"What on Earth is going on in my heart? Cause my oh my you know it just don't stop." -David Gray, My Oh My

Chapter 6: He's Crazy

"Have you heard? We're famous," Faith whispered to Severus during Potions one day. Severus always had the cauldron closest to the supply closet. Faith had made her way over pretending to grab various things.

"The Gyrffindor and Slytherin…wonder who they could be?" Severus said breathlessly. Every time she was near he found it hard to breathe.

"I've heard many rumors. The Ravenclaws believe they were caught in quite an…interesting…position," Faith began, "The Huffelpuffs believe they were in the midst of a lovers spat. Some Gryffindors believe that the Slytherin attacked the Gryffindor. Slytherin believes-"

"They were caught snogging," Severus finished.

"Yet no one suspects what we were really doing, hiding. Trying to avoid detention," Faith commented.

"The minds of teenagers are twisted," Severus hissed. Faith laughed as she went back to her potion.

"I hear we have chaperone duty together," Faith remarked as she came into the Potions classroom as Severus organized the supply closet. At first he thought it was Trelawney he sighed and muttered

"I guess. I'm not excited about it. Just a bunch of hormonal teenagers. I might cancel on chaperoning,"

"Ohhh…and leave me with all the hormonal teenagers?" she asked. He turned but instead of seeing Trelawney he saw Faith.

"Oh…I thought you were someone else…"

"Expecting a hot date?"

"Hardly,"

"Who'd you think I was?" she wondered sitting in his chair.

"Trelawney," he answered as he continued to organize the closet, his heat hammering all the while.

"I can understand the irritation you had in your voice now," she smiled as he turned back around to look at her. "Sickle for your thoughts," she added. He was thinking that she looked beautiful sitting in his chair playing with his quill. A curious glow was in her eyes as she looked around and her lips had a slight smile that showed obvious friendliness.

"You're in my chair," he put lamely.

"Indeed," she replied looking up at him as if she was expecting something…but expecting what?

Faith was walking through the halls one evening. Suddenly someone grabbed her by the elbow and led her down a deserted hallway and to a corner.

"What do you want Sirius?" she questioned.

"Just for you to tell me something…" he mumbled. He looked horrible as if he'd been hit by the Knight Bus. He put his hands against the wall and leaned forward so he was staring directly down on her.

"Tell you what?" she whispered sharply.

"Tell me you aren't the Gryffindor. Tell me that Severus isn't the Slytherin. Tell me that you two weren't caught in the Charms classroom together. Please tell me its not true and that I'm just crazy," he looked like he was crazy but Faith didn't dare say it.

"Please tell me Faith," Sirius pleaded gripping Faith tightly around the shoulders as he pressed her into the wall. She didn't sat anything.

"You make me so angry," he said shaking her roughly.

"Let go of me Sirius," she raged giving him the dirtiest glare.

"No! I want to know why you won't go out with me! It doesn't make sense! I can get every other girl, but you, why?"

"You want to know why! I'll tell you why! You've snogged or slept with almost every seventh year girl. You're a bastard Sirius Black!" she roared with alarming anger and sound. Sirius couldn't respond. He knew he had done all those things. there was no use denying it.

"You ar-" she started but he stopped her with a kiss. He broke it off and she reached up a hand and slapped him across cheek. A bright red handprint appeared on his face. He went white with wrath and lifted up his own hand and smacked her. She looked up at him shocked as tears welled in her eyes.

"What?" he questioned, "You can hit me but I can't hit you? You know what you are Faith Sloom?" He spat as he gripped her arms tightly. "You're a damn whore. You put on this little act that you're this good girl… but you're not. I know you're not." He began to shake her violently. "Anyone that could possibly be a friend of Snivillus couldn't possibly be anything less than a dirty, sl-"

"Petrificus Totalus!" Severus yelled when he turned the corner and saw what was happening. Sirius instantly stiffened and fell to the floor. Faith fell backwards and Severus rushed over to her. He knelt down by her side and she looked up at him, a large bruise already forming on her face.

"H-h-h-h-he hit me," she stuttered.