Hello again my minions. This particular story has 3 chapters left, chapter 17, 18, and 19. That is it. And then you shall have to say "Farewell" and "Until we meet again." I apologize in advance for this ridiculously short chapter. This chapter is dedicated to…my smexy little Frank.

Chapter Seventeen

Talking

After a few minutes, Harry noticed Nikki was gone.

"Hey Ron, did you see where Nikki went?" Harry asked.

"No, she just disappeared." Ron replied, thinking out his next move. Harry stood up and left the Common Room. As he stepped out of the Portrait Hole, he ran into Hermione.

"Hey, have you seen Nikki?" Harry asked.

"Yes. I saw her heading towards the Library. She looked like she was either in a trance or in deep thought. She didn't even realize I was calling her." Hermione replied.

"Weird." Harry mumbled as he made his way to the Library. When he opened the door, he saw only the librarian. He walked towards the back of the Library when he noticed someone sitting in a window. He recognized that person as Nikki. He walked up to her and she didn't seem to see him. "Nikki?" Harry said softly. She didn't respond until she felt his hand on her arm. She jumped slightly and jerked her arm away from him. "Nikki, what's wrong?" Harry asked.

"What…oh. Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking." Nikki replied.

"What were you thinking about that put you in such a trance?" Harry asked as he climbed up into the window, sitting across from her.

"A lot of things, actually." She responded.

"Care to talk about them?"

"I'm not sure…"

"Nikki, we need to talk about these things. Tell me what's going on." Harry pleaded.

"I've been thinking about us. What is going to happen to us over the summer? Are we going to stay together? What if we meet other people?" She asked.

"We won't. I promise. Nothing will break us apart." Harry said, trying to reassure her.

"How? How can you promise something like that? You can't predict the future. You don't know what will happen." Nikki protested.

"You're right. I don't. But I do know that I love you and that's all I need. You have to know how much I love you. I would never leave you. You are my world. You have to have faith. I thought you loved me; that you trusted me. I guess I was wrong." Harry said as he prepared to jump off the sill.

"Harry wait. I do love you. Honestly, I do, I trust you. I guess this has just been in the back of my mind so long. I couldn't help it. Please, I love you so much. I would do…" She didn't have a chance to finish that last statement as Harry placed his lips on hers. She softly kissed him back, making it more passionate by wrapping her hand around the back of his neck and holding him there. Finally, they broke away, not wanting to get caught. Harry led her back to the Common Room. When they arrived, Harry sat down on the couch. He pulled Nikki down onto the couch as she rested her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. It was getting a bit late.

"Are you hungry? It's almost dinner time." Harry said.

"Yes, I am a bit hungry. But, I really don't want to go downstairs. I'm very tired and not really in the mood to socialize." Nikki responded.

"That's fine. You stay right here. I will go get us some food." Harry replied as he left the Portrait Hole and made his way down to the kitchens. When he arrived, he was shocked. It was chaos. All the house-elves were busy preparing the meal. Not one of them looked up when he entered.

"Dobby?" Harry called out. Before he could blink, the tiny elf we bowing before him.

"What can Dobby do for Harry Potter? Dobby hopes it is not much. Dobby is very busy, but Dobby will try to help, Harry Potter, sir." Dobby squeaked.

"Don't worry, it's not much. I was just wondering if you could get me two plates of food and drinks for me and my girlfriend." Harry asked.

"Oh yes, Harry Potter. Dobby can get that for you right away, sir." Dobby replied before running off to prepare the plates. Moments later, Dobby returned with a tray that held two mugs and two plates. "Here is your food, Harry Potter. Dobby hopes you and your girlfriend will enjoy it. Dobby is sorry, but Dobby must get back to work." Dobby replied before going back to work.

Harry made his way back up to the Common Room. When he entered, it was completely empty except for a figure lying on a couch with a book in her lap.

"What are you reading?" Harry asked. The figure jumped slightly, and looked up from her book.

"Oh, hello Harry. I didn't hear you come in. I am reading The Catcher in the Rye." Nikki replied before she marked her page and set the book down. She sat up as Harry set the food down on a table next to her and sat down with her.

"I brought you some food. It looks good." Harry said as he took the plates off of the tray. Nikki picked up her plate and some silverware and began to eat. They ate in silence, yet, it was a comfortable silence. Nikki was still pondering the summer, no matter how much Harry assured her. She really did love him; she loved him with all her heart. She was still worried about what was to come. By the end of the year, she would be able to apparate, and Harry would too. Until then, he could Floo to her.

"Nikki? Are you okay?" Harry asked, breaking her out of her trance.

"Yeah, just thinking about summer." She replied.

"Still? Nikki, please. I thought we talked about this. We will still see each other and every day we don't, I will owl you. I'll call you, seeing as we both have phones. Please Nikki, I beg of you. Nothing will bring us apart, there is nothing to doubt. I love you, you love me. It's that simple." Harry said, trying so hard to take away her doubt. Truthfully, he wasn't sure how often he would be able to see her. But, he had hope. Slowly, he leaned in and kissed her, trying to kiss her doubt away. She kissed him back, just letting herself get lost in the kiss. She wasn't sure about the summer, but she finally gave in to what her heart had been telling her 'Believe'. She was just about to deepen the kiss when Harry pulled away.

"We can't go too far. Quidditch practice in the morning and we need to be ready. The final game is coming up. We are playing Slytherin, we'll finish this tomorrow night." Harry said, sitting up.

"Oh shit! That's right. I had almost forgotten. We had a good season, eh? Undefeated. Let's just hope we can stop them next month as well." Nikki said.

"Don't worry. We will."

Again, I am sorry. So short that it's not funny. So sorry this took so long to get out. Don't kill me. The chapters of All's Fair in Love and War put these chapters to shame. Review please…don't let my darling Rachel out-review you all!