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Life's Gifts
Chapter 8: Truth
A week rolled by before Oliver even mentioned practice to his team. But when he did announce it, it came with an hour long lecture about how they had the best team in the school. As the teams sat there they kept thinking about how much longer this was going to go on.
"Now I conclude with the statement that we have the best team and are a shoo in to win the house cup. We have three lovely chasers, two unbeatable beaters, a wonderful seeker, and me." Oliver said as he looked at his team and then added, "We will have practices six days a week, starting tomorrow."
"Now we know why you called us beautiful Oliver, you want us in a good mood so we won't be you up." Katie said, "In fact I think you actually want us to get up at five in the morning, to drag our butts down to the pitch to throw around a quaffle. Oliver, how about five days a week, starting the day after tomorrow and at 5:30 AM, just to be safe." She smiled at him, "Please."
Maybe this is the time to be nice. After all to get Katie to like me this might be the way to do it. But what about the house cup, maybe five days just for awhile. "Alright, Katie, five days a week until I see you guys slack off it will be six days a week. Katie, I need to talk to you about a little agreement we made." Oliver said looking discretely at Katie while the others snickered under their breaths. "Team dismissed, and I will see you in two days but Katie you are staying here."
"Oliver," Katie grumbled as the rest of the team walked out but she was being forced to sit there. Why can't this wait until another time?"
"Well, Katie, I have decided when to take you up on that promise of yours. Let us see the next Hogsmeade trip is in a week, so I think I shall take it then." Oliver said grinning at her. "If I know you well Katie, you will not back out, since you are bound."
"Very well, Oliver, that is the date you pick then." Katie took out a pen and scrawled the date onto her palm.
"I'll be waiting at nine; I expect you should be ready by then." Oliver said looking at her.
"I'll be ready if we don't have practice in the morning. If we do it will take me forever to get ready instead." Katie said looking at him as she got up to leave.
"Come on Katie, if is going to be waiting at nine you need to get up." Angelina shouted in her ear. "If you don't get up now I am going to dump a bucket of ice cold water over you."
"There could be a reason for a suicide attempt," Katie muttered under her breath as she rolled out of bed and stumbled into the bathroom. Thirty minutes later she came out with her hair curled loosely around her shoulder. "Can you through me my track pants, Angelina?"
"You are wearing those?" Angelina said in disgust to her.
"You are going out with one of the hottest guys in the school and you want to wear track pants to meet him." Alicia added.
"We absolutely refuse to let you wear that." The two girls chorused together.
"What do you want me to wear then?" Katie said. Just then a rose colored shirt hit her in the face. "Not this one, it dips down to low." Just then a pair of jeans hit her in the face, "these don't have any back pockets. I always hook my thumbs in the back pockets."
"If you don't put then on yourself, we will force them on you." Angelina said.
Katie reluctantly pulled on the shoes but balked when the pushed the rose colored heels at her. "There is where I draw the line girls." After she said that she felt them forced on her feet.
Alicia pulled out her wand and flicked it at the nail polish and then her own makeup container. After Katie had been made up they backed away. "Now you can go."
"Can I at least bitch about what you are wearing first?" Katie said looking at them.
"No, because we are wearing the exact same thing you are except in different colors." Alicia said as she pulled her clothing on. "Come on Ange, we are going to keep every one waiting."
Katie walked out the doors while she grumbled, "I am going to twist an ankle wearing these. It happened last time, and I really don't want to hobble around again, because I hate the hospital wing." As she walked down the stairs, she saw heads rise. "Oh, damn I forgot my coat." People are looking at me that mean something is wrong. Just then Angelina came down the stairs and handed her coat to her. She pulled the black trench coat on and then whispered to her friend, "Why are they all staring?"
"I have no clue but here comes Oliver, so have a good time." Angelina whispered back.
"Hello, Katie, ready to leave I see, and I must add that you look wonderful." Oliver said grinning.
"Well, if you are telling the truth thank you, if not then well, I don't know." Katie said to Oliver.
Taking her arm he pulled her out the door and down the stair to where the carriages awaited. "M'lady, shall we depart now?" Oliver said to her before he helped her up into the carriage.
Well there ya go! Now I shall go finish reading my book.
Ellie