Paying off a Debt

With her response, Danny immediately felt a sinking feeling inside him, one that seemed all too familiar to him. Then, out of nowhere, he began to have a fit of subtle laughter, covering his face with his hand to cover the sound. He was having this weird feeling for no reason at all, he didn't need to be acting this way. He figured it was just the nighttime and not to mention the food, so he wrote off those feelings as just byproducts. Nothing more, nothing less. He turned his head back to Miseria, a large grin upon his face. "I'm fine," he said, replying to her earlier question "no need to throw me into the lake or anything. I just think the food may have gotten to me or something. I don't know." Was that really the case though? He repressed the thought quickly.

Instead of an awkward presence now, he replaced his tone and stance with a friendlier appearance, his smile warm and normal as usual. "Well, I think you'll be an awesome nurse," he replied "I would just try to not torture any of the kids. That does happen to affect them later on in life." He only mentioned that last part as a joke, but he figured she'd get the reference. He shrugged his shoulders at her next question, his true plans hidden within him. "I don't know," he said calmly "I might just end up staying as an Auror or something...I'm gonna go and find Andrew though." At that moment, he made a mental note to contact Jack and Whight again, he figured it was almost time to go back to America and find his little brother. Hopefully his one year run from his life would be over soon.

Danny's odd behaviour and his laugh was infecting her. She started laughing too and then she rolled over on her back again, burying her face into her long hair. „Why are we laughing?“ was a suitable question, but she wasn't able to pronounce it anyhow.
She stopped laughing with taking deep breathe. „Of course you are,“ she agreed with a sarcastic tone in her voice. They both were perfectly fine. „Yes, I will try not to torture them to death and send some of their bodyparts to you as a gift. Or maybe I will use their guts to decorate my christmastree.“ Finally, calming down, she raised herself with the help of her hands and she walked closer to the lake. „Well I am going to take a little swim,“ she looked over her shoulder and grinned. Wash off the stupid thoughts from her head. The pond was big enough to take a normal swim. She took off her corset and shoes, leaving only a skirt and a pink blouse. She threw her purse on the ground and walked into the water.

The water was cold and it froze her in one place for a second. Miseria bit her lip, holding back a scream of pain when cold water started terrorizing her feet and making her muscles feel hot under water. On the next moment, overgoing her fear of drowning from cramps, she dived in. For at least five seconds she remained under water, eyes closed and trying to fight the cold, but unfortunately, the latter one won. So came back to the surface and looked at Danny. Oh god, she actually missed Andrew too. With him she actually learned how to swim and on that day both of them almost drowned. „Where do you think he might be?“ She'd offer her help in finding Andrew, but it looked like he'd rather do it all alone.

Danny only watched in mere silence as Miseria plunged into the water, one of his eyebrows raised. Seemed like an odd thing to do on a night such as this, but he wouldn't ask. He had been acting weird himself for some reason, his gaze breaking back down to the grass. Even he couldn't understand what was wrong, but he knew the true reason was repressed deep in him. It didn't want to reveal itself and it didn't want to shown to Miseria, that was rather odd since he was usually a very upfront person.

He turned his head back towards Miseria a small grin on his face. "Odd time for a swim, dontcha think?" he asked, his body leaning back onto his arm once more. He wondered if her outfit would make things uncomfortable now, seeing as how it was wet and all...wait a minute. he thought to himself what the hell are you thinking? Stop that!. He quickly shook his head, throwing away some of those thoughts before returning his gaze back to Miseria. "I don't know," he said, replying to her question about Andrew "I talked with Whight about it, and he said he's probably living in America. I'm going to start an expedition to try and hunt him down while we can."

Miseria ran her fingers trough her hair, pushing them away from her face. His question sounded like a sarcastic remark but it didn't bother her much, instead she saw this as an invitation to another 'fight' or at least try to make him swim with her. Since she got used to the water, Mis felt that it was warmer while she swam than sitting on the shore. So she dived in again, enjoying the time spent underwater and after half a minute she came back to the surface. „Why – it's always a good time for a swim, no matter what time of a year it is!“ She'd seen people swim in winter. They digged a hole in the ice somewhere not far away from the shore and then dived in. Refresing, yet dangerous.

She swam closer to the shore and lay down on her stomach there. Miseria leaned her head on one hand, with the other she drew circles on the grass. She had no idea who this Whight was and she didn't bother herself to ask about him or her. „I see...“ If Dakota would've gone somewhere to an unknown location, Miseria would travel the whole world just to find her. So was with Danny and Andrew she figured. The only thing that mystified her was the reason why Andrew was hiding from them. „Want a hug?“ Miseria offered suddenly, fixing her jolly eyes on him.

He still couldn't help but think she was a little more than odd for swimming at a time like this, but he wouldn't judge too much. She was his odd friend, one he enjoyed showing off different antics or something like that. They were not normal in any way. He sat quietly as she swam around for a bit, his eyes often drifting down to the grass, his hands ripping out a couple blades of grass every now and then. With a casual toss, he'd fling the grass away with his fingertips, his boredom showing on his face. He'd like to just hop in and swim, but he didn't want to catch any diseases or something. Ebola didn't sound like a good thing to have, especially in an already sickened society. Heh, he thought I think I made a pun.

He turned his head back to Miseria at her question, his eyebrow raised. Was she serious? "Uhh..." he said, a slight grin forming on his face "I would do that and all, but I'd rather avoid getting wet anytime soon." He was fickle, what could he say. Placing his arms behind him and using them as support, he leaned backwards and said "Well, if you dry yourself off first, you could possibly have the honor of hugging me." The sarcasm bled from the tone of his voice.

Since he didn't accept her hug as a "positive" gift to him, she frowned and took her wand. Miseria figured that if she was swimming, it would be only fair if he'd do the same. They were on a date after all and they were supposed to have fun, forget the past and not mourn or regret things what they have done previously.
Waving with her wand, she splashed him with the water, making it come from the lake. "Don't be such a baby! Come here! I dare you!" Miseria frowned. How come that strong young man like Danny was afraid of cold? Miseria wasn't.

Smiling again, she looked over at him, waiting for Dannys reaction. This would be priceless. Hopefully he'd jump up and start screaming like a girl. By the bye she never offered him the bikinis that she had brought with her. Now it was about time to do so.

Seemingly out of the blue, Danny felt a surge of cold water splash against his calves, immediately causing him to skirt backwards to avoid more of the water. Luckily, only his lower body had gotten drenched in the water, his jacket still dry, little spots of water drizzling down to the ground. Ehh, that could be removed...although it'd cost more since it was an expensive brand. Why did he buy brands? Well, he hadn't even noticed it at first, it just looked nice so he bought it. Thank god for money, right? Quickly examining the extent of the water though, a small smile formed quickly on his face. "You do know this means war?" he said, quickly pushing himself off of the ground.

Throwing his jacket off, he tossed it lazily to the ground and made a small run for the pond, leaping into the air and landing with a large splash into the pond. It was deeper than what he had initially expected, but he hadn't been too surprised. Well, everything except the jacket he had bought from a thrift store, so he didn't care that much about what happened to his other clothing. Forming his hand into a half circle, he quickly arced his hand in the water, sending a large wave of water towards Miseria's direction. "If I get a cramp for not waiting an hour before swimming," he said playfully "and I end up drowning in the water, I'm suing you for all I have!"

Miseria grimaced. War... war was good. She raised her hands and waved with them, calling Danny to her. If war then war. He already lost the battle and actually agreed to come and swim with her. She watched how he threw his jacket away, laughing when he suddenly dived. Miseria turned herself around, positioning herself on the shore. Sore throat and runny nose were now fully guaranteed to her. Water became warmer and warmer for her yet everything that was outside it was cold instead. "Are you serious?" she raised her eyebrows when he attacked her with water. She was already wet, water soaked from every corner of her body.

Diving into the water, she swam closer to Danny, smiling:"Yeah, of course. A dead man sues a girl. The court of the history..." Miseria rolled her eyes and pushed her hair away. "Just calm down, you will get used to it. Do you see me having cramps?"

Danny cocked his head to the side and shrugged, his clothes beginning to feel more compressed against his skin, something he always hated. "I can't say you're screaming for help or anything," he said casually "but it sure looks like you've got a handful on you." He meant mostly towards her dress, he wondered how annoying that must be to get that off her. Suddenly, his thoughts toward a more lewd turn, Danny quickly pushing those thoughts out of his mind. He couldn't believe he would even be thinking about that...but then again, he was a guy. To quickly pass off his awkwardness, he splashed another round of water at Miseria. "You can also pretty much sue anyone these days," he smiled, preparing himself for another attack "just depends on what kind of lawyer you get."

Tossing his hand quickly back down into the water, he prepared his hand for another slash of water towards his target, his smile having an edge to it. He was prepared for whatever she threw at him. Somehow though, he couldn't keep his mind off his more recent thought, him feeling more ashamed by it every second passing. If he had blurted that out loud by accident, she'd more than likely hang him from the gallows. Or worse.

"You really hoped to see me screaming for help?" Miseria raised her eyebrows, mockingly. She did not remember herself screaming for any help. Ever. Even in the worst battles in her short life she did everything on her own. There was no time dependidng on the others if she could handle the situation by herself.
Miseria frowned at his comment and looked at her remaining clothes. Actually he was correct, but she was not going to strip her clothes off infront of him. The idea of Danny getting heart attack sounded intriguing, but she did not want to deal with any problems that revolved around murdering a person. Not on her first date!

"You know, I thought you'd be braver, being a former Gryffindor and sutff..." Miseria grinned. She was now standing right infront of Danny.