Deep Blue Desire

Katie bit her lip uncertainly. The music war ear-battering, she didn't see anyone of her friends and the dancing crowd was on the verge of being swallowed. She pressed against the wall, but even that didn't help. Katie realized how she was pulled into the crowd and couldn't resist any longer. She now stood body to body with the other pupils and, to even have a chance of getting out of there at all, she willy-nilly had to dance as well. While she clumsily moved her hips a bit, she took small steps towards the bar. It seemed as if it was the only place inside the Room of Requirement where there was just some space and distance from the other celebrating-crazy schoolfellows. The further she got ahead, the more she got used to the unusual rhythm of the music and she wriggled her way through the dancing crowd. Several times, she was grabbed by the arm or someone screamed at her in order to start a conversation, but after all, she'd finally made it. Breathing heavily, she took a last step out of the bone-crushing crowd.

Katie briefly let her look cast and recognised Alicia's dress quite at the end of the group. She rolled her eyes. Alicia had hooked herself the first guy, just after those ten minutes that they were there. Katie slowly turned around and surveyed the choices of drinks. Butterbeer, firewhiskey and several juices... She just wanted to grab a beer, when she was held back by a stranger's hand. She angrily pushed the hand away and turned around once more. A smiling boy stood in front of her. Katie cursed. Through the mask, she could not recognise who it was, not even guess whether it was a Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. Though she could exclude the latter because the Hufflepuffs most likely preferred sitting in the library and playing Wizard Chess. , the stranger asked, but Katie didn't understand a word. She hectically wove her hands about, trying to make plain to her counterpart that he had to repeat what he'd just said. The boy came closer, rather very close. His mouth almost touched Katie's earlobe as he replied.

he murmured. Because he was now so close, she understood him exactly this time and nodded. he answered her nod. Katie pushed him away a little. The eyes that were hidden behind the mask were hardly recognisable. Every now and then, when the flare passed them, they lit up bluely, but she wasn't sure if that was because of their colour or the light. Nevertheless, they lit up and her breath briefly caught but then she brought herself to heel. she yelled in order to bridge the distance and the loudness. He smirked. was his cheeky response. He skilfully snapped two little glasses, filled them both up and passed one to her. She took it hesitantly. Actually, Katie didn't want to drink anything hard tonight, but this issue was now resolved. After all she was a Gryffindor and she had ended up there for a reason.

Sighing, she steadily looked the stranger in the eye and replied the toast. She quickly tilt her head back and swallowed the whisky. Katie squinched up her face. Just like those times before, the drink burned terribly in her throat and didn't taste very good. She once again looked at the boy, realizing him laugh. Katie frowned. He laughed at her. She angrily punched his shoulder. she shouted. Again, the boy grinned. he yelled. She could impossibly let herself be stuck in this accusation.

She turned around offended and filled the glasses again. Determined, she pressed the shot into her drinking-rival's hands and looked deeply into his eyes. After all, not even she wanted to have bad sex for seven years. Like on cue they both necked the whisky for the second time. This time Katie denied herself the grimace, instead her face was rather hard. The other one looked as if he had just drunk some Pumpkin juice. Okay, Katie was quite sure that from this duel she would come off as winner even if she'd have to continue drinking on the floor, she wouldn't give up for sure. She challenging reached for her rival's glass. she teased and smirked, eyebrows risen. He winked at her and Katie gasped for breath. What did this arrogant guy actually imagine? She quickly snapped his glass up and refilled it with firewhisky. She already started to feel dim, nonetheless she continued drinking. For her honour, for the fun of it and yes, also because she enjoyed his presence after a few shots. After drinking for the fifth time, they started balancing. The boy grabbed hold of her arm. They both put down their glasses and went onto the dance floor. None of them really wanted to drink any more. Him as well, he personally experienced the effects of the alcohol. Katie loosened, laughed and danced wildly as probably no one had danced before. The music around them was vibrating and the other people didn't seem to stop either. Everything was moving, everything was living and so was Katie at that moment. She was part of the crowd, letting herself go without thinking about it.

After a while, they had danced to the middle of the floor. Katie didn't recognise anyone around them and was glad about it at the same time. If anyone found out it was her dancing with this guy, surely everyone would stare at her in shock. She giggled. Right now, she was just happy, her counterpart a handsome boy, she had fun with him and slowly, really slowly, she started to want more. As if the dark-haired girl that was in charge of the music, as she saw, had read her thoughts an other song was put on. A soft song. Whistles sounded and single couples excitedly fell into each other's arms. Now there were only people on the dance floor that had someone with whom they could sway back and forth to the rhythm of the music. One glance revealed to Katie that the others without partner had moved to the edge of the floor. She grinned at the guy she had now already spent the whole evening with. He smiled as well. His arms slowly closed about her body. He was taller than her. Perfect. Katie drooped her head, it fitted like a glove into the little hole on his neck. She sighed. Although it was the alcohol to eighty per cent, she was comfortable in the other's arms, much more comfortable than she ought to be.

The soft songs did not seem to come to an end, the girl had put on a completely new band, and neither did their dance. She slowly lifted her head. His gaze rested on her. He kissed her forehead. She straightened up a little. A kiss on the cheek. She cringed. Testing his boundaries, the stranger slowly bended forward. His lips softly touched hers and she enjoyed it. Katie returned the soft kiss without hesitating. She snuggled him tightly. She ran one of her hands through his thick hair and neither of them made any attempts to cut the kiss off or even stop it completely. They let themselves go, relaxed their bodies, their senses and their worries dropped off.

This kiss caused something none of her friends managed to do. She calmed down, forgot the world around her, just got lost in this unique, wonderful touch without any consequences. She was going down the road, it became a game. Katie's lips were now ling more pestering on his and he did not seem to want it any other way. His hands moved down her back, touched her. times softly, times firmly. She cringed. They briefly separated. The boy distanced himself a bit from her, she gave him a level gaze. Blue, she was sure. At least as sure as she could be with this amount of alcohol running through her body. And she saw the desire in them. Desire for more, the desire for this night not to end so quickly.

He raised his hand, ran his fingers across her cheek and left a hot trail there. Katie nestled up against them. This moment was perfect. Anything else was forgotten, only they mattered. He once more bend forward for another kiss and, as by reflex, she stretched towards him. Their lips met but, before it could become more once again, she was pulled away from him. She turned around, completely confused. Angelina was standing in front of her. She was supporting a terrible-looking but still happily grinning Alicia.

Angelina shouted and Katie was about to giggle. Alicia hadn't been the only one. But only now, Katie noticed the loudness that was still reigning. She had blanked it all out during her kiss.

she asked. Katie only nodded silently. She was still too much caught in the feelings this boy had caused her. Not love, no, not at all, but comfort. Yes, that was it, she felt comfortable in his presence. Before she could follow these thoughts up, Angelina took her hand and dragged her along through the crowd and towards the entrance door. Katie will-less let her drag herself along. She was somewhat mesmerised. What had this been? Who had this been? But before she could think about it more closely, she was surrounded by the cold air of the corridors and Alicia's sweaty arm that was put around her shoulders by Angelina in order to guard her.