This chapter was written for Dustfinger's cheering section. Oh, and by the way, Dustfinger as in from the Inkheart books? I love those. Any who, thanks for your reviews! I'm loving all of them! On to the next chapter.

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Chap 7

Was that Lyra hugging Harry Potter? I mean, how many guys can a girl like. First Draco, now Harry? How could she do this to me? Doesn't she know that I love her? Can't she tell? How could she not? Could she not see that I wanted this fake relationship to become more permanite? I mean, we were the talk of the school, no one could shut up about our dating. I saw the glares all the guys were sending me, their jeliousy clear on their faces. Did she not know what power she had over them? Over me?

"So…you're alive." She commented, coming to stand in front of me.

"Yes, and you veren't at the first task." I replied coldly. I didn't mean for it to sound that mean, but hell, I was bloody mad. Why wasn't she there? Did she not realize how bloody scared I was? How much I needed her to be there with me?

"Soory, I just didn't want to see anyone get hurt." She said, her voice growing angry. So she skipped the first task because she was worried for Harry? Was this happening? Was the girl I loved completely in love with my oponent?

"Vell you don't haff to very. Harry vas perfectly fine." I replied before I spun around and charged down the hall towards the Slytherin common room. Why the hell did I just say that to her? Why was I so bloody mean? I felt a knott form in my stomach as any hope I had with her just vanished. She would probably never want to talk to me again and I couldn't blame her. I mean, who was I to keep her from Harry? She should be with the one she loved. She deserved love.

When I reached the common room I could feel Adon sit down beside me on the couch. He placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder and tried to tell me it was going to be fine. What a sack of lies. It wouldn't be fine. It would never be fine again. I just drove away the woman I loved. I put my head in my hands, feeling tears well up in my eyes and trying my hardest to hold them back.

I heard the common room door open but didn't look up. I didn't want to see her again. I didn't want to see the hated look in her eyes. I was upset. Not just sad, but disappointed, angry, jelious. Why couldn't she just love me back? Was it so hard to love someone like me?

"Uh, Viktor?" I Her soft voice called, I didn't move, I didn't dare look at her now. How could I face her? I was either going to explode from anger, or burst out in tears any second, and I didn't want her to witness any of it. "Can I talk to you?" She asked. I didn't know who she was asking until I heard Adon get up and leave with Theodor.

"Viktor look-" She began, but I cut her off. I refused to sit here and listen to her try to defend herself. Afterall, there was nothing she had to say. If she wanted to be with someone else I couldn't stop her. I looked up to meet her eyes. Was it possible that they looked kind of…sad?

"Don't. You don't haff to explain anything to me." I told her truthfully, my voice sounding a little hard.

"But Viktor-" She started again but I stopped her. I didn't want to sit hear and listen to her tell me how she hated me, how she didn't love me, how she was in love with another man.

"No! I told you! You don't haff to tell me anything." I repeated.

"Viktor you are my pretend boyfriend and you will hear what I have to say!" She screeched, her whole person looking enraged. I was a little shocked. I mean, she's never really exploded like that before. Must be her womanly hormones.

"You're so stupid Viktor! You know that? Do you know how stupid you are sometimes! I mean geez! A girl can't even talk to you!" She went on angrily, I watched as her anger subsided before I responded.

"Vell, do you haff something to say or not?" I prodded gently, only to be given a death glare that made me close my mouth.

"Listen Viktor…without interrupting…" she added for good measure. "I don't know why you're so upset with me right now, but I don't really care either." her words harsh, "All I know is that sometimes you are so bloody annoying and I can't stand you! I mean really Viktor! How can someone be so bloody irritating! But then other times you're not so annoying and then you're really nice and…" she ranted. Did she just say I was nice…well, sometimes at least? That was a good sign…right?

"Go on." I said, wanting her to continue with her little nagging.

"I said don't interrupt me! You see what I mean! So bloody annoying…" she said to herself. "Anyway, what I'm trying to tell you, is that maybe we could try to maybe try to be kinda sorta like friends?" She wanted me to be my friend? After all I just said to her and did to her she wanted to be my friend? A friend. That was a good enough start. I mean, she skipped right over the whole being civil thing and went straight to friends! Oh the joyous days!

"You vant to be friends vith me?" I questioned, a little confused. She nodded her head yes, watching intently for my reaction. I could feel myself smiling brightly at the idea but covered it carefully with a cough and tried my hardest not to let her see how happy I was.

"Right, vell, okay then." I said, looking around the room hesitantly before engulfing her in a bear hug. She relaxed against me right away and I never wanted to move.

"I love you Viktor." she whispered quietly and I wondered if she really said it. Did she just admit she loved me. I pulled back, thinking it best to look her in the eyes at that moment. I opened my mouth, prepared to say it back and what came after it, but the next words out of her mouth broke my heart. "I, uh, was just kidding." she said with a giant smile and a slight laugh. A joke? It was funny to her to tell a man who was hopelessly in love with her that she loved him back, only to say it was a joke? I stood up from the couch quickly, trying to hide my disappointment.

"Vell, ve must be getting to bed. Another task tomorrow. Ve vill need our rest." I said, walking carefully towards the boys dorm staircases, but not daring to break eye contact with her.

"I'll be there tomorrow." She said, causing me to smile brightly. At least she was going to be there for my this time. I nodded my head in approval before bounding up the steps and into the boys room.

"Have a good chat with Lyra?" Theodor asks as I walk into the room and plop down on the bed.

"Ja, a very good talk." I said, smiling brightly as I walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower.

That was easier then I thought.

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