Disclaimer: You know the basic; the girls belong to themselves, and Selene
is myself, Singapore and its places belong to themselves, of course.
Disclaimer 2: Eternal's "Angel of Mine" doesn't belong to me.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: Like what Freelancer says, My fic, my rules. So there is no SARS in Singapore in this fic. (Anyway, the situation has improved greatly in Singapore)
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Note: Maria, you better read this! I hope you like it.
Note 2: The AlbusandMinerva group's "School Anthem" is not confirmed yet, so this is just an example.
Thank you for your reviews!
Chapter 6: Albus and Minerva's Big Splash and the Underwater World
The next morning, during breakfast at the hotel's restaurant, Sue noticed that Selene (who came early) didn't eat anything. She was staring at Dumbledore and Minerva and frowning at the same time.
"Selene? Selene!" Sue called, waving her hand in front of Selene.
"Huh? What?" Selene asked.
"What's wrong with you, you look like you have something very important to tell. Is it about Albus and Minerva? Did you see something in their room last night?" Sue asked and grinned when she saw Selene raised her black eyebrows. "Aha! I hit the nail on the head, didn't I?"
Selene stared at Sue, wondering whether to tell Sue about what she had seen last night in Dumbledore and Minerva's room. But when she saw the eagerness on Sue's face, she knew that she couldn't hold it much longer. "Okay, last night...." She began.
"W-wait, this is a stuff for Albus and Minerva group, so I am going to call the girls." Sue said and run off before Selene could say anything. She came back to the table with the rest of the girls and they all sat around Selene as if she was going to tell a long story.
Selene cleared her throat and started talking. She had to talk softly in case Dumbledore and the others overheard her. "I'm not good at telling things but here goes. Last night, when you all were telling Mandy about Freelancer's "That's Preposterous"....."
***
After breakfast, when the group got into their cars outside the hotel, Maria, as usual, hopped into the seat next to Snape. Sue rolled her eyes at her, got into Dumbledore's car and sat beside Selene at the backseat.
"Honestly, sometimes I wanna shake Maria that she snaps out of her ...whatever for dear Severus, but does she listen? No..." Sue complained.
"Oh come on, let's "celebrate" Selene's discovery by singing our "School Anthem"!" Inca whispered and the girls grinned.
In Snape's car, Lindsey was enjoying the wind blowing on her face as she looked out to Singapore's scenery when she heard someone singing: "When I first saw you I already knew, there was something inside of you...."
Lindsey looked behind her and saw Inca, Selene and Sue singing Eternal's "Angel of Mine" Selene grinned and waved. Lindsey smiled, got Maria, Carly and Sandie's attention, and all of them started to sing their "School Anthem" along with Selene, Inca and Sue loudly.
Dumbledore, Minerva, Snape and Madam Hooch, on the other hand, had no idea why they started to sing a love song in the car.
***
"Okay, here are the tickets." Selene asked at the ticket booth outside the Underwater World in Sentosa, Singapore's Island Resort.
"$17.15....What?! You are joking, are you?" Madam Hooch exclaimed after she had read the price on her ticket.
"No. Because we get to go two places. So it's worth it. The Underwater World," Selene pointed at the entrance. "And the Pink Dolphin Lagoon."
"Yeah! We got to see....." Carly started. "W-wait a minute, what did you say?"
"Pink Dolphin Lagoon."
"Pink?" Carly asked as she raised her eyebrow.
"Yes, I said pink." Selene said firmly. "Now let's go in."
"Look, Minerva, there's sea turtles in this pool." Dumbledore said with interest from where he and Minerva were standing on a bridge at the Turtle Sanctuary outside the entrance.
"Hey Albus, why don't you and Minerva stand there while I take a snapshot?" Selene asked as she took out her camera. She winked at the girls and whispered: "Anyone want to a copy of this picture?"
"Sure...." Dumbledore began. Then he stared at the wooden railing and sat on it.
"Albus, what are you doing? Be careful!" Minerva cried.
"Don't worry, Minerva, it's safe. I didn't see any warning signs about not to sit on the railing." Dumbledore said cheerfully. "Want to sit beside me?"
"No way." Minerva said immediately.
Selene tried to move as back as she could. She then lowered her camera to say: "Err, Minerva? Would you sitting beside Albus? I can't get a full picture of you two if you don't."
Minerva looked at Dumbledore uncertainly, and then she unwillingly climbed on beside him. "Albus, we really shouldn't sit on this...."
"It will be all right." Dumbledore reassured.
"Good, now don't move." Selene said as she moved her camera to her face.
Suddenly, a large crowd of tourists came out of the entrance, blocking Selene's view.
"Oh man...." Selene groaned and waited impatiently for the tourists to pass.
Dumbledore turned his head around and looked at the water below him. When a turtle swam by, someone bumped into Minerva accidentally.
"Uh oh." Carly said as she watched Minerva clutched onto the back of Dumbledore's shirt, pulling him down with her.
"AHHHH!!!" The girls and Madam Hooch screamed as they watched the couple fell...
SPLASH
....into the pool.
"Oh my Gods!" Selene shrieked, rushed to the bridge and looked down to the pool.
"Somebody get help!" Snape yelled.
Selene watched as Dumbledore resurfaced with Minerva. "Are you two all right?" She called.
"Oh my, I am so sorry!" The tourist said apologetically.
"It's all right, we are all right!" Dumbledore called, sweeping his wet hair off his face.
"I told you not to sit on the railing! Look what happened to us!" Minerva screeched.
"At least we got to swim with the turtles!" Dumbledore grinned.
Minerva rolled her eyes. "What a wild husband I have." She thought.
***
"Minerva, Albus, are you two okay?" Madam Hooch asked in concern after Minerva and Albus being helped out by one or two of the workers.
"Yes." Dumbledore and Minerva said.
"Come on, we need to get you two something dry to wear." A worker said and Dumbledore and Minerva followed them. "All of you go in first, we will catch up." Dumbledore called.
***
A few minutes later, Dumbledore and Minerva caught up with the group in the Entrance Hall's Touch Pool, where visitors may touch a variety of harmless marine creatures, wearing grey, baggy clothes.
"What happened to your clothes?" Carly asked.
"In the staff room, they are trying to dry them as fast as they can." Minerva said as she watched Selene, who was trying to touch a small stingray.
"Come on now, come back to me...." Selene sang as if she was talking to a baby as the stingray swam away. "Come back to Mommy....."
"What is Selene doing?" Minerva asked, raising her eyebrows.
"I think water and marine creatures appeal to her." Madam Hooch replied.
***
"Looks like Selene like the marine creatures very much." Maria observed as she watched Selene gave up on the stingray and tried to reach a starfish.
"Yep." Lindsey said and just run her fingers in the water. "The water is so cool."
"Really?" Maria asked and saw what Lindsey was doing. She followed her actions. "Yeah, it....." Maria started, still watching Selene, who was still trying to reach a starfish, when her fingers brushed past someone else's fingers, which were underwater too. "Oops, sorry, I...." Maria said, finally turned her attention away from Selene.
As she did, Selene tripped and nearly fell into the pool. Sue's eyes widened and she held Selene back just in time.
"Didn't...." Maria stopped her sentence when she realized whose fingers she was touching.
Severus Snape's.
Maria withdrew her hand as quickly as possible as if she had received an electric shock. "I'm really sorry, Professor, I didn't mean to....." She said quickly.
"It's all right." Snape said.
"Huh?" Maria asked.
"I said it's all right." Snape said gently.
"Oh. Thanks." Maria said as she blushed.
***
After walking through the Underwater World, the group went straight to the Pink Dolphin Lagoon, which was located at the Central Beach in Sentosa.
"Selene, are you sure that the dolphins are pink?" Carly asked for the third time.
"Yes." Selene said, pointing at the Pink Dolphin Lagoon's logo. "See?"
"Oh."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the "Meet the Dolphins" Session is about to start, please take your seats."
Carly and the others sat down and she watched in awe at the dolphins, which were pale pink instead of the usual gray. "You are right, they are pink! Wish I can go nearer...."
***
After the dolphins' performances were over, the dolphin trainer allowed the visitors to touch and feed the dolphins. "Any volunteers?" The trainer asked.
"Go on, Carly, this is your big chance!" Sandie said.
"Go on, take it or leave it." Selene said. "I can take a snapshot of you with the dolphin."
"Err...." Carly started.
"Come on, the dolphins won't bite you." Inca said.
Carly didn't respond.
Sue rolled her eyes, took Carly's hand and raised it. At the time, Maria raised hers.
"Yes, I see two volunteers!" The trainer called. "Please come forward!"
Carly looked at the others, got out of her seat and walked towards the beach. Maria jumped to her feet and followed. Selene checked her camera for film and went after them. As Dumbledore (who got his clothes back) watched the girls touching the pink dolphins, he said to Snape, who was sitting beside him: "Miss Maria is gentle, isn't she?"
"Yes...." Snape said absentmindedly, then he realized what Dumbledore was saying and he turned his head sharply at him. "When did you know about this?"
"Since the day at the mall." Dumbledore said simply.
"This man really doesn't miss a trick." Snape thought.
Disclaimer 2: Eternal's "Angel of Mine" doesn't belong to me.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: Like what Freelancer says, My fic, my rules. So there is no SARS in Singapore in this fic. (Anyway, the situation has improved greatly in Singapore)
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Note: Maria, you better read this! I hope you like it.
Note 2: The AlbusandMinerva group's "School Anthem" is not confirmed yet, so this is just an example.
Thank you for your reviews!
Chapter 6: Albus and Minerva's Big Splash and the Underwater World
The next morning, during breakfast at the hotel's restaurant, Sue noticed that Selene (who came early) didn't eat anything. She was staring at Dumbledore and Minerva and frowning at the same time.
"Selene? Selene!" Sue called, waving her hand in front of Selene.
"Huh? What?" Selene asked.
"What's wrong with you, you look like you have something very important to tell. Is it about Albus and Minerva? Did you see something in their room last night?" Sue asked and grinned when she saw Selene raised her black eyebrows. "Aha! I hit the nail on the head, didn't I?"
Selene stared at Sue, wondering whether to tell Sue about what she had seen last night in Dumbledore and Minerva's room. But when she saw the eagerness on Sue's face, she knew that she couldn't hold it much longer. "Okay, last night...." She began.
"W-wait, this is a stuff for Albus and Minerva group, so I am going to call the girls." Sue said and run off before Selene could say anything. She came back to the table with the rest of the girls and they all sat around Selene as if she was going to tell a long story.
Selene cleared her throat and started talking. She had to talk softly in case Dumbledore and the others overheard her. "I'm not good at telling things but here goes. Last night, when you all were telling Mandy about Freelancer's "That's Preposterous"....."
***
After breakfast, when the group got into their cars outside the hotel, Maria, as usual, hopped into the seat next to Snape. Sue rolled her eyes at her, got into Dumbledore's car and sat beside Selene at the backseat.
"Honestly, sometimes I wanna shake Maria that she snaps out of her ...whatever for dear Severus, but does she listen? No..." Sue complained.
"Oh come on, let's "celebrate" Selene's discovery by singing our "School Anthem"!" Inca whispered and the girls grinned.
In Snape's car, Lindsey was enjoying the wind blowing on her face as she looked out to Singapore's scenery when she heard someone singing: "When I first saw you I already knew, there was something inside of you...."
Lindsey looked behind her and saw Inca, Selene and Sue singing Eternal's "Angel of Mine" Selene grinned and waved. Lindsey smiled, got Maria, Carly and Sandie's attention, and all of them started to sing their "School Anthem" along with Selene, Inca and Sue loudly.
Dumbledore, Minerva, Snape and Madam Hooch, on the other hand, had no idea why they started to sing a love song in the car.
***
"Okay, here are the tickets." Selene asked at the ticket booth outside the Underwater World in Sentosa, Singapore's Island Resort.
"$17.15....What?! You are joking, are you?" Madam Hooch exclaimed after she had read the price on her ticket.
"No. Because we get to go two places. So it's worth it. The Underwater World," Selene pointed at the entrance. "And the Pink Dolphin Lagoon."
"Yeah! We got to see....." Carly started. "W-wait a minute, what did you say?"
"Pink Dolphin Lagoon."
"Pink?" Carly asked as she raised her eyebrow.
"Yes, I said pink." Selene said firmly. "Now let's go in."
"Look, Minerva, there's sea turtles in this pool." Dumbledore said with interest from where he and Minerva were standing on a bridge at the Turtle Sanctuary outside the entrance.
"Hey Albus, why don't you and Minerva stand there while I take a snapshot?" Selene asked as she took out her camera. She winked at the girls and whispered: "Anyone want to a copy of this picture?"
"Sure...." Dumbledore began. Then he stared at the wooden railing and sat on it.
"Albus, what are you doing? Be careful!" Minerva cried.
"Don't worry, Minerva, it's safe. I didn't see any warning signs about not to sit on the railing." Dumbledore said cheerfully. "Want to sit beside me?"
"No way." Minerva said immediately.
Selene tried to move as back as she could. She then lowered her camera to say: "Err, Minerva? Would you sitting beside Albus? I can't get a full picture of you two if you don't."
Minerva looked at Dumbledore uncertainly, and then she unwillingly climbed on beside him. "Albus, we really shouldn't sit on this...."
"It will be all right." Dumbledore reassured.
"Good, now don't move." Selene said as she moved her camera to her face.
Suddenly, a large crowd of tourists came out of the entrance, blocking Selene's view.
"Oh man...." Selene groaned and waited impatiently for the tourists to pass.
Dumbledore turned his head around and looked at the water below him. When a turtle swam by, someone bumped into Minerva accidentally.
"Uh oh." Carly said as she watched Minerva clutched onto the back of Dumbledore's shirt, pulling him down with her.
"AHHHH!!!" The girls and Madam Hooch screamed as they watched the couple fell...
SPLASH
....into the pool.
"Oh my Gods!" Selene shrieked, rushed to the bridge and looked down to the pool.
"Somebody get help!" Snape yelled.
Selene watched as Dumbledore resurfaced with Minerva. "Are you two all right?" She called.
"Oh my, I am so sorry!" The tourist said apologetically.
"It's all right, we are all right!" Dumbledore called, sweeping his wet hair off his face.
"I told you not to sit on the railing! Look what happened to us!" Minerva screeched.
"At least we got to swim with the turtles!" Dumbledore grinned.
Minerva rolled her eyes. "What a wild husband I have." She thought.
***
"Minerva, Albus, are you two okay?" Madam Hooch asked in concern after Minerva and Albus being helped out by one or two of the workers.
"Yes." Dumbledore and Minerva said.
"Come on, we need to get you two something dry to wear." A worker said and Dumbledore and Minerva followed them. "All of you go in first, we will catch up." Dumbledore called.
***
A few minutes later, Dumbledore and Minerva caught up with the group in the Entrance Hall's Touch Pool, where visitors may touch a variety of harmless marine creatures, wearing grey, baggy clothes.
"What happened to your clothes?" Carly asked.
"In the staff room, they are trying to dry them as fast as they can." Minerva said as she watched Selene, who was trying to touch a small stingray.
"Come on now, come back to me...." Selene sang as if she was talking to a baby as the stingray swam away. "Come back to Mommy....."
"What is Selene doing?" Minerva asked, raising her eyebrows.
"I think water and marine creatures appeal to her." Madam Hooch replied.
***
"Looks like Selene like the marine creatures very much." Maria observed as she watched Selene gave up on the stingray and tried to reach a starfish.
"Yep." Lindsey said and just run her fingers in the water. "The water is so cool."
"Really?" Maria asked and saw what Lindsey was doing. She followed her actions. "Yeah, it....." Maria started, still watching Selene, who was still trying to reach a starfish, when her fingers brushed past someone else's fingers, which were underwater too. "Oops, sorry, I...." Maria said, finally turned her attention away from Selene.
As she did, Selene tripped and nearly fell into the pool. Sue's eyes widened and she held Selene back just in time.
"Didn't...." Maria stopped her sentence when she realized whose fingers she was touching.
Severus Snape's.
Maria withdrew her hand as quickly as possible as if she had received an electric shock. "I'm really sorry, Professor, I didn't mean to....." She said quickly.
"It's all right." Snape said.
"Huh?" Maria asked.
"I said it's all right." Snape said gently.
"Oh. Thanks." Maria said as she blushed.
***
After walking through the Underwater World, the group went straight to the Pink Dolphin Lagoon, which was located at the Central Beach in Sentosa.
"Selene, are you sure that the dolphins are pink?" Carly asked for the third time.
"Yes." Selene said, pointing at the Pink Dolphin Lagoon's logo. "See?"
"Oh."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the "Meet the Dolphins" Session is about to start, please take your seats."
Carly and the others sat down and she watched in awe at the dolphins, which were pale pink instead of the usual gray. "You are right, they are pink! Wish I can go nearer...."
***
After the dolphins' performances were over, the dolphin trainer allowed the visitors to touch and feed the dolphins. "Any volunteers?" The trainer asked.
"Go on, Carly, this is your big chance!" Sandie said.
"Go on, take it or leave it." Selene said. "I can take a snapshot of you with the dolphin."
"Err...." Carly started.
"Come on, the dolphins won't bite you." Inca said.
Carly didn't respond.
Sue rolled her eyes, took Carly's hand and raised it. At the time, Maria raised hers.
"Yes, I see two volunteers!" The trainer called. "Please come forward!"
Carly looked at the others, got out of her seat and walked towards the beach. Maria jumped to her feet and followed. Selene checked her camera for film and went after them. As Dumbledore (who got his clothes back) watched the girls touching the pink dolphins, he said to Snape, who was sitting beside him: "Miss Maria is gentle, isn't she?"
"Yes...." Snape said absentmindedly, then he realized what Dumbledore was saying and he turned his head sharply at him. "When did you know about this?"
"Since the day at the mall." Dumbledore said simply.
"This man really doesn't miss a trick." Snape thought.