A/N: Alright, guys. Here's the latest chapter of The Light in the Darkness. Things have been kinda crazy around here, but thanks to squickles, who inspired me to continue writing, I have another chapter for y'all! I hope you enjoy it!
~Chapter 8~
Previously: "Alright, guys, I'm sorry, but I have to leave you. I desperately need to go get reacquainted with Corinne now," she said loudly with an overdramatic wink. This caused Corinne's eyes to grow wide. And she immediately grabbed Lizzy's hand and dragged her down to the Slytherin dormitories and into their very own room.
As soon as the door closed, Corinne found herself being pushed up against it and soon felt Lizzy's body press against hers. Corinne let out a small moan before capturing Lizzy's lips with her own. The two kissed passionately until oxygen became a bit of an issue. They looked at each other and Corinne noticed how exhausted her girlfriend looked. Lizzy moved to begin removing Corinne's clothing, but was gently pushed back by the other girl.
"Baby, I think we should wait a few days before we—" she began, but Lizzy cut her off.
"You don't want me now, do you? You think I'm ugly now that I have all of these scars, right?" Lizzy snarled with tears in her eyes. Corinne jumped at the harsh tone coming from her lover's lips, but stood her ground.
"How can you even say that? I love you and your body. I thought you knew that. I thought I showed that to you. Guess I was wrong," she replied sadly while turning away. She reached for the doorknob, but before she could open it, a hand grabbed her wrist. She turned around and her heart broke at how shattered her girlfriend looked. She opened her mouth to speak, but Lizzy managed to say something first.
"Please don't go," Lizzy pleaded quietly as tears streamed down her beautiful face. Corinne grabbed her hand and led her over to the bed. They fell back onto it and Lizzy snuggled up close to Corinne, who wrapped her arms around the sobbing girl and began to whisper sweet nothings into her ear. Soon Lizzy fell into a peaceful slumber. Corinne watched her and wished that horrible things would stop happening to the poor girl because she really was a wonderful person despite everything that she has endured over her lifetime. She thought back to the day they first met on the train to Hogwarts.
Corinne climbed aboard the Hogwarts Express, eager to finally be attending the school that her older brothers went to. She began to search for a compartment and found what she thought was an empty one. She walked in and saw a girl curled up in a ball crying her eyes out. Corinne even thought she saw blood. She was going to walk out, but something inside her felt drawn to this unknown girl. She walked over to the girl and tapped her shoulder. The girl jumped and started screaming.
"Please don't hurt me!"
"I'm not going to hurt you. I promise. I just wanted to see if you were ok," Corinne replied softly. She noticed that the poor girl had been beaten brutally. The girl looked up and gazed into her chocolate brown eyes briefly before launching herself at Corinne. Corinne stood there frozen for a second before she wrapped her arms around the visibly upset girl. "Shh. It's gonna be ok, honey. I'm here for you. I will always be here for you," she said soothingly. The two eventually sat down and Corinne just held the girl until she calmed down.
"Thank you," the mystery girl whispered quietly, meeting the other girl's eyes for the second time. When their eyes met, the both felt a strong connection between the two of them. Corinne just looked into her eyes and saw how broken she looked. She wanted to help this girl more than anything. "My name's El—I mean, my name's Hermione Granger."
"Hello, Hermione Granger. I'm Corinne Avery and I think we're going to be best friends," Corinne replied with a small smile as she wiped the remaining tears away with her thumb. The two sat there in each other's arms and talked for hours until the train stopped and they began their first year at Hogwarts.
Corinne knew from the first moment their eyes met that what she said that day was true. The two did become best friends. They both knew they felt something that day. What they didn't know was that the feeling they felt was love at first sight. She smiled, kissed the sleeping girl's forehead, and held her close, before she too fell asleep.
After a few hours, Lizzy opened her eyes and looked up lovingly at her girlfriend's face. She knew that what she had said earlier really hurt Corinne even though she didn't show it. Lizzy sighed sadly and immediately felt guilty. She knew that she didn't really deserve to have Corinne in her life, but here she was five years later. Five years ago the two became best friends. One year ago the two began dating and have been inseparable ever since.
As Lizzy watched her girlfriend sleep, she thought back to how dense the two of them had been throughout their first four years at Hogwarts. Everyone knew that they were in love with each other, except for the duo. She thought back to the day that they became official and smiled. It was the happiest moment of her life.
As Lizzy walked to breakfast, she saw Corinne up ahead of her. A huge smile broke out on her face and she ran quickly to the girl's side and linked their arms together.
"Hey you, what's up?"
"What do you think, Liz? I'm walking to breakfast," Corinne replied with a giggle. Lizzy smiled even more. She loved making her laugh.
"Oh, well, that's right. Thanks for staying with me last night," Lizzy replied looking at the ground. Her nightmares had been pretty bad last night. Corinne stopped walking and faced Lizzy. She put her fingers under the other girl's chin and tilted her head back up. Soon Lizzy found herself gazing into the bright brown eyes of her best friend.
"Honey, you know that I don't care. I just want to be there for you," Corinne replied with a smile before starting to walk again.
"So beautiful…" Lizzy murmured as she watched Corinne walk away. "Ugh. What am I doing? I can't think about her like that, but I can't help it. I've been in love with her since that first day we met on the train. What to do? What to do? "Lizzy muttered to herself. Then, all of a sudden, she got a burst of courage as well as an idea. "Eureka!" She shouted as she ran down the hall ignoring the funny looks the students were giving her.
When she finally made it to the Great Hall, almost everybody was there. They looked at her strangely and Corinne stood up wondering what her best friend was doing with a guitar.
"Liz…what are you doing?" Corinne inquired softly.
"You'll see!" Lizzy replied sprightly as she jumped up on the table in front of Corinne whose eyes grew wide. She started to strum the guitar and opened her mouth to begin singing.
"Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together"
Lizzy's beautiful voice rang out in the Great Hall. She looked down at Corinne whose jaw was close to hitting the floor.
"If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together
"I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life
"Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together
"I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life
"Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together"
When Lizzy finished, she got down on one knee, grabbed Corinne's hand in hers, and opened her mouth to speak. Before she could even say one word though, she felt a pair of lips crashing down onto hers. The two kissed for a few seconds and when they broke apart, Lizzy smiled her dazzling smile making Corinne swoon even more.
"Corinne Avery, I've been in love with you since the first day my eyes met yours. Will you be mine?"
"Of course!" Corinne squealed joyfully before kissing her again.
"FINALLY!" Everyone in the Great Hall shouted making the new couple laugh.
"Well, I guess everyone knew except for us," Lizzy chuckled as Corinne blushed.
Lizzy laughed at the memory and smiled. That day was one of the best days of her life. She felt Corinne moving and met her eyes.
"Should I call the psych ward or was there a reason why you were laughing to yourself?" Corinne joked.
"I do not need to go to the psych ward, thank you very much. I was just thinking about the day when I asked you to be mine, dear," replied Lizzy with a dazzling smile.
"Oh?" Now it was Corinne's turn to grin. "That was the happiest day of my life, you know."
"Yeah, I know, love. It was mine too." The two just smiled at each other for awhile in silence. "You are so beautiful," Lizzy said, disrupting the silence at last. Corinne buried her face into the crook of Lizzy's neck, a blush apparent on her cheeks.
By the way, the song Lizzy sings to Corinne is "Happy Together" by The Turtles.
