Part of Your World| D.M., M.R., C.D., H.P., F.W., G.W., and N.L.

Chapter 27- Fireworks

I felt Cedric lean over and whisper in my ear, "If you get scared you can always hold my hand."

"Pft, as if. I don't get that scared—AAGH!" I screamed as an actor dressed as a zombie popped out of nowhere. I instinctively grabbed onto Cedric and then I thrust him in front of me, making him the sacrifice. The actor then went back to their hiding spot, having successfully scared the living daylights out of me.

"I thought you didn't get scared," Cedric said as we continued walking, holding hands.

"I'm just holding your hand so I can shove you in front of me as a sacrifice. You're my human shield," I said, embarrassed by how scared I was. I'd faced Fluffy and escaped Devil's Snare, so why the hell did some stupid fake zombies faze me?

Once we finally got out of the haunted house, I instantly let go of Cedric's hand. I gave him an angry glare and he smirked at me and then winked. My heart fluttered a little bit, feeling safe and comfortable with him. I realized that I'd grabbed onto him because he felt like someone strong enough to protect me. Funny since in the future I would have to be the one protecting him.

We went for churros after. The churros were tossed in loads of cinnamon and sugar and they tasted amazing. I ordered mine with caramel dipping sauce, which made the flavors even better. Every bite filled me with ecstasy and I kept dipping my churro in caramel.

"You look really pleased. Let me try some," Cedric said. Without hesitation, he leaned down and took a bite out of my churro that I had just dipped in caramel. I reddened, realizing that he had bit from where I'd been biting from.

"Cedric, why would you do that? That's so unsanitary!" I scolded him. Cedric looked at me and smiled, licking some excess caramel off his lips. It was only something tiny, but to me was actually kind of hot—no, cute.

"I don't really care. I trust that you aren't sick y/n," Cedric said carelessly. I sighed in annoyance and shook my head. It seemed like Cedric was being very comfortable and flirty with me. I was trying to decide if I liked it or not.

"So, what are we going to do next?" Cedric asked. I was about to say we should go on the Carousel, but then I heard terrified screams and shrieks. I looked up and saw that the source was the tallest ride in the park. I grinned mischievously, hatching a plot to make Cedric scared.

"There," I said, pointing to the ride. "Let's ride that."

Cedric's face seemed to pale but then he tried to act casual by saying, "Sure. Let's go."

Cedric tried to stride calmly over to the line while I skipped happily. I had definitely found the weak spot of Cedric. I decided to try and scare him by providing him fake facts I read in the Newspapers about the ride. It worked, as Cedric grew paler and paler by the minute as we began to progress in line. Once we got to the front of the line, I grabbed Cedric's hand just to see if he was scared. It was ice cold probably from fear, and I could feel little trembles. He was definitely scared enough to piss himself.

"Are you scared~?" I asked teasingly, and Cedric turned red from embarrassment.

As we began to strap in he said, "Pfft, no way. You're the scared one. Try not to scream." I rolled my eyes. He was going to be the one screaming in a second. The ride started and we slowly built upwards, gaining momentum. Finally, we reached the climax and stopped. My heart raced in anticipation. I'd always liked the rush rides like this gave me. Without warning, the ride suddenly dipped down and began speeding. I heard a high pitched scream, and I turned to see that it was Cedric, scared out of his wits.

I cackled maniacally as the ride began doing loops and going upside down as Cedric continued to scream with his eyes shut. Once we got off the ride and exited, I faced him, being the one with the winning smirk this time.

"And I thought I was the scared one," I commented slyly. Cedric gave a small huff before we went to get a drink. We did a few more things at the theme park before the sun began to set. Once it was fully set, Cedric and I raced over to the ferris wheel. The fireworks show was now bound to start any minute. Cedric and I got on just in time, and we were lifted away into the air. The ferris wheel then stopped and we had the perfect view over the park.

The fireworks began to go off and my eyes lit up in amazement. It was truly beautiful.

I turned to Cedric and said, "Isn't it beautiful?"

It seemed like he'd been staring at me the whole time, but maybe it was just my imagination. "Yes, it's beautiful," he said to me, eyes sparkling with joy. "Hey, y/n, I need to tell you something."

"What is it?" I asked, still enthralled by the beauty of the fireworks.

"I—" Cedric began, but was cut off by the eruption of multiple fireworks, signaling the show was coming to an end. Once it was over, I turned back to Cedric.

"Sorry. What were you saying?" I asked.

"Nothing. Nevermind. I'll tell you later," he said, smiling at me. We got off of the Ferris Wheel and then exited the theme park. We used a portkey and then Cedric walked me back to my house.

As I approached the door, I turned to face Cedric. "Thank you for today Cedric. Really. It was nice," I said gratefully.

"No problem," he said, smiling. "I'm glad you had fun."
Without warning, Cedric grabbed my left hand and brought it up to his face, kissing it gently. He grinned and then said, "Goodnight, y/n."

"G-goodnight, Cedric," I replied, flustered from his sudden act. He smiled and then walked away. Once I got upstairs to my room, I flopped back on my bed.

Oh. My. GOD.

The cutest boy at Hogwarts just kissed me.

That theme park meet up was definitely a date.

A/n: By the way, date option #2 for Mattheo won! Just wanted to let you guys know because that'll be for the next chapter.

Also, I think you might want to start reading flower meanings. Like maybe that white camellia Cedric gave you~?

There's an external link attached to this story for flowers and their meanings when used to communicate, but I'll also see if I can link it in the comments.

Stay tuned for the next update on Friday!