A/N: Hey! I'm back! *groans heard from the audience* Well let's see...not much to say up here so I'll get on with it. Same disclaimer applies in this chapter.
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"Sabrina, it's time to get up!" Morgan yelled for the fifth time. Sabrina replied by grunting and pulling the covers up over her head. She didn't want to get up. Today was the day that Snape was coming over. She knew somewhere in the back of her mind that staying in bed wouldn't freeze time but the more prominate part of her brain was telling her that if she just stayed in bed everything would be ok.
"Sabrina, Snape's gonna be here any minute! Do you really want him to see you in your pajamas?" Morgan said with more than a bite of impatient. Morgan may have known who Snape was but she didn't quite grasp the concept of him being 'public enemy number one' on Sabrina and her friends' list.
That statement jolted Sabrina's senses. She sat up and blinked a few times. "Alright, alright, I'm up!" she snapped. She grumbled and got out of bed. 'What to wear?' she thought. She decided to just wear her usual during the holidays and picked a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. She didn't want to dress up for Snape coming over, but she didn't want to look stupid either. She decided to leave her hair just as it was, no clips or other hair accessories. It would be good enough.
She took a deep breath, let it out with a sigh, and walked out of her room. She slid down the poll to the down stairs (A/N: I swear the part that explains this is coming up). Her parents were sitting in the kitchen, drinking coffee. Her mum was still shell-shocked from her dad dieing, but she was doing better.
"Morning Sab." Sabrina's dad said. "Excited for your cousin coming over?"
Sabrina let out a very forced sounding laugh. "Yah, excited...not exactly the word I would have used...but sure..." She said walking over to the refrigerator get a glass of milk. 'Parents can be so dense...They know I hate Snape. I've told them a million times about how mean he is to me and my friends. Why do they have to play stupid?' she thought to herself. She stood by the counter and drank her milk with the rest of the family just sitting at the table, doing nothing. All of them waiting for the door bell to-
DING-DONG!
Even though Sabrina was prepared for this she let out a groan. "These next few days are going to be hell..." She whispered to herself.
The entire family headed to the front door to greet the guests. Her mum opened the door. "Hello! Good to see you! Come on in." she said in a fake sweet voice. Sabrina rolled her eyes.
"No thank you, Elizabeth. We're in a hurry so we'll just be dropping him off with his things." Sabrina's Uncle, Julian, said in the same fake sweet voice.
This turned Sabrina's attention to Snape. She fought hard not to laugh, luckily not showing it on her face. This was the first time she had seen him in muggle clothes. He had to dress as a muggle though, seeing as Sabrina lived in a small town full of muggles. Snape had risen the occasion quite well, considering he despised muggles. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of boots, all of which were black.
Snape noticed her looking at him and shot her a death glare. Sabrina just smiled pleasantly and gave him a little wave. He hated it when she was perky and acted like his insults were compliments.
He just looked away and started ignoring her. By this time the adults were exchanging hurried good byes and in about a second it was just Sabrina, Morgan, their mum and dad, and Snape standing in the hall.
After a few moments silence Sabrina's mum broke the silence. "Well, your room's up stairs, Sabrina can show you around." she said giving Sabrina a pointed glare.
"Yes Mom." Sabrina said sighing.
"Erm, Sabrina, I need to talk to you for a second first." Her dad said putting a hand on her shoulder and directing her to the kitchen.
"What?" Sabrina asked.
"I just wanted to remind you to be nice." he said giving her a look she couldn't quite describe. It was half pleading, half ordering.
"Yes dad. I will." She said.
"Uncross your fingers." he said with a glare.
"How do you do that?" She asked as she uncrossed the fingers she had been hiding behind her back.
"I'm your dad. I always know." he said with a grin. "Now go on." he said gesturing to the door.
Sabrina walked out in the hall but didn't see any Snape. She did however see a Morgan. "He's down there." Morgan said pointing to a hall that branched off of the hall they were in.
"Ok." Sabrina said and turned the corner to find Snape standing there looking around in a slightly confused way.
"What's the matter?" Sabrina asked him.
"How do I get up stairs?" he asked looking at the poll and then turning to the net.
Sabrina laughed. "My house is cool. It has several secret tunnels and doors. The poll is to go downstairs," she said pointing at the poll, "and the net is to go upstairs." She pointed at a net that lead to a hole in the ceiling. "You can use the net to go downstairs too but the poll is more fun."
Snape just stared at her. He clearly wasn't going up any net or down any poll.
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Fine. If you want to be a normal person you can use the stairs." she said walking last him and pulling on a sting that opened a door in the ceiling. A set of stairs slid down from the door. (A/N: I think you know what kind of thing I'm talking about...)
Sabrina grabbed Snape's bags and started up the stairs. She got upstairs with Snape at her heels. She turned a corner and stopped in front of a door. She put a bag down on the floor so she had a free hand to open the door.
The room behind the door was a light blue color. There was a double bed with white dressings and a wooden dresser. Sabrina set the bags down on the bed. "Ok." She said. "This is the guest room. You can unpack your things after I give you the grand tour." She walked out of the room and down the hall a little further, Snape following her wordlessly.
"This is my parent's room." Sabrina said pointing to a door. "If you need them they'll either be in there, in the living room, or in the kitchen." She said. She turned around and went back pointing out the bathroom on her way to her and Morgan's room. "This is my room, well I have to share it with Morgan, but oh well. I don't know why you'd need to go in my room but just so you know..." she trailed off. "Oh yah, the hall you were in goes to the living room and the hall that you came in when you first got here goes to the kitchen and my dad's office."
They just stared at each other for a moment. Sabrina broke the silence. "So....any questions?"
"Just one." Snape said.
"Shoot." Sabrina said keeping in mind that she promised to be nice so she had to answer his question.
"Why?" He asked quite plainly.
Sabrina didn't quite understand. "Erm...why what?" she asked, trying her hardest not to look stupid.
"Why did this have to happen? Why are we cousins?" He asked looking her straight in the eyes with a glare that made her stomach churn.
"Who knows." Sabrina sighed, forcing herself not to look away from his cold black eyes. If she had to spend the next three days with Snape she had to learn not to back down. "Fate?" she asked.
Snape sneered. "No." He said simply. "Fate is what you call it when you don't know who screwed up your life. I know perfectly well who screwed up my life. You did." He snarled. With that he turned and swept off to his room.
Sabrina blinked. "Well, I'm not exactly thrilled with this either you know!" She shouted before he slammed the door. 'Oh man....this is going to be harder then I thought...'
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Well, that's it for this chapter! Thanx to the two people who review last time. *glares at all who didn't review* Well TTFN!
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"Sabrina, it's time to get up!" Morgan yelled for the fifth time. Sabrina replied by grunting and pulling the covers up over her head. She didn't want to get up. Today was the day that Snape was coming over. She knew somewhere in the back of her mind that staying in bed wouldn't freeze time but the more prominate part of her brain was telling her that if she just stayed in bed everything would be ok.
"Sabrina, Snape's gonna be here any minute! Do you really want him to see you in your pajamas?" Morgan said with more than a bite of impatient. Morgan may have known who Snape was but she didn't quite grasp the concept of him being 'public enemy number one' on Sabrina and her friends' list.
That statement jolted Sabrina's senses. She sat up and blinked a few times. "Alright, alright, I'm up!" she snapped. She grumbled and got out of bed. 'What to wear?' she thought. She decided to just wear her usual during the holidays and picked a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. She didn't want to dress up for Snape coming over, but she didn't want to look stupid either. She decided to leave her hair just as it was, no clips or other hair accessories. It would be good enough.
She took a deep breath, let it out with a sigh, and walked out of her room. She slid down the poll to the down stairs (A/N: I swear the part that explains this is coming up). Her parents were sitting in the kitchen, drinking coffee. Her mum was still shell-shocked from her dad dieing, but she was doing better.
"Morning Sab." Sabrina's dad said. "Excited for your cousin coming over?"
Sabrina let out a very forced sounding laugh. "Yah, excited...not exactly the word I would have used...but sure..." She said walking over to the refrigerator get a glass of milk. 'Parents can be so dense...They know I hate Snape. I've told them a million times about how mean he is to me and my friends. Why do they have to play stupid?' she thought to herself. She stood by the counter and drank her milk with the rest of the family just sitting at the table, doing nothing. All of them waiting for the door bell to-
DING-DONG!
Even though Sabrina was prepared for this she let out a groan. "These next few days are going to be hell..." She whispered to herself.
The entire family headed to the front door to greet the guests. Her mum opened the door. "Hello! Good to see you! Come on in." she said in a fake sweet voice. Sabrina rolled her eyes.
"No thank you, Elizabeth. We're in a hurry so we'll just be dropping him off with his things." Sabrina's Uncle, Julian, said in the same fake sweet voice.
This turned Sabrina's attention to Snape. She fought hard not to laugh, luckily not showing it on her face. This was the first time she had seen him in muggle clothes. He had to dress as a muggle though, seeing as Sabrina lived in a small town full of muggles. Snape had risen the occasion quite well, considering he despised muggles. He was wearing a long sleeved shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of boots, all of which were black.
Snape noticed her looking at him and shot her a death glare. Sabrina just smiled pleasantly and gave him a little wave. He hated it when she was perky and acted like his insults were compliments.
He just looked away and started ignoring her. By this time the adults were exchanging hurried good byes and in about a second it was just Sabrina, Morgan, their mum and dad, and Snape standing in the hall.
After a few moments silence Sabrina's mum broke the silence. "Well, your room's up stairs, Sabrina can show you around." she said giving Sabrina a pointed glare.
"Yes Mom." Sabrina said sighing.
"Erm, Sabrina, I need to talk to you for a second first." Her dad said putting a hand on her shoulder and directing her to the kitchen.
"What?" Sabrina asked.
"I just wanted to remind you to be nice." he said giving her a look she couldn't quite describe. It was half pleading, half ordering.
"Yes dad. I will." She said.
"Uncross your fingers." he said with a glare.
"How do you do that?" She asked as she uncrossed the fingers she had been hiding behind her back.
"I'm your dad. I always know." he said with a grin. "Now go on." he said gesturing to the door.
Sabrina walked out in the hall but didn't see any Snape. She did however see a Morgan. "He's down there." Morgan said pointing to a hall that branched off of the hall they were in.
"Ok." Sabrina said and turned the corner to find Snape standing there looking around in a slightly confused way.
"What's the matter?" Sabrina asked him.
"How do I get up stairs?" he asked looking at the poll and then turning to the net.
Sabrina laughed. "My house is cool. It has several secret tunnels and doors. The poll is to go downstairs," she said pointing at the poll, "and the net is to go upstairs." She pointed at a net that lead to a hole in the ceiling. "You can use the net to go downstairs too but the poll is more fun."
Snape just stared at her. He clearly wasn't going up any net or down any poll.
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Fine. If you want to be a normal person you can use the stairs." she said walking last him and pulling on a sting that opened a door in the ceiling. A set of stairs slid down from the door. (A/N: I think you know what kind of thing I'm talking about...)
Sabrina grabbed Snape's bags and started up the stairs. She got upstairs with Snape at her heels. She turned a corner and stopped in front of a door. She put a bag down on the floor so she had a free hand to open the door.
The room behind the door was a light blue color. There was a double bed with white dressings and a wooden dresser. Sabrina set the bags down on the bed. "Ok." She said. "This is the guest room. You can unpack your things after I give you the grand tour." She walked out of the room and down the hall a little further, Snape following her wordlessly.
"This is my parent's room." Sabrina said pointing to a door. "If you need them they'll either be in there, in the living room, or in the kitchen." She said. She turned around and went back pointing out the bathroom on her way to her and Morgan's room. "This is my room, well I have to share it with Morgan, but oh well. I don't know why you'd need to go in my room but just so you know..." she trailed off. "Oh yah, the hall you were in goes to the living room and the hall that you came in when you first got here goes to the kitchen and my dad's office."
They just stared at each other for a moment. Sabrina broke the silence. "So....any questions?"
"Just one." Snape said.
"Shoot." Sabrina said keeping in mind that she promised to be nice so she had to answer his question.
"Why?" He asked quite plainly.
Sabrina didn't quite understand. "Erm...why what?" she asked, trying her hardest not to look stupid.
"Why did this have to happen? Why are we cousins?" He asked looking her straight in the eyes with a glare that made her stomach churn.
"Who knows." Sabrina sighed, forcing herself not to look away from his cold black eyes. If she had to spend the next three days with Snape she had to learn not to back down. "Fate?" she asked.
Snape sneered. "No." He said simply. "Fate is what you call it when you don't know who screwed up your life. I know perfectly well who screwed up my life. You did." He snarled. With that he turned and swept off to his room.
Sabrina blinked. "Well, I'm not exactly thrilled with this either you know!" She shouted before he slammed the door. 'Oh man....this is going to be harder then I thought...'
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Well, that's it for this chapter! Thanx to the two people who review last time. *glares at all who didn't review* Well TTFN!