I woke up screaming and panting for breath. Just what the hell was that? I heard the door burst open as I looked up and saw Acacia and Adelia wielding a baseball bat in one hand and a wand in another.
"What did he do? Can we kill him?" Acacia asked as I shook my head.
"No, it was just a nightmare...I think...what day is today?" I asked as Acacia shook her head.
"Today's Friday afternoon princess...hurry up we have to get ready for the Slytherin ball tonight. Are you sure you're okay? You look really pale...I'm worried we might see right through you one of these days," Acacia said as I hit her shoulder playfully. I'm not that pale, am I? Wait, there's something wrong with this...where was that over-eager git that was here every time to ask if I saw anything?
"That's not funny. I already told you I'm fine, just a horrible nightmare. Anyways, where is that idiotic git?" I asked as Acacia looked around.
"Hm, that's strange...he's not here," Adelia said as I sighed.
"No matter, that just means princess here has the room to herself to prepare," Acacia said as she patted my head.
"But where will you guys go?" I asked as Adelia smiled.
"Don't worry, we'll be back here before the ball starts," she said as I nodded as they both left the room. I sighed and went to look at myself in the mirror. Damn, Acacia was right, I really am too pale. I could pull off being one of the school ghosts or something. I sighed and went back to my room to get dressed. After finally getting the dress on by myself, (which I consider a miracle because of the damn fluffiness that gave me trouble in the first place. What the hell was my mother thinking giving me this dress?) I went straight to fixing my hair and make-up. After everything was done I looked at myself in the mirror. I wonder why I was even trying too hard to be all prettied up for this ball? What was so special about it? I shook my head and went to the my dresser and pulled out an emerald box that held the one thing Acacia would make sure I had on. I opened it and pulled the tiara out and placed it carefully on my head. I really didn't understand this concept...hell I don't even understand how I became the Slytherin princess! When did this even start?
*It was my second year and after last year, I was starting to like it here! Although the only thing that has changed since then was that Draco and I seem to be drifting apart which made me worry. Acacia and Adelia, my two best friends who I met last year told me that he was just being a git, but I don't think that was necessarily true. Draco seemed a teensy bit harsh and whenever I wanted to talk to him, he always had excuses to leave before I could say anything. There was also another thing that seemed a bit different than last year. Everyone seemed to be more polite to me. I asked mother about it and she laughed and said something that I couldn't quite catch. I sighed and walked into the common room and watched the fire a bit. I heard someone come in and sit next to me.
"A galleon for your thoughts?" a voice asked as I looked up and saw Draco there. I smiled and scooted over as he sat down next to me.
"I dunno, it's just people seem to be really different around me and I don't know why..." I said as he chuckled a bit. It's not funny, I'm being serious here Draco!
"Mindi, they see you as the Slytherin princess," he said as I looked at him in confusion.
"What? Why? I'm not of royalty Draco, I'm just Mindiella," I said as he shook his head.
"You match all the qualities of a Slytherin," he said as I looked away.
"Is that why you've started avoiding me Draco?" I asked as he shook his head.
"No...it's because I've been busy with school work you know? Can't let my mother and father down can I?" he said as I shook my head. You're lying I know it.
"Well um, I want to tell you something," I said as he looked at me. I guess it was now or never. There was no avoiding it, I've thought about it for a while now and there was no denying it.
"What did you want to tell me?" he asked as I looked at him.
"I...I love you Draco, I think I've been in love with you since before we started Hogwarts," I said as I saw something in his eyes. Disgust? Confusion? Or was it anger?
"You? Ha! Yeah right! Really? You really thought I'd feel the same?" he asked as tears started to fall.
"But Draco, I really do love you...and I thought you'd feel the same I mean we've been friends for who knows how long." I said as he laughed even more.
"You're a freak Frey; I wouldn't ever fall in love with you. I'd sooner fall in love with that Weasley girl or that Mudblood Granger before going to you," he said as I cried more. It was too good to be true...I knew it. But I thought I saw something in his eyes as he said those words to me..what was it? It was a different emotion than the ones I was accustomed to.
"I was born like this Draco...I can't change that, nor can I change the fact that I love you," I said as he laughed harshly.
"Well, good luck with that Frey, because I'm not about to change how I see you, you freak," he said as he walked away. A part of me wanted to kill him for what he said to me, but it was being held back by the part of me that didn't believe he meant what he said. No matter on whether he meant what he said or not, I vow from now on to never ever fall for him again. I wasn't going to be crushed like this anymore and I will make sure of it.*
A loud knock cleared my head as Acacia and Adelia entered and looked at me.
"Um, princess...are you okay?" Acacia said as I looked at her in confusion. Adelia came over and gently wiped my face.
"You've been crying Mindi, what's wrong?" she asked as I shook my head.
"It's this make-up I'm wearing...it irritates my eyes," I said as Acacia tsked and sat by me.
"You didn't do it right again, let me fix it," she said as she cleared my face of all make-up and tears and re-applied the make-up.
"There, now you look absolutely drop dead gorgeous," she said as I smiled and hugged her.
"Thank you for always being there for me," I said as Acacia patted my back, awkwardly.
"No problem princess, but what suddenly brought this on?" she asked as I released her and smiled a bit.
"Nothing, just thanking you guys," I said as Adelia and Acacia looked at each other.
"We'll always be there for you," Adelia said as I smiled even more.
"I know," I said as Acacia got up.
"Anyways, come on, we have a ball to get to in the Room of Requirements and three bumbling idiots are waiting for us outside. Now as much as I'd love to keep them waiting, I want to go to this ball now," Acacia said as we walked out of the room and sure enough, Nott, Zabini, and Malfoy were waiting for us.
"What took you so long? We were really thinking of just leaving you behind but Zabini and Malfoy here were being ninnies and continued to whine about waiting for you," Nott said as Acacia clenched her fist. Not the smartest choice of words there Nott...actually, that pissed me off too.
"Oh? Well then since you're so impatient, you can go to the ball alone then," Adelia said as we looked at her in shock. Uh-oh...why do I get the feeling that we lost our Adelia?
"What did you say?" Nott asked as she walked up to him and slapped him in the face.
"Oh you heard me right you nitwit, go to ball by yourself! Apparently you can't be a gentleman and I don't think you should go to this ball as something you are not if you can't even be kind enough to wait for us," she said as Nott was about to retaliate but Malfoy cut in before he could do anything.
"You heard her Nott, leave or it won't be pretty," he said as Nott shrugged him off and left. I looked at Adelia and at Malfoy incredulously. Adelia had warned us before of her split personality but that surprised us. Then there was Malfoy...who actually protected my friend...just what the hell was going on in the world?
"I'm so sorry all of you had to see that part of me," Adelia apologized as Acacia shook her head.
"Are you kidding me, that was bloody brilliant!" Acacia said as Adelia blushed.
"Now now, let's not embarrass Adelia any further and head off to ball already," Zabini said, taking Acacia's hand in his. Acacia blushed and nodded silently. I giggled a bit and watch them start to head out. I smiled and followed them with Adelia, but was stopped by Malfoy.
"Here," he said, as he waved his wand a bit. I pulled out a mirror and saw that he had managed to put some white peonies in my hair.
"What's this for?" I asked as he shrugged.
"It suits your dress," he said as he took my hand and walked out with me as Adelia smiled and walked by my side and started talking to me after we remembered to conceal ourselves from everyone else. There was no way we were explaining it to the rest of the school why the Slytherins were all dressed up. I pulled out my wand and waved it a bit as a narcissus flower appeared in Malfoy's breast pocket. He looked at it then at me.
"What's this for?" he asked as I put my wand away in one of the concealed pockets of the dress.
"It suits the person," I said as we arrived to our destination. We went in and stopped the concealment spell. The room was absolutely gorgeous, decorated in Slytherin colors with hints of black and gold but it was small compared to the dominating green and silver. I found a seat at an empty table and sat down. Eh, might as well get comfortable since I'll be doing nothing while everyone is dancing on the dance floor. I'm not a party person which is also part of the reason why I didn't want to be here. I smiled and looked as Acacia and Zabini started dancing together. I'm happy that she finally got herself a boyfriend, it helped ease my worries a bit. I smiled at the sight as Adelia came and sat by me, removing her heels.
"Hey, you looked lonely here all by your lonesome, where did Draco go?" Adelia asked as I removed my heels as well.
"I don't know and personally I don't even care...as long as he's not planning on giving me problems I don't give a damn if I never see him for the rest of the night," I said as Adelia looked at me.
"Why do I get the feeling that that's not how you really feel?" she asked as I looked at her like she was crazy. That's exactly how I feel, I don't know what you've been eating but you're reading things that don't even exist.
"That's exactly how I feel Adelia, you're getting too hopeful on something that doesn't even exist. I don't fancy him at all and I don't plan to. He's a spoiled prick who is arrogant, vain, and conceited. He thinks that everything revolves around him when it doesn't and he thinks he can get anyone with just a simple snap of his fingers," I said as Adelia sighed.
"But don't you think he's just misunderstood? Maybe the real Draco is just hidden underneath all that," she said as I shook my head.
"I don't care, I won't fall for him again. I learned my lesson and I don't plan on repeating that. Why do you want a repeat of everything that happened second year?" I asked as she looked at me.
"You say that, but I'm starting to wonder who you're really trying to convince now...me or you? I just want you to be happy and I know what he did second year was horrible, but don't you think he's changed?" she asked as she got up and walked to the refreshments table. There was absolutely no way I was going to fall for him again. It was bad enough the first time around...I don't want a repeat. I felt someone grab my hand and lead me to the dance floor. I looked up and saw the devil himself.
"What are you doing? You know fully well that I can't dance you git!" I whispered harshly as he looked at me.
"I know you can't, but it doesn't mean you'll sit down the whole night watching everyone have a good time either. You could always remove your heels and just let me do the dancing. We've always done the dances that way before," he said as I sighed in defeat.
"Fine...my shoes are already off anyways," I said as I let him do the dancing. I must admit, he was a pretty good dancer. I guess it's because of all those dancing classes his mother made him take when we were children. I laughed and ditched those classes as a child to read books in the library or go outside and draw my surroundings. He held me close as I tried my best not to struggle. After all, this was just for the dancing right? We're just doing this as our role of Slytherin prince and princess right? There's no hidden meaning whatsoever because I know the feeling of hatred between us is mutual until recently because he called for the truce, but that's that. Nothing more and nothing less, I think and hope so.
"Are you okay? You seemed a bit pale earlier...you didn't see anything did you?" he asked as I looked at him.
"Why do you care anyways? What's my premonitions to you?" I asked as he shrugged.
"As your friend I think it's okay for me to worry, is it not?" he asked as I looked away.
"I just had a nightmare that's all," I said as I pushed him away and walked away from him. Him worrying about me like this was new, I mean okay, so it is understandable for him to worry about me as a friend, but he's been asking me even throughout the years we were enemies. As soon as he saw that I was quieter than usual he seemed to know that I saw something and would ask me. Just what is he trying to do?
