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Demi could feel Kalder's deep blue stare on her, and once again she raised her head to look. Their eyes met for a few painful seconds before, after seeing her name on his lips, he forced himself to look away, looking visibly uncomfortable. And he [i]should[/i] feel uncomfortable, dammit! What kind of man promises a lifetime together one day, only to break things off with no explanation the next day, out of the blue? A coward, that’s who. 

By this point, Demi was pretty much convinced that what Kalder had done to her was nothing more than just some sick prank to make her the laughing stock of his little posse. It was probably his master plan all along, spectacularly orchestrated to the point that there had been no doubt in Demi’s mind that he actually had feelings for her. But why go to such lengths to mess with her like that? Maybe it was vengeance for having won the Hogwarts Quidditch cup, or it was all done with the purpose of distracting her so much that she would be unable to give her 100% on the field this season.

Unfortunately for him, the bitterness she felt only fanned the flames to her desire to become champions for the second year in a row. If Sigourney wanted a fight, she would give him one. And she would make certain he NEVER found out just how broken he’d really caused her to be inside.

[color=lightblue]“I love it when you get intimidating like that, DR.”[/color]

Demi jumped, clearly taken by surprise by her brother’s comment. The resentment she was feeling towards her secret ex-boyfriend must have been showing in her face, or on the way her knuckles had whitened as her hands were unconsciously balled into fists. She shifted her sights from Kalder and to her brother, who was scowling at the blond Slytherin boy. [color=darkred]“Luke, what the-”[/color]

[color=lightblue]“Yeah, that’s right. Look away now, Sigourney.”[/color] Luke muttered under his breath so only Demi could hear, his scowl changing to a sneer. He turned to look at his younger sister with a smirk. [color=lightblue]“He’s obviously still feeling sensitive after having lost the Quidditch cup to you, DR.”[/color]

Demi couldn’t help but snort at his comment. Was her brother really thick enough to think quidditch pettiness lasted this long? [color=darkred]“You really think that?”[/color] the girl asked, giving Kal another glance before looking back at Luke.

[color=lightblue]“Well, yeah! Why else would he staring at you all uncomfortable like that?[/color]

[color=darkred][i]‘Oh, Luke baby, if only you knew…’[/i][/color]

The brunette shrugged, doing an excellent job of keeping her true feelings hidden. Of [i]course[/i] she knew why Kalder was looking at her that way. But did Luke need to know know why? Absolutely not. [color=darkred]“Yeah, probably. It has to suck to be so close to winning and be so brutally beaten in the end.”[/color]

Fortunately for Demi, the headmistress was calling for silence and their attention, so the Graves siblings gave her just that. Her welcome speech was short, sweet, and straight to the point, and in no time the feast had appeared before her eyes. Whereas her whole table dug hungrily into the dishes, Demi hesitated for a moment. In normal circumstances, the smells and appetizing dishes in front of her would cause her to indulge until the point of satiety. But right now, after another look at the Slytherin table and seeing Kal's devilishly attractive friend Blake visibly laughing and with her arm around him... It was enough for the blue-eyed brunette to feel sick and completely lose her appetite. 

[color=darkred]“I think I’ll be off to the common room early,”[/color] Demi told her brother, placing her napkin on top of her empty plate.

Luke, who had been busy stuffing himself with steak, looked up with a bewildered expression. [color=lightblue]“What, already?”[/color] he asked with his mouth full, looking over at his sister’s empty plate. [color=lightblue]“Demi, you didn’t eat a thing.”[/color]

[color=darkred]“I’m not hungry,”[/color] Demi said, wishing her brother would just let her go already.

[color=lightblue]“Not even for dessert?”[/color] Luke asked in disbelief.

[color=darkred]“Yeah. I’m just not feeling the food tonight. But hey, if I get hungry I’ll just sneak into the kitchen and see if the house elves will give me a midnight snack.”[/color]

Looking thoroughly unconvinced but apparently deciding to not push the subject any further, Luke nodded. [color=lightblue]“Alright then, DR. But I don’t want this to become a regular thing! You need to eat, or else I’ll have Kae or Dad intervene.”[/color]

Demi rolled her eyes good-naturedly: leave it to her brother to make such a fuss at her skipping a meal. [color=darkred]“Yes, Luke. I promise this is just a one-time thing, okay?[/color] she told the older male, giving him a kiss on the cheek. [color=darkred]“I’ll see you later.”[/color]

And with that, Demi turned around and walked out of the Great Hall and up the marble stairs, in the direction of the Gryffindor common room in the seventh floor.