~ * ~ Broken Hearts and Shattered Souls ~ * ~
Real Love?
"Cindy, wake up. Cindy-Cindy-"
Cindy drowsily heard a voice as she slowly began to rouse. She knew it was neither of her friends, it was masculine. But, she remembered hearing it before. As her vision cleared, her eyes widened in shock at a boy with blond hair and light brown eyes. She instantly knew it was and screamed.
"What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Look, Cindy, please, give me another chance!" The vision of her boyfriend (ex) looked desperate and he sounded it, too. But, Cindy didn't believe him. She didn't even recover from her shock yet.
"You're not even allowed in here, Chris! Get out!"
"Cindy," a small voice came from the corner. Leah.
"Leah-what? How?" Cindy was both shocked and angry that her best friend believed that this boy (that's what she called him now) wanted to get back together with her.
"Please let him explain, Cin. He's really sorry, trust me."
Cindy still was skeptical and glared at the boy in front of her.
"Please?" She sounded just as anxious as Chris.
"Oh-" She wanted to say no, she really did. After all, she still never forgot how hurt she had felt after he told her he wanted to end the relationship without an explanation. But, somehow, all she said was, "Okay."
Leah gave a small smile; Chris's was two times wider.
"Okay, I'll leave the room. But, hurry back, Cin, we don't want you to miss out on breakfast during the first day of Christmas break." As she left, Chris looked at the one who used to be his girlfriend in silence, as though trying to think up the right words to say. Cindy thought that he would blurt out everything at that moment, since he always got right to the point.
"Well?" Cindy queried impatiently.
"Okay, Cindy, hold on a minute, let me try to figure out how to put this." Cindy rolled her eyes.
"I'm waiting."
"Alright." Chris took a deep breath and started, "Cynthia-"
"Cindy," she corrected him with a glare. She always hated that name.
"Cindy," he repeated and gave a nervous smile. She forgot how nice his smiles were. "What I'm trying to tell you is that I want to get back together with you. I want to love you again, and I want you to love me."
Cindy just looked up at him, mouth agape. What was he playing at?
"Excuse me?"
"I want to get back together with you," he said again.
"I can't believe this." Cindy crawled over to him. "You want me to be your girlfriend again, just like that?" He nodded slowly.
"How can I trust you, Chris? Heck, I still don't even know the reason you broke up with me in the first place!"
"I know," Chris mumbled sadly, and then made his voice normal again, "I'm sorry, Cindy. I dunno.I just felt like-like-I dunno what I felt like, but I was a horrible bastard to you, and I knew that you were hurt. Give me a second chance, please Cindy?" His last words were a plea.
Cindy looked up into his eyes. They were overbright, as though filled with tears. Somehow, she felt partially guilty, even though she knew it wasn't her fault.
"Oh-Chris, I still don't think of you as a bad guy, but-I, well, I thought you would have another girl by now."
Chris quickly shook his head. "No, I don't Cindy. You were the only girl on my mind-and the only one right for me." He smiled again. Cindy couldn't help but return it.
"So, what do you think? Want to give it another go?"
Cindy simply beamed.
"I know what that means." He said that the exact way he would've said it when they were still together. Without hesitation, Cindy got up on her knees and wrapped her arms around him, laughing.
"Thank you," Chris whispered in her ear as he began to shuffle her hair.
"You're welcome, Chris, you're welcome."
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"Oh, Cin, you don't know how happy I am for you!"
Cindy was sitting down with her friends in the Great Hall for breakfast and had just told them that her and Chris were back together.
"I'm happy, too, Leah, I think my life is finally back in order again!"
"That's great, Cindy," said Maggie with a smile and her and Kara joined in happily hugging Cindy.
"So, has he invited you to the Astronomy Tower yet?" Kara asked eagerly.
"Yeah, right," Cindy laughed.
"Oh, I bet he will."
They took their seats and continued to eat, Cindy, for once, the happiest.
"So, what do y'all want to do today?" Kara inquired after they all finished eating.
"I dunno," Leah shrugged, and then smiled, "But, I think I know what Cindy could do."
"Leah, shut up," said Cindy.
"No, wait, that is an option for you, Cindy," Maggie suggested, "After all, you two just got back together. The least you could do is see him."
"Yea, you're probably right, but what about you guys?"
"We could see Terry!" Kara exclaimed instantaneously, "Since, we told him we'd see him today anyway."
"Speaking of Terry," Maggie began hesitantly, "I'm sorry about-er- last night. I guess I kinda lost my head." "Aw, don't worry about it, Mags," Kara reassured her, waiting for her reaction. But, for the first time, she just smiled. "Every time the subject is boys, sometimes we all get kind of confused."
"I totally know what you mean," Maggie, Cindy, and Leah chorused, and they all laughed.
"Well, I'll be seeing you all," Cindy called over her shoulder as she rushed over to meet Chris. She missed the blissfulness she felt every time she would go over to see him over the weekends and before bed. She finally caught sight of him talking to two other boys.
"Chris! Chris, over here!" Cindy shouted, waving her hand to get his attention. When he looked up, he smiled.
"Hey, Cindy! Did you come all this way just to see me?"
Cindy grinned. "Why else would I be here?"
"Oh, so this must be your girl, Cindy," one of the boys spoke, "Pretty little doll, I have to admit." Cindy tried hard not to blush.
"Ain't she, though?" Chris walked up and put his arm around the only girl present. Cindy shivered. She probably had to get used to how that felt again. "Now, guys, would you mind? Cindy and I want some time alone."
"Oh." the boys said in unison and grinned, "Of course, buddy, anytime." They each gave their friend a slap on the back and exited the room, whispering and chuckling.
"So." Chris began, "Long time, no see?"
"Um-you could say that." Cindy didn't like the awkwardness of the conversation. She missed how they used to chat and laugh as if they were brother and sister, though much more.
"Do you just want to-um-walk?" she offered.
"Sure, of course." Cindy felt his fingers lace around hers, and both of them walked through the Halls silently, hand-in-hand.
"How's everything?" Chris queried after a minute.
"Oh, nothing special. Assignments are getting more complicated, and we have a lot more to memorize, but that's life, right?"
He gave her a small smile. "Yes, I'm going through those same problems. But, we'll manage it."
She nodded. "So, I see you've made a few new friends?"
"Oh, you mean those guys?" He nodded, too. "You know me, I like meeting new people. So, how are Leah, Kara, and Maggie? Still friends with them?"
"Hmm, hmm. They're still the same. But, Maggie-" She caught herself just in time and put her foot in her mouth.
"Maggie what?" he repeated curiously.
"Nothing, nothing."
"Oh, come on, Cindy. We used to tell each other everything. I promise I won't tell."
"Well-okay. But, PROMISE." He nodded. "You see, I'm not sure or not, but I THINK it's true." She lowered her voice. "We think Maggie has a crush on Terry."
"Whoa-Terry Boot?!" he exclaimed.
"Sssshhhh!" she hushed him quickly and nervously looked around the hall. Thank God it was deserted. "Whisper, don't shout."
"Sorry. It's just kinda surprising. I mean, Terry's not a bad-looking guy, but, well, I always though Maggie had a DIFFERENT taste, if you know what I mean."
"What?" Cindy narrowed her eyes in perplexion, then understood. "No, Chris! She's not that kind of girl! She can actually get shy around guys, believe it or not."
"No!" Chris put on a mocking expression of shock.
Cindy smiled. "That's right. And anyway, are you saying you're hotter than Terry?"
"Mmm, you can say that."
"I doubt it." She elbowed him playfully and they laughed. Cindy finally had her boyfriend back. They suddenly spotted a passing by figure, but it was pretty dark, so it only came out as a shadow. They decided to ignore it.
"Cindy! Cindy! There you are! I've been looking for you all over the place!" a boy panted as rushing feet headed their way.
Cindy and Chris whirled around. A medium-sized, thin boy with semi- pale blond hair was running up to them, sweating. It was one of the Beaters from the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team, Erik Fickner. Right on his heels was a slightly short girl with dark brown hair and blond streaks, Jennifer Balella, his girlfriend.
"God, Cindy, what does it take to track you down?"
"Well, Erik, why didn't you come up to me during breakfast?"
"'Cause we just found out right now," Jennifer replied for him. Erik smiled down at her, and then looked at Cindy.
"Found out what?" Cindy urged.
Erik sighed. "We found out that we have to do another practice for the Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw match right now. You're also new at this, so it's strongly required."
"What? I'm not new at this! I've played before-just not in a real match. And I really don't think there's a need for another practice at this present time."
"Captain's orders," Erik retorted firmly, "You wanted to be the Reserve Seeker, so you have to do everything that's essential for the team and that means going to all of our Quidditch practices."
"Oh, alright," Cindy groaned, and then smiled and turned to Chris, "Hey, want to check out a game of Quidditch?"
"Yeah, sure!" he said enthusiastically, and they all ran down the hall to the Quidditch field.
"Cindy, wake up. Cindy-Cindy-"
Cindy drowsily heard a voice as she slowly began to rouse. She knew it was neither of her friends, it was masculine. But, she remembered hearing it before. As her vision cleared, her eyes widened in shock at a boy with blond hair and light brown eyes. She instantly knew it was and screamed.
"What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Look, Cindy, please, give me another chance!" The vision of her boyfriend (ex) looked desperate and he sounded it, too. But, Cindy didn't believe him. She didn't even recover from her shock yet.
"You're not even allowed in here, Chris! Get out!"
"Cindy," a small voice came from the corner. Leah.
"Leah-what? How?" Cindy was both shocked and angry that her best friend believed that this boy (that's what she called him now) wanted to get back together with her.
"Please let him explain, Cin. He's really sorry, trust me."
Cindy still was skeptical and glared at the boy in front of her.
"Please?" She sounded just as anxious as Chris.
"Oh-" She wanted to say no, she really did. After all, she still never forgot how hurt she had felt after he told her he wanted to end the relationship without an explanation. But, somehow, all she said was, "Okay."
Leah gave a small smile; Chris's was two times wider.
"Okay, I'll leave the room. But, hurry back, Cin, we don't want you to miss out on breakfast during the first day of Christmas break." As she left, Chris looked at the one who used to be his girlfriend in silence, as though trying to think up the right words to say. Cindy thought that he would blurt out everything at that moment, since he always got right to the point.
"Well?" Cindy queried impatiently.
"Okay, Cindy, hold on a minute, let me try to figure out how to put this." Cindy rolled her eyes.
"I'm waiting."
"Alright." Chris took a deep breath and started, "Cynthia-"
"Cindy," she corrected him with a glare. She always hated that name.
"Cindy," he repeated and gave a nervous smile. She forgot how nice his smiles were. "What I'm trying to tell you is that I want to get back together with you. I want to love you again, and I want you to love me."
Cindy just looked up at him, mouth agape. What was he playing at?
"Excuse me?"
"I want to get back together with you," he said again.
"I can't believe this." Cindy crawled over to him. "You want me to be your girlfriend again, just like that?" He nodded slowly.
"How can I trust you, Chris? Heck, I still don't even know the reason you broke up with me in the first place!"
"I know," Chris mumbled sadly, and then made his voice normal again, "I'm sorry, Cindy. I dunno.I just felt like-like-I dunno what I felt like, but I was a horrible bastard to you, and I knew that you were hurt. Give me a second chance, please Cindy?" His last words were a plea.
Cindy looked up into his eyes. They were overbright, as though filled with tears. Somehow, she felt partially guilty, even though she knew it wasn't her fault.
"Oh-Chris, I still don't think of you as a bad guy, but-I, well, I thought you would have another girl by now."
Chris quickly shook his head. "No, I don't Cindy. You were the only girl on my mind-and the only one right for me." He smiled again. Cindy couldn't help but return it.
"So, what do you think? Want to give it another go?"
Cindy simply beamed.
"I know what that means." He said that the exact way he would've said it when they were still together. Without hesitation, Cindy got up on her knees and wrapped her arms around him, laughing.
"Thank you," Chris whispered in her ear as he began to shuffle her hair.
"You're welcome, Chris, you're welcome."
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"Oh, Cin, you don't know how happy I am for you!"
Cindy was sitting down with her friends in the Great Hall for breakfast and had just told them that her and Chris were back together.
"I'm happy, too, Leah, I think my life is finally back in order again!"
"That's great, Cindy," said Maggie with a smile and her and Kara joined in happily hugging Cindy.
"So, has he invited you to the Astronomy Tower yet?" Kara asked eagerly.
"Yeah, right," Cindy laughed.
"Oh, I bet he will."
They took their seats and continued to eat, Cindy, for once, the happiest.
"So, what do y'all want to do today?" Kara inquired after they all finished eating.
"I dunno," Leah shrugged, and then smiled, "But, I think I know what Cindy could do."
"Leah, shut up," said Cindy.
"No, wait, that is an option for you, Cindy," Maggie suggested, "After all, you two just got back together. The least you could do is see him."
"Yea, you're probably right, but what about you guys?"
"We could see Terry!" Kara exclaimed instantaneously, "Since, we told him we'd see him today anyway."
"Speaking of Terry," Maggie began hesitantly, "I'm sorry about-er- last night. I guess I kinda lost my head." "Aw, don't worry about it, Mags," Kara reassured her, waiting for her reaction. But, for the first time, she just smiled. "Every time the subject is boys, sometimes we all get kind of confused."
"I totally know what you mean," Maggie, Cindy, and Leah chorused, and they all laughed.
"Well, I'll be seeing you all," Cindy called over her shoulder as she rushed over to meet Chris. She missed the blissfulness she felt every time she would go over to see him over the weekends and before bed. She finally caught sight of him talking to two other boys.
"Chris! Chris, over here!" Cindy shouted, waving her hand to get his attention. When he looked up, he smiled.
"Hey, Cindy! Did you come all this way just to see me?"
Cindy grinned. "Why else would I be here?"
"Oh, so this must be your girl, Cindy," one of the boys spoke, "Pretty little doll, I have to admit." Cindy tried hard not to blush.
"Ain't she, though?" Chris walked up and put his arm around the only girl present. Cindy shivered. She probably had to get used to how that felt again. "Now, guys, would you mind? Cindy and I want some time alone."
"Oh." the boys said in unison and grinned, "Of course, buddy, anytime." They each gave their friend a slap on the back and exited the room, whispering and chuckling.
"So." Chris began, "Long time, no see?"
"Um-you could say that." Cindy didn't like the awkwardness of the conversation. She missed how they used to chat and laugh as if they were brother and sister, though much more.
"Do you just want to-um-walk?" she offered.
"Sure, of course." Cindy felt his fingers lace around hers, and both of them walked through the Halls silently, hand-in-hand.
"How's everything?" Chris queried after a minute.
"Oh, nothing special. Assignments are getting more complicated, and we have a lot more to memorize, but that's life, right?"
He gave her a small smile. "Yes, I'm going through those same problems. But, we'll manage it."
She nodded. "So, I see you've made a few new friends?"
"Oh, you mean those guys?" He nodded, too. "You know me, I like meeting new people. So, how are Leah, Kara, and Maggie? Still friends with them?"
"Hmm, hmm. They're still the same. But, Maggie-" She caught herself just in time and put her foot in her mouth.
"Maggie what?" he repeated curiously.
"Nothing, nothing."
"Oh, come on, Cindy. We used to tell each other everything. I promise I won't tell."
"Well-okay. But, PROMISE." He nodded. "You see, I'm not sure or not, but I THINK it's true." She lowered her voice. "We think Maggie has a crush on Terry."
"Whoa-Terry Boot?!" he exclaimed.
"Sssshhhh!" she hushed him quickly and nervously looked around the hall. Thank God it was deserted. "Whisper, don't shout."
"Sorry. It's just kinda surprising. I mean, Terry's not a bad-looking guy, but, well, I always though Maggie had a DIFFERENT taste, if you know what I mean."
"What?" Cindy narrowed her eyes in perplexion, then understood. "No, Chris! She's not that kind of girl! She can actually get shy around guys, believe it or not."
"No!" Chris put on a mocking expression of shock.
Cindy smiled. "That's right. And anyway, are you saying you're hotter than Terry?"
"Mmm, you can say that."
"I doubt it." She elbowed him playfully and they laughed. Cindy finally had her boyfriend back. They suddenly spotted a passing by figure, but it was pretty dark, so it only came out as a shadow. They decided to ignore it.
"Cindy! Cindy! There you are! I've been looking for you all over the place!" a boy panted as rushing feet headed their way.
Cindy and Chris whirled around. A medium-sized, thin boy with semi- pale blond hair was running up to them, sweating. It was one of the Beaters from the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team, Erik Fickner. Right on his heels was a slightly short girl with dark brown hair and blond streaks, Jennifer Balella, his girlfriend.
"God, Cindy, what does it take to track you down?"
"Well, Erik, why didn't you come up to me during breakfast?"
"'Cause we just found out right now," Jennifer replied for him. Erik smiled down at her, and then looked at Cindy.
"Found out what?" Cindy urged.
Erik sighed. "We found out that we have to do another practice for the Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw match right now. You're also new at this, so it's strongly required."
"What? I'm not new at this! I've played before-just not in a real match. And I really don't think there's a need for another practice at this present time."
"Captain's orders," Erik retorted firmly, "You wanted to be the Reserve Seeker, so you have to do everything that's essential for the team and that means going to all of our Quidditch practices."
"Oh, alright," Cindy groaned, and then smiled and turned to Chris, "Hey, want to check out a game of Quidditch?"
"Yeah, sure!" he said enthusiastically, and they all ran down the hall to the Quidditch field.