The waves crashed against the sand, the air smelt strong of salt
water, and seagulls cawed around the setting sun.
"What beautiful scenery. Don't you agree?" A girl asked. She was sitting in front a boy on a beach blanket, leaning on his chest.
"Yes, I do..." He replied, stroking her long blonde hair. He kissed the top of her head lightly and stood, "It's getting late. We should go," He gathered up their things. She stood and stared lovingly at him, "What?"
"Oh, nothing..." She turned to the water.
"Something is bothering you—what is it?" He walked towards her, basket in hand and blanket slung over his shoulder.
"Oh—well—," she fell to her knees, hid her face in her hands, and began to cry. He dropped everything and rushed to her side. He just sat there with his arms around her shoulders and waited for her to talk.
The two teenagers sat there for nearly an hour waiting, and waiting.
"I d-d-didn't see h-h-him!" She gasped, suddenly.
"Who?" He asked.
"A man! H-h-he killed my parents! OH, it was awful, Severus!" She hid her face on his chest.
"OH! Ki...I'm so sorry! I'm sure my parents will take you in. C'mon. Let's go—," he grabbed the stuff and hung his arm over the shoulders of the petite body of Kia Mackner. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Please father! Her parents were killed in front of her last night! Please!" Severus sat beside Kia on the couch with his parents on the other couch across the coffee table.
"Mr. and Mrs. Snape. I am very good at taking care of myself and I can even cook if that is what I have to do to get my own room here." Kia sobbed. Mrs. Snape gave her a sympathetic look.
"Of course you can stay. Do you need help with unpacking?" Mrs. Snape rose from her seat, grabbed Kia's big suitcase, and showed her to her room.
"Severus..." His dad rubbed his forehead with his hand, "Remember...?"
"Dad. I won't forget. Thanks." Severus rose from his seat, eyes lit with excitement, and walked down the hall to say goodnight to his mom and Kia, before turning in for the night.
The fireplace gleamed with a fire and the coals started turning white as Mrs. Snape returned from helping Kia unpack.
"Kia is a very sweet young lady. I'm glad we let her stay." She said with confidence and, as always, a smile.
"Uh-hmm." Was all Mr. Snape said for the rest of the evening. He stared mindlessly at the fire until it finally burnt out, then he realized that he was the only one in the room. He got up and went to bed.
The next morning, the Snape family awoke to the smell of bacon, eggs, waffles, and hot syrup.
"It's Kia..." Severus thought, getting up, changing, and then walking down the hall to the kitchen, "Ki? Ki? Where are you?" Severus asked looking around the kitchen.
"Good-morning!" Kia said in a sing-songy voice.
"Wow... you're hyper..." Snape said sitting at the table, ' one, two, three, four plates, oh this is gunna be weird...' Snape thought. He looked up as his mom walked in along with her dad.
His dad sat down to his left and his mom in front of him and Kia beside him.
She had made eggs, bacon, waffles, and hot syrup.
"This looks delicious Kia!" Mrs. Snape said taking a bite of eggs, " Tastes great too." She said eating more.
"Thank you, Mrs. Snape." Kia nodded. She too, began to eat.
"Uh! You two are going to miss the train! Hurry, hurry!" Mrs. Snape hurried them through the barrier, and onto the train.
"Good-bye, Mrs. Snape!" Kia waved. She sat back in the seat and relaxed. She then realized that she was alone. Where did Severus go?
"...Severus..." A familiar voice said from outside the compartment. She stood, opened the door, and saw James Potter holding Severus by the collar and fist ready to strike. THUNK! "OWW!! What in the bloody hell...?" James looked up and found a figure standing above him. "THOUCH SEVERUS ONE MORE TIME AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER SOCK IN THE FACE, JAMES! MARK MY WORD!" Kia yelled at James. Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew snickered. "IS SOMETHING FUNNY, GENTLEMEN?" Kia yelled at the other three. "Ah—well—uh—you see—uh—no..." Sirius muttered. He suddenly became very interested in his shoes. She glared at him let Severus slid in the compartment, was about to slip in herself when she stopped, looked at them and said, "Oh. James? Sirius?" They looked up at her with great difficulty, "Comb your hair. Oh and Remus," She reached in her pocket, pulled out a gold coin, tossed it to him, and said, "Buy some new robes..." With that she slipped in the compartment and slid the door shut. They were silent for a minute but then James said, "Did you see those thighs on that girl?" Sirius laughed, Remus rolled his eyes, and Peter said nothing. "I mean—those short shorts? Gees..." Everyone laughed and they walked to their compartment.
"Ooo those guys are so mean!" Kia spat. She sat the same way they did on the beach yesterday. "Uh—thanks." Snape said. He kissed her on her check and the rest of the trip was quiet. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: Good? I really hope so! PLEASE R&R! NO FLAMES! Ok I have no idea is Severus had any parents but in this story he does... Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter Characters nor will I ever! So...don't sue me! Oh... if you were wondering... I'M Kia Mackner...
"What beautiful scenery. Don't you agree?" A girl asked. She was sitting in front a boy on a beach blanket, leaning on his chest.
"Yes, I do..." He replied, stroking her long blonde hair. He kissed the top of her head lightly and stood, "It's getting late. We should go," He gathered up their things. She stood and stared lovingly at him, "What?"
"Oh, nothing..." She turned to the water.
"Something is bothering you—what is it?" He walked towards her, basket in hand and blanket slung over his shoulder.
"Oh—well—," she fell to her knees, hid her face in her hands, and began to cry. He dropped everything and rushed to her side. He just sat there with his arms around her shoulders and waited for her to talk.
The two teenagers sat there for nearly an hour waiting, and waiting.
"I d-d-didn't see h-h-him!" She gasped, suddenly.
"Who?" He asked.
"A man! H-h-he killed my parents! OH, it was awful, Severus!" She hid her face on his chest.
"OH! Ki...I'm so sorry! I'm sure my parents will take you in. C'mon. Let's go—," he grabbed the stuff and hung his arm over the shoulders of the petite body of Kia Mackner. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Please father! Her parents were killed in front of her last night! Please!" Severus sat beside Kia on the couch with his parents on the other couch across the coffee table.
"Mr. and Mrs. Snape. I am very good at taking care of myself and I can even cook if that is what I have to do to get my own room here." Kia sobbed. Mrs. Snape gave her a sympathetic look.
"Of course you can stay. Do you need help with unpacking?" Mrs. Snape rose from her seat, grabbed Kia's big suitcase, and showed her to her room.
"Severus..." His dad rubbed his forehead with his hand, "Remember...?"
"Dad. I won't forget. Thanks." Severus rose from his seat, eyes lit with excitement, and walked down the hall to say goodnight to his mom and Kia, before turning in for the night.
The fireplace gleamed with a fire and the coals started turning white as Mrs. Snape returned from helping Kia unpack.
"Kia is a very sweet young lady. I'm glad we let her stay." She said with confidence and, as always, a smile.
"Uh-hmm." Was all Mr. Snape said for the rest of the evening. He stared mindlessly at the fire until it finally burnt out, then he realized that he was the only one in the room. He got up and went to bed.
The next morning, the Snape family awoke to the smell of bacon, eggs, waffles, and hot syrup.
"It's Kia..." Severus thought, getting up, changing, and then walking down the hall to the kitchen, "Ki? Ki? Where are you?" Severus asked looking around the kitchen.
"Good-morning!" Kia said in a sing-songy voice.
"Wow... you're hyper..." Snape said sitting at the table, ' one, two, three, four plates, oh this is gunna be weird...' Snape thought. He looked up as his mom walked in along with her dad.
His dad sat down to his left and his mom in front of him and Kia beside him.
She had made eggs, bacon, waffles, and hot syrup.
"This looks delicious Kia!" Mrs. Snape said taking a bite of eggs, " Tastes great too." She said eating more.
"Thank you, Mrs. Snape." Kia nodded. She too, began to eat.
"Uh! You two are going to miss the train! Hurry, hurry!" Mrs. Snape hurried them through the barrier, and onto the train.
"Good-bye, Mrs. Snape!" Kia waved. She sat back in the seat and relaxed. She then realized that she was alone. Where did Severus go?
"...Severus..." A familiar voice said from outside the compartment. She stood, opened the door, and saw James Potter holding Severus by the collar and fist ready to strike. THUNK! "OWW!! What in the bloody hell...?" James looked up and found a figure standing above him. "THOUCH SEVERUS ONE MORE TIME AND YOU'LL GET ANOTHER SOCK IN THE FACE, JAMES! MARK MY WORD!" Kia yelled at James. Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew snickered. "IS SOMETHING FUNNY, GENTLEMEN?" Kia yelled at the other three. "Ah—well—uh—you see—uh—no..." Sirius muttered. He suddenly became very interested in his shoes. She glared at him let Severus slid in the compartment, was about to slip in herself when she stopped, looked at them and said, "Oh. James? Sirius?" They looked up at her with great difficulty, "Comb your hair. Oh and Remus," She reached in her pocket, pulled out a gold coin, tossed it to him, and said, "Buy some new robes..." With that she slipped in the compartment and slid the door shut. They were silent for a minute but then James said, "Did you see those thighs on that girl?" Sirius laughed, Remus rolled his eyes, and Peter said nothing. "I mean—those short shorts? Gees..." Everyone laughed and they walked to their compartment.
"Ooo those guys are so mean!" Kia spat. She sat the same way they did on the beach yesterday. "Uh—thanks." Snape said. He kissed her on her check and the rest of the trip was quiet. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: Good? I really hope so! PLEASE R&R! NO FLAMES! Ok I have no idea is Severus had any parents but in this story he does... Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter Characters nor will I ever! So...don't sue me! Oh... if you were wondering... I'M Kia Mackner...