*No such thing as a match made in heaven*
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"Ok, now just try to get it past me." Oliver shouted, standing in front of the center hoop. Easy for him to say. He doesn't have the nervous shakes like someone I know. Gee, I think I'll give myself one guess.
Ok Katie. Focus on the hoop, get the ball in the hoop. Don't think about Oliver Wood, he's a non-existent monkey as far as you're concerned. Oliver Wood, A monkey? What am I saying? At that moment I released the ball. Stupid, Katie, stupid! You're supposed to aim the ball first, remember?
"What was that?" I could hear Oliver saying an octave higher, hysterically laughing.
"I don't know where that came from." A giggle escaped from my lips, followed by full blown laughter. Oh great. So now I'm laughing at every. What am I going to laugh at next? Leaves?
I felt Oliver pull up next to me, and I turned to watch him. He looked at me for a moment, and then spoke.
"Give me your hands."
"What?!" I cried sounding exasperated.
"Don't ask questions, just give me your hands." Oliver repeated. Ok, I was officially freaked out. But I wasn't exactly looking forward to experiencing the wrath of Oliver Wood, if I were to refuse.
I stuck out my hands, palms up, and wondered if he was going to read my future or something. Tell me if I graduate from Hogwarts, because at this rate, I'll be dying of a heart attack.
He grabbed my hands, and began to move his fingers over them roughly. What the hell did he think he was doing? Here we were, billions of miles up in the sky, and he was....dang. That feels good.
"You need to relax more, Katie." Oliver said smiling at me. Whatever Quidditch boy, just keep up the hand massage and I'll be a very happy Katie. Yes Sires!
I felt his hands stop rubbing my hands. Dammit! You're supposed to keep doing that! What are you...Merlin. His hands had moved to my neck, still continuing the massage. I would tell him off for doing this, of course. Ut for now, I just had pity on him. Yeah, that's it.
"What do you do to get so tense?" he said conversationally.
"Well, you know the whole perfection thing." I mumbled, closing my eyes. He should know about my perfection thing, anyone that could breathe in the school knew about it.
"I see." Oliver said, but it sounded like he wasn't done talking yet. He suddenly whirled my broom around, so I was facing him.
"You know you don't have to impress anyone don't you. I mean, you are one of my best Chasers, and if anything were to happen to you..."Oliver said, and oh my! Was that concern I saw? No, it looks like he must have eaten something bad for dinner. I hope we didn't have the same thing, cause whatever he at must have been BAD!!
"I know." I said softly. Look Katie! You're shy self has returned! What joy.
"Then why do you always try so hard?" Oliver asked. Merlin, how was I supposed to know these things? Did he think I had control over my emotions? Boy, is he wrong.
"Well, you see..." I began but when my eyes swept downward, I spotted the rest of the team coming. Yay! Saved by the group of red and gold people!
"Look! Everyone's finally here!" I said with some of that bull enthusiasm.
"Wait," Oliver said catching my sleeve. I turned to glance at him and our eyes met. Both brown on brown, but his eyes seemed like you could melt into them. Talk about scary? I searched for his question in his eyes, but the endless orbs gave me no answer. Darn, I knew I should have taken 'mind reading through the eyes' for longer.
"Never mind." he let go of my sleeve, and I flew towards my friends with yet another thing to ping pong back and forth in my head during Quidditch practice. The joy fills me.
The following evening it began to rain. Oh boy. I watched out the window as the relentless drops persecuted the stability of the windows. I wondered what would happen if the windows were to break? What would I do? I'd probably sit here like an idiot as the shards of glass came raining down upon me....yeah, that sounds like me. As you can probably tell, I don't work well under pressure.
"Done with your homework already?" Angelina shuffled over plopping down, in a chair next to me, in the Gryffindor common room.
"Yeah," I sighed. I wish I could tell her that it was easy, but I'm pretty sure violence would follow the statement, and I'm not a violent person. Yeah.
"At least there's no Quidditch practice." I said slowly.
"Yeah." Angelina said quietly. Merlin. It was so damn boring in here. I need some action! Action that doesn't involve getting me in trouble of course. I heard laughter on the other side of the room, and became jealous. Ok, what the heck am I jealous over, I mean...
"NO!" I shouted very loudly, due to the hatred of my thoughts. Damn it. Great going Katie, you wanted action? Well, now every eye in the room is attentive to you. Bravo.
"Heh, heh." I smiled sweetly, and there were a few smiles back. Then there were a few people that started laughing and then the tension broke.
"What was that all about?" Alicia said sitting on my other side, grin wide on her face.
"Oh you know me, I do things like that all the time." That brings my fib count to about forty today. Better start watching for nearby lighting strikes. They giggled, and I thought for a moment that it might have been at my joke. It's a miracle! Oh...I guess it must have been the guy standing in front of me. Has anyone ever hear of stalking before?
"Hi Oliver." Dear Merlin! Alicia just called Oliver by his first name! I can hear the violence already!
"Hello Alicia," be still my cardiac arrest!
"Hello Oliver." Angelina said slyly. What is the world coming to!?
"Hi Angelina." Oliver smiled. What? He wasn't expecting anything from me, was he?...No Way would I ever sink to that level because...
"Hello Captain." I croaked. Angelina and Alicia started laughing, they are sooo embarrassing!
"Hey Katie." Oliver had that humor in his brown eyes again. Damn him! I was only trying to give him a little respect how would he like it if I called him stink feet...hmmmm, not a bad idea.
"So how are you Oliver?" Alicia said grinning nervously. So this is how she reels boys in like she preaches? ...hmmm....that's scary.
"Oh, you know." I hate that answer! NO! WE DON'T!
"Yeah," Angelina said, eyes sparkling. Liar.
"SO...Katie," Oliver said sitting across from us. It felt like we were the judges at a trial, and Oliver the accused, but instead I felt like I was the one on probation.
"Yes...Oliver." I said it!....I honestly said it! Wow. That says a little about my accomplishments.
"How's it going?" Merlin. We are one sad bunch of people. I conclude that we need hobbies...yeah, that's it. I can totally visualize Oliver getting into the whole knitting thing.
"Umm, great. And thanks for asking!" Damn, that sucked.
"So who's up for a game of chess?" he said, eyes deceiving his calm state. Heck, I didn't have anything to lose. I looked at Angelina, and Alicia, and they didn't look too disappointed that he was basically referring to me, the smart bookworm. Those two wouldn't be caught dead playing something that stimulates the mind. Darn, I was looking forward to fighting the, the winner gets to play. What is the world coming to?
"Your turn." Oliver said, head resting on his hands, looking extremely tired. Me, on the other hand....well, let's just say I live up a little at night.
"Okay!" I said happily, moving my knight to win the game. Oliver stared at me, and I just smiled back. No reason to get hasty now, I can do that tomorrow.
"You win." He groaned as I got up and did my little victory celebration. Oh yeah! Look at my split personality come out!
"How come you don't act like this during the day?" Oliver smiled watching me sit down from my tiring experience.
"How come you ask so many questions?" I asked becoming serious again.
"I don't know." Oliver said his face turning red. Uh-oh, we have an embarrassed Oliver on our hands here.
"Katie, are you interested in guys?" Oliver said turning the tables. I was both shocked and caught off guard for the first time in my life. My jaw dropped open, and I knew that Oliver knew that he had struck a nerve again.
"Yeah, I like guys, that is of course only if you like girls." there you go Katie, show him a side of your witty self.
"Of course I like girls." Oliver sat up a bit straighter. I got you Oliver Wood.
"Well then. I guess we have our answer." I said slowly getting up. I could see Oliver watching me, and I wanted nothing more than to shrink under his gaze.
I reached the girls dorm rooms, and gracefully began walking up the stairs, and after I couldn't see the light form the common room, I stopped and began to shake really bad. What was wrong with me? Where was my resolve? I slowly sent my hand to turn the door knob, but unexpectedly, the door was thrown open and I was yanked inside. It was of course by non other than Angelina and Alicia.
"What happened?"
"Did he say he liked you?"
"Did he ask you out?"
"Did you say yes?"
Both of them erupted into giggles. Sad boy crazy humans. I would rather morph into fungus than become one of those two. Wow, that's a pretty serious accusation.
"We just played chess, then we talked a little. Seriously, you guys need to think about something else! Get on with you lives!" I said waving my arms for dramatics. Actress Katie Bell Trips on Stage and Ruins Performance! Actress? Me?? Nahh.
"What did you talk about?" Alicia said dropping on her bed.
"About if I liked guys or not." Stupid Katie, you should have lied. It would be much simpler to die, then go through what you put yourself in now.
"Merlin Katie. Do you know what this means?" Angelina said also plopping on her bed. Why does she ask such a damn deranged question. How the hell would I know?
"Oliver Wood likes you. The hottest guy in school, likes you!" Alicia said sighing. Yeah right...they're all crazy I tell you!
I laid down on my bed, ignoring their further questions, and after I heard their steady breaths of sleep, I began to think. Please don't let me be turning boy crazy!
Heh, heh...anyways after this chapter the romance part should be coming in a little stronger, and in ways you don't expect. THANK YOU!!!! to all of my reviewers! You guys are the ones that make me stay up late into the night writing chapters...no matter how short they seem...hmmm, I'll have to analyze that one! You can expect and update tomorrow, and what a glorious one it'll be...I think. Lol, email me if you have to say anything! (Haha, that makes no sense whatsoever!) Have a good day! :)