"Who wants to Tango?"
"Oh Lord."
"Not me."
"Is he serious?"
"Of course I
am."
"No way."
"Don't hide behind the desks!"
"Yeah, hide in the closets."
"Good idea."
"I don't feel loved!"
"Black!"
"Snivellus."
"Oh, Lord," Kiki breathed.
Everyone in the room froze. Everyone. Everything. Even the dust bunnies under the book shelves seemed to hide themselves away. Silence was the worst tension, and boy was this tense. Kiki climbed off Sirus's lap and stood staring at all those staring at her. It was as if everyone knew something was wrong, but couldn't put their finger on it.
"Seaverus, can we........he-lp you?" Peter squeaked, casting nervous glances at both Sirus and Kiki.
James stepped forward, but stopped right in back of Sirus.
"Yes, Pett-Pettiwe-Pettewigre-Peter, I'd like to speak with Kristen for a moment," venom dripping from the stranger's eyes. Sirus stood up.
For the first time Kiki felt unsure of what to do, usually the stable rooted trouble-maker, she never backed down, she was never scared. Until now. Starting to back up ever so slowly, seconds later Kiki had walked backwards into Remus's chest.
"Damn," she whispered, as his arms encircled her stomach protectively, like an older brother. Harmony sighed a sigh of relief, she breathed deeply again and then moved herself next to James.
Seaverus's eyes scanned the crowd, measuring them up, "Kristen," he said impatiently, "are you going to say something."
"There's nothing to say," she whispered.
"THERE BLOODY WELL IS SOMETHING TO SAY!"
"What would you like me to say?"
"Am I missing something?" Sirus wondered aloud.
"Too many things to start listing them now," Harmony said quickly.
"I don't know, Kristen, the truth maybe...yes that would be a good start."
"The truth about what?" she quivered.
"YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT!"
"Stop yelling at me!"
"What?"
"I'm not your mother, and I will not tolerate any type of abuse from a male!"
"Are you insinuating that you think I'm like my father?"
"Yes!"
"Wow, and to think there was a time when I thought you were different."
"I am."
"HOW DARE YOU THINK I'LL-"
"Shut up, Snape, shut up!" James was screaming now, obviously getting tired of waiting to be Sirus's second, "leave her alone, she hasn't done anything to you, Kiki's a great girl, she doesn't even deserve to be in the same room as scum like you. You can leave now, and stay away, if I ever even hear you even looked her way in the hallway, even once, you will learn what's it's like to visit Canada, is that understood?"
Snape looked taken aback, "I have every right to-," he began.
"To see who she married in the Game of Life, Sevie, ok, let's see, a guy with the initials S.B., ok, not you, so if that's what you came for you can leave now," Sirus said feeling important for speaking up.
"S.B......really? Well, that's interesting to know....I expected it though, from a TRAITOR!" Kiki gulped. Remus's arms tightened around her. James lunged forward knocking Snape out the door. James locked it behind him. It was then that Harmony whispered,
"Where's Lily?"
