- the bitter truth / anthony

[marley g. harper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image:url(http://i56.tinypic.com/2zgu9hc.jpg); width: 440px; padding-top:10px;] hiding all the evidence the cool and relaxing fall weather was so nice that it had engaged marley to come outside. she brushed her blonde hair away from her face as a gust of wind came towards her. she wrapped her oversized cardigan closer to her body. while the weather wasn't very cold, the wind made the weather feel even more chilly. last year marley couldn't have waited for her sophomore year to come. not because she would get used to it by now but because of all the attention she had received. at hogwarts, marley had come to be a girl who wasn't looked at very often. compared to her sisters, marley was normal. they couldn't be called normal because of the fact that marley was veela but she hadn't grown into those looks for a while. she almost did compare her looks to a bird. she had big beady eyes, her stomach had been a little bigger and she had straggly long legs. her mother was a woman of full veela and marley had shown it more than her sisters had. when marley did develop, her bird-like appearance disappeared. she looked more like her sisters now. lush locks, bright blue eyes and womanly curves. for once marley felt like she fit in with her family. her sisters had always been stunning (they were identical so they were double stunning), there was also her twin brother who girls had always fawned over. she wasn't like the rest of the slytherins and almost the opposite of who her sister was. but like most slytherins, marley didn't care about what others thought of her. she knew what was best for her. she wouldn't fake her feelings to fit in with the other slytherin girls who were full of gossip and snide remarks. it was clear to see that marley's appearance did now fit in with the other slytherin girls but marley hadn't changed in personality. she was still one of the more of the quieter slytherins who kept comments to herself. almost like when theodore nott had been in slytherin. she hadn't been interested in joining the elite slytherin groups but she was still in the house. in university, it seemed though that students hardly bothered with houses. students had been able to form their identity at previous schools and now were coming to university only to learn and prosper. if only hogwarts had been this way. at least now when marley walked around university, students wouldn't be stunned. they now all knew her as another one of the harper's. it was bound to happen that she wouldn't always be the ugly duckling in the family. marley raised the hood of her cardigan up onto her head and sped up her walking. when she had came to the front of the school, she walked up the large stairs of the building. she took shelter and rest underneath at the top of the stairs. marley's eyes flickered around seeing students around hanging out with one another. she had woken up a little later than usual and adalynn had already left without her. marley would be on her own today but she didn't mind. the university had many different people for marley to speak to. when they could look past that she was a slytherin and wasn't like ellery, they saw who marley really was. she had never wanted to be compared to her sister. the twins were so different and so was marley. trying to recognize any of the faces, marley couldn't. she sighed putting her hood down. while she didn't mind being by herself, marley had grown used to having a companion by her side. she tried not to take advantage of the perks of having looks but she did grow used to having people around her. today she was alone. she knew it wouldn't be all day but for now marley needed company around. she didn't know where quinton was but she would guess surrounded by a group of girls. what a celebrity that kid was. they had always been attached and when first year of university came around and marley was with him, girls would look at her with jealous eyes. the reaction by the girls when she explained that they were twins was that they were relieved. she was surprised by some of the reactions of students. the girls either liked or didn't like her. while the reaction from boys was a bit more stunning for marley. marley thought that all the girls of the harper family were different when it came to boys. ellery seemed to have the most boys around her because of her fierce personality, celeste was a little more guarded having a son and marley was the least experienced. when boys came up to flirt with her, marley couldn't tell at all. she would brush them off as if they were friends. it was what she had been used to at hogwarts. whenever a boy talked to her it was either to ask for a quill or help with some homework. never did she assume they were into her. marley stopped her train of thought seeing someone she recognized. a boy who was a couple years older than her. marley hardly ever spoke to him though. she guessed that he knew her but the weird girl and she knew him because well he was a couple years older than she was and girls usually drooled over him. that boy was anthony cauldwell. "anthony!" marley's voice chirped standing up to her feet and waving to him. she hadn't spoken to this guy in more than three years. she didn't even think he would still recognize who she was. tag: anthony word count: 947 lyric credit: katy mcallistair notes: none

[anthony e. cauldwell]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,10,true][atrb=style,background-image: url('http://i53.tinypic.com/wb98wn.jpg');,true] TRAPPED INSIDE ! Adjusting his sweater, Anthony Cauldwell made his way out of the front doors to the Univeristy. The gust of air that greeted him was a welcome change to the stuffy air that filled the hallways. Yes, it was England and in general wasn’t very hot, but when you through in hundreds of students and the added fact that he had to run to his last class of the day; Tony wasn’t exactly feeling cool when he arrived back in the common room. Personally he didn’t like the feeling of being hot, sweaty, and stuffy so he proceeded to undress and promptly showered. After that he was feeling refreshed and ready for the rest of his day. Now of course he had homework, and he was well aware that he should do that first. It was what most thought of when they pictured Ravenclaws. Nerds, bookworms, and everything in between. Tony didn’t really consider himself either. Of course he liked to study before tests, but he just called it being prepared. Just because Ravenclaws were generally known for their studious behavior, that didn’t mean he wasn’t one to have fun. It actually wasn’t uncommon for Tony to be spotted at an event or party on the weekends. He was a social person, maybe not the best with the girls, but he was definitely a friendly person and unless you were slytherin, how could you hate that? With that in mind he decided to toss his homework off to the side. There was nothing that said because you wore blue robes, you couldn’t procrastinate. In fact, Tony liked to say that Ravenclaw’s procrastinated better than anyone else. So that brought Tony to his current position of enjoying the soft breeze against his skin. Shoving his hands into the pocket of his jeans, he made his way down the stairs and let his feet take over. Often the older student found that it was more interesting if you just let your feet take you away. He stumbled upon this method by accident actually. Usually Tony would get so lost in his thoughts that by the time he snapped out of it he would be in a completely new place. It began to happen so much that Tony eventually just decided to go with it. Head on his little walks while thinking about whatever came to mind. Whoever said Daydreaming produced nothing was crazy. Hearing his name, Tony was broken from the process as he glanced around. At first he had to realize where his feet had taken him. Once he realized that it wasn’t an area too popular, and he spotted the large gates not too far away, he realized where it was. Next he began looking around for the source of the voice. For some reason his eyes seemed to skim past the standing girl who was waving. Tony knew a lot of people, and had a lot of female friends but he was sure that he would have recognized her. As his eyes swooped over the few faces, he realized it must be her. Waving back, he walked towards her slowly, wondering who she was; though he was always up for making new friends so it didn’t matter either way. The closer he grew, the more his mind began to pick out little familiar features. Stopping in front of her, Tony’s mind continued to try and piece together who this gorgeous woman was and how she knew him. Still, he offered her a friendly smile. “Hey,” he greeted trying not to seem like he was analyzing every feature. As the little features began to form in his mind, it finally hit him. “Marley!” he exclaimed maybe a bit too shocked and loud. He didn’t care if it showed he hadn’t recognized her at first, or that he was giving off his surprise too visibly. At that moment he couldn’t control his expressions. Almost instinctively he pulled her into a hug; he wasn’t quite sure why but it felt appropriate. As soon as he pulled back though his common sense seemed to take over, and his face began to feel a bit red. “Uhm I mean—it’s, uh, good to see you” he spoke. Tony knew Marley from his years in Hogwarts. Two of her sisters were in his year, though not exactly his favorite people. He knew one was nice and the other wasn’t but beyond that nothing. Marley however was different. They hadn’t known each other extremely well, but Tony always enjoyed having a conversation or two when they ended up in the same space. As she stood before him though, Tony was thinking things he never had before about Marley. Placing his hands into his back pockets, he tried to control the new feelings of nerves. It didn’t help that Anthony was far from a flirty guy. Yes it was easy to talk to girls when he was messing around or on a strictly friends basis, but this was different. Tony found himself attracted to the younger Harper and didn’t know how to go about it. “How’ve you been?” he stated, wishing he had something better to say. 859 WORDS , MARLEY , NOTES: he fails xD hope it's good!

table by california dreaming @ caution 2.0

[marley g. harper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image:url(http://i56.tinypic.com/2zgu9hc.jpg); width: 440px; padding-top:10px;] hiding all the evidence marley laughed hearing tony say her name. "you actually remember me?" she was surprised and her elevated eyebrows had expressed that. marley felt the side of her face against tony's chest as he pulled her into a hug. it was a little bit much for the first time seeing one another again but she didn't pull back. once she was separated from him she adjusted her hair and her eyes were down on the ground. she could feel her cheeks burn too. male affection was something that was still very new. even if the hug wasn't meant to mean anything, marley still felt flushed from it. "it's been a while so it's good to see you too." she smiled at him seeing how much he had changed too. he had grown to become a man. his features were more defined and his looks had only gotten better. "i've been good. overloaded at times." overloaded in that she hadn't been able to speak to tony till now. she really did like the guy, marley always had. he had spoken to her because he wanted to. he had never tried to take advantage of her like other boys had. he didn't seem embarrassed whenever he was seen in public with her while other boys would talk to her in a secluded room. thinking back, marley thought of herself as some sort of plague. if anyone was seen talking to her, it was like their social ranking went down at least two steps. boys who hadn't even thought of speaking to marley now spoke to her and she never wanted to talk to them. with tony, she wanted to talk to him. he was a nice guy and they hadn't been able to catch up till now. "what about you?" marley thought such small talk. she had missed him as a friend. he was older than her but she always did enjoy the conversations that they had shared in hogwarts. she hadn't heard anything from her sisters about him. she had to find out herself what had been happening to him. it was a little strange for marley to think that tony hadn't become friends with celeste. they were in the same year and same house. she had went to hogwarts for a couple years with marley and quinton. it was a strange thought that came up in her mind. out of all the harpers that tony could have become friends with, it had to be her. not even her twin brother who was in ravenclaw too. tony might have not gotten the chance to have spoken to him yet? it had been hard to tell at hogwarts that they were twins. now it more visible. both had blonde hair, blue eyes and very structured faces. not even thinking about it, marley grabbed tony's hand and pulled him down onto the stairs that she had been sitting on. "don't give me the same answer as i gave you. it's been like three years. you have to tell me what's been happening." she criss-crossed her legs and leaned her head on her shoulder with a shrimp of a smile. she hadn't of even thought if tony had anywhere to go. she had acted without thinking but it was good to catch up with a friend. marley hadn't gotten the chance to reunite with someone from her past in a long time. someone in her past that hadn't cared what she had looked like at hogwarts. she didn't even know whether to call them friends. they had only sorta kinda talked at hogwarts. marley had liked him because he was a boy who talked to her. it was a big deal for her group to have had a boy talk to them. it was even a bigger deal that tony was an older boy. she always freaked out with adalynn in their dorm whenever he would speak to her. that had been a secret of hers that she would never actually tell anthony. now that marley wasn't an immature fifteen year old, she could act calm around him. "i didn't hear anything from you. i was beginning to think that you wouldn't want to talk to me." she lightly nudged him. marley had been able to gain some confidence since the last time she had spoken to tony. she was still a little nervous inside but she tried not to show it on the outside. she shrugged at him. "i mean just because you're now a senior year now doesn't mean that i can be forgotten." marley clearly was kidding but she was trying to come up with something to spark the conversation. she didn't want to snatch him into a conversation only for it to turn out that it should have been better only to have had said they had been good and then went their separate ways. tag: tony word count: 812 lyric credit: katy mcallistair notes: dkfdjk;jklff this sucks

[anthony e. cauldwell]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,10,true][atrb=style,background-image: url('http://i53.tinypic.com/wb98wn.jpg');,true] TRAPPED INSIDE ! It was Tony’s turn to be surprised as she pulled him down to sit with her. It was odd how free they were being with each other, considering they had just now re-united but…he liked it. If there was one thing he couldn’t stand it was when talking to someone was awkward. When conversations flowed and you got along with someone straight from the first sentence it was always a good sign to him and so far he was getting plenty of good signs from Marley. As he noticed her cheeks tinge in color he cursed himself for not being a bit more restrained. He didn’t intend to come off as too forward or anything, at least that’s what his mates said you shouldn’t do when talking to a girl. Hearing her words he distracted himself from further self-thought-punishment. “Of course, it’s not every day that I can hold a conversation with a slytherin without them wanting to bash my head in” he smiled genuinely with a shrug. It was true that Marley was one of the few Slytherins who he had gotten along with in Hogwarts. Maybe it was because she was a bit of an outcast from the core bullies like her sister, but they had gotten along in their occasional run ins. Most from the snake house found his sense of humor and upbeat attitude to be annoying and if he had been wearing red robes instead of blue, he was sure more fights would have broken out. “Overloaded?” he questioned, turning his head to look at her. “Still getting used to the University work or just partying too much?” Tony couldn’t help but tease her a bit. While he was a bit of a socialize, he had never known Marley to be a hard partier. Then again he had never known her to be knock him off his feet gorgeous either. With his eyes returned to hers Tony’s thoughts began to roam again. Marley had certainly grown into her own. She had the same blonde hair and blue eyes that seemed to run throughout the Harper family but she was distinctly different, at least in his eyes. Her features were softer, her eyes kinder yet somehow she stilled seemed more mature. Considering everything she had probably gone through in Hogwarts, Tony was sure that Marley knew a bit more about life then others her age. Still, even he was finding out new things every day. Heck, it was obvious he still hadn’t figured out how to successfully flirt with a gorgeous girl. “Well you took away my only good answer” he said rubbing the back of his neck as he gave her a smile. Obviously he couldn’t recap three years in a short time; but things had been pretty much the same for him in these three years. “Hmm, lets see. I inherited a load of money. Every night seems like it’s a new party, but I’ve maintained my grades. And in the summer I like to spend my time traveling the words” he finished with a casual expression and a shrug. When he turned to gauge her reaction though he couldn’t help but laugh. Though Tony was a social person every word of that had been a fun lie. “Really though, things have been pretty normal..some crazy moments here and there but nothing you’d want to hear” He finally spoke after catching his breath. To be honest, some things he’d be too embarrassed to tell her for fear that she might think he was too childish or silly. Feeling her nudge his side slightly he gave her a half smile. “No of course not. I mean I know I’m a high profile senior not but I still make time for the little people.” I’d always make time for you. He was glad his mouth had closed before the last statement flowed out with the rest. This was after all the first time they had seen each other in a while; a comment like that was never good to make right? “Besides, It’d be far too hard to forget a gorgeous face” that comment slipped through the censor as Tony resisted his reaction to wince. Instead he glanced down at his hands, hoping his face was becoming a tomato again for embarrassing himself. Taking a breath he looked around the gate area before finding Marley’s blue eyes again. Her smile seemed to wash away any nervous emotions he had in a way that he didn’t really understand. “Enough about me though I feel like an attention hog” he stated, placing his elbows on the steps behind him he leaned back as he looked over at her. “How do you like the University? I don’t have to threaten anyone do I?” a smile crossed his features as he couldn’t help but remember to their time at Hogwarts. Tony was practically incapable of being threatening or fighting anyone but he always stood up for his friends. A few times at Hogwarts he had defended Marley from some, well let’s just say not so nice comments, even if she didn’t know he had. You didn’t do something nice for gratitude, you did it because it was right especially when it came to friends. at least that’s how he thought. Returning to the present, his gaze found hers as he awaited her response. 893 WORDS , MARLEY , NOTES: pssh it was awesome!

table by california dreaming @ caution 2.0

[marley g. harper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image:url(http://i56.tinypic.com/2zgu9hc.jpg); width: 440px; padding-top:10px;] hiding all the evidence marley brushed her hair back with a laugh. "you know now that's not me. let's not go stereotyping or i'd ask where your textbooks are." it was true that marley wasn't the typical slytherin. she didn't even understand why there were houses in the first place. all they did was separate students. she remembered her parents telling her that while beauxbatons always did find their own social clique, they weren't separated into houses. marley found the idea a little weird but it was what she grew up with. her brother and her had not known what the houses had meant in the first place. they had only been sorted. "but maybe just maybe that's what i've turned out to be. you never know i could have pulled you down to talk to me for you not to know that surrounding us now is a large population of the slytherins ready to jump you." normally marley was very nervous to talk. she didn't know what to say and felt so much pressure. with tony though it was different. she found her words came out easy and she wasn't scared to say what was on her mind. even if those thoughts came out in ramble like they had right then. there were only a few people that marley was able to feel comfortable with. quinn, adalynn, her parents and surprisingly tony. he was the only person who she hadn't spent a lot of time with that she was comfortable with. marley couldn't pin-point on why this was the case. there was something soothing about a boy who was a couple years older than she was who didn't try to hit on her and was actually nice. it was hard for marley to find those qualities in a boy now. marley shook her head at the thought of her being at a party. it actually brought her to a flashback of when she was at a party. marley hadn't known how to act. she had spilled her drink on a boy only to run out embarrassed. she had also knocked him over as she had run out. "i'd say the work." marley bit her lip. she wasn't going to tell tony about her incident. it didn't need to be said. she wasn't meant to party. marley had thought that once her looks came in that she would fit in but she didn't. she still felt like a wallflower and when a guy would actually talk to her, she didn't know how to be seductive. she was actually awkward. "i don't know how to party." her eyes rolled to the side. she didn't even know if that was even possible. maybe she was like celeste. since celeste had benjamin, she took on the responsibility instead of going out partying. marley didn't have a baby but she didn't understand how parties work. she thought about asking quinn but that boy was so experienced that she was sure she'd be lost. marley smiled at tony's comment about making time for her even if she wasn't someone. well someone big that is. the next comment knocked marley off her feet (she wasn't even on her feet). she moved her head to the ground letting her hair fall in front of her face. it wasn't the first time that she received the compliment but she still wasn't used to it. "thank you but there's a lot of gorgeous girls around here." marley tried to brush it off. it wasn't like she was the only pretty girl in the university. there had to be tons. she didn't even think she measured up against most of them. marley tried to collect herself together. it wasn't like she could go back to her dorm and find adalynn to freak out with. "you're not an attention hog. i was the one who wanted to know about you." marley was always more of a listener than a talker. she understood why tony might feel like he was being an attention hog, marley didn't really want to speak about herself either. "it's different but it's nice to see the people from hogwarts back here again." when marley had finished with hogwarts, she couldn't see herself going on with her life. she had made friends here that had become family. she couldn't see herself letting them go. she was lucky that they had all decided to go to university with her. some of them had already taken that path and marley only followed. "that's not you tony!" marley laughed. as far as marley knew, tony was a peaceful guy who didn't try and pick fights. "even if it was. i should be able to fight my own battles." marley didn't want to have to rely on someone to protect her. she could protect herself. marley had only gotten snide remarks from girls which reminded her too much of hogwarts. remarks that were still attacking her appearance. no matter what, marley could never win with her appearance. tag: tony word count: 829 lyric credit: katy mcallistair notes: yay! i hope this one is okay too?

[anthony e. cauldwell]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,10,true][atrb=style,background-image: url('http://i53.tinypic.com/wb98wn.jpg');,true] TRAPPED INSIDE ! “And I would tell you they are sitting on my bed so I guess we’re both breaking the mold” he smiled before his expression dropped. To her and anyone walking by it might have seemed amusing but for a moment Tony didn’t know whether she was serious or not. Rarely did he ever hear that kind of statement from Marley, it was more of something he’d say. Plus, he hadn’t seen her for a few years. She very well could have turned into the queen of slytherin! As a minute passed, his common sense quickly returned. Of course she wasn’t the queen of slytherin, a compliment to her in his mind, Marley was still by all signs who she was and Tony wouldn’t have it any other way to be honest. though realization hit him, he just let the shock expression fade from his features with a shrug, “Well then I’d have to show you why I’m a tenth degree black belt in about every fighting skill known to man and wizard” though he spoke the words casually and without blinking an eye he couldn’t help but crack a smile. Normally he could tell his outlandish statements with a straight face but this one was hard to believe for even him. He hardly knew what a black belt was himself. Just that he had seen it in one of the muggle movies when he traveled a bit of the world four years ago. Besides, who could believe Tony would fight anyone? As she stated that it was work and bit her lip, he couldn’t help but find himself in another trance that took a second to snap out of it. As much as he wanted to say it was her Veela nature, Tony was giving it one-hundred percent credit to her natural beauty. Tony gave her a mock expression of shock when she mentioned not partying. “Don’t know how to party? Well we have to change that for sure” it would have been a lie if he had said that he didn’t know how to party. Throughout Hogwarts and his years at the University the Ravenclaw boy was always a socialite. It wasn’t rare to see him at a party or get together moving from group to group even if he didn’t know them. Though that being said, he wasn’t exactly living the party-boy life style. Getting plastered so that he couldn’t even walk back to his room was never something Tony did and having a drunken hook-up was even further down the list. So to be fair, taking Marley on his party experience wouldn’t be something crazy. “Though I have to admit,” he started, leaning forward from his position. “Just sitting here with you has been really relaxing.” He offered her a sincere smile, thinking that this was definitely the best outcome that could have come from his wanderings. When she reacted to his comment a pang of relief shot through him. So maybe he wasn’t making a compliment fool of himself! A smile stayed on his face, admitted a nervous smile, but a smile nonetheless. Tony wasn’t sure if he was supposed to continue complimenting her or leave it at one. Flirting wasn’t necessarily new territory for him but it wasn’t exactly familiar territory either. Normally he just let things develop naturally; which they seemed to be between the two of them, but he had the urge to go out of his way and let her know she was beautiful. It was quite an odd feeling. “Yes well…I’ve been here four years and none of them compare to you” God that was cheesy. Did that sound cheesy? He couldn’t help but criticize his own words as he paused afterwards, hoping he could at least appear confident and relaxed despite the rebuilding of nerves on the inside. “I agree, though there are definitely some people I could do without” he teased after nodding in agreement. one of the best things about the University was the fact that so many students from Hogwarts were there. It made Tony feel that much more comfortable when he first arrived. Though to be honest, he probably would have got along just fine either way; but considering most of his dorm mates were the same faces from his seven years at Hogwarts castle, it was a good feeling. “Okay that’s true, I’m not much of a fighter” he said laughing with her, “But I could so be the cavalry if needed.” One thing about Tony is that he has always been very vivid; even if only in his mind. So when he spoke of the cavalry, his mind immediately jumped to him riding through on a horse, trampling some women or men that Marley was fighting with. It was a bit odd, though oddly amusing. Letting the silence resume over them for a moment, Tony went over in his mind what should be said next. There was only but so much reminiscing and filling her in that he could do and part of him wanted to go forward with his question. But they had just met again, would that be too bold of him? Shrugging his shoulders he figured he wouldn’t know unless he asked. “Would you want to go out and get coffee some day or just catch breakfast before class?” Now the worst part. waiting for her answer. 896 WORDS , MARLEY , NOTES: your posts are always good xD!

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[marley g. harper]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image:url(http://i56.tinypic.com/2zgu9hc.jpg); width: 440px; padding-top:10px;] hiding all the evidence "we are. not everything is what it seems." marley blew a lock of hair that was on her shoulder. it was true. she knew this herself. seeing her friend, adalynn's looks change, she was still the same goof of a friend towards marley. marley didn't think that she had really changed since her makeover. "i mean if that was the case, you might be a total jackass who could care less about anyone else." marley gently nudged him in a joking manner. "but you're not." she was relieved about that. if tony had become that kind of person, marley wouldn't have spoken to him. she would be done with him and the person that he had become. fortunately, he seemed to be the same guy that he was before. he was still down-to-earth and loyal to himself. marley was glad that university hadn't turned him into one of those jerks that made their rounds in university hitting on anything with boobs in sight. tony did seem a little more outgoing with her though when he did say that he could fight. from what marley could see, he was in shape but tony into fighting? marley didn't think so. "are you now?" marley's tone turning sarcastic. her blue eyes looked at him with a smirk across her face. "i'm sure i could take you on," she snicked. "would you really hit a girl? would you hit me?" she looked for some kind of expression from tony but he seemed dazed in something. "tony?" she didn't know if he was actually there with her. what could he possibly been have distracted by. she peered around looking for a female around. it had become a natural instinct for marley to do this. it happened at hogwarts but when she turned around she didn't see anyone particular. everyone was in groups. marley brought her legs up to her chest as she crossed her arms. she rested her head on her knees. "good luck." she didn't think that it was something that could be learned. it seemed like something that you were born with. marley hadn't been born with it. she never fit in and it was awkward. "i'm probably not someone you want to bring to a party anyway." the smile on her face had faded. she didn't know what tony was like at parties, but she didn't want to be a pest. it would be better that tony went by himself and did whatever he did. marley would find it easier if she were to stay inside of her dorm while everyone else was partying. the smile came back on her face. "it is nice. i didn't expect to see you but i'm glad that i did." she tried to mimic back the smile that was on his face. marley shook her head. what was tony saying. "you don't have to be so nice. i know the truth." of all the girls here, there had to be ones that had caught tony's eyes. "like my sisters, they're in your year. every guy loves a set of twins." she had gotten used to being the forgotten harper that she thought of her sisters as superiors. marley just didn't understand why tony would say something like that. she could name many more girls that were more beautiful than she was. she didn't even know how to use her looks. "there's no need for fighting so it doesn't even have to be spoken about." she had never found any need to beat up anyone even if they were making fun of her. they weren't worth her time or trouble. she didn't want to start anymore trouble than had already come up. "i'm sure you would make a good cavalry though." her eyes looking at tony's. it had only been recent that marley had been able to maintain eye contact with anyone. it had even taken a longer time for her to maintain eye contact with a boy. it felt weird but marley knew it was the norm. her eyes made their way down as she turned her head. she bit her lip feeling nervous. she reminded herself that this was only her and tony meeting up again. there was no promise that they would see each other again. "hm um..." her voice trailed. why was she hesitating?! of course she wanted to go with him. what girl wouldn't want to go with him? it wasn't as if she had something else to do. for once a boy wanted to make plans with her. that was so new but marley did like the feeling that she had inside when tony asked. she got herself together looking at tony again. "definitely. either one sounds good to me." this wasn't marley from hogwarts. this was new marley. she was now in university and it meant big changes for her. tag: tony word count: 808 lyric credit: katy mcallistair notes: ooohhhh good!