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I bit my lip nervously at the thought of what had happened recently. Thoughts raced through my mind, as I looked around the room I had slept in. "Athena!" My name was yelled and woke poor Cedric up from his sleep. The voice belonged to Grayson Blaine. He ran up to me and hugged me so tight that I was struggling to breath.
"Don't ever do that to me again. I was so worried-" he started tears rolling down his cheeks. His hug was stronger than anything I've ever known, as if holding me wasn't quite enough, he had to feel every ounce that I am press into every ounce that is him to know I was real. "I love you gray" I chuckled into his shoulder. "ATHENA" my name was shouted once more by Chris and I leaped into his open arms. He cried into my shoulder which he hadn't done in years. He cupped my face with his hands and I wiped his tears away. "I missed you so so much" he managed to get out of his trembly voice. I hugged him once more before Dumbledore entered the room. "Seeing as miss rose is up am I allowed to borrow her?" He asked and they all slowly nodded. Grayson then did something none of them was expecting. He had hugged Cedric and patted his back repeatedly. "I heard what you did. You brought her home I don't know what I can do to ever repay you" he said and Cedric smiled "She's safe and that's all that matters" —————————|||—————————— Cedric had decided that both hufflepuff and slytherin teams should practise a game so that they were both ready for the upcoming matches they had: hufflepuff with griffindor and slytherin with ravenclaw. They all hesitantly agreed and for the what felt like forever you walked into the quidditch field and breathed in a deep breath of air. Wow I missed this. Grayson and Cedric both stepped forward and shook hands like captains were supposed to and then the ball was thrown up in the air. I was quick to catch the ball and as I soared missing all the players attempting to stop me. I threw the ball in the hoop and the keeper of hufflepuff groans in annoyance. "10 points to slytherin!" Was shouted as Ron and Hermione we're sitting and changing the scoreboards. I smirked once I got the ball in the hoops once more giving me a rush of energy. The energy that quidditch gave me was why I decided to join the team. It was worth the few broken bones just to be apart of this team. I grabbed the ball once more barely dodging Cedric who was trying to catch the snitch and before I could through the ball in the hoop the hufflepuff keeper moved in the way of it, somehow covering it completely. Like that was going to stop me. I threw the ball anyway aiming for his head and he knew I had won once he was forced to duck his head form the ball heading his way. After an hour of playing the scores were 180:100 as slytherin was in the lead until we all called it a day. "You were great out there Athena!" My keeper said passing by me. I smiled, proud of how I played today. This is what I needed after this past week and now I was feeling more awake and alert. "Remember more practise is tommorow just because I was kidnapped does not mean I'm less harsh"I shouted at them and they groaned. That's what I liked to hear. "You were tough out there today, my keeper is exhausted" Cedric chuckled "Eh that was pretty good" a familiar voice spoke behind me "Oliver Wood. Now what are you doing here?" I said slowly turning around to face and I stood corrected as wood stood there with a smirk on his face.
There is no difference between Oliver and I but determination. He's my match in every area, but never my superior. Years back we trained in the same gym, same quidditch mentor, but the mentor liked me more. That's what gives me the strength to keep on kicking his ass. I'm not saying I don't get bruised, I hurt like hell, but tomorrow is just another day to knock the boy flat.
"I didn't come to watch you play quidditch of anything like that I just wanted to say that I hope you're okay after the whole kidnapping situation" he said sincerely and I couldn't help but slightly doubt him. I mean after many years of our competing he suddenly cared for my wellbeing? "Thank you I guess...but that doesn't mean I'm not going to kick you're ass in quidditch any other day" "Of course not. We'll go back to frenemies tomorrow don't you worry" he grinned and I waved as he left through the doors "Diggory What would you say if-" I turned round to be inches away from Cedric's face. "Cedric..." I whispered and he quickly closed the gap between us and kissed me. Cedric diggory was kissing me. Me. Cedric. There is something so heavenly about a kiss in the rain, a tender moment that just won't wait. It is that burst of love that is expressed, not caring if the water soaks through to chill the skin. It is a connection that shows the strength of the feeling, the mutual need. But this is not who I had pictured my first kiss in the rain would be with. I didn't want it to be with Cedric because he was perfect. He was perfect in every way and I'm not. I'm not good enough for him and I never will be. He deserved so much better so I quickly broke us apart and ran as fast as I could in the other direction leaving Diggory hurt and confused. I couldn't keep kissing him without remembering what happened last year...