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The sun's rays hit my eyelids and I started to wake. As I sat up on the bed (I was still in the hospital wing) and rubbed my eyes, something caught my attention, there was a mountain of gifts sitting at the foot of my bed and on the nightstand next to my bed. There were beautiful bouquets of red roses to the right and stock loads of my favorite candies-chocolate frogs, levitating sherbert balls, and Droobles Best Blowing Gum. There were even balloons in the corner bewitched to change colors and flash the words 'get well soon'. My eyes grew big and I nearly jumped out of the bed in excitement before the pain came back on my left side. I stumbled a bit but before I could get up again, I heard a light pecking on the window. I turned my head to take a look, and sure enough, right outside the window perched a great brown barn owl with a rolled up parchment tied onto one of its legs.
I opened up the window and patted the owl on the head then went in to free the owl of the parchment.
Dear Cho,
I hope you like the gifts I had sent over. I also hope you feel better and recover soon. There's also something else I'd like to say, but I rather say it to you in person. Please meet me at the lake around noon tomorrow.
-T.H.
"T.H." I thought to myself, clueless of who it could be. But before I could think about it any further the hospital door swung open and walked in was the brown haired, wide-eyed, Kim.
"Cho! You're up!" Kim said ecstatically.
"Kim!" I shouted back with a smile on my face.
"Whoa! Where did all this come from?" Kim asked, her brown eyes larger than ever. But before I could explain about the letter I had just received, Kim wandered over to the nightstand where the flowers were and picked up a ripped piece of parchment that I supposed I hadn't noticed. "Oliver?" Kim asked still staring at the piece of parchment in her hands.
"What?" I asked a bit confused as I walked over to Kim and grabbed the parchment from her hands.
Cho,
Sorry I had to leave you, Madam Pomfrey is kicking me out, says I've been here too long. I guess I'll just visit you later. Get well soon. Maybe even bump into you at the Quidditch pitch again-just joking :) -Oliver W.
"Oliver..oh! I forgot! He was in here to visit me yesterday." I shouted as I slowly began to recall our meeting.
"Oliver was here?" Kim asked full of interest, "So Sylvie was right, you and Oliver.."
"Are just friends!" I said before Kim could finish her sentence. Even though Kim is my best friend, she does happen to jump into conclusions a lot. But honestly, I don't like Oliver..right? Well..he does have those adorable brown eyes and that sweet yet sexy smile, and not to mention that adorable accent. Wait..do I like Oliver? Besides, even if I did like him, he wouldn't like me back..would he? With all these questions jumping around in my mind, I forgot Kim was still standing there raising one eyebrow at me.
"I don't know Cho, it is a bit curious why you had Oliver's cloak the other day and now this" she said raising the parchment in her hand.
"Kim, he just lent me his cloak the night before, I bumped into him at the Quidditch pitch and it was cold, and so he gave it to me."
"Awww, that's so sweet!!" Kim said with an innocent smile across her face. She was always one of the romantic types.
"Kim, it's not like that.." I tried to explain
"Cho, don't deny it, I've known you since day one, and plus, he's not that bad looking you know" Kim finished with a smirk. I just looked down at my feet, not ready to admit that maybe I did like Oliver. Just then Kim grabbed the parchment (the one from the owl) from my right hand.
"And what's this?" Kim asked as she unrolled the parchment. I forgot I even had that, but before I could stop Kim, it was too late, her eyes twinkled as she read each word.
"It's not Oliver, if that's what you're thinking" I said trying to prevent any more suspicion about him and me.
"Cho, I'm not stupid, it says 'T.H.', it could only be Terrence Higgs"
"Terrence?" I asked a bit surprised.
"Of course! I told you he was asking about you the other day, remember?" Kim said in one of those 'I told you so' tones.
"But still..Terrence wouldn't get me all of this" I said still trying to figure this whole thing out.
"What do you mean? The boy's only been looking at you since the beginning of the year and he is filthy rich." Kim had a point, he was rich and it's not the first time that I've heard he's into me. But Terrence was just not my type.
"Whatever, well, we ought to go, I don't want to miss anymore classes than I've already have. The makeup work is going to kill me!" I said trying to change the subject.
"Fine, besides, I think Marty and the rest are waiting for us at the Great Hall for lunch" Kim said as she handed me back the parchment, supposedly from Terrence. I slipped the two pieces of parchment into the pocket of my robe. "What about all your stuff?" Kim asked eyeing all the gifts.
"Uhh..I'll come back for it later"
**The Great Hall**
Joining everyone at the Ravenclaw table I grabbed for some bread rolls as people asked me about my fall during the Quidditch match.
"Its not too bad" I said as I took a bite of the roll, "Just hurts a little now and then"
Everything was going fine till Sylvie decided to join us. She took a seat to the right of me.
"Hello Sylvie" I greeted her. But no reply, just a snide nod and she turned her head.
"What's wrong with her?" I whispered to Kim, who sat to the left of me.
"Ignore her. Some people's been saying she's not so happy about finding you with Oliver's cloak" Kim replied
"What? Why would she care, besides, I thought she was over him. It was her who cheated on him." I shot back, as Kim tried to shush me.
"Go figure, besides you know Sylvie, she's the jealous type. Remember her and Rhonda when Rhonda went to the ball with Landen? Not pretty.." I nodded and went back on eating.
"What's this Chang?" Sylvie asked loud enough for the whole table to hear, as she grabbed for the piece of parchment sticking out of my pocket.
"Nothing Sylvie, give it back" I shot at her.
"Hmm..I wonder what it must say, its obviously making you quite defensive" Sylvie said with a snarl. She started to unfold the parchment. I tried to grab it away from her but she pulled back and it was too late. She only had one of them..good, wait, which one? I thought to myself.
"Cho, Sorry I had to leave you, Madam Pomfrey is kicking me out, says I've been here too long. I guess I'll see you later. Get well soon. Maybe even bump into you at the Quidditch pitch again-just joking, Oliver W." Sylvie read. After she read the letter, immediately there were whispers and chatter. Sylvie shot me a nasty look but satisfied that I looked humiliated. I felt my face turn red, Ravenclaws were smart, but they're also full of gossip.
"Aww, that's lovely! You two would rather make a grand couple" Mary said with a twinkling in her eyes.
"Wood and Chang?!" Sean (Ravenclaw 4th year) said a bit surprised, "better congratulate him on this one. I could've sworn Terrence was the one who had a thing for you Cho."
"No, it's not like that-" I tried to explain, but people just disregarded it. This is just horrible, everyone's suspecting something of Oliver, and me if Oliver finds out..I can't imagine what'd he think of me after this. With elbows on the table, I put my hands over my forehead. Through the chatter I could hear Kim trying to explain and clear things up, but it wasn't helping.
"Sneaking off to see Wood at the Quidditch pitch eh? What would Oliver want to do with you Chang? You don't honestly believe that after me, he'd want someone like you, do you?" Sylvie sneered. I gave her a hateful stare and then realized just how much prettier she was than me. He was tall, thin, and gorgeous. With her beautiful brownish-blond hair down to mid back. If it weren't for her attitude, she'd be perfect. And it made me also see that she was right..Oliver would never want me after he had her. I'm just little sweet Cho Chang-nothing compared to Sylvie.
"What is your problem Sylvie?! YOU left Oliver, YOU messed up, just because you can't get him back, doesn't mean he can't have anyone else!" I got up and yelled back at her. All the anger I had could not be held. She crossed the line and made me feel honestly terrible.
Sylvie had anger in her eyes and I knew I hit a soft spot, but she needed to hear it. "Wrong Chang, you're doing exactly the same." Sylvie said as her eyes narrowed down.
"What?!" I asked shocked and with tears starting in my eyes, but I'm not about to break down in front of her. If I can survive a bludger accident, I can live through this.
"You know exactly what I mean. It's quite simple really, you, Oliver, and Terrence. Oh-dear, someone might get hurt, I guess your life really isn't all sunshine and daisies!"
I wanted to just shout out everything, to clear me of all of this, all this talk of Terrence, Oliver, and me. They have no clue what's going on and when news hits, trouble's going to start. It was just too much, I got up, turned my back and ran right out of the Great Hall, tears starting to stream out of my eyes. I continued running, not watching where I was going, I was too angry, too upset to deal with everything. But it wasn't before long till I ran into something or someone. I nearly knocked that person over if he/she didn't have such great balance. I looked up, tears blurring my vision but I could clearly see that it was Oliver.
"Cho?" he asked, obviously surprised. I tried to turn away to hide my tears, but I knew he could already see. I was about to run the opposite direction, away from him, but before I took another step, I felt his hand grab mine and pulled me back.
"Oliver, don't-just let me go!" I shouted, I didn't want to sound mean but I was so upset and angry and I guess Oliver must've realized and understood.
"No Cho, you can't just run" He said as he pulled me in and held me in his arms, and for a few minutes I just stayed there, head buried into his chest and wrapped in his arms. Safe, warm, and protected.
A/N: Hey, sorry for the late update, I've been really busy with school. I hope you guys like this chapter-I know, a bit dramatic. There will be more of Terrence, Oliver, and Cho. Thanks for all the reviews! I love reading them! Please continue, any flames, comments, suggestions, questions, etc. Thanks (
Nunce- I love the sweet Oliver too ( LilAznPinky525-Glad you like the Oliver/Cho coupling! BoPeep-Glad you like it! ( PokElilpupE-I'm happy you like the cologne idea hehe and I'll try to update more often. Carmel-Thanks for the great compliment! ( I really appreciate it, don't worry, it's not the end yet, and about Cho and Oliver, they'll be facing some obstacles-see what happens, I'll try to update more. Cho-Wood-Good guess on the whole Love-triangle! It surprised me how you figured it out because I got your review the day after I finished writing/editing this chapter.
**Thanks for the reviews, I really appreciate it!**
(A/N at the bottom)
The sun's rays hit my eyelids and I started to wake. As I sat up on the bed (I was still in the hospital wing) and rubbed my eyes, something caught my attention, there was a mountain of gifts sitting at the foot of my bed and on the nightstand next to my bed. There were beautiful bouquets of red roses to the right and stock loads of my favorite candies-chocolate frogs, levitating sherbert balls, and Droobles Best Blowing Gum. There were even balloons in the corner bewitched to change colors and flash the words 'get well soon'. My eyes grew big and I nearly jumped out of the bed in excitement before the pain came back on my left side. I stumbled a bit but before I could get up again, I heard a light pecking on the window. I turned my head to take a look, and sure enough, right outside the window perched a great brown barn owl with a rolled up parchment tied onto one of its legs.
I opened up the window and patted the owl on the head then went in to free the owl of the parchment.
Dear Cho,
I hope you like the gifts I had sent over. I also hope you feel better and recover soon. There's also something else I'd like to say, but I rather say it to you in person. Please meet me at the lake around noon tomorrow.
-T.H.
"T.H." I thought to myself, clueless of who it could be. But before I could think about it any further the hospital door swung open and walked in was the brown haired, wide-eyed, Kim.
"Cho! You're up!" Kim said ecstatically.
"Kim!" I shouted back with a smile on my face.
"Whoa! Where did all this come from?" Kim asked, her brown eyes larger than ever. But before I could explain about the letter I had just received, Kim wandered over to the nightstand where the flowers were and picked up a ripped piece of parchment that I supposed I hadn't noticed. "Oliver?" Kim asked still staring at the piece of parchment in her hands.
"What?" I asked a bit confused as I walked over to Kim and grabbed the parchment from her hands.
Cho,
Sorry I had to leave you, Madam Pomfrey is kicking me out, says I've been here too long. I guess I'll just visit you later. Get well soon. Maybe even bump into you at the Quidditch pitch again-just joking :) -Oliver W.
"Oliver..oh! I forgot! He was in here to visit me yesterday." I shouted as I slowly began to recall our meeting.
"Oliver was here?" Kim asked full of interest, "So Sylvie was right, you and Oliver.."
"Are just friends!" I said before Kim could finish her sentence. Even though Kim is my best friend, she does happen to jump into conclusions a lot. But honestly, I don't like Oliver..right? Well..he does have those adorable brown eyes and that sweet yet sexy smile, and not to mention that adorable accent. Wait..do I like Oliver? Besides, even if I did like him, he wouldn't like me back..would he? With all these questions jumping around in my mind, I forgot Kim was still standing there raising one eyebrow at me.
"I don't know Cho, it is a bit curious why you had Oliver's cloak the other day and now this" she said raising the parchment in her hand.
"Kim, he just lent me his cloak the night before, I bumped into him at the Quidditch pitch and it was cold, and so he gave it to me."
"Awww, that's so sweet!!" Kim said with an innocent smile across her face. She was always one of the romantic types.
"Kim, it's not like that.." I tried to explain
"Cho, don't deny it, I've known you since day one, and plus, he's not that bad looking you know" Kim finished with a smirk. I just looked down at my feet, not ready to admit that maybe I did like Oliver. Just then Kim grabbed the parchment (the one from the owl) from my right hand.
"And what's this?" Kim asked as she unrolled the parchment. I forgot I even had that, but before I could stop Kim, it was too late, her eyes twinkled as she read each word.
"It's not Oliver, if that's what you're thinking" I said trying to prevent any more suspicion about him and me.
"Cho, I'm not stupid, it says 'T.H.', it could only be Terrence Higgs"
"Terrence?" I asked a bit surprised.
"Of course! I told you he was asking about you the other day, remember?" Kim said in one of those 'I told you so' tones.
"But still..Terrence wouldn't get me all of this" I said still trying to figure this whole thing out.
"What do you mean? The boy's only been looking at you since the beginning of the year and he is filthy rich." Kim had a point, he was rich and it's not the first time that I've heard he's into me. But Terrence was just not my type.
"Whatever, well, we ought to go, I don't want to miss anymore classes than I've already have. The makeup work is going to kill me!" I said trying to change the subject.
"Fine, besides, I think Marty and the rest are waiting for us at the Great Hall for lunch" Kim said as she handed me back the parchment, supposedly from Terrence. I slipped the two pieces of parchment into the pocket of my robe. "What about all your stuff?" Kim asked eyeing all the gifts.
"Uhh..I'll come back for it later"
**The Great Hall**
Joining everyone at the Ravenclaw table I grabbed for some bread rolls as people asked me about my fall during the Quidditch match.
"Its not too bad" I said as I took a bite of the roll, "Just hurts a little now and then"
Everything was going fine till Sylvie decided to join us. She took a seat to the right of me.
"Hello Sylvie" I greeted her. But no reply, just a snide nod and she turned her head.
"What's wrong with her?" I whispered to Kim, who sat to the left of me.
"Ignore her. Some people's been saying she's not so happy about finding you with Oliver's cloak" Kim replied
"What? Why would she care, besides, I thought she was over him. It was her who cheated on him." I shot back, as Kim tried to shush me.
"Go figure, besides you know Sylvie, she's the jealous type. Remember her and Rhonda when Rhonda went to the ball with Landen? Not pretty.." I nodded and went back on eating.
"What's this Chang?" Sylvie asked loud enough for the whole table to hear, as she grabbed for the piece of parchment sticking out of my pocket.
"Nothing Sylvie, give it back" I shot at her.
"Hmm..I wonder what it must say, its obviously making you quite defensive" Sylvie said with a snarl. She started to unfold the parchment. I tried to grab it away from her but she pulled back and it was too late. She only had one of them..good, wait, which one? I thought to myself.
"Cho, Sorry I had to leave you, Madam Pomfrey is kicking me out, says I've been here too long. I guess I'll see you later. Get well soon. Maybe even bump into you at the Quidditch pitch again-just joking, Oliver W." Sylvie read. After she read the letter, immediately there were whispers and chatter. Sylvie shot me a nasty look but satisfied that I looked humiliated. I felt my face turn red, Ravenclaws were smart, but they're also full of gossip.
"Aww, that's lovely! You two would rather make a grand couple" Mary said with a twinkling in her eyes.
"Wood and Chang?!" Sean (Ravenclaw 4th year) said a bit surprised, "better congratulate him on this one. I could've sworn Terrence was the one who had a thing for you Cho."
"No, it's not like that-" I tried to explain, but people just disregarded it. This is just horrible, everyone's suspecting something of Oliver, and me if Oliver finds out..I can't imagine what'd he think of me after this. With elbows on the table, I put my hands over my forehead. Through the chatter I could hear Kim trying to explain and clear things up, but it wasn't helping.
"Sneaking off to see Wood at the Quidditch pitch eh? What would Oliver want to do with you Chang? You don't honestly believe that after me, he'd want someone like you, do you?" Sylvie sneered. I gave her a hateful stare and then realized just how much prettier she was than me. He was tall, thin, and gorgeous. With her beautiful brownish-blond hair down to mid back. If it weren't for her attitude, she'd be perfect. And it made me also see that she was right..Oliver would never want me after he had her. I'm just little sweet Cho Chang-nothing compared to Sylvie.
"What is your problem Sylvie?! YOU left Oliver, YOU messed up, just because you can't get him back, doesn't mean he can't have anyone else!" I got up and yelled back at her. All the anger I had could not be held. She crossed the line and made me feel honestly terrible.
Sylvie had anger in her eyes and I knew I hit a soft spot, but she needed to hear it. "Wrong Chang, you're doing exactly the same." Sylvie said as her eyes narrowed down.
"What?!" I asked shocked and with tears starting in my eyes, but I'm not about to break down in front of her. If I can survive a bludger accident, I can live through this.
"You know exactly what I mean. It's quite simple really, you, Oliver, and Terrence. Oh-dear, someone might get hurt, I guess your life really isn't all sunshine and daisies!"
I wanted to just shout out everything, to clear me of all of this, all this talk of Terrence, Oliver, and me. They have no clue what's going on and when news hits, trouble's going to start. It was just too much, I got up, turned my back and ran right out of the Great Hall, tears starting to stream out of my eyes. I continued running, not watching where I was going, I was too angry, too upset to deal with everything. But it wasn't before long till I ran into something or someone. I nearly knocked that person over if he/she didn't have such great balance. I looked up, tears blurring my vision but I could clearly see that it was Oliver.
"Cho?" he asked, obviously surprised. I tried to turn away to hide my tears, but I knew he could already see. I was about to run the opposite direction, away from him, but before I took another step, I felt his hand grab mine and pulled me back.
"Oliver, don't-just let me go!" I shouted, I didn't want to sound mean but I was so upset and angry and I guess Oliver must've realized and understood.
"No Cho, you can't just run" He said as he pulled me in and held me in his arms, and for a few minutes I just stayed there, head buried into his chest and wrapped in his arms. Safe, warm, and protected.
A/N: Hey, sorry for the late update, I've been really busy with school. I hope you guys like this chapter-I know, a bit dramatic. There will be more of Terrence, Oliver, and Cho. Thanks for all the reviews! I love reading them! Please continue, any flames, comments, suggestions, questions, etc. Thanks (
Nunce- I love the sweet Oliver too ( LilAznPinky525-Glad you like the Oliver/Cho coupling! BoPeep-Glad you like it! ( PokElilpupE-I'm happy you like the cologne idea hehe and I'll try to update more often. Carmel-Thanks for the great compliment! ( I really appreciate it, don't worry, it's not the end yet, and about Cho and Oliver, they'll be facing some obstacles-see what happens, I'll try to update more. Cho-Wood-Good guess on the whole Love-triangle! It surprised me how you figured it out because I got your review the day after I finished writing/editing this chapter.
**Thanks for the reviews, I really appreciate it!**