hakuna matata;; open

[ilyana lethe stryder]

It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy

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Even though Ilyana had rather hated the whole idea of moving to Britain after her parents passed, she was starting to come around to the idea a little bit. Things were sort of starting to work out between her and Carleigh, which made living there a lot easier, and the people were generally quite welcoming. She had enough friends to chat with that she didn't get to be far too bored and Quidditch came to take up a decent amount of her time. It wasn't home yet, but it was at least something that she could tolerate for awhile, if not come to enjoy for the time that she would have to spend there. Besides, she could apparate and went back home at least once every two weeks if she could, which made it a lot easier to deal with. Even if it wasn't quite the same, it was always good to know that she could just get out of there for a few hours and be back where she felt she belonged.

After spending the day over at the beach back home, Ilyana had apparated back to the outskirts of Hogsmeade, her surfboard in tow. She'd been at another, rather small competition for the day, which had gone decently well, considering the fact that she couldn't be out there surfing every day. It was fairly late, so there was quite a bit of hustle and bustle as the night crowd was coming in for dinner and what not, so Ilyana looked rather out of place in her swimsuit and carrying her surfboard around. There definitely weren't many places nearby that would be good for surfing, so she got quite a few odd looks as she was walking down the streets. It didn't bother her in the least, however, since she was generally quite fond of attention. Hell, any reason for people to stop her and ask questions was good for her, since she quite liked to talk and meet new people.

Feeling her stomach start to growl, Ilyana made the split second decision to stop by somewhere to grab a quick bite to eat. She had made plans to get back early and finish up some of her schoolwork, but obviously it was just fine if that waited for a bit longer. Keeping herself healthy and eating right was clearly much more important than finishing up the last of her potions essay. Slipping through the door of the Three Broomsticks, Ilyana took a seat, leaning her surfboard up against the wall so that it was a bit out of the way. "Yeah, ah, a butterbeer and the turkey basket," Ilyana said with a nod as the waitress came over to take her order. Leaning back in the chair, Ilyana settled in to relax a bit, quite pleased with the way the day had gone and definitely glad for a bit of peace.

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notes;; non
tags;; opeeen
words;; 483
lyrics;; hakuna matata- lion king!

[justin aaron davies]

``Shut your eyes, let darkness lead the fight

Justin lead the horse into it's stall, giving it a pat on the neck before sliding the halter down over the horse's ears. The boy closed the door behind him, fastening the clasp to make sure the animal couldn't escape. He had been working since early that morning; feeding, cleaning the stalls, fixing things around the barn, and occasionally exercising a horse for someone. Justin walked up and down the isles once more, putting away what ever the boarders had left out. He stopped by the office to pick up his paycheck before heading off down the road.

Hogsmeade wasn't far away from the stable where Justin worked. It made it easier for him to balance school and work and have enough free time to maintain a social life. The boy's stomach grumbled and he quickened his pace, adjusting his knapsack that was slung over his shoulder. Once in Hogsmeade, Justin headed straight for The Three Broomsticks. He wanted food and he deserved it after the amount of exercise he had done that day.

A good butterbeer would hit the spot right about now, Justin thought as he walked into food place. The boy ran his fingers through his chocolate colored hair, his eyes scanned the room, landing on one of his fellow Slytherins. Justin ordered his favorite sandwich and a butterbeer and sat down in the chair across from her. "Ello there, Ilyana," he said fluidly with his usual charming smile, "Mind if I join you?" The boy noticed the surfboard propped up near the table. "Nice board," he commented. Justin did know a thing or two about surfing. He wasn't the best out there, but he definitely didn't look like an idiot. After all, where was he supposed to practice in England?

[ilyana lethe stryder]

It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy

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If she was being perfectly honest, Ilyana would definitely admit that she didn't expect to be sitting there alone for very long. There were too many people vying for her attention most of the time for her to actually have to sit somewhere on her own. An assumption which was proven absolutely true when she saw someone coming over to take a seat across from her. A bit of a grin came to her face when she saw who it was, since she was rather fond of Justin. They had gotten to know each other fairly well, since they were in the same year and house, and she found that she generally quite enjoyed hanging around the guy. Plus, his older sister played Quidditch and was pretty damn cool, so there was no way she could lose by hanging out with him.

Motioning for the boy to join her, Ilyana gave him a welcoming grin. "Hey J, come on over," Ilyana nodded, leaning forward in her chair to get in a position that was more comfortable to talk in. "Yeah, yeah. My mate back home made it for me years ago. Best board I've ever ridden," she said with an eager nod. She wasn't sure how much Justin knew about surfing, but she had talked about it briefly with him before and he wasn't totally clueless. "So, what's up, mate? What have you been up to today?" she asked, looking over at him with a curious grin. He looked like he'd had a pretty intensive day, much like herself, so perhaps he had been out playing Quidditch or something to that effect. Really, she didn't know much about Justin, even if they were sort of friends by now.

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notes;; non
tags;; justinn/opeeen
words;; 288
lyrics;; hakuna matata- lion king!

[justin aaron davies]

``Shut your eyes, let darkness lead the fight

A smile appeared on Justin’s face when Ilyana invited him to sit with her. She was pretty, nice and happened to be a good friend of his. The boy sat down and commented on the surfboard. “I’ll bet,” he replied, “We should go hit the beach sometime, you just have to promise not to laugh at me,” he scrunched his nose.

Justin’s roast beef sandwich and butterbeer were placed on the table in front of him. He picked up his sandwich and took a large bite out of it. “Well, I started work early this morning. Had to feed the horses and stuff,” he shrugged, taking another bite. “Lots of heavy lifting. It’s a good workout I guess.”

The boy was very calm around people, especially around girls. Justin liked to be around people. He was the kind of guy that just wanted to chill; he had nothing to hide. The boy’s life didn’t revolve around sex and alcohol, those were just extras. He liked hanging out with his friends and making new ones. Ilyana was one of his newer friends seeing as she hadn’t been in the country for long. The girl was down to earth and fun to be around. “What about you? Why are you carrying your board around with you? Trying to pick up guys with that?” Just said, raising an eyebrow and chuckling.

[ilyana lethe stryder]

It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy

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Hitting up the beach was something Ilyana was always down for, especially when it was with other friends of hers. She always had a good time around the sand and the sun, so there was rarely a time when she would turn down an opportunity to get to the beach. "Yeah, definitely. Maybe if you're not working this coming weekend we could take a trip over to my place," Ilyana offered with an eager nod. She loved being back home in Australia and it was always fun to bring people from here over back home for her, since she got to show them her world. She'd become somewhat accustomed to theirs, so it was cool to see how they reacted to being in her territory.

The waitress came over, carrying both of their orders with her, which Ilyana was definitely grateful for. She tended to eat a lot more often than the average person, simply because she had the appetite of a werewolf. It was just one of those tics that developed over her life and not something she was opposed to. Digging in quickly, Ilyana kept part of her attention on Justin, listening to what he had to say. "Ohh, nice. That sounds like it would be a lot of fun. I've never been riding before. You should take me sometime. I'll take you to Australia and you take me to the barn, yeah?" she suggested. It sounded like a fairly good deal and they'd both get some fun out of it, for sure.

At his question, a bemused grin arose on Ilyana's face and she gave him a bit of a shrug. "Yeah, pretty much. You lot seem to go crazy over it, so I figured I'd troll around with it and see how many dates I could get lined up for this week," Ilyana answered with a laugh. "Nah, I just got back from home and realized I was starving." Though, now that he mentioned it, that seemed like a rather good way to pick up guys if she really needed to. But, really, Ilyana didn't care. She was happy to just chill out with her mates and do whatever and if she had guys after her, than great. For the most part, Ilyana was really casual about relationships or anything like that and she liked to keep it that way. Justin was a lot like that as well, which made it easy to get along with the guy.

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notes;; non
tags;; justin/openn
words;; 412
lyrics;; hakuna matata- lion king!