~Friends and Alibis (Ocean/Verity)

[Verity Bromley]

Verity found herself down by the lake in the cool evening. Unfortunately, none of her classes had been cancelled that day and the teachers were loading their students up with work for their N.E.W.T.s. Verity hated N.E.W.T.s, she didn't feel like she needed an over-extensive exam to tell her whether or not she was good enough. She knew exactly which areas of her schooling needed work and which she excelled in.

Verity slipped her shoes off and sat on the edge of the lake with her feet dangling in the water. It was nice to spend at least one night away from her studies, but she longed for a better escape.

[Ocean Abbott]

Lately Ocean had taken to walking. For peace. For a reminder. For sanity. This school was dull. In comparison to his other school. This school might have drama. But not the kind that he cared for. Ocean sighed as he pushed his fedora back. It rested against the crown of his head. He spotted a familiar head. Walking down to the lake he stood next to her a moment. "So the fish. Good company?"

[Verity Bromley]

Verity glanced up at the sound of a familiar voice. She grinned. "Not nearly as good as all the bugs." She teased. She hadn't seen Ocean since that time they had first met in the empty classroom and then kind of went off in different directions. He was one of the handful of people she actually enjoyed talking to at Hogwarts. Well actually, most of the people she's met she liked talking to. She's only met a handful of people.

[Ocean Abbott]

Ocean chuckled at that. "That's because it's mating season." He paused. "For the bugs. The fish. Well they're just cold." Cold Fish. He grinned at the thought. His normal desire to run a hand through hair was thwarted. By his own fedora. Fashionable thing. It would drive him crazy.

[Verity Bromley]

Verity flicked a bug off of her leg that decided it would try to climb up it. Then she patted the ground next to her. "Care to join me?" She asked brightly. It would be nice to have some real company. "I adore your hat." Verity said squinting to keep the setting sun out of her eyes. She shouldn't have left her Carrera aviators in her dorm room.

[Ocean Abbott]

"I would love to join you." Ocean settled down on the ground next to Verity. He tilted his hat again. A crooked grin crossed his face. "Your glasses are nice." Trendy. "I love my hat. I just wish I could wear it and touch my hair too." He gave Verity a wink. "Makes me look rakish. Tossing my hair."

[Verity Bromley]

Verity's eyes floated upward and she brought a hand to the top of her head. "Oh yeah!" She said after a moment's confusion. "I thought I left these in my dorm." She said, excited that she didn't. Verity pulled her Carrera sunglasses out of her hair and slid them onto her face. They made the blinding sun less likely to give her a splitting headache. "So what have you been up to lately?" It had been a few days since they first met, maybe a couple of weeks even. Verity's since of time had been off recently.

[Ocean Abbott]

"Got myself detention. Loads of it." He smiled to himself. "I couldn't help it. I got bored. So I started a dance at lunch." He shook his head. Stared out over the water. "Got in trouble and couldn't keep my mouth shut." It was over most of the school. He hoped he got cred for it. But more than not he was pissed. With himself. If he'd kept his mouth shut. Well he'd be attending a lot more practices. He needed them to be ready for the Ballet Academy.

[Verity Bromley]

This raised Verity's curiosity. She loved gossip. "You got detention for dancing?" She asked incredulously. She wasn't aware Hogwarts had such strict rules and she silently wondered how many detentions she should've gotten, but seemingly avoided? "Who gave it to you?" Verity asked, not that she would even recognize the name. She hoped it would help her avoid the Professor who had given it all together. "What about your ballet classes?"