A/N: Yes, once again, I say thank you to my reviewers. I appreciate it so very much. The updates might be coming a little more spread out, because I'm starting school tomorrow.
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Dedication: To David, Angel, Jessica, Justin, Bernard and everyone else. I love you guys!
I waited cautiously to for her to say. She looked rather sad, so it wasn't hard to guess what it was. Finally, she opened her mouth. "It's a boy." She said in a rather hollow voice. I couldn't help feeling bad for her; she looked so sad. I could tell she wanted to be alone, so I left her alone. I went downstairs to do more of my never-ending pile of homework.
Monday morning, the teachers sprang yet another project on us. This one was okay. "Okay class, I have a project for you. You will be pairing with a sixth-year Ravenclaw student. This will help you learn new things and them refresh their memories. Ah, and here they are." Professor McGonnagall told the class. I waited with the rest of the class, trying to suppress a groan.
Professor McGonnagall called of partners. I tuned out until I heard, "Potter, Lily and Marriott, Tyler." I looked over at my partner. As loyal as I am to David, I couldn't help but admit that he was pretty cute. He had black hair that sort of hung in his face, and ice blue eyes. I gave him a small smile, and he smiled back. We went to a desk, and began to work.
When we left, I found out more about the project. Apparently the teachers were doing some experimenting. So we would attend Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, DADA, and Herbology. We would alternate schedules. This week, we were on our own schedule, next week we were on the Ravenclaws schedules.
At the end of the day, when Tess and I were, trudging back up to class, we told each other all about our partners. Tess's was a girl named McKenna, and I guess she was really cool. I could tell Tess liked her a lot. I told her about Tyler. She grinned at me. We got to the common room, and I once again got out my homework.
When dinnertime came, David came up to get me for Dinner. I grinned at him.
"What do you think of these new projects?" he asked me, and I shrugged.
"They're okay. My partner is Tyler Marriott. Yours?" I asked him.
David's face darkened slightly when I said Tyler's name, but he didn't say anything. "Nathan Woo." He said.
We made our way down to dinner. After we were done eating, there was Quiditch practice. I did a couple of hours of homework, and then I went to bed. It had been a long day.
The next two days were rather hectic. I couldn't wait to have class with Tyler. It felt so good to be around him, he was really funny. So when Thursday morning finally came, I was happy. David wasn't too happy though.
"You think he's cute?" David exclaimed, overhearing my conversation with Tess. We both looked at him.
"He's a-" he started to say, but he stopped himself with some effort. He shook his head, and just walked off without saying goodbye.
As Tess and I walked to Charms, I couldn't help feeling that David knew something about Tyler that he wasn't telling me…
School was flying by. My sessions with Lavender were only once a month now. Tyler and I got to be like really good friends. He was the first guy that I trusted after David. He just seemed so… everything. Just David didn't seem to like him at all. When we were studying in the library and Tyler came to join us, he would make some excuse to leave. It didn't matter; I liked Tyler a lot.
Before I knew it, it was Valentines Day. David and I had plans to spend the day together in Hogsmade. We were going to madam Puddifoots. As we walked out to Hogsmade, we chatted a bit. We got to Hogsmade and made our way towards Madam Puddifoots. We got coffees, and next thing I knew we were making out across the table.
That lasted quite a long time. Then we talked some more and walked through the shops. We stopped in the three broomsticks, where I spotted, Tyler.
"Hey Ty!" I said to him, and he came over to us and we chatted for a while. David stood there with a look of annoyance on his face, but he didn't say anything. When Tyler left, David and I sat down at a table.
"Is there anything between you and Tyler? I mean anything more then friends?" David asked me sharply, and I shook my head. I was surprised that David even thought that.
"I think there is. You guys are always hanging out. You like him don't you?" David said accusingly. I could feel hurt rising in my throat. How could he think that.
"David, there is nothing more then friends between me and Tyler." I told, him, to which he replied, "Bullshit."
This reply made the hurt come to a bursting point. "David, I promise-" I started to say, but he cut me off.
"There is something between Tyler, I know there is!" He shouted, and he got up and stalked out, leaving me in tears. I knew the whole bar was watching me, but I didn't care. I just sat there and cried for I don't know how long. Tyler came to sit next to me.
"I'm sorry about your fight with David." He said, sounding guilty. That's the way things are with Tyler. He thinks that everything is his fault.
"It's not your fault, David was being a jerk." I mumbled, still crying.
"C'mon, let's go. Let's go back to the castle." Tyler said, getting up. I followed him, and we left. I followed him, stumbling slightly, crying still. I was positive that David was going to tell me that it was over next time he saw me. Tyler was being really good, he kept making sure that I didn't walk into anything because my head was down.
Once we got back to the castle, he led me to the room of requirement. "I think that you might need some time in peace." He told me, giving me a friendly hug. I nodded, but I didn't want him to leave. It was so comforting to have Ty around. "Stay, please." I said, and he did.
After about an hour, I went up to the common room. Tess was there. I sat down next to her on the couch, aware that everyone was looking at me. "I heard about what happened between you and David." She told me quietly, and I nodded. Great; it was already around school.
"I know why David thought that you and Ty have something going on. Marissa told him so. Apparently she told him that the two of you hold hands or kiss or something." Tess told me, sounding sad for me.
I looked up at her. I couldn't believe that David believed her without even asking me first! He believed Marissa the slut over his own girlfriend! I knew that Marissa and Gabe had broken up and she liked David again, but I expected David to know that anything that came out of her mouth was bullshit. I got up to tell David what happened, but stopped. He was the one who was wrong, not me. I would wait for him to apologize.
I hoped that he would apologize that night, but I had no such luck. I decided that I would not accept his apology right away. He made me suffer, so it would be his turn. That is, if he ever does apologize.
It turned out I was going to have to wait more then I thought for him to apologize. He ignored me all Sunday, along with the rest of Saturday. I tried to pretend like I didn't care, but it was hard. Twice when I saw him, I started crying. I was very glad when classes started up again on Monday. I didn't have to be in the common room all the time then.
I couldn't wait to see Ty in Transfiguration. He was so understanding of the whole thing. He had quickly become my best guy friend. As he tried to teach me to transfigure a kitten, my mind was somewhere else. Finally, he looked at me seriously.
"I know that your fight with David is really on your mind right now, and I know that you could have hated me because the fight was my fault, but unless you want detention, I suggest you get working." He told me, trying to sound stern, but friendly at the same time.
I sighed; I knew he was right. Very grudgingly, I paid attention as Ty tried for the third time to explain the spell.
David ignored me all week, and I ignored him. I had never known David to be like this, never. The whole school had heard about it, and almost everyone had taken my side. Almost; I saw Marissa trying to pull David toward our dorm. He shook her off, but I couldn't help feeling as though my heart was broken… How could David do this to me?
On Thursday night, when I was coming to the dining hall, I noticed Marissa, Kelsey and Tess all in conversation. I jumped behind a statue near them, so I could hear what they were saying. Apparently Kelsey had made Marissa tell David what she did, and Tess was there to make sure she told the truth.
"So your telling me that there is nothing between Lily and Tyler?" David said, sounding horror-struck. I guess Marissa must have nodded, because I peeked around the corner. Tess and Kelsey both looked very angry with Marissa and David, and David looked absolutely horrified.
"I've got to fix things before it's to late! Tess, please don't tell her that Marissa managed to kiss me. I didn't kiss her back, I pushed her away, but Lily wouldn't like that at all." David said, starting to walk away.
The moment I heard David say Marissa kissed him, I started crying. I jumped out from behind the statue, and cried, "There's no need to tell Tess to keep quiet, I heard for myself. How could you David? How could you believe her and not even ask me? How could you kiss her?" I asked, the tears streaming.
David just stood there, looking dumbstruck. "Lily- that's not what- I-" he sputtered. He tried to step forward and hug me, but I ran towards Kelsey and Tess, who stood on both sides of me, like bodyguards. He tried stepping forward to talk to me, but Tess snapped, "Don't you think you've done enough damage for one night? Just get lost."
He did, slowly. It was obvious he would be able to talk to me tonight. He turned slowly and walking in the other direction, with his head down. I backed against the nearest wall, slid down it, and started to cry even harder. Marissa had gone, but Tess and Kelsey came and sat next to me. I cried for a long time, and they just let me. Finally, after twenty minutes, Tess jumped up, and helped Kelsey up (Kelsey is five months along, so she is really rather big). I pulled myself up unhappily.
Tess pulled me towards the room of requirement, and Kelsey followed. We went in there, and it was awesome. It was stalked with chocolate and French-fries and everything that was good for a broken heart. There were some beanbag chairs, and numerous other things. I plopped myself in a beanbag chair, and grabbed some chocolate.
"How did Marissa kiss David?" I asked glumly, and Tess scowled. Kelsey didn't do anything, so I was guessing she hadn't seen.
"Well, it was right before dinner. I was in the common room, and David was sitting on the couch. Marissa came over and sat next to him, and they kind of started talking. I stopped working to watch. Marissa sort of leaned in, and then she kissed him on the lips. It lasted a few seconds, then he pushed her off and yelled 'I have a girlfriend!' then he got up and stalked out, and Kelsey dragged Marissa after him and I followed and, well, you saw the rest." She said, and I started crying again.
"He didn't even push her off right away! He let her carryon for awhile, then he remembered me." I said, shaking with sobs.
We stayed there pretty late, it was well after curfew when we were making our way back to our dorms. We didn't get caught. It took us awhile to be sneaky, but we finally arrived back at the common room. I went through the portrait hole first, and David was in the common room.
Tess had scrambled in soon after me, and she saw him to. I had stopped in my tracks. Then, I shot off like a rocket towards my dorm, listening to David shout, "Lily, wait! We need to talk!" I didn't care how much he wanted to talk at the moment. I just wanted to be away from him.
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