Party for two {open}

[Simone Dubois]

The day dawned bright and clear. No clouds to get in the way of all the glorious sunshine, no grayness to put a damper on her mood. For once the blue eyed girl was going to go outside and do nothing. No reading, no thinking about her past, nothing. She was just going to enjoy herself, let the skin soak up all the warmth from the sun, let the water from the lake lap at her feet.

Dragging herself out of her bed, Simone stretched as Sammy Dean wound his way through her legs. "Good morning, Sam Sam..." she muttered, bending over to scratch the cat's ears. He had been the one constant in her life, the one thing she knew would be there when she woke up every morning. Scooping him up, she went to the window of her dorm and stared out the window, a soft smile playing on her face. Gently putting the cat on the window sill, she turned around and went to her trunk, fishing out her baby blue two piece, a red towel, her flip flops, sunglasses, and a pair of denim shorts. She quickly changed, and gave Sammy a kiss on his head before leaving the common room.

Once she got outside, Simone slipped on her glasses and headed towards the lake. She didn't know if she wanted to swim or just sunbathe, but either way, she planned on spending that Saturday outside. The grass was green under her feet, the sky was blue above her head, and the soft breeze was warm. A perfect day... she thought with a smile. She got to the lake, found an open spot, and laid out her towel before she slipped out of her flip flops and shorts, stretching out to let the sun to it's work.

[Liam McAdam]

The day was as beautiful as ever, and Liam did not want to waste it. He wore his shoes and put on clothes that were perfect for the day. As usual, he put an armband on his left elbow and he was ready to head outside.

As Liam walked out of the castle, he decided to walk to the lake and maybe skip some stones. Who knows? Maybe he'd try to swim again, but he would be sure to think it through.

Soon enough, he was near the lake. He found a spot and sat down, but decided not to do alot. He layed down and let the sun's light fall onto his skin, knowing it will color his skin gradually.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone felt the sun warm her skin, knowing that sooner or later she was going to have to move so that she wouldn't tan on one side and not the other. Even though looking like half of an Oreo cookie would be funny, it actually didn't appeal to her. She wanted to be evenly tanned, so she would just have to turn over and let the sun do it's work on her back as well.

As she laid there, enjoying the warmth and the quiet, she suddenly heard a rustling of the grass and raised her head up, looking around to see who was around. At first her blue eyes didn't see anyone, but once she let her eyes adjust to the brightness, she spotted a boy around her age laying not too far from her. She tilted her head and smiled before raising up and leaning back on her elbows. "Do you normally come out here and lay in the sun?" she asked, flipping her sunglasses up.

[Liam McAdam]

After a while of laying in the sun, he heard someone's voice talking to him. He turned his head to look at Simone. "Well..not really..I thought I'd give it a shot. It seems pretty common around here." he said, getting a little nervous at his reasoning.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone couldn't help but smile as she cocked her head and blinked her blue eyes. "Well...for girls it's common. For guys, not so much," she said with a wink. "Don't get me wrong...plenty of guys sunbathe...just not normally as open as we girls do." She sat all the way up and brushed the pieces of stray grass off of her tanned arms. She wasn't going to judge him for wanting to get a tan. Hell, any guy with a nice tan was hot, so if anything she would just keep him company.

She turned back to him, studying before speaking. "I'm Simone...and it might look a little odd to be laying by yourself...so why don't you join me, or I'll join you..." she said with a grin. She could use some more friends, so she might as well start now.

[Liam McAdam]

Liam blushed at the part where Simone mentioned it was more commen for girls. but this was short-lived when Simone clarified what she said. His blue eyes were looking at the stray blades of grass before he heard her introduce herself and asked him to join her. "Oh. My name's Liam. And I'll join you." he said, smiling softly. He stood up and joined Simone and was now sitting next to her.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone adjusted herself on the towel and smiled as Liam sat down. It was nice to be able to talk to someone new for a change. She normally just spoke to Sammy or her books, and they didn't talk back. It got quite old real fast. She brushed back her hair, revealing the tattoo on her arm. She had gotten it about a year ago and now she was so use to having it that she forgot about it.

"So, Liam...I know you're in Gryffindor since I've seen you aroud the common room, but what year are you in? You're not in my year or I would have classes with you..." Simone asked with a soft smile. She wiggled her toes in the grass before turning her attention back to his face. Handsome, this one was. Wow...I'm surrounded by 'em. Every corner I turn, I run into yet another handsome face... she thought.

[Liam McAdam]

Liam watched Simone, glad to be talking to someone. It was nice meeting new people. "Well..I'm in 5th year I guess." he said, rubbing the back of his head, slightly nervous, yet smiling kindly.

While Liam looked to check the armband on his left arm, he noticed the tatoo, yet did not know what it was. "Um...I'm sorry if I sound like an idiot, but may I ask what is on your arm?" he asked curiously.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone got a slight vibe that he was nervous so she racked her brain, trying to think of something that would ease his nerves. She pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them as she wrinkled her nose. He was a fifth year, which meant he was only a year younger than she was. "So you're a year younger..." she said with a nod and a smile. "I'm a sixth year."

When he mentioned her tattoo, Sim smiled and glanced down. "Oh...that's my tattoo. It's of a winged skull. I have another one here," she said as she turned around so that he could see the thorned rose on her lower back. "Guess you could call me a rebel." She winked at him before she turned back around so that she was facing him. "What about you? Branded anywhere?"

[Liam McAdam]

Liam heard Simone tell him her year and smiled. "I guess." he said before hearing her speak about her tattoos. Why would that make her a rebel anyway? "I guess...Although I doubt what you mean by 'rebel' is the same as I am guessing." he said in a bit of a joking tone. He then heard her question and didn't know whether or not to show her. He then nodded and took off his shirt, revealing the large, stretched scar that was on his torso, near his left lung. Since it was stretched by about ten years, it looked more like a tattoo or a birth mark.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone cocked her head and blinked as she gazed at the large mark on his chest. As she stared for a moment, she thought of her answer. "Well, my parents and the people I stay with now forbade me from getting the first tattoo and when they found out, they freaked, but I went and got another one and yet again, they freaked. Now, they just let me do whatever..."

She made her eyes travel back up to his, and she wrinkled her nose. "What is it?" she asked, feeling slightly embarrassed for having to ask, but she wanted to know, so she did.

[Liam McAdam]

Liam heard Simone speak and nodded. "Oh, that makes sense." he said, smiling a little before he was asked what his brand was. "Um...you know, I have no clue." he said, not really being honest. He did not wish to tell Simone that it was an old wound, so he had to lie.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone smiled at him but didn't push the issue. If he didn't know, then he didn't know or if he didn't want to tell, then she wouldn't push him to tell. She shifted her weight on the towel so that she was more comfortable and so that she could look at him better. She was actually enjoying talking to Liam, seeing as most of the people she talked to hung out in the library twenty-four seven.

"Where are you from, Liam?" Sim asked, her blue eyes looking out over the lake before they turned back to him. She grew up in England all her life and was fascinated with different countries from around the world.

[Liam McAdam]

Liam smiled aswell, but blushed a little aswell. He enjoyed talking to Simone and felt comfortable around her. His sapphire eyes looked over the water before meeting her blue eyes. He looked away, blushing at the eye contact, yet did not ignore her question. "Um...I can't say really..I mean...I don't know which country now to be honest." he said, which was true as he did not know many countries other than America and England, yet he did not wish to go into details of his past by explaining where he was from.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone wrinkled her nose as his answer sank in. It was odd not to know where you were from, but again, she wasn't going to push him to tell her. She blinked slowly before reaching out and patting his hand. "Don't worry about it. It's not important to me where you're from. Just trying to make conversation," she said softly before she stretched out her legs.

Clearing her throat softly, she turned her attention to the warm water and smiled. "Would you care to join me?" she asked nodding towards the water. She wanted to swim but not alone. The squid was in there and she wasn't planning on going too far out.