Wolf Boy and Ice Princess

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Chapter 9 – Proposal and Decision

Monday arrived cloudy and chilly. As did Tuesday and Wednesday and all the other days of that week and the following week. Soon the clouds gave way to rain and it was with that weather that December arrived. Nothing out of the ordinary happened although Katherine noticed that Jacob was always watching her, at times alone and at other with a couple of his Slytherin mates, and that Rosh was starting to hang out more with Jade. The life-changing event came a week before the beginning of the Christmas holidays.

Katherine was walking by the hallways looking outside at the falling rain. It wasn't exactly pouring but still it was coming down strong. However she wasn't surprised to see Rosh make his way to the forest under the shadow of the falling rain. She watched as he disappeared behind the wall of trees that formed the Forbidden Forest. She then resumed her silent walk. It was late at night and hardly anyone would be around. Her steps were slow and small. Her mind was blank, clean of any thoughts. She was lost in a world were her feelings were inexistent. There she didn't feel torn between running back to Rosh's arms or trying something with Jacob. She stopped walking again and placed her arms on the windowsill and focused her attention on the rain outside. She didn't hear the footsteps coming nearer to her.

"It's beautiful isn't it? The rain falling, wrapped in the darkness of the night. I love nights like these." A soft voice penetrated her ears and she turned quickly to see who it was.

Standing a few feet behind her was Jacob, his dark green robe waving behind him as if the wind was blowing just to give him a mysterious look.

"You scared me a bit." She said leaning back against the windowsill.

"Sorry. Not my intention." He said smiling.

"Sure. Going to reprehend me for being out of bed at this hour?"

"I should but I'll let it pass this time. As long as it doesn't happen again."

"It won't."

"Good."

They stayed in silence gazing into each other's eyes. Kat smiled at him and shifted her weight.

"I was wondering if I could ask you something." He spoke after a moment.

"Ok. Go ahead."

"Would you like to be my girlfriend?"

Katherine stared at him in awe.

"What?" she asked shocked.

"You can take your time and think about it. No pressure."

"Jacob, it's past 2 am. I don't think it's a good hour to ask such a question."

"You're right. I guess I just seized the moment."

"I'll have to get back to you on that tomorrow. I'm going to bed now."

"Ok. I'll escort you to your tower."

"Thanks."

The two made their way to the Gryffindor tower and on the way Katherine noticed that Rosh was returning to the castle. Hopefully they would miss each other. But luck was against her.

"Look at that. The new hot couple of Hogwarts." A deep voice echoed on the empty hallway.

Both Jacob and Katherine turned around and saw the figure of Rosh Lupin approaching them. He was soaking wet and his hair was clinging to his clothes. He was wearing casual clothing rather than his robe or uniform. His black shirt was practically see-through and Katherine noticed his shoulder muscles were tense. He was walking towards them, his wet shoes making splashing sounds that echoed all over the hallway.

"Oh it's you Lupin. May I ask why you are up at this hour, walking the corridors and completely wet?" Jacob was the first to talk.

"Why ask for permission if you're asking the question while asking for permission to ask that same question?" Rosh asked smirking.

Katherine shook her head as Jacob took his time to try and understand Rosh's question.

"You know what? You can ask all you want. But that doesn't mean you'll get an answer." Rosh said to Jacob. "Where you going somewhere?" he asked Katherine.

"Actually she was with me. I'm taking her to the Gryffindor Tower." Jacob stepped in.

"I see. That's very nice of you but I know where that is and so does Katherine and since we are both heading that way I'll take her. You can just go back to the dungeon you came from."

Jacob turned to Katherine for support and she nodded. He took the hint and left but not before placing a kiss on her cheek.

"How sweet." Rosh commented after Jacob stepped out of sight.

"What is your problem?" Katherine asked in anger.

"I don't have one. It's late so let's just go to bed."

They walked side by side but in silence. The moment they stepped inside the tower Rosh removed his wet shirt and shook his head to free his hair. Katherine watched in a trance taking in all his movements, the scars on his back, the tiny droplets of water clinging to his body and the way he moved his hands in order to remove them the best he could. If she were a dog she would have drooled. She broke out of the trance when he turned to face her. His face was calm and his eyes were shining. He was by far the most handsome guy she had ever met. He had so much of his father but the little things he had of his mother gave him the handsome look. She knew all the girls in school drooled over him and she was starting to understand why. But as he faced her fully an unchangeable reality come down on her. They were cousins, they had the same blood and they had grown up together. They were like brother and sister and with that kind of relationship there was no messing around. In a way that moment, when he faced her wearing nothing but jeans and looking better than ever, was the moment when she made her decision.

"I would love to be your girlfriend Jacob." Katherine announced the following day.

The boy in question jumped in joy and went to kiss her. For him it was a happy moment but elsewhere someone found this disturbing and probably dangerous as that person saw a line appear where it wasn't supposed.

"This may mean trouble." The person said as she watched the line become thicker until it was totally clear and glowing like the rest of the lines.

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As promised a new chapter for the week. And now to my favourite reviewers:

Snuffles2984: Problems lead to the search for solutions… Where the hell did this come from? Must be from all the tea. Anyway hope u like this chappie and the next, and the one after that………… Kudos to you my friend

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