Part 3 :: The Kiss
(A/N - Thank you everyone for your kind reviews! Here's the third part; I decided to keep this story moving! Enjoy! ^.^ )
Aura watched Harry as he ascended the steps of the school. As he came level to her, Aura impulsively took his hand and smiled. Harry jerked straight up and flinched, waiting for a hit on the nose, as he was accustomed to.
"I hope you have a good day," said Aura, into his bewildered face. She let go of his hand, and smiled to herself as she skipped up the steps to her class.
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Harry put his ratty old rucksack in his cubby, and leaned against it, thinking about what had just happened. He had just been wished a good day by a girl he didn't even know the name of. What's the catch? Harry wondered. He was soon shoved aside by Malcolm, one of Dudley's gang.
"Move it, scarface!" grunted the burly boy, referring to the strange scar on Harry's forehead.
The scar was shaped as a lightning bolt, and Harry liked it. Unfortunately for him, Dudley and his gang didn't. (A/N - Or maybe they were just looking for another reason to knock the stuffing outta my poor Harrykins... ) Harry moved, and fingered the lightning-bolt mark and walked back to his seat. He knew the scar had something to do with green light, which he was told by his aunt and uncle was light from the car crash that killed his parents.
Harry laid his head down on his desktop and waited for class to start. Harry liked school, perhaps because Dudley couldn't beat him up with the teacher watching. I wish I lived somewhere else, where I didn't have to run everywhere, Harry thought wistfully. I wish someone would be nice to me... Harry's mind moved to the girl who had taken his hand that morning. She was nice to me. She's different than everyone else here...
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Aura filed out onto the blacktop for free-time and saw Harry run towards the bushes at the far end of the playground. She had an idea!
Aura found Dudley and Piers on their hands and knees near Harry's hiding bushes, most likely searching for Harry. She made eye-contact with the wide, bespectacled, emerald eyes in the bushes, and tapped Dudley on the shoulder, who had just then faced the bush. SMACK.
"Oww..." Aura exclaimed as she rubbed her arm where Dudley had accidentally hit it as he stood up suddenly. Piers got up and looked at Dudley expectantly, ready to take orders.
"Who're you?" demanded Dudley.
"Uhm...er..." Aura managed to say while signaling to Harry to run. "I'm..."
Piers looked over his shoulder at the bush, which had just shaken slightly. "Aura! Yeah, that's me!" she spoke loudly, in order to get Piers' attention back.
"So?" was Dudley's short reply. He got ready to turn away towards the bush, where Harry had just snuck out of. He was almost home free!
Aura panicked. They'd see him for sure! "Because...." she said, watching Harry sneak away. Piers looked away, hearing footsteps behind him. "This!" Aura quickly grabbed his shirt by the collar and stood on tiptoe to plant a kiss on his cheek. (A/N - Yucky! Cooties!!)
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"Gross..." Aura moaned as she wiped her lips with her sleeve. Piers was stunned, rubbing his now reddish neck where his own collar had throttled it. (A/N - Guess Aura doesn't know her own strength! ^^) Dudley took on a devious smile and nudged Piers in the elbow.
"She has a CRUSH on you...." he mused.
Now it was Aura's turn to be stunned. "Oh, no...I don't....it's not..." she stumbled. The two hideous boys chuckled repulsively as Aura slipped away quietly.
What have I done?! Well, at least he's safe now, Aura reasoned as she slipped back into class early, looking to get away from Piers and Dudley.
(A/N - So here ends Chapter 3! Funny, ne? I enjoyed writing it. Poor Aura! Oh yeah, please review! I want to keep writing this story but if nobody posts, there's no point because I think nobody's reading it! Thank you everyone that does post! )