Those Hazel Eyes

A/N: I am so sorry it took me so long. Life has been very very very busy! I went to London for a week (and I absolutely LOVED that place!) and parties and such things…

Chapter eight: Now what?

Dear Oliver,

I have so many things to say, but I just can't do it. I don't know how to say it. The day we spent together, it was pure magic. I know now that the real Oliver Wood is not that Quidditch obsessed as I thought. You didn't bring up the topic of the school championship once.

I don't know why I am writing this letter. Maybe because I can't tell you the way I feel for you, but I can write it.

I lay down my writing feather and thought. Was it wise to write him? I made a promise to myself that I would avoid him as much as I could after our last kiss. He hadn't been writing to me, in fact, he hadn't been trying to contact me. I thought I never would've needed the chocolate after I, no he, re-found my socks, but the last three days, my new diet was chocolate.

I fell on my bed and put on some good depressing music. Come on, Katie. Think! I had to finish this letter. I wouldn't mail him, but just write it and keep it.

I'm in love with you, Oliver Wood. From the first day I saw you. Although I never admitted it to myself. I guess I was too afraid to fall in love. But I have now, I'm deeply in love with you and I can't imagine my life without you. I know your feelings for me are just friendship. You don't have to worry, I won't stalk you or hunt you down like an animal.

Merlin, why is this so fucking HARD!

My love forever,

Katie.

Stupid ending… But I couldn't do much better. I folded the letter neatly and putted it in my trunk, which was ready for start of second term, tomorrow. I would have to face him then.

I slowly made my way downstairs to have dinner. But I wasn't really hungry. I was more playing with my food. My mother sended my father and two brothers outside so she could have a little chat with me.

And I told her everything, every little detail. And it was good to have it off my chest. The letter helped too, but saying it out loud, that was even a better cure.
My mother nodded, listened and aww-ed when I told her about the kiss.

"Come on, sweetie. You have to take your chance, or he's gone. You can't win some, if you don't lose some. You have a no, but you can get a yes. This happened also with me and your father, and look at us. After twenty years of marriage, we're still as happy as we were at the beginning."

She has a point.
But when I arrived at quarters 9 ¾ I didn't see him. When the train began to ride, he didn't show up. Everybody was in our same compartment, all of us except Oliver. The whole train ride I was wondering where he was and didn't say a thing. Alicia and Angelina saw of course that there was something wrong, but were clever enough not to say anything in front of the twins.

When we were finally in our dormitory Alicia and Angelina wanted to know what was bothering me of course. And I knew that they wouldn't stop whine until I told them. And so I did.

Angelina freaked out when I reached the part of the kiss and Alicia nearly fell of her bed.

"And you haven't seen or heard from him since then?" Angelina asked.

I nodded miserably.

"Why don't you give him that letter you wrote?" Alicia suggested.

"No! I won't. He's not feeling anything for me."

Angelina waved my comment away. "Come on, Katie. Don't be ridiculous. Oliver is in love with you since second year."

"How do you know that for sure?"

Angelina grinned in an evil sort of way. Sometimes she scares me. "Well, sometimes a friendship with the twins can be used in a good sort of way. They gave Oliver some Veritaserum and then modified his memory."

That's an unlikely story.

"Come on, Katie. Just go to him and tell him that you love him. He's on the Quidditch pitch." Alicia said while she dragged me outside.

Well, it has to happen some day.
He was on the Quidditch pitch all right. With that bitch Alexis. For him not loving her, he's doing a good job flirting with her.

I angrily turned around and kicked with my foot against something hard. I yelled and massaged my foot.

"Katie?"

I looked up and saw Oliver towering over me.

"Go away, Oliver." I snapped.

"No, I'm not. What have you done?" He bent down and took my foot in his hands.

"Nothing you should worry about." I stood up and almost fell, but I could save myself from his strong arms. "I don't need your help, thanks very much." I crippled back to the castle, leaving a confused Oliver behind.
The weather the next day was just like my mood. Dark and rainy. I felt like I could burst out in tears any moment. I told Alicia and Angelina what happened and they just couldn't believe it. Well, they better believe it.

Oliver came in the Great Hall and I left. I really didn't feel like staring at his face. He tried to talk to me, but was held up by Harry who told him that he had his Firebolt back.
Practice that evening was hell, although it was a perfect one. I ignored Oliver while he did his best to talk to me. I was the last after two hours of hard work I walked in the changing room. Everybody was in the Tower. I had decided that would take a nice, long, hot shower and then go to bed.

When I pushed the door open I saw Oliver with Alexis on his lap and she kissed him. I was shocked. Oliver pushed her off his lap and saw me standing there.

"Katie…"

I threw my broom at his head and ran back onto the pitch. It was still raining very hard. I heard Oliver come behind me.
I ran harder, but it was no use. Oliver was much quicker and he grabbed me by the shoulder.

"Katie, listen to me…"

"Shut up, Oliver. Just shut the fuck up. I don't want to hear it." I tried to hit him at every spot I could hurt him, but it was kind of hard when a very strong Quidditch captain is trying to calm you down.

I just didn't want to hear it.

"Katie, you are going to calm down and hear me out."

I took several deep breaths and released me from his grip. "OK, spill."

"Katie, what you just saw, wasn't what you think you saw."

"Oh no? It was pretty obvious to me." I snapped at him. I saw a bump on his head, my broom must've hit him there. Good, he deserves it.

"I don't feel anything for her! Sweet Merlin, ever since she discovered me she's been trying to kiss me. I haven't heard her come in, and I wasn't paying attention. She caught me off guard, jumped on my lap and kissed me. Haven't you seen me push her off me?"

Yeah… I did…

"Come on, Katie. How can I love her, when I love you?"

I looked up in surprise.

"You love me?" I whispered and stared in his eyes. We were both wet and frozen to the bone, but the warmth that was spreading through me, made it all up.

"With all my heart, Kates. For the last five years." He took a step closer.

I couldn't control myself anymore. I hugged him very tightly and I kissed his neck. "Sweet Merlin, Oliver. You would've spared me much tears if you had said that much sooner. I love you, Oliver. I am so much in love with you."

I felt the grip of his arms around my waist grow tighter and he buried his face in my wet hair. I looked up at him and he looked back. And we kissed.

"Don't break my heart, Oliver."

"I won't, Kates."
The next day, the whole school knew that Oliver and I were a couple. When I told Alicia and Angelina about us, they freaked out. They jumped up and down, hugged me, hugged each other an hugged me again.

When I told the story about Alexis they both grumbled angrily and swore to me that they would kill her. I don't mind at all.

I went to the Great Hall to have some breakfast and saw Oliver sitting with George and Fred. When the twins saw me coming they started to sing 'here comes the bride' that made me blush. I sat down next to Oliver and kissed him.

"Come on, folks. We're eating here." George said, pretending he was disgusted while Fred was fake vomiting.

"What class do you have?" I asked while I ate some eggs.

"Care of Magical Creatures." He said while he stroked my hair.

"Good, I have Charms." I said while I slapped Fred who was making kissing noises.

When breakfast was over, Oliver walked me all the way to Charms and we kissed goodbye. I watched him walk back. I am so lucky with a guy like him.

"Are you happy, Katie?"

I turned around and looked straight in a pair of grey eyes, which belonged to Cedric. I took a step back, he was a bit too close if you ask me. "Very happy, Cedric." I said very carefully.

"What has he got, that I don't have?" he said rather angry.

"Manners. Excuse me, I'm late for Charms." I tried to get passed him, but he grabbed my arm.

"I'm not giving up on you, Katie. You mark my words." He hissed. He released me brutally and walked on.

Well, he made his point and a bruise on my arm.
Well, here you go! They are an item now. But it's not finished yet. Stay tuned for another chapter of… Those Hazel Eyes.