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Kyson was sprawled out on his bed, staring at the ceiling. His eyes were glazed over, clearly lost in thought. For the last few weeks, he had been going over the same thought. Tessa was kind of hot now, that he knew and understood. What he didn't understand was why he suddenly liked her so much. Sure, he thought she was cute for the last few years, but she was still a b***h to him most of the time. In fact, she was a b***h to everyone. Then why did he feel this way about her? Maybe her bitchiness made her even hotter?

Grumbling, Kyson rolled over, laying on his side to stare at the wall for a change. He didn't feel like doing anything. Was this what love sickness felt like? Okay, love was a strong word. He wasn't in love with Contessa Linwood, damn it! Sitting up, the blonde ran his hand through his hair, ruffling it up a bit before he finally stood up. He straightened his clothes, tied his hair back into it's ponytail, grabbed a random textbook and headed down to the Common Room. If he was going to sit around and mope all day, he might as well sit around and pretend to study for his OWL's. When he reached the Common Room, he froze, spotting Tessa sitting on the couch, her books stacked up around her, reading. He could feel his face getting warmer, but he tried to ignore it as he swallowed hard and approached the purple haired girl. "Hey, can I sit here and study?" he asked nervously, gesturing to the chair across from the couch where she sat. This was a bad idea.

Kyson blinked, shocked. She agreed to let him sit with her, and even on the couch next to her. That was bizarre to him, but he took the chance that had been given to him, sitting down on the couch, leaning against the arm rest with his textbook in his lap. Glancing down at it, he realized it was for Wizard Law. Great. He had to grab the book of the class he wasn't confident in. Cracking it open, he started skimming a random chapter, peeking up every other minute to watch Tessa. She seemed so focused, and it was kind of cute. "So... Do you do anything else other than study these days? It seems like that's all I see you do," he said after a few minutes of silence. Hopefully she wouldn't take offence to his question. Really, he just wanted to try to get to know her, while they weren't being hostile towards each other.

Kyson gulped, hoping he hadn't angered her too much. He definitely didn't want to make her mad, not now. She made it a point to tell him that she wasn't in any sort of extracurricular activity. He had Quidditch to take his mind off of school, which he should be more thankful for, he figured. Thinking back, he couldn't even remember any other friends Tessa had. She literally just had school and that was it. Honestly, it was pretty sad. Maybe he could help, though, or try to. "Well I don't doubt you'll get perfect marks. You're really smart, so I'm sure you'll ace all of your tests," he said nervously. Suddenly, a thought came into his head, one that would either make them both really happy or ensure his death. But should he really do that? What if she straight up murdered him? Ugh. "I was thinking... Maybe if you ever have a day where you're not studying and I'm not at Quidditch practice... Um, maybe we could go... out... somewhere? Like to Hogsmeade, get some food and walk around a bit? I mean, if you don't want to, I understand. I just think it would be a nice break from all of out hard work, you know? It's not a date, I swear! Uh, unless you want it to be. I wouldn't mind either way." Yup. He was a dead man. Kyson's blue eyes revealed his anxiousness as he stared into Tessa's purple ones.

Kyson was starting to feel a knot form in his stomach. He shouldn't have asked her out, not while she was studying. What if he distracted her enough for her to make a mistake in her notes or something? He didn't want to be the cause of her messing up on her OWLs, especially since he knew now how important they were to her. They were like Quidditch for him. The blonde gulped, swallowing hard as he waited for her response, thinking over the different ways this whole thing could go in his head. She could simply say no, or she could throw some huge fit about how he wasn't worthy of her time, or worse. Hopefully not any of those, but if she was going to deny his invitation, he hoped she would let him down gently. However, she agreed. She said yes? She said yes! Kyson's eyes went wide, staring at her in disbelief. "Wait, really? Uh, yeah I don't like that Puddifoot place either. We could go to the Three Broomsticks? Maybe stop by the candy shop afterwards... Next weekend is great. I've got practice in the morning, but after that, I'm all yours. Heheh..." Smooth. Real smooth. He scratched the back of his head nervously before looking back down at his book. "Do you wanna meet there or would you like to meet here and walk down together? I understand if you don't want to do that, it's whatever you want to do." He figured that the whole school knew how much they hated each other, supposedly. She might not want to be seen with him at school, not acting civil, at least.

Kyson was still in shock as Tessa explained a few more rules for their not-date. The quill shop he could do. He wouldn't mind taking her somewhere she really wanted to go. Maybe he'd actually see her smile or something... but that was if everything else didn't fall apart. "Yeah, we can go to the quill shop. I won't mind," he said. She made it a point to tell him to shower before their date, saying she had too many sweaty jockish idiots to deal with. Was that really what she thought of him? A sweaty jockish idiot? He didn't sweat that bad, and he wasn't stupid. He was a jock, but not a dumb one. Kyson didn't really seem to care about that at the moment though. He was just astounded by the fact that the prettiest girl in school had agreed to go out with him. "Okay, sounds like a d-- not-date. Not a date." Totally not a date.