[Sweden] Gone crazy from the moment I met you [Jonas!]

Zofia had never been a good cook. That is, until she was forced to become one by living out on her own. Little by little, she was experimenting with more difficult dishes. Tonight, however, was her hardest undertaking yet. She was making a traditional Polish dinner for her, she could hardly believe it, boyfriend. She had been dating Jonas Jaracas for a short while now, and had finally gotten up the courage to arrange for him to visit her at her home. The two had been taking things at a snail's pace, but she was fine with that. She was eager to get her first kiss, but nothing further than that. Her mother had always warned her and her sisters that men did not like easy women. Why buy the cow when you could get the milk for free and all of those cliches. Still, the former Drakonya Krov tended to believe in those sorts of things.

She was also of the belief that most men wanted a woman who could cook. Hence her vigorous study and willingness to improve upon her formerly lacking skills in the kitchen. She wasn't exactly up to five star restaurant standards, but she was rather proud of herself for the dinner that she had prepared. Zofia had spent the entire day in the kitchen, as she had arranged for Jonas to arrive on one of her few days off from the dragon reservation. She had already set the table and portioned out their dinner into her serving dishes. For their appetizer, she was serving Żurek which was a sour rye soup with potato, served in a bread loaf. The main course was Kaczka z jabłkami: baked duck in apple. For their side dish, she had prepared Kluski śląskie, which were Silesian dumplings, made from boiled potatoes. And, finally, for dessert she had Faworki, which were pastry twisters, set aside for after dinner. And, though she rarely partakes in alcohol, she had mead as well as water to wash their meal down with.

Not only had she been hard at work when it came to their dinner, but she had also been working hard on her appearance. She had curled her hair, put on only a little more makeup than usual [which was likely the average amount that most women put on], and picked out one of her favorite peplum-skirt pencil dresses. On her feet were a pair of simple blush-colored pumps. Hopefully she looked alright. She prayed that she looked acceptable. Running into her small bathroom, she gave herself one more once-over before the sound of someone knocking on the door caught her attention.

"Just a moment!" With that, she practically raced for the front door with as much grace as she could muster. Thankfully, she didn't fall and she reached the door in one piece. Opening the door, then, she greeted Jonas with a smile. "Come in, come in! I'm glad that you could make it."

Jonas Jaracas had not always been lucky in his romantic endeavors; in fact he typically ended up heartbroken. There was obviously something about him that women thought it was okay to completely dismantle his heart and have no problem walking away afterwards. However, with his latest girlfriend he felt like he was lucky - like she wasn't going to run off with someone else or just run off in general. She was sweet, bubbly, and sincere and that's what he liked in a woman. She was also a stunning blonde and when they were together he could never take his eyes off of her.

So when she had invited him to her apartment he immediately said yes, especially when she mentioned she would be cooking dinner. Now, Jonas had not navigated his way around Sweden before so he knew it was going to be a challenge to apparate there but he had managed. He wore an outfit of a pale blue dress shirt and a pair of khakis with dress shoes. He didn't exactly know how formal the dinner was but he wanted to look nice for her since she was doing all this work for him.

Jonas had brought a dozen yellow roses with him but one of them got lost on his way over; he quickly pulled out his wand to duplicate the rose. "Alright, Jonas - be good - don't pressure her - " he self talked. Jonas' pet dragon was perched on his shoulder as he headed up to her apartment, knocked on the door, and waited for her arrival. Almost immediately, he heard her voice from inside the apartment and Jonas quickly smiled when the door flew open and she let him inside.

Jonas went in and immediately handed her the golden roses. "These are for you, hope you like the color." he said, and then wrapped his arms around her in an embrace. "Hope you don't mind if Juju joins us." he said, as his dragon began flying around the poor girl's apartment.

Merlin, he's gorgeous. Being that her boyfriend did, indeed, have some veela blood running through his veins, Zofia was always amazed at how someone so beautiful could be attracted to someone as plain as herself. At least she saw herself as plain, and it just so happened that most of the male population of Durmstrang had as well. Still, she wasn't about to question it... at least not out loud. He was dressed very nicely as well. She smiled. She was impressed. And he had even brought her flowers! Roses!

"Oh, thank you! They're beautiful, Jonas." Accepting the bouquet with a wide smile on her face, Zofia gave him a quick peck on the cheek as he embraced her. "And, of course! Don't be silly. Juju is always more than welcome here." Quieting her tone, she went on, "I actually managed to sneak some treats home from the reserve for her, if you don't mind?" The treats in question were originally made in mind of baby dragons, but she supposed that they would be satisfactory to miniature dragons as well. Really, though, she was trying to bribe Juju a bit... She knew that the dragon was particularly attached to Jonas and that she sometimes became jealous of the other females in Jonas's life. Hopefully she would be able to win her over. In her free time, she had also been working on a sort of miniature dragon play area, with perches and all sorts of things. She was nearly done, but wouldn't inform her boyfriend and his dragon until she had every last bit of it completed. It might have seemed a tad much, but... dragons were her life!

Pulling gently away from Jonas, Zofia saw fit to lead him to the kitchen. "Dinner is already done. I set aside an extra plate just in case you did happen to bring Juju. I hope that she likes duck?" Tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear, the blonde went on, "I hope that you don't mind, but... I was a little homesick and I wanted to make a traditional Polish meal?"

He gave her a smile. He was glad she liked the roses, he wasn't always the most romantic but he tried as he could within the last few years to improve that. Jonas was sometimes selfish, and thought a lot about himself but he would do anything for the people he cared about and he was really starting to care for Zofia. There was something about her innocence and tenderness that drew him in. Feeling the peck on his cheek was one of the simple ways she showed she cared, and that's all he really needed from a girl, was someone to care for him.

Jonas watched as his dragon perched herself on Jonas' shoulder. When she heard the word treat, she grew a little excited like she always did. "Sure, if you want her attached to your hip." he smirked, his dragon knew how to work her way through treats very quickly which probably was horrible for her health -- but she was so cute and Jonas had a hard time resisting giving her anything she wanted. Juju was basically his next of kin so he needed to treat her decently or at least that's how he thought of it.

When she pulled away, he wanted to let out a sigh but then she said the word "dinner" and Jonas perked up again. "Oh, duck - that's one of my favorites." he went on. "You're amazing, Zofia, really...I can barely cook spaghetti." he laughed. "Do you need any help with anything?"

Zofia couldn't help but let out a giggle when Juju seemed to perk up at the word "treat," and at Jonas's words. "Oh, you know that I don't mind that at all. She's so precious! She will have to wait and have them for dessert, however." With that, she gave the tiny dragon a small smile. She was glad when her boyfriend had said that he enjoyed duck. She was hoping so.

"Oh, it's really nothing..." She felt her cheeks begin to color at his compliment. "The least that I could do." Pulling out his chair and gesturing to the already-set table, Zofia shook her head. "No, thank you. Everything is ready." With that, she went to sit down at the table. "I set her out that bowl of water to drink from, and we have wine." Honestly, she wasn't much of a drinker. However, a little wine never hurt? She had hoped that it would make their meal more... well, romantic!

Smiling brightly at Jonas, Zofia went on as she set her flowers in the empty vase in the center of the table and magically filled it with water, "So, how has everything been? I've missed you..."