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Well, here it is, chapter ten! I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 10:
Fly With Me
I sat in the sitting room of the Diggory household reading a book I had brought with me. It was quiet, I didn't know where everyone was, but I was enjoying the quiet. I heard the back door open then.
"Chloe?" That was Cedric. I smiled.
"Over here," I called, not looking up from my book. I heard him walking over to the sitting room and I looked up from my book when the footsteps stopped to see Cedric smiling at me. I couldn't help but smile back. "Yes?" I asked. He held his hand out for me.
"Come on," he said.
"Where?" I asked, putting my book on the couch and standing up.
"I'm going to teach you how to fly," he said. That made me stop.
"Fly? As in on a broom?" I asked. He smiled as he nodded. "Oh no Cedric, I don't fly," I said.
"Oh come on, Chloe! It'll be fun!" He said, reaching for me.
"No," I said in whiney voice-Cedric tried to stifle his laughter-, pulling my hands away. "I don't like flying,"
"Come on, please Chloe," Cedric said, walking up to me. I shook my head, looking away. I felt his arm slither around my waist, making me looking up at him. He was very close. "Don't worry, I won't let you fall." He whispered. I suppressed a shiver and thought about it.
"Alright fine," I said. "But only once." He smiled widely before steering me towards the back door. The Diggorys' backyard was very big and perfectly manicured with a big tree to the left. There was a broom leaned against the wall of the house and dread pooled in my stomach. I really didn't want to do this but it was just so hard to say no to Cedric. He ran over and grabbed the broom.
"Ready?" He asked. I shook my head. This was a bad idea. "Oh come on, Chloe, it'll be fine,"
"Do you remember what happened last time I flew?" I asked, placing my hands on my hips. The last time I was on a broom was in fourth year, in flying class. I was never very confident on a broom, it frightened me and I hated fly class but I had managed for the first three years but in fourth year, something happened. My broom went crazy, I couldn't control it. I was adamant about flying lessons after that, I refused to get on a broom after that.
"It's been four years since that Chloe," Cedric said.
"Exactly, I'm unpracticed." I said. "I'll die!" Cedric chuckled.
"You can be such a drama queen sometimes," he said. I glared at him.
"Oh, so you want me to die?" I asked. Cedric put the broom back up against the house and came over to me and grabbing my hands.
"I would never want you to die," Cedric whispered in a voice that usually made me give in, but not this time.
"If you think that's going to make me get on a broom, you're sorely mistaken," I replied, pulling my hands away and folding them across my chest. Cedric sighed, grabbing the broom again.
"What if I flew with you? Would you do it then?" He asked. I chewed on my lip as I thought it over. "I won't let you fall, I swear." He promised.
"Alright fine," I sighed, "But not too high,"
"I didn't know you were afraid of heights," he said.
"Only when it's too high," I replied, walking over to him. He smiled, mounting the broom and holding his hand out for me. I slowly laid my hand in his. He pulled me onto the broom and I made myself comfortable, putting my hands on the front of the broom. He put his hands over mine.
"Ready?" He asked. I nodded, nervousness growing in my stomach. Before I knew it, the broom was whizzing through the air at an alarming speed. I squealed and looked down, closing my eyes. I could feel the vibrations from Cedric's chest as he chuckled.
"Open your eyes," he whispered in my ear. I shook my head. He laughed. "Chloe, I thought you weren't afraid of heights,"
"It's different when I'm flying," I squeaked. Cedric laughed again and I felt the broom slow down. I risked opening my eyes and gasped, nearly falling off the broom. The trees below us startled me. Cedric laughed again.
"Calm down Chloe," he said.
"Easy for you to say!" I responded. "You do this all the time!" He laughed for the third time.
"Don't worry, I won't let you fall," he whispered. I shuddered before smiling. I believed his words. I knew he wouldn't let me fall.
As we continued on, I began to get more comfortable with this whole flying thing and I actually started enjoying myself, until Cedric gave me control of the broom. I noticed that he was relinquishing control when his grip on my hands loosened.
"Cedric, what are you doing?" I asked, panic raising in my voice.
"Just relax Chloe," he said, but his words didn't manage to sooth me this time. I was already fearing for my life. The broom started to swerve and I tried to control it, causing it to swerve more. I squealed and closed my eyes tightly when I felt Cedric's hands grab onto mine again.
"Okay, we won't be doing that again," he laughed.
"What were thinking doing in the first place?!" I practically screamed.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry," Cedric said.
"Yeah, you better be," I hissed.
We touched down in Cedric's backyard and I was all too quick to jump off the broom.
"I am never doing that again." I swore.
"I thought you were enjoying it," he replied.
"I might've been, until you decided to kill me," he sighed.
"I swear, Ms. Baker, I'll get you comfortable on a broom if it's the last thing I do." He vowed. I smiled, walking up to him and wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Good luck with that," I whispered, before giving him a light kiss.
Ah yes, this is just filler. I hope you liked it. I didn't turn out quite the way I wanted it to, but I like it.
Also, there's a new poll with some new stories that I want to publish, you can go vote for the one you want me to write. Well, that's all. R&R!
