She was raving in the Corridors at a patient woman in the painting. "He's acting like a goddamned idiot is what he's doing! I could strangle him, I would too if I didnt care so goddamned much... Grrrr!!!" She kicked the wall, wincing and hoping on one foot.
She sank to sit against the banister as the Painting spoke to her. "Give him time dear, he's not a young pup anymore. This is hard on him. " She growled angrily.
"Why is it hard?" The woman in the painting looked sad but shook her head, not answering.
" No one will tell me ANYTHING!" She growled and stalked off...
It was late, dinner had come and Gone and Danny had not come to the Great Hall for her meal as she did everyday. A quick word with the House Elves told him she hadnt asked for food either, but that Winky had left her a plate up in the Astronomy Tower.
This caused him to raise a brow..The Astronomy Tower? What in blazes
was she doing up there? He made his way to thw Tower and saw her
Sillouette against the slowly darkening sky, she had climbed out of
the window and stood on the parapet.
She saw him, glared, then looked up at the sky, ignoring him.
His heart skipped a beat. She wouldn't...she wouldn't dare. He ran into the Tower.
Danny had discovered the Astronomy Tower, it was perfect for isolation and solitude...she climbed out of the window and up onto the parapet to watch the sun set, letting the sight try to warm her...it helped. Some.
She looked down to see Severus...and glared. 'Thats right, Im up here avoiding you too, Ass!' She thought as loudly as she could, She turned her gaze back to the Horizon and ignored him. She glanced down to see him dashing into the Tower...and rolled her eyes. "Oh for the love God Gave green apples..." She sat down and lit a ciggarette, only thing to do now was wait for him to arrive, and jump to conclusions.
He took the steps at a breakneck speed and thundered through the doors, his breathing was hard as he began to climb out of the window after her, only to see her sitting next to him with a somber expression on her face.
"Tell me Severus, why is it, that everytime I stand on the ledge of a tall structure, everyone assumes Im going to jump?" He opened his mouth to speak...and shook his head.
"I do not know, perhaps it is that they fear the thought of your loss?" He'd said it without thinking, and immediately wished he'd not. She turned to look at him seriously for a moment, nodded once. Her gaze returned to the sky. "Are you quite finished sulking?" She asked softly.
He stiffened and glared at her. "I was most certainly 'not' sulking." He growled.
She rose a single ebony brow and reguarded him. "You cant possibly think That I believe that. You've been avoiding me all week. I realize I may have touched on a touchy subject with you Severus, but sulking and avoiding me is beginning to piss me off. I just want to be your friend, to help you heal, and perhaps someday if you can ever trust me enough to open up, something more substantial. But you are like an Iron door, locked tight. Talk to me goddamnit! " She slammed her fist into the stone ledge, ignoring the fact that she had broken the skin along her knuckles.
He held his hand out to her and she reguarded his emotionless face, before sliding her hand into his and comming back in. She sat on the bench beneath the window. "You are driving me insane!" She growled with frustration, she moved to punch the wall again and he grapped her wrist, stopping her. She closed her eyes and growled until he released her.
"And you are tearing me apart." He growled just as angrily. She rose and paced the floor.
"And how have I done this? All Ive done is trust you, befriend you, shared my past and my thoughts, how the allmighty fuck am I tearing you apart!??" Her face was red, her eyes were flashing...she was stunning in her rage.
He fairly shouted at her. "Your kindness burns me, you cant possibly understand what you are doing to me! You tempt me, you taunt me, you're too bloody beauiful for you're own good, and Im an old man! You cant possibly understand what you're offering me you naieve simple little..."
She slapped him. Slapped him so hard his head spun, and he saw stars.
She shoved him back and he sank heavily onto the bench, too stunned to strike back, he could only stare up at her...she was shaking with unsupressed rage. She grabbed him by his collar, and jerked hard causing him to choke slightly.
"First of all, " She seethed in his face. "Dont you ever, ever fucking patronize me! Secondly, What I offer to you isnt some naieve little girls fantasy, IF Ive offered anything to you Severus, its because I wanted to! "
She seemed to come back to herself and let him go... she moved right past him and climbed out of the window once more, she curled her arms around her knees.
"Just go away. I need to be alone. Im sure you can understand that better than most. " She didnt look at him, wouldnt look at him...
He thought about shouting at her, at demanding satisfaction for the way she treated him...but all he could do was stare at her profile...how her shoulders sagged with defeat, and he left without a word.