Cheat (Scarlet)

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Alec had arranged with the beautiful blond, that he now knew as Scarlet, to meet at the Three Broomsticks. He felt like a lying cheater to Gabriella, but he liked Scarlet a lot too. What Gabby doesn't know, won't hurt her, he thought smugly, taking a drink from his butterbeer. Alec checked his watch. Scarlet was supposed to be here by now. The door to the pub opened and Alec turned to see...

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Scarlet walked in, a huge smile on her face. As soon as her eyes rested on Alec's, she concentrated her Veela charm on him. "Hello." She smiled sweetly and slid into the seat across from Alec. She took the hood of her cloak down and allowed her hair to fall from its ponytail.

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Alec grinned at her. Scarlet seemed to be glowing in the light. She seemed even more beautiful than he remembered. "Hello gorgeous," he said, still grinning. "Can I buy you a butterbeer or a firewhiskey?" he asked after a very short pause.

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Scarlet cocked her head to one side, thinking. "I'll take a butterbeer, thank you" She smiled sweetly, keeping her eyes on Alec's. She didn't want to get drunk, at least not on the first date. She often saved firewhiskey for later on. She leaned back, taking her cloak off completely. She did it slowly and deliberately, not taking her eyes off of Alec's.

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Alec grinned, ordering a butterbeer from the bartender. The man behind the counter hurriedly came back with the butterbeer which Alec set in front of Scarlet. He then watched Scarlet take her cloak off, wondering why she was moving so slowly. "How are you?" he asked slowly, as if he was drunk on her beauty.

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Scarlet took a sip from her butterbeer. "I'm good. And you?" She asked politely. She leaned back in her chair, and took another drink from her butterbeer. Scarlet had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, something of foreboding. She pushed it away, hoping it was only her imagination.

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"Just fabulous," Alec replied, taking another drink from his own butterbeer. His mind was feeling sluggish now and Scarlet seemed illuminated in the light. He wanted to kiss he so badly it was making his head hurt. He took another drink of the butterbeer. "What do you want to do tonight?" he asked her.

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Scarlet read his thoughts and smiled. "Hmmmm..." She said and took another sip of her butterbeer. "I didn't have anything specific in mind, what do you want to do?" She said casually, sipping her butterbeer. She had some ideas but she wanted to see what Alec had in mind first.

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Alec smiled his famous smile in return. "I just want to get to know you," he said lazily, sipping again. "We could just sit here and talk for a while. Or anything you want to do would be fine with me too."

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Scarlet couldn't think of anything else to do, maybe a better idea would come later. She took a sip from her butterbeer, almost done with it. "We can stay here" She said, matching his smile. Alec was even cuter than she remembered when he was sitting with Gabby at the dance.

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Alec nodded and then proceeded to drain the rest of his butterbeer. His head was pounding as the bartender picked up the empty bottle. "Sounds good," he replied. "Are you from London originally?" he asked as he tried to make conversation.

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Scarlet contemplated that. She never knew half her herritage, on account of not knowing her biological dad. She smiled and finished her butterbeer. "Yeah, are you?" She asked. She let the bartender take her bottle.

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Alec nodded a "yes" in reply. "My parents met here at Hogwarts," he said. "A few years after they finished school they got married." Alec paused for a moment, realizing that he had never really told anyone about his parents before. It was a bit strange.

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Scarlet bit down on her lip. No one knew about her past but it was awfully sweet for Alec to tell her something he didn't tell anyone else. "That's nice" She nodded slowly. "Mine met at Hogwarts too..." She didn't bother to go into details about the rest. She just leaned back in her chair.

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Alec nodded. "Well, that's one thing we have in common," he said, grinning widely. The bartender came back over to their table. "Would you like another butterbeer, beautiful?" Alec asked Scarlet as he prepared to order again.