Chapter Fourteen

Hecate woke up slowly feeling a weight next to her, She opened her eyes and saw Pippa sleeping peacefully next to her, her arm draped around her waist after their night of passion. Hecate smiled as the memories from the night before came back to her and leaned over to kiss her new girlfriend on the head when she caught sight of the time and gasped.

"Pippa..." Hecate said shaking the blonde "Pipsqueak wake up it is ten to nine!" Hecate told her as she jumped out of bed.

As the women got up so late neither one had time to make sure they were looking perfect therefore they both had loose strands of hair and looked less neat than normal. Luckily they were teaching the second years first so they would not suspect anything. Sitting down both women seemed on edge and were blushing. Hecate suddenly noticed a love bite on Pippa's neck and made hand actions trying to tell her. Pippa pulled her collar up more covering it up.

Mildred and her friends turned around and starting talking to Felicity.

"Maybe Sybil and Ayla are right they like each other." Maud whispered to them.

"Yes they keep blushing, it is actually sweet." Felicity replied having seen her teachers blushing constantly.

"Do you reckon they are actually going to get married?" Mildred asked wanting to know what her friends thought.

"I think so, I think it will be announced any day now. I hope they will allow all the pupils to go." Enid replied suspecting it wouldn't be long until they were married.

"Yes, can you imagine having a day off school to attend their wedding that would be amazing." Felicity replied happily.

"I wonder what their dresses will be like?" Maud asked thinking about the dress choices the women would have.

"Black for HB and pink for Pentangle obviously." Enid replied rolling her eyes thinking it is obvious.

"I hope they let the choir sing that would be so sweet." Mildred replied enjoying talking about this.

"Mildred Hubble, Maud Spellbody, Enid Nightshade, Felicity Foxglove, is there a problem?" HB asked cutting off their conversation.

Mildred, Maud and Enid turned around before Mildred replied.

"No Miss Hardbroom." Mildred replied innocently.

"Then get on with your work before you all receive detention." HB replied as the girls settled down not wanting to be punished.

It did not take long for pupils and teachers to catch on about their relationship status. The two women were seen holding hands in corridors when they thought no-one was looking and HB seemed to mellow a bit, not seeming quite as harsh.

"About time it happened." Miss Drill said as she sat down with a cup of tea during breaktime and saw the blonde and brunette teacher holding hands.

"Who made the first move?" Miss Bat asked curiously.

"Hecate did." Pippa replied lovingly.

"Great, Miss Drill the money please." Miss Bat said happily.

"You were betting on who would make the first move?" Hecate asked shocked.

"Yes, and I win I said you would." Miss Drill said as Miss Bat reluctantly handed over a five pound note.

Love was clearly in the air but it was not only between the teachers. Many pupils suspected that something was going on between Esmeralda Hallow and Marcus Dragonlord, though neither of them would admit anything.

It was very true the two of them were very good friends and currently they were standing against a wall talking to each other.

"Bat is still not happy about having to have boys singing in her classes." Marcus started to say bringing up the topic.

"She wouldn't be, some of the notes she makes us sing are really high." Esme replied with a smirk.

"Yes and it probably doesn't help if you are tone deaf like me." Marcus replied with a chuckle.

"Oh I thought you were doing that on purpose to annoy Miss Bat." Esme replied joking with him.

"Well I do put it on a bit but I am still tone deaf." Marcus replied enjoying talking to his friend.

Esmeralda rolled her eyes at that knowing he liked to annoy the teachers

"I suppose you are going to leave our potions essay to the last minute as well?" Esme asked though she already knew the answer.

"I am offended you would think of me like that, no I am not going to leave it to the last minute...I am going to leave it to the last hour." Marcus replied in a joking way.

"You are awful." Esme replied shocked at his lack of care for his schoolwork.

"Well hey if you are that concerned you can do the essay for me." Marcus suggested to her.

"No chance do it yourself." Esme replied not liking that idea.

Just then the two of them were interrupted from talking by Ethel and Sybil.

"Hey Esme, Hi Marcus." Ethel said to the two older pupils. Both pupils replied with a hello before Sybil started to talk.

"Esme guess what I was right HB and Pentangle are getting married." the youngest blonde girl said happily.

"Oh I still haven't heard them announce anything." Esme replied confused.

"They haven't but they were holding hands in my potions lesson so they definitely are together." Ethel replied sharing what they had done.

"Do you want to come to the wedding to Marcus?" Sybil asked him.

"I doubt Pentangle or HB would let me near any wedding they might have." Marcus replied talking to the younger girl nicely.

"Well they would if you are the ring bearer, they need someone to do it." Ethel replied sharing how he might be included.

"True but they would probably give that job to Mildred Hubble before they even consider me." Marcus replied to the other girl. Suddenly Marcus caught sight of the clock.

"Oh no I am going to be late for my detention, I have to go see you later Ethel, Sybil, bye Esms." he said touching Esme on the shoulder as he walked past. Esmeralda buried her face in her hands knowing her sisters were going to tease her rotten over that nickname.

Ethel and Sybil looked at each other and then laughed "ESMS" they both shouted laughing their heads off.

"Aww Esms and Marky are so sweet." Ethel said mocking her sister.

"Marcus and I are not dating, boys and girls can be friends and nothing more you know." Esme replied defending herself.

"Yes but in your case it is more, once you get special nicknames for each other you are no longer friends." Sybil replied cleverly. The two youngest girls continued to laugh mocking their sister.

"I do not have the time for a boyfriend I have exams coming up, Marcus is NOT my boyfriend." Esme replied wanting her sisters to not get the wrong idea into their heads.

"Ah ha so you DO like him then? You don't not want to date him because you don't like him, its only because of exams which means you do actually fancy him!" Ethel said catching her sister out on how she really felt.

"That is not what I meant." Esme butt in trying to explain.

"It's okay Esme, Marcus is cute." Sybil said with a smile.

"Yes I like him, he always gives me sweets when you are not looking." Ethel said without thinking.

"You do realise you just told me that?" Esme said with a smile.

"Oh well, just don't kiss in front of us." Ethel said pulling a face.

"I will not be kissing Mark because he is not my boyfriend." Esmeralda replied not realising she had dug herself in deeper.

"Ooo Mark is it now?" Ethel said teasing her. Esme turned bright red from embarrassment.