Summer Garden Party

(Permission granted from Signe to Jaiden, to godmode her.)

"Oh Signe," Jaiden exasperatedly, "You really have to stop with those faces. I'm fine now and I will get through today just fine." She tried to give a smile but it ended up more like a grimace.

Signe Lunaire-Dawn, graduate from Ravenclaw, Hogwarts, was Jaiden's best and what it seemed, only friend. The feisty brunette somehow wormed her way into Jaiden's life in first year after an incident involving a broom, Peeves and wet clothes. Ever since then, Signe and Jaiden have hit off, despite their contrasting personalities. One was reserved, whilst the other, feisty. Jaiden always joked that if it weren't for Si's brilliant mind, she would have ended up in Gryffindor; something that Signe was glad that didn't happen.

Although Si wasn't part of the High Society group, her association with Jaiden practically classed her as part of it, for which Signe was grateful. It really helped with her father's position and her mother's dreams of hosting tea parties and all that crap Si hated. Likewise, if it weren't for Signe, Jaiden felt she would have ended up a true loner in Hogwarts, despite her standing in society that would have prevented her from being one.

Si had only been back one hour from her holiday with her parents, before being dragged into Jaiden's bedroom to hear about the encounters Jai had at the Grad Ball. Not only did Si felt like she had gotten what could be the biggest surprise of her life, she also felt slightly jealous that two of the hottest guys from their year took fancy to Jaiden. But as she was her best friend, she provided the right words and comfort to her distressed friend and promptly told her she was going to continue with her Summer Garden Party despite the threats to cancel all because Jaiden felt miserable and humiliated.

So, there they were getting ready, or rather Si was already ready, whilst Jaiden was still getting changed and trying to ignore the mostly funny and stupid faces her best friend was pulling at her. Signe was already wearing one of her bright and daring tops (if you could call it that, quipped Jai) and her black shorts with heels, whilst Jaiden was changing into an outfit that Signe told her she had to wear or else. The two had spent most of the morning talking over what Jaiden was going to do (which was nothing) and how she was going to handle both boys (ignore them), but if they were truthful, they both knew that wouldn't be the case.

When noon hit, they both walked down to the gardens and waited for the guest. Jaiden was feeling nervous but she hid it well, opting instead for a bright warm smile that a hostess was supposed to have when her guest started arriving. Thankfully, Si would be at the party to help her out in case anything went wrong, hopefully, so Jaiden relaxed a little bit more and started playing host to the first few groups guest arriving.

(Signe is going to post then everyone else can.)

Signe gave her friend one last smile of encouragement and mouthed Everything is going to be okay before leaving her to her duties. She never understood these events, nor did she ever want to. She only wanted her music, her best friend, clothes and Merlin's gift called Men. Whilst not as whoreish as Seth Martiff, Si loved to flirt with men and have long bouts of snogging sessions with them, perhaps even more sometimes.

Unlikes Jaiden who had never been kissed until recently, Si wasn't pure by any means. She enjoyed the body she was given and enjoyed that of the many hot men that she'd been with and didn't try to hide it nor deny it. However she never heartlessly discarded them, which is what set her apart from a certain playboy.

Humming out a tune, Signe enjoyed the sun that warmed her bare skin and made her way towards the buffet table. She hoped Jai's servant placed Si's customary lollipops for her to suck on during the party otherwise she would be pissed. There was nothing quite like having something delicious in her mouth constantly and it was a pleasure Signe would never give up.

Once she found the flavour she was looking for - Strawberry - Si turned around and leaned against the table surveying the scene in front of her. So far, all the boys that turned up were just that - boys. That won't do at all, Si thought. She wanted men and the only way she would get some if her lovely friend came over to her with the men she requested to be introduced to. Smirking, Si kept humming her tune whilst waiting patiently for some hot stuff to walk through.

Why was he going to this garden party again? From the events that had occured at the last ball, he seriously doubted Jaiden wanted to see him anytime soon. But he had to go. Nate was going and it was apparently considered bad etiquete to refuse an invitation when you almost had nothing better to do, almost. Right now he could be shagging a lovely red-head who'd made it clear he could have her anytime, anywhere. Over the last week or so, since the the ball, Seth had tried to occupy his time with as many women as physically possible.

He'd hated what had happened at the ball, if only Bridgette hadn't of walked in on them, he could still be Jaiden's good graces now. Now he was really fooling himself. If he thought anything good would come of snogging Jaiden Edwards he was in a different world. He shook his head and gazed at his outfit in the mirror. Casual. That was his aim and he felt he had definately succeeded.

A groan emitted from the bed behind him and his last nights conquest began to awaken. He turned his head slightly too look at her full figure, it hadn't one of his best nights, but she made it into his top twenty five. She looked over at him, a smile played upon her lips, "Leaving so soon?" she asked him coyly. "No but you are," he snapped back at her. He really wasn't in the mood for chit chat, he was too busy trying to work what he'd say to Jaiden when he saw her. Perhaps silence was the best option? Knowing him he couldn't keep silent for more than a few minutes, he was too use to saying anything whenever he pleased.

He raked a hand through his hair and glanced back at the girl in his bed. "That was your cue to leave," he stated matter-of-factly. The girl narrowed her gaze at him and then tears began to well in her eyes. "For fuck's sake..." he mumbled. He went to the door and rang the bell next to it. Almost instantly his housekeeper Phillipa appeared at the door. "Deal with this," he said, pointing at the girl. "Of course," she said promptly and bustled into the room, picking up the girls clothes and thrusting them at her.

Seth left Phillipa to escort the woman out of his home. He massaged his temples, what in merlin's name was he going to do? He really had tried not to think about what had happened at the ball. He'd tried so hard to push it into the deepest corner of his mind, but it hadn't worked. Every moment that he wasn't occupied, he was thinking about Jaiden. The way she moved, the way she smelt, the fall of her hair, her creamy porcelain skin....it just never stopped. It was as if she had some kind of hold over him that he couldn't explain. He huffed, he'd just go and bag the crap out of her as he usually did.

With that he disapparated to the grounds of the Edwards Estate. He was welcomed into the house by a portly looking man whom he assumed was her butler. He made his way out onto the terrace and then he spied her, looking almost eatable. That outfit should be illegal in his opinion. Her long, toned legs seemed to call to him. Her lips were smiling, how he wanted to feel them on his skin again....he shook his head. He had to behave himself, he'd promised Nate after all. Damn Nate and the stupid promises he made him.

Seth sauntered down the steps, until he was almost behind Jaiden. He breathed in her hair and smirked. "Your legs really are the most glorious things I've ever seen!" he said, running his hand up one of them until it rested upon her buttocks. "This isn't too bad either," he chuckled, giving her a tap. Yep, so much for behaving himself.

Nate glanced at his wrist watch and began buttoning up his black shirt. He had fifteen minutes. Sliding on his black trousers, tucking his shirt in a buckling his belt he ruffled his hair in the mirror and did a quick inspection of his appearance. Sighing heavily he gathered his thoughts.

It had only been a week since he had last seen Jaiden Edwards. He had bumped into her at the end of the graduation ball only to have her run off, clearly distressed. Nate didn’t understand why this affected him as much as it was. Generally he was very passive with women; they tended to find him themselves content to pursue and entertain him, not the other way around. Nate felt the inextricable urge to befriend her to become her closest companion. He shook his head, trying to dispel the thought. He needed to get it together if he was going to present a good front.

It wasn’t as if he hadn’t dated before, on the contrary he dated quite a lot but he was always careful to make sure that feelings and emotions were controlled and regulated. Never did he feel like moving as fast as he was feeling now. Turning his attention to Sage he wondered if she would show up at the party. The invitation had included a plus one so naturally Nate had sent an owl to Sage; if she didn’t intend to come he’d just pair up with Paige Devon, an old family friend.

Raking a hand through his hair roughly he grabbed his wand and apparated from the property. Gathering his bearings Nate glanced around the lively and chattering group surrounding him, he walked over to one of the Edwards’ servants and presented his name.

“I know who you are sir,” the servant replied, “Will you be making use of the plus one?” he asked innocently. Nate glared at the servant before he scuttled off realising his mistake.

Unconsciously Nate began a quick search for Jaiden, he found her in an intimate position with Seth. Nate glowered and turned his face away in frustration. He should have known. Turning quickly back to Jai he shook his head.

“A pity,” he said softly. What he had meant was that with her association with Seth, her reputation would be... strained. Seth, whether he understood this or not was tarnishing Jai’s reputation with most first circle families. Nate dropped his head and made a silent note to himself to talk to Seth about keeping his distance, at least in public. Nate cringed slightly at the thought of Jai doing anything in private with Seth.

Trying to divert his attention from Seth’s blatant sexual intentions Nate glanced over at the ornately laid buffet table. He spied a pretty brunette sucking on what appeared to be a... lollie pop. Nate smirked, amused at her behaviour yet at the same time admiring her... get-up.

Nate walked slowly over to the table, to any observer and to the young woman particularly he looked like he was intent on speaking with her. Instead he stopped a few feet from her and picked up a glass of what looked like expensive champagne. He smiled politely at the young woman before turning to face the guests.

Jaiden caught Signe’s attempt to calm her nerves down and she nodded weakly back. Watching the back of her dearest friend head towards the buffet table, Jai felt a pang of jealousy; she wished she could just ignore all these guest and her hostess duties, to go hang out with her best mate but she knew her aunt would kill her if she did. Jai never liked her aunt’s aim to turn her into the Queen of Society and she would have backed down long ago if it weren’t for that damn thing inside her that never backed down from a challenge her auntie gave her. So, she had grudgingly since done her best in all the duties she had to perform, smiling outwardly but internally growing the need to run away from it all.

Truth be told though, today there was that other, more dominating reason explaining whyJaiden didn’t want to be hosting this party at all and they were in the form of two young men; both whom thankfully weren’t there yet.

She was on edge every time a new guest arrived; always hoping it wasn’t Seth or Nathaniel because she didn’t want to face them yet. Or if she had her way, ever. The events from a week ago were too humiliating and raw and confusing still and Jaiden was trying to push it out of her mind and forget it forever; a feat that would prove impossible with the arrival of both today.

Lost in her thoughts, Jaiden didn’t notice a figure walk up behind her until his cologne hit her nose and his familiar voice floated past her. Oh shit, Jaiden thought and froze. She didn’t anticipate him greeting her this way and it came as a slight shock to her as she felt his hands roam up and down her legs. Further, she didn’t anticipate how strongly her body was reacting to him; with full blown desire.

All week she had been trying to tell herself that she felt nothing more than contempt, confusion and hatred for Seth and that he was only using her so she should forget about him. But deep down, she knew that although he had the potential to hurt her and get under her skin, he also had the potential to make her feel good. Very, very good. And that was something she tried to bury because she didn’t want Seth to make her feel good. He was a notorious playboy and she had her pride to keep intact. It seemed however, that she could only control what she thought and not how she felt. Nevertheless, she could still try and fool herself into thinking what she felt meant nothing at all.

Plastering on a fake smile, Jaiden turned her head enough to at Seth whilst still letting his hands appreciate her body. “Hello Seth,” she said cheerily, “Glad you liked the view.” Then all of her sudden her faced turned nasty and she rammed her elbow into his stomach and turned around to face him. “What the hell do you think you’re doing, Martiff?” she hissed at him, determined not to make a massive public spectacle. “Didn’t I make myself clear the other night that I didn’t want to do anything with you ever again?” Jaiden crossed her arms and tried not to think of how keenly she missed his hands on her body.

As she watched him deal with the pain she caused, whilst waiting for an explanation, Jaiden looked at Seth’s whole outfit and felt the urge to jump him and snog him silly. He humiliated and used you. He humiliated and used you, Jaiden thought, repeating her mantra that was to remind herself that no matter how much she desired Seth, he was not good for her.

[Godmoding allowed of Jaiden if applicable]

Signe’s eyes picked up the gorgeous form of Seth Martiff heading towards her darling Jai and realised that her friend was lost in thought. Oh fuck, Si thought to herself, This is not going to go down well for him. Si knew of Jaiden’s tendencies to be nice and then strike hard on her unsuspecting victims, especially when she was feeling pissed off at them, confused or both together. Although she wished she could look away from the forthcoming disaster, Si found she couldn’t take her eyes off the two of them.

They matched each other perfectly, more so now that Jaiden had undergone a transformation thanks to her aunt and Si’s forced helped. Gone were the baggy pants and tee-shirts she always wore; in their place were nicer fitting clothes that brought out the best parts of Jaiden’s body. It was a tough fight to get her to throw away the pants and tees, but in the end they came to a compromise where she could keep her two favourite baggy clothes whilst the rest were to be thrown out.

Whilst watching the two together, Signe noticed how Jaiden unconsciously leaned into his body and saw that they were the perfect match. She felt a pang of jealousy, wishing that it was her that caught Seth’s attention but honestly, the two had never really met formally; they just knew of each other because of the many times Si dragged Jaiden away from a fight with him. She never bothered to introduce herself because of Jai, and also didn’t let on that she fancied Seth to Jaiden; because she would never have understood. At least, that was until now but Si felt it was possibly too late to tell Jaiden she fancied the guy she was currently about to maim.

Sighing, she resigned herself to being happy for her friend that she finally had a guy’s attention – or two if you count Nathaniel’s actions at the ball – and kept sucking on her lollipop. When Jai finally hit Seth in the stomach, she winced and looked away. She couldn’t handle the obvious sexual tension between them; well obvious to her, not so much to her best friend.

Only to find her eyes landing on the form of one Nathaniel Evens who was looking her way. He smiled politely at her and she gawked back at him. Well, that was a first. Never one to act all shy and wait for the guy to introduce himself first, Si pushed herself off the table and walked up to Nathaniel. She leaned back against the table next to him.

Taking out her lollipop with her left hand and sticking out her right her hand out to him, she said "Hey. Signe," she introduced herself simply, always getting to the point. "Jai's best friend, if you're wondering," she murmured the last part. "And I know who you are."

After watching the guests for a few seconds Nate realised that the brunette had been talking to him and (somehow) shaking his hand. Nate turned his attention to her, not one to be impolite he returned her formalities with that of his own.

Stilling her handshake he turned her small hand over in his and rested a gentle kiss on the back. He released it soon after and looked her over. Far from being crude and overly suggestive, Nate perusal of Signe was caressing and almost sensual. Priding himself in treating women right Nate was not one to overly familiarise himself with anyone right off the bat. He chose to take his time, unless the recipient of his attentions was... eager.

“You look lovely,” Nate said, “I’m sorry we never met at Hogwarts. I do seem to recall you as one of Jaiden’s friends though,” he said as he reached for the harder alcohol. He was angry at himself for being frustrated with Seth; it wasn’t his fault that Nate liked to take his time with women. Frowning he glanced over at Jaiden and Seth and downed his drink in one, his face taking on a dark look.

“You’ve known Jaiden long?” he asked, not taking his eyes off the subject of their conversation.

OOC, just a short reply so that Seth can get in a post before Signe and Nate keep talking.

As his hands roamed her body, he grinned. She felt so good, it was hard to imagine himself snogging and feeling up anyone else. His eyes roamed her beautiful body, taking in everything. His gaze was drawn to her face as she rounded on him, a fake smile clearly in place. He smirked and kept his hand in place, he wasn't about to let go unless she asked him too, which wasn't likely. "Oh, I not only liked the view, I loved it," he said, wrapping his arm around her waist affectionately. It felt so right just to casually have his arms drapped around her, but in truth, he barely knew this girl.

The extent of their relationship was the bickering that ensured almost daily; he didn't know what the liked to eat, he didn't know what her life's aspiration was, he didn't know anything. This made him begin to rethink the whole situation. Was it worth the time and effort it would take to befriend Jaiden Edwards? Too get to know what was behind those beautiful eyes. He didn't doubt her intelligence, as he had seen her read books the size of his bed. (exageration, but this is Seth!) At this thought and the mention of his bed, he pictured Jaiden lying in it; her hair all messy, lips pouted, as if she were calling to him.

He quickly put his hands in his pockets as this image flashed through his mind. He didn't know what his hands would do with her being this close in proximity to him. Suddenly he felt all the air being knocked out of his lungs by some unknown force. He doubled over and groaned in pain, that was going to leave a bruise. He heard Jaiden hiss at him something about making herself 'clear the other night'. He choked out a laugh, trying to mask the agony he was in. Merlin that girl could deliver one hell of a punch. Surprisingly, this made her even more appealing towards him.

"Now Jaidy Jaidy, there is no need for violence," he said solemnly, straightening up to his full height in front of her. He moved closer to her, so they were chest to chest. "I was just admiring your glorious legs. If you can't allow a guy to give you a complement once in a while without hitting them, I doubt you're ever going to find a suitable partner," he chuckled. He ran his hand through his hair and leaned down to whisper in her ear, "But you can hit me, anytime, any place, anywhere...."

He quickly stepped back before she had a chance to hit him again. He needed to stop looking at her as if he wanted to scoop her up and have his way with her then and there. He needed to control himself! He'd always been in the control of his feelings; whether he wanted to pursue a girl or not, whether to take them home, ect. But with Jaiden, he just didn't know what he wanted to do. The only thing he knew was he wanted to feel her hands on his body once more, he wanted to crush his lips against hers and feel her slender legs wrapped around his waist.....Stop! he thought to himself quickly.

He needed something to distract himself. He saw Nate a few metres away at the buffet talking to very striking brunette. Fuck! he screamed internally. Nate had probably seen the entire episode he'd had with Jaiden, including her elbowing him in the ribs. His day just couldn't get any worse. He'd have to act normal though, if acted suss then things would be only more awkward. He looked at Nate, then Jaiden and then the brunette Nate was talking too. He'd seen her before, probably at school.

He turned back to Jaiden, "Up for a challenge?" he asked her, hoping the answer would be a yes, he knew her well enough that he doubted she'd refuse. "You win and I will leave you alone for the rest of the afternoon and I won't even utter two words to you. If I win, you get chucked in the lake and then have to spend an entire day with me....personally I think it sounds like a fair deal!" he said grinning.

He was desperate for her too take the bait and he hoped Nate backed him up as he needed teams of two for his idea to work, hence where the brunette came in. "Well?" he asked her, running a single finger down the side of her cheek.

Her hand stilled and Signe watched, amused, as he kissed the back of her hand. If there was one thing she loved about some of the Societies’ men, it was most of them knew how to treat a woman. Nodding at the kiss, she dropped her hand and watched him as he looked her over. She knew she had nothing to be ashamed about, so she put back her lollipop in her mouth whilst never looking anywhere but his face.

The wind was blowing gently and she tucked a strand of her dark hair behind her ear as he appraised her. At his compliment, she smiled at it. “Yes, I know I do,” she smirked, “but thank you anyways.” She turned her gaze away towards Jaiden and Seth who were now doing their usual thing. “You are right, I am one of Jaiden’s friends. Her best friend,” she emphasised and turned her a cryptic gaze back to Nathaniel. If he’s smart enough, he’ll figure out that she would know about him and Jai at the ball.

She watched as he took to the harder liquor and upon following his gaze, she noticed his eyes were on Jaiden and Seth. Noticing their closeness with each other, Si turned back to Nate and took the bottle from his hand, taking her lollipop from her mouth and downing a large gulp straight from the bottle. The sight of her best friend with the guy she’s been crushing after for so long made her feel queasy, but also happy for her friend. She hated this confliction of emotions.

And it seemed, upon looking at Nate, the sight of her best friend with his best friend didn’t please him either. Sighing, she took another gulp and offered back the bottle to him. “We’ve been best friends ever since we had an incident involving a broom, Peeves and wet clothes,” Si said and although the memory normally made her laugh, she just frowned. “Nothing has ever really come between us, unless you count our choices in Quidditch teams. We’re really close.” At last, a slight smile came to Signe’s face as she remembered some touching moments they shared over the years as friends.

Noticing out of the corner of her eye, that he still had his eyes on the couple, Signe took a plunge. “I see Jaiden’s transformation has affected you.”

When Seth wrapped an arm around her body, Jaiden couldn’t help but naturally lean in. She could feel everything through her thin clothes; the belt of his jeans, the hard muscles of his arms, his steady breathing and most of all, something else that she dearly hoped was a wand.

Inside, a little voice preened at his compliment but her rational voice took over and told her he would’ve said this to every other girl he conquered.

I mean, we barely know each other, she thought. Sure they had lots of bickering and sometimes they let slip about their past, such as how Seth found her once, crying because it was her parents anniversary, but of course they couldn’t celebrate because they were dead. It was moments like those they chose to not acknowledge because it was too personal and Slytherins never acknowledge personal to each other at Hogwarts. But she didn’t know what he did every day, his likes, his hates, pet peeves and more. They were strangers yet sometimes she felt like she knew him better than any other girl.

Did he feel the same? And if he didn’t, then he was probably treating her like all his other conquests. Which is why she had to be firm and remain pissed off at him and not confused and weak.

Watching him try to laugh off what was undoubtedly a painful punch, pleased Jaiden a little. Standing there, with her arms crossed she felt like she had the upper hand, but internally she knew he could gain it just from touching her and making her feel like jelly inside. As he came closer, she tried her best to stay put. “Martiff, I allow guys to give me complements without resorting to violence. Anyone but you that is.” She smiled sweetly at him, but her stance said anything but sweet. But with his whispered words, her face lost some of its glare as she couldn’t think straight with him so close. Damn those kisses to Azkaban. If the ball incident never happened, she would have been blissfully unaware of the desires Seth could bring out from her.

As soon as he stepped back, Jaiden let out a breath she didn’t realise she was holding. His close proximity only made her feel wobbly and she needed to gain all the strength she could to fight him off. Looking up at him, she noticed his gaze was not on her but she knew it would be impossible to follow his gaze with so many people mingle behind her. Suddenly, he turned back and asked the last thing she expected him to ask.

Wh-what? she thought. A challenge that could result her in being Seth free the rest of the afternoon? Of course she would take up the challenge. Even though her body longed for him to ravish her, her mind needed the break from the wide range of emotions Seth brought out in her every time he was around. It really got quite tiring. “Yes, I will take you up on that challenge,” she replied smoothly, slapping away his hand from her face. She needed a clear head if they were to go head to head in whatever challenge he concocted ... a challenge that he was definitely going to lose.

Nate listened absently to Signe's chatter with pleasure. She was not the usual type he found enjoyment in associating with, she was far more rebellious and confident than the sedate society girls he dated.

”I see Jaiden’s transformation has affected you,” Signe stated. Nate turned his face abruptly to Signe’s and stared intently at her, trying to decipher if she had an ulterior motive. Sensing that she did not Nate glance one last time at Jaiden before turning his back to her.

“I admire you friend greatly,” he stated plainly, “I find her...” he paused, “extraordinary and very beautiful,” he took a swig of the bottle Signe had handed him before passing it back to her. He felt horrid every time he looked at her with Seth; he didn’t want to despise his friend but he was in very great danger of beginning too.

“I knew very little of Jaiden when we were at school. My best friend Seth used to tease her mercilessly,” he indicated over his shoulder, “I found myself constantly keeping him in check. Would you be surprised to find that the behaviour he exhibits now are probably the best I’ve ever been able to procure from him,” Nate laughed humorlessly.

Nate glanced behind him and noticed Seth staring. “What do you suppose that’s all about? I’d like to think he’s looking at me, but I’m afraid you’ve caught his eye,” Nate joked gently before turning back to Signe. In a rush decision Nate leaned in towards Signe and whispered conspiratorially, “shall we find out?”

Signe knew she had his attention when she made her statement. There was no judgement. Hell, even she would be affected by Jaiden’s transformation if she were a guy or fancied girls. She stared back, unafraid of him trying to decipher her.

Even though she spent most of her time with her fellow Ravenclaws, she knew more than enough about Slytherins thanks to Jaiden. Although, strictly speaking Jaiden wasn’t your average Slythie, she was still one at heart and that was enough for Si to gain knowledge on how to handle them.

When he turned his whole body towards her, she finished with her lollipop and placed it on the table where it promptly vanished. She adopted a relaxed stance against the table and listened to Nate intently. It would do her well to forget about Seth and Jaiden for a bit.

Nodding in the right places, she laughed when Nate repeated of how Seth teased her best friend. “Yes, well I had to deal with the aftermath of that on many, many occasions ... even pull her away from him sometimes, as you might remember. If you think she’s extraordinary and beautiful now, well you might not after you hear how crazy she gets when she’s angry. And some of the words she uses too! It would make any grown man blush.” Si grinned like crazy at Nate, remembering all the words her little bookworm friend spat out. It made her feel like a proud mother to know that some of those words Jaiden knew came from her.

When Nate said Seth was behaving himself now, her mouth turned into a frown. His best behaviour was this? Merlin, she hoped Jai knew who she was dealing with. “Well, mum, you didn’t do a good job then,” gone was the frown as Si tried to lighten the mood with a joke. She never liked to appear dark and broody.

At Nate’s mention that she had caught Seth’s eye, she sucked in a breath. He had noticed her? After all this time? Wow ... Still, she pretended to play it cool. “Well, it must be these babies he’s eyeing, don’t you think,” Si put her hands on her breasts and pushed them up and down. Really, she had it coming since everyone could see her bra below the corset. That’s how the top was designed.

When Nate leaned into her, she couldn’t help but grin at him. He was so much fun, she had come to realise and she could get used to his company. The fact that he was gorgeous too, added a brilliant bonus to the whole situation. “Let’s. I’m curious now about what the wicked Playboy Slytherin is up to with my oh-so-innocent best friend.” Placing the bottle down, Signe linked arms with Nate’s and pulled him along towards the couple.

Laughing at her playful chatter Nate felt lighter and happier than he had several minutes before. He was caught off guard by her rather provocative 'pointing out' of her very well appointed chest. Nate's eyes glazed over slightly at the thought of his personal recreational pursuits; a quick flash of a young brunette sprawled on her back head raised to the ceiling eyes wide and mouth slightly open in lusty anticipation. A slight staining of red and white splashing into Nate's picture before he brought himself back to reality. He glanced quickly at Signe's provocative, red and white outfit before allowing himself to be linked with Signe; he followed her direction towards Seth and Jaiden.

His eyes darkened and he gently pulled Signe back; he held her shoulders long enough to indicate he had something to say before they made their way over to Seth and Jaiden.

“Signe,” he said softly, “Si... I believe you have already guessed,” he paused, “I believe you have already guessed that I have a certain level of... regard for your friend,” Nate lifted a hand to his face and ran it through his hair, frustrated that he was feeling so confused about the situation but having the necessary urge to tell Signe what was going on in his head.

Nate looked more and more agitated as he finally released Signe from his one handed grasp. “Forgive me,” he breathed.

He had to admit it, Jaiden and him made a striking couple. Already people had stopped and stared at them. He didn't know if they were just horrified at seeing the Slytherin Playboy with the Bookworm of the year level, or if they were just suttly checking both of them out. Seth's gaze flickered to one of the Ravenclaw sixth year boys who was currently staring at Jaiden and him. He glared at him, narrowing his eyebrows. The boy met his gaze and smirked and winked, that particular stare had obviously not been aimed at Jaiden. He involuntarily shuddered. Being the man-slut of the school sometimes came with a price, everyone thought you were easy.

Seth had had his fair share of guys come onto him. He didn't exactly know why, he put it down his impeccable dress sense, or the hours he spent on his hair. He shook his head and glanced down at the woman beside him him. He was that close to her that he could feel the curves of her body, the leather of her boots against his trousers, her hand almost touching his....his mind drifted back to the events that occured at the ball. He could almost feel her lips on his neck, her hands on his chest, the heaving of her brests....damn he really did need to stop himself. This wasn't good for his state of mind at all.

What was it about this girl that just made him go flippin mental? She was beautiful yes, stunning infact. No, beyond compare. He felt satisfied with that conclusion. She posessed a rare beauty, and he had met a few women in all his escapades that could rival her. But it wasn't her looks that really drove him to want to ravish every last inch of her, it was something else. Something that he hadn't felt in a long time and something he wasn't going to admit to anyone, ever. Well, anytime soon at least. He needed to get it together, he wasn't going to 'date' this girl. He never dated anyone, only bedded them and then lost interest. How had this girl managed to keep his interest peaked for almost over a week now? That was a phenomenon in itself.

He was brought back down to earth with a thud as she slapped his hand away. He laughed, "Tolerance Jaiden is a virtue," Though he had almost none himself, he thought it sounded good at least. His mind was whirling, he had to make a decision now of what his aim was. He always had an aim, something to which he strived to achieve no matter what. He chose his normal course of attack, he was going to get this girl in his bed, no matter what the cost was. He needed to feel her skin against his, he needed to be able to say he'd been with her before any other man. Now he really was thinking like a man-whore, he was plotting to take some girls viginity. Well he'd done worse, far worse.

The challenge. She'd taken the bait, it had been a lot easier than he'd thought. "Marvelous," he said smirking, "You'll be sorry Jaidy Jaidy he mumured softly, chuckling to himself. He'd get to spend a day with her, he was going to win this challenge fair and square. After all, he was the one who was setting it, was he not. He noticed Nate and the brunette he'd seen earlier a few steps away in discussion. Not waiting for them to stop he burst infront of them and grabbed both of them by the arms and dragged them towards Jaiden. "We need partners for this challenge," he said adamently. "I choose Nate, since we're best friends and all. Plus I doubt he really wants to go with either of you girls since you smell and all..." Seriously, how childish were his comebacks getting, he'd really have to work on that.

"The challenge, should you choose to accept it, consists of three parts..." he began dramatically, drawing the attention of the other guests in close proximity. "Number one, you must kiss someone of the opposite sex but there is a catch. They have to be at least ten years older than you..." he laughed a wicked grin appear on his face. The age gap cut out most of the people here, which was why it was a called a challenge.

"Two, you must somehow get an undergarment of each of your opposing team members. I did that one for you mate," he said, slapping his friend on the back in a friendly manner. "Finally, you must swim to the other side of the lake and back....and then run to the old oak at the other end of the quidditch pitch...." he stated a little more quietly. "....wearing nothing except a few well positioned leaves that I'll happy charm into place for you..." he added on at the end winking at Jaiden. He'd added that in just to make things a little more interesting. He stared at Jaiden, as if daring her to back down. He desperately hoped she wouldn't.

[Godmoding allowed for Signe]

“Tolerance,” Jaiden snorted. “I have tolerance, except when it comes to you. You and your wandering hands.” She glared at him. Well, that was mostly true. She had no tolerance for him not because he annoyed her anymore, but because he could make her feel all weird and confused inside. But he didn’t need to know that last part.

Even though it had only been a week since her first kiss, Jaiden somehow felt more emotionally worldly in these situations she kept having with Seth. Either she had the capabilities and instinct to handle new situations well, or it was all those romantic novels she read, Jaiden knew that she had come a long way from being the ‘Pure Bookworm Virgin’ as Seth had called her once.

Although she felt worldlier, it didn’t, by any means she had any control it all. And to prove it, her mind was conjuring all sorts of things she wanted to do to Seth right that moment. Huffing, she pushed the thoughts aside, determined to maintain control.

As soon as Jaiden accepted the challenge, he pulled out from nowhere Signe and Nathaniel Evens of all people, and all she could do was stare in horror. Nathaniel was there and she didn’t even realise? And after the spectacle she just had with Seth, she knew he had to have seen it. Oh, shit, shit, shittt. She was panicking inside and there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn’t even explain to Nate what it looked like and make him believe her because it would sound ridiculous. It was at that thought that she stopped in her tracks. Wait, why did she even need to explain to Nate about anything in her private life? She barely knew the guy. Eventually, the panic subsided at that thought and all she was left with was raw nerves. Jaiden turned to Signe and sent her a look that meant she had a lot of explaining to do about how she ended up with Nathaniel Evens out of all the people at the party.

As Seth told Signe and herself he was going to pair up with Nate, Jai grabbed Si’s hand and pull her to her side and started whispering furiously into her friend’s ear, so that Seth or Nate couldn’t hear what she was saying. “He gave me a challenge I couldn’t back down from. I’m sorry, I didn’t know he was going to involve anyone else. And this was a challenge I couldn’t resist because if I win, he’ll stay away from me for the rest of the day. So can you please, please not back out on me?” Jaiden sent a pleading look to her friend and Signe nodded, squeezing her best friend’s hand in support. She could tell Jaiden was handling the situation as best as she could, but at the same time she was close to drowning amongst all the drama.

Wordlessly, the both turned back to Seth to listen to his challenge. As he explained the three parts, Jaiden grew more and more outraged at it, but also at the same time more excited. Maybe it was the adrenaline starting to flow through her veins at the prospect of a difficult challenge. How it was going to work out, she had no idea but she was determined to win and play dirty at all costs. After all she was a Slytherin.

The only problem was, she wasn’t about to go parading around naked ... her aunt would kill her. Shit, she had to somehow find way around that. But first there were only two things she had to clarify with Seth. There was definitely no way she was going to back down after that look he gave her.

“Martiff,” Jaiden drawled out, using her best public dramatic voice she could. If he wanted to play games, then she wasn’t about to let him have all the fun. “I have two things I want to clarify before I accept. Firstly, do all four of us have to kiss someone of the opposite sex or just someone in the pair? Secondly, does each person in both teams have to be successful in obtaining the opposite team member’s undergarment, or does only one out of the two in the pair need to have an undergarment in the possession?” She let go of Signe’s hand now, revelling in this newfound sensation of being in control for the moment.

“Lastly, we’ll need a time limit as I don’t want this going on all night long."

Taking a breath and a leap of faith as her aunt would say, she finished off. “And when you finish answering all of those, I accept your challenges."

[Godmoding of Jai allowed at the end]

As they were walking towards the pair, or more like she was guiding Nate towards them, she felt a gentle pull. Curious, she turned around and flashed Nathaniel a questioning look. It appeared he wanted to talk, so she turned around to face him and listen. Only, she leaned in closer than what was socially acceptable because it felt like was going to say something that Si thought no one else should hear. “Yes Nate?” She asked back softly. He seemed so agitated and confused, just like how Jaiden was feeling all week and Si felt a soft spot growing inside of her.

Smiling gently, Signe placed her free hand on his hand to stop it from fidgeting about and stilled it. “I promise I won’t tell her how you feel. I think that is something you and her have to work out.”

Somehow, Si felt like Nate was going to be a dear friend to hers, just like she had that feeling when she was in first year with Jaiden, so she took a leap of faith and plunged into the unknown. She was going to tell him something that she had uttered to no one before, in hopes that he will understand why she wouldn’t spill her guts to Jai. But it would also give him leverage over her and she knew Slytherins wouldn’t hesitate in using it if it meant their own selves were at stake. “Nathaniel, you have my word because I want you to know that I know how you feel.” Feeling an uncommon shyness sweep over her, she looked away from him and whispered the next few words. “I have a certain regard about your best friend too.” Signe turned and looked in Seth’s direction and turned back hoping he understood. “And it’s been something I could never tell Jaiden because she never would have understood .. and now, now I can’t ever tell her.”

Sighing, she dropped his hand and nodded. “There’s nothing to forgive Nathaniel. You’re possibly the only one who is able to understand how I feel about those two being together, but because she’s my best friend I ..” she trailed off, frowning. Before she could continue, she felt a yank and turned around to find she was being pulled along by none other than Seth himself.

Ignoring Jaiden’s probing look, she tried to act cheerful throughout the discovery of what the afternoon had in stall for her and gradually found herself cheering up a bit. All of it sounded quite fun and she knew she would’ve accepted the challenge, even without Jaiden’s cry for help.

When all was said and done by Jaiden, she nodded in agreement.

Nate watched in unconcealed wonder as Signe accepted everything he was saying; it wasn’t as though he was lying, but he’d never really expressed himself to anyone other than his brother, Theodore or his best friend Seth, and he couldn’t very well confide in Seth about this.

Signe’s body was warm and very very close; she smelt like strawberries and something undeniably feminine. Nate listened to her promise to stay silent, be breathed out the breath he’d been holding and thanked her. He was beginning to like Signe, she was easy to talk to yet he felt that anything he said to her would remain between them.

Nate felt the mood around them change slightly, he knew without really knowing that Signe was about to tell him something important. He locked his eyes onto her lips and watched as she hesitantly began her own confession. Nate felt his primitive instincts kick in; here was, for the time being, a vulnerable woman, her lips were trembling subtly with her hesitation and he felt the urge to capture them with his own. He knew that if he did he wouldn’t be able to stop; she was extremely attractive and witty and Nate knew without a doubt that his frustrations concerning Jaiden would be the fuel he would mercilessly use against Signe. The friendship he was now slowly beginning to feel for Signe prevented him from giving in to his instincts; he knew that if he kissed her he would be honor bound to ask her out on a date and he wasn’t sure she would appreciate that after their very recent conversation.

Instead Nate responded by letting Signe know he understood. He could tell that it was hard for them both to utter those desperately secret words. He could tell that Signe had identified her feelings more clearly than he had and he was honored that she had confided in him.

Sighing Signe dropped his hand, ” There’s nothing to forgive Nathaniel. You’re possibly the only one who is able to understand how I feel about those two being together, but because she’s my best friend I ..” she trailed off. Nate comprehended a great deal from what Signe had just said and he felt quite intune with her feelings. In a split second Nate decided on a course of action; it would be hard, harder than he would eventually understand but he would do it. Before he could properly settle on what that course of action would be and before he could even breath a word of it to Signe he was being yanked from her by Seth.

Pulling himself easily from Seth’s grasp Nate followed him of his own accord. Curious as to what Seth was up to Nate decided to remain silent. At the mention of a challenge Nate’s whole body suddenly went into red alert. Seth had issued many challenges to Nate when they were at school, playful challenges which generally resulted in many naked women and a lot of water. Nate had a growing suspicion that Seth like wet, naked women.

"I choose Nate, since we're best friends and all. Plus I doubt he really wants to go with either of you girls since you smell and all..." Nate raised his eyebrow at Seth’s rather immature comment. Although Nate had participated in many of Seth’s challenges, never had his sensible, societal side fully agreed to them.

"The challenge, should you choose to accept it, consists of three parts... Number one, you must kiss someone of the opposite sex but there is a catch. They have to be at least ten years older than you..." Nate quickly calculated all the women who were ten years or older, after he compiled a quick list in his head he began to deduct those he wouldn’t be caught dead kissing, those who wouldn’t be able to stop kissing him and finally came to one conclusion. Trying to hide his smiled Nate glanced over at Mrs. Hald, she was positively beautiful and would willingly snog Nate, he knew she wouldn’t make too much out of it so he was quite happy to comply to this first part of the challenge.

Nate glanced at Signe and winked conspiratorially. She was standing next to Jaiden and it was clear she was unfazed by what Seth was saying; in fact Nate could swear she was enjoying herself. He grinned at her, feeling rather lightheaded at the thought of their new camaraderie.

"Two, you must somehow get an undergarment of each of your opposing team members. I did that one for you mate," Seth said as he slapped Nate’s back. Nate raised his eyes to Signe and his grin became decidedly cheeky. Merlin’s pants this woman is undoing me! he thought to himself; he hadn’t been with her more than thirty minutes and already she was loosening his buttons and making him feel completely different, less up tight and, he supposed, less of a society prick. His mind only brushed over the thought of removing Jaiden’s, undoubtably lacy, undergarments with his teeth; shutting the thought down he turned to face Seth again.

"Finally, you must swim to the other side of the lake and back....and then run to the old oak at the other end of the quidditch pitch... wearing nothing except a few well positioned leaves that I'll happy charm into place for you..." Nate was positively laughing inside his head; there it was the traditional Seth challenge, naked, wet women. Nate smirked to himself before leaning in towards Signe and whispering, “this could be interesting... if your willing,” it was clear that Nate was referring to the second part of the challenge. He hoped against hope that she wouldn’t take it too much the wrong way; he’d been enjoying her company and he didn’t want to jeopardize that. If she understood him as well as he thought she did Signe would understand his meaning; if she didn’t understand then the comment was harmless, although Nate was beginning to feel like a little fun to release all the tension of the morning.

After listening to Jaiden’s questions Nate finally spoke up, his voice was calm and had a rather seductive lilt to it, “everyone participates,” his tone left no room for refusal and he was confident that Seth would back him up; his eyes all the while were boring into Jaiden’s. He suddenly turned his attention to Signe. “I’m willing if you are,” this time his voice was like a caress as he slowly eyed Signe’s outfit once more. His intention was not to use Signe as a way to make Jaiden jealous; no far from it, he was intent on enjoying himself, race or not he was determined to trap Signe in the lake... naked.

OOC I'm sorry it's so long. Hope you ladies like it.

(Although Si has written a post already, this one will describe in better detail how Signe reacts to each challenge.)

Signe watched Nate carefully as she was telling him of her feelings for his best friend and noticed he was about to tell her something in response, but alas Seth came and interrupted them.

As much as she wished he would notice her, as more than some chick who was Jaiden’s best friend and currently the person Nate was talking to, she felt like he could be a bit of a douche. But then again, she always fell for the bad boys. His first challenge was easy; surely he must have realised that this was Jaiden’s turf and that she had the advantage. Smirking in amusement at how easy it was going to be, Signe went through the list of willing, cute and sexy helpers that would gladly help out and picked one that she’d always love teasing every time she was over.

The only trouble was would Jai be willing enough to kiss them? After all, she had her first kiss just a week ago and Si wasn’t sure if she’d be willing to kiss another person so soon after that. Sighing, Si knew it all came down to how much Jai wanted to win. But really, that wasn’t her problem. Looking to her side, she caught Nate’s wink and smirked back at him. He seemed to look happier than before and Si hope that some of her sunniness brushed off on his dark personality.

At Seth’s second challenge, Signe laughed out loud. “Seriously, Martiff? Are you sure you didn’t create that challenge for yourself? I doubt either Jai or I would have trouble getting clothes off you as you’re so willing to take them off whenever some luscious body comes near you, male or female.” Si looked to Seth’s side and saw the cheeky grin on Nate’s face and she couldn’t help but laugh again. “Men,” she muttered under her breath but with a smile on her face. Si decided that if he was going to be like that, then she would have some fun of her own.

Walking over to Nate, she leaned up onto his shoulder and whispered into her ear loud enough so that only he could hear. “Since you’re loving this, I thought I’d mention that I’m not going to make this challenge easy for you. This bra is attached to my top so therefore the only proper undergarment I’m wearing are my panties.” Lowering her voice so that absolutely no one could hear, she said “And we both have an inkling that you can’t and won’t get to Jaiden long enough to get a piece of her clothing, so you’re stuck with me.” With that, she gave him a knowing look and then replaced it quickly with a smirk and kissed him on the cheek for good measure.

Signe walked back to Jaiden and linked arms with her best friend, feeling excitement course through her body. Ohh this was going to be fun indeed. At the last challenge, Signe shook her head but with a smile. Seriously, she swore she’d heard challenges like this from the Slytherin Playboy before where naked, wet women started strutting around at his command. Still, if he could notice her walking around 99% naked then that was a start. And then maybe he could forget Jaiden and all would be well. Before she could continue her fantasies though, Nate leaned in and spoke to her.

She sharply brought her gaze towards him and saw his smirk. Looking up at his eyes, she saw the desire to have fun and found herself wanting to have it with him. Nodding her head, she leaned in to whisper back to him. “Mmm, I’m willing if you’re up for a bit of fun. But with no strings attached, yeah?” She said as a good measure. Although she had a feeling that she and Nate were on the same wavelength as each other, she wanted to be doubly sure he understood. “And anyways, what’s the harm in hanging out with a gorgeous person?” She smirked up at him. “And I mean me, not you.” She winked at him.

After Jaiden finished her questions, Signe looked to Nate and frowned. She could tell that look and voice would confuse Jaiden even more about her feelings and looking to her best mate, she saw Jaiden nodding her head and gulping. No doubt Si would be dissecting this later on when all the guest went home.

But when Nate’s gaze turned to her, she forgot all about it. His voice was like .. sex running over her body and she was enjoying every moment of it. Ohh, she was going to have some fun today and nothing was going to stop her. Feeling heat rise in her body from his caressing looks, Signe nodded in reply. “I don’t want to miss out on the fun this could bring.” Wrapping both her arms around Nate’s shoulders and ignoring Seth and Jaiden, Signe smirked up to Nate and whispered into his ear. “Don’t expect me to play nice, cheeky boy. You and I only just got started. May the best person win.” She leaned in against his body and purposely rubbed her hips against his whilst leaning down a little lower to place a kiss on his neck before letting go and walking back to Jaiden, whilst throwing a smirk over her shoulder to him.

“Come on, little Jai,” Si mocked, “Let’s get to it.”

As Signe walked over to Nate he realised that he might not be the only one who wanted to be in control of this particular situation that Nate and Signe had created for themselves. He watched her attentively as she leaned in close to his ear, ”Since you’re loving this, I thought I’d mention that I’m not going to make this challenge easy for you. This bra is attached to my top so therefore the only proper undergarment I’m wearing are my panties.” Nate gazed appreciatively at said bra, sliding his hand around Signe’s waist, holding her in place; at the word ‘panties’ Nate moved his hand over her rounded arse and squeezed, non to gently. “And we both have an inkling that you can’t and won’t get to Jaiden long enough to get a piece of her clothing, so you’re stuck with me.” Nate glanced over at Jaiden then back to Signe, “your right,” he breathed over her lips, “I am stuck with you, and vice versa,” Signe gave him a knowing look before kissing him on the cheek. Nate felt like from that moment his body was suddenly on fire. He didn’t know why he was reacting so quickly to Signe’s charms but it seemed that while his mind was lusting for Jaiden his body was lusting for another very fine figure and Nate couldn’t help thinking that Signe’s company was far more playful than Jaiden’s and just want the Doctor ordered.

Not more than a few minutes later Nate found himself with a warm body pressed against him. His body reacted immediately of its own accord. Signe’s sweet smelling breath infused his senses and made him crazy. In that instant he realised that it wouldn’t take much for him to drag her away, slam her up against a wall and drive hard into her. His breath grew haggard as she leaned in and pressed her hips against his, he clasped her waist once again to hold her in place. She lowered her lips and placed a kiss on his neck. Dear Merlin Nate thought as he ran his fingers under the line of her top feeling the silky skin beneath; it was all he could do without rising suspicion form the garden party. Nate wasn’t likely to make a move on Signe in front of anyone... in private was another matter.

His thoughts diverted to what she’d said earlier. “Mmm, I’m willing if you’re up for a bit of fun. But with no strings attached, yeah?” Nate couldn’t believe it, she’d just given them both the okay to fool around, expel some pent up energy and sexual tension without any strings. Nate grinned gratefully and without any trace of guilt, for he knew it was quite mutual, he knew they’d be using each other mercilessly before they knew it.

Releasing her again he pushed any thoughts of Jaiden from his mind, his plan, he realised had just been refined. Ignoring Jaiden would be only a little easier now that he had Signe to help him out and he had a feeling that she was liking the prospect of using Nate to forget Seth.

The only thing that he didn’t admit to himself and which he suspected Signe didn’t either was that they wouldn’t forget for long.

“Let’s get to it then shall we,” he said to Seth as he conjured an average sized sand timer with approximately one and a half hours of falling sand. He’d purposefully made the timer go for longer to benefit Jaiden who he knew was not used to Seth’s little challenges. She would loose miserably and he had the audacity to think that if Signe had been on her own she would have given Seth and Nate a run for their money.

Placing the timer on a nearby table he looked at their small group, smiled and quickly turned over the timer; moving slowly, quite confident of his chanced, Nate walked over to Mrs. Hald and introduced himself. She was a widow at 29 and had been a family friend of the Evens for all of her life as had her father and his father. He judged by her subtle perusal of his body that he would finished the first part of the challenge in about fifteen minutes. Seth and him had the challenge in the bag.

“Mrs. Hald,” he spoke low and softly before guiding her tenderly towards a secluded grove of trees.

OOC Nate will post more after Signe or Jaiden or Seth has replied.

Signe closely watched Nate as he gazed down to appreciate her body and she leaned into his touch. Letting out a little sigh at his rough squeeze, she looked up at Nate through heavy eyes and gave a lazy smile. As he leaned into her, she turned her body round so that she was leaning up against him whilst he whispered so close to her. One of her hands daringly climbed up under his shirt and she gave a light scratch on his lower abdomen as he said she was stuck with him. “I can live with that,,” she said breathlessly, “And I’m sure to gain much rough pleasure out of it.” She gave him the knowing look, kissed his cheek and sauntered away, making sure to give it an extra swing as she was sure he would appreciate it.

As Si was once again pressing her body against his, one she found she fit with perfectly, her mind went to crazy mode. His hair was sticking up messily and she had the urge to run her hand through it and tackle him to the nearest tall object and ravish him. His smell was surrounding her and she knew she could never find it old. As she felt his hands around her waist and under her shirt, Signe stayed in her position a little bit longer and felt something hard growing between her. She smirked against his neck and murmured “If you don’t stop touching my back, I swear I will keep rubbing against you until your not so little wand will grow painful.” Moving her moth back up to his ear, she whispered “And I’m certain you don’t want me to take care of it in the middle of this garden now, do you.”

Pulling away, she smirked at him although inside it was all she could do to keep to her word. By merlin, if what she felt against her hips were accurate, Nate was one not to let go. She just had to ravish him when she got the first chance, but she felt as they only knew each other properly for such a short amount of time that they probably best wait. That is, if she had the restraint to. And if he kept touching her like that in a teasing manner, she was bound to explode and lose all restraint.

As the challenges started, Signe watched after Nate and Seth and formulated a plan to sabotage his plan at making out with ye old Mrs. Hald. Turning to Jaiden, she said “Go fetch our two favourite servants – you know the ones, so we can win challenge one. I’ll be right back soon, hopefully victorious.” Not making sure to check whether she did what he asked, Signe went straight for the secluded grove of trees to find Nate. This was a game and whilst she didn’t like games as much as Slytherins, she could appreciate the thrill she got out of them.

Silently, she snuck up behind them and snorted internally at how lame Mrs. Hald was being. She was married but was known to be unfaithful to any youngster that showed her some attention. When she reached them, Nate had Mrs. Hald up against a tree and Si could see he was caressing her arm. Rolling her eyes, Signe decided that if she pulled off her bra and pulled up the white corset to cover her so she was at least semi-decent, that she could distract Nate long enough for Mrs. Hald to get the point and with a few well placed threats, Mrs. Hald would be running as far away as she could.

Pulling off her bra expertly without showing anything, Signe pulled up her white corset so that it was barely covering the necessities and leaving lots of white creamy stomach showing; Si carried the bra with two fingers and walked behind Nate, pressing her whole body into his whilst dangling her red bra next to his face. “Oh Natey,” she cooed, “What do you think you’re doing?” Sauntering around him whilst dragging the bra around his shoulder with her, she made sure he felt every inch of her body against his. Finally, she came to a rest against the tree that Mrs. Hald was leaning on and left her bra hanging on his shoulders.

She smirked at him and then went to glare at Mrs. Hald; however she spoke in a sweet voice. “Mrs. Hald, lovely to see you again. How’s your husband?” Not caring for an answer, Si had phase one in place. Time for the next phase.

Signe turned back to Nate and smiled at him. “You can keep that you know,” Signe said nodding to her bra. Her aim was to drive him crazy although in the process, it felt like she was the one being driven crazy. “What do you think of my new design for this top?” Signe said, dragging her fingers down her neck and through the middle of her chest. “Do you like it?” She looked up at him with a cheeky smile.

After a few well chosen words Nate had Mrs. Hald leaning against one of the trees clearly hidden from prying eyes. Running his hand up and down her arm he was amazed at how unfaithful Mrs. Hald really was; her reputation proceeded her but Nate couldn’t believe that it was true. It had taken him less than a thirty seconds to have her pressed up against the tree and in less than a minute he’d gained all he’d needed.

One kiss.

After a rather disappointing and very forgettable locking of lips, he casually extracted himself from her body only to be tugged back. He was in the process of subtle extraction when felt a now familiar body warmth covering the entire length of his back. It took little effort to prevent himself from crushing into Mrs. Hald, his biceps bulged slightly at the pressure of Signe’s body against him. He closed his eyes trying to control the growing lust that was coursing through his extremities.

”Oh Natey,” he heard her coo, he opened his eyes only to be confronted by Signe’s red lacy bra. Nate’s eyes shuttered at the effort of controlling himself. ”What do you think you’re doing?” Signe said as she slowly made her way around his body. Nate took a deep breath.

“Winning a bet,” he said huskily, he smirked at Mrs. Hald who had a vaguely irritated appearance at the knowledge of him using her. “Sorry Mrs. Hald,” he whispered. He turned his face to follow Signe’s progress, her bra was making for a very erotic foreplay he just hoped that he could manage to get her panties off in the next part of the challenge. “You realise Signe dearest that it’s your panties I’m after not your bra,” he chuckled, “your a part too soon, getting eager are we?” he whispered over her lips. He could feel the hairs on his arm rising as she smirked at him, she had the sweetest face but he knew that she had something far more dangerous boiling on her surface and if he wasn’t careful..

”Mrs. Hald, lovely to see you again. How’s your husband?” Nate burst out laughing his laughter not caring too far from the grove. “You can keep that you know,” Signe said nodding to her bra. “Oh I fulling intend to,” he said lifting the bra from his shoulders he inhaled it scent all the while watching for Signe’s reaction before placing it neatly in his back pocket.

“What do you think of my new design for this top?” Signe said. Nate watched captivated as she dragged one of her delicate fingers down her neck and down... down... down... Nate couldn’t help feeling that he should be the one caressing her and he still her hands.

“I’ll show you,” he whispered fiercely. With Signe in front of him and Mrs. Hald already having made a very quick escape he pushed Signe roughly against the tree, her back to him. He slowly and with great precession began to unlace Signe’s corset. He reached around her body and clasped one of her hands and brought it well above her head to rest it on the tree.

“I usually take my time,” he rasped as he continued to unlace Signe’s corset, he was careful not to open it too wide, he didn’t want to move too fast and he wanted to shield Signe from any stray passers by. Slowly and with great care Nate moved Signe’s hair from her back breathing hot puffs of air on her now exposed skin. Nate, gently, as if not to scare her, eased his right leg in between her thighs, biting back a barely suppressed moan, they fit together perfectly. A warning light went off in Nate’s head, they fit too perfectly. Nate realised in that instant that this woman could be his undoing.

Finally after what seemed like hours he brushed a moist kiss on the apex of her neck. His breath was coming out fast but he didn’t want to move so fast. Everything he did to Signe would be slow and painful, a drawn out process that would have her screaming his name in abandoned ecstasy. Nate’s head was spinning her body tasted like ambrosia and he was positively swimming in it.

He pulled back from the intimate embrace, shaking slightly at the intensity of the physical pleasure he’d just experienced.

“I like it,” he finally said.

Of course he was going trying to win a bet. Weren’t they all? But somehow, Signe felt she was playing for more than a bet. Now that was an interesting revelation. But she could think about it later. Right now, she had to deal with a very erotic man. She was in deep shit if she didn’t deal with her desire soon.

Biting her lip, she looked at Nate with hooded eyes when he talked about wanting her other undergarment. He was so close to her and it was all she could do to restrain herself from making out with him. “Yes, I do realise that, Natey dearest, I know exactly what you’re after” she whispered back to him and stared him straight in the eyes. “And who said I had to play by the rules?” she finished in reference to his eager comment. “For all you know, maybe I don’t like wearing bras.” Smirking, she turned to Mrs. Hald.

Signe’s eyes flickered over to Nate’s form as he burst out laughing and raised an eyebrow. He was definitely mental. But if he was mental and she was standing here next to him, what did that say about her? Si ignored Mrs. Hald as Seth took her bra and she had to bite her lip from making any sounds as he inhaled her natural scent. Shit, that was hot Signe thought and wondered if Mrs. Hald would mind if she jumped Nate there and then. Her breathing got deeper and she followed his hand as he deposited it into his back pocket and felt desire ripping through her like a wild fire.

Her eyes snapped back to his and she un-bit her lip so she could say something witty back to him otherwise she was going to rip all his clothes off. “Try to keep that intact, Natey dearest, it’s my favourite bra. I’ve worn it a lot and suffice to say, it’s seen me done a lot of naughty things ... most of it when I’m on my own.” Signe smirked at him and thank the skies that she could still use her brain even when her emotions felt like they were on fire. “It would be a shame for it to be tattered if I ever decide I want it back.”

When Nate grabbed her roughly and turned her around to push her against the tree, Signe gasped in surprise. But she wasn’t afraid of him. In fact she felt very safe amongst his presence and knew he wouldn’t hurt her which came to her as a surprise. She turned her head and rested it against the rough bark of the tree,. She could feel her breaths coming in short and quick and knew that whatever Nate had in store for her would be pure torture. But the sort of torture she revelled in.

Behind her, Si could feel Nate slowly pull apart her corset and she turned her head as best as she could so she could see his face. When he was finally done with her corset, she felt one of his arms curl its way around her like a snake and bring one of her hands to rest well above her head on the tree.

As she heard his rasped voice, Signe could only moan slightly. If this was fast she couldn’t imagine what slow was. It would kill her a thousand times over, but bring her back wanting more each time she was reborn from the ashes. Every touch of his skin on hers ignited another flame and it felt like her whole body was on fire. After he moved her hair away, Signe felt like she needed more of him around her and so she moved her hand back to grab his free one and slide it around so it was in front of her. Slowly, she turned his hand around so she was gripping the back of his and directed it down to the bottom of her corset. Slowly, she pushed his hand under her now loose corset so he could caress her stomach and sides and guided it around in slow circles which were leaving invisible burning marks behind. Each touch of his was driving her crazier and crazier.

When he put his legs between hers, Signe felt her knees go weak. “Oh dear Merlin,” she gasped out. It felt so good. She was so tiny compared to him and his body holding her in his arms were making her feel light headed, but so good. Boldly, she moved the hand that had been guiding his away and as best as she could in this awkward position for her, she reached around and pulled at his belt to get even closer to her – if that was possible. She could feel his tell tale hardness at the lower of her back and she preened at the thought that she caused that.

When his breathing against her neck began, she closed her eyes and almost passed out from the sheer torture of it. She wanted to feel his lips on her and after what felt like forever he finally, finally kissed her. A soft moan came out from her lips and she felt this was the single most erotic thing that’s ever happened to her. When he finally moved away from her, she had to grab onto the tree to calm her breathing down. Her hands were shaking lightly at the pure pleasure she had just received and felt it would take her a long time to recover.

Turning around slowly, Signe leaned against the tree and held up her corset with one hand so it didn’t fall down. Although she didn’t mind if he caught a glimpse of her, she knew it would be too much for her raw nerves at that moment. A slow smile crossed Si’s faced as he said he liked her corset and pushing herself slowly off the tree, whilst still holding onto her corset, she wrapped her free hand around his neck, pulled him down and leant her forehead against his to look into his eyes.

“I’m glad you like it.” Si’s voice was a bit shaky and there was a noticeable change in it; it had gotten throatier. “Maybe you can keep it later when I intend to swim naked,” Si said, “Since you’ve got my bra. I’m not swimming with this on so all that’s left are my hands to cover these,” she pointed towards her chest.

Moving slower in, Si came within a horse’s breath of kissing his lips but pulled away at the last second and instead, gave him kisses all down his jawbone until she got to his neck and she sucked on it hard before pulling away. God, she felt she could suck on him all day; he tasted so good and if it were a food it should be made illegal. Shakily, she turned around and pulled her hair away. It was time to go back.

“Can you be a darl and tie these up for me,” Si tried to say as normally as possible although she felt nothing but, “We’ve got a challenge to get back to.”

Nate was have a very, very hard time controlling his actions, his body was responding forcefully and very quickly. Nate cursed silently under his breath at all of Signe’s sexual responses, his aim had been to slowly undo her control but it seemed that, although he was succeeding with her, she was also succeeding with undoing him.

Alcohol, that’s what it is, he tried to reason, that reason soon flew out the window as he heard Signe’s short, quick breaths. No it wasn’t the alcohol... it was her. Even her breathing had an unparalleled power that made him harder than ever; she was right, it was so purely erotic it was painful.

“Fuck it Signe,” he said harshly in response to her slight moan, she wasn’t helping his control. He tried to slow down to make her wait. In response Signe slid her free hand around and finding his she snaked his hand around her lush body only to rest it at the base of her corset.

Nate sucked in a breath and swore again. Her slow guidance of his hands was painful, he had to get this corset off her, he had to see her. He realised absently that he didn’t even have his shirt off. Ignoring that anomaly he began to hone in on the feelings of her skin, it was far silkier than he had first felt and imagined. “Merlin,” he moaned into her ear before moving his hand to tease the top layer of her panties. “These will be mine before the day is out,” he growled as he nipped her ear.

Before he knew it her hand had reached out behind her and was pulling on his belt bringing him closer to her body. His hardness was now pressing firmly into the base of her lithe back and it was all he could do from stripping them both and jumping her. He’d never reacted so hard and fast with anyone before and he doubted he ever would again.

Once Nate had stepped away he ran a slightly shaking hand through his ruffled hair, sex hair really. His breathing was heavy and fast, his heart was racing with the pleasure running through his veins. He turned back to face Signe when he thought he was in some form of control. At the sight of her clasping her corset with one hand slowly smiling at him Nate felt himself harden. He slowly smiled back. She walked towards him and wrapped her free hand around his neck, in response Nate ran one of his hands over her shoulder and arm and the other around her waist. Leaning her head against his Nate felt that her eyes were piercing the depths of his soul and he flinched. Too close his mind warned him. No-one, no woman ever got this close. Nate pushed the thought from his mind as he concentrated on Signe’s lips as they spoke.

“Maybe you can keep it later when I intend to swim naked,.. Since you’ve got my bra. I’m not swimming with this on so all that’s left are my hands to cover these,” she said as she pointed towards her chest.

Nate pulled her closer against him in response, not daring to speak. His breathing picked up once again as she slowly moved in closer, preparing to kiss him, her sweet breath puffing against his face. As she pulled away at the last moment Nate growled frustrated, he’d never known anyone like her; generally when he teased a woman they never teased back. Signe did. And Nate was enjoying every minute of it. What started out as an innocent garden party had turned into an afternoon filled with booze, heavy breathing, curious hands and eager lips.

Feeling Signe’s tight lips trailing down his jawbone Nate moaned and slammed her up against the tree. Not one to play nice while he was being seduced Nate slid his hands down Signe’s back and grabbed onto her arse making sure to pull her close. Shakily she turned away, Nate was dazed and somewhat confused as to her response but he soon realised her intention.

” Can you be a darl and tie these up for me... We’ve got a challenge to get back to,” she sounded unfazed but Nate knew better. Without a word he slowly walked over to her, resting his hands on her exposed back he trailed them lower before reaching the lining of Signe’s panties. Withdrawing his hands he reached for the sides of her corset and pulled tightly; his intent had been to jolt her nerve endings into exploding. Nate reached for the laces to Signe’s corset before drawing them together, pulling tightly and equally tugging gently all the while his lips were making light work of her neck. His tongue alternated in tandem with the pulling of her corset, flicking out and back. As he tied the last knot Nate suddenly grasped Signe around the waist and bit down hard on her shoulder; not hard enough to draw blood but hard enough so that people would know what she’d been up to.

“Just a little reminder before the next challenge,” he said as he blew a cool breath on his mark. Instantly he was walking away from her and after a few paces he began unbuttoning his black shirt. It was slow and torturous designed to override all of Signe’s senses. Nate wasn’t modest, he knew his body was a work of art; each muscle was clearly defined and every ounce of flesh was firm and toned. His muscles rippled as he finally pulled his shirt over both his shoulders. His tattoos were clearly visible in the afternoon sun as he stood there waiting for her to make the next move.

Signe was having a very hard time trying to remain silent because she knew once she got started she could be very loud. The fact that she wasn’t even having sex at that moment made it all the more erotic. Never had she had so much pleasure thrown at her without even having all her clothes off. Her control was almost gone but Signe was trying very hard to keep the last of it intact.

When he said her panties would be his by the end of the day, Signe let out a throaty laugh. “You’re going to have to fight very hard to get them. I’m not letting you get them that easily.” Although, if Si was being honest with herself, she knew she would give them up instantly if it meant she could ravish him. But she kept the pretence up of being in control of herself. “You’ll have to get my boots, then my shorts off first.” The smirk was evident in her voice.

When she was apart from him and slowly smiling at him, Signe’s heart jumped as he slowly smiled back. Oh dear Merlin, it was gorgeous. He was gorgeous and sexy and devilishly handsome. He looked like a sex god, really and Si found she had a harder time breathing after his smile. It felt like with just one look or touch that Nate could undo her instantly and somewhere at the back of her mind she knew it was dangerous for someone to have so much power; especially after knowing them officially for at least forty minutes.

The arms snaking around her when she held him and looked into his eyes made her feel warm again. Warm and safe like she was invincible when she was around him. If he ever decided to talk to her again after today, she made a plan to find out what it was about him that made her feel so trusting of him. Looking into his eyes, Si felt like an eternity passed. He was looking at her.. truly looking at her and she felt like he could read all her secrets, desires and aspirations in her. She felt so raw from his intense look that she was glad he flinched and looked away. She didn’t know if she would have ever looked away; his grey-green eyes were captivating and Si felt like they were the most vivid colour in the world.

She was glad for her change in topic and felt even gladder when he pulled her closer to him. As she moved closer, her heart beat faster and she could see that he was really frustrated when she pulled away. Slytherins always got what they wanted, but Signe had enough experience dealing with them to make them wait torturously before she gave in.

As she sucked on his neck, Signe gasped as Nate slammed her against the tree hard. She moaned when he pulled her close once again and decided he deserved to be bitten on his neck later on. If he wanted to play rough, then rough was what he was going to get. However she knew if she continued she would be losing all control so she stopped. As she tried to act normal, Si found it harder to do so as he started trailing his hands over it. As they dipped lower and lower, Signe stopped breathing in anticipation of him doing something more, but the tease withdrew and with force started to pull her corset together.

Although it should have hurt, it felt like every nerve ending of her body was exploding a thousand times over. And then he became gentle and then rough again and she had to hold herself up against the tree to stop her from falling over. He knees were growing weak when Nate started peppering kisses along her neck and she felt like she could die a happy woman there and then. She kept gasping every time he pulled tightly but not once did she ask him to stop.

When he finished tying her up, Signe expected for them to leave for the party again but she was very much mistaken. She felt herself being yanked back and felt his now familiar mouth on her shoulder. All of a sudden he bit her and although Signe should’ve felt pain, all she felt was pleasure and pleased at the thought that he marked her as his own. “Fuck,” she said in response to his cool breath on her hot skin. “You know you just marked me as yours,” she said smiling at him as she turned around. Signe had to lean on the tree to hold herself up after that torturous moment. She couldn’t trust her legs to keep her standing up.

But then she almost wished she didn’t turn around because he was unbuttoning his black shirt and all she could do was look with her mouth open. Was he trying to kill her? Because at the rate he was undoing his shirt, Si felt like she had to go over there and rip it open. Gulping and shutting her mouth so she could try and pull herself together, it all went to waste as he pulled his shirt back and showed off his toned body and tattoos in the afternoon sun.

In a daze, Signe unsteadily walked over and steadied herself with one hand against his shoulder. Her other one went up to his cross tattoo and she realised this was the first time she’d be touching his chest without clothes. Instead of saying anything, Signe lightly traced over his cross and then grazed it lightly before moving her hand over his skin to his arm where it said ‘What goes around comes around.’ Tracing the letters with her fingers, she finally looked up to Nate, a question on the tip of her tongue but she lost it when she saw what the sun was doing to him. It was like he was glowing and he looked so beautiful that her heart pulled towards him unexpectedly. Internally shaking her head, Signe knew that although they had been avoiding kissing each other on the lips all afternoon that she couldn’t avoid it any longer. She just had to and felt that the time was right.

Slowly moving her hands up to his face, she pulled him down halfway whilst she stood up on her toes and, looking at him in the eyes, slowly pulled him closer and closer until she was a hair’s breath away from kissing him. He was the one who had to close the gap and before he did so, he asked "You sure?" and Signe nodded. And he closed it.

(Godmoding allowed at the end by Nate)

Nate listened enthralled at Signe’s use of the word ‘fuck’; he could believe whole heartedly that she could use any word she wanted and make it sound like pure sex.

“You know you just marked me as yours.” Nate thrilled at the thought, the idea of Signe being his was a powerful aphrodisiac. “You are mine,” he said so softly that she wouldn’t have been able to hear it. As Nate walked away he frowned, not understanding the new feeling that was very slowly beginning to take root in his very soul. Instead he turned his attention to Signe and began to unbutton his shirt.

He watched her attentively, admiring the way the afternoon light danced across her bare skin as she walked unsteadily towards him. She steadied herself with his shoulder and he nearly grabbed her there and then. It was the first time she’d touched anything under his shirt, he began to think of how to get her panties off when he felt Signe tracing his tattoos. Grazing his cross ever so slightly Nate felt the nerve endings of his body fire into full alert; he watched her as she traced over his arm tattoo. He could see the question in her eyes but she didn’t voice it, instead she just stared, perusing his body until he couldn’t bear it. Yet he continued to stare back at her, the light of the sun was reflected in her eyes and he couldn’t stop staring; he realised in that moment that she was the most beautiful creature he had ever know. No thoughts of Jaiden penetrated his thoughts as he reveled in her beauty.

Slowly she moved her hands up to his face pulling him closer to her face. He read her intent on her face but decided he would make sure, always the gentlemen he asked, “you sure?” She nodded and that was the only encouragement he needed.

Slamming his lips to hers he fucked the stereotypical ‘gentle-first-kiss’ and dived straight in. He raked his long fingers through Signe’s hair with one hand and with the other he grasped her around the waist. His kisses were frantic and demanding, his lips slid across the lining of her mouth begging entry; he didn’t wait for her to comply, instead he drove his tongue straight down her throat, drinking deeply of her warm luscious mouth. Suddenly he fell to the ground, taking Signe with him they both landed gently on the grass neither of their lips seeking refuge. Nate’s hands roamed Signe’s covered body before sliding his fingers under the bottoms of her shorts; her silky skin was driving him crazy. He’d felt her skin when it was uncovered and knew the temptation is was proving now but she was now fully clothed and he was the one half naked. He grunted in frustration as he grabbed her arse and slid her leg more snugly against his thigh so that she could feel the full extent of his arousal. He groaned at her legs cradled his body and began kissing her neck in an attempt to let her breath.

Flipping her over he laid her gently on her back; smirking over the peeks of her breast Nate kissed the exposed skin between her corset and her shorts. Slowly Nate flicked the button on Signe’s shorts and intimately kissed her at the edge of her panties. Pulling out his wand he gave it a flick and her red panties disappeared from her body. Nate grinned appreciatively before buttoning her shorts back. Giving one final kiss to the boarder between her corset and shorts he instantly moved up her body to claim her lips with a slow and tantalising kiss.