Fred and I continued to wander around hogs Meade doing nothing in particular, when I saw a face that made my eyes widen, throat tighten, and clench Fred's fist, Paul, my first, and last boyfriend before Fred, and he was here. He had graduated transferred to Durmstrang after the whole incident and I assumed I would never need to face him again, yet here he was, in the flesh, and looking strait at me.
"Melissa, are you ok?" Fred asked worriedly, looking down at me.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine, let's just head back to the castle, I just remembered I had a huge essay to finish."
"Alright, let's go." He said happily, as always.
"Melissa? Is that you?" called out a strong, adult voice.
I looked up and saw Paul striding over to us with a cocky smirk on his face.
"Um, hi Paul, long time no see." I said quietly, looping my arm around Fred's.
"You've grown up, I barely recognized you." He said looking me over, and frowning slightly when he saw my linking arms with Fred, who was standing awkwardly wondering what was going on.
"I could say the same to you, now if you don't mind, I need to get going now." I said, tugging on Fred's arm.
"I don't wish to bother you, but it's been so long, lets catch up, like old times." The twinkle in his eye sent goose bumps up my back, and Fred seemed to notice me shaking slightly, and pulled his arm from my grasp and wrapped it around my shoulders pulling me close.
"Sorry, we have plans." He said, standing tall, while I was trying to disappear.
"I would like to here that from her." Paul insisted, taking a step forward.
"She already told you we're busy, I don't know you but she doesn't seem to want to see you, so back off." Fred said, squeezing my shoulder and giving Paul the coldest, dirtiest look I had ever seen on anybodies face. It was then I realized, I wasn't completely alone and defenseless in the world, I had Fred. I had become such a romantic lately, I had no idea where it came from.
"Listen, I knew her way before you did, and she was mine first, so back off kid." Paul said reaching for my arm and gripping it tight where I gasped in pain, as memories came flooding back.
"She isn't your property, she's a living breathing person and I swear if you hurt her again I will make you wish you were never born!" Fred yelled back, by now there was a crowd surrounding us.
The good thing about Paul, he valued his reputation over everything else, so before he started something he couldn't finish, he stalked off leaving Fred and I to stand there.
"Who the hell was that?" he asked me, his eyes still angry.
"That was my ex." And with that I explained our twisted past, and with each word he got angrier and angrier.
"I'm going to kill him." He said when I finished.
"No you're not Fred."
"He deserves it."
"Yes, maybe so, but I'm not going to let you."
"Fine, but if he comes near you again so help me." he said glaring at wear Paul had been standing.
"He wont come back, he's many things, but he's a coward, like me. That's why I was an easy target, I was more scared of things than he was and he could easily dominate me. please, just forget him."
"I wont go after him, but I wont forget him either."
"I know baby, I know." I said, squeezing his hand lightly.
"I will never, never hurt you, you know that right?"
"now I do."
"good, I wont let anything happen to you."
"well that's not fun."
"what?"
"well if you don't let anything happen to me I cant learn from my mistakes. Just promise me one thing."
"alright."
"that you will always be there when I screw up, and always keep me strong."
"I can do that."
"good, now lets head back to the castle."
And with that we went back to the castle, and spent the rest of he day together, in the room of requirements, the rest of the day.
Haha I love this! Sorry it took awhile, but ive been lazy, no excuse, my bad. Tomorrow ill update the final chapter, woot woot!