This chapter is dedicated to Khrystyne, cause we keep forgetting to e-mail her.. plus, she's great! ::Huggles:: ^-^
Disclaimer: We don't own "Irresistible", Jessica Simpson-
Mint- Or is it Jessica Lachey??
Double- Do we care?
Double & Mint- Not really...
Mint- Anyways! Finally, a singing chapter! Took us long enough!
Double- Yeah, well we made that up by making this chapter rrrrrrEEEEEaaaaaaLLLLLLlllllllllYYYYYYY long.
Mint- We're sorry it took us so long though!
Double- We were busy at Umi-Chan's belated Halloween Party last night.
Mint- Where Double kissed a guy who had a girlfriend in front of her DATE!
Double- And where Mint watched as six of our friends played strip Go Fish!!
::Double and Mint glare at each other, then start laughing::
Double- How can you glare at someone who looks *exactly* like you?
Mint- It's like a freakin mirror!
Double- Oh, oh! We went as Fred and George!
^________________________^
Mint- We even made cloaks... er... dress robes?
Double- We don't have red hair, so we just used a red badanna.
Mint- ::Looks up:: Is that spelled right?
Double- ::Sweatdrops:: I don't care anymore...
Mint- See ya at the bottom!
Double- Race ya there!
* * * *
Chapter- Sixteen aka Irresistible
Rating- PG15
Warnings- Um... We kind of forgot what we wrote... so, uh, it's a surprize!
Singers- Neville to Percy
* * * *
"Draco! What are you doing!" Hissed Harry as he watched his boyfriend press his ear against the outside of the twin's room.
"Shh! I can't hear them over you're talking," The Slytherin whispered, moving closer to the portrait.
"This isn't right, Draco! Come on, we need to go!"
"Shut up," Growled Draco, covering his left ear with his hand.
"I'm going to leave," Harry stepped back a step. "I'm going.... you know, leaving the corridor... I'm going right now... see? Look at me leave..."
Suddenly the blonde looked at the Gryffindor, "Wait!"
"Yes?" Smirked Harry.
"Do you have a glass cup, by chance?"
"... What?" He stared, disbelief covering his face.
Draco sighed, as if he thought it was quite obvious, "Putting you're ear next to a glass cup that is pressed against the wall makes hearing, whats in the other room, more clearer."
"Oh yeah, I always carry a cup in *my* robes." Harry stated, thick with sarcasm.
"You don't have to be such a prat- Oh. My. Word." Draco had gone suddenly pale, his eyes wider then Dobbys'.
"What?" Asked a concerned Harry.
But Draco counldn't say anthing, his mouth had dropped open and he was sliding down the wall to land in a puddle on the floor.
"Draco? Draco??" The other boy rushed over to his lover and shook his shoulders gently.
The Slytherin blinked a few times and then turned to stare at Harry, he moved his mouth to say something but nothing came out. He then swallowed and tried again, "I... I... heard... W... Weasley-"
"Ron's in there?" Cut off the Gryffindor.
"N-no... Youngest one, had a crush on you...?"
"Ginny?"
"Yes, she... she's.." He swallowed once more as color (well, as much as he has) came back to his face, "Harry, she's the new Dark Lady." He said clearly, staring directly into his boyfriend's eyes.
"Wait... *what*?!"
Draco shakily stood up, "You heard me," He said with his usual Malfoy drawl.
'He must be over the shock', Harry vaugly thought, before what Draco said next cut through him.
"She married Tom Riddle."
Draco was barely able to catch him, as the hero of the Wizarding World fell into a dead faint.
* * * *
"Love is pain," Percy murmered the password and watched as the secret doorway opened to let him through.
"There's only one bed for now, we'll move in another tomorrow." Albus replied softly from behind the other man.
Percy jumped and turned around to point his wand at the headmaster, "Never, and I mean, *never* startle me again." He growled menaceingly.
Albus raised a grey eyebrow but otherwise ignored him, "I hope you don't mind. We just came to the conclusion of having you come here this afternoon, there was not enough time to order a bed in. Please, make yourself comfortable. Mr. Long-Bottom should be here soon. He was just informed a few minutes ago."
Percy returned his wand to his pocket and turned around to put his bags on the bed, "Why do you trust me with him? Aren't you afraid I'll damage the little boy?" He said, his lips forming a cruel smirk.
"No, I'm not."
Of everything he was expecting, it obviously wasn't that. Pecy shrugged and chose to ignore his response. "Am I supposed to follow him to classes, as well?"
Albus smiled, "No. You are to accompany Mr. Long-bottom to breakfast, noon meal and dinner each day. You will have to keep up the pretense of being, erm," The headmaster eye's twinkled, "Lovers. We wouldn't want the other students to suspect anything."
Percy snapped around, "You have *got* to be kidding me!"
The old Wizard shook his head no, "I'm afriad you have to. I believe you have already realized that a quater of our student population is, how do we say, loyal to Voldermort. We wouldn't want them to think that Mr. Long-Bottom is of some great importance."
The red head almost shouted that Neville was *always* of great importance, but he caught himself in time.
"Well, important to the downfall of the Dark Lord, that is." Albus finished.
"And here I was to believe that that was Potter's job," Percy replied dryly.
The headmaster chuckled softly, "We can't dump this all on his shoulders, he's merely a boy."
"So... you dump it all on another's shoulders. Now I understand."
"They share this burden equally, I know it may not be fair, but theres nothing we can do about it. Except to protect them. Which will be you're job starting right now."
Percy sighed, "And I guess theres no way out of this, then."
"You don't have to be here," Said a very calm, very cold voice from behind.
"Ah, Mr. Long-Bottom, what a pleasure to see you again. I believe Professor McGonagall has informed you of the changes that are happening," Reciveing Neville's nod, he continued. "Good, good. Well, I will be off then. If theres any questions, then please, come to me. Goodnight to you both." He smiled warmly at the two boys and quickly left the room.
Silence.
"What are you doing here?" Neville whispered.
"I thought that was obvious. I'm going to be living here." Percy deadpanned.
The younger man looked around the room, "Theres only one bed."
"Yes, I've noticed."
"You get the floor."
Percy raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"I'm taking a shower. Make yourself comfortable... just don't touch anything." That might have sounded friendly if anyone else had said it, but coming from Neville, it sounded more like a threat. Or a deathwish.
The Weasley swallowed, Why did he feel so nervous? And anxious? It's not like he still had feelings for the young student. I mean, they broke up over a year ago. He had moved on. And so had Neville. They were just... mere aquantances... really, they were. Nothing else. They barely knew each other.
Either way, Percy still couldn't help the feeling of utter loneliness that filled up in his chest.
Neville, with a grim expression on his face, walked away and entered another room to his left. Running water could be heard after a few moments.
Muffiling the sobs of a certain young student.
* * * *
Ron felt weird.
No, he felt really really sick.
But he couldn't quite name it. His chest hurt. Well, more like his heart. And he had this really painful lump in the back of his throat everytime he tried to swallow. And there was an odd stinging sensation behind his eyes. He didn't know what it was. It couldn't be the flu... it wasn't a cold... maybe he was having an heart attack? It bloody well felt like one.
Well, it felt more like his heart was breaking. But that was impossible. One's heart just didn't *break* out of nowhere. He sat down and tried to figure out what was going on with him. He felt depressed... and lonely? Thats odd. He never felt like this before...
He briefly wondered if he was dying. That would explain alot. The sudden pain in his lungs everytime he tried to breathe. And the ache in his heart, as well as his throat. Ron bit his lip in thought, 'Why was this happening?' He was thinking about going to the Infirmary when a sudden image of Hermione crying flashed through his mind.
He doubled over in pain, he felt like throwing up.
Or crying himself.
But why was that?
Ron's eyes widened as he finally realized what was going on with his body.
He had a broken heart.
He groaned in frustration, tugging at his red locks, 'Why me?'
With a sigh he closed his eyes, it was no lie that the youngest male Weasley had been with more then half of the female (and male) population of Hogwarts. And not once, did he ever feel like this when a relationship ended. Probably because he was the one who ended them most of the time. But still, why was breaking up with Hermione different?
Oh yeah, Hermione dumped HIM. Well, that made sence.
Wait- theres something more. He could feel it, it was just outside of his reach. What is that feeling? He raked his brain for the answer.
Then it dawned on him.
He was in love with Hermione.
Now he *knew* he was going to be sick.
* * * *
"You still haven't explained to me why my brothers have two tails." Virgina reminded her husband, as they lay in bed later that night.
Tom absently petted his wife's red hair, "When I was around you're age, I stumbled upon an ancient book in the restricted section at Hogwarts." He smiled briefly as Virgina snuggled closer to him, "It was a book... listing all the Prophecys that were to come in the future. You could imagine my surprize when I found one that began with a legend. One that contained the powerful wizard Merlin, and his twin sister Merlina."
Virgina lifted her head to look at her husband, "Merlin had a twin?"
He sighed, "Yes. To make a long story short, she was killed and Merlin was devasted. He decided to go back in time to erase her memory, but what most people don't know, is that he also tried to save her life in the past. Of course, there were rules against that. So in the end, he was forced to relive her death over and over again. Knowing that he could do nothing to stop it.
"The legend went on to say that for forever more he would be stuck there, between the past and the present. Until two were born who were identical in soul, mind and body. The chosen two would then join forces with others, and with the amount of power that was growing inside them both, they would be the down fall of the Dark Era."
"And this relates to my question how... ?"
"I'm getting there my precious. Be patient." He kissed his wife's head. "Now, where was I? Oh yes, the legend. There was a poem that went with the Prophecy."
"Do you remember it?" virgina asked eagerly.
"Only a line or so. Would you like to hear?"
"Please?"
Tom smiled warmly at his wife and pulled her closer, "I belive it wen't like this..."
* * * *
Neville dried his hair as he walked out of the bathroom and back into his bedroom.
Percy watched him at his place on the floor. He looked almost the same since he last saw him. His golden-brown hair was now longer and he had less freckles then he did before. He was slightly taller... and he had finally lost all of his baby fat. Although Percy always loved how Neville wasn't exactly stick thin. But at least he now had *some* muscle. His eyes were still the deep, intense ocean blue. The only difference was that they now held the pain that he had felt over the months. The Weasley was surprized to see that Neville now had both his ears pierced.. as well as his left nipple. Well... thats a shock... a very SEXY shock, though...
"What are you staring at?" The Gryffindor snapped.
"Hm?" Percy replied, shaking his head to get rid of the haze that had recently taken over his brain.
"You keep looking at me,"
"Is that against the law now?"
"No. I just feel... uncomfortable."
"You use to like it when I looked at you," He murmered softly, so Neville couldn't hear him.
"What did you say?" But Percy could guess by the blush staining his cheeks that Neville had, indeed, heard him.
"I think you can answer that yourself."
The young Gryffindor clenched his teeth together to keep from shouting, "I think we both should get some sleep. Don't talk to me, and I won't talk to you." Neville then preceeded to put his pajama's on.
Percy smiled inwardly as he noticed that the other boy's shirt, was actually his old one. He must have forgotton.
Neville couldn't help blushing as he *felt* Percy watching him get dressed, this just wasn't possible. Over the past year, he had thought long and hard about what he would say the next time he saw his ex fiance. He decided he would be cold, mean and cruel. He would demand a reason as to why he had not wrote or visited him in over six months, especially since his... parents and... grandmother... had.. died. Neville swallowed and tried to keep back the tears, that he could feel were coming.
Percy couldn't help notice as the younger man's shoulders started to shake, and he could distincly hear the noises of soft sobs. Well... this is akward...
The red haired man tried to look else where, other then at the crying boy.
But the sobs only got louder.
Percy scratched his head, and found himself walking over to the Gryffindor. "Er... there, there... Neville..." He akwardly rubbed his back.
Out of nowhere, Neville shoved Percy away from him and turned to glare at him. "Don't touch me!" He shrieked, fire burning in his eyes. "You lost that right a long time ago," He growled.
Percy carefully took a step back, "I'm just trying to help,"
"I don't need you're help! It was you're 'help' that ruined my life!"
The Weasley's eyes narrowed, "Don't do this, Neville."
"I'll do whatever the hell I want to! How dare you, how *fucking* dare you try to come back into my life after everything you put me through!" He yelled in anger, tears streaming down his face. "You said we were friends, you said that I could always count on you to be there for me! But for SEVEN bloody months I heard NOTHING from you! You knew my parents died, you KNEW how much I loved them! And you still did bloody nothing! You didn't call, you didn't write, you didn't even visit!" He started advancing on Percy, backing him into a corner. "And now, you try to come back into my life?! You act like nothing has happened! I hate you." He whispered finally, the sentance filled with so much hurt and anger that you could almost taste it.
"Why? You broke up with ME!" Percy shouted, all his anger and frustration egging him on. "You're the one who ended our engagement! Not me! So don't you *dare* put this all on me! You have no bloody reason to hate me, so why do you?! Huh? WHY?!"
Neville choked on a sob as he fell to the floor, his eyes never leaving Percy's face. "Because I fucking love you!"
Damn, didn't see *that* one coming...
* * * *
"Harry? Harry, love? Are you okay?"
"Mmm... ughhh... I feel like my head smashed against the stone floor..." Harry muttered, rubbing the sore spot on his head.
Draco bit his lip and looked downwards, "Well, er... I uh.. *tried* to catch you..."
Harry whipped his head around to stare at the Slytherin, which ended up for him to see spots dance in front of his vision. "Couldn't you just have killed me..." He muttered, repeatedly blinking his eyes over and over again. "Damn, spots..."
"I'll remember that next time," Draco drawled dryly.
"I... suddenly feel very tired... I'm going to sleep now, kay?" Harry murmered, his head drooping to the side as he started to fall asleep.
"Wait! No, wake up, you stupid Wizard! You could have a bloody concussion!" Draco shouted, shaking the other boy's shoulders violently.
"And... who's.. fault would that.. be..." Yawned the Gryffindor.
"Come on, I'm taking you to the infirmary." The Slytherin stated, trying to pick up the raven haired boy.
"Okay, I'll be... right there..." He started to droop back into slumber.
"God, Harry, wake up! Do you *want* to die?"
"Just call Voldermort... he'll tell you the answer to *that*... question..."
Draco sighed as he rolled his eyes, he was about to respond to that witty comment when Harry suddenly jumped out of his arms. "Whats wrong now?" He drawled casually, standing up.
"I... I just remembered..." The Gryffindor stood in thought for a moment,
"Something." He then laughed, "Nevermind. Must have been a dream."
Draco looked away from his boyfriend, "Did it.. er.. involve... Ginny Weasley?"
"... How did you know?"
The Slytherin swallowed and turned to stare at Harry, "It wasn't a dream." He stated softly, seriousness evident in his voice, as well as his eyes.
"You have got to be bloody kidding me. Theres no way that... no, never! Thats just... impossible!"
"Is it, Harry? When was the last time you talked to her?"
"Er... not since the end of last year..."
Draco gave him a look that clearly said,'Told you so.'
"But that was only because she was in Egypt with Bill!" Harry quickly added.
"It doesn't matter what you think anymore, Harry. The truth is, Wealsey is the new Dark lady."
"Draco, do me a favor?"
"Yes?"
"Catch me."
And once again, the savior of the Wizarding World fainted.
Draco rolled his eyes as he set Harry down on the ground gently, "Bloody weak Gryffindors..."
* * * *
Percy stared at Neville in utter disbelief, which quickly changed to horror. "No... you can't!"
The Gryffindor turned away and closed his eyes, "It's not like I can stop it." He whispered.
"How can you still love me?" The ex Head Boy asked quietly, very much confused.
"I.. I don't know! I guess... I never stopped." Neville slowly rubbed his tears away. "I know I should probably hate you... but I can't. It's like... whenever we're together, theres this strong tug ... that just leads me to you. I'm so confused," The Gryffindor put his face in his hands, and his voice was slightly muffelled as he continued, "I just know I still want to be with you. But it's hard... everything has changed. All of my family has died, and no one will tell me why. Then you showed up... I know its fast and everything, but I'd like for us to try again. I know our whole 'relationship' is all muddled at the moment... but we could fix that. I'm sure we could be happy again." He then looked at Percy with such hope and love it made him want to cry.
"Look, Neville, thats nice and everything. But... your the one who broke the engagement off." The red haired man stalled, trying to make the youger man understand that they couldn't be together again.
"I know," Neville sighed. "But, I was confused then too. We were so close... and our relationship was just *so* intense. Then my parents were getting worse by the day... And grandmother kept refusing to let us get married... I just got scared."
"And you think that changes everything? You expect a bloody *explanation* to erase all the hurt and pain you caused me?"
"You caused me pain too!" Neville protested, "You were gone for seven months!"
"Don't blame this all on me! Things happened that I couldn't control!"
"Like what?" Neville positively growled.
Percy looked away, "I can't tell you." He whispered softly.
The younger man sighed, "Look, I'm sorry." He raked a hand through his hair, "Can't we just... start over? I love you, Percy."
The red haired man blanched, "No." He stated firmly, "We can't be together."
"What? Why?" Came the soft, wounded reply.
"I hurt you once, Neville, I can hurt you again."
"You could never hurt me..."
"Things change." Percy snarled.
"Like what?," He demanded.
"Me! I've changed! I'm not the same Percy you once knew! So just leave it the bloody hell alone!" He growled, his eyes flashing.
Neville recoiled as if visibly slapped, "I ... I don't understand..."
"Maybe you're not supposed to." Percy sighed.
The Gryffindor stood up, cold difiance flaring in his eyes, "No. I *know* what I feel. And you can't stop it! You will love me again, Percy, I know it. And you know it too."
The red head gave him a wary look, "Why do you persist in us being together so much? *Why* do you ... love me after all I've supposedly put you through?"
Neville's answer was in a song...
"You know I don't know what it is
but something about you is so irresistible."
Percy raised one red eyebrow.
But the other boy continued,
"Dont you try and tell me that you're not my type,
To hide what I feel inside
When you make me weak with desire-"
Now Percy raised two red eyebrows.
"I know that I'm supposed to make you wait,
Let you think I like the chase-"
"I'm not a bloody mouse..." The older man muttered under his breath.
"But I can't stop fanning the fire,
I know I meant to say no." Neville turned away from Percy and walked over to the fire place, and leaning against the brick mantle piece, he sang,
"But you're irresistible.
up close and personal,
now inescapable." He grinned evily as he pointed at the locked door and then the bed Percy was sitting on.
"I can hardly breathe,
more than just physical,
deeper than spritual," Neville placed his hands over his heart and winked.
"You're ways are powerful,
and irresistible to me."
Out of *nowhere* Fred and George popped up to sing,
"Yeah yeah, he can hardly breathe." They then started to advance on their older brother, who had this semi-smile on his face.
"Dont you think I'm trying to tell my heart whats right," Neville sighed.
"That I should really say goodnight-"
"Well you two *are* sharing a room," Grinned Fred, as he and George wrapped their arms around Percy in a hug.
"But I cant stop myself from falling."
"Falling!" Echoed the twins as they rolled off the bed and onto the floor.
"I already told him that I feel this way,
that I dont want to play no game."
You see Fred and George's head pop up on oppisites sides of the bed and shout, "No!" Then roll under the bed...
Neville sighed again as he walked over and embraced Percy gently while singing,
"Cuz when I Feel his arms wrapped around me,
I know I'm meant to say No,"
Fred and George spring upwards and playfully tug Neville away from their brother, while shaking their fingers and echoing,
"Meant To Say No..."
"But he's Irresistible!" The younger Gryffindor pushed the twins away and started circling the bed.
"Irresistible!" Gasped the identical red heads.
"Now inescapable,
I can hardly breathe." Neville fell gracefully onto the bed, mere inches from Percy.
"He can hardly breathe." Snickered Fred and George to each other.
"More than just physical," He laid on his side and smiled up at the ex head boy.
"Deeper than spritual,"
"Oh oh yeah." George sang as he pretended to faint into his twin's arms, who caught him willingly.
"His ways are powerful."
"Like Tom..." Whispered Virgina, hidden in a corner where no one could hear or see her. She stood their watching, a wistful look on her face, as if she wished she could join them. But... no.
"Irresistible to me.
Cant You see whenever you're close to me
I really find it hard to breathe." He smiled up at the older boy.
You're so irresistible,
baby you know its more than just spritual.
His kisses are powerful..." Neville blushed and looked away shyly.
Fred grinned and kissed his twin loudly on the cheek.
The younger boy laughed and sang the last line more quietly to Percy,
"You're too irresistible for me."
It wasn't like Neville expected declarations of love, but he thought Percy would at least give him one more chance. To his horror, Percy looked ready to punch him.
"I... er, love you?" The youngest Gryffindor said, trying to understand why his ex lover was giving him the glare of death.
Now to his utter shock, Percy looked ready to cry.
"Dammit," Neville swore, "I'm sorry, Perce. I just...I shouldn't have-"
"Shh, It's my turn." The elder red head whispered, pushing a finger to the other boy's lips.
Fred looked at George.
George looked at Fred.
Maybe they should leave before Percy starts to sing....
Nah.
* * * *
AN: You know how many reviews we have?
Double & Mint- 123!!
Muahahaha... ha.... ^_^; Get it? Get it? Oh, nevermind!
Double & Mint- We made pudding!
Reviewers- Where??
Double & Mint- IN THE BATHTUB!
::Insert Laughter Here... Please...::
Mint- Yes, yes, we got that from a great fic called "Life Left Behind" By Kiara Linky Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1024863&chapter=1
Double- Wicked funny^^
Mint- Here's to the reviewers!
Reania- Yeah it was! We wish we had that issue... we'd like, frame it... or something... ^_^;
Jastin- Gay guys are the best! Or, Bi's too. If *WE* were guys, we'd be gayer then... er... Draco in the fic "Snitch". Now THATS gay. It's a GREAT fic, go read it! If you want the link, tell us.. screw it, here's the link: http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Al/Snitch/
Tomoyo No Miko- Oooo... love babies... that reminds us (for some odd reason), our neighbor Doug swears to God that he saw this Gremlin thing jump at his car while he was driving home one night... sorry, random thoughts... No more BS songs! ... We think... -_-;
Eternal Shadow- Snapes with ::Shudders:: Dumbledore... yes, yes, very scary. And in a few chapters, we're going to dedicate a chapter to the flashbacks of when Voldie (such a cute name!) and Ginny met, dated and married. ^__^
Khrystyne- Sorry we didn't e-mail you last time, we totally forgot! Sorry! ::Huggles:: And we feel so bad, that we dedicate this chapter to you! And you think you're an HP fanatic? Just look at both of our rooms... -_-; (Mint- We got the towels, toothbrushes, snowglobes, posters, pillows, action figures, puzzels, two different necklaces, banners, books (both soft and hard cover), washcloths, a binder dedicated to all fanarts and two huge ones to fanfics that we love & adore, the movie and DVD (even though we don't own a DVD player..), the computer game, bookmarks, desktop theme, and of course the Fred and George costumes we made ourselves, and we could go on and on...) Sorry, random thoughts are fun. MUAH! ::Clings:: O.o;;
SirusBlackRules- We kind of already (almost) figured out the name. But we'll truely try to fit them into the story! And wait till you get to the shocking baby part... mauahaha....
Shadowjardis- There was no punch... wait! There was Shirley Temples and soda... but we're a little late now. We kind of enjoyed writing the Silence chapters, it helped explained the plot more. Is this one up to par with our other chapters? Thanks!
harrypotterfreak- The best word ever is quiver... just say it... QUIVER! Oh! And Squash..... ssssssqqqqqquuuuuaaaaaaaassssssshhhhhhhh.... niceee! You fell out of you're chair? Like F & G did with the bed? Mint always falls out of her chair. (Mint- Yeah, I also dumped Ginger Ale all over Double today...)
animegurl- Plot soup... is... er... plot soup... we can't say there are little kids around . . Muahaha.... ::Puts a blindfold on the snake and rides it:: We'll save you!! Damien... thats a GREAT name! Thanks for the suggestion! (Double- Probably because Mint calls me Damien and I call her Damiana...)
Scap- PIGGY! (Gir- BYE PIG!) Sorry, had to be done. We want a proper review! ::Pouts:: And we applaud you for you're skills in shortening a review ::Claps:: (No sarcasm, seriously) ^____^ We miss you Scapppppp!!
Thanks to all the reviewers! We love you lots! See you in the next chapter!
V Review and we'll put that Prophecy Poem in the next chapter V
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN 3 DAYS!! ::Jumps up and down and squeals::
^_______________________^
Disclaimer: We don't own "Irresistible", Jessica Simpson-
Mint- Or is it Jessica Lachey??
Double- Do we care?
Double & Mint- Not really...
Mint- Anyways! Finally, a singing chapter! Took us long enough!
Double- Yeah, well we made that up by making this chapter rrrrrrEEEEEaaaaaaLLLLLLlllllllllYYYYYYY long.
Mint- We're sorry it took us so long though!
Double- We were busy at Umi-Chan's belated Halloween Party last night.
Mint- Where Double kissed a guy who had a girlfriend in front of her DATE!
Double- And where Mint watched as six of our friends played strip Go Fish!!
::Double and Mint glare at each other, then start laughing::
Double- How can you glare at someone who looks *exactly* like you?
Mint- It's like a freakin mirror!
Double- Oh, oh! We went as Fred and George!
^________________________^
Mint- We even made cloaks... er... dress robes?
Double- We don't have red hair, so we just used a red badanna.
Mint- ::Looks up:: Is that spelled right?
Double- ::Sweatdrops:: I don't care anymore...
Mint- See ya at the bottom!
Double- Race ya there!
* * * *
Chapter- Sixteen aka Irresistible
Rating- PG15
Warnings- Um... We kind of forgot what we wrote... so, uh, it's a surprize!
Singers- Neville to Percy
* * * *
"Draco! What are you doing!" Hissed Harry as he watched his boyfriend press his ear against the outside of the twin's room.
"Shh! I can't hear them over you're talking," The Slytherin whispered, moving closer to the portrait.
"This isn't right, Draco! Come on, we need to go!"
"Shut up," Growled Draco, covering his left ear with his hand.
"I'm going to leave," Harry stepped back a step. "I'm going.... you know, leaving the corridor... I'm going right now... see? Look at me leave..."
Suddenly the blonde looked at the Gryffindor, "Wait!"
"Yes?" Smirked Harry.
"Do you have a glass cup, by chance?"
"... What?" He stared, disbelief covering his face.
Draco sighed, as if he thought it was quite obvious, "Putting you're ear next to a glass cup that is pressed against the wall makes hearing, whats in the other room, more clearer."
"Oh yeah, I always carry a cup in *my* robes." Harry stated, thick with sarcasm.
"You don't have to be such a prat- Oh. My. Word." Draco had gone suddenly pale, his eyes wider then Dobbys'.
"What?" Asked a concerned Harry.
But Draco counldn't say anthing, his mouth had dropped open and he was sliding down the wall to land in a puddle on the floor.
"Draco? Draco??" The other boy rushed over to his lover and shook his shoulders gently.
The Slytherin blinked a few times and then turned to stare at Harry, he moved his mouth to say something but nothing came out. He then swallowed and tried again, "I... I... heard... W... Weasley-"
"Ron's in there?" Cut off the Gryffindor.
"N-no... Youngest one, had a crush on you...?"
"Ginny?"
"Yes, she... she's.." He swallowed once more as color (well, as much as he has) came back to his face, "Harry, she's the new Dark Lady." He said clearly, staring directly into his boyfriend's eyes.
"Wait... *what*?!"
Draco shakily stood up, "You heard me," He said with his usual Malfoy drawl.
'He must be over the shock', Harry vaugly thought, before what Draco said next cut through him.
"She married Tom Riddle."
Draco was barely able to catch him, as the hero of the Wizarding World fell into a dead faint.
* * * *
"Love is pain," Percy murmered the password and watched as the secret doorway opened to let him through.
"There's only one bed for now, we'll move in another tomorrow." Albus replied softly from behind the other man.
Percy jumped and turned around to point his wand at the headmaster, "Never, and I mean, *never* startle me again." He growled menaceingly.
Albus raised a grey eyebrow but otherwise ignored him, "I hope you don't mind. We just came to the conclusion of having you come here this afternoon, there was not enough time to order a bed in. Please, make yourself comfortable. Mr. Long-Bottom should be here soon. He was just informed a few minutes ago."
Percy returned his wand to his pocket and turned around to put his bags on the bed, "Why do you trust me with him? Aren't you afraid I'll damage the little boy?" He said, his lips forming a cruel smirk.
"No, I'm not."
Of everything he was expecting, it obviously wasn't that. Pecy shrugged and chose to ignore his response. "Am I supposed to follow him to classes, as well?"
Albus smiled, "No. You are to accompany Mr. Long-bottom to breakfast, noon meal and dinner each day. You will have to keep up the pretense of being, erm," The headmaster eye's twinkled, "Lovers. We wouldn't want the other students to suspect anything."
Percy snapped around, "You have *got* to be kidding me!"
The old Wizard shook his head no, "I'm afriad you have to. I believe you have already realized that a quater of our student population is, how do we say, loyal to Voldermort. We wouldn't want them to think that Mr. Long-Bottom is of some great importance."
The red head almost shouted that Neville was *always* of great importance, but he caught himself in time.
"Well, important to the downfall of the Dark Lord, that is." Albus finished.
"And here I was to believe that that was Potter's job," Percy replied dryly.
The headmaster chuckled softly, "We can't dump this all on his shoulders, he's merely a boy."
"So... you dump it all on another's shoulders. Now I understand."
"They share this burden equally, I know it may not be fair, but theres nothing we can do about it. Except to protect them. Which will be you're job starting right now."
Percy sighed, "And I guess theres no way out of this, then."
"You don't have to be here," Said a very calm, very cold voice from behind.
"Ah, Mr. Long-Bottom, what a pleasure to see you again. I believe Professor McGonagall has informed you of the changes that are happening," Reciveing Neville's nod, he continued. "Good, good. Well, I will be off then. If theres any questions, then please, come to me. Goodnight to you both." He smiled warmly at the two boys and quickly left the room.
Silence.
"What are you doing here?" Neville whispered.
"I thought that was obvious. I'm going to be living here." Percy deadpanned.
The younger man looked around the room, "Theres only one bed."
"Yes, I've noticed."
"You get the floor."
Percy raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"I'm taking a shower. Make yourself comfortable... just don't touch anything." That might have sounded friendly if anyone else had said it, but coming from Neville, it sounded more like a threat. Or a deathwish.
The Weasley swallowed, Why did he feel so nervous? And anxious? It's not like he still had feelings for the young student. I mean, they broke up over a year ago. He had moved on. And so had Neville. They were just... mere aquantances... really, they were. Nothing else. They barely knew each other.
Either way, Percy still couldn't help the feeling of utter loneliness that filled up in his chest.
Neville, with a grim expression on his face, walked away and entered another room to his left. Running water could be heard after a few moments.
Muffiling the sobs of a certain young student.
* * * *
Ron felt weird.
No, he felt really really sick.
But he couldn't quite name it. His chest hurt. Well, more like his heart. And he had this really painful lump in the back of his throat everytime he tried to swallow. And there was an odd stinging sensation behind his eyes. He didn't know what it was. It couldn't be the flu... it wasn't a cold... maybe he was having an heart attack? It bloody well felt like one.
Well, it felt more like his heart was breaking. But that was impossible. One's heart just didn't *break* out of nowhere. He sat down and tried to figure out what was going on with him. He felt depressed... and lonely? Thats odd. He never felt like this before...
He briefly wondered if he was dying. That would explain alot. The sudden pain in his lungs everytime he tried to breathe. And the ache in his heart, as well as his throat. Ron bit his lip in thought, 'Why was this happening?' He was thinking about going to the Infirmary when a sudden image of Hermione crying flashed through his mind.
He doubled over in pain, he felt like throwing up.
Or crying himself.
But why was that?
Ron's eyes widened as he finally realized what was going on with his body.
He had a broken heart.
He groaned in frustration, tugging at his red locks, 'Why me?'
With a sigh he closed his eyes, it was no lie that the youngest male Weasley had been with more then half of the female (and male) population of Hogwarts. And not once, did he ever feel like this when a relationship ended. Probably because he was the one who ended them most of the time. But still, why was breaking up with Hermione different?
Oh yeah, Hermione dumped HIM. Well, that made sence.
Wait- theres something more. He could feel it, it was just outside of his reach. What is that feeling? He raked his brain for the answer.
Then it dawned on him.
He was in love with Hermione.
Now he *knew* he was going to be sick.
* * * *
"You still haven't explained to me why my brothers have two tails." Virgina reminded her husband, as they lay in bed later that night.
Tom absently petted his wife's red hair, "When I was around you're age, I stumbled upon an ancient book in the restricted section at Hogwarts." He smiled briefly as Virgina snuggled closer to him, "It was a book... listing all the Prophecys that were to come in the future. You could imagine my surprize when I found one that began with a legend. One that contained the powerful wizard Merlin, and his twin sister Merlina."
Virgina lifted her head to look at her husband, "Merlin had a twin?"
He sighed, "Yes. To make a long story short, she was killed and Merlin was devasted. He decided to go back in time to erase her memory, but what most people don't know, is that he also tried to save her life in the past. Of course, there were rules against that. So in the end, he was forced to relive her death over and over again. Knowing that he could do nothing to stop it.
"The legend went on to say that for forever more he would be stuck there, between the past and the present. Until two were born who were identical in soul, mind and body. The chosen two would then join forces with others, and with the amount of power that was growing inside them both, they would be the down fall of the Dark Era."
"And this relates to my question how... ?"
"I'm getting there my precious. Be patient." He kissed his wife's head. "Now, where was I? Oh yes, the legend. There was a poem that went with the Prophecy."
"Do you remember it?" virgina asked eagerly.
"Only a line or so. Would you like to hear?"
"Please?"
Tom smiled warmly at his wife and pulled her closer, "I belive it wen't like this..."
* * * *
Neville dried his hair as he walked out of the bathroom and back into his bedroom.
Percy watched him at his place on the floor. He looked almost the same since he last saw him. His golden-brown hair was now longer and he had less freckles then he did before. He was slightly taller... and he had finally lost all of his baby fat. Although Percy always loved how Neville wasn't exactly stick thin. But at least he now had *some* muscle. His eyes were still the deep, intense ocean blue. The only difference was that they now held the pain that he had felt over the months. The Weasley was surprized to see that Neville now had both his ears pierced.. as well as his left nipple. Well... thats a shock... a very SEXY shock, though...
"What are you staring at?" The Gryffindor snapped.
"Hm?" Percy replied, shaking his head to get rid of the haze that had recently taken over his brain.
"You keep looking at me,"
"Is that against the law now?"
"No. I just feel... uncomfortable."
"You use to like it when I looked at you," He murmered softly, so Neville couldn't hear him.
"What did you say?" But Percy could guess by the blush staining his cheeks that Neville had, indeed, heard him.
"I think you can answer that yourself."
The young Gryffindor clenched his teeth together to keep from shouting, "I think we both should get some sleep. Don't talk to me, and I won't talk to you." Neville then preceeded to put his pajama's on.
Percy smiled inwardly as he noticed that the other boy's shirt, was actually his old one. He must have forgotton.
Neville couldn't help blushing as he *felt* Percy watching him get dressed, this just wasn't possible. Over the past year, he had thought long and hard about what he would say the next time he saw his ex fiance. He decided he would be cold, mean and cruel. He would demand a reason as to why he had not wrote or visited him in over six months, especially since his... parents and... grandmother... had.. died. Neville swallowed and tried to keep back the tears, that he could feel were coming.
Percy couldn't help notice as the younger man's shoulders started to shake, and he could distincly hear the noises of soft sobs. Well... this is akward...
The red haired man tried to look else where, other then at the crying boy.
But the sobs only got louder.
Percy scratched his head, and found himself walking over to the Gryffindor. "Er... there, there... Neville..." He akwardly rubbed his back.
Out of nowhere, Neville shoved Percy away from him and turned to glare at him. "Don't touch me!" He shrieked, fire burning in his eyes. "You lost that right a long time ago," He growled.
Percy carefully took a step back, "I'm just trying to help,"
"I don't need you're help! It was you're 'help' that ruined my life!"
The Weasley's eyes narrowed, "Don't do this, Neville."
"I'll do whatever the hell I want to! How dare you, how *fucking* dare you try to come back into my life after everything you put me through!" He yelled in anger, tears streaming down his face. "You said we were friends, you said that I could always count on you to be there for me! But for SEVEN bloody months I heard NOTHING from you! You knew my parents died, you KNEW how much I loved them! And you still did bloody nothing! You didn't call, you didn't write, you didn't even visit!" He started advancing on Percy, backing him into a corner. "And now, you try to come back into my life?! You act like nothing has happened! I hate you." He whispered finally, the sentance filled with so much hurt and anger that you could almost taste it.
"Why? You broke up with ME!" Percy shouted, all his anger and frustration egging him on. "You're the one who ended our engagement! Not me! So don't you *dare* put this all on me! You have no bloody reason to hate me, so why do you?! Huh? WHY?!"
Neville choked on a sob as he fell to the floor, his eyes never leaving Percy's face. "Because I fucking love you!"
Damn, didn't see *that* one coming...
* * * *
"Harry? Harry, love? Are you okay?"
"Mmm... ughhh... I feel like my head smashed against the stone floor..." Harry muttered, rubbing the sore spot on his head.
Draco bit his lip and looked downwards, "Well, er... I uh.. *tried* to catch you..."
Harry whipped his head around to stare at the Slytherin, which ended up for him to see spots dance in front of his vision. "Couldn't you just have killed me..." He muttered, repeatedly blinking his eyes over and over again. "Damn, spots..."
"I'll remember that next time," Draco drawled dryly.
"I... suddenly feel very tired... I'm going to sleep now, kay?" Harry murmered, his head drooping to the side as he started to fall asleep.
"Wait! No, wake up, you stupid Wizard! You could have a bloody concussion!" Draco shouted, shaking the other boy's shoulders violently.
"And... who's.. fault would that.. be..." Yawned the Gryffindor.
"Come on, I'm taking you to the infirmary." The Slytherin stated, trying to pick up the raven haired boy.
"Okay, I'll be... right there..." He started to droop back into slumber.
"God, Harry, wake up! Do you *want* to die?"
"Just call Voldermort... he'll tell you the answer to *that*... question..."
Draco sighed as he rolled his eyes, he was about to respond to that witty comment when Harry suddenly jumped out of his arms. "Whats wrong now?" He drawled casually, standing up.
"I... I just remembered..." The Gryffindor stood in thought for a moment,
"Something." He then laughed, "Nevermind. Must have been a dream."
Draco looked away from his boyfriend, "Did it.. er.. involve... Ginny Weasley?"
"... How did you know?"
The Slytherin swallowed and turned to stare at Harry, "It wasn't a dream." He stated softly, seriousness evident in his voice, as well as his eyes.
"You have got to be bloody kidding me. Theres no way that... no, never! Thats just... impossible!"
"Is it, Harry? When was the last time you talked to her?"
"Er... not since the end of last year..."
Draco gave him a look that clearly said,'Told you so.'
"But that was only because she was in Egypt with Bill!" Harry quickly added.
"It doesn't matter what you think anymore, Harry. The truth is, Wealsey is the new Dark lady."
"Draco, do me a favor?"
"Yes?"
"Catch me."
And once again, the savior of the Wizarding World fainted.
Draco rolled his eyes as he set Harry down on the ground gently, "Bloody weak Gryffindors..."
* * * *
Percy stared at Neville in utter disbelief, which quickly changed to horror. "No... you can't!"
The Gryffindor turned away and closed his eyes, "It's not like I can stop it." He whispered.
"How can you still love me?" The ex Head Boy asked quietly, very much confused.
"I.. I don't know! I guess... I never stopped." Neville slowly rubbed his tears away. "I know I should probably hate you... but I can't. It's like... whenever we're together, theres this strong tug ... that just leads me to you. I'm so confused," The Gryffindor put his face in his hands, and his voice was slightly muffelled as he continued, "I just know I still want to be with you. But it's hard... everything has changed. All of my family has died, and no one will tell me why. Then you showed up... I know its fast and everything, but I'd like for us to try again. I know our whole 'relationship' is all muddled at the moment... but we could fix that. I'm sure we could be happy again." He then looked at Percy with such hope and love it made him want to cry.
"Look, Neville, thats nice and everything. But... your the one who broke the engagement off." The red haired man stalled, trying to make the youger man understand that they couldn't be together again.
"I know," Neville sighed. "But, I was confused then too. We were so close... and our relationship was just *so* intense. Then my parents were getting worse by the day... And grandmother kept refusing to let us get married... I just got scared."
"And you think that changes everything? You expect a bloody *explanation* to erase all the hurt and pain you caused me?"
"You caused me pain too!" Neville protested, "You were gone for seven months!"
"Don't blame this all on me! Things happened that I couldn't control!"
"Like what?" Neville positively growled.
Percy looked away, "I can't tell you." He whispered softly.
The younger man sighed, "Look, I'm sorry." He raked a hand through his hair, "Can't we just... start over? I love you, Percy."
The red haired man blanched, "No." He stated firmly, "We can't be together."
"What? Why?" Came the soft, wounded reply.
"I hurt you once, Neville, I can hurt you again."
"You could never hurt me..."
"Things change." Percy snarled.
"Like what?," He demanded.
"Me! I've changed! I'm not the same Percy you once knew! So just leave it the bloody hell alone!" He growled, his eyes flashing.
Neville recoiled as if visibly slapped, "I ... I don't understand..."
"Maybe you're not supposed to." Percy sighed.
The Gryffindor stood up, cold difiance flaring in his eyes, "No. I *know* what I feel. And you can't stop it! You will love me again, Percy, I know it. And you know it too."
The red head gave him a wary look, "Why do you persist in us being together so much? *Why* do you ... love me after all I've supposedly put you through?"
Neville's answer was in a song...
"You know I don't know what it is
but something about you is so irresistible."
Percy raised one red eyebrow.
But the other boy continued,
"Dont you try and tell me that you're not my type,
To hide what I feel inside
When you make me weak with desire-"
Now Percy raised two red eyebrows.
"I know that I'm supposed to make you wait,
Let you think I like the chase-"
"I'm not a bloody mouse..." The older man muttered under his breath.
"But I can't stop fanning the fire,
I know I meant to say no." Neville turned away from Percy and walked over to the fire place, and leaning against the brick mantle piece, he sang,
"But you're irresistible.
up close and personal,
now inescapable." He grinned evily as he pointed at the locked door and then the bed Percy was sitting on.
"I can hardly breathe,
more than just physical,
deeper than spritual," Neville placed his hands over his heart and winked.
"You're ways are powerful,
and irresistible to me."
Out of *nowhere* Fred and George popped up to sing,
"Yeah yeah, he can hardly breathe." They then started to advance on their older brother, who had this semi-smile on his face.
"Dont you think I'm trying to tell my heart whats right," Neville sighed.
"That I should really say goodnight-"
"Well you two *are* sharing a room," Grinned Fred, as he and George wrapped their arms around Percy in a hug.
"But I cant stop myself from falling."
"Falling!" Echoed the twins as they rolled off the bed and onto the floor.
"I already told him that I feel this way,
that I dont want to play no game."
You see Fred and George's head pop up on oppisites sides of the bed and shout, "No!" Then roll under the bed...
Neville sighed again as he walked over and embraced Percy gently while singing,
"Cuz when I Feel his arms wrapped around me,
I know I'm meant to say No,"
Fred and George spring upwards and playfully tug Neville away from their brother, while shaking their fingers and echoing,
"Meant To Say No..."
"But he's Irresistible!" The younger Gryffindor pushed the twins away and started circling the bed.
"Irresistible!" Gasped the identical red heads.
"Now inescapable,
I can hardly breathe." Neville fell gracefully onto the bed, mere inches from Percy.
"He can hardly breathe." Snickered Fred and George to each other.
"More than just physical," He laid on his side and smiled up at the ex head boy.
"Deeper than spritual,"
"Oh oh yeah." George sang as he pretended to faint into his twin's arms, who caught him willingly.
"His ways are powerful."
"Like Tom..." Whispered Virgina, hidden in a corner where no one could hear or see her. She stood their watching, a wistful look on her face, as if she wished she could join them. But... no.
"Irresistible to me.
Cant You see whenever you're close to me
I really find it hard to breathe." He smiled up at the older boy.
You're so irresistible,
baby you know its more than just spritual.
His kisses are powerful..." Neville blushed and looked away shyly.
Fred grinned and kissed his twin loudly on the cheek.
The younger boy laughed and sang the last line more quietly to Percy,
"You're too irresistible for me."
It wasn't like Neville expected declarations of love, but he thought Percy would at least give him one more chance. To his horror, Percy looked ready to punch him.
"I... er, love you?" The youngest Gryffindor said, trying to understand why his ex lover was giving him the glare of death.
Now to his utter shock, Percy looked ready to cry.
"Dammit," Neville swore, "I'm sorry, Perce. I just...I shouldn't have-"
"Shh, It's my turn." The elder red head whispered, pushing a finger to the other boy's lips.
Fred looked at George.
George looked at Fred.
Maybe they should leave before Percy starts to sing....
Nah.
* * * *
AN: You know how many reviews we have?
Double & Mint- 123!!
Muahahaha... ha.... ^_^; Get it? Get it? Oh, nevermind!
Double & Mint- We made pudding!
Reviewers- Where??
Double & Mint- IN THE BATHTUB!
::Insert Laughter Here... Please...::
Mint- Yes, yes, we got that from a great fic called "Life Left Behind" By Kiara Linky Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1024863&chapter=1
Double- Wicked funny^^
Mint- Here's to the reviewers!
Reania- Yeah it was! We wish we had that issue... we'd like, frame it... or something... ^_^;
Jastin- Gay guys are the best! Or, Bi's too. If *WE* were guys, we'd be gayer then... er... Draco in the fic "Snitch". Now THATS gay. It's a GREAT fic, go read it! If you want the link, tell us.. screw it, here's the link: http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Al/Snitch/
Tomoyo No Miko- Oooo... love babies... that reminds us (for some odd reason), our neighbor Doug swears to God that he saw this Gremlin thing jump at his car while he was driving home one night... sorry, random thoughts... No more BS songs! ... We think... -_-;
Eternal Shadow- Snapes with ::Shudders:: Dumbledore... yes, yes, very scary. And in a few chapters, we're going to dedicate a chapter to the flashbacks of when Voldie (such a cute name!) and Ginny met, dated and married. ^__^
Khrystyne- Sorry we didn't e-mail you last time, we totally forgot! Sorry! ::Huggles:: And we feel so bad, that we dedicate this chapter to you! And you think you're an HP fanatic? Just look at both of our rooms... -_-; (Mint- We got the towels, toothbrushes, snowglobes, posters, pillows, action figures, puzzels, two different necklaces, banners, books (both soft and hard cover), washcloths, a binder dedicated to all fanarts and two huge ones to fanfics that we love & adore, the movie and DVD (even though we don't own a DVD player..), the computer game, bookmarks, desktop theme, and of course the Fred and George costumes we made ourselves, and we could go on and on...) Sorry, random thoughts are fun. MUAH! ::Clings:: O.o;;
SirusBlackRules- We kind of already (almost) figured out the name. But we'll truely try to fit them into the story! And wait till you get to the shocking baby part... mauahaha....
Shadowjardis- There was no punch... wait! There was Shirley Temples and soda... but we're a little late now. We kind of enjoyed writing the Silence chapters, it helped explained the plot more. Is this one up to par with our other chapters? Thanks!
harrypotterfreak- The best word ever is quiver... just say it... QUIVER! Oh! And Squash..... ssssssqqqqqquuuuuaaaaaaaassssssshhhhhhhh.... niceee! You fell out of you're chair? Like F & G did with the bed? Mint always falls out of her chair. (Mint- Yeah, I also dumped Ginger Ale all over Double today...)
animegurl- Plot soup... is... er... plot soup... we can't say there are little kids around . . Muahaha.... ::Puts a blindfold on the snake and rides it:: We'll save you!! Damien... thats a GREAT name! Thanks for the suggestion! (Double- Probably because Mint calls me Damien and I call her Damiana...)
Scap- PIGGY! (Gir- BYE PIG!) Sorry, had to be done. We want a proper review! ::Pouts:: And we applaud you for you're skills in shortening a review ::Claps:: (No sarcasm, seriously) ^____^ We miss you Scapppppp!!
Thanks to all the reviewers! We love you lots! See you in the next chapter!
V Review and we'll put that Prophecy Poem in the next chapter V
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IN 3 DAYS!! ::Jumps up and down and squeals::
^_______________________^
