Chapter 7

Trinity and George stood holding hands in front of everybody. Aurora and Tom were so shocked that they disentangled themselves for the first time in ages..since they had been engaged, they had been like newlyweds (A/N: work it out for yourselves!) Kristi choked on her toast, and Malfoy thumped her on the back. "Jesus Christ, had a good night then?" Trinity and George did a brilliant impression of a Beetroot. "Erm, Yeah, it was ok thanks" she replied, as George wrapped his arms around her. As Kristi noticed, despite being covered in mud, he was really happy. They turned, and scuttled off out of the room giggling like school children. Kristi looked at Aurora and said "Oo-er!" and collapsed in laughter. Malfoy just looked at her. They had broken up, but were still really good friends. Strangely, it wasn't just a friendly look. Good Friends, didn't look at each other like that.
Aurora turned back to Tom, and immediately became oblivious to the world around her. Kristi, OB, and Malfoy looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Joel and McD were still asleep in the hallway of the tent. Where they had been the night before. Seeing as it was Saturday, they had nothing to do, so decided to just hang around. The Barns were open, and for some reason, there were tourists everywhere. They were all bored (and in the case of Pete, Joel, and McD- still asleep) so the members of the group who were awake, decided to scare people. In one of the Barns, was a display featuring mannequins. The gang dressed up in similar costumes, and positioned themselves in the display. Occasionally, someone would come in by themselves, and spend ages looking at the writing that accompanied the display. Of all the people you wouldn't expect to visit the barn was a boy known only as "Ratty" He was a small, annoying kid who used to go the same school as Aurora whilst she had been receiving muggle education. Kristi had never met him, but she had spent many a night on the Internet tormenting him with "Random Words". Somehow, she recognised him. She gave Tom, Trinity, Malfoy, George, and Aurora 'The Signal', and on a count of 3, they jumped forward shouting "Boo!" Ratty let out a piercing scream, and passed out in a heap on the floor. "I think he took that quite well" said Trinity, trying not to fall over- she and George had just appeared in the doorway, remarkably cleaner than they were earlier, but even more dishevelled! Kristi and Aurora looked at each other, and then at George and Trinity. There was a whistling sound from high above them. Looking up, Aurora realised that Pete was sitting on one of the rafters, his hands in bandages, he was trying to hold onto a mannequin. "What the hell are you doing up there?" tom shouted. "Trying not to fall down and kill anybody! Can you get me down?" "Sure" Tom disappeared outside and came back stroking a brick. "Er, Tom, what are you doing?" Tom threw the brick. It hit Pete who screamed and fell from the beams. He landed in a heap on the floor in front of the gang. "Bollocks! There was no need for that!" Pete got up scowling at Tom, "Sorry mate, couldn't resist" Tom was trying hard to stand upright (either he was laughing too much, or the alcohol still hadn't worn off yet!) He walked back over to Aurora, who was looking confused. "What the hell were you doing sitting up there for?" "Not sure really, I woke up here earlier, and couldn't remember why I was here, or how I was meant to get down.. What you did to that kid was bloody hilarious!" "He deserved it" Aurora replied over Tom's shoulder "Humph?" Tom's voice was muffled. Pete was rubbing a bump on his head and looking up at the beam where he had been sat. He was looking even more confused than he normally did on a Saturday. "That's a bloody long way to fall" he muttered Kristi laughed. "How did you get up there?" "I'm not really sure" came the reply, "I think I climbed the rope" "What? With your hands in bandages?" "I fell down a couple of times, but I got there in the end" Kristi turned to face Tom, Malfoy and Aurora, "Mad!" she whispered. She noticed that George and Trinity had disappeared. "Where are Trin and George?" Pete laughed to himself. "Last thing I knew, they were behind that box" he said pointing towards a wooden case in a distant corner of the barn. "Oo-er! Anyone fancy going for a walk?" Aurora said, trying to suppress a smile. Malfoy was about to say something, but Kristi gave him a warning look. "Why the heck did they ever break up?" Tom whispered leaning towards Aurora "Not sure" she replied. She lurched sideways as he pulled her towards him.

It was still raining, though it took them all a while to realise that it was. There was a rumble of thunder, and the girls took off across the field at incredible speed. However fast they ran, wasn't quick enough- they reached the tent-soaking wet. OB was sitting in the Kitchen; (did he ever go anywhere else?) he looked shocked when the girls appeared in the doorway, looking remarkably like drowned rats. "What happened to you two?" "Don't even go there!" Kristi said in a menacing way. "It's raining out there," Aurora said, in a highly sarcastic tone. The boys appeared in the doorway. Completely dry. Kristi saw them, and looked ready to kill. "How the Hell are you dry?" "Don't you listen in Charms?" "Has Snape washed his hair in the last century?" "Good Point!"

Aurora was standing at the sink, wringing out her hair. "Right, I'll be in the bedroom getting changed, for God's sake, please knock before entering" "Oh" "Tom!" Kristi was staring at him. She had heard him mutter "shame" but, nobody else had. Aurora waved at him and walked out of the room. She re-emerged 5 minutes later wearing a skirt and shirt. "Gotcha!" Tom's voice came up from the floor, where he was trying to capture a spider. Kristi, Malfoy and OB were standing on the chairs, shaking. "Ooh! You're wearing a skirt.nice" he said, winking at her (she never normally wore a skirt) "Why are you lot on the tables?" Tom launched himself at her feet. In front of her was a beast of a spider. "AAAAAAH!" she screamed and jumped into the air. OB caught her. "Cheers!" she said blushing. Her phone vibrated. A message from Kristi read:
U LUCKY SOD "Tehe!"

Later that night, Kristi, Joel and Aurora sat in the living room. The others were in bed, and George and Trinity had disappeared off the planet. "So, looking forward to next week?" Aurora asked Joel. "Yes" he replied. Kristi rolled her eyes, "The third week campers arrive tomorrow, so we won't be able to use any magic from then" "Talk about a crap deal!" Joel replied, he was nicer to Kristi nowadays. "I'm going to bed, night." As he left the room, Aurora had a confused look about her, "What's wrong with him?" "What do you think?" "I don't know, that is why I'm asking you" "Think about it, since when has he acted like this?" "Since Tom..Oh my God!, is it 'cause I'm engaged to Tom?" "Yes, it is." "Why?" "Don't you get it? He still loves you- he was going to tell you the day Tom proposed" "Well, I love Tom. I can't change the way I feel" "Yeah, I know. He was really upset when you told everyone." "He's still one of my best friends though, I thought he understood that" "Well, he doesn't does he?" "I know" she put her head in her hands, "I'll speak to him in the morning- I'm off to bed" "Ok, see you in the morning"

When Aurora woke on Sunday morning, the sun was shining brightly through the plastic window. Tom was already awake, and was playing with her hair. On the other side of the room, Joel was in his bed. He woke to hear Tom and Aurora giggling. He sat up to see them stuck to each other, closer than before. His mood sank like a lead balloon. Aurora pulled away from Tom, and put her shirt on and went after Joel. "Joel.." "Yes?" "I feel really weird asking you this, but do you have a problem with me and Tom?" "Well.as a matter of fact, I do, but I can't change what's happened" There were voices outside. McD poked his head round the door "The newbies are here- hide your wands and everything, they're coming over" "Fuck that! I'm going back to bed" Aurora said. Half an hour later, Kristi went into the bedroom to wake Aurora, who wasn't in her bed. "Tom! Where's Aura?" "In here, with me" she went into Tom's room, where she found Aurora and Tom. "Aura!" Kristi shouted in horror, the look on her face said it all. Aurora turned from Tom with a guilty look on her face "Oops" she said smiling. "I thought you'd like to know- the campers have just arrived, and one of them says he knows you." "Oh. What he look like and what's his name?" Kristi paused to think, "he says his name is Ashley, and he's small and pink" "Shit! You're joking me aren't you?" "Nope. He says he'd like to chat to you, so I suggest you better get up!" Aurora sat up and pulled on a shirt and her skate shorts. Tom sat up beside her. Kristi gasped in mock shock. Aurora shot her another guilty grin, complete with full beetroot impression..