The Board Meeting (Vincent/Xayden)

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Working his way to the front part of the group, Vin got his head where he could see over a girl's shoulder (as he wasn't all that tall, but this was a tall girl) as the crowd of students pressed forward to see what the latest notice was put up only minute before. He skimmed something about private divination lessons, three new gag toys which had been banned, and then he saw the Quidditch game lists. Reaching into his bag, he pulled out quill and a scrap of paper, writing down the dates first before he wrote down which teams were first.

He wrote them down as well as the list of official scheduled practices; each team would request their own times of course, but each also had a few official ones each year. Noting the referees made him smile as well, but he wrote it all down for his advantage and it wasn't teill he was done that he noticed one of the first Slytherin games would be against the Ravenclaws. He remember his Captain giving him a pat on the back when last year one of the Ravies had quit the team right before a big match and they had suffered for it rather a lot.

The girl in question had been mortified when Vincent had managed to get her into the Room of Requirement and, before she realized entirely what she was doing, she had let him go a lot farther then she had planned. That had led to her confronting him right before last year's Slytherin-Ravenclaw match up and he had answered her quite truthfully he had no intentions of marrying her, only in furthering her own expertise in said department. Most of the team thought it was a tactic he had employed to their benefit and had given him kudos on a great plan.

In truth he had just been getting his rocks off.

But being congratulated on it and given much respect, he had let it go on, pleased to have gotten quite a lot of good out of that particular seduction, though short lived it was in length. Now he had his mind on another girl, though she wasn't from the Ravies and might prove far longer lasting indeed. Heck, if he played her right it could mean his own freedom from pressure and that was sorely to be desired. Wondering if they had found a replacement Beater yet as they had a tryout scheduled soon, Vin started to leave only to realize he was standing next to the Ravenclaw Captain who was reading the board.

He didn't have to grin; it was implied. "Hey Andrews," he said softly since he was right there and there was a crowd around them, "Any prospects yet? Are you going to let some more girls on your team?" The implication being they should be attractive ones, of course. And if he did Vin was sure the boy would want to talk with each girl and make sure she knew what had happened last year. Still, by his existence, he forced another Captain to add a worry to his list amongst other things, requiring him to stay up to date on his teammates social situations.

Ah pressure to drive someone to distraction.

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Xayden had been one of the first to arrive at the boards, and as so, he had been one of the first to see the Quidditch matches, and practice dates. Much to his delight, his team had one of the earliest assigned try out, and practice dates. In his mind, this gave them an advantage, because he would be able to get his team started on training right away, versus having to wait till later on. However, the positive feelings left as quickly as they had came when he saw the name of the team that he would be facing.




" Slytherin."




He frowned, the word leaving a bitter taste in his mouth as soon as he said it. His team had suffered a rather humiliating when they last faced them, due to his fellow beater quitting the team only a day before the big match against Slytherin, giving the team no time to find a replacement, or even get a chance to practice without a second beater. Needless to say when they had lost the game, he had been furious. Upon questioning the girl, he had found out just what had happened, and his anger was almost instantly redirected. While he was still angry at his former teammate for her lack in good judgement , he was even more angry with the Slytherin seeker.Because of him, he not only had to direct his players on the field, but he also had to keep an eye on them off the field as well, something that he wasn't too happy about.



"Hey Andrews,"



His eyes narrowed when he heard that familiar voice address him. With the way he was currently feeling right now, he did not want to be bothered by anybody, much less the one who had caused all of his problems to begin with, also known as Vincent Silver-moon.



" Silver-Moon." He addressed with a cold look plastered on his face. He knew that whatever the boy was going to say to him, wasn't going to make him happy. That and he never was one for putting up fake images of himself. If he didn't like someone, which was obviously the case with Vincent, he wasn't going to waste his time making the boy believe that he did. He was pulled out of his thoughts when Vincent started speaking again.


"Any prospects yet? Are you going to let some more girls on your team?"




He blinked, an incredious look filling his blue-green eyes as he actually glanced at the boy. Did he really just ask if he was letting girls on his team? After what he put the team through last year, he had the guts to actually ask that question? Xayden bit his lip, and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself, before shooting another cold look at the Slytherin boy.


" I don't see how it's any of your concern who is on my team."



He paused for a second, eyes narrowing slightly.



" After the little stint you pulled last year, I fail to see why I should share that information with you. You already ruined our chances last year, isn't that enough for you?."

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It was clear that, despite never having questioned Vincent about it, that the young man really hated Vin. Of course, if he was truthful the truth of what happened probably wouldn't have made a big difference since Vin certainly hadn't been trying to drive the girl off, he had been trying to get her under his thumb. He would have enjoyed the confusion on her face every time they had played each other across a field. In fact he had debated whether that was part of her attraction or just the fact she had a nice ass.

He leaned more towards her back-end. He didn't care that much about the game play as some; his job was a very narrow field during Quidditch matches. "Au contraire," he said holding up a finger, "every team will be asking you the same thing as you don't have a team list up yet. Everyone is asking everyone right now..." Vin shrugged, not particularly put out if the other did not answer; he would still have to post a list eventually.

He didn't show any sign of gloating or anger either way, just casual asking in close quarters. About what could be expected on any other team.

The other's comments did bring a tinge of laughter to his eyes though he was careful not to do it out loud. "Well, I was just curious which way you were looking at it. Cause clearly a lot of people will be watching what you do. I mean, if you don't, then it's clear you think they can't be trusted, but if you do and they're all ugly ones, then you're hedging your bets." Did the boy know how much Captain's decisions were debated between houses and sports fans? Vin wasn't above making a comment or two himself actually. No matter who he chose, if they had more problems people would point towards the Captain as the issue most likely.

"Besides, I don't think it's an unreasonable question. You'll get it from people coming to try outs anyway."

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Xayden sighed, shaking his head slightly at the young man's response. He wasn't too concerned what his fellow students were talking about if he was to be completely honest. Revealing who was on his team too early could be a disadvantage for the ravens, and considering who their first game was against, Xayden wasn't willing to take any unnecessary risks.


" Those who want to know who are on the Ravenclaw team will find out during or after the try outs."

He paused for a second letting his words sink in, before continuing on with his sentence.

" It would make no sense to post an incomplete list of the team right now, when I'm going to have to change it in a few weeks anyway."

He paused, allowing the boy's words to sink in. Did he really think that Xayden was that clueless? Xayden had been raised by a family of men, all who which had a passion for the sport. He had been taught how to play the sport as soon as he was deemed old enough to ride a broom on his own. There wasn't a thing that he didn't know about the sport, and this included, -after long heated arguments about the sport amongst his brothers, and father- how to deal with the fans.

" Listen, Silver-Moon."

His voice had a light, almost amused tone to it.

" I may not be the nicest guy around, especially when it comes to ....women...." The tone in his voice became bitter, as he spat the word out, almost like it left a bad taste in his mouth.


" But if one comes along, and clearly has talent, I'm not about to deny her a spot on my team just because of the events that took place last year."

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Despite the fact that the other did not seem to care for him, he did pass out some useful information to Vincent, stuff he would be sure to pass on. Generally, people from last year's team were put up on the initial list till try-outs were done to show confidence in their skills. The fact he had just admitted he wasn't going to bother with doing it since he'd have to change it again laster made his eyebrows go up a tad. Whether he meant it or not, sounded like none of the team was safe from last year which meant one of three things. One, he might really just be denying information to others, Two, there might be someone he wanted off the team which would be what most of the gossips would go on about always around the tables, or Three, he might require the team to all try out again.

If Vincent was a Captain that last one made the most sense to him really, why get used to the same people each year if they didn't keep the edge? Still, that valuable tidbit would be all around the school by nightfall as the Quidditch followers really were fanatical about keeping up with stuff like that. He personally thought they were insane. "Oh really? That will shake things up a bit. Interesting." Vincent, unlike others, was not married to Quidditch, though he played it very well. He was no fanatic, but it was good for keeping himself distracted and getting in good practice on his broom. Which as soon as he learned to appirate would probably gather dust.

He had a motorcycle after all which was infinitely more interesting and adjustable and customizable over a broomstick anyday. Not to mention a heck of a lot more fun to drive. Not that many people knew that outside his family to be honest. A glance over at the boy imitating a Captain and smiled back, unconcerned. What, he took it so seriously; it was a game. In this case, unless you were seeking after making a team after school (which Athletes seemed to go nuts about; Vin couldn't care less about playing professionally) there was no real point. yes, it helped your house, but that was just the game the adults had in place to keep you distracted from what was happening behind the scenes, keep you focused on what they wanted you to.

Only an idiot took his eyes off the big picture and Vincent was no idiot.

"Yes, I'd heard. Which is why i was surprised when I heard she was on your team to begin with." As the number near the board grew a bit as people noticed their interest, he smirked to himself and glanced around. Would others read into this right now that these two were talking, apparently civil looking from a distance? "Ah, thanks, that's good to know. I'll spread that around a bit, but I'm sure you'll hear that one more as try outs get closer." He ignored (apparently not bothered) by either the implied humor, nor the threat the mention of last year's events had a flavor of. Since he hadn't planned it out that way, he wasn't really. it had been an opportunity and he'd taken it, that's all.