Thrills and Spills (open)

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Azzurra slid down the banister, relishing in the moment of pure joy as the air rushed by her blonde curls. She laughed as she touched the ground and then jumped onto the next banister, which was the last one. Luckily no one was up this time of morning, it was still a while before breakfast. Azzurra had risen a little early this morning.

She laughed to herself again as she slid to the bottom, then hopped neatly off. She landed on a patch of snow someone had dragged in, a slipped onto her butt, her belongings scattered around her. "Crap," Azzurra hissed to herself, as she wiped her hands and hurriedly started grabbing things. To her surprise, someone handed her a book that had slid a ways away. She brushed hair out of her face as she looked up to see...

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Alec Reese smiled down on the fourth year Hufflepuff who had just slipped on the floor near him. He handed her the book as she brushed her hair away, revealing the prettiest eyes he had seen in some time. Sweetness was spelled all over them, and Alec wondered who she was.

"Hey, I'm Alec," he said coolly. He had been in need of a lift lately, maybe he could ask her out, though she was clearly a few years younger. "That was quite some fall." He flashed his smile again and then proceeded to watch the girl very carefully.

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Azzurra was in awe. Who was this hot older guy talking to her? She had seen him around before, just little glimpses in the hallways, but they had never spoken. Realizing she was staring, Azzurra stood and took the book from the boy who introduced himself as Alec. That was a nice name in her opinion.

She stuffed the book into her bag and closed it again. "Hi Alec, I'm Azzurra Cabrini," she replied, extending her hand. His robes declared him a seventh year Gryffindor, and he sure looked the part. She blushed slightly as they shook hands, feeling like a little girl again.

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Alec smiled at the girl as they shook hands, pretending not to notice how she blushed ever so slightly. She was clearly nervous around a boy older than she was. This was a good thing for Alec, she would be easy to get to go on a date.

"Nice to meet you, Azzurra," Alec replied as he dropped her hand slowly. She seemed awestruck. Inside he fought for words, but outside he was as cool as ice. "Would you like to eat breakfast with me?" he asked easily. Sure there were House tables, but they weren't exactly rules, and loads of people sat elsewhere anyways.

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Alec was right, but he hardly knew it. Azzurra was awestruck for sure. Not only had a seventh year guy talked to her, he had even offered to have breakfast with her. Azzurra's first thought was that someone was pulling a joke on her. But Alec seemed sincere, and really nice. Perhaps not.

"I would love to eat breakfast with you," she replied, feeling her face become quite warm. She tried to silence it, but the pink tinge still stood on her cheeks. She allowed him to lead her into the Great Hall, following to his side, her things loaded back into her bag.

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"Excellent," Alec replied as he led her into the Great Hall. Azzurra was simply sweet, there was really no other way to describe her. And Alec was liking her more and more by the minute. He sat down with her at the end of the Gryffindor table, more out of habit than anything else.

Breakfast had been served, but the whole Great Hall was empty, which was a complete rarity. Alec wondered how he had managed to get up so early this morning. Was it fate deciding it was time for another girl, or him subconsciously knowing that he needed a lift? "Would you like some eggs?" Alec asked Azzurra as he prepared to scoop some onto her plate.

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Alec seemed so perfect, Azzurra still couldn't believe what was happening. He reached for the eggs and offered them to her like a perfect gentleman. Azzurra figured even Zelphar would approve of Alec, which was certainly saying something, considering Zelphar was a bit protective sometimes. Azzurra stared back at the eggs.

"Sure, sounds good," she replied, watching him scoop a generous portion onto her plate. "That's good," she said as he went for a little bit more. She didn't want to stuff herself. It was only breakfast after all, and she had never been a big breakfast eater. Azzurra reached for the pumpkin juice and poured herself some. "Juice?" she asked him with a smile.

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Alec grinned at Azzurra, pretty sure he had already won her over. This was a little bit too easy, he should've tried dating younger girls a long time ago, it was looking like it would work a lot better. Alec heard her words and stared at the pumpkin juice. His favorite; excellent.

"Sure, go for it," he replied with a slight chuckle at her smile. He watched her carefully as she poured him the drink. When the cup was full, Alec put the tray of eggs back and reached for the toast, ready to grab a piece for himself, maybe even offer one to Azzurra. That would be awfully nice of him.

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Azzurra very carefully poured pumpkin juice into Alec's cup. She smiled a put the pitcher back on the table. She reached for the toast, not yet knowing that Alec was doing the same. Their hands met just over the plate of toast and brushed into each other. Azzurra looked up surprised. She blushed, typically.

"Oops, sorry," she said hurriedly withdrawing her hand, and realizing that she looked totally stupid right now. Hopefully Alec didn't think she was too much of a fool, but that was questionable. After he took a piece, Azzurra grabbed one as well, before he could offer.