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Oliver is on his bed, staring at the ceiling. The past hour is like a dream for him. Did she really kiss him? Or is it he the one who kissed her? No, she kissed him, and he kissed her back. All his life he's been wondering how would it feel to kiss her. Now he knew, and it feels so great. Her warm lips on his although the air was very cold, her soft black hair on his fingers. He can still feel it. He never thought that she's the one who kissed him first. He always thought, maybe someday he couldn't stand it anymore and then he decided to kiss her. But no, she's the one who kissed him first. Is it because she loves him? He knew that she's the one who gave him the sweater, he just knew. That day on Christmas day, he can smell the same scent on her that he smelled before on the sweater. Could it be possible?
But she ran away. She cried after the kiss. She didn't want the kiss to happen. It's very obvious on her face that she regretted it. She kept saying that it was very wrong. How she would never want to hurt Ethan and how he should never hurt Angelina. He actually understood. The last thing he would want to do is hurt Angelina, although she already know about his love to Naire. But she's been there every time he needed help.
He flipped over and over again in his bed. He couldn't sleep at all. He wanted to talk about it with someone, but who? He realized that he didn't have a close friend to share this kind of things. All this years he always sees Quidditch as his best friend, and he never bother to search for a real best friend. Fred and George? They won't take it seriously. Harry? He's too young, he wouldn't understand. Oh, wait... Hermione! She's smart, she's more mature than her age, and most importantly, she's a girl. She would never laugh at him, and she'll give him advices.
The thought of it, makes him glad. He closes his eyes, and trying to get some sleep. He will find Hermione tomorrow and go talk with her. Everything will be fine.
The next morning he woke up with a stiffed neck. He must have been sleeping in a wrong position. He ignored it and get ready for breakfast. After a quick shower, he put on his uniform, and run to the Great Hall, hoping to find Hermione.
When he arrives at the Great Hall, he can see her sitting with Harry and Ron. He walk towards them and take a sit next to her.
"Hermione, I need to talk to you. In private!" he whispered to her ear.
"What? What do you want to talk about?" she jumped in surprise.
"I can't say it here, to many people. Let's go some where else" he said again.
"Ookay... but the first bell will ring at any second!" she said.
"Can you just skip the first period?" he begged her.
"NO WAY!" she shouted loud enough to make half of the Great Hall look at them.
"Sshhh... lower your voice!" he ordered.
"Ooh.. I'm sorry" she giggles.
"Okay, I understand that you don't want to skip any classes. Why don't after lunch? We can finish our lunch quickly, and then talk" he said.
"Is it very important? You seem very odd today. Is it have to do with Angelina?" she asked.
"Umm... yes and no. I'll tell you later okay?" he answered.
"Okay" she said.
"Olly!" Angelina shouted from the end of the table.
"Remember okay, after lunch" he said to Hermione again before he goes to Angelina.
"I said okay, now go!" she pushed him away.
He walks towards Angelina and sit next to her. She's sitting with Alicia spinett, Katie Bell, Fred, and George, and the twin best friend, Lee Jordan.
"Hey, morning" he smiled at her.
"You don't seem very fresh today. Are you sick?" she asked worried.
She puts her slender hand gently on his forehead to feel his temperature. He smiled again. This is Angelina, always worried about him. There's no way he could ever hurt her, never.
"Well, your temperature is quite normal. Is there something wrong? You seem pretty preoccupied" she asked again.
"I'm fine, Ange. Don't worry. I just didn't get much sleep last night. You know... because of the detention" he said.
"Oh, what did Snape do?" she asked.
"Well, just being him self I guess" he answered.
"I'm sorry I didn't go there last night. I was very sleepy, so I went straight to bed after dinner" she explained.
"That's okay. Only 4 more nights, and I'm free" he smiled.
"I'll be waiting then" she smiled back.
"Okay you two, stop the mushy thing! We're sick of it!" Fred's voice breaks the private between them.
"Leave them alone, Fred! I like watching them. It's very sweet" Alicia said smiling to them.
"Oooh... our sweet captain! Hey, ouch! Stop it" George screamed. Oliver punched him on his arm.
"You deserved it George" Katie said joining the conversation.
"Ouch, that hurts! I wish you would do the same thing to me Katie. My temple is quite hot now!" George said putting a silly smile on his face, touching his forehead.
"Oh please..." Katie said waving his hand.
"Hey guys, stop mocking us!" Angelina said.
"You know we love you, Ange. But our captain here is stupid enough not to realize!" Fred said smiling.
"Hey!" Oliver said.
"I don't need to know. He shows it already" Angelina said smiling to Oliver.
"Thank you" Oliver said giving her a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Aaahh... so sweet!" they all said in unison.
Next to the Gryffindor's table is the Ravenclaw's table. Naire is sitting there with Jessica and Sandy. She saw everything that happened on the Gryffindor's table. She could feel pain on her chest. It hurts a lot seeing Oliver and Angelina like that after she realized that she loves him. It seems that he forgot everything about last night. He's acting like nothing happened before between them. Now he's sitting there, smiling to Angelina.
"Are you okay Naire?" Jessica asked her.
"Yes, I'm fine" she answered.
"He's not good enough for you, you know!" Sandy said.
She had told Sandy this morning about what happen last night.
"Sandy!" Jessica shouted.
"What? It's true... Ethan is way much better than him! Just look at him. He's there laughing with his friends like nothing happened" Sandy said again.
"It's not about that! It's about our friend who's in love with him. You don't go saying to her that this guy is not enough for him!" Jessica said.
"You guys, stop it. I really don't want to talk about it" Naire said.
"Okay, sorry if I said something that hurts you" sandy apologies to her.
"Me too" Jessica said.
"That's okay. I just need to get my mind off him at this moment. I completely understand if he's like that. He must have felt very guilty to Angelina, like I did to Ethan" Naire explained.
"You're not going to tell Ethan right?" Jessica asked her pointing her finger to Ethan who's walking towards them.
"Naire, where are you last night?" asked Ethan.
"Hi Ethan, I miss you too" she smiled at him.
"I went to the dungeon, but I found only Wood standing there stirring the potion like some stupid person" he said.
"You mean..he's still there when you got there?" she asked surprised.
She never thought that he continued their work after she left. That's very nice of him, to do that, because if he left just like her, Snape would probably be very angry. and the potion wouldn't come out right. She felt guilty leaving him to work alone like that.
"Why, yes. And I thought you were there also, but I was wrong. He told me that you don't feel very well last night, so you decided to take a rest. Are you okay? He asked.
"Umm... I'm fine, don't worry" she answered.
"Are you sure? I can get you something. Maybe we should go to madam Pomfrey, she'll know what to do!" he keep on talking.
"Ethan! Listen to me, I'm fine. Really!" she said holding his head.
"Okay... but I'm still worried you know!" he said again.
"You'll be the first person to know if I'm dying, satisfied?" she smiled.
"Do Not Mocked me Naire. You know I'm like that because I love you" he said.
"I know, but that's what I like about you. You're a very caring person, Ethan. And I'm lucky enough to have you here by my side" she kiss him on his cheek gently.
Okay, there's no way I could hurt him. He's too nice, and he loves me. My feeling it's not important, his is more important. I can't go breaking people's heart, not Ethan's. He'll be crushed if I told him that I don't love him and I love someone else. I like him, and maybe someday I will love him. _she thought.
Not far from them, Oliver put his face away from that sight. He doesn't want to see her with Ethan. He doesn't want to think about her again. Just finish the detention, and he's off to go. Only four more days. He can handle it. The first bell rings, he finished his breakfast then go to the first class.
After having a quick lunch he searches for Hermione. When he found her, he draws her outside. He makes sure there's no one there.
"Okay Oliver, what is it you want to talk about?" Hermione asked him.
"Well, actually I don't know how to say this" he said.
"What? Please Oliver, we could be late for the next class!" she said.
"Okay... of course you knew about Naire, right? I mean, Harry must have told you" he assumed.
"Umm... yes" she answered.
"And you know about our detention, right?" he assumed again.
"Yes... and this leads to.." she paused.
"We kissed last night" he finally said.
"WHAT?" she screamed.
"It's not a big deal!" he said.
"Not a big deal? How can you say that? You kissed a girl who's not your girlfriend!" she shouted.
"Lower your voice, I don't want anybody to hear!" he said.
"She kissed me first. And of course at first I was shocked. But, you knew Hermione... I always love her. So when she kissed me, I kissed back" he explained.
"But, I thought it's over! I mean, you're with Angelina now!" she asked.
"No, it's not over, and Angelina knew. She's the one who helped me to forget about Naire. That's why I'm with her" he said.
"I can't believe you're this mean Oliver! Playing with someone's heart" she shakes her head.
"I'm really sorry, that's why I need your advice!"
"What can I do? You seemed already decided it yourself" she asked.
"No, I'm still confused! That kiss could mean anything. Maybe it's just a brief passion, or love. It could be anything!" he said.
"All I can say is, just listen to your heart. But, please try not to get anyone hurts. I like Angelina, she's a very kind girl" she said.
"I know, and now I know what to do!" he said.
"What?" she asked.
"I don't want to hurt Angelina, too. That's the last thing I would do. She's been there all the time, and I know...Naire is with Ethan" he said.
"And?" she asked again.
"So, I will try to forget the kiss, and get on with my life.... With Angelina" he said.
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Oliver is on his bed, staring at the ceiling. The past hour is like a dream for him. Did she really kiss him? Or is it he the one who kissed her? No, she kissed him, and he kissed her back. All his life he's been wondering how would it feel to kiss her. Now he knew, and it feels so great. Her warm lips on his although the air was very cold, her soft black hair on his fingers. He can still feel it. He never thought that she's the one who kissed him first. He always thought, maybe someday he couldn't stand it anymore and then he decided to kiss her. But no, she's the one who kissed him first. Is it because she loves him? He knew that she's the one who gave him the sweater, he just knew. That day on Christmas day, he can smell the same scent on her that he smelled before on the sweater. Could it be possible?
But she ran away. She cried after the kiss. She didn't want the kiss to happen. It's very obvious on her face that she regretted it. She kept saying that it was very wrong. How she would never want to hurt Ethan and how he should never hurt Angelina. He actually understood. The last thing he would want to do is hurt Angelina, although she already know about his love to Naire. But she's been there every time he needed help.
He flipped over and over again in his bed. He couldn't sleep at all. He wanted to talk about it with someone, but who? He realized that he didn't have a close friend to share this kind of things. All this years he always sees Quidditch as his best friend, and he never bother to search for a real best friend. Fred and George? They won't take it seriously. Harry? He's too young, he wouldn't understand. Oh, wait... Hermione! She's smart, she's more mature than her age, and most importantly, she's a girl. She would never laugh at him, and she'll give him advices.
The thought of it, makes him glad. He closes his eyes, and trying to get some sleep. He will find Hermione tomorrow and go talk with her. Everything will be fine.
The next morning he woke up with a stiffed neck. He must have been sleeping in a wrong position. He ignored it and get ready for breakfast. After a quick shower, he put on his uniform, and run to the Great Hall, hoping to find Hermione.
When he arrives at the Great Hall, he can see her sitting with Harry and Ron. He walk towards them and take a sit next to her.
"Hermione, I need to talk to you. In private!" he whispered to her ear.
"What? What do you want to talk about?" she jumped in surprise.
"I can't say it here, to many people. Let's go some where else" he said again.
"Ookay... but the first bell will ring at any second!" she said.
"Can you just skip the first period?" he begged her.
"NO WAY!" she shouted loud enough to make half of the Great Hall look at them.
"Sshhh... lower your voice!" he ordered.
"Ooh.. I'm sorry" she giggles.
"Okay, I understand that you don't want to skip any classes. Why don't after lunch? We can finish our lunch quickly, and then talk" he said.
"Is it very important? You seem very odd today. Is it have to do with Angelina?" she asked.
"Umm... yes and no. I'll tell you later okay?" he answered.
"Okay" she said.
"Olly!" Angelina shouted from the end of the table.
"Remember okay, after lunch" he said to Hermione again before he goes to Angelina.
"I said okay, now go!" she pushed him away.
He walks towards Angelina and sit next to her. She's sitting with Alicia spinett, Katie Bell, Fred, and George, and the twin best friend, Lee Jordan.
"Hey, morning" he smiled at her.
"You don't seem very fresh today. Are you sick?" she asked worried.
She puts her slender hand gently on his forehead to feel his temperature. He smiled again. This is Angelina, always worried about him. There's no way he could ever hurt her, never.
"Well, your temperature is quite normal. Is there something wrong? You seem pretty preoccupied" she asked again.
"I'm fine, Ange. Don't worry. I just didn't get much sleep last night. You know... because of the detention" he said.
"Oh, what did Snape do?" she asked.
"Well, just being him self I guess" he answered.
"I'm sorry I didn't go there last night. I was very sleepy, so I went straight to bed after dinner" she explained.
"That's okay. Only 4 more nights, and I'm free" he smiled.
"I'll be waiting then" she smiled back.
"Okay you two, stop the mushy thing! We're sick of it!" Fred's voice breaks the private between them.
"Leave them alone, Fred! I like watching them. It's very sweet" Alicia said smiling to them.
"Oooh... our sweet captain! Hey, ouch! Stop it" George screamed. Oliver punched him on his arm.
"You deserved it George" Katie said joining the conversation.
"Ouch, that hurts! I wish you would do the same thing to me Katie. My temple is quite hot now!" George said putting a silly smile on his face, touching his forehead.
"Oh please..." Katie said waving his hand.
"Hey guys, stop mocking us!" Angelina said.
"You know we love you, Ange. But our captain here is stupid enough not to realize!" Fred said smiling.
"Hey!" Oliver said.
"I don't need to know. He shows it already" Angelina said smiling to Oliver.
"Thank you" Oliver said giving her a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Aaahh... so sweet!" they all said in unison.
Next to the Gryffindor's table is the Ravenclaw's table. Naire is sitting there with Jessica and Sandy. She saw everything that happened on the Gryffindor's table. She could feel pain on her chest. It hurts a lot seeing Oliver and Angelina like that after she realized that she loves him. It seems that he forgot everything about last night. He's acting like nothing happened before between them. Now he's sitting there, smiling to Angelina.
"Are you okay Naire?" Jessica asked her.
"Yes, I'm fine" she answered.
"He's not good enough for you, you know!" Sandy said.
She had told Sandy this morning about what happen last night.
"Sandy!" Jessica shouted.
"What? It's true... Ethan is way much better than him! Just look at him. He's there laughing with his friends like nothing happened" Sandy said again.
"It's not about that! It's about our friend who's in love with him. You don't go saying to her that this guy is not enough for him!" Jessica said.
"You guys, stop it. I really don't want to talk about it" Naire said.
"Okay, sorry if I said something that hurts you" sandy apologies to her.
"Me too" Jessica said.
"That's okay. I just need to get my mind off him at this moment. I completely understand if he's like that. He must have felt very guilty to Angelina, like I did to Ethan" Naire explained.
"You're not going to tell Ethan right?" Jessica asked her pointing her finger to Ethan who's walking towards them.
"Naire, where are you last night?" asked Ethan.
"Hi Ethan, I miss you too" she smiled at him.
"I went to the dungeon, but I found only Wood standing there stirring the potion like some stupid person" he said.
"You mean..he's still there when you got there?" she asked surprised.
She never thought that he continued their work after she left. That's very nice of him, to do that, because if he left just like her, Snape would probably be very angry. and the potion wouldn't come out right. She felt guilty leaving him to work alone like that.
"Why, yes. And I thought you were there also, but I was wrong. He told me that you don't feel very well last night, so you decided to take a rest. Are you okay? He asked.
"Umm... I'm fine, don't worry" she answered.
"Are you sure? I can get you something. Maybe we should go to madam Pomfrey, she'll know what to do!" he keep on talking.
"Ethan! Listen to me, I'm fine. Really!" she said holding his head.
"Okay... but I'm still worried you know!" he said again.
"You'll be the first person to know if I'm dying, satisfied?" she smiled.
"Do Not Mocked me Naire. You know I'm like that because I love you" he said.
"I know, but that's what I like about you. You're a very caring person, Ethan. And I'm lucky enough to have you here by my side" she kiss him on his cheek gently.
Okay, there's no way I could hurt him. He's too nice, and he loves me. My feeling it's not important, his is more important. I can't go breaking people's heart, not Ethan's. He'll be crushed if I told him that I don't love him and I love someone else. I like him, and maybe someday I will love him. _she thought.
Not far from them, Oliver put his face away from that sight. He doesn't want to see her with Ethan. He doesn't want to think about her again. Just finish the detention, and he's off to go. Only four more days. He can handle it. The first bell rings, he finished his breakfast then go to the first class.
After having a quick lunch he searches for Hermione. When he found her, he draws her outside. He makes sure there's no one there.
"Okay Oliver, what is it you want to talk about?" Hermione asked him.
"Well, actually I don't know how to say this" he said.
"What? Please Oliver, we could be late for the next class!" she said.
"Okay... of course you knew about Naire, right? I mean, Harry must have told you" he assumed.
"Umm... yes" she answered.
"And you know about our detention, right?" he assumed again.
"Yes... and this leads to.." she paused.
"We kissed last night" he finally said.
"WHAT?" she screamed.
"It's not a big deal!" he said.
"Not a big deal? How can you say that? You kissed a girl who's not your girlfriend!" she shouted.
"Lower your voice, I don't want anybody to hear!" he said.
"She kissed me first. And of course at first I was shocked. But, you knew Hermione... I always love her. So when she kissed me, I kissed back" he explained.
"But, I thought it's over! I mean, you're with Angelina now!" she asked.
"No, it's not over, and Angelina knew. She's the one who helped me to forget about Naire. That's why I'm with her" he said.
"I can't believe you're this mean Oliver! Playing with someone's heart" she shakes her head.
"I'm really sorry, that's why I need your advice!"
"What can I do? You seemed already decided it yourself" she asked.
"No, I'm still confused! That kiss could mean anything. Maybe it's just a brief passion, or love. It could be anything!" he said.
"All I can say is, just listen to your heart. But, please try not to get anyone hurts. I like Angelina, she's a very kind girl" she said.
"I know, and now I know what to do!" he said.
"What?" she asked.
"I don't want to hurt Angelina, too. That's the last thing I would do. She's been there all the time, and I know...Naire is with Ethan" he said.
"And?" she asked again.
"So, I will try to forget the kiss, and get on with my life.... With Angelina" he said.
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