Getting the Tattoo

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa looks nervous and excited as she pulls James through the door to her Uncle Manu's which looks out over the water. The house itself isn't huge but it has clearly been constructed and worked on by someone who is good at making things, there are lots of wonderful small touches of carvings and paintings,

"No one else is here but him at the moment. I convinced Mum that she didn't really want to see me getting tattooed and she agreed. So no questions to deal with for now."

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[notthatpotter]

James laughs.

"You're always swiping things, aren't you?"

[piwakawaka]

"Not swiping from Mum, she always makes extra."

Not that she wouldn't mind snagging one of his ties or anything but that's different. Her uncle just laughs,

"Have to watch what shines round her."

[notthatpotter]

"Yeah, clearly," he agrees, laughing again. "S'all right, though. I don't exactly own anything shiny."

[piwakawaka]

"Course you do, all that gold when you're in your uniform."

She gives a really innocent look and pecks James on the cheek.

[notthatpotter]

"Oh. Right. I forgot about that," he says teasingly.

"'Course, you can't be stealing my uniform or anything. I need that."

Beat.

"Or. Well. Needed it. I suppose I don't really need it anymore."

[piwakawaka]

"Oh no, wouldn't do that, your ties are safe where they are."

Since she might have already snagged one last time she was at Hogwarts.

[notthatpotter]

He raises an eyebrow.

He's so on to you, Tiwa.

[piwakawaka]

So he gets one of her most innocent looks as her uncle just laughs at them,

"Do hope you have enough ties to spare, James."

[notthatpotter]

"Luckily I do," he says, glancing back at Tiwa's uncle.

"I keep losing them everywhere." Beat. "Or they get stolen by birds."

[piwakawaka]

"Clearly you need ones that are less shiny."

She says with a smirk as her uncle chuckles again at them, then grabs a handful of cookies,

"You keep that dry and clean for me, girl and I'll leave you two. Got another appointment and I'm sure the poor boy will want his tie back."

[notthatpotter]

"Yeah, I would," he says, nodding solemnly.

He eyes Tiwa.

"When did you go nicking it from me, anyway?"

[piwakawaka]

"Why? You're done with school and you have others."

Her innocent look is just staying there as she passes over the cookies.

[notthatpotter]

"And why would you want it?" he asks.

[piwakawaka]

She shrugs and eats a cookie while she thinks of an answer that's mainly the truth,

"I like the colors and wasn't sure what you'd say if I asked."

[notthatpotter]

"Isn't it better to ask than to take it without someone's permission?"

He raises an eyebrow.

[piwakawaka]

"Probably yes but there wasn't a good moment. I can give it back if you want."

It wasn't meant to turn into this sort of thing, just one tie after all.

[notthatpotter]

He shrugs.

"Nah. You go ahead and keep it," he says. S'not like he'll really need it anyway. It's just the principle of the matter. "Just ask when you want something next time."

[piwakawaka]

"Will, promise, truly I just didn't have a moment then."

[notthatpotter]

"Well, what's done is done," he says.

Really, he isn't out to call her a thief or anything! He's just ... pretty territorial over his stuff.

[piwakawaka]

She doesn't know that though and sighs before starting to clear off the table.

Next time she's in the Bar, she'll drop it off for him since its currently in her room not in her pockets.

[notthatpotter]

He straightens to give her a hand - as is polite.

[piwakawaka]

"Sorry, don't always think things through."

She says more to the dishes than to him.

[notthatpotter]

He shrugs.

"I know," he says. He passes an empty plate towards her. "That's one of the things I like about you, really. You're spontaneous."

[piwakawaka]

"Just not always smart about it."

The dish is taken and she gives him a small smile.

[notthatpotter]

He returns the smile.

"S'okay," he says, teasingly. "You're learning."