Disclaimer/Summary: See first chapter
Draco plopped on one of the Slytherin Common Room couches as Blaise followed him in. He looked over at the girl. "Any plans for today Blaise?"
Blaise followed him and shrugged. "Gotta practice for Timberlake's big performance test." She sat down and added, "I really don't care for Valentine's Day..."
Draco smirked kindly. "Why is that?"
Blaise grimaced. "It's a disgusting superficial holiday that gives Hogsmead establishments an excuse to extract money from Hogwarts students."
"Don't you like anyone?" Draco asked trying to see if his liking her was worth the embarrasment or not.
Blaise looked curiously at Draco. He had been the only one she had really truly gotten along with and she wondered what was there, what he felt. "Well...no one really...except..." she paused for effect, waiting for a reaction.
Draco blinked and smiled slightly. Blaise was one of the two people who could actually smile at. The other was his cousin…but at the moment Blaise was the only one he cared for. "Except for who?"
Blaise suddenly replied, "It's nothing, really. Uh...yeah..." She couldn't bring herself to tell him for some strange reason, as if there was a wall stopping her.
"Oh." Draco said sighing just slightly and grabbing a book from the table not noticing what it was. "So, you don't like anyone... say here in Slytherin then?"
"I don't know...I mean, I've spent two and a half years studying here and no one's noticed me so far. I've been kinda just doing my own thing..."
Draco cringed a little bit. He had noticed her. "That's not true." He blurted out instantanly.
Blaise raised her eyebrow as Draco spoke but the bell had rung for their next class. She let out a groan as she muttered, "Potions class..."
Draco looked up at the clock. "We could always not go..."
"Where do you suggest we go instead?" Blaise asked.
Draco thought for a moment. "We could go for a walk out by the lake..."
Blaise simply nodded.
After a moment of silence, Blaise began to hum as she doodled in her sketchbook.
Draco smiled and stood up grabbing Blaise's hand. "Well? Let's go!"
Blaise let herself be pulled all the way outside. "Where are we going?"
"I told you, the lake." Draco said still smiling as they walked through the deserted corridors.
Blaise chuckled lightly, hoping he had forgotten the subject of love and Valentine's Day.
Draco smiled. 'This would be the perfect time to tell her.' He thought as his smile widened.
Blaise remained silent as they made their journey through the halls and only gave Draco sideways glances. 'He's the only one I would even think of doing this with!' she thought.
Draco pushed open the doors of the entrance hall and walked outside. "Well, at least it isn't as cold." He told her looking around at the snow still on the grounds.
"Yeah," Blaise agreed, slightly shivering. "Accio cloak!" she whispered.
"Uh...yeah...so..." she went on, feeling an awkward silence.
Draco shook his head laughing before doing the same before becoming slightly shy. "Um... Blaise... what would you do if some in Slytherin did like you?" He asked as they began to walk.
"Well...if it was Crabbe or Goyle, I'd suggest they date each other!" she replied jokingly.
Draco laughed. "That's funny..." He said looking at the ground.
"What is it?" Blaise asked, noticing Draco gaze fall.
"Oh... Its n-nothing." He managed to sputter out becoming rather shy.
"There's gotta be something," she pressed on, not realizing that her opinionated nature had caused the change in his attitude.
Draco looked up solemnly. "Well, you see... some one in Slytherin does like you..."
"Oh my gosh," she exclaimed, blushing, "No way..." Her green eyes sparkled brightly as they always did when she got excited.
Draco nodded. "Yea... you see that person is... well..." He started
"Well...what if I told you I liked someone in Slytherin?" Blaise teased, putting everything together.
Draco looked up becoming aware to the situation... "Do you like me too?" He said smirking.
Blaise nodded. "Yeah..." she whispered.
Draco smiled. "Well, maybe we should do something about that."
"I am way ahead of you on that, Malfoy!" Blaise said before leaning in and kissing him.