-Chapter five-

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When she came back from supper she quickly sprung in full gear looking around for Liane. She wasn't anywhere. Ellie lain on her bed flipping threw her dad's old photo album. She stared at one specific photo for a while. It was one of her dad when he was about her age, riding a broom, waving at her, smiling that smile she had never got to know. He looked so happy.

'Ellie!!' yelled someone suddenly. She shook out of her trance and looked at who had been yelling her name. Lora, one of her room-mates, was waving her hand in front of her.

'Hmm?!'

'What were you staring at for so long?'

'Uh..just some photos of my parents and friends when they were young' she pointed at the red leather album. Lora nodded in understanding.

' I just wanted to tell you that you have a letter' Lora pointed at Liane, who was sitting on Kim's bed, another one of her room-mates. She jumped out of bed, reached for the letter, quickly untying it but carefully so not to hurt Liane. Her room-mates look at her with much interest, wondering why this letter was so important. Ellie went back to her bed, pulling the drape so no one would see and to make them understand that she didn't want any intruders. She unrolled the parchment carefully.

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I'll be there...I hope you were right about us not getting caught or I'll have to blame you. I'm glad you wanted to see me because I need to tell you something.

Teran Malfoy

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She was happy that he had excepted her demands. She was starting to wonder what he wanted to tell her, it seemed important. She pulled back her drapes and was greeted by two pair of eyes. Lora and Kim were staring at her, there eyes were yelling 'Come one tell us!!!'.

'Yes?' she simply asked.

'Oh come on Ellie!! Is there something we should know?' Kim asked pleadingly. Ellie smile mischievously, shaking her head.

'What would make you think of such a thing?' she replied dumbly. Lora and Kim seated themselfs cross-legged on her bed waiting. Ellie was soon growing uncomfortable. "Even if there was something...why would I tell you guys. You wouldn't understand...'

'I knew it...you're hiding something from us. Now tell us what it is, then we'll see if we understand or not' said Lora. Ellie threw her arm in exasperation.

'Its far more complicated than that Lora' she said looking down at the letter from Teran.

'Does it concern a boy?' asked Kim eagerly.

'Sort of...'

'SORT OF!?...Please Ellie tell us..we won't tell a soul we promise...please!'begged Kim, cutting off Ellie. Ellie sigh deeply then trusted her letter into Kim's hands. She looked at Ellie oddly.

'Just read it...' said Ellie looking at her hands. Kim and Lora quickly began reading. In a mere second high squeals could be heard. '...its not what you think'

'You...and....and Malfoy!!!'said Lora still squealing.

'I said its NOT what you think!'

'Then tell us...we'll never know if you keep hiding it' she added, her squeals leaving her.

'Ok....' she looked at the girls quickly then back at her hands. This was a sign, Kim and Lora noticed that what she was about to tell was to be taking seriously, they knew. 'You know about my fathers situation...' she lifted her head, the girls nodded. 'Well, I tried so hard to find something that would help wake him up and the only thing I've found so far was this thing named the Pendant of Konnen....' her eyes had started to get watery but choose to ignore it. 'The only person I know that will help me or could help me is Teran. I sent a letter to him earlier and this is just his reply...now do you understand?'

Lora looked at Kim. 'We do...but aren't you and Mal-Teran like enemies?' asked Kim her brows forward.

'That's something I can't explain to you but all I can say is we aren't enemies. There's also the fact that it must remain unknown...please' she said whipping the few tears that had fallen. The girls nodded, their eyes expressed sympathy which made Ellie more secure about telling them what she didn't want known. Lora quickly had a smirk on her face, Ellie and Kim noticed.

'What do you think he needs to tell you?' she asked through her smirk.

'That I have NO idea...'

'Sounds mysterious to me...and awfully romantic!' said Kim looking dreamily at nothing in particular. Lora and Ellie burst out in a fit of laughter. 'What?!'

'You have a little something for Teran?' asked Ellie, a printed copy of Lora's earliest smirk on her face. Kim's face turned pink a bit.

'I do not...its just that I think that maybe he's the one who has something for you' she said slyly. Now it was Ellie's turn to blush.

'Whatever it is, just make sure you tell us after you meet him ok?' asked Lora eagerly. Ellie nodded in exasperation.

'Please promise me you won't tell anyone of this, and I mean NO one?' she requested. Both girls nodded then hugged Ellie and left. She felt a bit more relax once Kim and Lora left, now she could think of what to say to Teran tonight. But for some reason what Lora had pointed out about him wanting to tell her something and what Kim had said kept invading her mind. Some how she felt as though what Kim suspected was somewhat a bit what she hoped it would be. 'Dream on Ellie, besides its Malfoy I'm dealing with here' she told herself. She grabbed her book bag from the ground beside her bed and headed out of the girls dormitory to the main common room.

She hoped to find Lee and Dixon there but Dixon wasn't there, odd. Of all the years she had spent with them, she always assumed that both boys were inseparable, now she knew she was wrong. She dragged her bag as though it weighted a ton. She sat on the crimson love seat beside Lee and waited. He turned his head to her and smile.

'Where have you been?' he asked. She looked around then back at him.

'In my dormitory...um...where's Dixon?' she asked once again looking around. He laugh a low laugh then stopped suddenly.

'I truly don't know...'

'Its funny not to know where he is...O-K...anyways, talking about Dixon, did you notice something different about him, he doesn't act normal lately...' Lee smile.

'You and I both know Dixon...he can be a bit strange but I think I might know why he's "different" as you say' he said still holding his boyish smile. Ellie eyed him suspiciously.

'You do? Well anything you say might help cause he's kind of...making me feel a bit weird'

'Well what I think is that Dix.....'

'HEY!!! Lee come here!' yelled Dixon as he came through the portrait hole. Lee rolled his eyes and sigh. Dixon noticed Ellie sitting across from Lee, looking flushed. 'Did I walk in on somethin?'

'No! I was just asking where she had been and she just asked me where you were' he answered, leaving out some bits. Dixon seemed relieved, Ellie noticed. She got up, looked at the clock it was 9. She grad hold of her bag and turned around to meet Lee's gaze. 'Tell me later' she mouthed. He nodded and watched her walk towards the common room's exit door.

'Hey! Where are you going?' asked Dixon.

'To the library, I need to research something' she turned on her heels to leave but before she could she heard him talking again.

'Oh...ok well we'll be here at nine thirty when you come back' he said. 'Shit!' she thought. She had forgotten that the library closes at nine thirty.

'Ook!' she waved at them then left. She'll have to think of something when the time comes. She walked slowly towards the library, then settled herself at the far end where she could be less seen. She took out the book she had been reading in the train and soon found the page about the pendant. It still didn't give enough information about it. Her thoughts suddenly drifted to Teran, lately she couldn't stop thinking about him. She liked boys, yes but she wasn't as obsess as Kim and Lora. They were more the 'girly-girly' type and she was in the middle. But this was different, his image always seem to find its way in her mind one way or an other.

A tear fell on her right cheek, she knew she couldn't like him, if she could she would be with him. All of this just because of family differences, a name. The good thing though is that it won't be too hard since he didn't like her that way, even that still hurt to know. She looked back at the clock, it was twenty five pass nine. She took out the invisibility cloak from her bag and also the marauders map. She heard madame Pince tell the students that it was closing time as she left the library and made her way to the prefects lounge.

She took out her wand and pointed it at the marauders map 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good' she whispered. It opened magically and noticed that Teran was already in the prefects lounge. As she moved from corridor to corridor she watched attentively the map to see where all the teachers, Heads and Filch were. She reach the door to the prefects lounge with success and entered.

Teran heard the door open and close but didn't see anybody. Suddenly Ellie appeared.

'What...?' she giggled.

'Its ok, its my invisibility cloak. That's how we'll get there without been noticed' she explain casually. He smirk at her and raised his eye brows.

'Cunning Potter, very cunning. Are you sure you're in the right house?' his smirk got bigger.

'Me in Slytherin, HA!...every one can be cunning when they want, I just happen to know how' she was now wearing an identical smirk on her face. He nodded smartly and walked towards her slyly. She noticed his figure, with the hogwarts uniform you couldn't really see anything but now without them she could. He was tall, lean and she had to admit to herself that her was very handsome. 'Don't think like this Ellie, don't!' she thought to herself. Teran noticed little specks of pink on her cheeks, he wondered if he was the cause of that. He noticed she too looked different, he had first noticed in the train but that seemed long ago. She was petite but very well formed, her long silky auburn hair made her look priceless. He smile a whole lot in the inside.

'Why don't we go to where we're suppose to go before we actually get caught?' he asked now standing right in front of her. She nodded and took the cloak to put it on both of them. Because it wasn't the biggest thing ever, Ellie had told him they would have to stay close. She regretted it the moment she felt his body press on her, that certainly wouldn't help her cause. They walked for what seemed like hours before they reached their destination, the room of requirement. She peeked inside then told him to follow her.

Inside was a love seat, two arm chairs, the fire place was roaring and many throw pillows lain in front of the fire place on the soft rug. She motioned him on the ground in front of the fire. Once installed comfortably, she noticed that he was laying on his back, his arms behind his head looking at her as she lain on the side beside him. Again little patches of pink appeared.

'Why did you wan to see me?' he asked softly. 'Come one Ellie don't let emotions take over you, just tell him' she thought. He waited.

'I need your help with something' she looked in his eyes, they were blue. She had always thought they were gray and cold but they weren't, they were this amazing blue and so welcoming too. She fought with herself again. He took her hand in his, that sent chills to her spine. He looked hard into her eyes.

'Ellie, remember when you told me that if we were ever in a situation again we could trust each other in telling so, well whatever you're about to tell me I can see that it's pretty important, I'll try to understand just tell me ok?' she nodded and smile a small smile. His smile.

'I need someone to help me find the...the pendant of Konnen with me and I thought that maybe you could help' she said looking at hers and his hand. She didn't want to look at him, afraid of him rejecting. She heard him sigh deeply, that's when her head came back up to his. 'What..?' he looked relief and in the same time disappointed. He shook his head.

'If that is your wish then I'll grant it...' he whispered. She flung her arms around his neck briskly, placing her head in his shoulder.

'Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!' she muffled. To shock at first, Teran put his arms around her cautiously. The moment he did, he never wanted to let go, it felt perfect, it felt right. Her head was still in his shoulder when he noticed that she was crying, he could feel his shirt becoming wet. He carefully lifted her head, bringing it even with his, only an inch apart. He had to fight back the urge to kiss her.

'Why are you crying...is it me?' he asked placing both hands on each side of her face, with his thumps he whipped her tears. She smiled his smile again.

'No...I'm just happy that's all' she said in a hefty whisper. She realized that his face was coming closer to hers and knew what he was about to do. 'Ssooooo.......' she said, Teran pulled back. She wasn't crying physically but in the inside she was, she wanted him as much as he wanted her, but knew better. She lain back on her side, looking at him temptingly.

'So...' he replied, his voice had a hint of disappointment. She now knew how he felt about her.

'In your response letter you said you wanted to tell me something?' she asked him eagerly. His eyes unlocked from hers and looked at the ground. 'What's wrong?' He sigh before looking at her again.

'This is kind of hard for me to say but I think that you should know that I....' she put her hand on his mouth before he could finish. She motioned her finger to her lips, telling him to be quiet. She got up, so did he then pushed him in the corner of the room with the invisibility cloak for him to put on. He wrapped himself than expected her to do the same but she didn't. Instead she went on the couch and lounge on it. He didn't know what she was doing and was worried she was going to get caught. She had definitely heard someone coming and wanted to hide but she had not. He heard the door opened and two boys came in, he recognized them as Ellie's friends Lee and Dixon. They walked towards her, who know was sleeping. He knew what she was doing.

'Ellie' Lee whispered, shaking her lightly. Her eyes fluttered opened and looked at them with a puzzled expression.

'What time is it?' she asked innocently. They actually bought it. She noticed that Lee was looking at his watch.

' Its pass eleven...when you didn't come back, we started to get worried so we went to the library but you weren't there so we when back to the common room. Kim was there so we asked if she knew where you were but all she did was blush, smile and didn't even tell me anything. We waited again but at a certain point we got really worried so we looked into some class rooms and finally here...'

'Why are you here anyways?' asked Dixon.

'When I got to the library everything was fine until it became kind of noisy, some second year girls kept on giggling so I came here, I guess I just fell asleep that's all' she lied. They nodded.

'Well come one, we do have classes tomorrow' said Lee. She nodded and got up. Teran was starting to wonder what she would do of him. She looked his way and winked. Even though she couldn't see him she knew he was smiling. Se followed the two boys out of the room and walked with them, when they were close to the gryffindor tower she stopped. Both boys turned around with puzzled expression.

'I forgot my book bag' she told them. 'You guys go on, I'll go get it' she instructed. The guys looked like they weren't too sure about letting her go by herself but when she glared at them they quickly nodded. She smile and when off. She reach the room of requirement soon enough.

'Teran?' she whispered. He dropped the invisibility cloak on the ground and smile at her.

'You're way too cunning to be a gryffindor, very interesting' he said walking towards her. She smile.

'I told them that I had forgotten my bag here which is true, purposely so I came back here to take it and you' she explain. He stopped in front of her, took her hand and kissed it softly. She scream inside, it felt as though she was melting. His lips left her hand.

'I like the way you think' he whispered huskily. She smiled again, a more secretive smile.

'We better go and fast' He went back to the corner to retrieve the cloak as she did but with her bag and quickly pulled the cloak over themselfs. She pulled out her map, whispered the spell and looked where she need to go. Everything seemed fine. They walked down into the dungeons where the slytherin tower was. At the portrait they stopped, Teran turned to face her.

'I'm sorry I cut you off like that back there, so what was it you needed to tell me' he looked at the ground then at her again. He pulled her head to his where their lips met. She didn't make any effort to pull away so she gave in, bringing her arms around his neck. She felt his tongue on her bottom lip, she parted her lips slightly and granted him entry. There tongues dances together, each exploring each others mouths. It felt so right. Soon, because of the need of air, their lips parted. Their eyes locked again and Teran turned around then disappeared behind the slytherin portrait hole. She was utterly shocked. After regaining posture, she quickly made her way to the gryffindor common room.

'Took you long enough' said Dixon.

'Filtch caught me by surprise' she quickly answered then made her way to her dormitory. She changed into her night gown, then slipped into her bed covers. 'What just happened back there?' she thought. 'It felt so, so....AMAZING!' her thoughts brought tears in her eyes. Even though she had just experienced the happiest, most extravagant thing in her life, she knew that she couldn't keep this up. That night she cried herself to sleep, with both tears of joy and pain.

(a/n....WHOA!...well that pretty much shows that early love talk was true...)