Chapter 7-Another Wood
A/N: Okay so chapter six was a little weird but so what? I happen to love Teddy Lupin. I would like to dedicate this chapter to those of you who have stuck with Alli and her shenanigans. If you would like to see more of a certain character let me know via email or review! I will take your choice into consideration. Well, here's Chapter 7! Enjoy!!
The next two months were somewhat awkward. Cam and Norah were not sitting together, due to the fact that Kiley and I were not sitting together. I was sitting with Norah, Shannon, Tyler Jennings, and Jaden. Cameron and Kiley were sitting with the boys from their dormitory. I can tell that Cam and Norah want to sit together now that their relationship is out in the open.
"Just talk to him Alli" Norah says, I notice she's not wearing her hair blue anymore. It's blonde, and wavy/curly.
"Forget it, we're just not okay right now" I say, leaving the Great Hall and walking towards the library. On a Saturday. God, where has my life gone? And just as I was contemplating forgiveness, a body fell against mine. "Ow.." I groaned, I felt my air supply being cut off. Then I saw a flash of familiar chocolate brown.
"Holy shenanigans! Er...nice knickers" said a male scottish voice.
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" I screamed, trying to push him off. MY KNICKERS were showing!! I just had to wear the ones with little golden snitches all over them. Man, this bloke was heavy.
"I'm sorry" he says, getting up off of me, so that I could yank my skirt down. He holds out his hand to me and I see him for the first time. Oh merlin..another Wood. I look at it for a moment before sighing and letting him help me up. I brushed the dust from my skirt and looked at him. I recognized him immediately as Sean. He was in his seventh year here. He was a bit burly but fit looking.
"Yeah" I say, pulling my hand out of his and turning away.
"Wait, so that's it? No, thanks for helping me up Sean?" he says, easily keeping my pace.
"Well, I don't think you deserve it after nearly crushing me" I say, trying to lose him. But, alas his legs were longer than mine so he took bigger strides. Fuck.
"I'm sorry, I almost killed you and that I saw your knickers. Although, if you don't mind me saying, they were really cute. Like you" he says, stopping me in the empty corridor.
"Okay, I know where this is going. I'm sorry but no. I will not go out with you" I say, stopping in front of him.
"You didn't even let me ask you. How'd you know?" he says, turning slightly pink.
"First, for a week in September, I dated your brother Cole. Second, on the second week in September, I went to the dance with your brother Billy, so as not to hurt his feelings. Thirdly, I just don't think I'm ready to date anyone. That includes you. I could never date you" I say, perhaps a little harshly. But, I don't care I'm tired of all of this crap.
"Okay, so my brothers weren't the ones. That doesn't mean you can't have like a cup of tea with me or something at Hogsmeade this weekend" he says, not the least bit put off by my huffiness.
"You won't give up until I say yes, will you?" I say, crossing my arms.
"That's the spirit, I'll meet you at the entrance tomorrow" he says, leaving.
"But I didn't say yes!" I yell, he just raises his hand, and waves off my protest. So that's it then? I really am going to have to go. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Why can't they all just leave me alone? Well, maybe Scorpius will find out a seventh asked me out and have him "Taken care of" as he says. Sometimes I think he's watched too many Muggle Mafia movies.
When I finally did make it to the library, I decided to hide out there, so I wouldn't run into anyone when, wouldn't you know it, Cole found me. God, it's a really awkward silence as, we haven't spoken since the incident, except when he tried to apologize. Once.
"Hey Allisha. Can you just listen to me for a minute. Please don't leave" Cole says, sitting next to me, so I am forced to face him. Bugger. I am completely silent so he continues, nervously. "I was just going to the pitch to see if you wanted me to walk with you and, then I saw Weasley kiss you. It made me so angry, I didn't know what I was doing. I'm sorry I was such a jerk. Can you ever forgive me?" he says, in the kindest most, pleading voice. So, how could I not forgive him?
"Alright, I forgive you" I say to him.
"Can we start all over? Maybe grab a Butterbeer this weekend in Hogsmeade" he asked. That totally screwed it up for him.
"No, I'm sorry Cole but, I don't want to date you anymore and, I have plans that day" I say to him, walking out of the library.
Geez, the only way this could be made worse is if I ran into Billy. Thankfully, he wasn't in the hall so, as I finally reached the Charms corridor, a hand grabbed my arm and pulled me into one of the old unused rooms. I nearly screamed but, as I looked up, I caught a glimpse of black and brown hair. Billy. "Billy! what in Voldy's moldy arse are you doing? You gave me a terrible fright!" I gasped, punching him in the chest. He just laughed and let go of my arm.
"Sorry Alli but, you've pretty much been hard to get to these past two months. You know, you haven't spoken to me since we shared that kiss on the second week of school" he says, becoming serious now.
"Oh...heheh..I've been terribly busy, it's O.W.L. year, you know. I'm sorry" I say to him, in an attempt to stray from the subject of that kiss.
"Oh well, so have you thought about it?" he says, as we walk out of the classroom together. I decided to play dumb, so I took my sweet time before answering.
"Thought about what?" I asked, innocently. Merlin, I can't believe he still hasn't given up, especially after I avoided him for two months.
"About being my girlfriend" he says, looking a little frustrated. What does he have to be frustrated about? I'm the one being stalked by him and his brothers.
"You still haven't given up on that?" I say, forgetting my charade.
"So, it's a no?" he asked, looking dejected now. Okay, here goes. Time to say no to him. Besides, I don't want to date him.
"I'm sorry Billy. I like you but, only as a friend.." I say, looking very sorry.
"It's alright, Beautiful. Having you as a friend is better than not having you at all" he says, taking my hand and then pulling me into a warm and friendly hug.
"Thanks Billy" I say, in a muffled voice as, my face is smushed against his hard Quidditch player's chest. I try to pry myself out of his death grip and he finally let's go, realizing that I couldn't breathe.
"Sorry Alli, you're just so tiny, and beautiful" he says, walking off, laughing a little.
"Cheeky bastard!" I called out. He just laughed and continued walking. Well, that solves my Billy and Cole problem. Now it's just Sean that's left. He'll be harder though. Fuck. I've still got that "date" tomorrow. Arghhhhh!! Finally I ran into my so-called friends Cam and Norah, they looked comfortable and untroubled. Much like I wish my life was. I told them about my "Wood" problem and they just laughed and told me to go for it. Some friends they are. Merlin's arse, I really want to talk to Kiley now but, we haven't spoken for two months.
I won't be the first to apologize because, it's his fault we've stopped speaking in the first place. I'm just sulking in the common room now, when Jaden comes bounding up to me. Really, how I never even suspected he was a poof, I'll never know. "Now what has got you so down in the doldrums Lovey?" he asks, sitting next to me.
"I've got a date with Sean Wood, tomorrow.."I mutter.
"Oh, another Wood asked you out? Blimey, you must be doing something right" he says, smiling at me.
I kind of get the sense that the youngest of Professor Wood's sons are after me. But why? I mean, I went to a Ball with Billy, Cole is my ex-boyfriend, and Sean basically crushed me in the corridor which led to him seeing my knickers. Gee..What more can a slightly mad and very awkward fifteen year old by the surname Malfoy, want?
"Are you crazy Jaden? I'm miserable. Boys won't leave me alone, I can hardly stand to be around the couple of Norah and Cam and I haven't spoken to Kiley for two months..." I sniff. Oh no..here come the waterworks.
"Don't cry darling, it's okay. You're just a bit popular is all, especially to the younger of the male Woods. It'll be okay" Jaden says, hugging me as the tears stream down my face. I couldn't hold it in any longer. I missed Kiley, I can hardly stand to be around my other two bestfriends and now boys won't leave me alone. I'm sick of dating already! Jaden held me and comforted me for a long time. When I could finally speak, I lifted my head from his shoulder.
"I'm s-sorry Ja-Jaden...I-I don't know what's come over me" I sniffed, wiping my eyes, with the sleeve of my Bulgaria Quidditch sweater.
"It's alright Alli darling. It's been a rough two months. You go ahead and cry it all out" he says, hugging me to his chest.
"Why are you so understanding?" I mumbled, as we cuddled up on the couch. Nothing like a gay boyfriend to make you feel better. Well, I think I should stay single for awhile. Jaden can be my beau. He won't mind as, he's still in the closet and we are bestfriends now.
"We gay boys are the understanding and accepting ones. If we weren't, then you girls would have no one to turn to" he says, smiling against my forehead. He reminds me so much of Kiley. Except for the being a poof part. But, this is how it used to be between Kiley and me. Now it just sucks. At least I have Jaden now.
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The next day, I found myself in a black plaid miniskirt and black button down top. My unruly hair was up and pinned into a punky bun, and my face had been made up. I was wearing new ankle boots and violet stockings. It was the only color on me besides the violet eye shadow. I was dressed in all black. Jaden's idea.
I was waiting by the exit to the school for Shawn when, the couple of Cam and Norah both smiled and winked at me. Nice. But, where was Kiley? Oh, there he is. He was walking with a group of Emos from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. Oh boy. Well, at least he's not all made up like them. He's still retaining his individuality.
I was getting a bit impatient when, Sean showed up with his hands behind his back. Well, here goes nothing. "What have you got there?" I asked him, though not that curious.
"A bouquet of beautiful roses for an even more beautiful girl" he says, pulling them out from behind him.
"Ah..thanks Sean, hold on a sec" I said, sending the flowers up to my dorm with a house elf from my parent's manor. I looked up at him and smiled uncomfortably. I would've just been comfortable in my old Falmouth Falcons sweater and a pair of stretchy jeans, but no. Jaden said I had to look like a minx, whatever that means.
"So, where do you want to go first eh, gorgeous?" he asked, taking my hand in his. Oh Voldemort's arse he's holding my hand. Now everyone will think we go together. I don't even fancy him. He's just another Wood. A thorn in my side. Fuck. I contemplated not saying anything for the entire date but, then it would get around that I was a lousy time and I didn't want that.
"Uh..I don't know. Where do you want to go?" I asked, I was not up to anything at the moment. We sort of just walked holding hands in silence. It was awkward for the both of us. And then he pulled me into Madame Puddifoot's. Fuck. Not this place, of all of the sad and disgustingly frilly places. He has to pick the most frilly, fluffy, and romantically vomitous place. Fuck.
"Is this okay?" he asks, looking a little nervous. What does he have to be nervous about? He's the seventeen year old. I'm still a fifth year.
"Uh...I..guess" I say, and we walk in. Still holding hands. For a seventh year, he sure wasn't like the others. Not that I've ever been on a date with other seventh years. It's just that, my observation of seventh year boys is that they are quite unruly and wild. Sean isn't. He's just as nervous as I am.
So, we get a table and finally, our hands break apart. I realize that his palms are sweaty as, Malfoys don't sweat. Oh God oh God! I just sounded like my Grandmother. "So, what's your...favorite Quidditch team?" he asks, a bit uncertainly. Wow, he really is nervous.
"I like the Falmouth Falcons. My dad used to play for them and my Uncle Marcus is the manager for the team. He used to play for them too" I say, a bit smugly. That's what broke the ice. I found that we were both avid Quidditch supporters. I mean, we were both on our House teams. It was quite nice, and I enjoyed spending time with him.
"I still say, Puddlemere is the better team. They do have more wins against the Falcons" Sean says, as we are walking back to Hogwarts after hours discussing Quidditch.
"No, the Falcons are. Their type of plays are much more exciting" I say, protecting my father's old team. He is still the benefactor.
"They play a bit roughly though, alot of players usually end up in St. Mungos" Sean says, a little disturbed by this. I just laugh it off, trying not to concentrate on the fact that we are once again holding hands. When we finally make it to Hogwarts, I notice Billy and Cole standing together, staring daggers at Sean. Oh, Bollocks. "Well, I had a good time. Did you?" he asked, smiling nervously.
"Uh, yeah. I did too, thank you Sean" I say, moving in to kiss his cheek but then...he moves his face and our lips touch. Oh god. And that ladies and gentleblokes is the day I accidentally incited a fight between three brothers.