A/N: Okay guys... here's a new update...

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(Shine's p.o.v.)

The Volkov Manor was as beatiful on the inside as on the outside. Perhaps much more so. It was warmer inside than out. Mrs. Volkova was a stately looking tall woman with the kindest of faces. She had beautiful voilet eyes. Her dirty blonde hair was up in an elegant bun. She smiled on seeing us chattering off in rapid Russian as I answered her. She was beautiful. Her sons' had her charm even though they looked more like their father. She ushered us to the dining room.

We settled around the ebony wood dining table. The table was a large rectangle. Edward Selwyn was sitting on one of the chairs with a book in his hand. The boy had taken an unnatural interest in Runes in our third year.

"Hey Ed!" I greeted smiling at him and pulling out the chair beside him. The chair was made of maplewood. It was soft and the seat was cream coloured velvet. The ceiling was a high vaulted one. Overall the entire home was a great mix of ancient Russian and goth architecture.

Ed turned to look at me. "Shine!" he said a smile stretching his lips. Ed had changed a lot. He now looked obviously older. But more mature too. He had also earned glasses. His thick dark brown hair was gelled back neater than usual. His blue eyes and dimples made him look innocent as a kid but now they made him sexier. He had lost the innocent roundness of his face. He got up to hug me and I noticed he had grown a lot taller and his physique had got more barrel chested. He looked good despite the geeky appearance.

"Whoa Ed you have changed quite a lot!" I said surprised at the changes. He grinned a cocky one sided grin and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Thanks." he muttered in the same shy way he would take a compliment.

"So you dating anyone?" I asked settling down beside him as we pulled a chair. Vlad pulled a chair beside me. Vega sat between him and Adrian.

"Well yes actually-" he blushed.

"Yes he is...aren't you Ed?" Vlad asked winking at Adrian.

"Yeah wasn't it the red headed girl a year junior?"

"The chaser?"

"The attractive one..."

"What was her name again?" Tony joined in.

"It starts with an m I think. Well I keep forgetting her name considering how rarely he mentions her. Was it May."

"Naah...not May. Mia. Yes. It was Mia wasn't it Ed? Oh am so sorry I forgot."

"Yeah after all you mentioned it what? Once?"

"Twice?" Sera joined in.

"Oh wait....he mentioned her all summer. And all last year. Mia is so...hot."

"Mia is so cute..."

"Oh her laugh..."

"Oh her eyes..." they laughed. I chuckled at the rate at which he was going red.

"Oh I love Mia so much!" they all chorused together and he went redder than a tomato.

"Mia? You are dating Mia Dolohov?" I asked amused at the way they were teasing him.

"Yeah and poor Tony caught him eating up her face a lot of times around the castle." Vlad said causing him to blush and sink down in his chair.

"Shut up guys!" he muttered.

"Oh and the time Mia and Ed were k-i-s-s-i-n-g and Karkaroff caught them?" Tony reminded and the guy blushed a deeper red as they all started laughing at his cost. Even Mr. Volkov was laughing. I chuckled. "Karkaroff was shocked that a student would have the audacity to snog right outside the door to his personal quarters. Poor guy did not know what to say." Tony laughed.

The house elves came out to serve dinner. We were served pickled mushroom and some smoked salmon. I don't like the mushrooms. Vladmir loves them. He got on the food like some hungry wolf. He made Ron look better. The elves served up vodka for the adults. It was the standard Russian dinner menu.

They then served main course and dessert and we were soon done. Vladmir showed me up to my room. I saw Vegs play the shy mysterious girl card on Adrian. I chuckled. Vladmir noticed too and chuckled along with me.

"She is quite the player." he stated.

"Yes quite." I replied as he led me up another staircase. We finally reached our landing on the second floor.

"Here." he said as he opened up a silver fir door with a big elegantly carved key just like the silver lock and got in. I followed him in. The room was pretty big. There was a silver candlestand in one corner. The candles were still burning casting a glow over the room. The bed at one end was big and looked real soft and comfy. The walls were painted a dark navy blue. The furniture was all silver fir and dragon ivory.

Vladmir pulled out my bag from his pocket and enlarged it. I picked it up and moved to the closet to put it in. I shrugged out of my leather jacket and hung it up. As I turned around I noticed he had moved up right behind me. I jumped back startled by his sudden closeness in the limited space. His sudden proximity put butterflies in my stomach as I smelt his amazing woody scent mixed with the leather. It always drove me mad. I stared at the upper button of his shirt as I bit my lower lip trying hard not to look him in the eyes. Looking at Vlad and thinking he wasn't mine still put a dagger through my heart and peeled old wounds to bleed freely.

His fingers caressed my cheek and then traced my lips. I could feels the bumps rising on my arms as he moved closer to me.

"You are looking really pretty today." he said softly but I heard him clearly. I tried to remember if I had done anything different. I was wearing a blue racerback tank top and regular faded gray skinny jeans. Nothing different. I stepped back away from him as I gulped.

"Thanks." I muttered and I noticed him take another step near me. I couldn't keep backing away anymore. Two more steps and my back would be touching the shelves in the closet. He stepped closer and played with my hair. I could feel the heat radiating off his body.

"Tell me something Shine." he started softly in a calm whisper. His voice was husky and I barely heard him. "Why do you prefer Adrian to me?" he asked. I was confused at why he would ask such a thing. Adrian was like a brother to me. Thinking of him that way was like...incest. I raised an eyebrow at his question as I looked up in his eyes. His face showed no hint of joking and his eyes were a cold fire. His lips set in a thin line of dead seriousness.

"What made you think that?" I asked biting my lower lip again as he stepped closer and my thoughts floated away to areas restricted.

"I see it Shine. What does he have that I don't? Even in school when he wasnt a quidditch player. And it's not just you. Even my own father..." he said calmly. "But that is beyond the point. Why?" he asked again.

"Mir. You know that's not true." I whispered reaching up to touch his cheek. He cocked his head to one side surprised by my use of the nickname only I used for him.

"Do you still love me?" he asked quietly. This is the reason why I did not want to look him in the eye. I couldn't lie that way. The answer was simple. No. I don't. I moved on. I found a new guy. But I did not say it. I looked away from his eyes.

"Mir I-" I did not know why I hesitated at that moment. But it gave him his answer. He cupped up my chin in one hand and made me look up gently. The intensity of his gaze burnt me and I wanted to look away. Bending down captured my lower lip with his. Fireworks exploded in my stomach as electricity surged through my whole body. I knew it was wrong. That I shouldn't be kissing him. But the next moment his hands were on my waist as he pulled us closer. His body was crushing every cell of mine between him and the closet but I wanted even more of him. I grabbed his shoulders and pulled in for the kiss as I entangled my hands in his hair. He pushed me back into the closet. My back was touching the wood as one of his hands moved up exploring my body and the other pulled me impossibly closer to him. My hands tangled in his hair as he pulled me up. Our kiss grew more passionate as he put one of my legs around his waist. He lifted me up by my hips and placed me on one of the shelves to put some distance between us as he unbuttoned his shirt. His fingers graced the bare skin of my waist as my tank top rode up and my hands moved over the smooth well muscled planes of his chest. I grabbed his broad shoulders and pulled him even more closer as he supported my weight in his arms and lifted me off the shelf and grabbing my thighs he made sure I tangled both my legs around his waist. He chuckled as I gasped slightly amazed at the strength of the well structured hard warm bod of his and caressed my lower lip with his tongue demanding entry. I smiled and bit his lower lip slightly before giving him entry. It felt amazing as I tasted the slight taste of vodka mixed with the chocolate cake that we had for dessert. We broke away suddenly as he moved to kiss my jaw and then down to my neck and shoulders. I let my head fall back in pleasure as his soft lips trailed along my collarbone searching my weak spot. He sucked on the soft skin in the crook of my neck. He placed small butterfly kisses and then bit me on my shoulder. I dug my nails into his shoulder and cried out in pain. He chuckled and moved to my other shoulder as I kissed the side of his neck and took the liberty to bite him as well and I left a small mark on his neck. He slapped me on my bum for that. I jumped slightly in his arms and kissed his cheek before he captured my lips yet again. His hands moved to my back and messed with my bra. I tangled my hands in his hair yet again. His hair were soft. Softer and silkier than Fred's. Fred! I pulled back from him as I suddenly jerked back to my senses.

"I- I can't do this Vladmir." I said pulling back as much as possible in the limited space. He was still supporting my weight. His hair was all messed up. He looked at me confused and then realization dawned on his face. I untangled my legs and got down and away from him as I pushed him away. His beautiful features showed his frustration and disappointment.

"Why? Are you still angry that I cheated on you?" he asked caressing my cheek and putting a strand of hair behind my ear. I looked in his eyes calmly.

"No Vlad. This has nothing to do with that. I- I am in love with someone else Vlad. Please." I said looking away from his eyes. The hurt filling his eyes made it unbearable to look him in the eyes. "I swear I never meant to cheat. I- I swear. Marina told me you were in love with Adrian. I just got jealous. She even showed me proof. Both of you wrapped up and playing around. I- I just did not know what to make of it. I do love you. Please. Don't do this to me Shine. Please don't punish me for that. You know you love me. You know you do Shine." he argued but I refused to look him in the eyes. Looking him in the eyes and seeing him hurt would hurt me and I would give in. So I kept looking at my shoelaces. This was new knowledge to me. I knew from his voice that he was hurt and that he was telling the truth. He made me look up gently. I could see the overflow of emotions. But I loved Fred. I did not want to cheat on him. "Tell me the truth Shine. You do love me, right?" he asked desperately. His voice was huskier and it broke slightly.

"No. I- I don't. This was a mistake okay? I lost control." I said trying to find a way to squirm past and away from him. His close proximity made my brain freeze. "I moved on. And it's better for you if you move on too." I said firmly but not meeting his eyes. His hands were still on my waist. He stepped closer. He was close enough that I couldn't move my body without touching him.

"Liar." he growled softly as he trailed his nose along my jaw line. I shivered in response. He chuckled and kissed me on my throat softly before moving to my clavicle and burying his head in the crook of my neck. I felt his eyes leak tears on my sensitive skin. I wanted to comfort him. Tell him that I did still love him. Surprised by my own thoughts I shivered in pleasure as he started trailing soft kisses up the side of my neck and jaw. The minty scent of his hair along with the lemon gel was driving me crazy. I wanted so badly to tangle my fingers in his hair and kiss him yet again. He kissed me on my cheek and then stopped right after a small kiss too close to my lips and looked me in the eyes. "You know you love me Shine. You know you do so don't deny it. Or are you going to say that whatever I saw in your eyes today was nothing but a lie? That the love that I saw minutes before does not exist?" he asked his voice soft but conveying every ounce of his anger and frustration at my denial. He took my silence as his answer. His hand trailed up my waist as he pulled me up nearer to him.

"Please Vladmir don't do this to me." I whispered pushing him back with all the mental and physical strength left in me. "I don't want to hurt him Mir. I do love him. Please." He closed his eyes and sighed loudly after taking a deep breath.

"As you wish." he whispered opening his eyes and walked away. He closed the door behind him and the room suddenly seemed colder and emptier. I pulled off my jeans and shoes and got dressed in my pyjamas before slipping under the warm blankets. I put a self waking charm on me so I would get up early the next day.

My head filled with thoughts of Vladmir. His lovely teal eyes as deep as bottomless oceans. His lean muscled handsome body. The earthy scent of his. The sincere yet mischievous smile not cocky like his brother's. Vladmir Volkov was a great guy and I was in love with him at some point. But today..... I do not know why I gave myself so easily to him. I don't know why he still manages to mess up my senses but he does. I tossed around on my bed unable to sleep.

I was in love with Fred. Right? Then why would Vlad affect me so much? Was it as he said? Yes it is, a small voice in my head answered for me. You are still in love with Mir, the voice said. I growled. No. I couldn't be I argued back. If I had enough sense in me I wouldn't fall for him again. Not after...he cheated on me. I did not want to go through that again. The hurt. The pain. But then why was I reacting that way? The answer was clear.

I was still in love with Vladmir Volkov. Deep down I knew it. And he just made me realize it. I never actually got over him. And now I was dead confused. If I was in love with Mir how could I be in love with Fred? Or even the other way round? I did love Fred. I knew that too. But...did I love him more than Vlad? I did not know the answer. I punched the pillow in frustration and turned to lie on my back.

This is why you should not jump into a relationship before you are out of your old one...a voice whispered somewhere at the back of my head. I tossed around again trying to get sleep before I have to wake up in the morning.

A/N: Okay so I did try to keep it as decent as possible...so tell me if you thought that it wasn't and I will tone it down maybe. This is one of the major reasons why I don't write much romance. It either ends up sappy or I feel it needs toning down a lot. Anyways.....hope you liked it

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