The rest of the week ran smoothly, Before I knew it, I was home again. I felt this great absence in my life...I had to push it to the deepest corners of my mind though. I had woken up from my first night back in my own bed. Draco and I were going to hang out later...if our parents allowed...I woke up, feeling lonely.
I felt more alone than I ever had in my life. I felt a void.
A great, empty void, like a giant black hole in my life. A giant part was missing.
I knew what it was, but I couldn't possibly think it. Too great a fear of making it stick. I was as good as married, already. I stomped into my shower. I let the water clear my thoughts, I envisioned the water washing off the part of me that was Draco's, ahem, Andrew's fiancee. I saw all of the last two weeks. All of the makeouts...all of the hand holding...all of the I love you's They washed down the drain, and out of my life. I sat down at my vanity, a green towel against my skin, blending with my eyes...there was a small velvet box, open on my vanity. The velvet was a smooth black, the inside black silk, and a ring nestled there. A sparkling ruby and diamond engagement ring laid in the box. I picked it up and put it on my finger. On the forth finger on my left hand. I looked at it there, I liked it there. I liked the feeling of it, I liked the complete wonderfulness of the metal against my finger, the stone sparkling up at me happily. I liked that. I quickly cleared my throat and put the ring back in the box, and got dressed in some clothes. I ran to my closet, happy...
For the first time in two weeks, I would be able to pick out and wear what I wanted to wear for me. I grabbed a pair of flare dark jeans, and a three quarter length sleeved, V-Neck, form fitting black t-shirt. I quickly got dressed, and let my hair air dry, in spiral, random, gorgeous locks. I was Hayley again.
I played around with make-up for a little bit, grabbing my wand, and making my auburn locks a deep chestnut again. there was a soft knock on my door. "Come in." I replied politely.
"Hayley, there's someone here to see you. They're waiting on the terrace, Breakfast has been laid out for the two of you." I smiled at my Mother.
"Mmkay." I stood up and my way down stairs, and outside. I was hoping, hoping dearly that Draco was the one waiting for me. But he wasn't.
"Good Morning, Love." I looked back into the chocolate brown eyes of Markus Flint.
Great...
He stood up, and walked towards me, kissing my cheek, and handing me some flowers. I felt my cheeks warm.
"Thank you." He pulled out my chair for me. I giggled slightly...
I giggled?
I picked up my tea cup, and took a few sips. "Did you miss me?" I asked, playfully.
"I did indeed. I was so jealous, you were in America...with Draco Malfoy...Pretending to be his intended."
"It was all for the Dark Lord, Honey." I took another sip of my tea.
Honey?
"I know, Love, but that doesn't mean it was fun for me."
"Why not?" I sat my cup down and toyed girlishly with my hair.
"Because...I didn't know if you'd come back in love with him or not." I snapped up. In love with Draco...?
But I was....I was....I was....
n't.
"That's such a silly thought." I responded with a smile.
"I thought so too, but Bellatrix and Narcissa seemed to think otherwise." He said distastefully.
"Oh, only because they want me to be part of their family...That's all." I reassured him.
"I missed you a lot." A house elf brought me another cup of tea, I began drinking it.
"I missed you, too.
"Do you want to go out tonight?"
I looked at him, smiling, a blush creeping onto my face. I was incandescently happy...like I had been...with who?
"Out where?" I asked with a raise of my brow.
"Clubbing." I smiled wickedly.
"Of course, Darling." I sipped on some more tea. There was something good-strange about it...it tasted of some strange herb...something...good.
"I believe Viktor and your sister are going tonight too, so it'll kind of be like a double?"
"Fantastic!"
I stopped...
Since when Do I say...Fantastic?
"Okay, It's a date."
I smiled, looking into his eyes. He placed his hand over top of my own, and continued looking into my eyes. "I really like you, Hayley." He admitted after a while.
I laughed lightly, "It's ironic, Isn't it?"
"Why is it Ironic?"
"You always mad such fun of me while we were growing up. If I wasn't the ugly duckling, then I was the flat chested wonder..." I responded, recalling vivid memories of my childhood.
"Well, You aren't the ugly duckling...and you aren't the flat chested wonder...anymore." he smiled oddly. "I always liked you, Hayley, I always did. I never thought you were ugly...I've always thought you were beautiful."
I felt my cheeks warming, for what seemed the millionth time today. I looked down and bit my lip, then looked back into his eyes. "I really like you, Markus."
* * *
I stood looking at a rack of clothes. "So you really like Viktor, then?"
She smiled at me, "Oh, Hayley, Do I ever. I like him so much I can barely stand it. He's such an amazing, wonderful, beautiful, person."
"The international super star bit, doesn't matter at all, does it?"
She giggled and bit her lip, "Okay, It does a little." She laughed, holding out a deep purple dress. We were short, sexy, dress shopping..."Who can blame me, though?"
"No one Darling, No one." I said with a smile. I pulled a deep blue mini dress off the rack. The top half was covered in black lace, and cinched around the waist...the skirt had layers of tool underneath. It was short...which was good...I was looking for short...It had a thick black band that ran right under the breasts, and had a small glittery detail on the center of the ribbon. I twirled it my fingers. "I think I found my dress."
"I don't think that's all you've found."
"CHLOE!!" I detested loudly. "What are you saying?"
"Markus Flint and you...You seem pretty cozy with the idea now..."
"It's starting to grow on me..."
I froze...Love...Love...Love....Love...Love...I loved someone....
I loved someone deeply.
But who was it?
Was it Flint?
Or was it someone else?
I had been so in love with someone...With my whole heart. Someone who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with...someone who I wanted to share every day with until I died...
I closed my eyes and tried to focus. All I could see were his eyes...
A set of blue-grey eyes.
Who did I know that had blue grey eyes?
hehehe...
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So...What did you think? Do you want to kill me, yet?
