CHAPTER 16-Consequences

I apologize for not updating recently, our internet connection appears to be having a big misfunction for the last seven days now, and still counting. I just grabbed my Mum's phone and used it to update :).

It annoys the heck out of him that his Professor kept his eyes on his back. Since that day he got warned about the danger of his so called relationship, Professor Snape was eyeing him like his life depended on him. But mostly, it annoys him on how desperate he wants to change what had happened.

"Hey, Draco?" Pansy's voice suddenly echoed around his thoughts. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as to why she suddenly entered in his brain. Pansy's face popped up inside his head and the realization of her getting there was a bit weird and well- weird. "Dracooo?" her voice was clearer than how it was to his head. There was some kind of air puffing in his ear and a sudden pain applied on the small spot on the skin of his wrist. The sudden physical contact made him jump out from his thoughts and also made his head turn to look at where the suspect would be.

"Yes- yes Pansy" he said absentmindedly. He was sure that the girl was probably asking him for a yes and no answer. She always do.

He waited for a minute for her answer, but strangely, she just looked at her with an eyebrow raised, clearly impressed. "Told you he's not listening" Pansy rolled her eyes at Blaise and two starts bickering about Draco's lack of attention to them. However, even if the two friends were trying their best to distract Draco over what he was currently thinking, they have failed. Instead of rolling his eyes and mutter some not so kind words, he blinked and positioned his eyes over his plate still full of his untouched food.

"What's wrong Malfoy?" Blaise rolled his eyes at Pansy and turned his gaze to his bestfriend, the serious and concerned kind of Blaise was automatically switched on. The young Malfoy took a long kind of exhale and turned his head back to the two students staring at him. He sneered, but then, it was so obvious that it didn't met his eyes.

"Sure you are. You've been staring down your plate without muttering any kind of witty remarks about Potter, and when I asked you to pass the butter you responded me with a yes." Pansy exclaimed, her motherly kind of tone was written all over it.

They wouldn't tell Draco anything but they knew that Draco is thinking about Luna; no matter how many times he would deny or even try to act like he doesn't care. They think the incident that had happened more than twelve hours ago, make Draco look like he is the most lifeless person living inside the world. And even if the task got him a little bit pumped up, Luna became his downfall.

They turned their heads slowly on the Gryffindor table, where the blonde girl usually sits. Surprisingly, the girl looks happier than Draco, and to see that rare scenario amuses them. Everytime Draco would entertain a witch's infatuation, or even just let them believe that they have a chance, the girl would always end up crying and earn a very nasty heartbreak, but today, Luna broke the Slytherin sex god's record.

"Luna, is it okay if I ask you to accompany me to the greenhouse? I heard you have an assignment and I have to tend the plants" Pansy covered her hand to her mouth, trying her hardest not to laugh at the Longbottom kid. She thinks Luna wouldn't go out with Longbottom since well, for crying out loud, she had dated the Slytherin Prince! But then, she would like to see the horror in Draco's face if Luna would actually approve of the offer.

And so she waited, her lips turning into a smirk.

"Why that sounds lovely Neville, thankyou!" Pansy started giggling quietly under her hand and her eyes automatically turned to look at the Slytherin prince's reaction. Blaise heard and saw everything, and the Latin man's eyes widened with amusement. However, the two friends didn't speak a word, too afraid to make a move that would make Draco lose his temper.

However, Draco was indeed in shock to hear those words fall easily from her mouth. The mouth that she loved for him to kiss, the mouth that stretches effortlessly unto her beautiful sweet, sweet smile. Damn it, Lovegood.

It never occurred to him that he would date a girl who would leave him for Longbottom. To top all that, Luna seems so eager to go out with him as if he didn't exist in her life. On the corner of his eyes, much to his dismay, he sees her soft hands touching Neville's arm and smile her bright sunny smile. That smile that tells him that she didn't even get hurt about what happened yesterday's night.

For a few minutes of watching Luna eat so cheerfully, Longbottom stood up and offered his hand to Luna's. A small part of Draco's head was pleading for her not to grab the boy's hand, but then, Luna seems to read his thoughts and decided to torment him.

The three friends in the Slytherin table wore their masks again. Draco with his cold demeanor decided to reappear again as soon as the two students was about to pass them by.

"Hullo there Pansy and Blaise" Draco turned to look at the bright girl greeting his bestfriends. Draco only glared at the girl with eyes sharp like blade. Unfortunately, Luna didn't even bother to turn and look at him. He knows that she can feel his gaze, and he knows that she can feel his presence. She was really making it strangely harder for him to turn his back on her, even if she was making a way for them to break apart.

And even if Luna skipped away along with Longbottom without noticing him and he didn't do anything. Instead of insulting them, he only sat straight with the same aura his mother thought him to have, and there was pride all written around it.

"Told you it was because of Luna"

"Shut up Pansy"

And just like that, he let her walk away, and he doesn't even have to care.

I'm sorry. I'm getting a bit of a writer's block.