Chapter 8
Admiring the necklace Draco bought her, Emmeline sighed. Seeing him made her rethink her feelings about him. She remembered the old Draco, who used to play with her and tell her secrets. This Draco wasn't a boy. He was a man; a wanted man. Emme soon reapplied her make- up and walked out of her room to greet her guests.
The ballroom was decorated with balloons, and ribbons all over the place. Walking inside, Emme looked up to see the huge chandelier hanging here beautifully. Hundreds of people were chatting with one another and greeting Emme. Smiling, Emme looked around and saw her parents. With two familiar guests: Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. Ballroom music booming, she heard shrieks of glee increasing loudly as she saw her friends. They were holding huge boxes: presents. Tally, scurried to her, holding a box, congratulated her. The others did the same, handing her their boxes. Anna was laughing and Alex smirked at Emme, who was struggling with the boxes.
"Let me help you Emme" a deep and mature voice echoed kindly. Emme's hands were soon unoccupied as she recognized the person who helped her.
His platinum blonde hair was bothering his eye sight, and his icy blue eyes were staring at the 'birthday girl'.
"My cousins aren't the best of friends, huh?" Draco turned to them, who were smiling at him innocently.
"Thank you Draco." Emme grinned at him, ignoring her watching friends.
"You're welcome. You're absolutely gorgeous tonight." Draco kissed her cheek and began walking to his parent's direction. Emme had a goofy look on her face.
"You're falling for him, Emme? " Tally smiled deviously. Anna came back to the gang with drinks. They laughed as Emme shook her head.
"I'm not." They just looked at her in disbelief.
"Whatever." Blaise muttered as he and Tally left to dance.
"He's pretty confused about you. I think he's starting to like you. More than a friend." Alex gave her a half smile. Emme laughed.
"Rubbish. He can get girls that are more beautiful than me. I'm just second place." Anna was shocked from this.
"Are you listening to yourself? You are beautiful!" Alex nodded.
"Besides, you can't say that Pansy is prettier than you." They looked at her, a big girl with very short hair, wearing a hideous yellow dress. They laughed at the sight of her.
"How did she get invited?" Alex asked.
Emme shrugged. "Maybe my mother felt sorry for her."
Emme was soon called to the front of the ballroom, where everyone was watching her run to her parents.
"This is a very special day. The day my daughter, Emmeline, turns 17. She's an adult now, and she'll be treated as one." Keith Richmond turned to his daughter, "Happy birthday my love. Here's our gift to you." He pulled out an emerald ring. The family ring. Emme, embraced her parents.
"So we hope you will have an enjoyable evening and a pleasant night." Amelia smiled at her guests as they continued with the party.
Dancing, huffing and puffing, the kids went to drink. A slow dance boomed in the ballroom and couples got up from their tables to dance. Tally giggled at Blaise's funny attempt to ask her to dance and the others were dancing with Emme's cousins.
Emme caught Draco's eye. He was sitting with his parents. Narcissa looked at him and "You should ask her to dance, dear." Draco looked at her and nodded. Narcissa was watching him leave and turned to Lucius.
"They are perfect for each other."
Her husband looked at her and smirked. "They remind me of us, when we were young."
Draco was trying to calm himself down. 'What is wrong with me? It's just Emmeline.' Draco pondered.
"Hey." Draco said as Emme turned around, facing him.
"You're like a beautiful princess." he said staring at her.
"So since I'm the Slytherin Prince, I thought we can dance a royal dance?" Draco smirked.
She smiled. "Sure." Grabbing his hand, Emme felt a chill down her spine. Little did she know, Draco felt it too. Emme wrapped her arms around his pale neck, while he wrapped his around her waist. Emme was reminiscing the last time she danced with him.
"This is the same song we danced to at my surprise birthday party." Draco whispered in her ear. She shuddered from his hot breath. He remembered.
