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[mori_xx]

 Morag sat at the corner of the common room, fiercely scanning her Astronomy notes. She had managed to finish all of her other finals but had put this off until the last moment. It wasn't until this moment that she was willing to admit defeat. The common room was beginning feel stuffy and blue was too much of a winter color. Mori weaved her fingers

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[who_is_kyle]

Kyle's pile of finals was a mile high-- Not to say he hadn't already finished them all (he had) but Kyle was the type to suffer nightmares about forgetting to properly respond to number 23 on the Transfiguration exam. Yeah, he was a little bit crazy this time of year. Last minute revisions were always necessary on this crazy train.

But luckily he was completely finished. He'd already sworn to himself that there was nothing more he could write on any of them, and he was ready to send them off to his professors. As he walked through the common room, everyone else seemed to be still working. Then he noticed a girl looking around the room. She didn't seem to notice him as she scanned the commons. He watched as she weaved her fingers through her long brown hair and closed her eyes.

Hasn't she finished yet? he thought to himself, not noticing the stretched out third year whose legs were in his path. The sixth year went down with a thud, but his papers scattered across the room much more gracefully. "Shit," he swore under his

[mori_xx]

Mori heard the ruckus before the older boy had actually hit the ground. She spun around quickly in her chair, wand at the ready. As soon as the papers scattered, she flicked her wand. It only took a moment for them to reorganize themselves and settle next to Mori's own exams.

"You might want to be more careful," she told him, her lips falling into a frown. Then, after a moment, she stood up. "Are you alright?"

[who_is_kyle]

Kyle's mouth gaped open. She'd gathered them before they'd even hit the ground. Impressive, he thought, before shaking his head and closing his mouth. "Err, ah yeah. Thanks..." he mumbled, pushing himself up.

Stop staring, he informed himself. "I'm Kyle," he said finally, presenting his hand.

[mori_xx]

"Mori," she said, taking his hand, which made her's looked small and delicate. His skin felt hot against her own.

"I've never noticed anyone quite so clumsy in the common room before," Mori continued, meeting his eyes. From over his shoulder she noticed a group of second years watching with awe and jealousy. It hadn't escaped Mori how good looking Kyle was and others had also taken notice.

[who_is_kyle]

Kyle, always the very shy one, was more than a bit embarrassed by the comment. He turned a little bit pink. "It's the professor's fault really. I can barely see over all they've assigned me," he joked, a bit of a goofy grin on his face.

Yeah, hilarious, he thought.

[mori_xx]

As corny as his joke was, he had a point. His pile was somehow even taller than her own.

"Perhaps, but I would bet that you're nearly done," she said, crossing her arms over her check. Mori grinned up at him and met his gaze.

[who_is_kyle]

Kyle returned the smile, and started to gather up the papers. "Fully finished," he replied, "Time to turn them in."

"I'll see you around Mori," he said softly, giving her a little nod since his hands were once again full to the brim.

[mori_xx]

"Oh...wait Kyle!" she said, a thought building. He may be the only one in the entire school finished with exams and Mori was itching for some fun.

"Do you maybe, I don't know, want to blow off some steam together?"

[who_is_kyle]

Kyle's stomach did a bit of a somersault. "Oh! Uh... yeah! What'd you have in mind?" he asked, trying not to sound too overly excited or nervous.

[mori_xx]

"Depends," she said, walking back up to him. Mori got real close and looked him up and down. He looked nervous and out of place even here, hiding behind his stack of books. She could almost feel his breath on her cheeks.

"Are you the get drunk in the Astronomy tower type?" Ulikely "Or race to the lake for a summer nap type?"

[who_is_kyle]

"Uhhhh..." he froze, newly formed pictures of students getting drunk in the Astronomy tower filling his brain. People did that?

"The lake is cool? I dunno... whatever you want to do!" Kyle finished sheepishly.

[mori_xx]

Mori laughed and smiled a great big smile. His eyes were so honest and truthful. She almost felt guilty for shocking him so much.

Instead she scooped up his papers and put them in her bag, neatly organized next to her own.

"They'll be safe, I promise. You can drop them off tomorrow" she said, her fingers tracing the pattern on his collar.

[who_is_kyle]

Holy... he thought, his collar suddenly feeling very tight around his neck.

"Or we could drop them off on our way out?" Kyle bargained with the same goofy smile from before. His eyes pleaded with her, but internally he was pissed at himself. This is exactly why you don't get girls! Kyle could only picture what his step-brother, Travis, would say to him right now. It would definitely be accompanied with laughter.

Quickly, Kyle added, "We can pick up some food from the Great Hall too, and head out to the lake."

[mori_xx]

Mori took a step back, her smile dropping ever so slightly. Though, from where the second years were sitting, the two were practically making out.

"I suppose we could do that," she said, her eyes dropping down to notice the curve of his lips. There was something about this quiet boy that intrigued her and put her stomach in knots.

[who_is_kyle]

"Great!" Kyle said enthusiastically. "Err, great. So uh, let me get that for you," he grabbed her bag, throwing it over her shoulder. He inadvertently flexed his muscles that he'd accidentally obtained with all of those dance classes. Kyle had no idea the muscles even existed, unless he was carrying something large for his step mother.

[mori_xx]

"Such a gentleman," Mori pulled, batting her lashes at him, her voice low.

"Let's drop these off quickly, shall we? I'm bored already."