Winter Themes Competition: snowman
Word Count: 731
Meeting at Midnight
Marlene's heart skipped a beat as the snow-covered park came into view and she saw Sirius waiting at the entrance for her. It seemed to take an eternity for her to reach him, but finally she was enveloped in his warm embrace. "I was beginning to wonder if you'd forgotten about me."
"I could never forget about you. I almost got caught sneaking out." Marlene's parents did not approve of her relationship with Sirius. They had heard too many rumors of the Black family's dealings with prominent criminals in the city. Her father had forbidden her to see Sirius, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She loved him too much to let rules get in the way. She knew Sirius didn't agree with what his family did and planned to become a police officer to fight against them and their allies. She only hoped that her parents would listen to her someday and come to accept him.
"Well, I'm glad you made it." Sirius pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "How long do you have?"
"Probably only a couple of hours." Marlene looked up into his grey eyes and smiled. "Let's make the most of it."
Sirius feigned shock. "Marlene McKinnon, don't you think it's a bit cold for that? And even though it's almost midnight, this is a rather public place. I think your father's right about me. I've been a bad influence on you."
Marlene slapped him playfully on the arm and pushed out of his embrace. "You know that's not what I meant." She took him by the hand and pulled him into the park. "You know what? I want to build a snowman."
Sirius chuckled. "You never cease to amaze me. Two hours alone in a park with me and you want to build a snowman."
Marlene stopped them in an open area. "It'll be fun, I promise. Besides, it won't take us two hours to build one snowman." She stood on her toes and kissed him lingeringly on the lips. "There's more where that came from."
Sirius smiled. "Well then, let's get this snowman built."
They set to work, both of them forming their own snowballs and rolling them along the ground, building them up bigger and bigger. Once the bottom and middle were done, Marlene looked around for some sticks and small stones to make his arms and face while Sirius formed the snowman's head.
"He looks great." Sirius pulled Marlene in close to his side as they admired their handiwork. "I feel like he's missing something though."
Marlene pulled the mittens from her hands, placing them on the ends of the snowman's stick arms. "He has to have mittens."
Sirius unwound the scarf from his own neck and put it around the snowman's plump one. "And a scarf."
Marlene nodded. "Perfect." They both smiled as Sirius wrapped his arms around her again. "We make a great team, don't we?"
"The best." Sirius's smile faltered as he gazed into her eyes. "I don't want you to go."
Marlene kissed him lightly on the lips. "I don't want to, but I have to go back home at some point." She thought that maybe now was the right time to tell him what she'd been thinking about lately. "We only have six more months and then we're both done with school. If you can wait that long, I'll run away with you, Sirius."
Sirius's face lit up with hope. "You will?"
"It's the only way we can be together. I just can't picture a future without you in it." Marlene placed a hand on his cheek and gazed up at him confidently. "My parents will forgive me eventually, especially when they get to know you. If they see that I'm happy with you, I know they'll learn to love you."
"You have no idea how happy you've just made me." Marlene melted into him as he kissed her. She knew there would be a lot of obstacles in the way of their happiness, but she was confident they would overcome them. As long as they had each other, everything would be alright in the end.