Chapter 4

The Roof

It was 7:00 PM. Shadow, Jake, and Knuckles were playing Super Killer Bunny lll in the lounge. Their faces were glued to the television screen, intent to beating the other into submission via video game. They were munching on homemade nachos they had made about an hour ago. Kellach was on the couch, eating an apple.

"Thanks again for the Wii guys," said Kellach, watching the carnage unfold. He was pretty certain this birthday gift was more for his friends than himself. The thought made him chuckle to himself.

"No problem dude. Happy Birthday." Said Knuckles. Kellach smiled back. The three boys continued playing. The only sound that could be heard was the rapid clicking of controllers and buttons, and the occasional swears from the loser.

"So…" said Jake airily, breaking the ice, his voice trailing off, "The roof?" Kellach turned beet red. He leapt off the couch as if it were on fire.

"The roof?" Squeaked Kellach, his voice high pitched, "what roof? There's no roof, no roofs here! No Surry! No roofs at all, who wants cake?!" Kellach sprinted out of the room. The other three were puzzled with his behavior.

"What's his problem?" Shadow questioned. Aang then flew in from out of the nearby window by riding his air glider. He swiftly landed next to Shadow with ease.

"What, you can't see it?" said Aang, he sounded surprised.

"You know, just because you're the Avatar doesn't mean that you know everything." Shrugged Shadow.

"I usually do." Aang replied.

"True, true." Knuckles added.

"Like I said, you really can't see it?" Asked Aang, perplexed at the three boy's confusion.

"See what?!" shouted Shadow, Knuckles, and Jake at once. They were really getting tired of Aang's knowledge.

"Kellach is going to make love to Hermione tonight!" Aang said matter-of-factly.

"WHA?!" Gaped the three boys like goldfish.

"Uh huh. Haven't you noticed it?" said Aang, "he blushed around her, liked her gift the most, and he shouted The Roof out loud," Said Aang smugly.

"Oh yeah, The Roof," smiled Shadow, "He's taking her up there huh? Happy Birthday to him!" He smirked, impressed with his own innuendo.

"Ah the Roof, good times, good times." Said Knuckles with a sly grin, his mind going elsewhere.

Hermione and Arya were in Amy's room. Amy was sitting cross-legged on her fluffy pink bed while staring blankly at her hot pink ceiling. In fact, her entire room was pink. "Lovefool" was playing in Amy's I-Pod speakers. Hermione and Arya were beside Amy on the bed. Arya was applying a curling iron to Hermione's ginger-brown hair. Amy was coating Hermione's nails with azure nail polish. The three girls were munching on popcorn. Hermione was very antsy; she couldn't even keep still for twenty seconds.

"Oh my god, can't midnight come any sooner?!" groaned Hermione. Amy gave her a weird look,

"What's gotten into you? What's so great about midnight? Amy stopped, "oh, oh, oh. . . . . The Roof?!" Amy giggled loudly. Hermione quickly nodded her head. The other two girls sighed dreamily.

"Ah The Roof," sighed Arya, "I remember when Knuckles took me there about a year ago when we met. What a night! I mean he bent over to me, put his lips to mine and unbuttoned my. . . . "

"I-I don't think we need to go into details Arya." Hermione stuttered quickly, shoving a pillow in her face jokingly. They then both each grabbed a pillow and went into the old girl's sleepover-esque tradition of pillow fight. The girls laughed together, all having fun, and trying to shut Arya up as she continued her sentence. Finally, they all surrendered to each other, getting back to primping Hermione up for her midnight escapade.

"Oh fine," Huffed Arya, defeated. She took the curling iron and curled Hermione's hair, "so who are you taking up?" asked Amy quickly.

"Kellach." Sighed Hermione dreamily. The other girls screamed in delight.

"Oh girl!" shouted Arya, nearly scalding herself with the curler.

"I know!" gushed Hermione, "what with his gorgeous sapphire eyes, and his straw blond hair. Those devilish eyebrows and that gentle sweet smile." Hermione sighed sweetly. Arya brought Hermione down to earth with a sensual growl.

"Mmmhh, you know that boy's h-u-n-g too." Hermione didn't know whether to gasp in shock or smack her for saying that.

"Where the bloody hell did you hear something like that?!" Hermione stammered, feeling her palms sweat and her body tingle.

"Knuckles once walked in on him in the bathroom checking himself out in the mirror after showering, and of course he HAD to tell me about it," Amy and Arya both broke out into laughter, nearly falling off of the bed.

"Well…that is a pretty interesting thing to know, I guess…" Hermione whispered, feeling the temperature in the room rise.

"Like a stallion, or a bullet train," Arya continued. Hermione put a hand over her chest, trying to catch her breath.

"Oh god…" she couldn't hide the smile that was creeping over her face.

"Well don't pass out yet, or you'll spill nail polish all over my bed!" said Amy jokingly. The girls all laughed and enjoyed each other's presence. Then Hermione said the number one thing a girl would say on a night like this.

"Oh I wonder if he's this nervous?" stammered Hermione.

"Oh gods, I am so goddamn nervous!" Kellach cursed to himself.

Kellach was in Shadow's room. Shadow was sitting beside Kellach. All the boys in the tower were asleep except for the two. The TV was off, and a bunch of soda cans were strewn on the floor. Kellach was fidgety. Shadow was staring at him as if he were about to explode.

"So she chose you?" Shadow asked.

"Yeah man, she did." Said Kellach with a grin. It was 11:50. He had to be on The Roof in ten minutes. His palms were sweating up a storm. He tried reading his spell book but his hands just kept shaking too much, and he dropped it whenever he tried to hold it. He tried watching TV, but there was nothing but romance movies for some reason and that make him shake even more. He even tried drawing, but he couldn't stop drawing her face. So he sat there with Shadow for those ten minutes. The two didn't really talk much, Kellach just needed to think about what he was going to say to Hermione when he got here. 11:55. Kellach changed into a black tux with matching pants. He pulled out a rose. He stared at himself in the mirror on the wall. His hair was tidy, his clothes were dapper, and his hands were still shaking.

"She chose me," He reassured himself with a smile, looking at that rose. He looked up at the clock.

"Good luck Kell," Shadow patted his friend's back, "you are gonna make her very happy." Kellach turned away from his reflection, and gave his friend a strong hug. The two grinned, and Shadow shoved him towards the door. Kellach turned back one last time and gave Shadow thumbs up.

"Wish me luck!" and he left the room.

Hermione was standing at the door, her stomach full of butterflies. Amy and Arya were standing right beside her. Hermione was wearing a not-so-see-through purple blouse with a matching skirt. She had a diamond necklace around her neck. Her hair was curled and a few strands had purple beads. It was 11:55. Amy grabbed a matching shawl hanging in the closet, and placed it over Hermione.

"Just in case it's cold," she said with a smile. Hermione wrapped the soft fabric around her. Arya then reached for Hermione's blouse and unbuttoned two buttons on the blouse, leaving Hermione a little more exposed than she was comfortable with.

"Just in case he can't get it up," Arya joked, Hermione did not laugh. Instead, she re-buttoned the blouse back up. After looking at her reflection she sighed, and undid the top button again, and lifted her breasts up with her hands.

"This push-up bra doesn't fit me…" Hermione sighed, trying to fix herself up a little more. Amy and Arya each put a hand on her chest to complete the picture.

"But your tits look great!" Amy cheered, undoing the second button of the blouse. Hermione gave in eventually and sighed again in the mirror. She had to admit, she looked pretty hot. Her eyes then scanned the clock on Amy's dresser.

"Oh I have to go girls!" said Hermione. She hugged her friends.

"You are gonna make his day Hermione." Smiled Amy.

"Go get him tiger!" Grinned Arya in approval.

"Thanks guys, for everything." Said Hermione, her eyes beaming.

"No problem Hermione, now hurry up and get to The Roof, I bet he's waiting for you already." Amy said. The girls hugged again.

"Well, I'm off!" and she left the room. Arya and Amy watched her walk away and upstairs. Arya then turned to Amy, smiling.

"Fifty bucks say they fuck."

"Make it a hundred, her boobs looked bigger than mine!"

Kellach and Hermione both ran for the double elevator. The two were so dolled up in fancy attire; they didn't even recognize each other. The two pushed the up button. What felt like hours, actually took seconds and the elevator doors opened. The two walked into their separate elevator. After a minute that felt like ages, the doors finally opened to The Roof. Kellach and Hermione walked up to the roof…and saw each other. They both doubled back. Hermione noticed the black tux with the carnation. He had a rose in his hand. His black shoes were sparkling. Kellach could notice her big, beautiful curly hair, the twinkle in her eyes, and her gratuitous amount of cleavage.

"Hey." Said Kellach.

"Hey." Said Hermione. The two stood close to each other. The full moon was beautiful and it shone down on the two. The sky was a beautiful blanket of stars. The glorious landscape of mountains and lakes were in full frontal view beyond the tower. It was a truly picture perfect scenery.

"Happy Birthday Kellach." Said Hermione softly.

"Thank you Hermione." Replied Kellach. They just stared at each other as sweet music began to play. Kellach held out his hand. Hermione eagerly took it. The two began to waltz on top of the tower. Kellach and Hermione couldn't keep their hungry eyes off of each other. They slowed down a bit as the song changed to a slow dance. Kellach held Hermione's waist and Hermione wrapped her hands around Kellach's' shoulders. They were both very close to each other.

"This is nice." Smiled Kellach shyly.

"Yeah, it's very sweet," said Hermione as if in a trance. The music swelled around them, setting the mood.

"You know," Kellach began, "you probably have the cutest eyes I've ever seen." Hermione blushed.

"Well," replied Hermione, "you always have a big grin across your face. That always makes me happy Kellach." Smiled Hermione. Kellach gave a little laugh and held her hands.

"You have to be the most intelligent, caring, sincere, and beautiful girl I know." Said Kellach to Hermione; his heart beat erratically as he said it. He looked into her eyes. He slowly moved in closer to her, and his mouth connected with her. Fire. Passion. She opened her mouth and let him in, massaging her tongue with his. She felt like she could fly on the wings he was giving her in that moment in time. Kellach gave her what she wanted and she pushed him back, their hands all over each other. The music slowly came to a crescendo as she felt his hands travel from her waist to the hem on the bottom of her blouse.

"This is it." Thought Kellach with growing anticipation. He felt her actions mimic his as her hands wandered to the belt holding up his pants. Her fingertips playfully danced around the zipper hiding what she wanted. Arya's words ran though her mind, and her heartbeat began to race, and her knees started to shake.

"THIS IS IT!" Thought Hermione, her heart racing. The two leaned in even closer. Their lips were begging to become one. They knelt on the floor of the roof, the stars giving light to the whole spectacle. The music started to get louder as he tore the shawl from Hermione's shoulders. Almost there. Almost. Just a little closer now. They locked eyes, knowing that this is what they wanted. They were all grown up, he eighteen, she on the edge of seventeen. Kellach and Hermione closed their eyes, ready to take their relationship to the next level. They each took a deep breath, moments away from revealing all. The cool night then became a bit warm, and a small breeze blew by. Kellach stopped, and the music cut off abruptly.

"Did you hear something?"

"Only the sound of your breathing." Hermione said dreamily, slowly tipping over the edge, tugging at Kellach's pants. He gently pushed her away.

"No, I definitely heard something" Kellach muttered, getting up from the floor. Hermione followed his lead, wrapping her arms around his shoulder.

"It was just the wind," she said quickly, "Now let me give you your present baby!" There was a crash from below them, the sound of breaking glass. Hermione heard it that time. She let go of Kellach, finally on edge. The temperature rose around them. It was now eighty degrees, and rising. Kellach and Hermione began to sweat. Then it got even hotter. It must have been at least over 100 degrees. Kellach began to sweat even more. He took a breath and stopped. He coughed, and clutched at his chest. He couldn't breathe! Hermione's face went from flushed passion to choked terror. She backed away from Kellach. She screamed.

"Behind you!" It was too late. Kellach was knocked to the floor and was sent sprawling to Hermione's side. Kellach turned to see who had attacked him. A man with shocking inferno spiked hair stood on the edge of the rooftop, grinning as he looked upon the two. He was holding two spinning disks of fire. He had a green streak that ran down each of his eyes. And he was wearing a black zipped up coat that reached all the way to the floor. The mysterious man gave a booming laugh.

"Happy Birthday Kellach."