Tell Me The Truth- Chapter 2
Amare sat in the living room of her father's house, glaring at her step-mum and her bulging stomach. Her arms were crossed and Amare was un-amused. She glared even more as James walked in, remembering how she had felt when he was born, it was ten times worse this time, because she was already showing. Al walked in after James, whose birth still wasn't as bad as this. She at least was warned. She didn't have time to adjust before the paparazzi started coming with this nugget. She took a deep breath and raised an eye brow at Ginny.
"Amare…" Ginny said in a warning tone, obviously going to lecture her.
"Ginerva." Amare replied in the same tone. It came out ten times more taunting than she had originally meant, but she didn't care.
"Go to your room." Ginny said. "For mocking me." She tried to reason.
"Uh… No." Amare said. Ginny couldn't make her do anything. She wasn't her mother and she was seventeen, no one could control her anymore.
"Amare, do you want to be grounded?" Ginny asked.
"Do you not realize I'm seventeen?" Amare snapped back.
"Go." Ginny said, pointing up the stairs.
"No." Amare said. "I'm seventeen, mum. You, nor dad, can control me."
"Your father isn't here right now, Amare. I am in charge. Go to your bedroom right now."
The fireplace erupted with emerald flames and Candy came stumbling in, coughing and covered in soot. She had a book in her hand and she smiled at Amare. Amare could tell nothing good was going to come out of this.
"Hello!" She exclaimed. "Amare, just the person I was looking for, Hello Ginny, I need to talk to Amare in the other room."
"She's grounded." Ginny said.
"She's seventeen." Candy said, Amare smiled, knowing Candy would have used that excuse even if Amare didn't make it obvious all the time that she was seventeen and could do what she wanted.
Ginny sighed and stared at the two. "Candy, go home."
"This is very important, Gin, I swear. Normally, I would go home when you were being this serious, but I need to talk to Amare."
"What's wrong?" Amare asked, starting to get a bit worried. She stood up and looked Candy in the eyes.
"C'mon," Candy said, taking Amare's hand and dragging her up the stairs to her bedroom. Amare sat in the recliner in the corner once they had gotten to it and Candy sat on the arm rest and shoved a book in her face.
"What is this?" Amare asked, wiping dust off of it. "'1998-1999'" Amare read out loud. "What is it?" She looked at the cover and recognized it as Hogwarts.
Candy groaned and took the book from her sister and opened it up, flipping through it. "Right here." She pointed to a picture of a beautiful girl, smiling and waving.
"What… what is this?" Amare asked, knowing who Casey Norcom, the name under the picture, was.
"Mum." Candy whispered.
"No." Amare said. "Put this book—"
"Her name is Casey, Amare. Casey Norcom."
"I know!" Amare exclaimed, closing the book and dropping it on the ground.
Candy looked hurt, betrayed, like Amare had done the unthinkable or killed her someone.
"Look, Cands." Amare said. "I knew our mum. I… loved her. Then I found out she was a horrible person… and… I never want to see her again."
"Tell her you hate her, Mar. Tell her she's a bi-" There was a loud pop and Ted's obnoxious smile appeared in front of them, lime green hair in his purple eyes and a beak as a nose. Amare took the yearbook and started waking him with it as hard as she could.
"Owe, Mar, what the hell. Owe, stop, that hurts." Amare continued to hit him, until he had rolled backwards off of her bed. She jumped on top of her bed and stared at him, looking down upon him from it.
"What are you doing in here?" She asked.
"You look funny without hair." Amare ignored him.
"Why are you here?"
"Seeing what you two are up to."
"Don't you have a girlfriend?"
"She's at Hogwarts."
"Then why aren't you?"
"Mum and Dad wanted me home." Ted said; staring at Amare's glaring look.
"Go downstairs with James and Albus." Amare said. "Seriously."
"Come on. Victoire's in France, Jordon's working his butt off to pay for that window dad's making him pay for because he set that bludger loose in the house during the summer, and I dunno where Parker's been…"
"Don't you have a girlfriend?" Amare asked, not wanting to deal with him.
"She's at Hogwarts." Teddy said again. He sat up and leaned against her dresser.
"And your parents made the seventeen year old come home, right?" Amare asked. "Take advantage of your age. I know I am."
Candy made a sound that was a cross between a cough, a gag, and the word 'loser'. Amare giggled and stared at Teddy, knowing it was directed at him.
"Please leave; we're having a serious conversation here."
"No." Teddy said stubbornly. Amare reached down and grabbed his ear and hopped off her bed. She dragged him to the door and down the stairs, pushing him into the living room. She ran up the stairs and she and Candy worked together to push her dresser in front of the door.
"Come on, Amare, it'll be fun." Candy said, trying to persuade her to go search for their mother. "Look, here in the back, it says where everyone lives, and it changes as they move, she lives on the Isle of Man, Amare. The Isle of Man. My mum and dad wanted to take me there tomorrow. You need to come with, please?"
"Fine." Amare said giving, without hesitation. She regretted it almost instantly. Pounding came from the door.
"Amare, open the bloody door." Her father said. Amare got up and went to the door. She moved the dresser, grunting in the process, and opened the door.
"Hi daddy." She said sweetly, knowing he wouldn't think less of her.
"Tell me, what happened to your hair."
"I got frustrated with it, so I hexed it off."
"Seriously."
"Honest. I love you daddy! Can I go to Isle of Man with Candy and Ron and Hermione tomorrow?"
"Sure." Harry said.
"Thanks." Amare said, hugging her father tightly, Harry hugged her tightly and patted her back.
"Dinner's in ten minutes, girls." He said before turning around.
"Hey, Harry, will you tell us anything about our mum?" Candy asked him before he left. He looked back and shrugged, then left. Teddy entered in Harry's place and crossed his arms.
"I'm going with you two tomorrow."
"Why?" Amare asked.
"Because I wanna."
Amare sighed. "Fine."
"Hey, Mar, wanna sleep over tonight?" Candy asked.
"Can I?" Teddy asked.
"Sure." Candy shrugged. Amare groaned and hung her head.
"I can't believe you, Cands."
-*-
Amare and Teddy sat there, watching Candy sleep peacefully on the floor. Amare shivered as a draft came her way and Teddy put his arm around her. She leaned into him as they sat on the bed. She was tired, but not able to sleep because of all the sugar that Candy had made her eat. She was jittery, tired, and freezing. She had on Teddy's Gryffindor Sweatshirt with the hood up and Teddy's arm was around her. She felt overwhelmed with emotion and silent tears came from her eyes.
"I think I'm going to break up with Laila." Teddy muttered.
She just sat there, tears coming from her eyes.
"You still awake, love?" he asked after a few moments of silence.
She nodded and wiped a couple tears, trying not to sniff her nose so she wouldn't make any noise. Candy's small snoring filled the small room and Amare took a deep breath.
"I'm awake." She whispered so he wouldn't be able to tell if her voice cracked. "Why're you going to break up with Laila? I thought you liked her."
"I dunno. I just… don't feel it anymore. We used to be close, but now it's just… I dunno. Not the same as it used to be."
"Do whatever you want, Ted. No one's holding you back." She said, her voice strained.
"You okay?" Teddy asked.
Amare shook her head and Teddy wrapped both his arms around her. She knealed on the bed to hug him and Teddy rubbed her back. "Shhh…" He said. "What's wrong, Love?"
"I think I like you." She admitted. "But I can't. Candy will tear the Mickey out of me and I'm not looking forward to it." Teddy pulled away and rested his forehead on hers. She looked into his eyes, her cheeks sticky from tears.
"Wipe away your tears." He said, wiping them away gently. They sent tingles down her spine. "Smile." He said. She put a lame smile on her face. "Kiss me." He said.
"No." She said, protesting, holding onto this moment as long as she could.
"Then I'll kiss you." He said, pushing her down against the bed and kissing her lips. He was very gentle, yet aggressive and she secretly liked it. It made her heart flutter as he kissed her and she kissed him. She her hands in his hair, playing with it. He threw his glasses to the floor and she pulled away, turning her head away.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"You have a girlfriend."
"So?"
"Bastard." She muttered. She rolled up in a ball and he put his arm around her. He kissed her cheek and chills went all through her. She wanted to kiss him. He was a great kisser. But she couldn't. Her father would kill her if he found out. She told him everything. Teddy told him everything. He was bound to find out sooner or later. Teddy's hand rested on her stomach and he pulled the down hood of the sweatshirt she was wearing. He rested his forehead on the back of her head and every touch sent chills through her spine. She tried to ignore him, but it didn't work. She couldn't fall asleep. He was too distracting.
"Are you asleep yet?" He whispered.
"No."
"Neither am I."
She giggled a little. Obviously he wasn't asleep. He was talking to her. She felt a kink in her back and she tried to stretch it out.
"What's wrong?"
"My back…" she said.
"Roll onto your stomach." He said. She did as he told and he moved the comforter over and kneeled over her. She felt his large hands –hands of a chaser- on her back and more chills went through her. He rubbed her shoulders and she melted. He was a wonderful person. He was actually rather sweet, he cared, he just came across badly. She let out an involuntary groan as he started rubbing her lower back and he chuckled. His hands went up the back of her shirt and his cold, rough hands, graced her skin. It gave her goose bumps and he stopped moving his hands.
"You alright?" he asked.
"Uhm…" she wasn't sure what to say. She had a hot boy's hands up the back of her shirt and she was in her half-sister's bed- which was the most comfortable bed she had ever sat on. Teddy awkwardly took his hands out from behind her shirt and lay down on his back. She lay down on her back and took his hand. She looked at his face and he had a smile on his face. She nestled her head in the comfortable pillows and subconsciously rolled to her side, facing Teddy. Her eyes were closed and she gripped his hand with both of her own hands. She closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep, drifting off into a pleasant land of dreams.
A/N: I just wanted to let you guys know, I do like reviews, but I haven't gotten any on this story, and I'm dying to know what you guys think, especially those who followed First Comes Love, Then Comes Baby. I want to know if I'm living up to your expectations, what you expect from it, give me ideas maybe? I can always use help, so if you have any great ideas I'd love them. Also, I'm using JKR's next-gen characters, because I've just grown attached to them because I've mostly written next-gen stories. I hope you like it, I really do, and I would like to know for sures if you like it, or hate it. Also, if you haven't read LivinLaVidaLou's First Comes Love, Then Comes Baby, then I advise you to. I would really appreciate feedback, not just because I like reviews, but because I want to know if you guys like this and whether or not I'm living up to your expectations. Thanks for reading, even if you aren't reviewing. I still appreciate all the alert's I've gotten.