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Honey and Isla's dorm in Marauders House. None may enter without their permission.

The room is the size of two bedrooms conjoined and has two sides. Each side has a bed, a desk with a chair, a closet and dresser, and a bedside table. There is a bathroom on the side.

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The next morning after he had been out with Creme, Caden went to Honey to remedy a problem before it began. Going to her room at a decently reasonable hour, he knocked on the door and hoped she was there.

Honey was sitting at her desk, happily writing her crush's name in a notebook and then drawing hearts around it. When she heard the knock on the door, she looked up. "Come in!" She smiled politely.

Caden slowly opened the door until he could see Honey, and then he smiled. "Do you have some time right now?" he asked. "I need to talk to you about something."

She nodded and quickly closed her notebook. "I always have time! What do you need?" She smiled nicely and spun around in her chair to face him.

"Well I've gotten myself into something and I need your help," he said, walking a bit into the room. "I....kind of asked Creme on a date, but I said it was a sort of practice date for going out with you. Um, you see, she wouldn't admit that she had a crush on me, but said it was you instead."

Honey giggled at that. "I could've told you she had a crush on you! In fact, I think I might've..." She thought about it. "But what does this have to do with me?"

((When you have to take three senior portraits in a day but you're too tired to be creative about your pose: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeoWMHyWA... https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/imag... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/... ))

"You did tell me, actually," Caden said. "Well like I said, she told me that it was you that had a crush on me instead. I asked if I should ask you out and she said yes. But, no offense to you, I wanted to ask her out instead. So I asked her on the practice date, but she wouldn't let me come to ask you out for the 'real thing' so I wanted to warn you that she's coming to tell you."

She blinked as he talked, trying to absorb everything. Once he finished, she nodded. "I think I understand everything..." She smiled. "Oh, but she'll be really upset that you know about her crush!"

((Literally me my senior year, I kept getting called out of classes to take all of my portraits in all of my fine art classes and clubs and half of the time I wasn't dressed properly for them lol

Like most seniors dress up in suits and dresses for their senior portrait in band, but mine was rescheduled and I ended up wearing a punk schoolgirl uniform with a skirt so short you could see the end of it in the the picture lol))

"I know she'll be upset, and that's why I didn't tell her," he explained. "Hence the whole 'fake' thing. It's a real date, but she doesn't know that."

She nodded. "Okay....so what do I do?"

((I showed Mom the picture at our final concert and I told her I was proud that was my legacy lol))

"I don't know," he answered truthfully. "I just thought you should know before you get confused or something."

"But I'm already confused!" She cried. "So can you explain all of this to me again? Slowly please?"

((My smile was also strained since right behind the camera-person this boy named Felix was trying to climb a tree, only to have the branch snap under him and he fell down and yelled: "I BROKE MY BAND MOUTH!!!" And I was trying my hardest to not laugh at that))

He sighed softly. "Alright. Creme told me that it was you that liked me instead of her. So to try and get her to admit or something, I suggested taking you out on a date. But because I want to go on a date with her, I asked her for a fake practice date. Because I assume she thinks you'll tell me that she has a crush on me instead when I would come to ask you out, she wants to tell you herself. Does that make sense?"

Honey listened more carefully this time, then nodded. "Yes..thanks for explaining it again!" She smiled nicely at him. "Don't worry, she's probably secretly super excited you two are going out on a date! Where are you taking her?"

((Felix made my days in band humorous lol

I remember once in eighth grade we were supposed to go on-stage next, but we had to walk past the choir quietly back-stage since they were still performing, and one of the conductors said: "Pretend it's Christmas and you want to see Santa Claus, so you're sneaking around!"

Felix: "That's all fine and good, but uh....SANTA'S NOT REAL!!!"))

"She wants to go to the beach in the evening," Caden said. "Which reminds me, do you know where I could get sparklers?"

"Sparklers?" Honey thought about it. "Maybe....the mall? You don't really have a grocery store here, do you? Otherwise I'd suggest there,"

"I'll try the mall then," Caden and smiled. "Thanks. I'll leave you be now." He started back towards her door and then stopped. "Um....do you think I act cocky?"

"What makes you think that?" She asked in a curious tone. "I think you're very nice! Not cocky at all!" She reassured him with a smile.

"Creme said something," he said, shaking his head. "But maybe she was just saying that."

"She might've been. You know she says things to hide her true feelings," She shrugged and opened up her notebook again.

((Lol))

He nodded in agreement and then smiled. "Thank you again, I'll see you around," he siad.

"You're welcome!" Honey waved at him as he left her room.

--End--

Together, Caden and Isla strolled down the hallway, checking each plaque for one that bore her name. He didn't think it would be quite this hard to find it, but it was proving to be. Near the end of the hall, they finally found it. He was surprised to find that it was a familiar plaque, but that made things a little complicated. "Here you are," he said, stopping in front of the door.

Isla couldn't contain her sigh of relief. "Thank you so much. For helping me. I...would never have found it on my own," she said, smiling lightly. "Well I might have, but it wouldn't have been nearly as timely. So thank you."

"You're welcome," Caden answered, returning her smile. "It's my pleasure, really. Helping a pretty girl like you. What sort of prince would I be if I didn't help?"

She gave a soft laugh. "Then thank you, my chivalrous prince," she replied, then winced at herself again since she was sure she'd gotten into the cycle of gratefulness. She almost added that it was nice to have something from her world to make it all less strange, but that would be...too much.

He chuckled along and playfully bowed. "Oh and uh, I know it's weird to be in a new place. The school's a lot different from home. So if you need anything or just want to hang out, my room is down the other hall. And I'll give you my phone number, though you'll have to find a phone to get a hold of me then."

"Oh, I don't want to bother you," she said, feeling slightly hesitant. "I'm sure you have other things to do. And-"

"No," he said and shook his head. He felt a little bad, but he did want to spend time with this girl. More than just today, because she really was interesting, and something else nagged at him. But he was with Creme, which made it wrong. Yet being with Creme felt so wrong too. He was confused, but was going with his instincts now. "I want to," he finished, offering a smile before writing his phone number down and handing it to her. "One of my sisters are here as well, so if you desire a little girly interaction rather than me, you're covered."

Isla let out a sigh. "You're too kind," she said. No one was ever this kind to her, and it nearly rendered her speechless. Not since.....everything had happened most recently. It was nice. "I think I'll be alright from here, but I'll come to ask if I need it."

Caden smiled again. "Perfect. Have a nice day princess, and welcome to Val'JaLon," he said just before walking away.

((Honey can meet her or whatever, if you want.))

((You did the personality conflict perfectly!))

((How'd I miss this lol))

Honey was sitting at her desk again, scribbling random math equations in her notebook again. She was in a habit of asking herself random ones and then trying to figure them out. She felt like it was really making her smarter! She was so engrossed, or perhaps just distracted, that she hadn't noticed her new roommate had arrived and was starting to unpack her things.

((Thank you haha))

Isla slipped into the room quietly and took her time looking around. All her luggage had really been delivered, and she knew it was magic. She had noticed the other girl in the room, but didn't speak to her. It would be out of turn. So instead she resigned to be a silent presence.

Honey continued working on the formulas for a while until she realized she was getting dried out. She closed her notebook and looked around, getting ready to take a cold bath. She then noticed the girl in the room and gasped. "Sorry!!! How long were you standing there? Not long, I hope! I didn't even hear anyone come in!" She explained, flustered.

Isla stared at the girl momentarily, unsure of what to say. "Not long," she answered, just because it was polite. Honestly, she had no clue. Enough to get at least half of all her items unpacked. Was this girl so caught up in herself not to even notice?

"Oh good," She sighed in relief. "I was busy doing math stuff. But you're my roomie, right? I could show you around the school if you want? I know this place like the back of my hand!" She lied.

"That's very kind of you," Isla said and gave her a polite smile just as she had been taught all through childhood. "But no thank you. I would rather explore on my own, I think...."

"Alright then!" Honey said happily, seemingly undeterred. "You should still come to me if you need help with anything! You smile a lot just like I do, so I can already tell we're going to be best friends! And you're all shiny!"

Isla looked slightly surprised, unfortunately affected more than she wanted to let on, and it was more confusion than anything else. "Shiny? How am I....shiny?"

"Your clothes! They just seem really shiny to me!" She stated. "But most things seem shiny to me anyway..."

(when are we doing the switch?)

"Oh," Isla said simply and looked down at herself. Her travelling clothes were plain and only wearable because they were durable. She didn't think they were shiny at all, but maybe this was one of those cultural gaps...

((I don't know. Did we ever decide definitively?))

((you wanted to break up with Creme so probably after he spends a little more time with Isla.))

Honey had the very small suspicion she had offended her, or at the very least made her embarrassed, so without thinking, she burst into tears. "I'm sorry!!! I can't help it if everything is shiny to me!!! I'm a mermaid, you see, and I love shiny things!!! Please don't be upset with me!" She sobbed.

Isla was taken aback. Never had she met someone so....emotional. Back home, no one would ever be so open and it was the one thing she could agree with. This...made her uncomfortable. What was she supposed to do? "No, I'm not upset," she said softly, but winced slightly because she wasn't sure the girl could actually hear her over her own blubbering.

((We should do Cade and Creme at the same time maybe))

"Y-you're not?" Honey asked in a hopeful tone, sniffling. "T-that's good...I don't like making anybody upset," She still had tears in her eyes, but she seemed to have stopped crying-for now, anyway. "I-I need some tissues,"

((Like right now?))

"I only have a handkerchief," Isla said but politely offered it to her. It was embroidered with her initials, but she certainly didn't want it back.

((Yeah.))

"T-thank you!" She smiled as she took the handkerchief and gently wiped at her eyes with it. "You seem like a nice person, like me!"

((Then let's do it!))

Isla only gave her a polite smile. As a princess, she was practiced to not make it seemed forced, so she didn't need to worry that it looked false. "Why thank you, that's a very kind compliment."

((Where should we? I feel like they should be out on a date))

"Where are you from?" She asked curiously. She enjoyed hearing about where other people came from. "Was there a lot of water there?"

((The beach? Creme loves the beach. Or really anyplace she can swim would be good))

"The kingdom of Eparese," Isla answered, as proudly as she could muster. "We are completely landlocked, but there is a stream that runs north of us that supplies us with enough water."

((Didn't they go to the beach on their last date though?))

"Streams are nice. Most are too tiny to swim in, but they make nice noises, don't they?" Honey smiled. "I don't think I've seen a stream here,"

((Yeah...the lake?))

"I'm sure there's one in the forest," Isla said. "Especially since here we are near the ocean."

((I guess sure.))

"Let's go sometime! It's fun to look at water with friends!" Honey suggested, blowing her nose on the handkerchief. She then held it out to Isla. "Do you want this back?"

((Did you have another idea?))