This chapter is dedicated to likepurpleteal and SkyeElf. She has this great story called Skye Night and I know it's 100 chapters but it's so sO SO worth it! Alright, on to the story!
I woke up early the next morning, excited and full of energy. I bounded around the room, picking out my outfit. I ran to the showers and sped through one. I wrapped a towel snuggly around my body. I preformed a quick drying spell on my hair and continued to bound around the dorm as I got ready.
"Do you have to be so loud?" Alice Longbottom yelled and threw a pillow at my face.
"I'm happy Ally. I'm going on a date!" I replied and pulled on my undergarments. I was pulling on the jeans my sister had given me when I saw Alice's face.
"James finally plucked up his courage and asked you?" She nearly shouted. I rolled my eyes and finished buttoning my jeans.
"Will you come off it. Brett Mcginty asked me. James and I are just friends. Best friends, but friends all the same." I retorted. I pulled a long sleeve boat neck shirt. It was teal except for the sleeves which were a medium purple color. I looked myself over in the mirror and thought I looked cute. Then I decided I didn't and threw the shirt off to the side. I pulled on another plain black shirt and twirled.
"Oh just wear that one. It makes you look super skinny. Silly Brett will be drooling." Alice laughed. I smirked and shrugged on the jacket Margo had sent me. "Good luck!" Alice called with a wave. I rolled my eyes and went down to the common room.
"Why all dressed up?" Lily questioned as soon as I came to the bottom step. I sighed and leaned against the wall.
"I'm going on a date." I replied. She looked at me with a confused look. I shrugged. Just as she was opening her mouth, Brett came up to me and held out his arm.
"Ready to go?" he asked. I nodded, trying not to seem too eager. The look on Lily's face was enough to assume that she had thought the same as Alice.
"See you later Lils." I smiled and hooked my arm through Brett's. We walked to the carriages very slowly, talking about nothing very important, but still talking. I hated when guys asked me out and then were awkward and quiet. It made me regret agreeing.
"So, where to first?" he asked as he helped me in to the carriage. What a gentleman! I though about it as he got in himself and sat next to me. I was happy he sat close but still gave me personal space.
"Hm, I think you should decide. You're the one who asked me to come after all." I said in a small voice and giggled.
"You have a cute laugh," he said, shocking me, "but, I suppose you're right. How about Honeydukes? I start every trip there." he stated. I nodded.
"Sounds great to me. James and I always start there too." I replied. Then, he said another thing that shocked me.
"Natalya, you know this is a... date, right? I mean, I don't want James getting upset with me asking out his girlfriend. I just never heard it was official so..." I put a hand over his mouth to silence him. When he stopped I removed my hand and sighed.
"I wish everyone would stop saying that. Him and I are just close. We've been best friends since first year. I love him, but as a brother. No romance at all." I stated and crossed my arms over my chest. I pouted. I always did that when I was angry. It was a habit I never got rid of in childhood.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I was just...making sure." Brett said. He reached for my hand and I let him take it. Where was the harm in that? He locked our fingers together and smiled at me. "Good." he said quietly. I couldn't help but smile. He was just so cute. As he got out of the carriage, I took the chance to look him over. His sandy blond hair was shaggy and messy but in a cute way. It half covered his dark brown eyes that were beginning to look like melted dark chocolate. He had this prefect small nose that was just the right size and adorable full pinkish lips. He had the build of a Quidditch player but didn't seem to want to be on the house team. Sadly, he was no good on a broom.
I noticed all of this as he held out his hand to help me off the carriage in a very gentlemanly fashion. I giggled under my breath but took the hand and stepped down next to him. He linked our hands once more and we were off. The two of us had quite the adventure in Honeydukes. Me buying fifteen sugar quills while he laughed uncontrollably. It wasn't my purchase that made him laugh. It was the stories of how many times I had eaten my way through twelve during one potions essay and wound up not doing it because I was too hyper from the pure sugar.
After we finished our candy shopping, we headed to Zonkos. I saw James and smiled at him but he didn't seem to see me. That, or he ignored me. I was hoping for the former. After the joke shop we headed to The Three Broomsticks. I thanked Merlin that Brett hadn't taken me to Madam Puddifoot's. He told me the place was sickening and that only idiots took girls there in hopes that being sweet would get them brownie points. I had to admit, at least he was honest.
"Butterbeer? As if there is anything else." he laughed. I nodded and sat down at a booth. He left to get our drinks and someone sat down in front of me. I looked up to say 'that was fast' but it wasn't Brett. It was James.
"What are you doing?" I asked, raising my eyebrow. He gave me a very serious look that (to be quite honest) scared me.
"You're on a date with Brett Mcginty?" James replied. I narrowed my eyes the slightest bit.
"Do you have a problem with that James? I happen to be enjoying myself." I responded stiffly. His gaze narrowed as well.
"Natie. The guy has a history. He's a major player." James replied. I crossed my arms over my chest.
"You're such a gossip James. Believe half of what you hear. Half of what you read. All of what I say. I like him. Now go away, he'll be back any second." I scowled at him. He sighed and reached his hand across the table, grabbing mine.
"I'm just trying to protect you Natie. Like you did with me. I just... I don't want to see him hurt you." he said sadly. I pursed my lips to the side and put my head down. I looked up at him through my lashes and sighed as well.
"I swear, the first sign of him being a jerk and I'll tell you. I will say you were right and that I was wrong. Okay? Now go, he's coming back." I whispered. James nodded and stood. He placed a quick kiss on my forehead and whispered 'be safe' before leaving. A part of my heart ached for him to come back and kiss me properly but then Brett sat down in front of me and I ignored that part.
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"I had a wonderful time." I stated as we walked in to the Gryffindor common room. He nodded and slightly tightened his grip on my waist. I smiled.
"I did too. I'm glad I asked you." he stated. I felt my heart skip a beat as he turned me toward him and placed both arms around my waist. I secured my arms around his neck and smiled. "If I kiss you, will you hex me?" he asked quietly. I shook my head, unable to speak. He slowly bent down and I tried to push myself up on my tiptoes to make it faster.
Our lips collided in the middle. It was a pleasurable sensation. Not at all like how kissing James was. Don't get me wrong, I felt a spark with James, one I didn't feel here. But it was still nice. While James' lips had been firm, Brett's lips were soft and seemed to mold to mine. I smiled as he pulled back.
"Be my girlfriend?" he questioned. I nodded happily, completely unable to speak. He didn't speak either, he just lowered his lips back to mine.
"Good night Natalya." he whispered. It sent shivers down my spine.
"It's Nat." I said quietly. I hated when people besides adults used my full name. Adults and James, because with him it was endearing.
"Good night Nat." he whispered against my ear and I smiled even wider.
"Good night Brett." I replied and he left to go up to his dorm. I felt like the Cheshire Cat all the way up to my bed.
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It was now ten weeks after I had become Brett's girlfriend and I was walking on air. Every girl I talked to was jealous that I had snagged the second most eligible sixth year. The first being my muffin. He walked with me to every class and sat in front of me in all of them. James sat next to me, naturally. He wouldn't give up his seat if it was on fire it seemed. I made sure to keep balance between spending time with my two guys. If Brett and I snuggled in the common room one evening then I would eat meals with James while Brett was off with his friends.
I still hung out with my third years. They were all very excited that I had a boyfriend. They understood completely why I couldn't spend as much time with them as I had before we were together. James seemed a bit annoyed that I would show up two seconds late to practice because mine and Brett's goodbye kiss had run a little long.
There were times when he would try to say something to me, and then Brett would appear and he would stop. Every so often he would remind me of the type of 'person' Brett was. A player by definition. He was apparently not good enough for me. I begged to differ.
Brett was amazingly sweet. He was always a proper gentleman and never pressured me for more than snogging. On valentines he had given me sugar quills and a new necklace. I still never took off my muffin one but the gold lion charm hung on a thin chain right along with it.
Brett had told me he would have made it more personal but he didn't really know all too much about me. That proceeded in to a three hour long conversation about ourselves. Somehow I think he planned that, to get to know me better. I thought it was sweet. James thought it showed how impersonal he was and how tacky for getting the Gryffindor mascot involved.
I walked in to the common room one night and vaguely heard the sound of two guys arguing. As I tuned in, I realized it was James and Brett. I rushed inside and found the two of them yelling at each other. James was red with anger and Brett looked like he was ready to kill.
"How dare you! She's not some trophy you can hog!" James shouted.
"Well maybe if she just stopped spending time with you all together then we wouldn't have this problem!" Brett retorted. I knew I looked confused but no one was even looking at me so it didn't matter.
"She's MY best friend. Deal with the fact that she spends time with me!" James glared at him.
"She's MY girlfriend! She shouldn't have to go feeling guilty for spending time with me because you're jealous!" Brett spat. My eyes widened. I did not feel guilty! Did I? No!
"I am not jealous! And she does not feel guilty! She just realizes that friends come before moronic gits like you!" James spat back. Okay, now it was time for me to get involved.
"Hey." I said in a relatively calm tone. When no one so much as looked at me I glared. "HEY!" I shouted. Now I had everyone's attention. James looked at me angrily and then it immediately disappeared. I looked at Brett to see he was still fuming. I sighed. "Will you two please stop. I don't feel guilty for spending time with you Brett. I just have other friends. And James, do not call him a moronic git. He's my boyfriend. By extension you're insulting me." I stated. I was rather calm during all of this. James sighed and nodded. Brett just nodded, seeming angry.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked, but then grabbed my arm and began to pull me away. I guess I didn't have much of a choice. He pulled me out of the portrait hole and then cast a silencing spell. "What the hell? You're supposed to be on my side. If I think he's being a twat then you should too." he whisper yelled. I was taken aback.
"Sorry I have my own thought process?" I said but it came out sounding like a question. I raised my eyebrow.
"You should be! The woman is always supposed to agree with the man. That's how relationships work." he spat. I finally yanked my arm away from him and glared.
"No, it's not. How about you talk to me when you're being a bit more rational!" I scowled and turned to walk away. A hand grasped my arm and yanked me so hard that I almost fell to the floor. "Ow, Brett that really hurt. You can't just..." I was cut off by his lips pressing against mine. There was a searing passion behind the kiss. I instantly responded and lost myself in the sensation. That is, until I felt his hand try and go up my shirt. I jerked back and pushed him away.
"What's your problem?" Brett barked. I pulled my shirt in to it's proper place and glared at him.
"First of all, never cut me off when I'm talking. It's the one sure fire way to piss me off. Second of all, don't you dare try to go any further than kissing me. I never gave you permission to do that and I don't appreciate it at all! Third of all, how dare you do that when I am angry at you. Kissing me doesn't solve our problems Brett." I rattled off at an extremely fast rate. I was breathing heavily by the time I finished.
"I'm sorry. I was caught up in the kiss. I didn't, I know you're not like that. And I'm sorry that I said you should be sorry you have an opinion. It's one of my favorite things about you. I apologize for everything that I did tonight." he said sadly. I wanted to be angry at him but the way he said it made my heart melt. I simply nodded and he pulled me back in to his arms.
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A week after that and we were just heading in to April. James and Brett were keeping their distance from each other, much to my dismay. It meant that whenever I spent more time with one than the other, the neglected one would be angry at me. Brett was showing a bit more anger when I refused to go any further. I would shove him away and he would get angry. I would ignore him for a few minutes until he apologized and snuggled close to me. He seemed to be doing it every night. It was a bit obnoxious.
I sat down next to him in the common room and he put his arm around my shoulder. I rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes. I sighed.
"I love you." he sighed. My heart skipped a beat and then started pounding overtime. He had told me this before but it always got the same reaction from my heart. I snuggled closer. He understood I couldn't say it yet. That I thanked him for. We sat there, just snuggling for a while. He was never this sweet and it made me happy.
"You git! You prat! How dare you even touch her!" James shouted. I jumped and looked at him with wide eyes. Brett glared at him.
"Not this again. Listen James. How about you just back off alright?" Brett seethed. I looked between the two of them with anxious eyes.
"Natie! Come here!" Lily demanded. I raised silently and walked over to her, very confused.
"What's the matter Lil?" I questioned as I tuned out James and Brett arguing.
"He cheated on you Natie! With a Hufflepuff!" Lily stated seriously. I shook my head angrily.
"No. He wouldn't do that. You must have heard wrong." I replied, continuing to shake my head.
"No, I didn't. Nat, I saw him. The two of the came out of an empty corridor. Both their clothes were all ruffled. You have to believe me." she nearly begged. The sad part was, I did. But I just couldn't admit it. I wasn't giving him any so he decided to go off and get it from someone who would. I heard Bridget scream and saw Brett had swung a punch at James.
"That's ENOUGH!" I shouted and stalked toward him. "How dare you try to hit him." I seethed. He rolled his eyes dramatically.
"Nat, he said I cheated on you! He deserves it!" Brett shouted.
"And how do I know he isn't right?" I inquired, placing my hands on my hips. He grasped my arm and pulled me to him.
"Love, I would never do that to you. I told you, I love you." he sounded so sincere. Maybe Lily had just been mistaken?
"Get your hands off of her." James said in a threatening voice. I turned to glare at him.
"Stay out of this James." I demanded and turned back to Brett.
"You know how much I love you. We were just sitting on the couch and snuggling. Come on. Think rationally." He plead. I sighed and looked away. Maybe Lily was wrong about who she saw. A lot of guys had hair like Brett's. And any guy could have taken a Hufflepuff in to an empty corridor. But what if she was right and I was letting him manipulate me? But he had always been such a gentleman! He wouldn't do that to me. Would he?
"How do I know you're not lying to me." I asked. I knew you could hear the tears in my voice but I couldn't help it.
"I would never lie to you Nat. Please, believe me." he pulled me a bit closer.
"He's lying right now!" James shouted angrily. I shot him a nasty look and pursed my lips.
"I can decide that for myself James. Thank you very much." I shot back. He looked a little hurt.
"Well obviously not. You're falling right back in to his trap." he groaned.
"Shut up and let me think." I spat. He rolled his eyes. All of the sudden Dani came rushing in to the common room with a huffing and puffing Leona Reynolds. I raise my eyebrow. What was a Hufflepuff doing in our common room.
"Natalya! I swear I didn't know! He told me you guys had broken up! Please don't hate me!" She sniffled. My eyes widened to the size of dinner plates from the Great Hall. I whipped around and pushed my index finger in to Brett's chest.
"You were lying to me! You git!" I yelled. He was looking furiously from me to Leona.
"Yeah, you know what, I did!" he shouted and turned to leave. Just as he was going up the stairs to his dorm I screamed: "By the way, we are SO over!"
A/N: I know he was only in this chapter but I just hate(!) Natalya with someone. It bugs me! This scene isn't finished so it will continue to the next chapter! Everyone should go check out Maurader meets girl on here because if you like this, you will love that! Yani is a great writer! And also, don't forget to check out SkyeElf's story! She is also sensational! Please review!