Chapter Three: He's Losing His Edge
An awkward silence floated in the compartment for a moment, reassuring my opinion that there was something fishy going on. George's hand was still sitting dangerously on Alicia's knee and I noticed that Fred kept glancing at it. And he definitely had his angry eyes on. The twins fighting over a girl? This could become dangerous.
Finally, Oliver broke the silence and started asking everyone about their summer. When Oliver started to recount his summer experience at concerts with Brittany the Ab-Whore I grabbed my Walk-Man out of my bag and put one of my favorite burned CDs in.
"No offense guys, but I'm going to sleep for awhile." Alicia nodded, but the guys barely noticed. I think Fred and George were almost drooling while Oliver recounted the tale. Pathetic.
I curled up my legs and rested my head in Oliver's lap. He looked down at me a bit startled but then smiled. There just wasn't enough bloody room on the bench with him and me and my stupid long legs. Finally comfortable I feel asleep to the tune of The Ataris pounding in my ears.
I woke up awhile later and glanced around. The twins and Alicia were missing and Oliver was reading some book. Who knew Oliver knew how to read, learn something new every day. I didn't think he had noticed I was up, and I didn't want to disturb him anyway. Suddenly, I noticed something tickling my ear. Was Oliver playing with my hair? I could feel him ever so gently running his fingers through it.
"Oliver," I whispered.
He jumped. "Oh, you're up, sorry Kate... I um, didn't mean to, well this is kind of odd... I didn't mea-" He was quite flustered, like I had just caught him having a naught fantasy about someone. It was quite cute, actually.
"It's okay. It feels good." I replied, smiling. He smiled back and continued doing what he had been up too. I smiled and fell back asleep as the first chords of "Boys of Summer" came blasting into my ears.
"Katie, Oliver! We're here!" Something was shaking me awake. "Come on, we need to catch a carriage." Alicia was shaking us both awake. I bent over to gather my stuff but Oliver quickly swooped over and grabbed it all.
"I've got it, Kate. We all know how you are when you wake up. Not completely right in the head." He said, as he slung my back pack over his shoulder.
"When is she right in the head?" Alicia asked.
"Ouch, Alicia, that's a slam!" I said, with mock hurt.
"Has it been raining for a while now?" Oliver asked, looking confused once we stepped out of the carriage. The lightning was streaking across the sky and the thunder literally was rocking the train.
"Oliver, where has your mind been?" Alicia gave Oliver a knowing smile. What the heck, I'm the one that knows everything here, not them! " It's been storming out for the past hour or so. I wouldn't like to be the first-years crossing the lake in this weather. Imagine!" Alicia laughed a bit at Oliver's thoughtlessness. Usually he noticed things like this, seeing as they would interfere with Quidditch and such. First the awkward silence, then the hair thing, and now this. What was up with this boy... he was losing his edge!
"Guys," I whined, "It's a bit cold out here, can we PLEASE get in a carriage?" I hadn't dressed for this weather, usually it was blistering hot when we got there and I was actually looking forward to taking refuge in the warmth of the Great Hall.
"Come on," Oliver led us towards a carriage. The rain was coming down in sheets now and it was hard to see where I was going. Thank goodness Oliver was carrying my stuff, I don't think I would have been able to stand with it.
Oliver offered me his hand to help me step up into the empty carriage. Alicia was half way up when one of the twins grabbed her.
"I'll be taking this off your hands Oliver. Come on, quick, Alicia, before they leave without us." He said. It was raining so hard that I couldn't tell whether it was Fred or George, Alicia didn't seem to mind though. I'll have to talk to that girl, something is definitely going on.
Oliver stepped into the carriage and shrugged his shoulders. "Guess Alicia found something better to do." he said, winking at me. "Warming up?"
A small magical fire was lit in the corner of the carriage and the small room would have been too warm, if we weren't soaked to the bone. Oliver slid a little closer to me. "Hey Kate, do you know what time it is?" He asked as he slid his arm around my shoulders pretending to check the time on his watch.
"Ha, ha, very funny." I said, elbowing him softly in the ribs. But he didn't move his arm, which felt kind of nice. Had I mentioned that he had gotten buff over the summer? Because he had, I could feel every individual muscle in his arms along the back of my neck. It would have been painfully attractive if it hadn't been Oliver. "You're just such a lady's man I just can't keep my hands off you." I continued, sarcastically. He was the one with his hands all over me!
"I know, Kate. First Alicia and now you. I don't know what happened over the summer, but I must of become much more attractive. Honestly didn't think it was possible. Imagine that. But personally, I would take you over Alicia any day."
I laughed, "I wouldn't let her hear that."
"Oh," Oliver said, semi-seriously, giving my shoulder a squeeze, "I think she knows already and doesn't seem to mind to much."
"What does that mean!?!" I asked indignantly, as the carriage came to a halt.
"What?" Oliver questioned innocently, opening the door.
"Oliver..." I warned.
"Oiy! Fred, George! We gotta get good seats." Oliver yelled to the twins as they hurried to the entrance. "Meet you there, Kate." Oliver yelled over his shoulder at me, as Fred tripped on a slippery, wet stair. Or did he trip? George was looking a bit smug, but he wouldn't trip his own twin... would he?
More important things, "ALICIA!" I hollered, over the talking students. "WE NEED TO TALK!"
"Yes, m'dear?" Alicia asked, linking arms with me.
"Answers, doll, I need answers."
An awkward silence floated in the compartment for a moment, reassuring my opinion that there was something fishy going on. George's hand was still sitting dangerously on Alicia's knee and I noticed that Fred kept glancing at it. And he definitely had his angry eyes on. The twins fighting over a girl? This could become dangerous.
Finally, Oliver broke the silence and started asking everyone about their summer. When Oliver started to recount his summer experience at concerts with Brittany the Ab-Whore I grabbed my Walk-Man out of my bag and put one of my favorite burned CDs in.
"No offense guys, but I'm going to sleep for awhile." Alicia nodded, but the guys barely noticed. I think Fred and George were almost drooling while Oliver recounted the tale. Pathetic.
I curled up my legs and rested my head in Oliver's lap. He looked down at me a bit startled but then smiled. There just wasn't enough bloody room on the bench with him and me and my stupid long legs. Finally comfortable I feel asleep to the tune of The Ataris pounding in my ears.
I woke up awhile later and glanced around. The twins and Alicia were missing and Oliver was reading some book. Who knew Oliver knew how to read, learn something new every day. I didn't think he had noticed I was up, and I didn't want to disturb him anyway. Suddenly, I noticed something tickling my ear. Was Oliver playing with my hair? I could feel him ever so gently running his fingers through it.
"Oliver," I whispered.
He jumped. "Oh, you're up, sorry Kate... I um, didn't mean to, well this is kind of odd... I didn't mea-" He was quite flustered, like I had just caught him having a naught fantasy about someone. It was quite cute, actually.
"It's okay. It feels good." I replied, smiling. He smiled back and continued doing what he had been up too. I smiled and fell back asleep as the first chords of "Boys of Summer" came blasting into my ears.
"Katie, Oliver! We're here!" Something was shaking me awake. "Come on, we need to catch a carriage." Alicia was shaking us both awake. I bent over to gather my stuff but Oliver quickly swooped over and grabbed it all.
"I've got it, Kate. We all know how you are when you wake up. Not completely right in the head." He said, as he slung my back pack over his shoulder.
"When is she right in the head?" Alicia asked.
"Ouch, Alicia, that's a slam!" I said, with mock hurt.
"Has it been raining for a while now?" Oliver asked, looking confused once we stepped out of the carriage. The lightning was streaking across the sky and the thunder literally was rocking the train.
"Oliver, where has your mind been?" Alicia gave Oliver a knowing smile. What the heck, I'm the one that knows everything here, not them! " It's been storming out for the past hour or so. I wouldn't like to be the first-years crossing the lake in this weather. Imagine!" Alicia laughed a bit at Oliver's thoughtlessness. Usually he noticed things like this, seeing as they would interfere with Quidditch and such. First the awkward silence, then the hair thing, and now this. What was up with this boy... he was losing his edge!
"Guys," I whined, "It's a bit cold out here, can we PLEASE get in a carriage?" I hadn't dressed for this weather, usually it was blistering hot when we got there and I was actually looking forward to taking refuge in the warmth of the Great Hall.
"Come on," Oliver led us towards a carriage. The rain was coming down in sheets now and it was hard to see where I was going. Thank goodness Oliver was carrying my stuff, I don't think I would have been able to stand with it.
Oliver offered me his hand to help me step up into the empty carriage. Alicia was half way up when one of the twins grabbed her.
"I'll be taking this off your hands Oliver. Come on, quick, Alicia, before they leave without us." He said. It was raining so hard that I couldn't tell whether it was Fred or George, Alicia didn't seem to mind though. I'll have to talk to that girl, something is definitely going on.
Oliver stepped into the carriage and shrugged his shoulders. "Guess Alicia found something better to do." he said, winking at me. "Warming up?"
A small magical fire was lit in the corner of the carriage and the small room would have been too warm, if we weren't soaked to the bone. Oliver slid a little closer to me. "Hey Kate, do you know what time it is?" He asked as he slid his arm around my shoulders pretending to check the time on his watch.
"Ha, ha, very funny." I said, elbowing him softly in the ribs. But he didn't move his arm, which felt kind of nice. Had I mentioned that he had gotten buff over the summer? Because he had, I could feel every individual muscle in his arms along the back of my neck. It would have been painfully attractive if it hadn't been Oliver. "You're just such a lady's man I just can't keep my hands off you." I continued, sarcastically. He was the one with his hands all over me!
"I know, Kate. First Alicia and now you. I don't know what happened over the summer, but I must of become much more attractive. Honestly didn't think it was possible. Imagine that. But personally, I would take you over Alicia any day."
I laughed, "I wouldn't let her hear that."
"Oh," Oliver said, semi-seriously, giving my shoulder a squeeze, "I think she knows already and doesn't seem to mind to much."
"What does that mean!?!" I asked indignantly, as the carriage came to a halt.
"What?" Oliver questioned innocently, opening the door.
"Oliver..." I warned.
"Oiy! Fred, George! We gotta get good seats." Oliver yelled to the twins as they hurried to the entrance. "Meet you there, Kate." Oliver yelled over his shoulder at me, as Fred tripped on a slippery, wet stair. Or did he trip? George was looking a bit smug, but he wouldn't trip his own twin... would he?
More important things, "ALICIA!" I hollered, over the talking students. "WE NEED TO TALK!"
"Yes, m'dear?" Alicia asked, linking arms with me.
"Answers, doll, I need answers."
