Chapter 7 – They didn't think- no we didn't!
'I'm so fat…and ugly…and fat…and look at this!' I pinched some skin around my midriff looking at it in the mirror. 'Your fat if you can do this!' I sighed and stood up straight and walked out of my room grabbing a towel from my cupboard on the way.
I walked downstairs and turned to my left down a corridor. I took another left and found myself in another dining room but is was brighter and over looked our vast backyard.
I looked around and saw the guys sitting outside under one of the umbrellas; I clicked my broom into my hands and walked outside.
Oliver looked up expectantly "Can I ask you favour?" he said pleadingly while I saw Fred, George and Lee roll their eyes.
'Wonder what this is about?' I looked at him with an arched eyebrow "Go on…" I said cautiously.
"Can I invite the rest of the quiditch team around to watch you practise and possibly do some with you?" Oliver said bluntly.
'I ain't no teacher! You want me to teach them some of my moves! You have got to be kidding me!' I continued looking at him dumbstruck until he looked at me with puppy dog eyes and he pouted his lips slightly. 'Oh no! No! Don't do that! Don't, don't! God damn it!'
"Fine, they better be here in 5 minutes," I said plopping myself down next to Lee as he put an arm around my shoulder.
"Great!" Oliver said happily while standing up. Just than I heard the doorbell ring and Oliver smirked down at me as I glared at him.
'I'll let the maid get them,' I snapped myself a drink of ice water with a slice of lemon, I took a sip of it allowing the water to drip off the glass and down my arms. About a minute later I saw 3 girls standing nearby me. I looked closely and saw that the girl on the right was Katie.
I sighed out loud, putting the glass down on the table and stood up pulling my shoulders back and my nose in the air. I smirked down at Lee who rolled his eyes.
I walked over to the girls pompously. I walked around each one of them stopping to make eye contact and than walking around the next girl until I finally came to Katie, I looked over at Oliver "We seem to be missing a seeker, Mister Wood?" I said sternly.
"Well uh? Melody-" Oliver began before I cut in
"Please refrain from calling me that, you will refer to me when on the field 'Scarlet', please continue…" I said walking around the girls once more.
"Harry, uh? Harry Potter is our seeker, but I couldn't get a hold of him, something about a protection programme, and that is Alicia spinet, our left hand chaser" He said pointing to the a girl with dark brown hair and fair skin. 'Damn she's pretty, life is so unfair' I nodded at Oliver to continue.
"And that is Angelina Johnson, my right hand chaser…" I nodded taking in her delicate features, 'she is slightly taller than Alicia and has black hair and brown skin, and she also has large brown eyes, which give her an innocent look, she is so prettier than me too,'
"And of course Katie Bell, my 'girlfriend'-" I rolled my eyes at this and egged him to continue, "She plays centre chaser," Oliver finished.
I clicked my fingers and 3 brooms appeared in front of the girls. Who looked awestruck at the brooms, I smirked in Lee's direction and snatched my phoenix260 off of the table and mounted it.
I flew up into the air about 3 metres. "You will do exactly what I do in formation," I said as they mounted their brooms glaring at Oliver.
I waited for them to mount their brooms, I done a few warm ups, zooming up and than zigzagging down before pulling up before hitting the ground.
I eventually began getting more into it and done some tricks I'd learnt at High Flying. Like rolling off the broom and holding on with one hand riding the broom in a certain direction and than swinging back on.
After doing at least 20 different styles of dodging tactics, I clicked a quaffle out I stopped and passed it to a panting Alicia who caught it deftly.
I pointed at the hoops at the end of the field. Which was custom put in for me! I clicked in 2 more and passed them to Katie and Angelina, who looked surprised at me.
"I want you guys to try and get it through one of the hoops," I said smiling at them until I heard a laugh slip out of Alicia's lips.
"Something up Alicia? Too easy for you?" I said looking at her making eye contact.
"Oliver is the keeper and he doesn't have a broom! We'll be throwing the quaffles into unprotected hoops, which is pointless," She finished. I shook my head in disbelief.
"I need some practise with my keeping skills," I zoomed over to the hoops and hovered cautiously around them my eyes watching the quaffles closely. From the corner of my eye I saw Angelina throw the first one, which was quickly followed by Katie and Alicia throwing them,
I swatted Angelina's one towards her with the end of my broom, than leaning off my broom to catch Katie's one and swinging around to kick Alicia's one with my other foot as I threw Katie's quaffle back to her as I hung off my broom upside down on one leg.
"Wow!" Alicia said awestruck. "She's good," I let out a sigh and motioned for them to continue.
For about 30 minutes we continued doing the same thing.
"Wheeze, I need some air, are we done yet?" Alicia panted as I caught her quaffle hanging off my broom from my knees.
"Yeah, your almost as bad as Oliver," Katie said as I kicked her quaffle back at her as I hung on with one leg.
I quickly swung back up and threw Alicia her quaffle and held my hands up for them to stop.
"Okay, now 10 laps of freestyle and 5 laps of butterfly," I said pointing at the pool.
The girls looked at me horror struck. "We don't have any swimming clothes," Angelina said desperately
"And it's already getting dark," Katie began trying to come up with any good reason to not do it.
"We won't be able to see," Alicia finished exasperated.
I clicked my fingers and they had changed into red and yellow one piece. "Firstly, if you want a 2 piece just say so?" I said holding my thumb and forefinger together.
They all nodded a no; I looked at the togs and liked the designs. "Secondly I've got porch lights so we see and we had some pool lights installed as well," I said clicking my fingers and making the lights turn on in the pool
"And thirdly, I'll let you guys hang out in the hot tub after to relax your muscles," I finished while looking at the outfits they were wearing while feeling subconscious about myself.
Alicia was wearing a halter neck one piece, which had gold trimming around the edges. Accentuating her back and shoulders.
Angelina was wearing a cut away piece, which accentuated her figure; it had cut outs on both sides of the waist and had two straps keeping it up on the top.
Katie was wearing a tankini outfit; the whole ensemble had diagonal stripes. 'I wonder if they like them?'
"What do you guys think of the Togs? I designed them for Gryffindor," I said holding my chin, each of the girls pulled a thumbs-up at me before I ushered them to the pool.
They zoomed down and jumped into the pool, and began swimming straight off.
"I've got a timer so if you guys don't do the right amount of laps, I'm going to give you five more!" I yelled as I landed by the table by the guys, who looked ecstatic.
I rolled my eyes and took my shoes off putting them on the bench next to me, I shoved my socks in them and took off my trackies, I heard Lee intake a breath.
I than began pulling my t-shirt over my head and heard Fred and George whooping. As I took it off and put it by my trackies and shoes, I looked at myself twirling around a bit. 'I can't believe I don't own anymore one pieces, this 2 piece shows of my horrible curves,'
"What are you gawking at? Do I look that bad?" I said turning so my butt was in their direction and I looked over my shoulder at it.
"You look great, especially since you got rid of that one piece, it did nothing for your figure," Lee said pulling my arm and kissing me. I felt slightly uncomfortable and smiled at him pulling away.
I waved at them and walked around the pool, I dove in the water quickly helping my muscles to relax a little, I sighed mentally and resurfaced taking in a fresh intake of air. I quickly got into my cycle of training as I reached the end I mentally thought 'only 29 more laps of free style and 15 butterfly'
Oliver's Point of View
"Wow, I mean that photo didn't do her justice!" Fred said from across of me looking at Melody swimming as she quickly overlapped Alicia and Angelina.
"I can't believe she thought she looked bad, if anything exactly the opposite." Fred said looking at the water as her slender body flipped and she propelled from the wall.
"She needs to learn to love her body, it's hot as hell, ay Oliver?" Lee asked looking past my shoulder, probably at Melody
"Oh yeah, definitely" I replied deftly. 'Why am I looking at Melody? I should be looking at Katie, Katie? Katie Bell. My girlfriend. Even though Melody does look hot, she still is not my girlfriend. I don't care! I don't care at all, nope. Not one bit.'
"Hell, she is even good at quiditch she could put ol' Oliver here out of business," Fred said laughing as George and Lee followed suit.
I rolled my eyes at them "I'm sure I could get on any team I wish, if she just happens to be on it, I'm sure we could come up with an arrangement," I said looking at Fred to George to see if either of them disagreed.
"Did we just hit a nerve?" Fred asked turning to George.
"I think we did," George said smirking at his twin. I sighed mentally looking at the night sky 'God help me,'
"Miss Bell, Miss Bell! You have a phone call!" the maid called from the kitchen door. 'Wonder who it is? She said she could stay the night at my house today?'
Katie got out of the pool looking at Melody sceptically; I looked over and saw her standing at one end waving Katie to say it was ok
"Hello? Oh hi, you what! Oh mum, Mike said it – oh, well I'll be round in a tick, but can I still stay at- no! But you said!-GRRR!"
"Hey if you need a place to stay you can stay at my house?" Melody called after her timer clicked to the number 30. 'Wow she's a fast swimmer,'
Katie began talking quickly "Mum, my new friend Melody Pearce says I can stay here- Huh? She was on M.Q.S? -" She looked over to Melody who nodded and than yelled out to Alicia and Angelina to continue swimming. 'She's a good coach,'
"Okay mum- yeah, yeah, I know, I know and What! – MUM!" Katie squealed turning away from us; I was looking at Melody at the time as her timer clicked onto 3 ½ laps.
"Okay, I'm going, bye mum see you soon," Katie pressed a button on the phone? And passed it to me.
"Oliver my mum needs some help with my brother Mike so I'll be back in a second, k?" Katie said kissing me on the cheek.
"Yeah but remember you have still got 6 laps of freestyle and 5 laps of butterfly left," I said smartly to her, she punched me in the arm playfully and than kissed me on the lips quickly, she waved off to Melody and than apparated away.
"So Oliver? Aren't you the teeniest bit worried?" Fred began; I turned to look at him bewildered by his statement.
"Yeah Oliver. Don't you remember last night?" George said a smirk creeping up his lips.
'Last night? Last night, last night? OH ST LAST NIGHT!' I looked at the guys' horror written on my face.
"Katie can't know I kissed Melody, I mean 'we' kissed each other?" I heard a low grumble beside me and turned to Lee 'oh, hehe I forgot,' "Sorry bout that Lee, I was helping her get away from Flint," I said cautiously as he turned to me.
"That explains what Flint said in Diagon Alley," Lee said nodding his head in understanding.
"Hey! That's not fair that you get to go first you haven't even finished!" Alicia called from the water. I turned to look at her spluttering in the pool.
"I 'so' have! You can ask the guys and check the timer if you don't believe me. I'm done," Melody, yelled as her lean tanned body slinked over to the hot tub, my jaw slightly open as the water dribbled deliciously off of her. 'I can't think this, I HAVE a girlfriend!' I stood up and pulled out my wand pointing it at myself.
I felt two arms wrap around mine trying to pull me back down onto the bench as I squirmed on their grasp
MELODY'S POINT OF VIEW
I walked towards the hot tub before I saw Oliver holding a wand to himself 'Oh no! What's going on!' I stood still watching in apprehension as Lee, Fred and George pulled him back down. I let out my breath.
'Had I been holding my breath?' I continued walking and clicked my towel to me placing it on the rim of the hot tub, I slowly sunk in closing my eyes as the heat began consuming my body.
"Argh! That was hard!" "Who are you kidding? I can't even swim!" "Eh, she is definitely a tougher coach than Oliver," The 2 girls said, as they made soft splashes as they entered into the water.
I felt the water brush up to just above my chest, I sighed and smiled to myself 'This feels so great, and my muscles are killing me!'
"Hey Scarlet? Ah? Melody? Um are you still there?" Alicia's voice reiterated through my ears.
I slowly opened my eyes and smirked at the 2 girls who were laying their arms now lazily around the edge of the tub.
"Call me Melody. Scarlet is my flight name. On the ground I'm just plain ol' Mel'" I said happily as I sunk in lower so that my shoulders were under the water.
Alicia smiled towards me and sighed before sliding in lower and dipping her hair in the tub. Angelina looked apprehensive of me but soon warmed up to me as the bubbling water soothed us. She than turned to me and smiled.
"So, what's up with you and Lee? I mean, like where you that girl in that article a few years back?" Angelina asked excitedly.
'Jeez! Did he show everyone that picture?' I mentally slapped my forehead in shame before answering "Yeah, I'm the article girl," I said staring towards the guys, I saw Oliver flailing him arms around as he tried to pry the guys off of him. "While, me and him met each other in the 'High Flying' academy for quiditch training, and well, we just put everything on hold for a while after my work got kind of hectic," I said looking back towards the girls and clicking us a tray of iced tea as I held it to the girls who took it gratefully before I put it on the ground by the tub, picking myself up a drink as well.
"You went to 'High Flying'? Did you tell Oliver? I bet you he was jealous," Alicia said questioningly.
"Jealous? After seeing her play keeper, I bet he wants to change positions now," Angelina said laughing loudly as I followed into it with my giggles.
"Oh come on, I haven't even played him yet and anyway I don't master particularly in my keeping skills, I can do all of them, beater, chaser, seeker, ref, commentary, you name it about quiditch I could probably do it," I said shrugging my shoulders as I took a sip of my tea as I looked from the corner of my eyes at the guys as they began chatting animatedly.
"WHAT!" Alicia squealed, I jumped and my glass shattered in my grasp.
"YOU PLAY EVERYTHING!" Angelina almost screamed.
"Hey calm down," I said looking at the two girls who now looked sceptically at me. "I learnt a new play every year, I just never stick to the same one, I can't find a constant one I'm good at." I said quickly lodging my fingers back in my ears in case they screamed at me again as I squinted my eyes shut.
'No screaming? Maybe screaming?' I opened my eyes carefully looking between the two. 'No screaming.' I sighed and took out my fingers and clicked the shattered glass away and sighed aloud.
"Jeez, why is it a big deal, anyway?" I said blinking my eyes carefully before a small glass of butterbeer filled my grasp.
"Well we don't know anyone from there and well…" Alicia began than looked googly eyed at me as the 2 grasped my free hand between theirs and looked at me in awe.
"…We always wanted to meet someone from there," Angelina said awe fully.
I blinked a couple of times before taking my hand back carefully; I gulped the drink quickly and sighed as more warmth spread through me. I sighed as my muscles began to quickly un-knot.
"While Lee went there too, I met him there," I said soothingly looking towards the guys who were now running towards us.
"Really? I guess he studied commentary than?" Angelina said knowingly as Alicia nodded. I giggled at the memory.
"I hope he is better than last time I heard him-" I began
"Hey! I am sooo much better than at the academy," Lee said cheekily into my ear, I shuddered and passed some drinks around as I clicked the guys some swimming trunks.
"Hey! I'm back!" I turned my head and came nose to nose with Lee; he smiled cheekily as I stared in confusion as he kissed my lips tenderly.
I kissed him back before motioning for Katie to come and sit in the tub behind Lee's head.
"I'm so glad I didn't have to finish those laps, it was so hard," Katie began as she slid in opposite me, next to Oliver. She kissed him sweetly on the lips as I felt my eyes narrow onto them; I shook my head closing my eyes momentarily blinking away anything of what I had just done.
"Hey you didn't even have to finish those laps!" Angelina said loudly over Oliver and Katie's kissing.
"We had to do all 15!" Alicia said angrily. I smirked and grabbed another glass of butterbeer.
"Don't worry guys, I have another practise tomorrow morning at 5," I said smirking into my glass as I took a sip and the warmth spread to my cheeks, I leaned my head onto Lee's shoulder as the warmth began taking it's toll on me.
Lee took a shot of Fire whiskey and sighed blissfully. "Ah you and your classic taste," Lee said looking at me from the corner of his eye.
"Classics last forever, plus can't you handle a little liquid fun?" I said challenging him.
"I can handle it!" "Oh oh! Me too!" Fred and George exclaimed from both sides of me. I saw Alicia and Angelina squirm uncomfortably in their seats. I sighed and shook my head no as the guys booed me.
"Howz about no, I know cures for myself. Others? No. I wouldn't want to get any of you guys stomach pumped," I said leaning over the tub brim and grabbing an iced tea from the tray.
I felt before I heard it. Someone had slapped my butt. I blushed before whipping up and turning to look at everyone as the iced tea swished in my grasp.
"Who did it?" I said eyeing everyone carefully; I looked over at Lee who looked at me confusedly, as he shrugged his shoulders.
I looked around and shrugged my shoulders in defeat until I felt someone's foot nudge mine, the water was bubbling so I couldn't make out whose foot it was.
I looked up and saw George (on my right) motioning towards Fred (on my left); I looked over and saw him wrap an arm around Angelina while pointing towards Oliver behind her head.
I stood up and stretched my arms upwards while I stood up. While slowly leaning forward towards Oliver, I winked at Katie, from the corner of my eye, and she looked on apprehensively.
I leaned in closer to Oliver, closing in to his head while gliding my hands past his head.
As my lips neared his, my stereo began blasting in his ears. I leaned back giggling as he clutched his ears; I changed the song and started splashing around in the water.
"Oh-my-god! I love this song!" I squealed before jumping out of the tub and turning it up so I could dance to it.
I twirled around and began nodding my head to the music.
It's been 3 days.
You come around like here like you know me
Your stuff at my place
Next thing you know you'll be using my toothpaste
Step up, Sit down,
Get ready let me tell you who's the boss now
Stay here Get out
Every time I turn around you're in my face. The girls jumped out of the tub and came up to me singing into the pretend microphone as well, as we all screamed our lungs out the song. Bobbing our head to the beat.
Don't care where you think you been
And how you're getting over
/If you think you got me down
Just wait it gets much colder
I began skipping around the pool as the guys came out of the tubs towards us, I began singing it louder motioning for them to come and get me from the opposite side of the pool as the girls followed me.
Here I am,
Perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see,
Love Me For Me!
Stick around
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see,
Love Me For Me!
I saw Lee give a knowing looking towards the guys; I saw them separate into pairs.
Shut up! Come back!
No-I didn't really mean to say that
I'm mixed up, so what
Yeah you want me so you're messed up too
I love you! I hate you!
If you only knew what I've been through
My head is spinning but my heart is in the right place
Sometimes it has to have itself a little earthquake
I closed my eyes singing louder as I danced around the girls as we jammed to the beat, which was currently still blearing out of my stereo. I smiled to myself and held the mike between all 4 of us as we all sung loudly and badly.
Here I am,
Perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see,
Love Me For Me! I saw Alicia and Angelina get tackled from the corner of my eye. 'They can't put up a good fight,' I sighed and begun singing if anything louder.
Stick around
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see,
Love Me For Me! I saw Katie walk away from me and she walked up to Oliver who kissed her, I rolled my eyes before seeing Lee, I motioned for him to come to me, as I walked towards him sexily.
I came up to him looking him in the eyes, singing the words softly to him as he stared entranced at me. As we began our enactment of the lyrics I was about to sing
I've been waiting all my life
To finally find you! Just so I can push you away!
And when you're crawling over broken glass to get to me
That's when I'll let you stay.
Here I am,
Perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see,
Love Me For Me!
Stick around
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see,
Love Me For Me!
Just as I finished I closed my eyes until I was knocked into the pool.
I spluttered as the boys began laughing raucously at me. I grimaced before seeing the girls; I smiled at the boys as they stood their laughing totally unaware. I swam away as I saw the boys crashing into the water.
I slowed down and flipped over so I was lying with my face up, 'wow the sky looks beautiful tonight,' I twinkled my fingers in the water, dimming the pool lights, intensifying the stars in the night sky.
"Hey Mel?" I heard a voice call as loud splashes advanced towards me; I lay floating on the water, sighing as the darkness consumed me.
"Melody!" I heard even more splashing until someone's arm wrapped around my waist pulling me to shore, as I floated entranced by the twinkling stars. A quick shot of light whipped across the skies 'Hey! Cool a comet!'
"Melody! Are you ok? Sweetie? GET UP! DON'T DIE ON ME!" Lee called into my ear as he laid my head onto his shoulder. I jumped at the warning in my ear.
"I'm fine, I was just watching the stars," I said dreamily looking at them once more, I leaned up from Lee's shoulder and kissed him on the lips.
"I saw a shooting star…" I said dreamily pointing at the skies as everyone's head looked in the direction I was pointing in.
"Did you make a wish?" Katie said softly behind Lee somewhere.
"Oh yeah," I said remembering the thought, 'I wish that…me and Lee will be friends forever,' I squinted my eyes shut concentrating on my wish.
"What did you wish for?" George asked as I slowly opened my eyes. I lifted my head off Lee's shoulder and saw George sitting on the edge of the pool behind Lee, next to Alicia.
"If I told you it wouldn't come true," I said wadding away towards the middle of the pool. I heard them slowly get in and I held my breath diving into the depths of the water, I chanted a spell through my mind so I could breath under water for a while.
I swam around freely as the water and around my friend's feet as I passed them. I tugged on Fred's foot, I saw him stick his heads under water and look around for me before lifting his head back up.
I swam on around the pool taking in the coolness it gave until I felt someone grab my leg, I squealed which came out as bubbles in the water.
I broke the surface gasping for air, as I tried to break free. I soon came up with something. I pretended to splutter and squirmed frantically as laughter filled the air.
Until I just stopped, I floated on top of the water still though my heartbeat was racing quickly, I heard the laughter die away slowly.
"Dude I think you killed her?" Fred asked wadding over to us as the water rippled around my head.
"She's just playing around," Lee said swimming over to my side and flipping me over so I was face up.
I concentrated on softening my expression as I felt many eyes upon me.
"Melody? This isn't funny," Lee said wrapping one of my arms around his shoulder.
"Shit! Let's get her out of the water she's freezing cold," George said as he came over and touched my head, I felt them drag me over to the edge, I was laughing inside my head.
"Melody, Come on this really isn't funny!" Lee practically squealed, as I felt myself being pulled out of the water by two strong arms under my boobs.
"I know it's not funny, this is just a warning if you don't stop picking on me," I said with my eyes closed.
I felt the arms tighten around me and looked at Oliver from the corner of my eye, I arched an eyebrow as he blushed as I pulled myself out of his arms.
"Come on lighten up, they're only boobs," I said grabbing mine and giggling as he blushed if anything a deeper crimson.
"Talk about modest," I said as I walked back into my house, "I'm going to take a shower I'll be out soon so we can talk properly," I said as I entered the dining room.
I walked out of the room and quickly made my upstairs into my room and jumped in the shower.
I jumped in the shower and turned on the hot water, the steam filling the room. I heard the door click open but continued letting the water drizzle down me, I grabbed my shampoo and squeezed some in my fingertips and began scrubbing through my hair as I had my back turned to the jet of water. I felt a cold breeze come through and realized someone was in here.
"Did you miss me?" Lee asked, I rolled my eyes and continued shampooing my hair until I felt his hands slide up my waist as he started kissing my neck.
I turned around while tilting my head back letting the shampoo drizzle out of my hair as Lee began kissing my collar, I moaned in ecstasy.
"Don't you think everyone will wonder?" I said softly as he brought his lips to mine.
"Let them wonder" Lee said into my lips. I reached out behind him and grabbed my conditioner; I squirted some in my palm behind his head, as he pulled closer to him wrapping his arms around my waist.
I began running it through my hair and through Lee's. He tilted his head back as I dragged my fingers through his hair.
When he looked up at me I saw him searching for something, I smiled unsurely until I blinked as the conditioner began streaming down my hair.
I began gliding the soap over the both of us as we cleaned each other both of us still in our swimming clothes.
"God I missed doing this," Lee said as we both stepped out of the shower. I giggled at the memory, until I saw Lee leaning against the bathroom counter checking me out.
"I must say you got hotter that's for sure," he looked at me as if I were about to take off my clothes so I threw a towel at him and snapped myself dry and dressed in my Pj's.
I stepped out the bathroom all clean and fresh, Lee in tow. I looked over to my bed saw my friends sitting on the bed giggling.
'Had they been here the whole time? They didn't think that we- no we didn't!' They began laughing loudly George falling off the bed dragging Fred with him, I held my palms out and my pillows lifted off of my bed as I forced them to collide with each of their heads.
I stalked over to my mirror cabinet and took my brush off it and began brushing my hair as I made my way out onto the balcony. I turned to look at my friends who had momentarily stopped laughing until I had turned around again.
I opened the slide door letting the warm summer breeze into the room. I walked over and I leaned against the railing putting my brush onto the table in the corner of my balcony; I than transfigured the table into a deck chair and blanket and lay down on it.
I wrapped the blanket around me, staring into the night sky and soon fell into a deep sleep. Unbeknownst a pair of brown eyes had watched me as I fell into slumber.
