Just - Theodore Nott

⁂𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐏𝐓.𝟐 (𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐯)⁂

Theodore's Pov:

I genuinely feel bad about the Halloween party, but neither Blaise nor Aliyah talked to me. That is why, Pansy came to me during breakfast in the great hall

"And what do you want now?" I asked blankly. She sat down next to me "I have a plan."

"A plan for what? To fuck up more of my friendships?" I said sarcastically to which she rolled her eyes

"Look, I don't really feel like actually talking to Aliyah or Blaise, so my — well our — plan will make them jealous make them have to talk to us"

I sighed in disappointment and annoyance. "Look, I know you're friends with Aliyah too and... I just really need her back and I'm scared for her. She hasn't been sleeping in the dorms, I'm pretty sure she was sleeping at yours and the boys's" she continued

"What do you mean? I haven't even seen her around the common room, what makes you think she'd be at our dorm?" I raised an eyebrow. Aliyah hasn't been sleeping at all? Well, that's not good, not good at all.

Pansy gave me a look of sympathy and concern

I thought for a moment ... "fine. if this means to fix things between us all, then let's do it". Pansy chuckled "okay, but the plan is kinda intense though..."

"Intense? What do you mean by that?". Pansy chuckled and looked down at the floor "the plan is... we could fake date, which will get Blaise very mad, as well as Aliyah"

"Why would Aliyah get mad if we dated?" I chuckled, confused, but Pansy's gaze landed on the very person I mentioned across the great hall making her smile drop.

I took a quick glance at her, and fucking hell. She really hasn't been sleeping.

And the look on her face proved it. She quickly ran out as quickly as she could before I could fully turn my head to her direction. Now I feel extremely bad...

"I think she hates me" i uttered in shame. "It's okay, she probably hates me to...which is why we're going to get her back." Pansy put a comforting hand on my shoulder "She'd never do something like what we're going to do. She's a softie, i think" we both chuckled

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Pansy and I discussed our plan privately during lunch.

We were going to kind of fake date and act very close. We knew this would anger up Blaise enough and won't go unnoticed by Aliyah, so she'll hopefully build up enough jealousy talk to us again; even if Pansy was the one to tell her not to talk to her, but she didn't apply it to me!

Things aside, I got dressed and walked to quidditch with the rest of the team, finding Aliyah talking with Marcus. She looked a bit mad and flew back up almost the second we arrived.

Pansy sat in the stands and was going to watch us practice. This was part of the plan.

I was talking with the other chasers and noticed Aliyah zoning out, looking at Pansy in the bleachers. Why do I feel so bad?

Just then, one of the beaters almost accidentally hit her with a bludger, causing her to refocus.

I decided i'd just let it pass for now and talk to her after practice about it. Or at least I tried to.

I walked beside her as she was going to her locker room "Hey — Aliyah, can we talk?" I said almost desperately

She stopped for a moment "No, and.." she looked behind my and nodded in the direction of Pansy who was approaching us "don't think your girlfriend would like it"

Fucking hell. "She's-" but before I could complete my sentence that she probably didn't even hear, she walked into her locker room and closed it shut in front of my face.

I sighed in defeat. Pansy stood next to me, chuckling. "It's starting to work" she giggled. I sighed again "yeah..." It was, but not in the way I wanted it to at all. I didn't want my friend to be distant from me. Merlin, why am I even caring so much?

I went into the boys locker room and undressed to get in the shower, letting the hot water hit my skin as I mentally imagined the outcome if this keeps on going

Once I finished, dried up and dressed up, I walked out of the locker room only to find — Blaise waiting for Aliyah in front of her locker room. Once she walked out, he quickly gripped her shoulders. "We need to talk" was what I could slightly hear.

Talk? Was there something going on between them?

I watched as Blaise quickly pulled her back into her locker room, and I could see from the glass of the door that they were yelling and arguing

Wait- now they're — hugging? Is he crying? Blaise was crying?

I decided that I've seen enough and left back to the garden. I was definitely not going to tell this to Pansy. Her ego in this plan would explode — or just her ego in general — would explode.

I got out a cigarette and lit it up, taking a long drag. I exhaled the smoke, closing my eyes and contemplating whether or not I should really go along with this plan.

I mean, If it works: I'll be friends with Blaise and Aliyah again, and Pansy dates Blaise;
If it doesn't work: Both Blaise and Aliyah will hate Pansy and I, which will make Pansy start to hate me and turn against me.

Fucking hell, this is hard. I rubbed my temples.

Should I really be doing this? It's a bit fucked up.

I sighed and threw the cigarette on the floor, stepping on it before going heading to the common room.

I guess I just have to wait and see for their reactions.

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