Author's Note: Hey, sorry this chapter's a bit shorter, but the next chapter will be longer to make up for it, I promise. Thanks so much to all the reviewers, and to the readers as well, and I hope you like!

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She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before walking down from the stairs and straight over to them before she lost her nerve.

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"You think that by getting your friend to go out with me, I'll suddenly fall at your feet?" she exclaimed, receiving many stares from other people in the common room.

The shocked look on both Cedric's and Zach's face fueled her even more, "Well you know what? You were WRONG!" she exclaimed.

Cedric tried to say something but Faye stopped him. "Don't, Cedric," she said. "Just don't. I've had enough of this...its crazy! So I turned you down? Now we can't even talk or be in the same room at the same time?"
"Is your ego THAT big?" she demanded, tears springing to the corners of her eyes. She couldn't believe she was actually yelling at Cedric Diggory.
"Calm down," he said, standing up and touching her on the shoulder but she pushed him away.

"Don't touch me!" she exclaimed, "I'm SICK of either being taken for a fool or being lied to!" she hissed, now aware that everyone in the common room had ceased activity to look at the 3 of them.
"You wanna go out with me? WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST ASK!" she shouted.

"I did!" Cedric exclaimed.
"Like...what was it, 4 years ago! 4 years! How was I supposed to know you still liked me oh my god!" Faye shouted back at him.
He just stared at her, his eyes unfathomable. After a while, he finally said, "Why'd you say no? Just tell me, please."
"Strike 1; you ask me this in front of the whole common room when you KNOW they're listening. Strike 2; you try to trick me into telling your friend why I turned you down. Strike 3; I had to come down here to yell at you when I really didn't want to. You've run out of strikes Cedric, I'm sorry," Faye said.
He didn't say anything. Apparently, he had no idea how to respond to such a statement so he just left the common room.
Faye sighed brokenly all of a sudden and sunk down onto the nearest chair, her knees nearly giving way on her as she realized what had just happened.

Zacharias walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. He opened his mouth to speak but she cut him off. "Just...leave," she mumbled.

"Listen Faye...I know we sorta got off to a bad start...but if it makes it any better at all, I do like you, and I'd like to get to know you if possible, my offer is still open," he said quietly.

She shook her head. "No, Zach," she mumbled. "I can't...I know you don't understand but...just trust me...I can't."

Zach sighed before walking off and up to the boys' dorm rooms, leaving Faye to sit down on the couch, people slowly going back to what they were doing before.

Hailey ran down the stairs and over to Faye. "Oh, my god!" she exclaimed softly. "What happened?"

"Well couldn't you hear me? I'm sure I was loud enough," Faye groaned, standing up and walking back upstairs with Hailey right behind her.

"I'm sorry, Faye," Hailey said putting an arm around Faye's shoulder. "If you really don't want to be with him, I'll let it go."

"Thank you," Faye whispered before going off to the bathroom to get ready for bed. Hailey sighed and walked right back out of the dorm room and up to the boy's dormitories.

Cedric was standing outside the door, waiting for her. "I'm sorry about that," Hailey whispered.

Cedric shook his head. "No problem," he mumbled.

"Listen...I don't know if I want to do this anymore, I don't like seeing her like this," Hailey continued, "But yet, I know she would be happier with you, so...yeah"

"Are we still on for Hogsmeade?" he asked.

Hailey nodded. "She won't go with Zach but...we'll figure something out."

"Thank you Hailey," Cedric replied, smiling at her before walking into the his room. Hailey sighed and hurried back downstairs and up to her room, luckily Faye was still in the bathroom.

When Faye walked in, she mumbled, "Good night," before going to bed and falling asleep immediately.