Disclaimer: I own Ainsley and Jada, the rest belong to JK Rowling.
The next morning I awoke to the sounds of birds chirping outside. I looked at Cedric, who was still sleeping. I couldn't help but smile. I kissed his cheek softly and sat up. After I got out of bed I reached up and stretched, my shirt lifting.
"Good morning." I heard Cedric say behind me.
I turned towards him. "Morning." I got back onto the bed and laid my head on his stomach.
"What do you want to do today?" He asked as he stroked my hair.
"Hmmm." I scrunched my nose as I thought. "Hey, isn't it a Hogsmeade day?" I sat up.
"I think it is!" He said.
"Wanna go?"
"Yes! Let me go ahead and take a shower and then you can get one after me. Did you bring clothes?" He got out of the bed.
"Yes, Yes. I packed it all. Go ahead and shower so we can get a move on."
"Well we you could always join me...." He smirked.
"Ha. Ha. Nice try. If I were to join you, we'd never make it on time."
"I wouldn't mind that all that much." He was grinning.
I rolled my eyes. "Just get in the shower. And hurry up." I shook my head as he left the room.
I heard the water turn on in the shower and I crossed the room to get my clothes for the day from my bag. Ten minutes later the water shut off. Cedric walked into the bedroom in just a towel wrapped loosely around his waist. He was drying his hair with another towel. I swallowed hard.
"Shower's free." He said with the towel over his head. I just watched him, slack jawed. I slowly got up as he draped the towel over his wet shoulders. I grabbed my clothes and started for the door. Cedric grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him. He began rubbing his hands up and down my arms and leaned down to kiss me. I kissed him quickly and broke away from his grasp. As I walked out the door I shouted.
"Tease!"
I heard him chuckle as I walked into the bathroom and shut the door. I placed my clothes on the counter by the sink and turned on the water in the shower. I turned it on a nice warm setting, stripped off my clothes, and stepped in the shower. I quickly shampooed my hair and washed my body. After rinsing off I turned off the water and stepped out of the fog covered shower. I screamed and grabbed for the nearest towel when Cedric opened the bathroom door and waltzed in.
"And you called me a tease. Sheesh." He said grinning.
"Cedric! Ever hear of knocking!?!" I yelled. "Can I please put on my clothes?"
"By all means. Don't let me stop you." He didn't move.
"Damn. Are you horny or what?!" We stood there for a short while, neither of us moving.
"Fine." He said and ran out of the bathroom. I sighed and put on my undergarments, followed by a pair of tight jeans and a white teeshirt under a red zip up jacket.
"I'm done." I yelled and he came back inside. We brushed our teeth and I did my makeup. He was waiting in the common room for me after I dried my hair into soft waves using my wand.
"Ready?" He asked, getting up.
"Yes sir." We walked out of the portrait towards the entrance hall. Someone thought they would be cute and pinch my rear.
"Cedric!" I giggled as we turned the corner, almost running into MacGonagall. "Professor." I blushed.
"I was looking for you Mr. Diggory, to see if you were going on the Hogsmeade trip. We want our Prefects there today."
"Yes I am going Professor."
"Good." She smiled warmly. We followed her to the entrance hall where Filch was checking off the names on the list of the students going. Hogsmeade was amazing. Cedric and I walked around, arms around each other. We got a lot of looks from the girls and they whispered to each other.
"Honestly." I said under my breath. The days until November 24th were a blur. That morning I woke up, my stomach in a bundle of knots. I was so nervous and scared. Cedric had told me that the first task was dragons. Harry had found out and told Cedric to be fair. I showered, dressed, and went downstairs to the Gryffindor common room, spotting Harry, Ron, and Hermione getting ready to leave. I grabbed at the opportunity. "Harry!" I called out. He turned around.
"Hey." He said. Ron and Hermione smiled and went ahead to the Great Hall for breakfast. Harry and I slowly walked together, we hadn't talked since his name was pulled out of the goblet.
"Harry. I honestly don't know what to say, I'm really scared." I said to him.
"I'm scared too Ainsley. I didn't put my name in that goblet. I don't know who did. The only people that seem to believe that are, Dumbledore, Ron, and Hermione."
"I believe you Harry."
"Thank you." We stopped in front of the doors to the Great Hall.
"Please, Please, Please be so very careful. Good luck."
"I will and thank you." He smiled weakly. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.
"Promise me little brother, you won't get hurt. I don't know how I could live if something happened to you." I said quietly.
"I promise." He said as he hugged me back. We walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. I ruffled his hair as we sat down. I wasn't hungry, so I picked at my food and got lost in my thoughts. When I felt a hand on my shoulder I nearly jumped 30 feet in the air.
"Will you come with me?" Cedric said, his face pale.
"Yes of course!" I said getting up. We walked out of the Great Hall. Cedric stopped and leaned his back against the wall, breathing heavily. "Are you okay!?" My voice was full of panic.
"I've never been this scared in my life." He reached for my hand and placed it over his heart. It was thumping in his chest. "I'm so nervous."
"Oh Cedric. You will do fine." I pulled his hand towards my face and kissed it. "You know that I'll be right there, cheering you on like crazy." I squeezed his hand and Professor MacGonagall walked out followed by Harry, Viktor, and Fleur.
"Cedric, it's time to get ready for the task." She smiled weakly.
"Thank you Professor." He said and began to follow them. Our fingertips slowly brushed over each others as my hand left his. His back turned to me and they left. Harry waved goodbye to me and I blew him a kiss. I stood and watched them until they were out of my sight. I sighed and slowly walked back into the Great Hall and sat down.
"And now it is time for us to go take our seats to cheer on our champions!" Dumbledore said. Everyone around me got up and began to talk excitedly. This was it. This was it, and I was terrified.
The next morning I awoke to the sounds of birds chirping outside. I looked at Cedric, who was still sleeping. I couldn't help but smile. I kissed his cheek softly and sat up. After I got out of bed I reached up and stretched, my shirt lifting.
"Good morning." I heard Cedric say behind me.
I turned towards him. "Morning." I got back onto the bed and laid my head on his stomach.
"What do you want to do today?" He asked as he stroked my hair.
"Hmmm." I scrunched my nose as I thought. "Hey, isn't it a Hogsmeade day?" I sat up.
"I think it is!" He said.
"Wanna go?"
"Yes! Let me go ahead and take a shower and then you can get one after me. Did you bring clothes?" He got out of the bed.
"Yes, Yes. I packed it all. Go ahead and shower so we can get a move on."
"Well we you could always join me...." He smirked.
"Ha. Ha. Nice try. If I were to join you, we'd never make it on time."
"I wouldn't mind that all that much." He was grinning.
I rolled my eyes. "Just get in the shower. And hurry up." I shook my head as he left the room.
I heard the water turn on in the shower and I crossed the room to get my clothes for the day from my bag. Ten minutes later the water shut off. Cedric walked into the bedroom in just a towel wrapped loosely around his waist. He was drying his hair with another towel. I swallowed hard.
"Shower's free." He said with the towel over his head. I just watched him, slack jawed. I slowly got up as he draped the towel over his wet shoulders. I grabbed my clothes and started for the door. Cedric grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him. He began rubbing his hands up and down my arms and leaned down to kiss me. I kissed him quickly and broke away from his grasp. As I walked out the door I shouted.
"Tease!"
I heard him chuckle as I walked into the bathroom and shut the door. I placed my clothes on the counter by the sink and turned on the water in the shower. I turned it on a nice warm setting, stripped off my clothes, and stepped in the shower. I quickly shampooed my hair and washed my body. After rinsing off I turned off the water and stepped out of the fog covered shower. I screamed and grabbed for the nearest towel when Cedric opened the bathroom door and waltzed in.
"And you called me a tease. Sheesh." He said grinning.
"Cedric! Ever hear of knocking!?!" I yelled. "Can I please put on my clothes?"
"By all means. Don't let me stop you." He didn't move.
"Damn. Are you horny or what?!" We stood there for a short while, neither of us moving.
"Fine." He said and ran out of the bathroom. I sighed and put on my undergarments, followed by a pair of tight jeans and a white teeshirt under a red zip up jacket.
"I'm done." I yelled and he came back inside. We brushed our teeth and I did my makeup. He was waiting in the common room for me after I dried my hair into soft waves using my wand.
"Ready?" He asked, getting up.
"Yes sir." We walked out of the portrait towards the entrance hall. Someone thought they would be cute and pinch my rear.
"Cedric!" I giggled as we turned the corner, almost running into MacGonagall. "Professor." I blushed.
"I was looking for you Mr. Diggory, to see if you were going on the Hogsmeade trip. We want our Prefects there today."
"Yes I am going Professor."
"Good." She smiled warmly. We followed her to the entrance hall where Filch was checking off the names on the list of the students going. Hogsmeade was amazing. Cedric and I walked around, arms around each other. We got a lot of looks from the girls and they whispered to each other.
"Honestly." I said under my breath. The days until November 24th were a blur. That morning I woke up, my stomach in a bundle of knots. I was so nervous and scared. Cedric had told me that the first task was dragons. Harry had found out and told Cedric to be fair. I showered, dressed, and went downstairs to the Gryffindor common room, spotting Harry, Ron, and Hermione getting ready to leave. I grabbed at the opportunity. "Harry!" I called out. He turned around.
"Hey." He said. Ron and Hermione smiled and went ahead to the Great Hall for breakfast. Harry and I slowly walked together, we hadn't talked since his name was pulled out of the goblet.
"Harry. I honestly don't know what to say, I'm really scared." I said to him.
"I'm scared too Ainsley. I didn't put my name in that goblet. I don't know who did. The only people that seem to believe that are, Dumbledore, Ron, and Hermione."
"I believe you Harry."
"Thank you." We stopped in front of the doors to the Great Hall.
"Please, Please, Please be so very careful. Good luck."
"I will and thank you." He smiled weakly. I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.
"Promise me little brother, you won't get hurt. I don't know how I could live if something happened to you." I said quietly.
"I promise." He said as he hugged me back. We walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. I ruffled his hair as we sat down. I wasn't hungry, so I picked at my food and got lost in my thoughts. When I felt a hand on my shoulder I nearly jumped 30 feet in the air.
"Will you come with me?" Cedric said, his face pale.
"Yes of course!" I said getting up. We walked out of the Great Hall. Cedric stopped and leaned his back against the wall, breathing heavily. "Are you okay!?" My voice was full of panic.
"I've never been this scared in my life." He reached for my hand and placed it over his heart. It was thumping in his chest. "I'm so nervous."
"Oh Cedric. You will do fine." I pulled his hand towards my face and kissed it. "You know that I'll be right there, cheering you on like crazy." I squeezed his hand and Professor MacGonagall walked out followed by Harry, Viktor, and Fleur.
"Cedric, it's time to get ready for the task." She smiled weakly.
"Thank you Professor." He said and began to follow them. Our fingertips slowly brushed over each others as my hand left his. His back turned to me and they left. Harry waved goodbye to me and I blew him a kiss. I stood and watched them until they were out of my sight. I sighed and slowly walked back into the Great Hall and sat down.
"And now it is time for us to go take our seats to cheer on our champions!" Dumbledore said. Everyone around me got up and began to talk excitedly. This was it. This was it, and I was terrified.