Challenge Me; I Dare You

Chapter 8

And then he kissed me..

   Slow and gentle, as if I was going to shatter beneath his very touch. I broke through my hesitance and began to kiss him back.

If this was a prank I was seriously going to castrate them both..

Eventually our kiss had deepend, my back was once more pressed against the rough bark of the tree. His ginger-colored hair was at my fingertips, soft to the touch. His arms wrapped tightly around my waist, warming me from the cool fall air.

We broke apart for merely a second to gasp for air before attacking each other's lips once more.

"If I didn't know better I'd say you two were trying to eat each other." an all too familiar voice mused.

We broke apart, panting for air as a blush rose to my cheeks as I saw Fred and Vince with stern looks on their faces.

"Wow Pip.. Never knew you were the type to skip class for this sort of thing.." Vince tsked. "W-what?" I stuttered, frowning in confusion.

"Well, Miss. Cannibal, while you were sucking the lips off my brother over there, you missed your morning classes." Fred mused, throwing and arm around me as a blush rose to my cheeks.

Vince was still looking at me in disbelief, wide eyes scrutinizing my chapped lips and slightly mused hair.

I straightened my composure, noticing how weak my defences were while George had kissed me.

I felt Fred's arm leave my shoulder and a new pair of arms wrapped around my waist, a chin resting on the top of my head.

"I believe we need to talk." I muttered, causing George to sigh. "I was figuring that." he muttered.

And all together we made our way back to the castle and into the common room where Vince and Fred left us to talk.

"So we kissed.." George started. "Yeah.." I croaked, glancing at the fireplace. I heard him sigh, a short period of time past before either one of us spoke.

"Piper, will you be my date to Hogsmeade?" he questioned.

I pursed my lips, if I do it'll no doubt lead us to dating, and I'll be happy but I'll also be putting myself in danger of heartbreak. But if I don't go I'll be unhappy and sad, which will leave my defences down long enough for me to be attacked..

Oh..

"Sure, why the hell not?" I muttered. He grinned, leaning forward he captured my lips once more.

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I trailed along the corridors during the night while the full moon was high in the sky.

Suddenly I heard feet charging in my direction. Whipping around I saw a young Hufflepuff, panting and looking up at me.

I merely raised a brow.

"You're.. Brother... Vincent.. He-he's in the.. Hospital-wing!" she gulped out through her heavy breathing.

My lips parted ever so slightly. I shut my eyes, muttering a quick spell under my breath I felt the familiar twisting and churning of my bones before I appeared right before my bed-ridden brother.

"Vincent!" I cried out. Rushing to his side. He was pale, his lower left arm wrapped in a gauze.

"What happened?" I demanded, questioning the elderly woman. "He was found in a corridor by Professor Filch, his- his arm.. He lost much blood."

I narrowed my eyes on the gauze, I reached forward and began to unwrap it. There, in his own handwriting was the words, 'I will not interrupt my Professor.'