Not Quite Time For Bed || Tres Open!

[Alexys Prso]

<sup>They were very, very late, and very, very drunk. The two friends had spent the whole evening at a club in Paris, disregarding whatever rules there were against it, including the curfew, as it was easily past one o'clock in the morning. So, with much muffled giggles, and confused staggering around, Alexys and Serphius pushed two sun beds together, and flopped down on them. For Paris, and the club, they had both dressed up quite wonderfully. Sephy was wearing a black fine mesh top, and delightfully tight black trousers, much like Lexi's leather pair he was wearing, and his usual trilby. His partner in crime for the evening, along with those fine leather pants, was bedecked in a red satin shirt, and a black velvet jacker, and a scarlet ribbon in his curly black hair. Both boys, quite unashamedly, were wearing just a tad of red lipstick. Lexi's was curiously smudged, which pretty much summed up the whole night.

"Mm, mm, mm, Sephy - we're in soooo-oo-ooo much trouble when we gets back to school!" giggled Lexi as they reclined in the sun beds, eyes turned to the star speckled heavens. The night was a clear and crisp one - the early morning air was frosty, and quite sharp.

"I-I know," mumbled Serphius sleepily, "I fink that's the fird time you've told me since we left the...the....place...."

Alexys giggled quietly, trying to smother the sound with his hand, which only made him laugh harder.

"Shhh-shh-hh!" he snorted, "We're gonna get caught!"

"Ah didn't say anyfing," Serphius replied, looking over at his chuckling friend, "'S you that's gawfuffing away like a - like a gawfufferer..."

After that, they sank into a deep, and easy silence. They said nothing for quite a while, and it was cold enough to see their own breath, which seemed to fascinate them both.

"It's cold. Are you cold Serphius?" said Lexi quite suddenly. It mildly startled Serphius how sober he sounded.

"Yesh, it is. Are you cold Alexys?"

"Oh, I'm always cold."

Again, there was another silence, though this one was short and uneasy. Serphius wriggled closer to his friend, and draped an arm over his chest.

"D' - D' you remember that time I stayed over at yours for Christmas?" he asked

"Yeah....My mother nearly had a heart attack when I brought you back....That was the best Crimbo ever...."

"Member when we drunk in the park?"

"Haha, yeah...remeber I made you dye your hair blonde, and we sung karaoke together?"

"That was embarassing...Oh, oh, remember when we were jumping on the bed, and you fell out the - the window? I laughed so hard, until I saw the blood...so much blood! I fink I passed out after that...."

"Oooh, yeah....Y'know what....you should move in with me!"

"What! Oh! Haha, ver' funny..."

"Naw, naw," Lexi said, waving his arms, "'M serious. Ah got my own place now. Live with me - you'd love it! Everyday would be like the holidays...It would be great...We'd get up to all sorts...You'd love it, I swear...I swear, it'd jus' you 'nd me...you'd love it...Sephy?"

But, alas, the boy in his arms, pretty and pale as a wax manikin, was fast asleep, his thick dark lashes long enough to brush his cheeks. Lexi laughed softly. He never could hand his drink....He held him close to keep him warm, not caring if it looked rather like they were up to something, and sighed, sending a little wispy cloud of breath into the cold morning air.</sup>

[Faith Halliwell]

Faith had opted for a late-night walk when she couldn't sleep, thinking the night air would clear her head. She had thrown on a robe over her night clothes and put on some slippers, left quietly, and slipped outside. Now she was just walking through the grounds, thinking and singing to herself softly.

She was wearing pale pink, hot pink, and white striped pants with a white shirt with short sleeves that had a pale pink heart on it. There was hot pink writing that read "Love is a Lullaby". Her slippers were a pale pink, and she wore white socks in them. The slippers were soft, and a little fluffy, but they were cute and added to the whole innocent picture. Her robe was a pale pink with slightly darker pink hemming and trim.

She had decided to check out the pool. She had her wand tucked into her robe pocket, so if she needed, she had it readily available. She smiled slightly at the beautiful scene around her. It was quiet, really, as she headed to the pool. Her singing blocked out the voices of the two boys. She was singing "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada, one of her favorite songs.

"I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me
I still feel your touch in my dreams
Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive

'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast,
I want this to last
Need you by my side

'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static
And everytime we kiss I reach for the sky
Can't you hear my heart beat so
I can't let you go
Want you in my life..."

She was rounding the corner now, almost to the pool. She was lost in her thoughts of Kai. He seemed so perfect to her. She was so glad she had found him, and she still found it hard to believe it had really happened. She smiled just thinking about it. It was amazing, really. She'd never been so happy before in her entire life...

"Your arms are my castle
Your heart is my sky
may you wipe away tears that I cry
The good and the bad times
We've been through them all
You make me rise when I fall..."

Then she stopped as she saw two boys at the pool. "Oh!" she gasped quietly, smiling slightly at the two. One was holding the other. They seemed a little... drunk? Ah, she didn't care. She couldn't just leave without saying anything. That wasn't what Faith did. So she walked over to them and sat down on one of the chairs near theirs. "Hello... I'm Faith. Faith Halliwell... Who are you?"

(( xD Hope ya don't mind... I was bored and had the muse for her... o.O ))

[Alexys Prso]

<sup>"Waah!"

The startled cried spilled from those startled lips as Lexi sat up quite suddenly, pushing the sleeping Serphius away from him.

"We weren't doing anything!" he said, blinking in the darkness. It took him a moment to relies that they hadn't been caught by a Professor, but it was just another late night pupil. A whimper emerged from a crack between the two sun beds that indicated Serphius was quite awake, "Oh! Shhhorry. Thought you were a teacher....but we really weren't doing anything, Miss Halliwell!"

His smudged red lipstick may have said otherwise, but he wasn't aware of that quite yet.

"My name is...uh...the Amazing Alexys Prso! Seventh year Lioano, and you may call me Lexi...And the clumsy one under the bed ish - "

"Serphius de la Ravin," said Serphius, poking his head up. He was trying not to let the pain he was feeling show on his face - he was quite sure Lexi had just broken his wrist.

"An' I'm not clumsy - " He added indigently, "I'm u-uniquely co-ordinated...You...ahhh! Ooh, oh...you pushed me anyway! And I wish you'd shtop trying to introduce me..."

Alexys apparently didn't didn't hear him - either that, or he was far too distracted by Faith to care. Was it the the approximately twenty-seven drinks, or was there not a single un-pretty girl in Beauxbatons? Even when they were wandering around outside in the cold and the dark in pajamas and fluffy pink slippers they looked almost angelic.

"And may I inquire as to why such a rare and beautiful maiden such as yourshelf ish wandering around 'n her jimjams at thish time in the...night....morning....well, at this time?"</sup>

[Faith Halliwell]

She giggled slightly and said,"I'll take your word for it. And I won't say anything if you won't." She winked at him slightly, feeling in a very good mood even for her.

"Well, Amazing Lexi, it's a pleasure to meet you. And you, too, Serphius de la Ravin." She smiled at them, noting the two's appearance. They were obviously drunk, and the red lipstick was just another sign pointing to that conclusion. She really didn't care, though. If she felt they were a danger, she would have left already.

She giggled softly at Serphius before looking at Lexi as he spoke. She blushed lightly, but otherwise, she simply smiled and said,"I couldn't sleep. Too much thinking, and it was such a beautiful night..." She looked at both of them again and asked,"What about the two of you?"

[Alexys Prso]

<sup>"We don' want to sleep. Too much drinking, and it was such a lonely night...." he said in a voice that almost mirrored hers. He flashed a small smile, and even provided a small laugh, "The streets of gay Paris were calling, and we just couldn't resist her shweet serenade...And quiet a serenade it was!"

He glanced down at Serphius, and they shared a small mischievous grin, as though they knew something she didn't, which they quite obviously did. The night had been a wild one, as they flitted from club to club, barhopping and getting wasted along the way. As they got older, it seemed to be an almost weekly occurrence. They didn't really like Shaded Nights. It wasn't quite their scene. They liked the big nightclubs on the main streets, and preferred the underground bars on the back.</sup>

[Faith Halliwell]

She laughed a little and said,"Well, I wouldn't know anything about that, but it seems that you two had a great time! That's what counts, though." She pulled out her wand and muttered a spell, conjuring a cup into her hand. She then muttered,"Aguamenti." The cup filled with water, and she sipped from it, watching the two thoughtfully.

She set the cup on her leg, holding onto it with one hand, and smiled at them. "How long have you been here? At Beauxbatons, I mean."

[Serphius de la Ravin]

<sup>Alexys pulled a puzzled face, trying to remember how long he'd been officially attending Beauxbaton. Serphius glanced up at him, and smiled. He always forgot, because he was never actually there much of the time. Well, in classes anyway...

"Two years, on the record." Serphius said for him, again with a smile, "He went to Durmstrag before that, but was expelled in...uhh...fifth year, was it? Yeah, fifth year, for exshtremely bad behavior and shtuff. Though, if you promise not to tell, he actually came to visit me a few times before then!"

Both of the boys giggled, though Serphius stopped abruptly with another juddering gasp of pain. Lexi looked at him in a concerned manner briefly, before turning his attention back to Faith.

"And you, mademoiselle?"</sup>