Riley - Chapter Twenty-Seven - Thou need a doctor, infant? Thout frightened?

When Dumbledore let us go, I walked off to go find Neville. I went to the common room first and walked up to a second year,

"Excuse me?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you seen Neville?" He pointed to the back of the common room and I nodded a thanks. I walked over and turns out he must've meant the VERY back. When I found Neville, I sat in front of him and blushed a bit.

What should I say? O_O

Say hi, idiot!

Then what?!

Just tell him you've missed him.

Okay :3

"H-Hi Neville." He looked up from his book on plants and blushed,

"Riley?"

"Uh, yeah." He had threw his arms around me, but because we were sitting across from each other, he kinda jumped on me and we ended on the floor with him on me.

"RILEY!" I smiled and hugged him back, "You've been gone for weeks! Seamus and Dean said that Sirius Black got to you and Jaye and kidnapped you, but I didn't believe them. You're smarter than that to get kidnapped. I missed you so much." I smiled again and blushed a bit,

"I-I missed you, too."

"Where'd you go?"

"Dumbledore told me not to say."

"Oh." I blushed even more while he looked in my eyes, "I-I should move from on top of you."

"Y-Yeah." He sat up and I did the same, "I-I really missed you."

"I missed you, too. Potions class wasn't as easy and Herbology wasn't as fun because you weren't there to draw random notes." I smiled and awkwardly played with a strand of my hair, "C-Can I try something?" I nodded and he scooted closer. He took my hands and looked in my eyes.

"Are you t-trying to kiss me?" He blushed and nodded. I smiled and started leaning in. I tilted my head to the side a bit and when our lips met, it made my stomach feel weird.

Destery...

Yush? :3

Is that supposed to happen?

You like him, so yeah :) You likey the kissy faces?

I suppose so, yes.

...

:)

This is nice.

I couldn't help but close my eyes.

D'aw! Look at you two! Snogging in the common room :3

We're NOT snogging!

Not yet, you aren't ;)

O_O Get. Out. My. Head. You. Smut. Muffin.

:D I can't leave, I'm apart of you.

Sigh.

"Riley, are you - EEP!" Neville and I jumped apart as Jaye stood there grinning like a mad woman - go figure, "What's going on here?" I blushed and got to my feet,

"Nothing. Nothing. Come on, Jaye, we need to get to the Great Hall." She puffed out her cheeks and nodded anyway. We started walking to the portrait hole, but Neville grabbed my hand gently.

I know it was him because his hands are really soft :3

They're like pillows.

"Riley."

"Yeah?" I turned around and he frowned, "What is it?"

"D-Do you like me?"

O.O

"No, why? Do you like me?" I said it slowly so I didn't stutter,

"No, I-I just needed to know if that's why you agreed to kissing me."

"Oh. Well, w-why'd you kiss me?"

"I-I wanted to get my f-first kiss out of the way." I nodded and let his hand go,

"We should go." He nodded and we walked to the Great Hall with Jaye skipping and swinging her arms in the air. I put my hands in my pocket and watched my feet while walking. When we got to the Great Hall, about halfway through supper, Jaye stood up with her wand and shot glitter everywhere.

"HERPES! NOW YOU ALL HAS IT!" I shook my head at her a people were vanishing the glitter from their food, looking royally - excuse my language - pissed. Hermione got it off of me and herself, telling me the words. I took out my wand and pointed it at Neville,

"Don't test i-it on me!" I frowned and pointed to my food.

"Evanesco!" The glitter disappeared and Hermione's eyes went wide, "I did it!"

"Riley! That was an O.W.L.S. level spell!"

"Really? O_O"

"YES!"

":O EPICAL!"

"OH MY DUMBLEDORE, RILEY!" Jaye pulled me into a bone-crushing hug, "YOU DID A SPELL! THAT'S THE FIRST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN YOU DO!" I awkwardly hugged her back, blushing.

"Come on!"

"I'm coming!" We ran around a corner and climbed up to the tower. Jaye looked all over the place before taking her wand out,

"Accio notes." It took a few seconds, but they flew into her hands. "Alright, let's go." I nodded and we walked down the steps. ood think we both had on socks :3

Anyway, we heard footsteps behind us, "Filch!" Jaye whispered, "We have to run." I nodded and that's exactly what we did.

I don't know when, or how, but I had fell. "Rye-"

"SH! Go!" I whisper/yelled.

"But, you'll-"

"Go!" She pouted and apologized before running off. I stood up and ran after her, but there was a hard, rough hold on my arm,

"Not so fast, Varner."

Crap.

"You'll see yourself in detention. Right now. Umbridge's office." I bit my lip.

I hadn't a detention with her before, but by the looks of Harry's hand and when he told me how much it hurts, I don't want one.

"Yes, sir." He pulled me by my arm all the way to her office. He rapped the door and a soft "Come in" was heard.

"Professor! What are you doing up at this hour?"

"Never your mind, Filch. Who's this? Ah, Riley Varner! Have a seat, you'll be doing a few lines." I nodded and sat at the desk she had set up. "Here you are." She handed me some parchment and I looked at the red quills. She reached over them and handed me a green one,

"You haven't given me any ink."

"Oh, you won't need any ink." I nodded, "I'd like you to write 'I must not roam the halls after curfew'."

"How many times?"

"Let's just say until the message . . . sinks in." I nodded and started writing.

I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew. I must not roam the halls after curfew.

I tried not to, but the pain was too much. Tears started falling and smudged the red ink. I looked at my hand to see the words messily etched into my hand. They weren't red, but they were green and glowing, "You may go, now, Miss Varner." I handed her the parchment before running off to the Gryffindor Tower.

I held my hand tenderly while sitting cross-legged in front of the fire.

"Riley?" I looked up and put my hand by my leg,

"Oh, uh, h-hi Neville."

"What's wrong?" I shook my head, "Well, where were you? I-I sent you a note with Dean's owl to see if you could meet me down here. Why're you crying?" He kneeled by me and turned my head to him, wiping under my eyes,

"It's nothing. What'd you want to talk about?"

"I-I wanted to ask you something." I nodded, "Well, w- . . . What's wrong with your hand?" I showed him the non-hurt one,

"Nothing."

"No, not that one." He grabbed my wrist gently and lifted my hand to eye-level, "When'd you have detention with Umbridge?"

"J-Just now."

"It's green! Fred and George's are usually red."

"Neville, I can't feel my arm. I'm scared."

"Let's get you to the hospital wing." I nodded and nearly screamed when he picked me up. "S-Sorry. I-I just . . . I-I'm sorry." I shook my head and wrapped my arms around his neck. He walked out the portrait and within a few minutes, we were in front of Filch.

"Need another detention?"

"She fell down the steps and we think she broke her arm." Neville lied easily. Filch nodded and we continued to the Hospital Wing.

"Oh, Riley, dear." Madam Pomfrey - who's taken a liking to me since I help her with remedy potions - said as Neville placed me on the bed. "What happened?" I showed her my arm and she gasped, "That Umbridge woman is a foul, foul creature!" She said, walking to the potion cabinet. She pulled out a black, thick one and my eyes went wide.

Oh no.

Not that one.

"R-Riley!"

"Hm?" I looked down to see Neville's hand on my knee,

"Y-You didn't feel me touch you just now?" I shook my head and poked my leg.

Nothing.

"Madam Pomfrey! I-I can't feel my leg!" She rushed over and unscrewed the vial. She pushed it to my lips and I downed the potion. It tastes way better than what it smells. It took me three days to make :3

"Can you feel this?" She tapped my knee with a hammer thing and it kicked, but I just felt pins and needles. I shook my head and she touched my arm. I winced in pain and then didn't feel too good. She handed me a bin as I emptied all the ice cream I had eaten at supper with Neville. The pain in my arm left and I could feel my leg again and my barf turned from white-ish to green. She gave me some water and I spat it out in the bin. She vanished the bin and touched my leg. I nodded and she moved to my arm and hand. I nodded, "Wonderful!"

"Thanks Neville."

"N-No problem." I smiled and stood on my toes to kiss his cheek. But he turned his head to look at me, so I ended up on his lips. It took me a while to realize I'M KISSING MY BESTEST GUY FRIEND before I pulled away slowly, "Why'd you do that?"

"Um, I-I'm sorry. I-I only meant to kiss your cheek."

"No, why'd you m-move away?"

"What? Oh, um, i-it was a mistake."

"Really?" I nodded and he frowned, "I-I liked it."

"I-I liked it too, but we're just friends." He nodded,

"Oh, I meant to tell you. I have a crush on this girl and Fred and George told me to just kiss her and tell her how I feel, b-but I'll need a bit of practice. C-Can I-I use you?"

"Use me?!"

"N-No, I-I mean . . ." he sighed, "is it okay if I kiss you s-so I'll know what to d-do." We both had red faces and I shifted a bit. I slowly nodded,

"J-Just don't go too far. I'm only fourteen." He nodded and took a step forward. I felt his lips on mine again and my cheeks went even redder. My eye-lids slowly shut as my head tilted to the side. It's kinda weird how we're not holdin each other.

I mean, that's what George and Jaye do when they snog - they hold each other.

Something slimy and sweet tasting made it's way into my mouth and I shivered when it touched my tongue. Neville's hands lightly cupped my tiny waist - I literally have no shape T_T. I envy Jaye for her curves! - and I was gently pushed against the wall. I moved my arms around his neck and had a bit of trouble breathing.

I mean, our noses are kinda pushed together, so I can't get much air and OH MY GAWD, MY NOSE MIGHT START BLEEGING!

I pulled back slightly, lips still locked, tongue still on mine. He just moved even closer. His tongue went farther into my mouth and made it even harder to breathe, "Nev, my nose."

"Oh, sorry." He pulled back slightly and returned back to my mouth; tongue and all. A few minutes later, I put my hands on his chest and pushed him back, "That was amazing."

"I, uh, I-I liked it a lot." he smiled and tried to kiss me aain, but I pushed him back a bit, "I-I need to get to bed."

"Can you stay for-"

"N-No. I-I have my Potion O.W.L.S. tomorrow and Hermione and Jaye are probably up still studying."

"O-Oh." Neville nodded and I moved my face to his neck in a hug. He hugged me back and I let him go before running up to my room.

I blinked and saw that Seamus had been shaking me, "Riley! You and Jaye zoned out." I blinked again as my vision cleared.

O.O

I had been staring at Neville?!

NOW HE'S GONNER THINK I WAS THINKING ABOUT HIM!

Well, you kinder were :3

:(

"Riley, it happened again." I turned to Jaye,

"You saw?!" She smirked,

"I can't stay, I have Potions O.W.L.S. tomorrow." She said, trying - and succeeding - to sound like me, "I can't believe you, YOU of all people-"

"Can we not talk about that right now?" I didn't stutter, which was a shock,

"Alright. But I'm grilling you later about it."

"I-I don't want to talk about it." Luckily, everyone went on with eating. I looked at my napkin and a drop of wetness hit it.

What?

It can't rain in the Great Hall, can it?

"Riley?" I looked up at Neville, "Why're you crying?" I touched under my eye and looked at my finger as black liquid ran down it,

"I-I think I got glitter in my eye." I stood up and covered my eye. Jaye got up with me and we ran out the Great Hall - well, I ran and she followed me.

"Riley! Rye-muffin, what's wrong?!"

"I-I feel so stupid. I'm only twelve, why do I feel like this around him?"

"It's just a crush."

"It can't be just a crush, Jaye. I've liked him since I saw him at my house with you. I just want to be as happy with him like you are with George. It's obvious you two are together now. I feel like I'll never be happy. Every time I am, I-I look at how crappy my life is and get upset again."

"What're you talking about?"

"Nothing." I wiped off the rest of my eye liner and Jaye frowned,

"Stop using so much of that."

"No."

"Addyson-Paige Riley Varner, you're going to STOP using so much eye liner or else I'll throw it all away. And I mean it! You'd look just as pretty without it, maybe even prettier."

"Why're you my friend? We're nothing alike. We're complete opposites."

"There's nothing wrong with being friends with your opposite."

"Well, you're all hyper active and fun and funny. I'm just boring old shy Riley."

"You're not boring."

"Yeah I am. My own mother tried to change me. I have to stay with her next years. That means no skinny jeans, no capris, no Converse! Just sandals, flats, and skirts. She tried to change me a-and I don't like that stuff. I just want to wear my Toms and skinny jeans, but no! Riley's a girl, so she just absolutely HAS to wear pink and curl her hair. Do you know how long it takes me to FLAT IRON this? It takes double that to curl it! She'll pack my trunk for me witht he clothes I have over her house. I don't want to stay with her, Jaye, I just can't." She frowned and pulled me into a hug,

"I'm sorry." she whispered, "I can kidnap you this Summer! And we can stay at my house! My parents will love you." I smiled and nodded,

"Okay. But for Winter break, you're staying with me dad. He'll love you, you guys act the same." She grinned and we let each other go. She wiped off the rest of my eye liner before we walked out.

"R-Riley, is your eye f-feeling better?" I blushed as Neville stood outside the restroom with pink cheeks,

"Uh, yeah, it's better." He frowned,

"A piece of glitter made you cry really - w-wow."

"What? What wow?"

"Your eyes . . . th-they're really blue." I blushed even more,

"O-Oh, uh, I'm a metamorpha-thingy."

"Oh. Well, why're you upset?"

"Why do you care?"

"We're friends, r-right? Friends are supposed to care about each other."

"The only person I can talk to about it is Jaye, I'm sorry for being mean, but I don't know you as well as her."

"W-We met the same time!"

"I-I know, but . . . I'm sorry." I turned to go, but he gently grabbed my hand and pulled me back,

"I'm sorry, whatever it is why you're upset. I-I really care about you a-and I don't want to lose you. You're my b-best friend." He kissed my cheek and I blushed even more - if that were even possible - as he pulled me into his chest, "Please don't be upset." I looked at Jaye, who had a : face.

Pervy smile, Blue-Jaye :3

"Hug him back." She mouthed. I awkwardly put my arms around him and my eyes felt funny. My scalp tingled a bit and the fringe in my eyes turned pink.

Oh lord.

Pink hair?!

Pink means I'm happy?!

Why couldn't it have been red?!

"Okay?" I nodded and sniffed, "Are you still upset?"

"N-Not as much." He kissed the top of my head and that area started to tingle.

"D'aw!" I glared at Jaye as she swayed, "Sadness gettin' everybodeh pregnant :3"

"O_O"

"O_O"

":D"

"-_-"

":|"

":x What I say?" I blushed and looked in Neville's eyes.

O_O

He's leaning in.

OH MY DUMBLEDORE, HE LIKES ME!

He may just want another kiss :T

Just a kiss on my lips in the moonlight! Something something I don't know the words :| It's a great song, though :3

Within the blink of an eye, we were kissing.

Well, our lips were barely touching, but that's because he stopped moving. I stood on my toes and pushed closer.

Okayz, NOW we're kissing.

Neville's cheeks turned pink right along with mine while I stood normally.

"Night."

"N-Night." I smiled and walked off with Jaye. As soon as we turned the corner, she started hopping up and down,

"HE SO LIKES YOU!"

"No. It was just a-a kiss."

"ON YOUR LIPS IN THE MOONLIGHT! SOMETHING SOMETHING!"

"I luff that song!"

"Me too! I don't know the words, though :3"

"Oh. Me either. It's on my iPod, which won't work."

"Oh! I'll enchant it, electronics don't really work here."

"Thanks." She nodded and we walked into the Common Room. We went to our dorm, changed into out jammers, and got in bed.

"Night Rye-Muffin."

"Night Blue-Jaye."