Lakeside Retreat [Sirius]

[Dominique Keys]

Dominique headed down to the lake side, intending to enjoy the summer sun while it lasted, and knowing that she needed to work out how she was going to assert herself this year and retain her reputation. It was the first year that her older sister wasn't around, and she didn't know what she thought about that. On one hand, it was bliss - she wasn't going to be faced with Miss Perfect every damn day, and surely that would mean less comparisons about how Dominique just didn't live up to the beauty of her older sister. On the other hand, it was now time for Dominique to prove herself and show that she is more than just her sisters' shadow. It was a pressure that was weighing heavily down on her. 

Still, for this one day, Dominique could just enjoy the sun and the water for a while, and then work on building up her reputation later. She'd abandoned her shirt in favor of a strapless bra type top, and a pair of shorts, teamed them with a cardigan until she got outside, and some of her usual killer heels. She left the stockings she'd been wearing for most of the day on, where they stopped about an inch below the end of her shorts. Stockings and heels presented sex appeal, especially when combined with lots of skin showing, which she certainly was.

Once she reached the lake side she kicked away her heels and stepped into the cool water, needing to feel it lap around her ankles. She'd spent much of her summer on the beach, but this lake... it was just somehow more familiar to her than the beach could ever be, and she valued its comfort in that moment. Crouching down, Dominique trailed her fingers through the water lightly, not caring about the fact the ends of her cardigan were now soaked. Admittedly, she'd missed this place.

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[Sirius Black]

When living in the heart of London, there was no overabundance of opportunities for swimming. Well, in reality, in a big metropolitan area like that, there were opportunities for everything, but none were open to Sirius. If there was any chance he might have fun or meet other people - particularly, Muggles -then odds are, Sirius wasn't allowed to do it. Naturally, then, he never went to pools or lakes or beaches and whatnot, and his family certainly wasn't one for family outings to the sea (thankfully, because that may have ruined it for him). On those rare occasions where Sirius was able to swim, he loved it. His parents were wise, probably, to keep him from the water as much as they did, because when he got in, it was very hard getting him back out. When he got to Hogwarts, no stories of giant squids nor merpeople nor grindylows would keep eleven-year-old Sirius from the lake. The weather, frustratingly, did, but he had those few weeks before the fall-and-winter temperatures set in, when he was almost lakeside.

As expected, his seventh and last year was no different, and at the very first available moment, Sirius headed to the grounds, like many of his fellow students, and set off toward the lake. He'd been itching all day to get outside, but considering they'd only been back for a brief time, there were some social obligations that needed fulfilling. He didn't mind, obviously, but his mind never left the lakeside all day, even if he physically was not there. Finally, he would be. A few people were lounging by the lake already, using the water to cool their feet off in the sweltering heat. As much as he'd like to join them, and continue being social, he actually wanted to swim, which, as he'd found out in his years, apparently wasn't as popular among the student body as simply wading. So he steered away from the larger mass of students and toward a different spot.

There was another person in the shallows nearby, but he paid little attention, kicking off his shoes and pulling his shirt over his head, and tossing them off to the side. Knowing the water was sufficiently deep here, Sirius took a breath and dove in, in an instant becoming completely submerged, and the cool water felt welcome on his hot skin. He swam as far from the shore as possible before having to resurface and take another breath, before repeating the process, testing how far his lungs would allow him to get. After resurfacing after a couple laps, he swept his soaked black hair from his eyes and took another glance at whomever was a short distance away. Only now did he realize he recognized her, and as much as he detested seeing the Keys family, there was always part of him that was glad to see them, because - damn - their girls looked good. And as easy as it would be to continue the non-interaction between him and the younger Keys sister right now, it just wouldn't be Sirius to not say something. He found his footing and the water got gradually more shallow as he walked toward her. "Damn, girl, you look all grown up," Sirius said loudly as he got within shouting distance. He took a few more steps but didn't want to get too close, too shallow, because the hot sun was beginning to become noticeable on his shoulders. "Don't you think it's a little hot to be wearing all those clothes?" Obviously, it wasn't much clothing. But he wouldn't complain with a little less.

[Dominique Keys]

Dominique stared down at the water, watching it gently lap across her fingers as she trailed them through the water, enjoying the tranquility of the moment, even managing to tune out the noise of other students further down the lake who were out enjoying the water. For just a few moments, she was in a bubble, and nothing else existed. 

Then a splash. She looked quickly over in the direction the noise had come from, watching the steadying ripples of disturbed water as they slowly returned to normal. For a moment she saw no sign of what had caused the disturbance, but then a figure in the water caught her attention. Dominique rolled her eyes and straightened up, wading a little further away from where some idiot was swimming laps. She likes the calm of the lake, and that wasn't going to happen if someone was disturbing the water with their laps. 

At a yell, Dominique looked up sharply, her gaze falling on not only the person behind the shout, but also on the person who'd been swimming laps. She scowled for a moment before turning to look away from him, opting to ignore his comment. Everything felt like a comparison between her and her sister, and that was no exception. Only, this time it was worse, because this particular guy had a very specific link to her sister. All Gabriella ever did was whine and complain about him, and bitch about how much she hated him. Which, was sort of understandable. He was a Gryffindor and a blood traitor, after all, but it could be worse. Gab acted like he was the end of the world though. Ugh. 

"Don't you think it's a little hot to be wearing all those clothes?" 

She eyes him again. "You're right." She shrugged off her cardigan and threw it towards the shore. "I'm far too overdressed. I can't say the same about you though - you need to add a few layers." No one ever said she had to be nice to him.

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[Sirius Black]

'All grown up' was Sirius's surprisingly-censored way of saying 'fine as hell.' This younger Keys sister definitely caught on with the good genes in the family - well, the good physical genes, that is. He couldn't say much about the personalities in that family. To be fair, he was not as familiar with Dominique as he was with her sister, Gabriella, with whom he was all too familiar. Around Gabriella, it was easy to not spare Dom a second glance - she was younger, plus, he was forced to spend dreaded time with his fiance, so he didn't really have a choice. But now that she was older, and looked it, it was hard not to spare Dominique a second glance. With her natural good looks and her apparent nonchalance in regard to showing skin, she was an eye-catcher, to say the least, and once Sirius's eye was caught, his tongue tended to follow, so of course he spoke up, no matter how much he hated her family. And she had in their limited interaction given him no reason to believe that he wouldn't hate her, too, and she was establishing a solid reputation that supported that belief.

Her biting response back to him also indicated that she shared the distaste for him that her family - and his, and most of the pureblooded families with whom he used to interact all the time - held. At this point, it didn't phase him. Perhaps there were to be no pleasantries exchanged between them after all, but that was fine with Sirius. Her sister was always pretty fun to annoy; it had been all too easy to drive her up the wall, though she did her fair amount of bothering in return. He could not stand her, even more so, it seemed, than some of the other pureblood hags that he was forced to associate with. Perhaps it was the idea of marriage that drove his dislike for her, and his persistence to irritate her, higher than most others. But when it got to the point where even Sirius didn't care how attractive she was, she was revolting, you know it was bad. "If you missed me that much, you can just say so," he said, smirking as she removed her cardigan at his remark. He of course hadn't been around their place in quite a while, since he left home, enough to notice the change in Dominique's stature and physique.

Sirius stepped a little bit closer so that the volume level between them would not be so loud, but still allowed a significant distance between them. "So tell me, how's the family?" he asked, dipping his hands in the water and releasing it over his arms to lessen the heat. As if he was actually interested in an answer. But that act didn't last long. "Or shall we forgo the small talk and concede that neither of us care about the answers? Get straight to the point? You already seem to be doing so," he said, acknowledging her previous comment that he had initially ignored.

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[Dominique Keys]

Despite what she said, Dominique really couldn't deny that Sirius Black was quite a looker. There was nothing overly negative about his appearance, and here, standing shirtless in the lake, it would be all to easy to give him a good look over and appreciate everything her eyes saw. She had no qualms about giving him a once over, but she made sure not to let her response show on her face, keeping carefully neutral. To be honest, it was just frustrating that he wasn't bad looking. Why couldn't Gabrielle have been engaged off to someone who grew up hideous? No, he had to end up a looker. They were going to be Mr and Mrs Oh-so-perfect, and that was infuriating as hell. 

Cardigan off, Dominique really wasn't left wearing all that much, and there was a whole lot of skin on show. Did that bother her? Not in the slightest. In fact, she rested her hand on a jutted hip, subtly flaunting. "I haven't missed you, but I do miss seeing my darling sister all in a fluster." She knew she probably shouldn't make her distaste for her sister so obvious, but she had no interest in pretending to play nice with her, either. She hated Gab, and nothing was going to change that in any hurry.

"You've never been the sort to engage in small talk, Black. You annoy first, play nice never. " Every time he'd used to visit their house Gabrielle was in a fluster before he'd even arrived, and he'd seemed to take great job in annoying her to no end. Dominique enjoyed it, admittedly. Miss Perfectly poised kept losing her cool. She looked closely at him. "So, what brings you over here? My sister isn't around to annoy so you figured you'd try your games on me instead? I don't do second place." She hated being second to her sister all the time, and she wouldn't take it from this Gryffindor, either.  

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[Sirius Black]

If Sirius had thought he'd received a snappish response, that was nothing compared to the tone of voice she used when addressing her sister. It was deliberately, heavily sarcastic, laden with distaste, and it had caught Sirius by surprise. He was no stranger to familial tensions; that tone had been one he employed often, in the same context. Perhaps if he wasn't so familiar with it himself, he would have commented. Or, more accurately, if he cared. Whatever strains there were or were not within the Keys family, was of no concern to him. He instead took interest in twisting her words around to mean something they surely did not. "Yeah, I bet I did get her all flustered, didn't I?" he grinned in a tone that clearly took on a different definition of 'fluster' than Dominique had intended. He was sure he did get her quite flustered - infuriated, irritated, agitated, however you'd like to call it. But her words were only encouragement to him; that meant, all those times the families visited, that he was doing exactly as he intended. Pissing them off.

She hit the nail on the head with her next comment. No, he cared very little for small talk, a big waste of time and an assurance that the person with whom you were conversing took no actual interest in you. And playing nice? What was the fun in that? Dominique was right; that had never been his game. Nor did she protest to this request to skip the small talk; perhaps it was not her game, either. Speaking of games, he shook his head as she asked if he was there because her sister wasn't. "No games. I already promised you that," he referred to his previous comment about skipping small talk. Getting straight to the point. "Nor should you," he remarked calmly as she defensively said she doesn't do second place. "Girl like you shouldn't settle." He didn't immediately answer her initial question, he thought he made it very clear exactly why he'd come over to where she was previously lounging peacefully.

Sirius contemplated saying more, but for now was quiet, the lake hitting the shore beside him and the distant chatter the only noise for a moment, as he looked her over carefully. Then glanced down a ways where others were getting their feet wet as well, then back to Dominique. "I'm here for a closer look," he said suggestively as if that wasn't obvious already. "So why don't you come a little closer? he beckoned to her with a smirk. He didn't much feel like getting out of the water yet, but he also wouldn't mind lessening the distance between them. "The water's great," he added, as if the previous comments weren't suggestive at all and he was merely remarking on the temperature of the lake.

[Dominique Keys]

Oh, trust Sirius Black to twist her words and make them sexual. "Well, the fact you have to ask proves you've never made a move to bed and bang the blond. Or are you waiting until you marry her? Aw, Black, I didn't know you cared so much." Truthfully, Dominique really had no idea what Sirius really thought when it came to her sister and their betrothal, though she couldn't imagine him being all too pleased about it, especially not considering all he ever wanted to do was annoy her. But that didn't mean anything really, did it? Gabrielle was, after all, deemed to be some sort of perfect human being with no flaws. She was everything Dominique hated, but that didn't mean Black felt the same way - why wouldn't he want to marry to beautiful, leggy blond? Well, even if not marry, at least bang. 

Her eyes narrowed suspiciously, trying to gauge whether there was more being said by his comments than what he was actually saying. After a few moments of silent deliberation, she decided to not dwell any further on the matter. "So if you're not here to annoy me that would mean you are here to oggle at my reduced amount of clothing." He had initiated the conversation by commenting on her state of dress, after all. A smirk appeared on her face as she realized she had the advantage to possibly catch him out. "And if I'm not 'the next best' as my sister is not here, are you implying I'm the prettier of the two?" It wasn't the case, of course, but the whole point was to see how Black would work his way around it. Dominique had spent her whole life being reminded that she wasn't up to the standard of her sister, no in looks, nor personality, nor ability. By her family's standards, the only thing she'd done right was be sorted into Slytherin. She wasn't even blond like her mother, brother and sister. How could she do so much wrong? 

Dominique raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement on her face. "A closer look? From that distance?" She made a deliberate show of rolling her eyes and shaking her head slowly, before taking a few further steps into the water. "If you want a closer look surely you should be coming to me, not the other way around. The amount of viewable material will be severely reduced the further into the water I go." She rested her hand on a jutted hip once again. This whole situation was interesting, to say the least, but it said something about how much he cared about his engagement to her sister. Oh, Dominique already knew he was a flirt and didn't let prior arrangements prevent him from having fun, but the fact he was flirting with her? Well, it said something, didn't it? Actually, now she thought about it, Dominique was curious to see just how far he was willing to go.  

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[Sirius Black]

Anyone who had been in the school for longer than two days, or had spoken to him for more than ten minutes, could reasonably conclude that Sirius had absolutely no interest in any of that 'waiting until marriage' bull, or even marriage in general. Arranged marriage was, like most things his parents ever tried to talk to him about, a topic he blatantly ignored until he was forced to deal with it. A young boy, let alone a young Sirius Black, couldn't really wrap his head around marriage, until he was meeting her and discussing wedding plans. At that moment, he knew it was not going to happen. Somehow, he was going to get out of it. And he did, as far as he knew. There could be no wedding if there was no groom to show his face, right? It made Dominique's statement laughable, so why not continue the joke? "Just doing my part to keep chivalry alive," he smirked with obvious sarcasm.

When Dominique reached her very correct conclusion, Sirius gave a shrug that indicated she was very right. Put a beautiful girl near him, and Sirius was probably going to drop everything he was doing to talk to her. And when said girl was wearing the minimum amount of clothing possible to not reveal anything 'indecent'? Of course he was going to comment, or 'oggle' as she so eloquently put it. He raised his eyebrows at her next question. Who was prettier? What did that have to do with anything? Both were hot, one was here, one wasn't. There was only one to make remarks toward. She was sure thinking and assuming a whole lot, with that and her earlier comment when she assumed he was implying he never made a move on Gabriella. Perhaps she didn't believe his promise not to play games with her. "I don't know, why don't you come here so I can have a closer look at that pretty face of yours?" he suggested, still doing his part to eliminate the distance between them.

Sirius actually thought she was going to obey, but her few steps closer stopped at only a few, and really did not give Sirius the close proximity he had intended for. Maybe it was impossible not to play games, at least a little. If talking was only going to draw Dominique a little closer each time, maybe he had to find other ways to get her in, faster. "You caught me. It's such a nice day for a swim that I wanted to share it with someone," he said in a pretty serious tone of voice, though too serious for him, that it had to be sarcastic. "Like I said, the water's great... see?" He tried not to leave much time for reaction. He scooped his hands beneath the surface of the water and pushed up quickly and forcefully, sending an enormous splash raining down in Dominique's direction. 

[Dominique Keys]

"Chivalry? Chivalry doesn't stand a chance around you." She reached to give her stockings another tug up her leg, until they were back in place again. He'd avoided a lot in answering that question, hadn't he? Did that mean he had slept with Gabriella or that he hadn't? She knew she should even waste her time thinking about it, but she couldn't help it. Her sister was the bane of her existence.

Oh, so that's how he wanted to play it? A slow smirk spread across her face, and she watched him closely as she took just a few steps towards him. He seemed to avoid everything, yet have an answer for everything, too. Despite his earlier words, Sirius Black clearly liked his games. Dominique had never really spoke to him before, just occasionally be 'around' when he was there to see Gabriella, which had been increasingly less and less, it seemed. "If you want to look, why should I do all the work?" 

Her eyebrows shot up at his next comment, not quite expecting to hear word like that said in such a serious tone. What game was he playing now? She stayed where she was, watching him curiously, not entirely sure what to expect next. Certainly not the torrent of watcher headed her way. She stumbled backwards with a shriek, already knowing that she couldn't avoid the splashes. She almost lost her footing, slipping down in the water until her waist was submerged, and the bottom of her short top was damn, too, before she managed to regain her footing and stand again. 

For a moment she narrowed her eyes at Sirius in a glare, but it didn't last long. She took a few steps out and flicked water back at him. "Well done, Black. I didn't come out her to swim, nor to have someone attempt to drown me." Which really wasn't the case, but she could play it up a bit, couldn't she?

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[Sirius Black]

Again, Dominique could not have been more right. For not having ever had a real conversation with Sirius (apart from those dreadful family gatherings, where he was too busy with her sister causing trouble to ever speak to her), she had a pretty accurate perception of him. Owing, most likely, to that reputation that followed him, that one that made him very well-known for various reasons, many of which were actually true. Typically, "chivalrous" was not included in that reputation, and with good reason. But he liked to pretend. "Stubborn" however, was probably included, also with good reason. It seemed he would have to out-stubborn her, as she once again insisted that it was he that should be coming to her. They had somehow become twisted in a game of pretending not to play games, a game for him that meant he had to out-stubborn her, that meant a little playing dirty, or at least playing wet.

Sirius burst out laughing at her reaction. Her shriek, the sound of water hitting water, and his bark-like laughter really disrupted the peaceful atmosphere; even when not trying, he managed to disrupt the peace around them. If they were not so removed from the rest of the students enjoying the outdoors, they would have earned more than a few curious turned heads. The fact that she nearly tripped made it infinitely funnier. He didn't know why he thought that would accomplish his goals; perhaps he expected her to get mad and thus come to him to yell at him, or something. For a moment, it looked like that was right, but her glare settled into something more playful as she gave a small splash back. "Don't you just love surprises?" he asked through his cheeky grin as she had voiced something about not expecting to swim or be drowned. 

Sirius certainly did, and he might need a few surprises as she resumed her position and came only slightly further. "You're right, though, I'll come to you," Sirius conceded defeat, or at least, appeared to. He began trudging toward where Dominique stood in the shallows, significantly wetter than before but still not giving in to his request to come to him. In fact, he walked a little behind her, but just a little. Like before, he acted quickly, trying to minimize the chance for resistance but bracing for it anyway. He bent down and scooped her up bridal-style, one arm supporting her under her knees and one wrapped around her shoulders. He immediately began heading back toward the deeper waters, deep enough so that if he dropped her, she would not get hurt by hitting the bottom - and that's exactly what he did. "Take a deep breath," he advised before dropping his arms and letting her fall.

[Dominique Keys]

Dominique's glare was aimed more at his reaction than to actually being soaked. She liked water, but she wasn't always that keen on it, and she could really remember a time she'd gone much father into the lake than maybe thigh deep. She knew it deepened unexpectedly, and she didn't want to risk being caught out. She liked water, but she wasn't a very strong swimmer. At this depth, though, it didn't worry her. And everyone else was far enough away that she didn't have to worry about what they were thinking of her. Most of them didn't seemed to care enough to even spare a glance in their direction. 

Her hands returned once again to her hips, attempting a 'not pleased' stance, though the slight smirk on her face ruined the look, she was sure. "Oh, drowning is such a wonderful surprise." She drawled sarcastically. She wanted to believe that if, by chance, she had almost drowned, he'd at least have enough thought to save her, even if they weren't by any means friends. Barely even acquaintances. 

When Sirius proclaimed that he was coming to her, she stood there wearily. Why the sudden change of tactic? What was he planning... She was in half a mind to take a few steps back, and actually got as far as moving one foot back and adjusting her weight onto it, but stopped herself from making any further moves, watching him carefully. He might say that he wasn't playing a game, but there was definitely a game going on between them. "Giving up already, Black?" He wasn't, but she needed to play the game if she wanted to stay in it. 

Her body tensed when he started to pass her, but she certainly wasn't expecting arms to scoop her up, and before she knew it her feet were out of the water and she was being carried. She let out a small shriek when he scooped her up. "What are you doing!?" She only half fought against him as he carried her out further into the water, not putting any real effort into it, but she still had to make it look like she was refusing. What was he planning to do? 

"What?" Then she was falling. She hadn't expected that. She shrieked again, but she hit the water mid way through and she just seemed to keep falling. The reasonable part of her mind told her that it couldn't really be that deep because Sirius had still been standing easily in the water, but the part of her that knew she wasn't good at swimming panicked. The fall clearly just felt longer and deeper than it really was, but it temporarily paralyzed her, before she started to frantically scramble for the surface again, not thinking to just put her feet down and just stand up. 

Her hands found some thing solid and she grabbed at it, using whatever it was to pull herself up. When she got her head back out of the water she kept hold of whatever it was and scrambled to get her feet under her, gulping in air and coughing up the water that had stopped her shriek. It took a moment to realize that the thing she'd grabbed onto was in fact Sirius, and she was currently still clinging to him, even though she'd found her footing. She straightened and let go, thumping him against his chest with a glare. "Again, I didn't come out here to be drowned, Black." She stepped away and crossed her arms across her chest, staring at him. She couldn't really be mad. The only thing she could be mad at was her own irrational mind that had reacted to being submerged in that way. 

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[Sirius Black]

Sirius wasn't sure what would have encouraged him more, whether Dominique was downright pissed at him, or whether she wore that playful little smirk like she was. Either one probably would have given him some sort of motivation to continue on this game-that-wasn't-a-game, but he kind of preferred the cute smirk. "Would you prefer a different one?" Sirius offered at her sarcastic response. Not that she had a choice, really. He was full of surprises, whether she liked it or not, and given the mixed messages her voice and her face were sending him, he could not really tell whether she liked it or not. Anyway, if she thought that little splash was drowning, she would really be shocked by the next move... Giving up, sure. He could go with that. His only response to that was silence and a smirk not unlike hers; after all, she would find out in a moment.

So long as her struggling did not interfere with his goal, and it did not; he just held on to her legs and body tightly and pressed her close to him so despite any movement, she did not escape until he dropped her, and that was successful. He gave another loud laugh as her shriek was suddenly muted by complete submersion into water. He wondered how she would take this one.. sure, the splash she could shake off and smirk at him, but that was only a little bit of water. Now, she would be as drenched as he was, and maybe this time she actually would become downright pissed. When she resurfaced, that is, which seemed to be taking a while, but his laughter and train of thought were suddenly interrupted by two arms around him. At first he thought she was trying to pull him in as well, but he saw her struggling to find the surface and her footing. "I told you to take a deep breath," he said as her head finally appeared above water coughing and sputtering. He put his hands on either side of his waist to steady her. The way she was acting, you'd think he really had tried to drown her... or at least dropped her somewhere deeper than they were.

It didn't seem that Dominique had even realized she'd clung to Sirius the way she had, as she was quick to shove him away once she'd regained her senses. But that didn't mean Sirius couldn't interpret it differently. "I guess you took my suggestion to skip formalities and get straight to the point pretty seriously, huh?" he grinned suggestively. "If you're going to get grabby just from a little drop, I'm wondering what you'll do if it gets a bit... deeper." he added, as he stepped closer and slipped one arm around her waist, and used the other hand to brush a water-logged strand of hair over her shoulder, so that they were as close as they were before she realized it and thumped him on the chest. The way he saw it, she'd either have to step away from him and into slightly deeper water, or she'd let this rather close proximity last, and either way, he could have some fun with it.

[Dominique Keys]

Dominique only struggled half-heartedly. She was in a rather good mood this afternoon, and Sirius wasn't annoying her, despite what she might say. She was quite enjoying the witty banter, actually, not that she would ever admit that out loud. If she had known he was going to drop and submerge her, however, she may have been more inclined to struggle a little more to get out of his grasp. She couldn't swim well, and never ventured too deep into the lake as a result, and she'd certainly never gone under the surface of it. 

Eventually she regained her senses and shoved at Sirius, thumping his chest. "Telling me to breath two seconds before you drop me still counts as trying to drown me."  She didn't want him to realize that she had experienced a moment of panic then. She didn't want him to realize that deep water and swimming was a weakness for her. She always kept her secrets and weaknesses safely guarded, and she wasn't about to start revealing them to a Gryffindor. And certainly not the Gryffindor who was betrothed to her sister of all people. She rolled her eyes and reached to brush her hair away from her face. 

Dominique didn't miss the suggestive tone to his voice, and simply raised an eyebrow as he stepped closer to her again. "Whatever are you implying, Black?" She smirked at him, but her head was suddenly filled with thoughts. She had no doubt about his flirting, but what did it mean? He hadn't given much away about what he actually thought about her sister, but she couldn't help but wonder if he acted this way around her to?  Had he slept with Gabriella before? Was he only acting this way with her because she was here while her sister was not? Now she thought about it, she was really curious about how far he would be willing to go, all things considered with Gabriella and all that... "I didn't realize you'd gone... deep." She mimicked his pause before the final word.

They were close now that he'd snaked an arm around her waist. Dominique put one hand between them and slid her fingers tips down his stomach to hook on his waistband before taking a few steps back and tugging him with her. She was leading them into deeper water, but she tried not to think too much about that, or about the possibility of a sudden deep drop. Once they were submerged to the point his waistband was below the water she stopped, grinning, and pressed in close to him. "And how deep exactly were you thinking?" She deliberately wiggles, watching him closely to gauge his reaction. 

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[Sirius Black]

Again, Sirius wasn't entirely convinced that Dominique was actually angry with him; to be honest, he had expected much worse than the bitter words and the thump on the chest which seemed more playful than outraged. Perhaps it was the negative association he held about her family or perhaps it was her escalating reputation throughout the school, but he assumed he would get screamed at, at the very least. Per usual, it only encouraged him to push his luck even further... see just how far he could push it. Hell, if he could 'almost drown' her, according to her, then what else could he do before he incited actual anger? "Sweetheart, if I wanted to drown you, you'd be drowned," he said dismissively. However, it had been pretty funny seeing her reaction... and if he could get her to cling to him like she had before, barely clothed and soaking wet? He'd do it again. No questions asked.

Sirius was sure she knew exactly what he was implying. It wasn't all that hard to figure out; after all, it was Sirius Black they were dealing with, and his mind usually focused on one thing and one thing only. There was little that he loved more than suggestive commentary, but one of those few things was playing games. Playing innocent. "No implications. No games," he reiterated, wondering how long he could pull off that act before Dominique called him out. Everything was a game with him. "Perhaps we shouldn't have skipped formalities, Keys. I'm Sirius, by the way." He added nonchalantly, as if he were introducing himself according to all rules of social standards. He did slip her last name in purposefully, as if to indicate what exactly it was about her jargon that he had an issue with. He wasn't particularly fond of being addressed by his last name, it was too authoritative and could be applied to too many people that he would rather not share that bond with.

Dominique it seemed had opted for the second option, to keep the close proximity rather than to back away, and Sirius could not have enjoyed that decision more. The only distance between them was her slim hand that slipped lower and lower on his body, and he only tightened his grasp around her waist, holding her impossibly close. But she also opted for the first, as she guided him back into even deeper water, and he stepped with her because he certainly wasn't going to protest. Once they stopped and she poised to him her question, he took only a moment's thought. "I was thinking... like this," he answered, and dipped her backward, as if he was going to plunge her beneath the surface again, but he kept his arm her waist and the other around her head to suspend her just above the surface of the water, and leaned in to kiss her deeply, for a few long moments before lifting her up into their previous position, skin to skin, facing each other, upright. Pushing his luck.