The things people say...{closed}

[Simone Dubois]

Early morning fog was still rolling in over the lake when Simone came out of the castle. Too early for classes...and really too early to eat. She wasn't quite the morning person but nonetheless, there she was. Up and outside as the sun rose above the mountain in the distance. She stretched as she walked, tucking her dark hair over her shoulder as she went. Where she was going, she wasn't quite sure. She just knew that she needed to go...and take her time going.

She had rolled out of bed, restless before the day had even begun. Sammy, her cat, was perched on the window sill, his dark blue eyes glowing as he looked at her. She ignored him, and quickly got dressed, gathered her books, and left the room before her roommates woke up. It wasn't that she didn't like them, she just didn't connect with them, so it got awkward at times. The hallways were silent and empty as she descended the stairs, and went out.

Simone found that the fog made drops of water cling to her, but all in all, she could get lost in it's denseness. She wandered along the lake for a bit, before she came to the FF. Spotting a fallen log, she went over and sat down, her chin propped up in her hands as she let her mind wander. It was weird to know that she only had one living relative left, and he wasn't around much anymore. He kept himself hidden, only owling her when he thought that it was a good time. So much for having an older brother.... she thought.

[Jace McCann]

Jace was a morning person. He always went out and jogged in the mornings, before breakfast. He just could never sleep in. He used to bug Kadie so bad by waking her up. Now she was really not a morning person. He had his running shorts on, and shirt was in his bag.

After jogging he went down to the lake, only to find that he wasn't alone. That didn't bother him any. The other person was a girl. A very attractive girl. Hey, Jace noticed things like that. He was a guy after all. Being the friendly person he was, he had to go up to her and say hi. She seemed lost in thought though.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked cheerfully as he plopped himself down. Yup, typical Jace.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone had taken off her robes and placed them on top of her bag. She had a while before classes started and she was going to be comfortable while she sat there. With her chin propped up, she sighed and gazed around. With a white tank top, black shirt, and no shoes, she appeared to be ending her day, rather than starting it. She had everything she needed in her bag, so she wasn't worried. She could finish getting dressed on her way to Herbology.

"Hey,you okay?"

Simone looked up and saw a boy that was in her house. Jace something. She gave him a small smile and pushed back her hair as a soft breeze ruffled it. She nodded as she studied him. He was handsome, tall, muscular, tan. "I'm fine..." she said in her soft voice. "Just thinking about what an arse my brother is..." She shrugged before laughing softly. She loved her brother, but he was an arse just the same. "I'm Simone....Simone Dubois." They had classes together, but hadn't formally met yet, so she threw out her name anyway.

[Jace McCann]

He laughed at her response.

"Yeah well, a lot of us guys can be complete arses sometimes," he replied with his usual grin. He smiled as she introduced herself.

"Jace McCann," he responded. He'd really noticed her before. I mean, how could he not? He just realized that he didn't have his shirt on, it was still in his bag. But, he decided that he didn't care.

He hoped that she'd noticed him. But then, he was the class clown.

"So, why is your brother being an arse?" he asked.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone flashed him a smile before shaking her head and laughing softly. It was true. Lots of guys could be arses, but there were some that were just plain sweet and amazing. She just hadn't found many of them, so the dream of finding the one perfect, sweet, amazing guy was just that. A dream.

McCann. That's right. Jace McCann. She knew him from classes but hadn't really talked to him before now. He was pretty much the class clown...but a hot class clown. Her eyes traveled down his body before she looked up back at his face. "Well, you see he's the only family I have left...and he's pretty much abandoned me. My mom and dad died and two eldest brothers died when I was in my third year." She shrugged before her eyes traveled back down his body again.

[Jace McCann]

He listened to her words.

"I'm sorry," he responded sincerely. And he really was. He generally didn't take a lot seriously, but he did care about people, and always tried to make them feel better.

"So, it's been awhile then since you've talked to your brother?" he asked. He wanted to make her feel better somehow, but supposed that maybe if she just talked about it, it might help.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone just shrugged as she tucked her hair over her shoulder, her blue eyes showing that she missed her family but she was dealing with it. It was people like Jace and Liam and Brian who made things worthwhile. All she had to do was just remember that she had her Hogwarts family too, and she smiled.

"It's been a couple of months, but he always seems to get in touch with me at some point." She glanced back up at him and blushed slightly. She had been staring at his body without really realizing it. Nice and tan...buff and toned. Oh yeah. He was definitely the picture of hotness. "But I don't want to talk about him. What brings you out here so early?"

[Jace McCann]

He nodded as she said that she didn't want to talk about him. He could respect that. He knew that she was looking at him, and he didn't mind at all. He was really looking at her. She was really beautiful. Usually all he could come up with when he thought about girls was sexy, or hot. And she was really those too, but beautiful was the best word that came to mind.

"I go jogging every morning. Mornings are just always the best time for me," he responded.

"So, what brings you out here this early?" he asked.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone tilted her head as her eyes went back up to his face, her wavy hair falling over her eye. She didn't know why she couldn't tear her eyes away from his body, but the more she looked, the more she liked what she saw. Smiling a sly smile, she blinked before she answered.

"Well, I was woken up by my cat and couldn't go back to sleep, so here I am," she replied with a slight rise of her shoulders. As of late she had been getting up earlier and earlier and she always found herself out in the early morning light. She would either finish up her homework, jog or work out, or just sit there and think. Her body was in shape, with her long, toned legs, flat stomach, and tight muscles in her arms. "We must not cross pathes seeing as I'm normally out here as well."

[Jace McCann]

He noticed her sly smile and gave her one in return as he tried really hard not to look too much at her body. He didn't want her to think that he was a creep. But he was a guy, after all.

"We must not. But then, I don't usually stop anywhere after jogging. I normally just go back inside," he responded.

"However, I'm glad I did decide to stop here," he added with a wink as he tried to concentrate on her face. But that was beautiful as well. And he really couldn't help it. His eyes traveled down her body, and lingered, especially on those legs, before traveling back up as he kept telling himself to maintain eye contact, keep his eyes where they belonged.

[Simone Dubois]

Simone managed to blush but still maintain her composure and look pretty. She knew that as he eyes traveled down her body that he liked what he saw but she didn't say anything about it. He could look all he wanted, just as she was scanning his body with her blue eyes. She cocked her head and wrinkled her nose slightly. It was amazing that he was as in shape as he was.

With a smile playing on her full lips, she turned her body towards him and let her eyes freely roam over the planes in his stomach before she forced her eyes up to his face. "Mmmm...I'm glad you stopped too..." she said softly. "Tell me Jace...are you liking what you see since I've noticed your eyes seem to like to roam over me...because I've got to tell you...I definitely like what I see..."

[Jace McCann]

He inclined his head at her question. Outspoken, he liked that.

"I'm sure you've been told plenty of times that you're beautiful," he responded with a grin as he looked her up and down now with a sly look on his face, now feeling free to look at her without feeling like a creep.

"And I'm glad that you like what you see. I could already tell that, but it's nice to be told anyway," he added with a big grin.

"So tell me Simone, you probably have lots of guys wrapped around that little finger of yours. How does one go about fighting them all off? I mean, the list has got to be endless," he said with a playful grin. He was teasing her slightly.

[Simone Dubois]

Laughing softly, she just shook her head. She hadn't really had many guys tell her she was pretty, but back at home there were a few boys that tended to follow her around wherever she went. Pretty? Yes. Beautiful? Not so much. "Ah....it's actually the opposite," she said with a wink.

Sim watched as his eyes traveled over her body and felt her cheeks go slightly red. She swept her hair to the side and cocked her head a bit. She definitely liked what she saw. Tall, tanned, muscular, and to top it off, nice and sweet. What more could a girl want?

"Lots of guys wrapped around my little finger, huh?" She repeated with a wink. Her blue eyes were sparkling happily but she tried to keep a straight face. "Well, I have it planned out you see. I just tell them that I with one of the others and then they deal with it. That way I keep my hands clean and then I get to go about my business and be with whomever I want." She leaned in closer to him and smiled sly. "I'll tell you my secret. Once they meet my brother, they usually run away."

[Jace McCann]

He grinned at her words and quirked his eyebrow at her words about her brother.

"I can understand that. I don't have sisters per se, but two girls that go to school here, I grew up with. I act like an older brother to them. I've had guys running away when I didn't approve," he said with a wink.

"But, I'm not one of those guys who runs away. I don't scare easily," he added with a grin. He at least didn't run from guys. He wasn't afraid of a fight. Commitment, he usually ran away from. But that was a different story.

"So your brother is protective of you then?" he asked, that grin still on his face.

[Simone Dubois]

"You could say that..." she muttered with a shake of her head. "Ever since my mom and dad died, he thinks that he has to approve everything...even when he's not around." She shrugged before she looked back up at him and smiled. "It's not always a bad thing. What he doesn't know, doesn't hurt him."

She shifted slightly on the log before her eyes were drawn back down to the planes of his stomach. He was definitely toned and in shape. She cleared her throat before crossing her long legs and dragging her gaze up to his sculpted face. "What about you, mister? I bet you have just as long of a list as I do," she said as she leaned back on her hands, purposely showing off her body to him.