Miranda looked at Harry's door worriedly. It was past noon and she hadn't heard a sound from him. She knocked.

"Harry? You okay?"

"Miranda??!"

She heard a chair scrape the floor as it moved and then the lock turn. The door opened an inch, then all the way and Harry glomped her.

"Why'd you leave without telling me?! Why'd you leave me alone like that??" he whispered harshly against her.

Miranda rubbed his back. "I didn't know I did..I haven't left since yesterday afternoon, Harry."

Harry pulled away and looked at her accusingly. "You left last night, after I went to sleep. I woke up and you were gone. Your room was empty."

"I didn't leave. I was here."

"Where were you?"

Miranda blushed slightly. "I was with Dante and Jezum."

"..All night?!"

"Yeah."

"You..But they're..male."

"I know. I didn't do it because they were male Harry. Just don't worry about it. You don't want to know. Just understand, I didn't leave you. I was here all night." She smiled as the blush went away.

He reached out and touched the scratch near her eye. "What happened?"

"...S&M. You don't want to know Harry."

"...Yes I do..." He pulled his hand back. "What's S&M?"

Sighing, Miranda rolled her eyes, as if saying'I warned you.' "Fine, I'll tell you some." She went inside Harry's room with him. "S&M is sadism and maso-"

"You're into that!?"

The door closed.

END

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This story is ©2001 Shara Nameth. Dante, Miranda, Andy, Britney are ©2001 Shara Nameth. Hal and Harry are ©2001 Kathryn Ardans and Jezum is ©2001 Lacey Ruby