~57th Dance~

[donttelldaddy]

Are the unattached masses really so insecure about it that they have to be fretting over Saint Valentine's already? By having the forethought to insist that you don't care two weeks ahead of time, you're being contradictory. And of course, mind-numbingly irritating.

As for me, I only wish that I could be home for it. My father tends to brood.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

Yes. I remember you saying that.

Well.. I'm sober now.

[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I should hope so, it's been nearly a week.

Should I be going to your office?

[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

It hasn- What the hell did I do?

Yes. Don't mind the mess.

[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Nearly.

I'll be down soon.

[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

I'm thrilled.

[Brb he's going to at least pretend to make his office look presentable.]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[She's not one to waste time, so Lili arrives before too long, and lightly knocks her knuckles against the door.]

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

[Well, his office is clean. Enough. He stumbles out of his chair, making his way across the room before opening the door.] Must be a record. Not a lot of kids would rush over to get yelled at.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

It doesn't happen often enough. It's a novelty.

[She raises an eyebrow, leaning slightly against the door frame.]

May I come in?

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. [He pushed off from the door and headed back to his desk.] You kids are gonna be the death of me.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[Lili follows him, and takes a seat on the edge of the desk, crossing her legs.]

I still fail to see how our athletic performance reflects on you.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

Because we lose, it reflects on the whole house. [He sits down in his chair and rubs the back on his head.] I have enough trouble trying to prove that this house isn't full of whiny girls and troublemakers. The last thing I need is uncoordinated losers added to that list.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

But you're taking it personally. If anyone should be doing that, it's me, and I'm not moping around.

Oh, and it is all whiny girls and troublemakers. Except the whiny boys who may as well be girls.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

When you have an ex as one Head of House and a self-proclaimed rival as another Head of House.. Yeah. It's gonna be personal.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[Lili rolls her eyes, swinging her legs over to the other side of the desk to face him directly.]

The team is not an instrument through which you can have your silly lover's quarrels. It's embarrassing, how old are you?

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

It's good enough. It's better than a public fight, isn't it?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I like public fights.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

Public fights get you chewed out my the Headmaster. And that is one of the reasons why Slytherin gets a bad reputation. [He leaned back in his chair.] You know how hard it is to be a teacher you kids don't hate while still keeping you in line? It's ridiculous.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I don't do it in public. Not at Hogwarts, at least. [She smirks at him.] Perhaps you should be rougher with us. Some girls like that.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

You can do whatever you want at home. That is none of my business. [He raised an eyebrow at her comment.] Yeah. That'll go over great.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Anyone who wouldn't like it wouldn't have to know. You're supposed to be the boss around here. [Lili hops off of the desk, and leans over the chair, retaining her smug demeanor the entire time.] Maybe you should act like it.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

Uh huh. And you're gonna be the first one to listen to me. [He laughed through his nose, folding his arm behind his head. His eyes darted downward for a second, but he cleared his throat and turned his gaze toward the center of the room instead.]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Are you finished telling me what I'm going to do? You're usually wrong.

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

[He rolled his eyes.] You have no idea how much I wish I could tell you to do something and you'd do it. Hell, I wish half the kids in Slytherin would listen to me for once. I'd call that an accomplishment.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Mmmhmm. [Lili bent over a bit further and grabbed the chair's armrests, as she looked straight at him, trying to trap his gaze.] You know Slytherins, we make our own rules. Didn't you know what you were getting into?

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[yukimi-mama.livejournal.com]

I was your age once. I get it. I raised hell. I was rude. And I'm still pretty sure I'm the only one qualified to keep you kids in line. [He leaned further back, practically balancing his chair on the back two legs.]