A/N: Woohoo! It¡¦s the summer and school¡¦s out! Who¡¦s going to stop me from getting wild? Oh wait, I¡¦m not at a legal age to live by myself yet, darn... look at the bright side, I could now update more often. Heh heh ^__^¡¦¡¦ As I am someone who absolutely hates it when authors abandon their stories and leave them hanging, I shall not abandon my ¡§From Above¡¨ story. I could now update that one too! YEAH! What else can I do? Oh yes, I want to make a new story about Cedric and Cho. I should really write stories with another character besides Cho... someday I will.
nytechild89: Why thank you for reading. Here¡¦s the chapter.
Gandella Raye: Dictionary defines teachers as people who teach (a very vague definition indeed). I define them as a special kind of species that strain their minds to do whatever it takes to educate the youngsters. By educating, I mean by giving kids loads and loads of work while they sit on their oh-so-comfortable seats and watch the students suffer! HAHA, I¡¦m just joking. I¡¦m thinking of being a teacher myself, although I wish for a job that will allow much freedom and traveling. Anywho, school is over now, so joy to the world!
Shirayuki: First and foremost, I must agree with you! The injustice fate brings upon poor, innocent souls... Aye, Cedric and Cho are so sweet together, but heaven must part them. Sad... really... -___- Anyhow, Here¡¦s the chapter. ^__^
Sakura-08: Yup, I¡¦m just going to keep on going. I was being repetitive in that last sentence. O__O¡¨
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¡§Harry!¡¨ Cho exclaimed.
Harry¡¦s eyes opened as wide as Cho¡¦s as his invisibility cloak was knocked off halfway to display his scarred head.
¡§Your... your... head... body... gone...¡¨ Cho¡¦s legs failed her and brought her down to the icy cold floor.
¡§Don¡¦t worry, it¡¦s just my,¡¨ Harry hesitated as he took off his water-like cloak, ¡§invisibility cloak.¡¨
The interested Cho moved closer to Harry and touched his silky cloak with awe as if it was the eighth wonder of the world.
¡§Magnificent,¡¨ Cho whispered to herself, ¡§where did you get this? It¡¦s rare! Never in my life have I seen such a thing.¡¨
Harry blushed at Cho¡¦s compliment, even though it was directed more to his cloak. ¡§Long story, don¡¦t ask.¡¨ Harry held out his milky white hand to help Cho up. Cho gladly accepted it and patted on her lower back to cleanse the dirt from her navy blue robe.
¡§You know, it¡¦s dangerous to be roaming around the corridor at such at time,¡¨ Cho realized that a fifth year such as Harry was out in the corridor before the sun dawned.
¡§Same to you, Miss Chang,¡¨ Harry teased. He then recognized that he was speaking in such a way to Cho that his face burned with crimson red.
Cho smiled mischievously. ¡§I guess a Ravenclaw such as myself isn¡¦t any better than the nice Gryffindor boy.¡¨
Both Cho and Harry laughed at the comment. They halted when they saw a gleam of light at the corner of the hallway, followed by a ¡§meow.¡¨
Cho and Harry stared at each other, knowing that the person approaching was Filch. ¡§Hurry, get under my cloak!¡¨
Harry wrapped his cloak around the petite Cho and himself and hid behind one of the many statues that lined against the walls of the corridor. Both the witty Ravenclaw and brave Gryffindor stopped breathing for a while, hoping that Filch would not hear them. But being next to Cho, Harry¡¦s heat beat so fast that he swore the sound echoed throughout the halls and was calling out to the entire school. Cho¡¦s cucumber melon scent did not help that.
Harry was lost in wonder for a while. Cho stepped a little bit closer to Harry, touching his arm with her chest, sending electricity across Harry¡¦s body. Harry was relieved that it was so dark, or else Cho would have caught his burning face. Harry¡¦s hormones raced throughout his teenage body until Cho moved away from Harry and took off the cloak.
¡§That was a close one,¡¨ Cho sighed.
¡§Yes... yes it was. Though I must say that wasn¡¦t a bad experience,¡¨ Harry said in a low voice, still awed.
¡§Excuse me?¡¨ Cho¡¦s eye brow shot up.
¡§Oh... nothing... nothing,¡¨ Harry tried to change the subject. ¡§Why are you out here anyways?¡¨
¡§Oh, I couldn¡¦t sleep... had a nightmare,¡¨ Cho shuddered at her nightmare, ¡§by the way, why are YOU out here?¡¨
¡§Same reason as you,¡¨ Harry caressed his scar.
¡§Do you get nightmares often?¡¨ Cho asked curiously.
¡§I don¡¦t know... I guess I do,¡¨ Harry sighed.
¡§It must be hard for you... I mean, all the things that occurred to you,¡¨ Cho said sympathetically.
¡§No, people grow by experiences. A few bad ones will only make a person strongerr,¡¨ Harry said shaking his head.
Cho stared down at her feet and played with her robe. ¡§Yes, I know what you mean...¡¨
¡§I¡¦m sorry, I mean I¡¦m really sorry about...¡¨ Harry tried to comfort Cho.
¡§No, don¡¦t be. It¡¦s not your fault. What happened to Cedric was tragic, but it happened,¡¨ a tear escaped Cho¡¦s eyes.
Harry moved closer to Cho and wrapped his muscular arms around the small frame of the Chinese girl. Someone in the corner of Harry¡¦s eyes moved and he gasped. ¡§Who¡¦s there?¡¨ Harry yelled, half trying to whisper so he doesn¡¦t stun Filch or anybody else. He then ran towards the figure as tall as him. ¡§Stay here, Cho,¡¨ Harry managed to say.
From where Cho was standing, she saw two silhouettes dancing on the walls with sound effects she cannot make out. Cho couldn¡¦t help her curiosity and walked towards the source of the sudden excitement.
¡§Malfoy! What are you doing here, spying on Cho and I?¡¨ Cho saw Harry shout at Draco while his hands clenched the blonde¡¦s collar.
Malfoy¡¦s ocean blue eyes darted from Harry¡¦s to Cho¡¦s. At that moment, he was seriously sweating bullets. But instead of the usual smirk he would give, he said stupidly, ¡§I was lookin¡¦ fur mah wifey!¡¨
Draco ran towards Cho and wrapped his arms clumsily around Cho. The frightened girl freed herself from the sudden embrace and responded by giving a disgusted look.
¡§Wifey?¡¨ Harry¡¦s angry emerald orbs turned sad.
¡§No, it¡¦s not what you think, Harry!¡¨ Cho tried to explain.
¡§No, no, you don¡¦t need to explain to me. It¡¦s not my business,¡¨ with that, Harry ran away.
Cho¡¦s eyes followed Harry¡¦s running figure until he disappeared into the dark hallway. She sighed and turned to the smiling blonde.
¡§Look what you did? Even when you¡¦re retarded, you manage to make Harry avoid [A/N: not the cowardly kind of avoid, just the I-don¡¦t-want-trouble kind of avoid] you.¡¨
Draco stared at Cho with big angelic eyes.
¡§For heaven¡¦s sake! Stop staring at me like that! I honestly can¡¦t stand you!¡¨ Cho looked away angrily, ¡§Why are you here anyways?¡¨
¡§I was bored in mah room. Those two pig-like people were sleepin¡¦ an¡¦ snorin¡¦. I couldn¡¦t sleep from that thundering sound,¡¨ Draco said as he played with his lengthy, oily blond hair.
¡§Do you know how to get back to your common room?¡¨ Cho asked.
¡§Common room?¡¨ Draco stared at Cho eyes wide.
¡§Figures... here¡¦s what I¡¦ll do. There¡¦s this place I know in Hogwarts that no one goes and check. You¡¦ll stay there for the night and tomorrow morning, I¡¦ll bring you back down to the corridors so you¡¦ll be found by your mates. Alright?¡¨ Cho finished her suggestion.
Draco didn¡¦t understand a word Cho said, so the witty girl simply led the Slytherin to her destination.
¡§Immah scared, Cho,¡¨ Draco held Cho¡¦s hands for comfort.
Cho tried to sweep Draco¡¦s pale, cold hands away but figured that Draco was only a retarded guy, so she¡¦ll treat him better.
¡§Your hand is smooth and warm,¡¨ Draco commented, sounding normal and Cho thought she saw a smirk.
Cho stared at Draco curiously as if looking for something on his face.
After many twists and turns in the dark corridor, they arrived at a door on the top floor of the south building. Cho pushed the green wooden door open to reveal a stair that twisted against a wall with candles hanging on the top lit dimly. After what seemed like hours, the couple finally arrived. Draco let go of Cho¡¦s hand and ran towards the balcony. Cho moved next to him and stared at the dark sky, decorated with many glittery stars.
¡§This is a beau-ti-ful place!¡¨ Draco admired, ¡§I didn¡¦t know dey hab such a place ¡¥ere.¡¨
Cho smiled, ¡§of course you don¡¦t. Even if you did, you wouldn¡¦t remember.¡¨
¡§Yeah, yeah... I guess,¡¨ Draco agreed.
¡§Huh?¡¨
¡§How did you discover this place?¡¨ Draco suddenly changed the topic.
¡§Cedric and I used to come up here very often before...¡¨ Cho couldn¡¦t continue.
¡§Who¡¦s Cedric?¡¨
¡§He¡¦s a very special person in my heart,¡¨ Cho said softly.
¡§Was he important to you?¡¨
Cho couldn¡¦t hold back her tears anymore.
¡§Yes, yes he was...¡¨ Cho covered her face with both of her hands.
Not knowing when to stop, Draco continued asking, ¡§Where is he now?¡¨
¡§He¡¦s in a faraway place. But he¡¦s not really gone, he¡¦s always here with me. He¡¦s always running in my mind...¡¨ Cho¡¦s voice broke as she spoke.
¡§Why are you crying? Did Cedric do something to you?¡¨ Draco asked dumbly.
¡§No, never! Cedric would never hurt me!¡¨ Cho defended her love.
Memories of the past played inside Cho¡¦s head.
¡§I hate you Cedric! I hate you!¡¨ Cho threw, with all her might, a rock into the river. The squid was attacked by the rock and splashed water on Cho in retaliation. Feeling sorry, but angry at the same time, Cho ran away from the lake and ran towards the forest.
¡§Cho!¡¨ Cedric came running towards Cho.
¡§Go away Cedric! I don¡¦t ever want to see your face again!¡¨ Cho shouted and continued running.
However, despite Cho¡¦s speedy dash, Cedric quickly caught up and grasped onto Cho¡¦s delicate arm.
¡§Stop Cho! I can explain!¡¨ the light brown hair boy said panting.
¡§No, don¡¦t explain. Don¡¦t bother, I¡¦m not anyone important to you. It¡¦s not like I¡¦m your girlfriend. Whatever you do is not my business,¡¨ Cho tried to free herself from Cedric¡¦s grasp but failed, ¡§What do you want with me, Diggory, the handsome Hufflepuff? What would you want from a fifth year Ravenclaw, another face you see everyday as another one of those groupies!¡¨
¡§Cho, no! You are not a groupie! You are not just anyone! And yes! You are important to me!¡¨ Cedric shouted for Cho¡¦s attention.
Cho calmed down a bit with eyes staining from her salty tears. ¡§What?¡¨
¡§Cho, what happened back there... Hannah came up and kissed me. I didn¡¦t want that to happen. I didn¡¦t know... honestly,¡¨ Cedric became worried by the moment because he was afraid he was going to say something wrong.
Cho¡¦s eyes softened a bit, ¡§Even if it was an accident, you didn¡¦t have to run down here to explain to me. It¡¦s none of my business.¡¨
¡§Yes it is! I...¡¨ Cedric stuttered.
¡§You what?¡¨
¡§I...love...¡¨
¡§Uh huh...¡¨
¡§peanut butter and jelly sandwich!¡¨ Cedric screamed with his face red.
¡§Very interesting indeed, Mr. Diggory. Thank you for sharing that fact with me. Now would you excuse me, I¡¦ve got divination homework to do,¡¨ feeling disappointed, Cho made her way around Cedric towards the castle.
¡§No! What I meant to say was... I LOVE YOU!¡¨ Cedric almost shouted.
Stopped in a halt, Cho dared not turn around. She smiled to herself and remained motionless.
¡§I couldn¡¦t stop thinking about you since that time we met. I don¡¦t know what had gotten over me. I couldn¡¦t pay attention in class, at night I dream of you, I even see your face in my pumpkin juice! When I see you, I can barely walk or breathe. I swear my heart was going to jump out my chest when I see you...¡¨ Cedric was stopped by Cho¡¦s sudden kiss.
¡§Enough, you¡¦re babbling,¡¨ Cho gave a heart-warming smile.
Cedric couldn¡¦t help but smile too. ¡§You know Cho, I would never do anything to hurt you. Never...¡¨
¡§CHO?!¡¨ Draco screamed.
¡§Huh?¡¨ Cho came back to reality.
¡§You were in lala land,¡¨ Draco laughed, ¡§but why are you crying?¡¨
Cho wiped away her tears and waved Draco away, ¡§Go to sleep.¡¨
Draco obeyed and placed himself on the stone cold ground uncomfortably and quickly fell asleep.
¡§I see I won¡¦t be getting a good night sleep if I leave you here alone. I can¡¦t believe I¡¦m going to marry you, after how mean you were to me,¡¨ Cho said to herself, taking off her robe.
She placed it on Draco, who was now scrunched up like a fur ball. ¡§Good night, little Dracie.¡¨
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