Jackie: I realized shortly before reading this chapter that I have no clue where this story is going.
RakitWhore: You're not supposed to admit that, you know.
Draco-muse: You're doing fine anyway...look, it's me! And I'm not OOC or sick!
Jackie: Don't own anything, blah blah blah. Does it count as a song reference now?
Draco-muse: Ugh, fine, since you have some of the lyrics.
RakitWhore: Which, of course, only you would know.
Jackie: Shut up! And please enjoy.
By Jackie Malfoy
Chapter 3: Missing the Happiness
The potions classroom was quiet and empty. The desks were clean, with all evidence of Neville's incompetence in the subject erased by scouring charms. The chairs were all pushed into the tables, and it seemed to be a typical empty classroom.
If you could ignore the glowing blue light and the crunching noises, that is.
Regina sat in one corner of the room, glowing slightly as she munched on her supper. She chose not to eat in the great hall, and instead used the mealtime as an hour-long reprieve from her inhibitor and layers of light-containing clothing. Both lay in a pile next to her as she popped another M&M in her mouth and turned the page of her book.
Even though she and her father had fought for this day for years, she found herself longing to be back in the mansion. Waking up to the Elf Alarm Clock, riding to high school, stopping of at Gut Bomb Burgers after school, suffering through a Danger Room session with Xavier, Cyke, or (Merlin forbid) Wolverine, and finally curling up for some TV in the living room with Evan and Kitty.
She'd traded all that for the chance to be "normal", and she wished more and more every second that she hadn't.
She looked at the candies in her hand...a few red, some yellow, two or three green, and a brown. Popping the yellows in her mouth, she turned another page and began singing softly to herself.
"Well you can color my world with sunshine yellow each day..."
Suddenly, she head the door creak open, and she panicked, diving below the table, and scattering the candy everywhere. Damn me, damn me, damn me, why didn't I go into the office? She chided herself for her carelessness as she fumbled with the hook on her inhibitor necklace. She wasn't safe until she stopped glowing, and her fear had changed the glow from a soft blue to a piercing yellow. As the clasp finally hooked, she let out a sigh of relief and ventured a peek around the corner.
She was shocked to find big blue eyes staring back.
"You're that new girl, aren't you?" the boy asked, a hint of contempt in his voice.
"Y...yes," she ventured, still nervous. Glancing down, she confirmed that her necklace was indeed working, the crystal glowing bright yellow. "Regina. And you are?"
"Looking for the professor, actually. Do you know where he is?" He offered out his hand, and she gingerly took it, still wary of strangers here. She took a deep breathe, and tried to be herself.
"Well, he's probably in the Great Hall, looking-for-the-professor-actually."
He smirked. "Draco." She breathed a sigh of relief. Except just then, her charm changed color. Immediately, the yellow glow changed to it's neutral light blue. He looked down, surprised. Her hands went to her throat to cover it, but it was too late.
"That's a pretty cool necklace," Draco said simply, and looked back up. Regina's hands still hovered around her throat self-consciously. "What're you doing in here, anyway? I didn't think students were allowed in empty classrooms when the professor wasn't around.
It was Regina's turn to smirk. "Well, you get special privileges when your last name is Snape."
Draco stepped back, shocked. "You're his...his..."
"Daughter, adopted," she recited, seeing the same reaction that every other student who found out wore. Adding the "adopted" seemed to settle them down a bit for some reason.
It once again worked on Draco. "Ah, I see. Been off at some foreign private school your whole life, huh?"
Regina's smile weakened a bit. "You could say that."
"D'you know anything about your real family?"
Her smile disappeared completely, and her gem glowed faintly red. "Yes, but I'd prefer it if I didn't."
Draco put his hands up defensively. "Sorry if they're bad memories, it's just...were they like us?"
"You mean, magical?" she asked tentatively.
"Of course, what do you think I mean?" he said, fingering the material of her robe, lying out across the table. "Yes," she replied.
He smirked once again. "Good. I'm not found of the other kind. Filthy mudbloods are overrunning the school nowadays." He turned to leave. "I'll be back later to talk to the professor...and if you're lucky, maybe you, too."
As he walked towards the door, he stopped just short of stepping on one of her green M&M's. He picked it up and eyed it questioningly, then tossed it back to her before gliding through the door.
She examined the candy closely, and then popped it into her mouth. I just cleaned the floor, and besides, green is my favorite.
She settled back into her corner, unhooked her necklace, and reopened her book.
"And you can color my world with happiness all the way..."
Jackie: Just take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above!
Draco-muse: Make her stop, please.
RakitWhore: She's got the video on her computer, I'm afraid she's beyond hope.
Jackie: And you can color my world, just paint it with your love!
Draco-muse: Run. Now.
RakitWhore: But don't forget to Stay Tuned!
Jackie: Just color my...my...world!
P.S.-
GODDAMMIT I HATE THAT POS EDITOR! IT SCREWS UP MY STUFF EVERY
TIME!