ok, finally have twenty reviews! thanx to reviewers: FSI - Wow... thanx, I guess. Glad u like my fic so much. MystikalMagic - OK, I'm glad u like them, but not to be mean... i'm not a really big fan of the couple even though i'm writing this fic. slytherinphoenix7 - Sry! It's just that I can never think of anything to write during their class time, but plz keep reading! I think u'll be satisfied by the outcome of this story(couples wise.) Mg-Nashisko - You're still on two! I asked u to read this about a week ago! lol, just kidding. plz keep reading! meagan - thanx! since i decided to pair Cho and Harry i wouldn't want her to be preppy. xox glitter xox - Thank goodness u didnt repot me! I don't know wat i would've done if u did! Thanx for likin my story though. now heres the fifth chapter, hope u enjoy! got a little humor at the end... well, if thats wat u wanna kall it...

Mixed Signals and Crossed Wires

Disclaimer: I do not own the story of Harry Potter or any of its characters. They all belong to the FABULOUS J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Inc.

Setting: during their fifth year at Hogwarts; Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher is still Dolores Umbridge

Chapter 5: Walking In

Harry had found Cho in an empty corridor 15 minutes upon leaving Ron and Hermione. He had come behind her and kissed her on the cheek. Cho had jumped at the sudden lips on her skin and smiled when she saw Harry.

"Oh, hello, Harry" she said softly.

"So when and where do u want to go out again?" asked Harry, just as softly as her. She again thought of it for the required time for her, this time it was 3 moments.

"Tonight, at 6 o'clock. And once again, the lake," she had walked over to Harry and was now whispering in his ear.

Harry kissed Cho on the neck, not blushing for once, then her cheek. "Would you like to study together? I need to, I don't know if you need to but I sure do," Harry asked and smiled. Cho gave him soft eyes and smiled sweetly. "Of course. Let me just get my books from my dormitory," she replied sweetly and told him to stay where he was and she'd be back shortly.

Harry stood in the corridor and leaned against the wall. Maybe I should get my stuff too Harry thought. But I guess I should wait for her first he continued to think.

After 11 or so minutes Cho came running down the corridor to him, her arms full of books. Harry had heard her footsteps and stopped leaning on the wall.

"I'm very sorry Harry! I didn't mean for it to take so long, I almost thought you would leave!" she cried and hugged him with one arm while balancing her books with the other.

"I would wait for you forever," said Harry looking her in the eye. Harry looked at Cho's soft chestnut eyes as Cho gazed into Harry's beautiful emeralds for eyes. Cho could tell he was being sincere and a tear escaped her eye as she bit her lip and gave a great smile.

"Please tell me that was a tear of joy," said Harry nervously.

She wiped her eye, "Of course." Then she looked at Harry's arms and saw he didn't have his books. "Now you have to go get your books."

"Right," said Harry as he was about to run to Gryffindor tower but then he stopped, "What subjects do you take?"

"Umm...Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, and Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"All the same as me. Would you like to just share? It would save us both the time."

Cho narrowed her eyes suspiciously, wondering if Harry had anything planned. But Harry really just didn't want to run all the way up to get his books, now he wondered why Cho was narrowing her eyes at him.

"Sure, there's no harm to that."

So the couple walked to the library hand in hand. Harry had taken half pf the books from her so she wouldn't carry them all. Once in the library they took random seats next to each other and shared a book to study, despite the fact there was a rather large stack of books in front of them. Cho was to the left of the book and Harry at the right so Harry was the one who had to flip the pages.

"Flip?" Harry had to ask every five or so minutes. And each time Cho said, "Yes, please."

After about half an hour later Harry tested her, wondering if she was actually reading the book. Harry quickly scanned a page, not taking in any of its information, for a minute then asked, "Flip?" and immedietly Cho said, "Yes, please."

"Did you actually read it? Because that was only about a minute," Harry looked at her suspiciously.

"Maybe, that's not for you to know Harry, dearest," Cho said smiling slyly.

"Must you be so formal? You don't have to say 'please' every time you ask me to do something."

"Sorry, but that's how I was raised. And I'm afraid if I don't continue like that constantly when I go home I will forget to use formalities with my Mum and Dad."

"Oh, okay... it's fine then..." said Harry, hoping he hadn't offended Cho in any way. He knew Cho was Chinese (a/n I believe she is) and he didn't know much about the Chinese culture. All he really knew was the Chinese Zodiac and he didn't even know all the animals in that.

"Don't worry. There was nothing wrong with your question. It's just my family is really traditional and old fashioned. They still don't believe in girls asking guys out," laughed Cho, "Glad I'm not Japanese or else I'd have to use all those suffixes, sensei, kun, chan, san, sempai, kohai, my god that's a lot to remember isn't it?"

"Do you even know what all that Japanese means? Sounds so weird to me! Kun? Chan? Sempai? How do you know all this?" said a very confused Harry.

"Yes, I do know what it all means. Sensei is for teachers or doctors. Kun is something you would usually say at the end of a boy's name. Chan is something you would say at the end of a girls name or a really young boy. San is just for people you don't know too well. Sempai is something to say to upper classmen. Kohai is something to say to a lower classmen. And I know all this stuff from manga, Japanese comics," she answered calmly. (a/n I got writers block and was bored so I just added all that Japanese stuff. A little information for you people! It's all true, I read a lot of manga, I know these things! )

Harry's eyes widened at all she knew of the Japanese culture. "Wow, that's a lot of stuff. How do Japanese people live with all that to remember? You can't even call your friends by their names!"

"Actually you can, but it has to be a very good friend or it's taken as disrespect."

Harry blinked at how well she knew this all from comics.

"Okay... umm... lets not speak of this." Cho giggled and laid her head on his shoulder. His clueless-ness made him cuter than when he was nervous.

"Do you really want to study? I mean, we have all week. We could just go on our date now..." said Cho, she had had Quidditch practice on Monday so she had the next three day until the next practice.

Harry smiled. He had probably only taken in a few pages of the book anyway. "Why not?" Harry gathered Cho's books and carried them for her until the two got to the corridor they had stopped at before. Cho took the books in Harry's arms, "Thanks," she said and ran off to put her books away. She ran to her dormitory once she got into the Ravenclaw common room and tossed the books onto her trunk. She then ran back out of the Ravenclaw common room and out to the corridor where Harry stood. She didn't want to have him wait for 15 minutes again. When Harry came into site he was talking to Ron and Hermione. Cho jogged over to them, panting.

"Where have you been running to?" asked Ron looking her over. Her face was flushed and she was panting very hard.

"Here and back... to my... dorm," she managed to pant out.

"Cho you really didn't need to run. You could have just walked. I would have just stayed here," said Harry with a concerned look at Cho, who was now huffing and puffing holding onto her knees to keep herself up, "Even if these two weren't here," he continued while pointing at Ron and Hermione.

"It's okay. I didn't want to make you...wait... again."

"I'll see you guys," Harry said to Ron and Hermione as he grabbed Cho's hand. Hermione smiled as the two walked off hand and hand while Ron rolled his eyes at the display of affection in front of his very eyes.

"Let's just go back to the common room, Ron. There's not much to do on the grounds anyway," said Hermione turning toward Gryffindor tower. Ron didn't want to say anything about the lake. He supposed he'd be taking Cho to it for their date. But he planned on bringing her there on their date.

Cho and Harry walked out of the Entrance Hall out into the corridor. The two walked out to the other side of the lake, the side near the Forbidden Forrest. The sun was already setting, making the lake even more beautiful as it turned the sky and contents of the lake an orange hue. Harry sat down by the lake, dipping his hand in the water and remembering the cruel games of the previous year. He then shook off his hand over the water and flicked a little on Cho purposely. She was still standing and didn't notice the cold water on her legs.

"Cho? Are you alright?" asked Harry in a very concerned manner.

"Yes, fine. I'm just, thinking... about last year," said Cho sadly. Oh no, Harry thought. Please don't let her cry, oh god please don't let her cry. But as if against his wishes, tears trickled down her cheek and her bottom lip quivered. She sobbed quietly. Harry got up and hugged her comfortingly. She sobbed into his shoulder; she really didn't want to cry. She didn't want to put Harry in such an awkward situation. She held her breath for one second in an effort to stop her crying, and it did. But she didn't want to let go of Harry. She continued to hug him and bury her head in his shoulder. Eventually, Cho let go and gave Harry a thankful kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you," she said wiping a tear from her eye.

"Don't mention it. Seriously, I didn't do anything," Harry told her.

The two sat down by the lake and had a nice, long conversation about Quidditch. The moon was behind them now, the great white sphere reflected in the lake magnificently. Harry lied down on his back, he was getting tired. His back was starting to hurt from sitting so long. Cho once again stared at the lake. Harry closed his eyes, just to rest them of course. Cho looked at Harry, lying down and eyes closed. He looked so childish; he looked as if he were sleeping on the ground like a young child would do for the fun of it. Cho leaned over him and kissed him, he kissed back. The two did this for a matter of minutes until they heard rustling in the bushes behind them. Cho immediately got up from Harry and looked around alarmed while pulling out her wand and stepping backwards. Harry did the same and looked around cautiously until a white-blond haired boy and his two side idiots walked out of the bushes.

"Ah, well if it isn't Potter and Chang. I saw what you two have been doing. I wonder if it's against the rules... if not I bet Professor Umbridge could make it," Draco said in his usual sly tone.

"Ah, well if it isn't Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle," Harry mocked, "I wonder what you three could have been doing hiding in bushes. Making out perhaps? Or more is more likely considering how long you three have known each other"

Cho tried to hold back a burst of giggles but couldn't manage to hold back so many and let most of them out. Malfoy sneered but his face turned a pale pink. Crabbe and Goyle did the same. Harry smirked, very satisfied with himself. Draco walked off with Crabbe and Goyle following, all hitting his shoulder with their own while they left.

Cho took out her pocket watch. Only 8 she thought. As they left Harry and Cho gradually started kissing again. For fifteen minutes, then Cho just put her head on his shoulder and talked for the next thirty minutes about Quidditch, how horrible Umbridge was, and the upcoming O.W.L.s.

At 8:45 the two said their goodbyes and kissed goodnight. Harry walked off toward Gryffindor Tower. He crawled through the portrait hole, only to find Ron and Hermione making out while sitting on their usual chairs. Harry couldn't resist, he came up behind the armchairs and said, "Am I interrupting anything?" The two jumped and separated, very startled by Harry's sudden entrance. Harry burst into laughter.

Sry about the text book thing!!!!!!!!! wen i wrote it i forgot all about the fact that Harry is a year younger than Cho!!!! she is.... right? i forget at the moment... so, if she is... VERY SORRY! plz review...