Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the reviews! I decided to put this one up a day early, since I won't be on over the weekend. Not much really happens in this chapter, but at least it's a little longer than the last one, lol. Don't worry though, all the excitement comes in just a few more chapters! My co-author and I really hope you enjoy this one!

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1 week later

"Come on, Faye!" Hailey said, trying to drag Faye out of the common room. "You are going to Hogsmeade! You need fresh air!"

"Noooo, and you can't make me!" she groaned, trying to stay in her place with all her might. She knew that Cedric and Zach were going to be there and she refused to be pulled into another trap.

"We don't even have to look at Cedric and Zach!" Hailey exclaimed as though reading her mind. "If they come near us we can run the other way!"

Faye pouted and finally gave in, pulling on a blue turtleneck and some jeans, "Fine...but only because this is going to be the last Hogsmeade before it starts snowing," she said.

Hailey smiled and dragged Faye out of the common room before she could change her mind.

They made their way out to the carriages that were going to take them to Hogsmeade and quickly took one that had a couple of 3rd years in them. So far Faye hadn't seen Cedric and she felt relieved.

Hailey sensed her nervousness and patted her hand lightly. "No Cedric...you're gonna be fine," she said, trying to conceal her excitement. She couldn't believe that she had gotten Faye out of the castle.

Once the carriages arrived at Hogsmeade Hailey ushered Faye out of theirs and over to Honeyduke's before Faye could see Cedric getting out of the carriage next to theirs.

A few minutes after they were in the sweet shop, Hailey heard the door open and close and looked over to see Cedric by the entrance. "I'm gonna go pay for these," she said quickly, grabbing any random thing off the shelf and walking away.

Faye nodded and walked over to a corner of the shop where they sold all of the chocolate. She glanced up at the shelves and saw what she wanted on the top one, but she couldn't reach it.

"Let me help you with that," came a male voice from behind her and he reached up to get the chocolate.

Faye felt her heart begin to flutter as his body pressed against her back so he could get it, she knew who it was the moment she heard his voice.

She turned and took the package from him, averting her eyes. "Thanks," she mumbled, starting to walk away.

She walked over to the corner with all of the lollipops, hoping that he had just given up, but as soon as she was over there, he was next to her.

"Let's go take a walk," he said, placing a hand on her arm. She tried to say something but he was already directing her out of the shop. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hailey standing in the back and smiling at them.

"Don't worry about your stuff, Hailey's paying for it," Cedric told her as they exited the shop and started walking no where in particular.

"I had completely forgotten about it," she mumbled, still not looking at him. They were silent for a while. "Hey, where are you taking me?" she asked.

"You'll see," he said as they continued to walk somewhere. Faye frowned as they began to reach the end of the village.

"There's nowhere left to go," she said as they left the village.

"We're not going to the shrieking shack are we?" she asked, horrified as she could see it forming in the distance.

He didn't say anything but kept walking. After a while, a small cave came into view. "We're not going in there, are we?" she asked.

"I want to talk to you Faye, and this was the only place I could think of where people wouldn't be around," Cedric replied.

"Well I'm not going in there...so can we just like, stay out here?" she asked.

"Fine," he sighed, letting go of her arm.

Surprisingly, she stayed. "So...what do you want?" she asked after a while, pushing a strand of blond hair out of her face.

"I dunno, to talk to you, you seem so resistant to talk to me," Cedric said, starting to walk back towards town, Faye next to him.

"I'm sorry about last night," she said quietly. "I just couldn't believe Hailey would set me up like that."

"She wasn't doing it to hurt you, you know," Cedric told her. Faye opened her mouth to respond, but at that moment a bunch of Cedric's friends came up to him.

"What do you want?" he asked, sounding frustrated.

Faye sighed and took this moment to slip away from everyone, walking briskly until she reached The Three Broomsticks, spotting Hailey seated with Lissa.

"What the HELL was that!" she shouted at Hailey. "You promised...you promised!"

"Faye! Keep you voice down!" Hailey hissed, pulling her down into the seat next to her. Faye huffed and stuck her head in her hands, groaning.

"You know why I push him away!" she exclaimed, her voice muffled by her hands. "Why can't you just let it go?"

Hailey frowned and looked over at Lissa for help, who just shrugged, "Because I want you to be happy Faye," she said softly, placing her hand on Faye's back, her eyes darting over as she saw who entered the pub.

Cedric ran over to the table but Hailey put up a hand to stop him. "I don't wanna hurt him!" Faye exclaimed.

Cedric silently slipped into the booth next to Lissa and reached out, taking Faye's hand into his own.

She looked up, tears streaking her face. "How could you possibly hurt me?" he asked, his eyes searching hers. She let out another little sob and didn't answer.

Faye pressed her eyes together, a few tears leaking out of the corners, "Cedric if you care about me at all you'll please just let me have my space," she whispered, her heart breaking with every word.

He was silent for a moment before squeezing her hand tighter. "If that's what you want," he mumbled, standing up and leaving the table.

Faye stood up and walked quickly over to him, wrapping her arms tight around him as she hugged him, "Thank you for understanding," she whispered.

He smiled a little before leaving. Faye fell back into the booth and sighed. "Do you think I should have told him?" she asked Hailey and Lissa.

"I don't know Faye...it's your secret to tell, just take things day by day I guess," Hailey said, hugging her friend.