SONGBIRD

The Betrayal

Rose's POV
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The Christmas holidays were great, we had so much fun as we did every year since I was little. The Diggory's hosted the annual celebrations this year as it was there turn to host, and like always me and Cedric got on perfectly well. But again we just acted like best friends the entire holiday period, I even think my mum has noticed this. It was obvious.

I missed Katherine and Hermione especially, we had owled each other a few times but I just could not wait to see them, especially to hear all about Katherine's travels.

I sat with Cedric and Matt on the train back to Hogwarts, I was eager to find the rest of my friends but I would just wait until the feast I decided. Cedric and Matt just talked the entire time about the holidays and what they had gotten up to. My thoughts however were fixated on Draco bloody Malfoy. Merlin knows why but he was all I thought about over the holidays and how confusing the first term at Hogwarts had been. Let's hope this one is a lot better because I don't have the energy to argue with him anymore. It had become a full time job.

Katherine greeted me with the biggest hug you could imagine as I returned back to our dorm. She told me about how beautiful France was and how she wanted to go back in the summer, and I told her all about my holidays and all about Cedric. Pansy however just droned on and on about the crush she has on, you guess it Draco. She was infatuated which I will never understand, he was good looking but apart from that he was just a git.

Draco's POV
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I was heading towards the feast when I heard the sound of two people laughing coming from an empty classroom. Normally I would not care and simply walk on but something in me was telling me to go have a look who it was, call it a gut feeling. Merlin was I glad I did. As I slowly opened the large wooden door and peered inside I saw Cho Chang, and Cedric ....
Cho was pulled to Cedric's chest as he embraced her in a tight hug.
"When are you gonna talk to Rose" she cooed
"Tonight I promise" Cedric softy spoke.

Cedric was cheating on Rose. On Rose? How could he do that, Rose in my eyes was the best girl you could imagine and Cedric was punching well about his weight already and now this....
I had to tell Rose. I just had to.
The feast would be starting so I headed down in a rather rushed state to get to her.

When I arrived she was sat with Katherine and Jordan, they were all laughing loudly. That laughter died as soon as I tapped Rose on the shoulder.
She looked straight at me with frustration written all over her face, I really was the last person she wanted to see.
"Blondie I really need to talk to you" I urged
I think she sensed the tone of my voice because she stood up and followed me out of the great hall no questions asked.

"Malfoy what's wrong" she sweetly asked
The tone of her voice made my legs so weak.

Shit anyways.

"It's about Cedric..." i tailed off
I couldn't find the words, how do I tell her something as horrible as this?
"Spit it out" she shouted clearly frustrated with me, I just didn't know the right words to use.

"I just saw him with Cho...I think...I think he's cheating on you" I muttered, unable to look her in the eye
"Your lying" she spat
"No no, I swear to you I'm not"
She began to walk away from me but I was quicker than her it didn't take me long to catch up as I grabbed onto her arm gently and pulled her back to face me. But she was already crying. Tears running off her rosy cheeks rapidly.

"Why do you hate me so much" she cried
"I'm telling the truth you have to believe me" I begged
"Why would I believe you? What did you say this to hurt me? Even if it is true what? You found me to twist the knife in even further..." her cries now turned into sobs.
"He's cheating on you! And I didn't think you deserved that, so I'm here telling you that's it!" I shouted, I shouldn't have shouted but I needed her to hear me.
She flinched as I raised my voice which only pained me more.

"I'm...I'm going to erm...find Cedric" she stuttered trying to contain her tears
I don't know what came over me but I took her hands into mine and to my amazement she did not pull away, I simply looked into her crystal blue eyes and said.

"I promise I am not lying okay? I just didn't want you left in the dark" I whispered
All she did was nod as more tears spilled from her eyes.

I just hope he tells her the truth, she deserved the truth.

Rose's POV
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I couldn't describe it but when Draco had grabbed onto my hands I felt a serge of electricity run through my body and all I wanted to do was let him hold me and cry.
But I had to find Cedric, as much as I wanted to believe Draco was lying I already knew in my heart he wasn't ... I know I was going to talk with Cedric anyways but if it ended this way, even though I don't love him like that anymore it did not make it hurt any less. This would be a betrayal if it is true, he's supposed to be the closest person to me.

I ran all through the corridors, looking into all the classrooms and running to any noise I heard. Desperately trying to find Cedric, desperate for him to explain.

Then I saw it.

I quickly ran behind a corner and peered around to have a full view of Cedric and Cho.
They had walked out of a classroom together. Hand in hand. I swear I felt my heart crack in my chest that very moment. Then the crack in my heart made it burst as Cedric leaned down and quickly kissed Cho on the lips....
That's it!

"What the fuck!" I scream so loudly I felt my throat tighten
"You and Cho wow fucking wow" I taunted
"Rose...no...I" Cho stuttered
"Get out of here. NOW!" I bellowed.

The tears from my eyes had all dried up and I was left with a deep rage in my stomach.

"Me and you are supposed to be close, we don't do this to each other. We don't hurt each other." I said
"Rose, we both know our relationship was coming to an end, I know you feel the same" he tried to explain.

Wow

"Yes Cedric I agree, but we are still together we have not broken up! You didn't even give me chance to do that! Instead you cheat one me...not caring about how this would make me feel or what it would do to our relationship. You don't care do you? I would never ever do this to you, ever" I shouted.

"I'm so sorry, really I just got caught up with it all. Me and Cho have been studying together and we just became really close and I knew you felt like we are better off as friends not a couple. We both know it. Plus I see the way you look at Draco...".

He didn't did he just?

"Excuse me" I spat "Your just making up bullshit excuses at this point".
"No, no it's not an excuse what I have just done was disgusting okay and I don't blame you if you stay mad at me forever, but it doesn't change that facts that I see how you and Draco are together" he explained, tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Stop" I begged "I can't take anymore!"
"Rose you have to forgive me!"
"I don't know Cedric..."
"Please" he begged
"I need time, lots of time. Just stay away for a little while okay?".

I didn't look back to see his reaction or give him chance to say anything because I ran straight to my dorm room. Slamming the door straight behind me and falling to the ground letting myself cry and scream the betrayal out. I screamed so loud the entire school could probably hear. I had been sloughed down against the door when I heard Katherine calling out to me knocking on the door aggressively. As soon as I moved aside the door burst open and I saw Katherine and Hermione standing above me, with concern all over their faces.

"He cheated, he threw years of trust away" I sobbed, and within seconds they both sat with me on the floor and pulled me into a tight hug. All 3 of us sat on the bedroom floor hugging each other for hours...no words needed to be said. We just sat there in a tight embrace.