟ Lunay Nah, I'm not gonna touch that again, There's a lot of witches I can get without the kind of implications this has.
/ I interrupt his toss of the quaffle and hit it with the tail end of my broom, hitting our distracted Seeker in the head. I try not to gag at the thought of Leslie engaged in with anybody, much less my best friend.
God, though, her? Really?
/ I click my heels against the stirrups in thought, trying to piece together the reasons this came so out of left field.
You don't think... I mean if Leslie kept giving you drinks... the way she plays with potions... maybe there was Amortentia or something that made you go for her of all people?
/ I grit my teeth, trying to focus on the Bristlebane game for tomorrow and knowing that he always focused on himself the night before a match.
It better have been a one-and-done, bro.

@ϟ Zabdiel Play with fire and you get burned, hermano. But I trust you know what's best for you
/claps the dust off my gloves as I toss the quaffle back up to the chasers since it ran off course, before my eyes trailed down to the onlookers below as you questioned me
I was drunk, man. Girl kept feeding me drinks and I didn't feel like going on the prowl, or coming home without getting my wet. You can ask her bro, she seduced me. Not that I regret it, was fire.
/admits with a candid shrug before I look to you, struggling not to chuckle at how your expression turned sour at the thought of us in compromising positions.
Hey but remember -- no tonight. Gotta keep that testosterone for tomorrow.

@ϟ Lunay / I roll my shoulders back, trying to ignore the dread that still prickled down the back of my neck. I'm trying to trust in his confidence that she'll remain silent, but I tilt my head to the side in contemplation if I really should do some digging into her to know her details for my own safety or if I should leave well enough alone.
Probably should have. But had to... play with fire a little bit.
/ He mentions my prima and my broom immediately falls five feet down. I surge back up to meet him, sure that I had heard him incorrectly. One look at the expression on his face tells me I hadn't. I try not to gag at the thought of Leslie sinking her teeth into my best friend.
You can't be ing serious. Leslie? Bro, she's like... Why?... , man... There wasn't *anyone* else? I thought you were ing with me when you said you could look at her like that...

@ϟ Zabdiel Damn dude. Should've just let her go.
/snickers softly into the wing of my robe, pulling it over me to fix how it flowed with the wind. Hopefully it wouldn't be this breezy during the game tomorrow. Though when you asked me if I okay I sincerely didn't want you to worry, and I figured coming clean would be the only right thing to do.
Nothing, I just. Dios mio ---- don't be mad at me but....... I kinda got it in with your cousin last night.

@ϟ Lunay / I shake my head adamantly.
She seemed chill about it, that she won't. She really just wanted to have a round two, but I hesitated after what you told me so I told her no. You said she's good with secrets, we're fine. I just may have.. gotten her worked up and left. So that probably didn't help her tension.
/ I watch him down the liquid and snicker as the tell-tale side effect steam begin to shoot out of his ears like a tea kettle, but stop as he moves his club beneath his tricep, clearly hesitating in his response.
Hermano, what happened? You okay?

@ϟ Zabdiel You just couldn't stay away from her could you? Could've prevented all of this. Now we got a barnyard of beasts on edge because everyone fears they're going to get outed.
/snaps on my glove tighter after downing the potion you gifted me, the warmth pumping me up as I heave a gentle sigh now that I realize I had upset yet another friend. Was I about to make it a third with the revelation I was currently keeping under wraps?
It's fine dude she'll get over it. She's probably more mad she went home without a lay.
/chuckles as I tuck my club under my arm, wondering if I should skirt around the elephant in the room.
I didn't go home with a witch, persay but........

@ϟ Lunay / I angle my broom down to land beside him and rifle through my duffle bag on the bench next to him. I toss him the small vial, making a mental note to probably brew more for the rest of the season. I'll definitely need to make more for the game tomorrow. But I grumble anxiously, knowing this will come out so I might as well hash it out.
That's probably my fault. She and I started talking, and she started piecing it together. I said I'd heard that she and I might be a dangerous combination because we both have our own problems, and she assumed it to be you. I tried to move her off it, but she's like a bloodtracker. Wouldn't let up.
/ I bump the buckles of my gloves over the edges of my broom handle, trying to think of segue.
Shocking you didn't at least grab an Everoak or something. So rare you go home without a witch.

@ϟ Zabdiel Yuh but I knew you'd have my if I was late again. Still gonna need that pepper up potion though, for real.
/mounts the broomstick by swinging my leg over and hopping on as it levitated right next to you.
I came kinda late, no Moonembers. Ran into Mar and I'm not sure what ran up her . I assume it wasn't you because she was being so uptight.
/gripping the broomstick with one hand I raise the other to my lips to cover my yawn, before looking at you with a chuckle, not knowing if I should divulge all of what went down last night.

@ϟ Lunay Que lo que, bro.
/ I extend my gloved hand to clasp his in greeting, tying my cleats and mounting my broomstick.
With you being out late at Squibs and Squanderers last night, I expected you to have another rough morning. Even brought along some Pepper-Up Potion in case. How was it and how many Moonembers?
/ I dart around in short circles over his head, leaning to shift the broom to different angles, debating confessing if by my confrontation with the fiery brunette last night that I might have inadvertently thrown him under the Knight Bus.

@ϟ Zabdiel /this time I wasn't about to be late, so I strolled onto the pitch five minutes before practice was scheduled to start, broomstick tucked under my arm as I slip on and buckle my gloves. I see your figure in the distance to which I approach swiftly and pat your back.
Morning, hermano.

@ϟ Zabdiel /the pads of my feet hit the grass with a thud, and with ease my broomstick levels as I dismount and tuck it under my arm so I could undo my gloves. Then I catch the oncoming bludgers sent our way so I could wrestle them back into their strapped positions, leaving me momentarily breathless as I turn to you
She's a good friend of mine so I fear I can't let you use any charms on her -- last thing you want to get sent in for is drugging a student anyways, Zabdiel. But yeah -- I'll see if she says anything about you. I doubt it though, that woman has three men in a night, you ought have been a blip on her radar so there's nothing to worry about.
/always needing to poke fun I playfully badger you before greeting the rest of the team and the girls.

@ϟ Lunay / Now at ease, I throw my head back in laughter but smile genuinely. Lunay may have his pain in the moments, but when he was determined to make moves and get something done, he was unwavering.
Yeah, we'll see, I'm sure.
/ I've never seen him dismiss such willing specimen so quickly, which evidenced how eager he must be about these exams.
Well-educated and responsible? Yeah, sure. When you meet that man, tell him I said Hi.
/ Though I want to ignore the idea of this girl and move on to the next, the nagging feeling that our similarities might have made her realize more than she let on would not dissipate.
Yeah. Talk to her... I know you said she's cool, but I'd rather use a charm so she forgets we ed at all than risk her knowing anything else... I don't care about what secrets she has en verdad. I just want to worry about my own.

@ϟ Zabdiel Yeah I get you. When I'm Minister lots of things are gonna change. Starting with that and the treatment of House Elves.
/wags my finger at the thought, laughter pooling from my lips knowing that I already had a campaign in mine. Though when you tap my broomstick I snap out of it quickly, glancing down at the congregation before scrunching up my nose and shaking my head
Have your go, hermano. I'm going to go look at the results for NEWTs acceptances......then I gotta return my herbology partner's textbook -- the future Minister for Magic unfortunately does not always have the time for women. He's a well-educated and responsible man.....sometimes.
/waves my hand around in dismissal, and when you call time for practice we both start nearing the bottom of the pit, to which I turn to you
I know you're done with her but if you want I can do a little recon to see what her thoughts are? To see if she suspects anything?

@ϟ Lunay / I force a dry chuckle at his antics but remain for the most part flat. Anxious, I can't smile at his normal teasing tones, and following suit I adjust the closures on my gloves and the stirrups on my broom. I comb my gloved fingers through the short length of my hair, adjusting what the wind is sure to knock right back down. And as sure as I am about his insistence that under his reformation that I'd be safer, my eyes immediately dart around to make sure no one could overhear our conversation and begin contemplating possibilities. Once I'm sure there isn't, I relax.
I know, man. I appreciate it. For now, I'm good with just keeping it on the low so I don't have to register and have it be a known thing. I don't want to think about the repercussions of that.
/ I look down at the throng of girls giggling and swooning and tap the end of his broomstick with my own to get his attention.
Alright, I'm about to call time and head down to the field. Which one are you going for? I'd say I want to give you first dibs to be nice, but I really just want to see how you pick a girl up with Pepper-Up Potion steam still shooting out your ears.

@ϟ Zabdiel I didn't come here to be attacked like this.
/melodramatically my palm flies to my chest as I act rather offended, but I soon relax into a bunch of chuckles. I start fiddling with my gloves, pulling them on for a better fit and tightening the strap before I look over to you again. You seemed worried so I tried my best to comfort you, knowing your secret was a huge beacon of anxiety for you -- I could only imagine.
No problem dude. No girl is worth your exposure. Just know that when I'm in office, there's gonna be mad reformations in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. It's so stupid they only let you have certain jobs if you're registered. They don't believe their are any of you guys who can control it like you can.

@ϟ Lunay / I shrug, realizing his point.
I might have a preference but I'm never going to tell a girl who wants to "sorry, no thank you." Yknow, just would rather her know a few things on how to work a wand. You're drawn to Moonembers because you like being the first to prick a witch. I just find that more of a chore than a good but you do you, hermanito.
/ The girls below begin cooing at Lunay's snyde smile. I notice my cousin joining the throng of girls and sitting on the benches with her books, but I'm too distracted to give her a second thought. Once the crowd of girls behind her notice I'd turned my attention to them, start waving and shouting up their appreciation, as if I could hear them from this high up. I grit my teeth at all the possibilities he lists - nothing is worth anyone other than my most trusted circle knowing the truth. That information getting into the wrong hands could not only get me removed from Filotimo for good, the right person could make it the end of me.
The idea of anything happening that could make this worse is not anything I want. I appreciate the heads up, bro. Seriously. I knew something that good had to come with a catch. A witch like me that wants a no-strings arrangement... But nuclear level explosion possible. Not worth it.

@ϟ Zabdiel To each their own, hermano. But I don't discriminate.
/flicks my wrist and laughs, dismissing this little debate we were having over silly little girls, and truthfully I had never thought much about it. Even here as I sat hovering on my broomstick with a plethora of women looking from below, I couldn't care about their house or blood purity before I bagged them.
If she didn't figure it out then I suppose you're in the clear. Though if anyone is good at keeping secrets its her. Takes one to know one. It's not my place to tell you her deal but, yeah -- starting with her raises the chances of complications.
Knowing you, it could go one of two ways. One, you two figure out how you're related and you could help each other. Or two, the things that have you two concealing yourselves will meet and cause a catastrophe beyond proportions.

@ϟ Lunay / I smirk at the memory and start mentally tallying how many of the girls that I've had have been in which house... And quickly realize that during some of the trysts there hadn't been many details exchanged. But I know my own preferences.
I'd just rather a girl that's down for anything and everything- not a timid little Moonember you have to coach through.
/ I try to calm my nerves with deep, even breaths as I try and decipher the possibilities of what he said.
I know she didn't figure it out and she seems the chill kind of person that wouldn't let anyone else know if she did, but I'm not willing to start a game with someone else who could complicate my situation and bring more attention...
/ I look again at the trainees, crossing off candidates in my mind who weren't up to the standard Strixtalon requires. I roll my shoulders back to shake off the stress and let the subject go, but my curiosity wins out.
But if it's not exposure, what kind of explosion?

@ϟ Zabdiel Sounds like you've had lots of experience
/snorts softly before I look over your changed expression, and internally I wince that I may have caused such a turn of events -- but if it was to protect a bro then in the end perhaps it would've been better this way.
If that's what you want, bro. Play it safe. It's too risky out here.
/as soon as the whistle blows I let out a groan, waiting a few moments for the others to begin the exercise before I start myself. I only do a few before coming back to you to check up, because it was honestly nothing to worry about
I'm sure she suspected nothing, and take it from me -- her friend -- she's not the kind of girl to be spreading rumors. So if you end it here then you'll be safe, and if you continue it I don't see you being exposed either. I do see an explosion though.

@ϟ Lunay / I dart quickly to the lowest of the three hoops and block a Chaser's incoming quaffle before turning my attention back.
Everoak girls might be harder to win over but they're freaks. Moonember girls are usually too timid for that .
/ I'm sure that my expression falls as soon as the word 'beast' falls from Lunay's lips. So stunned by the idea, I let the quaffle he allowed through the goalposts pass me without even attempting to block. I don't much care about her secrets, I'm worried about my own. So if being around her is going to risk exposure?
Done. Past that. Plenty of witches, plenty of time, no need for us to toy with something like that.
/ I feel a nervous heat sting up the back of my neck and growl unintentionally. I blow the whistle around my neck and instruct the tryouts to do vertical dive drills to try and bring in a distraction.

@ϟ Zabdiel /another grunt slips past my lips as I hit another bludger with impressive force
Why just Everoak? Those Moonember girls are the horse girls of the Wizarding World. They'll do anything to appease you.
/snorts softly as I decide against intercepting the quaffle that was flung my way, instead jutting forward to just barely miss it. Then I turn towards you with a laugh, not knowing if I should share this information -- but seeing as though there was an obvious similarity you wouldn't come to know yet.
Let's just say you both got your fair share of secrets that need to stay dead. Ever thought about the reason why you're both *beasts* in bed. Other than that I say go for it. But if you her over I'll never hear the end of it. So for my sake --

@ϟ Lunay / I laugh at his reflexive motions, able to knock back the dangerous obstacles as instinctively as itching a scratch without any thought.
I might hit her up again, but we'll see. The school year is young. Definitely a few Everoak girls that can ride it before we resort to a second round for the same witch. And your bed is safe... so long as you guard me all next game. I get hit with another Bludger during the first match of the season, all bets are off, amigo.
/ He whacks his club against the back of my skull and I rub the offended spot with my hand, wincing at the contact.
Lestrange? I'd heard about her but never interacted with her. I had no clue, bro... But, , too similar? What's wrong with that? Isn't both of us being incredible in bed and wanting no strings a good thing?

@ϟ Zabdiel /with my club I leisurely knock a bludger away, catapulting it towards the other to manage while we're chatting.
It's a rare thing, yeah. Maybe ask Leslie for her number? Or hit her up on the gram. If you take her back to the dorm you better not use my bed, or I will annihilate you, Cordero.
/with my impressive reflexes I knock away yet another distraction, shooting him a glare after I made eyecontact with the girls, but I guess that only made them fawn harder, so I smile suprisedly. Though when you begin describing the girl you had this little tryst with, I hover closer and smack you upside the head with widened eyes. I completely forget the conversation we were having about your cousin in order to address this.
No -- no no no. Mariana Lestrange? Duuuuuuuude she's like a good friend of mine. You guy's are going to ruin each other. Too similar.