Who shall I go with? [Lena]

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim entered to glorious greenhouse. A strong musky smell was brought upon him. There were so many different plants in here, some dangerous, some not. He liked the greenhouses for this reason, amoung others, but beacuse you never knew what you would encounter in here. Another reason he liked the greenhouses was becasue not very many people came in here, it was usually always empty except for classes and the occasion when Zanther would be in here tending to the plants.

Tim made his way around the room studying all the plants, unfortunatly he was unable to study herebology this year because he failed his O.W.L on it last year. He did love the puffapods though they were brilliant how when the seeds fell they would blossum into a flower.

As Tim went around the room he thought about the up coming ball. He was thinking of asking someone but he didn't know who. He hadn't really made any close relationships at the school this year, so he didn't really have anyone to ask. Maybe he would just go by himself, rock up on the night and hope for the best? Tim sighed and continued to look about the plant life.

[Lena Polienko]

Lena had been sitting in the grounds by herself that day, near the entrance to the greenhouse. She had been sitting on the bench and admiring the snow; she loved winter. Rarely did anyone come to the greenhouses besides for classes, Lena included. She didn’t like how stuffy it was and some of the plants were rather unpredictable.

She had noticed Tim entering and quickly hid herself. She was the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team and he was the Gryffindor captain. Unlike some of her peers, Lena found Gryffindors to be okay. They were a stubborn lot but better then Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. After awhile, Lena decided to go and maybe chat with him.

Entering the greenhouse, Lena sniffed the air and was quite grossed out. She hated the smell of dirt and manuire.
“Hey, O’Maley,” Lena said, sneaking up behind him and grinning.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim turned to see Lena. He had only spoken with her on one occasion and even then it was only a brief meeting. He remembered her because of her cat, Rouge.

Lena was the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team, and Tim being the Gryffindor Captain was naturally a little stand-offish toward her. They were in rival teams, practically sworn enemy's.

"Oh, hi." He said blankly, There was nothing wrong with Lena as a person it was just her loyalties that got in the way. "How are you?"

[Charlene Montreal]

Charlene burst into the Greenhouse, out of breath.

"Tim! Hi!" She turned to the other girl and looked embarrassed.

"Sorry, am i interrupting something? I'll go?" She gestured to wards the door.

[Nayau Zanther]

OOC: I think that you will find that in the title of this thread is called: Who shall I go with? [Lena]. Where it says Lena in square brackets that means that only Lena is meant to post with Tim in this thread.

[Lena Polienko]

(OOC: Sorry for the delay; I was out of town)

“Fine,” Lena answered vaguely, slipping off her gloves and placing them back in her coat pocket. Although they were both rivals on the Pitch, Lena found Tim to be an alright person in real life. Her cat, Rogue, had taken a liking to him right away. She just didn’t understand much about him at all.

“What are you doing here?” Lena asked, trying not to sound too suspicious. “Your team wouldn’t want you to be swallowed up by one of these dangerous plants, would they?” She was only half-joking.

[Tim O'Maley]

OOC: That's ok

IC: "I'm sure the Slytherin team wouldn't mind me getting swallowed." He said smiling. Tim went back to walking around the room. His mind was still thinking of who he might ask to the ball.

When Tim talked to Lena he felt as though he could be himself, only when they stepped onto the pitch they acted as though they didn't know each other.

"Umm ... Lena? Can I ask you saomething?" He said slowly.

[Lena Polienko]

A sort of calm fell over Lena as she watched Tim, the only person she knew could be both friend and enemy, pace around the greenhouse. Her toes were gradually beginning to warm up but her nose was still rosy pink from the cold outside.

“Can I ask you something?” Lena heard Tim say. She turned and looked up at him (he was taller then she was) with her green and gray eyes.
“Of course.” She answered.

[Tim O'Maley]

"Ok then." Tim took a deep breath in. "Would - " He stopped. You can do this. He told himself. Tim wasn't a very outgoing person but when the moment called for it he could be. Unfortunatly this wasn't one of those times.

"Wouldyouliketogototheballwithme?" He said very quickly.

[Lena Polienko]

Lena had been expecting Tim to say something a little more then the jumble of words that had just come out of his mouth. What? Lena thought, staring at him blankly and awkwardly. Was that even English?

“Uh, sorry?” Lena said, looking at him puzzled. Truth was, she had understood a little of what Tim had said. All she had heard was something about ‘you’, ‘ball’ and ‘me’.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim took another deep breath. His palms were sweating from nerves. If this is what asking some one out is like, he never wanted to do it again.

"Would you like to go to the ball with me?" He said more calmer this time.

[Lena Polienko]

Lena looked up at Tim, surprised. How stupid of me... Lena thought. I never even thought of getting a date for the ball. Lena felt like panicking; there was no time to think it over while giving herself a manicure, she needed to decide now.

Lena felt like pointing out things like ‘but you’re in Gryffindor’, ‘you’re on my rival Quidditch team’ and ‘what will people think?’ but was surprised when all that came out of her mouth was a single word.

“Okay.” Lena blurted.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim breathed a sigh of relief. Thank god that is over. Well at least his night will be interesting, a Gryffindor and a Slytherin, that is going to get tongues wagging.

"Awesome." He said casually. "Umm so I'll meet you in the entrance hall before hand?" He asked.

[Lena Polienko]

“Sure,” Lena said, smiling a little bit. Either her peers would hate her for going out with a Gryffindor or be jelous of her going with an older boy. “We’ll meet eachother. See you then.” Lena said, reaching out to give him a quick hug. Lena had lots to do: style her hair, find the right pair of shoes etc.

Letting go, she darted out of the stuffy greenhouse and back up to the castle, holding in the urge to squeel with delight.

[Tim O'Maley]

Tim watched as Lena ran out of the greenhouse. "See ya." He called after her. He wasn't fussed about what he was going to wear or look like.

Tim was glad that he had had the courage to ask someone to the ball. He couldn't wait until New Years Eve.

OOC: I am posting a new thread in the ball, don't know what it is gonna be called yet but you'll find it.