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[zheng_li]

Week Name/Date/Time: “Duelly Noted” / Friday, December 1st, 2006 / 5:02 PM
Location: The Great Hall
Open To: Sunny
Currently Involving: Li

Li trudged into the Great Hall, keeping her eyes on the floor. She reached up to scratch the back of her head, pondering her thoughts very carefully. Luckily, she didn’t have to look up to know where the Hufflepuff

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[zheng_li]

Li gasped with excitement, squiggling some more in her seat. She didn't even notice the glares she was receiving from the Slytherin mass. To her, the only thing that mattered at the moment was that her favoritest Slytherin of all was going to sit with her during the Quidditch game! Whee!!

And Sunny looked so wonderfully confused at Li's random sign of Zheng-branded affection. It made Li want to jump tackle her in a ferocious hug, sending both of them to the ground! But that would have to wait, she deduced... Couldn't have the other Slytherins interrupting the fun, right? She smiled and her face flushed from her excitement. Sunny was way too much fun! She could spend hours with this girl! On the inside, though, Li was feeling a little confused herself. Why was this girl so easy to... Oh, never mind!

"Ooooooh, I promise I won't scream in your ear!" Li said quickly, almost worried that Sunny would change her mind. "Nope, nope! I'll just be cheerin' my heart out for Gryffindor, if you don't mind! Tee hee..."

She brought out a peach flavored lollipop and put it in her mouth, licking it innocently while she enjoyed the flavor. She had to pout when Sunny asked about her ultimately lousy day.

"Ohhhh, that Professor Reed!" she humphed, crossing her arms. "He's such a killjoy! And he's so BORING!"

She cleared her throat, and began to imitate the man with an extremely uppity voice, in the end not sounding like him at all.

"Excuse me, Miss Zheng. Would it be too much to ask you to come down from there? You might end up hurting yourself, blah blah blah... WHATEVER!!" Li cried, flipping her cute bangs out of her face. "He doesn't even KNOW how fun it is to climb the statues outside!! He's probably just jealous because I can do it and he can't."

Hmph. Grown-ups.

[sunny_charles]

Sunny, who had no idea she was considered 'fun' in Li's mind, looked down at the table in self pity. The Hufflepuff might have been describing Professor Reed but she could have just as well been describing Sunny herself. Killjoy. Boring. Both words that people had used to describe her in the past. Her self confidence was so shot she immediately assumed Li was talking about her as well. After all, if the Slytherin girl had ever caught Li on the statues, she'd say exactly the same thing.

"Maybe he's just looking out for you, yeah?" Her voice was quiet and slightly sulky, although she wasn't going to bring up her concerns. She didn't want to bore the girl further with her worries. "Maybe I, I mean Reed doesn't want to see you get hurt." Well, it was kind of dangerous. She could fall and break her arm or something and maybe the break wouldn't heal and Li would forever walk around with a backwards shaped arm!

It could happen.

[zheng_li]

Li caught Sunny's tone of voice, and immediately became concerned. She leaned forward and turned her head, looking into Sunny's eyes with the smallest of a pout as she spoke. She tucked a bit of hair behind her ear, not paying it mind when it fell out of place again.

Maybe it was something she said? Whatever it was, Li didn't like to see Sunny looking so sad. It made her feel sad, and not many people could do that!

"I think you're right," Li said with a sigh. "I mean... I suppose climbing onto the statues isn't the best idea in the world... And it would be bad if I fell."

She paused for a moment, resting her chin in her hand. Her eyes flickered to Sunny every now and again, wishing that the sad face would disappear! She had to bring up something that could get Sunny's spirits up.

"Hey, hey!" Li cried, clapping her hands together once. "Did anyone tell you that you would look good in purple? You would look so pretty! Personally, I don't think many people can pull off purple, especially not me."

She smiled at Sunny while giving her a goofy laugh.

[sunny_charles]

Now how was she supposed to stay sulky with Li's cute face right in front of her own? She smiled despite herself as the girl gave a silly laugh.

"Purple? I don't know about that." Truthfully, Sunny cared very little for fashion. She watched the girls in her dorm agonise over clothes and make-up and jewellery and it just seemed to make her tired. What was the point of it all? If you were about to be eaten by a dragon would the fashion statement you made that day really make any difference? It's not like people would be standing around at the funeral going 'yeah, it's sad she died but THANK MERLIN her skirt matched her top'. She didn't deny she felt kind of special when she used to dress up for the balls her parents attended, but that all changed once she realised it made her 'one of the crowd'. Sunny didn't like being a sheep, following along with what everyone else did, but it was possible that, somewhere inside, she was just afraid no one would like her even if she did make an effort.

"I don't think anyone can get away with purple. It's like orange that way. Although I think I've seen you in every colour there is and you never look horrible."

[zheng_li]

Li wasn't a fan of fashion either. A lot of people told her that she dressed weird, or that it looked like she got dressed in a blackout. And to be honest? She didn't really care. Li was a lot like Sunny, in the sense that she thought that there were much more important things to worry about instead of what you're wearing, or if your skirt matches your top.

And there was nothing for Sunny to worry about! Li would like Sunny whether she made an effort or not! This random conversation was testimony to that!

"Waaaaugh, orange! MY WORST ENEMY! Gah, everyone says it makes my skin look funky weird. At first I didn't believe them, but then my BROTHER said that too! Isn't that terrible?" Li pouted.

Then she stopped. Did Sunny... compliment her? Li felt her face go crimson before she looked at the table, fiddling with the fabric of her socks. What was she supposed to say to that?

"You think so? Well... I'm sure I've got to look horrible in something, right?" she said almost quietly, trying to hide her blush. "Umm, I vote orange. Or maybe pink. I look LOUSY in pink!"