Disclaimer: Ainsley and Jada are mine. JK owns the rest.
"Already?" he asked.
"Yes. My best friends have given me advice." I looked into his eyes. "How do I say this..." I searched for words. "Despite my feelings that something horrible is going to happen, I guess you could say that I accept?"
"You accept?" he smiled.
"Yes."
He laughed and leaned in to kiss me. "I think you've just made me the happiest boy ever." He said pulling away. He grabbed my hand. "Want to go for a walk?"
"I would love to." I smiled.
Cedric stood and helped me up off the stairs. It wouldn't be dark for another couple of hours, so we had time to just walk and talk.
"Here." He said, lacing his fingers in mine, "Let's go this way." He lead me onto a path I've never seen before.
"Cedric, are we allowed..." I started.
"I'm Hufflepuff Prefect remember? I get my own room, share a bathroom with the other prefects, and access to all the beautiful places on the grounds." He smiled.
"Where does this lead to?"
"It's a surprise. I must admit that I've wanted to be with you since the first time I saw you. When you were sorted into Gryffindor, my heart broke. That meant I wouldn't get to see you often. I was very excited to make the quidditch team, especially when you made Gryffindor's team that year as well. You are very good."
I stopped. "Why has it taken so long to say anything? It's your last year!"
"I was always too scared to, and I thought something was going on between you and Wood." He said. I giggled.
"Wood? Sure he's a great friend, but there was never anything between us. I always though we had the hots for Kayla. If I recall correctly from the last letter, both he and Kayla made the English Quidditch team, and are very happy together."
"I'm such a fool." He said laughing. I hugged him tightly.
"If we are being so honest with one another, I never did think you were very smart. And I never saw what all the other girls saw in you. But after class yesterday, all that changed."
He smiled and took my hand again, leading me between two hedges. I gasped and looked around at the sight in front of me. It was a beautiful garden, complete with every flower imaginable. In the center was a very large, elaborate fountain. Pathways went around through the garden in every which way.
"It's beautiful." I breathed.
"I've seen more beautiful." He was looking at me. I looked into his eyes and could tell he was serious. I blushed and pinched his arm. "Come on!" he grabbed my hand and started to run.
"Where are we going?" I panted.
"To my favorite spot in the whole world." When we reached our destination, I literally thought I would collapse to the ground. I had to grab Cedric's arm to hold my balance. The path had led us out of the garden, revealing the most breathtaking view I had ever seen. A large bench made of stone overlooked the countryside and if one sat there they would have the most marvelous view of the sunrise and sunset.
"I...I...wow." I said at last.
"Brilliant isn't it?"
"I can see why it's your favorite spot." I put my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and held me close. "Thank you for showing me this. It's wonderful."
"I'm glad you like it. I'd love for us to spend lots of time here." He placed a finger under my chin and lifted my head up. "Want to watch the sunset with me?"
"That sounds wonderful." I said quietly and he kissed me very tenderly. Leaning against him, we walked around the bench and sat down. It was surprisingly comfortable. Like someone had cast a spell to make it soft. Cedric placed his arm around me and I placed my head on his shoulder. Could this moment be any more perfect?
"Already?" he asked.
"Yes. My best friends have given me advice." I looked into his eyes. "How do I say this..." I searched for words. "Despite my feelings that something horrible is going to happen, I guess you could say that I accept?"
"You accept?" he smiled.
"Yes."
He laughed and leaned in to kiss me. "I think you've just made me the happiest boy ever." He said pulling away. He grabbed my hand. "Want to go for a walk?"
"I would love to." I smiled.
Cedric stood and helped me up off the stairs. It wouldn't be dark for another couple of hours, so we had time to just walk and talk.
"Here." He said, lacing his fingers in mine, "Let's go this way." He lead me onto a path I've never seen before.
"Cedric, are we allowed..." I started.
"I'm Hufflepuff Prefect remember? I get my own room, share a bathroom with the other prefects, and access to all the beautiful places on the grounds." He smiled.
"Where does this lead to?"
"It's a surprise. I must admit that I've wanted to be with you since the first time I saw you. When you were sorted into Gryffindor, my heart broke. That meant I wouldn't get to see you often. I was very excited to make the quidditch team, especially when you made Gryffindor's team that year as well. You are very good."
I stopped. "Why has it taken so long to say anything? It's your last year!"
"I was always too scared to, and I thought something was going on between you and Wood." He said. I giggled.
"Wood? Sure he's a great friend, but there was never anything between us. I always though we had the hots for Kayla. If I recall correctly from the last letter, both he and Kayla made the English Quidditch team, and are very happy together."
"I'm such a fool." He said laughing. I hugged him tightly.
"If we are being so honest with one another, I never did think you were very smart. And I never saw what all the other girls saw in you. But after class yesterday, all that changed."
He smiled and took my hand again, leading me between two hedges. I gasped and looked around at the sight in front of me. It was a beautiful garden, complete with every flower imaginable. In the center was a very large, elaborate fountain. Pathways went around through the garden in every which way.
"It's beautiful." I breathed.
"I've seen more beautiful." He was looking at me. I looked into his eyes and could tell he was serious. I blushed and pinched his arm. "Come on!" he grabbed my hand and started to run.
"Where are we going?" I panted.
"To my favorite spot in the whole world." When we reached our destination, I literally thought I would collapse to the ground. I had to grab Cedric's arm to hold my balance. The path had led us out of the garden, revealing the most breathtaking view I had ever seen. A large bench made of stone overlooked the countryside and if one sat there they would have the most marvelous view of the sunrise and sunset.
"I...I...wow." I said at last.
"Brilliant isn't it?"
"I can see why it's your favorite spot." I put my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and held me close. "Thank you for showing me this. It's wonderful."
"I'm glad you like it. I'd love for us to spend lots of time here." He placed a finger under my chin and lifted my head up. "Want to watch the sunset with me?"
"That sounds wonderful." I said quietly and he kissed me very tenderly. Leaning against him, we walked around the bench and sat down. It was surprisingly comfortable. Like someone had cast a spell to make it soft. Cedric placed his arm around me and I placed my head on his shoulder. Could this moment be any more perfect?