RP: About time there was a little Andromeda/Ted!

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Date: October 20,1976
Characters: Adromeda Black and Ted Tonks
Status: Private (For now?)
Summary: Andromeda is celebrating her big 16th birthday down by the lake when who should happen upon her but her long time crush, Ted Tonks.
Status: Complete!

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[spaznesh]

The walk was quiet and Ted wondered if perhaps he DID have a foul odor keeping Andromeda away from his personal being again. He walked quickly, feeling like a complete wrecker of situations that could become something so much better. Ted wanted to be suave again. He remembered a time in which he was suave and would then be smacked across the face at least five times a day. Ted could do without the smacking, but this silence seemed almost worse in some way, some how.

They finally reached the familiar Hufflepuff entrance and before Ted could be a gentleman, Andromeda went ahead and uttered the password. Sighing in defeat, Ted walked past her and into the common room, finding it eerily empty. He then realized that this was probably RUDE. Ladies should go first! Oh, bugger!

“I- “ But it was no use trying to stutter things now and make it look like an apology. Ted Tonks had failed and he was going to walk upstairs and fail again in finding clean clothes. “I’ll be back in a second!” He said in a hurry, practically SPRINTING up the stairs to the boys’ dormitories.

There were many clothes to choose from, but Ted could not take all day as birthdays only came once a year and Andromeda’s birthday happened to be this day. In a hurry, he changed into a pair of jeans that probably did not belong to him and a plain t-shirt. It was dressing down, TOO down for such a special occasion, but Ted had no time at all. He felt in a rush.

Five minutes later, a record time, Ted was back downstairs fully ready to go.

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This would go down as the strangest birthday ever. Andromeda would relive it every year in its awkward, twitchy glory. How many times had she almost died of heart spasms and stair traumas? Her life had been threatened too many times in one day... and it still wasn’t over. There was still a trip to the kitchens for cake consumption. Somehow, that would go horribly wrong too. She could feel it. The house elves would poison her because they didn’t like her shoes or something.

SPEAKING of clothes.

Andromeda was watching Ted hightail it for his dormitory, and she watched him turn the corner before breaking into a practical dead run. She had never done this before. She had never OUTFIT planned. What did someone wear to a birthday cake eating soiree? Was it an outing or a date? Was there a difference? Did it matter when choosing lipstick shades whether or not it was a date? Did she OWN lipstick? WHERE WERE HER ROOMMATES?!?!

Eventually, after much fumbling and clothes throwing, Andromeda stumbled upon an outfit that fit the moment. Chuck Taylors, jeans and a nice blouse. She gave her hair a once over with something that belonged to one of her roommates (probably Modesty) to make her hair shine and managed to apply an alright lip gloss color. Her first step towards a more feminine future! Lip gloss and shiny hair, Ted wouldn’t be able to resist.... hopefully?

“So, ready to go?” She felt nine times more insecure with lip gloss on. What if he thought she looked ridiculous? Oh, this was absurd! She felt more comfortable covered it dirt!

[spaznesh]

Ted felt like he was just smacked across the face when he saw that Andromeda had also changed her outfit for the occasion. He was very self-conscious of his own clothing choice. It being very plain and worn after all. Andromeda was a pureblood witch, though! Her family name was infamous and…where did she get muggle clothes again? Oh! Someone probably let her borrow them. She was a big name after all.

Then again, Ted had a difficult time remembering her ‘big name’ at the lake.

“Um, yes!” She is the birthday girl, Ted. Say something suave. “I…like your, um, shoes!” And now she probably thinks I’m a poof. He was just failing at everything that day.

After taking a relaxing breath, Ted exited the Hufflepuff common room and entered the halls once more.

“This way, I think!” Ted said, pointing toward the desired location.

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Shoes? Her shoes were not that impressive. Just regular chucks, bought and hidden from her very pureblood family... most people had them. But still, he was complimenting HER chucks, not anyone elses. It was cause for a bit of blushing, of course. "Well... thanks. I... I mean, you're shoes are just... spiffing... as well." Okay, spiffing? What was that! Who said 'spiffing'.

Right, then they were out of the common room, into the hallway and off to cake. It was less awkward when there was a goal in mind. They could talk about their goal, talk about cake, talk about hidden Hogwarts passageways. A goal opened so many conversation doors! None of which Andy could bring herself to use. No words would come out of her mouth which was opening and closing without them.

"We won't get in trouble, will we?" A question brought on by her intense paranoia of meeting face to face with any angry authority figures. She didn't know how Sirius managed to cause so much trouble and be fine with it. She just hadn't inherited that trouble making gene. "I mean... it's alright that we go? I do hate detention."

[Yay! No spell check!]

[spaznesh]

“Um, th-thanks!” Ted replied nervously. He wanted to kick himself for all this stuttering nonsense. He was a man. Men do not stutter! They jut out their jaws and puff out their chest. They swear like a sailor and drink straight from the bottle. Ted was a man!

Oh, bugger it all. Ted had only touched alcohol once and it was at his aunt’s second marriage ceremony. He fancied to think he was similar to all the other spiffing blokes and drank to his heart‘s content but, he wasn‘t. He, Ted Tonks, was a bloody pansy.

And his shoes weren’t even that great either. His soles were peeling off!

It was a good thing that Ted knew this hall way too well. He hated being in unfamiliar places. It just made everything more nerve wracking!

“Trouble?” Ted stopped himself from walking further. “Oh! No way. I’ve heard of some others coming down to the kitchens for a midnight snack. Hehehe. It’s fine. We’ll be…we’ll be alright!” At least that’s what Ted thought.

[hellosunlight]

With many more a fumbled word and tripped up step, Andromeda and Ted somehow manage to make it to the kitchens in (close to) one piece. After much picture proding, they are whisked inward by happy elves who are more than willing to bring them tea... and CAKE. Lots of cake. All the kinds of cake you could possibly imagine. marble cake with buttercreme frosting, cheesecake, chocolate moose layer cakes, strawberry and vanilla cake... you get the point.

The elves sing a very squeaky happy birthday and every cake is lit with sparkle candles. Much rejoicing and cake eating. Ted even gets some frosting on his nose and Andy whipes it off (OMGCUTE).

End birthday thread!

(Yeah I'm OOC... sue me <3)