Chapter 10 - Hitting the nail on the head
Athena watched as her sister and Professor Dumbledore laid the table for their special dinner. Tonight would be the last night that she would sit around the table with her sister and the professor. Athena was upset because they were both leaving, she was worried about her sisters safety and she would miss Albus Dumbledore being around the place. Athena watched as they laughed about something and saw the twinkle shinning in the professor's eyes. they always shinned brightly when he looked as her sister. Athena wasn't stupid, she knew that look because it was the look her father gave her mother. She grabbed her diary and stomped loudly out of the room.
Minerva noticed her sister storm out of the room and went after her.
"Athena?" said Minerva when she found her younger sister sitting on the stairs. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing!" snapped Athena, looking away from her sister.
"Now I know you're lying!" replied Minerva as she sat down beside her. "Come on tell me."
"Why are you so perfect?" Athena burst out. "Everyone likes you and you can talk to anyone. You're beautiful and I'm the exact opposite. It's not fair."
"Athena!" said Minerva looking at her sister. "What's brought this on? You're far from plain, little one."
"Professor Dumbledore never speaks to me," moaned Athena sadly.
"Is this what this is all about?" asked Minerva. "You always run out the room before he gets the chance."
"You like him, don't you?" said Athena. " You like him how mother likes father."
Minerva didn't answer her sister, instead she got to her feet and looked out of the nearby window. Athena took her sister's silence as the answer she didn't want to hear, she got up and stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door loudly.
Minerva sighed to herself, Athena had hit a nerve with her question and Minerva, for once, was speechless. Minerva did like Albus, she had liked him since her sixth year at Hogwarts. She had just thought it was a simple crush but during the last few weeks, she had felt that her feelings for her old professor were increasing. Tomorrow they would be going their separate ways and she doubted that they would be in contact as their lives progressed. She knew that Albus would never return her feelings and that Avalon still had some hold over his heart.
She felt a hand touch her shoulder and she turned around, two sparkling blue eyes were looking at her.
"Albus!" she said, her voice nearly failing her.
"Did I startle you?" he asked.
Minerva found herself mesmerized by his blue eyes, they were intoxicating. Without knowing it, she stepped closer to him and then rising on tip toes. She lent forward and ever so lightly brushed her own lips against his. She pulled back quickly when she realized what she was doing, the look on his face made her turn away from him and dart out of the house.