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What was happening to me??? Everyone around me smelled GOOD all of a sudden, and for some reason, I wanted to sink my teeth into them and taste them. It was especially delightful when someone hugged me or leaned over to whisper something in my ear, then I could fully inhale the sweetness of their scent.
The only person who seemed to notice my new behavior in closing my eyes and inhaling deeply was Black, who started to take note when he bent down to hiss at my ear about something about Lorcan again. I tiptoed and arched my neck unconsciously, to bring my nose to his neck, and breathed in. He pulled me back in alarm, asking if I was listening to him.
I just gazed up at him, saying that I wasn't. He angrily departed after that.
One afternoon, after all classes, I was with Lily again. She was chattering about some new present that Potter had given her, while McKinnon and that Alice girl (I didn't know her last name) listened attentively. This is what you got when you had a popular Gryffindor girl who had following puppies for friends.
"What's going on with you and Potter anyway?" I asked, resting my head on the cool grass. We were by the lake, sprawled about making a picture of pure relaxation. I saw some Slytherins glare in my direction. Let them be mad at me being friends with a mudblood. What did they care if they weren't affected. I wasn't going to convert them or anything.
"Well, he has been wanting to go to the next level," Lily admitted, her face turning the same color as her hair.
"Next level?" I smirked. "Don't forget to use protection, all right?"
"You've done that already, haven't you Hernandez?" McKinnon raised a brow, ASSuming.
"In fact, I have not, stupid little girl," I sneered, even though she was a year older than me. "I'll bet a hundred galleons that I'm much more purer than you."
"Want to shake on that?" McKinnon retorted.
"No, I want to use the Unbreakable Vow for that," I snapped back, giving my hand for her to take and gesturing Lily to take out her wand.
McKinnon suddenly stammered. "Why? It's just a silly game to you. I don't want you to lose your life because I was right."
"Or maybe you're just a coward who knows I'm right but won't admit to being a nasty slut."
"Alex, stop," Lily said angrily. "You know what, this is why you have that reputation of yours for being the Slytherin Princess or The Dark Heiress or whatever they're calling you right now. It's because you're such a bitch."
"Gee, I see why you're in Gryffindor now," I smirked, standing up.
"Where are you going?" Lily had a crease on her forehead. "Are you mad at me?"
"I'm bored, heading back to the Castle. I'll see you guys later," I said and sticking my tongue out to McKinnon.
"Very mature," I heard her murmur. I smirked.
I was on the steps when I bumped into someone who was walking out the door. I could have fallen down the steps if he hadn't caught my wrist and pulled me back.
"Alex!" Miggy said. "I've been looking for you! I'm begging you, please start training with us again. It's rubbish practice when there're only two Chasers to work with. I have no idea what formation to do without you."
I sighed, because I knew that this would be coming in the course of the week. "Fine, but none of you guys trying to get it on with me. Tell that to the other and I'll be seeing you at the next practice."
"Which is today," he inserted.
"And I think I'm going to head back toward the Pitch," I muttered darkly, turning around again and headed toward the Pitch. "This is so annoying. Don't you realize that I am in no condition to get back on a broom today? I am still waiting for my bruises to vanish, and yet, they stay stubbornly purple."
"Can you stop whining? You're starting to sound like a girl."
"Oh, thanks for pointing out that you don't think of me as a girl."
"No, I like you better when you aren't acting like one."
"Hey, hey, hey. I said that you lot stop trying to get it on with me."
"Well sorry, Madame Whiny."
"You just stop talking or you'd end up with my fist in your mouth."
"There's the Alex I've been looking for."
"Didn't I say that you should stop talking?"
"Are you my Captain? No. You should be the one following orders."
"And you should probably realize that I never follow anyone."
"If you keep this up, I will kick you out, good at Quidditch or not."
"You are bluffing."
"Do you want to test that? Keep the cheek up and we'll see."
"All right, all right! Sorry!"
"Now," he turned to me, amusement in his eyes. "You stay here while I yell at them to stop trying to get it on with you, for being the only girl on the team. Come in when you hear me stop screaming."
He yelled, belting out quite colorful swearwords that made me pound my sore thigh from laughing. When all was silent from inside, I strutted in, whistling casually.
"What's with all of you?" I asked innocently, going to my locker and staring at them.
They all ignored me and attended to dressing. Miggy winked at me and grinned. I rolled my eyes at him.
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I think I've had a little too much to drink, since because of that little shot of alcohol, I was desperately in need of something to quench my parched lips. This is bizarre, this kind of thirst. Never in all my life have I had this kind of craving for something to drink before. The girls didn't have any drink stocked in the minibar in our Dormitory.
Suddenly, Poppy Sanders, the resident 'Rich Girl' (I know that most of us in Slytherin were basically swimming in gold, but Poppy was the only one to ever flaunt it so ostentatiously) came strutting through the room. She stopped in her tracks, seeing me. It was odd, since the other girls usually kept out of our way, leaving me and Cissy together.
Poppy didn't look like she knew what she was going to do without her gaggle of girls (the rest of our roommates) slash dogs. I blinked at her with an eerie grace. My position was that of one that looked regal. I had to keep that demeanor constant when it came to my Slytherin mates, or I would be pummeled and disbanded from everyone, just like years ago.
"Do you happen to have a drink with you there Pops?" I drawled at her. "I thirst terribly."
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I don't have one on me."
I sighed. "Let's cut the civilities and get a damned pumpkin juice or something, shall we?"
"Fine, if you say so." She stepped aside to let me pass, as if her stick thin body was the size of an elephant that I couldn't pass through this huge entrance way.
Or maybe she thought I was the one who was as big as an elephant.
"I meant that you accompany me," I pointed out. "Or are you so stupid that you didn't get it through your head that I said we?"
"Do you think that I would go with you if you insult me so?"
"It's your right."
"You're not the boss of me."
That childish little remark made me start tinkling out peals of laughter. "What a...simple snide comment from a supposed witty snake. That didn't poison me at all, although it did humor me. Now come, I need a glass of water."
She stared at me in disbelief. "You right nutter, you are."
"Oh bugger off and just come with me. Merlin, it's just to come with me to get a glass of something."
I headed out and surprise, surprise. She followed me out to get a glass of water from the minibar in the Common Room. Yes, we had a minibar. We demanded for it when we were too lazy to head up.
When I got my glass, I still wasn't satisfied. There came that aromatic little scent sifting through my nose again. Regulus just entered the Common Room. Oh, what chiseled cheekbones he has...kind of reminds me of Black. I can't even be sidetracked from that scent. Hmmm...what is this mystery? Regulus smells so good today.
I wonder, could I have a little bite at him? Before I realized what I was thinking or doing, I sauntered over to him and stood on my tiptoes. My lips were at his neck, wanting. He was a bit surprised, since he probably thought that I was about to kiss his smooth, white neck. Oh, but it did smell appealing. I felt the sharp jaggedness of my teeth sink softly, a few drops of tempting blood to come out. I stared at the drops in awe and licked at them.
Regulus sharply pulled away, grabbing at his neck and looking at me like a was mad.
Maybe I was.
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A/N-Alrighty then! There ya go! Reviews! xoxo's.