Sorry for the long delay, it's been crazy! When I start getting more
reviews I'll start posting faster, I promise.
-theatrespaz
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He kissed her. He was kissing her.
Percy couldn't seem to pull himself away from Penelope. He'd missed her so much. There was so much he was hiding, so much he wanted her to know. He opened his eyes and watched her. She was still so beautiful. Percy closed his eyes and leaned into her; bring his hands up to her face when he suddenly pulled back. He had felt a sharp pain on the right side of his chest. Penelope looked at him, worriedly, not really know what exactly the right thing to do was.
"Are you alright?" She asked breathlessly.
"Fine." Percy said, "You need to leave."
"What?" Penelope looked at him, a little taken back. "Percy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing that concerns you, Miss Clearwater. I have a job to do, as do you. So, if you please, return to your office, complete what work has been given to you and go home. Leave these ridiculous ideas you have about our relationship in the past where they belong." With that, Percy muttered a charm and all the knick knacks that had been pushed to the floor came flying back up and placing themselves back into their rightful spot. Penelope looked stunned.
"But Percy-" She started but stopped because Percy looked up and gave her a look of exasperation that made her angry. "If I leave right now Percy I'm not coming back. Ever."
"Leave, and do not come back." Percy said simply.
"I'm not kidding, Percy, I'll never come back." Penelope said as stern as she could.
"You're across the hall Miss Clearwater; I highly doubt I'll miss you." He said in a very snotty tone but winced again as the pain on his chest grew.
"You'll regret this someday." Penelope whispered then walked to the door, stopped, and turned around. "Tell me you don't love me Percy. Tell me you don't love me and that you don't care about me. Tell me that and I'll never bother you again." She waited for an answer. Percy's quick moving quill was the only sound that was heard for several minutes until he stopped and looked towards the door at the young women standing there looking expectantly at him. She wasn't leaving until she got an answer from him. Percy knew he couldn't bring himself to say what she wanted him to, so he gave in.
"Have a nice day Miss Clearwater." Percy said in a tired voice, then looked back at his work and began writing again. He didn't have to look up to know that Penelope was smirking.
"I thought so," She said quietly. "I know you're hiding something from me Percy. You keep pushing me away but I know you still love me. I know it." With that she sighed and walked out the door, closing it behind her. After a second Percy let out his breath and rested his head onto the desk. He felt so stupid. He completely let his guard down when he was around her. She could see through him better than anyone else. It also didn't help that among everyone else, she was the one person he was truly afraid of losing.
Percy was so caught up in his thought that for a moment he completely forgot about the pain in his chest until it seared again, causing him to grab at it in agony. Percy pulled up her shirt so he could it. A seemingly normal black tattoo suddenly blazed red as the pain flared up again. The dark mark blazed because his master was calling him and he wasn't responding. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Percy quickly dropped his shirt and wrapped his robes around him feeling as though he couldn't cover the mark even if he had a thousand robes on. There was another knock on the door.
"Come in." Percy called out, trying to ignore the pain. He looked at the door as it opened and revealed Severus Snape who came in, shut the door behind him and stood by the door. Snape was wearing a grave expression and looked at the young ministry worker with a questionable eye.
"Was there something you needed, Professor Snape?" Percy asked while Snape raised an eyebrow.
"Are you doing something of dire importance at the moment Mr. Weasley?" Snape asked in his usual temperamental tone. Percy wasn't sure how to respond but Snape continued without giving him a chance to. "If you're not then I suggest that you attend something that is. I do believe you're being summoned and I know how He hates to be kept waiting."
Percy nodded his head and looked down at his work. Snape looked around the office and the walked over to the fireplace. "If you'll excuse me," Snape said as he took a handful or Floo Powder and stepped into the grate. "Malfoy Manner." he cried and in a blaze of green and yellow flames, he was gone. Percy stood up, pulled up his shirt and took his wand and pointed it at the dark mark and touched it with the end of his wand. As he did so, the words 'Hollow Creek Manner,' appeared as though someone was writing them across his chest, right beneath his mark. As quickly as the words appeared, they faded away and Percy tucked in his shirt and stepped towards the grate, a handful of Floo Powder in tow. He cleared all thoughts and feelings from his head and concentrated on his task at hand.
"Hollow Creek Manner!" He stated as clearly as he could and the blaze swallowed him, leaving behind an empty office and a broken hearted Penelope sobbing in the hallway outside Percy's office. ear pressed against the door.
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And I want to thank Crystal Lightening and Nixiy for their reviews!
-theatrespaz
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He kissed her. He was kissing her.
Percy couldn't seem to pull himself away from Penelope. He'd missed her so much. There was so much he was hiding, so much he wanted her to know. He opened his eyes and watched her. She was still so beautiful. Percy closed his eyes and leaned into her; bring his hands up to her face when he suddenly pulled back. He had felt a sharp pain on the right side of his chest. Penelope looked at him, worriedly, not really know what exactly the right thing to do was.
"Are you alright?" She asked breathlessly.
"Fine." Percy said, "You need to leave."
"What?" Penelope looked at him, a little taken back. "Percy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing that concerns you, Miss Clearwater. I have a job to do, as do you. So, if you please, return to your office, complete what work has been given to you and go home. Leave these ridiculous ideas you have about our relationship in the past where they belong." With that, Percy muttered a charm and all the knick knacks that had been pushed to the floor came flying back up and placing themselves back into their rightful spot. Penelope looked stunned.
"But Percy-" She started but stopped because Percy looked up and gave her a look of exasperation that made her angry. "If I leave right now Percy I'm not coming back. Ever."
"Leave, and do not come back." Percy said simply.
"I'm not kidding, Percy, I'll never come back." Penelope said as stern as she could.
"You're across the hall Miss Clearwater; I highly doubt I'll miss you." He said in a very snotty tone but winced again as the pain on his chest grew.
"You'll regret this someday." Penelope whispered then walked to the door, stopped, and turned around. "Tell me you don't love me Percy. Tell me you don't love me and that you don't care about me. Tell me that and I'll never bother you again." She waited for an answer. Percy's quick moving quill was the only sound that was heard for several minutes until he stopped and looked towards the door at the young women standing there looking expectantly at him. She wasn't leaving until she got an answer from him. Percy knew he couldn't bring himself to say what she wanted him to, so he gave in.
"Have a nice day Miss Clearwater." Percy said in a tired voice, then looked back at his work and began writing again. He didn't have to look up to know that Penelope was smirking.
"I thought so," She said quietly. "I know you're hiding something from me Percy. You keep pushing me away but I know you still love me. I know it." With that she sighed and walked out the door, closing it behind her. After a second Percy let out his breath and rested his head onto the desk. He felt so stupid. He completely let his guard down when he was around her. She could see through him better than anyone else. It also didn't help that among everyone else, she was the one person he was truly afraid of losing.
Percy was so caught up in his thought that for a moment he completely forgot about the pain in his chest until it seared again, causing him to grab at it in agony. Percy pulled up her shirt so he could it. A seemingly normal black tattoo suddenly blazed red as the pain flared up again. The dark mark blazed because his master was calling him and he wasn't responding. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Percy quickly dropped his shirt and wrapped his robes around him feeling as though he couldn't cover the mark even if he had a thousand robes on. There was another knock on the door.
"Come in." Percy called out, trying to ignore the pain. He looked at the door as it opened and revealed Severus Snape who came in, shut the door behind him and stood by the door. Snape was wearing a grave expression and looked at the young ministry worker with a questionable eye.
"Was there something you needed, Professor Snape?" Percy asked while Snape raised an eyebrow.
"Are you doing something of dire importance at the moment Mr. Weasley?" Snape asked in his usual temperamental tone. Percy wasn't sure how to respond but Snape continued without giving him a chance to. "If you're not then I suggest that you attend something that is. I do believe you're being summoned and I know how He hates to be kept waiting."
Percy nodded his head and looked down at his work. Snape looked around the office and the walked over to the fireplace. "If you'll excuse me," Snape said as he took a handful or Floo Powder and stepped into the grate. "Malfoy Manner." he cried and in a blaze of green and yellow flames, he was gone. Percy stood up, pulled up his shirt and took his wand and pointed it at the dark mark and touched it with the end of his wand. As he did so, the words 'Hollow Creek Manner,' appeared as though someone was writing them across his chest, right beneath his mark. As quickly as the words appeared, they faded away and Percy tucked in his shirt and stepped towards the grate, a handful of Floo Powder in tow. He cleared all thoughts and feelings from his head and concentrated on his task at hand.
"Hollow Creek Manner!" He stated as clearly as he could and the blaze swallowed him, leaving behind an empty office and a broken hearted Penelope sobbing in the hallway outside Percy's office. ear pressed against the door.
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And I want to thank Crystal Lightening and Nixiy for their reviews!