Chapter 10- Gummy Bear Racist

At the end of practice for the third day in a row I still felt the overwhelming sense of all the life in my body being sucked out. I honestly only wanted to collapse onto the ground in the fetal position and sleep. There was mud running up and down my legs and my face felt red and sun burnt. Tim had paler skin than I did so I wasn't used to having to avoid the sun as much as him.

I did not want to see anyone right now, I felt disgusting and was in a pissy mood in general.

Walking back towards the locker rooms I spotted Adam going the opposite way. Where was her going after such a brutal practice? Ignoring it I kept walking, until I felt the nagging in my mind. Adam is my boyfriend, your friend and he's sneaking off, we should follow him just to make sure he's okay.

I grudgingly agreed with my mind and ran after Adam sticking to the side of the field so no one would see me. I saw him walk up a few of the bleachers after passing through a door on the low wall I was currently sliding down on. I tip-toed hesitantly and paused when I could hear the soft murmur of voices.

"Have you noticed anything suspicious at all with her behavior?"

"No, she doesn't suspect anything."

"There have been some close calls though?"

"Only one that she noticed, that was a little while ago though. She hasn't asked about it so she'll have forgotten by now."

"No, Adam, you can't be sure. This is not the time to underestimate people!"

"I'm not I swear. She's clueless, I mean come one, she's what, twenty? The only thing she can actually do is play Quidditch and well, never mind."

"That was the second mistake already involving her though. She hasn't played in years-how could anyone recover from that so fast? And Adam, you better not have fallen for her, if you have you know the consequences."

I was positive they were talking about me now. Bastards. Did Adam really think I was stupid? Suddenly I felt my hands shaking and I knew I had to get back to Selena's office. Even if something fishy was going on I needed to keep my cover so I could continue finding out more. Not to mention I needed the money.

"Adam, above all else, you need to make sure that she-"

And that's when my ears and vision went funny and I ran praying I could get back to the Wicked Witch's office in time.

Stumbling down the halls their words rang through my mind.

doesn't suspect anything,

Only one that she noticed,

how could anyone recover from that so fast,

second mistake already involving her.

What did all of that mean? Adam had let something slip when he was with me and I was too involved in the plan? They weren't going to underestimate me anymore, well they really didn't need to bother because I still had absolutely no idea what they were talking about.

My mind hurt.

If only I had heard the end of that sentence! What was going on here and what I had I dragged myself into.

I bolted the door to Selena's office at the last second before collapsing to my knees and felt like everything was being compressed until it was over. Me, back in my original body.

Grabbing my nice work clothes I slid them on and apparated back to the flat confused and angry. So Adam thought I was a stupid twenty year-old? But, he fell for me against his better judgment despite the risk of the said consequences. How sweet! But first I was going to be angry with him, or at least for the next few hours. I was terrible at holding grudges.

I collapsed onto the coach and slid my aching feet out of the red pumps Alicia lent me.

"Katie? Why so tired?"

I jumped a little in my seat. Why was he home so early? I always made sure to beat him, how long did I stay behind and spy for?

"Oh, um. Rough night… last night." I said the first excuse that came to head. Then decided to wallow my head and beat it with my hand hoping to knock out some of my stupidity.

"Oooh. Getting some Kates?" Oliver said mockingly.

Shit! I did not mean it like that.

"Erm, define 'getting some'." I said moodily as my eyelids fought with my will power on closing and drifting off to la la land.

"Crabby too? Not the best then. Does little Adam not know how to please his woman?" He continued mocking us. Great. I have a feeling based on what I have experienced in the past few days this will somehow come up in the locker room. Where I will be, pretending I don't care because I'm Tim! Why would Tim care about them saying something perhaps vulgar against Katie?

"It was just a rough night Ollie."

"Too rough for you to handle?" He attempted to smother his laugh with his hand, it failed.

"God Ollie why are you so annoying!" I yelped and got up to storm to my room.

"Don't worry Kates- hey why are you all dressed up?"

Glancing down I realized that since I got home before him he never saw my work clothes. Until now that is.

"Why are you home so early?"

He held up his arms in defense giving me a weird look and raising an eyebrow.

"Katie, I thought you said you didn't have a new job."

"Oh, um. I don't."

"Sure." He stretched the word out in a disbelieving tone.

"Oliver! I just had a rough night that's all. Stop being such an asshole!" I ran my hand through my hair annoyed, glaring at him.

He suddenly went rigid and gave me a stony expression.

"Well, I'll be having a rough night tonight with Selena. So you won't have to worry about seeing me anymore." His voice was low and slightly husky. Why oh why did he always have to sound so hot mad? I swear it was a defense mechanism to prevent people from ever being mad at him. They would just forget everything and get lost in him.

Wait a second, did he just say he'll be having a rough night with Selena.

Oh hell no.

Right, how am I supposed to stop him from spending the night with his beloved girlfriend. I'm pretty sure that me interfering is passing the friend approved actions.

Right, so how am I supposed to save him from getting kidnapped for the night by the Wicked Witch of the West? Now that's just looking out for a friend there. Friends don't let friends, um, sleep with witches? Crap, I'm a witch though, and he can definitely sleep with me whenever he wants.

Wait no! Those are not friend approved thoughts either, plus I've got Adam! Right, Adam. Whoop-di-do.

Right, I need to stop this because I love him!

Sounds like a good reason to me. Who can deny people of love? That's just cruel, and heartless. Anyone would agree with me. I should probably double check though just in case.

"Alicia! Advice guru to the world and my number one pallie. You love me right?" I yelled as I apparated to her flat. Double story flat, but I think I've already mentioned that.

"What do you want that couldn't wait for tomorrow?" She asked annoyed as she dropped a stack of letters all bundled with some string at her feet. Right, bad timing.

You did not want to mess with Alicia when she was working. One time I came over for advice on how to tell my mother I was going to be living with a boy, even if it was just Oliver. She literally had the twins kidnap me so I couldn't bother her. She's slightly psychotic.

"What do you mean tomorrow? It's not too late to not come over." I asked glancing at the clock.

She sighed dropping her quill and looked at me. More like tried glaring me down.

"Katie, we are all coming over tomorrow night. Remember?" I thought for a moment, then,

"Right! Oh! I'm so excited. But I have a serious possibly life or death question that I need your brutally honest answer for."

She nodded for me to continue after rolling her eyes at my dramatics.

I collapsed over the arm of the coach and rolled around on it so my head was facing her and I was lying on my stomach.

".Laugh. But, is it completely mental for me to stop Ollie and Selena from getting it on tonight?" I asked in a rush.

"Katie? Why do you want to stop this?"

I looked away, I hadn't told anyone about my illegal feelings for Oliver and I wasn't about to tell now.

"Selena's a meanie."

Very mature Katie.

"Um, Katie, are you sure that's the reason?"

"What are you suggesting, of course that's the reason. I mean, I think I'd know. I am Katie Bell and those are my thoughts, I think anyway. Well, if they weren't my thoughts then someone is a good Ligitamens (A/N that thing when people can read and plant thoughts in your head.). Merlin's saggy Y-fronts, how do you know if someone is controlling you? I mean, what if I'm being controlled. Who am I!"

I think she might know I am lying now.

"Well Katie, I don't think you are in a proper mental state to muck about in someone's love life based on your little outburst. Want some tea sweetie?"

"No." I pouted.

"Look Katie, I'm sure it's hard to see Oliver with someone else that he cares about-"

"Why would it be hard?"

"Um, because you two are so close. Ya, right?"

"Well yes."

"But you can't mess with him like this just because you don't like who he chooses."

"I'm just looking out for him."

"I know you are, but he isn't going to see it that way. He's going to think you are jealous or trying to tie him down."

"Jealous? Psh, please." I scoffed.

She raised an eyebrow and I looked away.

"Just don't do anything rash okay sweetie. I don't want tomorrow night's plans ruined because of you. Got it?" She said suddenly stern.

"Yes mother hen." I said and stood up ready to apparate away. Alicia's words had deeply and profoundly affected me.

"You may not like it but it's the right thing to do and we both know it."

"Yep, too bad I don't ever do the right thing!" I raised my wand but she grabbed my arm.

"Katie! Did anything I just tell you mean anything?"

"Yes, of course! I just don't think they apply to my situation very well."

"Oh really?" She folded her arms and raised an eyebrow.

"I'm doing it out of love not friendship!" I yelled and raised my wand above my head in a battle cry and apparated away.

I landed back in our apartment and ran to my room. Dripping water everywhere and scribbled a note, attaching it to the bag of Gummy Bears I just bought. It was raining outside and I managed to get drenched in the quick run to the store.

I ran over to Oliver's room and dropped the bag and note on his bed, he was in the bathroom and I dashed back to my room in a frantic search for a towel. Right, I managed to let our owl Rianna tear it up in an epic tug-of-war battle which is why I've been using Oliver's for a while now. But I mean honestly, how did I lose to an owl? That just wasn't fair.

I heard Oliver shuffle by and I ran to the bathroom in search of his towel.

I walked over with a towel and started drying off all the water off the floor until two feet came in front of my field of vision. I slowly let my eyes drift upward until they found his glinting hazel eyes. I let out a relieved sigh when he smiled down at me shaking his head a little.

"Katie, you do know you can do magic right?"

I nodded my head confused. He took out his wand and waved it once so all the water I had dripped to the floor earlier evaporated before me and I suddenly felt stupid.

"Right."

I looked back down and tried to hide the fact that I was using his towel to clean the floor…

"Kates, is that my towel?"

I pushed it again so now it was completely behind me and I scrunched up my face shaking my head profusely.

"Don't you remember what I said I'd do if you used it again?" He smirked down at me.

"I thought you were planning on doing that to Selena tonight." I said a little bitterly. He frowned.

"Are you okay Katie? And sorry about that, I didn't mean to do that, erm, last time in the bathroom. Sometimes I just get carried away."

Hm? What was he admitting to?

"Huh?" Very intelligent Katie, great job.

"Well, sometimes I get distracted and I forget that we are just friends."

I looked up at him my eyes wide in shock. Did he just say what I think he did?

"Well we don't have to be friends anymore if we can do that all the time." I said but my voice was lost when a sudden pounding at the door, more like someone trying to break the door down happened.

Oliver looked at me quizzically for a second but I knew for a fact he didn't hear what I said, I barely heard it.

Walking over to the door he went to open it and I called out.

"Ollie, don't go out tonight. I miss you." I said quietly looking at him with my wide eyes.

He opened the door and Selena stood there with a slightly maniacal smile plastered onto her face.

"Oliver babes, what happened you were supposed to come get me fifteen minutes ago. I got really worried." She glanced past him at me on the floor and gave me a curious glare.

"Oh god Selena sorry but I can't go out tonight, sorry."

Score!

"Why? Earlier you said tonight would be great." She wasn't letting this go; it's as if she knew I asked him to stay.

"Yes well, I can't now. Really sorry. But I'll see you tomorrow morning at practice right? I'll come down so we can apparate together!" He said hurriedly hoping she wouldn't argue.

"Okay babes." She said and gave a tight smile before leaning in and kissing him hard on the mouth. She entwined her arms around his neck pulling him down closer to her height. I looked away disgusted and after what felt like forever she pulled away and told him she'd see him in the morning.

He swung the door shut and turned around to me.

"Well we have some gummy bears to eat don't we?"

"Yes! This is why I love you, you share!"

"Unlike you."

"Shut up, I was never good at that."

He grabbed the bag and tossed it to me. I pulled at the plastic violently until a hole formed and I stuck my arm in pulling out a handful.

"Katie, what are you doing?"

"Well, I only like yellow and the white ones. The other one's are just bad."

"So you're a racist?"

"Of gummy bears yes."

"You're crazy."

"Wait no- this is crazy! Listen to this, Fred told me that there are these things called Televisi-"

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