Marcus had apparated them both into a deserted alley outside The Hogshead
after their meeting at his house.
"Here we are again Bell, Hogsmead, just like you requested," he said with a smirk, something he always seemed to be wearing, she thought.
Katie frowned at him, "Move Flint, so I can leave." she growled at him, tense.
Marcus arched a brow, staring down at the woman he had trapped against the brick wall. "What if I don't want to, Bell?" he asked, a challenge in his voice.
She glared, "Just what more do you want Flint? Irritating me isn't going to make me want to do this any more."
He grinned at her, "I'm not trying to make this easier for you," he moved his body closer to hers, "I'm trying to make it more fun for me."
Before she could stop herself, Katie lifted her hand and slapped him across the face. He looked so stunned that she almost laughed, but instead she used the opportunity to push past him and race from the alley, wanting to put as much distance between herself and Marcus Flint as she could manage.
She rolled over and hugged her old, well loved bear to her chest, listening for any sounds outside the doorway to the room, she wasn't ready for company yet. She was actually almost glad that Alicia's flu had taken a turn for the worse and Angelina had had to take her to the hospital wing. She got a little privacy this way. Although she loved her friends dearly, she knew that hiding something this big from them was going to be tough, and she knew that once they found out what she was doing, things would change. She didn't want that. Angelina and Alicia were two people she could always count on, if she lost them she'd be on her own.
Her eyes narrowed at the thought of having people she could count on. She had thought she could count on and trust her father, but that idea had been destroyed by a simple piece of paper. All these years her father had been lying to her. He had been keeping a secret from her, when before they use to tell one another everything. At least they had until her mother had died. She reached down to the locket hanging around her neck and opened it, staring at the picture of her mother that she kept inside of it. Her mother smiled out at her, and so did the small girl she was hugging. Little Katie looked so happy there with her mother. She quickly closed the charm and tucked it back inside her robes. She never took the locket off, but rarely did she open it. It was too hard for her to look at pictures of her mother looking so happy. Natalie had always been wonderful to her, but she was no Chelsea.
Katie frowned. Natalie...everything she knew about her was a lie. She was the reason her father was lying to everyone. A painful ache developed in her chest as she thought of the two of them together. Ever since Natalie had joined the family, her father never had time for her anymore. It was always "Oh Natalie needs this, or Natalie needs that. Natalie says we shouldn't, Natalie wants to go here, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie." Thinking about Natalie made her want to kick something.
Katie heard footsteps approaching the room and knew instantly that her time alone was over. She quickly set the stuffed bear back on her night stand and pulled open the hangings, grabbing a nearby magazine. She wanted to look casual and as inconspicuous as possible when Angelina came in. And right on cue, Angelina breezed into the room, talking a mile a minute as she did so.
"Oh man Katie, Alicia is in bad shape. It took us all this time to get her to the hospital wing because she kept getting dizzy and needing to rest...," she droned on, but Katie wasn't listening, her thoughts were elsewhere. They were on a specific snake who was forcing her to lie to her friends. She couldn't believe how bold he had been in that alley, his face had been a mere whisper from hers. The change in his smile was amazing. She hadn't noticed how his smile could affect her until she had smiled at her in the alley. For some reason, his smile made her knees weak. She had been tempted to smile back! She gave her head a slight shake, what had she been thinking? That stupid Slytherin must have cast some sort of spell on her to make her think those thoughts, for there was no way Katie Bell would ever find Flint attractive unless some dark magic was involved. There was just no way.
"Katie are you listening to me?" Angelina broke into her thoughts.
"Hm?" Katie replied, sitting up to look at her friend.
"I asked what you found for Alicia for a get well present."
Katie felt the heat rising in her cheeks. With all that had happened, she had completely forgot.
"Oh uh...there was nothing...that I really liked," she answered quietly, not meeting Angelina's eyes.
Angelina's sharp eyes narrowed in on Katie and she studied her for a moment, Katie felt like she could see right through her. Forcing a yawn out, she set the magazine aside.
"Well, it's late, and I'm exhausted. I think I'm gonna go to sleep. Night Angelina," she said, drawing the hangings shut once more.
It hadn't even been a full day and Angelina was already looking at her suspiciously, how was she ever going to pull this thing off? Someone was going to catch her for sure. She shook her head, no they won't, she thought, I'll do this to save my family. No one will ever know. She closed her eyes at that thought, but it took hours for her to fall asleep, the days events had been far too much for her to do something as simple as that.
"Here we are again Bell, Hogsmead, just like you requested," he said with a smirk, something he always seemed to be wearing, she thought.
Katie frowned at him, "Move Flint, so I can leave." she growled at him, tense.
Marcus arched a brow, staring down at the woman he had trapped against the brick wall. "What if I don't want to, Bell?" he asked, a challenge in his voice.
She glared, "Just what more do you want Flint? Irritating me isn't going to make me want to do this any more."
He grinned at her, "I'm not trying to make this easier for you," he moved his body closer to hers, "I'm trying to make it more fun for me."
Before she could stop herself, Katie lifted her hand and slapped him across the face. He looked so stunned that she almost laughed, but instead she used the opportunity to push past him and race from the alley, wanting to put as much distance between herself and Marcus Flint as she could manage.
She rolled over and hugged her old, well loved bear to her chest, listening for any sounds outside the doorway to the room, she wasn't ready for company yet. She was actually almost glad that Alicia's flu had taken a turn for the worse and Angelina had had to take her to the hospital wing. She got a little privacy this way. Although she loved her friends dearly, she knew that hiding something this big from them was going to be tough, and she knew that once they found out what she was doing, things would change. She didn't want that. Angelina and Alicia were two people she could always count on, if she lost them she'd be on her own.
Her eyes narrowed at the thought of having people she could count on. She had thought she could count on and trust her father, but that idea had been destroyed by a simple piece of paper. All these years her father had been lying to her. He had been keeping a secret from her, when before they use to tell one another everything. At least they had until her mother had died. She reached down to the locket hanging around her neck and opened it, staring at the picture of her mother that she kept inside of it. Her mother smiled out at her, and so did the small girl she was hugging. Little Katie looked so happy there with her mother. She quickly closed the charm and tucked it back inside her robes. She never took the locket off, but rarely did she open it. It was too hard for her to look at pictures of her mother looking so happy. Natalie had always been wonderful to her, but she was no Chelsea.
Katie frowned. Natalie...everything she knew about her was a lie. She was the reason her father was lying to everyone. A painful ache developed in her chest as she thought of the two of them together. Ever since Natalie had joined the family, her father never had time for her anymore. It was always "Oh Natalie needs this, or Natalie needs that. Natalie says we shouldn't, Natalie wants to go here, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie." Thinking about Natalie made her want to kick something.
Katie heard footsteps approaching the room and knew instantly that her time alone was over. She quickly set the stuffed bear back on her night stand and pulled open the hangings, grabbing a nearby magazine. She wanted to look casual and as inconspicuous as possible when Angelina came in. And right on cue, Angelina breezed into the room, talking a mile a minute as she did so.
"Oh man Katie, Alicia is in bad shape. It took us all this time to get her to the hospital wing because she kept getting dizzy and needing to rest...," she droned on, but Katie wasn't listening, her thoughts were elsewhere. They were on a specific snake who was forcing her to lie to her friends. She couldn't believe how bold he had been in that alley, his face had been a mere whisper from hers. The change in his smile was amazing. She hadn't noticed how his smile could affect her until she had smiled at her in the alley. For some reason, his smile made her knees weak. She had been tempted to smile back! She gave her head a slight shake, what had she been thinking? That stupid Slytherin must have cast some sort of spell on her to make her think those thoughts, for there was no way Katie Bell would ever find Flint attractive unless some dark magic was involved. There was just no way.
"Katie are you listening to me?" Angelina broke into her thoughts.
"Hm?" Katie replied, sitting up to look at her friend.
"I asked what you found for Alicia for a get well present."
Katie felt the heat rising in her cheeks. With all that had happened, she had completely forgot.
"Oh uh...there was nothing...that I really liked," she answered quietly, not meeting Angelina's eyes.
Angelina's sharp eyes narrowed in on Katie and she studied her for a moment, Katie felt like she could see right through her. Forcing a yawn out, she set the magazine aside.
"Well, it's late, and I'm exhausted. I think I'm gonna go to sleep. Night Angelina," she said, drawing the hangings shut once more.
It hadn't even been a full day and Angelina was already looking at her suspiciously, how was she ever going to pull this thing off? Someone was going to catch her for sure. She shook her head, no they won't, she thought, I'll do this to save my family. No one will ever know. She closed her eyes at that thought, but it took hours for her to fall asleep, the days events had been far too much for her to do something as simple as that.