1st night back-always a late night back ((Blake))

[ames]

Amelia giggled. Her ear was wet as something slippery continued to lick her. She rolled her head from side to side trying to stop the tickling sensation running through the side of her head and neck. She giggled again, finally coming out of unconsciousness. Turning to look at the small face of Rebel, she smiled. The small puppy's face was that of a Jack Russell Terrier's, only it wasn't the Muggle animal. Rebel was in fact a Crup puppy, a wizard dog that resembles a Jack Russell Terrier, except of course for the forked tail. Rebel barked a small bark and licked Amelia's face once again. Amelia laughed, sitting up and looking down at the 6 week old Crup puppy. She smiled and picked up the small animal, kissing the cold black wet nose. Rebel's ears perked up and she looked at Amelia curiously as if saying "What was that?"Amelia laughed again and knew the puppy needed to use the bathroom.

She stood and looked at the magical clock next to her bed. The red numbers told her it was 2 in the morning. She sighed and shrugged, stretching a bit. It was the first night back in Hogwarts and Amelia knew this was how it was going to be every night... taking Rebel outside at 2 in the morning. She slipped on a pair of slippers and a blue robe. She clipped Rebel's leash onto the small black collar that was about the small puppy's neck and soon Amelia and her new pet were trotting through the dew wet grass that lined the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Rebel did her business and soon was running about Amelia's feet, barking and whining and wanting to play. Amelia laughed and played with her puppy, running with the small dog and even sitting down, letting the puppy trample over her face and tackle her. She laughed gleefully loving how much her new pet loved her. She was laying on the ground, rubbing Rebel's up turned belly when she heard approaching footsteps. She looked behind her and smiled.

[blake]

Blake had gotten up around 12 because of a nightmare he had, He woke up yelling, waking up only a few other kids. After his nightmare he couldn't fall back asleep so he walked down to the common room and sat there for an hour thinking about what the nightmare was about. He could hardly remember what the nightmare really was anymore but he knew why he had it. As he sat there he pulled out a letter and started to read it again. The letter was from his mom they had to have his grandma sent to St. Mungos because she had seemed to be crazier then normal. Blake sat there looking at the letter not even reading it anymore he just looked at the paper. "I hope she's going to be ok." He said in a lower voice. He hadn't even replied to the letter yet. He looked over at the clock and it was already one in the morning.

Blake knew everyone in this school had to be asleep already so he walked back up to his bed and pulled out his wand then walked back down. Then opened the portrait door of the common room and the fat lady wasn't there which he was glad if she was she would have been yelling that he woke her up. He started walking down halls in pitch black he could make his way in the dark he had somewhat good eye sight in the dark. He walked down to the front door and opened it walking out into the dark grass it was still dark not even that close to sun rise yet. He walked around the grounds it most have seemed like a zombie walking a crossed the ground. He just looked down at the ground half the time thinking every now and then he looked up to see where he was going.

He kept walking like this till he heard the sounds of barking. He thought at first it was the grounds keeper's dog but it sounded like a puppy not a full grow dog. As he walked closer to where the sound came from he saw somebody with a puppy. As he walked even closer he could finally figure out who it was. It was Amelia, a girl he met over the summer. He walked up to her and she seemed to be smiling. "Well what are you doing up so late?" He thought for a second. "Or is it early?" He said making a weak laugh he was starting to feel a little tired but if he tried to go back to sleep he knew he wouldn't be able to. Then he looked down and saw a puppy next to his feet. "And whose this little guy?" He said bending down and petting him a little.

[ames]

It wasn't until Rebel stopped licking her face and barked playfully at something else, did Amelia realize that someone had joined them. She sat up from her laying position and smiled up at the boy she had met that summer, oddly enough in a Muggle mall. Blake Conners stood before her, looking better than ever. She was positive he wasn't trying, but somehow he managed to stand above her, staring down at her with a smile that made her heart flutter. She watched him bend down and pet Rebel, while asking her what she was doing up so late and who was the puppy. She stood, pulling Rebel's leash gently, but firmly enough to make the puppy stand at her feet.

She smiled, grateful that she wasn't shy around boys... well most the time. It must just be Blake. She was somehow so comfortable talking with him, playing around, acting like a complete fool. It didn't bother her to think that he thought she were silly. Something told her he liked girls like that, "Rebel, here, needed to go out and potty," she loved how her English accent was so heavy on the word 'potty'. She giggled and looked down at her Crup puppy.

"Her name is Rebel and she's a Crup," She knew Blake would know what that was, seeing as Crups were the wizard dog. She figured that she never heard of them, because she is a Muggleborn. Amelia brushed her shoulder length blond hair from her icy blue eyes and smiled, flirtatiously at Blake.

[blake]

Blake looked down at the puppy then back at Amelia smiling. It was a little odd that someone was out here but he was walking around out here so it couldn't be that uncommon. When she started to talk about why she was out here, Blake laughed a little at the way she said potty. He could tell she was giggling at the same thing too. Blake guessed her puppies name was Rebel when she first said it but then she said the puppies name so he was right about the name. "A curb huh? I wish I could have gotten one but my dad wouldn't let me." He said laughing as he thought back about his family then starting to feel a little sad but he got over it fast when he looked back at Amelia.

He stood then smiling. "So I guess you named the puppy Rebel because of her personality or yours?" He said laughing. Looking down at the ground then sitting down. "You weren't about to leave were you?" He hoped she wasn't heading back into the castle. "If you were I could walk you back to the castle if you want?" he said smiling, He did want to sit but if she was leaving he would walk with her. He sat there looking at the puppy and it was really cute and just looking at it made him want one for himself. Then looking up at Amelia with the same smile waiting for her answer if she was leaving or not.

[ames]

Amelia continued to smile, too happy that she could spend time alone with Blake, to really be too sad for him not being able to get a Crup puppy. She had passed this test and the Ministry granted her the ability to get a Crup puppy, which she did that same day, "It took about a week for her to stop growling at my parents... she hates Muggles by nature and I'm a Muggleborn, so," she shrugged. He looked up at her and their eyes locked. She just stared, her smile getting smaller and smaller, yet her happiness rising. It wasn't until he asked about Rebel's name did she laugh and look away.

"Mainly mine... I s'pose," she smiled and looked out at the lake, the water rippling and the moon shining. She looked back at Blake when he spoke yet again. It took the blond fifth year to actually realize what he asked and when she did, she shrugged.

"I don't know, hadn't decided yet," she looked into his eyes yet again and got the feeling he wanted to stay outside. She smiled and sat down again, letting Rebel run free of her leash. Crups were too reliable to wizards to run off, so Amelia trusted that the puppy would stay close, "I guess it wouldn't hurt to stay outside a bit longer," she glanced at the castle once more, slightly afraid that a teacher would spot them.

[blake]

Blake felt really happy when she sat down which meant he wouldn’t have to get back up but mostly because she was staying with him for a bit longer. Then she let the puppy go off the leash and for a second he thought it would run away but he remembered when he was asking his dad for one that they were very loyal dogs to wizards. Blake sat there staring out to the lake you could see the moons reflection out at the lake. "Ya it wouldn't hurt." He said smiling looking over at Amelia. He then noticed she was looking over at the castle and he guessed she might have been worried that someone would catch them. "Don't worry everyone’s asleep already." He said looking at her.

"I've been walking around for maybe an hour and haven't seen anyone yet. Well besides you." He said smiling then looking over at the puppy as it was running around and he laughed a little as it ran. He clapped his hands and the puppy ran over and he started to pet. "Such a cute puppy but you do know what they say about that?" He said looking over at her then back to the puppy. "That the animal starts to resemble they're owners." He said laughing, it was odd a few minutes ago he felt sad but now he felt very happy.

[ames]

Amelia's shoulders rose and fell in an awkward shrug after Blake's comment about the whole castle being asleep. It was a bit sad that he had walked around for an hour by himself and didn't ancounter anyone... but that didn't mean that he knew exactly what each and every person inside the Hogwarts castle was indeed asleep. There was atleast 1000, probobly 3000 people living in the castle, how can he say that everyone was asleep. They were awake, weren't they? She pushed aside her mean thoughts and forced a slight smile, watching Rebel trot about through the wet grass and then Blake petting her.

She remained silent, staring out at the dark ripples of the lake and the moon's reflection. She was always awed by the moon. Its radiance, its beauty, its- wait... Blake said something. She looked at Blake, zoneing in on his voice so she could understand his words. Once it dawned on her that he complimented her looks, she smiled, suddenly understanding why she liked him so.

"Aw..." she said, smiling at him, her eyes twinkling with sincerity, "That's sweet of you," and she hugged him, just like she had done the first day she met him.

[blake]

He kept petting the puppy then he looked over when he thought he heard her say something. Then she started to hug him and say what he said was so sweet. Blake blushed a little and smiled as he sort of hugged her back. There was something about her that made him blush when she hugged him. the first time she hugged him he blushed the same way. Then when he thought about back then he remembered why she hugged him to begin with when they first met. After she let go he looked out to the lake still blushing a little. He looked over at her once he thought his face was back to normal.

As he looked over and smiled. " Well if that’s what I get for saying your cute. Do I get another for reminding you about my broom." He said looking at her smiling.

[ames]

The hug was totally innocent, that is- it was until her stomach clenched and turned over, but not in a queezy way. She hesitated, only wanting to continue hugging him, but did anyway, knowing it would be odd to just sit there and hug him. She couldn't help but smile as a reddness came to his cheeks. He seems to do that alot, or at least only when she hugged him. Looking at his face made her stomach turn over again and she hated to admit it, but she liked the affect he had on her and for some odd reason wanted it to happen again. Her heart beat furiosly as she stared at him.

It wasn't until Rebel barked for attention that Amelia tore her eyes away from Blake's face. Rebel sat there, looking up at the two of them, her eyes wide and her strange forked tail wagging hopefully behind her. When Amelia didn't pet her, the puppy barked again, swaying from side to side making Amelia laugh and scratch Rebel behind the ear. The puppy's leg started to twitch in pleasure, causing Amelia to laugh harder. She heard Blake's voice and turned, to listen to what he was saying. His question made her giggle. A pure giggle. She almost never giggled.

"Well I don't know..." she said smiling a flirtatious smile and leaning over so that her shoulder bumped into his arm in a playful manner, but when her shoulder touched his arm, a shock wave ran through her side. She looked up at him, suddenly serious and leaned into him again, wanting nothing more for him to hold her. She bit her lip, hoping he would take the hint and put his arm around her.

[blake]

Blake sat there looking at the puppy as it barked then watched as Amelia pet her. Blake then had the weird thought about what if he was that puppy right now but as his mind normally did he thought about what life would be as a dog. He kind of had to shrug off the thought before he started thinking into detail about being a dog. He looked over when she started to answer what he asked her. She started to smile and something about her smile made his heart beat faster. Then she leaned close to him and put her shoulder on his Blake looked over smiling. Blake saw her look up at him and his arm did most of the thinking it seemed. He moved arm her neck and rested on her other shoulder.

” Thank you arm." He thought to himself, he wasn't nervous around girls but something about her made him nervous. Blake sat there for a few second not having anything good to say. "So you got up at two right." He said looking at her smiling. "Lucky I got up and midnight." He said laughing taking it as a joke he was glad he woke up if he didn't he wouldn't have been here but he knew he was going to pay for it later in the morning.

[ames]

Her smiled happily, still biting her lip, her heart beat even faster and she knew she was extraordinarily nervous, but thankfully she relaxed and didn't tense up when he placed his arm around her. Her head sort of moved on its own and laid down on his shoulder. Rebel seemed a bit jealous that Amelia was giving all her attention to Blake, but the puppy seemed to understand that this was not the time to butt in. So the puppy started to attack a small stick. Amelia ignored the puppy and was soon reveling in the fact that she could not think... well she could, but only about how his arm felt around her shoulders and wondering what it would feel like if he kissed her. She smiled, hoping he would do so.

It was when he spoke, that Amelia put all attention on him. She looked at him, wishing he would turn to look at her, because doing so would put their faces about two centimeters apart. She listened to what he had to say and knew what he meant by it. He was glad he woke up... he was glad because if he didn't this wouldn't have happened. Amelia had a sudden appreciation for her new puppy. She closed her eyes and silently thanked her new pet.

Oh I do love you, Rebel... I really do. As she sat there, leaning against Blake with his arm about her and her eyes closed, she had a sudden day dream like vision. That when she opened her eyes his face would be so close to hers that they could kiss. When she did open her eyes, expecting this to be true, she was disappointed to find his face still looking out at the lake. She mentally shrugged it off, not really expecting him to read her mind, though it would be much easier if he could. That was when she realized it had been about two minutes since he spoke and it was the sort of comment that needed an answer, so Amelia smiled.

"Yes, I agree. I'm very glad Rebel had to... go," she giggled a bit and looked at the side of Blake's face.

[blake]

Blake kept looking out to the lake then looked to the puppy who was now attacking a stick and he laughed a little as the puppy did. Blake looked over at her but her eyes were closed something about looking at her face made his stomach feel weird. He then looked away just before she opened her eyes which at the bottom of his stomach he wished he didn't. He went back to looking at the lake. Blake looked over at her as she started to talk about how she was glad she was out here. "So I am. I would still be walking out here like a zombie or something if you didn't." He said smiling. "And I'm also glad this little thing was barking." He said as he pet the puppy a little.

"My good luck puppy." He said under his breath laughing a little. He then went back to looking at Amelia, her face so close to his all he could get a good fix on was her eyes. Which was a blue maybe green he couldn't really tell with the light that was around but just looking at her made his stomach feel even more weird. He knew he wanted to kiss her but he didn't want to scare her off or anything so he just fought back the feeling.

[ames]

Amelia watched his face as he turned from the lake, to Rebel, who was now chewing on the stick ferociously, and then he suddenly looked at her. Her heart skipped about ten beats as she stared into his eyes. Her breath caught and her stomach flipped over three times. Their breath mingled and she loved the way it sounded. She was very very very grateful that her body stayed relaxed against him despite her nervousness. Something flashed in his eyes and she wondered if he had wanted to kiss her.

Her heart was beating so very fast, he could probably hear it... she hoped he couldn't. The whole night seemed to freeze. She gulped and stared into his eyes. Her mind kept screaming over and over "OH COME ON! KISS ME!" but he didn't and her mind sighed. She was nervous, yet she was impatient. Finally she just summoned her courage and pressed her lips against his in a kiss. She hoped he didn't pull away and ignore her for the rest of eternity.

[blake]

Blake kept looking at her thinking about if he should or shouldn't. Normally if it was something else anything else he would have taken the risk but this was a person and if he did something wrong she might not ever talk to him again which was something he kind of feared. Finally when he was about give it a try she moved her face close and pressed her lips on his kissing him. Blake was a little shock but kissed her back enjoying every second of it. The kiss felt like it lasted forever and Blake didn't want to end it. A few second after they started kissing they broke off the kiss. Blake just looked into her eyes for a few seconds trying to think of something to say.

He couldn't think of anything so he just pulled her a little closer to him with the arm that was around her neck. He just wished he could think of something to say. As he was trying to think of something the puppy seemed to jump on his foot and bite his shoe. ” Thank you puppy you save the day again." He thought laughing. "Well it looks like she's got a taste for shoes." He said smiling looking back at her and into her eyes.

[ames]

Sensations blasted through her whole body as he kissed her back. She didn't know exactly what to do as the kiss continued. This wasn't her first kiss, but it seemed so new, kissing Blake. The ended and she sort of sat there in a daze. Her eyes were half open, her mouth open slightly as he pulled away. She sat there a moment, trying to comprehend what had just happened. She licked her suddenly dry lips and looked up at Blake, who was staring intently at her eyes. She smiled, blushing slightly. She couldn't believe she had kissed him.

She finally lifted her head from her shoulder and looked out at the lake. When he pulled her closer to him, she didn't object. She looked into his eyes for a moment, then he laughed and she realized that Rebel had attacked his shoe. Looking down at her puppy, she too started to laugh. Blake made a comment and her laughs got bigger.

"That's so cute," she picked up Rebel and let her lick her face. Amelia giggled joyfully and cuddled the puppy in her arms, petting the black and white puppy's head. She looked at Blake, her smile large. She was incredibly happy...

[blake]

Blake kept looking at the puppy as it finally got the attention it wanted so much and he was still laughing. He looked over at her and looked at her. His stomach had calmed down but still felt like it was running around. Blake then looked back at the puppy as she pet her. ” Jeez Maybe if we could trade place's for a few seconds." He said laughing to himself. Then he heard her say how the puppy was so cute and all Blake thought about was how she was the cute one. "Yea you sure are." He said not realizing he said what he was thinking then he finally heard what he said. " Umm...I mean yea she is cute." He said blushing a little but much less then when she hugged him.

Blake then looked over at her then gave her a small kiss. Blake then let go of Amelia which he didn't want to do but he really felt like he needed to lie down for a few seconds. The lack of sleep was getting to him. He lied there looking up at the sky there was only a few clouds in the sky so you could see most of the stars in the sky.

[ames]

Amelia glanced at Blake, a smile on her face. It seemed the "slip" was on purpose... but she couldn't be sure. She looked back at Rebel. Then he kissed her slightly and she looked at him after he pulled away. Her eyes followed him as he laid back. She wasn't too disappointed that he had let go of her. At least she was still close to him. As she watched him lay there, looking up at the sky. She wondered... could she have a relationship with this guy? He was nice... he was sweet... but she barely knew him. She had no idea what his favorite things were, what year he was born, who his parents were. All she was basing this on was her feelings of attraction she felt towards him. And if her and Blake started dating... what would become of the other boys who she flirted with. She wasn't a "flirt" but being single and a teenage girl made her flirt with almost every cute guy who shows the least bit of attraction towards her.

Maybe they should go back to the castle. She looked at her battery powered watch and sighed. It was almost 4 in the morning. Wow, how could they have been outside so long? She looked back at Blake and smiled. He looked so tired. She poked him in the side and giggled. Didn't matter if it tickled him or not... it was still funny to her for some odd reason.

"Hey Blake," she said sincerely, "maybe we should go back to the castle?"