Emmeline is walking back to the Ravenclaw common room after a long night studying, and what does she see, Benjy Fenwick, her best friend Benjy Fenwick and Cardoc Dearborn making out.
Wow
Wow
A million thoughts are running through her head. How could he not tell me? How long has this been going on? Does he have the answers to the transfiguration homework? I’m going to kill him! Should I say something?
In the end she decided that leaving them alone was best. I mean as mad as she was at him, his crush of three years was making out with him! Anyways she would have plenty of time to get the details later.
She rushes to the Ravenclaw common room because Xenophilius, more known as Xeno, needs to know this. After all he has also been the victim of Benji’s annoying ass pining.
As soon as she enters the Ravenclaw common room she sees Xeno sitting on the floor in the corner reading an astronomy textbook looking unbothered.
Emmeline rushes over to him and in one breath says “I was doing my transfiguration homework in the library and while I was walking back here you know who I see Benjy our Benjy and Cardoc Dearborn, his crush of three years making out in a corridor.
Xenos eyes widened and him being the gossip king he is, immediately dropped his book ready for the details. But before she could tell him anything else Benjy walked in.
Xeno jumped up, grabbed Benjy's hand and dragged him to the boys domentries no doubt to get the details, as Emmeline was getting up to follow them Pandora Rosier walked in.
Pandora had flowers braided into her thick long box braids, she had on a cherry chapstick and was wearing a gray crop top that had a muggle band on it and short Jean shorts. The moonlight hit her perfectly as she was standing in front of a giant window and lightened her dark skin.
The only coherent thought Emmeline could muster was “Wow she’s pretty.” Which was weird considering Pandora was one of her best friends since first year so yah Emmeline was confused.
“Hey Emmeline, how are you!” “Um good yah great mhmm what about you?
At this Pandora sighs and moves over to a large couch and sank into it. “I’m fine but I like this girl and she’s so oblivious I’ve dropped so many signs and she’s just not picking up on them and it’s so frustrating,” Pandora said while frowning.
Emmelines heart sank at this, Pandora like somebody. Then came the confusion: why did she care so much about Pandora liking somebody else. Lastly came realization, but not of her own feelings, of Pandora's feelings.
Pandora was frustrated, from what Emmeline could tell she really liked this girl and was frustrated that the girl didn’t get it. So Emmeline pushed that feeling of dread away and went over to sit next to Pandora.
…
Pandora felt a hand on her check, when she looked up she was met with sympathy, yet this just made the feeling worse because she was met with sympathy from the girl she liked.
Emmeline caressed her cheek than spoke softly “Pandora you are the loveliest, beautiful, amazing, energetic person I have ever met and the girl should be honored that you even looked in her direction, if she can’t realize how amazing you are and put in the effort to pick up on the signs than she’s stupid and doesn’t deserve you.
Yet this hit harder than everything else because the girl that just told her that was the girl she liked no, the girl she was in love with. She managed to muster a smile and a soft “Thank you.”
She was met with a genuine smile and a soft look. Then Emmeline softly suggested “How about tonight we have a sleepover in my dorm and watch a horror movie, it is almost Halloween.” Pandora visibly perked up at this, Halloween has always been her favorite holiday.
Pandora nodded enthusiastically and quickly shuffled up and toward the stairs. She looked back at the base of the stairs and motioned for Emmeline to follow her excitedly.
Emmeline chuckled softly and followed Pandora up the stairs, who was skipping. Pandora practically buzzing with excitement said “Ooh can we watch the conjuring, it's my favorite horror movie!” “Of course love, we can watch anything you want,” Emmeline stated nonchalantly, and if Pandora blushed at the pet name than that is her business.
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Pandora and Emmeline are curled up on Emmelines bed with a bowl of popcorn on the bed side table next to them. They are now wearing matching Halloween costumes Pandora gets them every year on the first day of October.
Pandora is half asleep as the movie ended a few moments ago and Emmeline is reading a book careful not to move too much. Pandora makes a slight whining noise and lately tries to shut Emmelines book. Emmeline lets out a soft laugh and moves to put the bed down.
When she looks back Pandora is making grabby hands at her. Her signature puppy dog eyes and a small frown staring back at her. Emmeline, being in this situation hundreds of times before carefully nuzzled into Pandora's neck and wrapping her hands around her.
Emmeline looks over after hearing a happy sigh come from Pandora and something just clicks. Emmeline Vance is in love with Pandora Rosier.
Pandora Rosier with her fascinating views on the world, Pandora Rosier with her crazy beliefs, Pandora Rosier with her lovely blue eyes, Pandora Rosier with her beautiful dark skin, Pandora Rosier with her lung heavy amazing box braids, and most importantly Pandora Rosier with her lovely personality.
Finally Emmeline realizes the jealousy he felt whenever Pandora was with another person, the anger she felt when someone flirted with Pandora, and the feeling of dread she felt earlier when Pandora was talking about the girl she liked.
As much as she dreaded the answer she had to know “Pandora who is the oblivious girl that you like,” Emmeline asked with a little bit of hope. Pandora seemed to wake at the question. She let out a sigh, took a deep breath and nervously stated “Emmeline.” “Look Pandora if you don’t want to tell me you don’t have to I won’t ever push you to but-
She was cut off by Pandora who had risen a little more and had a look of determination in her eyes, “No listen to me, I Pandora Rosier like, no love you, Emmeline Vance.”
Emmeline just stared at her with a look of confusion on her face, after a while Pandora nervously spoke “Emmeline please say something, anything.” “Emmeline please, if you want me to leave I’ll go but just say something.”
After a bit more Pandora decided that leaving Emmeline alone was for the best. As she got up and moved towards the door she felt a hand on her wrist and was swung back and caught carefully like she was a rare China piece .
Before she could react there was a soft hand on her cradling her face and a hopeful “Can I kiss you,” coming from the girl she loves. She wasted no time shaking her head yes and as soon as she did there were soft lips pressing onto hers.
Yet kissing Emmeline Vance wasn’t like fireworks; it was like a fire deep in her soul reaching out and connecting to Emmelines and creating a beautiful, dangerous, amazing flame that burned as strongly as her love for the girl in front of her.
Pandora wasn’t sure how she was going to stop kissing Emmeline now that she’s got a taste of it. If it was up to her the world could burn as long as she lived in this moment forever with Emmeline.
For all she cared, everyone on earth could drop dead as long as Emmeline was okay. Then came the confusion, the confusion about how she ever thought that this was just a silly crush that would pass over.
Emmeline pulled back first which was met with a whine from Pandora as she chased her lips. Emmeline let out a chuckle for the third time that evening and wrapped her hands around Pandora's waist.
She hosted Pandora onto the bed and sat her in between her legs. Emmeline was sitting back on the headrest with Pandora in between her legs and her head layer back on Emmelines chest now.
“Seriously though I meant it I’m in love with you Emmeline Vance,” Pandora said softly. “Me too Dora, I think I’ve loved you for a while but I just thought it was a normal thing to get jealous of anybody one of your best friends talks to, smiles at, or even looks at, I guess not though, but to be fair I think a a part of me knew but I was just scared, I mean Dora you are my best friend I didn’t want to lose you because of a silly crush.”
“You’ll never lose me Em even if you tried I’m not going anywhere, I promise you no matter how much you try you will not get rid of me.” “Well good thing I don’t want to ever get rid of you.” “Of course you don't, I'm amazing.”
Emmeline let out her last chuckle of that day and leaned over to kiss Pandora, this time it was slow calculating trying to figure each other out, yet that didn’t make this kiss any less loving because no, they weren’t made to fit together but they would make the universe bend to their will and they would watch the world burn for each other, so who was the universe to refuse them that.