Chapter 29

Claire listened to Severus' soft snoring as he slept on his work. She wanted to bring him to bed but she was about one hundred percent sure he would be even crankier with her if he found out. She needed him to be in a good mood if she was ever going to get him to take her to the valentine's ball. Speaking of which, she still wasn't sure how she was going to get him to go with her…he had already expressed his opinion on valentine's day when a first year tried to give him a valentines card…he set it on fire. She thought that was cruel of him but knew she was never going to change how he felt about it so she didn't bother arguing.

Claire sighed and rested her head on the arm rest of his large comfortable couch. She still adored that thing, it sunk in every time she sat down and she was almost engulfed in it. She wasn't tired herself, her mind was ticking and she couldn't seem to find a way to get him to take her to the ball… She didn't particularly like social events very much but despite that, she wanted to spend the evening with him doing something other than talking, she wanted to dance.

She traced designs lightly on the leather couch when she felt a tickling on her fingers. She lifted her hand lightly and stroked Satina's scales.

"You know what?" She whispered softly to Satina. Her only reply was another tickling on her fingers. Satina's tongue flickered out and lightly touched her finger tips a few times and she wondered if she was trying to tell her something.

"I wish Severus would just ask me, than I wouldn't have to do all this plotting!" She whispered to her again. Satina quietly slithered around her head and rested her tail in Claire's hand. Claire laughed softly and with one finger she played with her tail. Satina tickled her neck with her tongue and she stopped playing with it. She laid her hand on the couch but realized that Satina had placed her tail in the palm of her hand again. Claire closed her fingers over her tail but Satina wiggled it out. She was confused…What was she doing? She carefully opened the palm of her hand and once again Satina placed her tail against it.

Claire kept her hand still when she noticed Satina was moving her tail around in her palm. She concentrated on the circular motions and suddenly realized with a jolt that Satina was spelling letters against her skin.

"I – k-n-o-w—h-o-w—t-o—m-a-k-e—h-i-m—g-o." the letters formed in her hand.

"Really? You are quite intelligent you know that?" She said quietly still not wishing to disturb Severus. He had promised to take her out to their tree that night but she wasn't sure whether he'd be up to going.

"O-f-c-o-u-r-s-e—I—a-m." Satina spelt in her hand.

"I suppose that's why you picked Severus as your master, am I right?" Satina nodded her head and Claire laughed softly.

"As you were saying, my sneaky friend?"

"W-e-r-e—y-o-u—n-o-t—h-u-r-t—b-y—w-h-a-t—S-e-v-e-r-u-s—h-a-d—s-a-i-d—t-o—y-o-u—e-a-r-l-i-e-r?"



"Ah, the deaf comment? Yes, it did hurt but I understand where his frustration came from."She whispered to her still attempting to keep quiet for Severus.

"H-e-r-e—i-s—w-h-a-t—y-o-u—s-h-o-u-l-d—d-o…"

Satina and Claire spent the remainder of their evening plotting on the perfect scheme. They had minor details to worry about but they were sure getting to Severus wouldn't be a problem.

"Sounds like a plan." Claire whispered trying to control the smile that wanted to play across her lips; it was a Slytherin plan…the whole way through.

"L-e-a-v-e—t-h-e—r-e-s-t—t-o—m-e." Satina wrote on her hand. She hissed gently and slowly slithered down to the ground, Claire listened as Satina slithered over to the man sleeping on his desk. She laid her head down on the couch and shut her eyes as phase one of their operation was set in motion.

Severus awoke to a tickling on his face.

"Claire, go away!" He mumbled but then suddenly felt scales rub themselves against his cheek.

"Rise and shine princess."

"Shut up." He thought back to her and stroked Satina's scales softly.

"What time is it?"

"Time for you to take Claire to your tree, you did promise you know…"

"You're right I suppose…"

"When are you going to learn that I am always right?" The cool female voice asked

"Forgive me your highness…" He said sarcastically.

"Forgiven." Shesaid and a pleasant sounding laugh filled his mind.

He grumbled about annoyingly intelligent reptiles and lifted his head. He gazed at Claire's sleeping form and watched her chest rise and fall slowly with the rhythm of her sleep. He looked at Satina with her black eyes alert and sparkling, he suddenly wondered why she seemed so excited… He shrugged it off and stood up, his limbs were aching and he still had a headache. He rubbed his temples and walked over to Claire sleeping on his couch. The image in front of him was actually quite amusing, Claire's body had practically sunken into his couch.

"She's a pretty one isn't she?" Satina asked admiringly.

"Who asked you?"

"I'm simply pointing out the obvious."

"Thank you for your assistance but I believe I am quite capable of seeing the obvious for myself."

"…of course." The cool female voice said sarcastically.

"What are you implying?"



"Nothing… Nothing at all." She said, Severus chose to ignore the comment and held out his hand for her to climb up on. Satina gracefully wound herself up his arm and rested her head against his shoulder. Severus walked over to Claire and shook her shoulder lightly, Claire stirred but otherwise didn't wake up.

"Claire? Claire wake up." She stirred again and suddenly sat up straight smacking Severus with a baled fist. He winced and grabbed his nose, Claire turned around and quickly began apologizing.

"I'm so sorry I didn't-- Oh, it's you." She said in a flat voice and rolled back over. Severus stared at her for a moment before she spoke again.

"I'm terribly sorry Severus; I suppose I didn't hear you coming."

"Oh, it seems someone hit a nerve."

"Claire, holding grudges is not becoming of you." He growled at her, where was this coming from? She had forgiven him already hadn't she?

"Apparently not." Satina said, reading his mind.

"No one asked you." He shot back at her.

"Ah, so the great Snape sees the obvious does he?"

"Shut up."

Claire was still staring at him, awaiting an answer. It was obvious she had asked him something but it was hard to continue a conversation verbally with one girl and mentally with the other.

"Well?" She said sounding irritated.

He simply stared at her, he wasn't about to open his mouth just to shut it again because he knew he hadn't heard her. She huffed and turned over to face him again.

"Severus, you don't even listen to me anymore do you?" She said with a tinge of hurt instead of anger.

"Of course I do." He growled at her, why was she even questioning him?

"You're not very good at this sort of thing are you?" Satina said sounding smug.

"Did I not advise you to shut your mouth only two seconds ago?"

"Suit yourself." She said curtly.

"Whatever you say Severus." Claire said, an air of defeat in her voice. She looked really upset, it twisted his heart to see her that way. He watched as she got up from the couch and walked over to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her and he sat on the couch in the spot she had vacated only moments ago.

"Well?"

"Well what?"



"How are you going to fix this?" Satina demanded.

"She'll get over it." Severus said offhandedly

"Severus!"

"What?" He asked, genuinely confused.

"You've hurt her feelings and the best you can say for yourself is 'she'll get over it'?"

"Well what would you suggest then? You obviously have some experience in the matter."

"Of what? Pissing others off? I think not." She huffed out of irritation.

"Then what use are you to me in this situation?"

"Just because, unlike you, I don't have experience with this doesn't mean I can't give you suggestions."

"Well? Let's hear them." Severus said sounding very much like he'd rather not even broach the subject.

"Oh, the infamous Snape needs my help?" She said mockingly.

"Get over yourself you twit."

"Well now I don't want to help you."

Severus growled low and menacing but ended up cradling his head in his hands, what was he supposed to do? He heard a mental sigh in his mind and turned to look at Satina's black glittering eyes… Why did she seem to be up to something?

"I can't bear seeing you so pathetically incapable of pleasing women, so I suppose I'll help you."

Severus bit his tongue…hard. He was going to let that slip, for now. He looked back over at his familiar but the small twinkle in her eye was starting to scare him.

"You are taking her out tonight, yes?"

Severus nodded his head, he didn't bother replying.

"And which day is it tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is a Friday."

"Think harder." She said, he assumed if she could roll her eyes, she would have done it by now.

"Valentine's day." He said with a sneer.

"There you go."

"Satina…Your not suggesting that I take her to…No, no I won't go!"

"Severus, you are being a coward, it's just a ball."

"I won't go."



"You have to."

"No." He said stubbornly.

At that moment Claire walked back out of the bathroom and sat down beside him. She turned her head, eyes still looking sad and carefully placed her hand on top of his.

"Ask her." Satina whispered in his mind.

He ignored her and rubbed Claire's hand softly. He couldn't do it, wasn't there any other way?

"Ask her." Satina said with a little more persistence.

Severus ignored her once again and turned his attention back to Claire, he grabbed both her hands in his and opened his mouth…Wait, what was he going to say?

"Ask her!" She almost shouted in his mind.

"Claire," He said through gritted teeth. "Would you do me the honour of accompanying me to…" He trailed off uncertainly, his voice was rougher then he had intended, why was this so hard to do?

"You were doing fine, keep going."

"Yes?" Claire inquired, she looked genuinely curious but something about her posture was sending warning signals in his head, he was a spy after all.

"…of accompanying me to that retched ball they have tomorrow evening." He finally ground out.

The effect was immediate, Claire's face brightened and her eyes sparkled. A wide grin graced her face and she beamed at him.

"I assume that's a yes?" He inquired half amused and have irritated that it had to come to that.

She squealed quietly and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tight.

"You bet!" She said and there was a new high in her voice. Severus was so immersed with an arm full of Claire that he hadn't noticed the small pat on the head Claire had given Satina behind his back…

"Well, let's get a move on it's getting dark out, we are still going to the tree tonight right?" She asked him suddenly looking uncertain.

"Of course, grab your things, it's quite chilly out." Claire summoned her coat and Severus fetched his black travelling cloak.

The pair walked out onto the grounds, it was actually quite cold out but Claire didn't complain. They had left Satina inside because apparently she was 'bothering' Severus. Claire smiled when she thought back to their plan, it had worked perfectly. When she thought about it, Satina must have been very good at persuading him because she knew how much he hated social events.

Once they finally settled themselves down at their tree, Severus quickly cast a warming charm and they began a long chat.

"Severus, I can't dance, what are we going to do tomorrow?"



"Ah, see? Problem solved… We won't attend."

"Nice try, you asked and I accepted. We are going." He seemed disappointed but she laughed instead of feeling bad for him, it was about time he did something fun. As if reading her mind he growled at her.

"I don't do…social events." He hissed and she laughed quietly at him. Oh well, he would get over it.

"Can you dance Severus?" She asked him, her voice was low and sounded far off as if she weren't interested in his answer. The truth was, she was very interested. She expected a direct and very insulted 'no', but when it didn't come she listened carefully for a hint of what he was thinking.

"I might." He whispered so quietly she almost didn't catch it.

"Pardon?" She asked in complete shock, had she heard that right?

"I believe I said that I…I might." He said, he had started out bitter but by the end of his sentence it sounded more defeated. She couldn't believe what she had heard. Severus Snape, feared potions master at Hogwarts…could dance?

"What?" He snapped, she supposed she was staring at him so she turned away. Suddenly she envied all those who could actually stare at him.

"Nothing," She mumbled, "It's just that…Well I can't so, I'm wondering if I might make tomorrow a disaster." She finished lamely.

"Would you like to practice?" He whispered beside her. Severus gazed out at the stars as he awaited her answer, it was a nice night, there was a full moon and no clouds in the sky.

"Right now?" He heard her ask. He glanced her way and saw her smiling face.

"If you wish."

"But there isn't any music." she said half laughing. He was very surprised by the affect a small dance was having on her. The one minute it seemed as though she wanted to hex his balls off and all of a sudden she was all smiles and giggles…women, he would never understand them.

"There is no need for music." He said and stood up, he gently held out his hand and Claire accepted it gracefully. He pulled her to her feet and grabbed both her hands gently. He placed her left hand on his shoulder and placed his own on her waist. He grabbed her right hand with his left and extended their folded hands away from their bodies. He started moving his feet slowly and waited until Claire copied the move.

After a few moments Claire started to understand the foot work and they gradually began moving faster. Claire was bursting with joy, Severus moved so elegantly, no wonder he wasn't clumsy at all. They swayed gentle to a waltz she was guessing; she really had no idea about ballroom dancing. The steps didn't seem so difficult after they were repeated a couple of times.

"Severus, where did you learn to dance?" She asked him, they were very close to each other and she could feel his breath on her neck.

"My mother sent me to a small school of…arts."



"Your mother sent you to a dancing school?"

"When I was very young." He said defensively.

"And you still know how to do it?"

"I have a good memory." He said and suddenly they spun and Claire almost lost her balance.

"But you still practice it don't you?" She said teasingly but shut her mouth quickly when Severus started picking up the speed.

"I'll admit to practicing it on occasion." He said, he didn't sound defensive anymore so she simply smiled at him and they continued their dance in a comfortable silence. Pretty soon Severus started slowly introducing new steps, some more complicated ones as well. Claire was having a hard time keeping up and stepped on him a few times but he insisted he hadn't felt anything. They started spinning and twirling, moving from here to there.

"Severus, this is getting complicated." Claire whined to him. She heard him chuckle deeply and they started to slow.

"We could modify it if you wish." He mumbled against her ear. They had gotten closer together as they danced and Claire was glued to his chest.

"We can do that?"

"Why not?" He said silkily and suddenly he introduced steps she hadn't learnt yet.

"Now you try and add one." He told her. Claire shuffled her feet forward and back, forward and back and then she twisted them around.

"Good, very good." He whispered to her and they spent another half an hour developing new steps until they had created a dance of their own.

"That was lovely Severus." Claire whispered to him as their dance came to an end. She felt his lips twitch in response next to her cheek.

"Severus?"

"Hmm?" He answered. They were still holding on to each other and suddenly Claire pushed back from him a little bit.

"Smile for me?" She asked quietly.

"Umm…No." He said

"Why not?" She asked him sounding a little disappointed.

"Because I don't smile, my dear. You should know that already."

"Please?" She asked him. She had found out a while ago that he gave in when she did that.

She heard him sigh but she felt his face muscles move against her cheeks as he smiled a small smile. She reached up and touched his lips with her fingers. She traced their outline and smiled a little herself.



"It's nice to see you smile." She whispered to him.

The ball had come and Severus was dreading it. He didn't want to go into the Great Hall with student upon student watching him, it was very unnerving. Not to mention Minerva and Albus, their reactions were going to be priceless along with all the rest of the staff. Severus gazed at himself in the mirror one last time before exiting his rooms. He was wearing his normal black robes but they were made of a finer material, no one would be able to tell he dressed up expect for Claire, she would probably feel the difference. He had taken extra care in getting ready thanks to his nagging familiar. She hadn't left him alone the entire day. Reminding him constantly to have a good time or mocking the fact that he actually had to attend to something so…so…so utterly ridiculous.

He walked to Claire's chambers and cursed her most of the way. He finally reached the door to her private quarters and knocked on them. He waited a few moments and then Claire walked out looking absolutely stunning. If he didn't have any manners or self discipline he probably would have let his jaw drop like it desperately wanted to. He looked her over appreciatively but noticed she seemed uneasy.

"Good evening, Claire." He said silkily. She was wearing a beautiful red dress that flowed out at her knees and had a long v-neck at the top. Her dark hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head with a few curls gently out of place resting against her face. Her deep blue eyes were complimented by the barely noticeable and natural make up. To pull it all off she wore red high heels that strapped up her leg.

Suddenly Severus felt extremely underdressed but didn't bother turning around to get changed, he was wearing black and he always wore black. Why change that because of a stupid ball? He took her hand gently and pulled her along so they could get the horrid event finished with.

"You look beautiful." He said to her quietly. He watched with satisfaction as a small smile crept over her lips. He hoped that would get rid of her insecurities. When they reached the giant oak doors he heard music from inside and instantly wanted to turn back around…but, he had promised her he would go. He dropped her hand and opened the door for her, he looked around and noticed how the party seemed to be in full swing already. There were teenagers everywhere he looked; it was already making him sick.

The Hall was decorated in reds pinks and whites it was almost too much for him to stand. He continued walking in and many students stopped dancing to gape at him. He scowled blackly there way and they quickly refocused their attention to their partner. He finally spotted the professors near the back of the room, he turned around to make sure Claire was following then proceeded towards the high table.

"Severus! What a surprise" Albus called over the loud music.

"Severus, what on earth are you doing here?" Minerva called after him.

"What I am doing here is none of your concerns." Severus sneered at them all. He had noticed that again, there were students watching him. He ignored them for the time being but swore to himself he was going to take off at least thirty points to whichever house continued to gawk at him.

Minerva was dressed in green robes with her hair still in a small tight bun.

"Dressed a little out of theme are we Minerva?" Severus asked her with a mocking smile.

"I wouldn't be talking Severus, black is hardly appropriate for this dance." Minerva retorted with a grin.



"Well then, it is fortunate that I could care less about the theme of this dance seeing as it was hardly my idea to attend." He answered with a grimace. All the teachers automatically turned their eyes to Claire. Was it possible they all knew? Severus had asked himself. Panic started to flood his chest but they all looked away again, very abruptly in fact. He turned over and looked at Claire, she was smiling at him but still seemed suspicious. He was starting to shrug it off when Claire gently took his hand and led him to a small round empty table near the back of the room.

"Secluded enough for you?"

"No, secluded enough would be in my chambers." He said with bitterness.

"Come on Severus, try and have a good time ok?" He simply grunted in reply so she changed the topic.

"Severus, what does it look like?"

"What?"

"The Great Hall."

"It's ridiculously decorated with the most detestable colors on the face of the planet and full of hormone raging teenagers." He sneered. "Answer your question?" He added after a few moments of silence.

"Never mind." She said to him with a sigh. Claire flicked her wand in many different directions and allowed it to describe the hall for her. Suddenly she was alerted to a lonely teenager sitting at a table close to them.

"Severus, I'll be right back ok?" He didn't answer so she simply got up and walked to the table a few feet away from her own. The music was extremely loud and Claire was starting to get disoriented, she wobbled over to the table and pulled out a chair.

"Is this seat taken?"

"Of course not Professor, have a seat."

"Such a gentleman Neville!"

Claire sat down carefully and wondered why the boy was by himself. She replaced her wand inside her dress where there was a secret compartment and turned around to face the young boy.

"You look really pretty tonight Professor." Neville said quietly.

"Thank you Neville, that was very sweet of you." She could practically feel the heat radiating of his cheeks he was blushing so hard. She was practically yelling over the loud music for Neville to hear her, she could hear him just fine but she supposed having acute hearing did play its part… They had started a conversation but she wasn't any closer to discovering why the boy was alone.

"Neville? Where's Harry and the crew?"

"Oh there out there dancing…"

"So why aren't you?"



"Well I wanted to ask some-- Never mind." He cut himself off.

"Neville, come on, you know I won't tell." Claire said loudly, she moved her hand over his and smiled at him.

"Promise?" The boy asked smiling back.

She nodded her head and leaned in closer to him so he could whisper in her ear.

"I wanted to ask Luna but I don't think she'll dance with me." The boy whispered to her.

"Luna Lovegood?" Well, that was certainly an odd choice but the girl was extremely friendly and…open minded.

"Go for it!" She nearly shouted over the loud music.

"WHAT?" He said out of pure shock. "She wouldn't want to dance with me…"

"Of course she would! How about this, if you go and ask her right now… I won't give you any homework for the next two weeks, deal?"

She could feel Neville looking at her as if she had just lost her mind. But then the air around them shifted and the feel of shock was replaced with one of agreement. Neville shook his head slowly and took Claire's offered hand.

"Deal." He said and left the table. Claire smiled and walked back over to where Severus was sitting.

"Have a nice chat?" Severus sneered at her.

"Neville's going to ask Luna to dance, isn't that sweet?"

"The world has come to an end, Longbottom and Lovegood, what a combination." He said in a flat voice, he obviously didn't care too much.

Claire simply ignored him when the music suddenly changed. It wasn't a teenage rock song, it was something more of a classical kind, like a waltz. She glanced Severus' way and could tell he was leaning his head on his fist, elbow on the table.

"Students and teachers are welcome to join in a dance if they wish to, this is an old classic." Came Dumbledore's voice, loud and clear over the loud piano and violins playing in the background.

Claire felt her wand stir in her secret dress pocket as students and teachers swirled along in graceful movements to music in the background. She turned her attention back to Severus and found him tapping his finger against the table along with the rhythm. She knew he adored this song, she had heard him play it countless times. It was a smooth song; it flowed and swayed along with the dancers, truly a masterpiece.

Suddenly she stood up and walked over to his side of the table, she lifted up the hand that was tapping against the table and held it tight in hers. She waited until his eyes shot to her face before she asked him something she feared he would never do.

"Would you dance with me?" She asked him quietly.



He seemed too shocked to answer, at least that was what she was hoping for because if not, he was quiet because he was about to laugh at her absurd proposal.

"Claire," He said, it sounded as though he was having a hard time talking. "What of all the students and teachers..?"

"They won't notice there too busy dancing, please?" She asked him, she gave him a small sad smile and hoped it worked.

"Claire I don't think that's a good idea." He said rather stiffly.

She pulled him to his feet and to her complete surprise he didn't resist, he seemed begrudged to do it but otherwise (dare she hope) it seemed as though he was going to dance with her! She tested the waters a little further and pulled him closer to the dance floor, his feet shuffled along in smaller steps then he would have normally taken but he let her pull him along just the same.

Severus had absolutely no idea why he was allowing her to pull him towards the dance floor. Maybe it was the overpowering music, he absolutely adored the song. He looked at her large blue eyes filled with excitement and found he simply couldn't take the spark away from her eyes. He noticed that there were a couple people who had turned to glance his way and he wanted to turn around and go back to the dungeons but Claire pulled him along.

They had reached the dance floor and the flashing lights were making him slightly dizzy. The lights were dimed down low and the music was almost at ear drum busting volume. He looked back at Claire and then around at the crowd of people dancing the exact steps he had been teaching her the night before. With a little more coaxing from Claire he finally put his hand gently on her waist and clasped her other hand in his. She rested her head against his shoulder and he was just about to ask her not to but Satina's words came to mind…coward… She had called him. He was not a coward, he was just going to tuff the song out and then head back to his chambers, that was it, that was all.

He began moving his feet slowly and waited until Claire moved hers as well, the other dancers moved much faster than they were but he wanted to give Claire the chance to remember the steps. It seemed she had a quick memory because she was soon speeding up. After no time at all they were also swirling around the dance floor. Listening to his favourite song and swaying along the floor must have dulled his brain because suddenly it was hard to concentrate on anything else in the room other then the witch in his arms.

"Let's mix it up shall we?" Claire whispered in his ear and she moved her feet in the completely wrong direction, he was about to ask her what she doing when he realized it was one of their made up moves.

He caught on quickly and pretty soon Severus felt as though he was gliding across the dance floor, he was so caught up in the music, Claire and his new found dance moves that he didn't notice that other dancers had stopped dancing. The students had all pulled away from the center dance floor and watched with open mouths as their Potions Professor and Defence teacher waltzed in a new fashion across the floor. Eventually teachers had stopped dancing as well and it wasn't long before Severus and Claire were the only ones left dancing, it seemed as though both hadn't even noticed.

The children could not believe their eyes, Severus Snape was DANCING first of all and he was TOUCHING another human being, were they dreaming, or perhaps it was an illusion placed there by the 

Headmaster to play a trick on them? They all continued to watch the graceful movements of their most feared potions master when they noticed the teachers looked just as shocked.

Severus was humming along with the tune slowly in Claire's ear; they had gotten closer during their dance and were now glued to one another, yet still moving quickly in swirls and circles. Severus let Claire go for a moment and spun her around to face him once again, their dance was uniquely their own and yet they danced it as if it had been rehearsed over for centuries. They continued to dance as the music reached its high point and slowed as the music descended and faded down to only a couple notes here and there. Severus was in his own world; in this world pretty much nothing existed. Nothing existed except for the ground under his feet, the air he breathed, the music he heard and the most beautiful witch he had ever seen in his arms. The music was slowing to a stop and with the final note he moved his hand form her waist to her back and leaned her backwards. Her hair fell and lightly touched the ground beneath her, Claire's legs lifted slightly against his and his face fell only inches form hers.

Still in his world, he stretched down and gently touched his lips to hers. A small jolt met his lips and he was propelled to do it again. Claire responded eagerly and he lifted his free hand to lightly touch her face when he heard the first whistle. Suddenly his small world of isolation disappeared and he opened his eyes and saw for the first time since the song started what he was doing and where he was doing it. He lifted his gaze up and met the twinkling pair of Albus Dumbledore, he looked around and noticed the entire hall of students and teachers were staring at them…no, not them… they were staring at him.

No one said a word, even the music had stopped playing, and every person was staring at him with wide eyes and slightly open mouths. The hall was completely silent. But then he heard it again, someone was whistling and then suddenly the entire hall erupted in cheers, cat calls and wolf whistles. What had he just done?

A/N- Hey guys! I'm so sorry it took so long again but I have incredible amounts of homework and projects to get done, I don't think I'll be able to post for a little while again. :( Anyway, hope you guys like it, my next chapter is going to be a little more exciting... Let me know what you think, thx guys!