Poor Sirius getting slapped. That was sort of unfair of me. But I enjoy the role of puppet master too much!

Sirius

I drew back from her, quickly; my cheek stinging.

"What the hell was that for?"

"What the hell was that for?" she cries.

"What?"

"Kissing me!" She slapped me because I kissed her?

"I don't know! I felt like getting slapped!" She's beside me, gentler now.

"I'm sorry. You just took me by suprise, I guess."

"Oh, sorry."

"Don't be." She blushes. "It was a good kiss." Hmm. Well.

"Thanks, I think."

"Why did you kiss me?"

"Oh, um, I don't know. I'll have to think about that. I like you, you idiot!"

"Oh. Right."

"You didn't know?"

"No!"

I turn round to look at her. Her hand rests on my shoulder. I lean in once more. You moron, Sirius! Really, again? Don't you learn? Why?

Then, I realise that she's kissing me back. She lets my hand wander up and smooth her black hair. I never knew it was so soft. Now, I've kissed many girls, but Rowan kissed differently. It sounds odd, but it was a better kiss than anyone else had given me.

Until she stopped it. She didn't slap me this time. Just moved back.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"Nothing. I just can't do this with you, Sirius. Sorry."

"Why not?"

"Um, I want a relationship? Not something that lasts for two days."

"I can't say how long it'll last, Ro. I just know, I like where it could go. If you let it." I watch her as she bites her lip and considers this.

"Okay..." She says, slowly. "Yeah." I put my arms around her for the third time and grin. She smiles back.

Rowan

I was having one of those moments where you go eeee, inside. Actually, it one of those hours. I skipped up to my dorm. I know. Skipped.

"How come you're so happy?" Alice asks.

"A girl can't be happy on her birthday?"

"Sure. Let me rephrase the question. What drugs are you on?"

"I have a date tommorow."

"Oooh, with who?"

"Just a guy."

"Oh, yeah, I know him! Gonna have to be a little less vauge."

"Huh. I'm not telling you."

"Why not?"

"We'll just see how the date goes."

"Aww."

Lily, who is apparently not asleep, as she says, "Tell us!"

"No. Goodnight." I slip under the covers and pretend to sleep. Eee!

You know what I mean by Eee!, right? When you feel Eee! inside! I know it sounds insane, but everyone feels it! I just put it in context. Okay, it's weird. By the way the date may be full of cliches; you have been warned! I'll write soon!