Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Harry Potter or any of it's characters, but Ari is mine.

Rating: G

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Ari, Maker of Stars

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Air moans as a tender yet overpowering pair of lips take hers. She can't tell who is kissing her, but she knows who she would like it to be.

"Severus..." she softly whispers into her kisser's ear.

She feels a shiver run through his body as he movies to her neck, gently nipping and tugging.

"Severus" she lets his name escape her again.

Ari opens her eyes, as her neck begins to cool, and looks straight into Severus' dark sensual eyes. She can see a storm of emotions traveling though his eyes. There is a mixture of compassion, lust, fright, questioning, her, ' Who are you? Why me? What are you doing here?'

Desperate for more Ari roughly presses her lips against his trying to answer these questions with just one kiss. She tires to explain, to make him understand to tell him how she feels, but doesn't get the chance. A loud obnoxious clawing at the window awakens her.

Tired but happy, she goes to the window to let the annoying owl in.

"I was having a very nice dream before you came and woke me up…. But if this is from Severus, well I'm not going to complain.

Tearing open the parchment eagerly she read it.

"Astronomy Tower, highest deck, one thirty tonight.'

'This is odd…. No signature…'

Glancing at the clock on her nightstand she sees that it's only fifteen minutes till one thirty. Eyes widening she runs out of her dorm not even bothering to stop to put on a cloak over her pale blue nightdress.

Right before the trapdoor leading up to the highest observation deck does Ari stop. If the note was from Severus, she wanted to look at least half way composed when she saw him. It was then that she realized exactly what she was wearing and blushed profusely. "Oh well I can't do anything about it now."

Her climb up the ladder seemed to take forever and she was off in her own little world when she heard the trapdoor hit the floor harshly.

Looking around the room the first thing she sees is a pair of dark luscious eyes looking right at her. Instantly she remembers her dream that she had not even an hour ago.

'Finally! She's only…. Well never mind that…' Sever was thinking as he heard the squeak of the trapdoor's hinges. He immediately started to flatten his hair and fix his robes, which were ver so slightly askew.

They made eye contact for a brief moment before her eyes went kind of blank, then closed.

A small grin appeared on her face and Sever could swear he hear her moaning softly.

"Ari…? Ari?"

Sever kept saying her name and moving closer in hopes that she might snap out of whatever she was in. He decided and he was close enough when he could feel her breath on his cheek.

For some reason he felt at ease when he was close to Ari. He breathed deeply and he could smell the sweet scent of her shampoo and he was intoxicated by. Slowly he closed his eyes and soaked her in.

Only vaguely aware of his surroundings he notices that Sri's breathing is back to normal. Shock runs thorough Severus' veins and he snaps his eyes open. It just so happens that Ari had an odd feel and also opened her eyes too.

Taking this opportunity Severus takes her in and Ari does the same, neither one believing that one was this close to the other; their lips ever so close. Realizing what she had just though and remembering that she just had that kissing dream again, Ari pulls away blushing. This also makes Severus realize that was doing the same thing.

"Are you alright now?" A worried tone issues from Severus' lips, something he never thought possible.

"Yes… Sorry I didn't mean to just drop off like that…"

"Oh it's quiet alright." Severus was hoping that she might get his hint.

Blushing shyly Ari gives him a little smile. "So what's up? And why tonight?"

"Sorry but I felt this sudden need to talk to you. Face to face you know? When I read you letters it's as if I am talking with you, but I needed the real thing. I do hope that I am not inconveniencing you."

"No, you are not, I'd much rather be here with… You didn't pull me away from anything." Ari slightly stuttered as she changed her thoughts around.

A soft silence wrapped around them, as there were both looking around the room determined not to make eye contact.

"Come and sit with me, then we'll get to talking." Severus offered as she gestured to a two-seater couch.

"Alright."

Hesitantly Ari sits next to Severus and stiffly places her hands in her lap.

"May I ask you a question Ari?"

"Hmm?"

"What exactly is this?" he asks as he pulls the necklace out from under his cloak.

"Oh you still haven't figured it out yet? I thought you would have by now." A hint of laughter could be heard in her voice.

Feeling slightly insulted Severus tells her that he can only guess what the necklace is and that all guesses aren't always correct.

"Gaze at it deeply and think Severus. You will come up with the answer you seek." At this she takes his and raises it so that the necklace is between them.

Sever was having trouble trying to think of anything that wasn't Ari. Finally he concentrated on the orb in front of him and not Ari. This doesn't last for long and he finds himself looking at Ari's tattoo, the one right below her eye.

'Stars! That's what it is! Ha! I figured it out. It's the making of stars.'

"Why stars?" he asked with wonder.

"Stars are my life, and I wanted you in my life." Ari said softly and thinking that last part to herself. "Speaking of my life how's yours?"

The conversation continued and Severus and Ari somehow kept getting closer and closer until the drowsy Ari let her head slip onto Severus' shoulder and Severus put his arm around her shoulder. As you can tell by now both are relaxed and very sleepy. Neither wanted to end their conversation to go to bed and sleep properly. Both were content, right where they were. Their conversation lasted until the sun rose in its magnificence.