Chapter 1
My hand rushed across the small pink book as I smiled looking at the little girl before me. I closed the book handing her the book and quill as she giggled happily.
"Thank you," She gushed before running off to her small group of friends as I sighed happily.
"Another autograph Katie?" I turned to my left smiling at the woman beside me, her tawny blonde hair rustling in the summer breeze.
"I can't help it. How was I to know that the last photo shoot I done would be the one that made me famous?" I mentioned coyly as we walked across the beach letting waves run through our toes. She rolled her eyes smiling at me as we saw the sun setting in the horizon. I whipped around as I felt a hand enclose my wrist my breath suspended for a second.
"Hey there cutie," A tan blonde said softly smiling at me.
"Um, can I help you?" I stated snapping my wrist from his, as I looked at him expressionless.
"Me and my friends thought you lovely ladies might like to join us, we're having a little bonfire party as you can see…" He smoothed gesturing at the group of people around a bonfire dancing, as we saw a couple of guys wink at us.
"Shall we humour them?" Charlie quipped bringing my attention back to her, I smiled cocking my brow at her.
"Indeed we shall," I turned back to the guy "lead the way than," I said sweetly as he gestured the way to us.
"You know what you've gotten us into right?" I whispered into her ear clutching her arm.
"It's a muggle beach party, they won't know who you are anyway. We're in the middle of nowhere, which wizard would come to a beach when we can make our own?" She confirmed as I nodded my head joining the crowd of dancers.
We danced happily as the tan blonde guy wedged him between us as we soon got lost in the crowd of people losing each other.
"So what's your name than cutie?" The guy yelled so I could hear him placing his hands on my hips pulling me to him. I looked around nervously.
"Uh, my name is Lisa," I yelled trying to not look suspicious as I tried to not panic.
"My name is Daniel by the way," He said dancing a little close for comfort as I wedged my hands between our chests trying to make a little distance.
"Umm thanks," I muttered as he strained to hear leaning into my comfort zone as I winced at the horrid smell of body odour and alcohol.
"What?" He yelled sliding his hands to my butt as he leaned his head to my ear, my hands trying to get his hands off me.
"I-" I felt a comforting hand on mine and turned around seeing a guy with soft brown eyes looking at me.
"Katie?" he said softly as I felt my knees buckle causing me to fall into Daniels arms.
"I thought your name was Lisa?" Daniel muttered looking at me as I smiled unsurely.
"You must have me mistaken for someone else," I yelled looking at the guy who still had his hand in mine, which was ever so slightly comforting me.
"Umm…you just look like…well like a girl I used to know," He said almost like a whisper as I strained to hear him.
"Look dude go find your own, this one's mine," Daniel yelled tightening his grip on me. I winced
"Dude, I don't think she likes you holding her that tight," The guy said I struggled to get out of Daniel's grip.
"Dude, get your own pussy, she's mine!" Daniel snapped looking angrier by the second. I winced as his fingers dug into my waist.
"I don't see no wedding ring," The guy shouted as a few people looked at us expecting a fight as two twin red heads ran up behind the guy looking from the guy, to me to the guy like they couldn't believe what was going on.
All of a sudden I was pushed to the ground as I felt something pop in my wrist, I clutched it painfully as the two guys knelt down to help me. I looked at them unsurely as my wand jutted out of my pocket. I noticed the one on the right's eyes flicker to it before looking at me with an almost knowing look as I bit my lip softly playing out my innocence as they helped me up.
"Look Oliver, bugger off. Just because your famous doesn't mean you can scam on any chick you want!" Daniel yelled angrily as Oliver's face reddened.
"I'm not scamming on her! She obviously didn't like you! Can't you tell by the way she looks at you!" The guy named Oliver yelled back as a small crowd formed around us.
"Get a grip Oliver, she doesn't love you anymore, why else would she suddenly leave the school and you-" Before Daniel could finish his line Oliver had his hands around his throat as I looked at them confusedly
'What's this about me loving him? I don't know an Oliver do I?' I clutched my head as I felt an impending headache.
"Katie, are you okay?" The red head on my left asked looking at me.
"I'm oka…how did you know my name was Katie?" I asked looking at the both of them questioningly.
"KATIE!!!!" Charlie screamed barging through the crowd to hug me as she shoved the two guys away from me before looking at Daniel glaring as she held my arms looking at me as I clutched my wrist.
"Are you okay hun? I'm so sorry," she rambled looking at me as I cocked a brow at her.
"I think I just sprained my wrist, I should be fine," I said looking at her as she turned to her left
"Oh thanks so mu…George?" Her eyes suddenly widened as she looked over to see Oliver clutching his cheek before he looked up at me.
"Oh look at the time, we got work tomorrow," Charlie began as she turned me around pushing me through the crowd.
"Charlie, what is going on? CHAR-" I began before I felt a slight nudge in my back as my eyes drooped heavily as I fell into a pair of arms…strong familiar arms.
"Look, she's sleeping right now….I know, I'll just tell her she got drugged…she can't…this would be too much for her!" A voice passed through my ears as I clutched my head feeling a painful throb as I slowly rose from my bed opening my eyes.
"She'll meet you eventually…but not…look, can't we just…" She paused for a moment.
"…Let's go out and have coffee or something sometime? Maybe you can come over and stay the night?" Her voice cooed over the phone much sweeter than before. I rubbed my eyes tiredly grabbing my bathrobe and pulling it on tying the tie as I walked down the hallway and into the dining room as I saw Charlie's back turned to me talking on the phone.
"Look…you know you really should just get over her…move on," She muttered smiling before hearing my footsteps as she turned around; her smile faltering slightly as she handed me a glass of water and a white pill. I took it thankfully
"Look I better go now, I got to look after Katie," Charlie said as I poked my tongue at her as she hung up saying her last goodbyes. I sat down next to her on the barstool beside the counter.
"Who was that?" I asked curiously resting my head on the counter tiredly.
"Oh it was just some work stuff, nothing to worry about," She said rubbing my back as I sighed.
"What happened last night? All I remember is walking along the beach and that guy walking us to the party…" I rubbed my forehead as if trying to erase the pain
"Yeah that creep drugged you when we got separated, unbelievable," Charlie mumbled as she took a sip of her coffee.
"Well-" I felt the pain disappear "as long as I never see him again we'll be fine," I said picking up the paper from the counter flipping it to the sports section. I walked around the counter reading the scores from the last Quiditch game against the Holyhead Harpies. I began making a cup of tea before spotting a familiar looking face in the main headlines.
"This guy looks familiar…do we know him?" I said pointing at the face of a brown haired Quiditch player who looked daringly handsome.
"Now lets have a ACK!!-" She choked as she spat her coffee out looking to and from the picture and me as I stood there completely bewildered by her reaction as I stirred my tea.
"You slept with him didn't you?" I said rolling my eyes as I took the tea bag out throwing it in the bin.
"Hell who wouldn't like to- I mean no, no I haven't…old friend of mine," Charlie murmured as she downed her coffee.
"Hmm, maybe he could teach me how to play quiditch? Seeing as I don't remember ever playing the sport since I came to Magic to Mistress' Academy," I said reading the article. Quiditch had always been one of those sports that intrigued me, I mean honestly. It's like playing every single sport but in the air!
"Uh yeah…maybe…" Charlie began as she walked around me rinsing her cup in the sink before putting it in the dishwasher.
"Maybe? Oh come on! This is one of the only guys you haven't shagged, maybe I could have this one?" I said moving so that I was in front of her.
"Well, I could pull a few strings…" Charlie said frowning as she walked into the living room turning on the TV. I jumped on the couch beside her giving her a big hug.
"You're the greatest!" I squealed before picking up my quiditch monthly magazine getting comfy beside her. I flipped it to a random page trying to look busy
"Suppose you should give me his owling address than huh?" I said peering around the magazine at her.
"Why?" She said frowning slightly as she channel surfed.
"Well…maybe after you introduce us right?" I said putting the down the magazine and looking at her excitedly. She glanced sideways at me.
"Is there any particular reason you want to meet him so bad?" Charlie stated as she landed on the cooking show. I looked up at the ceiling thinking.
"Well…no, I guess it just kind of bothers me that he looks so familiar to me…like I knew him…like really knew him," I said not noticing the look Charlie was giving me.
"I suppose I can ask him to do coffee sometime this week if you want to meet him so bad," She said looking at her nails as I jumped on her squeezing the air out of her lungs.
"Okay! OKAY! I'll go call him now and see if he has any time for us this week," She said getting up and walking into her room I assume to get her phone. I sat there biting my lip at the possibility of playing quiditch with a 'professional'
'Maybe he'll teach me some awesome skills, like that one…okay maybe not that one…just maybe I'll be good at it,' I looked up as Charlie smiled walking back into the lounge sitting down beside me.
"So what did he say?" I said looking at her. She merrily smiled wider before I grabbed her face making her look at me.
"What. Did. He. Say?" I stated as her smile broke and I saw her pearly whites.
"He said we can have coffee sometime this Saturday, well not coffee…dinner, and he'd bring a few of his friends…single friends!" She squealed as we both jumped up and down excitedly.
"We can only hope that this week goes by quickly," I breathed as she looked at me smiling.
"We better save a day for shopping…" she said quirking a brow as I smiled happily.
"You betcha," I said getting up and heading over the closet grabbing a towel walking into the bathroom running the shower.
"Don't waste all the water this time!" Charlie called as I rolled my eyes closing the bathroom door and locking it.
"If I pay rent and electricity I have a right to waste what I want!" I yelled back as I heard something hit the door. I smiled slipping of my clothes and stepping into the warm jet of water.
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