⌠Serpentine?■ His voice was voice and gentle┘I slowly pushed the pillow from my face and looked up at him. ⌠You alright? Just a bad dream?■ I nodded. His hand lifted off my stomach and he looked at me with concern.
⌠Where▓s mother and father? How come they didn▓t come in here?■ ⌠They▓re downstairs with some of the others┘.card nights are Fridays, remember? I was just passing by your room and I heard you talking in your sleep┘.something about a dementor?■ I shook my head. ⌠Nothing important┘Thanks anyway.■ He nodded and for the first time┘he smiled. But not his usual sneer┘it was a kind, warming smile. ⌠Are you sure you▓re alright?■ I nodded. His hand was on mine, which laid limp upon my chest. I gripped his tight and he pushed back the hair on my forehead. We didn▓t say anything for a few minutes, just smiled at each other. ⌠Alright┘you going to be okay or do you want me to stay here a bit longer?■ ⌠Um┘Can you stay here? I want to ask you something.■ ⌠Sure┘anything.■ ⌠How come you▓re always so mean to everyone?■ ⌠I▓m constantly bothered by other people▓s irresponsible beliefs.■ ⌠Well, you▓re always so mean to me┘■ ⌠Because you▓re mean to me.■ ⌠I▓m only mean because I have to deal with my father-■ ⌠Don▓t we all, Princess?■ ⌠So┘You don▓t like me because I remind you of my father?■ He sighed and sat on the bed.
⌠Well┘you and the Dark Lord have many things in common┘it▓s mostly the way you two act together┘it▓s almost as though if I look deep enough into your eyes┘I can see him staring back at me.■ ⌠I look like my mom, but I have my-■ ⌠Father▓s eyes┘I know.■ He said quietly. ⌠But they are beautiful. It▓s only when you get a temper that your father shows through in you.■ I nodded. He stared into my eyes and smiled.
⌠Do you like anybody?■ ⌠Very few people┘You▓re on my good list though┘■ ⌠No┘ I mean┘.Do you have feelings for anyone? Like a girlfriend?■ He seemed to be taken aback by it. ⌠Well┘I never had a girlfriend┘.But I had a big crush on someone when I was younger.■ ⌠Really? Who?■ ⌠No. I can▓t tell you. It▓s my business, not yours.■ I sat up. ⌠Please tell me┘pleeeeaaase, Uncle Severus!■ He smiled.
⌠Huhtah▓s Huh-tar.■ He mumbled.
⌠What?■ ⌠Pah-Tah▓s Muh-Tah┘.■ He hissed. ⌠Still can▓t hear you┘■ ⌠Potter▓s Mother┘.Lily Potter. I grew up with her. And not just going to Hogwarts. We lived near each other. She never liked me because I was intrigued by the Dark Arts.■ ⌠Really?■ He nodded. ⌠Your father has a knack for making fun of me for it. Seems to think it▓s funny. Like sleeping with the enemy or incorrect animal magnetism. Like I had a disability or something┘It was wrong in the first place to fall in love with half-bloods, mud bloods or muggles, if you were a death eater.■ ⌠Or a pure-blood.■ ⌠I▓m half-blood.■ ⌠Oh.■ He chuckled.
⌠Funny really┘I call myself the ▒Half-Blood Prince.▓ You just happen to be the ▒Half-Blood Princess.▓■ ⌠Yeah.■ I giggled. ⌠What is blood anyway? I mean┘I▓m half-blood but my father▓s the Dark Lord so it doesn▓t matter┘I▓m as pure as you can get, right?■ ⌠Pure and Perfect.■ I got to my knees and crawled over next to him and curled up into a ball, snuggling into him under his arm which he wrapped around my shoulders. ⌠You know, You should go back to bed┘you need your sleep. Your birthday▓s tomorrow┘the big 12.■ ⌠I wish I was older.■ I muttered, I felt myself falling back to sleep while my head was on his chest.
⌠I know┘I wished that too when I was your age and now I wish I was your age.■ He said, laughing. He pulled away from me and stood up. Grabbing me from under my arms, he lifted me up and laid me back down in bed. He pulled the covers over me and tuck me in.
⌠I don▓t want you to leave just yet!■ I whined. ⌠I know, but your father will kill me if he found out you were out of bed.■ He leaned down and gave me a kiss on the forehead. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked into his eyes.
⌠Can▓t you just stay here until I fall back asleep.■ Giving him my most cutest puppy-dog face ever┘ ⌠I▓m sure you can get to sleep on you own just fine.■ He whispered. I let go of him and he straitened up. ⌠Good-night, Princess.■ ⌠Good-night, My Prince.■
⌠UNBELIEVEABLE!■ I sat up with a jolt. Aunt Narcissa▓s voice rang from downstairs.
⌠YOU KNOW SHE HATES PINK!■ What a coincidence┘.I hate pink┘I know they▓re talking about me┘.I hopped out of bed and scooped Envy up. She was coiled up on the bedside table and only gave a faint moan when I lifted her. I hurried out of my room and down the hall in my gray night gown. I had to rub my eyes to make sure I was seeing things right when I met a bright pink bow at the top of the banister. The center of the bow was a small white charm in the shape of a bunny┘It was followed by matching ribbon that twisted and wrapped around the banister like a serpent┘.
Oh, Lord┘ I hissed. Envy lifted her feeble head and blinked. Spotting the ribbon, she spat, ⌠What the fuck?!■ I shook my head and proceed down the stairs and dared not to touch the putrid decorations. The house was┘pink┘too pink┘The Dark Lord▓s Manor┘.Pink. Like out of some Victoria▓s Secret/Playboy/Preppy Girl▓s dream. I could vomit. I got to the bottom of the stairs and Auntie Cissy was accompanied by 4 other Death Eaters who were just doing the finishing touches. She spotted a pink bow which was tied to a chair and walked up closer to it, squinting┘.
⌠Is that┘? Oh no┘OH NO!■ She shrieked. One of the followers had waved his wand and doves flew out, dropping feathers everywhere.
⌠STOP IT! STOP IT THIS INSTANT!■ She put her hands to her head and it seemed like she was about to pull the hair out of her head when she spun around and spotted me standing at the bottom of the steps. She seemed to see the horrified look on my face and gave a big frown. She looked like she was about to cry. She walked over to me with her arms stretched out and wrapped them around me. She gave me a hug, pulled away and put her hands on my face.
⌠Honey, I told them ▒no pink▒, but they just wouldn▓t listen.■ She moaned. The closest Death Eater turned to us and tried to plead.
⌠Princess, do you like the decorations?!■ He pointed around with a big grin on his face like, ▒Please-Say-Yes-And-Don▓t-Tell-Your-Father-On-Me▓ Look. He seemed too excited about them.
⌠You want to know what I think?■ I said loud and proud so that all the followers turned around and looked at me with worried looks.
⌠I HATE PINK!■ I put my hand on the banister and the bow caught on fire. It literally┘exploded. The flame shot up the ribbon and up the banister, coiling around it, burning the ribbon in its tracks. When the flame got to the top, it shot off like fireworks and hit the doves, turning them to black, making them shriek in pain and fall to the floor.
⌠Who▓s idea was this?!■ I screamed. My eyes started to burn. Here┘we┘go.
The follower who sent off the doves raised his hand slowly and shakily. I hopped off the last step and handed Envy to Cissy who took her quickly. I strode up to him and stared in his ugly face. His bushy eyebrows joined in confusion and his lips parted to show yellowing teeth, clenched in fear. He was at least 2 or 3 feet taller than me, yet he still cringed by my fury.
⌠What makes you think I liked pink?■ I hissed dangerously, feeling the warm blood rush through my veins.
⌠I just t-thought┘you▓d like pink b-because you▓re a girl and most girls-■
⌠I▓m not most girls┘.And what▓s with the bunnies?■
⌠It seemed cute and feminine┘■
⌠Cute?┘Cute?! You think I▓m CUTE?!■ He started to shake and backed away. ⌠I▓ll show you cute┘■ I kicked him in the knee and he crouched low, low enough so I could take a double and kick him between the legs.
⌠SHIT! OH FUCK!■ He fell to the floor.
⌠I▓m not going to have my birthday party look like Anna Nicole▓s Funeral! If it helps, my favorite color is green!■ I took Envy from Auntie and turn to leave the room.
⌠You can bet I will tell my father about this! Assholes┘■ I slammed the door and went to the bathroom. I locked the door and sent Envy down on the sink.
⌠That was scary┘ please don▓t ever put me through that again!■ Envy groaned.
⌠No┘they should have known┘▒cute▒,■ I laughed. I pulled down my panties and sat down. ⌠Those fuckers will be take orders from me like their life depended on it, pretty soon. Father will straiten them out.■
⌠You should be getting more power over them once you have your dark mark and crowned. I doubt you▓ll have as much power as your parents until you▓ve gotten to the throne.■
⌠Don▓t I get the throne when I▓m crowned?■
⌠Only for a while. Then when he decides to retire, which I doubt will be for a long time, you▓ll be able to take control and reign over the entire wizarding world┘.Serpentine?┘..Hey┘What▓s wrong?■ I wasn▓t paying attention to anything she was saying. Her voice was far off in the distance. My mind on something else┘.I was staring down in the toilet, with my mouth open┘.
⌠┘Envy┘.Is that normal?■ Envy looked down and started to chuckle.
⌠Somebody▓s growing up┘■