*So I know it's been a month and I can explain…so I wrote this right after the last chapter but then I had the week before exams and then exams and to top it off for the past two weeks I have been volunteering out of state and left my computer at home! So now I remembered I hadn't posted this so here you lovely people go!*

Chapter 7:

I was caught off guard by the kiss. I didn't want to break away so I closed my eyes and kissed him back. I was in heaven, right then and there. I was so happy. This was my first kiss and it was with someone I loved who had said they loved me back.

As much as I didn't want the kiss to end, he broke away. I opened my eyes and looked up at him. He smiled at me. Before I could say anything he stopped me and spoke first.

"Maddie. I do love you. Would you like to be my girlfriend?"

I was a little surprised but I slowly nodded in response. In reply to me, he took my hands in his and placed a kiss upon my right hand. I blushed when he did and said:

"I don't think I'll ever stop blushing when you do that."

He simply smiled and said:

"I think it's cute when you blush."

"Really?"

"Yes I do." He took a step back and dropped my hands then looked at his watch then added, "We should probably head back to the Great Hall for dinner."

"Yea we probably should."

He started walking but looked back to me and held out a hand for me to take. I took his hand and we walked together to the Great Hall for dinner, but let go when we got close so others wouldn't notice anything. We walked over to our house tables and ate dinner. When that was done, I saw Gilbert and smiled at him just before Arthur came over to me and reminded me he wanted to talk. He held out a hand to me and I hesitantly took it as he led me to the courtyard and sat down on a bench.

I looked at him and asked:

"So what did you want to talk about?"

"Well, I just wanted to warn you about Gilbert. I advise you not to get too close to him."

"Why?"

"He has a habit of making a girl feel special and then leaving them for someone else pretty quickly and never talking to that girl again."

"Oh…well can't people change?"

"Yes, people can, but I'm not so sure about him. He's been like this for a while so-"

I cut him off.

"If someone were to come along and change his habit…would you be surprised?"

"I think I'd be more than a little surprised if that was able to happen by the end of this school year."

"Hm. Okay I was just wondering. Is that all?"

"Yes that was all. Well I must go find your brother. If you ever need me, you know where to find me."

"Yes. Goodnight."

As he got up and left I silently made a vow that I would be the one to change him. I had an idea that it could work, Gilbert would just have to be willing to change as well.