Chapter 11

After the Christmas Ball had ended, Pansy was given permission by her parents to stay at the Malfoy Manor for the night. The Parkinson's always trusted the Malfoy's to take care of their daughter while she was in their care. And that's exactly what the Malfoy's did. Since Pansy was Draco's best friend they treated her rather generously, especially Narcissia. She loved Pansy as if she was her own. She had a tendency to spoil Pansy with expensive jewelry whenever she visited. Pansy loved it.

Pansy and Draco both lay down on Draco's king-sized bed just staring at the ceiling in complete, utter silence. They were each thinking of the one next to them.

Draco had given Pansy a baggy, black t-shirt of his to wear while Pansy brought a pair of pink striped pajama bottoms with her. Draco wore no shirt and was only in his boxers.

"Draco?"

"Hmm?"

"What's going to happen to us?" asked Pansy softly.

Draco rolled over onto to his side closely paying attention to Pansy's actions. "What do you mean?"

Pansy twitched her mouth. "Well…what are we? Was the kiss just a spur of the moment thing? Are you just going to throw me away like you do with all the other girls you've dated in the past? Did the kiss mean anything at all to you?" Those were just a select few of the questions Pansy had in mind. There were many more. The girl defiantly thought too much.

Draco smiled, cut Pansy off by cupping her face and silenced her with a kiss. He pulled back. "It meant something to me. Pansy…you mean a lot to me. I'm not going to screw you over."

Pansy blushed scarlet. She melted at his words and touch. She was thankful that it was dark in Draco's bedroom so he wouldn't be able to see that much of her face. "So…I guess that means were boyfriend and girlfriend?" Pansy crossed her fingers behind her back.

"Uh huh." answered Draco before giving her another kiss.

Pansy smiled widely after the kiss. "Good to hear it."

Draco took note of the smile and he smirked. "Told you I was one hell of a kisser."

Pansy rolled her eyes annoyed by Draco's cockiness. "Yes you are Draco darling." She yawned. "I'm tired."

"You want to go to sleep now?" asked Draco.

Pansy nodded and yawned once again. She rolled over closer to Draco and laid her head on his chest. She let sleep guide her. Pansy was so tired that she didn't noticed Draco staying up a bit later, just watching her sleep.

As Draco watched Pansy, he thought of how lucky he was to have a meaningful relationship with this girl. Pansy was too important to him, to just sleep with and dump her. He couldn't do that to his best friend.

The next day…

Pansy woke up early in the morning and realized she wasn't in her room but in Draco's room. She looked beside her and took note that Draco wasn't even there. She ran a hand through her messy bed-hair. Was it all really a dream? Were she and Draco really a couple?

"Hey Sleeping Beauty. Well…you're not sleeping now and you're no beauty at the moment." joked Draco.

Pansy gave him a loathsome glare.

Draco laughed. "Just kidding Pans." It appeared that Draco had just gotten out of the shower. His usually tame blonde hair was messy and soaking wet. He had a towel that rested dangerously low on his hips and another wrapped around his shoulders. His six-pack was visibly clear. "Like what you see?" Draco winked at Pansy.

Pansy nodded her head, her eyes not leaving Draco.

Draco laughed again. "That's what I thought." He walked over to Pansy and lovingly kissed her on the cheek. "How long are you allowed to stay for?"

"Um…" Pansy scratched her head in a manner as if it would help her think. "I'm not sure. I should be able to stay for awhile." She smirked at Draco. "My parents trust you."

"Maybe they shouldn't." Draco smirked back. "They don't know the real me."

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After Pansy had her shower she met up with Draco at the breakfast table. The breakfast table in fact was much smaller then the dining room table. Pansy assumed it was because the Malfoy family always had important guests over for dinner and not for breakfast. Personally, she preferred the breakfast table because when you talked it didn't require one to raise their voice.

"How was your shower?" asked Draco as he took a sip of freshly brewed coffee. Draco was used to drinking coffee and tea for sometime now. Ever since his second year at Hogwarts he had become addicted to it. It was also in his Malfoy blood to devour caffeine –doze daily.

Pansy also had the addiction to caffeine. She didn't start as young as Draco did though. She started to like it in fourth year at Hogwarts. She helped herself to some more coffee. She could really use an extra-voltage dose of caffeine with the comment she had to tell Draco. "Hmm…it was disappointing."

"Why?" asked Draco concerned.

Pansy giggled, as she took a sip of coffee "Because you weren't there with me."

Draco grinned. "Pansy I didn't know you could be so naughty!" He looked up at the ceiling and raised his hands in dramatic fashion. "What have I been missing all these years?" He wondered if Pansy behaved like this with other boys. A surge of jealously ran through him.

"Obviously you've been missing something." Pansy smiled warmly at Draco. "I should say the same thing about you. I mean, I liked you and all but if I wasn't such a stupid person I could have just told you how I felt."

"Instead of using me to make Potty jealous? And Pansy, you're not stupid! You're one of the smartest witches I know." finished Draco. He saw the gloomy look on her face. "Don't worry, we had fun. Didn't we?" Draco knew he had fun pissing Potter off. There was nothing that could top that. Except…the thought of him and Pansy showering together.

Pansy smiled. "Yeah…we had fun." She paused. "I should be going home now but thanks for everything."

Draco and Pansy both stood up at the same time. They walked over to each other and shared a passionate kiss on the lips.

"Coffee breath." addressed Pansy. "Yummy!" She walked over to the large fireplace and took her position ready to depart.

"You'll be okay?" asked Draco. He was concerned about her safety. From experience, Pansy and floo powder did not mesh well together. She always toppled over or complained about how much dirt and dust got tangled up in her hair. Pansy was defiantly afraid to get dirty.

"Not really, but I'll manage." answered Pansy honestly, making Draco laugh. "I'll talk to you later. Bye!"

"Bye!" Draco said as he watched Pansy disappear from his sight. He smiled actually realizing that he was going to commit to this relationship. No matter what, Draco would do anything to make sure their relationship lasted.

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Pansy stumbled onto the marble tiles of the living room. "Fuck that hurts." She muttered. She feebly pushed herself up using whatever strength she had in her arm muscles. Once she was standing, Pansy stood face to face with her father. She was deeply overwhelmed by that factor. "Hi!" Pansy greeted cheekily.

Mr. Parkinson crossed his arms over his chest. "Where were you young lady?"

"I was at Draco's. Did mum not pass on the message?" asked Pansy.

"You're mother didn't come home last night from the Nott residence." replied Mr. Parkinson. "Therefore, she couldn't have possibly passed on the message."

Pansy thought, "Does he know?" She then said out loud, "Oh…well…sorry about that. It will not happen again." Pansy was about to make a break for her bedroom when her father instantly blocked her path. "Whoa okay, was my apology not good enough for you?"

That seemed to be the spark that lit Mr. Parkinson on fire. He pushed Pansy against the wall so her back made a loud smacking noise as it came into contact with the wall. "I work hard to keep this family together! We are suffering beneath the tide. You my dear are a Parkinson and you shall act like one even when you're not at school. Got it?" He snarled.

Pansy stared at him wide-eyed. "Was that a threat? Did you just threaten your own daughter?"

Mr. Parkinson stared at Pansy with shock. Her question seemed to have had a big effect on him because he looked ashamed of what he had done. He immediately released his hold on Pansy, "I-"

Pansy's bottom lip trembled. "This hurts me dad. The fact that I have to be perfect all the time! I've got news for you! I'M NOT! NO ONE IS!" In a softer tone she said, "I'm sorry."

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Pansy lay in her bed for two hours straight just thinking. She stared at her ceiling, feeling so depressed with the life she had been given. She knew that she had it better then most people in the world but having lots of money didn't guarantee her happiness. It guaranteed ego and expectations. Pansy came up with the conclusion that the name Parkinson had something to do with the problem. The name itself was automatically associated with high nobility. Therefore, Pansy was doomed to be wearing a halo for the rest of her life.

The only person that could possibly understand how she felt was Draco. If truth be told, Draco probably had higher expectations in life then Pansy because he was a Malfoy. Malfoy's were superior then the rest of the pack. Malfoy's were the best of the best.

Just then there was a knock on the door before Pansy could say anything Mr. Parkinson slowly opened the bedroom door.

"What?" snapped Pansy.

Mr. Parkinson narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "You have a visitor."

Pansy sat up anxiously. She hoped the visitor was Draco. It was hard to believe that they had just become a couple now. It felt like they had been dating forever. Pansy just assumed that feeling just happens when you practically know someone for your whole life. When she saw that the visitor was Tracey she couldn't help but feel terrified.

"I'll leave now." said Mr. Parkinson closing the door behind him.

"Hey…" Pansy said uneasily.

Tracey grinned back. "Guess what?" She clapped her hands in an excited manner. "Last night at your ball, Blaise and Daphne hooked up and now their a couple!" Tracey was acting oddly cheerful.

Pansy's jaw dropped in shock. "Blaise and Daphne?" She said in disbelief.

"Uh huh." Tracey nodded.

"Blaise and Daphne?" Pansy then thought to herself. "Blaise could do so much better." She then repeated out loud, "Blaise and Daphne?"

"Yes Pansy! Blaise and Daphne. It's hard to believe, I guess when Daphne couldn't find Malfoy she went after Blaise." explained Tracey.

Pansy raised an eyebrow. "You came here after what happened last night to gossip?" She shook her head. This couldn't be happening. Tracey couldn't just do this to her.

"Actually no…" started Tracey. "I wanted to talk about our mission. You see…Granger is now a slut right? But now Terry and I are no longer a couple." Tracey could feel the water works start to come any minute now.

Pansy thought, "Jee I wonder why?"

"It's time we break her down Pansy." concluded Tracey evilly. "My brilliant idea is we throw a party for Millicent's birthday next week but we invite students from other houses too."

Pansy wasn't so sure about this brilliant idea. She tried to find a flaw in the idea. Favorably, she did. "It's impossible. We can't invite students from other Hogwarts houses into the Slytherin common room. It's not going to work! The Slytherins will be extremely pissed off!"

Tracey shook her head. "No they won't because we'll be having it in the room of requirement!"

Pansy desperately thought fast. She found another flaw. "It's not fair to Millicent if we use her birthday as an occasion to throw a wild Hogwarts party!"

"She'll love it! We've never thrown her a party before. She'll be really happy about it. Millie will feel like she's part of the group. Trust me."

"Why should I?" muttered Pansy.

"Pardon?" asked Tracey.

Pansy gave her ex-partner in crime a fake smile. "I'm down with it."

"Great." Tracey fake smiled back. It was like a competition to see who could hold up their guard the longest using fake smiles as their motive to victory.

Pansy was fighting to keep her title as Queen Bee while Tracey was slowly taking it away. It would be a cunning battle. One girl would triumph while the other fell down the Slytherin social scene.

A/N: Hello all you lovely readers! Sorry it took awhile to post this chapter. It hasn't been edited by my fabulous beta Emma so sorry if there are any flaws in this chappie. Don't forget to review!