Saviour of the younger (Alex)

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Aileen walked out of the University, and made her way to the lake. She was still wearing here uniform because her last class for today just ended and she had her bag just on her shoulder. Last days before autumn falls in..., she thought while walking over to the lake. She sat down crossed leg, with her bag in front of her and looked on the lake. Near her home in Ireland was the sea, so she loved water and even if she wasn't in Ireland here, the lake was kind of a sea-spare for her.

Aileen wouldn't be able to tell you how long she was sitting there, when someone came from beside her and took her bag. She stood up and twirled around looked at the guy who had taken her bag. Some guys really need to grow up! "Please, give it back", she said begging, but the guy grinned at her and threw the bag over to another guy. "Um, I don't think so" Aileen didn't know them, but she wasn't here this long and they seemed a bit older than she was. "Oh come on, that's not funny!", she said a bit upset and tried to reach her bag, but the other guy already tossed it to the next guy. They were 4 and older than her, 4 against one of the new ones! That wasn't fair! And Aileen, who was pretty small couldn't reach the bag, when they threw them around. "Oh, don't worry readhead, it's kinda funny", the one who took her bag said and caught it. "I can tell you, it isn't! It's the most childish thing I've ever seen!" Aileen was upset but still couldn't get her bag back.

Ooc: Sry, I have a drama mood, this title sounds so silly but the others that were in my mind were boring Don't worry, I won't be dramatic anymore if you don't want me to *giggles*

[alexander thyme]

Alex was just happening to be sitting by the lake minding his own business, reading for a class when he heard a girl's voice, complaining nearby. Looking around, the boy located the area in which it was coming from and he frowned at the scene. A group of 4 boys were surrounding a younger girl, throwing her bag around to each other. Watching the scene unfold before him for a little bit longer, his hero complex kicked in again.

Walking over to the 4 boys, Alex saw the bag came flying at his direction and swiftly he intervene and caught the bag neatly. Holding the bag in his hands, the gave the 5 people in front of him a look. "What's going on?" He asked calmly, but everyone could tell that he was angry, due to his eyes being a stormy blue, instead of his usual light blue color.

One of the boy stepped in and snapped, "Hey you, go back to your books. What we are doing, doesn't concern you." Alex raised an eyebrow at the said boy and said, "It doesn't concern me that you are picking on a younger student, and a girl as well? What kind of a gentleman are you?"

"Shut up you nerd." Another boy growled, but one of the others nudged him hard int he ribs. "Ow what's that for man?" The same boy hissed turning to face his attacker. Alex raised his other eyebrow at them.

"Guys, this is Alex Thyme..." The boy who had done the nudging said quickly, "You know the Quidditch referee. One of the more popular boys in school? We shouldn't be messing around with him. Who knows how many connections he has with those beefy Quidditch players."

At that, all of them slowly dispersed. Alex snorted a little as he turned to the girl. Seriously, it took just that to make them leave? To tell the truth, he wasn't really friends with a lot of the Quidditch players, just a selected few.

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Aileen watched another boy coming over to them and first of all she thought of him as just another one of these idiot, when he started reprimanding the guys. She didn't say anything, and listened to the guys that had bullied her and looked over to her 'saviour'. This was the Quidditch Referee?? She wasn't really informed about Quidditch, even if both of her best friends were involved in the games...
After the guys had pissed off, Aileen went over to the guy that had caught her bag. She smiled thankfully at him and took her bag back. "Thank you, really, thank you very much..." Aileen checked if her wand was still in the bag. Luckily it was... "I'm Aileen Sheahan, by the way, and I'm really glad I got that back... My wand's in there, luckily it isn't broken", she explained, because she was allways talking much... And giving others informations they didn't need.

[alexander thyme]

Giving the girl an amused smile as she thanked him, Alex shook his head. "No need to. I'm glad to be at service." He gave her a mock bow before straightening his robes. "Nice to meet you Aileen, I'm Alexander Thyme, as you might have already heard. But you can call me Alex, like everyone else." He then frowned slightly and added, "Good thing that it wasn't. I doubt there is any kind of spell to put a wand back together. You know that once it snaps, it's basically useless right?"

Alex then chuckled at himself and apologized, "Eh, sorry about that. I'm a Ravenclaw, so I tend to spout nonsense sometimes. So why were these idiots picking on you for?" He asked questioningly. If he was going to report it to one of the professors around, he was going to have to have the full story, not just bits and pieces of it.

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Aileen couldn't resist hugging him. She always hugged everyone, so... Why not him? As she released him, she had flushed a bit. "Sorry, I often hug people without asking", she said and smiled apologising at him. "And... Call me Ai, by the way, everyone calls me like that" She looked at him still smiling. "Oh, don't worry, there are others that talk more nonsense, you're almost nothing compared with a few friends of mine... Or others here", she said.

Then Alex asked Aileen why the guys were picking on her and she shrugged. "Honestly, I've got no idea. There are a few guys, that like to pick on me... Maybe cause I'm a tiny redhead from year 1" She looked up to Alex face. "If you hadn't shown up, I suppose they would have thrown the bag in the lake, like last time", she asummed then and intensified the grip of her bag. "Luckily you came", she added, smiling again. Like already said, she always smiled, if she wasn't smiling something was wrong with her.

[alexander thyme]

Blinking in surprise at the hug that Aileen gave him, Alex laughed a little. Hugging the girl back, he gave her one last small squeeze before letting her go. She was adorable, so small and cute. Too bad she wasn't pocket sized. The boy shook his head at Aileen's apology and said, "No worries, I don't mind the hug, Ai. You can hug me anytime you want actually... within reason of course."

The boy then laughed out loud at Ai's comment on him spouting nonsense. "Really? Do you really think that other people spout more nonsense than me? I strike that funny." He ruffled the girl's hair a little before putting his hand back down.

Hearing Ai respond to his question, Alex sighed a little. "So they did it for no reason then? What pricks..." He added underneath his breath. Clinching his fist into a ball before relaxing, the boy added, "And throwing people's bags into the water isn't a right thing to do either. Did you report them?" He then smiled at Ai and nodded his head, "Yeah I'm glad that I came too. I hate it when other people suffer."

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As Alex ruffled her hair, she looked at him warning. "Watch out, my hair is precious to me, even if I insult it everyday", she kidded and tried straightening her hair back down, but it had curled again, so that wasn't this easy. Oh, forget it, she thought, taking her hands down, her hair curling around her face. This was a speciality her hair had, curling even if it only was a little touch or something. It curled always, and it never did what Aileen wanted it to do, but there were worse problems than that... "See? That's why it needs to be insulted, sometimes that seems to help"

"I didn't", she said looking down. "I was afraid they'd just bully me more, if I'd report... They don't hit me or something, only took my bag or other stuff... And my stuff didn't broke, only got wet, so I thought, that this wouldn't be necassary" She looked up again. "I think next time I'll meet them alone I'll have a problem, though. If they don't see you there again, they'll take the bag again" Now she stopped smiling. Aileen bit her lip and looked up to Alex. She had to look up, if she wanted to see him. Once again she cursed her height. Why only 5 feet?!? A few more inches would have been great, but no, she was a tiny girl. Really tiny! Tiny ginger, there are worse things... Yeah, a tiny girl with a blonde afro, that would maybe look... Odd, but maybe not bad. Oh, you all go to hell, thoughts!

[alexander thyme]

An amused smile came across Alex's face as he listened to Ai give him a warning about not touching her hair. He knew that she was just kidding thought. With another chuckle after Ai finished trying to fix her hair, he reached over and ruffled it some more with a teasing glint in his eyes. But he then pulled out a comb from his pocket and handed it to her. "Here, have you tried using a comb? I find it helpful in taming unruly hair."

When Ai said that she didn't report to the professors, Alex frowned slightly. "But how would they know it was you who reported it? There must be other students who got bullied by them too. If someone doesn't do something about it, then it will just continue, no?" He shook his head and then sighed. Why are some people so mean to others?

The boy looked at the girl in front of him and murmured, "Yeah I know. I already thought of that problem. This is why you should report it or maybe try and stand up for yourself, to let them know that you are not a person to be bullied? Give them a hex or two." Alex suggested with a shrug of his shoulders, before pulling Ai into a hug. "Smile, you look cuter that way."