Friends on the town (Cho)

[Michael Galati]

Michael and Cho were on the return train from Hogwarts, the only people on the train this trip. They were sitting in one of the compartments, Michael had conjured a table and a deck of cards. They were about halfway through a game of Gin Rummy when the subject finally came around to what the surprise for Hanschen was.

"It's simple really. At the dance, you and I are going to enter the talent show, and embarrass the hell out of Hanschen when we declare that the skit we are going to perform is dedicated to him. It's a simple script, but the costumes need to be bought. I personally don't have a medieval knight outfit. The piece is called His Name is Lancelot. We'll rename it, His Name is Hanschen..."

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>Cho leaned foreward a bit, her elbows on the table, glancing down at the couple of cards infront of her.

"I personally don't have a medieval knight outfit."

As soon as she heard this she couldn't help but burst into histerics, "I can honestly imagine you in a Knights outfit and it's way funny!" She said inbetween her rasps for breath due to the laughing. "So where do you intend to buy this medieval knight outfit?" she asked, Cho had calmed down her laughing a bit now..</sub>

[Michael Galati]

"These medievil knight outfits," He corrected her, "You are wearing one too... You didn't think I was humiliating myself alone did you?" He chuckled. "Anyway, I know a really nice little costume shop down by the Noël Coward Theatre, where we are seeing Avenue Q... Our first stop will be for some lunch though. I am starving. I haven't eaten anything yet today. I had meant to eat with Hanschen this morning before taking off, but he wouldn't get his lazy ass out of bed..."

Micheal thought of how hot Hanschen had looked this morning, the covers barely covering his naked body beneath... Michael slipped into a rather vivid and erotic daydream.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>"These medievil knight outfits, you are wearing one too... You didn't think I was humiliating myself alone did you?"
Cho laughed, 'At least you'll remember that night well...' She listened to him carry on talking as she fished in her brown bag - it had pretty broaches that caught the light on the different coloured stones.

"....I am starving. I haven't eaten anything yet today. I had meant to eat with Hanschen this morning before taking off, but he wouldn't get his lazy ass out of bed..."

Cho picked out a small box and put it on the table, she'd managed to prepare it without being noticed in the kitchens this morning. "I've got some food if you want any." She said smiling as she picked out a sandwhich and offered it to him, though he seemed to be daydreaming, even when Cho did wave the sandwhich right in his face while laughing.</sub>

[Michael Galati]

'We can't Hanschen, I've got to get ready to head to the city today... I want to too, but...' Michael found himself pulled back onto the bed. 'Hanschen, you can't put your...'

Michael was torn from the wonderful daydream by the overpowering scent of bread and meat. When his eyes focused, he saw a very delicious looking sandwich and a very loudly laughing Cho. Michael blushed pink as Edwards little bunny, Momo.

"Sorry, I was remembering this morning...," he said taking the sandwich and taking a bite to keep himself from having to explain in more details the events of the early morning.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

_{Cho snickered a little, "I wont ask what you two were up to..." She picked herself out a sandwich and began munching on it. She pulled out a flask of tea - she'd never been one for pumpkin juice - and two cups. "Want an-" She noticed how red his face was. She tried to hold back a giggle. "A-An..." Cho covered her mouth and choked back her laugher. "Any tea?" When she was around Michael she just couldn't stop laughing... He really is as red as a strawberry!}

[Michael Galati]

"Want an-"

Michael was already deep into his thoughts again.

"Want any of this on you, Mikey?" Hanschen had asked, his body covered in whipped topping. Michael drooled.

Michael fell off his chair and onto the floor, crashing him back to the present yet again. "Whipped Cream!," He shouted involuntarily as his body hit the floor.

"Er, yes, I'll take some tea." Michael got back on his chair and did his best to act like nothing had happened.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

_{Cho watched him carefully, her giggling now quieter. 'I wander what on earth he's thinking about.......Hanschen...duh! XD' He seemed to be heavily engrossed in whatever he was thinking about anyway. *Thud!* She couldn't help but burst into hysterics again as he hit the floor. "Oh my..." She gasped for breath, the amount she had been laughing she was almost hyperventilating! "Are you okay down there Michael? I know this might be a little dissapointing for you but I didn't bring any whipped cream for you..." One eyebrow was slightly raised as she poured out some tea, she suspected that when he'd yelled 'Whipped cream' ...well, not yelled, screamed... he hadn't meant it for his tea...}

[Michael Galati]

"No, I didn't suppose you had." Michael couldn't take it anymore, he laughed hard. "Hanschen...wearing....only...whipped...cream...so...cute..." Michael said between bouts of laughter. "He was so hot."

[Professor Cho Midnight]

_{Cho couldn't help but laugh along with him. "You dirty buggers!" She joked, putting a cup of tea infront of him. "I love you both really." She smiled.}

[Michael Galati]

Michael sipped on the tea, "Don't tell Hanschen I said anything... He is always complaining I give too many of his secrets away."

When the train had found it's way into London, the friends stepped off the train onto Platform 9 3/4.

"It's odd to see this place empty."

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>"Don't tell Hanschen I said anything... He is always complaining I give too many of his secrets away."

She smiled, "Don't worry your secrets are safe with me." As Cho stepped off the train she smiled at the cool breeze of air, she was happy to get off the train and be able to stretch her legs.

"It's odd to see this place empty."</sub>[/i]

"It is, I've never been to 9 and 3/4 during term-time. Kinda...feels, spooky." Cho have expected some tumble weed to pass by...'I wander where we'll go first, I havn't been in London for... gosh a while.' She looked to Michael, "Where to now?"[/sub]

[Michael Galati]

((OOC: The restaurant they go to looks like this: www.london-eating.co.uk/4395.htm))

"We're off to the Artisan, the restaurant where I'm taking Hanschen to propose. I've set it up for us to get a sampling of their food and wine for us to decide what I should have prepared for the special night..."

Michael was at it again. Giddiness took over. By the time they had reached the restaurant and were seated, he was practically unable to sit still.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

_{Cho desperately tried to keep herself calm and collected, "Miicchaaelll..we'll get thrown out if you're not careful!" She said quietly, trying to disguise her own giggles. "You're worse than I am... for once! Cho leaned in closer and very quietly whispered, "What dirty thought have you got in your head this time?" with a jokey smirk.}

[Michael Galati]

Michael whispered back..."Hanschen and I behind that bar over there... Maybe we'll take the cute waiter standing by the door with us too...Hanschen always wanted to do it like that..."

Michael looked at the waiter he'd mentioned and smiled. "You wouldn't believe the kinds of things Hanschen had asked me to do... And I'm the pervert! I don't ask things like that... And I certainly don't cover myself in whipped cream and expect people to get it off me..."

Oops. Michael had been just a bit too loud and one of the staff looked at him funny. Michael was back to the pinkness in his cheeks.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

_{Cho's eyes were slightly wider and she was as pink as hell, she'd only ever had one lover, and they'd hardly done anything...like..well like that. "I-um..." She moved in close again, "Don't think I should know that much about your sex life." She giggled a bit, not that she minded, somehow she though Hanschen would though...Her eyes gazed to the waiter and smiled to him. "You know he's not half bad...The waiter that is."}

[Michael Galati]

<sub>"Well, he's just a bit into you..."

Cho blushed scarlet and bit her bottom lip a little while smiling. "He's just friendlyy..." Yeah right, she looked down at the menu, fringe falling infront of her face; trying to hide her red cheeks. The waiter walked past again, she gave him a good look up and down. 'Is it me or are his trousers incredddibly tight! Gosh, he's really a bit yummy.'</sub>

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>"Well, he's just a bit into you..."

Cho blushed scarlet and bit her bottom lip a little while smiling. "He's just friendlyy..." Yeah right, she looked down at the menu, fringe falling infront of her face; trying to hide her red cheeks. The waiter walked past again, she gave him a good look up and down. 'Is it me or are his trousers incredddibly tight! Gosh, he's really a bit yummy.'</sub>

[Michael Galati]

"Right... Friendly... How 'friendly'?"

Michael laughed... It wasn't often he got to have this much fun without Hanschen around. He had forgotten the joys of having friends... without some of the benifits...

"Cho!," he whispered...."Shame... I wasn't even going to go there...Tisk Tisk...And yes...I wouldn't mind that being on the menu"

The waiter was put from Michael's mind shortly though as the two worked their way through course after course of food and glass after glass of wine.

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>Cho, being well, the light-weight she was felt incredibly tipsy by the end of the the last course. She'd never really drunk much since she was about, sixteen. "You know, if I have anymore wine, you might just have to drag me back home..." She giggled a bit, eyes averting to the scrummy waiter they'd been discussing earlier, then back to Michael.

[ooc: short posts today sowwiee ><]</sub>

[Michael Galati]

Michael was a bit gone himself..."Come on...I'll...Get us a cab to Hyde Park. We have to sober up before we go shopping... We can sit by Princess Diana's fountain for a while" Michael paid the waiter and slapped his butt on the way out.

In the cab, Michael confessed something to Cho. "I haven't had this much fun since... Well, I can't remember! We need to do this a lot more!"

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>Cho smiled at him, "Me neitherrr..." Her words seemed to be slurring a little bit longer than usual. "Wait!" She paused a minute, an obvious look of concentration across her face. "Oh yeah, I'm not meant to talk to you." She chuckled. "Because you slapped that waiters bum..." Cho nodded a bit and folded her arms, cheeky grin upon her lips.

As they pulled up near Hyde Park Cho paid the driver before Michael had the chance. She felt bad for letting him pay for the meal... She opened the door to the cab and stumbled out of the door, tripping a bit on the kerb. "Oopssieee." She stood on the pavement and turned back, waiting for Michael.</sub>

[Michael Galati]

Micheal chuckled a bit at Cho's stumbling. When they had reached the fountain, Michael sat down on the edge. "Our show starts at 4, so we can't sit around here too long, but it's my favorite part of the park." Michael being a fairly heavy drinker, was already feeling a bit better. "Oh, did I tell you the seats I got us? Row D... That's in the orchestra..." Michael fished in his blazer to find the tickets. He pulled them out and looked at the seats again. "Seats 24 and 25... That's almost dead center..."

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>Cho sat beside him, staring into the water. She reached into her bag, pulling out a bottle of water that she'd packed for the journey. Taking a little sip as she listened to Michael speak.

"Oh, did I tell you the seats I got us? Row D... That's in the orchestra..."

Cho raised her eyebrows, she'd only ever sat in the stalls once for some silly play the local theatrical company had put on, kinda deprived child. 'Won't we get in the way of the people playing the instruments though...' She thought to herself. "I didn't know you could sit in the orchestra!" She 'fessed up as she offered him her water.</sub>

[Michael Galati]

"Well, not in the orchestra technically... Just outside the pit... The seating is just called the orchestra" Michael smiled gently. "What's your favorite part of the park? I really do love this fountain..."

[Professor Cho Midnight]

<sub>"Well, not in the orchestra technically... Just outside the pit... The seating is just called the orchestra"

Cho giggled at her stupidity "Oh of course." it didn't help she was kinda a slow thinker too. 'How dumb of me...' She thought. Her fingers glided through the water of the fountain, she loved the feeling of cold water against her skin.

"What's your favorite part of the park? I really do love this fountain..."

"I do too." Cho agreed with a smile. "It's really arty." She chucked a bit.</sub>

[Michael Galati]

After a heathy discussion and after Cho had come down from her wine induced silly mood, they began to walk to the theatre for the Matinee. The wind had started to blow harder.

"So, why don't you have a boyfriend, Cho? You're nice, funny, sweet, caring... What's there about you that boys don't..."

Before he could finish, Michael's hat was blown off his head in a huge gust of wind.

"Oi, my hat!"