I wasn't wrong. As soon as I got out of Dumbledore's office, Cedric started questioning me.

"Okay, what the hell was that? Normally you would get more than detention, you called Dumbledore, Albus, he called you Bella, I did not miss the amusement in his eyes either, so what the hell is going on?" I just rolled my eyes and dragged him out onto the courtyard and found a place that was private so people wouldn't overhear.

"Okay, Dumbledore has known me for years, he's like a grandfather to me, he is also a huge gossip and knows almost everything about everyone, I call him Albus when it's just the two of us and slipped up in front of you. That is why I have never gotten into much trouble for anything including the whole deal with the Philosopher stone, the Basilisk, Buckbeak, Sirius Black, understood?" His eyes were bugging out of his head and I realised where I'd screwed up. Oh shit, I'd mentioned Sirius.

"What about Sirius Black?" I stayed silent under his scrutiny and that's when it all clicked into place for him.

"YOU WERE THE ONE THAT HELPED HIM ESCAPE!" I immediately put my hand over his mouth and looked around, luckily it was still early and most people were either still asleep or having breakfast.

"Shut the fuck up. I only got him out because he was innocent. He never killed Peter Pettigrew or the others. Pettigrew sold my family out to Voldermort; Sirius found out, went to kill him but he cut of his finger and took the form of a rat. Of course all anybody could find was the finger he chopped off and they immediately assumed Sirius killed him. The witnesses were killed by Pettigrew as well. Now if you've finished I'm going to have some breakfast." I went to stand up only for him to pull me down and the look in his eyes stopped me from pulling away. He believed me. He actually believed me, I know it was true but how many people would believe what I said.

"Okay, Bella, I understand and I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions and I do trust you, now lets get something to eat. Hopefully this time you won't be blasted across a table." Rolling my eyes I followed Cedric back to the great hall, it was full now and everyone was talking about the fight between Cho and I. Great all the attention was making me want to go back to being Bella Swan. No! I need to stop the memories before they overwhelm me. Take deep breaths.

"Bella? Bella you okay?" I blinked a few times and concentrated on Cedric realizing I'd just stopped in the entrance to the great hall. I smiled slightly and nodded heading over to where the gang were sitting.

"Yeah I'm fine just got lost in my own world." It was a little true. I got lost in the memories of my past. Forget it! I sat down next to Hermione and Cedric sat next to me. He held my hand above the table and looked at our entwined hands in awe. They looked right, different to how mine and his were. I felt like I fit with Cedric, I was always self conscious around him. I wonder if it were to come between Cedric and him who I would choose. No. ugh I really need to stop thinking about him. It would never come to me having to choose. He wasn't coming back, end of. Me and Cedric might work, but he doesn't love me so it doesn't matter.

"Is it true you had a fight with Cho?" Fred was looking at me with amusement written all over his face, George was the same, he always loved a good girl fight but Harry's look startled me, it was a mixture of disappointment and anger, I mean what the fuck, so your sister has a fight with a girl in school what was the point in being pissed off? He barely even knew Cho. Wait. I'd occasionally seen Harry look at her but I'd never noticed that he actually liked her, ugh what sort of a sister am I? That's why he was so upset watching her and Cedric dance at the Yule Ball. I mean I was upset myself so I didn't really look at him all that much but, I did see the longing glances he made at her whilst dancing with Parvati Patil. Then again with the longing glances he kept throwing Ginny now, I think he was well over her, so what's with the disappointment? Oh shit, I just realized he hadn't seen me fight, ever, he must think that I'd changed more than I really had when I'd been with the Cullens.

"Don't give me that look Harry she threw me across a table because of Cedric kissing me." Shit I sooooo shouldn't have brought that up.

"Really? And why pray tell was Cedric kissing you?" Knew it. Damn you Harry.

"Well… I… Erm… Cedric?" Oh great comeback Bella.

"Because I really like you and have since you first started." Seriously?

"Really?"

"Yes. You're…" He was cut off by Ron.

"Alright we get it. Enough with the lovey dovey shit, what about Dickward?"

"Dickward? I like it. Fuck him, he left me, not the other way around, obviously he don't give a shit so why should I?" Damn I wish I did feel so easy about him fucking off, I didn't, not at all but I was much happier with Cedric. I didn't constantly feel like I wasn't good enough, like I had to change, I actually was equal with Cedric.

"Ok then. Whatever it's your life Bella and we'll but out. Either way I want gossip." I had to giggle at Hermione trying to keep the peace between all of us. My head was hurting a bit from all the drama anyway so I just rested it on Cedric's shoulder; he didn't seem to mind and just wrapped his arm around me. It went almost silent in the great hall. There wasn't as much attention on me this morning until the fight but now I was already the centre of attention and with me and Cedric being so couple-like it was bound to start rumours and yet I honestly couldn't find it in myself to care. Classes didn't start for another 20 minutes so Cedric and I went for a walk through the courtyard, Caleb was following occasionally nipping Cedric's heels making me giggle.

"Cedric, can I ask you something?" I needed to know now before I let myself get too involved.

"Sure." We stopped walking and sat by the stump of a tree on the east side of the castle.

"What am I to you? Seriously?" I couldn't let myself get hurt again.

"Bella, you have been the girl I've been crushing on for five years, what do you think that makes you?" Is that it? Just a school crush. WTF?

"A crush? Seriously? Is that what I am?"

"You were." Oh fucking great.

"Thanks for that, so I guess I'm just a plaything to you, as well. Well do you want to know something Cedric? I'm sick of being played!" I ain't going to be another fucking toy.

"What? I'm not playing you, Bella I really, really like you." All this switching of emotions was giving me head rush.

"You do? Then what am I?"

"You're my Bella, you always will be whether we're together or not, but I'm not forcing you into my fucked up life." WTF! How dare he!

"You're fucked up life? Yours? You wanna know fucked up? How about having your heart ripped out by a fucking vampire? How's that for fucked up? What about being almost killed three times in the short amount of time I've been gone? Car crash? Vampire attack, twice? How about having the world's most dangerous wizard trying to kill you and your brother! What if you and your brother were the only ones who could kill him! How dare you tell me you don't want me getting mixed up in your fucked up life! If it's anyone, it's you who shouldn't get involved with mine!" With that I stood up and walked away, just walked away. I was so angry that I didn't look back when he called to me, not even when he shouted in shock as Caleb must have warded him off, I didn't stop until I got into charms class and sat at my desk between Harry and Hermione. They didn't notice anything was wrong, I had long since calmed down and the soft, loving, licks Caleb was giving my hand that dangled off of the chair was helping. I carefully rubbed behind his ears and smiled down at him slightly. I was so glad he had come into my life. Fuck Cedric, fuck Dickward, Fuck them all!

"I don't think me and Cedric are going to be talking for a while." I was talking quietly to my friends whilst we all waited patiently for FlitWick to show up.

"What why?" Hermione was the one that asked, I think she was the only one that could tell how much I cared for him, Ron, Harry and Neville just looked uninterested although I did notice Harry's hands clench slightly.

"He doesn't seem to know what he wants."

"What a surprise." Harry spoke through gritted teeth.

"Oh well maybe one of Dumbledore's guests might take your fancy." Not fucking likely.

"Honestly Hermione, only one guy has caught my attention and I went straight back to liking Cedric after him."

"Straight back?" Oh Shit I forgot about the fact no one else knew about my crush on Cedric before. Harry looked at me impatient.

"What, you think you were the only one giving longing glances at the happy couple at the Yule ball?" Yes. Good come back Bella!

"Fair enough." He didn't say anything else because that was when FlitWick walked in and started the lesson.