Chapter 12 - A midnight visit
Sirius couldn't sleep that night. He kept thinking of what had happened at the ball earlier. The way Katie had practically panicked when he had kissed her. The way he had had to reassure her he was only kidding to calm her down again. The horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach the rest of that night, and even now. She only thought of him as a friend, nothing more, and would probably carry on thinking that way unless he did something drastic to change her mind. He couldn't explain it, but this one wasn't like any other girl he had met, and he wasn't about to give her up so easily.
As if he had been subconsciously planning it all night, he sat up straight in bed, got up, and walked over to his robes. He quietly changed so as not to wake the others up, and crept over to James' trunk. He winced when it creaked, but James simply rolled over and carried on sleeping. Sirius sighed in relief and took out James' broomstick. He headed downstairs to the common room, and paused at the bottom of the girl's stairs. He needed to talk to Katie now, and if this was the only way he could get into her dormitory, so be it.
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Katie woke up sharply that night, and quickly looked around for what had woken her up. With a start she spotted Sirius hovering a foot away from her bed on James' broomstick.
"What are you doing here?" she whispered.
"We need to talk."
"Can't it wait 'till the morning?" she asked, stifling a yawn.
"If it could wait would I be here now?" Katie considered this for a moment.
"Alright, what is it?" He smiled faintly.
"Get your broomstick, and change into your robes, we're going for a ride." Katie raised an eyebrow but proceeded to do as he asked, taking care not to bump into anything.
One side table later, Katie was finally dressed (after Sirius had left the room of course), and was hobbling around to her trunk to reach her broomstick. She quietly called Sirius back in, and he flew over to the window. Katie opened it and they both flew out, Katie following Sirius. He went high above the school, and, spotting an appropriate place, landed. Katie followed suit.
He sat down, leaning back on the wall of a stone tower, and gestured for Katie to come and join him. She walked over and put down her broomstick next to his, settling herself next to him against the cold stone. They sat there in silence. Katie patiently waited for him to speak, but unfortunately, she wasn't the most patient person in the world.
"Well? Are you going to tell me why you brought me up here in the middle of night?" Sirius didn't look over. He had a very concentrated look on his face, as though he were deciding something.
"What is it?" she asked, this time more gently, and a little concerned. He bit his lip and sat up.
"Katie, do you remember earlier today, when I kissed you?"
"Yeah...but it's fine, you don't have to worry about it. I know you were only joking."
"No, it's not fine."
"Why?"
"because I wasn't." He let this sink in and sat back. If Katie was panicky before, it was nothing to how she felt now.
He wasn't kidding. He hadn't been messing around. He had kissed her because he wanted to, not because of some relationship challenged Slytherin. Katie suddenly felt awful. He had kissed her, and she had acted like it was the end of the world! He must have felt worse than she did now, if it caused him to bring her up to the roof in the middle of the night. But it was so weird! They were best friends, it was so strange for him to suddenly admit that he felt otherwise. But was it? Oh crap, she thought. What do I do now? I can't even make up my mind about one stupid little thing.
She turned around and found Sirius facing determinedly forwards, as though he was trying to stop himself from saying anything and disturbing her. Katie faced forward and leaned back against the stone. If he was giving her some thinking time, she'd better use it.
Suddenly it hit her. The day of the quidditch trials, when she had gotten her leg stuck, he hadn't kept his arm around her by accident. He had meant to. Thinking back, she had always been closer to him than the others, though not at first. Would it really be so weird having him as more than a friend? There was only one way to find out.
She took a deep breath, leaned over, and before she could change her mind, kissed him.
He started a bit when she kissed him, that had been the last thing he had expected. He half thought she would have panicked and flown off back to her dormitory. Katie pulled away an inch and watched him carefully. That hadn't been so bad, in fact, it hadn't been bad at all. It was hard to explain, but it seemed as though that's how it should have been all along.
She smiled and laughed softly at the look on his face.
"Does this mean...?" he asked, looking at her hopefully. Katie nodded, and this time didn't panic when he gently pressed his lips to hers. She soon responded, her heart pounding furiously, and wrapped an arm around him. He smiled into the kiss and put both his arms around her.
They stayed that way for a long time, and only broke apart when the need for oxygen became too much. Katie smiled and settled herself against him, as he stroked a hand through her hair. He kissed her hair lightly, and held her more securely. She sighed and closed her eyes, listening to his heart beating beneath her ear. She smiled. If this was what it would be like, maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.
The End.
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Ahh, it's so corny!
Yup, it's over! The first multiple chapter story I've ever written (and first harry potter fic come to that) is over...sigh....ah well! Yeah, I know it's a short chapter to end, but there you are! Thanks so much for everyone who reviewed! I hadn't intended for this to happen, but Sirius was pretty determined to get his girl. I might do a sequel thing later on, maybe about life during Voldemort's take over, or something like that...to be continued? WHO KNOWS!!!! DUM DUM DUM!! OK, so now I'm just playing around with the bold...so sue me! ah, I'm all emotional....:squeak:
Sirius couldn't sleep that night. He kept thinking of what had happened at the ball earlier. The way Katie had practically panicked when he had kissed her. The way he had had to reassure her he was only kidding to calm her down again. The horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach the rest of that night, and even now. She only thought of him as a friend, nothing more, and would probably carry on thinking that way unless he did something drastic to change her mind. He couldn't explain it, but this one wasn't like any other girl he had met, and he wasn't about to give her up so easily.
As if he had been subconsciously planning it all night, he sat up straight in bed, got up, and walked over to his robes. He quietly changed so as not to wake the others up, and crept over to James' trunk. He winced when it creaked, but James simply rolled over and carried on sleeping. Sirius sighed in relief and took out James' broomstick. He headed downstairs to the common room, and paused at the bottom of the girl's stairs. He needed to talk to Katie now, and if this was the only way he could get into her dormitory, so be it.
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Katie woke up sharply that night, and quickly looked around for what had woken her up. With a start she spotted Sirius hovering a foot away from her bed on James' broomstick.
"What are you doing here?" she whispered.
"We need to talk."
"Can't it wait 'till the morning?" she asked, stifling a yawn.
"If it could wait would I be here now?" Katie considered this for a moment.
"Alright, what is it?" He smiled faintly.
"Get your broomstick, and change into your robes, we're going for a ride." Katie raised an eyebrow but proceeded to do as he asked, taking care not to bump into anything.
One side table later, Katie was finally dressed (after Sirius had left the room of course), and was hobbling around to her trunk to reach her broomstick. She quietly called Sirius back in, and he flew over to the window. Katie opened it and they both flew out, Katie following Sirius. He went high above the school, and, spotting an appropriate place, landed. Katie followed suit.
He sat down, leaning back on the wall of a stone tower, and gestured for Katie to come and join him. She walked over and put down her broomstick next to his, settling herself next to him against the cold stone. They sat there in silence. Katie patiently waited for him to speak, but unfortunately, she wasn't the most patient person in the world.
"Well? Are you going to tell me why you brought me up here in the middle of night?" Sirius didn't look over. He had a very concentrated look on his face, as though he were deciding something.
"What is it?" she asked, this time more gently, and a little concerned. He bit his lip and sat up.
"Katie, do you remember earlier today, when I kissed you?"
"Yeah...but it's fine, you don't have to worry about it. I know you were only joking."
"No, it's not fine."
"Why?"
"because I wasn't." He let this sink in and sat back. If Katie was panicky before, it was nothing to how she felt now.
He wasn't kidding. He hadn't been messing around. He had kissed her because he wanted to, not because of some relationship challenged Slytherin. Katie suddenly felt awful. He had kissed her, and she had acted like it was the end of the world! He must have felt worse than she did now, if it caused him to bring her up to the roof in the middle of the night. But it was so weird! They were best friends, it was so strange for him to suddenly admit that he felt otherwise. But was it? Oh crap, she thought. What do I do now? I can't even make up my mind about one stupid little thing.
She turned around and found Sirius facing determinedly forwards, as though he was trying to stop himself from saying anything and disturbing her. Katie faced forward and leaned back against the stone. If he was giving her some thinking time, she'd better use it.
Suddenly it hit her. The day of the quidditch trials, when she had gotten her leg stuck, he hadn't kept his arm around her by accident. He had meant to. Thinking back, she had always been closer to him than the others, though not at first. Would it really be so weird having him as more than a friend? There was only one way to find out.
She took a deep breath, leaned over, and before she could change her mind, kissed him.
He started a bit when she kissed him, that had been the last thing he had expected. He half thought she would have panicked and flown off back to her dormitory. Katie pulled away an inch and watched him carefully. That hadn't been so bad, in fact, it hadn't been bad at all. It was hard to explain, but it seemed as though that's how it should have been all along.
She smiled and laughed softly at the look on his face.
"Does this mean...?" he asked, looking at her hopefully. Katie nodded, and this time didn't panic when he gently pressed his lips to hers. She soon responded, her heart pounding furiously, and wrapped an arm around him. He smiled into the kiss and put both his arms around her.
They stayed that way for a long time, and only broke apart when the need for oxygen became too much. Katie smiled and settled herself against him, as he stroked a hand through her hair. He kissed her hair lightly, and held her more securely. She sighed and closed her eyes, listening to his heart beating beneath her ear. She smiled. If this was what it would be like, maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.
The End.
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Ahh, it's so corny!
Yup, it's over! The first multiple chapter story I've ever written (and first harry potter fic come to that) is over...sigh....ah well! Yeah, I know it's a short chapter to end, but there you are! Thanks so much for everyone who reviewed! I hadn't intended for this to happen, but Sirius was pretty determined to get his girl. I might do a sequel thing later on, maybe about life during Voldemort's take over, or something like that...to be continued? WHO KNOWS!!!! DUM DUM DUM!! OK, so now I'm just playing around with the bold...so sue me! ah, I'm all emotional....:squeak: