All About Loving You
Chapter 8: Teambuilding – day 1, night 1
"Okay, team. I got permission from McGonagall to have four days off from school." Oliver said, dragging 4 bags along, leaving them on the ground.
Harry, Fred and George jumped in the air. Alicia and Angelina and I were smiling like mad. No Potions this week.
"These four days will be full of training, teambuilding and tactic discussing." Oliver continued.
That happy feeling inside me died, suddenly. Teambuilding? Tactics? This was worse than the whole afternoon listening to Snape.
"Now, we won't be sleeping in one big tent. I've got 3 tents". I looked at Angelina with enthusiast. Put the two of us in one tent and you'll get a party. "You won't be sleeping with the person you know best." Oliver continued. "So I've put up a scheme." I glared at him.
"But we're uneven." Fred pointed out. "We have 7 players, 2 per tent…"
Oliver looked at Fred. "I know that too, Fred. That's why you're sleeping with Angelina and Harry."
Suddenly I knew what sort of evil plan he had put up.
"Alicia and George are sharing a tent."
I looked at him with screwed eyes. He had done this on purpose!
"And that means that I'll be sleeping with Katie."
Angelina giggled and Alicia hid her face behind her scarf. Those bloody girls! I had told them about what Oliver had said to me, a week ago. I have been avoiding him since then. And putting him in a tent alone with me… That was plenty of time to talk…
"So, your first task: put up your tent! Oh, Fred, Alicia and Harry have a bigger tent, so it'll be an honest competition. And no magic!"
Fred cursed loudly. Oliver yelled 'start' and we all started putting up our tents.
After fifteen minutes our tent was up. Harry, Angelina and Fred managed to put their tent up after ten minutes. Alicia and George were still bickering.
"Okay, so Fred, Angelina and Harry are the best team until now. You've won 5 points by putting up your tent first. Katie and I got 3 points. And our last team," he looked at Alicia and Fred with a smile on his face, "they got 1 point."
"And that's your bloody fault!" Alicia yelled at George. "If you had listened to me we would've won!"
"You're a bloody woman, Alicia! How on earth could you put up a tent?" He yelled back. "You barely know how to go to the toilet!"
Alicia nearly cursed him. Oliver smiled happily. "Well, this is our first night of the three we'll spend here. Tuck in early! I'll wake you at six!"
More sighing and mumbling. It only made Oliver happier. I quickly ducked into the tent and changed into my yellow pyjama as quickly as I could. I dived into my sleeping bag and pretended to sleep. Oliver came in and I snored loudly. "Katie, I know you're not sleeping."
I continued snoring.
"Oh well, fine by me. You keep on snoring. Do you mind if I put the light out?"
Light? Out? I sat up.
"Are you insane, man? We're near the Forest! What if some crazy animal attacks?"
Oliver smiled. "I knew you weren't sleeping. No one snores that loud."
I snorted. "You're an evil man, Oliver Wood. Why did you put us in the same tent?" I poked him in the chest.
He took off his shirt and I swallowed. "Oh, well. We haven't talked in a week. You can't ignore me when we share a tent." He took his pants off, so he only had his boxers on. I quickly looked the other way. "Oh, I don't have a pyjama. I always sleep like this. You don't mind do you?"
He had such an amazing body. "Well, yes I do!" I lied. "How would you feel if I slept in my underwear?"
"I wouldn't mind at all."
I should've known that that answer was coming.
I slapped him and lied back down. "You're a pervert". I turned around so he was facing my back. "Goodnight, Oliver." I said to him, quite unfriendly.
"But I'm not sleepy!" He said. He tickled me and I yelled.
"You know I don't like to be tickled!" I gasped. "I wouldn't go to sleep if I were you. I'm going to curse you!"
He stopped finally.
"And I'd like to sleep now!"
"Fine, Katie. But know you can't ignore me forever."
I got away from him as far as possible and got into a comfortable position.
The next morning was a living hell. Oliver had hid our breakfast and we had to work together to find it. I had to partner up with Harry (it wouldn't be honest if Oliver and I worked together on this one, he had hid everything). Harry and I found two big breads, cheese and jam after thirty minutes and some help of Hagrid.
When we got back to our tents, we were the first to arrive. Oliver beamed. "Excellent!" He said enthusiastically. "That's five points." He looked at what we had found. "And you'll get another 2 points for finding almost everything."
After another fifteen minutes, George and Alicia showed up, fighting again. They had found nothing.
Angelina and Fred showed up with two big cans of coffee and juice.
"That's three points for Angelina and Fred," Oliver said, adding the scores. "And one for Alicia and George."
Alicia slapped George hard.
We had a Quidditch match. I landed after Oliver blew on his whistle. I fell to the ground and closed my eyes. This was the worst practice we had ever had. Oliver had pushed our limits.
"Good work, everybody!" Oliver said happily. "Okay, I want you all to go to the tents. We'll relax for some minutes."
I sighed with relief. I walked quickly to the tent and pushed the flap aside. I got in and wanted to take a nap, when Oliver pulled my sleeping bag from me.
"No sleeping!" He said stern. "You'll have no energy when we get back outside."
I moaned. "Oliver, you really want me to hate you, don't you?" I pulled my sleeping back out of his hands.
"No, on the contrary actually." He said happily. He closed the tent behind him. I heard Angelina and George yelling at each other.
"Come on, Katie," Oliver said after five minutes of silence. "Why won't you talk to me?"
"Because I don't know what to say." I said honestly. I turned around so I faced him.
"Is it because of Cedric?"
The question I wanted to avoid… I knew deep down I loved Oliver more than Cedric, but I hadn't given Cedric a chance to prove his love for me… If he did love me.
Oliver came closer to me. I looked away, but he pulled me closer to him.
"I can wait, Katie." He said, hugging me. "I can wait for an eternity."
I snorted. "An eternity?" I looked up at him. He smiled and pushed my head back against his chest. "No, maybe not an eternity. But long enough to make up your mind."
"But what if I already made up my mind?" I said, looking back up. He released me and eyed me.
"Oh." He sat as far away from me as he could. "You've already made up your mind." He murmured. Suddenly, he left the tent.