Beginning of the End
Authors: Starchild and Saavik
Chapter Three: Two Sides of the Coin
***Disclaimer*** We do not own the Harry Potter Universe or any of the recognizable characters that belong there. If you want to sue us go ahead. We have no money but the publicity should be good for a few laughs. (And perhaps a few $$$ on ET.)
A/N: This is a re-post of the early version of the story. The only real change in this chapter is correction to typos and the addition of thought bars (// ..//). When you see // ..// it means the person is thinking and not talking.
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Meanwhile back at the ranch: (ie. The school for slow wits who do not understand sarcasm)
He unwound the naked limbs from his own. "My dear girl, I think it is time you return to your dorm and I to my wife. After all we both got what we wanted. Now dress yourself and leave, so I can." She rolled over and spread herself out on the fur rug in his office.
"You don't really want me to leave do you?" Her pretty lips pouted. "I thought you liked our little arrangement! You get a lover, I get a passing grade. Or have you actually fallen for that boring bitch? You told me it was a marriage of convenience, to get your mother off your back. You don't love her more than me, do you?" She sat up and struck a porn star pose. Stephan wondered yet again how such a young girl could be so sensual.
"I don't love either of you my dear. You, I enjoy to sleep with. Her, I tolerate for sanity's sake. Now kindly remove yourself from my office. And please, remember to dress this time." He turned around and pulled on his pants and shirt. He waited for her to dress and leave. As the door shut behind her he sighed. //What a mess, well she will have to die along with the others. Such a waste, she truly would have made a good Deatheater. If it wasn't for that blasted flaw! Oh well, to late now.// He lifted his wand and the fur rug disappeared and his office furniture was back in place. //Now off to dinner, and maybe,// he smiled, //yet another lovely interlude. These American women are so much more fun in bed, to bad I can't keep either of them.// He grabbed his cloak and headed down the hall.
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At the cottage:
Tink fluttered around Cat's feet begging to take over and apologizing constantly. "Mistress, Tink can cook the meal. Tink would be happy to cook for you. No mistress don't put that in, the flavor will be bad. Let Tink do this. Tink will do good, promise." No matter how many times she asked, Tink refused to call her Cat. The one time she had tried to reward Tink with a new dress the poor dear had run off crying. From between the sobs she finally began to understand that somehow she had just fired Tink. Catilyna said they would keep the fact that Tink was free a secret. However she wanted to pay Tink every week. This again sent the little elf into tears. So they made a small compromise; each week Tink was to pick a new piece of clothing and that would be her payment. This seemed to please the elf, but she still wanted to do EVERYTHING. Cat was beginning to wonder how Stephan managed to make even the one drink for her each night.
The door to the cottage opened. Cat could hear Stephan hanging his cloak up and moving into the living room. After much debate she had set up their small cottage to resemble a typical muggle house. Eventually Stephan got used to the idea of lights instead of fires, except in winter of course. "Lumos" she heard right before the sound of him flopping onto the couch. She walked in and smiled. //He really is quite sexy! // "So what is your excuse this time." she bent down and kissed him, the smile still playing across her lips. "Another batch of tests to grade or did you fall into another of those pits the kids keep setting up to catch their runaway pets?"
"Actually it was Hodji. That damn boy and his Fung Shui! Do you realize how difficult it is to get across a room while the furniture's rearranging itself to be more *positive*? Not to mention I'm quite sure he was staring at my butt. You'd think he would try to hide it, but NO he flaunts his homosexuality! It's just..." he shuddered "makes a man sick to have to even think about someone like that wanting to... never mind." He stood up and moved closer to the fireplace. God how he hated this house. It was everything he loathed about muggles wrapped into a blanket and forced around him every night.
"I really don't want to get into another fight with you about that tonight. You know that many of my friends in California were gay. If they are happy, I'm happy. And of course he was looking at your butt. I would be more worried if he didn't. Stephan your sexy, you ooze sex appeal. Get used to being admired!" She kissed him and smacked his butt lightly. "Or you can just hide in the bedroom! I promise I won't mind."
"As much as I'd like to hide in the bedroom I fear that Miz Halloway would not understand." Cat put on a look of extreme vexation at the thought of Miz Halloway interfering with her sex life. "Sorry to disappoint you my dear. However, if we have time before our meal. Stephan eyes were full of lust as he pulled his wife on to his lap and nibbled her ear. "What do you say darling?"
Suddenly there was a crashing noise from the kitchen. The little house elf came scurrying into the room. Her eyes were full of tears and she was cradling her left arm. "Tink is sorry. Muggle cooking devices so different to use. Could Tink please have some burn cream? Arm seems to be blistering!"
Catilyna jumped up and ran to her. "Oh Tink, sweetheart, follow me. I think we have some in the cabinet. Stephan could you help?" He rolled his eyes and pushed up from the chair following the two women to the bathroom.
"What exactly can I do? Or did you just want moral support? Frankly if you hadn't been so adamant about those damn muggle devices this wouldn't have happened. But most of the blame does rest on the house elf's head for being so clumsy." Tink's eyes filled over again with tears and her little body started to shake.
Cat had just started to spread the Burn Be Gone on and turned to glare at Stephan. "You know sometimes you can be a real ass! Now either do a spell to take her pain away or get the hell out of here!" She turned back to spread another layer on Tink's arm and missed the look he gave her. Tink, however, saw the hatred burning in his eyes and once again wished to be able to tell her mistress about the potion in her "Nightcap".
"Well since you asked so nicely." He turned around and walked away. She could hear him getting his cloak out of the hall closet as he yelled to her. "Actually the dumb thing should have known better than to cook tonight. I told it earlier that I was leaving and that you were to dine at your cousin's house. Her brat has a new tooth and they are celebrating. I'll be back in a week, so try not to burn the house down." Stephan was fuming. He had to work on that potion, her temper seemed to weaken it. There was a small *pop* as he aperated away.
"Mistress Tink is sorry. Didn't mean to upset master. Tink is stupid. Dumb, Dumb Tink." She begin to smack her burnt arm and more tears poured down her face.
Cat grabbed her and hugged her so she couldn't punish herself. "Tink, it's ok! Honey how many times do I have to tell you NO PUNISHING YOURSELF! Now stop crying; the cream should be almost done." The blisters and bright red skin had turned into a pink color, it looked a little tender but that was it. "There now sweetie. Isn't that better? Now why don't you go get changed and I'll call Joseph over to clean up the mess. His way will be a lot faster and I won't miss dinner that way!" Cat went over to the fireplace and threw in some flow powder. "Joe and Jamie's" Joseph's face appeared among the flames.
"Hey, cuz!" You're late. What's up?" He had the grin so common to him. Catilyna completely understood how Jamie had fallen for him. She even understood how the whole wizard thing could be forgiven and dealt with like any other quirk. After all love could conquer anything.
"Actually come over here, please. There has been a bit of an accident and you know how hard it is for me to clean. Well, frankly if you want to see me surface before the end of the week, you'd better come help." Cat could hear Tink in the background trying to gather things up, it seemed to be causing her quite a bit of pain seeing as there were little squeaks of ouch and darn. "Please hurry." She leaned forward and whispered, " I really don't want the poor dear to hurt herself anymore. Poor Stephan had to rush off so he couldn't help."
Joseph scowled, he really wasn't to fond of Cat's husband but you couldn't pick your in-laws. "So, yet again, he has left when you need him most. Cat when will you realize this guy's a jerk?" Jamie and Joe had been telling her this since about a week before the wedding. Stephan had never done anything to make them change their minds about it either.
Cat rolled her eyes and stood back from the fire again. "Just hurry, or all that food you have will be cold and yucky. And don't you dare say we can just zap it back to warm because we both now it changes the flavor."
Jamie's petite face appeared next to her husbands. "Don't worry Cat. He's on his way!"
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A/N: Reviews are welcome. In fact they are required. We need feedback to know if you are confused. We have been writing this for so long, and are so far ahead of ourselves, we forget that you don't know all that we do about what's going on. So if we confuse you, tell us. We will address the issue promptly. For us. We are very slow to upload because we tend to write the chapters out of order. We have some done for Christmas time, and here school hasn't even started. In fact the American school is making up for last years snow cancellations, they haven't even gotten out for the summer yet! (They have commuting students unlike Hogwarts, which boards.) So be patient. More will be coming, soon.
Live Long and Prosper Saavik
Authors: Starchild and Saavik
Chapter Three: Two Sides of the Coin
***Disclaimer*** We do not own the Harry Potter Universe or any of the recognizable characters that belong there. If you want to sue us go ahead. We have no money but the publicity should be good for a few laughs. (And perhaps a few $$$ on ET.)
A/N: This is a re-post of the early version of the story. The only real change in this chapter is correction to typos and the addition of thought bars (// ..//). When you see // ..// it means the person is thinking and not talking.
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Meanwhile back at the ranch: (ie. The school for slow wits who do not understand sarcasm)
He unwound the naked limbs from his own. "My dear girl, I think it is time you return to your dorm and I to my wife. After all we both got what we wanted. Now dress yourself and leave, so I can." She rolled over and spread herself out on the fur rug in his office.
"You don't really want me to leave do you?" Her pretty lips pouted. "I thought you liked our little arrangement! You get a lover, I get a passing grade. Or have you actually fallen for that boring bitch? You told me it was a marriage of convenience, to get your mother off your back. You don't love her more than me, do you?" She sat up and struck a porn star pose. Stephan wondered yet again how such a young girl could be so sensual.
"I don't love either of you my dear. You, I enjoy to sleep with. Her, I tolerate for sanity's sake. Now kindly remove yourself from my office. And please, remember to dress this time." He turned around and pulled on his pants and shirt. He waited for her to dress and leave. As the door shut behind her he sighed. //What a mess, well she will have to die along with the others. Such a waste, she truly would have made a good Deatheater. If it wasn't for that blasted flaw! Oh well, to late now.// He lifted his wand and the fur rug disappeared and his office furniture was back in place. //Now off to dinner, and maybe,// he smiled, //yet another lovely interlude. These American women are so much more fun in bed, to bad I can't keep either of them.// He grabbed his cloak and headed down the hall.
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At the cottage:
Tink fluttered around Cat's feet begging to take over and apologizing constantly. "Mistress, Tink can cook the meal. Tink would be happy to cook for you. No mistress don't put that in, the flavor will be bad. Let Tink do this. Tink will do good, promise." No matter how many times she asked, Tink refused to call her Cat. The one time she had tried to reward Tink with a new dress the poor dear had run off crying. From between the sobs she finally began to understand that somehow she had just fired Tink. Catilyna said they would keep the fact that Tink was free a secret. However she wanted to pay Tink every week. This again sent the little elf into tears. So they made a small compromise; each week Tink was to pick a new piece of clothing and that would be her payment. This seemed to please the elf, but she still wanted to do EVERYTHING. Cat was beginning to wonder how Stephan managed to make even the one drink for her each night.
The door to the cottage opened. Cat could hear Stephan hanging his cloak up and moving into the living room. After much debate she had set up their small cottage to resemble a typical muggle house. Eventually Stephan got used to the idea of lights instead of fires, except in winter of course. "Lumos" she heard right before the sound of him flopping onto the couch. She walked in and smiled. //He really is quite sexy! // "So what is your excuse this time." she bent down and kissed him, the smile still playing across her lips. "Another batch of tests to grade or did you fall into another of those pits the kids keep setting up to catch their runaway pets?"
"Actually it was Hodji. That damn boy and his Fung Shui! Do you realize how difficult it is to get across a room while the furniture's rearranging itself to be more *positive*? Not to mention I'm quite sure he was staring at my butt. You'd think he would try to hide it, but NO he flaunts his homosexuality! It's just..." he shuddered "makes a man sick to have to even think about someone like that wanting to... never mind." He stood up and moved closer to the fireplace. God how he hated this house. It was everything he loathed about muggles wrapped into a blanket and forced around him every night.
"I really don't want to get into another fight with you about that tonight. You know that many of my friends in California were gay. If they are happy, I'm happy. And of course he was looking at your butt. I would be more worried if he didn't. Stephan your sexy, you ooze sex appeal. Get used to being admired!" She kissed him and smacked his butt lightly. "Or you can just hide in the bedroom! I promise I won't mind."
"As much as I'd like to hide in the bedroom I fear that Miz Halloway would not understand." Cat put on a look of extreme vexation at the thought of Miz Halloway interfering with her sex life. "Sorry to disappoint you my dear. However, if we have time before our meal. Stephan eyes were full of lust as he pulled his wife on to his lap and nibbled her ear. "What do you say darling?"
Suddenly there was a crashing noise from the kitchen. The little house elf came scurrying into the room. Her eyes were full of tears and she was cradling her left arm. "Tink is sorry. Muggle cooking devices so different to use. Could Tink please have some burn cream? Arm seems to be blistering!"
Catilyna jumped up and ran to her. "Oh Tink, sweetheart, follow me. I think we have some in the cabinet. Stephan could you help?" He rolled his eyes and pushed up from the chair following the two women to the bathroom.
"What exactly can I do? Or did you just want moral support? Frankly if you hadn't been so adamant about those damn muggle devices this wouldn't have happened. But most of the blame does rest on the house elf's head for being so clumsy." Tink's eyes filled over again with tears and her little body started to shake.
Cat had just started to spread the Burn Be Gone on and turned to glare at Stephan. "You know sometimes you can be a real ass! Now either do a spell to take her pain away or get the hell out of here!" She turned back to spread another layer on Tink's arm and missed the look he gave her. Tink, however, saw the hatred burning in his eyes and once again wished to be able to tell her mistress about the potion in her "Nightcap".
"Well since you asked so nicely." He turned around and walked away. She could hear him getting his cloak out of the hall closet as he yelled to her. "Actually the dumb thing should have known better than to cook tonight. I told it earlier that I was leaving and that you were to dine at your cousin's house. Her brat has a new tooth and they are celebrating. I'll be back in a week, so try not to burn the house down." Stephan was fuming. He had to work on that potion, her temper seemed to weaken it. There was a small *pop* as he aperated away.
"Mistress Tink is sorry. Didn't mean to upset master. Tink is stupid. Dumb, Dumb Tink." She begin to smack her burnt arm and more tears poured down her face.
Cat grabbed her and hugged her so she couldn't punish herself. "Tink, it's ok! Honey how many times do I have to tell you NO PUNISHING YOURSELF! Now stop crying; the cream should be almost done." The blisters and bright red skin had turned into a pink color, it looked a little tender but that was it. "There now sweetie. Isn't that better? Now why don't you go get changed and I'll call Joseph over to clean up the mess. His way will be a lot faster and I won't miss dinner that way!" Cat went over to the fireplace and threw in some flow powder. "Joe and Jamie's" Joseph's face appeared among the flames.
"Hey, cuz!" You're late. What's up?" He had the grin so common to him. Catilyna completely understood how Jamie had fallen for him. She even understood how the whole wizard thing could be forgiven and dealt with like any other quirk. After all love could conquer anything.
"Actually come over here, please. There has been a bit of an accident and you know how hard it is for me to clean. Well, frankly if you want to see me surface before the end of the week, you'd better come help." Cat could hear Tink in the background trying to gather things up, it seemed to be causing her quite a bit of pain seeing as there were little squeaks of ouch and darn. "Please hurry." She leaned forward and whispered, " I really don't want the poor dear to hurt herself anymore. Poor Stephan had to rush off so he couldn't help."
Joseph scowled, he really wasn't to fond of Cat's husband but you couldn't pick your in-laws. "So, yet again, he has left when you need him most. Cat when will you realize this guy's a jerk?" Jamie and Joe had been telling her this since about a week before the wedding. Stephan had never done anything to make them change their minds about it either.
Cat rolled her eyes and stood back from the fire again. "Just hurry, or all that food you have will be cold and yucky. And don't you dare say we can just zap it back to warm because we both now it changes the flavor."
Jamie's petite face appeared next to her husbands. "Don't worry Cat. He's on his way!"
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A/N: Reviews are welcome. In fact they are required. We need feedback to know if you are confused. We have been writing this for so long, and are so far ahead of ourselves, we forget that you don't know all that we do about what's going on. So if we confuse you, tell us. We will address the issue promptly. For us. We are very slow to upload because we tend to write the chapters out of order. We have some done for Christmas time, and here school hasn't even started. In fact the American school is making up for last years snow cancellations, they haven't even gotten out for the summer yet! (They have commuting students unlike Hogwarts, which boards.) So be patient. More will be coming, soon.
Live Long and Prosper Saavik