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I'm not J.K. Rowling... Wish I was though... Just saying...
Chapter 5:
Cassandra's POV
The remainder of my week passed by in a blur filled with strange looks, boys hitting on me rather than asking for homework help, girls glaring at me, and Albus ignoring me like I was the plague. That last one really hurt me the most. I would walk up to him trying to get him to talk to me but as soon as he saw me he'd get this look on his face and sprint off in the opposite direction.
*sigh*
Before I knew it, it was Saturday the day of our Hogsmeade trip and my date with Lorcan. GREAT. I was sitting up in the dorm room while Rose was practically falling into my trunk, throwing clothes all over the room trying to find the "perfect" outfit for my date.
She wanted to make Lorcan "drown in his own drool" once he gets a good look at my "drop dead outfit" and as an added bonus make Albus "squirm like a jellyfish" and wish that he was in Lorcan's place. Do not ask me what goes on in the insane mind that is my best friend Rose Weasley.
She finally picked something out, a baby blue dress that she bought me for my birthday over summer, and did my make-up before shoving me out of the tower.
I couldn't help the trickle of fear seeping down my spine and all the 'what-ifs'. What if he changes his mind? What if this is some sort of cruel joke he's playing on me? What if he tries to pressure me into something I don't want? What-if… what-if…
And then I was standing right in front of him in the Great Hall.
"Whoa! Cassandra you look spectacular."
I flushed brightly, "Thanks Lorcan. So are we going?"
"Oh right! I think you're going to really like this, all the girls I go out with do. I got us a reservation at Madame Puddifoot's, you know that place that girls like to go on dates? Well yeah my mom went to school with the owner, Ms. Patil, and so I was able to get a reservation because I have connections." He smiled, puffing out his chest in an 'I'm-so-superior' way. All I wanted to do was barf. I hated Madame Puddifoot's with a burning passion, only a stupid ditz would want to go there for a date, and the fact that Lorcan was acting like a pompous git, saying he has "connections" just grated on my nerves.
"Wow Lorcan, that's exactly the kind of place I want to spend my Saturday afternoon. A small stuffy room that's overly perfumed, super pink and frilly with chandeliers that spout out Celina Warbeck hits and heart shaped confetti," I shot back at him sarcastically.
"I knew you would love this idea! Every girl does! I remember when I took Tamara Macmillan last year for Valentine's Day, she loved those little cupids that were flying everywhere." Wow… for a Ravenclaw this boy is dense. He wouldn't know sarcasm if it bit him in the butt.
I just rolled my eyes as he kept on blabbing about the many girls he took on dates and all the reasons he dumped them afterwards. This boy is such a tool.
Finally he stopped talking and before I could thank Merlin for this miracle I realized it was because he was opening the door to the tea shop. My first thought upon stepping inside was that it looked like a frilly pink monster had vomited all over the place. It was worse than I could ever imagine. The walls were a powder puff pink with photos of little cupids and hearts covering them. The crystal chandeliers were draped with pink and white silk scarves and were singing Celina Warbeck's latest hit "Key to My Heart". We were led to a table covered in a hideous fuchsia silk table cloth with doilies and a pink and white tea set. In the center was a huge crystal vase filled with sickeningly sweet-smelling roses. My eyes were burning from the sight and smell of it all.
Lorcan went on ahead and plopped himself down not even bothering to be a gentleman and pull my chair out for me. I sat down and he delved into a stupid story about how dumb it was that Professor Longbottom gave him an Acceptable on his paper on Whomping Willows. I stared out the window and got lost in my imagination…
His hands creeped around my waist and pulled me flush against his chest. I looked up to his face, opening my mouth to speak, but was quickly silenced by his lips crashing against mine. He kissed me passionately, his tongue tracing my lips begging me for entry. I parted my lips slightly and his tongue slipped into my mouth running along my teeth before tangling itself with mine.
Our kiss became more and more heated as our tongues fought for domination, his hands roaming all over my body, tracing small patterns across my back. My head was getting lighter with the need to breath and I pulled away drawing in a shuddering breath.
I looked deep into his shining green eyes and said, "Albus… I love you" I watched his lips form into a dazzling smile. He opened his mouth his voice softly forming the words I've waited ages to hear, "Cassie… I lo-"
CRASH!
I was startled from my daydream by the smashing of a plate… on Lorcan's head. He dropped to the ground like a rock. I turned in shock to see Albus flushed and angry in the face, his date standing right behind him fear evident in her eyes.
"WHAT THE HELL CASSIE! WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH HIM!" He grabbed me by the arm pulling me up out of my seat and dragging me towards the exit, leaving Lorcan unconscious on the ground and his date huffing in anger. As soon as we were outside he made me face him and continued on his rant. "I swear! Do you have any common sense! Did you realize that you were on a DATE with Lorcan Scamander the idiot who has been making fun of you since First Year? For someone who's so smart you sure are dumb."
The moment those words left his mouth he paled realizing the grave mistake he made. You see I can take a lot of things but if you make up so blatant a lie about me being dumb, I can be quite a force of nature, especially if I'm already peeved as it is and in that moment I just snapped.
"Who do you think you are to question my intelligence Mr. I-Got-A-Troll-On-My-Last-Potions-Project? I have much more common sense then you ever will and no shit I knew I was on a date with Lorcan! And it was going quite well until you ruined it by smashing a PLATE across his HEAD! And who on this BLOODY earth are you to have ANY place at all in who I choose to DATE! YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER, AND AFTER THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING ME THIS LAST WEEK I'M STARTING TO DOUBT YOU'RE MY FRIEND EITHER!"
"Oh so I can't worry about my friends and the company they decide to keep!"
"OF COURSE YOU CAN BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY RIGHT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! AND WHY DO YOU CARE ANYWAYS! LAST I CHECKED YOU WERE AVOIDING ME!"
"WELL YOU STILL CAN'T DATE SCAMANDER HE'S NO GOOD FOR YOU!"
"HE'S THE FIRST BOY TO EVER NOTICE THAT I'M A GIRL AND ASK ME OUT ON A DATE! EVEN IF IT WAS TO THE WORST SHOP IN ALL OF HOGSMEADE, AT LEAST HE NOTICED UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE!" We stood there facing each other panting after our shouting match. I stared at his flushed cheeks his chest rising with each breath. His tongue shot out to lick his slightly chapped lips, and then I just lost it.
I grabbed him by the front of his sweater and pulled him down, crashing my lips against his. Oh. My. Goodness. The feel of his lips against mine was better than I could ever dream it could be. I could feel the fireworks going off behind my closed eye lids. My heart was racing so fast it was about to jump out of my chest, and my stomach was twisting up in knots while doing some sort of dance routine similar to the Mamba.
And then my sanity decided to finally make its appearance.
What the hell are you doing!
My eyes shot open as I realized what I was doing. I quickly pulled away from him and searched his face for any sign that he felt the same thing I did. I didn't see anything.
"I-I didn't… I-I'm so-sorry… Oh Merlin…" I stuttered out, my heart breaking with each sound, before turning away and sprinting off back towards the castle.
How could you be so dumb? Of course he doesn't like you! He's only ever seen you as the goofy looking girl who desperately needed some friends... You never even had a chance...
I felt something wet sliding down my cheek, just as comprehension dawned on me. Albus doesn't love me back. I did all of this for nothing. I stopped running and collapsed to the ground allowing my emotions to overcome me.
And then I cried.
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Sorry that I haven't updated in a really long time I've just been super busy with school, finals, graduation and whole lot of other stuff. So thank you guys for being so patient with me and now that I'm on summer break I will hopefully be udating sooner and faster :D.
So there we have it the 5th chapter! Want to know what's going to happen next? Well so do I! Just be patient with me my lovely and spunktaculous readers and the next chapter should be up and running in no time! Have a wubulous day! :D