Chapter 28!... This chapter was really one of my favorites... and it was alot less annoying to try and read over on my phone than the previous one... hope you like it too.

Anyway... the Disclaimer...

Disclaimer; I don't own Harry Potter, all I own is Cindy and Kial, and any other OC and spell that doesn't appear in the books or movies.


Draco Malfoy's POV

7 hours later…

I felt something fall on top of me, both waking me up and knocking the wind out of me. I looked down and saw Cindy, curled over my stomach, still a sleep.

She was so beautiful, even as she slept, she slept with the smallest of smiles on her face, and her hair cascaded over a shoulder and tickled my bare chest. Her hands were right over my heart, I held her gently as she turned to have her back on my chest.

I was just about to move her back to the bed when I heard her murmuring a song softly.

We were both children when,

So full of innocence,

We used to play our games in flowery fields.

You're the one who could see,

The good inside of me,

And I knew then that I had something real.

I used to love you from afar,

As we all decided who we are!

But you were never mine to have.

Still I loved you... to the last.

Because you were my, you are my… always…"

I instantly let her go, just let her lay on top of me, as I thought about that song… her voice was so beautiful…

"Cindy…." I whispered and gently shook her awake.

"Ung.. I'm awake, I'm awake…" She looked up at me and I swear the color drained from her face.

"It's me… it's me… it's Malfoy." I took her arms gently as she slowly tried to back away.

Cindy looked at my eyes and breathed a small sigh, "Oh…. Just you, Draco… sorry… I had a bad dream…"

I sighed, "Cindy…. Do you remember any of yesterday?"

She nodded softly and put a hand to where I hurt her, "Yeah… I remember… kinda hard to forget."

I let her go and moved away from her before I looked at her window, "I thought about leaving… painfully… after what I did to you… after I harmed you…. after I promised I'd never let anything happen to you… I thought about just… ending it all… you deserve better than me anyway…."

"Not a single boy is better than you." Cindy sat beside me and put a hand on my knee, "I know you were pissed off that I called myself a mudblood, I'm still confused on why it matters, but I know… but there's one thing I know you don't know."

"What's that?" I looked over at her.

"God gave the world a second chance, he's always willing to give second chances, as am I."

I shook my head, "But you already gave me so many chances… and I keep screwing them up."

"You're a Slytherin." She whispered softly, "You guys screwed up hugely when you sided with Voldemort… and yet, I know most of you are good… you especially. I could never not give you another chance… and I'll keep giving you chances, no matter what."

Tears came to my eyes. I wrapped my arms around her as I sobbed softly, "I'm so, so, so, SO sorry…" I felt her stroking my hair and I started to reign in my tears, I must look like a total wimp…. There's no way she'll ever love me… not anymore…

"Draco?" At the gentle voice I looked right at the Hufflepuff, "I still love you… you just scared the hell out of me when you slapped me—"

I looked down, "I'm a disgrace…. I may be a pureblood…. But I'm still a man…. And I hurt you…. I hurt the only one that's ever truly loved me…" I looked at the dresser, where I had something hidden, something special that I'd give her when we graduated…. She'll never want it now…

"I know… but I'm okay… it'll heal up." Cindy laid her head on my shoulder.

I looked at her, her lips were inches from mine, and she looked cuter now than she ever had before, "But….. I…."

"Draco?"

"Yes?"

"Just kiss me."

I looked at her straight in the face, and saw the gentle gleam in her eyes. I frowned, "Why would I want to do something like that?"

"Draco…. If you think your scum you're dead wrong." Cindy sighed, "You're smart, you're handsome, you get me riled up with anger and annoyance more often than anyone, you're the best thing that's happened to me… and I know I'm the best thing that's happened to you. I may have been half-asleep, but I remember what we talked about pretty well."

I looked away and tried not to look back as Cindy put a hand on my shoulder, "Cindy…. You can't love me….. I can't love you… I don't want him to hurt you…. I don't want my aunt hurting you… I don't want Lucius hurting you…. I… I don't want my mum to hurt you…."

"Do you think I care?" Cin got onto my lap, "Draco…. Do you think I care if you don't want them hurting me? Do you think they care?" When I didn't answer, she sighed, "Draco…. Please…. We both know no one cares about me…."

I groaned inwardly, she said that on purpose, "Kial cares about you."

"He's like a brother to me…. Draco you know what I mean."

"I can't…. I can't love or care about you…."

Cindy grabbed my shoulders and pulled me closer to her so we were nose to nose, and her eyes were blazing with anger, "Can't or won't?"

I bit my lip, taking great notice of how close she was to punching me, and sighed, "I… I don't know…."

"What does your heart say?"

"My heart?" I frowned as I looked her up and down, "My heart's telling me to tackle the most amazingly beautiful girl to the floor and kiss her."

She smiled gently, "And why don't you?"

"Cause I both respect said girl… and I enjoy having fun with her." I admitted without thinking.

Cindy folded her arms, turned, and leaned her back against my chest, "Oh well…"

Without thinking, I pulled her up so we were both standing and I looked at the mirror. I bit my lip and spelled it to make the reflection speak.

"Kiss her you duff." My reflection smiled, as Cindy jumped a little.

I looked down at her, "Um…. Well then…." Cindy brought her lips to mine before I could and I relished in the feeling. I kissed back, hungrily, and ended up opening my mouth and licking her bottom lip. Amazingly, she responded the same.

"Ehem."

We waved our wands and I figured our mirror selves went back to what we were doing… the only thing was…

"Stop sticking your tongue down his throat! You filthy mudblood!"

How the bloody hell did Parkinson get into the Perfect's dorms?

Cin and I, however, didn't stop kissing and, in fact, I only broke contact with her lips to kiss her jawline, then her neck. It took everything within me to bring the kiss higher and not lower. I kissed her jawline once more the caught her lips again.

"You're both disgusting!" Parkinson snarled before I heard her stomp into my room and pull us apart… well… she throw Cindy to the floor.

"Geez…. Two words Parkinson! Anger! Management!"

I helped Cin to her feet and held her close. I glared at my housemate, "Leave her alone Parkinson! She didn't do a thing to you! Now leave my room before I make you!"

She snarled, turned, and went over to Cindy's door -More than likely thinking it was Greengrass'- and was jolted back by a bolt of electricity. Clearly Cindy didn't want anyone in her room… at all.

"Astoria!"

"Try again." I chuckled softly and kissed Cindy's cheek.

"Who's room is this?!"

"Take a guess, pug-face. It's mine." Cin smirked.

"Where's Astoria's room?!" We pointed to the wall to the left of the room, "Thank you."

I looked at Cindy once more and tried not to sound stupid when I said, "Um... breakfast... together?"

"Yeah... I'd like that." Cindy held my hands.

I watched her eyes dance with emotion, fear and worry, happiness and joy, "I... I love you."

Cin smiled, "I love you too."

I smiled happily, picked her up, twirled her around, and kissed her lips with joy, "Thank you."

"Draco! Put me down!" She groaned as I still had her up.

I thought for a moment, "Now why would I do a boring thing like that?"

Her eyes flashed with annoyance and a look that meant 'If you don't put me down right now... I will get my own sweet revenge.'

I pouted, but put her down, "You're no fun."

She punched my shoulder before looking at the clock, "Crap... we've still got an hour before we can go down."

I looked her over, "Well... we both could use a shower... and you, my... my..."

"Girlfriend?" She smiled at me, "And I know I need to change, ya dingbat."

I chuckled at the made-up word, "Good... but I was going for 'My lovely badger'."

She punched my arm, "Leave the nicknames to me."

I held her close, "Good thinking." We walked out of the room, her hand in mine, and headed for the Perfect's bathroom.

15 minutes later...

"We can go into the same one." I was about to pull her into the boy's bathroom when she shook her head.

"I would like some time to shower on my own... please." She put a hand on my chest as I tried to take it, "Please?"

Pouting, I nodded, "Okay... if that's what you want..."

She kissed my cheek, "I love you."

I pulled her into a tight hug, "I love you too... I'll see you as soon as I'm done... okay?"

"Okay." Cin kissed my lips one last time before we go the separate showers.

When I got into mine I looked at my reflection and snarled at it. I looked like I had kissed a wall instead of the most amazing girl alive... the most beautiful girl at that... I pulled my clothes off and got into the shower. I turned the water on the muggle way a got hit with a blast of cold water in the face, "Aung!" I adjusted the shower head and grabbed some shampoo from a the counter close by and I felt a strange gust of wind coming into the room. I shrugged, figuring it was nothing, and continued washing myself.

When I finally got to washing my hair, the memory of Cin moving it to look like the one on the sleeping bag came to my mind. My shampoo filled hand went through my hair to keep it back. I kept it there for a moment before I brushed it into my scalp, no use wasting the continents of one of the only things I stole from the manner.

8 minutes later...

I stepped out of one of the showers and wrapped a towel around me. I walked over to her and carefully maneuvered her AWAY from the tub, "Let's not have a repeat of last year."

"Right." She clung to me.

I held her close was we got to the other side of the room before putting on some muggle clothes... well... Cindy put on some muggle clothes, I put on one of the many black suites I hadn't had the house-elves burn.

"Who died?" Cindy smiled softly as she looked at my outfit.

"Pardon?" I frowned, there are some muggle jokes that I still don't get.

"You look like your going to a funeral in that." She elaborated.

"Oh..." I realized, "Several sheep had to go a winter without their fur to let it happen... so, apparently, sheep."

Cin giggled gently before tossing me a green jacket, "The least you could do is add a pop of color."

I looked her up and down, her jeans were white and a little torn at the knees, her shirt was a dark red, almost crimson, color that matched her eyes perfectly and had the design of a brown fox sitting on it, over that she wore a sleeveless black jacket. "True..."

"So stop staring at me and get it on!" She folded her arms in clear annoyance.

"I wasn't staring!" I took off my black suit jacket, "I was just... admiring that fox on your shirt." 'Fox on your shirt'? Really?!

I knew Cindy didn't buy it because she burst into a fit of laughter, "R... Really? That's the best you could come up with?"

Cindy Hiolna's POV

"Apparently." Draco nodded and got the green jacket on. I continued to laugh... I couldn't stop. "Will you stop laughing!"

I slowly started to reign in my laughter, "S... sorry... you just... you made it so easy to start laughing."

Draco rolled his eyes and kissed my neck, "You know... I hate it when you laugh at me like that."

I smiled softly, "I know." We walked out of the room and I had a heck of a time not wanting to kiss him back.

"I love you." He smiled as we walked to the Perfect's Great Hall.

"I love you too." I smiled back. Am SO glad for that too... I saw what he almost did last night... I'm so glad he didn't... I love him so much...

I lifted my hand to the cheek he slapped yesterday. Draco noticed this and took it, "Cin... I am so sorry I did that..."

"I know." I assured him gently, "But I'm okay. Don't worry."

"Of course I will..." Draco whispered softly, "I never mean to hurt you... and yet... I did..."

"Draco... it's okay." I stopped him as we reached the final step of the stairs we were on, "There's nothing to worry about."

Draco looked at my eyes and sighed, "Okay... but-"

I put a hand over his mouth, "No buts."

He smiled softly beneath my hand and kissed it gently, "Okay."

I smiled and moved my hand, "Good."

We continued to walk to the Perfect's Great Hall and sat next to each other, I held his hand as Hermione stormed in. "What happened?" I asked as Hermione sat beside me.

"Nothing."

"'Mione... you wouldn't be seething with anger if it was 'nothing'." I reasoned.

"You wanna know what happened?" I nodded, "Lavender Brown happened!"

"Oh..." I almost forgot about the Pansy Parkinson of Gryffindor.

"She took Weas-" I kicked Draco, "Ron... from you?"

Hermione nodded, still seething, "Oh yes."

"Make Ron jealous." I advised, "I hear Kial's available."

"He'll never go for it."

I chuckled softly and patted her shoulder, "Oh believe... he will."

"Thanks." She smiled at me.

"No problem." I assured her.

"You sure Kial will go through with it?" Draco whispered in my ear.

I shrugged, "He's my best friend. There's no way he'll say no."

1 hour later...

"NO!"

"But-"

"I'm not gonna help!"

"Kial!"

"No way!"

"Please!"

"NO!"

"Kial! Come on! I know you have a crush on her!... your like the Hermione of our group anyway!"

Kial groaned, "Fine... you owe me though!"

I shook my head, "Payback for second year."

"Darn!" Kial complained before walking out of the courtyard.

"Thanks!" I called after him. He waved me off.

Draco walked over to me from where he was on the other side of the courtyard, "That worked well."

"Yeah." I nodded before I felt Draco wrap an arm around my waist.

"Do you have a costume for tomorrow?"

I totally forgot! Tomorrow's Halloween! I forgot about the ball!

"Um... I think so." I blushed.

"What's it gonna be?" Draco glanced down at me.

"Chikorita." I reminded him.

"You'll look cute, no doubt." Draco wrapped his arms around me.

I smiled softly as we walked over and sat down on the stone bench, "What about you?"

"Don't know." He shrugged as I sat down on his lap, "I probably won't go at all."

"What?! But I can't go alone!" I complained.

He smiled softly at me, "We don't have to go at all."

"Please..." I pouted, "It'll mean a lot to me."

"Anything I do that you like means a lot to you."

I really frowned this time, "Please?"

He sighed, "Okay... you win... but what'll be my costume?"

"I'll think of something." I promised.

Draco kissed my cheek and held me close as a cold wind blew through the courtyard, "You okay?"

I nodded, "I'm not a huge fan of the cold anymore..."

"Let's go back to the Dorms then."

I shook my head, "That's where Hermione and Ron are... don't wanna get in the middle of that."

Draco nodded before remembering something, "The Hufflepuff Dorms!"

I felt like he had just said he'd killed a puppy, "No! There's no guaranty that Dumbledore won't..." I looked up at one of the windows, having felt someone watching us and saw Snape glaring. "Or Snape..."

"Cin?" Draco lowered my head to look at his eyes, "I don't care... please?"

I sighed, "Come on." Draco smiled as we got up and headed for the Kitchen.

"Cin? Isn't this the..."

I rolled my eyes, "The Common Room's behind the kitchen." I tickled the pear on the portrait that led to the Kitchen, causing it to turn into a nob and stepped inside with my boyfriend.

We continued to walk till we got to the entrance. I got on my knees and tapped the rhythm on the barrel. The barrel opened and I led Draco into the Common Room.

When we got inside, I checked to make sure no one was around before I pulled Draco over to the fire to warm up.

"Ah... now that's refreshing." Draco breathed out.

"You think so?" I smirked and lend against him.

"Well..." Draco wrapped an arm around me, "Maybe because I'm with you... and you don't hate me."

"Aren't you in Salazar's house?"

Shot... why'd I forget about the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff?

Oh... that's right... she's rarely in it!

Draco stumbled back a little but I held him up, "H... Helga Hufflepuff?"

"Yes... now I believe I asked a question?"

Draco nodded, gulping a little, "Yes ma'am..."

"My boyfriend." I stepped in, "He's my boyfriend."

"Really? A Slytherin Pureblood in love with a Hufflepuff Muggleborn?" The painting asked and we nodded, "Is there any chance that you're under a curse Miss. Hiolna?"

I held Draco back, "No. I trust Draco... he's been my best friend since... since my eleventh birthday."

"That long huh?" Draco looked over at me.

I nodded to him, "Yep." Helga disappeared from the portrait soon after.

Draco pulled me close to him, he then whispered in my ear, "I would never put you under a curse, okay? My love for you is true."

"I know." I brushed the hand he had wrapped around me, "I believe you."

"Do you really?" Draco looked at me worriedly, "Do you really believe me?... you were really mad at me this year... and in third year."

I leaned my back against his chest, "Of course I do, Draco. I always have." I put one of his hands to my heart, "Always..."

"That was the song you sung in your sleep..." I heard him murmur.

"Pardon?" I looked at his eyes.

"You sung in your sleep... um... something like... Still I loved you... to the last. Because you were my, you are my… always? I think."

"Oh... that song..." I tried to hid a blush, "It's by Beth Crowley, and the title of the song is basically the tag-line of the series, 'Always'."

Draco smiled, and brushed one of my cheeks, "You're cute when you blush like that... like when someone gets caught with their hand on a plate of cookies." He rubbed the hand I slapped away from the cookies I had made in second year.

"Get over it. I told you they were hot, not ready, and I called first dibs." I smiled at the memory.

"Still!" He groaned dramatically, but pulled me closer, sniffing my hair, "You don't have the potion on your hair."

"Boys were starting to follow me around. Like hell was I gonna let that continue." I smirked and kissed his hand, "I only need you and Kial to be following me around."

He tapped my shoulder, "I do not follow you around." I folded my arms and raised a brow at him. "Well... not like they were!"

I smiled, laughing lightly, "True." Draco moved me onto his lap.

"I love you... never forget that." He kissed my lips.

I smiled and broke the kiss to reply, "Not even the Obviation charm could make me forget my favorite ferret."

Draco smiled and put a hand on the back of my head, "Good... cause I'm about to do something completely unnatural for me."

I raised a brow before he pulled me down to the couch and I was looking up at him, "Draco?"

"Shh." He put a finger to my lips, "Not a word... please."

Slowly, I nodded, but kept a brow raised before he leaned down and kissed my neck. I jumped a little... I felt Draco nibble on my neck, both frightening me, and making me want more.

He continued to do this down my neck before he got to my collar bone. I wanted more... so I tried (Unsuccessfully) to pull off my shirt. I felt him smiling lightly before he lifted his lips from my skin, "No... no... it's okay... I'm willing to go further... but that'll be for another time."

I pout and try to get out from under him, but fail miserably, "Draco... my housemates'll be coming in-" Right as I was about to finish, I heard gasping.

"Cin?"

"Soon." I finished in a soft annoyed groan before I turned to face them, "Hey Ally... and Alan.. great."

"Cindy... what were you about to do?"

Draco sighed, "Ally... Alan... um... she's my girlfriend so..."

"We didn't ask you... Mr. Malfoy." Ally stood behind Alan.

"Draco doesn't bit, Ally." I assured her, "He's a good guy."

Draco and I got up and sighed. Draco looked over at me, and I knew, with the look in his eyes, that he wanted to be left alone. "I'll see you later, Cin." He kissed my cheek and walked out of the common room.

Folding my arms, I glared at the two Hufflepuffs before me, "Thanks you two."

"Are you sure you want to be with him?" Ally looked worriedly at the entrance, "He seems..."

"You just need to warm up to him... and you two, need to butt out of my business... please."

"Okay..." They looked down. I smiled and hugged them.

"Thanks... I'll see you two later." With that, I walked out of the Common Room and came face to face with Draco as I got out, "Draco?"

He looked at my eyes, but his eyes were... they were pale white.

"Draco... please..." I moved around a table and looked to make sure no one was around, "Don't... don't fall under his power..."

Draco Malfoy's POV

I watched the fear in Hiolna's... Cin's... eyes grow. And it sickened me at how much that made me happy.

"Draco... please..." I watched her move around a table, "Don't... don't fall under his power..."

I watched her, wanting to wrap my arms around her... comfort her... but it was like I was under... under...

"I'm sorry..." I whispered as I pulled out my wand and point it at myself, "But I don't want you to see this... 'Oblivi'-" I didn't get to finish the spell as Cin held her hand out and I felt myself getting drenched in water.

I coughed as I tried to get it off me, allowing Cindy to slowly move under the table and I felt something grab my leg. When I looked down, I saw the bracelet and ring I gave her for her birthday, "'Reditum homini'!" I groaned a little before I fell to my hands and knees, coughing again.

I heard Cin give a squeal of fear, and when I turned to see her, she pointed to what I had coughed up. Blood.

I wiped my mouth and looked at her, "I... I'm sorry..."

"Draco... who us the Imperius curse on you?" She whispered. I tried to reach for her hand, but she moved away, "Please tell me, Draco."

I looked down, ashamed that I messed up again, "I'm sorry..."

"I'm not wanting an apology." Cindy lifted my head to look her in the eye. "I just want an answer."

I looked at her shining eyes. They'd gone for fear-filled to completely worried... worried about a monster like me...

"P... Parkinson." I answered softly.

Now the anger that entered her eyes after I said this was what I expected to be for me, but, she started trembling with rage and a glass vase full of water broke before I grabbed her.

"Cin... calm down..." I looked at her eyes, trying to relay a calming look, but she pulled away, "Cindy... I... I didn't mean to let it happen... I didn't want... she... she told me to erase you from my memories, then erase... erase you... period."

"I'll kill her..." I heard her murmur as another vase started shaking.

Grabbing her hands, I made her look at me, "No... she's... not worth it... besides... it doesn't matter..." I kissed her lips as she was about to say something. I kept my lips on her as I trailed up her face, kissing her nose, then her cheeks, then her eyelids, then her forehead. When I finally took my lips off her, I put my hands on her cheeks and looked at her eyes, as I felt tears sting my own. "Cin... please... don't do anything rash... I... I'm already getting you in danger by not completing my task... please... please don't do anything worse..." I kissed her again as she opened her mouth to say something. I kept my lips on hers, but I pushed us against a wall and pushed against her lips hard, as I felt a lot of fire and joy in the simple kiss, but I was hungry for more. I nibbled her bottom lip and heard her moan in I assumed pleasure. I smiled a little to myself and continued to nibble before I started moving my tongue over it then into her mouth. I swirled it around for a few seconds before I pulled away, breathless.

"Draco...?" Cin's voice was horse, but also laced with worry.

I hugged her, "No... don't... don't say anything... please."

"Draco...?" Cin still repeated, "What's wrong?"

I looked at her, and brushed a hand through her hair, "I... I went ahead with the... the poison and the... the necklace... please... please don't hate me..." I looked at her with pleading eyes, begging her to remember that I love her.

"Draco..." Cindy's eyes were filled with disappointment.

"I know... I'm an idiot... but I... I don't think my mother..." I looked at Cin's neck, where the burn was, and it was then that I started realize what a horrible thing I let happen...

I turned on my heel and started walking away, contemplating what a horrible problem I stuck the closest thing to a happy ending, with.


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