Disclaimer: You know the basic; the girls belong to themselves, and Selene
is myself, Singapore and its places belong to themselves, of course.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: My fic, my rules.
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Note: Sorry for the long wait!
Thank you for your reviews!
Chapter 8: A Rainy Morning
When the girls woke up the next morning, they were surprised to see the sky pouring heavily outside the hotel.
Sue's handphone rang and she picked it up. It's Selene.
"Hey Selene, are you coming today?"
"No, I'm not," said the voice on the other end. "I afraid that the trip to the amusement park is cancelled."
"What?!" yelled Sue in surprise.
"Judging by the rain, I don't think it will stop until night falls. Anyway, the rides there are always under repair. So even if we manage to get there, we probably won't play much." added Selene.
"Oh." said Sue.
"Well, I got to go, see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
Sue switched off her phone and announced, "We are not going to anywhere today!"
"What? Why?" exclaimed the girls.
"It's raining so Selene will not be coming here today." said Sue and she flopped back onto her bed. "Oh well, since Selene is not here today, let's get Mandy and the rest of the girls here to play games!"
"I'll go and get Mandy!" said Maria immediately; her hand was high up in the air.
Without waiting for Sue to reply, she got up from her chair and went out of the room.
"I bet she wants to go there simply because Severus Snape is there." said Sue finally to Inca.
"I will get the rest of the girls." said Inca.
***
"Hey there, Maria, where are we going today?" asked Madam Hooch when she opened the door. Her hair was messy and she still had not changed from her night clothes.
"Well, Selene is not coming today, because it is raining heavily outside......." began Maria.
"Yeah, it is an awful weather, isn't it? And I thought that this place would never rain," said Madam Hooch and she pouted. "So we are going to stay in this hotel for the whole day?"
"Yeah. So Sue wants you to go to her room......." said Maria slowly as she tried to get a glimpse of Snape in the room.
Madam Hooch noticed her action and grinned.
She turned around and yelled, "Hey Severus!"
"What?" replied Snape's voice from the bathroom.
Maria tried not to smile too happily at the sound of Snape's voice, in case Madam Hooch saw it and teased her about it.
"Maria has not eaten her breakfast yet! Since you have just woken up, why don't you accompany her to the café downstairs?" suggested Madam Hooch.
"But I have already......." said Maria in bewilderment when Madam Hooch looked at her. Then she realised what was Madam Hooch was trying to do.
"Well, how about it?" called Madam Hooch to the bathroom as Maria began to blush.
"Mandy, no! He might not like it!" said Maria frantically.
".......okay." said Snape, his voice was hardly audible.
"What?" asked Madam Hooch. "I can't hear you!"
"I said okay!" yelled Snape impatiently.
"Great!" said Madam Hooch, clapping her hands in delight. "Maria is already here, so don't let her wait!"
A minute after she said that, Snape came out of the bathroom, wearing a black sweater and trousers.
"Oh, same colour." whistled Madam Hooch as she looked at Maria's black top and black short skirt.
Silence.
"I think I should change." said Maria in embarrassment and turned around.
"Oh no you don't!" said Madam Hooch suddenly and caught hold of Maria's shoulder.
She steered her around. "I think you look great. Now you two just go, I will tell Minerva and Albus about today and go to Sue's room."
Snape stared at Maria for a moment before he walked to her and said quietly, "Let's go."
Maria blinked.
"Well, are you coming or not?" asked Snape, trying not to sound too excited.
Madam Hooch tried not to laugh at Snape's tone.
"Um, yeah." said Maria and she followed Snape towards the lift.
***
At the café, Maria watched as Snape ate his breakfast.
"Aren't you eating your pizza?" asked Snape when he caught her staring at him.
"Err, yeah." said Maria nervously and took her small piece of Italian pizza. As she ate slowly (since she had already eaten two hours ago, she didn't want to eat too much), she continued to look at her crush, who was now drinking his coffee.
Snape's eyes looked over the edge of the cup and met Maria's. They stared at each other for a while. His cheeks went pink and he put his cup down quickly.
"Miss Maria, would you mind not to stare at me while I'm eating?" asked Snape with a slight note of impatience.
"Am I?" asked Maria suddenly and she blinked. "Oh no, I guess I am. Well, um, I guess I will buy a newspaper to turn my attention away from you then." she said and got up before Snape could say anything.
She came back with a copy of Singapore's version of The Straits Times and sat down. She took out the entertainment section and spread open it with her two hands, blocking Snape's view of her.
"Good thing that the newspaper could cover my face," thought Maria, her face was as red as tomato.
***
Dumbledore sighed as he watched the rain outside in his and Minerva's room. "I guess we can't go out today."
"You're right." said Minerva, her head was lying on her husband's chest. "That's what Mandy said; she said that Selene isn't coming so there won't be any outing."
"Pity. But," Dumbledore shifted himself to get a comfortable position. "at least we get to lie in bed throughout the whole cold, rainy day."
Minerva lifted her head. "That doesn't sound comfortable to me."
"No, listen to me, Minerva. Look at this place, it's heaven! The weather is cold outside. We are in here, the heater is on, the bed is big and soft, there's nothing like staying in a warm bed during a cold weather."
"I thought only kids and teenagers would think like that." said Minerva at last.
"Well, I'm young at heart, you know."
"Albus, staying in bed is not my style."
"Oh come on, Minerva, aren't you the one who wants to stay in my bed until I have to drag you out of it for your class? And that was like what? During your seventh year?"
Minerva stared at him. "That was years ago when I was 17. And you were 25."
"Yes."
"And we are already 69 and 77."
"Yeah, so?"
"So, so........" Minerva tried to think of an answer but she gave up. "Albus, I hate you when you caught me incapable of answering your question."
"But you still love me, don't you?" asked Dumbledore and grinned.
Silence.
Minerva smiled slowly. "Yes," she whispered and kissed Dumbledore on the lips. "Oh I give up, let's just stay in bed for as long as you want."
Then she snuggled into his arms and closed her eyes, sighing in content as she felt Dumbledore's arms around her, the soft bed under her and the thick, warm blankets covering her body.
"Cosy, isn't it?" asked Dumbledore softly.
"Hmm." said Minerva in agreement.
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: My fic, my rules.
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Snape/Maria
Note: Sorry for the long wait!
Thank you for your reviews!
Chapter 8: A Rainy Morning
When the girls woke up the next morning, they were surprised to see the sky pouring heavily outside the hotel.
Sue's handphone rang and she picked it up. It's Selene.
"Hey Selene, are you coming today?"
"No, I'm not," said the voice on the other end. "I afraid that the trip to the amusement park is cancelled."
"What?!" yelled Sue in surprise.
"Judging by the rain, I don't think it will stop until night falls. Anyway, the rides there are always under repair. So even if we manage to get there, we probably won't play much." added Selene.
"Oh." said Sue.
"Well, I got to go, see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
Sue switched off her phone and announced, "We are not going to anywhere today!"
"What? Why?" exclaimed the girls.
"It's raining so Selene will not be coming here today." said Sue and she flopped back onto her bed. "Oh well, since Selene is not here today, let's get Mandy and the rest of the girls here to play games!"
"I'll go and get Mandy!" said Maria immediately; her hand was high up in the air.
Without waiting for Sue to reply, she got up from her chair and went out of the room.
"I bet she wants to go there simply because Severus Snape is there." said Sue finally to Inca.
"I will get the rest of the girls." said Inca.
***
"Hey there, Maria, where are we going today?" asked Madam Hooch when she opened the door. Her hair was messy and she still had not changed from her night clothes.
"Well, Selene is not coming today, because it is raining heavily outside......." began Maria.
"Yeah, it is an awful weather, isn't it? And I thought that this place would never rain," said Madam Hooch and she pouted. "So we are going to stay in this hotel for the whole day?"
"Yeah. So Sue wants you to go to her room......." said Maria slowly as she tried to get a glimpse of Snape in the room.
Madam Hooch noticed her action and grinned.
She turned around and yelled, "Hey Severus!"
"What?" replied Snape's voice from the bathroom.
Maria tried not to smile too happily at the sound of Snape's voice, in case Madam Hooch saw it and teased her about it.
"Maria has not eaten her breakfast yet! Since you have just woken up, why don't you accompany her to the café downstairs?" suggested Madam Hooch.
"But I have already......." said Maria in bewilderment when Madam Hooch looked at her. Then she realised what was Madam Hooch was trying to do.
"Well, how about it?" called Madam Hooch to the bathroom as Maria began to blush.
"Mandy, no! He might not like it!" said Maria frantically.
".......okay." said Snape, his voice was hardly audible.
"What?" asked Madam Hooch. "I can't hear you!"
"I said okay!" yelled Snape impatiently.
"Great!" said Madam Hooch, clapping her hands in delight. "Maria is already here, so don't let her wait!"
A minute after she said that, Snape came out of the bathroom, wearing a black sweater and trousers.
"Oh, same colour." whistled Madam Hooch as she looked at Maria's black top and black short skirt.
Silence.
"I think I should change." said Maria in embarrassment and turned around.
"Oh no you don't!" said Madam Hooch suddenly and caught hold of Maria's shoulder.
She steered her around. "I think you look great. Now you two just go, I will tell Minerva and Albus about today and go to Sue's room."
Snape stared at Maria for a moment before he walked to her and said quietly, "Let's go."
Maria blinked.
"Well, are you coming or not?" asked Snape, trying not to sound too excited.
Madam Hooch tried not to laugh at Snape's tone.
"Um, yeah." said Maria and she followed Snape towards the lift.
***
At the café, Maria watched as Snape ate his breakfast.
"Aren't you eating your pizza?" asked Snape when he caught her staring at him.
"Err, yeah." said Maria nervously and took her small piece of Italian pizza. As she ate slowly (since she had already eaten two hours ago, she didn't want to eat too much), she continued to look at her crush, who was now drinking his coffee.
Snape's eyes looked over the edge of the cup and met Maria's. They stared at each other for a while. His cheeks went pink and he put his cup down quickly.
"Miss Maria, would you mind not to stare at me while I'm eating?" asked Snape with a slight note of impatience.
"Am I?" asked Maria suddenly and she blinked. "Oh no, I guess I am. Well, um, I guess I will buy a newspaper to turn my attention away from you then." she said and got up before Snape could say anything.
She came back with a copy of Singapore's version of The Straits Times and sat down. She took out the entertainment section and spread open it with her two hands, blocking Snape's view of her.
"Good thing that the newspaper could cover my face," thought Maria, her face was as red as tomato.
***
Dumbledore sighed as he watched the rain outside in his and Minerva's room. "I guess we can't go out today."
"You're right." said Minerva, her head was lying on her husband's chest. "That's what Mandy said; she said that Selene isn't coming so there won't be any outing."
"Pity. But," Dumbledore shifted himself to get a comfortable position. "at least we get to lie in bed throughout the whole cold, rainy day."
Minerva lifted her head. "That doesn't sound comfortable to me."
"No, listen to me, Minerva. Look at this place, it's heaven! The weather is cold outside. We are in here, the heater is on, the bed is big and soft, there's nothing like staying in a warm bed during a cold weather."
"I thought only kids and teenagers would think like that." said Minerva at last.
"Well, I'm young at heart, you know."
"Albus, staying in bed is not my style."
"Oh come on, Minerva, aren't you the one who wants to stay in my bed until I have to drag you out of it for your class? And that was like what? During your seventh year?"
Minerva stared at him. "That was years ago when I was 17. And you were 25."
"Yes."
"And we are already 69 and 77."
"Yeah, so?"
"So, so........" Minerva tried to think of an answer but she gave up. "Albus, I hate you when you caught me incapable of answering your question."
"But you still love me, don't you?" asked Dumbledore and grinned.
Silence.
Minerva smiled slowly. "Yes," she whispered and kissed Dumbledore on the lips. "Oh I give up, let's just stay in bed for as long as you want."
Then she snuggled into his arms and closed her eyes, sighing in content as she felt Dumbledore's arms around her, the soft bed under her and the thick, warm blankets covering her body.
"Cosy, isn't it?" asked Dumbledore softly.
"Hmm." said Minerva in agreement.