*Chapter 9*
"What was that?" Seamus heard a voice from behind him. He turned around, and looked at his friend, Dean.
"Nothing." He answered feeling the color come to his cheeks. He picked up the books he'd dropped on the floor when he was so rudely interrupted from his gloating.
A smile spread across Dean's face as he folded his arms across his chest. He chuckled before speaking, "I heard what you said."
If possible, Seamus' cheeks got redder. "I don't know what you're talking about, Dean." He looked up and saw the disbelief scrawled across Dean's face.
"Don't worry, Seamus. I won't tell anyone what a good looking fellow you are." Dean said as he supressed the laughs that were threatening to errupt.
"Thanks." Seamus said as he began walking down the hall with him.
"I heard about you and Parvati being a couple." Dean said patting his friend on the back.
"What? It only happened like ten minutes ago!"
Dean shrugged his shoulders. "You should know how fast word travels, you good looking fellow."
Seamus pushed his best friend against the wall as they both laughed.
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"What has gotten into you, Parvati?" Lavender asked as she glared at her old best friend.
"Me? What about you? You can't even be happy for me!"
"What are you talking about?" Lavender asked, her voice begining to raise.
"Ever since I've taken an interest in Seamus, you've been treating me poorly. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even have an interest in him."
Lavender was taken aback. Everything Parvati had just said was completely true. She had been treating her best friend terribly, and it was her fault that Parvati was so infatuated with Seamus. The thing that was troubling her the most was the fact that she was jealous of what Parvati had with Seamus. Or was she jealous that she couldn't have Seamus, now?
"You're right, Parvati. I've been an awful friend."
Parvati put her hands on Lavender's shoulder. "It's okay Lavender. I understand. You want a relationship like what I have. You want a sweet boyfriend like mine."
Lavender swallowed. Boyfriend? She knew that Seamus and Lavender had been seeing each other, but she had no idea that they were dating. "Boyfriend?"
Parvati smiled, "Yes, we're going out officially now."
"Wow. I'm...really happy for you."
"You don't sound very happy for me."
"No, I'm happy for you." She looked down at the ground. Did this mean she would no longer be able to continue her lessons with him now that he wasn't on the market anymore? She couldn't go around kissing her best friend's boyfriend. But, then again, it was no better than what Seamus was doing to Dean.
The thing that suprised her the most was that she felt no remorse. She was kissing her boyfriend's best friend. And she found herself enjoying the private time alone with Seamus.
She remembered the way her heart started to flutter when he leaned in close to her. Or the way he always smelled. So sweet, and warm. Was this normal? Or was she starting to fall for Seamus.
She quickly shook the thoughts from her head and dismissed them as simply ludicrous.
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"What was that?" Seamus heard a voice from behind him. He turned around, and looked at his friend, Dean.
"Nothing." He answered feeling the color come to his cheeks. He picked up the books he'd dropped on the floor when he was so rudely interrupted from his gloating.
A smile spread across Dean's face as he folded his arms across his chest. He chuckled before speaking, "I heard what you said."
If possible, Seamus' cheeks got redder. "I don't know what you're talking about, Dean." He looked up and saw the disbelief scrawled across Dean's face.
"Don't worry, Seamus. I won't tell anyone what a good looking fellow you are." Dean said as he supressed the laughs that were threatening to errupt.
"Thanks." Seamus said as he began walking down the hall with him.
"I heard about you and Parvati being a couple." Dean said patting his friend on the back.
"What? It only happened like ten minutes ago!"
Dean shrugged his shoulders. "You should know how fast word travels, you good looking fellow."
Seamus pushed his best friend against the wall as they both laughed.
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"What has gotten into you, Parvati?" Lavender asked as she glared at her old best friend.
"Me? What about you? You can't even be happy for me!"
"What are you talking about?" Lavender asked, her voice begining to raise.
"Ever since I've taken an interest in Seamus, you've been treating me poorly. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even have an interest in him."
Lavender was taken aback. Everything Parvati had just said was completely true. She had been treating her best friend terribly, and it was her fault that Parvati was so infatuated with Seamus. The thing that was troubling her the most was the fact that she was jealous of what Parvati had with Seamus. Or was she jealous that she couldn't have Seamus, now?
"You're right, Parvati. I've been an awful friend."
Parvati put her hands on Lavender's shoulder. "It's okay Lavender. I understand. You want a relationship like what I have. You want a sweet boyfriend like mine."
Lavender swallowed. Boyfriend? She knew that Seamus and Lavender had been seeing each other, but she had no idea that they were dating. "Boyfriend?"
Parvati smiled, "Yes, we're going out officially now."
"Wow. I'm...really happy for you."
"You don't sound very happy for me."
"No, I'm happy for you." She looked down at the ground. Did this mean she would no longer be able to continue her lessons with him now that he wasn't on the market anymore? She couldn't go around kissing her best friend's boyfriend. But, then again, it was no better than what Seamus was doing to Dean.
The thing that suprised her the most was that she felt no remorse. She was kissing her boyfriend's best friend. And she found herself enjoying the private time alone with Seamus.
She remembered the way her heart started to flutter when he leaned in close to her. Or the way he always smelled. So sweet, and warm. Was this normal? Or was she starting to fall for Seamus.
She quickly shook the thoughts from her head and dismissed them as simply ludicrous.
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