Katie burst out into the open and was immediately greeted by a blast of
cold air. She pulled her robes tighter and lowered her head against the
stinging wind. 'I'm going to catch a cold when I get back,' she thought
distractedly. But that wasn't enough to make her turn around and head back.
She wasn't dressed to go out in the cold like this, having left her warm
cloak in her room. The sky was already dark and the moonlight cast shadows
that danced eerily around her. She walked to the lake, wrapped in her
thoughts. Katie watched as the water in the lake ripple slightly. She sat
down at beside the lake and hugged her knees, unconsciously bringing a hand
up to her stinging cheek, recalling the pain that had struck her, both
externally and internally, when Oliver hit her. Her shock that restrained
her tears from flowing was gone and her anger and superior exterior
vanished. A reluctant sob escaped her lips, a gateway to release her
escalating grief. She bit her lip hard but was powerless to stop the
insistent tears. Giving up, she buried her face in her hands and let them
flow for what seemed like the millionth time in that year.
Meanwhile, Alicia was causing quite a stir among her friends. She had searched as far as could in the vast castle but Katie was nowhere to be seen. It never occurred to her that Katie might have ventured into the forbidding cold. Alicia ran into Fred and Angelina in a state of overwhelming concern and panic that Katie might have done something stupid after her fight with Oliver. The three of them returned to the common room together and found a contemplating George staring at the dying fire.
"Have you seen Katie?"
George shook his head, "No, but I saw Oliver though."
"What happened?"
"He slapped her."
"WHAT? WHY?" All three of them gawked at George.
Angelina was the first to recover from her shock. "So she knows," she said softly.
"Knows what?" asked a bewildered Alicia.
Angelina looked at Fred uncertainly and after receiving a hardly perceptible nod, she proceeded to explain what she and Fred saw earlier that evening. When she finished, Alicia said, "But why would Oliver slapped her? Shouldn't it be the other way around?" Angelina shrugged, "You got me there."
Fred spoke up, "She must have done something to provoke Oliver, guys have feelings too you know, it's not like girls are the only gender that's entitled to bully the other. We have rights too."
George nodded in agreement and Alicia said, "He IS right, as much as I hate to admit it. And hitting a girl is a major offense to us but we never actually thought that Katie might have somehow forced Oliver to do that. You know how stubborn and spiteful she can get."
Angelina glowered at them, "Hadn't he done enough damage for the night? Kissing Kimberly then hitting her? That is sick. Are you saying that it is alright for Oliver to hit her then?"
Fred sighed, "That isn't what I meant…Let's not fight again, and think about it…there is an ounce if not a tiny bit of truth in what I just said, even Alicia agrees."
He placed an arm around her and smiled at her.
Angelina folded her arms, "I suppose, but what do we do now?"
"We find her, we have to! God knows what she might be doing to herself at this very moment," Alicia declared determinedly.
The four of them split up and Angelina wandered along the corridors of the castle, occasionally peeking into various empty classrooms, hoping for a glimpse of Katie. She bumped into someone and instantly questioned that person if he saw Katie. It was Roger. He looked down at her and frowned. "No…don't you know where she is?"
Angelina shook her head sorrowfully and was about to leave the class when he stopped her. "Wait…what happened?"
Angelina sighed and stopped in her tracks. She turned to face Roger.
"Well, to cut a long story short, he slapped." She supposed it was fine to tell Roger since he and Katie seemed to be on good terms again.
"WHAT?" Angelina saw his eyes flash dangerously with anger. She subconsciously thought that that seemed to be everyone's reaction to that shocking news, unsurprisingly. Forcing herself back to reality, she felt a rush of air as Roger dashed away without offering any explanation. Shaking her head in confusion, she left the dark corridor and went to the Great Hall to meet Fred and George.
"Any luck?" she asked the twins and Alicia. All of them shook their heads.
"What do we do now?"
Amazingly, Angelina said, "I say we leave her alone, let her have space, be by herself for a while. We're the ones overreacting here, not her."
She looked around at them meaningfully. Alicia nodded, "That's the first bit of sense I've heard today, excluding Fred's theory about the rights of each gender." That remark earned her a round of weak smiles that brightened everyone's glumness.
She paused, then continued, " But, maybe we should tell someone…Oliver."
Angelina made a disgusted face and said, "What for?"
" He IS her boyfriend."
Angelina snorted, "Not anymore."
"They broke up?"
Angelina shot her a tolerating look. "I don't know. But he is probably the last person she would want to see right now. Let's just go to bed and get some well deserved sleep, we might have a lot of major cheering up to do tomorrow." She turned to Fred and George, "And by cheering up I don't mean by pointless pranks and scaring the wits out of her."
They looked horrified at her insult but wisely decided not to pursue that matter since everyone was exhausted and irritated by that day's happenings. They'll just settle it with their girlfriends when the right time comes.
A/N: Not much Oliver/Katie/Roger…sorry…=]
And THANK YOU to all you wonderful, so supportive reviewers!
Can you BELIEVE that I didn't get flames for the last chap? You're all SO NICE!!!
And can you BELIEVE that my OWN friends actually scolded me for making him do that? Alright…so it was only two of them..but still…
I've also decided to do those thank you notes since I can't restrain myself from personally thanking all of you anymore! =]
So…to:-
Kaidence Ledger: Thank you SO much for reviewing! And you keep your story up too! I love it!
Gambit and Wolvie gals: I'm on your favorite authors list? I'm so flattered!!! Almost fell out of my chair. I really am not complaining…but THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is totally unexpected!
Abra: You reviewed so many times! Thank you!!! Hitting her is unforgivable….but, as long as he sincerely apologizes…I think.
Kravenclaw: Hey! I reviewed!!! I did!!! I'm sure you know but I just had to tell you!
Oh…and about what he'll say when he hit Katie? He said…"WHAT?" as shown somewhere above. LOL.
Winter: You're shock? Oh…I was too…=] Thanks for reviewing!
Cleo2427: I can't believe he slapped her too…told you I am a little crazy. Thanks for reviewing!
PotterPrincess: You really are understanding and you have NO idea how thankful I am…
And about the whole writing like JK thing…I do understand…you are very, very smart…and Michael Owen IS cute!!! I think that is the only reason I watch Liverpool matches and why they are my fave Team. That chapter was hilarious!!! I mean…Owen in Leeds? You made me laugh so much I had to go out of the room, my brother was looking at me funny…=]
: Hey…your name was blank so forgive me for that empty space.
I think you have GREAT common sense. Will Roger beat the crap out of him? A part of me wishes he would and the other part can't bear to do that to Oliver…
Me: Nice name! LOL…Thank you so much~!
Hunny: I know…I expected to get flames but thankfully, all of you were extremely understanding. Katie hasn't gone to find Roger…but…I think you know that HE'S one to find HER. Just as good…=]
PurplePepsi: Hi…thanks for reviewing! I actually got Kimberly's last name from the word 'shenanigans' …I don't know why….=]
Meanwhile, Alicia was causing quite a stir among her friends. She had searched as far as could in the vast castle but Katie was nowhere to be seen. It never occurred to her that Katie might have ventured into the forbidding cold. Alicia ran into Fred and Angelina in a state of overwhelming concern and panic that Katie might have done something stupid after her fight with Oliver. The three of them returned to the common room together and found a contemplating George staring at the dying fire.
"Have you seen Katie?"
George shook his head, "No, but I saw Oliver though."
"What happened?"
"He slapped her."
"WHAT? WHY?" All three of them gawked at George.
Angelina was the first to recover from her shock. "So she knows," she said softly.
"Knows what?" asked a bewildered Alicia.
Angelina looked at Fred uncertainly and after receiving a hardly perceptible nod, she proceeded to explain what she and Fred saw earlier that evening. When she finished, Alicia said, "But why would Oliver slapped her? Shouldn't it be the other way around?" Angelina shrugged, "You got me there."
Fred spoke up, "She must have done something to provoke Oliver, guys have feelings too you know, it's not like girls are the only gender that's entitled to bully the other. We have rights too."
George nodded in agreement and Alicia said, "He IS right, as much as I hate to admit it. And hitting a girl is a major offense to us but we never actually thought that Katie might have somehow forced Oliver to do that. You know how stubborn and spiteful she can get."
Angelina glowered at them, "Hadn't he done enough damage for the night? Kissing Kimberly then hitting her? That is sick. Are you saying that it is alright for Oliver to hit her then?"
Fred sighed, "That isn't what I meant…Let's not fight again, and think about it…there is an ounce if not a tiny bit of truth in what I just said, even Alicia agrees."
He placed an arm around her and smiled at her.
Angelina folded her arms, "I suppose, but what do we do now?"
"We find her, we have to! God knows what she might be doing to herself at this very moment," Alicia declared determinedly.
The four of them split up and Angelina wandered along the corridors of the castle, occasionally peeking into various empty classrooms, hoping for a glimpse of Katie. She bumped into someone and instantly questioned that person if he saw Katie. It was Roger. He looked down at her and frowned. "No…don't you know where she is?"
Angelina shook her head sorrowfully and was about to leave the class when he stopped her. "Wait…what happened?"
Angelina sighed and stopped in her tracks. She turned to face Roger.
"Well, to cut a long story short, he slapped." She supposed it was fine to tell Roger since he and Katie seemed to be on good terms again.
"WHAT?" Angelina saw his eyes flash dangerously with anger. She subconsciously thought that that seemed to be everyone's reaction to that shocking news, unsurprisingly. Forcing herself back to reality, she felt a rush of air as Roger dashed away without offering any explanation. Shaking her head in confusion, she left the dark corridor and went to the Great Hall to meet Fred and George.
"Any luck?" she asked the twins and Alicia. All of them shook their heads.
"What do we do now?"
Amazingly, Angelina said, "I say we leave her alone, let her have space, be by herself for a while. We're the ones overreacting here, not her."
She looked around at them meaningfully. Alicia nodded, "That's the first bit of sense I've heard today, excluding Fred's theory about the rights of each gender." That remark earned her a round of weak smiles that brightened everyone's glumness.
She paused, then continued, " But, maybe we should tell someone…Oliver."
Angelina made a disgusted face and said, "What for?"
" He IS her boyfriend."
Angelina snorted, "Not anymore."
"They broke up?"
Angelina shot her a tolerating look. "I don't know. But he is probably the last person she would want to see right now. Let's just go to bed and get some well deserved sleep, we might have a lot of major cheering up to do tomorrow." She turned to Fred and George, "And by cheering up I don't mean by pointless pranks and scaring the wits out of her."
They looked horrified at her insult but wisely decided not to pursue that matter since everyone was exhausted and irritated by that day's happenings. They'll just settle it with their girlfriends when the right time comes.
A/N: Not much Oliver/Katie/Roger…sorry…=]
And THANK YOU to all you wonderful, so supportive reviewers!
Can you BELIEVE that I didn't get flames for the last chap? You're all SO NICE!!!
And can you BELIEVE that my OWN friends actually scolded me for making him do that? Alright…so it was only two of them..but still…
I've also decided to do those thank you notes since I can't restrain myself from personally thanking all of you anymore! =]
So…to:-
Kaidence Ledger: Thank you SO much for reviewing! And you keep your story up too! I love it!
Gambit and Wolvie gals: I'm on your favorite authors list? I'm so flattered!!! Almost fell out of my chair. I really am not complaining…but THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is totally unexpected!
Abra: You reviewed so many times! Thank you!!! Hitting her is unforgivable….but, as long as he sincerely apologizes…I think.
Kravenclaw: Hey! I reviewed!!! I did!!! I'm sure you know but I just had to tell you!
Oh…and about what he'll say when he hit Katie? He said…"WHAT?" as shown somewhere above. LOL.
Winter: You're shock? Oh…I was too…=] Thanks for reviewing!
Cleo2427: I can't believe he slapped her too…told you I am a little crazy. Thanks for reviewing!
PotterPrincess: You really are understanding and you have NO idea how thankful I am…
And about the whole writing like JK thing…I do understand…you are very, very smart…and Michael Owen IS cute!!! I think that is the only reason I watch Liverpool matches and why they are my fave Team. That chapter was hilarious!!! I mean…Owen in Leeds? You made me laugh so much I had to go out of the room, my brother was looking at me funny…=]
: Hey…your name was blank so forgive me for that empty space.
I think you have GREAT common sense. Will Roger beat the crap out of him? A part of me wishes he would and the other part can't bear to do that to Oliver…
Me: Nice name! LOL…Thank you so much~!
Hunny: I know…I expected to get flames but thankfully, all of you were extremely understanding. Katie hasn't gone to find Roger…but…I think you know that HE'S one to find HER. Just as good…=]
PurplePepsi: Hi…thanks for reviewing! I actually got Kimberly's last name from the word 'shenanigans' …I don't know why….=]