A Happy Ending?:
Kennedy didn't know what to do. Sometimes I wonder about the odds of these things always happening to me... she thought to herself as she sat on the ground staring at Rook. He stared right back with his piercing blue eyes. Those very same eyes bore into her; they were the only thing Kennedy could see in the darkness of the corridor. After several minutes of staring at each other Rook took a determined step toward Kenn. This caused her to inhale sharply, having not expected this particularly sudden movement. Rook took another few steps until he was looming over her.
Moments later the silence was broken, "Are you alright?" The sound of Rook's deep voice resonated in Kennedy's sore head. She looked into his now bright blue eyes before turning her gaze toward the wall across the hall.
"Get away from me."
"...No."
Kennedy's head snapped up. "No. What the hell do you mean no? I have my right to want to be left alone and quite frankly if you don't respect that I'll shove my foot up your a-"
Rook's quiet voice broke through Kenn's angry one, "Please calm down. I just want to make sure everything is okay. I mean you were pretty upset. Now, I can understand why you would want to be left alone, but you need someone to talk to."
"I sure as hell don't and if you expect me to tell you, you're delusional. I will never trust you again, not ever," Kennedy's cutting voice sliced through the tense air like butter.
"I never cheated you. Despite what you may let yourself believe I-" Rook said in the same called manner as before.
"Oh don't you dare tell me you are some innocent little angel. You are a two timing idiot, so just get the hell away from me you bastard," Kennedy climbed to her feet and drew herself to her full height. Rook's calm and sober demeanor instantly changed.
"No. I won't get away from you," he took a step closer as he whispered, "I didn't do a god damn thing to you." His face was inches away from Kenn's. Kennedy could feel Rook's breath on her face as he spoke. "Ha. You have no idea what the real world is like Kennedy. You live your pampered little life in the same pampered little circle of friends having lavish parties for the stupid things. Blowing money like it's leaves. Work? Yeah I don't think you really know what work is. Having to actually try to get what you need and want."
"Don't tell me I don't know what work is like. Just because my parents don't have to beg for money doesn't mean that they don't make me work. I work plenty thank you very much," Kennedy bit out, holding her ground. This caused Rook to double with laughter and stumble away so he didn't touch her.
"Oh that's funny. You? Working on something other than what you're going to wear to the next ball at your castle? Oh and on your schoolwork, which you don't have to try very hard on. I don't think so. Try living on a farm your whole life, getting up at the crack of dawn to milk cows, get the from the chickens, and doing it all without magic because you aren't old enough to," Rook whispered after containing his laughter. He took a step closer and Kennedy moved to push him away. Grabbing her arms, Rook pinned her to the wall. "I don't think so. You aren't going to get away until you understand something."
"What is that you jerk?"
"I didn't cheat on you. You got that I was with my- oof," Rook held Kenn against the wall as she struggled then kneed him in the gut.
"I can't believe you! Telling me you weren't cheating on me," Tears were now running down Kenn's face like a waterfall, slurring her voice slightly. "You think I'm that stupid?"
"I never said you were stupid, did I? No, I don't believe I did. I am beginning to think you are a bit unreasonable, but not stupid," Rook shot back through gritted teeth.
"Oh my god! I saw you. I saw you with those two girls. I SAW!" Kennedy cried, her voice echoing down the corridor.
Rook took a deep, calming breath, "I know what you saw, but what you saw wasn't what you like to believe it is Kenn."
"Then what the hell was it? Some secret meeting of people with weird eyes? Oh I bet that's what it is. You freaks band together to have orgies because no one wants you. Well guess what? I think you forgot that we were dating when you were engaging in this particular activity," Kennedy sniffled, trying to clear her nose. The next thing she knew Rook had his handkerchief up to her nose and was telling her to blow. She did so, but took the kerchief from him first. Not looking at Rook, she blew her nose while he started at her, concern in his eyes. Something passed between the two for just this second.
Rook wrapped his arms around Kennedy, which she willingly allowed," Kennedy, those girls you saw me with, those were my sisters."
Kennedy looked into his eyes, fresh tears escaping her own, "You... You cheated on me with... your sisters? Oh my god that is so wrong." Kenn buried her head in his chest as she cried.
Rook's deep laughter rang through the hall way and shook in his chest, causing a shiver in Kennedy's spine, "I wasn't cheating on you. This whole thing is what I get for trying to surprise you though, I guess."
"What?"
"I wanted you to meet my family so I arranged for you to meat them that night. They were going to wait in that classroom while I went and got you. You weren't supposed to walk in on your way to the Great Hall. I was going to ask you to meet all of my family so I just thought I might start with the ones that are actually available. My other sisters were on their way along with my two brothers. All your friends knew about that little meeting so that's why they pretended to be on your side when they really weren't. I'm so sorry I hurt you believer me that was never my intention," Rook whispered into Kennedy's ear as he squeezed her. Pushing Kennedy away to arms length he spoke again, "Here why don't you sit down. I know it must be hard to take all of this in now when all along you've believed I did a terrible thing. I guess I did though in not trying to stop you."
Kennedy sat down against the wall and Rook sat himself down next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulder as she continued to snuffle. Kenn rested her tired, aching head on Rook's shoulder and scooted closer to his warmth, "Rook I'm sorry too. You have no idea how sorry I am. I did so many bad things to the people who were just trying to help and I regret that. I said some things I shouldn't have, especially to Elle," Kennedy sat up perfectly straight and started to climb to her feet. "Oh my god! I have to go make sure Elle is okay." Rook dragged her back down and wrapped his arms around her again, placing his head on her's.
"She'll be fine. Nothing serious happened to her, but she is staying the night in the Hospital Wing, incase anything happens over night. You don't have to worry about her. My dearest aunt, Madame Pomfrey, has got it all under control. Elle will live and you need to get some rest yourself. I'll walk you back your common room," Rook sat there for a few more minutes, unmoving.
"Hey Rook?"
"Yeah Kenn?"
"Why did you come looking for me?" Kennedy said into his chest.
"What? Do you think I would let you wonder the halls of Hogwarts in such a state that you would find yourself hopelessly lost if you ran for too long?" Rook inquired, rubbing her back with his large hand.
"Oh" was all she said as they sat there falling into a companionable silence. Kennedy slowly drifted off to sleep and was shortly followed there after by Rook.
& & & &
Shane Markus, April and Autumn Iziyr, Skera Mortif, and Miren Raze sat next to the same bed in the hospital wing talking to Elektra Conyers. She had just woken up from her sleep in the hospital wing after her run in with a giant snake. Said snake had been produced by beings that engaged in a game of truth or dare including spirits and many broken shot glasses.
"Oh my god, are you serious? You went to look for them and found them curled up together in an abandoned corridor? Oh that is too good for words," Elle squealed and indulged in a chocolate frog.
"I totally agree, don't you Faryn?"
"Agreed."
All the sixth year students looked towards the sound of the two voices they hadn't heard in a long while. Standing in the door was none other than Fallyn and Faryn Spencer. Smiling in a friendly way they made their way over to Elle's hospital bed with their offering of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "Here you go kiddo." Fallyn handed Elle the bag and grabbed the chair her sister had retrieved for her. Both sat down and began to tell the younger students what Rook had been like over Christmas Break.
"He moped around the house all break; it was really starting to scare us. The rest of our family, which normally does a good job being so large an all, tried to cheer him up," Fally started.
"But that just made him mad. That was how it went when he wasn't moping or being a loner and going off by himself and bring a book with him he was yelling at us," Faryn sighed, "He almost made our poor mother cry. He did make a few of our sister's cry."
"He's not a good person to be around when he's cranky. I guess I kinda want to see what Kennedy will do if she ever sees him mad. Like how she'll react and how he'll react. It would be interesting. Maybe we should test with that..." Fallyn pondered before shaking her head at the mere thought of making Rook mad on purpose.
"Yeah sis, that's not such a good idea, he's just you know freak out more than usual... Scary thought. Please don't do that," Faryn pleaded looking around the room as the other students laughed.
"I think I agree with that and it was my idea. Sometimes I wonder about myself," Fallyn shook her head.
"We all wonder about you Fal," Faryn avoided her sister's hand as it came flying at her. The whole room was laughing when the door flew open. Rook Spencer walked in and smiled at all of his friends and family members.
"You were talking about me. I can tell by the look in your eyes Far and Fal. You aren't very good at hiding it," Rook smirked.
"Well you think highly of yourself don't you?"
"Yes but I'm not here to talk about my wonderfulness. I'm here for another reason," Rook moved out of the way to reveal an empty hall way behind him.
"What? To show us the corridor in a dramatic way? I think we've all seen it before, thanks though Rooky," Fallyn said sarcastically. Rook swung around and then looked back at the group of people in a very confused manner.
"Now where did she get off to?" He walked out of the room and returned pulling a kicking and screaming hooded form into the hospital wing. Rook closed the door behind him and began to pull at the hood of the figure, who immediately gripped onto the hood as to prevent it from getting pulled down.
"Rook, let me out. I don't want to be here. I changed my mind!" The person turned on Rook and tried to push him out of the way. Rook pulled the form back between him and the other people in the room, who were looking at them very strangely. Pulling the hood back on the hooded figure's head none other than Kennedy O'Riley was revealed.
"K-Kenn? Is that you" Elle asked, her face etching with concern. Kennedy turned around and looked at Elle.
The two stared at each other for only moment before Kenn ran across the room and flung herself at Elle's hospitalized body. Both started to cry like babies.
"I'm so sorry Elle. I didn't mean all of those things that I said to you! Please forgive me," Kennedy pleaded with her best friend.
"I'm sorry too I should have pretended to be on your side when I wasn't," Elle squeezed her best friend.
"Don't be sorry I shouldn't have been so melodramatic. Oh my god I can't believe I didn't just listen. I caused this whole big drama just because I wouldn't listen to anyone else. How stupid can I be?" Kennedy said. Pulling away, she hugged the other friends she had been rude to.
"Pretty darn stupid, I mean, really. I find it hard to believe someone so smart could be so stupid," Rook commented, shaking his head. Kennedy chased him around the Infirmary until she managed to corner him in at a back corner.
"I have an older brother Rook. I'm pretty good at cornering people, sorry," Kennedy drew nearer and ended up loosing when Rook grabbed her around the waist and began tickling her side's. "Okay, okay, I won't hurt you just quit the tickling!" Everyone laughed happily watching the two interact like a couple should. This was the way things were supposed to be and that is the way things would stay... Or was it?
A/N:Well there you go. That was the end of this part of the story. It will pick up in our couple's seventh year. Including tempting exchange students that test many relationships see you in the next year!!!