*No such thing as a match made in heaven*
Ok *closes eyes waiting for the tomatoes to strike* I'm sorry I haven't updated in awhile, school seems to finally be affecting my everyday life "drat.". Hopefully I can find the time to actually write a couple chapters this weekend, and make up for lost time. So tell me what you think, and email with any suggestions, or just to say hello. Now on with the show! P.S. Thanks to all my reviewers! You are da best!
"You did WHAT?" Alicia squealed from across the table as I relayed the events in the locker room to her. Boy, did she know how to overreact.
"I...uh..uh, I just kind of made an idiot out myself. I hit Oliver Wood." I said quickly wanting to get it out. Guilt! The guilt!
"Did you apologize?" Angelina said mouth open at the fact that I, Katie the nice girl Bell, hit a boy.
"Uhhh." I said as if trying to remember. Alicia burst into giggles. Whoa, I guess my situation sounds funny. Not.
"You in deep trouble." Angelina said, and all I could think about was how improper that statement was.
"Well, I'm thinking that Christmas vacation is only a few weeks away, and during the time before that I can try to avoid him..." I said slowly, thinking how stupid the plan was.
"Katie, Christmas is about two months away...how are you going to avoid the captain of the Quidditch team you play on? I gotta hear this one." Alicia said smiling evilly. So I don't know everything, I just don't want others to know that I don't. I like it when people talk to me like I'm superior. It totally boosts my self esteem.
"Ok, you know what I'll do?" I said glancing around the room, pinpointing Oliver. Wow, he looked kind of angry...what the hell am I thinking. "I'll go and apologize right now, get it out of the way. I cannot live with another sleepless night, and if I do not fall asleep tonight, neither do the two of you...catch the drift?"
"Yeah, um, what are you thinking?" Angelina said looking at me horrified. Ok, that was a little bit of a drastic reaction, stupid reaction if you ask me.
"I already told you what I'm thinking, Angelina. I'm going to go over and apologize to him." I said staring at her trying to look stupid.
"Yeah, I got that part. But apologizing to an Oliver Wood, whom you pushed over, that's insane." Angelina said slowly. Yeah, that does sound insane. Hey brain, what the hell are you telling me to do here.
"I know, I know. But if I don't apologize, then I'll feel guilty. And if I feel guilty I'll probably get sick from a lack of immune system enthusiasm." Way to go Katie! You're making no sense again!
"Ok Katie, go over there and get yourself killed." Alicia said watching me like a hawk. You think Alicia's going to miss the show as I get beaten to pulp? There's noting in the world that could draw her away from this. I glared at her, as I stood up walking towards my end. So I'm a little over drastic. No harm comes from that, at least I don't think any harm comes from it.
I could hear whispers from behind me, growing louder every moment. Oh great, now the whole common room knows how big of a fool I am. Thanks a lot Alicia. I turned around and glared at them, while my feet became tangled in the carpet. I stumbled and grabbed on to a nearby table. Way to go, oh cool one. I could hear sniggers from behind me, as the spectators viewed my clumsiness. Merlin, I hated being stared at. Ok, there you go Katie. One foot in front of the other, yes! You're doing it! It seemed like an eternity before I finally reached the other side of the common room, and all I could do was stand in front of him dumfounded. I closed my eyes, when the stupidity of my idea struck me. What the hell was I thinking? I cannot do this!
"Um, hi Oliver." I said a pitch higher than normal, as I sat across from the motionless Oliver. He couldn't be too mad over me pushing him down could he? Could he?
"Katie." he said acknowledging me. Oh boy. I'm in deep trouble this time. How to get out is the question.
"Yeah, I wanted to come over and apologize to you." I said, the shyness returning in my voice. Oh great, perfect timing to once again lose my confidence.
"So apologize and leave." he said voice flat, as he stared at the book he had in his hands. Wait a sec. Wasn't he supposed to say that he should be the one apologizing? I mean, he was the one that started the brawl.
"I don't like the attitude you're giving me, Oliver. I came over to apologize..." I said hoping that he would take the hint. Now why would he take the hint Katie? I mean he does look extremely pissed off right now.
"Do you want permission for an apology? What are you waiting for, apologize." he bellowed glaring at me. Now wait a second. That was totally uncalled for.
"No, I was actually thinking that maybe you would be the one to apologize first." I said sitting up in my chair, raising my eyebrows.
"Now what would I apologize for Katie, you're the one that pushed me down in front of my girlfriend!" Oliver threw his book on a nearby shelf, and looked at me like he had never looked before. Damn, he was scaring the hell out of me. Don't back down Katie! You must win!
"Well, if I recall, you're the one that pushed me to the floor in the first place. What do you have strange impulses to just go around shoving people to the ground?" I said my voice growing louder. He looked surprised that I was actually fighting back, well it shows that he doesn't expect the unexpected.
"You know what Katie. I just decided to push you to the ground. There you happy? I'm sorry ok. I don't know what you're problem is, but I'm sorry." he said loudly, and I was taken aback.
"Well, I was just telling you that it isn't nice to push girls down to the floor..." I said drifting off, and I was just about to go into my apology, when he interrupted me.
"You're not a girl Katie, I don't know what you are. You just aren't normal." Oliver said as my jaw dropped. He knew he had struck a nerve, and a smug smile crossed his face.
"How dare you say that!" I said hysterically, standing up. "I mean, what have I ever done to you? Sure, I pushed you down but maybe if you paid more attention to commitments, you wouldn't have ever pushed me down. Oh yeah, I know about Maggie. Why the hell are you going out with her anyways? She doesn't even like you, and even the dumbest most unintelligent person in the world can see that. She's using you." I cried out as he jumped to his feet also.
"You have no right. You shouldn't even be thinking about me and my personal life..." Oliver said looking down at me, trying to scare me I suppose.
"Fine, I'll just mind my own business. I won't look you're way Oliver. Who cares that we've known each other for all our lives. Who cares that we're on the same quidditch team!" I choked out. "...and to think that I almost told you that I liked you." His face flickered with some kind of emotion, before I turned away to leave. Sure enough, all of the people in the Gryffindor common room were watching us with horrified eyes. I rolled my eyes so that every one of them could see, before I ran up the stairs to the girls common room bawling my eyes out.
"Are you alright Katie?" Alicia softly said through my curtains.
"Yeah." I sobbed. Well, if that didn't sound like a lie.
"Are you sure?" Angelina said, her head poking through my curtains. I probably looked like some deformed monkey, but who cares anyways. Merlin, this was the second time in a week that I was bawling my eyes out over some guy that I never had. Hormones should be mutilated, and then flushed down the toilet to remain in the sewers for the rest of their pitiful existence.
"No." I said slowly, blowing my nose on a tissue that Alicia was holding out towards me. Old' honker here. Once I get going, I can't stop bawling. "I image you heard everything?" I said sniffling as they nodded. Great, Alicia is now going to say how I overreacted.
"You did kind of overreact, Katie." Alicia said slowly as I glared at her. And she was my friend because?
"He said I wasn't a girl, and you're saying I'm overreacting?" I said slowly, jaw dropping at her reaction. Alicia looked up at me, and shook her head.
"Ok, maybe you weren't overreacting." Angelina rolled her eyes with me at the confusion Alicia always brings down upon the three of us.
"Damn strait." Angelina said. Go Angelina! Angelina is going to be a lawyer for women's rights when she's grows up. That or a person that magic is tested on. I can totally see why she can't choose between the two.
"Oh well, let's not talk about it." I said, bottling up all the emotions that were building up in my head. Ok, so I don't like to talk to people about my feelings very much. So what else is new?
"Whatever you say, Katie." Angelina said looking like she wanted to go down and murder Oliver. Heh, if it would have been Angelina in my shoes, people would be trying to get him off the ceiling right now. But, Angelina isn't me. She's braver, stronger, prettier, smarter...ok, let's just lower the self esteem even more here. They both got up from my bed, and walked to their own. I stared outside the curtains, to gaze outside the window. There was a steady sheet of rain falling, and all I could think about was how miserable Quidditch practice was going to be. Not only would every thing be wet, now I had to face Oliver Wood after I had made the biggest fool out of myself. I closed my eyes, sure that my dreams would be filled with drunk rabbits, dancing around to the tune of 'It's a Small World'. What sense that makes.
Ok, now I know this chapter was like totally short, but it basically just focused on one issue, and if you read the story and you're not sure what the issue was for this chapter...ummm, yeah. Thank-you to all of my last chapter reviewers! You guys are the best! And thanks to the beta readers, for actually cooperating with me *eyes glaze over* wow, you have to have patience to do a thing like that. Send as many reviews as possible, and I hope to update very soon! Thank-you soooooooo much! :)