Skinny, Little Gryffindor

Marcus watched as Katie flew towards him and tried not to show just how nervous he really was. Her face shown with anticipation as she sailed gracefully throw the air and hovered above the ground beside him, saying nothing.

Marcus opened his mouth to say something... anything to the Gryffindor but to his astonishment nothing came out. He had never had that problems with the countless Slytherins girls he had had one night stands with before but he didn't want an one night stand with Katie. He wanted something that would last longer then a couple days or weeks.

Angelina and Alicia rose into the air and hovered across the field from Marcus and Katie, tossing the quaffle back and forth between them. Slowly they advanced on their friend and the Slytherin, weaving through the air expertly and passing the quaffle between themselves often.

Marcus watched out of the corner of his eye as Katie wordlessly guided her broom towards Angelina who had the quaffle. Marcus bent over his broom concentrating and shot after Alicia, hoping that he could block any pass Angelina would make to her teammate.

Katie flew straight towards Angelina who twisted to throw the quaffle to Alicia across the pitch but Katie swept in just in time, cutting the throw off and jetting down towards the opposite end of the Pitch and its three goals. Marcus followed her as quickly as possible, trying to over take her so she could past him the quaffle but Katie had no intention of passing and she swept closer to the goals until she was able to throw the quaffle through the goal post, scoring a goal.

Alicia flew below the goal posts and grabbed the quaffle as Marcus silently watched her from above. She started to fly upwards, cutting across the field towards Angelina and Marcus flew in pursuit.

He was just about to sweep in and grab the quaffle from Alicia when Angelina dropped back and rammed into the side of him, jolting his broom. He clutched at the wood but Angelina rammed into him again, and shouted, "This is for all the times you've played dirty!" and pushed him off the broom.

Marcus felt himself hurtle towards the ground but he never felt the sickening impact because suddenly he was caught out of the air by one of the Gryffindors and swept onto their broom.

He looked up to meet the blue eyes of Katie Bell. She looked down at him with a worried expression as she carefully guided her broom towards the grass of the Pitch. Landing, Katie hovered the broom a few feet above the ground, lightly touching it with the tips of her toes as she looked down at the shocked Slytherin.

"Thanks," Marcus found himself whispering, "I don't think I want to visit the Hospital Wing again," he grinned.

Katie grinned back at him and helped him sit in front of her on the broom. "Are you ok?" she asked worriedly. "Sometimes Angelina can go a bit too far... and today she did. I'm really sorry."

Flint turned his head around and looked at Katie. "No, I have to admit I deserved what I got, actually I deserve a thousand times worse. I mean I did land you in the Hospital Wing."

Katie looked at the ground but didn't say anything, so Marcus softly placed his hand on top of her's. "Katie," he started when all of a sudden he was a cut off as a bludger hit him in the stomach, knocking himself and Katie off the broom and they were hurled onto the grass.

Marcus ended up laying on top of Katie, each of them facing the other. Marcus looked up and around the field without removing himself from on top of Katie to see that Angelina and Alicia were wrestling the bludger that somehow had escaped its bindings.

Looking back down at Katie, Marcus suddenly realized that he was lying on top of her. "Sorry Bell," he murmured, feeling himself start to blush.

She looked up at him and muttered, "I'm sure you are but Flint if you really truly were, you'd get off me!"

Marcus looked down and realized he was still lying on top of her. He felt his face turn red but instead of rolling off her he put a hand on either side of her head and whispered, "Really?"

It was Katie's turn to blush and blush she did. "Flint," she muttered, embarrassed, "it would be really, really great if you would get off of me."

Slowly he bent his head to her ear and whispered, "I'm fine just where I am..."

"I don't care!" Katie suddenly screamed and threw him off her. Tears had slowly started to streak her face and Marcus sat there watching from where she had pushed him as she stood up and stalked over to where Alicia and Angelina were fighting the escaped bludger.

Marcus watched as she walked over towards her friends, her hips swaying as she watched and he wished she didn't hate him. The two other girls looked up as Katie approached and he could hear the murmure of voices and then Alicia and Angelina looked over at him with raised eyebrows and Angelina grabbed Katie's arm, saying something to her before turning towards Marcus and yelling, "I ignore her! She's totally wants you!"

Katie's mouth fell open as she starred at her friend. She couldn't believe Angelina had just told Marcus Flint that she liked him. She glared at her friend before grabbing Alicia by the arm and dragging her back towards Hogwarts.

"I don't see what the big deal is," Alicia told her, dragging her feet along the ground. "He likes you, you like him."

Katie gave her friend a look of disgust and said, "He never said he liked me." She looked over her shoulder to Angelina running up the hill after the two other girls.

"Go back down to the Pitch right now Bell and talk to him!"

"No! What if he doesn't like me?"

Angelina rolled her eyes and answered, "The boy's practically stalking you Katie, even if you haven't noticed. You don't stalk someone unless you really like them."

Katie glared at Angelina. "He does not stalk me! I never see him except during Quidditch games against quidditch."

"He keeps on skulking in the shadows outside of potions whenever we have it. Of course he likes you."

Katie was about to open her mouth and tell Angelina that it could easily be someone else he was stalking when she saw Marcus flying through the air on his broom in the girls' direction. Katie starred at him stupidly for a moment, taking him in. He really did look good on a broom. He was meant to ride one, he was meant to play quidditch.

Finally he hovered five feet away from the girls looking at Katie. She could feel the heat of her cheeks as he starred at her, saying nothing. All he did was stare.

"What do you want Flint?" Alicia suddenly asked. "Do you want to talk to Katie?" she hinted.

Flint brushed a stray strand of hair out his eye and nodded his head. "Well if that's ok with her guardians, I'd love to speak with Bell."

Angelina leaned over next to Katie and whispered, "Hear that Katie, he'd love to speak with you," and then raising her voice replied, "Well Flint, we give her into your capable hands I'm sure. She's all your's. Please remember not to break her." And with that she pushed Katie towards Marcus who lowered his broom to the ground and pulled her on infront of him. "Have fun," she smiled and then pulled Alicia with her up the hill and into Hogwarts.

Katie sat in front of Marcus nervously. She didn't dare say a word for fear that he might become mad and push her off the broom. Slowly they rose up into the air and Marcus flew the broom over the Quidditch Pitch, towards the Forbidden Forest.

For the longest time nothing was said between the Gryffindor and the Slytherin. Finally Flint decided to break the silences as he slowly landed the broom in front of the lake where the Giant Squid resided.

"I really don't know how to say this Bell," he murmured, "but I really like you. More than most people."

Katie sat there and let the information sink in. "You like me," she whispered softly.

"Ya Bell," Marcus said loudly. "Don't make me repeat myself. Fucking say something Bell. Don't just stand there. I need you to say something."

Katie looked Marcus in the eye and said, "You like me? Well I think I like you too..."

A rare smile crossed his face that was no longer marred by his teeth. "Glad we settled the fact that I liked you. Now how much do you like me Bell?"

Katie looked at her feet for a second before sliding off the broom infront of him and taking a few steps away before turning back to look at him. "A lot Flint. I like you a lot."

Another smile crossed Marcus' face and he smoothly rode his broom across the grass until it was hovering next to Katie.

"Then you won't leave me here all alone, will you Katie?" he asked hesitantly. "You'll stay for as long as you possibly can... and longer?"

Katie cocked her head to the side, thinking carefully. "Yes, I think that would be a good idea."

A smile spread across Marcus' face, lighting it up with unknown happiness. Katie beamed back at him and leaned towards him, resting her head against his. "Well Flint, this is it."

"Ya, I'd say so Bell," he whispered and leaned foward and kissed her.

Katie returned his kiss with full force, committing herself fully to Marcus Flint, who wrapped her in his arms and silently promised to never again let her fall.

Le Fin

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