Hey guys.... I have risen from the ashes. Here's my new fic... called Dirty Little Secrets... enjoy.
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Darana could feel Draco's breath on her face, and she closed her eyes, hardly able to believe what was happening. As if in slow motion, the world around her disappeared, and she could feel nothing but Draco in her arms, his breath on her face as his lips grew nearer and nearer to hers. Just before their lips met, Darana pushed him away a little. He gave her a confused look. She bit her lip. "I... I've never kissed anyone before." She said, blushing. He lifted her chin with his finger, looking into her beautiful blue eyes. Being the timid twelve year old she was, she gave him a scared look. "I-I don't know if I can do it." "Sure you can." Draco said, pulling her a little closer. "Everyone can." She shook her head. "I already said... I haven't any experience." He let out a soft laugh. "Everyone must start somewhere." He leaned in again, his lips touching hers ever-so-gently. Unsure of what to do, she kissed him back. When they withdrew, she smiled. "I guess this is a good way to start."
~*~ Four Years Later ~*~
Darana Allen flipped her long brown hair behind her shoulder as she walked down the corridor with Pansy Parkinson and her twin cousins Denise and Summer. Pansy nudged her, an eager look on her cute face. "I hear you had an... interesting evening with Montague last night." Darana laughed. "And where might you have heard that?" She said, looking over at her. Pansy shrugged innocently. "A little birdie told me." Darana rolled her eyes. "It was Lanell, wasn't it? That little prat. She has got quite a large mouth for someone her size." Pansy laughed and shoved her. "Nellie is so sweet and you know it! Just because she's your baby sister doesn't mean you've GOT to be so mean to her!" Darana sighed. "You're only saying that because you haven't got a little sister who tells all your secrets." "What secrets? Montague's told everyone as it is, so why try to hide it?" Pansy laughed as Darana rolled her eyes once more. Nathan Montague was the captain of the Slytherin quidditch team, and the apple of many girls' eyes. The two had met up at The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade the night before, and, after one-too-many drinks, they'd wound up snogging on a bench in the garden back at school. Darana's older brother, Marcus, had walked up and found them, dragging Darana away and shooting Montague a dirty look.
Darana shrugged as they turned the corner. "Who says a girl can't have a bit of fun?" The group laughed just as Draco Malfoy, Damien Killingsworth and Jake Sheifer came walking towards them. Draco shook his head at Darana, smirking. "Dar, Dar, Dar..." He said, stopping in front of her. "How was last night? Is Montague everything you dreamed?" Damien and Jake laughed. Darana shoved him, and the group walked past them. He followed, draping an arm around her shoulders. "Only playing, love. But you've got to admit, you made a poor decision." Darana looked over at him, raising an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about how you chose Montague over-" he paused, stopped walking and straightened his tie before continuing, "Me." Darana, Denise, Summer and Pansy laughed at this. "Over YOU?" Denise said, shoving him. Summer just blushed, not saying anything. Darana laughed at her before turning back to Draco. "Whatever you say, Dray. But I will tell you... your friend Nathan is an excellent kisser." Darana smirked at him. He gave her a staged look of offense. "And what about me? Am I NOT an excellent kisser?" Darana shrugged. "I've only kissed you once." He sighed dreamily, putting his arm back around her. "And it was probably the best kiss you've ever had." She clicked her tongue. "I was twelve." He shrugged. "All the same." He gave her a huge grin, before puckering up his lips and making kissing noises at her. "Come on, Dar, you know you want me." He joked, kissing her cheek. She laughed and shoved him away. She turned around and faced Damien. "You going to Hogsmeade this weekend?" She asked, a hopeful tone in her voice. He nodded. "We're all heading down there. I don't know about Livvy, though. She's got loads of homework." Darana rolled her eyes at his words. "What?" He said, raising an eyebrow. "Ooooh, nothing..." Damien touched her arm. "Come on, Dar, lighten up." She forced a half-hearted smile. He leaned down and kissed her cheek. "I'll talk to you later." He gave her a weak smile and turned to walk away, leaving her standing by the door to her potions class, her heart heavy.
Pansy came up behind her and touched her arm. "Come on, Dar, we've gotta get to class." She said, pulling her into the class room. Darana took her usual seat at the table in the back of the room, sitting along with Draco, Jake, Summer, Pansy, Denise and some other Slytherins. She did her work slowly, not talking to anyone. Draco nudged her arm. "What's wrong Dar?" He said softly to her so that only she could hear him. She shrugged, sighing. "It's nothing." Draco raised an eyebrow. "Stop fussing over Dame. He really isn't worth your worry." Darana shot him a horrified look. "Not worth it? Dray, of course he's worth it. Why else would I be acting like this?" Darana put her head down on the table, letting out a frustrated sigh. Draco rolled his eyes, going back to his work.
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That night, Darana sat alone in the common room staring into the blazing fire, it's dancing flames reflecting in her blue eyes. The common room door opened, and Damien walked in, his white button-down shirt unbuttoned at the top; his tie loosened and hanging around his neck. He spotted Darana sitting on the sofa, her legs curled under her, her eyes fixed on the fire. He took a deep breath and walked over, sitting down beside her. She looked over, a small smile coming across her face. "You're still up?" He said through a soft sigh. She nodded, looking back into the flames. "Couldn't sleep." She looked over at him. "Where've you been?" The common room door opened once more, and Livvy walked in, not even noticing the two sitting on the sofa, and walking up to the girls' dormitories. Darana looked over at her and then back into the flames, knowing her question had been answered. "Oh." She said softly, hurt in her voice. Damien knew how much she felt for him, even if she wouldn't admit it to anyone. Damien reached over and gently turned her head towards him, and he noticed the tears building up in her eyes. "Darana, don't cry..." He said, pulling her close. She relaxed in his hold, feeling so content in his embrace. She looked up into his sparkling green eyes, hope in her gaze. "Damien..." She said, her voice cracked. He swallowed hard, trying to resist. But he couldn't. He leaned down, kissing her. He held her closer, running a hand through her hair. He felt so right, feeling her lips upon his. He'd never kissed his best friend before, but now that he was, he felt like everything in the world but her was gone. When they withdrew, Damien gazed down into her eyes. "I... I love you, Darana." He breathed, hardly able to believe his sudden admittance to his ever-hidden feelings. Her eyes flashed. "I love you too." She pulled him close again, kissing him once more.
They were so caught up in the moment, that they didn't notice the blonde-haired girl standing on the steps to the girls' dormitory, staring at them with wide eyes.
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Darana could feel Draco's breath on her face, and she closed her eyes, hardly able to believe what was happening. As if in slow motion, the world around her disappeared, and she could feel nothing but Draco in her arms, his breath on her face as his lips grew nearer and nearer to hers. Just before their lips met, Darana pushed him away a little. He gave her a confused look. She bit her lip. "I... I've never kissed anyone before." She said, blushing. He lifted her chin with his finger, looking into her beautiful blue eyes. Being the timid twelve year old she was, she gave him a scared look. "I-I don't know if I can do it." "Sure you can." Draco said, pulling her a little closer. "Everyone can." She shook her head. "I already said... I haven't any experience." He let out a soft laugh. "Everyone must start somewhere." He leaned in again, his lips touching hers ever-so-gently. Unsure of what to do, she kissed him back. When they withdrew, she smiled. "I guess this is a good way to start."
~*~ Four Years Later ~*~
Darana Allen flipped her long brown hair behind her shoulder as she walked down the corridor with Pansy Parkinson and her twin cousins Denise and Summer. Pansy nudged her, an eager look on her cute face. "I hear you had an... interesting evening with Montague last night." Darana laughed. "And where might you have heard that?" She said, looking over at her. Pansy shrugged innocently. "A little birdie told me." Darana rolled her eyes. "It was Lanell, wasn't it? That little prat. She has got quite a large mouth for someone her size." Pansy laughed and shoved her. "Nellie is so sweet and you know it! Just because she's your baby sister doesn't mean you've GOT to be so mean to her!" Darana sighed. "You're only saying that because you haven't got a little sister who tells all your secrets." "What secrets? Montague's told everyone as it is, so why try to hide it?" Pansy laughed as Darana rolled her eyes once more. Nathan Montague was the captain of the Slytherin quidditch team, and the apple of many girls' eyes. The two had met up at The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade the night before, and, after one-too-many drinks, they'd wound up snogging on a bench in the garden back at school. Darana's older brother, Marcus, had walked up and found them, dragging Darana away and shooting Montague a dirty look.
Darana shrugged as they turned the corner. "Who says a girl can't have a bit of fun?" The group laughed just as Draco Malfoy, Damien Killingsworth and Jake Sheifer came walking towards them. Draco shook his head at Darana, smirking. "Dar, Dar, Dar..." He said, stopping in front of her. "How was last night? Is Montague everything you dreamed?" Damien and Jake laughed. Darana shoved him, and the group walked past them. He followed, draping an arm around her shoulders. "Only playing, love. But you've got to admit, you made a poor decision." Darana looked over at him, raising an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about how you chose Montague over-" he paused, stopped walking and straightened his tie before continuing, "Me." Darana, Denise, Summer and Pansy laughed at this. "Over YOU?" Denise said, shoving him. Summer just blushed, not saying anything. Darana laughed at her before turning back to Draco. "Whatever you say, Dray. But I will tell you... your friend Nathan is an excellent kisser." Darana smirked at him. He gave her a staged look of offense. "And what about me? Am I NOT an excellent kisser?" Darana shrugged. "I've only kissed you once." He sighed dreamily, putting his arm back around her. "And it was probably the best kiss you've ever had." She clicked her tongue. "I was twelve." He shrugged. "All the same." He gave her a huge grin, before puckering up his lips and making kissing noises at her. "Come on, Dar, you know you want me." He joked, kissing her cheek. She laughed and shoved him away. She turned around and faced Damien. "You going to Hogsmeade this weekend?" She asked, a hopeful tone in her voice. He nodded. "We're all heading down there. I don't know about Livvy, though. She's got loads of homework." Darana rolled her eyes at his words. "What?" He said, raising an eyebrow. "Ooooh, nothing..." Damien touched her arm. "Come on, Dar, lighten up." She forced a half-hearted smile. He leaned down and kissed her cheek. "I'll talk to you later." He gave her a weak smile and turned to walk away, leaving her standing by the door to her potions class, her heart heavy.
Pansy came up behind her and touched her arm. "Come on, Dar, we've gotta get to class." She said, pulling her into the class room. Darana took her usual seat at the table in the back of the room, sitting along with Draco, Jake, Summer, Pansy, Denise and some other Slytherins. She did her work slowly, not talking to anyone. Draco nudged her arm. "What's wrong Dar?" He said softly to her so that only she could hear him. She shrugged, sighing. "It's nothing." Draco raised an eyebrow. "Stop fussing over Dame. He really isn't worth your worry." Darana shot him a horrified look. "Not worth it? Dray, of course he's worth it. Why else would I be acting like this?" Darana put her head down on the table, letting out a frustrated sigh. Draco rolled his eyes, going back to his work.
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That night, Darana sat alone in the common room staring into the blazing fire, it's dancing flames reflecting in her blue eyes. The common room door opened, and Damien walked in, his white button-down shirt unbuttoned at the top; his tie loosened and hanging around his neck. He spotted Darana sitting on the sofa, her legs curled under her, her eyes fixed on the fire. He took a deep breath and walked over, sitting down beside her. She looked over, a small smile coming across her face. "You're still up?" He said through a soft sigh. She nodded, looking back into the flames. "Couldn't sleep." She looked over at him. "Where've you been?" The common room door opened once more, and Livvy walked in, not even noticing the two sitting on the sofa, and walking up to the girls' dormitories. Darana looked over at her and then back into the flames, knowing her question had been answered. "Oh." She said softly, hurt in her voice. Damien knew how much she felt for him, even if she wouldn't admit it to anyone. Damien reached over and gently turned her head towards him, and he noticed the tears building up in her eyes. "Darana, don't cry..." He said, pulling her close. She relaxed in his hold, feeling so content in his embrace. She looked up into his sparkling green eyes, hope in her gaze. "Damien..." She said, her voice cracked. He swallowed hard, trying to resist. But he couldn't. He leaned down, kissing her. He held her closer, running a hand through her hair. He felt so right, feeling her lips upon his. He'd never kissed his best friend before, but now that he was, he felt like everything in the world but her was gone. When they withdrew, Damien gazed down into her eyes. "I... I love you, Darana." He breathed, hardly able to believe his sudden admittance to his ever-hidden feelings. Her eyes flashed. "I love you too." She pulled him close again, kissing him once more.
They were so caught up in the moment, that they didn't notice the blonde-haired girl standing on the steps to the girls' dormitory, staring at them with wide eyes.
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