August
I woke and realized that a month from now I would be starting school again and I wouldn't be able to spend as much time with Severus. But I didn't have time to worry about that, I needed to go talk to Professor Herndy. When I had owled Dumbledore about it, she was at school. I got up and got dressed silently, he had to leave during the night so I wrote him a note where I was going even though I told him the night before and I pinned it to the pillow hoped he wouldn't miss it this time and have him get worried. I then apparated to school and found myself knocking on McGonagall's all to fimillar door.
"Er hello Miss miller. The password is soda pop.."
"Thanks." I smiled and she closed the door, I could tell she wasn't read for visitors yet. I walked over to the gargoyle and found myself walking up the steps and knocking on the door.
"Come in Miss Miller." I let myself in.
"Sorry to be in here so early but I was wondering could you tell me where Professor Herndy is?'' I could tell her had been up for awhile and was working on paperwork.
"Yes, I believe shes at he barn actully. She takes a ride every morning, so she should still be out there."
"Thank you very much headmaster."
"It's not any trouble Miss Miller." I let myself out of the room and started to walk down the stairs to the stable. What if she wouldn't train me? What if I was an awful rider and Andras was only trying to stay in the country? I was really worried what if she didn't even want to talk to me at all. What if she wouldn't even let me ride...?I was walking outside towards the stable when I heard an unmistakeable gruffy voice.
"'Morning Kayla."
"Good Morning Hagrid. How are you doing this morning?"
"Fine Fine, ya goin' to see Professor Herndy?"
"Yeah I have some information to discuss with her, Good-bye Hagrid."
"Bye Kayla!" and with a little wave we both set of again. I was a little nervous as I went into the barn. True to Dumbledores thoughts she was riding and she had a very nice bay gelding, or so I thought because he wasn't acting like a stallion. I stood for a moment and watched and she was obviously busy doing something. I watched her for about five minutes while she was with her horse. I could tell she was done when she dropped her sturrips and loosed the reins. When she got by me she hopped off.
"Good Morning Miss Miller."
"Good Morning Professor Herndy, It's Kayla, you aren't teaching me."
"Well what do you want Kayla?"
"I need to talk to you about you Olympic T-training." I stuttered on the last word and my palms were sweating. Oh no back to when I get stomach aches before each ride.
"Go and wait in the office, if you know anything about horses you'll know horses come before people."
"Of course Professor Herndy." I walked in the office. Ok so she was really mean. That was good wasn't it? Was she strict or just a bitch. I was really worried now, did she want to chew me out in here or just wanted to tell me that Andras was lying and trying to make me look like an idiot. Someone had finally made use of the Office and I wondered if her quarters were in the barn now. There was a desk and chairs with some papers laying on the desk and there were some quills. I could see the one of the doors was a bathroom and the other one might be her room and no doubtly locked and I didn't bother trying to open it. The opposite side had a huge bookself which had horse books on the first shelf and horse magazines on the second and then a couple of helmets on the bottom shelf. I was picking up the latest edition of Witches and their Horses when she walked into the room.
"You can borrow any of those you want, same with the books."
"Thanks, I have never heard of any of these."
"I heard you were new to the wizarding world. So about this Olympic Training. I'm guessing Andras told you about me?"
"Yes"
"Alright, it was smart of you to come here yourself and not call. Everytime I go back to my muggle house I have close to a hundred messages and over half of them are girls. But I do teach if you are good enough. Do you have your own horse?"
"Yes but she is at my house- well at my stable."
"Oh alright. How did you er get her there?"
"Well my instructor thinks we flew her over but we really rented a trailer and took her from my house when we apparated her over with an invisablity cloak on."
"That's smart, I'd like to see you ride tomorrow if you can manage on getting her over. I'll set a stall up for her, and you can put your stuff in here." She walked over to the door I thought were her quarters and motioned me to come in. The room had big boxes in them and when you opened them it was big enough to lay down on the ground and stand in with a foot above to spare. There was room for three saddles and there were at least 10 more of these boxes in the room. The bottom was meant for brushes and there was a bar on the top for clothing.
"I think you can even change in here if needed. This is going to be yours and I hope I can see you tomarrow mounted at 6am, if not I shall hope to see you the next day same time. That's not too early?"
"Not at all. Thank you."
"I hope to see you tomarrow. Oh yes, her stall is right over here. I'll get some bedding, hay, and water in there. You'll need to bring your own grain if you want some."
"Alright thanks again, I'll go and work on getting her over here."
When I woke up I found her note as soon as I woke up and I found that she must have felt bad about me getting worried over last time and made sure I would find the note. I had taken a sleeping draught and went to bed after my short but teadious meeting with the death eaters, anything under 4 hours is short. I figured that I needed sleep badly and the only way for me to get enough was to take a sleeping draught so I would not have any nightmares. It was late in the afternoon when I woke up and I wondered why she wasn't back yet. She was an early riser and no doubtfully there before 9 or 10, so then why wasn't she back. I decided to go and read a book while I waited for her to return, hoping that she would. I pushed the unhappy thoughts out of my head as I read some of my favorite Shakespeare books.
It was quite late when we finally got lightning settled in after I lunged her a bit and then got home it was already 7 and after my mother insisted on me eating dinner with the family it was 8 before I knew i had to leave if I wanted to be awake at all for tomarrow. They all wished me good luck and kisses as I went up to my room to apparate. Inside his masion I needed to read his thoughts about where he was- the library. When I walked inside the room I saw him sitting in his chair by the fireplace with the back of the chair to me. I walked up silently behind him and was about to put my hands over his eyes when one of his hands shot up and grabed mine.
"Never- ever try to suprise a death eater, for future refrence."
"Did you miss me?" It was bad enough for him to be a death eater- I seriously didn't want to talk about it.
"Of course." He turned around leaving his book in the chair and getting up to hug and kiss me. "So?" He held me at arms length with a questioning look on his face.
"So what?"
"So? Where have you been all day?" I was about to tell him about the note he obviously missed again when he continued. "Yes yes I got your note but it does't take you a whole day to talk to a teacher about the Olympics. Is she going to train you?"
"I just want to inform you, I could talk about the olympics all day, but I don't know if she plans to train me, I spent all day getting Lightning settled in and right now I am going to bed because I need to get up at 4am."
"Oh god"
"Too early?"
"Don't wake me, please"
"Aww whats the fun in that? As long as you don't worry about me while I am gone."
"Alright."
"Night."
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
I moaned.
"Get up"
"Noo,," I moaned again. With that Severus shoved me off the bed. "OW! geeze what was that for?!"
"For you to get up turn off the bloody alarm and let me go back to bed!"
I hit him and went and got ready to go. Before I left, I gave him a kiss and apparated to the barn. I found Professor Herndy cleaning her horse's stall with a wand, yes! no more icky stall cleaning!, and Buddy was all tacked up and she had her helmet on so no doubt she would be riding soon.
"Good morning Kayla."
"Morning Professor Herndy."
"Patricia please, and not Pat, I think it sounds like a guys name." I chuckled softly. "Glad you are here, Your lesson will still begin at 6am though."
"Alrighty, I'm gonna go groom her now."
I walked to the office and retrieved her brush bucket and a bottle of conditioner and rubber bands. I had extra time, I should make her look nice. After close to a half hour of braiding her mane and tail and quickly brushed her, she wasn't that dirty anyhow. Light was happy to recieve so much attention after me abandoning her for Severus. I did love him more than her just a little bit but don't tell her.. After another half-hour of saddling her and then changing my shoes, watching Patricia a little and putting my helmet on I was bridling her up and grabing th lunge line for a quick run before we started. She usually didn't need this but it was early and I thought she might want to streach out, and I had the time.
"She looks beautiful Kayla." She was laughing.
"Hey! She wanted to look great for you!"
"Did she or did you?" I laughed and she smiled. I looked at the clock as I was unhooking the lungeline and throwing these things into the office, I would put them away later. as I was getting on I needed to breathe and relax, this was the beginning of my Olympic career, I needed to ride the best I could.
"Bend to the side."
"Why?"
"Just do it Kayla." I did and she snatched my leopard helmet cover off my helmet with a tug. "You will not be using this around me. Continue warming up."
Oh god, prepare my death. "Halt at X." Came the voice at almost exactly 6am. I did as she said and she walked over. "Is this how you normally wear your stirrups?"
"yes"
"They are at least 2 holes short. You have excellent legs that should be streached to their full potential. Legs forward." She fixed my stirrups but didn't stop her from critizing me. "You don't ride with a crop?"
"No I don't, I don't really need one."
"Well you will with me, you can borrow one of mine for today, but you should have your own." After she fixed my sturrips she went and got a crop. "Do you know how to use one?"
"Yes, keep it over the thigh, I know how, I just well er can't very well..."
"Any other problems I should know about?"
"I tip my head to the left a lot and it's hard for me to legs back."
"Alright, well thats realitivly small, We can work on that. Now walk on the rail and we'll get started. Good now push her into a trot. Legs and whip in correct place. good now do a diagonal withOUT killing me and switch your posting at the correct time. Try and make her straighter. Good effort, Could be better. Do you know what a teardrop or a half circle is?"
"Yes."
"Good do one at H and then another at M and keep changing like that untill I tell you to stop, and remember to change your posting diagonal. I see what you mean about your head, yes good straighten it more. Alright good but turn earlier and bend her a little more. Get more contact! Legs! Whip! Alright do a figure 8! again withOUT killing me. You do need to bend her more. thats good. Head, Legs Whip! bend your elbows. good. Alright now in a second I want you to canter twice in the circle you are in and then go full arena once and circle her at the other end twice and then trot around the arena once and put her into a walk. Understand?"
"Yes"
"Good so now continue." I did as she said and she said nothing while I did it. I was walking with Lightning still in hand when she talked. "That was good! Now have loose reins and let her walk out and catch her breath." When she said that I almost passed out in the saddle. "You catch your breath too! You might want to get off and streach out a little, and put your stirrups up one hole." She was busy moving poles and jump standards over when I got off fixed my stirrups and got a drink of water. "How high have you jumped so far?"
"Just two feet."
"Alright, make sure your helmet and girth are tight and mount."
Was that supose to make me feel better? Because I now felt more scared than I did before.
"Just walk her a bit more and then you can start trotting over the poles." I let her walk a bit more untill she was cool and had caught her breathe before picking up the reins and start a trot. "Alright, Legs, and your whip is alright! good, but heels down. A little more energy over the poles, yes thats good. Alright, don't run over me." She put the poles up to like half a foot. "Alright now you will need more energy for this GOOD! Excellent! Alright a few more times over. Legs. good. More energy. Cut the arena short so she has more energy. Ok you can walk for a second. I'm going to raise the last pole to 1 foot. OK you can trot again. Now make sure you kick her right before the jump and grab mane if you have to. pole pole pole Kick! Execellent. Go around I am going to raise the pole. Alright same thing. You said you have jumped this high so you'll be fine. pole pole pole Big Kick! Great great great!! Want to go to 3ft?"
"Sure?" I was terrified. But I needed to do this.
"Great! Alright now you will raise forward a little if you need too and make sure you kick and use a little whip because this is a big one. Alright pole pole pole HUGE kick!! Alright! that was good, Now let her walk and tell her she was a good girl and then you two can be done." After telling Lightning she was a very good girl, noting that that was a lot more work than they had done ever she was good. But were we good enough? About a half hour later Lightning was cool and I decided since she was so sweaty I would give her a bath and then dry outside while she could graze a little. Outside there was a front yard with some green grass and so I plopped down on the grass and watch Lightning eat.
"You two are great together."
"Is this like one of those don't call us we will call you?"
"No."
"Does that mean..."
"You are good and in 4 years you will be better. Now I am not saying you are good enough then and I'm not going to say you ever will be and this is going to be hard work." She sat down beside me. "This is going to be hard and if you get into the 2000 Olympics I don't expect you to be more than an alternate. If you do actully get in I will support you and cheer for you but you have to understand, you will only be 18, most people are a lot older than that. I want you to know that you should try your best but if it is too hard for you just tell me and you can stop or slow down."
"Alright."
"From now on, If you still prefer mornings you will train as many mornings as you can. I will be a bitch while we train but I want to be the person you can talk to if you need anything. And I don't want you to worry about the other kids, you are a little higher on my list than them so I can be more friendly. Don't be afraid to ask questions either, you should be asking a lot more than you do and so I mean just ask."
"Alright." She laughed
"Are you Okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm just tired, and I think I just got accepted to be trained for the Olympics."
"Yes you did, and I think you should go share with your financeé"
"Thanks."
"You can do it, If you try"
"Thanks again you are the greatest." I hugged her and ran over to lightning. "Come on Lightning! I want to put you out so you can go roll and go and get dirty! Talk to you later Prof- Patricia!"
I got to Severus's house to find a note that said he was at my house, I wondered why but quickly took a shower and apparated to my house. I always apparated into my room because the shade was always pulled and the door was closed for this reason. As I walked downstairs my parents Severus and my sister where sitting in chairs talking. They actully looked plesent there together.
"soo?" Severus saw me first and asked and when he did everyone turned and looked at me.
"Shes going to train me." my mom screamed and then went and hugged my dad and sister, I thought that was weird, but Severus came up to me and hugged and kissed me.
"I knew you could do it. Good job" and he smiled at me.
"Thanks,"
"Don't tell me you need to get up at 4 am again"
"Ok I won't"
"But you are going to anyhow?"
"exactly" He groaned and my family came over and hugged me.
"Congrats Kay!"
"Congrats sweetie!"
"Kayla there are a list of phone calls and mail in your room."
"Thanks mom I'll go look now."
"We are going out for dinner to celebrate! The WHOLE family!!"
"great." I was walking up to my room and Sev laughed when he heard this. "When she says whole family, she means it, you'll get to meet everybody!"I walked into my room and Severus took the usual spot on the bed while I flipped on my comp and got the phone and looked at the list. There were the usual phone calls I ignored and I looked at the mail a couple letters from my cousin, a skating party invation that I would go to, and then the usual horse magazines and catalogs. Before I could start calling Lawrence popped on the caller ID while it was ringing. No way out of it anyhow.
"Hello?" I answered
"Hi! You are home!! Welcome back hows it going?!" Megan replied
"Fine." I said unexcitedly
"Great! did you get my invatation?" She said excitedly.
"Yes."
"Great I was wondering maybe I could come over and practice rollar-blading or something before then." She was still excited, typical popular girl..
"Sure, the party isn't for like a week though."
"Yeah well I just wanted to reserve you quick, I invited some of your other friends too like Jany,"
"Jennie" She doesn't even know her name...
"yeah whatever and Alicia and DeAnna, and the one ashley girl."
"Cool"
"I guess, but you should really start hanging out with the right crowd"
"I do hang out with the right crowd." I was pissed how dare she!
"Have you talked to anyone since the last day of school?"
"I think so, why?"
"Did they tell you what Mike did?"
"no, tell me" what would mike do?
"Well you know how we all gather in the team area and play games on the last day?"
"Yeah,"
"Well I heard he was crying, but I just saw him run out of the area, and then Mr. Kryant went after him."
"wow"oh my gosh I can't believe he would, over me?
"Yeah, you really had an impact on him."
"I had no idea."
"That new guy of yours though, he needs a haircut."
"I'm trying!" Really I am!
"and a new color!"
"That I don't mind, I'll talk to you later call next week and I'll see if you can come over."
"Alright! bye!"
"bye"
"Whats the new news?"
"nothing Sev"
"Whats wrong?" He was somewhat persistant
"I said nothing"
"Alright fine. I'm here if you want to talk about it."
"Not really."
"You'll tell me soon."
"Or?" I would to.
"I'll read your mind and find out."
"You wouldn't"
"I wouldn't? I wouldn't bet on that,"
"Please just leave me alone."
"Ordinarily I would ask you whats wrong, but if you want me to leave you alone I will."
"thanks."
I had finished making my phone calls and sraightened up my room with no help from Severus. He could tell I was very stressed and he wanted to know why.
She finished her phone calls and went to bed untill dinner, she was really stressed and I really did need to know why. I knew my space and I didn't pry. I let her sleep on me as I pondered things and ways to get out of this dinner tonight.
"Hello Kayla! And your boyfriend um Serveas."
"Severus. Nice to see you again, Sarah."
"Yes Seveas" Severus rolled his eyes and just walked towards the table. I went and sat down beside him.
"I'm so sorry you need to be here." I whispered to him
"Its really alright." The table was loud with my family busily chatting just what I had hoped for. "Are you feeling better kay?" Severus Asked
"yeah yeah I'm fine."
"You don't sound fine."
"good observation."
"Whats wrong then? You have a chance to be in the Olympics this is like the best ever!"
"I know I should be happy but I find myself unhappy and wondering why." He hugged me which made me feel good, I cry easily and I didn't really want to cry here. Dinner turned out to be pretty boring, I would rather have boring than horrible so I was alright with it. I was wanting to go when my mother stood up and hit her glass with a knife.
"I think we should all remember the reason why we are here tonight!" I whispered into severus's ear "to gossip?" she continued. "I would like to tell my daughter that we will be there for her if she gets in to the Olympics or not, and I can only wish her the best of luck as she goes back to school. I also know that she and Severus do have an announcement to make," I groaned. "So I will let them make it." I stood up preparing my doom, I was shy even in front of my family."
"Well I would like to thank you all for coming and celebrating this with me. I would like you all to know the things I was told today that I knew, but I am not sure if you do or not. It's extremly hard to get in the Olympics. I may not be good enough, I may never even get to be an alternate, but it won't be because I didn't try. This is going to be very hard on me and take up a lot of my time and I would like to have Severus stand up," I paused while he did, and I turned to him for a minute. "I would like to thank you for being here for me right now and I hope you are there in the future. There is no doubt that you love me and no doubt I love you." I turned back around. "Which is why we are engaged. I know I am young and I know about the age difference, but we are ready for this commitment to each other. I want to thank you again for showing up and supporting me." I sat down and the room was silent. I turned and looked a Severus and he smiled at me, the encourgement I needed. My aunt Sarah stood up now.
"Congratulations."
She only said one word before sitting down again, but that was enough to get the whole table smiling and back to normal. About a half hour later I was saying goodbye to my family, and they were finally pronouncing his name right and saying congrats to us and me and finally I found my self home and safe to be myself. Me and severus stayed at my house tonight.
"AHHH!" A blood curtling scream woke me up and I heard sev wake up beside me. "KAYLA THERE IS AN OWL IN HERE!" I started laughing and ran downstairs. I found an owl sitting peacfuly on the banister and I was wondering why there was so much commotion.
"It's alright mom its just an owl." There was a small package below it and I picked it up noticing Patricias fimaller writing. Damn I missed riding today.. I opened the package to find a newspaper, noting that it was from florida, and a hand written note. I read the note first.
Dear Kayla-
I hope you don't mind being a celebraty for a few months, It seems our good friend Andras has once again stretched the turth to make a good article for the paper. Congratulations it seems that everyone now thinks you are going to the olympics. I hope you relize this is not the truth. If rita skeeter gets ahold of this there is no telling what you will be doing next... I can picture to many horrible things. anyhow try to keep this a secret but I doubt we will have any luck. I once again hope you don't mind being famous.
-Patricia.
I then picked up the newspaper and looks down at the article.
14 Year old Destined for Olympics says Equestrian Rider.
Andras Selzberth states that he will not be riding for the USET and that he will be riding for his orginal country, Hungry. "The only competition that I am worried about would be Kayla Miller, she is only 14 but is a strong willed rider." states Selzberth. So whom is this Kayla Miller? The Equestrian Team only excepts riders older than 16 so in two years she will be ready and since the next Olympics will be in 2000. When I asked him if he was sure that she would be there he only said, "Shes got more will power than anyone I know, shes a good rider and in four years she will be much better." So it looks like in 2000 we will be watching a new girl compete!
"That no good-" I ran up stairs to see Severus sleeping I laughed as I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper to write back to Patricia.
Patricia-
Alright what an asshole, although I am happy to hear such good things from him. I don't mind being famous, but I don't want to be famous for something I don't deserve. I won't tell anyone I promise, although its going to be kinda hard because a few people already know. I'm sorry I missed riding today, I'll be there later today and then I will come tomorrow morning at the regular time.
-Kayla
"Do you care telling me whats going on?" My mother asked as I was putting the note on her owl. I grabbed the newpaper and gave it to her.
"Read that" I took my mo a minute and then she looked at me and smiled.
"None of that is true? or what?"
"He has no right going and telling people that I will be in the Olympics!"I stomped upstairs back to bed.
A couple days went by with nothing but soon there was an article on the front page about me and suddenly I had the phone ringing off the hook. Severus had to go and 'something' and I didn't really want to know what that was. When Megan called I was slightly happy to accept her phone call. Jennie was at her one camp thingy and Ashley was at some dance camp, although they both promised to come to the skating party for my sanity.
"Hey! Hows it going?"
"Not to bad."
"The skating party is tonight! Can I come over and practice with you?"
"Sure."
"Don't you need to ask your parents?"
"They won't care."
"Alright be over in a few!"
"Bye"
"Good bye!"
I went down and strapped on my skates and then skated down the driveway while I was waiting for Megan. She arrived in a couple minutes. We skated for few minutes not really talking about anything.
"Oh by the way, congradulations on being in the paper."
"Thanks"
"How do you do all it?"
"Do all what? Well first you groom and the saddle-"
"No not that! I mead you are perfect at everything! You have a great voice and you can dance and ride and draw! Oh and act! geeze what aren't you good at?" I certainly have covered magic too I thought. "I almost expect you to start flying or something." She laughed and I forced a laugh out too.
"I'm not really that perfect at all."
"Do the newspeople bother you?"
"I haven't talked to any newspeople."
"Not yet? Well I am sure you will soon."
"Why did you start being friends with me anyhow?"
"Well Andrea, you know her dad owns ryan's?"
"Yeah"
"Well he accidently told her how much your parents got for the land that you sold to the store."
"Oh. So you do only like me for my money?"
"No!"
"They why wouldn't you ever speak to me before?"
"I just didn't know you."
"And knowing that I am rich made me so much better?"
"Whoa Kayla calm down."
"I just don't think you should be judging people by money!"
"Sorry to inturrupt this but I told you news people would find you soon enough." I turned around to see a truck with the KMSD logo on it, a local station.
"Why am I so fucking famous!?"
"I don't know but I'm gonna go skate home, hey I'll pick you up at 6:30!"
"bye!"
I sighed as I saw a lady hop out the van with a camra man close behind.
"Miss Miller! Miss Miller!"
"Yes?"
"Will you answer a few questions?"
"A few yes."
"Is it true that you will be competeing in the 2000 Olympics?"
"No I am not, I might have the chance but that has not been decided yet."
"Do you think you are good enough to get in?"
"Not right now I don't, I am going to try my hardest, I might not even get into the Olympics at all"
"IS it true that you are engaged?"
"That, Is none of your business."
"When were these rumors about you being in the Olympics Started?"
"Andras Selzberth started them in a paper in Florida, I don't know why but I can assure you, I am not in the Olympics."
"Will we see you competeing soon?"
"I am mostly going to compete in the London, Scotland area, That is where I go to school and that is where my horse is."
"Is it true that your trainer is Patricia Herndy?"
"Yes that is true."
"How have you been doing in shows?"
"I have not yet competed."
"Why do you think you will be in the Olympics?"
"I don't, like I have said before, I am only trying."
"Whats your fianceé's name?"
"Once again that is not your business"
"Ok thank you, Thats live and straight for the young girls mouth!"
I was back from the skating party, It was hell. I went to Sev's hous to talk to him. When I didn't find him I took a long shower to wipe off the filth. I went down to library and found myself falling asleep. I let myself do it hopeing to wake and find Severus home.
"Kayla?" Severus was shaking me.
"Mmmwha?" I was still half asleep.
"How was the party." He sat down in the chair beside mine.
"Comparing to hell."
"Why?"
"I forgot why I hate that place."
"And you hate it why?"He took my hand and he was gently massaging it.
"Well lets see, two people I know had sex in the boys bathroom and everyone else was practically doing drugs."
"Really?"
"Except like me and jennie was about it. I left early."
"How did you get home?"
"er."
"What?"
"Cough, I apparated cough."
"WHAT!? Thats totally against the rules! In a public place, In the open and you don't even have a liecense!"
"The only ones out there were high anyhow, I couldn't get a ride from them!"
"You should have called someone."
"I didn't have a phone, Look severus, I could have died if I went with someone. I am going to bed."
"As long as we are mad at each other can you tell me why you aren't acting like usual?"
"No."
"Why not Kayla?"
"its nothing, let me sleep."
"Its something and I plan on finding out even if I have to do horrible things." His last two words were enough to make anyone shudder but I blocked them out and fell asleep.
My dreams were not good. They were not bad either. Very strange, that's what they were...
i Severus was laying on the bed and he looked like he was resting. The shade was pulled up and the sun shined right in. A little girl with blonde hair came running up into the
bed. Her dialog scared me. " Daddy! Daddy!" He woke up and pulled the little girl close
He loved her and it was easy to tell. "Yes my sweet?" He pushed a lock of hair out ofher face. "Wheres mommy! Is she out winning the gold medal?!" /i
Those last words made me understand that she was talking about me. I was sitting in the chair pondering my dreams and I had my feet propped up on the bed. I was watching Severus sleep. Was the child really ours? was I fortelling the future or just having a dream. I was deep into my thoughts when I heard another body and I turned to see a man standing next to me.
"Shame to see Severus Snape with a lady body gaurd without even a wand!" My first thought was Lucius, but no, Draco was supposed to be a spitting image and this man looked nothing like draco. The man was tall and was dressed very well. He had black hair but it was short. Was this harry's Sirius? "Do you have anything to say my young lady?" He bent over and looked at me. Although he presence was unwelcoming he was friendly and plesent and didn't seem to cause any threat.
"Excuse me my good sir but I do not gaurd over Severus. I also need not a wand."
"Ah I see. Why do you not need a wand? Are you perhaps a muggle."
"No, I am an unwandium."
"Ha! Me too isnt the whole world?!" I could tell his voice was untrusting. I looked around for the closedt book and I levitated it and made it hit him.
"I should think that you are not. any one could have stopped that, even ordinary wizards." I tryed to sound superior. "Now please announce whom you are."
"I should think that the great Artimus needs no introduction" Ours eyes both turned to snape, now awakened.
"Who added The great? And you reconized me!"
"Its not everyone that Graduates two years early from Hogwarts. Of course I reconized you."
"I wasn't sure if you would. Its been 12 years. and I didn't graduate two years early." Artimus said carefully.
"Then you left, didn't want me to see you, why?" answered back regret in his voice
"I was afraid you would inform father, not being a death eater would have," Artimus paused for a second, "killed him"
"Apparently being one himself killed him." Snape said with a snort
"Yes yes, I did not quit either, I was there just not anywhere for you to see. Dumbledore saw it best too."
"ok wait!" I was getting confused. "You two are brothers?!"
Their faces both turned to me sitting in a chair staring at the two having their own little converstation.
"Ah, sorry hun."He motioned towards me and I smiled "Artimus this my lovely finaceé, Kayla."
"Fianceé? My, my you have been busy Severus." He smiled coyly and took my hand and kissed it. "A pleasure my dearest." My dearest? Where did this man get off calling me that.
"Kay, why the hell were you up anyhow?" Severus obviously wanted to interrupt this.
"Err I had nightmares." No way I was telling him about those dreams.
"Mm.. you're lying." damn him.. "Artimus, do you want to stay here tonight. There is a room down the hall" He got up and by the time he was back, I was asleep.
Before I knew it summer was over. The new DADA teacher would be no other than Professor Snape. Nope, not Severus, but Artimus. I was happy when he announced that because I had been very close to him in the past week and a half and he was a pretty awesome guy if you ask me. I have suspicsions that hes gay, but I don't say anything. I have decided to take Arithmancy with Hermione after she raved about how great it was. Truthfully I hate math but she said it was much different. That also means that I dropped Divination. Nothing hard for me. I can already read minds and if the dreams I am having come true, I will be able to see into the future. Yes the dreams have continued. All I know is that Severus is hurt somehow, and tha the daughter, rightfully named Katarina, loves him more than her mother, suposedly me and better be. I wonder whats happened to him. Anywho, I gotta finish packing. I'm going to Hogwarts tomorrow. Then the feast will begin! I can't wait to be back, even if it is school!
I woke and realized that a month from now I would be starting school again and I wouldn't be able to spend as much time with Severus. But I didn't have time to worry about that, I needed to go talk to Professor Herndy. When I had owled Dumbledore about it, she was at school. I got up and got dressed silently, he had to leave during the night so I wrote him a note where I was going even though I told him the night before and I pinned it to the pillow hoped he wouldn't miss it this time and have him get worried. I then apparated to school and found myself knocking on McGonagall's all to fimillar door.
"Er hello Miss miller. The password is soda pop.."
"Thanks." I smiled and she closed the door, I could tell she wasn't read for visitors yet. I walked over to the gargoyle and found myself walking up the steps and knocking on the door.
"Come in Miss Miller." I let myself in.
"Sorry to be in here so early but I was wondering could you tell me where Professor Herndy is?'' I could tell her had been up for awhile and was working on paperwork.
"Yes, I believe shes at he barn actully. She takes a ride every morning, so she should still be out there."
"Thank you very much headmaster."
"It's not any trouble Miss Miller." I let myself out of the room and started to walk down the stairs to the stable. What if she wouldn't train me? What if I was an awful rider and Andras was only trying to stay in the country? I was really worried what if she didn't even want to talk to me at all. What if she wouldn't even let me ride...?I was walking outside towards the stable when I heard an unmistakeable gruffy voice.
"'Morning Kayla."
"Good Morning Hagrid. How are you doing this morning?"
"Fine Fine, ya goin' to see Professor Herndy?"
"Yeah I have some information to discuss with her, Good-bye Hagrid."
"Bye Kayla!" and with a little wave we both set of again. I was a little nervous as I went into the barn. True to Dumbledores thoughts she was riding and she had a very nice bay gelding, or so I thought because he wasn't acting like a stallion. I stood for a moment and watched and she was obviously busy doing something. I watched her for about five minutes while she was with her horse. I could tell she was done when she dropped her sturrips and loosed the reins. When she got by me she hopped off.
"Good Morning Miss Miller."
"Good Morning Professor Herndy, It's Kayla, you aren't teaching me."
"Well what do you want Kayla?"
"I need to talk to you about you Olympic T-training." I stuttered on the last word and my palms were sweating. Oh no back to when I get stomach aches before each ride.
"Go and wait in the office, if you know anything about horses you'll know horses come before people."
"Of course Professor Herndy." I walked in the office. Ok so she was really mean. That was good wasn't it? Was she strict or just a bitch. I was really worried now, did she want to chew me out in here or just wanted to tell me that Andras was lying and trying to make me look like an idiot. Someone had finally made use of the Office and I wondered if her quarters were in the barn now. There was a desk and chairs with some papers laying on the desk and there were some quills. I could see the one of the doors was a bathroom and the other one might be her room and no doubtly locked and I didn't bother trying to open it. The opposite side had a huge bookself which had horse books on the first shelf and horse magazines on the second and then a couple of helmets on the bottom shelf. I was picking up the latest edition of Witches and their Horses when she walked into the room.
"You can borrow any of those you want, same with the books."
"Thanks, I have never heard of any of these."
"I heard you were new to the wizarding world. So about this Olympic Training. I'm guessing Andras told you about me?"
"Yes"
"Alright, it was smart of you to come here yourself and not call. Everytime I go back to my muggle house I have close to a hundred messages and over half of them are girls. But I do teach if you are good enough. Do you have your own horse?"
"Yes but she is at my house- well at my stable."
"Oh alright. How did you er get her there?"
"Well my instructor thinks we flew her over but we really rented a trailer and took her from my house when we apparated her over with an invisablity cloak on."
"That's smart, I'd like to see you ride tomorrow if you can manage on getting her over. I'll set a stall up for her, and you can put your stuff in here." She walked over to the door I thought were her quarters and motioned me to come in. The room had big boxes in them and when you opened them it was big enough to lay down on the ground and stand in with a foot above to spare. There was room for three saddles and there were at least 10 more of these boxes in the room. The bottom was meant for brushes and there was a bar on the top for clothing.
"I think you can even change in here if needed. This is going to be yours and I hope I can see you tomarrow mounted at 6am, if not I shall hope to see you the next day same time. That's not too early?"
"Not at all. Thank you."
"I hope to see you tomarrow. Oh yes, her stall is right over here. I'll get some bedding, hay, and water in there. You'll need to bring your own grain if you want some."
"Alright thanks again, I'll go and work on getting her over here."
When I woke up I found her note as soon as I woke up and I found that she must have felt bad about me getting worried over last time and made sure I would find the note. I had taken a sleeping draught and went to bed after my short but teadious meeting with the death eaters, anything under 4 hours is short. I figured that I needed sleep badly and the only way for me to get enough was to take a sleeping draught so I would not have any nightmares. It was late in the afternoon when I woke up and I wondered why she wasn't back yet. She was an early riser and no doubtfully there before 9 or 10, so then why wasn't she back. I decided to go and read a book while I waited for her to return, hoping that she would. I pushed the unhappy thoughts out of my head as I read some of my favorite Shakespeare books.
It was quite late when we finally got lightning settled in after I lunged her a bit and then got home it was already 7 and after my mother insisted on me eating dinner with the family it was 8 before I knew i had to leave if I wanted to be awake at all for tomarrow. They all wished me good luck and kisses as I went up to my room to apparate. Inside his masion I needed to read his thoughts about where he was- the library. When I walked inside the room I saw him sitting in his chair by the fireplace with the back of the chair to me. I walked up silently behind him and was about to put my hands over his eyes when one of his hands shot up and grabed mine.
"Never- ever try to suprise a death eater, for future refrence."
"Did you miss me?" It was bad enough for him to be a death eater- I seriously didn't want to talk about it.
"Of course." He turned around leaving his book in the chair and getting up to hug and kiss me. "So?" He held me at arms length with a questioning look on his face.
"So what?"
"So? Where have you been all day?" I was about to tell him about the note he obviously missed again when he continued. "Yes yes I got your note but it does't take you a whole day to talk to a teacher about the Olympics. Is she going to train you?"
"I just want to inform you, I could talk about the olympics all day, but I don't know if she plans to train me, I spent all day getting Lightning settled in and right now I am going to bed because I need to get up at 4am."
"Oh god"
"Too early?"
"Don't wake me, please"
"Aww whats the fun in that? As long as you don't worry about me while I am gone."
"Alright."
"Night."
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
I moaned.
"Get up"
"Noo,," I moaned again. With that Severus shoved me off the bed. "OW! geeze what was that for?!"
"For you to get up turn off the bloody alarm and let me go back to bed!"
I hit him and went and got ready to go. Before I left, I gave him a kiss and apparated to the barn. I found Professor Herndy cleaning her horse's stall with a wand, yes! no more icky stall cleaning!, and Buddy was all tacked up and she had her helmet on so no doubt she would be riding soon.
"Good morning Kayla."
"Morning Professor Herndy."
"Patricia please, and not Pat, I think it sounds like a guys name." I chuckled softly. "Glad you are here, Your lesson will still begin at 6am though."
"Alrighty, I'm gonna go groom her now."
I walked to the office and retrieved her brush bucket and a bottle of conditioner and rubber bands. I had extra time, I should make her look nice. After close to a half hour of braiding her mane and tail and quickly brushed her, she wasn't that dirty anyhow. Light was happy to recieve so much attention after me abandoning her for Severus. I did love him more than her just a little bit but don't tell her.. After another half-hour of saddling her and then changing my shoes, watching Patricia a little and putting my helmet on I was bridling her up and grabing th lunge line for a quick run before we started. She usually didn't need this but it was early and I thought she might want to streach out, and I had the time.
"She looks beautiful Kayla." She was laughing.
"Hey! She wanted to look great for you!"
"Did she or did you?" I laughed and she smiled. I looked at the clock as I was unhooking the lungeline and throwing these things into the office, I would put them away later. as I was getting on I needed to breathe and relax, this was the beginning of my Olympic career, I needed to ride the best I could.
"Bend to the side."
"Why?"
"Just do it Kayla." I did and she snatched my leopard helmet cover off my helmet with a tug. "You will not be using this around me. Continue warming up."
Oh god, prepare my death. "Halt at X." Came the voice at almost exactly 6am. I did as she said and she walked over. "Is this how you normally wear your stirrups?"
"yes"
"They are at least 2 holes short. You have excellent legs that should be streached to their full potential. Legs forward." She fixed my stirrups but didn't stop her from critizing me. "You don't ride with a crop?"
"No I don't, I don't really need one."
"Well you will with me, you can borrow one of mine for today, but you should have your own." After she fixed my sturrips she went and got a crop. "Do you know how to use one?"
"Yes, keep it over the thigh, I know how, I just well er can't very well..."
"Any other problems I should know about?"
"I tip my head to the left a lot and it's hard for me to legs back."
"Alright, well thats realitivly small, We can work on that. Now walk on the rail and we'll get started. Good now push her into a trot. Legs and whip in correct place. good now do a diagonal withOUT killing me and switch your posting at the correct time. Try and make her straighter. Good effort, Could be better. Do you know what a teardrop or a half circle is?"
"Yes."
"Good do one at H and then another at M and keep changing like that untill I tell you to stop, and remember to change your posting diagonal. I see what you mean about your head, yes good straighten it more. Alright good but turn earlier and bend her a little more. Get more contact! Legs! Whip! Alright do a figure 8! again withOUT killing me. You do need to bend her more. thats good. Head, Legs Whip! bend your elbows. good. Alright now in a second I want you to canter twice in the circle you are in and then go full arena once and circle her at the other end twice and then trot around the arena once and put her into a walk. Understand?"
"Yes"
"Good so now continue." I did as she said and she said nothing while I did it. I was walking with Lightning still in hand when she talked. "That was good! Now have loose reins and let her walk out and catch her breath." When she said that I almost passed out in the saddle. "You catch your breath too! You might want to get off and streach out a little, and put your stirrups up one hole." She was busy moving poles and jump standards over when I got off fixed my stirrups and got a drink of water. "How high have you jumped so far?"
"Just two feet."
"Alright, make sure your helmet and girth are tight and mount."
Was that supose to make me feel better? Because I now felt more scared than I did before.
"Just walk her a bit more and then you can start trotting over the poles." I let her walk a bit more untill she was cool and had caught her breathe before picking up the reins and start a trot. "Alright, Legs, and your whip is alright! good, but heels down. A little more energy over the poles, yes thats good. Alright, don't run over me." She put the poles up to like half a foot. "Alright now you will need more energy for this GOOD! Excellent! Alright a few more times over. Legs. good. More energy. Cut the arena short so she has more energy. Ok you can walk for a second. I'm going to raise the last pole to 1 foot. OK you can trot again. Now make sure you kick her right before the jump and grab mane if you have to. pole pole pole Kick! Execellent. Go around I am going to raise the pole. Alright same thing. You said you have jumped this high so you'll be fine. pole pole pole Big Kick! Great great great!! Want to go to 3ft?"
"Sure?" I was terrified. But I needed to do this.
"Great! Alright now you will raise forward a little if you need too and make sure you kick and use a little whip because this is a big one. Alright pole pole pole HUGE kick!! Alright! that was good, Now let her walk and tell her she was a good girl and then you two can be done." After telling Lightning she was a very good girl, noting that that was a lot more work than they had done ever she was good. But were we good enough? About a half hour later Lightning was cool and I decided since she was so sweaty I would give her a bath and then dry outside while she could graze a little. Outside there was a front yard with some green grass and so I plopped down on the grass and watch Lightning eat.
"You two are great together."
"Is this like one of those don't call us we will call you?"
"No."
"Does that mean..."
"You are good and in 4 years you will be better. Now I am not saying you are good enough then and I'm not going to say you ever will be and this is going to be hard work." She sat down beside me. "This is going to be hard and if you get into the 2000 Olympics I don't expect you to be more than an alternate. If you do actully get in I will support you and cheer for you but you have to understand, you will only be 18, most people are a lot older than that. I want you to know that you should try your best but if it is too hard for you just tell me and you can stop or slow down."
"Alright."
"From now on, If you still prefer mornings you will train as many mornings as you can. I will be a bitch while we train but I want to be the person you can talk to if you need anything. And I don't want you to worry about the other kids, you are a little higher on my list than them so I can be more friendly. Don't be afraid to ask questions either, you should be asking a lot more than you do and so I mean just ask."
"Alright." She laughed
"Are you Okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm just tired, and I think I just got accepted to be trained for the Olympics."
"Yes you did, and I think you should go share with your financeé"
"Thanks."
"You can do it, If you try"
"Thanks again you are the greatest." I hugged her and ran over to lightning. "Come on Lightning! I want to put you out so you can go roll and go and get dirty! Talk to you later Prof- Patricia!"
I got to Severus's house to find a note that said he was at my house, I wondered why but quickly took a shower and apparated to my house. I always apparated into my room because the shade was always pulled and the door was closed for this reason. As I walked downstairs my parents Severus and my sister where sitting in chairs talking. They actully looked plesent there together.
"soo?" Severus saw me first and asked and when he did everyone turned and looked at me.
"Shes going to train me." my mom screamed and then went and hugged my dad and sister, I thought that was weird, but Severus came up to me and hugged and kissed me.
"I knew you could do it. Good job" and he smiled at me.
"Thanks,"
"Don't tell me you need to get up at 4 am again"
"Ok I won't"
"But you are going to anyhow?"
"exactly" He groaned and my family came over and hugged me.
"Congrats Kay!"
"Congrats sweetie!"
"Kayla there are a list of phone calls and mail in your room."
"Thanks mom I'll go look now."
"We are going out for dinner to celebrate! The WHOLE family!!"
"great." I was walking up to my room and Sev laughed when he heard this. "When she says whole family, she means it, you'll get to meet everybody!"I walked into my room and Severus took the usual spot on the bed while I flipped on my comp and got the phone and looked at the list. There were the usual phone calls I ignored and I looked at the mail a couple letters from my cousin, a skating party invation that I would go to, and then the usual horse magazines and catalogs. Before I could start calling Lawrence popped on the caller ID while it was ringing. No way out of it anyhow.
"Hello?" I answered
"Hi! You are home!! Welcome back hows it going?!" Megan replied
"Fine." I said unexcitedly
"Great! did you get my invatation?" She said excitedly.
"Yes."
"Great I was wondering maybe I could come over and practice rollar-blading or something before then." She was still excited, typical popular girl..
"Sure, the party isn't for like a week though."
"Yeah well I just wanted to reserve you quick, I invited some of your other friends too like Jany,"
"Jennie" She doesn't even know her name...
"yeah whatever and Alicia and DeAnna, and the one ashley girl."
"Cool"
"I guess, but you should really start hanging out with the right crowd"
"I do hang out with the right crowd." I was pissed how dare she!
"Have you talked to anyone since the last day of school?"
"I think so, why?"
"Did they tell you what Mike did?"
"no, tell me" what would mike do?
"Well you know how we all gather in the team area and play games on the last day?"
"Yeah,"
"Well I heard he was crying, but I just saw him run out of the area, and then Mr. Kryant went after him."
"wow"oh my gosh I can't believe he would, over me?
"Yeah, you really had an impact on him."
"I had no idea."
"That new guy of yours though, he needs a haircut."
"I'm trying!" Really I am!
"and a new color!"
"That I don't mind, I'll talk to you later call next week and I'll see if you can come over."
"Alright! bye!"
"bye"
"Whats the new news?"
"nothing Sev"
"Whats wrong?" He was somewhat persistant
"I said nothing"
"Alright fine. I'm here if you want to talk about it."
"Not really."
"You'll tell me soon."
"Or?" I would to.
"I'll read your mind and find out."
"You wouldn't"
"I wouldn't? I wouldn't bet on that,"
"Please just leave me alone."
"Ordinarily I would ask you whats wrong, but if you want me to leave you alone I will."
"thanks."
I had finished making my phone calls and sraightened up my room with no help from Severus. He could tell I was very stressed and he wanted to know why.
She finished her phone calls and went to bed untill dinner, she was really stressed and I really did need to know why. I knew my space and I didn't pry. I let her sleep on me as I pondered things and ways to get out of this dinner tonight.
"Hello Kayla! And your boyfriend um Serveas."
"Severus. Nice to see you again, Sarah."
"Yes Seveas" Severus rolled his eyes and just walked towards the table. I went and sat down beside him.
"I'm so sorry you need to be here." I whispered to him
"Its really alright." The table was loud with my family busily chatting just what I had hoped for. "Are you feeling better kay?" Severus Asked
"yeah yeah I'm fine."
"You don't sound fine."
"good observation."
"Whats wrong then? You have a chance to be in the Olympics this is like the best ever!"
"I know I should be happy but I find myself unhappy and wondering why." He hugged me which made me feel good, I cry easily and I didn't really want to cry here. Dinner turned out to be pretty boring, I would rather have boring than horrible so I was alright with it. I was wanting to go when my mother stood up and hit her glass with a knife.
"I think we should all remember the reason why we are here tonight!" I whispered into severus's ear "to gossip?" she continued. "I would like to tell my daughter that we will be there for her if she gets in to the Olympics or not, and I can only wish her the best of luck as she goes back to school. I also know that she and Severus do have an announcement to make," I groaned. "So I will let them make it." I stood up preparing my doom, I was shy even in front of my family."
"Well I would like to thank you all for coming and celebrating this with me. I would like you all to know the things I was told today that I knew, but I am not sure if you do or not. It's extremly hard to get in the Olympics. I may not be good enough, I may never even get to be an alternate, but it won't be because I didn't try. This is going to be very hard on me and take up a lot of my time and I would like to have Severus stand up," I paused while he did, and I turned to him for a minute. "I would like to thank you for being here for me right now and I hope you are there in the future. There is no doubt that you love me and no doubt I love you." I turned back around. "Which is why we are engaged. I know I am young and I know about the age difference, but we are ready for this commitment to each other. I want to thank you again for showing up and supporting me." I sat down and the room was silent. I turned and looked a Severus and he smiled at me, the encourgement I needed. My aunt Sarah stood up now.
"Congratulations."
She only said one word before sitting down again, but that was enough to get the whole table smiling and back to normal. About a half hour later I was saying goodbye to my family, and they were finally pronouncing his name right and saying congrats to us and me and finally I found my self home and safe to be myself. Me and severus stayed at my house tonight.
"AHHH!" A blood curtling scream woke me up and I heard sev wake up beside me. "KAYLA THERE IS AN OWL IN HERE!" I started laughing and ran downstairs. I found an owl sitting peacfuly on the banister and I was wondering why there was so much commotion.
"It's alright mom its just an owl." There was a small package below it and I picked it up noticing Patricias fimaller writing. Damn I missed riding today.. I opened the package to find a newspaper, noting that it was from florida, and a hand written note. I read the note first.
Dear Kayla-
I hope you don't mind being a celebraty for a few months, It seems our good friend Andras has once again stretched the turth to make a good article for the paper. Congratulations it seems that everyone now thinks you are going to the olympics. I hope you relize this is not the truth. If rita skeeter gets ahold of this there is no telling what you will be doing next... I can picture to many horrible things. anyhow try to keep this a secret but I doubt we will have any luck. I once again hope you don't mind being famous.
-Patricia.
I then picked up the newspaper and looks down at the article.
14 Year old Destined for Olympics says Equestrian Rider.
Andras Selzberth states that he will not be riding for the USET and that he will be riding for his orginal country, Hungry. "The only competition that I am worried about would be Kayla Miller, she is only 14 but is a strong willed rider." states Selzberth. So whom is this Kayla Miller? The Equestrian Team only excepts riders older than 16 so in two years she will be ready and since the next Olympics will be in 2000. When I asked him if he was sure that she would be there he only said, "Shes got more will power than anyone I know, shes a good rider and in four years she will be much better." So it looks like in 2000 we will be watching a new girl compete!
"That no good-" I ran up stairs to see Severus sleeping I laughed as I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper to write back to Patricia.
Patricia-
Alright what an asshole, although I am happy to hear such good things from him. I don't mind being famous, but I don't want to be famous for something I don't deserve. I won't tell anyone I promise, although its going to be kinda hard because a few people already know. I'm sorry I missed riding today, I'll be there later today and then I will come tomorrow morning at the regular time.
-Kayla
"Do you care telling me whats going on?" My mother asked as I was putting the note on her owl. I grabbed the newpaper and gave it to her.
"Read that" I took my mo a minute and then she looked at me and smiled.
"None of that is true? or what?"
"He has no right going and telling people that I will be in the Olympics!"I stomped upstairs back to bed.
A couple days went by with nothing but soon there was an article on the front page about me and suddenly I had the phone ringing off the hook. Severus had to go and 'something' and I didn't really want to know what that was. When Megan called I was slightly happy to accept her phone call. Jennie was at her one camp thingy and Ashley was at some dance camp, although they both promised to come to the skating party for my sanity.
"Hey! Hows it going?"
"Not to bad."
"The skating party is tonight! Can I come over and practice with you?"
"Sure."
"Don't you need to ask your parents?"
"They won't care."
"Alright be over in a few!"
"Bye"
"Good bye!"
I went down and strapped on my skates and then skated down the driveway while I was waiting for Megan. She arrived in a couple minutes. We skated for few minutes not really talking about anything.
"Oh by the way, congradulations on being in the paper."
"Thanks"
"How do you do all it?"
"Do all what? Well first you groom and the saddle-"
"No not that! I mead you are perfect at everything! You have a great voice and you can dance and ride and draw! Oh and act! geeze what aren't you good at?" I certainly have covered magic too I thought. "I almost expect you to start flying or something." She laughed and I forced a laugh out too.
"I'm not really that perfect at all."
"Do the newspeople bother you?"
"I haven't talked to any newspeople."
"Not yet? Well I am sure you will soon."
"Why did you start being friends with me anyhow?"
"Well Andrea, you know her dad owns ryan's?"
"Yeah"
"Well he accidently told her how much your parents got for the land that you sold to the store."
"Oh. So you do only like me for my money?"
"No!"
"They why wouldn't you ever speak to me before?"
"I just didn't know you."
"And knowing that I am rich made me so much better?"
"Whoa Kayla calm down."
"I just don't think you should be judging people by money!"
"Sorry to inturrupt this but I told you news people would find you soon enough." I turned around to see a truck with the KMSD logo on it, a local station.
"Why am I so fucking famous!?"
"I don't know but I'm gonna go skate home, hey I'll pick you up at 6:30!"
"bye!"
I sighed as I saw a lady hop out the van with a camra man close behind.
"Miss Miller! Miss Miller!"
"Yes?"
"Will you answer a few questions?"
"A few yes."
"Is it true that you will be competeing in the 2000 Olympics?"
"No I am not, I might have the chance but that has not been decided yet."
"Do you think you are good enough to get in?"
"Not right now I don't, I am going to try my hardest, I might not even get into the Olympics at all"
"IS it true that you are engaged?"
"That, Is none of your business."
"When were these rumors about you being in the Olympics Started?"
"Andras Selzberth started them in a paper in Florida, I don't know why but I can assure you, I am not in the Olympics."
"Will we see you competeing soon?"
"I am mostly going to compete in the London, Scotland area, That is where I go to school and that is where my horse is."
"Is it true that your trainer is Patricia Herndy?"
"Yes that is true."
"How have you been doing in shows?"
"I have not yet competed."
"Why do you think you will be in the Olympics?"
"I don't, like I have said before, I am only trying."
"Whats your fianceé's name?"
"Once again that is not your business"
"Ok thank you, Thats live and straight for the young girls mouth!"
I was back from the skating party, It was hell. I went to Sev's hous to talk to him. When I didn't find him I took a long shower to wipe off the filth. I went down to library and found myself falling asleep. I let myself do it hopeing to wake and find Severus home.
"Kayla?" Severus was shaking me.
"Mmmwha?" I was still half asleep.
"How was the party." He sat down in the chair beside mine.
"Comparing to hell."
"Why?"
"I forgot why I hate that place."
"And you hate it why?"He took my hand and he was gently massaging it.
"Well lets see, two people I know had sex in the boys bathroom and everyone else was practically doing drugs."
"Really?"
"Except like me and jennie was about it. I left early."
"How did you get home?"
"er."
"What?"
"Cough, I apparated cough."
"WHAT!? Thats totally against the rules! In a public place, In the open and you don't even have a liecense!"
"The only ones out there were high anyhow, I couldn't get a ride from them!"
"You should have called someone."
"I didn't have a phone, Look severus, I could have died if I went with someone. I am going to bed."
"As long as we are mad at each other can you tell me why you aren't acting like usual?"
"No."
"Why not Kayla?"
"its nothing, let me sleep."
"Its something and I plan on finding out even if I have to do horrible things." His last two words were enough to make anyone shudder but I blocked them out and fell asleep.
My dreams were not good. They were not bad either. Very strange, that's what they were...
i Severus was laying on the bed and he looked like he was resting. The shade was pulled up and the sun shined right in. A little girl with blonde hair came running up into the
bed. Her dialog scared me. " Daddy! Daddy!" He woke up and pulled the little girl close
He loved her and it was easy to tell. "Yes my sweet?" He pushed a lock of hair out ofher face. "Wheres mommy! Is she out winning the gold medal?!" /i
Those last words made me understand that she was talking about me. I was sitting in the chair pondering my dreams and I had my feet propped up on the bed. I was watching Severus sleep. Was the child really ours? was I fortelling the future or just having a dream. I was deep into my thoughts when I heard another body and I turned to see a man standing next to me.
"Shame to see Severus Snape with a lady body gaurd without even a wand!" My first thought was Lucius, but no, Draco was supposed to be a spitting image and this man looked nothing like draco. The man was tall and was dressed very well. He had black hair but it was short. Was this harry's Sirius? "Do you have anything to say my young lady?" He bent over and looked at me. Although he presence was unwelcoming he was friendly and plesent and didn't seem to cause any threat.
"Excuse me my good sir but I do not gaurd over Severus. I also need not a wand."
"Ah I see. Why do you not need a wand? Are you perhaps a muggle."
"No, I am an unwandium."
"Ha! Me too isnt the whole world?!" I could tell his voice was untrusting. I looked around for the closedt book and I levitated it and made it hit him.
"I should think that you are not. any one could have stopped that, even ordinary wizards." I tryed to sound superior. "Now please announce whom you are."
"I should think that the great Artimus needs no introduction" Ours eyes both turned to snape, now awakened.
"Who added The great? And you reconized me!"
"Its not everyone that Graduates two years early from Hogwarts. Of course I reconized you."
"I wasn't sure if you would. Its been 12 years. and I didn't graduate two years early." Artimus said carefully.
"Then you left, didn't want me to see you, why?" answered back regret in his voice
"I was afraid you would inform father, not being a death eater would have," Artimus paused for a second, "killed him"
"Apparently being one himself killed him." Snape said with a snort
"Yes yes, I did not quit either, I was there just not anywhere for you to see. Dumbledore saw it best too."
"ok wait!" I was getting confused. "You two are brothers?!"
Their faces both turned to me sitting in a chair staring at the two having their own little converstation.
"Ah, sorry hun."He motioned towards me and I smiled "Artimus this my lovely finaceé, Kayla."
"Fianceé? My, my you have been busy Severus." He smiled coyly and took my hand and kissed it. "A pleasure my dearest." My dearest? Where did this man get off calling me that.
"Kay, why the hell were you up anyhow?" Severus obviously wanted to interrupt this.
"Err I had nightmares." No way I was telling him about those dreams.
"Mm.. you're lying." damn him.. "Artimus, do you want to stay here tonight. There is a room down the hall" He got up and by the time he was back, I was asleep.
Before I knew it summer was over. The new DADA teacher would be no other than Professor Snape. Nope, not Severus, but Artimus. I was happy when he announced that because I had been very close to him in the past week and a half and he was a pretty awesome guy if you ask me. I have suspicsions that hes gay, but I don't say anything. I have decided to take Arithmancy with Hermione after she raved about how great it was. Truthfully I hate math but she said it was much different. That also means that I dropped Divination. Nothing hard for me. I can already read minds and if the dreams I am having come true, I will be able to see into the future. Yes the dreams have continued. All I know is that Severus is hurt somehow, and tha the daughter, rightfully named Katarina, loves him more than her mother, suposedly me and better be. I wonder whats happened to him. Anywho, I gotta finish packing. I'm going to Hogwarts tomorrow. Then the feast will begin! I can't wait to be back, even if it is school!