Our first fight - Soleus Lestrange

[Ashley Godfrey]

"I'm sorry!" Ashley squeaked out slumped into her shoulders look like a guilty child "I-I had to meet my mother for brunch and you were healing I-I didn't want to wake you up and make you take those stairs again in your condition I-I had to go I'm fine anyway! a-and I wont go back there /ever/ again believe me!" she bit on her lower lip and widened her eyes "Really Soleus I-I'm so sorry I wasn't I-I just I- didn't" she cut herself off and just looked at the ground fiddling with her fingers before she looked up at him through her lashes "I made a mistake...."

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus was pacing across the floor in front of the perpetually lit fireplace in the Slytherin common room, looking quite distressed. His hair was stuck up at all angles from him raking his finger through it as Ashley had explained where she had disappeared off to that morning.

After awaking, alone, in his oversized bed, it had taken him a few moments too long to realise that he shouldn't have been alone. He had flung out of bed too quickly, disturbing his wounded abdomen once more (which he tried his best to ignore), and took the stairs two at a time down to the entrance hall, where he had ran into a certain Avery who had mentioned the situation. Soleus had located the werewolf who was lurking around the grounds, and quite recklessly charmed the dense ivy surrounding the manor. It had bound the rather hairy older man to the side of the hulking manor whilst Soleus hurled profanities and hexes at him. It was a wonder at times that Soleus got away with these things, but after all things said and done, his mother was Bellatrix.

"You were stupid. And reckless. Completely reckless. Do you have any idea who Greyback is? What he is?" He threw his folded arms out to the side, coming to a stop a few feet in front of the blonde. He made a small noise, and raked his fingers through his tufty hair for the thousandth time. "I thought you were supposed to be smart, Godfrey." 

[Ashley Godfrey]

Ashley got lower and lower into her shoulders as Soleus continued to talk to her that way she blushed at his words and looked down at the ground once again and shuffled we feet "you're right I-I-I was stupid and not thinking " she really didnt know what else to say.

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus looked to her, then the ground, then back to her again, licking his bottom lip, obviously unsure of what to say to her. He then began pacing again, rubbing his eyes irritably.
"Don't do that fucking sad face." he said harshly, but then shook his head, as if regretting it already. "You just.. You scared the shit out of me. I told you not to come in the first place. That was bad enough. And then I said stay with me. And you didn't."

He stopped pacing and moved over to her, and reached out to hold her upper arms, his face beginning to soften. "Just... Listen. No matter how important meeting your mother is, you can't meet your mother at all if you're dead." He closed his eyes and pressed his lips into a hard line, realising how harsh he was being and how easily he could upset her. But it was true, it was that dangerous. 

[Ashley Godfrey]

Ashley whimpered at the look on his face and his tone her lower lip wobbled dangerously as she whimpered softly "I scared the shit out of you?" She mumbled sheepishly chewing on her lower lip once again.

[Soleus Lestrange]

"Yes. Well not literally of course. But yes you did. You could have been werewolf bait, you.." Soleus trailed off, his voice sounded strangely strangled. He didn't want to yell at her, far from it. If anything he was more mad at himself for letting this happen. I'm such a stupid lazy fuck for not waking up, he thought. He swallowed hard, his face looking pained, and dropped his gaze to the floor between them.

[Ashley Godfrey]

Without warning Ashley slippe he tiny arms around him and snuggled into his shoulder closing her eyes and mumbled into his robes "I really am sorry I won't set foot at that place ever again I promise"

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus dropped his head onto her shoulder, his forehead softly burrowing into her hair for a moment, and he breathed a few heavy shaky breaths.
"We can't carry on like this Ashley. It needs to end." He said quietly into her shoulder, his words and his body language were two different things completely. He had draped both of his long arms around her small back, swallowing hard a couple of times after he managed his words out. He was going to elaborate but couldn't seem to explain, and he didn't want to move his face away from her warm neck, so he stayed there for a moment.

[Ashley Godfrey]

Ashley pulled away from him slightly and peeked up at him nibbling on her lower lip looking worried, there was a sinking feeling in her stomach as she looked at him "I-what?"

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus lifted his head up even though he didn't want to, and he looked completely torn.
"You're gonna get hurt. It's just a matter of time. Today you were just lucky but.." He trailed off, shaking his head. "I'd rather you hate me than you be dead because I didn't keep you away from this. I've gotta get you out."

[Ashley Godfrey]

Ashley wider her eyes and held on tighter to Soleus shaking her head "no Soleus no I'm fine I-I will be fine please don't" the tears she had been fighting off for the duration of the argument began to fall from her cheeks "I-I can't I can't muck this up I can't please" she looked up at him pleadingly desperately clutching at his robes for dear life "ill be better I won't not listen to you ever again I promise"

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus shook his head, peeling her hands away from his robes.
"Ashley don't. Don't cry. Just, don't make this any worse than it already is." He said quietly, trying to make his voice somewhat soothing.

"You know this isn't your fault. I just don't want you to get hurt." There was a frantic note to his mostly calm voice, his eyes were pleading back to her.

[Ashley Godfrey]

"Bull shit! " Ashley squeaked out "I-it's is my fault I-I should have listened to you a-and I won't...I-I " she paused and took a deep breath then looked at him helplessly "ill have sex with you!"

[Soleus Lestrange]

Soleus let go of her arms, and took a step back, folding his arms and cocking an eyebrow very deliberately.

"No you won't. I wouldn't want that. Well I would, but you know how I mean. I wouldn't want this to be the reason why. I'd feel pretty shitty about that." He pressed his lips into a hard line.

"Listen to me." His voice lowered, and he sunk into himself a little, becoming a little more level with her. "You only want to impress your mother, right? So what, it's not your fault. It's not your fault if I want to keep you safe. That's my fault and mine only. Why don't you understand that?"

[Ashley Godfrey]

Ashley stared at him helplessly her eyes still wide and helpless as he went on and on "b-b-bbecause I" her eyes searched the room as if she would find a reason so she wouldn't have to admit to the real one "I-I Soleus...I-I went to Lestrange Manor without even thinking about it for a second because I was worried about you" she stared at him hoping that it was enough to get her point across and for him to understand what she was saying and that she wouldn't have to actually admit her feelings only to obviously get shut down.