A/N: ...I love Green Day. That's all!

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

-Green day. Song: Good Riddance (Time of your life)

Blue Roses.

Chapter twelve: I hope you had the time of your life...

2 years, 7 months later

"Come on, Skye, just get in!"

"But it's gonna be so cold!"

"Wuss!"

Skye looked into the body of water before her, which was shimmering in the moonlight. The only thing disturbing the water's silence was Cedric. Time had been good to Cedric; over the course of 2 ½ years, not only had his bad acne faded, revealing his handsome face, but he had filled into his once lanky body, growing muscles from his hour-a-day Quidditch practices. His smile had straightened with age, and overall he was developing into a really handsome young man. Meanwhile, Skye had done the opposite; she had grown taller and become much more awkward and lanky. After Brayden's death, her friendly and slightly chubby face had hollowed out, giving her a constant appearance of one who hadn't eaten enough. Though, after that miserable New Years, she began to suffer from night terrors (A/N: Not nightmares; night terrors are in a half-awake state where you usually scream and flail and such) alas had a lack of sleep. She would never forget that night, nor the following day when she had walked back into the house and the sallow looks on everyone's faces at the loss of a great family member and friend.

The funeral had been held at the school because that was where he had spent most of his time. At that point, Skye was beyond tears, at the funeral she merely stared blankly at the coffin, the letter clutched in her hand. When Cedric had pointed to the letter with a questioning look, Skye just shook her head, and Cedric had knew at that point not to ask. After the funeral, Skye began to metaphorically dig herself into a hole; she barely ate or slept, and classes passed by in a blur. She spoke to no one save Cedric, and she could never show him the letter. Both her and Cedric miraculously passed all their exams, and had completed their first year, to their joy. Summer had swept in, and for Skye that meant another chance to spend time with Cerian. Cerian had been a sort of therapy for her; after a relaxing Summer at the Diggory's, Skye had almost returned to her normal self. Though she had constant mood swings due to a diet change to a vegetarian and her night terrors, she still had her good days, as well. Second year passed in a flurry of quills and a candlelight vigil on New Years morning, and they were presented with third year. Third year brought whispers of the great Harry Potter coming into their reach, and Cedric was finally put onto the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, where he is their star seeker. Now we return to the present, where we find Skye and Cedric on another one of their night adventures on an unusually hot night of an unusually hot Summer.

Skye took in a deep breath and plunged into the water, feeling the cold envelop her. She brought her head to the surface, taking a deep breath in, and began to shiver.

"I told you it was cold, Ced!"

Cedric swam up to her, wrapping his arms around her tenderly.

"Well, I'll keep you warm."

Cedric kissed Skye tenderly, and when they seperated, she smiled at him. She would never forget the day Cedric had told her that he cared for her. It was on Valentine's Day of second year, and the common room was mostly empty save a few first years because everyone else was out enjoying Hogsmeade with their Valentines. Cedric and Skye were basking in the warm of the fire, when he closed his textbook and turned to her.

"Skye," he began. "It's Valentine's Day."

Skye smiled at him. "Yeah, Ced, it is."

"And I need some advice on this girl I like."

"Alright," Skye said, nodding.

"You see, there's this beautiful girl, she's a second year. She's the kindest, most caring person in the world, and a great friend. She always sticks up for her friends, and always gives such great advice. She is, in fact, so perfect, that I don't think I could stand not being with her. I can't think of this amazing way to impress her, and show her I really care. The problem is, she's sitting next to me right now, and all I can think of is stinking flowers and some chocolates," and with a flick of his wand, Cedric produced a box of chocolates and a bouquet of roses. They kissed, and have been dating ever since.

Cedric pulled Skye close, kissing her strongly. He took his hands and slid them around her waist, realizing how small it was.

"Skye, what was the last thing you ate?"

"A salad."

"When?"

Skye averted his concerned gaze, staring at the clear water. "Yesterday," she mumbled.

"Yesterday?" Cedric lifted Skye's chin, looking into her eyes with concern and devastation. "Come on, let's go. I'm going to make you a snack."

- - -

When they arrived back at the house, Cedric and Skye snuck in through the back door and tip-toed into the kitchen. Cedric pulled an apple out and began slicing it.

"Really, Cedric, I'm not hungry."

"Oh, come on, I'm just making you something small," Cedric whispered as he pulled peanut butter from the cupboard and began putting globs of it on the apples.

"You're just going to end up eating it all."

"Skye, will you stop. I'm doing this because I care about you and your health, which seems to not be very good at the moment. You know you're starving, you know you want this, this is your favorite. I don't care if I have to feed it to you, I want you to get healthy again."

Skye looked up at Cedric with awe. He cared about her so much. She looked down at her toes, frowning at the thought that he had inherited his kindness from his brother.

Cedric put the plate under Skye's nose. "Just have a little."

Skye took an apple slice and stared at it before shoving it in her mouth, chewing on it viciously.

"I told you so. Eat up; I have a surprise for you tomorrow."

- - -

"Shh...we're almost there."

Skye was being lead, blindfolded, by Cedric somewhere, and all she could feel was the grass beneath her bare feet. It was early evening, and Amos was working his night shift and Maya had been called into St. Mungo's for a 'special case', and the other healers had said she wouldn't be home for a few hours.

"Ready?"

"Ready now, as I have been for the past twenty minutes of us walking!"

Cedric pulled the blindfold off of Skye, and she let out a gasp. They were in a forest clearing, which had been mowed down and was surrounded by candles. Cedric flicked his wand and a soft song began to play. Cedric walked Skye into the middle of the clearing, took her hand in his own, and wrapped his other hand around her waist, as they began to slowly dance.

Give me your lips, and with one kiss, we begin...

You afraid of being alone?

Because I am...

I'm lost without you...

"Skye, I'm so lost, every moment apart from you. I want us to be together, forever. Promise me you'll never leave me."

"I promise, Cedric. I never could. Without you, my life would be nothing."

"I know exactly how you feel."

Skye smiled up at Cedric. "Thanks for doing this."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

The two of them kissed as they spun slowly, the moon rising and setting a mood for them. The next song began, a faster song. Skye stopped.

"Ced, I don't know how to dance!"

Cedric put one hand on each of Skye's hips, and began to move them side to side. "Just sway to the music," he said, moving closer to her. "Don't worry about how you look, just let the music take you."

Cedric's body pressed against Skye's, and their hips moved as one. "See, you've got it!" Cedric said, wrapping his arm around her back to pull her closer. Their hips grinded together to the beat, and both of them began to sweat as song after song passed, and the heat of the night began to overtake them.

A slower song came on, and Skye took a breath of relief for a bit of relaxation.

"This is so awesome, but tiring!" Skye said. "And this is a good song...what is it?"

And then it hit her.

The first line.

It hit her like a dagger to the heart.

Today, is gonna be the day that it's all coming back to you...

"Cedric?" Skye said softly, her face turning pale.

Right now, you should've somehow realized what you've gotta do...

Skye stopped, looking up at Cedric. "What's wrong?" he asked.

I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now...

"Don't you like this song?" Skye put her finger up to Cedric's lips, and he didn't say a word.

Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me,

And after all, you're my wonderwall...

Skye looked up at Cedric, her face deathly pale. Her lip quivered, and she ran off into the forest, her hair turning a lighter shade of brown and her cheeks hollowing as she ran, her white skirt billowing behind her. Cedric stared at her disappearing form with sadness and confusion on his face, pausing before running after her.

- - -

A/N: Well, yes, I did do a large time skip. I was getting sick of the previous chapters, they were so sad, I wanted some Skye and Cedric fluff right away! I hope you still love me, even with the time skip. I just wanted to go in a bit of a new direction. R & R! Oh, song credits. The first song I put on there was 'I'm lost without you' by blink-182, and the second was 'Wonderwall' by Oasis.