Ch 9
Wildest dreams
Cho felt the instant switch. Edward's body melted from stone. He seemed alive. He looked at her with such gentleness that she choked on her own tears from the pain of it all. She missed Cedric so badly, and this was too much.
"Shhh. Shhh" he crooned. Soon he was gently cradling her, placing soft and shy kisses on her face.
Edward utilized Cho's every memory to bring Cedric back. All of his former quirks, his British accent, his clumsiness and the way he nuzzled her nose.
"Just relax love." He whispered in such a way that she completely forgot reality. Her Cedric was here.
Together they slipped into a dream. Edward felt it too, strongly. He felt the days when he was Cedric Diggory. Soon they were snogging like there was no tomorrow. There really wasn't.
Something happened slowly. Something Cedric always wanted to do, but never got the chance to. He gently lowered Cho on her bed. Their kisses intensified. Her breath quickened. There was no turning back. His cold hands eventually reached her thighs, his golden-brown eyes pleading for permission. She allowed him in.
It wasn't vampiric skill. It was the Hufflepuff that quietly existed. He worked her slowly, patiently. His fingers slowly entering in and out as he groaned suggestively in her ear. Slowly, but firmly.
"You like it love?" He whispered.
Cho was on fire, she was thankful for the cold marble skin. His moaning drove her mad. Her back arched at the curl of his fingers.
"Come on then. Show me how it feels." He quickened his pace.
"Edwar-" Cho was INSTANTLY interrupted by a crashing kiss.
" Edward?" His wordless expression asked hers. The chocolate golden eyes looked at her with such sincerity that she completely fell apart.
He stopped listening to her thoughts. Tonight would really be for her; and for a small part of him that died, that desperately wanted this.
He encouraged her. Cho's small hands hesitantly gripped his manhood, causing a low growl. Deep down it didn't matter how close they became. No, Cedric wouldn't hurt her. Soon she was on top of him, coaxing him further. A tiny gasp escaped when he finally gave in, never stopping himself to let her adjust. They rocked back and forth, at a humanly slow pace.
"Tell me you want it." He dipped into her neck
"I want it" she gasped
"Again." his low voice licked her
"I want it. P-please."
He grinned, licking his lips
She moaned harder, and he gave into his grunts. Faster and harder. He wasn't holding back because he knew he wouldn't hurt her. Perhaps Edward might, but not him. Cedric quickly changed angles. His days as a quidditch captain taught him such strategies. He was relentless. Hufflepuffs were known to work hard. He worked her harder, his hands caressing every crevice. Cho wasn't to be outdone. She met him thrust for thrust. Years of desire saved only for him.
They melted into each other, fire and ice. Her tears, her sweat, her juices: she gave it all to him. It belonged to him. Her loud thought penetrated his mind."Cedric hungrily drank all of her, shaking as he did. He wanted her so much. He loved her so much.
He'd waited for this moment.
No part of the bed remained untouched. They indulged in every possible position, whispered desires in the darkness. Hard. Gentle. Fast. Soft. Achingly slow. Steady. Anything they fancied.
"More?" Cedric looked down at his Cho, always prioritizing her first.
"I-I'd like to cum now"
"Together then?" He grinned, alternating between slow and fast thrusts.
"Good girl" he looked at her intensely, she was silently screaming.
He licked his lips. "Now, say my name."
"Ce-Cedric."
Harder and faster.
"Say it again love."
"Cedric" more frantically
"Please ce…"
Faster still
"Mm. My girl"
Deep thrusts
On and on, he patiently built her up. Patience was another Diggory-virtue.
"Oh ohhhhh CED-" she started contracting, hard. With each contraction she managed to moan out his name. He held her close, drowning in her thoughts I love you Cedric. Cedric. My Cedric.
She had the most powerful effect on him. Her thoughts, that name, pushed him closer and closer... until he came undone. Vampires didn't do that. They didn't. However, Cedric certainly did. Her thoughts pushed him past the brink of incredible. She moaned the hardest, as he rode it out.
He placed his forehead against his Cho.
He made sure to tell her something Cedric never got to say before he entered the maze:
"I love you Cho. No matter what happens."
"I love you" he kept whispering until she fell asleep.
Her tears had not stopped falling. He kissed and swallowed each one. Cho fell asleep, shivering in his cool embrace. Edward, well, Cedric never slept anymore. Vampires couldn't do many things; breathe, blink, sleep. But he did it-with all this might Edward stayed in bed with her and closed his eyes. He pretended that his alert thoughts were dreams,. He willed his body to slowly breathe in and out. He changed the pacing of his "breaths" to match hers. He made sure to fumble and mumble around in bed. The entire night he slept with her. He gave his all to Cho; Cedric did.
Edward closed his eyes, he "dreamed" of simple facts.
He knew Cedric was a part of him who needed to be acknowledged, but put to rest. Cho Chang was a part of him that deserved closure. Cho completely owned his heart, even if that heart stopped beating years ago.
Because of these facts, the unspoken was finally spoken.
That night he gave her all he could, even if it wasn't forever.
Because Edward was a Cullen. Edward had a Bella.
Say you'll remember me. A fleeting thought.
Dawn broke, he let her go.
