A Picnic? Really? }{ Nyx+Gwen~

[Gweneth Carlon]

Gwen watched Nyx carefully, hyperaware of the other girl's actions and movements. She kept her eyes on the other, watching the moving of the food from her plate, to her mouth. Gwen then made sure the other chewed and swallowed before a satisfied smile touched her lips, she nodded, and went back to her own meal. "See? S'good, right?" She flashed that smile at Nyx, then turned her eyes back to her plate. She chewed thoughtfully for a long moment, allowing silence to linger between them before bringing up a new subject.

"So...whatter your plans for Spring Break? Anything fun planned?" She lifted her gaze, the orbs pureply curious and interested.

[Nyx M Treassa]

They were watching each other, and they were both looking for something to satisfy what they wanted. Gwen’s smile contented Nyx and even eased her stomach; if Gwen wanted her to eat, then it wouldn’t be so bad. Even though Gwen had no idea what Nyx has done in the past, if it made her happy that Nyx was taking tentative bites, well… She’d take them. Grapes were held at her lips, nipped, and suckled on before they were inserted into her mouth. Bits of meat, fruit, biscuit, Nyx sampled her plate a little at a time.

“Break…” She’d almost forgotten about that. Her mom would definitely figure out something was wrong, and then she’d be in deep trouble. Nyx’s face paled slightly; her mother was not a force to be reckoned with. “Prol’ly a lo’h of ‘ikin’…” Hiking around the mountain to avoid being hexed and grounded. “Er… Wot’re yeh doin…? Ov’r break.”

[Gweneth Carlon]

Gwen seemed to have to think about her response for a long moment before she shrugged a shoulder. "I'll probably just stay here. I don't really have much planned for break." she made a face at the thought, then shook her head and picked up another piece of fruit. She toyed with it between her fingers for a while, then slipped the slice of orange into her mouth and chewed it with diliberate concentration. "So, hiking, hm? Zat mean you live out in the woods somewhere?"

Gwen offered the other girl a curious smile, obviously more interested in what Nyx would be doing away from Hogwarts then what she herself would be doing stuck there. "I bet its nice, right? Lotsa pretty trees." she sighed, half closing her eyes as if picturing it in her head, "Lots of room to roam around. I think it'd be nice." she nodded, seeming amused with the idea now and ate another piece of fruit more easily.

[Nyx M Treassa]

“Stay ‘ere? Dun’ yeh wanna go visit yer folks?” Nyx asked from behind a roll that she wasn’t chewing on just yet. She toyed with it, turning it in her hand, but otherwise not working on it yet. “Er… Yeah, Ah live near th’mount’n‘s base. Righ’ nex’ tah th’lake.” Her posture seemed to relax as she thought about it, and her eyes glazed over in a dream-like quality. “Lot’sah trees ‘n so much green. I’h takes up ‘alf the sky, the mount’n, cutt’n through th’blue. N’the water s’calm. When Ih’s warm, Ah can be ouh there all day.” The Gryffindor smiled handsomely.

“N’there’s all kin’s of animals. Stuff from th’mount’n and in th’lake. We ‘ave our own pets, too.” Brows rose as she seemed to perk up considerably. “Mah mum says if Ah pass th’OWL tes’h, she’ll ge’h me a new puppy. A big ol’ puppy.” Nyx grinned, but her face fell. “Yeh shoul’nh be ‘ere all by yerself…” She said more to change the subject.

There was no way she was going to do well on her OWLs…

[Gweneth Carlon]

Gwen's smile broadened as she listened to the detailed description from Nyx. She could more or less see it in her head. All the trees, the water, lots of wild life, and in the middle of it all, a much more calm and relaxed Nyx. That in itself seemed to be the most appealing part. "Sounds really nice." she nearly purred the words, though more in a delighed sort of way then anything else. She tried to avoid the topic of going to see her own family, but decided not to be rude, "Going home would be fine, I guess...but things are kind of distant between the lot of us anymore, and I'd just rather not be there, you know? I'm perfectly fine staying as far away from home as I can, while I can." she shrugged again, but retained her smile.

"As for that puppy, I suppose we'll just have to study extra hard to make sure you do well, right?" her smile turned into a broad grin. There was no way she was going to let Nyx miss a chance to get a puppy, especially if it meant that glint she saw in the other girl's eyes would come back and stay for any length of time. "But don't worry 'bout me being here, I'll be fine. I usually stay here through all our holiday breaks. S'no big deal."

[Nyx M Treassa]

Gwen’s voice did a number on her; the pleasant, happy tone made chills run all around her spine. The adorable way she spoke around her food made her insides smile. Gwen’s serious tone made her stand straight and solute, the calm one soothed her… Inside her head the beast purred when she realized this. Nyx offered another little smile as she listened, even though the words themselves made her feel a little sad.

“ Ah‘m pre‘y useless wh‘n‘t comes tah study‘n… I‘ve b‘n try‘n an‘ Ah can‘h r‘member noth‘n.” It was true, Nyx was being extremely diligent with her studies this year, but that was just nothing she could retain. She was still barely operating at the lowest possible skill she could with her wand. Really, the only things she would pass were herbology, flying, and care of magical creatures.

“Ah… Ah dun’ want yeh tah be ‘ere by yerself. S’a dreary castle when s’empty.” Nyx looked up at Gwen earnestly. “C’m with me. We c’n go swimm’n n’the lake, or frog catch’en, or wha’ever yeh wan’h.”

[Gweneth Carlon]

She couldn't help but laugh. Not because she was making fun of Nyx, but because she couldn't believe that the other girl couldn't pass her exams if Gwen was helping her. Sure, that might have been a little arrogant and cocky, but she didn't care. "Well then, we'd best start soon, yes? If I'm going to have you operating at OWL's capacity, and you're saying your no good, then we're just going to have to spend hours upon hours studying and getting you in tip-top shape for that puppy!" she nodded to this as if that settled the matter, then set about getting a few bites of meat down.

When Nyx offered her an alternate solution to spending spring break at Hogwarts, she nearly choked. "Huh?" she blinked at the other girl several times, her eyes slightly wide. Spend spring break, with Nyx, at her home, alone? Well, alright, not alone, but more alone there then here by far. Half of her mind found this highly interesting. The very idea made her weak in the knees, though she wasn't standing. The other half of her mind was protesting wildly. That long alone might make Gwen do something that would ruin her budding friendship with the Gryffindor, and that was the last thing she wanted. "Sure, sounds fun!" What?! "I'll have to write to my folks, let 'em know what's going on, but it'll be fine." she nodded and grinned, then placed another bite of meat into her mouth.

[Nyx M Treassa]

The laughter surprised her at first, but for some reason she realized it wasn’t malicious instantly. She was kind of confused though, because she really was trying hard to study and get ready for her OWLs. Nothing really stayed, though, and although she read through her books the information seemed to seep out. Frustration usually set in at that point, leaving her vexed against studying. Nyx shrugged with a clueless expression in response to Gwen’s confident statement. If Gwen wanted to try and help her, who was she to argue? Heck, maybe Gwen knew something she didn’t and she had a better method.

Asking the current brunette to her home made her more nervous than she ever was. It wasn’t often she had someone come with her to her home; her ancestry wasn’t obvious when looking at her, but putting her parents together made it blaringly obvious. Illume practically floated on clouds, every footstep down bringing thunder and lightning. Her father was very tall, hairy, and obviously giant descent. Being surrounded by classified ‘non-humans’ made people uncomfortable, and, well…

But she didn’t think Gwen was like that.

Thus why when she received a good answer, she grinned. “Alrigh’… Ah’ll send’a lett’r tah me mum abouh’ expec’n an’other person.