1 Aug: Do You Like My Sweater? (Edgar, Kyra & Fabian)

[Phoebe Bones]

1 August 1968

This summer was still here, with warmer days and sunshine. But according to the local weatherman, it wasn’t going to last very long. This weekend was going to be see a drop in temperature and a ton of rain, and if luck would stick with her she’d be able to avoid it. This weekend their highschool had decided to put on an summer dance, and they had gone with the theme of Sadie Hawkins. It was such an American thing to do, but Phoebe had to admit the concept was interesting.

Except, she hadn’t asked anyone yet. It had seemed ridiculous to go to school over the summer, even for something fun like a dance. Of course, her mother had found out about it and come barging into her room where she had been sprawled across her bed with Kyra. They’d been in the midst of ranking each of the Beatles - a very important conversation - and now she found herself outside the Bones’ house down the street.

“I can not believe you told my mother I had a crush on Edgar Bones, and now I’m asking him to this stupid dance,” she hissed to her best friend, giving the blonde an anxious look before knocking on the door. “I will die of embarrassment if he says no, you do know that right?” Whatever school it was that Edgar was going to was good for him, as he’d come back looking better than she had ever seen him. And it was only natural for her to have a crush on boy sort-of next door! That didn’t mean she had to act on it.

“And if he does say yes, who exactly are you supposed to bring? I can not believe mum talked us into this…”

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[Kyra Thatcher]

"Oh, stop, you'll be thanking me before you know it. It's about time you stopped just making goo-goo eyes at each other and did something about it. But, if he says no, I'll kick his arse for leading you on," the little blonde assured her friend with a bright smile. She had just about as much of a chance of beating up her neighbor as she did of escaping the summer without getting all kinds of sunburned, but it was the thought that counted. Was it really her fault that Mrs. Adkins "found out" about Phoebe's crush today? Surely the woman already knew, it wasn't as if either of the not-yet-a-couple were extremely subtle. What with Eddie running around shirtless all the time now, and Phoebe's not-yet-shameless gawking... "Don't worry about me," she continued with a shrug, sneaking in to add her own knocks. The real reason she'd be going to the silly dance was to keep an eye on her best friend and her potential beau, to make sure that Phoebe was okay and that Eddie was treating her right. But she could have some fun too, so long as she kept her focus...

"Maybe I'll take one of the twins," she teased, shooting Phoebe a wink. The Prewetts were commonly around the Bones' house during the summer, and while Phoebe had oh so obviously gotten eyes for Ed after the year apart...Kyra could admit that the twins had a new sort of fitness to them too. And it might be a good plan to have Fabian or Gideon around too - if things somehow went south with Eddie and Phoebe, friends would be around to distract and comfort right on the scene. Perfect plan. It couldn't be difficult to convince one of them to accompany her, anyway; and while she could ask a classmate, wouldn't it be fun to have a date from a mysterious boarding school instead? And she and Fabian had their share of laughs, it couldn't be a dull night... The girl tapped a rhythm on her short denim skirt, frowning at the door, unamused with the wait as she was. If Phoebe wasn't going to lose her nerve, this needed to happen now! "Edgar! I know you're home!"

[Fabian Prewett]

Tilting his head to look toward the house, he exchanged a glance with his brother before the two of them looked to Edgar. “That was Kyra - bet Phoebe is with her,” he laughed as his eyes met his best mates. Edgar was crazy about the brunette who had grown up down the street for them, and Fabian had to admit the blonde best friend was easy on the eyes and she got him laughing. Seconds later his feet were hitting the ground and he was tossing the broom to the side, jogging to catch up with the eldest Bones as he went running into the house. There were barely in the back door when another set of knocks confirmed that someone was there, and Fabian was shoving his best friend to the side as they raced for the door.

“Oy watch it mate, it’s Kyra-“ he said, pulling his shirt off over his head as they fought to get to the door first. Fabian didn’t understand why his mate was in such a hurry, he’d been falling for Phoebe Adkins all summer and hadn’t done a thing about it. Unfortunately, Edgar beat him to the door and yanked it wide open, and he slid up next to his friend with a wink to the blonde standing outside.

“Hey Thatcher, looking good.”

[Edgar Bones]

One of these days, Ed figured he and his mates would get busted for flying in the backyard. It hadn't so much been an issue when he'd been littler, flying around with his siblings; they'd hardly gotten off the ground! But he and the Prewetts were proud members of the Gryffindor Quidditch team these days, and more than proficient flyers, who rather enjoyed heights...you've talked your way out of worse than letting the neighborhood know about magic, haven't you? And summertime flying was harmless, really; it wasn't as if they had Bludgers, so unfortunately the twins couldn't work on their Beater skills. If somebody missed catching a Quaffle and it rolled into the neighbor's lawn, well, that'd be an easy fix...what's the big deal if they know, anyway?

This afternoon's play was interrupted by a shrill call from the front door. Ed looked between Gideon and Fabian, a broad grin stretching across his face. "Shut it, you airhead," Edgar shot back, although he was always in the mood to be teased about his new affections for the neighbor girl. It was a shame, really, that Phoebe was a muggle - he'd gone on dates with girls at school, and since even those attempts at relationships hadn't worked out, when they got to see each other every day...she's different. You could make it work. Have a month left to get something going. The three flew to the ground, landing in a mad dash to the back door, all bumping shoulders and rushing feet they hadn't grown into yet. If Kyra was at the door, Phoebe most assuredly was - and there was no way one of the others was answering. He was pushed into a wall by Fabs, and he pushed right back, laughing as he saw his mate catching up to him in a different way. There wasn't a better way to get a tan than flying around shirtless, after all.

Coming to a sliding stop in front of the door, Ed ran a hand through his long hair and gave his head a quick shake before throwing the door open, smiling ear to ear. "Didn't think you'd ever need to see me so badly as to yell," he teased Kyra after Fabian's excellent greeting. He turned his smile to the other neighbor girl, an uncommon giddiness lighting his eyes as he met hers. "What's up, Pheebs?"

[Phoebe Bones]

She had not been making goo-goo eyes at Eddie all summer regardless of what her best friend thought. It was totally normal for her to stare, puberty had been nice to Edgar Bones and she was simply enjoying the view. Besides it wasn’t like Kyra hadn’t her share of nice things to look at since the Prewett twins had shown up to visit. Been nice for you to look at too. If Eddie turned her down, it was nice to know that Kyra would have her back.

But they were taking forever to come to the door, and Phoebe grinned at her best friend. Kyra had the two of them wrapped around her finger, although Phoebe was pretty positive that either one of them would say yes if Kyra asked, but they would have to call up a friend for whoever was left lonely. It wouldn’t be fair to leave one of them behind...

After Kyra yelled for them she could hear muffled noises from the other side of the door, and she exchanged a look with her best friend right as the door finally opened. The three boys had such attractivestupid smiles on their faces, and Fabian was throwing around a cheesy line. Typical.

“Hey Eddie, umm,” she laughed nervously, trying to keep herself from just staring at him. They hadn’t come up with a plan for this on the short walk over and she wasn’t sure what to do now that they were here. Whatever she did, she couldn’t ask him in front of the twins and Kyra. “Can we come in? I wanted to ask you something in private.”

[Kyra Thatcher]

"I know," she returned, smirking a little as she exchanged a look with Fabian. They'd find someone for the bloke's twin to attend the dance with - but the longer the Prewetts were at the Bones', it was becoming more and more evident that Fabian thought she was the cat's pajamas. Could always ask Giddy, just to see what they'll do… The blonde gave her neighbor a look, biting back commentary about how Kyra wasn't the one who needed him, seeing as she didn't want to ruin the moment for her best friend. She wasn't exactly sure what Phoebe saw in the big-headed guy, but she felt it was, somehow, deeper than surface level. That was pretty rare, at least in her experience - and the brunette deserved the chance to try.

She was proud of Pheebs for starting to ask him out, and shot the stunned looking Ed a wink before slipping inside under the blokes' bare arms. "Don't mind us, we'll be out back," she said, patting him on the back as she passed him. That turned out to be a big mistake. Kyra groaned, wiping Bones' sweat onto the just as glistening stinky Fabian. "Gaia alive, what've you lot been doing?"

[Fabian Prewett]

The summer had started off with a bet from his brother - bet you I can get Kyra to say yes to a date - and he wasn’t about to back down with money on the line. But Kyra was one of the coolest girls they had met in a while even if she did ask to many questions. He’d actually come to like her, and he wasn’t about to let Gideon win this. He gave the pretty blonde a girl at her response to him, absolutely giddy that the two girls had come by.

But Pheebs wanted to ask Eddie something in private and Fabian didn’t even try and stop the snicker that escaped. Edgar looked shocked and he moved out of the way to let Kyra come inside, giving his best mate a wink before he dropped an arm around Kyra’s shoulder and headed back in the house.

“Oh you know, just working out,” he replied with a smirk as they passed by Gideon. While she had said they were going to go out back he was moving toward the kitchen, not about to get too far out of hearing distance. Besides the last thing he wanted to come up with some dumb excuse for were the brooms in the backyard. “What brings you two by? Is she asking him out?”

[Edgar Bones]

You need to ask me something? In private? Was Phoebe Adkins going to beat him to the punch? ...you like that. Way too much. He looked a the girl incredulously, a stupid look interest written all over his features as the others made themselves scarce. Ed even declined from throwing a retort at Kyra as she patted him on her way, although he couldn't stop his fist from knocking one of his best mates in the gut at the nerve of him, laughing at his the girl. Ed trusted that, whatever the blonde had said, the three of them wouldn't wind up in the backyard - there was way too much to explain away out there, but as long as they weren't too close to him and Pheebs...

"Oh! Come in, yeah, please," he said with a newfound grin, moving aside for her and letting the door close. Ed nodded towards the stairs and started up quickly, mainly wanting to get out of earshot of the others, definitely not wanting to hang out one on one with her in his room. Once past Roddy and Millie's rooms, he swung the door to his open, praying that he didn't have anything obviously magical laying about. School books and parchment were packed away, naturally, and the charm that had his his Gryffindor pendant letting out roars had faded over the last term...Should be in the clear. The teenager felt a bit foolish and grabbed a T-shirt from the floor, shaking his hair out after as he looked at Phoebe, his grin unstoppable. "Figured we'd want them out of our hair," he said by way of explanation of bringing her up. Ed crossed his arms over his chest to keep his arms from reaching for her, the want to pull the pretty neighbor girl in close something that, lately, he had to consciously combat. "What did you want to ask me?"

[Phoebe Bones]

Kyra was leading the twins back into the house, something Phoebe would thank for her later. The laughing that had escaped them when she asked to speak to Eddie in private was bad enough, she was feeling like such an idiot. She followed him into the house, surprised when his next step was up the stairs, but she wasn’t about to not go with him. It didn’t seem like his parents were home - and if Roderick or Amelia were about they weren’t coming to say hello.

She hadn’t been in his room before, and she took a moment to look around as he unfortunately pulled a shirt on before turning back to her. “I’m sure Kyra can keep them occupied,” she said with a laugh. Her best friend would find some way to keep them downstairs, that she was sure of. Even if she had to get inventive about it. “So my school - well our school really, Kyra goes there to. Anyway, not the point. They are having this dance this weekend and the whole idea is that the girls ask the boys. It’s this American thing really, I don’t know the history behind it.” She was giving him too much information about this.

“I was wondering if you would go with me. To the dance, that is.”

[Kyra Thatcher]

Fabian was starting to get awfully comfortable around her, and Kyra wasn't sure how much of it was for her benefit, and how much was an attempt to stake claim while his brother was in sight. If he thought it would be so easy...d'you know how much more funny it'll be for me to make things difficult? She grinned as she heard Eddie and Pheebs scurry upstairs, glad for her friend's sake that she'd have a chance at privacy. This was a pretty big deal, after all; and as she was an only child, Pheebs' mom only had her to badger about all the tidbits in her life. Letting the cat out of the bag about Edgar Bones and being persuaded to come over and ask him out? Hell, if Lynn wasn't waiting for them at the Adkins' door when they walked out of here, Kyra would consider herself disappointed. But in the moment, the girl was anything but. She had the twins' attention, and while they were sorely in need of showers, the least she could do was keep them occupied and out of Phoebe's way.

"If you think I'd tell you something like that, you're nutters, Prewett," Kyra scoffed with a disbelieving look up at him, despite how on the money he was. Maybe these blokes would rat each other out that easily, but she'd learned sisterhood from Eliza Thatcher - you didn't sell a girl out for anything! It was Phoebe's prerogative, whether or not she wanted the twins to know before Eddie told them everything, guy couldn't keep a secret from anyone for more than a few minutes. She shrugged out from under Fabian's arm, smirking as she backed up into the kitchen to grab a snack. If nothing else, she was going to be entertained and fed this afternoon. "If you don't like us popping by unannounced, consider this the last time. Right pity," the girl bemoaned as she snatched up an apple from the fruit bowl, "was just starting to enjoy your guys' company, and all that exercise is paying off for Gid."

[Fabian Prewett]

It didn’t matter what Gid and Edgar said, Kyra was clearly into him. Which was the only reason he was even staying downstairs when he heard the sound of footfalls headed up the steps. How were they supposed to listen in if they went upstairs? It didn’t matter that Eddie would tell them, this was a prime opportunity to give him hell. But if Edgar was going to get kiss a pretty girl this summer, Fabian was damned if he didn’t as well.

“Think that’s a yes then Gid?” he shot to his brother with a smirk as Kyra ducked out from under his arm, so obviously avoiding answering the question. He leaned on the counter to watch her with amusement on his face, a frown quickly forming at her words. He wasn’t complaining about them stopping by, not by any means. Before he could protest she was continuing, and he stood up and crossed his arms. She’s just messing with you...right?

“Well Gid, put those muscles to work,” he said with a laugh, “You keep her here, I’ll go spy on Eddie.”

[Edgar Bones]

Phoebe Adkins was beautiful. She'd been the prettiest little girl, before he'd really noticed that sort of thing, and was now just...stunning. Her smiles were disarming, her hair smelled really good, and she was sharp as a Stinging Hex when she wanted to be. But right now? As she fumbled for the point of whatever it was she was trying to say? Eddie couldn't stop smiling, because this girl was so damn cute. Eddie nodded along eagerly, willing her to hurry to the point, because it was sure sounding like she was about to ask him out. As this was something he'd been debating all summer, he was glad one of them had the guts to make it happen. He'd been holding himself back, thinking it was too unrealistic to expect her to want to go out with him when he'd be going back to "boarding school" so soon. And wouldn't she want a boyfriend who was, well, around? She could just want a date, a one-time thing, or a one-time thing for this summer and then over the holidays...

But then...she said it. She actually said it. His smile turned into a beaming grin, and he nearly spoke over the end of her sentence in his excitement. "Yeah! Yeah, that sounds wicked, I'm in," Ed agreed wholeheartedly, shaking his long hair out of his eyes. Going to a muggle dance, at a muggle school, with the muggle girl-next-door he'd been crushing on? What could be better? "Thanks for asking me, this is gonna be a total blast," he went on, still grinning like a fool. "What - er - how fancy is it? What should I wear?" At Hogwarts, it was expected for him to wear dress robes, except for the Halloween masquerade free-for-all. But the Gryffindor doubted that his latest vampire costume would be appropriate. He had a few sweaters lacking school or House emblems, but it was summer. Dress shirt and slacks? Khakis? He had a pair of those from going to a muggle cousin's summer wedding, maybe those would work?

Distracted, the boy pulled open his closet (Quidditch, school, and dress robes were tucked in his trunk, thankfully), and looked around critically. "My school doesn't really do much in terms of dances," he fibbed to cover up for not really owning a variety in terms of muggle fancy dress, turning back to her with a slightly sheepish smile. He made some room for her by the closet, gesturing for her to come closer. "Pick something out so I fit in, eh?" Ed's green eyes lit with excitement again as an idea struck, and he asked, "D'you think we'd be able to request a song? We could have a routine ready! If you'd want to, I mean, getting carried away, we've only got a few days to prepare." Idiot. Just because his vision of a perfect Friday would be the pair of them dancing around his room as they "got a routine ready," didn't mean she'd be game... He cleared his throat and grabbed the first tie he saw. "Classic black?"

[Phoebe Bones]

Mum would be so smug if she knew how quickly he said yes.

One couldn’t just trust their mother when it came to this sort of thing, but Phoebe had to admit that she was pleased her mother had been correct. Eddie had barely given her a chance to finish asking him before he had agreed, and Pheebs was stoked to be able to tell Kyra exactly how this went down. But, focus girl, he was asking her about the formality of it all, “Oh - it’s not like a proper formal or anything, those are usually in the spring.” But she hadn’t even figured out what she was going to wear, how was she supposed to help him?

She wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity for a little more time alone with him though, and so she moved over to his closet to take a peak. It seemed odd that his school didn’t do dances, but she knew very little about the boarding school that the Bones attended. They hadn’t even gone primary school as far as she knew. He was asking her so many questions, which was cute, but she wasn’t entirely sure what he meant he a routine. “Black works, and I do hope they let us request songs. My mum enrolled me in some dance classes ages ago but I don’t think I could remember enough for a routine.”

[Kyra Thatcher]

How long was Phoebe going to need to make this happen? Surely as soon as the words were out of her mouth Eddie would be agreeing, none of them were ignorant to the doe-eyed looks shared between the two of them this summer. So really, the question was...how long do you want to be alone with him today? That was something that Kiki wasn't sure about, but she could keep the Prewetts away until her neighbors came back downstairs, couldn't she? Her teases weren't quite working, though; well, Fabian was looking confused as all hell, which was a good thing, until he was trying to leave! Kyra swallowed her bite of apple so quickly she was coughing to keep from choking on it, and sped after him out of the kitchen, Gid in her wake.

"Oh my word- Fabian! I'm just teasing, don't be sour and ruin this for them," she cajoled, catching him by the arm. The girl planted her feet stubbornly, hand trailing down his arm until she had him by the hand. Kyra raised her brows, meeting his eyes, and lowered her voice as she continued. "I'm not saying she is asking him out, but if she was, d'you really think Eddie would want you to interrupt? His best friend spoiling the most important moment of his life?" While asking someone out was a big deal for her and her peers, she wasn't as big of a romantic as to think that asking a bloke to a secondary school dance was a defining moment. She'd take a friend, maybe one of the twins, and have a fun time before summer was done. But Phoebe? And Edgar? The girl was so beside herself at the prospect of bringing him to the dance that she obviously felt it was hugely important. She saw something in the floppy haired boy next door, and Ed wasn't enough of a fool to let her down. You'd better not be, she thought protectively, but a flash of a genuine smile lit her face upon hearing music coming from overhead. What's going on up there? "Come on, let them have their moment," Kyra implored, her free hand joining their joined ones to help her tug Fabian towards the kitchen as she took a step backwards.

[Fabian Prewett]

Eavesdropping up the two upstairs would have been much easier if the girls weren’t muggles, it wouldn’t be hard to hover under the window on a broom and spy on the two. Maybe if Gideon could keep Kyra distracted, he’d be able to slip out. But even with the girl he had a huge thing for choking on her apple, she was faster than his twin brother. He’d already started up the first few steps when he froze at her hand on his arm, turning back to look at her. He wasn’t being sour, he just wanted to have the maximum amount of evidence to tease Eddie about this.

However, the girl had a point. If he interrupted before Phoebe asked, he wouldn’t have any material to work with. And Eddie was sure to not let Fabian live it down if he ruined the moment. The music drew his attention back up the stairs, and he rolled his eyes before letting the pretty blonde girl pull him back towards the kitchen. At the very least, he’d gotten her away from Gideon so maybe his chances were still there.

“It’s about time,” he said with a smirk, purposefully keeping a hold of her hand as they entered back into the kitchen. “Didn’t think he was ever going to get the nerve to ask her before we had to go back to school.”