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Chapter 5
I woke up fuzzy brained. Brushing my hair out of my face I could see the purple bags beginning to darken against my skin. Karla walked over to my bed "Hey darl, how are you?" she asked, I nodded at her too tired to talk. She peered at me "you are really pale this morning. Are you feeling ok?" she asked. "Alicia come over here a moment" Karla called over to Alicia. Lish walked over "Katie, you alright?" she said, anxiously staring at my face. "I'm really tired actually. But I'll be alright, I swear. I'm going to go have a shower, meet you down in the hall." I told my friends. Maybe a shower would wake me up.
I walked into the hall, half dreaming. Cedric walked over to the table "Hey babe, how are you?" Cedric peered at me, "Are you ok Katie? You look a little peaky." I glanced up at him and nodded "I'm alright." I smiled at him "I swear it Cedric." "Ok well take it easy today, I don't want you sick ok?" he subtly flirted with me, I playfully smiled back at Cedric, but my thoughts were still tuned into Oliver and the conversation of last night. And as if called in my mind power, Oliver walked into the hall. He took slow strides to the table, his hair was floppy – he must have just washed it. I felt like I was on heat. A flush was coming over my body, or maybe I was getting sicker. Cedric coughed lightly to get my attention "Are you still with us Katie?" huh? I wasn't aware of being away. "Yeah, I'm still here Cedric. I'm going to get to classes. See you tonight after practice ok?" taking a last look at Oliver, I left the hall.
As soon as I was in the corridor, the flush lessened. The door swung open, it was Oliver. The heat crept back, slowly. "Hey Katie, are you ok after staying up so late last night? You look pale." I sighed "I'm fine Oliver, really. It is a little hot though" Oliver looked at me, confused. "No it's not Kat, seriously are you feeling alright?" the heat was crawling up my body faster, was it Oliver doing this to me, or what? I started to feel woozy... blood rushed to my head and back out again. Oliver was yelling something. I couldn't quite hear it, he came in to focus and back out again. I dropped to the floor. Blackness. All. Around.
I woke up much later, Alicia and Karla standing around me "Are you alright love?" Karla asked softly. I nodded my assent. Alicia looked at me; her face was tear-stained. "Oh God, Katie I'm so glad you're ok. You gave Oliver the biggest shock; he came yelling into the hall saying you had fainted. I was so scared. You should have seen everyone move. Oh Lord. Katie, please tell me next time you feel ill, even if it's just a little bit. Please, please, please!" Alicia rambled on, I was so glad to have her and Karla. Madam Pomfrey walked to my bedside, "You need rest, dear. You can come back later tonight girls." She said in a final way. Karla and Alicia walked away blowing me kisses and promising to bring lollies on their return. I lay back, nestled in the pillows. Feeling sorry for myself. What the hell was I thinking? Alicia was distraught and all I could think about was stealing her boyfriend. But no more, I would tell Cedric that we had to stop and I would go on without Oliver. I was a tough girl, I could live without him. I couldn't do this anymore to Alicia.
After dinner, Cedric walked into my little room in the hospital wing. "Hey Katie" he called out "are you feeling better?" "Yeah I am thanks Cedric." "Good." He replied and walked over to the side of the bed, pulling in a chair he leaned closer to me. "Cedric, listen, I've been thinking about what we are doing and it isn't right." I stopped to watch his reaction, he smiled at me "No, Katie it isn't right. All this time I've been thinking I liked Alicia. How could that be true? And even though I like Oliver, I don't like him enough to give him to you. Katie, when I kissed you that first time, I felt something I have never felt before. It was amazing, and now everything reminds me of you. I see the sun, I think of your hair, I think of the sea and I remember are your eyes staring at me. You've captured something in me Katie. Something I don't want to let go." I was shocked, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Was it a joke? What the hell was going on? I was in love with Oliver, a passionate kiss from Cedric couldn't change my mind, could it? "Please say something Kat?" Cedric asked me softly. "I guess the only thing to say is: Cedric Diggory and Katie Bell, officially a couple – for the right reasons" I told him openly. His face lit up with a smile when he heard me. Taking my hand and giving it a quick kiss he told me I should rest and that he would be back tomorrow. "Bye beautiful." He said as he left the quiet room. I put my face in my hands. What had I said to him, did I like him? I thought about it, it was stupid me pursuing Oliver. He was with my bestfriend. And I loved Alicia, it was time to move on – and I couldn't do much better than Cedric.
*
There was a soft knock on the door about 15 minutes later. "Can I come in?" a soft Scottish accent asked, I smiled "The only person, who may enter, is the one who saved me" I answered jokingly. "That is me, resident Wizard-In- Shining-Armour-Oliver-Wood. How are you Kat, you gave me such a scare. I thought I had lost my best catcher" "Yeah I'm doing ok now, feel a lot better." I answered giving him the thumbs-up sign. "So," I asked "hows everything going? Give us the goss!" "Toby just told me then that Karla broke up with him. He is so cut Katie, you wouldn't believe it." Oliver told me earnestly. "Oh yes I would. Karla always does this. I think she is just needy, it's a personality quirk" "But why does she do it? I mean she didn't give Toby a reason. Its like she is playing all boys, she doesn't have a clue about love. Obviously." Oliver countered. I thought about what he said, my mind flashing back to Karla swishing her long hair, entrancing the boys with her gorgeous hair, and suddenly I was angry "What are you talking about Oliver? I think Karla has got a very reasonable idea on what love is. She knows that it's not about being together cause you have no one else, she knows that she has to look until she finds the right one to make her happy. The one with the personality flaws that you like, the one who you have arguments with but still want to come back to. The one who makes you smile for no other reason that they are here on this planet and they too love you. The one who makes you feel: anger, sadness, pain, joy, happiness and every damn emotion, even the shit ones. Because love is raw emotion and that's all it will ever be, I actually think Karla has a fair idea on love so who the hell are you to criticise what she thinks?" I ranted at him, angered at everything. Angered at how much I loved him but how he couldn't see. Angered that he wasn't happy and neither was Alicia. Angered at the whole stupid thing. Oliver took my yelling in his stride and asked coldly "And does Cedric make you feel those things" his slate eyes piercing mine. I didn't answer him, how could I? "Yeah, thought so Katie." Oliver said walking away from my bed. "Fuck." I said out loud, tears forming and slowly running down my face. Madam Pomfrey's steps echoed quietly through the room. "Here" she said handing me a tissue box "Katie, I'm not here to say anything about the yelling match you had with Mr. Wood – rest assure I'll keep out of your way with that, but I want to talk about the fainting spell" I nodded at her. "I have taken some blood as a sample and my wand confirms that you are suffering from a blood disease, now you don't need to worry – its not too serious, but you do have to keep it in control. This means the more stressed you get, your blood is releasing platelets into the body that shouldn't be there. It means every time you are stressed you have take pills. That's all it means ok love? If you don't, you will faint like this or worse – you could go into a coma." She smiled at me, trying to make it better. "I've contacted your parents, and I'll go through the medication with you tomorrow. Lay down and sleep dear, you've had a rough time – oh and your friends came by, but I told them you were in with Mr. Diggory, they will come in tomorrow to see you." She left quietly then, leaving me there by myself.
I was in a state of shocked disbelief, this was the worst day I'd had in a long time, fainting, the truth of Cedric, my argument with Oliver, this blood disease. It didn't seem to be real. I didn't want it to be real. Fatigued with exhaustion, I slid down in the bed and tucked in my duvet. All I wanted was sleep – but I could see it was going to be along time before sleep would wash over me.
All I wanted was tomorrow to come.
There you go, shant be long with the next chapter – swear! Ok MAJOR thankyous to: CookieLover87 – I was so happy with your review, so major dedication to you – you inspired me to continue! Katotato – thank you – I hope you liked the chapter and if you did – another one coming! And finally Syd8510- *smile of pleasure* thank you too!
Love to all the LoveBugs, Nad XxXxX
Chapter 5
I woke up fuzzy brained. Brushing my hair out of my face I could see the purple bags beginning to darken against my skin. Karla walked over to my bed "Hey darl, how are you?" she asked, I nodded at her too tired to talk. She peered at me "you are really pale this morning. Are you feeling ok?" she asked. "Alicia come over here a moment" Karla called over to Alicia. Lish walked over "Katie, you alright?" she said, anxiously staring at my face. "I'm really tired actually. But I'll be alright, I swear. I'm going to go have a shower, meet you down in the hall." I told my friends. Maybe a shower would wake me up.
I walked into the hall, half dreaming. Cedric walked over to the table "Hey babe, how are you?" Cedric peered at me, "Are you ok Katie? You look a little peaky." I glanced up at him and nodded "I'm alright." I smiled at him "I swear it Cedric." "Ok well take it easy today, I don't want you sick ok?" he subtly flirted with me, I playfully smiled back at Cedric, but my thoughts were still tuned into Oliver and the conversation of last night. And as if called in my mind power, Oliver walked into the hall. He took slow strides to the table, his hair was floppy – he must have just washed it. I felt like I was on heat. A flush was coming over my body, or maybe I was getting sicker. Cedric coughed lightly to get my attention "Are you still with us Katie?" huh? I wasn't aware of being away. "Yeah, I'm still here Cedric. I'm going to get to classes. See you tonight after practice ok?" taking a last look at Oliver, I left the hall.
As soon as I was in the corridor, the flush lessened. The door swung open, it was Oliver. The heat crept back, slowly. "Hey Katie, are you ok after staying up so late last night? You look pale." I sighed "I'm fine Oliver, really. It is a little hot though" Oliver looked at me, confused. "No it's not Kat, seriously are you feeling alright?" the heat was crawling up my body faster, was it Oliver doing this to me, or what? I started to feel woozy... blood rushed to my head and back out again. Oliver was yelling something. I couldn't quite hear it, he came in to focus and back out again. I dropped to the floor. Blackness. All. Around.
I woke up much later, Alicia and Karla standing around me "Are you alright love?" Karla asked softly. I nodded my assent. Alicia looked at me; her face was tear-stained. "Oh God, Katie I'm so glad you're ok. You gave Oliver the biggest shock; he came yelling into the hall saying you had fainted. I was so scared. You should have seen everyone move. Oh Lord. Katie, please tell me next time you feel ill, even if it's just a little bit. Please, please, please!" Alicia rambled on, I was so glad to have her and Karla. Madam Pomfrey walked to my bedside, "You need rest, dear. You can come back later tonight girls." She said in a final way. Karla and Alicia walked away blowing me kisses and promising to bring lollies on their return. I lay back, nestled in the pillows. Feeling sorry for myself. What the hell was I thinking? Alicia was distraught and all I could think about was stealing her boyfriend. But no more, I would tell Cedric that we had to stop and I would go on without Oliver. I was a tough girl, I could live without him. I couldn't do this anymore to Alicia.
After dinner, Cedric walked into my little room in the hospital wing. "Hey Katie" he called out "are you feeling better?" "Yeah I am thanks Cedric." "Good." He replied and walked over to the side of the bed, pulling in a chair he leaned closer to me. "Cedric, listen, I've been thinking about what we are doing and it isn't right." I stopped to watch his reaction, he smiled at me "No, Katie it isn't right. All this time I've been thinking I liked Alicia. How could that be true? And even though I like Oliver, I don't like him enough to give him to you. Katie, when I kissed you that first time, I felt something I have never felt before. It was amazing, and now everything reminds me of you. I see the sun, I think of your hair, I think of the sea and I remember are your eyes staring at me. You've captured something in me Katie. Something I don't want to let go." I was shocked, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Was it a joke? What the hell was going on? I was in love with Oliver, a passionate kiss from Cedric couldn't change my mind, could it? "Please say something Kat?" Cedric asked me softly. "I guess the only thing to say is: Cedric Diggory and Katie Bell, officially a couple – for the right reasons" I told him openly. His face lit up with a smile when he heard me. Taking my hand and giving it a quick kiss he told me I should rest and that he would be back tomorrow. "Bye beautiful." He said as he left the quiet room. I put my face in my hands. What had I said to him, did I like him? I thought about it, it was stupid me pursuing Oliver. He was with my bestfriend. And I loved Alicia, it was time to move on – and I couldn't do much better than Cedric.
*
There was a soft knock on the door about 15 minutes later. "Can I come in?" a soft Scottish accent asked, I smiled "The only person, who may enter, is the one who saved me" I answered jokingly. "That is me, resident Wizard-In- Shining-Armour-Oliver-Wood. How are you Kat, you gave me such a scare. I thought I had lost my best catcher" "Yeah I'm doing ok now, feel a lot better." I answered giving him the thumbs-up sign. "So," I asked "hows everything going? Give us the goss!" "Toby just told me then that Karla broke up with him. He is so cut Katie, you wouldn't believe it." Oliver told me earnestly. "Oh yes I would. Karla always does this. I think she is just needy, it's a personality quirk" "But why does she do it? I mean she didn't give Toby a reason. Its like she is playing all boys, she doesn't have a clue about love. Obviously." Oliver countered. I thought about what he said, my mind flashing back to Karla swishing her long hair, entrancing the boys with her gorgeous hair, and suddenly I was angry "What are you talking about Oliver? I think Karla has got a very reasonable idea on what love is. She knows that it's not about being together cause you have no one else, she knows that she has to look until she finds the right one to make her happy. The one with the personality flaws that you like, the one who you have arguments with but still want to come back to. The one who makes you smile for no other reason that they are here on this planet and they too love you. The one who makes you feel: anger, sadness, pain, joy, happiness and every damn emotion, even the shit ones. Because love is raw emotion and that's all it will ever be, I actually think Karla has a fair idea on love so who the hell are you to criticise what she thinks?" I ranted at him, angered at everything. Angered at how much I loved him but how he couldn't see. Angered that he wasn't happy and neither was Alicia. Angered at the whole stupid thing. Oliver took my yelling in his stride and asked coldly "And does Cedric make you feel those things" his slate eyes piercing mine. I didn't answer him, how could I? "Yeah, thought so Katie." Oliver said walking away from my bed. "Fuck." I said out loud, tears forming and slowly running down my face. Madam Pomfrey's steps echoed quietly through the room. "Here" she said handing me a tissue box "Katie, I'm not here to say anything about the yelling match you had with Mr. Wood – rest assure I'll keep out of your way with that, but I want to talk about the fainting spell" I nodded at her. "I have taken some blood as a sample and my wand confirms that you are suffering from a blood disease, now you don't need to worry – its not too serious, but you do have to keep it in control. This means the more stressed you get, your blood is releasing platelets into the body that shouldn't be there. It means every time you are stressed you have take pills. That's all it means ok love? If you don't, you will faint like this or worse – you could go into a coma." She smiled at me, trying to make it better. "I've contacted your parents, and I'll go through the medication with you tomorrow. Lay down and sleep dear, you've had a rough time – oh and your friends came by, but I told them you were in with Mr. Diggory, they will come in tomorrow to see you." She left quietly then, leaving me there by myself.
I was in a state of shocked disbelief, this was the worst day I'd had in a long time, fainting, the truth of Cedric, my argument with Oliver, this blood disease. It didn't seem to be real. I didn't want it to be real. Fatigued with exhaustion, I slid down in the bed and tucked in my duvet. All I wanted was sleep – but I could see it was going to be along time before sleep would wash over me.
All I wanted was tomorrow to come.
There you go, shant be long with the next chapter – swear! Ok MAJOR thankyous to: CookieLover87 – I was so happy with your review, so major dedication to you – you inspired me to continue! Katotato – thank you – I hope you liked the chapter and if you did – another one coming! And finally Syd8510- *smile of pleasure* thank you too!
Love to all the LoveBugs, Nad XxXxX