Hello again people! I'm really just bored so I decided to post number 2 also! I hope you guys enjoyed my first chapter and will enjoy this.
Disclaimer:I do not own any of the characters as of now. All I own is the plot of the story, dialogue, and how I imagine the characters to look like.
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Part 2: Time with Oliver
In a blink of an eye, I appear in The Burrow right after Alicia.
"Katie" the twins yell before tackling me to the ground.
"Hey they Forge and Gred! I missed you too but would you mind letting me breathe first?" I ask as they slowly got off me and pull me to my feet.
"Now," I say before dusting myself a bit "How's Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes? Still attracting as many customers as before I hope!"
"Even better than before you'll be happy to know" Fred and George say before puffing out their chests like how Percy did when he was named Head Boy.
I laugh a bit but then stop when someone picks me up (bridal style) from behind. Who the hell?
I 'm just about to protest when I look up and see Oliver looking down at me. "Were you about to say something?" he asks quirking his eyebrows, and then I realize that my mouth is still half opened from my previous attempt to protest. I stupidly just shake my head as he gives me a hearty laugh.
"C'mon everyone! Dad finally learned how muggles do what they call 'barbeques' and said that we ought to give it a try." The twins say motioning for all of you to move outside.
Slowly everyone starts moving out, except for Oliver and I who is still carrying me.
"I missed you, Katie" is the first thing he says. Aw! He missed me!
"I missed you too Oliver" He grins as he slowly leans down and gives me one hell of a kiss! (Ha! I got a kiss and you didn't!) After some time, I finally decide to break off since the twins are probably already making up stories where we could be.
Finally putting me down, we walk hand-in-hand into the backyard of the Weasleys and find that the twins are over the grill discussing when they should flip the steaks already while Angelina and Alicia are talking a little away from the house.
"I'll just go with the girls for a while" I say as I leave Oliver to do the 'man-stuff' with Fred and George.
"Hey there Ange! I didn't see you a while ago inside the house." I comment before hugging her.
"Oh I arrived a few moments after they went outside. I don't think you could have noticed me though since you and Oliver were pretty busy with something." She says winking at you, as I blush crimson. Damn! She just had to see us snogging, didn't she?
"Anyway, so why were you late?" I ask genuinely interested. For some strange reason, I've always been curious about my friends' jobs, but you can't blame me, I mean their jobs rock! Angelina is a healer in St. Mungo's so in other words, she helps save other people's lives, which is why her job is so cool. Next, Alicia; She owns her own shop in Paris where they sell really cool clothes. The reasons why her job is cool? She's her own boss and it's in Paris!
"Well some wizard was doing a Tarantallegra spell when for some strange reason, it wont stop so he's been non-stop dancing for the past 48 hours." Ouch.
After talking for some more, the buys call you back saying that they are done. After lunch (the meat they cooked was 90 burnt), Oliver, and I decide to go on a walk to just catch up, even though we still have until November 2 to catch up.
"So, how's quidditch been going for you?" I ask after sitting down on the grass.
"Well," he says before sitting down as well "Since we beat Ireland in the last game, I would say we're doing okay."
I just nod and sit there for a moment before he talks again. "How about you? How's it in the Department of Magical Games and Sports?"
"It's okay, but with the whole World Cup, things are gonna start to get hectic" I turn and for the first time get a good look at him.
Out of habit, I start fiddling with the promise ring and remember how he looked like before; in first year- tall and thin, then in his last year of Hogwarts, you wouldn't even recognize him- he was tall, lean, and distinct for his chocolate brown eyes that are to die for. Now, compare it to 7th year, he's even taller-about 6'2", now has a nice tan from always staying under the sun, leaner than ever, his messy brown hair sometimes covering his eyes, his eyes even a darker brown than before, and his smirk which always sends my heart to do cartwheels. But there is more to Oliver than his good looks and money, his personality-, which is one of the reasons why I'm so in love with him. You're probably thinking 'In love?' and yes I do love him. What do you think has been making me stay with him -even though he's mostly gone- for the past 3 years? No it's not the money or the fame.
Oliver's POV
I look up and see Katie smiling at me while fiddling with something in her hand. Quickly, she turns away trying to hide her pink face from me. Why does she have to look away? She knows that I like her obviously since she's my girlfriend, so there's no reason why she has to be embarrassed about being caught looking at me when she knows I wont reject her. Women. As she looks away, I take this opportunity to look at her- its only fair since she was also staring at me. I notice that her dirty blonde hair is now until around her shoulder blades, her body still as toned back when she was playing quidditch, her emerald eyes still have that special spark that always draws you to them, her skin still as smooth as before, and her lips still as kissable as ever. I laugh a little by myself. No wonder I love her. But it's not only because she's the most gorgeous woman I've met, but because of her stubbornness, caring for others, being hard working, funny, intelligent, among many things that make her who she is.
Back to Katie's POV
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Oliver staring at me like what I did with him just a while ago. But I leave it be and decide not to comment on it, I guess he thinks it's only fair since he caught me doing that earlier. After talking for a while and occasionally kissing here and there, we decide to go back to The Burrow to say good-bye so we can go home. "Bye you guys and good luck with your store!" I say before we dissaparate into the apartment.
"Finally home!" Oliver says before plopping on the couch and sigh loudly. I laugh before turning to the kitchen.
"What do you want to eat Oliver?" I ask him while going thru the fridge.
"Anything you're having" he calls back. Guys. Can't even make their own decisions.
"Fine then" I mutter to yourself as you take out some pasta I cooked yesterday. After heating it in a microwave, I put it on two plates then take it out on the couch.
"Hmm... pasta" he says after taking a plate from me.
"So, what movie do you wanna watch?" I ask him handing some muggle movies I rented from Alicia.
"Troy sounds nice," he says handing me the DVD.
It's his fault if I start blabbing on about how hot Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, and Eric Bana are since he's the one who picked it. You sit down next to Oliver as the movie starts with both of you eating. A few hours later, the movie finally ends and Oliver is starting to get a little annoyed since majority of the move, I kept on saying things like "Oh my gosh, he's so hot!" or "Orlando Bloom..." or "Brad Pitt is so hot! Too bad he's married tough" or "I never knew Eric Bana is so hot!" Of course his male ego got hurt since his girlfriend is going on and on how this guy and that guy is so hot and they're just muggles! But in my opinion, I'm only stating the facts of life and besides, he was the one who chose the movie!
After using "Evanesco" to clean up the plates, we sit back down on the couch and just cuddle. Both of us are reminded of Hogwarts and the times we both spent on the couch nearest the fireplace. Again out of habit, I start fiddling with the ring again. "What are you playing with Kates?" Oliver asks looking down at me. Ah those eyes!
"Oh, the uhm...promise ring you gave me" Oliver's eyes seem to brighten up from their previous semi-sleepy state.
"I'm glad you still wear it after all these years" he says before giving me a soft kiss.
Resisting the urge to do it again, I ask, "Why wouldn't you think that I'd wear it?"
"It's been 3 years since I gave it to you and now I barely have enough time to be with you anymore" I know that Oliver's really uncomfortable about this certain subject so what else can we possibly do to pass the time? Hmm..let me think...
Currently, we are snogging when I hear the clock time 11 P.M. and decide to call it a night. "G'night Oliver" I say before standing up and going to my room, which happens to be right across his. I change into my pj's and lie down on my bed.
"Finally time with Oliver," I say before finally falling asleep.
The past 3 days have gone like a blur. Oliver and I spent our time talking, watching movies, visiting our friends, dates, and of course just bumming around the apartment together. Sadly, in a few hours, Oliver will have to join the rest of the Puddlemere United team to their game in Germany, which means he has to be away again. Great.
"Owl me when you can okay?" he asks you as you're in Hogsmeade getting drink of Butterbeer. "Or owl me if you need something. I'll send some money for whatever it is. I'm already gonna say sorry for the letters I wont be able to reply due to the schedule." Great, money again. It's not like I don't like the money, but I just really wish that he could be here.
"It's okay Oliver, and you're forgiven already ahead of time." We spend that time left with your friends in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, which even astounded Oliver.
When it's time for him to leave, he takes me outside. "Well see you next month or whenever you can go out of your work and come to one of the games. Remember, if you're not busy send me an owl so I can get you tickets to the next game we have."
This has always been the hard part- the goodbyes. I can't stand it when he has to say goodbye, oh great I sounded so cheesy! Well you're probably thinking 'There, why don't you just visit him in his matches since anyways he'll score you some tickets'. Well it's not that easy. I still do have a job and the press-who by the way also chases me- who constantly makes rumors about Oliver that just pisses me off. "Okay. See you next month," I say before he leaves with a pop. Great, back to the normal routine. Grrr....
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By the way, the spells I used here are really from the book.