I woke up the next morning to the girls in my dorm squealing like a bunch of first years. "And did you see Oliver Wood last night?" Arabelle Harris squealed. "Gryffindor never looked so good."
"I know." Kristy Lewis said.
"Can you imagine what he looks like naked?" Vivi Andrews asked. The girls squealed again.
I sat up and rubbed my forehead. "Girls, would you please refrain from talking about how hot my brother is in front of me? It's really quite disturbing."
The girls looked embarrassed. "Sorry." they mumbled.
I got out of bed and gathered my things. "It's okay." I left them to go shower and get ready for the day.
"You look irritated." Cedric said when I walked in the common room. He kissed my cheek when no one was looking.
"I am." I grumbled. We headed out to the Great Hall.
"Why?"
"I woke up to the girls in my dorm talking about how Oliver looks naked." I sighed. "Not an image I want in my head."
Cedric twitched. "Me either."
"Sometimes I hate being Oliver's sister."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Oliver said behind me. He and Katie were coming down the stairs. He put his free arm around my shoulders.
"Hey. You try dealing with waking up to your roomies talking about how hot your sister is and wondering how she looks naked." I replied.
Oliver dropped his arm. "I would beat them senseless for even thinking of you like that. Nobody has sexual thoughts about my sister." Katie and I looked at Cedric who suddenly looked pale. "Right Ced?"
Cedric jumped. "Oh. Yeah."
Oliver looked at his friend. "You okay Ced? You look pale."
"I'm fine." he squeaked. He cleared his throat. "I'm fine. Just imagining what you'd do to those guys." Oliver seemed to not notice the frightened look Cedric had.
Katie and I looked at each other and cracked up laughing. Oliver shook his head. "Women."
"So, Ced." I started. The two of us were walking to our first class. "I take it from your reaction to Oliver's unknown threat; you've either a) thought about how hot I am or b) thought about me naked." I paused. "I just can't decide which. Care to enlighten me?"
Cedric pulled me into an empty classroom and closed the door. He pushed me against the wall and attacked my mouth. He pulled away, his breathing ragged. "For your information I have done both quite frequently."
I caught my breath. "Good to know." The warning bell went off. "Come on. We got to get to class."
He grabbed my arm. "Have you ever thought that way about me?"
I smiled and opened the door. "Wouldn't you like to know." I left him standing there.
"Hey!" I heard him yell. "That's not fair!"
"Wait, wait." Katie said. "He actually admitted having sexual thoughts about you?"
I nodded and skipped a rock across the lake. "Yeah. And then he asked me if I'd ever thought of him that way."
Katie squealed. "What'd you say?"
I sat next to her and leaned against our tree. "I said, 'Wouldn't you like to know' and ran off."
"You did not."
"I did." I laughed. "You should've seen his face when he got to Charms. It was priceless." I sighed then became serious. "Katie, can I ask you a personal question?"
She noticed my change in attitude. "Shoot."
"How far have you gone with my brother?"
My question caught her off guard. "Woah. Why?"
I shrugged. "Curious minds want to know."
"As strange as it is, you and Ced have actually gone a little farther than us. We've only ever snogged."
"No way."
"It's true. I don't know if he's trying to protect my virtue or his or what, but it's driving me crazy!" She chucked a rock into the middle of the lake. I could see why she made Chaser all those years ago.
"I'm sensing some hostility."
"I have needs too!" she shouted. "I'm sorry if I'm not content to just get off n my own just imagining my significant other."
I held my hands up. "Woah. Stop right there. We are now entering the land of too much information."
"Sorry." she blushed. "Why'd you really want to know?"
I sighed. "I didn't want you to judge me."
She was silent. "What'd you do?"
"Nothing!" I exclaimed. "We've only snogged. Though I think I may have marked him last night. Anyway!" I paused, trying to put together my words carefully. "I've loved him for five years. He's had a starring role in every fantasy I've ever had. I…um…I mean…"
"You want him to be your first." Katie finished for me. I nodded. "Why would I judge you? We're practically in the same boat."
We started laughing. "What are you bird laughing about now?" Oliver asked, appearing out of nowhere with Cedric. I couldn't help but blush when Cedric looked at me, thinking about what Katie and I had just talked about.
"Just girl stuff." Katie answered.
Cedric raised an eyebrow. "You've been doing that a lot lately."
I smirked at him. "Last time I checked, I was a girl. How bout you Katie?"
She felt her chest. "Yup. Still a girl."
Oliver rolled his eyes. "Let's go. It's time for dinner."
Later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, Cedric and I cuddled in one of the poofy chairs. I sat on his lap, my head on his shoulder. He had one hand on my stomach and the other was drawing circles on my upper thigh exposed by my black short shorts. "What's on your mind?" he asked.
"I have a question, but I'm afraid to ask it."
He pushed my yellow tee up a little so his hand touched my skin. "You can ask me anything."
"Promise not to laugh and be truthful."
"Promise."
"Okay." I took a deep breath. "Have you ever got off while thinking about me?"
He was quiet for a while. "Truthfully? About a million times."
I turned to face him, unintentionally straddling him. "Really?"
Cedric placed his hands on my hips. "Really."
"When?"
"Usually at night."
"I meant when'd you…wait…usually?" I asked, distracted from my original question.
He chuckled. "It's not my fault you have such an effect on me that I have to skip class every now and then to relieve myself."
"Hmm…cool. But when'd this start? Cause, dude, I had no clue."
"Neither did anyone else." He smiled. "Okay, so the first time I was actually at your house. I was staying over. This was about a year or so ago. Anyway, it was two or three in the morning and I was heading back to Oliver's room after using the restroom. I walked past your room and heard you say my name. I backtracked and was going to reply when I realized what you were doing. You were writhing on your bed and moaning my name. It set me off. I made a u-turn and went straight to the bathroom. And every time since, all I've thought about was you."
I swallowed. "Um wow." I realized that my hands were trembling slightly. "I'm going to go to bed."
I got off him and helped him up. He looked away while adjusting himself. "Sounds good. Goodnight Aly." He kissed me lightly on the lips before we went our separate ways.
