Sorry my other story is taking a break right now I have terrible writers block. I've also been busy a lot lately with my son and one of my best friends had her baby recently so I've been helping her. But please read and review them both, especially any ideas you have for my other would be considered and greatly appreciated to help me get out of this writers block. Well here's this one and the more reviews I get the quicker I will try to get the next chapters out :)! Well as quick as being a working mother will let me lol
Chapter One
"Bye kids! Be good!" Alaya's step mother yelled as her and her step brother Shane boarded the train bound for Hogwarts for their sixth year. "Oh and Alaya please don't get into trouble this year!" her father yelled before the door to the train was closed. Alaya just sighed and tried to find some of her friends to sit with.
"Hey Alaya come find me later I'm going to sit with Blaise." Shane said looking at Alaya. "Okay Shane later." She said parting ways with her Slytherin step brother.
Alaya and Shane were very different from each other but got along great. Shane was a Slytherin while Alaya was a Ravenclaw, Shane was a pureblood while Alaya was a half-blood, Shane was outgoing while Alaya was extremely shy, Shane was a ladies' man while Alaya wasn't interested in boys all that much she only flirted with Blaise who was a really good friend. Due to the fact that Shane was a Slytherin and was friends with some of the meanest students in Slytherin no one really bothered her in fear that her brother would do something to them. Although they were in different houses they had a lot of things in common. They both loved Quidditch, they both excelled in potions and dueling, the both were exceptional players of wizards chess, and they never let anyone push them around.
After searching for a few minutes Alaya found one of her best friends, Natalia. Being excited to see Alaya Natalia squealed hugging her friend.
"Merlin Alaya you look fabulous!" she squealed looking at her. "So do you Natalia. How was your summer?" Alaya asked sitting in the compartment with her friend. "It was okay. We visited Grammy. It was boring as usual. A whole week filled with repetitive stories and a room that smelled like an old shoe." She cringed making Alaya laugh. "So what about you Alaya? Did you have a good summer?" Natalia asked changing the subject. "It was okay, just stuck at home most of the time and spent a week with the Notts." She sighed.
As the two continued to talk a second year popped her head in their compartment telling Alaya that she was wanted in Professor Slughorn's compartment in ten minutes. So she gathered her school robes and changed quickly before setting off for the Professor's compartment.
When she arrived she saw a few other students of various years there as well. She took a seat by a fellow Ravenclaw in a lower year. As soon as she sat down Blaise walked in and sat beside her.
"Your brother wants you to come see him when we get done here." He whispered putting his arm around her shoulders. For years the two of them seemed like a couple but they weren't. Blaise was just like a big brother to her, they just flirted, a lot.
Once people quit coming in the compartment the Professor introduced himself and began talking to each of the students. He seemed to know each students family one way or another. It seemed to go on forever and then he reached Alaya.
"Ah Miss Livingston! You look just like your mother. She was one of my most talented students she was. Tell me how has your father been since her passing?" he asked with a smile on his face. "He's been doing very well. He remarried to Danielle Everstone so her son Shane is my step-brother. They have been married going on ten years now." She smiled slightly thinking of her mother. "Ah yes Danielle she was an excellent student as well but your mother my dear was the most talented muggle born I had ever seen. She had so much talent for potions, and from what I hear she was quite the dueler as well." The professor chuckled. "Yes my father has told me many stories." She grinned.
It was well known that Alaya's mother was a muggle born and for the most part all the Slytherins accepted her except for one, Malfoy. The two of them had never really gotten along. He said he tolerated her presence only because she was a half blood.
Once Slughorn dismissed the students she followed Blaise to the compartment where her brother was at. On the way he slithered his arm around her waist pulling her closer to him and began whispering in her ear telling her how pretty she was and how stupid everyone else was making her giggle and blush. They walked like this the entire way to the compartment and upon entering her brother shot Blaise a glare making him snigger.
"Blaise what have I told you about trying to feel my sister up in front of me?" Shane said darkly glaring at Blaise. "Uhm I can't seem to remember off the top of my head Shane." He smirked sitting down beside Shane pulling her in his lap. At the sight of this Shane just rolled his eyes sighing turning his attention to his sister.
"Alaya seriously what do you see in Blaise. Plus could the two of you decide if you're dating or not. It gives me a headache trying to figure out if the two of you are a couple on a daily basis." He groaned making Alaya laugh nuzzling her head into Blaise's neck while he gently stroked her back. "Well Shane at least he's found someone with as picky as his taste is in girls." Pansy said from the seat across from them who had Malfoy's head in her lap stroking his hair. "Oh shove off Parkinson. The two of them are more of a headache than you and Malfoy. Never knowing if the two of you are dating or friends. It's madness I tell you, madness." Shane huffed looking out the window.
The group of them continued to talk the caught up on things that happened over the summer. Having a Slytherin telling her that her brother wanted her was a way to get her away from her other friends for a while so she could be with the few she had in Slytherin with no protest to her friends from other houses.
Once the train came to a stop Blaise escorted her off the train, arm around her waist. As everyone was trying to find a carriage with enough room to fit all they wanted Natalia called Alaya's name telling her that she was saving a seat for her in their carriage. She turned to Blaise who gave her a pout but let her go with a quick hug and kiss and got into a carriage with Shane, Pansy, and Malfoy while she ran to join Natalia.
"At it again with Blaise I see." She giggled as she got in the carriage. Natalia was one of her few friends who didn't care that she was openly flirtatious with a Slytherin or had a lot of friends from that house either. She understood what it was like to have a sibling in a separate house because when she was a first year in Ravenclaw her brother was a seventh year Slytherin.
"Ah Natalia you know it's not like that between Blaise and I, we're just friends." Alaya blushed giggling. "Friends? Really? You know you're not fooling anyone. The two of you have liked each other for years. Just make it official already would you." Natalia laughed pushing Alaya lightly. "Well I don't know if he wants a relationship with me. I'm nothing special, we're just friends." Alaya said simply. "Hello Alaya! He doesn't flirt with other girls and when you two are in the same room he can't take his eyes off you. The boy has it bad for you." Natalia said smirking. "Right. If he wanted to date me he ask me out and he hasn't so can we please drop it." Alaya pleaded as the carriages came to a stop and the students got out. It didn't take Blaise long to find Alaya once inside the gates to the grounds at Hogwarts.
"Zabini ask the girl out already." Natalia sighed walking past the two up the steps to the castle. Blaise looked at Alaya confused but she only shook her head and grabbed his hand to go inside. "You know Blaise Covington is right. Just ask my sister to be your girlfriend already and quit confusing everyone." Shane said coming up behind the two. Alaya shot her brother a glare and turned to Blaise with a small smile blushing.
Finally reached the entrance to the Great Hall Blaise held Alaya back for a minute with a smile on his face. Somewhat confused Alaya smiled back as he pulled her towards him so she was facing him and placed his hands lightly on her hips.
"Alaya why do people keep saying we just need to make things official?" he laughed. "I don't know." She sighed resting her head on this chest. "Well want to make them shut up?" he asked. Alaya looked up at him giving him a quizzical look while he just smirked at her. "What do you mean?" she said confused. "How about from this moment right here we will try this relationship thing and see how it works out for us. If it does then okay, if not then it's whatever and we will still be friends." He smiled.
Alaya thought hard for a moment seeing as she had never really had a boyfriend before. She was always shy around guys so they never really paid any attention to her. Blaise seem to be the only one who noticed her. It's not like she was ugly, in fact she was quite beautiful with long black hair, bright blue eyes, flawless porcelain complexion, and a perfect five foot curvy frame.
After thinking for a moment Alaya let a smile spread across her face. "Okay Blaise, we will try this relationship thing." She laughed while Blaise smiled at her looking like he was ready to burst. He gave her a quick kiss and the two filed in with the remaining students into the Great Hall taking a seat at their house tables waiting for the sorting ceremony to begin.
"I saw that." Natalia said sitting beside Alaya. "Saw what?" she asked confused. "Oh stop it. Blaise looks like he's ready to burst he's so bloody happy. I saw him ask you out." Natalia smiled. "Oh, yeah." Alaya blushed looking down at her food. As soon as she began to say something else about Natalia's comment the first years entered and the sorting ceremony began.
Through out the whole ceremony Alaya kept looking at Blaise who smiled at her every time she looked at him and she smiled back blushing. Natalia saw this and grinned herself. Her brother caught on and raised his eyebrows looking at Alaya who quickly looked away. Another person who caught on quickly was Malfoy, Alaya didn't know thought that behind his mask of disgust he found himself to be jealous of Blaise all at the same time.
Once dinner was finished Alaya met Blaise outside the Great Hall before heading to her common room.
"Night Alaya." He smiled putting his forehead against hers. "Night Blaise." She smiled blushing. He gave her a soft kiss goodnight before heading to the dungeons where the Slytherin common room was. Alaya made her way up to her own common room and then to her dorm where she got ready for bed and once laying under the covers quickly drifted off into sweet dreams.