I woke up in the morning to see light streaming into the Ravenclaw boys dormitory. 

Holy crap I have a boyfriend.

I sat up in bed and hugged the blankets.

John Laurens is my boyfriend. Is this real? Its too good to be true. I looked outside. The trees where golden yellow, and it felt a bit extra cold in the boys dorm. And winters coming. I wonder what snow feels like. I thought. Alight. Freaking hedgehogs, I have a boyfriend. Alright. Deep breath. 

I took a deep breath, but the idea of John being with me wouldn't let me calm down. I think my hair might be yellow. I was now sure. But I don't care. John Laurens is my boyfriend! I smiled to myself. I looked around the dorm, and noticed nobody was here. How late was it? I looked at the clock. Class does not start for half an hour, most people would be in the hall. 

I looked over at the large barrel of coffee leaned against the wall. Ravenclaws had made a smart decision apparently years ago to make a special treaty with the Hufflepuffs. Since the Hufflepuffs common room was right next to the kitchens, the Hufflepuffs easily got food.

Ravenclaws stayed up all night studying, I don't think there's been one Ravenclaw who has not pulled in all-nighter and drunken a gallon of coffee. But our coffee supply was not enough, so Ravenclaws allied with the Hufflepuffs. Hufflepuffs get Ravenclaws a whole lot of coffee, and Hufflepuffs can ask us favors that we have to do.

The favors are basic, and totally worth it. The Hufflepuffs might as us to make sure one specific team member on their Quidditch team does not get hit with a bludger, and the Ravenclaws would honor that. I thought the relationship between the two houses was fascinating, smart, and just in general amazing.

I rolled off the bed. Literally. I fell onto the floor, face first. 

"Ow," I said out loud, pushing myself to my feet.

I stood up, scratching my head, then I skipped out of the door, and down the spiral staircase. I looked out at the common room full of Ravenclaws reading and such. As soon as I stepped onto the floor Eliza, Chris, Ben and Steven ran up to me.

"Is it true you where making out with John Laurens?" Chris asked excitedly.

"What no I-"

"OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO BE AN UNCLE!" Steven interrupted me.

"No we did not make out, where did you hear that?" I asked.

"What do you mean? Its the number one news around the entire school!" Eliza said.

"Why the heck would I be the number one on the news?" I asked.

"There aren't many Hufflepuff-Ravenclaw relationships. I don't think there ever has ever been one, ever. So that's a starter. Second, you are already known as the kid with the insane broomstick and hair that you dye randomly everyday and why'd you choose yellow today? Anyway, you're also known for being really short," Eliza said. "I know all the gossip if you want some about you."

"Tell me the gossip," I said, what were people rumoring about me?

"Number one, when you first arrived at school everyone thought you where super powerful for some reason and they feared you. Number two, lots of people still think you're faking your age and your actually twelve. Number three, you are in a very serious relationship with a Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaws never really have gotten into cross-house relationships. Want more? There's a whole lot more," Eliza said.

"Nope, I'm good. Wow, that's insane," I said. 

"There's also a rumor that you and John are so close you might somehow make it humanly possible for two males too have a baby together," Ben said.

"What?!" I gasped. Who the heck spreads this crap?

"And you stole the fastest broomstick in the world from Dumbledore," Chris added.

"And that one where they said you only eat lizards, and you eat one a day, that's how you are so small," Steven added.

"Dang this school is weird," I said. "Well, that's all lies. All of it."

"Alright, I'll go tell our main source of gossip they where wrong," Eliza said.

"Who's your main source?" I asked.

"Lafayette," Ben said. "Hes also a subject of gossip. Where you there when he proposed to that Hufflepuff? Man, all the Hufflepuffs get the handsome amazing people."

"You think I'm handsome and amazing?" I asked.

"Pfft, not talking about you," Ben laughed and I frowned.

"I'll go tell Lafayette that you guys weren't making out beneath the super shiny golden tree with doves singing to you guys and the sun right behind you with nobody else around," Chris said.

I watched Chris and Steven walk together out the entrance to the Ravenclaw common room. Ben and Eliza walked off together towards the book shelves. Right, I have a boyfriend to get to. I thought, and walked out of the common room. John was sitting right outside the common room door. The moving picture that made the door to the common room was glaring at him.

"Hufflepuffs aren't welcome," The picture said.

"John?" I asked.

"Hamilini!" John said as I emerged from the common room.

"Why are you waiting out here?" I asked.

"Because I wanted to be with you," John said. "I wish we where in the same house. It would be so fun ot have pillow fights and stuff."

"I could easily get into the Hufflepuff room and have a sleep over," I said.  "How about tonight?"

"Really? Sure!" John said, his eyes lighting up happily. 

"Although, first I wanted to do something kind of evil," I said as John wrapped his arm around mine and we headed away from the common room.

"Ooo what is it?" John asked.

"I make myself identical to Eliza and then stash Eliza somewhere and see what the Schuyler sisters do together for a day," I said.

"Why don't you go in and be identical to Peggy and say that you where the long-lost fourth twin sister?" John suggested.

"The possibilities are endless," I laughed. 

"Sooooo I see your hair colour for today is quite the banana," John said.

"I guess it is," I laughed.

We walked and talked together. It was so nice to be with John. He wasn't just my Bringer of Death, but my boyfriend and Bringer of Death. I don't know how my life could get any better. I don't think there was anything in the world that could make me sad or scared or mad right now, when I was with John in this amazing world.

Then Thomas ran into me.

John reacted immediately, he pushed me behind him protectively and glared at Thomas. I quickly changed my skin color darker, made my hair short and fluffy, and made my nose shorter. Plus I made my eyes a different color. Thomas wouldn't recognize me at all, but it was still nerve racking to be this close. Six feet away from him was way to close for me.

"Get out of the way, boyfriend stealer," Thomas growled, pushing John to the side.

"Boyfriend stealer? You're the one who forced yourself on him! He never wanted to be with you!" John said.

"Move out of the way, first year," Thomas growled, pushing me to the side as well.

I took a deep breath, trying not to freeze up as Thomas walked away from me. If I hadn't changed my appearance in time, he might have seen me.

"Its okay," John said, holding my hand. "Hes gone."

I changed back to my normal self, the weird feeling disappearing as I looked normal again.

"Its fine to be scared," John said comfortingly.

"I'm not scared," I said.

"You hair says you are, according to the book I read," John said. "Green for fear."

I took a strand of hair and brought it in front of my face. It was a light pale green. I switched it back to yellow. I was not going to have Thomas ruin this perfect day. He may have already kind of ruined it already, but I was going to make it better.

"Right, lets head to breakfast. Nothing happened," I said.

"M'kay," John said.

"So um... what do couples do?" I asked as we walked.

"I- no idea," John laughed a bit.

We continued walking down towards the main hall. A couple people stared at us weirdly. I have a boyfriend. The thought kept running through my head. I felt accepted. I felt loved, for the first time in forever. Reality check. I have a boyfriend. Its John Laurens. I thought to myself, trying to get my brain to work right.

We entered the main hall. Many people sat at their tables, reading, mostly eating. I walked over towards the Hufflepuff table with John.

"Ooo the Ravenclaw moved over here," Some random person said as I sat next to John.

"Wow, did the Ravenclaw come sit with the Hufflepuffs? I thought we weren't special enough for people to pay attention too," Another person said.

"Leave him alone, and besides, Lafayette sits here all the time with Hercules," John said.

"Sure, but Lafayette sat here sense the beginning," A Hufflepuff said, using a cheery voice.

I ignored their whispers and ate with John. After a bit, they stopped bugging me. I reached over to grab a cookie, and I felt Johns hand touch mine as he also tried to grab a cookie. I blushed.

"How adorable," Hercules teased as he sat down next to us.

"Oh, shut it," I said, letting John grab a cookie first.

For the rest of the day I was happy. We passed notes in class, caught ourselves staring into each other's eyes and looked away quickly. Then I was in transfiguration, sitting next to John. And Thomas walked in, strutting like an over confident peacock. I voided eye contact, hoping he would not notice me. But of course he saw me, and walked over.

"Hey babe," he said as if we where still together.

I didn't know how to respond. Just that word made me freeze up.

"Leave him alone," John said defensively, his bodyguard mode activating.

"Fine, but only because class is starting soon," Thomas said. "I'll be back."

I shuddered.

Later that class, I was trying to block out the noise of Thomas tapping his finger on his desk. Tap tap tap tap. Tap tap. Tap tap tap tap. Tap tap. H. I. H. I... wait what? Tap tap tap tap... H in Morse code. Tap Tap... I. H.I. HI? Hi?!?!? This could not be a coincidence. 

I rested my hand on my desk, Tap tap tap. Longer tap. three longer taps. one tap. two longer taps and a tap I tapped on my desk. I repeated it a couple times. I was saying 'Stop'. Thomas stopped tapping his hand on his desk, and I kept repeating stop. Suddenly, he tapped a different pattern. This is much easier then talking in human.

Wait a second. I'm communicating with Thomas. Ew. At least I was not freezing up, though. 

Thomas tapped more, and after like five minutes he finally finished tapping 'Love you babe.' Ew, disgusting. Even talking to him in Morse code made me want to throw up. I stopped tapping to him and tried to pay attention to class. Thomas repeated 'Love you babe' over and over and it was starting to make me sick.

"Ignore him you're fine," John whispered to me, reaching out to hold my hand.

I grabbed his hand and smiled at him. He was such a great boyfriend. I have a boyfriend. Life is fine. Just ignore Thomas and hope he chokes on some plastic straws before the turtles do.

I actually quite liked imagining that scene.