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Life's Gifts

Chapter 3: Reality

Katie woke up in the morning and stretched, sitting up she looked over and saw Angelina was still asleep. Grinning she picked up a pillow and tossed it at her head. Angelina just continued to sleep, ignoring her seeing as how she would never wake up at this rate; Katie grabbed her clothes and ducked across the hall to the shower. Turning it on she stepped inside and was washing her hair as she heard the door creak open.

"Um... sorry," came Oliver's voice. But inside his head he was not as sorry as he seemed.

Katie screamed and picked up a shampoo bottle and tossed it over the top of the shower, hearing a grunt she knew the bottle had meet its target. "Oliver Wood, get out know!" She heard footsteps pounding down the hall and she quickly rinsed the hair and grabbed the towel right outside the shower as she turned of the shower. "Wood, if you do not get out this instant I am going to kill you."

"Katie are you okay," the twin's voices asked. Then they saw Oliver and sighed, "Well it seems as if the old boy couldn't contain his passion for you."

"What on earth are you talking about David and Cade?" Katie said, "Never mind just get him out of here so I can take my shower in peace." She heard the door slam as the boys dragged Oliver out and started talking to him in low voices. Turning back on the shower she started to condition he hair. Suddenly it hit her, what had the boys meant by passion for her. But she ignored it and let the soothing scent of strawberries fill her.

"Oliver, what were you thinking?" Cade shouted at him after the boys dragged him into their room. "Katie was in the shower, this is not a fairy tale, and you can't just waltz in on her."

Oliver looked at him, "I really didn't know she was in their."

Dave looked at him, "You really can't expect us to believe that. But anyway get dressed we are leaving for Diagon Alley in 30 minutes.

In Diagon's Alley the girls looked at their list, Katie grimaced. "We can get this later; let us have a little fun." Grabbing Angelina's arm, she pulled her into the dress robe store across the street.

Angelina grinned back at her, "I think someone has the right idea today."

Katie grabbed random robes of the rack and shoved them into Angelina's arms, "Let's just have a little fun."

When the girls each left the store lugging a bag they were laughing. In fact they were lucky not to have gotten kicked out of the store. They had caused the assistants so much distress before they had decided on robes. Angelina's was a rather tight black one with an interesting design cut out of the middle. Katie's was a peach robe that had a rather low cut bodice; it also ended at her knees. The sparkly peach color matched her complexion though.

As they walked into bar they ordered a butter beer each. "Katie, dear I am rather glad I decided to come stay with you. This is much better than living with my parents. They are having a really rough time right now. Dad abuses Mom and then if it gets bad enough he turns to me and Sam." Sam was Angelina's baby brother, who really was a sweetheart.

"Angie, I had no idea it was so bad. Why didn't you tell me?" Katie said looking at her friend with horror.

"Fear, does mighty things to people, Kate. You'll see that as you grow up." Angelina said as she drowned her drink and stood up. "Katie, I need to go to the bank, I'll see you later."

Katie nodded at her friend and they both walked out. After buying her supplies she saw an owl across the way. The owl was black but it was unusual in the fact that it had peach feathers all over it. Mesmerized Katie walked over and into the shop, "That odd colored owl out there is it for sale?"

"Oh, she is for sale alright, but trust me you don't want her." The store-keeper said.

"I think that is for me to say not you." Katie said to the man. "In fact how much does she cost?"

"Well, since I want to get rid of her so much, I'll give her two you for two gold pieces."

Katie looked at him and then grinned; she pulled the money out and flipped it over the counter. "I'll take her."

The man grimaced, "Have fun with the horror."

Katie walked out and took down the owl cage; she looked down at the bird as she walked around. The owl looked up at her with fear in its eyes. "You aren't really scared of me you are just scared of him."

All of a sudden Katie walked into a couple. Looking up her eyes widened in horror. "Roger?" That couldn't be Roger, well because they were both males.

The two guys snapped apart, "Hello, Katie. This isn't what it looks like," Roger said.

But none the less Katie now knew the truth, spinning around she dashed of down the alley. Roger was bisexual. She kept hurtling until Cade grabbed her arm and forced her two sit down.

"What is wrong Kates?" Cade asked her concern filling his chocolate eyes.

"Roger, is bisexual, and I couldn't see it. I dated him like that and I never saw the signs." Katie said sobbing into his shoulder."

Cade hollered, "Dave, Oliver get over here." At his voice the others came scuttling over even Angelina who had been returning from the bank. They all rushed to get Katie home; some things are reality not a fairy tale.

Sometimes the things you don't want to happen in life happen. But then they do and we have to see how they end up. What will Katie do next is everyone's only question? Can she take what has been thrown at her or will she cave.

Well I try to put another chapter up soon, but I have mid-terms coming up and I need to study to pass my math one so we will see. I hope to get another up but b/t Forensics, Certman, Latin Club, and everything else we will have to see.

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