An Unromantic Confession C.Ironwoods pv closed

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𝐻𝑒𝓍 𝒞𝑜𝒹𝑒 #006400 English #000080 French #C71585 Latin #000000 Parsel #4B0082 Spanish	𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉 𝒲𝒾𝓉𝒽 @Hanako Tone	𝑀𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃(𝓈) Henry Knight, Verona Andréas	𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒪𝓊𝓉𝒻𝒾𝓉𝓈 Reducio Black Turtleneck + Prefect badge upper left side of their chest, above their heart + Robe of Warmth + Angel Wings Necklace + Black Ripped Jeans + Black With White Stripes Sneakers	𝒮𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒹𝒶𝓎, 𝐹𝑒𝒷𝓇𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝟣𝟣 𝓉𝒽, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥

For a couple of weeks (or perhaps it was months), Cash and alongside some other students - who the Beater could not recall each ot their years - had planned to hold an official Valentine's Ball. Usually, the Prefect was not all that love-dovey and exciting to celebrate the month of love. But since Cash promised to themselves that they go out more, what better way than becoming the committee for the said Ball.

Lengthy discussion within the Ball committee had been dished out and at some point, it lead to Ball's date. Where anyone else will be excited to bring the prospect of their crushes or significant others, Cash did not feel that way. When it comes down to the romance department, the young socialite was not as lucky as their Brazilian cousin.

The others in the Valentine's Ball committee had adamantly said it was not necessary to bring a date to the event but Cash - as the prideful Pureblood kid that they are - will not be caught dead attending the ball alone. Committee or not, Cash will bring someone. One way or another. And thus, it leads them to this point.

If Henry was still around, the blue-eyed boy who was Cash's best mate is their first choice. They rather go to the ball with Henry rather than the one Cash will be asked for today. Thinking about the person gave Cash enough shudder that will last for a long time. But since the ball will come soon, Cash had no other choice.

Once the meeting for the Ball ended for the day, Cash walked around the campus. If one asked what they were doing, they would say they were doing their usual patrol with Aero trailing beside them. Then when Cash walked crossing the Duelling Club room, they heard someone practicing their spell casting.

When the last resounding Flipendo had been cast by the caster, Cash walked into the room and make their presence known. “Oi, Dwar! Did you get a minute?” They called out the single person in the Duelling Club room. This is a bad idea they thouyght to themselves. But, again, beggar could not be chooser since the Ball's day will be rolling in soon.

With a deep breath, Cash walked further into the room. Aero also slithering not too far behind them. Once Cash was already in the room, the black and yellow snake started to climb on top of their shoulder and rest there. He looks at Tone with curious eyes. After all this time if his owner still dislikes the other boy, Aero will loyally follow his master's desire.

Aero knows what will happen but Cash - for their dear life - could not be uttered what they wanted to say. Tone was their last and only choice in this matter. As much as they loathe the hobbit, they need Tone's accompany. If they have to endure misery, why not do it with the person they could not stand the most? And after all, as the old saying said misery loves company.

If there were a clock ticking in the room, you could hear it but alas there was no clock. Cash once again took a deep breath. They opened their mouth but no sound came out from their lips. It pained them to say this but at some point, they need to face the reality. “To what do I owe the pleasure?“The other boy said with his usual insincere smile.

The tone that Tone using, it made Cash discouraged with what they wanted to say. "You know what, this is a bad idea,"They said as they turned around. But Aero being the little annoying brat that he is, taunted the Beater. "Chicken,"The Emerald Gazer snake said directly to their face. Cash's green eyes looked sharply at the snake that still perched on their shoulders.

"I am absolutely not!"Cash stomped their feet to the ground like a petulant child. "Prove me wrong, then"Jeered Aero. With an annoyed huff, Cash's eyes shifted from Aero to the boy standing before them.

“If you’re going to berate me on my performance earlier, I suggest you keep your mouth shut. Co-captain or not, I warn you that whatever you say will only put me in an even more foul mood~" Added Tone some more. Cash let out a scoff. "You do not need me for that,"They sarcastically said.

If Tone catches the way Cash said, the young Ironwoods basically said 'you are a shitty Duellist, to begin with' but Cash would not say it out loud This is pure torture. Come on, Ironwoods! just ripped the bandaid they chided themselves. Cash swallows the bile that threatens to come out. With another deep breath, Cash finally gathered their muster.

"I do not know if you know this but there will be an unofficial Valentine's Ball coming up soon. A-and-and..."Cash rarely stuttered. Not in front of anyone. Much less in front of the dwarf. Cash wanted to dig a hole and buried themselves in it. "Fuck it!"They muttered to themselves in Spanish. Cash pursed their lips and clicked their tongue against their teeth.

"Well... if I have to suffer throughout the ball, so do you,"Cash said in one breath. This is so much more terrifying than asking the person they DO like to go out to a school function. "So, what do you say?"Cash gritted their teeth. Cash hoping Tone would understand that they ask the hobbit to go as their date for the Valentine's Ball without saying it out loud.

English & Parseltongue

This was both a regular conversation with Ironwoods, and an odd one. Aero, the cute snake that was hung over Ironwood’s shoulders called them chicken just as they turned away from the slytherin boy. What was that about? It couldn’t be that Ironwoods got intimidated. Just what part of him remotely gave them ( or anyone really ) the idea that they should be feared. Avoided, sure - he knew people had plenty of reasons for that.

Hanako, with his wand clutched and arms crossed, watched the odd exchange between Aero and Ironwoods. Understanding both of their languages perfectly didn’t make it any easier for him to get what’s going on.

When they had turned back to face him, Ironwoods decided to use the time to mock him. Now that, was a predictable Ironwoods & Hanako interaction. Instead of being angered, their response only made Hanako smirk in response.

"I do not know if you know this but there will be an unofficial Valentine's Ball coming up soon. A-and-and..."

He raised an eyebrow at the prefect. What were they going on about? Ironwoods never found it difficult to talk to him before. Why the sudden hesitance? Their voice that trailed on and on wasn’t the confident stuck up prefect he knew. Just as he was about to suggest this may be the work of a polyjuice potion, Ironwoods spoke up again, answering all his questions.

"Well... if I have to suffer throughout the ball, so do you. So, what do you say?"

For the second he was unable to hide the pure shock on his face before forcing his face to morph into a mischievous grin. “ Oh, I’ve heard about the party. And I’m flattered really by your…attempt. It’s quite cute that you thought I’m not already taken, though~” he chuckled, suddenly feeling all his previous stress wash away. Now this could be fun.

More often than not, Hanako did have a reputation of at least having a date for most of the balls he went to. He was certain his occasionally flirty personality was even more taken note off. Him having a date wouldn’t be totally far off. “ If you’re going to ask me out, you might at well at least convince me you’d be a better choice than my current date. Because I'm quite sure my date at least don't want me to suffer during our date. ~”

A date that doesn’t even exist. To be honest, he was planning on avoiding the event all together. Nothing makes him more sick than giddy couples foolishly thinking their love will last forever. But this was too good of an opportunity to let up.

Let’s see just how desperate Ironwoods is for a date.

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As soon as the question slipped past their lips, Cash knew they will regret it to their very core. But Cash was desperate and it would be a sin for them to go out on an unofficial ball alone since they were rise it would be unheard of as a socialite to go to any function by themselves. The question had been rung out throughout the room but neither Cash nor Tone spoke up.

The tension was so palpable you can cut it with a knife. Tone had a right to refuse them since Cash rarely. No. Most of the time they have never been nice to the hobbit but at least they know each other to some extent. Inside their core Cash was shaking and on the edge of their seat waiting for Tone to answer their query.

“Oh, I’ve heard about the party. And I’m flattered really by your…attempt. It’s quite cute that you thought I’m not already taken, though~"The annoying boy said. The shock that crossed Tone's face earlier, Cash saw it but in the meantime, they would not bring that up. Cash had a bigger goal than mocking Tone like they usually did.

They need Tone to be their date. No. They need Tone to accompany them to the school function. "Who in their rig-,"Cash catches themselves. If they wanted the dwarf to accompany them, they must play their card right. As much as Cash could not stand Tone, they will not go to the ball alone. The young Ironwoods then took a deep breath.

"Come on, Hana, do not be like that!"Cash wanted to barf when they called Tone by Hana. "I mean have you looked at me? I have my own kind of charm and you are kind of cute. Sort of"Cash tried not to throw up. Giving the midget a compliment was out of what they were accustomed to d and it make their skin crawl.

"Ditch your date, Tone, I am more fun than whoever has taken you for that ball,"Cash uttered some more. If that was not convincing enough, perhaps if they turned on their Cuban charm, Tone might change his mind. “If you’re going to ask me out, you might at well at least convince me you’d be a better choice than my current date,"Tone speak up,

This midget really really gets on their last nerve. If Cash was not that desperate and they had any other choice besides the annoying gnome, they will pick the other person rather than ask the gremlin as their Valentine's Ball date. But Cash was looking at the last minute so the beggar could not be the chooser.

"Because I'm quite sure my date at least doesn't want me to suffer during our date. ~”The walking gnome yapped some more. Cash pinched the bridge of their nose. The impending headache of dealing with Tone started pounding against their head. Tone really made Cash work for it and if Tone think he could make the Cuban descendant kneel on the ground, he thought wrong.

Cash wreck their brain. They need to rephrase their sentences and suppressed the urge to deck Tone up on his face. "Look, gre- Tone,"Cash almost slipped up their insult but reigned it in. Being nice to Tone took so much more effort than they could ever muster. The green eyes then took a deep breath. They need to think clearly and try not to get annoyed with the boy that stood before them.

"Think of this as I owe you a favor,"Cash said. They hated when they own someone a favor. Much less owe it to Tone. But lately, as Cash think back on their relationship with the hobbit, it was favor upon favor between them. There was an undeniable agreement between both of the Slytherins. If both of them were willing to help one another, there will be some sort of entailment attached to the said agreement.

"So, do this with me and I owe you big time"Cash uttered. "Just say yes, Tone"The Co-Captain of Viridian Vipers said as they tried to persuade one of their Duellists.

English & Parseltongue

"Who in their rig-," A small smile appeared again on Hana’s face. To be fair, he had been asking himself the same question for most of his dates. But he couldn’t help that it was difficult to refuse him when he asked for it. It was not his fault that he was so creative in how he asked people out. The other Slytherin however, seemed to favor being more straightforward. Ironwoods slip up gave Hanako enough idea as to what this might be about. At least he was certain this definitely wasn’t the work of some sort of appearance changing potion.

Despite this, his earlier frown came back when Ironwoods said their next few words. “ Well.. Cash “ he mocked back in the same way they had called his own name. “ I’m not like your white haired harpy friend, you know? I’m not as easily swayed with compliments as her ~”. It was unnatural that he was called Hana by Ironwoods. Afterall, they had proven time and time again that they would rather use their creative array of nicknames for him than use his actual name. Gnome. Dwarf. Midget. There always seemed to be a new nickname that had some kind of jab at him. Yet, it felt more natural to hear than them calling him Hana.

At least they weren’t kidding about Ironwoods having their own charm. Stupid purebloods and their stupidly good genes.

"Ditch your date, Tone, I am more fun than whoever has taken you for that ball,"

“ Ohh~. Really now?” he snickered. “ And that’s because you’ve shown me how fun you can be, Perfect Prefect Ironwods?~” the sarcasm flowed through his tone. Clearly, they haven't. Unless they count punching his jaw for a silly little squabble ‘fun’. He had deliberately mentioned the prefect part just to poke fun at the prefect stereotype. As he should, really. It was hilarious that Ironwoods even had the courage to attempt to convince Hanako to believe that they were ‘fun’ at all.

Although, he supposed interacting with Ironwoods has been proving to be fun, in its own way. He was not unaware of how his mood lightened just from having their usual banters. It was a thought that he decided to keep to himself.

"Look, gre- Tone. Think of this as I owe you a favor. So, do this with me and I owe you big time. “

“ Ohhh a favor, huh? That sounds pretty nostalgic~” he hummed. “ Do you know why? It’s because this isn’t the first time I’ve been offered this. Favors are sooo last season, didn’t you know?” It definitely wasn’t. But he refused to show his interest in their offer with his regular mischievous grin. Ironwoods was not only a prefect, but a quidditch player as well as a co captain for dueling. They could do things that was ordinarily impossible for regular students. Basically, their favours are like- premium quality or something. But nonononono, he refused to let their little game end just yet.


“ Cmon, Cash~” saying it the second time had come out more naturally than the last time. “ I know you can do better than that~.” he encouraged, eager to see what other ridiculous things they were willing to say to keep Hanako.

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Turned out making the annoying hobbit saying yes to their proposition was harder than Cash thought. The yapping chihuahua was like one of those angry pimples on your face. Annoying and you itched to pop it. But if you did not pop it correctly, it will leave an ugly mark on your face. Cash waiting for Tone to just easily say yes but no, the dwarf took another detour.

" Well... Cash "The gnome said their name dripping with sarcasm and Cash is fluent in sarcasm. When Tone called their name that way, Cash raised one of their eyebrows. “I’m not like your white-haired harpy friend, you know? I’m not as easily swayed by compliments as her ~”He said some more.

Cash knitted their eyebrows. "If you think THAT was a compliment.. well that failed attempt of whatever you did before I came here had messed up your head badly,"Cash uttered. There was no way Cash could give Tone a free compliment willingly. But still, Cash need to stick to its agenda on why they were in the room in the first place.

“Ohh~. Really now? And that’s because you’ve shown me how fun you can be, Perfect Prefect Ironwoods?~” Tone's jabbed did not escape the Slytherin Beater. Cash gritted their jaw when Tone snickered out. They tried to control their annoyance toward the hobbit to a bare minimum if they want to reach their end goal.

Cash knows asking the midget will bring a lot of regrets but there no use crying over spilt milk at this point. What was done was done and the question had escaped from Cash's mouth. No matter how they wish to take it back and pretend this day has never happened, it was already out there. The green eyes then turned on another route by bringing out the big guns.

By big guns meaning with the word of favor but once again the annoying creature that is one Hanako Tone did not bite what Cash offered. “ Ohhh a favor, huh? That sounds pretty nostalgic~” He hummed. “ Do you know why? It’s because this isn’t the first time I’ve been offered this. Favors are sooo last season, didn’t you know?”He inquired.

"Since when did favors have an expiration date?"Cash countered back and asked rhetorically. They know they dig a deeper hole in their own graveyard but Cash really really need Tone to agree to be their date to accompany them at the Valentine's Ball. “ C'mon, Cash~ I know you can do better than that~.”Tone added. Cash pushed their tongue against their cheek and took a deep breath.

Usually, Cash did not have to work this hard and people worshiped the ground the young Ironwoods walked on. But not Tone. Tone having the time of his life making Cash sweat. They reconsider whether they need to kneel before Tone so he will agree to the agreement. "This is such a waste of my time. I know I will regret it the second I asked the walking gnome"They muttered to themselves in Spanish.

They pursed their lips and think for a while but no other idea come to their mind. If complimnet and the potential favor did not help them toward their end goal, perhaps Tone needs some monetary encouragement. "What do you need? What is your deepest desire for items or whatever you want right now?"Cash stated.

Their green eyes bore into the midget's eyes. There no trace of mischief or anything joy in their eyes. The stare purely means business. "Name your price - as long as it was reasonable - I will give it to you. No question asked"They concluded. If monetary encouragement still did not sway Tone's mind, Cash did not know what else they could do.

English & Parseltongue

"If you think THAT was a compliment.. well that failed attempt of whatever you did before I came here had messed up your head badly," Ironwoods uttered.

“ Well you do know how my standards for compliments had to change when it involves you. Especially with how friendly we are with one another~” He commented with a little laugh. This certainly was more fun than missing target dummies.

"Since when did favors have an expiration date? “

“ Since I said so. And you’re the one asking me for something in the first place, aren’t you~?” he asked innocently. Subtly reminder them that the only one losing anything in this conversation would be Ironwoods. Like their pride, for example. Hanako on the other hand, would be happy enough going back to training with the memories of this fun conversation to lift his spirits up.

Hanako had to cover his mouth at the laugh he expressed when Ironwoods started saying somethings in an unfamiliar language. “ Oh yes, talking in a different language right in front of me. Very charming, Ironwoods~” It was true he had no idea what they said, but judging by how frustrated they seemed, it most likely had a few insults here and there for him. Charmed, truly.

However, it seemed like Ironwoods was eager to surprise him. They had continued with their offer, undoubtedly making it even more tempting. So much so that Hanako gave them a suspicious glance. What was the big deal about getting a date for a ball? Perhaps their reputation was so bad that other students would run away at even the suggestion of spending time with Ironwoods. He wouldn’t blame them.

Contrary to their eagle-like striking eyes, Hanako returned it with his usual mischievous gleam. “ You make a tempting case, Ironwoods “ he stepped closer in a whisper, as if he wanted only them to know what he said. Borderline flirty, too. A usual thing for Hanako, but he had never really used it in front of Ironwoods. He figured that well, he had to make them more annoyed than before. “ Though, I think it’s missing a little bit…something. You sound more like you're giving me a job than asking me out on a date, Ironwoods. Shouldn't you be a tad bit more romantic? What’s the magic word for it, again? Hmmm~” he faked a deep thought. “ Oh yes, I think it was something like..., ‘please’?” With the sly grin he showed, he definitely is having fun. To anyone else perhaps he appeared to be flirting with them. But no, no way. He just wanted to get a closer look at their angry face.

Ironwoods had shown a lot of determination, sure. But still he found himself very curious how long it’ll take to make them snap. Was there a hidden clause about this event that he was unaware of? Was Ironwoods planning a prank for him if he accepted? They had not reached a sense of trust where he would believe them enough. The offer was too good to be true, so maybe one final push would do it.

Also Ironwoods saying please to him? Good lord, how he wished phones worked in Hogwarts. He would've recorded it happily.

@Cassandra Ironwoods