A/N: Alright guys, there has been a change in plans. I'm going to be gone from today until Thursday! So, here's a little bit to hold you off until I can post again! Normally, I try to make my chapters at least 1000 words, but this one will probably be shorter, sorry!

Chapter 6: If They Don't Like It

Rhea POV:

Rhea and James were getting ready to go down to dinner. Since, their date, they could be seen together almost constantly. If their classmates hadn't picked up on this, they had to have been oblivious. Rhea had been getting nasty glares from a few girls that had made it known that they fancied James, but she ignored most of them.

With the exception of the glares and a few rude words about her, everything had been great. At least, until Rhea's friends pulled her off to the side one day after classes.

"What the hell is going on, Rhea?" Rachel Cameron, Rhea's old roommate demanded. "You've been hanging all over Potter all year and barely speaking to us at all. I mean, I understand that he's the Head Boy and all, but do you really have to throw yourself at him? It's trashy, I expected better from you."

Rhea was livid. "Excuse me? For one, I haven't been 'hanging all over him' or throwing myself at him! Yes, I have to spend time with him because he's Head Boy, but also because he's actually a nice person! I enjoy spending time with him. You haven't tried to spend any time with me either, Cameron. And as for trashy? I don't see my spending time with James is trashy."

"Do you think I, along with most of the school, see you snogging him at the Three Broomsticks? That's trashy, Thomas." Cameron took a step forward. "You were practically shagging him right there on the table."

"That's rubbish. If snogging someone you're on a date with is trashy, then you're the biggest slag in the school, Cameron. You know damn well that I wasn't shagging him on the table, practically or literally. What's your problem with him anyway?" Rhea demanded.

"He's the biggest manwhore in the school, Rhea! He's going to shag you and leave, just like he's done to countless other girls!" That was when Rhea remembered. Cameron had liked James back in their fifth year and he turned her down because she had been with his cousin Fred.

"It's none of your business, Cameron. I'm not asking for your approval." Rhea said before turning and walking away.

James POV:

"What you're saying is that Rachel Cameron is pissed off because we're together, but she won't admit it's because she's jealous?" James asked Rhea. She had come up to the dorm after her confrontation with Cameron.

"Pretty much. I mean, I knew that she had fancied you but I thought she'd gotten over it. Now, she's beyond angry with me because I'm with you. She thinks you're just going to shag me and leave." Rhea glanced down at the floor of their common room.

James dropped down on his knees in front of her, cupping her face in his hands and tilting it up to where she could look him in the eye. "Rhea, if I was going to shag you and leave, I would have been gone by now. I love you, and if they don't like it, they don't have to. We'll prove that it's different this time." He kissed her then, as gently as he could. It upset him that her friends thought he was going to use her, but there was nothing he could do about that right now. The only one who needed to know that he was there to stay was Rhea.

"James, I really care about you and I think-" Rhea started.

"You don't have to say it back just because I did, Rhea. If you ever tell me you love me, I want it to be because it's true and you feel it."

End Chapter.

A/N: Once again, sorry it's so short, but it does have significance and my boyfriend will be here shortly to pick me up so I have to finish packing! Hope you enjoyed it! Review!

Yours Truly,

Rae