A/N: Please accept my most sincere apology for not updating sooner. It¡¦s almost the end of school, and the teachers just figured that they won¡¦t see us anymore, so they decided to assign loads of work. I¡¦ve got enough homework to last me months... After school is over, I will update more often. Again, I am very sorry for this delay.
aZnGurLY02: Thanks for asking me about my health, as this has been a month ago or so, I am feeling much much better, besides the fact that I am extremely stressed out about my homework. Anyhow, I am not guaranteeing that Cho will marry Draco. Who knows, it might not be successful... (teehee, I¡¦m so evil for making you guess) At this point, Draco is pretty much retarded... or is he? (here I go again with my tease)
grlEgrlE: aww why thank you. I¡¦m glad you like the idea of this story. Well, here¡¦s the update.
Deedsla the Insane Monkey: Wow, I am flattered that you took the time to review every single one of my chapter. Thank you so much for reviewing! ^_^
CHO: I¡¦M GLAD YOU LIKE THIS! I AM VERY HAPPY YOU LIKE MY FANFIC, I REALLY AM!!! SO CONTINUE REVIEWING PLEASE!!! (haha, I felt the energy of your message...though I should return you one as well... )
Gandella Raye: Yeah poor Cho... and Draco too, he does seem like the victim here, doesn¡¦t he?
Shirayuki: Why, thank you for liking this story. You made my day. The thing, I don¡¦t know what to say about Draco¡¦s retardation at this moment...
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Cho is sitting at a field under a big oak tree, surrounded by beds of flowers arrayed in a tremendous amount of colors. As she sat there making a crown of daisy flowers for herself, two strong hands covered her eyes.
Cho touched the hand softly and immediately smiled.
¡§Don¡¦t you think it¡¦s a bit old, playing this trick on me all the time?¡¨
No answer.
¡§Very well,¡¨ Cho reached towards the wrist of the person¡¦s hand and started unclasping the heavy watch.
¡§Hey! No fair! No stealing involve!¡¨ the stranger removed his hands and quickly clasped back the watch.
Cho turned around to greet a pair of penetrating hazel eyes. Cho reached her hands toward the light brown hair of the boy and started jumbling it up.
Laughing, the boy retaliated by tickling Cho¡¦s neck, her most sensitive part of her body.
¡§Alright! I give up, Cedric!¡¨ Cho panted and laid herself down among the flowers.
¡§I thought so! No one beats Cedric!¡¨ Cedric¡¦s bright eyes twinkled as he shone a bright smile.
¡§You beat me because I let you,¡¨ Cho whined a bit.
As Cedric placed his head beside Cho¡¦s on the field of flowers, he whispered, ¡§Yes, no one can beat my princess...¡¨
As the couple¡¦s face slowly got closer, their lips met. Their passionate, sweet kiss lasted quite a while as if the only way to breathe was by kissing each other.
¡§Oh, I miss you so much!¡¨ Cho said as she got up.
¡§I¡¦m sorry, I¡¦m very busy with my N.E.W.T., you know this is my last year and I¡¦ve got to get ready for the world outside,¡¨ Cedric apologized.
¡§I understand,¡¨ Cho started frowning at the thought of Cedric and her spending less time together.
Trying to comfort his girlfriend, he made his way to Cho¡¦s neck and started kissing every region of her sensitive part.
Making some very satisfying sound, Cho turned herself around and linked her arm around Cedric¡¦s neck.
¡§You know I can never get mad at you, it¡¦s just...¡¨
Cedric hushed Cho up with another affectionate kiss.
¡§Cho, you¡¦re the only one I ever loved and you know this will remain a lasting emotion. And you know well enough that I will never leave you,¡¨ Cedric cooed.
Smiling, Cho pecked Cedric lightly on the lip.
Cho and Cedric both fell asleep on the field. As a nearby squid splashed its tentacles against the surface of the lake, some water splashed on Cho¡¦s smooth, pale skin and woke her up. There¡¦s nothing better than to wake up on Cedric¡¦s broad, comforting chest. Cho, laid there a little longer, listening to Cedric¡¦s serene, slow heartbeat.
The sky started to cloud up and thunders roared across the sky. Flowers wilted and the tree was gone. Cho and Cedric were no longer surrounded a scenery of lively objects, but instead, encircled among shrubs as high as seven feet. All Cho could see around her are blurs of dark blues and greens, all she can make out of them are people, wizards...
In front of Cho lay an unconscious, battered-up Cedric, a Cedric really different. Tears were forming behind her eyes and she can¡¦t help but feel frightened and sad. She placed her ears against Cedric¡¦s chest. The peaceful heartbeat was now replaced by nothing. No heartbeat at all...
Frightened by this situation, Cho tried to look around for reassurance to stop herself from thinking Cedric is...
¡§No! No! No! No! No!¡¨ Cho screamed a painful cry that echoed through the maze where Cedric laid in.
¡§Cedric! You promised me, you will never leave me... Never... Never...¡¨ Cho repeated the word as the tears made their way down Cho¡¦s delicate cheeks.
A shadowy figure from behind pulled Cho away, but Cho fought her way to kneel beside Cedric. Cho took out her wand and chanted every spell she knew that could cure illnesses. None of them worked.
Cho was once again pulled away from the body. As hard as Cho tried to free herself from the grasp, she could see that Cedric¡¦s body was becoming more distant as she moves away.
Again, everything around Cho darkened and she turned around to see no one. No one at all. She¡¦s all alone in this world. With no Cedric. No love. Nothing. The emptiness in her heart could not be filled.
When a pair of arm wrapped itself around Cho, Cho¡¦s heart was again filled with warmth, the clouds evaporated and the sun shone again.
The familiar scent of pine made its way into Cho¡¦s nose as she turned around.
Cho drowned herself in the pool of the ocean blue eyes.
¡§It¡¦s alright now Cho, you¡¦ve got me. I¡¦m here to protect you,¡¨ the blonde whispered and kissed Cho¡¦s tears away.
¡§Oh, Draco, I don¡¦t know what I would do without you,¡¨ Cho hugged Draco tightly.
¡§I don¡¦t know what I would do without you. I learned so much from you...¡¨ Draco locked her fingers with Cho¡¦s and led her into the forest.
¡§Where are you taking me?¡¨ Cho giggled.
¡§It¡¦s a surprise¡¨ was the response.
Cho¡¦s eyes were covered by Draco¡¦s pale hands as he led her down a sloped and rocky path.
Cho arrived with open eyes in a dark chamber, decorated with serpents on the walls. Immediately, Cho felt a rush of discomfort overcoming her.
Draco dragged Cho into a mysterious room where she could make out two figures. One was a hooded stranger standing quietly in the corner. Another was in the opposite corner, tied against a cross... the man was badly injured with bloodstain on his robe. His face was awfully scarred and seemed to have been slashed many times. He was... Harry Potter.
Eyes wide opened, Cho faced Draco to question what¡¦s going on.
Before Cho could open her mouth, the figure pulled the hood down to show a pair of blood-freezing red eyes. It¡¦s scaly skin terrified Cho.
¡§You made it just in time to see the show, Draco,¡¨ the man hissed.
Cho gasped, ¡§the Dark Lord.¡¨
¡§Yes, it is I. Good job, Draco. For bringing Harry Potter here.¡¨
Draco was silent.
Cho stared into Draco¡¦s eyes, now no longer the warm, caring blue, but the cold gray.
¡§Avada Kedavra!¡¨
The green light blinded everyone in the room as only Cho¡¦s voice was heard, ¡§NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!¡¨
Cho woke up with cold sweat running down her back. ¡§It¡¦s only a nightmare, it¡¦s only a nightmare.¡¨
She stared sideways to look at her alarm clock. 3:00 P.M.
Cho groaned, knowing that she has difficulty falling back asleep once she wakes up. She put on her robe and made her way out of the portrait hole.
¡§Where do you think you¡¦re going?¡¨ The Medieval witch murmured crankily.
¡§Hmm... Can¡¦t sleep,¡¨ and Cho ran towards the kitchen, hoping to get a cup of milk from the house-elf.
Cho rammed into someone on her way there...
A/N: Wow, a cliffhanger. My very first cliffhanger! HAHA. I am sooooo evil!