Alone ~Anyone~

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Allison was standing alone, as usual, with a glass of ruby red punch cupped in her hand. She donned an emerald and ivory gown for the occasion, trying to look her best. Everyone took her to be some sort of rich snooty, "I'll do whatever the hell I feel like doing" type of girl, but she didn't really want to make it known. However, her parents insisted on it, and had inside spies to make sure she had that image going. Luckily, she was a Malfoy, and had inherited the skill of bribery from her brother, Isaac. Someone came up to her, and he smiled into the face of...

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Angel, who gave a small smile back. She was wearing her pale blue and golden dress robes, the one she had worn to the dance in September. On her feet were white ballet slippers. She didn't know why she had come, Wolfgang was in France, so she would not have a date. She had been unable to spot Gabriella or Jasmine, but did see Isaac's sister. They had not spoken before, but Isaac was a nice guy, hopefully his sister was nice too. "Hi. You dateless too?" Angel said kindly.

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Allison laughed. "Unfortunately." she replied. "You're Angel right?" she asked, holding out her hand. "Allison. But I assume you knew that. Everyone knows a Malfoy." Allison spat on the last sentence. She hated that reputation. Simply loathed it.

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Angel took it, relieved that Isaac's younger sister was as nice as he was. "And everyone knows a Weasley-Potter hybrid." she said with a small laugh. Nobody expected her to be crazy smart and on the timid side. Her entire family was shocked when she was sorted into Ravenclaw.

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Allison laughed. She took another small sip of punch, looking Angel up and down. "Lovely gown." she replied after setting her punch down on the table. She took a seat and motioned for Angel to join her, happy to have someone to talk to.

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"Thank you," Angel said, sitting beside Allison and crossing her right leg over her left one. She was starting to feel better about coming to the ball now. It would have been better with Wolfgang, though. "yours is very pretty too." she added, the emerald brought out to color of Allison's eyes.

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Allison smiled. "Thanks. My father insists on my wearing it, but its grown on me." she replied, looking back at Angel. This ball thing was getting better and better. "You know, for being with the upper class men for a change, its quite the experience."

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Angel nodded, although she couldn't imagine what it was like. Her family was average, not rich, not poor. She would rather keep it that way. The closest she had gotten to an upper-class person was Isaac, and not that he ever acted like one. He was a goof. "Must be annoying at times." Angel said.

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Allison nodded. "It is very. My father and mum insist on me being a true Malfoy, cold and ruthless. They don't understand..." she trailed off, catching herself. She had never told anyone about her hatred, except her brother. But that was different, she had just met Angel!

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"From what I've heard from Isaac they're horrible." Angel said, flicking her wand. Instantly a cup of punch zipped to her side and floated there, waiting for her hand to grasp it. Angel took a sip. It wasn't bad. "You'd hardly know he wa sa Malfoy from all the antics he gets up to." she added.

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Allison laughed. "Yes, you wouldn't. Then again, I'm no Pompous Malfoy Heiress if you get right down to it." she replied, mimicking her uptight mother. She giggled a slight bit. "Isaac's been living it up. It's a wonder why we never talked up until the beginning of the term."

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Angel felt a pang of guilt in her stomach. She and Ariana rarely spoke to one another. The last time they had done an sort of talking was when Angel found her hammered drunk at the Three Broomsticks. "Relationships take time for foundation?" Angel said, making it sound more like a question than a statement.

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Allison shrugged. "Some people think so. I feel its more of a quick type of thing. Something that resides to fate." she replied, taking another sip of her punch. Setting down the tiny glass, she dabbed at her mouth with a napkin.

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Angel shrugged. "Plausible," She said, after all, her statement had only been a theory. Angel wasn't much of a relationship person, her circle of friends wasn't very large. Wolfgang was only her second boyfriend. But when she did make any sort of relationship, she was in it for the long haul. Her best friends were her cousins. If there was one topic Angel didn't know like the back of her hand, it was relationships.

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Allison looked back up at Angel, her grey eyes flashing. Smiling, she took another sip of punch. This evening was getting better and better. Who knew having a full fledged conversation with someone she barely knew would lead to such fun?