We only own Karistua Mica- and she's kinda gone. Damn.
AN Er, yes- sorry about the delay of this chapter. . . but we kinda lost communicatition, and at the same time, lost our brains. . . . we know, it was a rather sad time for all of us. Please don't hurt us, as we really didn't mean to make you wait this long. REVIEW!
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Chapter 12
Cause for Suspicion
About a week after classes resumed, Draco was getting more and more fed up with the way that Snape treated his boyfriend.
"Just because I'm not Kari anymore, doesn't mean that you're not still dating me!" Draco ranted one night, after finishing a long essay about some potion that had no relivance in life what-so-ever. "And if I WAS still Kari, I'd give him a peice of my mind! I'll teach him for picking on you so much!"
Harry watched Draco pace with a touch of amusement hidden in his green eyes.
"Draco," he said finally, "calm down."
"Can't calm down," Draco muttered, continuing to pace, "something must be done! And if I have to become Karisuta Mica again to do it, so be it!"
Harry was cut off from responding when a small 'mew' was heard from the outside of their door.
Draco broke off his pace and cauctiously opened it. On the ground was a small white kitten with a red ribbon tied around it's waist. Attached to the ribbon was a small card. Draco picked up the kitten and sat down next to Harry. He slowly untied the ribbon and read the card.
"Mittens."
"What's it say?" Harry asked, looking curiously at the card over Draco's shoulder.
"It says, 'Mittens'" Draco said, thoughtfully.
Harry picked up the kitten and smiled at it. "I guess that means it's name is Mittens then." He said softly, petting the kitten.
"Gee," said Draco, "I wonder who sent it to us? You think it's some kind of gift?"
"Hmm.." Pondered Harry. "It may be possible. Still, do you think anyone...?" He muttered nervously.
"I dunno. The only one that knows are Ron and Hermione, really. Perhaps it's Hermione or maybe someone else wishing us the best?" He sounded hopeful.
"I don't have any reason to think it was from Ron. And if it *was* from someone else than we better hope they don't say anything."
"Yeah, but what makes you think they will?" Draco rose an eyebrow. "Besides, *I* think Mittens is absolutely darling."
Mittens made a mewing sound and jumped out of Harry's lap and crawled around on the floor. Both Draco and Harry gave an 'aww' sound. They both crawled around too and played with their new kitten.
Outside the room, a certain gift-giver smiled knowingly and walked away.
"Hopefully," he muttered. "Perhaps they may calm down about everything while they have a little one to care for." He smiled and disappeared around the corner.
*****
The next day's classes breezed by for Harry. He had successfully transfigured a teacup into a fluffy white rabbit, and he had recieved full marks in a Herbology test. Next, however was Double Potions with Snape and the Slytherins. But instead of feeling dread, he was looking forward to seeing Draco, even if it was more than likely that he would get picked on by Snape.
"In your seats!" Snape muttered 'You little snot-nosed brats' was added under a breath. He stalked up and down the aisles collecting the homework from the night before, and stopped to criticize a few students. Hermione was one of them.
"Foolish girl! The answer was obviously 'Unicorn hair'. Even Longbottom here could understand *that*."
Hermione looked as if she was going to cry when his billowy robes flickered away fro her to the next victim. Draco gave her a furtive glace and mouthed 'Are you okay?' He was answered by her head colliding softly with the table. He was infuriated.
Next was Longbottom. Snape snatched the paper up from the boy's shaking hands and read it over quickly and silently. "I should have known better. Longbottom wouldn't have understood that, even *if* I had my best student tutoring him." Neville turned bright red and fidgeted.
Draco glared at Snape for implying his name in an insult to Longbottom. /Then again...it is just Longbottom./ Draco smirked inwardly.
Next however......
"Potter. And what do you call this little piece? Hmmm.....The answers are almost all right..." He admitted hesitantly. "However, I do not think this artwork was necessary."
Some of the other Slytherins snickered and Harry's ears turned pink with embarressment. Draco gave a pained look to Harry, but his sadness soon ascended into white hot anger as he launched himself from his seat. His fists were balled up and his knuckles were white.
"How *dare* you?! You always have to nitpick every little thing about Hermione, Harry and even Longbottom's work! Get a bloody *life*!" He stalked over to Snape, staring him down.
Harry looked as if he was going to die on the spot, and yet he was quite proud that Draco stuck to his word about doing something about Snape despite his methods.
"You think you're so bloody wonderful just because you can scowl and taunt anyone you please? Not bloody likely! And geez! You always have something wrong when it comes to Harry! You really have it in for him don't you, you slimy git?! It's because you're jealous because you'll never be half the man he is! You lowly, disgusting.... YOU SHOULD GET A BOYFRIEND- OR A GIRLFRIEND! OR *SOMETHING!!!!*"
The other Slytherins gasped at Draco's exclamations. Draco Malfoy actually sticking up for Harry Potter? Absolutely scandalous and shocking! Snape was shocked out of rational thought and stood there, mouth agape.
Thinking fast, Draco realized that his words may indeed be misinterpreted, and not only that- but that was exactaly what Kari had said to Snape. Calculatingly, he nodded to Harry. "Er-Well, you can't possibly be *that* bad at Potions. . . by the way, that is nice artwork."
Harry's ears turned even brighter pink. "Um. . . Thanks."
"It really looks professional. Perhaps you can teach me to draw like that? What's the character's name?"
"Her name is Sasami, and sure I'll teach you."
Draco flashed him a small smile, trying not to look *too* happy at the prospect. All the other students, except for Hermione and Ron, looked like they were going to drop dead. Pansy was the first to exhale. "Are you out of your bloody mind?! Draco!!! Why would you want to hang out with Potter of all people?!"
The rest of the Slytherins had to agree with Pansy's outburst. What the Hell was Draco doing?
"Well, you could say I'm tired of being bothered with the slobbering, mangy, pawn-like scum of Slytherin. Minus Blaise."
Blaise beamed at this and Hermione smiled.
"And you could also say that it's time to put childish rivalries behind us."
The Slytherins looked as if they had been slapped in the face. Pansy could take no more and slapped Draco across the face.
"What the Hell happened to you Draco?! Wake up!"
"No, Pansy. *You* wake up." He turned back and went back to his seat. "Now if you don't mind Professor, I'd like to learn something in this class today without having to listen to any of your crap about stupid Gryffindors."
Many of the Slytherins sent murderous glances in Draco's direction. About halfway through the class, many of the chatter between them was that maybe Draco just wasn't a true Slytherin anymore. Sticking up for that Potter fool. This abrupt change in behavior was seeming very peculiar as if all of his values had completely changed for the worse among them. Soon, they thought, we'll all be holding hands and singing campfire songs. The only other one would didn't feel comfortable was Blaise and it was mainly because he was worried that they might hurt him because of Hermione.
After a rather shaky and insecure class of Potions, Harry met with Draco in the hallway.
"I appreciate what you did and all, but if you didn't think of something fast, then you would have had more to deal with than a slap from Pansy."
"Yeah, I just lost my temper that's all."
"The Draco I knew would never have lost his temper like that."
"Well sometimes a relationship can change a person for the better."
"By the way, you really think my artwork is that good?"
"It's okay, but certainly not professional."
Harry chuckled. "Gee thanks."
"You're welcome." Draco said cheerfully. "Still, it'd be nice if you did teach me how to draw like that. I like how the eyes were done."
Harry blushed. "Sure. You know, this means that we're going to be friends while others are nearby."
"Perhaps will will have to after that show I put on."
"Oh, so you really don't what to spend time with me?" Harry teased playfully.
"Mean." Draco huffed.
"Learned from the best." Harry stated proudly and Draco grinned at him. They watched to make sure the corridor was completely empty before Draco leaned in and pecked a good-bye kiss on Harry's cheek.
"Got to run to my next class. Honestly, Potter, you're such a bad influence on my punctuality."
Harry laughed. "See you. Professor Trelawney will have a cow if I'm late to Divinations."
With that they parted ways, tossing a last look over their shoulders before turning the corner.
A lone figure darted in the same direction as Harry, horrified at what he had witnessed. He scrambled up to the Divinations room and tripped inside. The other students laughed upon his clumsy arrival.
"Mr. Longbottom, you're late to class. I'm afraid it's the 3rd time this week and you'll have to be assigned detention. Please take your seat and try not to break any of the crystal. I had a premonition that you'd break at least 6 today."
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Alrighty! There it is, chapter 12! Please review and leave ideas becasue our brain is running dry again. . . . .
Bunny: damn. . . this took a long time to get out. . . .
Velvy: *whistles innocently*
Draco: you liars! we know the truth! you weren't even working on it!
Harry: *gags Draco and drags him away*
Bunny and Velvy: heh heh... *back away quietly*
AN Er, yes- sorry about the delay of this chapter. . . but we kinda lost communicatition, and at the same time, lost our brains. . . . we know, it was a rather sad time for all of us. Please don't hurt us, as we really didn't mean to make you wait this long. REVIEW!
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Chapter 12
Cause for Suspicion
About a week after classes resumed, Draco was getting more and more fed up with the way that Snape treated his boyfriend.
"Just because I'm not Kari anymore, doesn't mean that you're not still dating me!" Draco ranted one night, after finishing a long essay about some potion that had no relivance in life what-so-ever. "And if I WAS still Kari, I'd give him a peice of my mind! I'll teach him for picking on you so much!"
Harry watched Draco pace with a touch of amusement hidden in his green eyes.
"Draco," he said finally, "calm down."
"Can't calm down," Draco muttered, continuing to pace, "something must be done! And if I have to become Karisuta Mica again to do it, so be it!"
Harry was cut off from responding when a small 'mew' was heard from the outside of their door.
Draco broke off his pace and cauctiously opened it. On the ground was a small white kitten with a red ribbon tied around it's waist. Attached to the ribbon was a small card. Draco picked up the kitten and sat down next to Harry. He slowly untied the ribbon and read the card.
"Mittens."
"What's it say?" Harry asked, looking curiously at the card over Draco's shoulder.
"It says, 'Mittens'" Draco said, thoughtfully.
Harry picked up the kitten and smiled at it. "I guess that means it's name is Mittens then." He said softly, petting the kitten.
"Gee," said Draco, "I wonder who sent it to us? You think it's some kind of gift?"
"Hmm.." Pondered Harry. "It may be possible. Still, do you think anyone...?" He muttered nervously.
"I dunno. The only one that knows are Ron and Hermione, really. Perhaps it's Hermione or maybe someone else wishing us the best?" He sounded hopeful.
"I don't have any reason to think it was from Ron. And if it *was* from someone else than we better hope they don't say anything."
"Yeah, but what makes you think they will?" Draco rose an eyebrow. "Besides, *I* think Mittens is absolutely darling."
Mittens made a mewing sound and jumped out of Harry's lap and crawled around on the floor. Both Draco and Harry gave an 'aww' sound. They both crawled around too and played with their new kitten.
Outside the room, a certain gift-giver smiled knowingly and walked away.
"Hopefully," he muttered. "Perhaps they may calm down about everything while they have a little one to care for." He smiled and disappeared around the corner.
*****
The next day's classes breezed by for Harry. He had successfully transfigured a teacup into a fluffy white rabbit, and he had recieved full marks in a Herbology test. Next, however was Double Potions with Snape and the Slytherins. But instead of feeling dread, he was looking forward to seeing Draco, even if it was more than likely that he would get picked on by Snape.
"In your seats!" Snape muttered 'You little snot-nosed brats' was added under a breath. He stalked up and down the aisles collecting the homework from the night before, and stopped to criticize a few students. Hermione was one of them.
"Foolish girl! The answer was obviously 'Unicorn hair'. Even Longbottom here could understand *that*."
Hermione looked as if she was going to cry when his billowy robes flickered away fro her to the next victim. Draco gave her a furtive glace and mouthed 'Are you okay?' He was answered by her head colliding softly with the table. He was infuriated.
Next was Longbottom. Snape snatched the paper up from the boy's shaking hands and read it over quickly and silently. "I should have known better. Longbottom wouldn't have understood that, even *if* I had my best student tutoring him." Neville turned bright red and fidgeted.
Draco glared at Snape for implying his name in an insult to Longbottom. /Then again...it is just Longbottom./ Draco smirked inwardly.
Next however......
"Potter. And what do you call this little piece? Hmmm.....The answers are almost all right..." He admitted hesitantly. "However, I do not think this artwork was necessary."
Some of the other Slytherins snickered and Harry's ears turned pink with embarressment. Draco gave a pained look to Harry, but his sadness soon ascended into white hot anger as he launched himself from his seat. His fists were balled up and his knuckles were white.
"How *dare* you?! You always have to nitpick every little thing about Hermione, Harry and even Longbottom's work! Get a bloody *life*!" He stalked over to Snape, staring him down.
Harry looked as if he was going to die on the spot, and yet he was quite proud that Draco stuck to his word about doing something about Snape despite his methods.
"You think you're so bloody wonderful just because you can scowl and taunt anyone you please? Not bloody likely! And geez! You always have something wrong when it comes to Harry! You really have it in for him don't you, you slimy git?! It's because you're jealous because you'll never be half the man he is! You lowly, disgusting.... YOU SHOULD GET A BOYFRIEND- OR A GIRLFRIEND! OR *SOMETHING!!!!*"
The other Slytherins gasped at Draco's exclamations. Draco Malfoy actually sticking up for Harry Potter? Absolutely scandalous and shocking! Snape was shocked out of rational thought and stood there, mouth agape.
Thinking fast, Draco realized that his words may indeed be misinterpreted, and not only that- but that was exactaly what Kari had said to Snape. Calculatingly, he nodded to Harry. "Er-Well, you can't possibly be *that* bad at Potions. . . by the way, that is nice artwork."
Harry's ears turned even brighter pink. "Um. . . Thanks."
"It really looks professional. Perhaps you can teach me to draw like that? What's the character's name?"
"Her name is Sasami, and sure I'll teach you."
Draco flashed him a small smile, trying not to look *too* happy at the prospect. All the other students, except for Hermione and Ron, looked like they were going to drop dead. Pansy was the first to exhale. "Are you out of your bloody mind?! Draco!!! Why would you want to hang out with Potter of all people?!"
The rest of the Slytherins had to agree with Pansy's outburst. What the Hell was Draco doing?
"Well, you could say I'm tired of being bothered with the slobbering, mangy, pawn-like scum of Slytherin. Minus Blaise."
Blaise beamed at this and Hermione smiled.
"And you could also say that it's time to put childish rivalries behind us."
The Slytherins looked as if they had been slapped in the face. Pansy could take no more and slapped Draco across the face.
"What the Hell happened to you Draco?! Wake up!"
"No, Pansy. *You* wake up." He turned back and went back to his seat. "Now if you don't mind Professor, I'd like to learn something in this class today without having to listen to any of your crap about stupid Gryffindors."
Many of the Slytherins sent murderous glances in Draco's direction. About halfway through the class, many of the chatter between them was that maybe Draco just wasn't a true Slytherin anymore. Sticking up for that Potter fool. This abrupt change in behavior was seeming very peculiar as if all of his values had completely changed for the worse among them. Soon, they thought, we'll all be holding hands and singing campfire songs. The only other one would didn't feel comfortable was Blaise and it was mainly because he was worried that they might hurt him because of Hermione.
After a rather shaky and insecure class of Potions, Harry met with Draco in the hallway.
"I appreciate what you did and all, but if you didn't think of something fast, then you would have had more to deal with than a slap from Pansy."
"Yeah, I just lost my temper that's all."
"The Draco I knew would never have lost his temper like that."
"Well sometimes a relationship can change a person for the better."
"By the way, you really think my artwork is that good?"
"It's okay, but certainly not professional."
Harry chuckled. "Gee thanks."
"You're welcome." Draco said cheerfully. "Still, it'd be nice if you did teach me how to draw like that. I like how the eyes were done."
Harry blushed. "Sure. You know, this means that we're going to be friends while others are nearby."
"Perhaps will will have to after that show I put on."
"Oh, so you really don't what to spend time with me?" Harry teased playfully.
"Mean." Draco huffed.
"Learned from the best." Harry stated proudly and Draco grinned at him. They watched to make sure the corridor was completely empty before Draco leaned in and pecked a good-bye kiss on Harry's cheek.
"Got to run to my next class. Honestly, Potter, you're such a bad influence on my punctuality."
Harry laughed. "See you. Professor Trelawney will have a cow if I'm late to Divinations."
With that they parted ways, tossing a last look over their shoulders before turning the corner.
A lone figure darted in the same direction as Harry, horrified at what he had witnessed. He scrambled up to the Divinations room and tripped inside. The other students laughed upon his clumsy arrival.
"Mr. Longbottom, you're late to class. I'm afraid it's the 3rd time this week and you'll have to be assigned detention. Please take your seat and try not to break any of the crystal. I had a premonition that you'd break at least 6 today."
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Alrighty! There it is, chapter 12! Please review and leave ideas becasue our brain is running dry again. . . . .
Bunny: damn. . . this took a long time to get out. . . .
Velvy: *whistles innocently*
Draco: you liars! we know the truth! you weren't even working on it!
Harry: *gags Draco and drags him away*
Bunny and Velvy: heh heh... *back away quietly*
