Title: Perhaps
Author: Rhiannon (0Gothic-Beauty0)
Feedback: Review if you like, been working on it for a while on and off
Rating: T
Genre: Romance, Fluff
Word Count: 1'786
Summary: Cedric reveals a little to much to Harry
Spoilers:Not that im aware off, Cedric is alive!
Warnings: m/m relationship
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns all
I walked up to the Owlary with a soft casual frown, I smiled softly as I remembered the nights I'd spent with Draco, my smile quickly fell back into a frown. I was about to open the door but I heard shouting.
"I cant do this anymore!" A voice shouted, Cedric? Cedric was breaking up with Cho? I leaned closer towards the door to listen to the events unfolding.
"Why not?" Cho screamed, she didn't seem upset, just angry.
"I just can't, im sorry." Cedric muttered softly.
"Why is happening to me?" She cried.
"Why is this about you?" Cedric said angrily.
"Your breaking up with me!" She cried.
"Don't act so innocent." Cedric spat. "I've seen you with the other men. Everyone has."
"You cant do this to me!" She cried.
"Just watch me." He mumbled sadly, as he walked towards the door.
"Do you hate me, is that it?" She muttered angrily.
"I don't hate you." He said, he stopped as he reached the door and sighed.
"Then why are you breaking up with me?" She shouted.
"I don't love you anymore!" Cedric shouted desperately . Wow this was getting pretty intense.
"You what!" Cho screamed.
"I don't love you." Cedric mumbled.
"Is there someone else?" She asked.
"What?" He snapped angrily.
"There is, isn't there?" She cried.
"What? No!" He insisted.
"Who is she?" She snapped.
"There isn't anyone." He lied.
"Is she in our year?" she asked.
"...."
" She is isn't she. Is she better than me?" She demanded.
"What?" Cedric questioned his head snapping up angrily. He looked at her angry face and chuckled. "I cant believe you're making this about you."
"This is about me!" She yelled.
"No it isn't, I just don't love you anymore, you didn't do anything." Cedric mumbled.
"What about this girl." She growled angrily.
"There isn't a girl!" Cedric announced with an annoyed tone.
"Don't lie to me!" She said angrily "Who is it? Is it a Gryffindor?"
"...."
"I bet she's on the Quiddich team, why else would you like her. So which one is it? Ginny, Angelina?" She teased.
"Its a he okay!" He bellowed.
"What?" I whispered, Cedric was gay?
"What?" She shrieked. "You're gay?"
"I'm not gay."
"I cant believe your gay!" She yelled.
"I'm not gay."
"I was with a fag. Your disgusting!" She snarled.
"Thanks." Cedric mumbled obviously upset.
"I'm not staying here with you, im going." She snapped storming of.
"No, no Cho you cant tell anyone." He said desperately, she turned and gave a horrible grin "Just watch me."
I heard her footsteps and quickly backed away from the door. I stepped down a few of the steps so it would look like I'd just arrived. As the door opened Cho stormed out and crashed into me.
"What are you doing?" She snapped. I looked at her and raised an eyebrow and held up the letter in my hand.
"Letter, owl. What are you doing here." I asked crossing my arms.
"Nothing." She snapped pushing past me.
"Cho, Cho wait!" Cedric cried running forward, as he ran forward he slipped onto the top steps and fell into my arms.
"Be careful, the top steps are slippery." I joked.
"I figured." He mumbled looking embarrassed as he rearranged himself out of my arms. "Did you hear anything?"
"I think half the castle did." I replied looking up into his eyes.
"Everyone's going to hate me." He said slumping to the floor and putting his head in his hands.
"Because you dumped Cho?" I asked.
"Because I'm..." He trailed off.
"Gay?" I suggested.
"Yeah." He said with a sigh.
"People don't hate me." I said helpfully. He looked up at me and gave a soft smile.
"Nobody could hate you, you're Harry potter." He mumbled falling into a frown.
"And your Cedric Diggory. Everyone loves you." I said with a smile.
"They wont after what Cho has to say." He muttered.
"Forget what Cho has to say." I assured sitting across from him. "I'm getting through it, you can to."
"Its different." He muttered.
"I suppose, I had Draco." I mumbled.
"Had?" Cedric asked picking up on the past tense.
"Yeah, we-um broke up." I muttered.
"Oh, im sorry." Cedric babbled. I looked up and smirked.
"No you're not, no one is." I said laughing.
"I really am." He mumbled.
"Ok, ok." I muttered with a grin. "So-" I started, turning my eyes to him and smiling "Who's this guy."
"Just a guy." He muttered defensively.
"Do I know him?" I flirted crawling towards him.
"Perhaps." He mumbled turning away from me.
"So, does he play Quiddich?" I asked using the same question that Cho had used. I sprawled out on the cold stone floor and rested my head on my hands
"Perhaps." he said with, he turned and looked at me with deep golden eyes and a soft smile before saying. "Why do you want to know?"
"No idea." I said with a shrug and then a grin. "Just nosy I spose."
He chuckled. "What happened to you. Your so much more confident."
"Blame Draco for that." I said with a smile.
"Was it hard for you?" He asked looking up.
"Was what?" I asked running my fingers freely through my hair.
"Telling people." He said softly.
"It was easier. People feared Draco." I muttered. I looked up from my mess of hair and grinned. "They still do."
"I don't." Cedric announced with a slight smile.
"Me neither." I agreed with the same smile. We looked at each other briefly before looking away with similar rosy cheeks. Before I could let embarrassment take over me I looked back at him with a devilish smile and grinned.
"So, are you going to tell this guy?" I asked scooting closer to him.
"Depends." He mumbled looking at the floor, I looked down briefly and noticed his hands were shaking on the cold floor, well it was cold.
"On what?" I asked softly, looking at him briefly.
"On what he thinks." He mumbled sounding nervous.
"What do you think he'll think?" I asked almost oblivious. Almost.
"You-tell me" He stammered. I looked at him, and his worried eyes met my own confident eyes. In one swift movement I leaned in softly and captured his lips with my own. A surprised sound came from the back of his throat, I smiled into the kiss and brought my hand into his hair. I pretended not to notice the nip of his teeth on my lip, instead I just deepened the kiss.
After a few minutes I pulled away softly and smiled breathlessly.
"So, this guy, is he hot?" I joked.
"He likes to think so." Cedric replied with a happy grin.
"Is that so?" I flirted with a chuckle as I stole another stole another soft kiss. This time I let my own experience take control and pushed him back onto his elbows so I was sat over his lap, my legs either side of his own. My eyes locked with his as we came up for air.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that." Cedric smiled pressing his forehead against my own. "Can I ask you something?"
"Anything." I whispered through kissing his jaw line and down his neck.
"Would you..you know...when tonight's over...would you like...like to go out...you know, on...a date?" Cedric asked. I stopped kissing his neck and looked up.
"I'd love to." I said kissing his lips softly. As I raised my arms to slip them around his neck I registered my watch. "Ugh...Fuck! Ced its 12."
"Shit, I have to go!" Cedric announced jumping up, resulting in my head being slammed against the stone floor.
"Ok owe." I replied rubbing my head.
"Oh crap." He announced kneeling down beside me. He couldn't help but laugh and rubbed my head with his soft fingers. "Are you ok?"
"I'll let you know when I stop spinning." I laughed shaking my head. "O..kay that didn't make it any better."
"You're an idiot." He smiled helping me up.
"Ahh, true." I agreed, we both looked at each other seriously before bursting into laughter.
"So, err...I guess I'm seeing you on Saturday." He said looking nervous. I looked up at the older boy and grinned.
"Definitely." I decided.
"Good, I'll see you.... I cut him off by placing my lips on his own with a warm smile. I pulled away softly and looked up with a smile. "See you Saturday."
"Perhaps." I smiled walking away with a huge grin from ear to ear.
Slytherins over, Hufflepuffs the way forward.
An: So, did you like? Dislike, review and let me know if you want me to continue and I'll work on the 'date' chapter.