Take a Leap (Josceline)

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Layton stretched his arms above his head from his slightly awkward sitting position. He yawned slightly, having woken up only a few hours ago, because it was a Saturday. Most days, he didn't like getting up in the morning, being more of a night owl. Layton cracked a soft smile in the afternoon sunlight, soaking up the sun's rays, just enjoying his time outside.

Leaning to his left, he picked up his acoustic guitar, plucking at a few strings, and winced at the sound emitting from it. Ouch. He fiddled with the knobs, running his slightly calloused fingers over the frets, out of habit. When the guitar was tuned just right, Layton let his fingers flow, creating a beautiful melody he had written up a week ago. He was still experimenting with it, and hadn't gotten anyone's opinion just yet, so he was a little wary to let anyone listen in.

Layton let his mind wander, taking in his surroundings. His flaming hair extended towards the sun, in all different directions, and his green eyes sparkled, a laugh hidden there. The clouds were pure white and fluffy, against a beautiful blue sky, a few birds breaking the serenity of the moment every now and again.

He was shaken from his observances as he heard footsteps close by. His playing stopped immediately, as he wasn't too keen to let anyone listen. His eyes shot in the direction, his senses on high alert. For what reason, he wasn't sure, it was just instinct, he supposed. Though it didn't quite make sense; he was never this jumpy.

He saw dark curls invade his vision. Jos? he wondered, and spoke his question aloud. "Hey, Jos, is that you?" Part of him wished it was; he hadn't seen his friend in a while, despite being in the same house.

[JOSCELINE AVALON NOTT]

Unlike many people, Josceline was a morning person. She never understood what other people meant when they grumbled about morning. In her opinion, it was a beautiful time of day. The sun rising to greet the day by setting the sky afire with light. As often she could, Jos woke up early enough to see the dawn. So by the time that her friend Layton had woken up to greet the day, Jos has been awake for positively ages. It was amazing how much she had achieved in the time that her fellow Hufflepuff has been asleep. Many people underestimate just how much time that could be spent on productive activities as opposed to sleep. Having completed all the things that she had wanted to, Josceline was now at a loss as to what to do. For a lack, the Hufflepuff had opted to take a bit of a walk in hopes that something would come along to entertain her.

Thankfully, something entertaining did come along as she strode along off the path. It seemed that lately that Josceline was extremely talented at invading others' private times with their individual display of artistic ability. Hearing the light plucking of a guitar sounding out a rather lovely melody, Josceline slowed and made a concerted effort to quiet her footsteps as she slowly approached the music. However, it soon became apparent that her efforts were for naught when the music suddenly stopped shortly after she turned the corner to see that the musician was none other than her friend, Layton. To say the least, Jos was disappointed that she couldn't hear the rest of the melody. But her disappointment didn't last for long once her friend called her out. True, she hadn't seen her friend in a while, and it is definitely a treat to see her friend again after such a long time.

“Caught,” she replied with a small smile on her lips. “Does that mean I can hear the rest of that song? It was lovely. I'm positively dying to hear the rest of it.” There was a hint of a plead at the edge of lips and a hopeful light in her eyes as if her simple plead would be enough to coax her friend to comply with her desires.

(( I'm so sorry about taking so long >.< ))