I did not sleep one bit that night. Every sound I thought was Nicholas coming to finish what he had begun. I know I am the Dark Lord's granddaughter and the next Dark Mistress, but he had instilled fear in me. He was twice the size of me, and although my magic was stronger than his, he could easily overpower me physically. I lied awake in bed tossing and turning, every time I closed my eyes I saw his face, I heard his voice, and I felt his touch. I began to shake in fear, I wish Draco had just stayed with me.
Go to his room
And be caught, I don't think so
But you are engaged and you love him
You seem to forget he doesn't feel the same way
But he smiled at you, that has got to count for something
He was just trying to make me feel better, we had almost been raped
Great not only was I losing sleep because of Nicholas, but now I was losing sleep thanks to the voices in my head. I wasn't going to be worth anything the next morning, and I still had to train everybody. I hated that I could not get to sleep, no matter what I told myself I knew it was not only Nicholas that kept me up, but also Draco. He had been acting odd tonight. Was it actually possible he returned my feelings?
The only way to find out is ask him.
And what better time than in the middle of the night
Finally we see eye to eye.
Sarcasm, learn to recognize it.
I knew I wasn't going to get any sleep anyway, so I decided to go wake the person who was keeping me up.
Why would you go mess with Nicholas he tried to rape us.
Draco, dumbass, we are going to Draco.
Oh, YAY!
I hoped this would shut those stupid voices up. I slowly crawled out of bed, made sure I had my wand even though I knew I did not need it, then walked to my door. I peeked out, it was only two in the morning, and I knew Aine could be coming in with her newest guy. Fortunately there was no one there so I quietly snuck out the door, and went to the room three doors down where I found Draco, just two days ago.
Wow a lot has happened in three days.
Four.
What?
Four days, see because two is technically the next day it has been four.
My head hurts
My head is your head dumbass.
I quietly opened the door, and peeked in. I saw Draco's sleeping form underneath the covers, the only thing I could see was that platinum hair that shone like silver in the moon light. Gah, I sounded like a sap. Anyway, I walked over to him, and debated on whether to be nice or not. He had turned me down earlier, but he had also saved me. I had decided I would be mean, when the floor was suddenly pulled from beneath my feet.
Next thing I knew Draco had me in his grasp next to him on his bed. We were facing each other, and although it was dark I could see the smirk slowly growing on his lips. "I thought I told you it would be better if we slept in different beds?" He said.
"I couldn't sleep, so I decided I would wake someone up."
"And you chose me?"
"Obviously"
"Why me? Why not Aine or Kiera or Alissa?"
"Because you are the only one who knows what happened tonight."
His grip around my waist loosend, "Is that the only reason?"
"Maybe"
His grip tightened again, and he smiled, not smirked smiled.
"You know I really like it when you smile Draco, so much more attractive than that damn smirk."
"You just said I was attractive."
"No I said your smile was, not you."
"But you want my body, admit it." He was half way between a smirk and a smile.
"Never"
"You just did, that light flush on your cheeks really betrays you." I did not respond, I just went to cover them up, and started to turn away, but he pulled me back. "Where do you think you are going? Don't cover it up, it's cute on you."
"Did you just call me cute Draco Malfoy?"
"So what if I did?"
"Aw you think I'm cute. I'm going to tell everyone."
"Then I will tell everyone that you have a monster crush on me."
"I do not," I shouldn't have even tried because I felt the blood rushing to my cheeks betraying me, again.
"You do too, you have since we were little."
"If I recall correctly it was you who said, and I quote 'Ophelia, I love you. Will you marry me?'"
"And I believe you said, 'I love you too. Some day Draco Malfoy I will be your wife.'"
"I so did not say that."
"You so did, when we were five years old. We used to be best friends. Don't you remember?"
"Yeah I do, I miss those days. What happened?"
"I guess we grew up. Changed. But I miss those days too."
"I believe it was you who shunned me when we got to Hogwarts. Do you know how much that hurts to lose your best friend?"
"I do, I lost you. I regret that day every day of my life."
"You do?"
"I do."
It was quiet for a few minutes, and I decided to breakt he silence to see if he remembered my favorite memory, "Do you remember what happened the week before we went to Hogwarts?"
"Umm…."
"Figures you wouldn't. Well until you do, don't expect me to talk to you, with the exception for lessons. Goodnight Draco." I tried to get up to go, but Draco would not let me go. And to be quite honest I didn't care that he didn't want to let me go.
"Wait, did it happen in the meadow by the brook where we landed when we got here?"
"Maybe."
"So yes, was it our first kiss."
"Yes, it was my first kiss. I will never forget it. I had just gotten beaten by my dad, I don't remember why, I don't think there was a reason. But I was sitting under the oak next to the brook crying. I did not hear you come, you sat next to me and asked me what was wrong, I told you my daddy hit me. And then you said-"
"That I would never hit you. You were too beautiful to be hit. That I loved you and I would never hurt you."
I nodded, silent tears rolling down my face on to his pillow. "I will never forget what you did next. I was looking down, and you took my head in your hands. You turned it so I was looking straight into your eyes, and then you leaned down and placed the lightest kiss on my lips. I have not experienced a kiss with that much love since that day."
He noticed my tears. He reached over and cupped my cheek, then wiped away the tears with his thumbs. He began to lean in.
"Draco do you remember what I said?" I nearly whispered the words.
"Yes," and then he gave me a gentle kiss on the lips like he had that day long ago. He loved me and I knew it. He did not have to say anything, his kiss said it all. He pulled away, then tightened his grip around my waist and pulled me closer to him. I just rested my head on his shoulder, and loved how our bodies fit together perfectly. I finally fell asleep. I fell asleep in Draco's arms, my favorite place in the world.
