Our Song(Salvanna)

Yasha walked into the russian coffee house, wearing a red rose on his old denim jacket. He knew he was on a blind date, but the jacket belonged to his papa, so it was important to him. He was so far from his family and missed them desperately. He sat down at a table and waited for the date that his friend had set him up with and sighed, ordering a black coffee. The girl sounded nice, but he'd be the judge of that. He wanted someone that wasn't just pretty, looks didn't mean much to him. he wanted someone who'd laugh with him, and was kind. He rubbed his chin. His signature scruffy beard remained. That made him smile. He only shaved when it got too out of hand

Vana was very nervous to be going on this blind date. She could not believe that she had talked her friend into setting her up. Vana generally was a very shy girl and tried to do her work and hide away. Her friend told her she needed to stop that and get out in the world so she agreed to this date.

Vana had spent hours getting ready she had found the perfect red dress. It fell just above her knees, but had an open back and showed a little of her chest but she didn't like to show off too much. Then put on a pair of 3 inch heels to match.

Her hair take a little longer than she had planned. She had trouble deciding whether she wanted it up or down, she finally decided on wearing it a little of both.

After she had everything prepared she apparated to a spot wear she would not be heard or seen. Since they were meeting in a muggle area. Walking into the coffee house she was looking around for the guy she was suppose to meet. She was told he would be wearing a red rose and when she found one she walked up to the table and smiled a little even though it was obvious she was very nervous.

"Umm Hi, I am Salvana, are you Yasha?" the hint of nervousness was very apparent.

Yasha nodded at the woman, she was gorgeous. Breathtaking even.

"yes i am yasha" the swede said, with his thick accent. It was impossible not to know his nationality, but his father also wasnt the sharpest tool in the shed. "you must be Salvanna." he smiled a little "i can honestly say i hope this works out. it's been my first date in a while... so tell me a bit about yourself"

"You can call me Vana if you would like." Vana pulled out the chair and sat down and smiled.

"Well I have to agree, it has been a long time for me too." She said looking at the table, why did she have to be so nervous.

"Well I usually spend too much time looking out for everyone else but myself. At least that is what I am told. I am a quiet and shy girl and don't usually talk about myself." Vana looked up at Yasha, he was very good looking she had to admit to herself.

"What about you?"

"well i was born and raised in Sweden, but had to move to russia when i was accpeted into a school for..umm..the..gifted.."he didn't know if vana was a wizard or not, so he had to be careful "i now teach at that same school. Hunting and PE to be exact. I really enjoy being around children. And that's about it" he chuckled a little "really, you don't talk much about yourself eh? large improvement from my last date..all she ever did." he smiled. he hoped things worked out with this woman. She seemed very sweet

Vana listened to Yasha talk about himself,

"Well I have lived my whole life in Russia, where I also attended a school for the gift." Vana smiled, this was the only thing she didn't know was if he was a wizard or not. They were meeting in a muggle place after all.

"Wow, they offered hunting at my school too I took it one term because it was something different. But I prefer to watch, not really shoot myself." Vana shrugged

"I love working with children too, that's why I like to be a nanny. Never thought of being a teacher."

Vana noticed when the waitress came bye and she order a cup of french vanilla iced coffee.

"Why spend your time talking about yourself, you can't learn about other people that way."

Vana thought Yasha was a very sweet guy and she could not remember the last time she had one of those, heck let alone any guy.

Yasha sipped his coffee.

"i have always enjoyed hunting. I always went with Papa when i was a little boy. He always said i was a good shot, and that's actually how i got my job" he smiled "you're a nanny? that sounds like it'd be a hard job, especially if you're working for the wrong family" he sighed and then smiled at her "you seem like a fantastic person. I really like you salvanna"

The waitress had brought back her coffee and she said thank you and turned her attention back to Yasha.

"Well I guess you might have to take me out for some target practice then. At least if your a good shot I can always feel protected." She sipped her coffee and smiled.

"Well I have had good and bad ones, currently I am without a family but that is ok gives me more time to do other things."

When Yasha told her that she was fantastic she could not help but blush, no one had ever called her that before.

"Well I have no reason not to get to know you better." Vana smiled and then placed her hand on the table.

Yasha placed his hand atop hers and grinned broadly

"target practice sounds fantastic" he chuckled "but not at my hime, landlord would have a whole farm" he laughed "but i can take you to where i usually go to hunt and i can teach you there." he smiled. His friend was right. She was perfect for him. he could finally settle down. She seemed like a woman worth staying with

Vana was glad when he took the hint and placed his hand on top of hers. The one thing about being magical is sometimes you could sense the magic of others with a touch. Vana could not explain it but she felt this connection with Yasha the surge of energy between them was undeniable, she just wondered if he felt it too.

Vana could not help but laugh when he talked about what his landlord would do, "Yes I imagine that would not be good. Since I live in a apartment we can't do ti there either. Where ever you go would be great."

Vana was actually excited about this, she could not explain it but she could see herself spending the rest of her life with this man, she would have to owe her friend big time for this one.

"Do you like to do other things besides hunting, you know reading, going for walks?" Vana asked and sipped on her coffee.

Yasha felt something when he touched her hand. It was a nice feeling and he knew it was a good sign.

"Yes books are terrific, in fact i read whenever i have downtime. And I do enjoy walks. They're a good way to let off steam after teaching a bunch of twelve year olds how to aim a hunting rifle." he chuckled a little. She was the one. He was sure now. He had never had this much fun on a first date, with anyone.

Vana had no desire to remove her hand from his in fact she had interwined her fingers with his as she smiled at him. Usually she did not move this fast but she felt a connection that could not be denied. She was one who had never had faith in divination but maybe there was something to it.

"Well it is very nice to see that we have similar interests.". Vana smiled

"I believe it would be hard to let a group of students loose with loaded weapon. How could you possible control accidents?". Vana new how she would control them, but she still was not sure if he was magic.

Vana continued to sip on her coffee while she continued to look at Yasha.

"Maybe you would fancy a walk after we are done?"

" walk would be fantastic" Yasha said with a grin spreading across his face "and yes, twelve year olds with hand guns is a practical death wish, but they need to learn so i teach it. Their aim is awful, but it shall improve with practice" He chuckled and sipped his coffee. This girl was perfect for him. No doubt about it. This was a match made in heaven, nobody could tell him otherwise. He truely believed he was in love

Vana could not believe how happy she was at the moment, she had always thought that love at first sight, but after meeting Yasha her beliefs have changed. She could not believe how easy it was for her to fall in love with this man, almost like they were soul mates.

"Walking would be perfect, not sure I could let you go when we are done.". Vana was having so much fun with Yasha that she was in no hurry to end.

Listening to him talk about about the class made her a little nervous she would hate to have him hurt, but then he knew what he was doing.

"Well I am glad you know what you are doing and imagine you are a excellent professor."

Vana was beginning to wonder about the magic aspected how would he feel about different ideas.

"Do you believe in magic? Like things happen for reason?"

Yasha smiled kindly when she said he didn't want him to leave. They'd have to go out much more often. This woman was a wonder.

"well we'll figure something out wont we?" he asked chuckling "til then I'm enjoying the time we have now."

When she brought up magic, Yasha froze slightly. Was she a witch too? This was perfect. Not only was she beautiful, funny, and kind, but she was probably magic too. It was truthfully a dream come true.

"It all depends on what you mean by magic. Have you ever heard of the school Durmstrang, by chance, Salvanna

Vana found herself smiling alot as she looked at Yasha and she too laughed as he laughed. She could get used to that laugh.

"Yes we will enjoy this time.". Vana could not remember the last time she had enjoyed the company of anyone, she was glad that she came today even though she almost changed her mind.

"Magic can mean many different things to different people.". Vana was treading carefully with her answer until he had mentioned the school.

"I hope I have heard of that place seeing is I spend 7 years of my life there." Vana said with a wink.

"Graduated two years ago, Hrabrost."

hrabrost. She was in his house whence he was there, and he didn't notice.

"I..me too...i'm head of hrabrost now." he smiled, she was sightly younger than him, but not by much. He never felt more relieved ever before in his life. She was a witch. He wouldn't have to hide a thing from her. It was a true relief

Vana was a little shocked when she found out that he was actually the head of house now, she wondered how old he was. She was also glad he was a wizard not that it would have bothered her either way. She should have known that her friend would not have set her up with a muggle.

"So, I am 19 how old are you?" She wondered why she had never seen him before, he can't be that much older than her.

"I never had to visit the head of house, I generally kept to myself." Vana comment as she took another drink of her coffee.

"i will be 21 next month." he said smiling. she wasn't too young for him. That was a relief.

I was usually sent to them because people in our house couldn't understand me, i spoke very bad russian and they thought i was insulting them. being swedish in a russian school never really helped my case any" he chuckled sadly, but was still smiling. This girl was understanding and very very nice.

Vana smiled when he said that his birthday was coming up, "Well I will have to remember that, mines months away."

When he was talking about his time in school she was trying to remember hearing things. She knew they had been in the same house at the same time even if he was two years ahead of her.

"Well I seem to be able to understand you just fine, but then I like to learn lots of languages. Maybe you can teach me Swedish, I don't know that one yet."

Yasha nodded enthusiasticaly

"I would very much enjoy teaching you how to speak my native language." He was grinning broadly. He looked around the coffee shop, sort of...boring...mostly because nothing interesting was happening, except the fact he was falling in love. That was the craziest part of all this

Vana enjoyed watching Yasha smile, it was the most beautiful thing she had seen and so would do anything to keep him smiling. She was trying to figure out when this date went from becoming friends with a new person to falling in love. Love at first sight was only suppose to be a dream, but then he might feel the same way about her.

"I would love to have you as my teacher, I believe though it make takes lots of lessons for me to get it down." Vana could not help but say that with a wink. The more time she spent with him the happier she would be.

"Well since we know the basic stuff about each other, what would be your favorite meal?" Vana smiled, "I love to cook and would be very happy to make you dinner sometime."

Yasha blushed when she spoke of cooking for him. He had never really thought much about the subject. He just usually had an energy bar or something before heading down to teach the students something new about the beauty of hunting.

"Well i don't really know" he answered honestly "The Russian family i lived with while i was in school didn't really know much about cooking so.... I'm sure whatever you decide upon will be perfectly grand"

Vana smiled when she noticed his blush, it wasn't that she had to cook she had just not had anyone to cook for in a long time.

"Well I guess I will have to have you over more than once and cook different things to see what you like then."

Taking a drink she looked at him and thought maybe she could talk about something that he is interested in.

"So what is the most challenging animal to hunt?"