Bring your pic-a-nic baskets!

[clover_manalo]

Week Name/Date/Time: 'Promises and Plans'/Saturday, 15 Oct/12:40 pm
Location: Grounds, by the lake
Open to: TEH FAB FOUR. I mean Erik, Juhi, Phil, and Clover!
Currently involving: Clover + them other three, hee.

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[juhi_saraf]

Juhi cursed under her breath, and stopped walking to rearrange the packages balanced precariously in her arms. The loaf of bread seemed bound and determined to make a grand and no doubt legendary escape, and she would have none of it! She's just spotted Clover under a nearby oak tree; the end was now in sight

[p_davenport]

Phillip had rushed ahead of Erik on their way out of the castle. He'd all but invited himself on this picnic when he'd heard Erik mention Juhi's owl and that Clover was going to be there. Erik hadn't seemed too overly concerned about him tagging along, but Phillip still hoped that Erik hadn't gotten suspicious of him because of it. He'd hate to have to explain things. To tell the truth, he wasn't even entirely sure what was going on yet between Clover and himself; all he knew was he'd take any excuse to spend time with a certain dark-haired Ravenclaw

[erikcohen]

Erik rolled his eyes at Phillip, who had set a running pace the entire way down from the Gryffindor Common Room. That was, what, SEVEN flights of stairs? He wasn't quite sure if Phil was excited about the food or the company. Either way, he could ring the boy's neck! It seemed that it was the Erik and Phil dynamic, one minute they were causing trouble together and having a laugh, and the next Erik was thoroughly annoyed. No matter. Best mates and all!

"Phillip! You've fallen off the trolley! Honestly, it's a picnic not a Quidditch match!" Erik said as he carefully seated himself next to Juhi.

He would have been crazy and ran at the basket full force, but Phil had it covered. He decided to be a little less hyper today, if only to spare the poor Ravenclaws they'd somehow convinced to spend time with them.

"Hey Clover, haven't seen you in ages," Erik greeted the girl as he rested his head on Juhi's shoulder.

Why was he so tired? OH YEAH. SEVEN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS.

[clover_manalo]

Clover blinked up at Juhi, who was rambling on as if she was actually nervous that inviting other people wouldn't be alright. Of course it was alright, it was dandy, it was swell, it was--

--Wait. PHILLIP?!

The geeky Claw did her best not to squeak audibly; she'd already done enough to make Juhi ask far too many questions this morning. Clover had such a big mouth, honestly! She'd like to spell-o-tape it shut sometimes. But it fell right open again when that very instant Phillip came running up to greet them. The sun caught his figure in a warm halo and she was stunned; anime shoujo sparkles everywhere, egads! Did he get dreamier than the last time she'd seen him? Impossible. Foolishness, Clover! Hold your tongue! Er, eyes. ...Thoughts? Clover sighed at herself, shoulders sagging. She was utterly hopeless.

However, when Phil plopped right down beside her, she felt immensely better about herself. His proximity made her go all pink-cheeky-warm-skinned and she grinned bashfully. They hadn't actually hung out together with their friends

[clover_manalo]

Clover laughed again, a little mutely this time, as Phillip dragged pudding lovingly all over her face. Wait, lovingly?! Clover blanched. Well, that's what it seemed like, with him smiling at her like that, and being so gentle. She couldn't help but smile back, all pudding-faced and mucky, looking a right fool. She'd nearly forgotten the other two were there until they started laughing again. Much hyena-like laughter, especially coming from Erik!

Alright, alright, so laughing was all well and good -- except when two of your best mates were laughing at you for reasons you could not fathom. Clover flinched reflexively as Juhi's bread came whizzing by her, but it missed her completely. She was about to insult the Chaser's aim when she heard that tumble out of her flustered lips. Deserve each other? WOT WOT? As Juhi and Erik laughed and laughed... and laughed... Clover's glare looked remarkably like Phillip's, the two of them staring down their mates

[juhi_saraf]

Juhi wanted to glare back at Phillip, but Erik was laughing so hard she couldn't. Her face was angry for about two seconds before she broke eye contact with Phil to glance at her boyfriend, who had been reduced to holding his sides. When she turned back to Phillip, she was fighting down laughter herself. "It MEANS," she said, oh Merlin, now Clover was in on the staring act, and Juhi nearly lost it, laughing all over the place, "that you deserve each other."

Her tone was completely different, the remark stated lightly, as a fact. But she stuck her tongue out at Clover, and picked up the grapes.

"It WAS an insult," she said, grinning, and threw a grape at Clover and a grape at Phil. Turning as though she wanted to ignore them completely, she faced Erik, wiggled her eyebrows, and winked at him.

[p_davenport]

Phillip rounded his glare on Erik as the celery hit him in the chest, but before he could say anything, Clover spoke for them both. He crossed his arms across his chest and nodded in agreement with her, then turned to glare at Juhi some more.

As both Erik and Juhi burst into ridiculous fits of laughter, Phillip felt his cheeks go a bit red, but whether it was out of embarrassment or anger, not even he was sure. He clenched his fists. He was just about to launch into a whole long angry tirade, but then he thought better of it. Maybe it's true. Insult or not, what do I care?

Then Juhi repeated her statement, but it sounded different. Phillip blinked, confusion written on his face. Would it really be so bad for it to be true? She threw a grape at him, but it went unnoticed as he turned to look at Clover. He wanted to know how she felt about all this before he bothered doing anything else. Ignoring Erik and Juhi, he caught Clover's gaze and held it, questioning her silently.

[erikcohen]

Oooo, winking? His girlfriend was obviously the greatest. He would have said so, but he didn't want to embarrass her in front of her best mate. Instead, he settled for winking back, and leaned his head far backward to see a(upside down) red-faced Phil. Yes, Phillip Davenport had definitely fallen off the trolley. Erik wondered if they'd ever be able to have a normal conversation again.

Sitting himself back up, he ate a grape, and then turned back to watch Clover and Phil. What were they up to? Plotting, or fancying one another? Hmmmmn?

"En ymmärrä!" he shouted and covered his face with his hands.

Honestly.