Disclaimer: Same old stuff I used to write in the other chaps! The plot's mine and so is the character Anika… so NO stealing!...please ()
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A/N: I'm sorry for the long wait. I've got a bit of writer's block right now so the updates would be moving a little slower as I try to write the rest of the story. I hope you like this one!
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Harry tried his best to avoid Ginny and Anika (again) for the past few days after he accidentally blurted out to Ginny that they kissed. He most importantly was hiding from Ginny, who have been continuously pairing them up, to Ron's dismay. Add that Hermione kept on nagging him about it and that she and Ron are fighting—again!
"Harry! You have to tell her! you can't let the poor girl think there's something more between you two!" she scolded him yet again at lunch one day as Anika, Malfoy, Blaise and Pansy approached the Slytherin table.
"It will hurt her of course but it will hurt her even more if you let it hang in the air for a while just to tell her you didn't feel the same way later!" She continued as he looked up just in time to see Anika staring at him, he tried to smile at her but was surprised when he saw something blaze in her eyes. Was it rage?
"Anika!" Harry shouted after her one Friday afternoon. Their classes had let out early and as much as he regretted confronting her, it was the only way he can have Hermione off his case and to verify what he saw in her eyes earlier this week.
"Anika!" he called again, but still the silver-haired girl continued walking as if she heard nothing. When he finally caught up with her however,
"Anika…" he said his hand on her shoulder and turning her to him.
Anika faced Harry with an annoyed expression on her beautiful chiseled face, her perfectly shaped brow in a frown and her silver-grey eyes held anger, disappointment and sadness in them.
"What do you want?!" she demanded and Harry was taken aback at this reaction.
"I…uh, c-can we talk?" he stammered.
"Come on Anika; Draco and Blaise are waiting for us in the common room" Pansy said tugging on Anika's arm and glaring at Harry. For the past few weeks, Anika and Pansy seemed to have gotten closer since Ginny had been so busy and Anika needed someone to talk to. Turns out Pansy were not that bad a friend, she can be a bitch at times but she really was a good friend; no wonder she and Draco became close.
Anika nodded and turned around when Harry spoke again, "Anika, please?" he begged. Please say yes; I'm not cut out for this, he thought. Honestly, Harry wouldn't mind begging if it was just Anika, but with Pansy Parkinson beside her? That was a whole lot of a different story!
Anika cringed as she heard the desperation in his voice. She wanted to talk to him too; but as Ginny and Pansy had put it, 'men always want what they can't have.' Anika continued to walk when she felt a hand snake up her arm and hold her firmly.
"I won't let you walk out on me until we get to talk" Harry said stubbornly. Anika tugged on her arm to loosen his grip but he won't budge. She gave him another annoyed, steely look and tried again but he still won't let go. Finally she gave up.
"Fine!" she snapped at Harry "Pansy, please tell Draco I'm going to be a little late; you guys can start without me" Pansy gave her a questioning look then sneered at Harry, but she left.
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