Hallo! I know it's been a while, sorry... school started up again and
all...but better late than never, eh? Onto the story!!
Disclaimer: Yeah, I wish... the only characters I own are my own, though, like many, infinite others, I wouldn't mind owning Draco... heheh, I'd only take him for a while, y'know...
Chapter Six:: The Scent of Trouble
Kit stalked furiously down the corridor, oblivious to where she was going. It was only her second day at Hogwarts and already she was wishing for a hole to crawl into. Those gits in the Great Hall knew nothing! It was just a kiss on the cheek! Everyone did it to their family and friends.
This wasn't any different... for all they knew...
(aah, but they didn't know)
said a little voice in her head.
(They only got their information by word of mouth)
*Oh, shut up!* she thought furiously.
(You know it's true)
the little voice persisted.
*Well, even still,* she thought, *they had no right to- to-*
(To speculate?) the voice suggested.
Kit gnashed her teeth in resignation. No matter how much she wanted to act on her heart's emotions, her mind was always there to reason things out. Kit slowed her pace and finally pulled back to reality. As her anger seeped away, she realized a horrifying fact: She was lost.
Oh. No.
Kit went numb. She hated not knowing what to do - being helpless. It was the worst feeling in the world, next to loneliness, and the two went hand in hand. For a moment, she stood there, paralyzed. Then her brain kicked in and she began listening hard. Surely breakfast would be ending soon... someone would be coming toward her eventually... they could tell her where to go. And if worst came to worst, she could always wander until her feet fell off.
Sure enough, in a couple minutes, footsteps could be heard tapping near her. Kit let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding; the wandering idea really hadn't been very appealing to her.
"Hello?" She called out eagerly, taking a few steps in the direction of the sounds. "Um, I'm kinda lost and I was wondering if you could give me a hand."
The footsteps around the corner had stopped. Uncertainly, Kit moved forward again. The footsteps resumed - it seemed they had been joined by a second person.
Suddenly, two people rounded the corner to face her. Kit blew out her cheeks in sigh and relaxed, waiting for the pair to speak, noting one girl as a Slytherin and the other as a Ravenclaw. *Odd match*, she thought absently.
The girls watched her stonily. Shifting uncomfortably, Kit ventured,
"Do you mind answering a question? See, I'm, well, I kinda got lost, so if you could just tell me how far from the Hufflepuff common room I am... or how far from Charms class..." She trailed off and cleared her throat before finishing with, "Um, I guess I'd, um, be really grateful...."
Finally, the Ravenclaw spoke.
"We'll answer that question if you tell us one thing." She said coolly. Taken aback somewhat by her tone, Kit nodded.
"What?"
"Did you kiss Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy yesterday afternoon?"
Abruptly, Kit felt a twinge of her earlier resentment return. They had no business asking... she didn't have to answer... but that little voice came back to scold her.
(At least they're asking. Just answer them politely, short and sweet. Then they'll tell you how to get to classes. At least they're not simply believing that you were busy all afternoon snogging them both silly. Like you even knew them for more than twenty minutes!)
The voice scoffed.
(As if!)
Still, Kit was mad. Taking a deep breath, she steadied herself before answering.
"Yes, I did kiss them as I said goodbye, but it was only on the cheek, unlike everybody else's hotter versions say."
At least, that was what Kit had been planning to say. Instead, she got as far as,
"Yes, I did -"
before being cut off by a resounding FWAP! that echoed through the corridor.
The Slytherin's hand had come up out of nowhere and stuck the girl across the face. As soon as her vision cleared and her brain had registered what had happened, Kit's shout of "What the bloody devil was that for?!" rang out.
"Spoken like a true Brit, even though you aren't." The Slytherin girl sneered. "Now, I don't know if in America it's the natural thing to go about snogging other people's boyfriends and then bragging about it, but it sure as heII isn't liked much here."
Kit stared at the girl in shock.
"Pansy, don't hit her." The Ravenclaw's voice broke in - though she looked like she was ready to copy the Slytherin girl.
"What the heII are you talking about? Cor, it was on the cheek!" Kit yelled. "What is with you people? What difference does it make if I say goodbye with - with a - a measly little kiss?!"
"The difference is, Kit -" she practically spit out her name, "- is that a normal goodbye kiss doesn't send guys off to la la land for the next 24 hours." The Ravenclaw said icily.
"Ever since yesterday, when Harry came from Quidditch practice to study with me - a half an hour late - he's been in his own little world and alternating between absurdly cheerful and absurdly confused and then he's happy for no reason at all -"
"- and Draco hasn't been listening to a word I've said in the past two days." Pansy butted in, glaring furiously at Kit
(As if it really were my fault!)
"That's not anything new, Pansy, or do you just mean he's been paying less attention than usual?" Cho remarked acidly. Pansy flushed.
"Shut up, Cho." She snarled.
"From what the team told me, your Golden boy was practically drooling and could hardly hold still, his tail was wagging so hard. I hear Potter was practically throwing himself at this little slut." She smirked at the brightly flushed Cho.
"Too bad for you, Cho. Seems like you're out of luck in the guy department; maybe you should lay off for a while."
"Shut *up*, Pansy!" Cho exclaimed, voice shrill.
All the while, Kit stood listening to the two girls bicker over their 'boyfriends' more like they were material possessions than anything. Disgust merged with her confusion a blended into anger. She didn't deserve to be treated like this between these two twits. They didn't deserve their boyfriends, they were selfish, self centered, jealous brats... they didn't even have anything to be jealous over!
She hated these situations.
She didn't do a thing and others didn't like her because of how she looked or how her eyes weren't 'natural', how she acted wasn't 'natural', when all she did was act, talk and look like a normal 15 year old.
She hated these situations.
With these thoughts fresh in her mind, her emotions were raw. She was seething - she didn't even think about what she was saying - she could hardly hear what she was saying. There was a roaring in her ears, but whatever she said made time stand still.
Cho and Pansy were staring at her in an astonishment that quickly shifted to fury.
"You little witch..." (A/N: I know, they're all witches, but this is my alternative to swearing)
Cho's slender fist came up and around with a tremendous force that sent Kit staggering back. Before she could fall, Pansy had grabbed her by the robes and yanked her upright before sending her fist slamming into her face. This time, Kit did fall, her head smashing up against the pillar behind her. A random thought passed through her head before passing out, *I'll never be so stupid again... never... nev...*
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heheh, a cliff hanger... whaddya think?? Please read and review! I'm begging you!!!
Disclaimer: Yeah, I wish... the only characters I own are my own, though, like many, infinite others, I wouldn't mind owning Draco... heheh, I'd only take him for a while, y'know...
Chapter Six:: The Scent of Trouble
Kit stalked furiously down the corridor, oblivious to where she was going. It was only her second day at Hogwarts and already she was wishing for a hole to crawl into. Those gits in the Great Hall knew nothing! It was just a kiss on the cheek! Everyone did it to their family and friends.
This wasn't any different... for all they knew...
(aah, but they didn't know)
said a little voice in her head.
(They only got their information by word of mouth)
*Oh, shut up!* she thought furiously.
(You know it's true)
the little voice persisted.
*Well, even still,* she thought, *they had no right to- to-*
(To speculate?) the voice suggested.
Kit gnashed her teeth in resignation. No matter how much she wanted to act on her heart's emotions, her mind was always there to reason things out. Kit slowed her pace and finally pulled back to reality. As her anger seeped away, she realized a horrifying fact: She was lost.
Oh. No.
Kit went numb. She hated not knowing what to do - being helpless. It was the worst feeling in the world, next to loneliness, and the two went hand in hand. For a moment, she stood there, paralyzed. Then her brain kicked in and she began listening hard. Surely breakfast would be ending soon... someone would be coming toward her eventually... they could tell her where to go. And if worst came to worst, she could always wander until her feet fell off.
Sure enough, in a couple minutes, footsteps could be heard tapping near her. Kit let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding; the wandering idea really hadn't been very appealing to her.
"Hello?" She called out eagerly, taking a few steps in the direction of the sounds. "Um, I'm kinda lost and I was wondering if you could give me a hand."
The footsteps around the corner had stopped. Uncertainly, Kit moved forward again. The footsteps resumed - it seemed they had been joined by a second person.
Suddenly, two people rounded the corner to face her. Kit blew out her cheeks in sigh and relaxed, waiting for the pair to speak, noting one girl as a Slytherin and the other as a Ravenclaw. *Odd match*, she thought absently.
The girls watched her stonily. Shifting uncomfortably, Kit ventured,
"Do you mind answering a question? See, I'm, well, I kinda got lost, so if you could just tell me how far from the Hufflepuff common room I am... or how far from Charms class..." She trailed off and cleared her throat before finishing with, "Um, I guess I'd, um, be really grateful...."
Finally, the Ravenclaw spoke.
"We'll answer that question if you tell us one thing." She said coolly. Taken aback somewhat by her tone, Kit nodded.
"What?"
"Did you kiss Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy yesterday afternoon?"
Abruptly, Kit felt a twinge of her earlier resentment return. They had no business asking... she didn't have to answer... but that little voice came back to scold her.
(At least they're asking. Just answer them politely, short and sweet. Then they'll tell you how to get to classes. At least they're not simply believing that you were busy all afternoon snogging them both silly. Like you even knew them for more than twenty minutes!)
The voice scoffed.
(As if!)
Still, Kit was mad. Taking a deep breath, she steadied herself before answering.
"Yes, I did kiss them as I said goodbye, but it was only on the cheek, unlike everybody else's hotter versions say."
At least, that was what Kit had been planning to say. Instead, she got as far as,
"Yes, I did -"
before being cut off by a resounding FWAP! that echoed through the corridor.
The Slytherin's hand had come up out of nowhere and stuck the girl across the face. As soon as her vision cleared and her brain had registered what had happened, Kit's shout of "What the bloody devil was that for?!" rang out.
"Spoken like a true Brit, even though you aren't." The Slytherin girl sneered. "Now, I don't know if in America it's the natural thing to go about snogging other people's boyfriends and then bragging about it, but it sure as heII isn't liked much here."
Kit stared at the girl in shock.
"Pansy, don't hit her." The Ravenclaw's voice broke in - though she looked like she was ready to copy the Slytherin girl.
"What the heII are you talking about? Cor, it was on the cheek!" Kit yelled. "What is with you people? What difference does it make if I say goodbye with - with a - a measly little kiss?!"
"The difference is, Kit -" she practically spit out her name, "- is that a normal goodbye kiss doesn't send guys off to la la land for the next 24 hours." The Ravenclaw said icily.
"Ever since yesterday, when Harry came from Quidditch practice to study with me - a half an hour late - he's been in his own little world and alternating between absurdly cheerful and absurdly confused and then he's happy for no reason at all -"
"- and Draco hasn't been listening to a word I've said in the past two days." Pansy butted in, glaring furiously at Kit
(As if it really were my fault!)
"That's not anything new, Pansy, or do you just mean he's been paying less attention than usual?" Cho remarked acidly. Pansy flushed.
"Shut up, Cho." She snarled.
"From what the team told me, your Golden boy was practically drooling and could hardly hold still, his tail was wagging so hard. I hear Potter was practically throwing himself at this little slut." She smirked at the brightly flushed Cho.
"Too bad for you, Cho. Seems like you're out of luck in the guy department; maybe you should lay off for a while."
"Shut *up*, Pansy!" Cho exclaimed, voice shrill.
All the while, Kit stood listening to the two girls bicker over their 'boyfriends' more like they were material possessions than anything. Disgust merged with her confusion a blended into anger. She didn't deserve to be treated like this between these two twits. They didn't deserve their boyfriends, they were selfish, self centered, jealous brats... they didn't even have anything to be jealous over!
She hated these situations.
She didn't do a thing and others didn't like her because of how she looked or how her eyes weren't 'natural', how she acted wasn't 'natural', when all she did was act, talk and look like a normal 15 year old.
She hated these situations.
With these thoughts fresh in her mind, her emotions were raw. She was seething - she didn't even think about what she was saying - she could hardly hear what she was saying. There was a roaring in her ears, but whatever she said made time stand still.
Cho and Pansy were staring at her in an astonishment that quickly shifted to fury.
"You little witch..." (A/N: I know, they're all witches, but this is my alternative to swearing)
Cho's slender fist came up and around with a tremendous force that sent Kit staggering back. Before she could fall, Pansy had grabbed her by the robes and yanked her upright before sending her fist slamming into her face. This time, Kit did fall, her head smashing up against the pillar behind her. A random thought passed through her head before passing out, *I'll never be so stupid again... never... nev...*
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heheh, a cliff hanger... whaddya think?? Please read and review! I'm begging you!!!