Redux (Discontinued)

Egos and Evaluations.

Yoyo set down two large plastic glasses of honey colored liquid in front of both Randhir and Sanyukta.

The rest of them already were holding their glasses.

"Enjoy the Beer! So what if I did not make the team, I can always be your moral support right je?" Yoyo turned to Kaustuki who had the biggest grin on her face."Count me in as the unofficial DT cheerleader."

"I'll just be having one then." Azaan's voice was tense. He was looking at his own glass of beer with narrowed eyes.

"Oh jee come on, It's a party and daru ke bina no party sharty." Yoyo thumped Azaan's shoulder lightly.

Azaan flinched visibly.

"Cheers!" Isha said loudly, drawing everyone's attention away from Azaan to herself and the beer.

Kaustuki, Yoyo, Isha and Azaan held the plastic glasses close to imitate the custom of clinking the glasses.

Vidushi and Parth were raising their own from a distance, first toward the larger group and then to each other.

"I've never really drunk beer when I was happy" Vidushi whispered.

"Does that mean you are happy now?" Parth raised an eyebrow.

Vidushi felt heat crawl up her neck and into her cheeks. She nodded her head. "I am."

"I am glad to hear that." He smiled, putting his glass to hers.

"I'm glad too" she smiled back.

"Ohhhhh..." Isha smirked "Why haven't you asked her to dance with you yet Kashyup?"

Parth grinned and swatted Isha away "Don't drink too much, cousin."

"She's your cousin?" Vidushi's eyes widened.

"Guilty as charged." Isha nodded. "And I think you'd look really good together"

Vidushi blushed, scooting a little away from Parth.

"How many glasses did you have Sha?" Parth shook his head.

"I lost count." Isha shrugged

"Already? It's barely been what? An hour?" Parth's concern seeped into his voice.

"But I'm not feeling tipsy or anything. Just all warm and happy inside." Isha grinned.

"Like you drank Felix Felicis." Vidushi nodded.

"Right? Right! What's your house?" Isha took another sip.

"Slytherin." Vidushi held her head up proudly "And don't you dare hate on my house."

"Why would I? I'm too smart to hate on anybody. It wastes time and energy."

"Ravenclaw" Parth shook his head "Thinks she's a genius."

"What's yours?" Vidushi asked

"I always thought I'd be a Hufflepuff but Pottermore put me in Slytherin." Parth shrugged.

"A fellow Slytherin? Oh joy. I can tell you and me are going to be close." Vidushi giggled.

"Let's drink to that" Parth offered her his hand "Get a refill and then maybe you'd like to dance with me?"

Vidushi slipped her hand into his "Let's"

He pulled her to the middle of the dance floor. Putting his arms around her waist and swaying with her.

She laughed sweetly at him when he confessed this was the only dance he knew and promised to teach him more when she could.

He smiled back, wondering if she would be this happy when he told her the real reason that he had come to FITE was not the dream team but her. He'd asked their parents to not say anything to her, because he did not want her to say yes because of family pressure. He wanted her to say yes out of her own free will.