"Hold my hand Teddy; I don't want to fall again."
Teddy Lupin smirked and took Victoire's hand firmly in his grasp. Looking down at her hand, Teddy could hardly believe that a hand could look so dainty.
"Something the matter?" Victoire asked, tilting her head to the side, wondering why Teddy was just staring down at their enclosed hands. After all, it wasn't the first time.
Teddy shook his head. "No, nothing. Sorry." He replied and began to guide her carefully along the cliff wall. Victoire let out a little gasp when she tripped over a stray root, falling into Teddy.
Teddy turned his body so that Victoire was against the wall and he stood in front of her protectively.
Both of them caught their breaths for a brief moment before Teddy spoke up. "Next time listen to me and wear trainers instead of those stupid sparkly sandals."
Victoire blinked up at him and pouted, "But they're cute!"
Teddy rolled his eyes. "They make you clumsier than usual."
Victoire stuck out her tongue at him and the pair continued their way down to the waterfall and small pond that it fell down into.
"We're going to have to get a little wet." Teddy said looking back at Victoire who seemed a bit wary about the whole idea.
"You were all for going when we were back at the house." He pointed out.
"That was before you dragged me through a forest, swamp, and down a bloody cliff!" Victoire protested as she stamped her foot in frustration.
Teddy arched his brow and replied, "When you're done with your tantrum I'll be in there." He turned and walked through the wall of water and out of sight. Victoire watched him go and started to fuss over how mad her mother would be. Over the years, she had so many clothes ruined because of all the adventures that Teddy dragged her along on. And now she had to make the same decision again – get into trouble with her best friend and have fun doing it, or turn around and head back to his grandmother's house and be miserable.
"I must be out of my mind." Victoire muttered to herself as she passed through the water wall and gasped at how cold the water was.
"Teddy?" Victoire called out, hearing her voice echo. The girl shivered, goose bumps forming on her skin as she called out her friend's name once more. Suddenly, she felt something snake around her waist from behind and a hand over her mouth. Victoire started squirming struggling away from her captor. She ran towards the opening again and ran through, stopping short before the thin path that lead up the cliff. "Help! Teddy, help me please!" she called out breathlessly. Teddy came walking out of the waterfall, doubled over with laughter.
Victoire looked at him, a sense of fury growing within her core. Teddy was trying to speak between his laughter. "Y-you shoulda…shoulda seen your…face." He said, straightening up and drying his eyes.
Victoire stormed towards Teddy and started smacking any inch of him that she could reach. "I-hate-you-Teddy-Lupin!" she said in-between between slaps.
"Oi! Oi!" Teddy said, grabbing a hold of Victoire's wrists and holding them firmly so that she wouldn't hit him anymore. She struggled again and said, "I can't wait until you go off to Hogwarts because then I won't have to deal with you for a whole year."
"You don't mean that." The boy said.
"Oh yeah?" Victoire kneed Teddy in groin and watched him fall to the ground, releasing her hands. "What do you think?"
The girl then proceeded to remove her sandals and strap them to her dress before climbing carefully back up the cliff and away from the groaning boy.
