Chapter Four:

There was no riding in silence with Pansy and I was thankful for that. She talked about things that I had missed while I was gone and funny things that had happened to her. I found myself smiling without even knowing it. "And oh, Dear! You have got to meet Nicholas!" Pansy said with a smile.

"Oh, yes. He's your boyfriend right? I think you mentioned him on the phone last week." I said.

"You'r very right I did" she laughed. I actually laughed too. "Oh, and Draco, I meant to ask before, but what made you decide to come home? Is this permanent? If so, why?" she said in a rush.

My simile quickly faded. "Yup, permanent" was all I said. "Ah. Don't wanna talk about it yet?" she nodded.

"Yeah. Not yet." I agreed.

As we reached her new house, I wasn't surprised. The house was like a mini mansion. It was a very big house. Just a little bit smaller than the one we had grown up in. Pasny wouldn't settle for anything less. Tthe car's headlights could barely light up even a small portion of the huge yard. The door soon opened and an adorable guy came and opened my door. He was tall, dirty blonde, and he had pretty green eyes that I could even see in the dark. A sharp pain flashed through my heart. His green eyes reminded me too much of Harry's.

"Hello Draco! I'm Nicholas Blake." the guy said to me.

"Nice to meet you, Nicholas." I smiled as warmly as I could to him. I got out of Pansy's car (as gracefully as I could manage) and I shouldered my bag and bent down to get the others.

"Nick and I have this, love. Go sit on the couch and relax. Me can manage your two little bags." Pansy said with a stern look. I opened my mouth to protest. "Nope. Go. Sit." she said in her big sister way.

"Ok ok!" I laughed and started walking slowly into the house. It was a beautiful house. Its size wasn't its only beauty. It was grandly decorated (of course it was with Pansy behind it all.) and it was spotlessly clean. It screamed Pansy.

Pansy and Nicholas came in and Pansy shut to door as Nicholas (who was caring both of my bags) walked across the huge living room and disappeared into a door to the right.

"We have a downstairs guest room. It is more the biggest one, and closer to all of the main rooms." Pansy said, answering my unspoken question.

"Ah." I said with a smile. Nicholas reentered the room and Pansy tossed him the keys.

"So, what would you two like to have for dinner?" he asked. I shrugged and looked to Pansy.

She laughed. "Well, Draco isn't a fan of fast food. Maybe you could stop by that little restaurant and get something to go for tonight and Draco and I can go shopping tomorrow for something to cook for tomorrow's dinner." she said with a smile.

"Will do." he said as he walked up, kissed her, and disappeared out the door.

The moment he was gone, Pansy came to sit on the couch with me. "Isn't Nicholas a sweetheart?" she asked.

I laughed and said "That he is. He worships the ground you walk on."

She giggled and whispered. "That never hurt anyone!" We laughed for a long time before she slowly got serious.

"Ok, Dray. You're like my brother, and for that reason, I have to know…why the sudden return home?" she asked.

I looked down. Now was the time to tell her. I sighed and launched into the painful story. When I was done telling it, she looked pissed.

"What. An. Arse!" she said in a highly pissed off voice.

I sighed and said, "The thought I can't get out of my head is the fact that something was wrong. Harry has never been one to drink much. During special occations, maybe, but for just the pleasure of drinking. That just was not my Harry's style. I can't help but think there was something that was making him drink. Making him worry…something that he was scared to talk to me about, scared to even talk to his friends about. I….I just…..I know Harry."

Pansy hugged me and then held me and an arms length to get a good look at me. "Now, I'm not excusing his actions, you know me better than that, but if you know him and you think you knew the reason behind his actions…and you obviously still love him...then why did you run?"

A/N: Ok! I really really hope that you guys liked this chapter!!!! The story will get better, I promise :) Now! Leave my comments! They make me happy and make me post faster! :)) -- Kasey Michelle