( Ok, sorry 'bout the wait, I'm busy lately. I'd like to thank Demonofdoom for the great idea I used in this chapter. Hope the cliffhanger didn't kill you all.)
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( Soap opera theme music plays)
" Last time on General Hosp- Oh, shoot, wrong script" Ruffling of papers is heard "Ok, last time on Coke, Jeans, and Annoying Snape.."
Severus caught Dark's hand in his... He smirked as Dark's face flushed with pink and her eyes grew wide and shiny. He slid his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Dark stood on the tips of her toes and rested her cheek on his shoulder.
After a moment of this embrace, Severus's hand cupped Dark's cheek and their lips met. Dark wrapped her arm's around his neck. Their kiss became more passionate. ( oh, my)
After breaking apart, Severus saw a look of longing in Dark's eyes. He realized that the feeling was mutual, but he decided not to push it for now. Instead, he regaind his smirk. " Well, those cauldrons aren't going to clean themselves, Dakota..." Shoot he didn't mean to call her that!
" But, I really don't feel like scrubbing cauldrons anymore..." She said, giving the puppy eyes. She knew this probably wouldn't get her out of chores. Sighing, she went back to work.
" Sev..." She whined. "This is boring." She was getting mad at him for getting her hopes up. She thought she wouldn't have to continue with this after their little kiss. She assumed she was wrong.
After about five minutes of trying to finish grading papers, Severus found himself too distracted by Dark, who was grumbling to herself and cleaning a cauldron. He soon gave in and snuck up behind the girl, grabbing her around the waist. The rest of detention went rather smoothly from there.
Dark woke up the next morning to see both Hermione and Ginny hovering over her. It was still dark out and looking at the clock, it was only 5:30.
" Oh, come on, it's early" Dark grumbled, wondering why they were in her dorm anyways.
" Just let us in." Ginny said. The two girls sat on Dark's bed and closed the hangings. " We wanna talk!" Ginny put up a ward, the other girls in the dorm were still asleep.
" Yeah, well I wanna sleep." This didn't work.
" You were out in detention really late, you know." Hermione said. Ginny grinned.
" Yeah, well, I had to scrub cauldrons." Dark was anoyed at the smart looks on their faces.
" Is that it? " Ginny asked. she went on about how Harry told her about the room of requirements and how long Dark was there after he left. Ginny stressed out the last part. "And he said you were really vague about telling him what happened." Dark sighed at this. Ginny allready knew about her crush after all.
With a lopsided grin, she said " Yeah. You figured me out, but really nothing much happened." she assured.
" What so kissing is nothing?"
" Well, nothing more than that." She said truthfully.
" But him ?" Hermione asked. Ginny looked at Hermione disaprovingly.
" I don't see a problem. " she said. Dark knew Ginny wasn't bothered by Her odd crush, but she probably should be.
Later on at breakfast, Dark got a package in the mail. It was from Fred and George Weasley. Praying that nothing would blow up in her face, she opened the box. inside was a old leather pirate's hat and a note. The note read:
" Dearest Dakota,
Upon finishing and perfecting our new product for the joke shop, we figred you would like a free sample of our newest model. We have improved our vanishing head hats and they now come in a variety of styles. We figured you would like this one. We know that you will use this to it's fulledst potential. With love, Fred and George Weasley."
Dark smiled at her new hat. It was a shame that you wouldn't be able to see the hat when she wore it, because it was quite a handsome pirate's hat. ( It looked like Jack Sparrow's) She slipped it into her book bag, and was on her way to charms class.
There was no potions class today. That was probably a good thing, because Dark would probably blush when she saw Professor Snape. She finished her classes in her usual Monday style. Barely awake. She spent her break before dinner replicating the hat, making it more of a rich carmel color. She would be able to tell the two apart. She liked the style of the hat so much that she wanted a visible one. When the dinner bell rang, she tied her blsck hair in a red bandanna and jammed the non-dissapearing hat on her head. She took the other one with her, because she hoped she could use it later that night.
Her new style was rewarded by many compliments as well as odd looks, but what else was new? After dinner, Dark skipped down the halls singing ' Yo ho, Yo ho, A Pirates Life For Me'.
" We're rascals scoundrals, villans and knaves. Drink up me hearties yo ho... huh?" Dark heard footsteps she peered around a corner to see Snape at a distance. Quickly, she took the Weasley twins hat out of her shoulder bag and stuffed her other hat in the bag. She waited until her dear Professor was standing in front of her.
" Ahoy." She said.
Severus looked at her questioningly. She looked at a spot behind hm, causing him to get paranoid and turn around to look. When he turned around he was shocked. Dark's head was missing!
" Aaargh! Dakota!" He yelped. Dark fell over, as was expected of a headless person. Severus quickly knelt dows to her level, not knowing what to do. After a second of thinking, he slowly reached his hand to her neck. He felt where her head should be, and it was there. He pulled off the hat and saw Dark biting her lip, trying not to laugh. The two stood up.
" Ahahahahaa!... Your face! ..." She gasped between laughs. Snape wasn't amused.
" Miss Smith... What the hell is that thing? " He asked, pointing to the hat. " Nevermind. I don't want to know.. But if you really lose your head, don't expect me to help you out!" He snapped, getting over the scare.
" Ok, when I'm bloodlessly decapitated from out of nowhere, I'll find someone else... " Dark replied smartly.
Severus stood closer. " Ok, my dear, but if you continue with this game, so shall I..." He purred in Dark's ear, sending visible shivers down her spine. He smirked at this, and started to stalk away. He was hit by yet another suprise.
" Sevvie!" Dark called after him, after making sure nobody else could hear that. He stopped, but didn't turn around. " I wanna piggy-back!" He started to walk away, a bit faster. He wasn't fast enough, because Dark took a flying leap and was now clinging to Snape's back. He started to run, not knowiung what to do with her. Dark clung on for dear life.
" Whee!" She squealed, now wearing her spiffy pirate hat.
Severus didn't manage to shake the girl off until passing Lupin's classroom. Professor Lupin watched with amusement as Snape went running by with Dark. They passed the door again, in the opposite direction.
" A little help would be appreciated, Lupin." Severus panted. Look at him! Made a complete fool of. Giving piggy-backs, for the love of Merlin! Lupin's help wasn't much help, but Snape didn't know that it was Remus who tripped him. The two toppled over and Remus chuckled at the sight.
Dark joined Professor lupin for tea, after Severus stalked sorely off.
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( Yay for Pirates! they're my favorite. Um, random question Pirates or Ninjas? or do you hate the whole ting in general, well, i'll see ya next time!)