A/N: pointless ness
Disclaimer: I give up. You people HAVE to get it by now.
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Chapter 4
Sirius yawned again and checked his watch, '30minutes late. That's past the 'fashionably late' time limit. Unless she's just toying with me?' a smirk appeared on his face, 'two can play at that. Besides it's not like I need her or anything. Its just a few ingredients…and I can always damage her pride by getting Lil's help on it.' Dark eyes lit up in amusement at the elegant face, furrowed in anger. 'Well. Lets get started.' He walked into the dark shadows of the forest, seemingly being consumed by the darkness.
Persephone's usually rusty red colored hair looked a shade of dried blood red in the dim darkness. 'What was that? That never happened around Cam before…at least not since first year. And why was I getting so flustered over that taunt? Jinx taunts me like that all the time. I…' Persephone landed and leaned her broom against the tree, 'now where is that idiot?' she looked around, getting angry at him for not being there when she had flown so hard to get there. "Stupid jerk…" her now light hazel eyes caught a snapped branch to the left and she frowned.
Sirius started as he heard a branch snap behind him, 'alright…so coming in here this late by myself without a map wasn't the BRIGHTEST idea I've ever had…' he admitted silently, speeding his steps up. Another crack, closer this time. 'shiiit... that had better be my over active imagination…'crack. 'Okay. I know my imagination isn't THAT repetitive…so…' he whipped out his wand and sent a jet of red light in the direction where he last heard the crack and recived a satisfying crack as the target yelled "OW!" wait…monsters don't yell 'ow'. Sirius cursed silently as he ran towards the sound.
Persephone sighed, so from here he went left…and…the girl frowned, 'that's it. I'm brining some light in here.' She raised her wand and prepared to cast Luminous, only to have a jet of red light fire at her, "OW!" Persephone fell ungraciously unto her butt; luckily avoiding the stunning spell.
"CILLIS!" Persephone looked up to find the male she was looking for running towards her, looking worse for the wear.
"Hallo Black, I'm guessing that little charm was yours?" she pointedly ignored his offered hand, standing and brushing herself off.
"Ah…well you see…" Sirius started, trying to think of a proper excuse.
"No excuses needed Black." Persephone whipped out her wand, "STUPIDFY!" the streak of red light zoomed just past Sirius's face and struck an obscenely large spider.
Sirius stared at the girl, he'd always known about her; you'd have to be a hermit to not have heard of Persephone Cillis. She was the frail, elegant lady type; he really didn't know what to think about being saved by that type of girl. "Thanks…" he mumbled and Persephone dropped her wand and gave him a nod.
"Keep your guard up." Was all Persephone said before turning and walking into the forest.
"This is the last thing. A moon rock." Persephone led the way in the dark cave, it was too dark to see and they had to feel their way along the walls.
"Ow! Shit!" Sirius grumbled, having banged his knee against something for the 10th time in a row. "Screw this. I'm casting some light."
Persephone spun around instantly, "no! Don't!" but it was too late, the newly cast spell revealed thousands of bat like creatures in the roofs above them. "Oh…shit."
They attacked with a joint screech of fury, tugging at Persephone's hair and attempting to sink their claws and teeth where they could. "WHAT ARE THESE THINGS!" Sirius yelled, beating another one away from his face.
"PIXIE BATS!" Persephone yelled back and fell back near Sirius, "cover me for a bit!" she yelled and Sirius blinked, but complied; sending jets of red at all the pixie bats he could see. Persephone closed her eyes and gathered her magic, "INCANTAITO INFERNO!" she yelled as fire blazed from the tip of her wand, not stopping until all the pixie bats were dead.
"…" Sirius stared at the girl, then tilted her a smirk, "that's a neat trick." He smirked and Persephone turned to look at him, as if debating whether or not it was a insult.
"Thanks. Common we have to go." Persephone subconsciously took Sirius's hand and pulled him along the cave; her light footsteps echoing slightly against the hollowed walls.
"Right." Sirius's mind was anywhere but the project, in fact, it was more trained her hand; and how warm it was. 'Snap out of it.' He shook his head slightly and pulled his hand from her warm grip.
Persephone felt the cold hand leave her grasp and almost sighed, before catching herself and shaking it off. "We're here." She murmured as she pushed a lock of rust red hair from her face, it seemed to glow a strange purple hue in the blue light.