{It's a surprise...} {nicki}

[Liam Mar]

Liam was practically skipping (which looked surprisingly natural on him) as he made his way quickly to the 'Magical Door'. The world wasn't in too bad a way, he had decided that morning; wars are far away and didn't really effect him, everything that was wrong with the world was bound to get better in the near future, he had amazing friends, improving family life and, as far as he was aware, no complications. For the boy who seem to naturally be Cupid's target practice, this was a rare thing indeed and almost worth celebrating on its own.

But this wasn't the reason why he was so happy. It was mostly just a feeling that had come to him in the morning, but also that he was going to get the chance to go somewhere with Nicki. They hadn't seen eac other throughout the holidays, only exchanging the occassional owl when they had planned to go somewhere.

The 'where' part wasn't quite decided yet. They knew they would meet up at the Magical Doorway in about - he checked his watch - two minuets, and the rest was 'a surprise'. Who was giving the surprise and who was recieving it would be decided with the toss of a coin.

He sped up his walking after he'd checked his clock, though he knew he'd be perfectly on time. The concept of being 'Fashionably late' never worked with meetings with friends. He was almost ashamed of how excited he was at seeing her; he was remembering the time they spent when they were going out, smiling to himself as he recalled how reluctant he was to see her then. It was a clear reminder of how much their friendship mattered much more without romance.

Finally there, when it was in sight his steps slowed down as he walked casually to the meeting place.

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