Losing the Game

Three

Cedric

What in the blazes is going on?

The way Cho had screamed my name made it sound like the git was raping her against her will. I hadn’t seen him in almost two years, but I knew who he was. Esteemed champion of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, the most popular boy in school, the most sought-after date for the commencement dance. He was bloody Oliver Wood.

I wiped sweat from my brow furiously. The day was going by quite horribly. I’d had a rough training session on the Pitch. I was expecting that, though, because I’d been down with a cold that prevented me from running outside. However, I wasn’t prepared to see Oliver Wood, a Hogwarts graduate, raping my girlfriend.

I don’t even know why, but I just stood there staring.

“Cho!” I gathered my senses and ran toward her, grabbing a towel and slamming my body against Oliver’s, trying to pull him away from her.

The goddamn—tosser—was still inside Cho. It was like they were permanently attached! I felt extremely sick to my stomach. What kind of bloody madness was this? Cursing people or beating them to a bloody pulp wasn’t my style, but I wanted to do both to Oliver right now.

“GET OFF HER! OLIVER! GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF!!”

Oliver had the audacity to show me a sly smirk. He wasn’t moving. And for some reason, I just realized that Cho was no longer screaming.

Her cry for me was definitely not a cry for help. It was of guilt—or amusement. Suddenly, I felt sick to my stomach. I’d been a fool. She was cheating on me. And worst of all, she wanted me to know.

I let my eyes trail down her and Oliver’s intertwined forms pinned against the wall and saw that her leg was wrapped tightly around his waist. I felt really disgusted. My throat tightened to stop tears from forming in my eyes. I couldn’t believe this was the Cho I made meaningful love to every night. She didn’t amount to anything but a phony trollop. And my feelings didn’t amount to anything but regret, sadness and repugnance.

Yet her big brown eyes empty and devoid of emotion had paralyzed my body, forcing me to stay in one place. I finally found my voice so I could ask her why she had betrayed me.

“Cho, how could you do this to me?”

They were still attached to one another.

Oliver buried his head in the crook of my girlfriend’s neck and Cho held it steadily with her small hands.

She began softly, “Cedric, I’m not cheating on you. Not really. I called you because I wanted to include you. Surely you know that I could never give myself completely to anyone else.”

What in the hell was she talking about? My head was spinning with confusion.

“I’m not an idiot, Cho. Don’t you think I can make a fairly accurate guess that you and this good-for-nothing bloke were shagging your brains out the minute before I arrived in the locker room? How did you even manage to get in here?”

Cho rolled her eyes at me. That little…

“Ced, I thought you’d be pleased. I didn’t force you to let me in and I didn’t even come during a game so you wouldn’t get in trouble. I was sitting here naked, waiting to do it with you. I knew you were having a bad day and I thought you needed some cheering up, darling. There is really no reason to be upset.”

I clenched my fists so hard I thought my nails would pierce right through my skin.

“ARE YOU BLOODY MAD? HOW IS SHAGGING ANOTHER BLOKE GOING TO CHEER YOUR BOYFRIEND UP!?!?! AND FOR MERLIN’S SAKE, CAN YOU DETACH FROM EACH OTHER!”

Oliver finally raised his head from Cho’s shoulder. “Will you calm down, Diggory? You’re going to get all three of us busted—there’s still practice going on outside.”

He turned and looked me straight in the eye.

I was about to hit him when the strangest, most bizarre thought crossed my mind. As soon as I lifted my right fist, I wanted to hit Cho instead. And believe me, I’d never hit a girl. She just seemed less—beautiful to me right now.

What in the hell was the matter with me? I should be beating Oliver’s arse for shagging my girlfriend, but instead my mind was telling me that knocking out one of his pearly white teeth would be a truly heinous crime. What the HELL was going on? For Merlin’s sake, I couldn’t understand why Oliver didn’t seem so ugly to me at that moment.

Cho spoke again but I couldn’t raise my eyes to look at her. Instead, they fell upon Oliver’s lithe arse.

“Oliver and I would be ecstatic if you joined us, Cedric.”

“What?” Oliver and I said in unison. I paled as I saw Oliver press himself further inside Cho’s body. Ironic, it was as if he didn’t want to share my own girlfriend with me. I was also amazed to see how much further he inched his way inside of her. I shouldn’t be watching this. It was wrong and disgusting, but my curiosity had gotten the better of me. My face turned hot and red from my desire to see how big Oliver’s manhood was.

Oliver looked at Cho incredulously. “Hey, Cho, darling…I don’t do that kind of thing…see, I like girls.”

Cho petted Oliver’s hair softly. It was strange for me to see her manipulating him; she’d done that to me a thousand times.

“Oliver, my sweet, trust me. You want to do this, for me. I’ll just let him touch you…I promise it’ll make you feel better. I’ve been saving myself for the both of you.” Oliver groaned deeply and I guessed that Cho must have tightened herself a little around him.

I really liked the sound of Oliver’s groan—it was very primal, much like Cho’s but not as annoying and high-pitched. It was throaty—it was very smooth.

Oliver swallowed and exhaled slowly and I knew from experience that Cho had him under her control. He turned to look at me. I saw an insane build up of lust in his eyes. The hair on the back of my neck stood up.

Oliver spoke, “Cho…if you’re going to give me a lot more of that, then,” he turned his head once more to look at me, “Diggory can do what he wants.” My heart raced a little faster. I stared right back into Oliver’s big eyes and I was extremely annoyed when Cho took his face in her hands.

She cooed softly, “I promise to give you what you want, Oliver.”

I really wished she was mute. I wanted Oliver to speak to me again.

Oliver returned his gaze to meet mine. “Well…hurry up then, Diggory. I want this to be snappy. I was supposed to be back at Hogsmeade almost an hour ago.”

Cho and Oliver were both looking at me, waiting for me to undress. Oliver’s eyes were impatient and Cho had the familiar expression of domination and I knew she was expecting me to succumb to her again. The bloody Ravenclaw cheated on me. I wasn’t about to yield to her a moment longer—but Oliver was giving me looks to get on with it.

And I couldn’t turn him down.

I sat on the bench next to them and removed my Quidditch boots, sickened by how much Cho was relishing in both mine and Oliver’s compliance with her sick wishes. She should really shove off to leave Oliver and me alone to resolve this matter. On the other hand, I’m not quite sure I wanted Cho to leave Oliver and me alone…because inside, I didn’t know what I would do without her exerting control over us…I mean, control over me.

As I sat there, removing my clothing, piece by piece, I really had no idea why I was doing what I was doing. I came to the conclusion that I despised Cho for always taking control over me, and now for cheating on me, so I wasn’t doing this to please her at all. That’s when it hit me—I was attracted to Oliver in a way that my peers would find shameful.

Removing everything down to my briefs, I decided that none of my mates were here, so it didn’t really matter.

Cho looked at me, still enveloping Oliver, with a very bored expression. Of course, how could seeing me naked be exciting for her? She’d seen me and probably a hundred of other boys naked before. I was more pleased to see the enlargement of Oliver’s eyes when I caught him staring at my manhood.

Oliver broke into a boyish grin. “You filled out quite alright, Diggory.”

Cho clenched her thighs together and Oliver screamed her name. I saw that Oliver was trying very hard to restrain himself. “Blast! Diggory, hurry it up, mate. I want more of your girlfriend.”

Feeling a little hurt, I walked slowly and positioned my body directly behind Oliver’s. I suppose I wanted him to want me too.

I couldn’t bring myself to do it because I wasn’t sure how to please another bloke. I was going to have to try my best. But it didn’t take much for Oliver. All I did was place my hands on his arse, while I enveloped his body in a tight embrace. Perhaps the feeling two naked bodies did it for him. Oliver’s knees started wobbling furiously and he yelped. He must have come.

“Damn it, Diggory!”

I saw Cho place her fist in her mouth to keep from screaming aloud and she was shaking very rapidly. She was probably coming too. Her body never acted that violently with me. It was in that moment that I realized how angry and empty she made me feel.

I couldn’t do this.

Cho and Oliver were just using me to meet their own needs.

Finding my voice, I managed to speak softly but firmly to both of them. “Party’s over. And I won’t be speaking to either of you again.”

I grabbed the towel I’d brought to cover up Cho and wrapped myself in its softness. It was the most comfort I’d felt all day.

Not even caring that I would be walking toward the Hufflepuff Common Room in nothing but a towel, I grabbed my Quidditch robes and left Cho and Oliver behind. I couldn’t stay there a minute longer.

I truly hoped they would shag each other into their graves.

But as for me, enough was enough.