To Make Myself Believe - Jacov !

[violetta nicole longbottom]

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES

if ten million fireflies lit up
THE WORLD AS I FELL ASLEEP

Nikki hobbled towards the Black Lake. She had her shoes under her arm, and she tried to keep her self on the path. Her face was buried in a book her father had given her, and she tripped as she walked, but she managed to keep herself up. She had bumped people on the walk out of school, but she was out now, and she didn't have many people to worry about, now, she just had plants, bugs and holes to worry about. She kept her face down, and she smiled as her eyes scanned the worn pages. She didn't ask where her father had gotten this book, but she could tell by the water damage, dirt and other stains on the pages that it had been his for a very long time. She loved that he would give her something like this, it meant a lot to her. She didn't know half the things this book did, and she loved it.

She bumped into a tree as she squeaked, dropping the book. "No, no, no!" She said, grabbing the book, leaving her shoes on the ground. She dusted the book off, and she then picked up her shoes, and she headed towards the lake. Her pace this time was at a run, and she enjoyed the sounds of her bare feet against the dirt. She hopped logs, ditches, and dodged small craters. She smiled as she ran, and she stopped as she reached the drop off for the lake. Her stop had a bit of a skid, and she reeled forward as she almost toppled again. She giggled, and she ran down the side of the overhang as she was as careful as she could be. She dropped her shoes as she found a rock to place them on, and she lowered the book to them. She smiled as she looked at a page, and she pushed her hair behind her ear.

Gillyweed. She'd been sent here for that. She had been told they could make some sort of drink with that, but she had to find it. She knew he had some, but he enjoyed making her work for things apparently, but she didn't mind, she probably would have been out here messing with things anyhow, she had a plant she'd been tending to out here since school started back anyhow. Her snakeweed seemed to be doing well, but she wouldn't know how well it turned out until she could make it into tea, which she really didn't, so she wasn't sure why she picked this particular plant, but it didn't matter at this point.

She looked for a decently shallow place to step into the water, and she pursed her lips. The book described the plant, but she didn't really know what she was looking for. She hopped feet first into the water and she held her wand out, "Mactus!" She said, the spell being cast at the water's bottom. The pool near her began to glow slightly, and she could see the plants near her. She could see creatures swim from the light and that was all she needed. She would have cast a spell to keep water off her, but who was she to care about a little water? She dropped to her knees and she began searching for the plant her father had asked for.

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status: COMPLETE
tagged: Jacov!
words: ]893!
outfit: here!
notes: She's a dork XD
lyrics: FIREFLIES, OWL CITY
credit: TEMPLATE BY SHAZI ?! AT CAUTION 2.0

[jacov aki warrington]

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H E R H A I R F A L L S P E R F E C T L Y W I T H O U T
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Jacov let out a soft sigh as he steadied his broom. He was flying around the grounds with his friends, just messing around. They flew off ahead of him and he just stopped to relax in the air. He liked being up there. It was a nice view of the school and the grounds. Running his fingers through his hair, he leaned forward and flew in the direction his friends went. As he flew around the school, he glanced at the grounds and looked around. Everyone looked so little from the height he was as. Shrugging to himself, he figured he’d catch up with his friends later. He flew lower to the ground until his feet touched.

It wasn’t long after landing, that he saw Nikki walk by. He was a little surprised that she didn’t see him, but when he saw the book in her hands he wasn’t surprised at all. Every time he saw her, that girl was always reading a book about something. He smiled and shook his head at her. He watched her for a moment as she walked towards the lake, tripping over things, never taking her eyes off the book. She was skilled. Tripping but not falling on her face. That must’ve taken lots of practice. It wasn’t long until he decided to follow her. Find out what she was up to.

When she reached the lake, he set his broom down by her shoes and book. Smirking, he walked up behind her and grabbed her shoulders, pushing her forward a bit, before pulling her back. “Saved your life!” he exclaimed, with a laugh. He sat down behind her on the ground and glanced over her shoulder. “You know…you shouldn’t sit so close to the edge. Someone could be a dick and push you in,” he grinned. He didn’t feel like being a dick to her today though, so she was spared for the time being. His little scare tactic was about it.

He glanced down into the clear pool in front of her, over to her book, and back at the pool. “What are you doing anyway?” he asked, naturally curious. It could’ve been something for her dad. That really would surprise him at all. Her dad always sent her out looking for plants and things. But Jacov had found her looking at plants and learning about them on her own. She was more like her dad than he’d like to admit. He rested his chin on her shoulder and pulled his wand out, poking at the fish in the water with it as he waited for her to answer him.

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HEY THERE, NIKKI! THIS POST IS COMPLETE! BUT DON'T WORRY, ITS FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY WORDS LONG. WHOA, EH? JACOV WARRINGTON IS WEARING THIS (alex, not jack xD). THOSE LYRICS, YEAH THEY'RE BY BRUNO MARS -- ISN'T HE GREAT?

OH, AND CREDIT TO SUPER ECHO?! OF CAUTION 2.0. SHE ROCKS MY LIFE, SO I WON'T DARE STEAL FROM HER UNLESS I WANNA GET MY SPLEEN PULLED OUT THROUGH MY EAR. TOODLE-LOO!

[violetta nicole longbottom]

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES

if ten million fireflies lit up
THE WORLD AS I FELL ASLEEP

Nikki was never the most observant child. People could have been asking her things for minutes before she knew they were talking to her. A lot of the reason for that was people used to call her "Longbottom" which she never responded to. She obviously knew her last name, she just didn't care enough to listen for it. Some people would also call her "Vi" which she didn't answer to either. She didn't mean to brush people off or ignore them, it just sort of came naturally to her, naturally spacey-like. It was a Longbottom trait she'd been told.

And, that naturally spaceiness struck again. She didn't even hear the boy sneaking up behind her, but she could tell someone was there as she was lurched forward. She squealed as she started to fall, but just as fast as she was falling she was stopped. Before she could wheel around to see her "attacker", they spoke. She knew that voice. "Jacov! You scared me!" She said, her voice cracking lightly. She tried to regain what little composure she usually did have, and she straightened her shoulders. She went back to what she was trying to do.

As he spoke again, she snorted, "Like I'm not used to people being dicks. I'm a Longbottom, I'm pretty much a walking target for jerks." Her father always told her it would get better, but she never saw it. She was harassed, but life went on. She didn't care, she was a dork and she knew it. She'd never be popular, but she could have cared less. Her small friend group was enough for her to be happy. She looked back at him as he laid on her shoulder, "Dad mentioned making gillywater if I could find the right plants, but I haven't been able to find any yet, but I was interrupted so I can't see how that's my fault."

She looked back towards the water, and saw him messing with the fish. She pursed her lips as she started thinking. The book she'd been looking at was about the Mediterranean...this wasn't part of that body of water. She scrambled out of the water, turning herself in towards the body behind her, reaching over him to grab the book. "Dammit! He tricked me!" She tossed the book down, and sat back on her heels. "Gillyweed is hard to find in freshwater! He knew that! I'm going to get him for this, I'm not sure how, but I will." She said, leaning up to push the book farther back on the rocks, so it wouldn't fall.

As she did, she lost the grip on the ground with one of her feet, and began to fall backwards. She grabbed for the first thing she could find, and it happened to be his shirt. She closed her eyes as she fell, hoping the water wasn't as cold as she figured it would be.

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status: COMPLETE
tagged: Jacov!
words: ]837!
outfit: here!
notes: She's a dork XD
lyrics: FIREFLIES, OWL CITY
credit: TEMPLATE BY SHAZI ?! AT CAUTION 2.0

[jacov aki warrington]

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Jacov laughed when Nikki yelled at him about scaring her. “That was kind of the point, Nikki,” he said, continuing to laugh. When she went back to what she was doing, he watched her intently. He was usually pretty interested in the things she did. He was never good at Herbology, so it was good that he was crushing on the daughter of the teacher. She was really good at it, so it was pretty easy for him to get her to help him. He nodded in agreement when she mentioned being a walking target. “You may be a walking target, but only for me,” he said, resting his chin back on her shoulder. He didn’t like anyone else bothering her. He was the only one that could tease her.

“Gillywater?” he questioned. He looked at her confused, but he didn’t ask. He learned to stop asking a while ago. He’d ask one simple question, and she’d go on and on about it, then change subjects. She’d end up losing him halfway through her explanation or whatever. He felt bad for losing interest, but he just got confused, so he usually just stopped listening. He looked back down at the fish and continued poking at them. So far, it was all the entertainment he had while Nikki looked for Gillyweed. “Are you sure you’re gonna find it in there?” he asked. He may not know much about it, but he was sure there wasn’t any in the black lake.

Before she even remotely answered the question, she started freaking out and reached over him to grab the book. He smirked slightly when her chest rested against his face. “You know…I may have to come out here with you more often if you’re gonna be doing that,” he stated as she sat back down. When she mentioned getting her father back, he grinned. “You can always use me to get back at him. I don’t think he likes me very much anyway.” He wasn’t sure why. The only reason he could think of was because of what house he was in. He knew that Professor Longbottom grew up not liking Slytherin. Hell, Jacov probably wouldn’t like Slytherin either. From what he knew, they were all crazy.

Jacov’s eyes widened when she grabbed his shirt as she slipped. He wasn’t really hoping he’d get wet. He tried leaning back to keep them from falling, but it didn’t work. They both ended up splashing down into the lake. Jacov popped his head up and coughed out some water. Brushing his soaked hair out of his face, he looked over at Nikki. “You know…if you wanted to see me all wet, all you had to do was ask,” he said with a playful smirk.

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HEY THERE, NIKKI! THIS POST IS COMPLETE! BUT DON'T WORRY, ITS FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN WORDS LONG. WHOA, EH? JACOV WARRINGTON IS WEARING THIS (alex, not jack xD). THOSE LYRICS, YEAH THEY'RE BY BRUNO MARS -- ISN'T HE GREAT?

OH, AND CREDIT TO SUPER ECHO?! OF CAUTION 2.0. SHE ROCKS MY LIFE, SO I WON'T DARE STEAL FROM HER UNLESS I WANNA GET MY SPLEEN PULLED OUT THROUGH MY EAR. TOODLE-LOO!

[violetta nicole longbottom]

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES

if ten million fireflies lit up
THE WORLD AS I FELL ASLEEP

Nikki snorted, wanting to be mad at him, but it was hard enough for her to be mad at anything, least of all him. "Well...don't do it again?" She said with a giggle, rather unsure of herself. She blew her hair out of her face, and she never really cared to think about how much she got harassed. She was the kid of a teacher, war hero and just all around great man. She didn't know why people wanted to mess with her? But, it happened that when Jacov was around, the harassment happened a lot less, thankfully. "You'd like to think so, I'm sure." She teased, over her shoulder as she went back to working.

She hardly heard him as he asked her what gillywater was. She normally couldn't be bothered to listen to people when they spoke to her while she was working. She was bad about that, her mind was set at one thing and she couldn't stop focusing more often then not, not matter if it was a peer, a friend, or her father. Her father had learned to either say something strange to get her attention, or tap her. Sometimes, he'd toss something at her, and it would get her attention, whatever he did it would be goodnatured. "It's...a drink made with gillyweed." She said offhandedly. Her father wouldn't have sent her out here if she couldn't find it, would he? He had a sense of humor, contrary to what people think, so maybe he would. "I should...be able to." She mumbled, pressing her tongue into her cheek lightly, lips pursed.

Her sudden interest in the book again had seemed more pressing then where she was swinging her chest. As she pushed it against his face, she pushed her face against the book. Her dad had messed with her. Sneaky, she'd get him for that. "What? Oh!" She said, finally noticing what she was doing. She wasn't embarrassed as she could have been, but she was rather sorry she'd basically assaulted him with her chest. She snorted as he spoke again, "Oh I promise, he doesn't, so that's a good idea. He's going to be watching me like a hawk at the school dance, I'll just have to make him angry by showing up on your arm." She said with a happy expression. It was true, he didn't like Jacov very much, and that would have bunched his shorts made him cranky.

She squealed as her back hit the water. She was never a fan of swimming in clothes. She also wasn't a five-star swimmer, so she spazzed around, trying to get back to the surface. She did her best to get her footing, though it was barely, and she didn't realize how quickly the water could get deep. She stood on her tip toes and she looked at him as she spoke. "My clothes are all wet." She said, her expression looking rather pathetic. "I'm sure if I wanted to see you wet there could have been better ways to do that...you know, in a swimsuit, in a pool, not full of Grindylows." She mumbled, trying to swim to shore.

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status: COMPLETE
tagged: Jacov!
words: ]889!
outfit: here!
notes: She's a dork XD
lyrics: FIREFLIES, OWL CITY
credit: TEMPLATE BY SHAZI ?! AT CAUTION 2.0

[jacov aki warrington]

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Jacov smiled slightly at her request. “Alright, I won’t do it again,” he said, “today.” He knew she was always getting harassed and he knew why. She was a book nerd and the daughter of a teacher. So everyone thought they should just pick on her and make her life a living hell. He knew she usually just ignored it, but he liked to stick by her anyway. Everyone knew not to pick on her when he was around. He’d kick their asses into next semester if they did. “I do like to think so. And I know so,” he said, sticking his tongue out at her. Yeah, it wasn’t the whole truth. She was a walking target for everyone…but mostly him.

His eyebrow rose when she answered him. He wasn’t really expecting an answer to his subconsciously asked question. “Had a feeling,” he said, still poking at the fish. They kept swimming around trying to avoid the stick in his hand, but Jacov was too smart for them. When she spoke again, he shrugged. “Well you know I don’t know much about it…but I’m pretty sure there’s none in there. Your dad’s totally fucking with you, Nik.” He had remembered something about it from his last Herbology lesson. He was skimming his book out of boredom and found it. He never thought that passage was useful at the time, but now…it is.

“Oh, no…don’t worry about it,” he said with a grin. “I fully enjoyed it,” he winked and continued. “I just wish you did it more often.” Like he’d joke and lie about something like that. He did say it in a joking manner, of course, but he was totally serious. He had a feeling that Nikki didn’t know that he liked her, but then again, he was completely oblivious to any feelings she might have towards him. He grinned when she told him what he knew. Professor Longbottom wasn’t a fan of Slytherins anyway, so he didn’t expect him to like him every much. And on top of that…Jacov’s been spending more and more time with Nikki. He knew that irked the Professor. “Well then, I think we’ll just have to go to the dance together than, hmm?”

When he popped his head out of the water when they fell in, he looked over at Nikki and couldn’t help but laugh at her. She was so cute when she was flailing about in the water. “Yes…you’re clothes are all wet, so is your hair…and the rest of your body,” he teased. He laid on his back in the water as she spoke again and attempted to shrug in the water, which didn’t really work. “Oh well…now I’m in here all wet, and you’re leaving me. That’s not very nice, Longbottom,” he said, swimming past her. He climbed out of the water and reached out to her, to pull her back onto shore with him.

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HEY THERE, NIKKI! THIS POST IS COMPLETE! BUT DON'T WORRY, ITS FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN WORDS LONG. WHOA, EH? JACOV WARRINGTON IS WEARING THIS (alex, not jack xD). THOSE LYRICS, YEAH THEY'RE BY BRUNO MARS -- ISN'T HE GREAT?

OH, AND CREDIT TO SUPER ECHO?! OF CAUTION 2.0. SHE ROCKS MY LIFE, SO I WON'T DARE STEAL FROM HER UNLESS I WANNA GET MY SPLEEN PULLED OUT THROUGH MY EAR. TOODLE-LOO!