Browsing (Zilly/Dustin)

[Zilnafa]

And Zilnafa was back again. O.W.L's were over and she needed to really find her family and fast. She hated depending on Headmistress Hells charity to remain in school. Not to mention she was still a laugh in Slytherin although the teasing had lessened when she fought with that silly second year. She knew a seventh year Slytherin had tried to comfort the girl but she wasn't feeling too bad about it.

Instead she was browsing shelves again looking for a book that would give her a clue. The book she and Jory found was helpful but it led her to a book that was in the restricted section and she really didn't want to call attention to herself when she asked for a pass from a professor.

[Dustin Richey]

Dustin yawned streaching his arms above his head and opening his mouth as wide as it wuold go. He hated the library so much. It was always dusty and smelled funny and seemed cramped because of all the books and looked like it hadn't been used in over thirty years. The shelves were dark and gloomy and the books were moldy and sometimes they were uselesss and this whole place was a huge waste of time in his opinion.

He looked around. There was nothing at all fascinating about this place. He saw four girls giggling as they gossiped and they shooting him him looks that suggested they wanted to be more then his friend and he just rolled his eyes because they were all so interchangeable. He could choose the blonde girl on the right who looked like she was barely ten even though he knew she was at least fifteen or he could have the red head next to her with the bright green eyes and he'd still have the smae girl with different looks.

Instead of staying and flirting with the girls like he was sometimes known to do, Dustin stood and walked away feeling incredibly bored with the prospect of dealing with girls who thought they were sexier then they actually were.

He was glancing behind him when he ran into someone. it was a girl taller then most and with darker skin. She wasn't very pretty but plain with her hair pulled back into her ponytail and her eyes a bright green that really stood out.

He smiled at her and stuck out his hand. "Sorry. I didn't see you."

[Zilnafa]

Zilnafa let out a small ooff when the boy ran into her. She was fully expecting him to see her. Then they would do that awkward dance of both moving to the right then to the left then back to the right. She would finally excuse herself and step around him and carry on with her business.

Instead he ran right into her, almost knocking her over. He was taller then her by barely three inches and he had her black as a raven feather hair. His skin was lighter though and his eyes were a darker blue. Then he said something incredibly idoitic. "Sorry I didn't see you."

Zilnafa could actually hear her eyes roll and she knew a smart aleck retort was going to come out her mouth in three...two..."Of course you didn't see me. It's not like I'm actually here. I'm just a hallucination and I just want you to know, lay off the 'shrooms."

[Dustin Richey]

The girl was cheeky. She was annoyed with him he could tell by her voice and she wasn't going to take it like most other girls did and that made her mildly fascinating. She said he was on mushrooms and that she was a hallucintation and Dustin decided he could play her game.

"Fine." He grinned at her and made himself sound relaxed and stoned. "But dude, they're sooo trippy man."

[Zilnafa]

Zilnafa scowled at the boy. He mocked her openly and without regret. He was wearing a Slytherin robe and tie. He looked older then she was, probably a seventh year. It would be idiotic to take him on. He would be able to tear her apart and spit her out again. He could probably humliate her. But oh well.

"If they're so tasty," She turned her back on him snottily. "Then go smoke them so where away from me."

[Dustin Richey]

Dustin was startled by the girls abrutness. He'd spoken to many girls and they'd never blown him off before, especially the younger ones like her mostly because he was older and he knew he was good looking maybe not handsome but certainly not ugly. And this girl just excused him like he was another bookshelf or a younger forth year who wasn't at all experienced in anything. He wasn't sure if he liked that.

"You're a hullcination." He smirked enjoying her witty banter even though he didn't like the way she dismissed her. He had something up his sleeve that would make her stop and think. He hoped. "You're not actually there. So I can smoke them anywhere."

[Zilnafa]

Zilnafa glared. The boy thought he'd try and be clever. He wasn't but it was almost inspiring that he remembered her words from earlier. Not many people did. Only Vivikia, and that silly second year really did. And the second year jsut tried to make Zilnafa lose in a battle of wits. It was nice to know that what she said at least left a little impression on him. Almost comforting really, except she wasn't really sure she wanted to remain vivid in an older Slytherin's mind.

"Who knows?" she said airly. "Maybe this entire thing is in your head. Are you going crazy?"

[Dustin Richey]

"Who knows?" she said airly. "Maybe this entire thing is in your head. Are you going crazy?"

Dustin frowned. She wasn't impressed by his words and now he felt like he couldn't walk away from this without at least leaving her for a loss of words but he wasn't sure if he could pull it off because she seemed not only immune to his charm but able to think in his presence. It wasn't that he thought he was the best thing since sliced bread but most younger girl who didn't have quite enough maturity would swoon when he spoke to them. And she was about as young as he would willingly talk to.

"Crazy?" He smiled coming up with something that he knew would make her stop and think. "Nope. But this is all in your head. Seriously. Do you really think that a seventh year would stop and talk to you?"

Dustin really hoped she wouldn't take offense because he hated fighting with people and she would certainly be one of the few people he knew would probably make him regret his words. He had a feeling she was a formidable oppennt.

[Zilnafa]

Zilnafa bristled when he asked her if she thought he would stop and talk to her. He was so arrogant and rude. It was obvious that he thought he was the best thing in the world and she would have none of this. If he really wanted to get into this with her, she would make him regret every moment.

"Oh I'm sorry." She said sarcastically. "I didn't mean to run into you. It was my fault, of course. Next time, I'll be more careful. Have a good day."

She turned on her heel and walked away, chin straight up and out, trying to appear strong. She wasn't hurt by his words but she wasn't going to stick around and get verbally abused.