Can't Stop Thinking About You (Katalina)

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Ever since that day in Diagon Alley, Ben couldn't stop thinking about her. Was it wrong, to think about another girl besides Millie like he did Katalina now? But then again, was Millie really his girlfriend? He wasn't quite sure where the two stood, especially with her devotion to Milo.

And whatever the case, he couldn't stop himself from thinking about the vampire girl he left in the alley after fighting off those dark wizards. What was it about her? She was beautiful, yes, and very much so. She was intelligent too, and was just enjoyable to be around. She was also over a century older than him, though she actually looked around his age.

All he knew was he wanted to see her again, and so an owl was sent to Hogwarts with a message he hoped she would get with a request he hoped she would grant. The request was to meet him in the village center at Hogsmeade.

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One of the perks of Ben already knowing what she was was the fact that she wouldn't have to dress a certain way to avoid the crazy looks. However, since he wanted her to meet him in public she had to watch it for everyone else. To cover the open lace back of her top she grabbed a black clock type of jacket with a faux fur lined hood. Honestly, she was kind of glad that she got the invitation from him. Ben did save her life, which she was always thankful for. That was a funny thought, one werewolf tried to take it from her, another helped her protect it. Of course, she wasn't sure if it was just because that one was a bad one or he was a good one, but she was just glad she wasn't on his bad side. His note said to meet him in Hogsmeade. At least, she wouldn't have far to travel.

She threw her hood up over her head, and gave an evil smirk no one could see. Then she moved, in a practically invisible blur, from where she was standing in the dungeons, out the school, through the grounds, and into Hogsmeade. Now, she just had to find him. Kat scanned the area for Ben, and it didn't take her ling to locate him. He didn't really have the chance to travel much farther from the owl post building, she soon as she got read it, she got dressed and ran there. He probably wouldn't be expecting her so soon. As quietly as she could, but it would be harder to sneak up on a werewolf than a regular human, she crept behind him. She got really close, made sure her hood was covering most of her face, and she whispered behind him, “Long time no see. Woof woof.” Then her evil smirk, was replaced by a more pleasant smile, which might have been he only thing he could see.

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Ben could have easily sensed Katalina if he hadn't been lost in his thoughts and not paying attention to his enhanced senses, so he jumped a tad when she suddenly whispered in his ear. He showed no annoyance though, and in fact beamed as he turned to her. He was quickly reminded of how beautiful she was.

"Yeah, been a while," he chuckled. "How are you, Katalina? You look... very nice... beautiful." Werewolf or not, he was still that somewhat awkward Puff alumni. In fact it took him a moment to further explain his visit. "I... well I don't have a particular reason for wanting to meet up with you. To be perfectly honest, I just wanted to see you again." He blushed and looked about, hoping he didn't sound like a total goof. "Um... anywhere you'd like to go and chat? I could use some food... crazy werewolf appetite, you know?"

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He agreed it had been a while, and as he was turning around, she brushed the hood back off her golden hair. She saw how big his smile became, and her's matched his. Katalina had learned that Ben was definitely a character to be around, and she liked that. She was very glad for that fact, and knew that, at the very least, spending time with him wouldn't be boring. Merlin forbid either of them have an instinctual episode, and try to kill the other. Of course, she was positive that that wouldn't happen. With a smile on her face, she replied. “I've been well. Bored, but alive. Mostly anyway.”

He went on to say how beautiful she looked. There was a slight pink tinge to her cheeks now, and she couldn't stop herself from hugging him. He was just too cute when he behaved so awkwardly. Then she let him go, and gave him a signal saying to watch her. “You look very handsome yourself.” Then took a breath. “See? Straight face.” Then he tried to explain why he called her to the middle of Hogsmeade. Without having an actual reason to do so, he just blushed and avoided eye contact. All Kat could do was giggle, and shake her head. “Well, I'm glad you did anyway. People don't often save my life, so when they do, I like keeping them around.”

He mentioned how hungry he was, and she laughed at him. The blond pulled a silver flask from beneath her cloak, and shook it. “Since, I will be mostly taken care of by this, let's go fill you up too.” About half of the time she left her room, she had a container of blood with her. Most of the time, it was a just-in-case type thing, but she did enjoy the taste of it, so it never remained full. Though, he would probably get something to eat too. A healthy balanced diet became far more important after she died. It was how she stayed so human. Kat linked her arm under his, and attempted to steer him in the direction of the nearest building that held any kind of food. “So what will you be doing this up coming Valentine's Day?” She tried to make idle conversation about the holiday since she had never really celebrated before.

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Ben chuckled about Katalina being bored.

"Well maybe I can find a way to fix that today," he offered. "Hey, maybe we could wait until the moon comes out and run wild like the crazy creatures we are. Lots of woods around." He was somewhat joking, but if she was up for it, he wouldn't say no.

Ben couldn't help but blush a bit when Katalina said he looked handsome and indicated he meant it.

"Thanks, I appreciate it," he said. He then smiled about saving her life. He wasn't one to rub it in when he did a good deed, even a big good deed like that. "I just did what was right, that's all. I sensed there was trouble, and there was no way I was going to leave you to deal with those creeps. And it was then that I also realized I care about you."

Ben watched her sip from her flask and didn't have to ask what was in it. He chuckled when she said they could go fill him up.

"Cool, but afterward, we go where you want to go, okay?" he said.

Ben shrugged when Katalina asked what he was doing on Valentine's Day.

"Not sure... was going to ask Millie if she wanted to go somewhere, but to be honest, I'm not sure what kind of relationship we have," he said. "I mean, we're both in the same pack and all and there's that closeness, but I'm not sure if she wants to be... well... you know..."

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* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,





Playfully, she raised an eyebrow at his response to her being bored. “Oh really? What could you possibly think up to fix it?” She wiggled her eyebrows and winked at him, before giving off a little giggle. It was fun making him feel awkward. Then she clarified. “In all honesty, you'd have to come up with something pretty good. After the Titanic, two world wars, and Woodstock, you'd have to come up with something excellent to relieve my boredom.” Then, surprisingly, he came up with an idea that had just enough danger in it to peak her intrigue. Kat gave him an impressed expression. “I actually like that idea. I might have actually found someone who can keep up with me.” Adrenaline would be pumping, she would be completely in free form, and there was that near death facet to it.

Then Kat listened as he described his daring rescue of her, and she couldn't help but just smile at him. “You're sounding more and more like my little Superman.” Then he told her that it was when he realized he cared for her. She gave him a little of a surprised face. “Does that make me Lois then?” Kat giggled as she entered a place called Madame Pudifoot's. She did not realize however, that, being so close to Valentine's Day, the whole tea shop would be decorated with the most sickeningly lovey decorations. Little cherubs flew around. Glitter and confetti dropped from the ceiling. It was really quite a sight to see. She took another sip of her private stock, and decided to brave the couples. At the very least, no one would be paying attention to them.

The blond made a beeline for the back of the shop until she found a table with the least amount of glitter on it. When she was finally able to hear what he said, he was talking about a girl in his pack. “Oh, is she the girl you bought the jewelry piece for?” He sounded a little troubled and definitely confused about how she felt towards him. Kat knew that if it was her in his position, she would have asked her out flat what she felt, and they would go from there. Though, she wasn't sure how outspoken Ben would be with her. “All you can really do is ask her out right. Then she would give a straightforward answer. Hopefully.” Now, even though she was giving him advice on how best to handle the situation, a small part of her was starting not to very much like Millie. Someone as good as Ben shouldn't be jerked around like that.

“And I know this sounds a bit cliché, but I am absolutely positive that any girl would feel lucky to have a Valentine's Day date with you.” She smiled at him, then looked down at the menu. Her emerald eyes scanned the words on the plastic as she weighed the options. What best suits a bottle of blood?



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Ben recalled the events Katalina spoke of from Muggle Studies and it was just amazing to know she had lived through all those. He was really surprised his idea measured of playing in the woods measured up.

"Well, in that case, let's do it," he said. "I wonder what a game of vampire and werewolf hide and go seek would be like?" He guessed they would easily find one another, but it would be fun anyway.

He also vaguely recalled the names of Superman and Lois Lane from the year his Muggle Studies class covered comic books. He wasn't sure if he was anything like what he remembered about Superman.

"I don't know if I'd go that far," he said. "Though I guess being a werewolf came in handy."

While Katalina encouraged him to ask Millie out, Ben thought a bit. He of course would love for Millie to be his Valentine. He had wanted that all through school. But now being with Katalina and just how beautiful and brilliant and enjoyable she was to be around, he wondered if...

"You know, I'm sort of wondering what you might be up to on Valentine's Day..." he said, finding himself thinking out loud. He blushed a bit at how foolish that might have been. "I'm... I'm sorry, Katalina. I must sound like a jerk, but I'm just so confused. I've wanted to be with Millie since I began Hogwarts, and part of me still does. But at the same time, and please don't take this the wrong way, ever since I met you, I can't stop thinking about you." He then looked into Katalina's stunning eyes. "I really like hanging out with you."

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* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,





Katalina didn't realize just how much she knew about the muggle world compared to wizards who had lived their whole life as wizards. She was a pureblood, yes, and grew up in a very pureblood family, but after dying and leaving her family, the muggle world was far easier to move around in. It was far bigger after all. I guess this is how mudbloods feel at school. Ben seemed pleased enough that she liked his idea. Even if it wasn't a real suggestion, she wouldn't mind it. Kat giggled at the idea of hide and seek. “That sounds like an awful way to put it. It's not like we could really hide from each other. It would probably end up being more like cat and mouse. Only the cat can't bite the mouse.” No matter what they called it, it would be nice to throw caution to the wind, and bare fang. Which was practically the same freeing experience as running around naked.

He denied being like Superman, but of course she knew he would. That's what all nice guys did. “Yes, I suppose if you can't be from Krypton then be a magical super being right?” To the wizarding world, vampires were things that needed to be hunted when they got out of hand, and werewolves were something you were afraid your kids would turn into. Basically the equivalent of your child marrying someone you didn't like. To the muggles though, werewolves were a muscley hot guy, and vampires were sexy super beings. She had to say, she almost preferred their idea. At least no one would try to kill her that way.

Maybe she would just get a salad. Generally she would say it was rabbit food, but she was lacking in the veggie department lately. Then Kat suddenly became very glad half her face was hidden behind the menu. He asked her what she would be doing on Valentine's Day, and blood rose to her cheeks with incredible speed considering she was technically dead. Before she could even start thinking of a response, he launched into full blown apology mode. His transition was so fast it made even her head spin. He started talking, and she was trying to keep up, but it didn't seem to be working. In a flash, she stood up and grabbed his face to shut him up. With a smile firmly plastered in place she looked at him, some of her blush still in her cheeks. “Shut up.” She giggled, and slow sat back down.

She took a deep breath and then looked at him again with deep emerald colored eyes. “One. I am not doing anything on Valentine's Day, so if you want to get your mind off of things, I'd be happy to assist. Two. I am very flattered that you haven't been able to stop thinking about me. Three. I really like spending time with you as well. And Four. I want to remind you that I am not a Hufflepuff, and I am not Millie, it takes a lot more to sound like a jerk to me, and there is no way you could hurt my feelings.” Katalina was sorted into Slytherin for a damn good reason. She was strong-willed and hot-headed, and she had killed more than her fair share of people. The bond wasn't going to be sweet and innocent like his crush. She was far more black leather than white lace.



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Ben laughed about the cat and mouse reference.

"Yeah, the cat definitely shouldn't bite the mouse, but maybe the mouse will give the cat a snuggle afterward if the cat's alright with that?" said Ben.

Ben then looked at Katalina for a second when she mentioned Krypton.

"Krypton... wait, that's where Superman was from, right?" he asked. "Sorry, all I know about him is what I learned in Muggle Studies."

When Katalina stated her case to him and let him know she was cool with him asking and that she was even more cool with hanging with him, Ben formed a big smile. It was honestly the biggest smile he had formed since he was bitten.

"Alright, let's think of something to do!" he said. "Something different. Everyone does the same stuff on Valentine's Day. Let's do something unique and fun. We can both apparate. Let's go on a trip somewhere!" Ben was so overjoyed that he didn't realize that his hands had attempted to hold Katalina's.

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* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,





Kat giggled. He seemed to be taking to her little metaphor quite well. She really did enjoy being around him, and he seemed to like being around her. He was such a nice guy too. The blond seemed to be having a genuinely good time on the outside, but there seemed to be a bit of what she could only describe as guilt boiling under the surface. Of course, she couldn't exactly tell him that now could she. That would be selling herself out. All she could really do was hide all of her guilt until a point in time where she could be sure to trust him with some of the grittier details of her life. If that point in time ever came.

She laughed again at the fact that he had no clue what she was talking about. “Right. I guess that's what I get for spending most of my very long life as a muggle in disguise.” This was why she was reintroducing herself into wizarding society. She was from an extremely old Spanish pureblood family, and yet she spent her life around muggles. Doing muggle things. She was even a little out of the loop on all of the wizarding gossip. One of the best things about no one really knowing who you were was being able to hide the things she didn't want them to know.

Then she saw him break into a smile that looked like it was going to break his face in half. He had gotten very excited about the idea of spending Valentine's Day with her. She hadn't celebrated a Valentine's Day since she was engaged, and she wasn't looking forward to it so much exactly. However, she did like the idea of doing something different than was people usually did. If they were going to do anything for that holiday she would be very disappointed if it was boring. Then he came up with the idea of a little trip. That sounded like an absolute blast to her. “I completely love that idea. I mean I've been a lot of places in the United States, but I've only ever been in Spain on the Europe side. Where should we go?” The many places that she would like to go began to run through her head.



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Ben chuckled about Kat living such a long time as a Muggle in disguise.

"I'd love to hear about every thing you experienced," he said. "I bet you'd give Professor Kelith a run for his galleons, and maybe even the new Magical History Professor here too."

When Katalina mentioned she had only been to Spain, Ben beamed.

"I know where we could go!" he said. "After I graduated, I went on the school trip to Rome. I can still visualize a few of the places I went to. You'd love it, Katalina. The place is beautiful." And romantic. He wanted to say romantic. Perhaps he should have. He not only needed to tell the mysterious woman with him he was falling in love with her. He needed to confirm it to himself. He couldn't let a past love for Millie block what he was feeling for Katalina. But he decided to wait. Perhaps Valentine's Day... in Rome... would be appropriate.

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* KATALINA ( ROSA ) de la VEGA ,

He told her that he would love to hear about her experiences, and she just laughed. “That could take a whole weekend darling. It is a rather long story.” It would be a one hundred and thirty year story, and half of which she didn't want to tell such a good guy. Her experiences, though vast and rather intriguing, were mostly illegal. She just kept her response to it being a long story, and hopefully she wouldn't scare him off before he started to ask too many real questions. This was mostly the reason that she didn't have too many people that were close to her. Having close friends meant sharing things about herself that she knew would throw most normal people off. It would mean that the only type of people that she could get close to were people like her, and let's face it, you can't trust anyone really. After all, the only person you could trust is a liar, because then you know he will lie. The good people were the ones she had to watch. Always assuming they will be truthful, and never knowing if it's actually a lie. Needless to say, Kat had trust issues.

Then he came up with another idea. She was really liking his ideas. He suggested Rome. Katalina was from Spain, so Italy was always a very close country to theirs. Geographically and linguistically speaking. Seeing pictures, and viewing it through the eyes of the rest of the world, just didn't seem to have the same effect. “Oh sweet Merlin! That would be fantastic! I've been dying to see Rome for myself.” She had worked with a lot of Italians in the past, and they were always going on and on about how great the Motherland was. It was about time she saw it for herself.

Then her mind starting to whirl. She starting thinking of what she should wear, what she should bring with her, things she absolutely had to see. Then she popped up out of her chair. “In which case, I am going to have to cut this short dear. Sorry.” She gave him a little smile. “However, if you are going to be whisking me away to Rome, I need to get ready. Meet me outside here, Ten a m, Valentine's Day.” She gave him a little wink, and the strode out of the building with a quick look back. They were going to have to postpone their little run. Maybe when they come back from Italy.

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