*~*~Untouchables~*~*

"Kilia, just look at him. He's mad at me." Kat said at breakfast the next morning.
"No he isn't. He's upset but not mad. If anything, he's mad at himself." She replied.
Kat glance over to the Gryffindor table. Sirius was in a deep conversation with Alex. It never occurred to her that they got along. She hadn't heard much of Alex since they broke up.
She quickly finished her toast and then walked out of the Great Hall. Unconsciously, she walked to the Slytherin Common Room, gave the password, and ended up on her bed.
She looked over to her bed stand and saw the clock on her stereo said that she should be in her first class right now. She sighed and got up and went straight to Dumbledore's office.
She knocked on the door and when there was no answer, she peeked into the room. She looked around, then walked in and closed the door behind her. She sank onto the couch in front of the large desk and rested her head against the arm.
'I wonder if Dumbledore will help me.' she thought.
"Well, Miss Kat. What a pleasure it is to see you." Came a voice from behind her.
"Hullo, Professor." She said sleepily.
"I see that you have made yourself comfortable. Does anyone know you're here? Except me of course."
"No, no. I didn't really plan on coming here today. I guess I just need time to sit and think." She look up. Her gaze caught Dumbledore's. She noticed how his blue eyes sparkled at her.
"Would this have anything to do with you dumping Sirius?" He said, all too knowingly.
"Yeah. I feel really bad. I like him and all and he's a good guy but, somehow, I didn't think I should keep going out with him. It's just one of those weird senses, you know?" She said.
Dumbledore nodded. "Sometimes, people don't know what they have until it's gone."
She nodded."I guess you're right."
"Now, would you like to go to class?"
"Yeah, I'd better. Severus might bite my head off."
"Professor Snape, you mean?" He smiled at her. "I know you're not used to it but he is your teacher now. You have to show him respect to some extent. Now, I'll escort you to class."
They walked side by side to the dungeons where Potions class was held. Dumbledore knocked patiently on the door to the classroom.
"Come in." came a cold, harsh voice from inside.
Dumbledore opened the door and walked in. Kat followed.
"Ahh, Professor! What a surprise. What brings you to my class?" Snape said.
"I was just delivering a student. She had some troubles this morning but she is quite fine now."
"Right. Good. Thank you. Kat, go sit down." He said coolly.
Grumbling, Kat took her seat next to Kilia. She looked at her and smiled.
"Professor. May I borrow another student? Just for a minute?" Dumbledore said suddenly.
"Why, be my guest, Headmaster." Snape said, not sounding happy about it.
"Mr. Black, could you come with me?" Dumbledore said, turning to face him. Kat sat up and looked at Dumbledore. 'What is he up to?' she thought.
Sirius shrugged and walked with Dumbledore out of the room. Kat watched him the entire time. 'Oh my God.' she thought. 'I hope Dumbledore doesn't say anything stupid. I love him and I don't want him to know that this hurt me.'
She gasped inwardly. She knew she cared about him but loved him? She didn't know. 'Love.' The word repeated in her mind. Does he feel the same way? Or is it just some big joke?
The rest of the class went by slowly. It was time to leave and Sirius wasn't back yet. Kat saw Sean look at her and she tried to get lost in the crowd of her friends. Sean found her anyways.
"Kat? Can I talk to you?" Sean asked quietly in her ear.
She turned to face him. "Sure."
Sean led her to the secret room. They settled into chairs facing each other.
"Sirius is miserable. He's out of his mind. He almost killed himself last night." Sean said slowly.
"So? What do I have to do with that?" she said. She already knew the answer.
"You made him miserable. He loved you and you broke his heart. I've never seem him treat a girl like he treats you. You could tell that he really truly loved you. Do you understand me?"
She stared into the fire. She didn't want to look at Sean.
"Kat, listen to me." he said, taking extra care to make sure she listened. "You have to talk to him. I don't want him to hurt himself."
"I'll talk to him but I'm not making any promises."
They left just in time to make it to their next class. Sirius was there. His gaze locked with hers. She cursed herself for the pain that she saw there. Why did she always hurt someone?
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Sirius had thought it weird when Kat came late to class that morning. Even weirder was that she was accompanied by Dumbledore. When Dumbledore had asked for him, his heart sank. 'She told him something I don't know.' he thought.
He followed Dumbledore in silence all the way to his office.
"Mr. Black, it seems that you have been in a relationship with Kat since September. Am I correct?" Dumbledore started.
"Yes, that's right. Why do you want to talk to me Professor? Did I do something wrong? Or did Kat tell you something?" he said hastily.
"Kat has suffered a great deal in her life. I'm sure you'd understand if you knew the entire story. I was hoping that you could change her. Teach her how to love again. Or, at least, trust. She lost a great deal in her life and she has a barrier built up around her heart. She doesn't get too close to anyone for fear of losing them. That might explain why she dumped you. She told me that she felt bad about it but she never mentioned the way she truly felt. She's scared to death. She fell in love with you." he stopped and looked Sirius in the eye. "I hope you treated her well. Actually, I know you did because she would never had been so scared of you otherwise."
Sirius nodded. He knew that she had a strange and terrifying past.
"Is she okay?" he asked.
"I'm afraid not. She experienced a sudden fear today. This morning actually. That was why she was with me. She has memories locked into her sub-conscious and she has forgotten them. She remembers them and she is hit with pain. Now, you may go to class. I believe you should be in your second class of the day now."
Nodding, Sirius went to class. When he saw Kat walk in with her group of Slytherin friends, he saw her look at him. He saw depression in her eyes. 'Could it be? Was she actually sad?' he thought. 'Nah, she can't be. Can she?'
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AN: Hey. Sorry to leave you guys hanging like this but I have to stop here. I'm running out of time and I still have other things to do. Edit, read-over, ect. You know, the whole shiz-nitz. See you on the flipio! --Kat