{Time To Face [Niki] The Music}

[Kianthra Lestrange]

It had been two days ago since the incident in the Chamber of Secrets and Kia had been doing her best to avoid her best friend. She herself had said a lot of harsh things, which had been aimed directly at Nikita. Kia felt awful, but didn't feel up to confronting her firend face to face. She wanted to prolong the meeting for as long as possible, even asking first years if they could check to make sure that the common room was clear before she would even venture out of her dormatory. Things had gotten this bad. At present, Kia was lying on the floor of the Common Room by the fire, staring into the flames, whilst thinking of things to write in her diary. The page was blank except for the date written at the top. The violet script frequented every other page of the book, besides this one. She simply couldn't think of anything to write. Maybe a midnight snack would help?

She ran the diary back to her dormatory before returning to the common room. Thankfully, it was deserted, with no sign of Niki anywhere. She quietly slipped out into the dungeon corridor and headed for the stairs that lead to the entrance hall. Armed with the excuse that she was on prefect duty, she proceeded without fear, across the hall to the kitchen corridor, pausing by a large portrait of a fruit bowl. She smiled to herself before tickling the pair lightly. Kia looked over her shoulder, the hairs prickling on the back of her neck as she got the feeing someone was watching her. She stepped inside the kitchens and the portrait swung closed behind her. Immeadiately house elves swarmed around her and she noticed them take a step back as they recognised her. It seemed as though they had heard about her too. "A hot chocolate," she said quietly, pausing for a second before adding the word, "please".

She laughed quietly as she sat down at one of the tables. She really was changing if she was now addressing house elves with manners. She waited for her hot chocolate to arrive, anxious about getting back to the common room.

[Nikita Snape]

As usual, Nikita was running around the Hogwarts grounds. First she was chilling at the Black Lake, then she began to venture out into the Forbidden Forest. Going no where in particular, Nikita began to roam back inside, walking the halls of the castle silently and barbarously. Eventually, her head lifted and she gazed up at the big picture, which held the kitchen behind it's depth. Her stomach growled hungrily, and she walked towards it opening it easily. She slipped inside the door within a matter of seconds. She closed the door, before turning around, taking no notice of Kia's presence, which was very silent. She simply hadn't noticed her best friend until several house elves swarmed her.

"What would you like my dear? One house elf in particular asked her, she responded quickly knowing exactly what her stomach was in the mood for, "A muffin, if you would," She nodded solemnly, deciding that it was time that she cleared things up a little bit with Kia. Her words had indeed hurt Niki, and she felt farther away from the girl than she ever had before. It felt wrong... just plain wrong. Kia was one of her best friends, and she needed to clear the foggy air between them, sense words seemed to be spaces between them. It was as if ever sense Nikita had fought with Rowen in the forest everything had seemed to change. This was not something Niki liked.

[Kianthra Lestrange]

Niki was there. The one person, in the whole school, she had wanted to avoid, was here in the kitchens. Well I really should make an effort to apologise...after all it was me who said all those harsh things, not Niki. She's my best friend and, well, I think I'm on the verge of losing her, and I don't want that. We're inseperable and now...well...I need to fix this. She spoke softly, "Niki, I'm sorry about everything I said. I wasn't thinking and I was just thinking about Rowen. I shouldn't of exploded, it's just I'm under so much stress and...well that's not really an excuse. I know you were just trying to look out for me, that's what best friends do. I should have listened to your advice and, well, will you forgive me?"

[Nikita Snape]

Finally deciding that it was the perfect time to finish their unfinished business, Nikita turned away from the house elves, sitting down in the chair across form Kianthra's. She brushed a strand hair from her face, listening to her best friend quietly and sincerely. She felt her body shake as a tear rolled down from her eye, although she turned away from Kia before the tear could be recognized. She couldn't have her friend see a tear fall from her eye. It just wasn't right... and it was Nikita Snape.

Once turning back to Kia, Niki responded, her voice sounded crackly and broken, "Yeah, you were just thinking about Rowen." She said humorously, half joking;half serious. She sighed, standing up before hugging Kia hard. Another tear rolled down her cheek unnoticed, and she brushed it away quickly before finally accepting her apology, "Of course I'll forgive you, Kia. I just have one question; did you miss me?" She smiled, shrugging her shoulders absentmindedly.

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