Finneas' boots clattered loudly on the cobblestone path he walked on. It was a beautiful day; warm and sunny. He traded his uniform for a pair of jeans and a dark green button down shirt. The sleeves were rolled up a couple of times and his hands stuffed into his pockets.

He was alone, as is his usual preference. However, today, he longed for company. His constant indecisiveness still amazed Finn. Sometimes it was like two completely different people were living inside of him. He would see couples pass holding hands, or groups of friends laughing. His green eyes would narrow in jealousy. It irked him that these people have what he has never even had th chance to experienced. Love, friendship, fun, happiness.

As Finn walked on, his mood steadily spiraling downward, he kept his eyes peeled for a potential friend. Someone alone, like him. This desire had turned from a want to a need in mere seconds. Finn couldn't explain it, but it seemed like this was the most important thing to do; find someone to talk to, share a smile with, laugh with.

He entered a small coffee shop and sat at a secluded round table. He had all day to find someone to share his time with, a little break wouldn't hurt. He ordered a simple coffee and tried to relax for a bit.

Vero pulled her long red hair into a rubber band as she walked around. Vero changed her clothes before she left the castle for something more suited for summer time. Vero glanced down at her Capri's and rhinestone flip flops her mother convinced her to but before she came. Vero loved her shirt it was one of her favorites, it said.

"If most of the world is weird, wouldn't weird be considered normal?" Her brother had given it to her before he had left for a muggle college. Brian for some reason would not except his roots. Vero glanced around at the people walking by laughing with each other having a grand old time and wistfully wishing she was one of them, She was new to Hogwarts and had yet to make friends.

Vero entered a little coffee shop to her left hoping maybe they had her kind of coffee. But has she looked she should have know,this was not the muggle world. Although a French Vanilla Cappuccino sounded pretty good right now, so she picked the closes thing that sound like it. Vero looked around the coffee shop for a place to set and there was only one seat available. Vero flip flopped her way over. Vero smiled.

"Do you mind if i seat here with you?" Vero asked pointing to the empty chair across from him.

Finn's green eyes fell upon a girl that entered the shop shortly after he did. He watched her over his coffee cup as she got a beverage and began walking towards him. But...there was no way she would sit with him. She must be meeting someone behind him or something.

When she stopped across the table from him, Finn's heart jumped. However, he made sure his face remained calm and composed. He gestured to the chair, offering it to her. "Yeah, no problem." He took a sip from his cup. "I'm Finn."

Vero smiled when he said she could sit with him Maybe she would make some friends after all. As Vero was sitting down he introduced himself. "Hi Finn, I'm Vero." Vero took a drink of her coffee. "MMMM, this is really good." Vero said surprised as she looked up at Finn.

Vero took a deep breath and looked around the cafe. she smiled when she seen a boy trying to impress a girl by floating their coffee over to their table. Vero cringed as she looked back at Finn. "This is going to end badly." Vero turned towards Finn has coffee went everywhere. "So Finn are you new to Hogwarts?" Vero asked looking him straight in the eyes. His incredible beautiful green eyes. Vero had never seen eyes that color before, it was like a golden green. The girls most really like him, Vero thought as she waited for an answer.

Finn turned his head to the side to watch the boy make a fool of himself. His face was hilarious when the coffee spilled, but Finn didn't laugh. He looked back at Vero and pushed back his hair that had fallen into his eyes. Her intense stare made him feel uncomfortable. He took another sip from his cup, the bitter sweet liquid hot in his throat. He tried not to feel so awkward. So he met her eyes and smiled. "Nope. Been here since first year. I've just kept a low profile, I guess."

Once he began talking he felt a little more at ease. He examined girl across from him a bit more closely. She was very pretty, he knew. As he let his eyes take her in, he felt the need to speak again. "What're you drinking, anyway?" He nodded his head at her cup.

Vero raised her eyebrows at Finns low profile remark. "Low profile? At this school, is that possible?" Vero asked with a sparkle in her eyes. Vero hoped it was okay with Finn that she teased him a little. He seemed like the kind of guy that never smiled and when he did it was like the heavens opened.

Vero laughed a little when Finn asked her what she was drinking. "To tell you the truth i have no clue, but its pretty good." Vero said as she looked down at her coffee. Vero smiled when she looked up and asked "So, Finn, where have you been hiding yourself all these years? Oh, if i am being to nosy just tell me, nasty habit of mine, got from my mum." Vero hoped he really did not mind, she liked Finn more every minute she talked to him. Vero blow her bangs out of her face as she awaited his answer.

"Where have I been hiding all these years? Are you trying to ask me where I have been all your life?" He cracked a smile, obviously joking. He shrugged his shoulders and went on. "I've been around. The school's pretty big, I guess theres a decent chance we've never crossed paths before."

Finn's mood was lightening a bit. He liked being around this girl. She actually made him feel like smiling. So he did. "I'm pretty open with myself, anyway. We all have nasty habits, don't worry about it." Finn wrapped his hands around the cup infront of him, his last comment triggering an intense desire for a smoke. But he didn't want to leave. "What brings you to this little coffee shop, Vero?"

Vero watched Finn smile and had guess correctly, his smile was like the heavens opened. Vero always wandered about people with those kind of smile where they meant for the world or for someone special in the world. Vero smiled as Finn cracked a joke. "Yes, Finn that was the question i was going for." Vero said with humor in her voice and laughter in her eyes. So the boy has a sense of humor.

"Yeah it is a pretty big school, but you think we would have seen each other in the corridors, at least." Vero wondered why she had never seen him. The school was big and the stairs had a nasty habit of changing while you were on them.

"Ah, now there is a question. I came here because it is the only place that does not remind me of school, which i am currently taking a break from and it looked interesting." Vero explained. "And what is your fabulous self doing here?" Vero asked as she took a sip of her coffee.

"Well.." Finn leaned back in his chair, and shrugged. "What can I say, I am a sexy beast." He bit his bottom lip to stifle the smile that threatened to take over. He hoped she knew that he was joking. He felt he didn't have to wrorry, though; she seemed to understand the concept of humor.

"I just sort of wandered in here. Never been, so I decided to check it out." Finn leaned forward, resting one elbow on the table and placing his chin in his palm. "Maybe it was fate." His eyes met hers and a smile graced his face. Who knows? It could have been fate that the two of them ended up in the same place, alone. Finn believe in that sort of thing. It was totally possible.

Well, what can i say? I'm a sexy beast."

Vero's smile went full bloom at Finn's humors side peeked out at her. Vero loved it when people did not show their humor all the time, but let it peek out at unexpected moments. Vero bit down on her bottom lip to keep from laugh out loud. Vero took a drink of her coffee to calm herself down before answering. Vero know her blue eyes were sparkling with repressed laughter.

"Sexy beast?oh, yeah." Vero said with a brow lift and a toss of her long red hair. Vero know she was flirting but could not seem to help herself, she just liked Finn so much. Vero never flirted, she was to shy, at least she thought she was. Finn made Vero feel comfortable.

"Maybe it was Fate."

Vero looked into Finns eyes and smiled and fell for him just a little more every second."Fate?Who knows anything is possible." Vero said was a small smile on her face and biting her bottom lip. Vero looked down and licked her lips. 'Fate, i like the sound of that.' Vero thought. Vero looked back up and smiled has she waited for Finn to say something.

Finn liked that fact that he made her smile, and he thought it was cute how she tried to hold back her laughter. He tilted his head back and finished the last of his coffee. "It's ok to laugh, you know." He said, thinking back again on how she only smiled, and suppressed the laughter. "You don't have to be shy around me."

Sometimes, Finn's directness and blunt comments gave people a reason to not like him. He hoped that wasn't the case here. He hesitated briefly, growing a bit nervous, but keeping his feelings masked in a confident grin. "How do you feel about some ice cream?"

Vero liked how Blunt Finn could be, some people where to worried of hurting feeling or that someone would get mad at them. Vero pulled a piece of her red hair out of her ponytail and began to twirl it as she thought about what was happening at home. "Don't worry Finn i am ratherly shy around Hogwarts anymore, i think its the atmosphere. " Vero said with a smile.

" How do you feel about ice cream?"

" I love ice cream, is there an ice cream place around here?" Vero asked, then sipped down the rest of her coffee.

"I'm sure we can find one." He flashed a smile and pushed out his chair to stand. He held the door open for Vero. As they walked down the cobblestone road, Finn slid his hands into his pockets, unsure of what to do with them.

"I thought I saw one over here.." He muttered and veered to the left as the road forked. Sure enough, an ice cream shop stood a little ways down the road. His face lifted into a grin and he entered the little shop.

At the counter, he ordered himself a strawberry cone and turned to Vero. "What'll it be, love?"

Vero walked through the door and on to the road. Vero walked beside Finn with her arms swinging. Vero was constantly doing that. As they rounded the corner Vero pulled her ponytail out and stopped to flip her hair. Vero pushed her hair behind her ears and tapped Finn on the shoulder. "Whats your favorite ice cream?" Vero asked as Finn spotted the ice cream place.

What will it be love?"

Vero smiled at being called love, only her father had called her that. It was nice. Vero looked at Finn a little uncertain.

"Do they have chocolate?" Vero asked has she looked around the ice cream biting her lip.

Finn laughed at her uncertainty. "Of course they have chocolate, silly." He paid for their dairy treats and passed Vero her's. It was such a nice day out, Finn would have a hard time sitting inside a again, so he made for the door.

Outside, he fell in step with Vero as he ate his ice cream. He watched the people as he walked by, that awkward feeling creeping up his spine. He took a deep breath and exhaled. " So Vero.": He said between licks. "Tell me about yourself."

Vero felt her cheeks heat up over her question " Of course they have chocolate, silly." Vero's eyes got big and she shrugged her shoulders."Well. i did not know that, i mean they don't even have a french Vanilla Cappuccino." Vero said as a way to explain and so she would not look like such a dunce.

Vero followed Finn outside, as Vero looked around her ice cream started dripping on to her fingers. As Vero was licking the ice cream off. Finn was talking.

"So Vero, tell me about yourself."

"Well, Finn what do you want to know, i am an open book and very friendly to boot, ask away." Vero said between licks of her chocolate ice cream.