Out of The Shadows (Golden Trio Era) {1}

The Four Wallowers

Mikayla was laying on the couch in the Gryffindor common room, her legs hung over the edge of the seat, and swung rhythmically. They've been back in Hogwarts for three weeks and she has been struggling to sleep since Moody's first class. Her emotions are running high making her dreams crazy, seeing all her friends get seriously injured from a Dragon or a Grindylow. Her dreams also involve Moody a lot, drinking from that flask he brings around with him, seeing him work secretly on something that Mikayla wasn't sure what it was but it had something to do with one of her friends.

Her deep thoughts were interrupted by a rather nervous looking Fred, Mikayla stood up and asked him if he was ok to which he told her to sit down. Mikayla sat down cautiously, watching Fred's every move, he was playing with his jumper sleeves, his eyebrows were furrowed together and his face look worried. "What's going on Freddie?" He tried to search for words to say but by the looks of it he was struggling, Mikayla patted the seat beside her and held Fred's hands to offer him some support and comfort. "Mia.. Mikayla, I'm really sorry but I have to break up with you." Mikayla was taken aback, and just as if an explosive went off beside her, her ear rang loudly. "Why?" Mikayla asked looking into Fred's eyes tearfully, "I Love You." Mikayla spits out the three words that the couple haven't shared to one another in the 9 months they've been dating. She meant it with all her heart, she knew she was in Love with Fred but didn't know the feelings were returned. "There's someone else. I'm not dating them or anything but I know I need to let you go, to pursue her." Mikayla nodded slowly, she was now the one struggling with words, "Who is -?" Fred cut Mikayla off telling her that she doesn't want to know who it is. "I do want to know who it is, so I can see what I'm not doing for you." Mikayla let go of Fred's hands and looked away from him, "It's Valerie Arbry and it just didn't feel right to continue being with you if I have feelings for someone else. And she can go all the way with me, because she's of age." Mikayla took in all the information slowly, trying to process every second of it whilst "So the whole reason you want her is because she can fuck you and I can't!" Mikayla pushing Fred's shoulders angrily standing up. "I can't believe you, tell me it's a prank, that your only joking. That you're not dumping me because of Sex!" Mikayla was now yelling at Fred angrily, waving her hands around madly. Fred stands grabbing her hands, holding them still. "I know that it hurts now but I know that you can find somebody else, who will love you like I couldn't." Fred tried to comfort Mikayla, "God, I'm so stupid!" Mikayla was just as mad with herself as she was with Fred, "What, no you're not stupid Mia. Why would you say that?" Fred continued restraining Mikayla, "Because I fell in love with someone who could never love me, the popular joker and the joke." Fred was silent, he didn't know what to say, Mikayla pulled herself away from him, tears poured down her face. "Mi-mia, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Mikayla takes a few steps away from Fred, she could now see tear brimming in his eyes. "No one ever means to hurt me, but they always do. See you around Fred." Mikayla spinned around and made her way up to her dorm quietly.

She walked into the room, accidentally closing the door too loud, waking up her roommates. "So-rr-ry." Mikayla stutter her voice filled with tears, Lavender, Parvati and Hermione sat up looking at the girl who rarely cries, whilst Fay turned over and fell back asleep, "What happened?" Hermione asked sleepily rubbing her eyes as Mikayla slowly slid down the door, bringing her knees against her chest, wrapping her arms around her knees and resting her head on them whilst loudly sobbing. The three Gryffindor girls rushed to her side, Hermione holds her right shoulder, Lavender takes the left whilst Parvati sat at her feet. "Ffred broke up with me." Mikayla rushed out, as the stream of tears thickened rolling down her face, "Oh, Kayla." Hermione cooed softly bringing her into a hug, Mikayla accepted the hug, "Did he give you a reason why?" Parvati asked and Mikayla nodded her head. "Valerie Arbry. She can h-have ssex with him, and I, I can't!" Mikayla spoke clearly, as she tried to pull herself together. "Who?" Parvati asked, Hermione explained that she was one of the Beauxbatons girls that Mikayla Prefects. Parvati face fell even more at the information, "I told him I Love him, and he told me he liked someone else." Mikayla shook her head in disbelief, calling herself stupid. Hermione rubbed small circles in Mikayla's back, cooing her to relax, whilst Lavender and Parvati, tried to cheer her up. She thanked her friends for being such a great friends, before slowly drowning herself asleep.

Lavender carried Mikayla to her own bed, the girls decided that the four of them were skipping History of Magic in the morning, to help Mikayla prepare emotionally for the day ahead of her, because something like this will be around the school before breakfast appears on the table. The three girls climb into bed, ensuring Mikayla was actually asleep and not pretending before sneaking downstairs.

The morning came to quickly for Mikayla, she was blinded by the light, and welcomed into an empty room. She looked at the time to see that it was halfway through breakfast, she wasn't ready to face the world yet, by now everyone would know what happened last night. You can't have secrets in Hogwarts, Mikayla decided that what she needed was a physical cleanse. She hopped into the shower, letting the water run down her face mixing with her dried up tears. She took some steadying breaths, attempting to clear her head, she heard the dormitory door open up and close, "Mikayla?" Lavender's voice filled her ears, "Just in the shower, Lav. I'll be out in a second." Mikayla called back washing her hair before stepping out of the shower and pulling on a fresh pyjamas.