Alicia

Dark orange hair cascaded over the edge of the large plush armchair in the hufflepuff common room where Alicia draped herself across the large chair. Sinking even more than ever into her game. Her lumi-screen in hand as she played CastleRun. Her focus was a bit off when her brother stumbled into the room, bursting with laughter. Their cousin Blair trailing on his feet, her normally deep red hair a very shocking bright purple.

Whether she was enraged or particularly happy about the new change Alicia did not now, almost all of her face was shielded with the purple hair.

"Aw you made me die." She whined as she turned her phone off and shoved it in her sweatshirt pocket. Anthony tilted his head toward her, his wide proud grin on his face once more "I didn't do anything, you decided to mess up yourself."

He strolled over to the small table behind the old worn brown couch where a basket of apples sat awaiting to be eaten. Anthony's dark orange hair was bunched up in a ponytail, as per usual, the few locks of hair that were not quite long enough to be tied back fell over half of his face.

He was about to choose an apple when Alicia joined him at his side, pushing him slightly out of the way with a giggle. "Whatcha doing bro?" She chortled as she picked the biggest apple and brought it to her mouth. With a loud biting sound she chewed happily as she gave her glaring brother a smile, mouth full of apple she glanced at Blair. "You do that?" Alicia pointed with her apple at their cousin she stood by the small mirror near the window.

Anthony shrugged his shoulders, looking like he had no idea what she was talking about but, the evil glint in his eyes told her the true answer. Alicia laughed until her sides hurt. She knew how much Blair loved her hair.

"Blair are you alright?" A voice called from the portrait doorway. Alicia paused for a moment, she knew that voice anywhere, she sang with that voice almost as often as Blair changes her clothes.

"Theo!" Alicia grinned as the tall lanky boy appeared. She tossed the apple over her shoulder, in time for Anthony to catch it "OI!" he examined the apple, shrugged and popped it into his mouth. Blair saw that in the mirror and voiced her disgust. "THAT WAS GROSS." she nearly bellowed at him, her brow still furrowed with anger over her now violet hair.

Anthony licked his lips, riding his face of the juice. "Hey, we shared the same womb, I think it's fine." He offered her the apple as he sat on the arm of the couch. "Wanna bite?" he stifled a giggle at her complete horror. "NO DEFINITELY NOT!"

Blair turned to see Theo and Alicia smiling at each other, raising a brow and shifting to get a better look at them she saw they weren't talking abut he swayed them both from side to side, his hands on her shoulders, her arms crossed over her chest and a daring look on her face. Then he whispered something she didn't quite catch and Alicia threw her hand up around his neck and nearly knocked him over.

She squealed about what ever it was he had told her. Blair glanced over at Anthony to see if he had a clue as to her reaction. Nothing but her matched confusion.

When they picked each other up off the ground Alicia's smile could have blinded them, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She pushed Theo forward. "TELL THEM!"

He laughed lightly, sending her a calm-down glance over his shoulder. Which she abruptly did, joining him by his side she had to bit her lip from blurting out the news.

"Well" Theo started, smirking. "We might have a keyboardist." Alicia couldn't help it. "GUESS WHO, You won't be able to" She could barely stand still, but the glances she sent over to Theo without him knowing said she could have kissed him there.

Blair had been watching her reactions the whole time. It was clear that she liked him, but With her cousin, Theo, She could never be sure. They had been quiet, waiting for a guess. Blair rolled her eyes. "JUST TELL US!" She demanded.

In unison they both shouted "TODD!"

Anthony nearly spit his apple out. "Todd...as in Todd Hale?" he looked over to Blair to see if she shared his shock "How in the 7 kingdoms did you talk him into it?"

Alicia gave him a nice-one look, sending him double pistols with her fingers. They had talked about adding 'Game of Thrones' references to their regular, odd vocabulary.

Anthony sent her back the double pistols quickly before turning his attention back to Theo. He looked meekly at the floor in between Blair and Anthony. "well, he didn't exactly say yes, but he hinted a lot at it" He cleared his throat, glancing over to his left at Alicia. "he said-and I quote- It would be preferable to me to add some extra hobbies to my daily routine, and I had happened to bring my keyboard along with me this year" His voice was off his usual pitch to mimic Todd's deeper voice.

Alicia could feel her cheeks warm a bit, no doubt she would be blushing as she caught herself staring at Theo. Quickly she looked away. "Ugh all this excitement do you want to practice now?"

Theo shook his head. "No if I can find a drummer, we'd be all set, but I don't know any drummers, can you lot look around, ask around, I have to get going I have DADA now"

Anthony smirked "Clarke or Salvatore?"

Theo slumped his shoulders and let out an exaggerated sigh. "You know who"

Alicia and Anthony burst into a fit of laughter "GOOD LUCK WITH GRAMPA BRANIN!" Blair even adds in her own giggles.

When Theo had disappeared behind the door Blair very nearly ran Alicia over. "YOU LIKE HIM! ADMIT IT!" Blair was standing so close to Alicia she could smell her rose scented perfume.

"WHAT!" Alicia roared "NO I MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT!" She glanced quickly over to her brother for help but found he was only sauntering over to them, the wide mischievous grin on his face. "Oh no, Not you too" she groaned.

"ALICIA AND THEO SITTING IN A TREE F-U-C-K-I-" He was cut off by the quick jab to his stomach from Blair. "OH SHUT IT YOU, I'M STILL PISSED BECAUSE OF THIS and just wait until Artimis gets her hands on you!" she turned back to Alicia who had attempted an escape. "OH NO YOU DON'T!" She giggled "Fess up, you like him!"

Alicia shook her head "NO! I don't he's just a real good mate that's all."

Anthony tried to stifle a laugh "mate? wrong choice of words Ally"

Alicia and Blair both shot him powerful glares.

Raising his hands in surrender he tossed the apple core into the nearby waste-bin "well, i'll be...um...I'll go find Sean, see what he's up to"

With that he left with his tail between his legs(so to speak)

Blair had nearly cornered Alicia as soon as teh door slid shut behind Anthony. "TELL ME TELL ME TELL ME!" she shouted excitedly over and over again until finally...

"FINE I LOVE HIM!" Alicia clapped a hand over her mouth, her brows furrowed in anger and embarrassment.

Blair looked proud of herself as she crossed her arms over her chest in triumph "yes you do, and I suggest toneing down the googly eyes when you are around him, Others will definitely see it, Unless that was your plan?" She raises a brow questioningly.

Alicia shook her head annoyance in her features "just go away Blair, get that purple taken care of"

Blair's face turned bright red "UGH! fine, but we are SOOO totally not finished" she winked at her before turning to go find a professor that might know how to reverse the spell.

She stared at the floor for a moment, recalling the past 5 minutes. At least they have-or might have a keyboardist. Now all they need is a drummer like Theo had said. Sighing she made her way back to the armchair in the opposite corner of the room and plopped down in it.

Digging in her pocket for her Lumi-screen she flipped through the pictures of her friends and her. Most of them were of her brother, Theo and her. She winced as 8/10 she would be looking over to where ever Theo would be in the picture.

"Is it that obvious?" She asked herself quietly as she sat back and turned off the phone.