WOOO!! I'm backkk! Haha, sorry for the delay guys. I don't know what took me so long! Anyway, here's chapter two. Enjoy!

Chapter 2- Surprises

"Can you just believe her audacity? Honestly Cedric, how could any woman be more cold? And did you see the look on her face when you asked if I could stay with you? It was as if someone had just told her she was being sent to Azkaban."

Try as hard as she might, Willa could not stop talking about her mother. Cedric had been driving for about an hour and she hadn't shut up once. Usually Willa didn't ramble but today was vastly different. She did feel sorry for Cedric though; he was the one who was stuck listening to her go on and on. Cedric started laughing at her last analysis of her mother's behavior.

"I think that's a little bit extreme," he said, keeping his eyes focused on the road. Willa's mouth dropped and she turned to look at him.

"Are you joking? It was just as if the ministry of magic had accused her of being a death eater!" Cedric shook his head.

"Whatever you say," he replied. Willa slumped in her seat as Cedric continued.

"Now don't go and shoot me for saying this, but I think I can see where your mother is coming from."

Willa looked at him as if he had three heads.

"You can't be serious."

"Willa, think about it. Your mother has gone through a seriously traumatic experience as all of you have. She's just having trouble dealing with the thought of loosing another child and it's not helping that she's losing you to me, a boy. And not just any boy, a boy who gave you that ring."

Willa remained silent and looked down at the beautiful pearl ring he had given her. As she felt it with her finger, she realized that she had never thought of what her mother thought of it. She had obviously noticed it; for it never came off her finger and obviously did not approve. Cedric was right. Why did he always have to be so noble and perfect?

"You never cease to amaze me," she said, shaking her head at him. Cedric simply smiled and kept on driving.

Several hours later, the two arrived at Cedric's home. The house was quaint and new looking. It was made of brown stone with a chimney and second floor. The front door was painted blue and an array of different colored flowers lined the windows in perfectly planted window boxes and front of the house. The lawn was beautifully landscaped and the grass was the richest shade of green Willa had ever seen. She figured Cedric's mother was very into gardening.

Cedric opened Willa's door and got her bags out of the trunk. They both made their way to the door and entered the house.

It was very bright and extremely neat. Just to the right of the foyer was the living room. Filled with a light blue and yellow color scheme, there was an airy touch as the open windows caused the light blue curtains to lift in the summer breeze. There was a television, a couple of arm chairs, and a long comfy looking sofa who's color matched that of the curtains.

To the left of the entry way was a cloak room and a hallway that led to the kitchen, and a staircase. As Willa looked around, Cedric put her bags on the floor and called out,

"Mum? Dad? Is anyone home?"

It took not even a millisecond for someone to respond.

"Cedric? Is that you?" a woman's sing-song voice replied. A moment later, a face appeared from the kitchen to accompany the voice. It was Cedric's mother and he looked exactly like her. She had the exact same grey eyes and wavy brown hair. When she saw Willa, she made a beeline for her and pulled her into an embrace.

"And you must be Willa," she said letting go and surveying her face. "My, my, you are just as lovely in person. Cedric talks about you all the time," she said. Willa smiled.

"Thank you."

"It's such a pleasure to finally meet you," his mother told her.

"And you, Mrs. Diggory" Willa replied.

"Willa? Cedric?" Amos' voice called out from upstairs and soon enough, the sound of footsteps on stairs could be heard clunking down from the second floor. In an instant, Amos was swooping Willa into a giant hug.

"Willa dear, so lovely to see you again!"

"Same to you, Amos!"

"Kids, I have dinner cooking and it will be ready anytime now so Cedric, why don't you show Willa her room and the upstairs," Cedric's mother told him.

"Alright mum," Cedric said as he picked up Willa's bags. He led Willa up a flight of carpeted stairs. At the top there was hallway with rooms on both sides. There were three bedrooms, one for Cedric, one for his parents and one for a guest, and a bathroom. Cedric brought her things into the guest room and Willa looked around. It was a cozy room, just like the rest of the house, with light blue halls and a big bed with a canopy and fluffy, cream color blankets. The room had the same long, breezy curtains as did the living room and Willa smiled at the sight of it.

"This is really nice," she told him as she looked around.

"Yeah," Cedric agreed. "Well, I guess you'll sleep here."

Willa looked up at him and smiled. "Yup. Unless I feel like being with you of course."

Cedric lazily flopped an arm around her shoulders. "That's always another option," he told her. Willa turned in to him and Cedric slowly moved in to kiss her when Cedric's mother poked her head into the room, startling the pair and causing them to jump apart.

"Come on you two," she chided. "Dinner is ready."

"Thank you mother," Cedric said as she left the room. Cedric quickly kissed Willa on the lips and smiled at her.

"We'll continue that later," he told her before they left the room. Once in the kitchen Cedric pulled out her chair for her and she looked at him and began laughing. He was such a nerd.

"Are you serious?" she asked him.

"What?" he asked.

"Pulling out my chair? Cedric, you really don't need to do that in your own home. It's not like we're at Buckingham Palace."

"Willa, just sit," he told her. Willa followed his order and sat down. Willa didn't want to admit it out loud, but she really, really liked it when Cedric did things like that. It was so sweet.

Cedric's mother was putting their food on plates as Amos sat down at the table with The Daily Prophet in hand. He unrolled the paper and as soon as his face saw the front page, his mouth dropped and his eyes narrowed as he let out a frustrated sigh.

"I feared this would happen," he said simply, tossing the paper onto the table for everyone to see. Willa took the paper into her hands and read the headline out loud.

"'The Boy(s) Who Lied?'" she said faintly. Below the headline was a moving picture of Cedric and Harry looking rather pensive after a task they had performed in the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Cedric craned his head over to look at the page. He furrowed his brows and looked up at Amos.

"They don't believe us," he said simply.

"Apparently not," Amos replied, annoyed.

"Can they print this?" Willa asked. "I mean, this article is lies. Not what Cedric and Harry witnessed. Hypocrites," she muttered under her breath. She skimmed the article and found that it was all about why people shouldn't listen to young boys and how it was impossible for Voldemort to return.

"They shouldn't be chastising them," said Cedric's mother. "They should be focusing on the Tournament and how the two of you are heroes. They should be thanking you for trying to protect everyone."

Cedric took a bite of his food and swallowed it before responding. For a moment he hadn't cared, but now he realized that a lot of people would be mad at him and Harry; kids and friends as well.

"Harry and I are going to get hell for this."

Cedric picked up his finished plate and brought it to the sink. After, he stayed there and leaned over the sink and looked out the window above. His mother came over and put a comforting hand on his back.

"You just stand up for what you know it the truth. I'm more than certain you can do that."

She kissed him on the cheek and began to clear the table. Willa watched Cedric from her spot at the table. She hated seeing him like this. He wasn't like this often, but when he was it hurt her to see Cedric so conflicted. She knew he was trying to be cool with the whole situation, but he really wasn't at all. Willa got up from her chair and walked over to him, wrapping her arms around his torso from behind and rested her head on his back. It was an intimate moment with his parents around but neither cared.

"I know you're trying to be okay with this, but…sometimes its okay to show what you're really feeling," she told him. Cedric moved his hands to hers which were situated around his waist and placed his on top of them.

"You know I will always believe you. And I'll always be by your side. Through everything and anything. I promise."

Amos and Cedric's mother were watching the exchange of words and looked at each other before taking their leave.

"I know," Cedric said turning his head to look at her. "And I'll never forget."

"C'mon Cedric," Willa said, letting go of him. "Let's go do something. Get your mind off all of this. No one here knows about the article. We'll just take things as they come at us."

"Yeah, I suppose so," he replied. "Actually, that reminds me. I have something to show you."

Cedric grabbed Willa's hand and led her out the back door of the house and into the wide field behind his house. It was wide and vast and the grass came to about their calves. As the sun was setting, Willa stared in awe of the beauty that was in his backyard. A gentle breeze moved through the air and lifted Willa's hair. She closed her eyes and realized how lovely it felt. Cedric's hand was still in hers and he kissed her hair.

"I have one more surprise," he whispered to her. "Follow me."

Willa opened her eyes and was suddenly yanked by Cedric who had taken of running. Willa started laughing.

"Where are we going?"

"You'll see," he told her. "Keep running!"

In not too long, the stars were out and Willa could see the lights from the next town over not too far away. Suddenly a screech filled the air and a firework burst in the night sky with a resounding boom afterwards. The two stopped in their tracks and watched as the colorful brilliance of the fireworks filled the night sky. An excited and panting Willa turned to Cedric and smiled.

"Does this happen every night?"

"Just certain nights in the summer. I used to come out here with my mom and dad when I was little but now I usually just come by myself."

"I see," Willa said and then sighed. "I love fireworks."

"As much as you love me?"

"No," Willa told him. "I love them more."

Cedric looked at her in pretend shock and Willa burst into laughter again.

"What?" he demanded.

"You just made the weirdest face."

The joke continued. "Well what you said was surprising," he said starting to laugh himself. Willa then changed her expression into a more serious one and stopped laughing. She grinned slyly and pulled her hair of the ponytail it had been in. She then wrapped her arms around Cedric's neck and looked deep into his eyes.

"Oh, it was surprising? How's this for surprising?"

In an attempt to be sexy, Willa pushed Cedric roughly, causing him to lose his balance and start to fall. However, Cedric had grabbed Willa's hand for support, and ended up pulling her down with him, Willa landing on top of him. When they landed in the tall grass, Cedric looked into Willa's emerald eyes, before putting his lips to hers in an electrifying kiss. He kissed her with every ounce of emotion in his body, placing a hand on her cheek and wrapping an arm around her back. Willa kissed him back and ran her fingers through his hair. When they stopped for air, they both dropped on their backs and breathed heavily, staring up at the stars. The fireworks had ceased and it was completely silent, save for the rustling of leaves in the trees.

"It seems we liked surprises today," Cedric said.

"So it does," Willa replied.

"We should probably get going. I don't want mum and dad to worry about us," Cedric told her, not wanting to leave.

"Good idea," Willa replied. Cedric got up before helping Willa off the ground. They took held of each others hands once again and started off toward home.

"By the way," Cedric added as they walked. "I think that was one of the greatest snoggings we've ever had."

Willa looked up at him, smiled coyly and then looked back ahead of them.

"You're welcome."

Ooh, a little sexiness from Willa! Sorry if this chapter was, at times, a little weird and sappy. I hope you liked it though! Reviews make me smile =D

~TheatrePirate