"Love Everlasting"
Chapter 2:
"The Triwizard Tournament"
Cedric stared at Ginny for a while, not believing the words he just said when she wasn't awake to know how he felt about her. Soon Madame Promfey came rushing in, giving Cedric a plate of fruit from the great hall.
"Thank you,"Cedric said, his eyes still upon Ginny.
"No problem. . . How is she doing?"she said glancing at the unconscious 3rd year.
"She is getting worse, are you sure there isn't anything we can use to help her? An antidote? Potion? Anything?" Cedric said, as worried as ever. But Cedric couldn't help but think. . .
'What if Ginny doesn't feel the way I feel about her. . .I would die. I would do anything to be with her, I want to always be there to protect her, or comfort her. I love her but she doesn't know that.' Cedric thought almost going to cry, but he didn't. He knew he had to keep his cool.
"NO! We don't Mr. Diggory, so if you don't mind you will proceed to the Hufflepuff common room at this time, while the others finish eating." She said and pushed him out of the room.
Later that night, Ginny was still in the Hospital Wing when Cedric fell asleep on one of the common room couches.
"Mr. Diggory, will it be to join me as one of my followers, or her to die? Either way, one of you dies."A dark, cold voice said.
"NEITHER! I will never let you put a hand on her, not on your life. And as for me being a 'follower,' not going to happen!"Cedric bellowed in his loudest voice against the one known as Lord Voldemort.
"Cedric don't go as a follower! It is a trap, you will be killed!"A familiar loving voice said to Cedric.
"Silence Ginny!"He said to her, yelling, he did notice the tears in Ginny's eyes.
And Cedric woke from ths horrible dream, running down to the Hospital Wing, where Madame Promfey had already gone to bed.
"Ginny, thank god, you are still here," He said, running toward her bed.
"Cedrc, Harry was in here earlier,"Ginny said quietly.
"What? What id he say?"Cedric said calmly.
"You wouldn't believe it but he said he loved me,"Ginny said staring at Cedric."But I said, I am all ready in love."She said wrapping her arms around Cedric's back and placing her head on his chest. Cedric did not move or budge.
"I don't believe you."He said finally, still not moving.
"That he said that to me? Cedric what is wrong?"Ginny said moving closer to him.
"No I know he must have said that, the prat has loved you since his second year. It is the fact I don't know if you love him or not. He is The Boy Who Lived, Who wouldn't love that?"He said almost starting to yell, but he stayed quiet.
"I wouldn't love him, he is only a friend, Cedric, I don't do that kind of stuff,"Ginny said weakly."I don't love him, I love you." She said, digging her head into his chest, and closing her eyes, with tears that wouldn't stop falling. Finally, Cedric placed his arms around her back, and held tight. Know Cedric knew she wasn't lying. He could tell by the way she was positioned, her head buried in his chest, the wet tears soaking onto Cedric's Sweat shirt. An Ginny could tell he loved her more than anything in the world, by the passion he sent back, and soon, Ginny took her head off, and placed her forehead on Cedric's, her head looking down. Cedric's forehead was warm and soft, and his hair was brushing against her forehead, and for a while they stayed like this, until Ginny said,
"Cedric, do you really love me?" She said quietly still locked in the embrace.
"More than anything Ginny. I will until I die, after that I will want you even more, and I will find you, I will."Cedric said again with that dreamy tone that Ginny couldn't resist.
"Then I want you to have this." Ginny said, pulling a gold locket that said Ginny on it, and on the inside it read:
'If I had one wish, it would to be in the arms of who I love, You should know who it is.
he would hold me forever, never drop me, Never forget me, he would always protect me, try to kiss me. all i would do is lay in his arms, warm and protected.'
Cedric read it, and placed around his neck, and let go of Ginny.
"Cedric, what is wrong?" Ginny said, a look of concern in her eyes.
"Look Ginny I half to go. . . bye.." Cedric said and left Ginny standing on the cold stone floor.
"What is with me, I just ditched her completely. . .But I had to get out of there. I don't know why but I feel kinda afraid, but why?" He said to himself, soaking in the bad feeling that he knew someone or someone as going to hurt-or murdered. But who? Ginny? Or Himself?
That night Cedric stared into the red hot fire, thinking.
'Should I end this with Ginny? Am I endangering her life? But how? I have to do this, or something will go wrong, I know it. I love Ginny, but this is for her safety.
The Next Morning Cedric went down to breakfast, sitting down at the Hufflepuff table, when Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"Attention. . . ATTENTION! I have a very important speech to give you all. A Tournament, More specifically The Triwizard Tournament. A tournament where people of the age 17 or older may enter there names and house into the Goblet Of Fire. I will assure you, if any under age wizards attempt to put their names in the goblet, Very serious consequences will occur." Dumbledore said loudly.
What Dumbledore had said, caught Cedric's ears, And he immediately decided to enter his name.