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Mike headed to the hospital wing running. He got there and a bunch of gryffindors were at the door peeping into what was happening in the room. When they saw Flint still in his quidditch robes some sneered but were stopped by Jeff who took hold of Flint's arm and dragged him into the hospital wing.
"She's fine, just a little crack, not thing that cant be mended, better clear when Mama comes around she might just make Grandmama sic after you" Jeff said as he patted the back of a 3rd year Gryffindor who was blocking the door.
"…I still feel wrong…." Mike muttered as he forced smile at the school nurse who was pursing her lips at him. He felt a hand clap on his back and heard Jeff say "Nah we all know those beaters of yours are idiots….."
"HEY!" Mike protested. His two beaters might be big idiots sometimes but they were his beaters for a good reason. They hit things well.
"But they are" Parker interjected. Mike stopped walking before he tripped over the 5'1, 12 year old. The little brunette girl just flashed a smile at him and hugged him around the waist saying that she forgave him for hurting her sister before running out of the hospital wing. "…gotta meet up with Mama…be back in a bit"
"…..how is she….." Mike asked Jeff. The red head boy looked back at his friend saying "She's conscious but not allowed to move much due to the fact she's strapped down to the bed…."
Mike gave Jeff a bewildered look. Jeff smirked and said "She was going to go back to Gryffindor tower when Pompefry told her to stay put anyways if you piss her off she wont be able to do anything. She's strapped down…as you ca see"
Jeff opened the curtain to see a frowning Stella had stripped off her robes and padding revealing the thin fitted tunic underneath whist Maggie was trying to take off the last armguard on Stella. Mike couldn't help but say "Nice Stella, didn't know you had the body….."
He quickly regretted saying that as Stella shot him a very angry glare "Shut up Mike…..when I get my hands on those beaters of yours…"
"Already got them….I got detention too, but hey...was my fault…" Mike said as he found a small spot near Stella's feet. He sat down and smiled at the object of his affection.
"….damn right….anyway can you un-strap me?" Stella pleaded.
Mike looked up at Jeff and saw the nurse shaking her head at the back. He didn't want to risk it, "Heck no…I don't want another day of detention. I got 3 already"
"Aww come on mike!" whined Stella.
Jeff then backed up a bit as he listened to the two talked. There had been rumors that the two had been hanging out too much lately. He still had to ask his twin or Mike about it and now was a good time, probably because he knew both his parents would be marching down the hall soon. "So since when were you two first name basis?"
"…..since after January…" Maggie piped up. She quickly cupped her mouth as she watched Stella turn pink. She shouldn't have said that and judging from her boyfriend's face he didn't know any of that information at all.
"Oh is there something I should be telling Papa about? Or think about it. Grandmamma, Bet you she'll be planning your wedding right away…." teased Jeff which earned him a pillow on the face from Mike.
"Fine….I know when I'm unwanted. Come on Maggie, we'll get some food in the kitchens….." Jeff said motioning for Maggie to come to him. Maggie snickered and whispered something to Stella before going with Jeff.
"That's right Jeff….I am surprised Uncle Oliver hasn't killed you yet…" said Stella as she watched her friend and brother walk out the door hand in hand. Jeff just looked back and stuck his tongue out.
Mike drew the curtains and sat on the foot of the bed. "Sorry…."
"Nah its okay…now unstrap me…"
"if I must…" Mike un-strapped her torso and legs. She slowly sat up and winced at the pain she was getting from her bandaged head.
"Mike…you suck…"
"I think you've reminded me that for a bit now…So hey Stella do you want to go to hogsmeade with me next week?" Mike said timidly as he placed another pillow under Stella's head. Stella stopped groaning and looked at Mike seriously.
"Y-yes" Stella said quite surprised. She couldn't believe she just said yes to Mike of all people. Though if she was still bed rested she couldn't, then again she figured he'd come back early just so he can sit around and entertain her.
"Cool….uhm…..well there's another one…opening ball?" Mike knew he was jumping the gun there but he just needed to try it.
"I think you getting way ahead of yourself Flint." Chuckled Stella. "Ask me that at hogsmaede…"
Mike's face lit up. He had a chance!
"Ugh….i need help with my boots …."
"….I'll call the school nurse…you think I'll take advantage of you or something…."
"Oh…hahaha you had that look of hopefulness. Its only a boot come on Mike, unzip it. "
"….funny Stella…." Said Mike as he unzipped her boot and pulled it off her leg. He then did the next and sat back down on the edge of the bed. They sat there just laughing at the whole thing until her parents came in. Mike stood up rigidly as Percy and Callista walked towards their daughter.
Whilst Stella was being mollycoddled by her mother, Percy was giving Mike darts. The younger man gulped nervously; thank god Parker eased it up by bringing up how his beaters could improve.
Later that night Mike crept into the hospital wing just when the nurse was out retrieving potions from his head of house. Stella brightened up when he sat down near her. She had been isolated for nearly 5 huors already.
"You'll get in trouble Mike"
"Shh" mike said. "I just wanted to….." He never finished his sentence as he went incoherent. Stella slapped him out of it and pulled his face near to hers, nose barely touching, and told him to say it before he got into trouble.
Mike didn't need words for it, he reached for her cheek and slowly placed a peck on her lips before standing up and leaving the auburn haired girl speechless on her bed.
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The next few days Maggie and Jeff had plagued her at the hospital wing. Much to her dismay more rumors of her and flint had circulated the school. There were amusing ones like Flint putting her under a spell. To more annoying ones like Flint trying to get her off the Hogwarts team. She just frowned when Maggie giggled like a little girl because Jeff placed his hand on the 14 year old's waist. She rolled her eyes are her twin and her friend kissed each other lightly.
"Get a room…" she breathed out getting slightly embarrassed of her twin.
"Hey hey, I heard you and Flint snogged it up…or I think that's a rumor. I bet if papa hears this he'd hunt down flint with the rest of the Weasley clan…" Jeff said trying to recover from Stella's teasing.
"Funny I don't see our godfather trying to hang you…"
"he loves me…"
"…..that what you think oh twin of mine.
"Stop…its lunch Jeff. Stella…get well. So you can get out of here…come on I don't want those fools to take away most of the mashers. You know what Towler's been doing? He's been making the "masher pyramid"…."
"Well….Stella. Valete gemina"
"Valete senix"
"Funny….very funny…."
The two stopped out of the hospital wing leaving Stella alone with her muggle homework. She was suppose to be reading the novel for her Literature course but couldn't read ita s of the moment as another person crept into the hospital wing. Stella steered her eyes to the person and found that Mike was smiling at her..
"Hey.."
"Hey….so how's your head?" Mike said as he reached to rub Stella's head. She was pouting like a little kid.
"Its okay,. I think. My attention span is decreasing….."
"That is called ADD according to my mum…bless her for her good genes if it weren't for her gene's id look like my older brother. Absolutely like my father…"
"Well its good that your truly blonde then…." Stifled Stella who was amused at who Mike was checking himself out at a nearby mirror. He then turned to look at the pretty girl in front of him.
Leaning he said "Maybe…." as he eased a soft peck on her lips. "but you know I hate being blonde so I dye my hair brown" and leant in again to give her a deeper kiss which was interrupted by coughing from the nurses room. They both looked at the nurse smiling shaking her head.
AN:
A few typos.
On the latin there
"Valete Senix": farewell old man.
"Valeta Gemina": bye twin.
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