Chapter 19: Fooled Her Twice Now What?

Crystal's P.O.V.

Percy was hitting on me repeatedly over the next couple of weeks following Christmas. Trying to get me to go for a drink with him…it was stupid.

Besides, didn't he fancy Harley anyways?

On the talk of her, she's was becoming more and more quiet since she started dating Flint. And I started seeing more red marks on her body (her face, her arms, anything visible with proper clothing.) and once I even saw a bruise on her shoulder!

Every time I asked her what happened, she would always use the same excuse "I fell down the stairs" and changed the subject.

Flint was even acting oddly around me and Hannah. He was glaring at her more when I asked her what the marks on her body were a result of. I had a feeling Harls wasn't telling the truth about it.

I found out the day I made the stupidest mistake of my life. I was reading in the library when Percy walked up to me with a flirtatious look on his face.

"So, Crystal…how about now we go for a drink?" Percy asked, smirking down at me.

I slammed my book closed and glared up at him "Why are you hitting on me?" I demanded.

Percy looked at me and plopped his butt next to me. "I need a girlfriend. And Stephanie is too geeky and Cameron is…nuts."

I smacked him hard "Then ask Harley already!" I spat at him.

Percy glared at me "I can't you moron! She's taken by Flint! And I want to get her jealous enough to dump that bastard and save herself!"

I glanced sideways at him "Why should I help you after all I…?" I asked, trailing off

"You what Crystal?" Percy asked, looking at me.

"I…I like someone else." I mutter

Percy's smile turned into a smirk pretty fast. "I know. And I also know it's Oliver." Percy said.

"Whatever. Give me one good reason why I'd date you." I challenged, crossing my arms.

"I can give you two bloody reasons!" Percy snapped, crossing his arms "One, Flintis BEATING YOUR BEST FRIEND! And two, not only will Harley be jealous, but Oliver will be two. You scratch my back, I scratch yours."

I rolled my eyes "Fine, but you'd better be right, Percy." I snarled.

"Aren't I always…love?" Percy drawled, adding emphasis to the word 'love.'

I retched "I guess I have to get good at acting if I have to act like I like you." I said.

Percy sighed at me and stood up "Here's how it's gonna work. You and I are going into the tower, that's where…Harley…is. We pretend to be all in love, then when she's gone, we can go back to being friends." he added, holding out his hand "Deal?"

"Deal." I said, shaking his hand and letting him steer me into the tower.

When we got into the tower, Harley was sitting there reading, thankfully alone.

"Ready, Crystal?" Percy drawled in my ear.

"Yeah." I whispered, sucking in a breath.

"Oh, Crystal." Percy said, pinning me to a wall with enough distraction to draw Harley from her book…and then, Percy kissed me.

I was shocked. But I had to hide it because Harley was right there.

I was patient and let him pull off, but I kept one eye half open to see Hannah's reaction.

She was frozen to the spot, her eyes solely on me.

Once Percy and I pulled off, Harley booked it for the dorm. And I almost swear I heard her sob.

I pulled off of Percy and looked up at him "That had better have worked, Weasley." I snarled, looking up at the girls dorms.

Harley's POV

I threw myself onto my bed and began to cry, clutching my teddy bear, Alejandro to my chest and burying my face in him.

How could she? I thought as I bawled my eyes out I thought she was my best friend!

Crystal's POV

Now what?" I asked Percy, taking my eyes off the stairs and looking up at him.

"Go upstairs and check on her reaction…duh!" Percy ordered, pointing up the stairs.

I sighed and trotted up the stairs, bracing myself for a possible Harley tantrum.

I listened in at the dorm door, and heard Harley's muffled sobbing. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"What!" Harley voice shouted, thick with tears.

I took another deep breath and opened the door. "I wanted to see if you were ok." I said quietly standing over Harls' bed.

"Yeah…my best friend was just caught snogging the guy I like in front of me! Everything is just peachy!" Harley said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry." I said, biting my lip to prevent retching "I just think he's kinda cute."

"H-How could y-you!" Harley demanded, burying her face in her teddy bear "You d-didn't even t-talk to m-me about it!"

"It just sort of happened." I lied, hating myself "And I heard you were dating Flint. Maybe if you weren't it'd be different."

"You have no clue, do you?" Harley asked, sitting up and glaring me in the eye. "You have no idea what that sick bastard does to me, do you?" she demanded, pulling down her collar and revealing a large bruise "Yeah, I got that two days ago because I said Percy's name!"

gaped, then started again "Then why do you date him!" I yelled, fighting the urge to shake my best friend.

"I'm dating him because…" Harley started, but stopping.

"Because why?" I asked, glaring into her eyes.

Harley said nothing. I fought off the urge to grab her by the arms and scream and shake some sense into her. She didn't have to be in a freaking relationship with an asshole that was just going to abuse her!

"Just tell me!" I ordered, crossing my arms.

"I…I can't." Harley said finally, making me want to bang my head against a wall.

I rolled my eyes and dropped the subject "Well, I hope you aren't gonna be mad at me and Percy."

Harley shot up and glared me in the eye "Well, I am." she growled coldly "You could have talked to me about it."

"It just happened." I insisted rolling my eyes.

"Look, I don't give a crap how it happened. You knew I liked him and you stabbed me in the back…again. First Penelope, now you. Look, just get out and don't talk to me anymore. And tell your boyfriend," she sneered the b word "not to speak to me again, either!"

I was shocked. I blinked, looking for a faze in her expression to see if it was just jealousy talking, but I saw no crack in her stone cold face. I left the dorm and shut the door behind me to meet up with Percy.

Harley's POV

I stood there for another minute after Crystalleft before throwing myself down on the bed again and crying some more.

What have I done! I screamed in my head I-I just ruined everything!

I sniffed. I would never had said to Crystal "Never speak to me again." if I didn't have my hormones flaring up at this point.

I hate PMS. It caused me to say all those horrible things to Crystal.

And now, because of that stupid menstrual shit, Crystal was probably never going to talk to me again…and neither was Percy!

Crystal's POV

I went back down in the common room and glared at Percy who was leaning against the spot where he kissed me.

"Well," I said, starting for the door "that didn't work."

"Why?" Percy asked, narrowing his eyes "What did she say?"

I turned around and glared at him "Let's just say…she's never going to speak to you again." I snapped before walking out the door.

I did up the hood of my cloak and cried silently. Why did I ever think that stupid plan of Percy's was going to work? Now, thanks to him, Harley hates my guts.

Harley's never going to forgive me. I thought as I went back into the common room to talk to Ginny.

Draco's POV

I stood there frozen as my "girlfriend" left. Harley had said that? Harley had really told Crystal to tell me to never speak to her again.

Well, I hope you're happy now! my conscience sneered You got Harley jealous, and now she hates your guts!

Shut up! I thought back I didn't ask you anything!

Really? Well, I'm entitled to an opinion. And my opinion is, that you said that you were in love with this girl, you admitted it! And now, you hurt her and cause you to hate your guts! You are an idiot, Percy Weasley!

Aren't you supposed to make me feel better about this situation? I thought, sneering at myself as I sat down in one of the armchairs.

Well, you hurt the girl. Nothing's going to make you feel better until you apologize. You know that?

You really ought to stuff a sock in it! I snapped, throwing my feet up on the table.

Look at yourself! Conscience-Draco shouted in my head You just hurt the woman you love! You snogged her best fucking friend in front of her and now she's probably going to hate you forever! What do you have to say about that, huh?

Just one thing. I thought before losing control and shouting as I slammed my head against the headrest of the armchair.

"SHIT!"