What's in a name?

When the cats away, the mice will play




Weeks had gone by since Buffy Nott’s sixteenth birthday. And things hadn’t changed. Mr. and Mrs. Nott were working. And their children have been hanging around the house. Or going out seeing their friends. Even staying the night at a friend’s house. Getting out of their home. Buffy was the main one that was staying out of the home. Mainly because the day after her party her father asked her the stupid question of ‘what she thought about his announcement’ at her sweet sixteenth. And she went off. She told him that it was the most stupidest idea she had heard of and that she wasn’t going through with it. She didn’t want to go through with it as she wanted to find someone she loved to marry.

The week before the first day back at Hogwarts was spent in Diagon Alley. Buying school supplies and hanging out with friends. But the best thing about this week was that Mr. and Mrs. Nott were going away for the weekend. And you know what that means. PARTY!

The Nott siblings were playing an all students party for the students at Hogwarts {got to get info from party on site}. And known for their parties. Buffy and Steven Nott knew that they had to make sure everything would be perfect. From the tent that the party would be held in to the drinks that would be served and what they would be wearing. Well not really what they were wearing as everyone knew that the two would look fabulous in no matter what they were wearing. But that didn’t stop Buffy from going out with her friends on the Friday before the party and buying the perfect outfit for the night. Even though it was going to make her look like a slut. But she really didn’t care.

The next thing they knew was that it was the weekend. It was now Saturday morning and all was busy in the Nott family home. And it wasn’t the children that were busy. Theodore and Daphne Nott were racing around the home. Collecting their personal luggage bags and taking them out to the car that they had ordered from the Ministry. Even though they were appreciating to their destination. The heads of the Nott family had to make a few stops in London before they were on their way. And they still had no idea that their children were up to no good and planning a party. And after telling their children the rules for the millionth time. Mr. and Mrs. Nott left the house. Climbing into at the car that was out front of the manor and they were down the driveway. With their children standing at the door waving and watching as the car speed out of the driveway and around the corner and down the street.

“And let the fun begin” Steven said as he turned and faced his sister. “So how long is it going to take you to get ready today? An hour or five?” he asked with a smirk on his face.

“Well let’s see….” Buffy said as she pretended to think about his question. “I have to have a shower, dry off. Get dressed. Make sure it looks good and if it doesn’t I’ll have to change again and maybe repeat that a couple of times….”


“I get it. I get it. You don’t know what you are wearing” Steve smirked.

“Well then after that I have to do my hair and make up and make sure I look good then I will be done” she said as she looked at Steve. “So most likely about….Four or five hours” she said, jokingly of course. She knew what she was wearing and how she was going to have her hair and make-up. So Buffy knew that it was only going to take her a couple of hours to get ready. But she wanted to have a sleep before the party started and she knew that Steven wanted to do the same thing. “What time are the people coming to set up the tent and that?” Buffy asked as she walked inside with her brother and closed the door.


“Around lunch time I think” Steve said as he looked at his sister. “But you know what Muggles are like” Steve said as he rolled his eyes. “So I would say they will be here around one this afternoon.” Steve said as he and Buffy walked into the lounge room and sat down on the lounge. Steve looked around the room then looked at his sister as he slightly arched his eyebrow. “So…what is going on with you and Warrick?” he asked as he looked at her. “You two going to make a go of it before the big day?” he asked with a small smirk on his face. He was glad with the idea of his best friend marring his sister. He had always had a feeling that one day Warrick and Buffy would be together. And even though it was through an arraigned marriage. They would still be together.

“Excuse me?” Buffy said as she looked at Steve. “Where did that come from?” she asked as she looked at him and watched him shrug. She hadn’t really thought about what was going to happen between herself and Warrick Zabini. In a way. She didn’t want to think about it. All she wanted to think about tonight was the party. “I don’t know… I have two years before I have to think about the ‘big day’” Buffy said as she looked at him and before Steve could say anything. A truck pulled up out the front of the house. It was the people who were setting up the tent for the party.

You see. That was the beauty to the minds of Buffy and Steve. They were holding the party outside in the huge back yard. In a very large tent. And inside the tent will be sitting areas, a dance floor and a place for the DJ. Tables where food platters will be place. And a bar. No ID needed bar. One thing Buffy found about Muggles was that they were very gullible. All her brother had to do was tell them that everyone at the party was going to be of age to drink and they believed him. And the alcohol that was going to be there wasn't just the stuff you would find in The Leaky Cauldron. But muggle alcohol as well. And in Buffy and Steven's experience. It can get you pretty well smashed.

“Wow they are on time” Steven said as he looked out the window. Then down at his watch that read ’12:00’ pm. Lunch time which meant food for Steven and Buffy. So they wandered into the kitchen and found something to eat. Steven walked out into the back yard and over to the workers that were setting up the tent and made sure that they were doing it right. Buffy walked into her bathroom and had a shower while she thought about it. Leaving her brother to deal with what was going on outside. He was much better at that sort of stuff then Buffy. She got bored too quiet to deal with it. And her brother didn't, which was a good thing. So she knew that when she was finished in the shower. Everything would be pretty much done.

Stepping out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. Buffy walked into her bedroom, which was next door, and closed the door. Her bedroom was huge and over looked the back yard. So she walked over to the window and stepped out on her balcony. Looking down at the busy working Muggles. Who were carrying chairs, tables and speakers into the tent. It looked like they were almost done as she couldn't see her brother out there anymore. And the only reason he would leave would be if everything was inside the tent. Her head lifted up and looked at the clean blue summer’s sky. There wasn't a cloud in sight. This was a bonus. Buffy sighed softly as she walked back into her bedroom and closed the balcony doors. Looking down at her brother as he sat watching the pathetic muggles rushing around the tent attempting to get everything sorted before the party. They where hard workers but only for one reason, to get paid of course. Tonight held many surprises, after all it just wasn’t Slytherin’s that where attending the party, and it would be the whole school. Something was bound to happen.

“Hurry up! We can’t wait for the grass to grow!” Steven said as he walked out of the tent and wandered over to the house and walked up to his room.

Meanwhile, upstairs looking around the room. Buffy walked over to her wardrobe and opened the double doors. And when she did. It hit her. What she was going to wear. And with a smirk across her lips she walked into her closet and collected the clothes she wanted. Then walked over to her queen sized bed and placed the clothes down on the bed. And with a smile of her face she turned around and turned on her radio and started to get dressed. It didn't take Buffy that long to get dressed. It was just the rest of it. Her hair and make up. And picking out what kind of jewelry she was going to wear. That short of stuff. When she was finished getting dressed. Buffy was wearing a white O ring halter monokini swimsuit body top, sure it was swimmers. But Buffy didn't care. She was going to wear it like a top. Which she has done many of times. A black plaid ribbon waist mini skirt. And on her feet was a pair of white stretch over knee thigh high heel boots.

Walking over to her mirror and smirking at her reflection. Buffy flicked her hair back out of her face as she turned and sat down at her long make up table. It was a beautiful table that her mother had brought her for her birthday a few years ago. With a high mirror attached to it. The table had three levels. The top level was were all her jewelry was. The second, her make up. And the third was where all her hair stuff was. She lightly clicked her tongue bar against her teeth as she picked up her brush and began to brush her straighter reddish hair. But she wasn't going to leave it straight tonight. She was going to lossy curl it. Which she was doing now after she brushed her hair. Once her hair was done and curled. Buffy smiled and picked up a silver Celtic tiara and sat it on the top of her head. And that is where she pined it with bobby pins so it would stay.

Next came the make up. Now Buffy wasn't really into wearing too much make up. She didn't feel that she really needed it. But she wore it at parties. She put a light liquid foundation over her face. And waited for it to dry. And once it was dry. Buffy put black mascara on her eyelashes and outlined her eyes with black eye liner. This made her eye color stand out, which she liked. On top of her eye lids she placed a light green eye shadow and a little bit of glitter. And on her lips was a light shade of brown, non rub off lipstick. She dapped a bit of glitter on her chest, arms and stomach then stood up and looked at herself in the mirror again.

"God I look good" She smirked to herself then picked a pair of 4 inch hooped earrings and placed then in her ears. Around her neck was a ruby diamond necklace that sat like a chocker necklace. And on her right ring finger sat a silver Claddagh Ring, which was given to her by her grandmother before she passed on.

As Buffy looked at herself once more in the mirror she heard a knock on her door and before she could say anything. Steven walked into the room and looked at his sister as he wandered over to the mirror.

“Little reveling don’t you think” Steven said as he looked at his sister. Fixing the collar of his shirt, Steve glanced at himself in the mirror.

“Yeah but isn’t that the whole point” Buffy smirked as she looked at Steven and smirked. And after she finished applying her lip gloss and spiking up her brothers hair the way he likes it. Buffy and Steven walked out of the bedroom. Looking at the clock that was in the hallway the Nott Siblings smirked. The party would be starting any minute now. So they walked out of the house and into the tent and looked around. Nodding slightly. For Muggles they sure did do a great job. Everything was were they wanted it to be. The DJ was already there and setting up. The food platters were on the table and looked great. And the bar tender (a young Muggle female who had blond hair and was wearing a black button up top and a pair of tight jeans) was cleaning glasses behind the bar.

“Not bad…” Buffy said with a small nod of her head as she looked around. Walking up to the bar with her brother. “What do you think?” she asked as she looked at Steven.

“Not bad at all” Steven said as he looked around then at the bar tender. And a small smirk appeared across his lips as he looked her up and down. “I know one thing that I approve on” he said as he looked at Buffy who just shook her head and picked up a glass of water and downed it in no time at all.

The two Nott children sat around and waited for people to show up. But they didn’t have to wait that long as footsteps could be heard coming down the yard. It was one of the ‘Daughters of Slytherin’s’. Leila Coote, someone Buffy has known since she was a child. Leila had spent ages fussing with her hair, makeup and clothing until she thought she looked entirely perfect. And then ... even when she'd originally thought she was happy with it ... she had taken a second glance and had had to fight the urge to redo everything. Not only did she not have the time, but she did not want to waste the effort, either. It had taken her hours upon hours to decide which of her little black dresses to wear, and it had been a last-minute decision to pair bright-pink shoes with it. Now that she was out of the house, she was wondering just what she'd been thinking. Pink shoes? Really.

“Oh my god Buffy,” Leila said, smiling and gently putting her assembly of bags down. "Come here and let me look at you!" She wanted to see just what her friend was wearing ... or, more accurately, wasn't wearing. Buffy often wore very little in the way of clothing, and Leila had a feeling that this little event would be no exception. Her head had turned and looked at Steven and smirked. “And look at you…don’t you scrub up nice” she smirked as she looked at him. Leaning towards him and gently kissing each side of his cheats.

“Hey Leila” Steven said as he looked at Leila Coote. Looking her up and down. And gently kissed her cheeks as she kissed his. “You look good. At least you had the decency to cover up unlike my sister here” Steve said as he smirked at Buffy and softly laughed.

“Bite me Steven” Buffy said as she looked at her brother then towards the entrance way to the tent. She watched as people she didn’t know start to rock up. It was an all school party after all. So she knew that there would be people she didn’t know. Within the crowd that was wandering into the tent. The photographer, that Buffy had heard, showed up and set his things down near the bar. The Nott Siblings wanted some way in remembering the night. And photos seemed the best way. And after all. There was going to be a lot of drink going on so they would need the evidence into what they had done that night.


"I believe I heard something about a party?" said a familiar voice from the entrance way. It was Adam Flint, managing to keep a serious expression on his face. He looked at the two girls with one of his sternest expressions, as though they had somehow offended him. "What I want to know is ..." At that, Adam couldn't help himself any longer. His face broke into a smile, and he started to laugh. "How you could even dream of starting the party without me! I mean, come on, girls. That hurts. You've cut me to the bone." He had no idea if Buffy would be amused with his little display, or if she'd get angry at him. Ah, well. If she got angry with him, he'd just have to smooth things over later. Besides, Buffy knew that he would never intentionally hurt her, so it was all good.

“Get over yourself Flint” Leila said as she looked t Adam, slightly rolling her eyes as she walked over to the bar and ordered a fire whisky.

Adam glanced around, completely ignoring Leila’s remark, and let out a low whistle. "Wow, Buffy. Steve, you really went all out. The place looks amazing!" He couldn't believe that they’d gone to so much trouble to throw a party for their friends ... and even people who weren't really so friendly with them. But Adam had a soft spot for Buffy. He thought she was an amazing girl, that was for sure. He didn't know many other people who would put their heart and soul into such a venture, and that was one of the things that he liked about Buffy. He knew he shouldn't be having such thoughts about his friend's little sister, but ... he couldn't help it. It was a part of who he was. So sue him.

“Thanks man” Steve said as he looked at Adam, slightly patting him on the back as he stood next to him. “It’s all Buffy’s set up. I just watched the mood-bloods and made sure they were doing the right thing” Steve said as he looked around the tent. It really did look amazing. It didn’t look like much from the out side. But inside it was great. And as the group talked. Another dark finger was wandering down the yard. Fletcher Goyle stepped through the Nott's backyard and looked on in pure awe and amusement. He put his glasses away, showing off his partier side. He smirked seeing everyone there, and people that he didn't know there. He took out a cigarette from his pack in his skinny jeans and stuck it in-between his lips. He flicked his right thumb and a flame popped out of his thumb, lighting his cigarette perfectly. Just as soon as the flame emitted from his thumb, it quickly left. All thanks to magic.

Fletcher looked down at his clothes. Dark blue skinny jeans, a simple white t-shirt, a vintage grey vest, black shoes. Oh yes. Fletcher liked to dress to impress. He looked around at the party people there, and went to greet his friends, and sort of friend Leila. He was closer to Buffy and Adam of course. And Steve Nott, of course who is likes his second brother to him. As was Adam. Although Fletcher was not a ‘Prince of Slytherin’ he was still treated like one.

"Hey so that's where you all are!" Fletcher said with a grin behind his cigarette. He looked over at Adam and smirked. He held out his pack of cigarettes. "Want one?" He offered, as he let the smoke spill out of his lips as he spoke. He looked over at Buffy and took his cigarette from his lips as he continued to speak. "Well doll, you outdid yourself this time. And that outfit of yours….are you trying to impress someone tonight?" He asked, as he leaned forward to kiss her cheek politely. And shook Steve and Adam’s hand. He was a gentleman as well as sometimes he felt like he should have been a teenager in the 1940's with how he acted most of the time. He chuckled and took his cigarette to his mouth and took a long drag from it this time, feeling the smoke reside in his lungs before exhaling slowly, letting the smoke escape his thin lips.

“No one smart arse” Buffy said as she looked at Fletcher. Slightly shaking her head then smiled as she gently kissed his cheeks.

“Of course she has no one to impress” Steve said as he placed his arm around Buffy’s neck. “The only guy that she would be impressing has been grounded and isn’t allowed out of the house” Steve said as he looked at the group. Talking about his best mate and the brother of the young lady that just entered the tent wearing slinky green snakeskin mini, black halter that exposed an inch of her toned stomach, and high-healed black boots to just below her knees. Mariella Zabini.

“What did you brother do this time?” Buffy asked as she looked at Mariella, slightly laughing as she shook her head.

“Snuck out last night, got drunk and came home and called mom a ‘fat cow’ as he asked him where he was” Mariella said as she looked at the group. Slightly shrugging. Yet knowing that none of them would say anything as they knew what Warrick Zabini is like when he gets drunk and when he and his mother go at it.

"Looking good, Zabini." He said, with a wink at the new arrival. Hey, he wasn't interested, but that didn't mean he had to stop being nice. The girl deserved to be complimented. "You too, Coote. But ... as always ... Queen B is the star of the show." Adam said as he placed his arm around Buffy’s waist. Pulling her towards him with a smirk on his face.

Fletcher nodded in agreement. "The girls do look gorgeous. After all, they are Slytherin’s." Fletcher added with a smirk towards the girls, who were more like his sisters than anything else. He liked to flirt, but that's how the Prince of Slytherin-by association rolls. He just flirted with them, never acted upon any other actions that he was thinking about girls. He was too gentlemanly to do that. Yeah, right. Fletcher inhaled deeply and then blew out the smoke again softly. "Well I'm going to get a drink." Fletcher said as he started to walk away over to the bar. Upon arriving at the bar, he sat down at the stool and smiled prettily at the bartending woman behind the counter. "One Jack Daniels please." He said with a smile towards her. Blushing, the bartender nodded and gave him the bottle, corked and ready to drink. "Here you go sir." She squeaked out. Fletcher grinned and put down a few dollars. "Here. A tip for you." He flirted with a wink as he picked up his drink and walked back over to the group.

"Ella, you look great!" Leila said as she smiled at her friend then turned her head and looked at Adam. "Thanks for the compliment, Flint. Though ... I think you'd flirt with a fencepost if it was wearing a skirt and heels." Ouch. So much for being nice. But Leila really wasn't worried about what he might say. Why did he matter, anyway? The only thing they had in common was that she was smart, and so was he.

Adam's expression changed a little when the Coote girl decided to play hardball with him. Hey, he'd just been trying to be nice, and she had to go and insult him like that? He held a hand to his chest and staggered a little. "Leila, darling, what'd I ever do to you? A guy tries to compliment you, and you shoot insults at him. And you wonder why you're single?" That's right, if she was going to be a bitch, he was going to fire back. At least Buffy was going to be a nice girl and humor him for a while. "See, why can't you be a sweetheart like Buffy here?" He asked, as her arm went around her neck.

“Who you calling a sweetheart, Sweetheart” Buffy smirked as she looked at Adam then shook her head. “I swear one of these days I am going to lock you two in a room so you can work it out” Buffy said as she gently shook her head and watched as Fletcher walked back over to them.

“Now Buffy you know what will happen if you put these two in a room” Mariella said as she looked at Buffy.

“Yeah, Adam’s most likely ganna come out with no balls” Buffy smirked and the group laughed. Her eyes scanned the area that was the tent to see who else had arrived. More people have arrived, but they were people that she did not know. Students from other houses and people that she didn’t really talk to. Ok so maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to make the party an all house party. Every Hogwarts student invited. Though Buffy was surprised when she saw how many people had shown up to her little party. Yet one person who was not there was the one person who she wanted to talk to.

You see, Buffy has been thinking over the past few weeks after her birthday. And she wanted to know what a relationship with Warrick would be like before she went along with this whole betrothal thing that her father had gotten herself into. And she knew that he wanted to talk about it as well. Before the party had started. She had received an owl from Mariella, telling Buffy that she had actually talked to her brother about it.

“B, You alright?” Fletcher asked her as he placed an arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. “You look like you’re in your own little world there” he smirked as he downed his Jack Daniels.


“Who me?” Buffy said as she snapped out of her little hypnoses state. “Nah, just thinking about some things that have been on my mind of late” she said as she looked at him with a smile, watching him down his drink. Man another one of them would go down well at the moment.

“Zabini?” Fletcher asked as he looked at Buffy. Noticing that she was eyeing his drink so he handed it to her.

“Yeah, I feel that I need to talk to him about things and was kind of hoping that he would come tonight” she said with a small sigh, taking a sip of Fletcher’s drink and looked around. Well nearing downing his drink before she handed the nearly empty glass to him.

“Well some times if you wish hard enough,” Fletcher smirked as he looked over at the entrance of the tent. “They some times come true” He said and turned her so she was facing the entrance. And with a smirk across her lips Buffy gently shook her head.

Standing at the entrance was a tall and handsome young seventeen year old standing there. Looking towards Buffy with a smirk across his face. It was Warrick Zabini, and he was a good looking young man. His hair was short and slightly spiky, beautiful blue eyes and stands at a tall 6 foot 2. And he was wearing a pair of black jeans and a white muscle top. And as he looked at Buffy, he also looked around. Waving for Buffy to go over and join him. No one else had seen him besides Fletcher and Buffy. Giving a smile to Fletcher, Buffy made her way over to Warrick and joined him outside the tent and out by the pool. So they were alone. And so that they could talk. As Buffy wasn’t the only one with things on their mind.

“I thought you were grounded, Mr. Zabini” Buffy said as she looked at Warrick, walking over to one of the pool lounge chairs and sitting down.

“Well I like to call it house arrest.” Warrick laughed as he looked at Buffy then over at the pool. Pushing his hands into his pocket as a small sigh escaped from his lips. He wasn’t the guy Buffy remember from her birthday party. He seemed different. But it was still the same old Warrick she has known for her whole life. That was for sure. “I spouse Mariella has told you what happened?” he asked as he turned his head and looked back at Buffy.

“Yeah, snuck out last night, got drunk, came home and called your mother a ‘fat cow” Buffy said as she looked at him, leaning back in the chair. “Nice one, by the way.”

“Ok,” Warrick said with a chuckle as he sat down on the chair next to Buffy’s, “For one…I didn’t call my mother a ‘fat cow.” He said as he looked at Buffy, looking very serious as he said it. “I called her a ‘fat whore’” he smirked and Buffy shook her head.

“Yeah like that’s any better.” Buffy said as she looked at him.

“Well no, but anyway.” Warrick laid back on the pool lounge, putting his feet up as he looked up at the sky. “And I was drunk, but I wasn’t caught coming into the house. I was caught in my room. With some random that I picked up from a party.” He said with a small smirk across his lips. Turning his head to look at Buffy.

“And no wander you are on house arrest” Buffy said with a small laugh as she looked at him. Gently shaking her head once more then looked up at the stairs and sighed. “Well let’s just hope she wasn’t a ‘paid’ girl in the bed.” Buffy smirked as she looked up at the dark night sky.


“Now, now Buffy, you know I don’t do that sort of thing” Warrick said as he looked at her. Gently sighing as he began to think about the same thing that he was thinking about all summer. Their arranged marriage. It has been on his mind a lot lately, just like Buffy. And he didn’t know what he should do about it. You see, Warrick Zabini has never been in a serious relationship before. And he didn’t know how to approach a relationship. Let alone express his feelings to another person. Male or female. It was just a while different ball game for the eldest Zabini. But he had a feeling that he wanted to try it out. See what a relationship would be like between them. And to see if it would work out before they were married. “Buffy.” Warrick said as he turned his head and looked at her. “Can I ask you a question?”


“Yeah of course you can Warrick” Buffy said as she looked at him, “What’s on your mind?” she asked him, wandering what he was thinking about.

“Well since I haven’t seen you since your birthday I have been doing a lot of thinking” Warrick said as he turned his body and faced Buffy.

“Did it hurt?” she asked looked at him, laying on her side facing him.

“Don’t me a smart arse, I’m trying to be serious” He said as he looked at her, gently shaking his head. “I won’t to know what you think about this whole arrangement thing our fathers have gotten us into.”

“I don’t know. What do you think?” Buffy asked as she looked at him. Wanting to know what he thought about it before telling him that this subject has been on her mind all summer.

“Well, I can’t say it wasn’t a surprise, but ….” Now, how was he supposed to say this? “All in all, I think it’s a good thing.” There, Warrick came out and said what was on his mind. And now he was worried that she didn’t feel the same. Don’t get me wrong, he didn’t dread the idea of marrying Buffy some day. But, he wasn’t looking forward to having to stay away from other girls. How was he supposed to do that? He was Warrick Zabini, player extraordinaire. So how was he spouse to do celibacy. “How about you?”

“ I won’t lie to you Warrick, at first I wasn’t too sure about the whole thing. I mean it wasn’t the kind of news I thought I was going to find out on my sixteenth birthday,” Buffy said with a small laugh. “ But now I have thought about it. I think it is a good thing as well,” she smiled down at him, then a small smirk appeared across her face.

“Yeah, that makes two of us.” Warrick said with a small smile across his face.

“ But the question is, Rick. Could you stay away from other girls?” She asked as she looked down at him. Slightly arching her eyebrow as she a waited his answer. Interest in what he was going to say.

“I think I could do anything, if I tried.” Warrick said with a sigh.

“Come on Rick,” Buffy said as she sat up, facing Warrick as she spoke again. “We both know that you are never going to change. But I’ll still love ya.”

“You think so?” Warrick said as he looked at Buffy. Who just gave him a look and he laughed. “You’re probably right. But … as long as you’ll still love me, it’s all good.”

“You know I love you Rick,” Buffy said as she looked at him, a small smile across her lips.

“Yeah I know B, and I love you as well” Warrick said as he looked at Buffy. The truth was that he has always loved Buffy, well since he was sixteen anyway. But he has never told her or shown he. He just acted the same way as he always did around her. As he didn’t think she felt the same way about her. But that was where he was wrong. As much as he thought she didn’t really love him was wrong. Buffy did love Warrick. But just like Warrick. She never showed it as she didn’t want to open herself up to someone who she knew was only going to cheat on her and brake her heart.

“So was there anything else you wanted to talk about?” Buffy asked as she looked at him.

“There is, but I’m not sure if I want to go there.” He said as he looked at her, slightly dropping his eyes and looking down at the ground.


“What do you mean, you’re not sure if you want to go there?” Buffy asked as she looked at Warrick, gently placing her hand under his chin and lifting his head up so that she could look into his eyes. “You can talk to me about anything you know you can.”

“Yeah I know I can B” Warrick said as he looked at her, not knowing if he should talk about what is on his mind. “I’m just wondering about the whole relationship thing.” There, he’d said it. “I don’t know if we should try now, or wait.” Yes, more honesty was spilling forth from Mr. Warrick Zabini. This was more awkward then what he thought it was going to be. “What do you think?”

“Well truth be told, Rick. I have been thinking about that too” she said as she looked at him, “On one hand if we wait, knowing us, we will find someone else, and it is your last year here,” she said as she gently sighed. “Yet, on the other hand, if he try us out then we will know if we are going to work out as a couple” she said with a small nod. Wandering if she should tell him what she has been thinking about if they should go for it or not. Fuck it, they were already talking about it and it is better off Warrick knowing what she is thinking then leaving him hanging. “But for me personally,” she said as she looked him in the eyes, making sure she didn’t get lost in his glaze. “I wouldn’t mind giving us a go as a couple. I recon we could have some fun and maybe even raise a little hell in this school” Buffy said with a small smirk across her lips. Hey, everyone likes raising a little hell in there school right?

“You’re making a lot of sense right now.” He really hated to admit it, but Warrick knew that Buffy was right about all of what she has said. Even though she caught him off guard about also thinking about the subject.

“Yeah well you know me, I can make a lot of sense when I need to” she laughed.

“But, it sounds like a good idea. Hogwarts needs some excitement.” Warrick said, gradually coming around to the idea.

“Exactly,” Buffy said with a smile across her lips. “And who better to give this school the excitement that it needs then us right?,” She said as she looked at Warrick.

“B, there’s nobody better than us. Together, we could pretty much rule this place.” Warrick said with a smirk on his face as he thought about the possibilities of running the school with a girl like Buffy on his side.

“That’s what I’m saying” Buffy said as she looked at him, “Think about it. Who throws the biggest and best parties in this school?,” Buffy said knowing that he knew who she was talking about, “Me right? And who is the most feared and respect male within the walls of Hogwarts?” Buffy smirked as she looked at him, slightly arching her eyebrow.

“That’d be me, obviously.” Warrick grinned. “Alright, let’s give this thing a shot. You in?”

“What do you think?” Buffy asked with a smirk across her lips. “Of course I am in, Warrick” she said as she looked at him. “So do we shake on it, or seal it with a kiss?” Buffy teasingly asked as she looked at him. Holding back the smirk that was trying to make its way across her lips.

“I think I’ll go for the second option.” He stated, there was no way that he was going to pass up an opportunity to kiss the beautiful girl that was now his girl.

“Thought you might say that” Buffy said as she looked at him. Her smirk was still across her lips as she ran her fingers through her hair, pushing it back out of her face. Buffy looked deep into Warrick’s eyes as she slowly leaned forward. Her own eyes softly closed as her soft, warm, lips met his. Gently kissing him and Warrick kissed him back, placing his hands either side of her neck as she ran her fingers up his arms.

The kiss was soft and sweet. Yet filled with passion and heat. Pulling back slightly, Warrick looked at Buffy and smirked. Taking her hands and pulling her up onto his feet. He laid back on the pool lounge and Buffy laid down next to him. Running her fingers up his chest as she looked into his eyes and leaned forward once more. Kissing him again. But this time it was cut short. As Warrick’s fingers were running up Buffy’s thigh and under her skirt. The two were stopped by a smashing sound of a glass brake. And it came from the tent.

“What the fact is going on in there?” Buffy asked as she looked at Warrick and sat up, turning her head to look towards the tent.

“I don’t know, but I think we better go and find out” Warrick said as he stood up. Helping Buffy to her feet the two headed over to the tent to find out what was going on.