Originally Posted by TwistedHearts

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi had been leaning against one of the cutout windows in the Owlery, remembering the time Eino had tried to teach Faustus how to fly and then nearly doing the same with Walnut. She giggled softly remembering the look of confidence on Eino's face that Faustus the cactus would somehow come floating back up...but he never did. Kurumi's reflexes had been a bit off that day. So much for taking Headmaster's Tate's mantra of constant vigilance to heart, eh?

Kurumi heard someone else enter the Owlery, but she didn't turn her head to see who it was. She was enjoying the gentle breeze on her face too much.

Hey CeCe,
Sorry I haven't been able to write to you any sooner. It's so hard finding a decent owl in Mexico City that is willing to fly to London- I can't blame them...I'd peck myself also :p

I hope things in Hogwarts are going well for you, and making friends..Don't worry if worst comes to shove Kurumi will be there for you...

Don't let anyone judge you just because you come from a different country not many people from Hogwarts would expect you to come from...If anything is wrong..Just write me a letter and I'll do my best to help you...From thousands of miles away...
Adam Burn

Dear Adam,

I know that life must be busy for you, but going nearly half a year with no word from you has been the hardest trail I have ever faced. My life has certainly taken quite a turn...

Though we have been apart for so long, I always believed that life would be kind and bring us back together. That hope was a comfort and gave me the patience to wait for the future. As time has passed, it is pretty clear that you have drifted further and further away from me.

I guess...it is finally time for me to acknowledge, to you and myself, that our future will take different paths. In fact...it seems as though it already is.

Your entry into my life breathed life into me. It gave me an excitement for each new day and I looked forward with anticipation to each time I could see you. I never felt so at peace as when I was with you...or so I thought.

There will always be a place in my heart for you, Adam Burn. A place where I will fondly remember you and place where I...*tears stains prevent you from reading*

I can't keep walking around like an empty shell waiting and hoping for some news from you. I've even tried out for Quidditch in hopes that that would make me feel closer to you. I'm confused and scared Adam. I feel like I am just trying to hold onto the image of you and the ideal of you more than you as a person.

Everyone is telling me to move on. Hugo...Fee...Selina...everyone...

I get the feeling that you may have already done so...

I miss you and I wish you had written me sooner,

Kurumi Hollingberry

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

"Kurumi....Kurumi an Adam eran una couple..."CeCe said in a low whisper.Staring back at the girl standing in the corner...CeCe actually let a tear drop to the floor as her nose began to sniffle a bit...

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Sighing loudly, Kurumi turned her back to the window and swore that she heard someone say her name. It was then that she noticed CeCe standing there looking as though she were in pain. Kurumi didn't know the girl very well, but she hated seeing a fellow Gryffindor cry.

"CeCe..." she whispered taking a step closer to the girl. "Are you...are you alright?"

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

CeCe sneakily hid the letter and turned around, wiping away her tears and hoping to all that her face wasn't shiny or wet from crying.

"Que? Oh yeah...Everything is fine.."She said.CeCe wanted to know- to get the facts straight, one half of the ex or maybe still ongoing couple was standing right in front of her, and yet she couldn't ask Kurumi. What if it brought back bad memories and pain...?

The girl retallied Kurumi's actions and took a step back- not sure of herself, her friend...Who to trust anymore? If it was true...Was CeCe being a bad friend to Kurumi?

Kurumi...You said you knew Adam Burn..Was he...Was he...your Best Friend?"That's the closest she could get without killing Kurumi...

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi frowned a bit as it was clear that CeCe wasn't telling her the truth. Kurumi noticed the crumbled piece of parchment in her hand, but decided to ignore it for now since it was clear that the girl did not want to discuss it with her.

Kurumi's eyes widened when CeCe mentioned Adam's name. She had just begun to stop thinking about him, and now he brought right back to the forefront.

"Adam and I..." Kurumi said clutching her chest and feeling the ring that still hung around her neck even after all these months. She didn't know what to think anymore. She hadn't heard from him in almost half a year... "...we were soul mate best friends...."

Kurumi,
I'm sorry I haven't been able to contact you any more soon. Finding an owl that is willing to travel from Mexico to London is a hard task..I wouldn't want to do it myself if I were one.

You think we have drifted...I think the opposite. Although we may live in different countries half way across the world that does not mean we are drifting..If you have found someone else, from what I got of your letter, then that's...great.

I have never met someone so similar yet so different than myself. You brought out the good in me and the bad, but the good stuff outweighs all the bad things I did, right?You made me realize my mistakes and when I wasn't doing something right with you or our friends.

You will fondly remember me? That's great...Because not a day goes by here that I think of us, of you...And how I wish I had more time to spend with you..How I tried my best to please you, and I think I did, it's just there was something there.

Now that we are apart I realize that the thing that had been bothering me was being too close. I know this sounds weird, but I don't like getting to close to people..But I got too close to you and I think that's the reason I acted certain ways around you..But honestly I want your love, your life back here in my arms..Without you here, there is no reason to my life...I can't live very much longer and I'll go mad...I am going mad.

That's great...If the owl makes it in time, I hope you make the team..I never tried out last year, but I hope you make it. You've really got the potential to excel at anything you want to because you are too smart.

Please don't say that..Whatever CeCe is telling you, or whatever signs ou see from her it's not true...I haven't moved on..

CeCe will try to change your mind about me...Saying untruthful things, she can be a bit like that..But really she's a sweet girl inside just trying to make it through life.

Adam Burn

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

The girl stared her friend straight in the eye trying to capture what Kurumi was thinking, processing.
Then her eyes got big and she held her chest as if the pain was still trapped within her, near Kurumi's heart.

"Oh...Ok.."She responded half believing what Kurumi had said. The way Kurumi had explained herself and Adam in the letter made it sound as if they were more than soul mate best friends. But CeCe couldn't judge she hadn't been here when he was here at the school she had no facts to research up on.

Digging deeper into the envelope CeCe saw that Adam had written Kurumi back..So he wrote for CeCe and for Kurumi. Was he trying to please both of them, or just being a good friend for Kurumi, after whatever he had done?

CeCe turned around and read Adam's reply.


It was an odd feeling knowing how they felt about each other. CeCe nodded to herself and gave Kurumi the paper without saying a world.

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi was startled once again as CeCe turned to face her and thrust a letter towards her. Slowly, and with shaking hands, she took it from the other girl and noticed that the seal had already been ripped.

Either the owl hadn't been careful or the girl in front of her had read the letter. Kurumi didn't like either option, but she had never been one to blame animals for a person's actions.

Her eyes scanned the letter and she found each word harder and harder to read than the last. Tears welding up in her eyes, Kurumi felt her knees begin to shake to the point that she thought she may lose her balance.

Four years...perhaps more...Kurumi couldn't be alone for four years...surely he knew that.

She remembered a talk she had had with Selina about how she needed to have time to grow and explore herself without a second party passing judgement. Had she found someone else...she wasn't sure. It seemed more like they had found her...and now she felt even less sure about her own feelings.

Her world a blur, Kurumi leaned against the stone wall and held the letter in her trembling hands.

"Y...Y...You like him...don't you?" Kurumi whispered softly to CeCe as several tears trickled down her face.

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

As Kurumi read, CeCe turned slightly aside, elbows crossed tightly across her chest, her eyes tearing up to the point that Kurumi became a watery blur.

How would Kurumi feel about what CeCe was thinking? Would her only friend, Kurumi , now wish to be left alone, leaving CeCe a loner at Hogwarts all by herself?

Quickly turning back to face her friend in the eyes , CeCe answered with a adorable confused look that seemed determined."Si. I like him a lot..."A loud gulp could be heard as CeCe swallowed some of her fear back into her stomach...
"ButIdontwanttolosemyfriendshipwithyoubecauseofAdam ..Youremyonlyfriend."CeCe blurted out in a rush of words her tongue could barely keep up with herself..

Originally Posted by vishu.emma

"A great man, Mr.Potter" she said, her eyes going somewhat dreamy. "When I heard his story I couldn't stop talking about him even for an hour!" she said smiling. Her days with her mother had been splendid. She would always keep on reading and questioning her. While she was thinking she noticed Zara. "What's up?" she asked Zara. "I can catch your expression there, wanna say something?" she waited for her reply.

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi simply stood their looking at the girl who looked to be just as confused as she was in the current situation. Clearly, she had no idea Adam and her were...that they had been...

Kurumi wasn't even sure what they were any more. Did it even really matter? He was gone, somewhere far away, and was now holding regrets about how he had treated her...and why he had left...

Kurumi's heart felt like someone had punched another hole in it, larger than the first one and her eyes flicked to CeCe when she said that she, Kurumi, was her only friend in Hogwarts. Did the girl even know who she was? They had only spoken once or twice over the summer.

Another hole formed in her chest when CeCe said that she too liked Adam and she was reminded of a certain second year's vision. Was there any point now in hoping for something different? All the signs were pointing towards that future.

Though it pained her to say it, and she had to turn her gaze away from the other girl and look down at the ground, Kurumi gripped the letter tightly in her hands and swallowed back her tears long enough to be able to speak. "I liked him," she whispered. "I liked him so much that he became everything for me..." She paused just for a moment to pat her eyes with her sleeve. "...no more...I can't do this anymore..."

Originally Posted by Walrus

Jacob had several letters to, not only his grandfather, but a few Teams. Yup. Jacob was starting to find out Try-out times. Preferably summer, but he was alright to miss school for some quidditch try-outs. He didn't mind really.

He walked over to one of the school owls, but when it saw how many letters he had, it flew off around the Owlery.

"Get Back Here, You Dumb Bird!" he yelled, starting to chase it around. "I'm only giving you one!" Really the Nerve of these animals. His Snargaluff wouldn't be doing this! But the next thing he knew, Jacob slipped and was now on his butt in a pile of Owl Droppings.

"Great... Perfect!"

Originally Posted by PattyH.

It was only for important things such as toilet breaks, and food that caused Patroclus to leave the Owlery, and in the case of food, he had started to forget to eat at all, or when he did, he didn't finish his meal, often running back to the tower in the hopes of some news.

Having just had another half eaten meal, Patroclus returned to the Owlery, and was meet by a sight that would have usually recited rib-hurting laughter, but not today, his mind was elsewhere...

"Jacob mate, are you OK?" he asked as he moved to his best friends side to offer him a hand. Looking at the letters in his hand, Patroclus ventured a guess, "Owling a few teams?"

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

Who was more confused by this situation?CeCe guessed it was Kurumi. She had to go through all the trials and wins of a relationship and got this as a payback. Was Adam truly a nice guy, or just pretending to be one to get back on Kurumi's good side?And from what CeCe could gather Kurumi couldn't handle this anymore and probably didn't want to talk about it no more, whatever the subject of it would be.

I'm sorry...But nothing has happened between us..Nothing..I swear I haven't done anything- he has been keeping me as his friend y nada mas..No more..That's all we are."CeCe responded against all hope wishing Kurumi would trust her.

But how could Kurumi trust her? They had only known each other a few months but only spoken to each other maybe once or twice.Kurumi didn't acknowledge CeCe because she believed CeCe was up to something?

You always said that Adam never wrote you back..You probably thought he forgot about you- but what does that letter mean? He is still thinking about you..Yes it took him a few months to get back to you, but he had the heart to write back..At least he didn't leave you hanging forever, right?"

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi gripped the letter in her hands tighter, tearing it in parts, before shoving it into her robe's pocket and leaned her head against the cold stone wall. A owl nipped at her black hair, but that didn't phase her. She was too lost in her own thoughts to notice anything.

When CeCe first spoke to her, Kurumi turned her gaze slightly. What had given the girl the impression that this had anything to do with her. Kurumi had tried to block out the thoughts of Selina's vision, but not with the third party standing right there in front of her...there was no denying it anymore.

Perhaps, her next action would be the cause of the vision. Or perhaps it was in her knowing about the vision that the vision would come true...Kurumi's head hurt trying to make sense of how an unpredicted future and a predicted one existed along side one another...but either way...Kurumi couldn't deal with all the emotions anymore. It was making her sick and taking her off the journey she had started to self discovery.

"It has been half a year," she snapped turning around to face the girl. "Half a year to sit back and wonder what was going on. Half a year after being told that we would probably never see each other again. What did he THINK I was going to feel? How did he THINK I was going to react to this? He may as well have not written back at all."

She felt like tearing up the letter the same way he had torn up her heart. "When he left...leaving me with little to hold onto...whole identity was shattered. I no longer felt alive...and then...I go 6 months with no word. NOTHING."

She turned her back on the girl to hide the rage and pain in her eyes.

"He shouldn't be leaving me with false hope..."

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

Originally Posted by TwistedHearts

Originally Posted by vishu.emma

Sarah sighed. Harry Potter, Wow! Her eyes glistened. She shook her head for a second and turned to Zara. "Oh ya!" she smiled "And ofcourse I would love to meet yours!" she completed.

Dear Ever,
Here is your owl Javey. I know its an awkward name but it means 'trusting.' I'll see that when you come home for the summer the corpse in our basement will be gone!
Love,
Kalie-Kal