Title: Confessions

Author: Sweet Canadian

Email: sweet_canadian@pigpig.net

Category: Romance

Rating: PG for kissing, mushiness and things younger readers may not understand

Summary: *inspired by WeasleySweetie's fic 'Goodbye'* As Captain of Gryffindor's Quidditch Team and Hogwarts' top scoring Chaser, Katie Bell seems to have it all...except the man of her dreams. When he catches her outside one afternoon, they connect in a way she never expected...

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Basically, I don't claim to own anything in this story!

Author's Note: Italics demote flashbacks. You might wanna read the first eight chapters of 'Goodbye' by WeasleySweetie before you read this to understand everything that's going on. It's in Katie's POV, by the way.

*Cait, if you think this sucks, you will tell me, right???*

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Chapter 2: Not That Great Of A Start

"So how's it been going?" he asked casually a while later.

"Fine...I'm surprised you care..." I said pointedly.

"I do...I watched your first match...that was rough..."

"Yeah, whatever..." I mumbled.

"What's with the cold treatment, Katie? You don't have to be so snappish!" he said, sounding a little hurt.

"Listen, Fred, do you have any idea what stress I'm under? No, you wouldn't know, because you quit the Quidditch team! Ever since you left and decided to take your studies seriously, nothing's been the same! I had to run around to find a replacement for you...We lost badly to Slytherin because the Beaters weren't getting along...everything's a mess!"

"Are you blaming me for the fact that your team sucks without me?"

I was steaming up...he had the nerve!!! I don't know why I didn't smack him right there!

"Listen, Mister Prefect! Why don't you just go back to studying at the library or hanging out with your new friends, those other goody-two-shoes??? You don't care about anything or anyone else anymore...I don't blame George for being so angry at you!!!"

I stood up and and walked off in a huff. I headed back to the castle, upset.

Author's Note: Heh...I intended for Fred and Katie to connect outside...but not right away...don't worry, though...those two will get a second chance later...'coz everyone deserves a second chance, right?

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Later on, I returned to my dorm and found Jayme, Angelina and Alicia were there already. I hoped my roomies weren't gonna ask any questions. I plopped onto to my bed and looked up at the ceiling.

"Kat?" Angelina asked me, "You okay???"

"Yeah, sure, Angie, why wouldn't I be?" I answered.

Alicia explained, "Well, George told us you were a bit stressed out..."

"It's all good now, Leesh..."

"Did George told you we were cool?" Jayme added.

"Yea, Jay, he did...I'm fine."

I sighed and closed my eyes.

Angelina said, "I know I speak for Alicia and Jayme too when I say that we don't believe you're fine..."

I sighed and replied, "Is it that obvious???"

"Yes," they said unanimously.

I sat up on my bed to face Angelina's bed where Angelina was sitting, braiding Alicia's hair into a whole bunch of braids. Alicia was sitting on the floor. Jayme was sitting in front of Alicia, getting her hair styled into a pair of buns.

"Okay," I challenged them, "How am I not fine?"

Jayme scoffed and said, "Well...two days ago, you spent five hours studying in the library...you don't even spend five hours in the library a week!"

I frowned...us Gryffindors had a huge Potions test...I was cramming! But Jayme was right.

"Okay, I'll give you that..."

Alicia added, "Good, 'coz there's more! The last time you were this freaked was when you found out Oliver was dating Kayla Riverstark."

I watched as Jayme grimaced and said, "That girl's full of it! I swear, she was born with the snobby stick up her butt!"

"Hey, I'm over that now...that was so two years ago!" I said slowly.

"Right...is it about a guy???" Angelina questioned me.

I gave each of the girls a look and shrugged.

"Awwwww, it is about a guy!!!" Angelina said brightly, "Don't deny it!!!"

"What are you talking about???" I asked, doing exactly what she said not to do and denying it.

"The most obvious proof that you're not fine is that you've been this way since Fred quit the Quidditch team!" Angelina said with a triumphant smile.

"Would you guys stop psychoanalysing me already??? I'm going to the Great Hall, okay?" I snapped at them all before leaving the room.