Spill PV | A. Flynn

Aaron nodded, but he didn't seem certain about what he had nodded to. That was only until Koko repeated herself. "Of course it's not any trouble," Koko said, her voice soft and her gaze even softer. "I'd love to help, especially if it were helping someone as kind as you." Yes, it was flattery. Flattery could do many things, but at this moment it was genuine flattery that was produced by Koko's larynx.

However, right when she said that, something fell out of Aaron's robes. What was that? A notebook..? Koko bent down, picked it up, and blinked once. The corners of her lips turned downward. Her brow furrowed. "This yours, Flynn?" The blonde-haired Slytherin held it out only to jerk it back a second later. "I-I'll wait for confirmation. First, let's get you up to the Hospital Wing." The warmth that had snaked its way into her voice left, just like that. She was now a closed book again, trying to hide her confusion. Ugh.

To say that Koko had trust issues was an understatement. She was downright scared of most new people, which did not help her position as a prefect. Nevertheless, she was learning to hide it fairly well, and this was one of those times. She still felt things, but it was as if a layer of paint had been brushed over her features to disguise the fact. She was doing this on purpose after a final talk with Rosalie, and now she would look very much like she was constipated at times when she tried to hold in laughter or tears.

"Come on, now," Koko said, beckoning Aaron towards her and leading him along.

Once I nodded, out of her grace she repeated herself "Of course it's not any trouble," Koko said, her voice soft and her gaze even softer. "I'd love to help, especially if it were helping someone as kind as you." Was that flattery? I smile at the compliment, and feel my face warm up a bit. I hear a soft tap from behind me but brush it aside, I turn around and look down the hall. "This yours, Flynn?" The blonde-haired Slytherin asked from behind me, I turn around but she's put her hand in her robe pocket and looks down at the ground. "I-I'll wait for confirmation. First, let's get you up to the Hospital Wing." I cock my head in confusion but shake it. It's nothing, if it's important she'll tell me. Unless she's like me. I smirk at myself. Looking at her hair and her small, petite body. There's a flicker in her eyes and it seems.. sad and painful. "Come on, now," Koko said, beckoning Aaron towards her and leading him along. I follow obediently. "I still don't think that I need to head down to the Hospital Wing," I bite my lip as I lie straight to her face. "It's really nothing," I continue following her though and the halls are empty. I end up walking next to her. My long legs easily catching up with her, our hands brush and the flames flicker brighter all of a sudden. Craaaap, whyyy? My hair gets in my eyes and I brush it away, feeling hot.

Aaron seemed to be lying. Koko couldn't tell for sure, but his cheeks kept reddening and his words were quickened just the slightest bit - which was what she sometimes did when she was lying. She would either speak slowly or speak quickly. And he was mirroring how she had been earlier - lip gnawing and all. "Flynn," she said evenly, "You are coming to the Hospital Wing with me whether you like it or not." There, she added more emotion. Tried to sound forceful. Tried to sound like authority even though she didn't feel like authority any one bit.

She kept walking, one of her hands in her pocket, fiddling with the notebook. Her hand brushed the redhead's and her lips quirked, one eyebrow raising as Aaron quickened his pace. "A notebook. Do you have one?" It was just a few words, not two full sentences, but Koko was sure that if the notebook was the other kid's, he would know what she was talking about. If it wasn't, Koko would hold onto it. A simple test of trust, because she didn't trust him. Her feet clipped at a faster pace, her hair swinging down her back as her hips swung slightly. She wanted them to hurry. Koko, unlike most children, enjoyed learning. She wanted to get to class. She understood that this, at the moment, was much more important than her next class, but she also didn't want to get anything lower than an E in her next class.

And so she said, "Hurry up!" sort of blandly. She had tried to bark out the command, but her voice had cracked slightly on the second syllable of 'hurry', and now she was cursing herself for that mishap. Instead of trying again, Koko closed her eyes and grimaced. "Let's just get there quickly," she said more softly, yawning immediately after. She was tired. Jax was following right behind her, occasionally running into her calf muscle. Koko would stumble a bit, but she would end up grinning back at Aaron. "Don't trip over my cat."

As I talked, I quickly realized that she could see right through me, "Flynn," she said evenly, "You are coming to the Hospital Wing with me whether you like it or not." I was slightly taken aback at how she tried to be so tough. It was cute. I grin and follow her. She kept walking, one of her hands in her pocket. Her hand brushed mine and her lips quirked, one eyebrow raising. my heart skipped a bit and I walked with longer strides. With her shorter self, I walked a bit faster. "A notebook. Do you have one?" Her voice cut through the quiet hall. I almost missed what she said, the tapping of our feet echoed in the halls once more. Quiet noticeably, her feet clipped at a faster pace, her hair swinging down her back as her hips swung slightly. Why was she in such a hurry. "Yes? Why do you ask?" I asked hesitantly. I slide my hand down to my pocket which doesn't have it's usual bulk in it. My pencil is there but the smooth, leather book was gone. That's when I put a wall up. I didn't want her to see that I was slightly freaking out. She had my notebook. That was not a good thing. "Hurry up!" Her voice caught in her throat and she shook her head. It looked like at herself? I wasn't quite sure, but I picked up my pace slightly. We - well, she was practically sprinting down the hall, while I walked next to her. My long legs giving me an advantage of not having to try very hard to catch up to her. My fingers find their way to the empty pocket once more, suddenly remembering the question from before. "Have you picked up a notebook perhaps? A leather one? With a crimson jewel in the middle?" My arms around my neck in a settled position, I glance down at her, as I walk down the hall with the little Riddle beside me.

She cocked an eyebrow when he said that yes, he did have a notebook. "I ask because I found one. I'll let you check it out when we get to the Hospital wing." A happy smile was resting on Koko's face as she kept a brisk pace to keep up with the boy next to her. Why did his legs have to be so long? Why couldn't he have normal-sized legs? An angry huff escaped her lungs, but her expression portrayed that it was in good nature. Koko wasn't usually one to get angry, at least, she hadn't been. She didn't know why she had such a flurry of emotions, but again, angry wasn't usually one of them.

At Flynn's next words, Koko's hand shot inside of her pocket once more. A crimson jewel. Leather. The cover of the notebook certainly felt like real leather, and there was something with the texture of a gem on the front of it. "Perhaps," said the Slytherin prefect nonchalantly, still walking. She was now going to tease him if it was his; he seemed like someone it would be possible to do that with. Like he wouldn't become angry if she played around with him. After all, that was what friends were for.

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OC - If you would like to end this thread with another post of yours and start a follow-up in the Hospital Wing, I'm down!