Ok, like I said before, I had to rewrite this story from scratch but I will try to write it quickly. I have an entire summer ahead of me and I plan to make the most of it. Oh yes, I need a dedication…um…damn I already did Jimmy…ok, I suppose laser-jet, when I got your review the other day for chapter nine it gave me the motivation to continue writing and get chapter 10 up…so…thanks.

DISCLAIMER: I own the plot, Nikki, and Zach and that is it dammit! Okay, enough talking…ON WITH THE STORY!

RECAP:

As they approached the Common Room, Nikki turned to Harry.

"Harry, we need to talk about something."

Chapter 11

"I love you"

"I know"

"Yeah, sure Nikki, what about?" Harry asked quite nervously. 'We need to talk' never meant anything good.

"Um, well, it's about…last night." Nikki began.

"I thought it would be. What do you want to talk about?" Harry asked again.

"As you know, it was my first time. I just want to make sure that it wasn't a 'one night stand' type of thing. Because if it was…" Nikki said before she was cut off.

"Nikki, I was hoping that you knew me better than that. Of course it wasn't a 'one night stand'. You mean so much to me. I could never do that to you. But if you are having regrets about this, we need to talk about it." Harry said.

"I…I just don't know. I have never done anything like that before in my life and I'm not sure if it was the right thing to do." She said as her eyes drifted to the floor.

"Nikki, I am sorry that you feel this way, and I wish that you didn't regret anything. I know I didn't. Don't worry; I am not going to leave you. I still want to be with you." Harry said, trying to comfort her.

"I still want to be with you, too", Nikki said hesitantly. 'Wait, why hasn't he told me that he loves me? Doesn't he still love me? He said that I mean so much to him, but that doesn't mean he loves me, right?' she thought.

"Then it's settled, we don't have to do anything again unless you want to." Harry said, hoping that this solved the problems at hand. But being the guy he is, he had completely forgotten the main reason Nikki was angry.

"Well, if that's all you have to say, then I am going to bed." Nikki said with an angry tone.

"Wait. What's wrong? I thought we had this worked out. Why are you still mad?" Harry asked.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Nikki replied as she turned to go up the stairs to her dormitory.

"Nikki, that is not true. Something is wrong. I can tell." Harry said.

"Way to go Sherlock. Too bad you are too much of an ass to figure out what." Nikki said sarcastically.

"Whoa! Please Nikki, just tell me what I did wrong and I will fix it. Please?" Harry pleaded.

"Don't you love me anymore?" Nikki asked as she sat down on the steps.

"Yes! Of course, is that what this was all about?" Harry inquired.

"Yes, it is. You haven't told me that you loved me since that note on Christmas. I mean, you didn't tell me that you loved me at dinner, you didn't tell me that you loved me when we woke up, and you haven't told me that you love me now until I asked. For all I know, you don't love me anymore!" She exclaimed.

"Nikki, I am so sorry. I do love you. I thought you knew that. I love you so much." Harry said gently. "Sometimes I just forget to say it. If it will make you feel better, I promise to tell you I love you at least 10 times a day."

"Only if you mean it. I don't want you to feel obligated to tell me that you love me. I know you do, it's just that sometimes I like to hear you say it. It just makes me absolutely sure that you still love me." Nikki explained.

"Come on, let's go for a walk through the castle. That way we can be alone." Harry suggested.

"Okay, sounds good to me." Nikki said as she led the way through the Portrait Hole.

An hour and a half later, the couple made their way back to the Common Room. When they returned, Hermione came up to Nikki.

"Hey, Nikki, this bird brought a letter for you." Hermione said pointing to a beautiful tawny owl. Nikki just stared at the owl, trying to figure out where it came from. It looked so familiar, and then it hit her. It was her brother's owl.

"Iella?" Nikki said mainly to herself. She took the letter and opened it quickly.

Dear Nikki,

As you can probably tell because of the fact that I am writing to you, I am out of St. Mungo's and back in my house. I have a meeting with the Ministry tomorrow to see about starting up with work again. I hope they let me be an Auror again and not have a desk job. Send word of your next Hogsmeade vacation and I will come up for the day. I miss hearing from you. Well, anyway, just send the next Hogsmeade date with Iella and we will catch up

I love you,

Zachary

As soon as Nikki read this she jumped up off of the chair that she had been sitting on and ran to the notice board. The next trip was on January 20th. She then ran to a desk and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill that probably belonged to a first or second year and scribbled the date on it. She then took it over to Iella and tied it to her leg and sent it off. Nikki had completely forgotten about Harry during her excitement and had dropped the letter on the chair. Harry, being the nosy boyfriend he was, peeked at the letter, but all he saw was 'meet me in Hogsmeade' and 'love you'. He jumped to a conclusion that was completely wrong as most are.

"Hey, Nikki," He began. "You aren't going to go are you?"

"Well, of course! I miss him so much. He would want to meet you. You should come." Nikki offered, oblivious to the fact that Harry was so clueless.

"But why? What about me?" Harry persisted.

"I'm sure my brother would love to meet you. I haven't seen him since July." Nikki said.

"Well I just don't…wait, did you say your brother?" Harry asked.

"Yeah what did you think?" Nikki inquired.

"Uhh…well…nothing." Harry mumbled. Nikki began to laugh. Well, no, laughing is too simple. She burst into hysterical laughter at the thought of Harry thinking that she was going to go on a date with someone else who turned out to be her brother. "Come on, it's not that funny." Harry muttered.

"Yes…actually…it is." Nikki said between laughs. Harry was looking for a way to shut her up, but couldn't really find a good enough way. Suddenly he walked up to her and pressed his lips against hers. That stopped her laughter immediately as she began to kiss him back. Finally he broke away.

"I love you." He whispered.

"I know." She replied just as quietly.

YAY! I got that typed pretty quickly. Now I suppose I need to begin chapter 12. I know these chapters are short but they get longer as the story goes on. I hope you enjoyed it…read and review OR I KILL YOU! I WILL KILL YOU ALL WITH SPORKS AND EGGBEATERS…just kidding…or am I?