Last Chapter! I'm going to plan out a sequel, and probably write it next weekend. :) (it is sort of a cliff hanger... i guess) Let me know how you liked my story, and any suggestions I should keep in mind for the next one. Thanks for reading, everyone!

7.

"W-w-what?" Cedric said, his face turning a bright red.

"Were you dreaming about me?" Sofia asked.

"I don't know." He backed up a few steps.

"Do you ever dream about me?"

"Why are you asking me this?" he asked her.

Sofia sighed. Maybe he didn't have any romantic feelings for her. "Well, you said my name in your sleep, so it made me wonder." She looked down at her feet and tried to think of something else to say.

"Would it be a bad thing?" he asked.

"Would what?" Sofia looked back up at him, confused. When their eyes met he crossed his arms.

"If I dreamed about you," he said quietly. "I mean, it's normal and everything." He added.

"What are the dreams about?" Sofia asked, feeling the butterflies come alive in her stomach.

"Why do you care?" he countered.

Now it was her turn to be on the spot, she bit her lip. "I just wanted to know what you thought about me, I guess." She shrugged.

"I think that you're a Princess, and," he turned away to look at the door. "We probably shouldn't be having this conversation."

"Why not?" Sofia did not like where this conversation was heading.

"Because, you're a Princess, like I said, and I doubt your parents would approve of me," he gulped, "thinking about you." He finally looked at her again, Sofia closed the gap between them.

"Is that your way of telling me that you do like me?" She asked, hopeful.

"I-I, that isn't what I said." He said, looking down at her. Even though she was fully grown, he was still slightly taller.

"Because, I like you." There. She said it.

"Well, of course, we've become pretty good friends-" he started to say, but she interrupted him with a groan. He was being so difficult. She decided that if he wasn't going to let her tell him, she would show him. She leaned in, and kissed him. Behind his lips, Cedric let out a short murmur of surprise. But, he kissed her back. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him. Sofia started to feel light headed, so she pulled away.

"Now do you understand?" she smiled at him, feeling warm. He was still holding her.

"Yeah," he said. "but," he tensed and pushed her away. "It doesn't change what I said earlier."

"What?"

"Your parents would kill me," he clarified. "They would never approve."

"You don't know that." Sofia said, wishing he would just hold her again.

"No, but it's a good guess." He looked nervously back at the mirror. "I should go get the one back in your room."

"Leave it." She said, grabbing his hand. "That way we can see each other whenever we want." She smiled and continued, "I'll convince my parents, and until then we can just keep it a secret."

"A secret?" he echoed.

"Well, if you want to. You still haven't said whether or not you like me." She pointed out.

"Oh," he smiled at her and grabbed her by the waist again. Sofia gasped as he pulled her in for another kiss. He ran one hand through her hair, keeping the other one at her side. After a moment he pulled away, smirking at her. "I like you, Sofia. A lot."

They kissed for a while before Sofia finally said goodbye. Cedric showed her how to work the mirror transport spell, and gave her one of his spare wands. She had her own wand, from school, but she liked having one of his. When she was back into her room she carefully moved the mirror to her closet, as Cedric had suggested, and covered it with a spare bed sheet. Then she danced around her bed, and quietly said his name. They agreed to spend the afternoon together tomorrow, under the guise that he was teaching her magic. Not that anyone would suspect otherwise, but it seemed to ease his mind. She laughed and fell onto her bed. Her lips still felt warm, she touched them and thought about the way he had looked at her. So he did like her, that was now very obvious.

With a happy sigh she crawled into bed and buried herself under the covers. Tomorrow her parents would be home, and she'd talk to them. When they knew how strongly she felt, they'd give their blessing. It took quite a while for her to fall asleep, but when she did she dreamed of Cedric.