The Last Man on Earth

The Last Man on Earth

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Harry Potter. If I did I would be chained to computer writing the next book and idly flipping through my millions in my spare time.

Chapter 42: The Stage is Set

The Slytherin Dungeons: The night before Game Day

Adrian woke from a deep sleep with a start.

“Merlin Terry,” murmured Adrian sleepily. “Bugger off, the game is tomorrow you git. You know Marcus wants everyone to have a good night’s sleep.”

“Adrian,” said Terry tearfully.

“What?” said Adrian warily as he tried to open his eyes.

“Ally broke up with me.”

“What?” said Adrian as he opened his eyes abruptly. “The final is tomorrow.” He saw a dejected Terry standing beside his bed with a woe-begotten look on his face. Terry climbed on top of Adrian’s bed and buried his face against his friend’s shoulder.

“When?” gasped out Adrian as he patted Terry on the back.

“Tonight, after we shagged,” said Terry disjointedly. “She said it was like karma. I had broken it off with her after I had shagged her. She did the same.”

“That bitch,” said an outraged Adrian. He slipped a comforting arm around Terry as the distraught boy huddled closer to Pucey’s warm sleepy body. Adrian was slipping back to sleep when he felt Terry’s lips against his throat. He gave a sleepy moan as Terry started to kiss his throat and stroke his chest slowly.

“Terry,” murmured Adrian as Terry’s mouth moved up and kissed him softly and sweetly. Adrian kissed him back. The kisses got more insistent and hotter as Adrian hazily repeated the words: ‘it’s just kissing’ over and over again in his mind.

When Terry’s tongue surged into Adrian’s mouth, a bolt of heat went through his body as he eased his mouth away from the other Slytherin. He was panting and trying to catch his breath as Terry’s hand slipped into his boxers. He pushed his erection against the seeking hand helplessly.

“We have to stop,” said Adrian with a groan as Terry’s knowing hands caused another surge of heat to cascade through his body.

Terry froze. “You don’t want me either, do you,” said Terry tearfully. He pushed up and ran his hands through his disheveled hair.

“Ter,” said Adrian as he grabbed his hand. “When you are unhappy, you tend to bury yourself in physical sensation. Am I just a warm body to you?”

“No,” said Terry. “I love you Adrian. I came looking for that. I wanted to be with someone who loved me. But if you don’t want me, I’ll go.”

“I don’t want to screw up our friendship or my relationship with Angelina,” said Adrian seriously.

“I’ll go then,” said Terry. “I don’t want to screw up our friendship either. I couldn’t bear it if we weren’t friends.”

“Wait,” said Adrian with a frown. “Are you going to go see Alec now?”

“Yes,” said Terry as he looked into Adrian’s eyes. “I just need to be with someone. I don’t want to sleep alone tonight.”

“Does Alec love you,” asked Adrian quietly. He needed to know.

“I don’t know,” said Terry pensively.

“Stay,” said Adrian as he pulled Terry closer.

“What about Angelina,” said Terry with a confused look.

“We won’t tell Angelina,” said Adrian as he claimed Terry’s mouth a soft seeking kiss. Adrian could feel the passion flame between them as Terry slipped between the sheets after he took his clothes off. In between heated kisses, Terry stroked Adrian’s long lean torso. Intense heat stabbed through Adrian’s body as he hazily helped Terry tug his boxers off. Much later, after they had made love, Adrian reflected that a part of his heart would always belong to Terry. As Terry nuzzled Adrian’s throat, he thought the exact same thing – a part of him would always belong to Adrian.

Gryffindor Tower:

“Ally,” asked Angelina hesitantly in the dorm room. “Is everything all right?”

“Everything’s fine,” said Alicia with a shrug.

“You look like someone stole your broomstick,” said Angelina lightly.

“I broke up with Terry,” said Alicia abruptly as she changed for bed.

“But, the game is tomorrow,” said Angie with consternation. “And I thought you really fancied him.”

“I did,” hissed Alicia as she leaned closer to Angie with a glare. “But he obviously fancies you more!”

“Are you completely daft Ally,” asked Angie with her hands on her hips. Their roommates were gone except for Katie who was fast asleep.

“I saw the way he looked at you that night,” said Ally with her cheeks red. “He couldn’t keep his hands off you!”

“But you were there,” said Angie. “You shagged my boyfriend too and you don’t see me getting huffy.”

“I saw you two, ” accused Alicia. “You both thought Adrian and I were asleep.”

Flashback:

Alicia opened her eyes in dawn light slowly. She turned and saw Adrian on his stomach fast asleep beside her. She was about to turn her head to find Terry when she heard a long feminine sigh and a throaty groan to her right. She turned her head and saw them. Both Angie and Terry were oblivious to the fact that she was awake. They were lying together by the bottom of the roomy four poster bed.

Terry stroked Angelina’s dusky smooth skin with a lazy smile. Angie stroked his face and arched her back underneath his heavy body. He was lying in between her spread thighs. His hips were making lazy thrusting motions as Angie’s hips were meeting his slow thrusts.

Alicia’s gasp caught in her throat. She watched her boyfriend and her best friend start to exchange passionate kisses as they kept the pace steady, slow and quiet. They were obviously trying to keep quiet. Every once and awhile Terry or Angelina would bite back a moan. They kept touching and stroking each other. Their hands were incessant. Alicia watched as Terry pulled himself out of Angelina with a soft sigh. She watched as Angie stroked Terry’s thick erection until he came against her stomach with a shudder and a stifled groan. He then used his fingers to make Angie come while swallowing her cries with his eager mouth that was fastened over hers.

End Flashback.

“I...I didn’t know you were awake,” said Angelina weakly.

“I know that,” said Alicia. “I keep on thinking the worst though. Angie, are you meeting Terry secretly?”

“No,” said Angie with shock. “Besides Alicia, we were having a foursome. That usually involves some swapping of partners. We were trying to keep quiet because you both were sleeping. If we were going to sneak around, don’t you think we wouldn’t have shagged on the same bed at least?”

“I saw the way you two were looking at each other,” said Ally heatedly.

“We were not ‘looking at each other’ in a strange way, Ally.”

“Yes, you were,” said Angelina stubbornly.

“Merlin,” said Angelina as she shook her head. “He’s a great shag Ally. It was just sex. I thought you were okay with the whole situation.”

“I was,” said Ally. “I mean I am.”

“You obviously are not okay with it,” said Angie with a frown. “Ally, are you jealous of me?”

“Yes,” said Ally as her face flushed with anger. “He wants you.”

“No, he doesn’t,” said Angelina. “Any fool can see Terry is mad about you. If he just wanted sex, there are many other girls who would provide that for him. He’s with you because he cares about you. And you care about him.”

“I don’t want to,” said Alicia as she started to cry. “He would have only hurt me like he did before.”

“You broke up with him because you love him,” said Angelina sadly.

“He was going to leave me anyway,” said Alicia.

“Oh Alicia,” said Angelina as she slung an arm around her. They both froze when Katie sat up abruptly in bed. She lurched to her feet and was a pale shade of green. Ally and Angie watched as Katie bolted out the door in a dead run.

“She’s throwing up a lot lately,” observed Angelina.

“Yes,” said Alicia quietly. They both exchanged a significant look.

“Katie love,” said Angelina gently when Katie returned to the room. She looked pale but her cheeks were pinker. Katie went to her nightstand and pulled out some saltines. She chewed them slowly.

“I ate something that didn’t agree with me,” said Katie with a determined grin. “Thank Merlin for saltines.”

“Katie,” said Angelina as she took a deep breath. “Are you pregnant?”

A heavy silence fell onto the room as Katie’s eyes filled with tears. She wordlessly nodded.

“Oh Katie,” said Ally as she rushed to Katie’s side. Angelina was right beside her.

“I’m so scared,” said Katie in a small voice. Angie threw her arms around Katie.

“Flint had better be taking care of you,” said Alicia with a determined tone to her voice.

A tearful Katie pulled out a chain from underneath the neck of her pajamas. On the end of the chain was a glittering ring.

“Oh Katie,” gasped Angelina. “It’s beautiful.”

“It’s bloody gorgeous,” said Alicia in awe. “You do realize Katie, that it is in Slytherin colors?”

Katie fingered the emerald and diamond ring and smiled, “He wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“Are you going to marry him Katie,” said Angelina seriously. “Are you sure?”

“I love him,” said Katie. “And I love the baby. Even thought I’m having morning sickness all day long. Even though I’m terrified of having to tell my parents. And people are going to know. After all, we are going to get married right straight away.”

“Oh Katie,” said Alicia as she sat down. “When were you going to tell us?”

“After the game,” said Katie. “I didn’t want to burden you with worry.”

“Katie,” said Angelina as she snapped her head toward Katie. ‘You can’t play. It’s too dangerous.”

“You sound like Marcus,” said Katie ruefully. “I’ll be careful. Marcus says he’ll spank me if he sees me taking unnecessary risks with his daughter’s life.”

“It’s going to be a girl?” said Angie with wonder.

“We aren’t sure,” said Katie with a smile as she patted her still flat stomach. “But Marcus seems to have his heart set on one.”

“Katie,” said Alicia as she enveloped Katie in a strong hug. “You can depend on us.” Angie threw her arms around them both and nodded wordlessly.

The Next Morning:

Marcus heaved a sigh as he quickly read the owl his father sent him. He had to meet him after the game. This meeting would be the perfect opportunity to tell his father about Katie and about the baby. He glanced up and saw his team listlessly pushing the food about their plates.

“Eat,” said Marcus. “It’s going to be a rough, long game. We need our strength.”

“That’s not the half of it,’ said Adrian as he gave Marcus a significant look then jerked his head towards Terry. Terry was staring off into space glumly.

“What is it?” asked Marcus warily.

“Spinnet broke up with him last night,” whispered Derrick in Marcus’s ear.

“That bitch,” said Marcus with a growl. “I bet Wood put her up to it.”

“You mean she broke up with me over a game,” said Terry with a hurt look.

Marcus backtracked. “Look mate, Wood isn’t that persuasive. Maybe she was just pissy last night and broke up temporarily.”

“No,” said Terry with a sigh. “She meant it.”

The rest of the Slytherin team exchanged annoyed and generally pissed off looks as they watched Terry slip deeper into a funk. They were men and didn’t want to admit it but Terry was a long time friend to a majority of them and they loved him. That Gryffindor girl was in for a rough ride come game time.