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Sable sat on a wooden dock, looking over a small lake. The moon reflected in the dark water, out shining the stars. The trees were waving softly in the wind, leaves drifting down and about. Dandelions swayed and let their seeds drift away in the wind. Her fingers traced the surface of the water softly, sending out ripples that got bigger and bigger and bounced from the sides until they finally died out.
"Hey."
Sable looked up and saw Draco standing behind her. "Hey Draco."
He sat down beside her. "What are you doing out here?"
"Nothing," Sable shrugged and leaned forward to catch a leaf that was floating in the water.
"Why don't you go see your pets?"
"I did," Sable filled the leaf with water then poured it out again. "Doyle was hungry so he went to go hunt. I accidentally stepped on Brone's tail earlier. I'm too distracted tonight."
"Why are you distracted?" Draco took the leaf out of her hands and threw it to the side, ignoring her frown.
"I'm not quite sure," She reached for another leaf and almost fell in, but Draco pulled her back. "Thanks."
"No problem," Draco was looking at her strangely.
"What?" She glanced at him, watching as a fish swam close to the surface of the water, then away again.
"What what?"
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm not looking at you in any way," Draco raised an eyebrow at her. "Well, now I am, but that's because I'm curious about how you think I'm looking at you, even though I wasn't looking at you in any way."
Sable smiled and shook her head. She leaned back until she was lying with her back on the ground, staring up at the stars. Draco did the same. They were silent for long moments.
"What were you talking about before," Sable spoke. "When I took you to see Doyle, and Sev didn't want you to. You said he didn't have to worry?"
"Oh, that..." Draco paused. "He was worried that I was a Death Eater, like my father."
"Are you?" She glanced over at him.
"No."
"Okay," Sable nodded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sable," Draco's voice broke through her sleep, his hands shaking her awake slowly. "Wake up, Sable."
"Draco?" She peered up at him blearily. "What are you doing here?"
"We fell asleep outside," Draco laughed and helped her stand up. "Come on, it's still early. We need to get back before everyone wakes up."
"Okay," Sable nodded and followed him back.
They snuck quietly through the doors of Hogwarts. Draco started down the halls, but Sable stopped him. She motioned for him to follow her and they were soon in a hidden passage. Sable paused as she thought she heard something, but when the noise didn't continue, kept going. They rounded a corner, and suddenly Peeves was in front of them.
"Sabertooth!" Peeves grinned then looked at Draco. "And look, it's god!" Peeves cackled to himself.
"Shove it," Draco glared.
"That's not a very godly thing of you to say," Peeves did a flip.
"Peeves, shh!" Sable looked at him meaningfully. "We can't get caught, or else I'm gonna be in detention again!"
"Finefine, Sabertooth," Peeves grinned.
"Don't call me Sabertooth," Sable rolled her eyes.
"Yes, Sabertooth!" Peeves darted away, laughing the whole time.
"Sabertooth?" Draco raised an eyebrow.
"A few kids I knew when I was younger, they were all a few years older than me, nicknamed me Saber. Peeves found out and, at the time, I had lost my two front teeth, so he changed it to Sabertooth."
"Could I call you Saber?" Draco asked after a moment.
"If you want," Sable shrugged. "I don't care either way."
"Okay," Draco nodded.
"Anyway, we better keep going, we're almost there," Sable looked around. "Let's just hope that Peeves didn't wake everyone up with his howling."
They continued down the dark passage, careful not to stumble. The floor and walls were made of stone, and a fall could be very painful, especially if the other person stepped on you. Soon they reached the end of the passage. There were a few doors, two on each side, and one continuing forward. Sable turned to the right and opened the nearest door. They followed another passage and came to another door. Sable opened the door and led Draco out into the hallway in front of the Slytherin common room.
"How do you know all this?" Draco whispered.
"I used to come here when all the students were gone," Sable shrugged. "Peeves showed me all the passages."
"Oh," Draco nodded. "Come on, let's go in."
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Sable woke up for the second time that day. This time it was to a soft coat of fur nuzzling against her neck. She groaned and sat up, smiling down at Keishin. Keishin yipped and nipped her finger gently. She pulled her finger away, only to have it caught playfully and nipped again. Keishin was busy chewing on her finger when Draco walked in.
"Hey Sable," He glanced amusedly at the little fox kit. "Savage little thing."
"Yeah," Sable grinned, then pointed with her free hand at a box just out of her reach on her dresser. "Can you get that box of pet snacks for me?"
"Why can't you?" Draco asked, but went over and handed it to her.
"I have a savage beast eating my finger," Sable grinned and pulled her hand away from the kit.
Keishin whined softly and jumped to try to reach it again. Sable laughed and opened the box. She pulled out a small, yellow ball. Keishin's eyes widened as he saw the treat. He sat down with one front paw crossing the other and a begging look in his eyes. Sable aww'ed and dropped the snack into his waiting mouth.
"What is that?" Draco glanced at the box the treats were in.
"They're pet treats," Sable shrugged and set them on her dresser. "They're little fruit flavored things. That one was supposed to be lemon."
Keishin yipped as he finished the treat. Sable pet the little fox and got out of bed. She closed the bed curtains and pulled out some clean clothes. Draco watched the curtains of the bed as Keishin jumped and attacked them playfully.
"When did you wake up?" Sable asked.
"A few minutes ago," Draco shrugged. "Want me to leave while you get dressed?"
"No," Sable shook her head and slid into her bed. Seconds later, Keishin was on the floor, staring up at the bed in confusion.
"Stupid fox," Draco said in a soft voice and picked Keishin up.
"There," Sable re-emerged from the bed and grinned as she saw Draco holding Keishin. "Aw, you guys are cute."
"Cute?" Draco narrowed his eyes and handed Keishin to Sable. "Draco Malfoy is not cute."
"If you say so," Sable laughed and set Keishin back on her bed, starting to leave the room.
"Er," Draco glanced at the little fox kit, who had curled up on Sable's pillow. "What does he do when he, uh, needs to, you know, use the restroom?"
"Use the restroom?" Sable turned around slowly, grinning. "Draco, have you ever seen a fox use a restroom?"
"Well, no," Draco frowned. "But I mean... You know what I mean!"
Sable laughed. "I'll be nice and not harass you. I made him a fox door under my bed. All he has to do is step on a button and the door opens. He goes down some stairs that lead outside into a secluded area, does his business, then comes back."
"You made it?"
"Yes," Sable shrugged. "It wasn't that hard. Anyway, come on, let's go."
"Breakfast?"
"If you want, I guess," Sable waited for him to catch up. "I'm not really hungry."
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There! Simon only thought up one part of that and it was pretty small. Maybe he'll make more in a different chapter. Please pelase review!