A/N As always please read and review Arendi Also Thank you SOOOO much to those people who've been review it's wonderful to see people likeing my story.

Ariadne was sitting by an empty classroom, sobbing with Mackenzie and Cedric when the twins found her. "We come baring word from Wood," they told her.

"I don't want to hear it," she sobbed, "he means nothing to me." But as much as she tried to tell herself that she didn't believe him. She wanted to be with him.

"Hey you leave her alone," Cedric said as he grabbed George's arm and spun him around, "you can go back and tell Wood that if he ever hurts my best friend again I'll hurt him so badly he'll never play Quidditch again. That's a promise."

"Easy Diggory, Wood's really upset about all this," George said twisting him arm out of Cedric's hand.

"What my dear brother's trying to say is that Wood did not mean to hurt Ariadne. He's just really upset about this," Fred replied as he handed Ariande the letter from Oliver's father. She took the letter and read it and her face of anger and pain turned in to compassion and understanding. After a few minutes of deliberation Ariadne finally spoke.

"He's just afraid of being hurt again. So he pushed me away. Fred, George does Oliver really like me?" The nodded. "Take me too him." The twins led her to the Gryffindor common room and Oliver was there staring blankly in to the fire. "Oliver," she said softly. He didn't answer so she lightly placed a hand on him shoulder, "Oliver," she said again more loudly. He look up and managed a weak smile. She smiled warmly back and sat down next to him.

"You probably hate me now for what I did to you. You have every right to be. I'm so sorry I really didn't want to hurt you like that," he said softly.

"Well at first I did hate you and then I came to a discovery. That you really do like me your just afraid I'll hurt you so you pushed me away." Oliver opened his mouth to say something, but Ariadne stopped him. "Wait let me finish. I know what your father did and I understand completely why you tried to push me away. But like you said about not letting me go without a fight, well I wont let you go without a fight either. I wont let you go so I... I forgive you. Wait there's more I also promise that I will never intentionally hurt you so you don't have to worry about hurt again." He looked deep into her eyes and fell in to a great hug. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted the twins grinning mischievously at the couple. Oliver mouth..."Thank you," back to them and smiled back. "About your father I'm so sorry."

"I don't know why I'm so upset," he said with a sniff, "He's been gone my whole life, it's just now he's actually telling us what we've already assumed."

"Even when you know it's coming you never want to hear it. Are you going to write him back?"

"I don't want to, the bloody basterd doesn't deserve it. As far as I'm concerned he's dead to me now."

"Don't say that maybe he really loves you."

"He left me," he swallowed hard, "he left me and my mother. Don't ever leave me" he wipers in her ear, "I need you Ari... I need you. We can have something really great together I know it."

"Oliver, I would never leave you. I know that what I feel for you is more intense than the way I've felt about anyone else"

"The answer to the question you asked me earlier, if I wanted to go to Hogsmead with you, I do. With all my heart." Ariadne smiled and they kissed again. They sat in the commons by the fire, content in each other's company. Oliver was twirling strands of Ariadne's hair in his hand. And she was happy feeling the warmth of his body around her. The next couple weeks went by quickly. Ariadne spent all the time with Oliver she possibly could. They went flying on clear nights when they could sneak out. Also they would sit in the evenings talking while watching the sunset and working on homework. Every once in a while coldness would develop in Oliver warmth, showing Araidne that he was still thinking about his father. But even with all that in on his mind Oliver came up with a pet name for Ariadne, Belle, because he insisted that she looked like Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Oliver had seen the movie in Muggle Studies class when they were learning about moving drawings without magic. Given that her eyes were lighter and her hair a little darker there was quite a resemblance between the two.

The morning after Ariadne and Oliver had spent and amazing day at Hogsmead together Oliver came to Ariadne's window. He was on his broom and needed to talk to her. Mackenzie woke up Ariadne. He was still very upset about his father leaving him, and had just gotten a letter from his mother about it. His mother was a very strong woman, but was also deeply distraught by the news.

"Oliver, it's really early in the morning and I've got Quidditch practice in the in like two hours."

"I know but I need you. It wont take long just come fly with me for a little."

"All right," she then turned to Mackenzie, "Hey can you keep the window unlocked so I can get back in." She nodded. Ariadne got on Oliver's broom and they went off. "Oliver where do you plan on going?"

"Just flying. I just want you with me now." They flew around the lake and the Quidditch Pitch. A thin sliver of light was just peaking over the horizon. Oliver stopped and the broom hovered over the courtyard. "Belle, are you happy?"

"Yes I am, I'm very happy why."

"Well I'm not saying I was unhappy but before I met you I was not content with myself. I know I seemed to have it all, popularity, being Quidditch captain; haveing people want to constantly be around me. Well most of it just seems so fake, I knew after I leave Hogwarts I would no longer be the best Quidditch player, and I'd never be the most popular person. Then I met you, you were real, and you liked me before I was ever popular. Before I was captain of the Gryffindor team. You are always happy being your self. I guess in a way I wanted to thank you. For the first time since I've been at Hogwarts you're the first true spirited girl I've met" She leaned in and kissed him. He was starting to scare her by talking crazy.

"Oliver please, you know I'm here."

"I know I just don't like being abandoned."

"It will never happen" Oliver leaded over the front of the broom.

"Do you think if I fell off right now, I'd fly and finally become free?"

"Oliver please don't, I know you're upset about your father but stay here. Be with me, you know I... love you." Ariadne pleaded with him. Oliver was still upset about his father but now built up anger from all his years of abandonment was spilling out. "Don't talk crazy. You have great friends and you mother loves you a lot. And most of all I need you. You keep telling me how much you need me but I need you as well. If you leave me I'll never forgive you."

"Aribelle I know I know calm down. I wasn't going to do it."

"Don't you ever scare me like that again. Take me back NOW!" Ariadne was extremely angry with Oliver. He tried to put his hand around her and she pushed it away.

"Ariadne, sweetie, My Belle please," she looked at him with hurt eyes

"Please," she said much more calmly "I want to go back now." Oliver complied and took her back. Ariadne sat on her bed and cried. Oliver's behavior was worrying her and she didn't know how to help him. She was still awake when Cedric came in to wake her and Mackenzie up for their practice.

"Ari, what's wrong." Cedric asked her when he saw her red eyes.

"It's nothing," she said with a small smile trying to reassure him. "It's probably just allergies." But Cedric wasn't buying it. He has known Ariadne for too long.

"Ariadne Cassandra Rosakis I've known you for long enough to know when there is a problem. Look you really don't have to tell me. It's just after you've been seeing Oliver, you never want to tell me anything. You know you can always trust me." He sat down next to her and stoked her hair, "I'm here for you that's what best friends are for." Ariadne hugged him.

"I'm so sorry Cedric, I really am. But I'm worried about Oliver. Ever since a couple weeks ago when he got that bloody letter from his father he's been acting very odd. I was flying with him and he was talking about falling off his broom. Also lately he's been acting as if I'm going to leave him. He keeps telling me he needs me. I don't know what to do, I think I love him but I can't help him."

"You can help him. Just be there and love him in return. He's scared of being abandon, his father left him and his mother and it's hurting him." He hugged her back and kissed her hair. "I'm here you can always talk to me. I know a lot about guys, mostly because I am one." Ariadne smiled.

"I'm glad you're my best friend."

"Me too," he held her for a few minutes, "now we've got practice to go to."

"Alright, I'll wake Mackenzie and we'll change. We'll me you out in the commons in like 10 minutes."

They practiced hard until breakfast and then went to class. They had their last game of Quidditch on Saturday against Slytherin. They probably weren't going to win but if they did they could possibly have a shot at the Quidditch Cup. Ariadne was excited. She wanted to win but in her heart she knew they wouldn't. Don't get her wrong the Hufflepuff team was good but the Slytherin team was better. It was a long day, despite her nap in history of magic class. She then had transfigurations, then charms (her favorite class). She had a ten and a half inch slightly springy, red wood and phoenix feather wand. It was good for charms and was pretty powerful. She then had more practice before dinner. It wasn't too long because they were getting annoyed sharing the pitch with the Ravenclaw team. Muddy and tired Ariadne, Mackenzie, and Cedric went in for dinner. She talked with them about Oliver and things. She watched Oliver talking to Fred and George. He was very broken up about having Ariadne upset with him. She finally couldn't take the lost puppy dog look in his eyes and went over to his table and sat down next to him. He looked up.

"My Belle, I'm sorry if I hurt you last night," he told her, "I've been really confused and hurt lately."

"Apology taken, I could never stay angry with you." She kissed him on the forehead and placed her head on his shoulder, despite the gigging of the twins. "Oliver, you know I'm always here for you no matter what."

"Belle"

"Mmm hmm" she said taking comfort in him warmth.

"Will you go to the graduation ball with me."

"Of course I wouldn't miss it for the world." She kissed him. The twins were making wooing noises at then. But she ignored them. "I need to go shower and finish my homework. Good night my sweet Oliver."

"Good night, to you my beautiful belle." At this point the twins were gagging and Oliver was getting dirty looked from his housemates. Ariadne left and went up to the commons. Jenny was with Dominic she looked up and smiled. They chatted for a little about Quidditch. And Ariadne causally mentioned that Oliver asked her to the graduation ball. "As if there was any doubt," Jenny teased. Ariadne knew she was right; who else would Oliver go with?

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Sigh I don't know but it just seems like teenaged romances are so insecure.