Delilah was sitting up in the Astronomy tower, hugging her knees and shivering from the cold. She was crying near-hysterically and hid up there with the hopes that nobody would bother her. Tyrin had just told her that if she didn't break up with Squall by the next full moon then... She shook her head. She didn't even want to think about it. Tyrin was dangerous...what could she do?

((OOC: This post is for Squall only))

Squall walked up to the astronomy tower, on his way to his normal thinking spot. he leant on the side of the battlements and looked out over the grounds. then he heard breathing behind him and whipped around, his wand out, pointing at the source. but then he saw who it was and lowered it instantly.

"Delilah, what's wrong?" he asked, rushing to her side.

She hopped up to her knees, taking his face into her hands and looking at him, not bothering to hide her tears from him. "Oh thank Merlin you're alright..." She leaned into him, suddenly hysterical again. "He said...and you..." She wrapped her arms around him.

Squall held her close to him and stroked her hair reassuringly. not knowing what "you was" meant, obviously this "he" had told her something about Squall not being ok. he gently spoke in her ear

"what is it Delilah? im ok, im here, now tell me whats wrong"

She sniffled and looked up at him, showing him the huge red mark on her cheek. "Tyrin..He hurt me... He told me if I didn't break up with you by the next full moon then he would..." She continued to speak, but her hysterical tears made her hard to understand. All that could be heard was "you-kill-spell-Great Tyrin"

"Tyrin hurt you?" Squall asked her "and threatened that unless you don't end it with me, he'll hurt you again?" he didn't actually know the last part, he just needed what she said last "what do you mean kill?"

She shook her head and wiped her eyes on his shirt. "No..He didn't say he would hurt me again...He said he would hurt you..maybe even kill you..." She felt herself falling again, onto her knees and putting her face into her hands. "He's after you.."

"Delilah, calm down" he said, grabbing her under her arms and picking her up off the floor again "im fine, im here, he's not got me and he won't get me. what did he do to you?"

Her whole body was trembling, and she clung to him with the fear that if she didn't, she would fall once again. "A striking spell... Like a slap in the face but it really hurt and...And he said he was going to really hurt you... He wants me to leave you and be back with him again and... Did you know him before? Did he ask you to watch me?"

((OOC: I don't remember if Tyrin said it aloud or thought it but let's pretend he said it out loud))

"he did yes" Squall said with a sigh "i met him the day after i met you, i pretended i didn't know you so i didn't mess things up. he told me to watch over you and make sure no other guys hit on you and you didnt hit on other guys. he said that i was allowed to f*ck you all i wanted though"

She looked up at him, slightly hurt. "I'm not his property and...You agreed to this?" she pulled away a little bit, the pain obvious in her eyes. "He talked about me like I was a pet and you just agreed to it? Why?" She felt her tears slow, but they were still there.

"Delilah, i've not done it, have i?" Squall told her "i agreed to avoid confrontation. and anyway, its not like i could avoid watching over you anyway, im your boyfriend"

She sniffled and looked him up and down. "Yeah but... You weren't at the time were you?" She shook her head. "This isn't the point... He said he wanted to hurt you and he already hurt me and... I'm afraid Squall... Petrified. I don't want anything to happen to you." She kissed him, more aggressive than she meant to. "Please be safe my love..."

"ill be fine, i think you've forgotten my dear, i'm a convicted murderer. he won't touch me" Squall reassured her, although how reassuring being girlfriend to a murderer can be a don't know, without him reminding her of it constantly.

She sniffled and shook her head. "Yeah but Squall..I know him. I'm vicious and I am evil and I hate all people and have never been afraid of anyone a day in my life...I'm with a convicted murderer and yet the only one I am afraid of is him..." She touched his face. "He will kill me in a heartbeat and he feels he needs me...What's that to say for you? You crossed him... You stole from him in his eyes...Please be safe," she repeated. "Please..."

She took a deep breath. "Go nowhere without your wand and don't provoke him."

"provoke him? f*ck that im calling him out next time i see him, nobody hurts my baby and gets away with it, thats the law of the jungle i'm afraid." Squall said to her

She wrapped her arms around his neck, standing on her tiptoes to reach. ((OOC: Lol how tall is he? She's near 6 feet lol. Let's hope he was big before or else he just had a growth spurt lol.))

She kissed his neck softly. "I love that you care about me sweetness but if you go and get yourself killed...What will I do? I'm begging you, at least be careful if you're going to call him out. Be very careful...I love you you know." She smiled softly.

OOC: 6 foot 4 inches. based on myself. although i think im actually 6'3", but i say im 4 because it just sounds better, lol. but you don't need to stand on tip toes to wrap your arms around my neck, my girlfriend manages and shes a foot shorter than me!

BIC: Squall smiled at how caring she was being. but he was glad that she hadn't specifically told him "no" otherwise he'd have to go against her wishes, which he didn't want to do

"of course ill be careful" Squall promised her "and i love you too"

She felt a shiver go down her spine. Never before had she heard those words uttered in her direction. Usually she heard compliments and felt ass smacks but nobody had ever told her that they loved her. She looked up at him with her wide chestnut eyes and sniffled, trying her best to conceal a huge smile.

"Nobody has ever said that to me before...

Squall laughed and then said "what, that they'll be careful?"

he was glad the mood had lifted somewhat compared to how he had found her, he felt way too tense. of course, he was still angry at Tyrin, but that was for another time, when he wasn't with Delilah.

OOC: got to go for half an hour. bye

She rolled her eyes and giggled. "No goober. Nobody has ever told me that they loved me before...Sure family and all but nobody that I was with has...because it wasn't a real relationship until now..." She licked her lips and smiled softly.

"well, how's this?" Squall asked, tilting her head up to look her dead in the eyes. placing his hand on the side of her face, he softly said "Delilah Ferrari, I Love You"

Delilah couldn't control her breathing and before she could stop herself, she had hopped onto him, wrapping her legs around him and her arms around him, and kissing him as hard as she could manage. Those words had an effect on her that she didn't even realize was possible... She loved those words, like she loved him. No...She loved him more.

Squall was caught slightly by surprise as she almost knocked him off balance. he placed his hands just under her ass to support her weight and kissed her back just as hard as she was kissing him

"You know, you spoil me," she said, leaning back and brushing his hair from his eyes. "Deffinately spoil me..." She kissed him again and again, each time deciding to be a little gentler than the last. She smiled and leaned into him, hugging him tightly.

Squall smiled, kissing her just as gently with each kiss she gave him. when she'd finished and they were simply hugging, he asked "how do i spoil you?"

She closed her eyes into him. "You love me..You're sweet to me... You don't pretend you own me and you don't talk to others like I'm a whore. Tyrin did a simple spell to hurt me and you're ready to kill him... You're the best thing that has ever happened to me and I have no idea what I would do without you... I'd still be with Tyrin... He would be treating me like property still..."

"you shouldn't have to be treated like property. you're my girlfriend, doesn't mean i own you, and ill never say that. although..." Squall started, giving it a little thought "you are mine" he finished and squeezed her tightly like a child would squeeze his mother protectively.

She smiled, so unused to this type of affection. She deffinately loved it! "Yours and only yours my love. Yours and only yours." She felt her eyes fill up again, but this time they were just happy tears. No sadness filled her, until she began to think of the things Tyrin had in store for them... But she pushed the thought from her mind and enjoyed Squall's embrace.

Squall pulled away from her as much as he could whilst still holding her around his waist. he looked her in the eye and asked "you feeling ok now?"

She took a deep breath, knowing that her fearful eyes would rat her out if she did not just tell him the truth. "Squall, I'm afraid for both of us, but mostly you. I'm afraid of Tyrin... I'm afraid he'll try to hurt you... I know you can take care you yourself, I know but... I just wish there was something I can do to protect you..."

"Delilah" Squall said, looking into her fearful eyes "you know how good you are at sex and all that? well, im about that good at protecting myself. i've probably been through more sh*t than anyone in this school, and i've survived. i've faced the most powerful wizards and not died. now i'm supposed to be scared of a seventh year?"

He half laughed. he wasn't scared, but he was worried about Delilah

"you have nothing to worry about"

She looked legitimately nervous. "I don't think you can be that good Squall.. I mean, I've had sex with a lot of people... A lot... And a lot of times. I mean okay, sex since I was 14, every day, three times a day minimum and I'm 17 now.. Do the math. That's a big number Squall..."

Pulling a gold chain with a thick blue stone attatched off of her neck, she held it out to him. "I have the matching ring on... just look at it and think of me?"

She slid it over his neck and smiled.

Squall smiled and watched her put the necklace on him, then he decided that he'd pursue the conversation from before

"fortunately Delilah, i've recieved the Cruciatus Curse 5 times a day since i was 7, until the age of 11, then i recieved it more whenever i went home for holidays, not to mention sometimes at school, now you do that maths, and i think you'll find its a bigger number"

She rolled her eyes and shook her head, looking him straight in the face. "Listen, I'm pretty. I don't have to do math. I trust that that's a bigger number so I think you win...but I'm still going to worry you know... I'm going to worry and I'm probably going to cry a little bit, but I trust that you can take care of yourself.."

"you have nothing to worry about" Squall assured her again.

"oh, and here" he added, delving into his pocket and pulling out a ring. on his own hand, he wore the same ring. he decided long ago to carry a ring the same as his for someone who deserved it. ((i didn't just decide that, no, its in another topic, lol)). he decided who better than Delilah.

"try this on, might be a bit big for your ring finger, but it might fit your middle finger, i got one smaller than mine just to make sure it wouldn't be too big."

((OOC: Lol where is it? I wanna read it.))

Delilah put it on her finger and it fit the middle one a little loosely. "Thank you my love." She took a deep breath. "It's easy for you to tell me not to worry but what if I told you not to worry about me? What if I said, 'Oh don't worry Squally-pooh, I know Tyrin is going to come after me with some Unforgivables but nah, I've had a lot of sex, fear not!"

"sex is a little less of a defence than being used to your dad torturing you every day" Squall said "and you're a girl. no matter how much you say you can stick up for yourself, a girl isn't any match for a boy, call me sexist, but they aren't."

OOC: hufflepuff common room, sorry, want me to copy it in here? lol

(OOC: PM it to me lol.))

She sighed, knowing he was right, and hating the fact that she was wrong. Stupid...

"Yes I know...But if you have the right to worry about me, then I deffinately have the right to worry about you." She took both of his hands and allowed a tear to drip down. "I love you... I love you and if anything happens to you... I'll kill him. I'll learn how to do the unforgivables and I will kill him."

"you'll do no such thing" Squall said sternly "i'm not having you tamper with that sort of magic, it changes a man. killing someone almost kills yourself. no, you're not getting in with that magic, its dangerous"