A/N: (Sorry I had to repost this because there were mistakes!)Hey so this is my third Faith and Draco fanfic... please read and review! (R&R) I'll love you forever! Enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I breathed in slowly and repeated the mantra in my head: I can do this... I don't need him... I don't need anyone!
I stuffed a few more shirts in my trunk and slammed it closed with a thud. I threw in my ipod (this didn't work at Hogwarts, but I had it for when I was outside of the school), a book, a few Butterbeers, a few sweets, parchment and quill and ink inside my duffel bag and took once last sweeping gaze of the room; scanning for anything forgotten. The room that I shared with four other girls had three neatly cleaned and ready four poster scarlet beds. I walked to the draped windows and drew one open, I looked down from the tower and saw miles and miles of still green forestry. Oh...Hogwarts... How I'm going to miss the scenery that went on forever; loads of open space to just think... And dream... and be liberated from all those horrible thoughts those seem to draw me in. I remember when we used to take small romantic walks. I shook my head to get rid of his normally warm but now frozen brown eyes burning holes into me.
I stepped away from the window and took out my wand from the inside of my black boots before I muttered a simple levitating spell on my trunk. I grabbed my duffel and quickly left the Dormitory.
This is good. I need to get away... in fact it's crucial to my health and for my sanity to leave. And luckily for me, Hogwarts was organizing this huge trip with Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Basically, we'd be going to school on an enormous boat and visiting places to 'enrich our culture'; at least those are the words that the new Headmistress- McGonagall- used. I'd have used the words: let loose and getaway. So as quick as possible I filled the admission form and handed in an essay to explain to them why they should pick me. Obviously I couldn't write: Well seeing as I'm Harry Potter's twin; Faith, and I sacrificed so much for the peace of the Wizarding World, I'm pretty sure I need a vacation.
But, alas, no! I wrote a 20 inch essay explaining in a polite manner to them that my grades were sufficient and I'd be able to maintain them, and that as a model student I'd work my best to create a fun and peaceful environment on the yacht.
I remember laughing along with Antony as he read it with me; it had been the eve before the results were in. Oh Anthony... my blonde ex boyfriend. He's the reason why I need to get out of Hogwarts and somewhere else. I don't want to be in a place full of old and horrible memories; not just everything that Anthony Goldstein and I shared, but the cruel memories of the blood that stained the castle's floor from the Great Battle which Voldemort and his Death Eaters were finally defeated.
As soon as I broke up with Anthony... well I didn't really want to go on the trip; we both had been accepted. But, my friends had convinced me- with hits, threats and ice cream- to go.
They don't understand why I'm not 'over' Anthony... we were so good together... until he decided to cheat on me and be a dick about it. All he had to say was: sorry, I'll change. That's all I wanted to hear! But what he responded with hurt so much more than the act itself. He had told me that it was my fault for not being there for him enough and that I hadn't slept with him in over a week!
Merlin... this guy is needy... why do I even feel the slightest emotion towards him? Okay. I'm over him... now!
At least my friends will be there; Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Michelle, Paige, Renee, Neville and Luna. I exited the Gryffindor Common Room by the portrait hole and was walking down the stairs when I heard someone call out my name.
"Faith!" yelled the voice again. I looked over my shoulder smiling... which quickly slid off my face and was replaced by a scowl.
"What do you want?" I demanded in an annoyed tone.
There, in front of my very eyes, stood Anthony.
"I just wanted to walk with you down to the Carriages," he said cautiously.
"Well I don't," I said. "So go away," I continued my way down the stairs and heard him run to catch up.
"Why are you being so cold?" he demanded with determination, I felt his hand on my shoulder and he turned me over to face him.
"Get your hand off of me now, Goldstein," I said with a strained voice. I instinctively reached for my wand in my boot and squared myself in a duelling position automatically.
"I guess this is what I get for dating a war hero," he chuckled nervously.
I rolled my eyes and turn away. I don't get too far because he grabbed hold of my wrist.
"Take your filthy paws of me, you traitor," I hissed.
"No, Faith, let's work this out, I love you,"
My eyes grew big... before going back to their slit glare, "Really? You're going to use the: I love you card on me?" I huffed and tried to wrench my arm away. "This is your last warning, Goldstein, let go of me, I want absolutely nothing to do with you," And still he wouldn't budge... Doesn't he know me? I flicked my wand and a red light flashed and got him straight in between his dirty blonde brows. "Told you," I said as I left, my trunk still levitating and stuffing my wand back in my boot.
I finally made my way down the moving staircases and out the big oak Entrance Hall doors and into the warm glow of the early morning sun.
"Face!" shouted Michelle as she rushed to give me a bone crushing hug. She then pulled away to look at my face with a great big smile that set off her twinkling blue eyes brilliantly. Today she was wearing her long blonde everlasting curly hair up in two buns at the side of her heart shaped pale face. She was wearing a flowy blue embroided dress with a halter neckline that went down to above her knees. She had on tan Grecian style sandals.
I really do wish I could return her smile... I tried, but I knew it came out as fake.
"What's a matter, Faith?" Michelle asked, concern fluttering deep inside her eyes.
"Nothing, I'm fine, just a tad nervous is all," I covered up as swiftly as I could.
"Okay Face," Michelle said before pulling away from our big hug. At that moment exactly I felt something jump on me.
"Guess whoooooooo?" said the high-pitched voice.
"Hmmm... who's so short that she has to jump on me to give me a hug?" I pondered out loud, knowing her reaction.
"I'm not short!" Paige exclaimed loudly. The light honey brown haired girl jumped of my back and came in front of me; her green inside brown eyes sparkling with liveliness. "Hi Face!"
"Hey!" I said. Pfft. I'm not going to let Anthony ruin my trip with my friends. I felt my smile grow wider and reach my eyes.
Paige grabbed my hand, "C'mon Face," she said. Paige was wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
"Where's Renee?" I asked while moving my head side to side to see if I could catch the chocolate brown haired girl's green eyes.
"She's keeping a seat for us. Now make haste!" Paige yelled.
"Merlin... you don't need to scream it into my ear, Paige!" I said with a small laugh.
"Yes I do!" she replied, "Remember not only are you blind... you're also deaf!"
"I'm not blind..." I said with a roll of my auburn eyes. You see, according to all my friends: I'm blind because whenever I pass them in the corridor or am meeting up to go see them, I completely miss them because I'm swallowed up in my own thoughts.
"Course you aren't, Face!" Paige said with an overjoyed sarcastic voice.
"Course..."
We chatted amicably about our dreams before climbing into the Thestral drawn carriage where Renee was sitting checking her nails. I deposited my luggage next to theirs.
"Hey Ren!" I said as I sat down on the opposite side of her. "How are you?"
"Good," she replied with a great smile.
"That's good," I said as I glanced around and I spotted Malfoy and Zabini walking across the grass. Wow... they look good with Muggle clothing... I turned back my attention to my friends and let myself get swept away in their fun conversation. Soon enough I threw my head back at a joke.
"You okay there, Potter?" sneered Malfoy as he and Zabini climbed into our carriage.
"Ugh. What do you want, Malfoy?" Michelle complained loudly.
"Hold it there, crazy gypsy," he sneered, "there are no other carriages available,"
"Why are you even here?" I demanded.
"Because we got accepted on the vacation," he retorted.
"You?" shrieked Michelle, "Oh dear, they really did lower their standards didn't they?"
"Obviously," Malfoy replied, "They let you on,"
"Malfoy, go away, you're kind of a bitch," I said, speaking up.
"And you aren't?" he said without looking at me.
"Malfoy, if you're going to insult me, at least look me in the eye, don't be such a coward," I stood up and put my hands on my hips. He didn't budge from his spot. "Ha! See I knew it! You're a coward!"
I started doing a little dance to taunt Malfoy when the carriages started starting with a brisk start. I felt myself falling from the carriage, soon to be swept underneath the massive wheels. I heard myself scream and others join in, I braced myself for the crush; my eyes were squeezed tightly shut and my arms came out to try to break the fall... but it didn't come. Instead of the feel of hard ground I felt comfortable warm arms wrap around me. I opened my eyes to see Draco bedding over the black carriage and holding onto me.
He grunted something.
"What?" I said.
He lifted me up to the inside of the carriage and muttered in my ear, "Be careful,"
Never once did those silvery deep pools of blue orbs leave me.
A/N: So do you guys like it? Please review and I'll have the next chapter posted as soon as possible! Also I have two ther ones that I think all of you would absolutely adore: Why me? and No one Said Change Would be Easy