Losing a Bet || [keegan]

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Of all the things her older brothers had bet her this year, she had to go and lose the biggest of them all. And to think that this was the consequence of that bet. Why did they want her to do this consequence this year while back at Hogwarts. Why in Merlin's name did they have to pick this as one? She had been lucky enough to get out of the major bet last year, but this year they were expecting her to follow through with her lost and to send some proof home that she had catered to their demand for losing said bet. Oh and lets not forget about her older sister who agreed with the two devils. Wasn't it a cardinal rule in sisterhood that you stood by and agreed with your sister(s) no matter what the circumstance was? Oh, how she had wished she hadn't taken that bet against Hunter a few years back. It would have certainly saved her in the long run. And to think, she would actually frown upon this had it been anyone else. What a total contradiction she herself was. Mumbling under her breath as she inspected the camouflage bikini that clung to her body in the mirror, she walked over to her bed post and threw her hogwarts robe over it. Grabbing a few hair ties and her camera, she made her way out the sixth year girls' dormitory and into the Ravenclaw common room.

Not bothering to see who was around the common room this afternoon; Juliette left in a hurry to get the deed done and over with. Walking swiftly up the flight of stairs to the main level, Jules took little interest in those around her. She was sure a few were heading off to a late lunch while others were trying to find something to do with their friends for the day. After all, it was the weekend. Saturday to be exact. Making her way out of the castle doors and down into the courtyard, she began to walk in the direction of Black Lake. As she got closer to the its shores, she could see an array of students from the timid first years to the experienced seventh years scattered about the water's edge. 'Son of a monkey's uncle' she thought as she realized that she would be having an audience most likely. 'I am going to kill those three when I get home this winter vacation.' With no choice but to carry on, Jules made her way to the waters edge.

Setting her camera on one of the rocks, she made sure that it was set to record. Pressing the top button to start the recording, Jules backed away from the camera and began to slip off her Hogwarts Robe. "Hunter, Carsen, Rosemary," she stated towards the recording camera, "For further reference when I get home for Winter Holiday the three of you are going to find yourselves at the end of my wand. Girlfriends over or not. You have been warned."

[/color] Taking notice that a few of her Hogwarts peers had take an interest into what she was doing, Jules had to bite down on her fear to run off. It was better to get this over with now then later in the year. Having discarded her robe, she turned and looked at the cool water before jumping in. Coming up for air, she looked back at the camera and some of her peers and untied the top of her bikini letting it fall into the water away from her body. Keeping her chest covered by the water, she threw the top towards the shore. Minutes later, she did the same with her bikini bottoms.

Even though she was covered up by the dark water, Julietta could not help but be embarrassed just for the main fact that her fellow Hogwarts students were looking between her, her shore bound swim suit, and the camera. "I lost a bet to my older brother"[/color] she growled at the wide eye group, "And don't act like none of you have never done this before?"[/color] Ducking under the water for a few just to get out of the public eye, Jules came back up and started to make her way to the shore line to grab her robe. She was no longer in a good mood.
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[keegan maxwell cadwallader]

keegan had been enjoying himself by the edge of the lake, sitting against a tree. at the moment he was actually keeping to himself and just merely people-watching. this was a rare sight for this hufflepuff. usually he was with someone or trying to cause a ruckus.. or both. but nope, today he was on the down low, wand in hand. he would occasionally levitate a fallen leaf just to make sure he was still a wizard, but other than that, he was doing nothing to attract any sort of attention.

upon hearing a shift in the mood around him, keegan looked up and in the direction of where everyone else seemed to be looking. it was jules, seemingly talking out loud to herself or.. towards something, he couldn’t tell. he also couldn’t hear what she was saying because he was too far away. but she had removed her robes and revealing a swim suit underneath. what is she doing? keegan thought to himself as she jumped into the water. she was going to catch a cold or something.

this was very out-of-the-ordinary for her, that keegan knew for sure. she was normally quiet and reserved, never someone to attract attention towards herself. he had always been trying to help her wth this, maybe help her try and open up a bit and have some fun. he hadn't had too much luck yet, but he was determined to make a change on her life.

by this point keegan had gotten up and was making his way toward the edge of the lake. he had just neared the shore when he noticed that that’s where jules swimsuit now lay. he let out a small, girly yelp before waving his arms at julietta “what are you doing!?”he yelled with a horrified expression. well, he knew what she was doing, but the real question was why, “when i said that you should start coming out of your shell a bit, i didn’t mean like that!”

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As Julietta neared the shoreline where her discarded swimsuit and robe laid, she heard and saw someone yelling and waving their arms about. As she got closer, she could make out the outline of one of the few people she allowed to get close to her. A seventh year Hufflepuff male by the name of Keegan Cadwallader. 'Great,' she thought as she finally reached the shoreline. Remaining in the water, she looked up at Keegan with a sarcastic smile. "Hiya Keegan," she said, "Wanna get me my bikini top and bottoms and just throw them over here to me?" Waiting patiently for her Hufflepuff friend to respond she took the time to look over to where the camera was still recording. Maintaining that sweet sarcastic smile upon her lips she addressed the recording machine.

"There, my consequence was completed," she stated in an annoyed tone, "And don't any of you think for one second that I am ever gonna do this again. Let alone make another bet. The three of you are just plain evil. And should this tape be released to the public, I will personally be the cause of your deaths." Looking back over a Keegan, she raised an eyebrow at him. "Don't ask right now," she stated simply, "I'll tell you once I am in clothing and upon shore. Believe me, you will smack me across the head for this one."

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[keegan maxwell cadwallader]

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keegan gave his head a slight shake, bewildered at what was taking place. and there she went again, talking to that device like it was a person, "well, you kind of just released yourself to the public so i don't think what they can do with this would be any worse," he commented as he listened to her babble on about a bet and whatnot. ah, a bet. that must be what this is all about. silly jules.

he slowly leaned down picked her top up, "ewww it's all wet. ew i don't want to get wet," he whimpered, holding the cloth between two of his fingers and dangling it far away from him. for a split moment he thought of messing with julietta and not giving her her clothes back as a joke. maybe he could hide them somewhere. but no, he wasn't that cruel. he knew it had taken a lot for the ravenclaw to do this in the first place, he didn't want to embarrass her further.

keegs flung her top towards her and then repeated the action with the bottom of her swimsuit, "i can't wait to hear this story," he replied, "though i am very surprised at how brave.. or stupid, you've been today," he laughed. even if it was some sort of lost bet or whatever, it surprised him that she would go through with it, "i would join you so you don't feel so self-conscious.. but i don't want to embarrass myself," he joked.

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Taking each piece of her bikini as it was thrown over to her in the water, Jules slipped each piece back onto her body. Feeling a little more confident now that she was back in her clothing, even if it was an absolute lack of clothing, she moved to the edge of the lake and pulled herself out. Walking over to the camera, she turned it off and went back to her discarded robes. Placing the camera in the pocket, she turned to look over at Keegan. With a smile upon her lips she replied, "You be surprised what my older siblings are capable of. It would be best not to underestimate them. They are pretty crafty especially Hunter and Carsen."

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Settling herself down upon the ground, she allowed the sun's rays to warm and dry off her body. She of course was a bit uncomfortable showing off this much skin to the other students, but then again, she had just basically skinny-dipped in front of them just because of a lost bet. So why not go the extra mile and give them something to talk about the normal Ravenclaw wall-flower. Couldn't hurt to be the subject of the day or the next few days. She knew her siblings would be proud of it. Looking up at Keegan, she patted the ground next to her as an invitation for him to join her. "You would probably get along with my brothers,"[/b] she stated, "You be surprised how much trouble those two get into. Especially Carsen, and he is engaged to his university sweetheart."

Turning to look back over the Black Lake, Jules shook her head at the thought of Carsen. It had been him who had gotten her into this problem to begin with. Taking a bet against him when she was just a child and not understanding the terms well enough if she lost. Well, at least he had waited until she was older and a little more confident in herself to remind her of her lost and the consequence that she still had to perform.
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[keegan maxwell cadwallader]

keegan watched as she fiddled with the device she had been speaking in and then put it in her robes, ”they didn’t exactly force you to do this,” he began, though he knew what bets could be like, ”but, props to you for going through with it. surprising, really. never thought you’d be willing to show so much skin in public,” he added, motioning toward her body incredulously, ”like, seriously, put some clothes on or something. people are starting to stare. and their thoughts aren’t going to be the purist,” he admitted with a shake of his head.

”people are going to think you’ve completely lost you mind,” he told her as he took a seat next to her, glancing at the other students around him, ”no doubt, they’ll blame it on you having hung out with me a bit too much. my craziness has started to rub off on you,” he added with a laugh. he felt the need to protect her from everyone’s gazes, though, and the stuff they might start saying about the ravenclaw after this little stunt.

”they do seem like my type,” he admitted as he listened to her description of her brothers, taking his wand out and twirling it between his fingers. unfortunately, he’d be lucky if he ever got to meet them. with a flick of his wand he conjured a towel and carelessly threw it on top of jules, ”there. now dry yourself off. and cover yourself up or something,” he demanded in a fatherly tone, ”but do explain to me what on earth it was they did to end up with you doing this.”