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Slipping his favourite shirt over his muscular body, it was safe to say that Joshua Dalton was quite the catch. with his usual Dalton brown hair, long and curly, and his lovely eyes, cute and mesmerising, it wasn't a surprise to know that he had an army of first year and third year followers stalking him around. After hearing about this whole business with Jaslene, they had taken to looking all upset, as if someone died or something when he walked past. It wasn't as if it was the end of the world that he was getting married for them because they had no chance anyway.

But for Joshua, it was the end of his supposed freedom. It was only supposed because he was supposed to be able to make his own choices, do what he wanted, love and marry who he wanted. but no, his parents had decided that this idea wasn't possible, and that he was to get married to who they wanted, and they thought that he and Jas would make a good couple! As if! If only their parents could see them argue and bicker, because then they would surely call the wedding off. Although Joshua wasn't sure about that anymore, as he wasn't sure about much at all. Before finding this out, he'd been sure that he was going to get his freedom as soon as he left Hogwarts, and that turned out not to be a certainty.

Checking himself in the mirror and making sure he did look hot, he decided that it was time for a walk on the grounds. Dragging his feet along through the dorm, he slipped by un noticed by his stalkers, thank merlin, and bolted it quickly out of the dungeons and through the doors to the grounds. the cold breeze hit him, and he grinned, happy to be out of the stuffy dungeons for once. He wandered around for awhile, before finding a bench in the courtyard, and sitting himself down on it, shoving his hands in his pockets, and actually looking quite lost. He was thinking of ways to get out of the marriage when he heard footsteps and looked up to greet any company that could distract him.

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Also putting one of his many favourite shirts on it was clear to say that Arthur was going to have trouble getting his head back through the hole when he took it off, aswell as that it was clear to say that he had a rather weak and bony body and was definitely not a catch. He had the dalton hear, but it was long like a lions mane that would often get in his way. His eyes were average and he didnt have a single follower. Arthur yawned slightly as he decided to go for a walk of the grounds to see if he could at least hang out with someone he knew.

Checking himself out in the mirror he mumbled "Meh." then headed out, he couldn't be bothered with his looks, grabbing some gloves that looked like they belonged to a hobo he headed out. As he walked around he put his gloves on and headed outside and the first person he noticed was Josh. Suddenly the thought of Josh getting married made him feel that little bit more better about himself. At least im not engaged.. he thought walking over to Josh, but that probably means my parents dont approve of me and I'll end up getting disowned or something.

"Hey dude" he said sitting down on the bench next to him. It was realy uncomfortable against his butt but he would put up with it. "Any ideas on how your getting out of your wedding? and how i can cheat death?" he asked with a smile. Cheating death would be cool.. but he wasn't sure if he would like to live for so long that people he loved began to die around him.

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The footsteps got closer and Joshua saw that they belonged to his cousin, Arthur. Arthur was different from the rest of the Dalton clan, as most of them were outspoken, cocky, confident, and could be taken to come on a bit strong if you didn't know them. Both Beth and Josh only wanted what was good for them, and Evie seemed to just want to be, well, herself. Arthur was more quiet, more shy, or at least, he was compared to everyone else. He also didn't have stalkers, which slightly surprised Josh because girls were meant to stalk the guys that were mysterious. And what was more mysterious than a quiet, shy-ish, new guy coming to Hogwarts after being homeschooled? Well, Josh, apparently, because all the stalkers tagged onto him like magents did to a fridge. Not that he was surprised at that, he was hot, and muscular and witty, and charming and a whole bunch of other stuff. He also had quite the reputation as a bed hopper, even though he'd never actually had sex, despite coming close.

Josh had managed to meet one of the only girls with loose morals who was renting a room above the three broomsticks, and they'd gotten pretty close, but something didn't sit right with him, and it felt odd and wrong, so he bailed. She was hot, fair play, but if it didn't feel right, then it wasn't right for him, and he wasn't about to do it. "Hey Arthur."

[/color] He murmered, shifting over so Arthur could take a seat. He heard Arthur's next words and chuckled slightly at the refrence to past convorsations. He scratched the back of his neck before returning his hand to his pocket. "You don't sugar coat things, do you? Maybe you're more like the rest of us than I thought. No offence."[/color] He replied, watching Arthur whilst he was speaking to him as it was the polite thing to do. Joshua wasn't short on stalkers, that was true, but he wasn't short on manners either. "One plan, but whether it will work, that's another thing"[/color] He replied, remembering Jas' plan that she'd come up with out on the lawns. He had to give it to her, she was pretty smart. And she had nice eyes. at least if they did have to get married she'd be smart and he'd have something nice to look at.[/font][/size][/justify][/blockquote]

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"You dont sugar coat things for me, i wont sugar coat things for you, i may be dumb but I'm not stupid" Arthur said then realized what it was he had just said "That didn't come out right.. but you get my point" he added before Josh could get a word in. "so whats it like.. being a star, having fans.. and muscles?" he asked, genuinely curious, wishing it could be him. But Arthur never felt like a star, he didnt have any fans and he had tried to work out but he got exhausted and was in pain for days. He'd also tried looking for some muscle growing spell or potion and it seemed none exsisted.

"So.. what plan?" he asked again curious, he had a feeling Josh actually liked Jas but he was going to help his cousin out of it if Josh didnt want to be in the stupid marriage. Part of Arthur was grateful he wasnt in some arranged marriage, but part of him was disappointed because maybe it meant his parents were disappointed with him and this was there hint that they didnt want him to carry on the bloodline. Then there was the fact Arthur wasnt good with girls, he could talk to them sure.. but he always ended up being friends with them.. and when i say he could talk to them i mean he could talk to them if they approached him. He could never approach a girl.

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"Fair point. and yeah that didn't make sense, try, 'I'm not as dumb as I look', or I'm not as stupid as you think'. At least they make sense"

[/color] Josh suggested, running his hand through his hair. What was he going to do? He didn't have a clue, and for some reason he had a feeling that maybe life with Jaslene wouldn't be bad, and even having that feeling was bad. He didn't want the mental images that he kept getting, of their life together. One involved him being kicked out of the house for not noticing something stupid though, like the new curtains, but other than that they were all normal and involved kids, which was bad. But he couldn't imagine them fighting constantly, which was odd, considering that they'd not done a bad job out on the lawns. Hmm. you see they were both more alike than they were willing to consider, and that was why they hated the idea of marriage, because they probably knew deep down that they could be happy together, and that would mean that his parents were right, and then that meant that they would have to admit that they were wrong, and neither of them liked doing that.

Josh raised his eyebrows at Arthur's question. He was so odd sometimes, coming out with random stuff at random times, but at least it was off the topic of marriage, and it kept them entertained, guessing what he'd say next randomly. "I'm not a big star, and I don't have fans I have stalkers, but the muscles, yes. The stalkers are going around and giving any girl who I hug or something death glares, and if there's a whiff of a rumour that I'm with someone, they glare at them too. I find it funny to have them follow me in the dungeons and get lost, but it can get boring after some time. The muscles rock though"[/color] He said with a shrug. Maybe if he'd have came to Hogwarts earlier he'd have gotten the position of beater on the team, but they had two, and he was almost leaving now anyway. It was odd to think that they were so against coming to Hogwarts, and the time had gone so quick that he barely recognised it. "Barganing with mom and dad to try and let me find someone else that I like. I'll get a time limit obviously. It will at least give me some more time to come up with a better plan, but if it fails, I'll be married either way."[/color] Josh answered, trying to explain the plan that Jaslene had come up with. It was a great plan, he hoped it would work.
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They were asking if you were around
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"I think I'll go with I'm not as stupid as you think, in fact I'm not as stupid as the entire family may make me out to be, i do do stuff when I'm alone in my room you know and before you get the wrong end of the stick its not masturbating its reading and learning and teaching myself stuff, I'm smarter then i make out you know" he said with a smile, he wasn't as smart as say a ravenclaw but he was smart enough to keep up with what they were saying.

"You may not think your a star but look at it this way, your life is a lot like one of those love novels girls read and end up falling in love with the fictional hero" he said pausing to gather his thoughts "But your not fictional, girls find you good looking so your stuck in an arranged marriage with a girl you actually like big woop, your just being a drama queen your lucky to have found someone you like and the marriage will just keep you together through any little tiff you have, your fine." he said not sure where he was going with it so he decided to just end it there and see what josh made of it.

"Jas is a smart girl if her plan's to lose you"/b] he said simply then added "But its also a fail of a plan as you'll both end up in an arranged marriages with other people who you probably wont like" he stated shaking his head slightly it wasn't such a good idea.

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Josh listened to what Arthur was saying, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrow as he said he did stuff in his room. Josh really didn't want to know about Arthur's masturbatory habits, it wasn't on his list of things to know. He heard the rest of the sentence, and couldn't help but laugh as Arthur had predicted what Josh was thinking perfectly. He couldn't help it if he had a distinctly sexual mind, and when Arthur said it the way he had, it did sound dirty. He was so tempted to reply with 'you don't masturbate?' but he thought it best not to go there as there was some information that Josh would rather avoid. "I know your smart, Arthur. You had the best tutors at home, and you are a Dalton. there isn't a Dalton that isn't smart, secretly or otherwise."

[/color] Josh returned, knowing that he was smarter than he made out too. Joshua didn't give off the appearance of a nerd, but he knew full well that he could keep up with the smartest people if he wanted.

Josh noticed Arthur's expression. It did seem as though he had gotten all the cards. He was good looking, funny, smart, witty, and sarcastic, not to mention a good flier. He also had a lot of girls after him, and what not too. "I can see your point, but it's not all that great. I mean, you have to wade through groups of first years who culminate at your feet, and it's crazy. Then you've always got people watching you and there's the expectations. Everyone expects me to make them laugh, and flirt with them, and be some sort of sex obsessed guy, but I'm not as sex obsessed as people think."[/color] He explained, trying to get through to Arthur that the quiet life, though he had never experienced it, was just as good as the school star life, because you could be you. When he mentioned liking Jas, Josh's eyes shot up and he eyed Arthur's face. how did he know what Josh was thinking? He'd not told anyone, and he'd hardly admitted it to himself. He was still wondering if he did like her, or it was the fact that they were in the same boat and he didn't want to hate her because he'd have no one to talk to who would understand.

"I don't like her. I don't hate her. I'm indifferent toward her. why would you say that? What the hell?"[/color] Josh burst out, wondering what the hell Arthur was thinking. what was he, himself, thinking? He didn't know, but he knew he couldn't get married to anyone. yes, he was staying single. "Are you suggesting that Jaslene is smart to realise that I shouldn't be with her?"[/color] Joshua asked, wondering why Arthur seemed so against him. They were family, and no matter how weird Josh thought Arthur was, he would always back Arty up if he needed it. this felt like a personal attack and he didn't like it. "Why do you keep saying I like her? I don't know where you got that idea from, but we don't like each other. And we won't be marrying anyone, that's the point. this deal is just to buy us some time to come up with something better. Look at it this way, it's like giving us an extra month to sort something out."[/color] He explained, still confused by his own emotions and the ideas and words that Arthur had presented him with.
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[arthur clifford dalton]

They were asking if you were around
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Arthur smiled slightly at josh and all he could think of to say was "Well there's you.." and that was it, his mind was blank of everything else he could possibly have said to Josh but oh well it worked out and he didnt care if he had more to say anyway it was a good one liner and he would stand by it. Arthur knew Josh wasnt as dumb as he seemed though, Josh was actually kind of smart, sure he could be a bit slow at times thanks to his sexual obsessed mind but he'd get there in the end.

Arthur couldnt see how Josh could possibly not like his life, it seemed so good from Arthurs point of view, Arthur had spent so long not in the spotlight he wouldnt know what to do if he was in it. He had always kind of taken a back seat even when it was just the Daltons he had to compete with but now he had the entire school and he had no hope of ever being the kind of guy who got attention. He'd just live in the shadow of his family as happily as he could. "Josh you have a great life, dont try an explain to me how bad it is, just enjoy it" he said, if Arthur couldnt have girls flocking around him he was glad Josh could.

"Josh as i said im smart and i know you"/b] he said simply, he wasnt going to have some giant debate about why Josh liked Jas in his point of view if he could avoid it. "I said IF! her plan is to loose you Josh. I doubt she wants to but she's hardly going to want to be in a relationship with some guy who's cousin knows more about the way he feels then he does" Arthur said rolling his eyes, it seemed clear to him they should just go out sure they could avoid the marriage by coming up with a different plan but the plan they had come up with would just make them end up with different people and how was that better? "I doubt that, i imagine our parents created a list of girls, Jaslene made it to number one so they picked her, if this fails then they'll try number two, then number three and so on.." he said Arthur just couldnt see why Josh couldnt see his what seemed to Arthur, blatant feelings for Jas.

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Josh raised his eyebrows when he commented that there was him. When did Arthur get all witty and stuff? "well you clearly are not smart enough to know that that was a rhetorical question."

[/color] Joshua retorted, smirking. He was only joking, he knew Arthur was smart enough, but he did talk to himself, and that was kind of odd. he'd heard that talking to yourself was a sign of madness, along with hairs on the back of your hands, and another sign was looking for them. He didn't know how true that was, and he didn't masquerade as a doctor, so he didn't pretend to know how to successfully diagnose madness in a patient. He never wanted to be a doctor, because he didn’t like the idea of having someone’s life in your hands. One mistake and they could be dead, and you’ll be awarding the family with weeks, months or years of mourning them, and he couldn’t handle that. He could never do that job, especially not if the patient was a child.

Joshua's so called 'life in the spotlight' wasn't as good as people thought. You see once people get an idea about you, they expect that every time, and if they don't get it, then they think something is wrong, and then they fuss around you and you haven't got any space to breathe. At least out of the spotlight you didn't have people stuck to your shoes. Joshua did love it though in some respects. There was always someone laughing at his jokes, or fawning after him and blushing when he smiled at them, and even someone fighting or racing to sit next to him when they eat in the great hall. Yes, the spotlight could be very amusing, but at the same time, it could get dull. Especially when you've been shoved into an arranged marriage and all eyes were watching every movement you make, because you can't have five minutes to sort your head out sometimes. He needed that more than ever, now too, which was crazy because he had to practically sneak away. He loved the disillusionment charm, because it had allowed him to get away without a gaggle of girls on his heels.

Joshua knew that most men would love to have a gang of girls follow them around, but he only had his mind on one girl at the moment, the one he was going to marry, and it wasn’t that he couldn’t stop thinking about her because his emotions were leaning more toward like than dislike, it was because he was trying with all his might to come up with some idea to get them out of this mess. And it was as if his brain was protesting, stopping him from getting any idea whatsoever, because he just couldn’t think of anything. Jaslene’s idea was the best that they had so far and if it didn’t work, or buy them more time, then they were screwed. And in the meantime, here he was, asking Jas out on a date to apologise for the way he’d acted out on the lawns. He hoped it would allow him some sort of muse to find a great idea.

"I don't have a clue what your on about. of course I don't love her."[/color] He murmured, rolling his eyes. what a preposterous idea! If he felt anything toward her, and he wasn't admitting that he was, it was that she was a nice girl and she was pretty, and he couldn't assume that he wouldn't feel slightly attracted to her, because she was a nice girl and she was pretty! "Don't tell me what I feel and don't feel, Arthur. I know full well what I am feeling, and you are wrong by a long shot. And she feels the same as I do"[/color] He said confidently, although he wasn't so certain in his mind, although he wasn't mentioning that as it would mean admitting feelings that he didn't want to think were there. "I'll just keep getting out of them then won't I."[/color] He replied quite coldly, knowing inside that Arthur was right, but he wasn't giving up that easily.[/font][/size][/justify][/blockquote]

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b]"Oh wow, a rhetorical question, did Beth teach you that because im surprised you even know your alphabet let alone english devices"

[/b] Arthur aid with a smart "Oh and by alphabet i mean your ABC's" he added as a little extra one liner, he had always been whitty but he had never realy been bothered to use his whit before as he had nobody to realy impress, now he had an entire load of people who didnt know him as the weirdo who talked to himself and he could be 'the whitty guy' if he so wanted to.

b]"Josh, no offence but you wouldnt know love if came up and sat on your face"[/b] he said rolling his eyes, ok all those girly love novels Arthur ha mentioned earlier, he had actually read.. they were ok, he wouldnt go around telling people he liked soppy stories but he did. He'd always wanted to have that love at first site thing that was in so many books but sadly this was reality and honestly it didnt work like that. "If you dont feel anything then how can she feel the same thing if its nothing then clearly she wouldnt be able to feel it, so it must be something" he said twisting logic slightly to put his own comment back at him. "And your parents will keep putting you in them"[/size][/blockquote]

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"Wow Arthur, you've surprised me, because I didn't even think you could construct such a grown up sounding sentence, congratulations! Beth didn't teach me that, you know full well that we had the most excellent tutors that money could buy to put up with us, and I did learn exceptionally well, you just didn't realise it because you were too busy talking to yourself. Now stop insulting me, or I'll show you a spell that father taught me"

[/color] Joshua replied darkly, thinking of the spells that his father had used on him, on occasion, to get information about Beth's latest plans and schemes. He wasn't joking, Arthur had pissed him off, and you could tell with his tone that he was serious. He wasn't usually so threatening, and didn't like violence on his family, but Arthur had overstepped the line, and pushed Josh too far. He was in a bad way, as his thoughts were all mixed up, and he wasn't about to sit there and take insults when he could be doing something better. Arthur was family, and he'd expected more respect and understanding from him, but it seemed as if his little mind could not comprehend that Joshua wasn't in the mood.

"love doesn't exist, Arthur, so if it sat on my face, I would simply understand that I had gone crazy. There is no love at first sight, there is no happily ever after, there is only power and tactics, and blood"[/color] Joshua explained coldly, knowing full well that his parents were marrying him off to keep the good blood and the family name going. it was also the reason that Beth was to be married, and the reason that Evelyn and Isabella and Arthur, and the rest of the Dalton children would be married off to. Their parents had realised that pure blood was scarce and many pure families could be at risk from dying out, and they would be one of them if they didn't take action. They wanted the Dalton name to carry on, and Joshua at the moment, was the main means for that.

Josh knew that they would keep trying to marry him to someone appropriate, but each time he would get out of it, and they would eventually run out of suggestions and he would get his freedom back. "What? Arthur, your twisted logic makes no sense. She feels the same indifference to me as I do to her. and you can feel nothing, because when you lose something precious to you, you know it's gone."[/color] He replied, trying to come up with an example but failing because he'd never really lost anything or anyone precious to him. "And I'll get out of them until they run out of ideas"[/color] He murmured, placing his head in his hands to try and clear the head ache that was approaching. It probably had something to do with all this thinking, as it felt so regimented, so solid, like he was just going in circles. He was thinking of the same rubbish ideas all the time, and it was as if he had a mental block.
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Arthur rolled his eyes, Josh was getting moody now and as much as Arthur wanted to hit Josh and tell him to stop being a drama queen he wouldnt, Josh was family and he didnt want to see him upset. "Chill dude.. if you cant take insults then maybe you should like think of all the times you've insulted people.." he said simply, he knew Josh and Beth have called him weird so much it had become like a second name. Arthur 'Weirdo' Dalton.

"Love exists Josh, whether you care or not, whether you think so or not and whether your in Love or not, it exists." Arthur said, he'd read a book on how some guy thought love was some sort of ancient magic that's activated when the person finds there soul mate. He didnt believe that but he believed love existed and so did many other people out there and he wasnt going to let Josh just wipe away all his ideas of love.

"Whatever, you like her.. it might not be love but theres something there.." he stated and he had an idea of something that would prove it if Josh objected once again. "You'll just end up getting disowned by the family and we will all be banned from speaking to you" he stated simply, Arthur kind of liked the idea that someone else other then him could be outcasted as so far it seemed arthur was the most likely to get kicked out of the family.

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Joshua didn't want to get angry at Arthur, but his thoughts and feelings were confused, and he couldn't help but feel a little out of whack, so his replies weren't on best form, and neither was his response to insults. Usually Josh would laugh and then reply with a witty comment, and people would laugh with him and whatever, but he was contemplating other feelings at the moment, and couldn't bring himself to pull out his witty and sarcastic nature, and so his darker one had risen instead. He never made threats, unless he was messed up, or unless someone he loved was in danger. And he didn't mean love as in true love and all that crap because he wasn't even sure if he believed in that, he meant love as in love for a family member or friend. He could take insults, just as well as he could dish them out, but his thoughts weren't in the right place for it at the moment. "I can take more insults than you can have conversations with yourself, and furthermore, if you didn't realise, my mind is on things other than your petty insults which don't even hurt me. I'm getting married."

[/color] he said loudly and angrily, wishing Arthur would understand that he didn't know how he was feeling because he had just been told that he would have no say in who the person he'd have to spend his life with would be. Arthur had no idea what that was like, knowing that your future was tied to someone else’s and your opinion didn't matter.

He would be sharing a house with someone that he was meant to be happy with. He would have children with her, share anniversaries with her, and all the while he'd always be thinking ''what if'. what if there was someone else out there for him? What if he was meant to be with someone else? What if his soul mate was just around the corner and he could do nothing about it because he wasn't a cheat? What if he was unhappy, and the girl that would make him happy presented herself, and all he could do was look at her because he was stuck in a marriage that had stolen his youth, his freedom, and his chance at happiness. and then he could grow to resent his family, his life, his wife and himself, and what if something pushes him over the edge again, and what if he chose that death was the only thing he could control? That was what he wanted. he wanted control of his life, and at the moment he felt so out of control that even his thoughts didn't make sense. What was he on about? he wasn't suicidal and he never would give up his life, not for anything, not even if he was unhappy, because he would still have a chance to be happy when alive, even if it was a small chance, and even if it was something stupid. there was still a chance. but dead, he was no use to anyone. Besides, he couldn't put Beth and Izzy through the process of losing a brother, it would hurt them too much.

"Prove it, Arthur."[/color] Josh retorted. Were their parents in love? he didn't think so, he thought that they were probably together because it was what was thought to be best. Maybe they did love each other once, but he got the impression that both of them could be happy with someone else. Maybe that was just him, searching for what laid ahead in his future. He wasn't in love, he may like Jaslene, not that he was admitting that either, but it wasn't love, was it? How did you know if you were in love? How did you prove that something so fickle existed? It was impossible. Would he walk around like a puppy after her if he had fallen in love with her? because he sure as hell wasn't doing that. sure he was taking her out to dinner, making an effort to get on with her, but that didn't signify love, even if her smiling made him smile. "That doesn't sound like such a bad thing to me. At least i could be free, in control and happy"[/color] He murmured, knowing that he would have no money from them, would lose his family, and lose everything he had, and that wouldn't be good at all, because he loved his family, despite their many disputes. it was hard sometimes, but they were family, and they pulled through all that they could.[/font][/size][/justify][/blockquote]

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[arthur clifford dalton]

They were asking if you were around
How you was, where you can be found

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Arthur hated getting yelled at, he could feel his bottom lip trembling slightly so he bit down to stop it. "Well you think i like being the weird one of the family! The odd ball, the goofy the dork the weirdo the lunatic! Yet i put up with all of you calling me things because i care about you lot! But i've put up with it for too long and i have people who actually seem to give a crap and dont make fun of me so you think you can take insults, ive lived my entire life taking them! and if your so pissed off about getting married then dont! or just get a friggin Divorce!" he yelled back at josh then fell into silence, he'd never realy had an outburst at someone before, at himself yes, plenty of times but it wasn't him anymore, he'd always thought there was something wrong with himself but he had people who actually liked him for being himself, he wasn't the weirdo people made him out to be. Sure Arthur couldnt understand what it was like to be getting married to someone, but Josh didnt understand what it was like to be known as the weird one, they both didnt know stuff about each other and Arthur was sure Josh's problem could have been easily solved but how can you solve a problem like pretty much everyone you love calling you weird all the time?

Arthur wanted pretty much the opposite of Josh, he had control over his life but he kind of wish he hadnt as so far he;d turned out.. well weird and he just wanted to be a normal kid or person heck he'd settle for boring if it meant people actually understood him fully. He wished someone could just take over and make all the decisions in his life for him, he hated decisions and as much as he hated his family sometimes he also loved them, so he had to consider the fact that loosing them was a possibility if he ended up doing some stuff. Why couldnt i have just been a slytherin, my parents would be proud instead of there half hearted smiles he thought to himself, he could just meet a pureblood girl and settle down and still be with his family but no. He was a hufflepuff and his parents were not impressed with that at all. He wasnt even in the brave house of Gryffindor he seemed to have been thrown in the house were 'all the other ones' go.

"I cant" Arthur said with a sigh, he had no way of proving love was real. "But if it isnt then whats the point in life?" he asked, in all of his dreams of the future he had fallen in love and settled down, it was realy the only thing he wanted to do in life.. and everything else was just filler. "we both know you dont mean that" Arthur said, Josh didnt want to get disowned, nobody in the Dalton family did.

The boys are back in town.

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[joshua andrew dalton]

pick me up now,

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Josh hated shouting, hated it, unless it did something for him, unless he got something out of it. But this, this was pointless and a waste, so he brought his voice back down to a normal level. sure shouting wasn't fair on Arthur, but Arthur wasn't exactly being fair on him, swarming him with petty insults when he was trying to get his head together. Because Josh needed to appear some sort of strong tower of protection for the girls, even if they insisted that they didn't need it, they did. They needed the feeling that they were safe, just as much as anyone else did, and he was there for them, ready to hug them and make them feel like it would all be fine. but he couldn't do that when his mind was so messed up like this. His head was so cluttered and confused with mental images, thoughts and plans that he couldn't make head nor tail of half of the things going on recently, so he needed to sort it out before he got back to the castle, so that he could be normal, joking josh again. He missed the ability to be all light and joking, but it was hard when you were always thinking about the future, and that was something he couldn't stop himself from doing lately. He imagined it, he dreamt about it. and even more than that, he thought about it almost constantly. It was torture, not because the images were bad, but because it looked as if it could work out. "You say that your weird like it's a bad thing. It makes you stand out, it makes you unique and different, it makes you who you are. Don't be ashamed of that. And I can't get a divorce, Arthur, because it would bring shame to the family, no doubt, and then they would moan and cut me off, and then it would leave Jaslene, at the young age of, what, seventeen? Divorced once. How would that look for her? It would ruin her chances of happiness too. I have a responsibility to her, to make sure that she is safe and cared for, i couldn't abandon her, feelings or not."

[/color] He replied calmly, stating the argument that he'd been thinking about. He knew that it was his duty as her soon to be husband to look after her, and leaving her without support would do no one any good.

All Joshua wanted was to be able to make his own choices. He didn't want to have someone telling him what to eat, what not to eat, what to wear, what to never do, who to marry, or who he should be happy with. he didn't want to be told when he should have children, or what he should name them or what he should do to educate them. He just wanted the life of a normal teenage boy, not to have to think about baby clothes and marriages and what colour clothes people should wear to the wedding. He didn't care about that, because all he cared about was his freedom, and him and Jaslene being happy. separately. yes. that was it. But here they were, people telling him where his life should go and he didn't want that. what if he didn't like where they thought it should go? Did he have a say in where it went? no! He just wanted to be free to be himself, not to have to worry about anything else, for at least a year of his life. that sure went pear shaped didn't it? "Exactly. the point in life is life. Make more of it so that blood and magic and knowledge can be passed down. So that they can do the same until wizards become some superior and knowledgeable force that knows everything. That's life."[/color] He answered, wishing that he could have said that life was about fun and enjoying yourself and such, but it wasn't true for him at the moment, even if he wanted it to be. "I know. But it's not as if I've got much choice at the moment is it?"[/color] He replied, knowing that none of the Dalton kids wanted to be disowned. They liked the comfort of having money whenever they wanted it, they loved the close knit family life, living in the manor, and they loved being part of such a respected family in the wizarding world. none of them would trade that in.
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LYRICS down by Blink 182
CLOTHES clickeh
COUNT 700+
NOTES done :)
CREDIT EMMA !?[/font]