Chapter 12
When 7 came around I dreaded leaving my room. I thought about just not going but then again he'd just come get me. He knew where I was so there was no point. I put on a strapless black lace dress and ballet slippers. If I was going down to the dungeons I was at least going to be comfortable. As I started walking down the stairs I had this awful feeling that I shouldn't go into the halls. I couldn't explain it but I just knew I couldn't go. Severus wouldn't understand though. He never did. I disappeared to just outside his classroom. I heard voices in there but I knocked anyways. They abruptly stopped. Whatever they were talking about no one was suppose to hear it. The door opened and to my surprise it was dumbledore that opened the door. He barely noticed me looking quiet worried, he just passed right by me. I walked into the classroom to see a very unpleasant Severus. He was scowling. I would be surprised if his face didn't stay like that. "detention will not be tonight. Get. Out." he said just above a whisper if I hadn't be really focused on him I would have missed it. I just stood there dumbfounded. Not quiet sure I had heard right or not. He walked or rather ran up to me and got right in my face. "get out you insolent girl" he shouted. Yeah he said it the first time.. He must have thought I was ignoring him. "I'm sorry I didn't know what you said before." I wasn't afraid but I was not in the mood to be yelled at. Sure Severus scared the living day lights out of mostly everyone in the school but I just knew he wouldn't do anything to me. He would yell maybe grab my clothes but nothing serious. I didn't believe Severus was as bad a guy as he lead off to be. There was just some thing about him that just... I didn't know. He was so hard to understand but I felt like I could be there with him all day. He ripped me out of my thoughts by pushing me out the door and slamming it in my face. I hadn't even noticed I had been standing there so long. I slowly walked back to my room and when I got there I had this feeling I should check up on him. I decided to write him a letter.
Severus,
I'm sorry for what happened but if you need to talk ill listen.
-A
I knew it was a long shot but maybe that's all he needs was a chance. He doesn't seem like the type to get them very often. I slipped it under his door knowing there was no going back now. I heard foot steps outside the bottom door so I quickly ran back into my room and jumped into bed. I heard his door open. He had to have seen it. The door closed. I was there for a while before I heard some thing come through my door. I got up to look and saw that there was a small piece of parchment on the ground.
Miss Ariella it is none of your concern what troubles me I don't need the pity especially from some one like you.
SS
He had rejected me. I knew he would but it hurt so much more than it should have. I sat down on my bed not knowing what to think. I held the letter in my hands not able to rip my eyes from it. I knew I had made a mistake in making an effort to him. Maybe this is why no one really likes him. Instead if being angry like I should have I wasn't. I was sad. Sad for him. What happened to him to make him like this. My mind didn't stop all night. I just sat there not moving until the sun came up. Great another day. And today I would have to face Severus in class and detention.
