Chapter 8-What's the Matter With Kiley?
A/N: I would like to dedicate this chapter to firefairydog91 for reviewing my random and slightly pointless story. Thank you so much, and I hope you stay around for the whole thing.
After the whole dating Billy, Cole, and Sean, I will not date anymore of their male relations. Never. That is a promise. Especially because they all three got into a physical fight over me. God, I remember their parents and my parents coming to the Headmaster's office.
-----------------After the fight--------------------
"Now, I have no idea what could possibly have brought this on. So, I had no choice but to call your parents in" Professor Longbottom said, in a very disappointed tone. Oh no. He called my parents in.
"Allisha Malfoy! What is the meaning of this?" my father's voice said, as he and my mother walked out of the fire place together. Bollocks.
"Now what have you boys done?" said, the angry voice of their mother, Debora. All three of them looked a bit frightened. She was pregnant again and you didn't want to mess with a pregnant woman with eight teenagers. Her husband, Prof. Wood was standing beside her looking quite disappointed as well.
"It seems that these three boys were involved in a fist fight. I'm still trying to figure out why, and Miss Malfoy here was caught in the middle trying to seperate them" Prof. Neville says. At this point, all eyes turn to me. Fuck.
"Allisha love, what happened" mum says, before my dad has a chance to yell. Thereby making himself look like an arse.
"I don't really know. Ask Sean" I say, crossing my arms. Every adult in the room looked at him and he sort of shrugged.
"Ask Billy" Sean said.
"Ask Cole" Billy, muttered.
"It's not my fault Sean kissed her besides, Billy threw the first punch" Cole said, bitterly.
"Let me get this straight. You three hooligans fought over my daughter?" dad says, sounding angry. Oh crap.
"Yes Sir" they all said at once.
"Princess, why didn't you tell me they were bothering you? We could've gotten one of those restraining orders on them" dad said, embarrassing me.
"What the Hell do you mean by that Malfoy!?" Prof. Wood says, insulted. Mum and Mrs. Wood exchange worried glances.
"Keep your sons away from my daughter Wood! That's what I mean! She's only fifteen!" Dad yells.
"Like I'd ever want them around your little two timing harlot!" Prof. Wood yells back. Nice, so now I'm a two timing harlot.
"Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that! I'll have your job for this! Come Allison, we are leaving" Dad says, kissing my head before he and mum who gives us all an apologetic look, leave through the fire.
"Oliver! Why would you say that about Allisha? You know Allison is my friend! Boys, don't let me hear you've been fighting again, and leave Allisha alone. Take me home Oliver" Debora yells at her husband and sons. The boys bow their heads as Prof. Wood floos home with Mrs. Wood. You know, I've always liked her, she is a former Huffie herself.
-------------------------Back to the Present------------------------
The next morning, Jaden and I join Norah and Cam at the Hufflepuff table. Upon further inspection of my friends, I've noticed that Cam is looking extremely happy. All of the time. He and Norah are spending every waking moment together. They even sleep in the common room together sometimes. Also, Norah happens to be eating alot these days. She's putting on a few pounds. It has me a bit worried.
On another note Cole, Billy, and Sean refuse to even look at me. Oh well, it's better this way. They can be brothers again. Boy, am I glad their brother Jamie is not at Hogwarts anymore. Well, I look around and don't see Kiley anywhere, what has he been up to? Oh well, I guess I'll see him in the library later. We have to study today and Cam said he'd be there.
So here we are, at the library, we still haven't seen Kiley and he's running late. What could he be doing. "There he....is?" Cam said, looking a bit shocked. Norah and I turned around. Oh my goodness. I think Kiley is going a bit mad. He's chopped his hair up to just above his chin and pierced his tongue. He's also wearing thick black eyeliner. What in Merlin has gotten into him. Cam looks nonplussed and Norah's mouth is hanging open as he passes by our usual table in the library and ignores us completely.
"Hey! Kiley what the Hell are you doing?" Cam says, walking up to him and grabs the hood of his jumper.
"Let go Cameron. I said, I'd be here, I didn't say I'd study with you guys" Kiley says, icily.
"Come and sit with us mate. We all miss you" Cam says, in a softer tone. We all looked up at Kiley still a little unnerved by his sudden change in appearance. He sighed a bit loudly and sat down at his usual spot next to me.
"So, what did I miss?" he asked, looking a little more pre-emo Kiley.
"Well, Allisha incited a fight between the younger of the Wood brothers" Norah says, laughing a little.
"Really? What happened?" he asked, curiously. So, I explained all of it while they all laughed. I guess it was a little funny now. So we all laughed, except that, it wasn't really okay between Kiley and me. That whole argument we had two months ago was like a little voice nagging me in the back of my head. I bet he felt it too.
He didn't look completely healthy either. His skin was alot more pasty and pallid. The bags under his eyes were super dark and he had a starved look about him. What's the matter with Kiley? I looked at Norah and Cam and they both had the same look on their faces. They were also wondering about what was wrong with him. We all studied well more talked for the whole period before we went our seperate ways.
Kiley and I were walking together and there was such a strained silence between us that if he didn't speak soon, I thought I would lose it. "I'm sorry Alli I can't believe I was such a prick to you when you needed me" Kiley says, making me stop.
"It's..it's okay Kiley. I'm okay" I say to him, smiling a little.
"Thanks Alli, I just haven't been feeling well. It's about my brothers.." he says, I look up at him and frown.
"Which ones?" I ask him, trying to repair the damage between us.
"Ewan, he's in love with a horrible girl and he wants to marry her. She just wants him for his money. I just found out that Chris is a poofter. I know dad doesn't know but, it'll kill him. Chris is dad's pride and joy. I don't know what to do if it gets out that Quidditch star Chris Harker is a flaming poof" he mumbled.
I just placed a hand on his back and grimaced. I didn't know what to say, Chris Harker was a poof? Well, I didn't see that one coming. Who would have thought that Chris was a poof? I mean, he's handsome, tall, athletic, and is dating a beautiful seventh year. Wow. She's going to be so mortified.
"Oh Kiley, I'm sorry, I had no idea" I say to him, and he just starts choking up with tears. I hug him and we stay there like that for a long time. Poor Kiley.
Awhile later, Kiley is back with his new emo or Goth friends and I'm cuddling with Jaden. We're like cuddle buddies now. Lame I know but, I've had it with dating and I've only been on three. "Oh Jaden, I don't know what to do..Kiley and I are speaking again but, we're not really okay..He's not been in a right state either.." I said to him, as we cuddled in front of the fire. He really was a good cuddle-buddy.
"You know love, I wouldn't give it too much thought. Everything will fall into place eventually and you two will be alright. He's just going through some weird emo phase. He'll get over it and so will you" Jaden says, smiling. "If you don't believe me, go see my cousin Lucy. She's usually outside under the adjoining trees meditating or something. She quite fancies herself the little Psychological Healer" Jaden says, kissing my forehead and unwrapping himself from me.
"Oh alright, I'll see you later" I say, getting up and leaving Hufflepuff Common room. When I got outside, I could make out Lucy's wavy red hair. She's sitting in a strange meditation pose. Strange girl. "Hello, Lucy...um...I need some help.." I said, fidgeting with a loose thread from my Bulgaria jumper.
"Come, sit with me Allisha Malfoy" she says in an airy voice. Her eyes were still closed and she hadn't even moved a muscle.
"Uh..okay" I say, sitting down in front of her.
"Now, what is your problem Miss Malfoy?" she asks, eyes still shut.
"I don't know what to do about my friend Kiley. We haven't been okay for two months and he needs me now more than ever" I say to her, god I'm talking to a fourteen year old for advice. Oh well, it's better than admitting my problems to Mum and Dad and paying for professional help from some already messed up adult. Besides, Lucy looks like she knows what she's doing.
"I see. Let me ask you a question. Do you think you can help him?" she asks, finally opening her eyes. They were a very translucent green, very pretty.
"I don't know, I don't think so.." I say to her.
"Well, it is not really a question of whether you can help him. More along the lines of whether you can be there for him. Can you, be there for him?" Lucy says, her clear green eyes boring into my violet ones.
"I want to but, I don't know if he'll let me" I answered, she was now in a weird pose. Her feet were touching her head being supported by her hands. Wow. I play Quidditch and I'm not even that flexible or strong...
"Miss Malfoy, look past your neurotic self-consciousness and just be there for him. It's as simple as that" Lucy says, not straining one bit.
"Um..okay...Thank you Lucy. Good bye" I say, and with that, I go off to find Jared and thank him for his suggestion. I was being sarcastic, although, meeting the oddly spiritual Weasley has made me want to change, I do need help but, Kiley needs it more. I am going to try my best to help him. Even if he won't let me.