"Blaise!" I called down the hall after I had showered and changed
Blaise stopped, looked over his shoulder, then turned fully towards me. I caught up with him and we both began to walk.
"Blaise, you remember stuff from when you're drunk...don't you?" I asked
"Yeah..." Blaise replied
"Great, so what was the big secret you and Draco wouldn't tell me last night?" I asked
"Well...um..." Blaise trailed off
"What?" I asked
"You see, Draco had asked me to figure out who Pansy liked, and it turns out that she likes him."
As soon as those words passed through his lips my heart did a free fall into my stomach and my mind seemed to go blank. I stopped walking and just stood where I was.
"Cherish...are you okay?" Blaise asked
--NO I'M NOT ALRIGHT! I JUST FOUND OUT MY BEST FRIEND LIKES MY OTHER BEST FRIEND WHO I'M IN LOVE WITH! I'M THE ODD BALL OUT! I'M ALL ALONE! MY HEART HAS BEEN TORN OUT, RIPPED IN TWO, STOMPED ON, RAN OVER REPETATIVLY, THROWN IN THE TRASH, KNAWED ON BY A COCKROACH, BROUGHT TO A DUMP, PEED ON BY A DOG, STABBED--
"Cherish, I know you like him. But when he's with Pansy, he seems so...happy. So un-Malfoy-ish." How was I supposed to deny him a chance to be happy?" Blaise explained "Besides, if something is really meant to happen between you two, it will."
--I hope so--
"I hate it when you're right." I said
"What was he right about?" asked a disgustingly familiar voice, "Did he say you were a whore?"
"No, he said my brother was a jackass." I sneered as I turned to face Ferry Matthews, my seventeen year old brother
Perfect in every way Jerry stood there with the type of muscles and facial features most of the boys wanted. But he was jealous of the fact that I had beat him in tryouts for the spot of keeper. A lot of times I wonder why I even managed to be Slytherin Princess when I'm not perfect like the rest of my family.
"Hey! Cherish! Wait up!" I heard Draco's voice call
--I'm not really going any place Draco, you don't have to call, "Wait up!"--
Soon he stood at my side, glaring at Jerry.
"Matthews." Draco growled
"Malfoy." Jerry replied, his voice as low and just as threatening
"Zambini." I said, my voice low and mocking as I flexed my muscles like a body builder
"Matthews." Blaise said, doing the same thing I was
We both then broke into laughter as Draco and Jerry shifted their glares towards us.
"You guys that...that's so cheesy!" I wheezed through laughter
"So is your face." Draco said with a smirk now plastered on his face
He too began to laugh after a moment.
"You people are freaks." Jerry said before he walked away
"So is your face!" I yelled after him
"Hey, that's my line." Draco frowned
"Too bad." I shrugged
"You can't steal my line." Draco said as we began to walk towards the Great Hall
"You stole my muffin yesterday. Why can't I steal your line?" I asked
"Oh jeeze, Cherish, not this again. It was just a muffin."
I gasped in mock shock, "Just a muffin? Just a muffin? How dare you! That happened to be a blueberry muffin. Blueberry!"
"Fine, it was just a blueberry muffin. Why do you insist on bringing that up?"
"Because I know it pisses you off."
"How sweet."
Draco suddenly yawned.
"Did somebody have a late night?" I asked playfully as I nudged his side.
--Without me?--
"Not the way you're thinking. I couldn't get to sleep." Draco said
"Why not?" I questioned
"Because I was thinking a lot."
"About...?"
"Somebody."
"Who's name is?"
--Please say Cherish, please say Cherish, please say Cherish...Aw, who am I kidding? I already know your answer. Pansy. That's the only person you ever think about when you aren't thinking about yourself and your "needs"--
"None of your business." Draco replied
"Oooooh! Draco has a cru-ush! Draco has a cru-ush!" I said in a sing-song voice
"I do not!" he protested
"You do so, and I know exactly who it is." I replied
"Really now? Please, enlighten me." he sneered
"It's me of course. I mean, I am irresistible."
Draco gave a humorous snort then said,
"Yeah, right."
"I am...in fact..." I paused and looked around the hallway "I bet I could make Longbottom faint."
"A rabbit could make Longbottom faint."
"Seriously, I could. How much do you wanna bet?"
"Ten galleons if he faints. Five if he wets himself. Fifteen for both. And if he does neither you owe me twenty." Draco said after a moment of thought
Draco and I shook hands and then I walked towards Nevil Longbottom who was talking to Hermione Granger a little ways down the hall.
" I don't usually mess up like that in herbology. I don't know what happened. The snipping weeds just flipped out." Longbottom said
It didn't take much to tell that something bad had happened to him, as usual. His hands and face were covered in what looked like little bite marks.
"Nevil." I said as I tapped him on the shoulder. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Why do you need him?" Granger asked
"Because I do. Please Nevil. You won't regret it..." I said
"Er...um...H- Hermione. I...I think ...I think I- I'm going to go with her. I'll be right back." Nevil stuttered
"Men." Hermione huffed then stomped away
"What- What did you want to talk about?" Nevil asked
Without hesitation I grabbed Nevil's shoulders and crashed my lips against his.
"Come on, pay up." I said as I held out my hand
Draco reached into the pocket of his robes and pulled out fifteen galleons.
I laughed evilly as I counted the money
--Note to self, scrub your lips with steep wool later.--
Blaise sat down on my right, and Draco on my left.
"I do believe that was the most disgusting thing I've ever seen." Blaise said
"I agree." Draco said
"Agree with what?" asked Pansy's voice from behind Draco.
"Cherish kissed Longbottom." Draco explained
"Ew! Why would you do something like that?" Pansy asked
"It was a bet." I said "A bet that I won."
"You may have won, but you still kissed Longbottom." Draco pointed out
"And you have sixty-five STD's and twenty nine children but you don't see me talking." I replied
"Yup, well I got all sixty-five STD's from you." Draco retorted
"Are there even sixty-five STD's in the world?" Blaise asked
"Ask Draco's doctor. He'll know." I replied
"Say that one more time and I swear I'm gonna kill you."
I grabbed a muffin from the middle of the table, said, "You'll have to catch me first.", then hurried out of the Great Hall.
Draco didn't go after me of course. That would have looked silly...and he was probably talking to Pansy...as usual!
--She likes him back. I can't believe that she seriously likes him back. It's so unfair. For once in my life I really, truly like- no love, a guy, and he feels the same way, just not towards me. If they date then I'll never get to be with Draco. I couldn't date my friend's ex-boyfriend. That would be so wrong. Blaise was probably right. If Draco and I were meant to be, something with happen. If not, oh well. I'll just have to deal with it. I don't like it, but I guess that's how things have to be. Pansy makes him happy, I should be happy for him...for both of them...I am happy...
Aw, who am I kidding? I'm not happy for either of them! Pansy's bound to get hurt, because Draco's such a player, and I love Draco! So the way I see it, it's a lose-lose situation! They should just completely forget about each other! It'll never work out...I know it won't!...It can't--
By this point in time I had made it out to the quidditch field. I pulled out my wand and said,
"Accio broom."
A few minutes later I mounted my broom and took off, a quaffle from the locker room in my hand. I flew quickly, pretending to weave around opponents. I tossed the ball then zipped to where it was coming down and caught it before it hit the ground. I then flew up to the goal, faked center, and threw it through the left goal post. I threw my hands up in victory as the sound of the crowd screaming the previous day echoed in my mind. My brilliant mood was shattered when I recalled the voice of the announcer who I had barely heard while focusing on my pain. He had said,
"That bloody git flew right in front of Harry! I hope she snapped her neck, that- ...Sorry Professor...Anyways...Draco Malfoy has caught the snitch!"
--Draco Malfoy...Draco Malfoy...Draco Malfoy. Ugh! I've got to get that name out of my mind! Erm...Fire, yea fire's cool. Dragon's breath fire. Dragon starts with D-R-A...so does Draco...No! Okay, back to Dragons...um dragons have parents///yeah, and the parent make the eggs. They make dragons. They're dragon makers. Dragon starts with D-R-A like Draco, and Maker starts with M-A...like Malfoy. Draco Malfoy. NOOOOO!!!! I can't think about him...I can't think about him...I can't- Screw it! I'm thinking about him!--
Five minutes later I was still flying around, tossing the quaffle through the goals, but now I was singing a song I had made up to myself. I wasn't a great singer, but I wasn't completely horrible. High notes were most of my issues.
"My secret love...whoa whoa whoa. When I look into your eyes. I hear angels sing. I wanna be your gem, your sparkling diamond ring. I wanna be your girl, the one to always be there. No matter what you're feeling, through love, fright, and despair. I wanna be with you. With out you life is tough. Just wanna be in your heart. Just friends isn't enough. N-"
"Cherish!" I heard a voice call "Cherish! Get down here! It's supposed to storm soon!"
I looked up at the dark clouds hanging above me. I then looked down and saw Carlos standing below me. I tossed the quaffle up, turned and caught it behind my back, then did a dive down to the ground.
"Show off." Carlos said
"Only for you." I replied
He grinned wider then gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I'm flattered." he said
"You should be."
Gradually I felt small drops of water hitting my arms and head as we stood there.
"How do you say, 'rain', in Spanish?" I asked as I put my palm upwards to catch a few of the small water droplets
"Lluvia." Carlos replied
I smiled then skipped away from him while saying,
"Lluvia! Lluvia!"
Carlos hurried and caught up with me . From behind he grabbed my by the hips, stopped me, turned me around and said.
"You are just too damn cute."
With that he pressed his lips against mine. And we kissed in the rain.