Chapter 21
"Chris wait up!" Cedric said.
Ever since the second task, Christine had treated him to the cold shoulder treatment. It was jealousy.
"What is wrong with you!" he asked after catching up with her.
"Oh I don't know, the fact that I wasn't drowning in the lake with ze Grinzelows, the fact that I was not the bitch who will be the one you will sorely miss,"
He sighed and muttered, "Here we go again…"
"Cho Chang isn't even pretty. She's this ugly pig who has this fake Scottish accent-"
"-She was born there"
"And she always gives me that look like as if you are her property and that I should back off and… and… AND I WONT GIVE YOU ANOTHER SPEECH,"
"So can I give you this?" he said, kissing her.
BORDER. Haha(:
"Sooooooooooooo, youuuuuuuuuuuuuu guuuuys arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre backkkkkkkkkkk tooooogetherrrrrrrrrr agaaaaaaaaaaaaain?" three people chorused.
"Sorry, didn't catch that?" Christine asked, faking a rather nasty imitation.
"You two made up huh?" Lynette asked.
"Uh huh, don't try prodding. Coz it ain't gonna work,"
"Hey whats that in your hair?" Jermaine asked.
"Its this clip thing he gave me a long time ago. Its that thing where a boy gives a girl a present when they first meet, well, we didn't exactly first meet, but still, yes. He expects her to keep it for life and wear it. I'm only doing it to appease him. It's a stupid colour,"
"Pink?"
"OOH! Give us all the dirty details."
"Dirty details? What dirty details? There weren't any dirty details."
"Are you sure?" Jermaine asked, throwing her a packet of chips.
"You bet," She said, flushing a little, catching the packet which exploded on her.
"I don't think so…." Kimberly asked, in a sing-song voice.
"Well there aren't any, so don't try!"
"Fine. We give up." Jermaine said, heaving a fake sigh.
"Good…"Christine said, ducking three cushions.
YET ANOTHER BORDER I GUESS.
"… So, Ceddy, we have a deal."
Ceddy? Eww… Christine thought. Hang on, that voice sounded so familiar.
Christine took a peek round the corner, but all she saw was a shadow which was partially dissolved into the background. Strange… where was Cedric?
Suddenly Christine felt a sharp tap coming from behind her. She screamed, flung herself around and whacked her attacker hard on the head with her left hand, wand in the other, poised to hex, curse, defend.
"Stop!" a gruff voice said.
"Cedric?" Christine asked, apprehensively.
"Yes its me, you dolt. Why whack so hard?"
"Sorry. It's kind of satisfying though, I thought you were some ass or something worse…"
"Like?"
"Professor Snape, or a pervert," she said, shrugging and stowing her wand back into her robes.
"Well its Ced, not Snape," he said, joining in.
"Yeah, its Ceddy," she said, remembering that frilly name.
"Where did you hear that name from?" a twinge of anxiousness came from the boy.
"Heard this person say it to you just now, when I was coming," she replied, somewhat casually. "What have you been doing, snogging someone behind my back ?" she asked jokingly. She knew that Cedric wouldn't dare. Or risk another dose of silent treatment. A much heavier dose in fact, inclusive of both verbal and physical abuse.
"No! Of course not.. I mean.. I've got you.. You know… Wouldn't thieve around… Uh huh…" he stammered.
"Gosh, I was just kidding."
"Oh. I knew that."
"Like real."
"You've said it."
Before an immature bicker could start, Christine decided to change the topic. "So, what did you call me out for today?"
"This." Cedric said, smiling. He opened his bag and took out an apple.
"An apple?" Christine asked, accepting the gift, feeling considerably confused.
"Uh-huh. You were so upset when I … err... Ate yours. So I got another one for you,"
"Thanks Cedric. That was really nice of you but I kinda forgot the entire episode already," Christine said, throwing the entirely normal apple in the air.
YAWN. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF CORNY BORDERS.
Christine was walking with Jermaine to the place where the Third Task was held.
"Hurry up!" Jermaine snapped, "Everybody is already there but us!"
"Hey," came a disheveled voice.
Christine looked up. It was Roger.
"H-" she said, only to be cut off my Roger.
"Look, I don't know if you have noticed this before but I'm really in love with you. I cant stop thinking about you. Help me end this agony, please!" he said, grabbing both her hands.
She looked at him as if he was this thing from outer space.
"I err… I'm with Cedric…"
He frowned and threw his hands up in despair, "He's cheating on you!"
"Look, I-"
"Where do you think he was when you were at the library waiting for him. You were studying with me ! And where was he? Where was he when you needed to confide in him? Where was he when both of you made plans to meet after lunch and dinner?"
"He was… At quidditch practice?" she replied absent-mindedly, "Look, I know-"
"No you don't know! I saw him talking to Cho Chang a few days ago. She was all over him -"
"What! Are you saying that Cedric was making out with Cho Chang!" Jermaine said loudly.
All the reply Christine needed was that nod from him…
CREDITS GO TO BUBBLEGUMM! FOR BETA-ING AND HELPING ME WITH THIS CHAPTER. i know that things seem really confusing now. please feel free to clarify your doubts with me ((: and the thing about this confusing chapter is that everything will be unraveled in the next few chapters. so basically, all your doubts will be answered (: but any how, shoot away...