Written for ErynPotter's 100 stories under 100 words challenge.

I used the prompt Fire.

Word-count: 99


Just because it was wrong. The sneaking around made everything so much more exciting. Made them giggle, tremble. Penelope was engaged, in secret. And to the world Cedric was still a boy. They weren't meant to be together, but there was a big fire between them.

"I don't think Percy wants to marry me", Penelope said.

"What?"

"Why else would he want to keep the engagement secret?"

Cedric grinned. "Maybe he likes to sneak around…"

They were both quite for a while, pondering.

"We wouldn't be together if I wasn't together with Percy."

"No, probably not."

"Maybe we're over."