Disclaimer: the song is called 2+25 it belongs to Radiohead.
Chapter Thirty, Shattered dreams always haunt you.
Are you such a dreamer?
To put the world to rights?
I'll stay home forever
Where two & two always
makes up five
I'll lay down the tracks
Sandbag & hide
January has April's showers
And two & two always
makes up five
It's the devil's way now
There is no way out
You can scream & you
can shout
It is too late now
Because
You have not been
paying attention
I try to sing along
I get it all wrong
Ezeepeezeeeezeepeeezee
NOT
I swat em like flies but
Like flies the burgers
Keep coming back
NOT
Maybe not
"All hail to the thief"
"But I am not!"
"Don't question my authority
or put me in the dock"
Cozimnot!
Go & tell the king that
The sky is falling in
When it's not
Maybe not.
(ahh diddums.)
Vanessa stumbled into the castle with tears blinding her. She couldn't escape Aidens words, how ever hard she tried to step out of the last few minutes she couldn't.
The curvy blond ran up the marble steps sprinting towards a disused class room. Vanessa hurtled inside pain and anguish boiling in the pit of her voluptuous belly. She sank to the ground a grunting scream emitting her bewildered lips. A little snot ran from her nose and congealed tears were now dry on her pale face.
She tried desperately to catch her breath, wheezing, gurgling gasps were all she could muster. So Vanessa sat in a crumpled heap lost, afraid and completely broken.
After what seemed like days but was scarcely five minutes, the broken girl pulled herself up. She new exactly what she needed to do.
Still in tears Vanessa ran up to the Gryffindore girls dormitories. As she suspected Ginny, Faye and Kaiya were lying on Ginnys bed moping about Deon and Tylers departure.
The blond practically fell into the room fresh tears and anger exploding in her eyes. All Vanessa could say to the shocked girls was "Left..m..m...me!" She then fell into Fayes arms.
After a while the girls finally managed to get the story out of her. They didn't judge her when she told them how her and Aiden continued seeing each other even after they found out about the marriage. They didn't reprimand her when she spoke of how she new it was wrong but couldn't stop, they just listened and when she got to the brake up they hugged her and let her know how much of a pig he was.
Vanessa stayed with Ginny and Kaiya that night, she was to shocked to go back to her room alone. There were too many memories there, too many questions and too many un-loving arms.
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A mirage of colours paraded across the cinema. The reds, oranges, pinks, purples and greens played across Charlies face as an all-consuming explosion flashed across the fatigued screen.
Buffy was transfixed, but not by the alluring film she was watching. All she could think about was that Charlie was sitting right by her. Every so often their nervous knees would meet as one of them reached out for the popcorn.
Buffys breath hitched in her throat as their elbows touched. She felt like she was back in High School sitting with her long term crush. Charlie made her knees go weak, her mouth dry up, her eyes sparkle with mirth. He wasn't what Buffy would call a 'hottie' but there was something about him, maybe it was those enigmatic scars that devoured his body or maybe it was how Buffy felt some what familiar with him.
The lights in the cinema were suddenly reignited, Buffy blinked as the room came into pert focus. She collected her things and followed Charlie out the cinema. The couple delved out the front doors landing in the upbeat centre of 'Leicester Square'.
"So what did you think?" Charlie asked.
"I thought it was very...authentic," Buffy replied truthfully.
"Oh I see not a big fan of violence?"
"I wouldn't go far enough to say that," Buffy mumbled
"What?"
"Oh no I just said that I kinda like to keep my violence behind closed doors,"
"Ah those that cherish the domestic violence really win my heart," Charlie said laughing. The two walked in a comfortable silence for over a minute before Buffy spoke.
"So Charlie, it's only our second date, (first if you don't count the first time we met) but you've wined and dined me expertly, so what's next?"
"Well next I take you home like a gentleman and then we arrange another date."
"Lead the way," Buffy said gesturing with her left hand.
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Faye left the tower with relish, she didn't know why but she couldn't stand being around her best friends any more, for some reason they sickened her. The black haired junkie stepped down familiar passageways with ease until she found a familiar classroom.
Faye carefully opened the door, she looked around the intimidating boxes and sure enough Conroy was sitting in a moon lit clearing just loading up a syringe.
"Hay, you got any for me?" Faye said huskily.
"No," Conroy said without looking up.
"Uh what do you mean?"
"I mean I'm not giving you any more of this shit, your fucking over dosing man."
"What! I haven't even had any today!"
"Oh really well then how come there are fresh track marks on your wrist," when Conroy said this he got up and grabbed Fayes wrist proving his point.
"Fine I had two hits today so what?"
"So what? Are you mad! That's way too bloody much, Faye I'm sorry but I can't. I shouldn't have dragged you in in the first place."
"Merlin! Whose been spinning you this bollocks!"
"I had a fight with Aiden..." Faye was about to cut across him but Conroy raised his voice to a crescendo "But it aint just that, have you looked in the mirror lately? You look like a fucking ghost, fuck I saw you have five hits in one day last week, it's gotta stop."
"Like you can talk please...c'mon we're mates."
"No, I can't." Conroy said turning away from the taller student.
"Fine I'll get it on my fucking own and you can go fuck yourself!" Faye whipped out of the classroom almost running up to her bedroom.
When Faye reached her room she immediately headed for the bathroom, once inside she slammed the door and headed for the mirror.
Faye studied her reflection critically, she looked at her black fringe falling over what had once been sole full eyes but were now gaunt. She stared at her once full cheeks that were now sunken in and greying. She saw her lip ring as a piece of crappy metal strung through chapped lips instead of something that had when she got it done made her look tough and alluring. She opened her mouth and instead of seeing a sexy tongue stud she saw another urban piece of metal.
Faye felt tears stinging her eyes but she didn't let them fall. Her body was thin and not in a good way, her bones jutted out and her skin was grey. Faye pulled of her black top, studded belt and rar-rar skirt so she was just in white knickers and a blue bra, her whole body seemed fatigued and old, even her belly button ring looked stupid and false.
All the peircings covering her body seemed to cover up who she really was. Although they were small they acted as a disguise for her to hide behind, a daytime replacement for Heroin. Angrily Faye took out every peircing covering her body, she stepped out of all her clothes and tied back her hair, this was her and she repulsed herself. She loathed every inch of her skin, a single tear fell but was brushed away.
It was as-if Faye could finally see herself but she didn't like what she saw, so she slowly put her armour back on dressing herself for the battle outside.
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Buffy lead Charlie to her front door where they both halted knowing the magical evening had to come to a close.
"Well this is me then," Buffy said swinging her arms uncertainly.
"I guess it is," Charlie said.
"Well I had a really nice evening, thank you," Buffy said in a sexy throaty voice, she stepped towards him carefully.
"Same," Charlie lent his head forwards and soon the couple were lost in the passionate depths of each others mouths. Buffy moaned against him not wanting the kiss to end.
"So uh do you want to come in...I think my er family's out but..." Buffy said anxiously.
"I would love to," Charlie replied. Buffy slowly led him into the darkened house and up the tremendous stairs.
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Bank holiday Monday came, which for the students of Hogwarts was a Hogsmeade trip. Ginny, Vanessa and Kaiya were checking out the new vintage store half heartedly. The sun was blazing down heavily and the light air was filled with a sexy unbidden heat.
"Aiden is such an ass hole, I mean what a way to brake up with someone this is gross ," Ginny said to a still bruised Vanessa.
"I guess but..." Vanessa said as she thumbed a satin dress.
"Nu uh, no buts right Kaiya?" Ginny said turning towards her other friend. Kaiya was absentmindedly looking at a white wedding dress with a sequinned and lacy bodice and a full skirt that had been cut to just above knee length.
"Kay kay? OI KAIYA!" Ginny shouted to the skeletal looking teen.
"Hmm?" Kaiya said finally turning round.
"Kay kay are you okay?" Vanessa asked worriedly.
"Yeah fine, Do you think I should buy this?" Kaiya asked picking up the dress.
"Hon that's a wedding dress," Ginny said as if she was talking to a two year old.
"I know. I think i'm gonna buy it yeah I will," Kaiya said triumphantly and with that Kaiya pulled it of the rack leaving her friends fearing for her sanity.