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My life is now a house of mirrors.
I mean this in a purely metaphorical sense of course , because it's like I'm in some insane alternate universe where things are opposite from what they should be.
1st off , as of right now I hate quidditch . And I'm not even technically on the team ! First match of the season is coming up . Us verses Ravenclaw, and I don't even think Wood has slept . Seriously , he's out of control , he said it's his last year to win the championship , which I understand . Doesn't mean he has to work the team until we're forced to soak in ice cubes after every training session! He actually had the nerve to row with Kareana the other day . He told her she should stop wearing so much make up to practice , because it can "impair her vision" and after all she was supposed to be a beater not a " corner dwelling lady of the night". While I agree that Kareana makes her self up just a little bit more then necessary , it's not nearly drastic enough to accuse her of prostitution . I thought she was going to quit the team after he said it , but luckily she just started yelling at everyone. Actually I'm not even sure what it was she was saying , mostly it just sounded like curse words.
Then of course that night Rose yelled at Jordan , because he had apparently "finally crossed the line" by making Kareana have a "nervous breakdown." (Which I'm pretty sure escalated to her dumping her makeup drawer out of the dormitory window , and concluded with her crawling around the grounds in the dark trying to find it all.)
" Jordan , it's quidditch!" Rose snapped, "It's not an army ,so you cant dictate the way a person looks , if she wants to wear her make up she should be allowed too , it's never bothered you in the past!"
" Actually Rose it has, he's hinted several times that she should wear less makeup to practices , but I think she just pretends not to hear him." Decklin said bravely .
We all watched as Rose and Wood raised their eyebrows in his direction . The only person that had ever interrupted their argument before was James , but that wasn't ever all that effective . Actually I think James was offended that they didn't scream at Decklin to shut his bloody mouth, since that was their usual reaction to interruptions.
" I'm the Capitan Rose, that means that I have the authority to dictate what ever the bloody hell I want if it will benefit the team . I really don't understand why your even questioning this , why do you even care?" Wood demanded.
" Because she and Kareana have become friends , since she is not longer speaking to Leahah since she started having a sexual relationship with Albus , so now she feels that she must defend her ." Decklin explained.
James and I started giggling as Al's face turned a deep red.
See him and Leahah decided to become " friends with benefits " , and Rose (knowing how that would turn out) tried to talk them out of it . Well , it ended up in a row and Rose hasn't spoken to either of them for a good week. The rest of us took less offence to the relationship and just found it very , very funny. Much like the row we were now witnessing.
" My point Jordan is that you need to take it down a few notches , your acting like a crazed dictator!" Rose exclaimed.
" HHHow am I being a crazed dictator , I'm just doing my job as a Capitan !!!"
" He has a point Rose, " Decklin interjected once again " If he was a crazed dictator he probably would have threatened Kareana with death , he merely just asked her to wear less make up."
Rose sighed and looked back and forth from Jordan to Decklin .
" Fine " she said " I give up , you're a Capitan I get it . I just wish you'd calm down a bit."
" Ok " Jordan said " I know you don't understand why I'm acting like this , it just means a lot to me . But .... I'll try to "calm down" alright ?"
Rose nodded and they hugged , and everything was better . It seems that having Decklin around can really help things . I know I've gotten a lot closer to him recently. He's nice to talk to Decklin is. Very objective , he never sugar coats things , and he has a pretty good grasp on reality . He and I sometimes stay down on the pitch for a while after practice and chat.
I tell him about my family and Austin . And sometimes he tells me stuff. Like I found out that , he lives with his uncle most of the time because his father is one of the coaches of the Tutshill Tornados. He's never told me about his mum ( so I never asked ) but I assume he doesn't ever see her. He has an older sister named Danielle , she models and has been in a few advertisements that have run in the prophet. The reason he talks like he does , is because his Aunt is very strict , in her house you must use manners , you cant use slang , and you absolutely cant curse. The last girlfriend he had was his neighbor when he was 10 , but he doesn't remember her name , and he's terrified of Dogs.
Really Decklin's become a best friend , besides Austin that is , who I'm still getting closer too. Thankfully Wood banning him from anything quidditch associated didn't prevent me from hanging out with him. We're together as much as we can be , whenever we have time . Sometimes we'll go down to the kitchens. I found out that he can actually cook rather well, which is pretty impressive. Usually , if the weather is nice we just hang out on the grounds . Like the other day , we walked over to the whomping Willow I got to tell the epic tale of the marauders , which he found very entertaining.
I'm really glad Austin and I have formed this nifty little friendship of ours , even if it is a bit out of the blue . The only thing I'm afraid of is getting TOO close to him , if you know what I mean. I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about him , and I know that sounds crazy because speaking objectively he is everything I've ever wanted in a guy , but I'm just not sure if I want to risk ruining everything we have. Plus I'm almost positive he doesn't feel that way for me .
So as of right now My best friends are Decklin and Austin , Rose's best friend is Kareana ( cause she's not talking to Leahah), James is still dating a girl who's irrationally annoying brain could not be personified by Celestina Warbeck's most bubbly love song , and I have a new enemy.
Scorpius Malfoy.
While we were not friends before , we seemed to have gained a lot of hostility recently . Mostly because he's determined to be the biggest prick to ever walked the halls of Hogwarts . He shows up randomly throughout the day , always finding things to make little comments about , trying to instigate a fight with me .
I've found out that he's afraid of Kareana . Not that I blame him , when we ran into him in the hall the day after she stunned him outside the quidditch pitch she told him she'd remove every single one of his toes with a dull knife if she ever caught him around our practice again. That threat was pretty effective because if I'm with Kareana, Malfoy is no where to be seen.
I haven't told anyone about his incessant harassment . Not Austin , not Decklin , not Rose , and especially not James . Hugo has a suspicion , Kareana told me he asked her to ask me why Malfoy is always glaring at me . I told her that he's always done that , so I guess that was good enough for Hugo because he dropped it .
Malfoy's not the only Slytherin that's been causing problems lately though .
Nick Layndon has been writing to Rose , and the worst part about that is , she didn't tell me !
I heard it from Decklin . She said she didn't tell me because she was trying to ignore it , and involving anyone in the family wouldn't do much to make it go away. I couldn't argue with that , because that's how I felt about Scorpius . But if James or Al or Hugo , or Merlin forbid , Jordan ever found out Layndon would be in the hospital , no questions asked.
A part of me really wants to tell them , because Layndon is crossing lines . I know that now , after what I saw today. Rose and I were in the library. She was ( like a good cousin) helping me with the massive amount of homework I had been trying to pretend didn't exist .
" Lily , this would be so much easier if you would just stop procrastinating and ......oh you have got to be kidding me ."
I noticed her staring off over my shoulder, and when I turned around my eyes met with none other then Nick Layndon , heading right towards us .
" Shall I go and fetch Wood ?" I asked , smiling brightly .
" Lily stop it ." she snapped trying to hide her face , as if that would prevent her ex boyfriend from recognizing her .Real shame that plan didn't work out .
" Evening Rose " Layndon said awkwardly " Potter " he added curtly .
"Hello Nick ." Rose said politely .
" uhhh I need to talk to you ." Layndon whispered to her .
" So go ahead and talk ." I said , leaning back and looking at him .
He glared " I meant alone ."
" Actually I'd be more comfortable if Lily was here." Rose said
I smiled triumphantly as he huffed and pulled out a chair .
" Okay , I think we need to talk about some things ." he began .
" What kind of things? " Rose interrupted , " because I'm pretty sure we settled all that needed to be settled at the end of last year ."
" No we didn't ." he said " I know you still have feelings for me Rose , I can see it . Things aren't the same with Wood and you know it . I realize I messed up , that I hurt you , but what we had was –"
" Stop!" Rose said " Nick , what we had was absolutely fake . You never cared about me , I was a notch on your bedpost _"
" It wasn't like that ."
" Like hell it wasn't . I'm not as easy as I let you think I am Nick , I overlooked a lot of things that you did because you were all I had . I can see you only want me back because your alone-"
"That's ridiculous , do you really think I'd come over here and make a fool out of myself in front of Potter if I didn't honestly care about you ?" Layndon demanded.
Rose was silent for a second . I got scared because she looked like she was contemplating what he was saying , like she actually believed him.
"Even if that were true " she said in a small voice " Jordan is the best thing that ever happened to me , even when you and I were together –"
"So you did cheat on me then?" Layndon asked looking affronted .
" No , but I've loved Jordan since I was like 13 , even you couldn't change that ."
Layndon snorted " He's got you deluded Rose , you've forgotten everything we had , everything we shared –"
" No , Nick I haven't forgotten anything , and the thing we shared isn't helping your case any."
" He was your rebound, and he was there when I broke your heart I get that –"
" Nick" Rose said sharply standing up " I'm done talking "
" Well I'm not" he said , standing up and moving around the table towards her .
I instinctively reached for my wand as Rose started backing away from him .
" Nick , please just leave ." She snapped.
" Rosie why cant you just give me a chance , didn't I prove that love makes the world go round?" he winked .
" So do tequila shots , what's your point ?" She said , her eyes darkening with disgust .
I'm assuming that this portion of the conversation was in reference to the drunken broom closet sex , that Rose never told me about until the end of the summer. Actually the drunkenness was mostly one-sided. Layndon pretty much took advantage of her and that makes him bringing it into that conversation ten times worse.
" My point is " he said , invading her personal space " You wouldn't have to get over me , if you were still under me."
Rose flushed , but otherwise looked appalled and pushed him away from her .
" Stop now ." she said fiercely.
" You know it's true " he whispered .
" She said stop Layndon! " I insisted.
" Stay out of this Potter , we're having a grown up conversation ." Layndon snapped .
" Nick I'm serious Stop-"
" OI! "
We all jumped as we heard a thick Irish accent .
" Are you having a difficult time grasping the definition of stop Layndon ?" Decklin asked , raising his eyebrows in a way that made him look pretty intimidating . Rose and I were shocked , I'd never pegged Decklin to be a confrontational guy , but he definitely had a very Wood-ish demeanor , which I think Layndon picked up on.
" Well if it isn't mini Wood " Layndon Crooned " you lot having a threesome now?" he sneered at Rose.
" Layndon I don't know you very well , and I'm not aware of exactly what happened between you an Rose last year , but I know how Wood regards you and I know how he cares for Rose , So I think it's acceptable to conclude that it was bad. So right now as someone who also cares for Rose I'm going to have to ask you to do as she asks and leave."
Layndon stared at him " Did you swallow up a dictionary ?"
" Your not funny Layndon " I snapped " Now get the hell outta here ."
" I'm here talking to ROSE, so both of you can just butt the hell out ." he snapped .
" Well it seems that Rose doesn't want to talk to you , which is understandable because you seem to be very demanding and obnoxious , two things that Rose isn't . So it would probably be in your best interest to leave ."
" So your threatening me now Krueger ?" Layndon hissed " didn't think you were the type. Damn Rose , you really have a habit of getting dumb Gryffindor quidditch players to eat out of the palm of your hand, granted this ones not as dumb as Wood , but I guess that doesn't matter long as you spread your le-"
BAM
Layndon dove out of the way of a curse that hit the bookshelf behind him .
" You don't want me as your enemy Krueger ." Layndon huffed , as me and Rose stared ,stunned at Decklin who still had his wand raised .
"I wouldn't want it any other way Layndon , now that I've heard the vile that comes out of your mouth ."
Nick stood up and glared at all of us , he looked like he wanted to say something or fight back , but instead he just turned around shaking his head and left the library.
" Damn Decklin ." I said , beaming at him.
He smiled lightly and pocketed his wand . " Are you alright Rose?" he asked.
"Yeah " she said , though it looked tears were brimming her eyes " Decklin I'm so sorry you had to get involved in that."
" It wasn't your fault. " he said consolingly , looking at her with more concern then I've ever seen him look at anything ( even his beaters bat the time he broke it in half ).
" Let's just go back to the common room " I said " We'll see if Wood's there."
Rose nodded and started to grab her stuff .
" Would you like me to help you?" Decklin asked.
" No" Rose mumbled , still sounding like she was about to cry " No , I'm fine ."
I wondered about her reaction the entire way back to the common room . I mean Layndon had said some things that were awful , but usually she doesn't let them get to her .And Decklin , well he was proving to be following in the exact same footsteps as Wood had . But that wasn't necessarily a good thing was it ? I mean there are some things that Decklin isn't gonna be able to do exactly like Wood, as of right now getting the girl is one of them , considering were talking about the same girl . This could definitely get messy .
When we got to the common room Wood and James were sitting by the fire talking to Corbin.
They looked up as we walked towards them . Wood was starring at Rose , as if he knew something was wrong . She walked over and sat down next to him without saying a word .
" Uh , we had a little conversation with Layndon." I said .
Their heads all snapped up .
" Of course you did" Corbin said " because Merlin forbid we go one day without some kind of issue with one of the slytherin slime balls ."
I looked over and saw Wood whispering in Rose's ear , she was shaking her head and her eyes started to glaze over .
" What happened ?" James asked , ignoring Rose and Wood .
" Well he wanted to talk to Rose , he started telling her all this bullocks about loving her and such , and then when he didn't leave Decklin stepped in and-"
" Tell me you knocked him on his ass Krueger!" James said with a smile.
Decklin hesitated " Uh , yes technically I did ."
James whooped and punched the air , " It's official Krueg , you are superman!"
Corbin and I laughed , as Decklin blushed and looked over at Wood and Rose .
Rose looked as though she had calmed down , whatever Wood had said to her had obviously done the trick .
Wood , despite being unmistakably angry ( and probably desiring to dismember a certain slytherin) reached his hand out to Decklin.
" Thanks for having my back mate." He said .
There was a flicker of hesitation before he took Wood's hand , and nodded " Not a problem ".
" Hey Wood , is it legal for Decklin to wear a cape during the match ?" James asked suddenly.
This loosened up the little bit of tension that was in the room and we all sat down and laughed.
Decklin spent the next hour staring into the fire , while I recapped the story to Hugo and Al , when they showed up. Rose and Wood disappeared to go off on a walk , and James and Corbin set to work making a cape , while Leahah obnoxiously critiqued their " sewing" skills as often as she could .
I was due to meet Austin to hang out on the grounds , but I didn't want to leave just yet . Decklin's reaction today and the hesitation to accept Wood's thank you had confirmed my suspicion . He had a thing for Rose . And it appeared that it was getting to him , he looked exactly how Wood had this time last year , staring into the fire all moodily while Rose was off with someone else. Now I don't think his feelings for her are nearly as profound as Wood's are. But sometimes I think crushes are more dangerous then actual love , infatuation can eat away at you.
" Hey Decklin" I said .
He looked up at me " Yes Lily?"
" You wanna go for a walk with me ?"
He looked taken aback for a second , but nodded and stood up, following me from the portrait hole .
" So where are we walking to ?" He asked .
" We're meeting Austin .. or well I was supposed to but I need to talk to you so I want you to come along ."
" What do you need to talk to me about?" He asked though I'm sure he already knew the answer .
" You fancy Rose don't you Decklin?"
He stared in front of him for a minute, as if wondering whether he could lie to me. Just as he was about to speak Austin ran up behind us .
" I was just coming to find you" he said to me " What the hell happened , Layndon came back screaming about "mini Wood".
" That's me " Decklin declared .
" Yeah I figured that ." Austin said , catching his breath " What did you do?"
" He was being extremely rude to Rose , and when she asked him to stop he didn't , so I just ..... stepped in." Decklin explained .
" Yeah well you'd better watch yourself for the next few days " Austin advised " they think they cant get one up on you since you're a year younger then them ."
" Don't worry, they cant ." Decklin said simply .
Austin smirked at him , and I snapped my fingers to get their attention.
" We have a bigger problem here." I said.
" What?" Austin asked .
" Well he hasn't confirmed it but I'm pretty sure that Decklin is crushing on Rosie ." I said .
Austin raised his eyebrows at Decklin who blushed. " Look " he said , in a very business-like tone " yes, I am attracted to Rose , BUT I would never act on it because I respect both her and Jordan far to much to ruin their happiness. I'm not blind I see that they're meant for each other , these feelings I have for her will pass."
" Yeah but it hurts you." I said .
" It would hurt them worse if they knew ." he said solemnly .
"We just need to find you a girl mate ." Austin chirped, obviously trying to lighten the mood .
" I'm no good at that kind of stuff." Decklin admitted .
" We'll help you " I said , and Austin nodded " I don't want to see you depressed Decklin , so we'll help you anyway we can."
He sighed and nodded.
And just like that Austin and I had a new project.
I know it's been forever and I'm really sorry, I also know this story is going slow , but that's only because I have a lot in store for it and I'm planning on it being rather long. I promise it will pick up soon though.
I definitely quoted Nick and Norah's infinate playlist , if anyone caught that .
But anywayyyyyyy reviews would be great..... What do you think I have planned ? What would you like to see happen? Anything you have to say , id love to hear it
Thanks for reading
