You Give Love A Bad Name

Jovi had no idea what was going on with her relationship with Fin. What was happening? It wasn't a relationship, not really because they'd not even had a date yet but there was something there, there was most definitely something between them that was worth exploring, even if it was just a little fun for a short while. Jovi had been in plenty of relationships, she'd fooled around with some and just lead others on. She wasn't a fan of just one night stands unless she was getting over a break up. She was much more comfortable in a relationship and because she was cute, there was always a guy willing to impress her. Tonight it was Finley Avery. He certainly had his issues but none that Jovi found particularly off putting at the moment. It was true that she didn't yet know of many of his issues, but the ones she was aware of she had no trouble with. He was a little full of himself, a little vain, smart-arse, smug, and arrogant, but that wasn't anything she wasn't already used to. All of her ex's had some, if not all of those traits so she knew how to handle a guy like that. Unlike most of her ex's, Fin actually seemed more intelligent. Jovi had never bothered with the smarter guys because they seemed more like the sorts for settling down with and she'd not been ready to settle down. She still wasn't ready, but she was ready to move on from the teenage boys she'd been spending her time on, in favour of a real man.

The carriage that picked her up arrived on time, she however did not. Not lady was ever ready on time and so she kept the carriage waiting. She was fully dressed, hair and make up ready, but she obsessed over every little detail of her appearance in order to pass the time. After twenty minutes and a final play of her hair, Jovi left her family manor and made her way to the coach. She climbed inside to find roses waiting for her. She sighed. She'd rather hoped for something more from Fin but she supposed he was a man, she couldn't expect him to be too creative. She'd see how the night went. If it was more cliches then there probably wouldn't be a second date. She thought Fin was smarter than other men but so far she was thoroughly underwhelmed. The night was not off to a great start and she certainly hoped it would improve.

The carriage pulled away and Jovi spent her time of the journey inspecting the roses. They were beautiful, absolutely flawless. She looked over every petal that she could, looking for blemishes, wilted petals, broken leaves, anything but there was nothing to fault, even the colour was divine but such a given. She'd expect this kind of thing from any random guy. She supposed there was nothing special between herself a Fin right now, they had no proper history beside one snog and a few talks at her cousin's wedding and Christmas Eve party. Perhaps she was expecting too much of him, giving him too much credit.

The carriage arrived at her destination where she hoped Fin would be waiting with more than just the roses he'd left for her in the carriage. The door opened wide and Jovi was helped out of the carriage and she looked up at the restaurant sign. Prestigious. Nice. Very good. Though a single glance inside showed that it was completely empty. Jovi was perhaps a little impressed, assuming that Fin had paid a lot to have the place to himself. The flowers were weak but the amount of money it would have taken to clear the place completely, just for the two of them, was certainly impressive. If there was one thing Jovi liked, it was having money spent on her. The individual that had assisted her from the carriage held the door to the restaurant open for her, a little ringing of a bell sounded out her arrival. She stepped inside and her jacket was taken for her while her eyes looked around the room, thinking it looked rather pretty. She found the lighting soft and inviting and there was a table set up just for the two of them but it was going to take more than that to impress her on a first date.

Tag: Finley Charles Avery
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Jovi was being cautious and it was very much a conscious decision on her part. She tried telling herself that she just wanted to make sure that Fin was worthy of her time but it was so much more than that. Fin was Dora's best friend, they'd been best friends for as long as Jovi could remember and she didn't want to come between that. Jovi hadn't always been close to Dora but she'd been close with Theon, Dora's younger brother. Theon had been one of her closest friends but once he'd died Jovi found she and Dora actually got on pretty damn well together. It wasn't that Theon had been keeping her from interacting with Dora, it was just Theon was closer to Jovi in age and so they'd had extra time with one another. Like when Dora had gone off to Hogwarts before the two of them and then they had extra time with one another again when Dora had graduated, and so while Jovi had loved Theon very much, she'd never really properly known Dora until his death. Had Theon still been alive then Jovi felt she would gone for Fin very fast after graduating without even really considering his relationship with Dora, but now she was closer to Dora, she owed it to her cousin to make sure that Fin was a guy that was actually worth getting involved with so that she didn't create any tension between Fin and Dora, although she felt it more likely that she might create more tension between herself and Dora if anything.

Fin was hot, wickedly smart and extremely funny. He was borderline arrogant which she very much enjoyed and he knew it, all of it. He was a gentleman and Jovi felt that she owed it to herself to preserve her friendship with her cousin more so than she had to date a hot and smart guy, which was really a testament to how much she'd matured over her final years of Hogwarts. Jovi had told herself that she was going to take it slowly with Fin because really she knew she'd be willing to rush into something with how so damned attractive and charismatic he was, not to mention his bank account was something to turn her nose up at either, not that she was doing this for his gold, it was just a little perk if she did decide to date Fin.

The greeting Fin gave her was extravagant and playful. She was intrigued and amused. She smiled, taking his arm and noting that the waitresses eyes looked exceedingly red, almost as though she'd been crying but not quite. Jovi wondered what all that was about but she was letting Fin take the lead. So far all she saw was an empty restaurant that she presumed Fin had paid for. That was rather sweet, she supposed. She rather enjoyed the way he threatened the the chef via the waitress, that was a nice little touch. Jovi was well aware that Fin was a Death Eater, just as she was, but how much he enjoyed the threatening, torturing and all round fun parts of being a Death Fin Eater, Jovi was yet to witness. This far he was kind of impressive really. She hoped that if things were even slightly out of shape back in the kitchens that Fin would follow through on his threat, although if he killed the chef before he could make their meals then she hoped he had a back-up chef at the ready. Fin showed her the table they'd be dining at, or he gave her the option of a rooftop meal in the snow. Very romantic. She supposed it was Valentine's day and it would certainly make it a first date to remember. Just threatening the Chef kind of made it a better first date than most of her first dates, so she had high hopes for this evening. "You've gone to quite the effort, Mr Avery."

Fin lead her to the kitchens where she got to meet the trembling chef. Whatever Fin had done, he'd managed to strike absolute fear into the hearts of the staff at this restaurant and Jovi found herself somewhat admiring him for that. This was shaping up to be a perfect first date and it had only just started. Jovi kind of regretted making him wait that extra twenty minutes for her arrival. Next time she'd only make it fifteen. Okay, based on his order she was going to make it ten. Her eyes shifting from Fin to the chef. Then it was her turn to order. "Snidget." She said, curt and to the point, "Chef's choice of vegetables, but keep them seasonal and fresh." Snidget would be near impossible to find and certainly not legal. Not many chefs knew how to cook or even prepare the tiny, impossibly fast bird but Jovi was looking forward to having a chef rush around on the busiest night of the year, looking for an impossible meal in order to save his life, because if she was disappointed, she would certainly kill him, although she’d give Fin the chance to prove if he was a gentleman or not first, see if he’d kill the chef for being a disappointment. "What do we have in the way of wines?" She asked, looking to Fin, wondering if there was a cellar she could roam or if he'd have thoughts himself on what might pair well with her desired delicacy.

Tag: Finley Charles Avery
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Clothes: First Date

This was shaping up to be the best date she'd ever been on. There were a lot of cute pureblooded guys and she'd dated a few of them but none had been as thoughtful of what to do for a first date than this. Was it too intense? Not really. If anything it was rather thrilling watching a man sweat for his life, a smirk settled smugly across Jovi's lips as she watched the Chef hurry for dear sweet life. The time limit Fin had imposed was impossible and it got Jovi hopeful that they'd be splattering the Chef's blood all over the kitchen and dining space, plastering the walls with his entrails. It would make for her most perfect Valentine's day to date. Fin was going to have a hard time out doing himself next year - if he lasted that long. Jovi wasn't used to keeping boyfriends around. They were rarely this interesting though, so who knew how Fin would go. Maybe he'd set a record of longest boyfriend, or perhaps he'd fail tonight and she'd have nothing more to do with him other than allowing him to stare wistfully after her, breathing in her perfume at gala's and such. She allowed all her ex's that much.

Fin offered her a tour through the wine cellar and Jovi was certainly up for that. "Definitely." She followed the waitress that was leading the way. Fin mocked he demeanour. She was probably well aware that she wouldn't be surviving the night but that was okay, it didn't lessen the fun in the slightest for Jovian. "Are you going to tell me how you got a top London restaurant to ourselves for the evening, on the busiest night of the year?" It was quite impressive. Very impressive actually. She very much doubted that Fin would let her know because it was all part of the fun to not know, but all the possibilities were killing her and she had to know. She wondered if there were a bunch of dead bodies at the back of the wine cellar or all the previous patrons of the evening. A little magic and the place would have been cleaned up and cleared in no time at all, and she had been fashionably late for the evening so there was no telling what he'd been up to while she'd been letting him await her ever iridescent presence.

Tag: Finley Charles Avery
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Clothes: First Date