Chapter 7- Silent Talking
Sirius shifted uncomfortably where he stood, under James' cloak, in the observation tower. He cursed his watch, which sat on his bedside table. He jumped slightly as the clock chimed midnight.
Almost with perfect time, as the 11th stoke rang, a small dark figure opened the door to the tower. She strode to the middle of the room, and stood, breathing heavily as if she had been running. She watched the door, as if expecting someone horrible to barge in at any moment.
Sirius took two steps to his left, and stood behind her for a second. He considered making her wait a little longer, but the swearing under her breath was beginning to get a little unladylike. He pulled off the cloak and leaned against the wall behind him.
She stared at the door for a minute more, and then turned abruptly, and upon seeing Sirius casually leaning against the door, she jumped and threw her hands over her mouth. Sirius smiled.
He took out his wand, and whispered, "Literarium." Following suite Beth pulled out her wand and whispered the incantation. Both wands let off a sort of glittering from their tips. Sirius' green and Beth's a pink so light, it was more of an off-white.
"What is it?" Beth wrote in the air with her pink glitter.
"I thought you asked me here…" Was the sparkling green answer.
"I know…" Beth wrote, and then pause, and began again. "But I just don't know what you want from me."
"Yes you do." The words hung in the air for about ten seconds and then disappeared leaving the two staring at each other.
"Why?" The pink glittered majestically.
"Why not?" His answer was so quick that Beth smiled.
"I mean… why me?"
Sirius smiled back at her. He lifted his wand and slowly wrote. "Because…" He let it disappear before finishing. "I love whipped cream."
Beth's smile widened. "Can't you let that go?"
"Never."
"Where do we go from here?"
Sirius laughed, silently. "How about dinner?"
Beth stopped smiling. "No." She wrote.
Sirius frowned as well. "Why?"
"What about Gerry?" She wrote.
"What about Gerry?" He copied.
"I couldn't…" She started, but stopped writing. She looked like she was deep in thought. "I love him." She finished.
Sirius looked at the word 'love' for a moment. Then he wrote, "Love?"
Beth frowned. "Yes.. I think so."
Sirius looked concerned. "Then why did you ask me here?"
"Because." She said, smiling lightly. "I feel something different with you." She wrote.
Sirius contemplated for a second and then wrote. "Is 'different' a good thing?"
"Yes." She said aloud.
"Well…" He let it disappear. "Tell me, then, why you were running."
"When?"
"When you first came in here."
"… I just…" She looked like she was thinking of an excuse. "I had to get away from a teacher." She wrote. After it had gone, she added, "I almost got caught."
Sirius eyed her suspiciously. "Are you telling me the truth?"
"Do you want me to be?"
"Yes."
"Then I am."
"That is a lie." He wrote. Then he regretted it. She looked at the floor. It almost looked as if she might cry. He quickly wrote a large, "I'm SORRY."
"It okay." She wrote, her eyes still to the floor.
"What's wrong?" He wrote, she looked up and read it then she lifted her wand.
"Nothing."
"Will you tell me eventually?"
"Maybe."
"That's good enough." He whispered and then he pulled her close around the waist to where they were touching. She looked up at him, curiosity in her bright green eyes.
Beth looked into his eyes. Sirius took this as a sign that she would let him kiss her. He leaned in and began to attempt to kiss her. Before their lips could meet, Beth pulled away. Sirius looked rather disturbed for a moment, and then he let go of her and let her relax.
"I'm sorry." She whispered and turned to leave.
"Wait." He said, a little too loudly. She turned with her finger on her lips. He took a step to her.
"Friday. In the dungeons. Classroom eleven."
She nodded. They embraced, but once again Beth refused his kiss. They departed and Beth ran down a flight off stairs, toward the common room. Sirius pulled on the cloak and headed after her.
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