Riddles Rising

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

Kristopher walked back into the castle earlier in the evening this day. He was quite plainly bored. He hadn't seen many of his house mates around today.. sure they could get pretty annoying some of the time..
He shrugged. Really. Things seemed to be changing. He didn't like it.

He looked around the entrance hall and peered into the great hall seeing if he recognized anyone there. Not too many people still in there..not surprising really as it was rather later for dinner.
Not caring where he was going he headed down the corrider of the first floor, wondering how long it had been since he had been wondering the first floor. Really, thinking back, he hadn't had a class on the first floor since about 2 years back.
Didn't really matter anyway. He looked back over his shoulder as he thought he heard someone behind him, but not seeing anyone he looked back around, continuing his way along the hall.

[Linda Moon]

After a really long and exhausting weekend, Linda had to come back to Hogwarts and not spend all of her time in Hogsmeade in the leaky cauldron, with a certain friend. She grinned remembering those times, but then she remember today was a day she had to talk to her former boyfriend Kristopher, for some odd reason he had been busy and not around lately, she wanted to know why.

She had trouble finding him that morning, she looked almost everywhere in the common room, she even sneaked in his dormitory. She had to tell him the truth, she was lying to herself about the two of them, she knew she and Kris would make great friends, but for some reason the relationship didn't work with her that much at all.

Linda fluffed out her uniform skirt, and readjusted her tie as she just wore the white button up shirt with her skit, and glanced around the corner of the staircases, she then stopped as she saw Kris not too far ahead, walking. Probably thinking, she thought, and sighed she had better do this now or never, tell him she was in love with Robi, but those amazing months her and Kris spent she will never forget. "Kris,"She called out and quickly paced herself to catch up to him, "Kris wait up,"She said as she reached him within minutes and gave him a small hug and a peck on the cheek. "Kris....we need to talk...."She said breathing deepily looking him deep in the eyes.

{Yay! Your back! How was it?!}

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

No doubt Kristopher had not been paying much attention to his surroundings and all, and thus didn't react at first as he heard his name being called out by a familiar person. Linda.
He hadn't seen her in awhile it was true. Perhaps he was somehow avoiding her... not really. Ah hell. He didn't know. He'd really had been thinking.. or trying to think about everything.
He stopped finally, as he heard her speak out once more..Wait up.. She had said, and reaching him now she gave him a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek, which he returned both, maybe out of habit..

Kris.. we need to talk..
Somehow, he couldn't help but smirk a little at that. Perhaps it was the fact that she had said his name a third time during that minute. Or maybe because he couldn't help but think or know what she had in mind. Really one thing.

"What's on your mind?" He said, looking back into her eyes just as deeply, and running his hand along her cheekbone.
He never was sure about any such relationships, but he sitll couldn't help but bring in some of his charm back..

{yep.. I'm back.. had a great time.}

[Linda Moon]

{That's good, glad you did. hehe.}

She shivered when he ran his finger down her collarbone, she hated how he did that to take her mind off of things, now she completely forgot what she was going to say, "What's on your mind?"she opened her eyes and sighed. "I..you know I hate when you do that,"She grinned at to what he was doing to her and pulled him in for a little kiss on the lips that she had longed for. She knew his little game, it was flirtation, and having charm like he did, and boy did he have it all.

Unlike Robi, he was different, he was more loving, kind, and caring, and just there for Linda. But then she liked Kris as well, he was the sexy part of her relationship, he was gorgeous, sexy, and over all he teased her in many ways that she couldn't help but look him over twice. She smiled at him, "Have you been avoiding me?"She snickered but that wasn't what she wanted to tell him, she would tell him later about Robi, maybe spend one more day with Kris, that would be the perfect way.

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

Kristopher smirked slightly as she said that.

"Hate's a strong word." He laughed a little as he returned the kiss. He liked that part really, with Linda. He had to admit it really.
But he wasn't serious. He knew it. And maybe he hated it sometimes.

Geez. He didn't know. He hated it all. It wasn't a strong word for the moment now.
Have you been avoiding me? She had asked.
The truthful answer would have been perhaps.

He laughed a little back. "Course not." He said, "And you?" He looked at her a little and nudged his nose against her cheek a little. It wasn't really a repeat of her own question, but more on how she was doing and all.. basically, what was on her mind if you will.

[Linda Moon]

"Course not. And you?"She shook her head and smiled politely, she didn't want to break up with Kris, but she had to, maybe she could keep Robi and Kris for a week or so then dump Kris first. She hated doing this really, she knew it was a strong word, but she did, and she just didn't want to get her heart stomped on in the end so she'd rather do it before then later with Kristopher.

Now she was completely into this holding each other in the halls and caressing each other, that's what a couple usually does anyways. She had forgotten about the whole I love you part when she said to him weeks ago before he left somewhere. "No I'm not...or I wasn't Kris, What's been up with you lately though?"She asked wondering what was going on with him, he was never this charmful with her, before he was rather shy, and now he was holding her tightly, caressing her in every way, and being the boyfriend he should be. She felt a spot of pure guilt in her stomach as she looked in his eyes.

{I only have thirty minutes online. or so. lol!}

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

Kristopher smirked for a moment but then stopped as she continued.
Or I wasn't...
Somehow, if he wasn't going insane, it sounded odd. He shrugged though as he smirked a little more.
What's been up with you lately though?
Looking at her it seemed she was surprised.. perhaps for good reason as he had always seemed to be a little awkward and quiet around her.
But now, it seemed for once, he was his old self. The one everyone..or most knew him as. Or thought they knew him. No one really did know him.

"What?" He smirked, teasing a little. "Can't someone be a little more nice..?" He laughed a little and thought he saw something hiding behind her eyes byt shrugged.
He didn't have a care in the world anymore. He never did, but he thought he had lost that before.. It scared him.

[Linda Moon]

Now this was the part that sorta irritated her a bit, where he got all weird well sarcastic around her most of the time. Then he said jokingly, "What? Can't someone be a little more nice..?"She shrugged and smiled weakily, she didn't mind it that he was being like this, she pulled him back against the wall as she rested her back on it.

She had to tell him now or never, "I guess so....Kris...maybe we shouldn't be together anymore,"She breathed deepily, there she said it, she knew he would ask more and why and all sorts of things. But Slytherin's didn't really ask, except they didn't care about relationships, it was more as if they just dated for the hell of it {lol! hehe I know I'm mean}. She looked at Kris and wondered if he would be mad or angry or whatnot, she knew that he knew this relationship wouldn't last long anyways.

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

He knew once he said it he shouldn't have. But he did. And it didn't matter much. For all he knew, he should have been relieved when she spoke, as if she was finally getting it off her chest, though he wasn't certain if she meant it. Somehow, it didn't sound like it. Like she knew for certain she wanted that.
But hell, it was her life. He had his own. He knew what he wanted..or didn't want. Or he thought he did. Geez. He didn't know what he wanted. He never really did. He hated it all..and yet loved every minute.

He brought his hand down to her waist casually as she finished. He was perhaps a little relieved, she had said it before him. Made it a whole lot easier.

"Maybe?" He said, keeping his expression neutral this time. A first perhaps.
Maybe. It was a yes or no thing. Either they shouldn't be together or they should.

It seemed she wasn't so sure.
Damn. He wasn't either. Well, he was.. but..

He exhaled rather deeply and looked past her. He didn't know what came over him, or what made him say it. Hell, it wasn't him.
But the word escaped him just like that. "Sorry." He muttered then managed a smirk.

[Linda Moon]

"Maybe,"she smiled as he responded, though she slightly chuckled back still not letting her eyes leave his. She knew they we're still touching and holding each other, but she wondered what would happen if she kept seeing the two, she wondered, maybe she could tell him, and tell Robi later. She just didn't want to let them go. Either of them. They we're both perfect for her, and she knew Kris was thinking the same thing, well not same but maybe similar.

"Yea...maybe...I don't know..see the thing is,"She breathed once again still hanging on his arm as she let him hold her waist, "I like someone else too, my ex...and I like you too..alot..see...he's my second half, and your my third..I know it's strange...but see oy this harder than I thought...he is kind, caring, sweet, and we talk alot, everyday we hang out with each other or try too, he's my best friend, in a way...and you are my sexy boy, we have fun together too, we have a heated passion for sex, and kissing, and we're cute together too, so you could be like my secret half, I don't know. Do you understand what I'm saying? So I have a good boy, and a bad boy, you are the bad boy, which I like alot too,"She said explaining to him and wondered if he would be ok with it all. She just really didn't want to let them both go.

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

Kristopher tried hard not to laugh as she spoke, trying to explain what she meant. It was hard, yes, but he managed a small little grin which was alright.
He half guessed when she hadn't budged to his holding her waist that she was leaning more on the no side of the maybe, but hey, he wasn't sure his side of things. Yes, he had enjoyed their time together..
Hell, by her lengthy explanation that he caught bits of, it seemed that part could still continue.
Secret half. That was alright with him. Better really.

...Do you understand what I'm saying?
He stifled a laugh now.

"No Idea." He said then shrugged. "Scaringly, perhaps a little. Well... On second thought.. Never mind."
He said.
Does it matter?

"Who's this ex?" He said, really, he had only gotten the first and last part.. but hell, he usually only got those parts anyways.
He knew it couldn't be Ev. And he supposed there must be quite a number of guys going for Linda. She was quite attractive.. he couldn't say no to that.. Even if he wasn't serious.

[Linda Moon]

She bit her lip, she didn't want to tell him about the whole ex part, he was a Gryffindor of course, and Gryffindor and Slytherin coming together if they we're a guy part of the girl relationship, that would be hard. And alot of fighting would be involved, she bit her lip when he said and asked her, "No Idea. Scaringly, perhaps a little. Well... On second thought.. Never mind. Who's this ex?"She knew he was probably thinking it was Evan, because she dated him before Kris.

"It's not Evan, him and Dessa are getting married next week....It's someone, I don't want you to know, because it might hurt you a little, I know it's wrong of me to keep it from you...but I just can't, I can't tell you who he is Kris,"She said to him sadly. "It's..I can't.."She said once again and hoped he would understand.

{I'm back now. hehe. }

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

He figured before that it couldn't be Ev. Well, it just couldn't be... But then, he could be wrong?
He shrugged. Kris didn't even know why he had asked the question. He didn't really care too much about it all. Why had he asked?
Geez. Things were wierd. His life was just wierd. He hated it sometimes. But then again..

He didn't know.
She spoke once more, barely hearing what she was saying. It wasn't Evan.
He figured that. But now it wasn't a guess but fact.
The next part he heard, in a sort of mix for words.
Denial.
That's all he thought.
Embarrassment.. Ashamed?
I don't want you to know..because it might hurt you a little.

Hurt?
Him?
Nothing like that would hurt him.... Damn. He didn't care too much.
He looked back at her as she finished.
There must have been something hidden behind those words, but he didn't want to search behind it.
He managed a small smirk though.

"Ashamed are we?" He thought it was silly really. Not that he knew anything about it all.
He shrugged though, telling her merely not to answer.
"Not a slytherin then?" He guessed out loud, it was the only thing really to explain it. Unless...
Ah.. He didn't know. Or care.

He leaned closer to her and kissed her cheek lightly.

[Linda Moon]

She knew he was going to ask right on the dot, and he did, Damn, "Ashamed are we? Not a slytherin then?"She nodded shaking her head. She was a bit, but she didn't have a reason to be, if Robi made her happy as well that was all that mattered. "Not really....can we just talk about something else? Or do something else? Since you already know about it now? Or do you still want to know more?"She asked hoping he didn't. But then when he kissed her cheek lightly, he was hinting something that he might not want to leave her. She bit her lip pulling him closer to her, and let her tongue run across his lips as she slipped it into his mouth for a deep kiss.

[Kristopher Rosenthal]

Kristopher tried not to laugh, but managed a small grin instead at her response. Geez. Why had he even pushed on the question... He didn't care who the guy was.. Be it which house the guy was from...
Hell, it didn't even sound like she was certain...

What?
He was going insane.. Or so it seemed to him.

He managed a small little nod as well and smirked a little as a question seemed to click..
Or do something else?
Hmm... There was an idea..
Then the rest of her remark seemed to return back,
Since you already know about it now? Know what? Geez. He didn't know anything. What was she talking about? He hadn't learnt much that past... how long had it been...

Ah.. He didn't care.
Or do you still want to know more? Hell no.

"Whatever you want." Is all he really said at that moment, just as he felt her tongue slide into his mouth, and he took his other hand, placing it on her waist as well, and returned the kiss, wrestling her tongue with his own now.