Chapter 2
By Crystal
Author's Notes: Descriptive snog, so beware. This chapter isn't as sad... But sad things will come. I don't think this story will be over 10 chapters.
*Screw the disclaimers ^^;;*
It was December 13th and Professor Dumbledore announced that we would be having a Christmas Ball this year, in exactly a week. I don't know who to go with and whether I should go or not, and I still haven't gotten a dress yet, so I don't think I'll be going. Draco and I, yes, Draco... Not Malfoy. We've been, for the past few weeks meeting at the piano room after dinner and then at around eleven, we walk to the river and then sit down there on the snow. We either talk about our childhood and personal stuff I feel that I've never told anyone in my life before and we look at the stars at the same time, or we simply gaze at the stars and keep quiet, comforted by each other's presence.
He calms me down pretty well, somehow. I don't know, but I'm happy around him. Can you believe it? Ms. I-am-so-smart-and-get-every-test-perfect, my brother and Harry bloody Potter, as Draco puts it, still haven't found out about my sickness. I'm fine with it now, as long as I have Draco, I'll be fine. Draco's been keeping eye on me, I can feel his intense steel eyes on me almost every second of the day. He still insults me and the 'Dream Team' all the time and he acts totally different from at night when I'm with him, but that's fine too. As long as he'll be there for me... I'm good.
My life has changed during the past few weeks thanks to Draco Malfoy, and I will forever thank him. I cough out the same amount of blood, not much change in my sickness, but at least I'm getting better, emotionally. I no longer put on the fake smile that I've been wearing everyday for I don't know how long, but I put on a real smile. For who? No, not for blood Potter. For Draco. He said I looked better with a smile, but he shrugged. Although I think I saw him wink and smile at me during breakfast a while ago. Then in the hallways when we're alone, he'd always smile a bit, when someone came close to us, he'd move away as far from me as possible and stay there, then whenever he had the chance, he'd go away from me. I didn't mind, of course, he was a Malfoy and Malfoys had a reputation to keep, or so I heard from Mr. Malfoy.
Ah right, you might be asking me where I am right now. Well, I'm walking along with Hermione, Ron and Harry to potions. And hopefully, I'll be paired up with Draco again. For the last few assignments, for some reason, Professor Snape had gotten Slytherins paired up with Gryffindors and I was stuck with Draco all the time, not that I was complaining, no. As I found out, Draco was real good with his potions and he did not get good marks just because he was Professor Snape's favourite student and due to the fact that he was in Slytherin. He really was darn good. Although, I wasn't bad, at least Draco didn't say I was. Well, I seem to be mentioning him an awful lot, aren't I? After all, right now, he is kind of my life. No, we're not dating or anything, though I hope we were... Oops, did I say that in my head? Cross that out, Draco would never even like me the slightest... Ah well.
Oh yeah! I just finished learning how to play Für Elise around a few days ago, with the help of my friend of course, Draco. I walked inside the dungeons and sat down on a table, at the back of the class again. I didn't like attracting attention and being at the back helped get attention off of you, unless, of course, when Professor Snape asks you a question or when you start coughing like crazy and the person who was suppose to be your enemy hands you a tissue. Right, did you know that Draco carried around an extra pack of tissue? I found out the second night we met, but I just found out yesterday that it was because of me. Isn't that sweet? Ah, it's a shame I'm a Weasley, if I wasn't, I'd be sure to get him as my boyfriend, if he liked me, that is.
Class started and the seat beside me was kept empty, of course, until a certain blond with silvery hair and grey eyes comes in and sits next to me, opening up his book then started taking his notes. Of course, Slytherins never got points taken off their house in potions. Professor Snape absolutely favoured Slytherins, but then again, Professor Dumbledore favours us.
Class flew by and I stacked my books into my bag quietly while Draco waited for me, once again. I knew Professor Snape had noticed this, and so did Draco, but he didn't seem to mind too much. Of course, Ron, Hermione and Harry just had to forget about me. Not that I cared any longer. Like I've said before, he's the only one important for me. For the first time, he stepped out of the class before me, then used his hands to stop me. I stopped, and frowned in confusion, he looked around for anyone, then all of a sudden, he wrapped his arms around my waist and gave me a gentle kiss on my lips. My eyes widen in shock, but I was not mad. After all, who in the school would not love to be kissed by the darn handsome Malfoy?
"Why...?" I asked, quietly, afraid to break the moment. Afraid to shatter the beautiful moment into pieces. He grinned and used his hands to point at something on top of the door. A mistletoe...
I turned around when I heard Professor Snape clear his throat and said, "Funny, I don't remember ever seeing it there a second ago." Then Professor Snape turned around and continued on with his work. I turned around a grinned at Draco when I caught him blushing. His hands was still on my waist and I leaned against his shoulder and felt his arms around me even tighter. I smiled and sniffed, a scent of mint mixed with cologne. The cologne smelt expensive, after all, did I really expect something cheap from a Malfoy? I closed my eyes. My perfect dream... But it was shattered when Professor Snape cleared his throat again. I had forgotten he was there all along. With the both of us blushing, we said our farewells and started running to the piano room.
As soon as we closed the door, I collapsed on the floor rolling and laughed out. I could've sworn I had mental problems. Somehow, Draco had ended on top of me. I blushed, not having kiss anyone before. My legs were pinned down by his and he lowered his mouth to mine, and no I'm not complaining here! Why the heck would I do that? I have the hottest boy in school about to kiss me.
The touch of his lips made me lose concentration to where I was, who I was. All I knew at that moment was that soft lips were touching mine and Draco was licking my lower lips, asking for entrance. I opened my mouth willingly and he slid his tongue in my mouth and I felt his tongue everywhere all at once. Let's just say, he was the greatest kisser, not that I could compare with anyone, but I'll be damned if anyone else kissed as good as him. A minute later, we broke apart with him still lying on top of me, the both of us breathing hard.
~*~ Draco ~*~
I did not know what possessed me to put a mistletoe up there and kiss her. I really did not, but I knew it was worth it the moment Snape commented on the mistletoe and her grinning. Darned Snape just had to comment on it, couldn't keep his mouth shut, but I knew it was worth it the moment your head hit my shoulder and when my arms tightened around your waist. You felt right and you fitted into my arms perfectly. You were the angel for me, sent from the heavens and you were in my arms until, of course, Snape cleared his voice.
Blushing, we said farewell to Snape and then ran for our lives into our secret little room. We were laughing so hard and somehow, I had ended up on Virginia and I kissed her, and she returned the kiss. With both of us breathing hard, we shared another gentle kiss. A peck on the lips, then I wrapped my hands around her waist and sat her on my lap with my back against the wall, looking at the piano in the middle of the room. Then I said quietly, "Virginia...?"
"Yes?"
I cleared my throat, and I couldn't believe how nervous I was. For the first time I've asked a girl out, I was nervous. Probably because I didn't want her to say no, and I wanted her to be my girl. She was smart, witty, beautiful, and to some extent, she understood me better than most. "Come to the Ball with me?"
She responded with a beautiful soft laugh that made my heart flutter, but of course, there was no way in hell I was going to tell anyone that. "Of course!" A sigh of relief. "Anyways, we have already missed half of lunch and then I have Charms with Professor Flitwick." She stood up from my lap and my lap lost it warmth immediately. She turned around, "I'll see you here after dinner?"
"Yeah, sure." I replied, then I let her leave the room first. Around five minutes later, I followed and took a longer way to the Great Hall, not wanting people to think that me and Virginia had something going on. That would ruin my reputation, not that I cared much about it, but I don't think I'm ready enough to deal with Weasley's out burst, along with Potter's and Granger's. Although I'm pretty sure Granger won't do much about it. Come to think of it, I haven't called Granger a mudblood in... ever since I met Virginia in potions a while ago with her coughing fit. But whatever.
I sat down with Pansy talking to me again, while I was ignoring her again. Dumbledore said that we could wear muggle clothing to the Ball, and I think I'll do that. I bought muggle clothing from a muggle store this summer. A suit. Although I have to admit, I did look pretty good in that muggle suit. I wondered what Virginia was going to wear, if she didn't buy anything yet, I guess I could give her some money and she can to go Hogsmeade and surprise me. Hopefully, she won't be offended by the money. Suddenly, feeling someone watching me, I looked up from my meal and towards the Gryffindor table and saw a certain red head, my Virginia looking at me. I winked and smiled, she smiled back, and I looked down at my meal, hoping nobody saw the little smile we exchanged.
Lunch went by real quick, then Transfiguration with the Hufflepuffs and it passed quickly enough. Then as usual, went to the library to do my day's homework since I didn't have much time after dinner. Had to meet up with Virginia. That's what I've been doing during these few weeks, of course, not much people noticed my change of schedule, but I doubted they cared. Same with Virginia, probably. My schedule, wake up, breakfast, class, lunch, class, homework, dinner, piano with Virginia, walk at the lake with Virginia, sleep.
I'm not complaining though, no. I've been happier than I have been in a while. Heck, in my whole life. You could say she's my first friend, kind of. If you count those moronic Slytherins my friend... Actually, I know for one, they stick to me as friends only because my father, Lucius Malfoy was in the inner circle of Voldermort's supporter and probably wanted me to say a few good words about them. Well, tough luck for them because I would never do that, and I never actually wanted to be a Death Eater.
Sure, I don't like mudbloods that much, or muggles, but I don't see why we should kill them. If everyone got killed for being hated, I'm sure I would've gotten killed a few billion of times, since I'm hated so much. But there's always someone that suffers if you kill, even if the killer enjoys it. My father doesn't get that. He's just as nut as that stupid Voldermort. I don't even know what possessed me to not say anything during that incident in the 2nd year with Virginia. I knew she was innocent, but then again, I was never friendly with her.
Dinner was approaching and I finished it quickly, then dumped all my stuff in my room. My own room. Thank god I didn't have to share it with morons. It's good to have a rich father sometimes. Oh, did I tell you I taught the whole Für Elise song to Virginia and she can play it by memory now? I'm such a good teacher.
As soon as I finished dinner, I walked to our room and sat down comfortably and started playing Für Elise. Favourite song of all times. Well, mine anyways. And Virginia's. Halfway through the song, I heard the door of the room open and with the corner of my eyes, watched Virginia walk in, smiling. I felt the corner of my mouth curve upwards again. And Virginia was the reason, I was starting to be a softie around her. Not that I mind, but wait till my father heard of this, if he heard of this, he'd throw a fit! He always said emotions were weaknesses, not that I disagreed, but having emotions felt good. When they were positive emotions.
After playing my song, we played a duet that I taught her the last day, she was a darn fast learner. Then she played a song that she called Titanic. Said it was from a muggle romance movie. Takes place on a ship. Talks about a poor man and a kind of poor woman loving each other, but the woman's mother had arranged a marriage with a rich man for her. They have an affair on the boat, then the ship crashes into an iceberg and it sinks. The man dies saving the woman and the woman remembers her forever. Or that's what she thought it was. Anyways, the song was pretty good. Virginia said she learned the song during this summer after her friend died.
Oh right, I did a research on her sickness, though it wasn't found in the wizard section. I found a book about it in the muggle section and the book dated back in the 1800's... It was written by a wizard though. No cure. I think it was called Tuber... Tuber something. Not much information on it, just said no cure. But that was fine.
After our piano playing, we went to the river once again and I offered her money to go to Hogsmeade and buy a dress for the ball. She gladly accepted, much to my relief and I told her not to tell me, since I wanted a surprise. She promised and after around another half an hour of gazing at the stars, we parted.
"See you tomorrow, Draco." It was going to be Saturday tomorrow, and we promised to meet at the piano room at the usual time, since she was going to go to Hogsmeade. That was fine. Finally, she leaned her head on my shoulder and I wrapped my arms around her waist. At that very second, the crystal glittery snowflakes gently floated from the heavens above and landed at our feet. She pulled away and smiled, "It isn't blood stained."
We shared a quick kiss and she walked away again, like usual while I stood there and watched the stars again.
Nayanya – Thanks, that was the best compliment I heard! Or one of the bests. Thanks!
Pseudonym Sylphmuse – I'm kinda like you, I'm always laughing around my friends and smiling, even when I'm feeling kinda down, then I snap at my brother all the time and I'm just kind of... normal with my parents, though I don't show what I feel.
Dracel – You'll see if she's going to die or not ^^
GoldenRed Phoenixia – Candy canes?! I haven't eaten one this year, although I'm not too much into sweets. I'm weird, I know. She has the Tuberculosis and it's curable, but it can't be cured if it's been active for too long, like Jin, my other reviewer said. Thanks!
some dude – I love Draco too, lol. And so does most of the female population, I mean, who wouldn't? *grins*
Baby_Sakura – Weirdo, I think not. Ever heard of a girl that hates make up, doesn't like lip gloss, doesn't like sweets too much, hate girly stuff? That's me! LoL. I'm real weird ^^.
Chocolate Muse – I like my characters playing some sort of instrument. Gives them a soft side, I think anyways. Makes Draco more, innocent? I don't know how to explain, lol. Thanks though!
Jin – Yeah. If TB isn't cured immediately, it can become dangerous and can cause death. I'm just making this illness unknown to the wizardry world, since it's the only way that it'll work. But they will find out about muggle cures later in the story.
Author's Notes: Thanks for all the lovely reviews! I appreciate it soooo much! I'll try to update it in a day or two, hopefully before Christmas. If I don't get it updated then, then Merry Christmas! Next chapter: Christmas Ball.