The silence of the night and the cold breeze was quite a comfort for them even though the pair both was stuck in this madness.
As Emma and Tom reached the top of the Astronomy Tower they settled to lie down at the foor, both eyeing on the dark sky, side by side. "It's funny, you know." Tom began.
"What's funny?" Emma asked, still eyes glued at the night sky. "You and me, together, stuck in this crazy world." He chuckled.
Emma inclined her attention to the moon as she chuckled, "Yea'. Of all people, I got stuck with you." There was something in ger voice, which catched the blonde's attention.
Tom frowned with that and faced her, "What happened Em?" his face turned serious as he watched the brunette next to him.
"What do you mean Tom?" this time, Emma sat up and gazed her attention to the platinum blonde boy next to her.
"What happened between us?"
It was a risky question. They were now okay. They weren't awkward anymore, and now here he was, asking her this stupid question, making Emma disarrayed, again.
"What do you mean what happened?" The brunette blinked. She can't handle him asking this kind of question all of a sudden. It was in the past. How could he ask her? She was okay now, he had moved on too. They're happy now. Why bring up the past?
Tom sighed and sat up, grey eyes stared right across her brown chocolate orbs. He was about to say something then suddenly she cut in, her voice slowly cracking, "Shouldn't I be the one who'll be asking you that, Tom?"
"We were so young . . ." he began, "You left me and . . . "
"I just went for a few months Tom." her voice was bitter. Which made the blonde flinch for a little. Maybe it was a bad idea, opening this kind of topic. "Yeah you did, for school . . . in the US." He chuckled, "- then you dated this guy -"
"- god! You're bringing this up again, huh?" she said, venom in her voice as she force a smile. "You chose that prestigious school over me!" Tom said, coldly. "- at first I was okay with it Em! But when I heard the news that you've been dating this guy from your school I -" she didn't let him continue. The fact that he's blaming her for what had happened . . . she just couldn't stand it. How could he?
She stood up and stared at him, eyes full of anger and tears. "I started dating because I took your rejection to my offer as an end to what we had! You told me to remove you from my wants, Tom Felton! You started to freak out they day you knew I was going to enroll at Brown! You basically told me to forget you!" she shouted, tears running down from her eyes. "And when I came back, what did I see?" she mocked a laugh, "Tom Felton dating stunt coordinator Jade Olivia. Wow, what a welcoming news!"
Tom froze.
"I started moving on to someone else because you started dating someone else! How is that huh?!" he retorted. "And for the record Emma, I waited you to come back. But you didn't. After we filmed the fourth film, you left. Then went back to film the fifth one, but we became distant. You came back, however just a little too late."
"You did it on purpose just admit it!" she wiped her overflowing tears. "You started dating someone to make me see that you were happy without me. You wanted to make me see that I made the wrong choice, that I left and tried to move on!"
Tom frowned and his eyes became soft as he saw the tears from Emma's eyes, "You know that's not true." he stated as he stepped forward. Emma held out his hand infront of him telling him to stop.
"No. Don't come any closer, Tom."
Tom just stared at her. Memories came back in instant . . .
"Emma! Come here!" Tom cried as he watched the beautiful brunette twirl around. "That's not how you do it char. Damn you're so impulsive." he laughed.
Emma went near him and smiled, "Oh, so you, being an impressive and an expert dancer as you said, could teach me how huh?"
Tom smirked. She was really beautiful. A camera man, who just finished interviewing some other casts for some behind-the-scenes and bloopers went near the pair, "Look Tom." Emma laughed.
Tom gazed towards the camera and said, "Now Hermione will take my hand-" as he held out his hand for the brunette. Emma willingly took his and smiled.
"- and I will take my way to the dark side." She laughed, "Here you go . . . " and they danced playfully, infront of the camera.
That was the last time they had fun during the set. After they filmed the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Emma flew her way to US for Brown Univeristy and a few months later, went back for the fourth movie's premiere.
"Tom!"
Felton turned around and saw a giggling brunette running towards him. He didn't expected her to come to the premiere. She told the whole cast members that she can't make it due to the busy schedules at school, leaving Tom very frustrated and disappointed.
"Char! Oh my god, Emma! You made it!" He cried as he threw his arms at her, giving her a tight embrace. Emma laughed in his arms, "Surprise?" she squealed, as Tom kissed her cheek. "Very." he smiled.
Everything was fine. They weren't dating, they had no labels, they were just friends. But they were inlove, and they were young.
Then in 2007, Emma came back for the fifth movie. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Rumors spread wildly about her dating some guy in her school, making Tom heartbroken.
He wrote an original composition. While writing it, Emma was on his mind. He was hurt. Badly hurt.
TIME ISN'T HEALING went on Feltbeats.
He knew Emma's going to see it. He knew Emma's going to know the song about her. He knew Emma's going to know how much she hurt him.
Indeed, Emma saw it. Emma confided to Bonnie on how she was doing without Tom. Emma was definitely not okay. She wanted to go back, but it was too late.
Tom met their stunt director, Jade Gordon. They became friends and often spotted hanging around during breaks in the set. Before, it was him and Emma, now it was Jade and Tom.
And the moment Emma came back in 2008 for the fifth movie, Tom Felton was already dating their stunt director Jade Gordon. Thus, leaving Emma Watson's heart to shatter into pieces.
He opted to move on. He thought a relationship with Emma would end up nowhere. He was scared to do it or even to start it, even her. They were both contented with no labels, not knowing it was making their lives complicated.
"It's too late now." she said abruptly, as she wiped her tears from her face furiously. Tom gazed towards the brunette, "Why are we so complicated?" he forced a chuckle. "Even before this happened? Even when we were young. We were so close, Em." he smiled. Emma forced smile even though her heart was aching, remembering.
"Look! Remember these?" Tom cried as he made his way towards the props they used a year ago during their filming of the second movie, the Chamber of Secrets.
Now, they're filming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They were having a break in the set and Tom, Emma, Dan and Rupert were running around the studio.
"Mandrakes!" Rupert laughed as he saw the Mandrake prop being held up by Tom. "Funny seeing them unalive, unlike in the movie whereas they'll be screaming like nuts." Dan chuckled. Emma nodded in agreement, "Yeah, like real babies."
Tom arched a brow as he stared at her, "Babies huh?" he smirked making Emma's cheeks to flush pink. "Yea' what's wrong with babies?" she asked, uncomfortably.
"Uhm . . . they're loud?" Dan suggested, "- and annoying." said Rupert. "Oh don't be Rups. It's not like you're not annoying and loud." teased Tom, Rupert rolled his eyes at him, "well, I am like a baby sometimes, I can't help it that I'm cute."
The three laughed at the redhead, who was smiling smugly. Tom threw the Mandrake at his face as he laughed louder, "Oi! Felton!" the ginger cried.
Tom laughed some more as he heard Dan screamed, "Run!" Tom ran towards a laughing Emma and took her hand, running away from Rupert.
Tom and Emma hid in a small cabinet as they saw Rupert running after Dan. Both were trying to catch their breaths as they forced themselves not to laugh at their sight. Dan was under Rupert, both boys laughing as Rupert playfully strangled Dan.
"You're an idiot Tom." giggled Emma. Tom gazed his direction at the brunette next to him, the cabinet wasn't able to fit the two, so they were literally squeezing themselves inside, "You know what Em, I didn't yet forgave you for slapping me hard across the face the other day." he smirked.
Emma's cheeks flushed red as she remembered the incident. "Well, it's not my fault. You basically told me to slap you, you know." she said. "Yea' what I mean is movie slap me, not really slap me." he retorted.
"I said I was sorry." she said sheepishly. "Forgive me?" she smiled sweetly. Tom looked down at her and can't help but smiled at her childish antics. Emma faced him and rolled her eyes, damn, Tom Felton was growing tall unlike before.
"I may consider forgiving you, you know." he said softly, "Oh? And how?" she smiled fondly, "Kiss me here." he said as he pointed his cheek where she slapped a day ago, "and all will be forgiven." he smirked.
Emma's cheeks was painted playful pink tints and she placed a quick kiss on Tom's cheek. "You're insuperable, Tom Felton." she whispered.
"I know." he said as he made his fingers towards her chin, he tilted it up as her lips met his.
"We should go back to our dorms. We may have a long day tomorrow."
Tom snapped out of his thoughts and gazed towards Emma. "Right."
"Look Em," the brunette gazed towards the blonde boy behind her as they made their way to the Fat Lady's portrait. "What is it Tom?" she asked softly.
"About earlier . . . I . . ." he sighed, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought the topic, I -" Emma cut him off, "It's okay, Tom. I'm sorry too. We didn't had that closure for years, and I think it was probably for the best that we said stuffs we haven't said to each other before." She sighed, "besides, even though we said those things, nothing will still change."
Tom just felt flustered but nodded anyways. "Yea', What happened, happened." he said as he stared at her carefully, "Well, I'll see you in the morning." she said, breaking away the akward tension.
"Right. Uhm . . . Goodnight Em."
"Goodnight Tom."