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Chapter 5: Midnight Talks

Draco stayed up all night, waiting for Maria. He didn't know why, but he couldn't stop thinking about her. And even though conversation was going to be uncomfortable after the kiss, he still couldn't wait to see her again.

Finally, at three o'clock in the morning, Maria came though the portrait hole, giggling. But the laughing quickly stopped when she spotted Draco on a couch by the fire place.

"Hi." She said quietly.

"We need to talk." Draco said.

"Draco, I'm really sorry I kissed you." Maria said honestly, sitting down next to him. "I. I don't know what I was thinking. We're friends, and I don't want to mess that up." She said, looking down at her shoes. "I just. really want to forget what happened."

Draco was going to protest. He knew that a kiss like that couldn't just be forgotten. But the look of despair on Maria's face made up his mind.

"Sure. Let's just forget about it." he said, trying to sound convincing.

"Thank you." Maria said, hugging him and relaxing a bit. She laid her head on Draco's chest and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "So, you wanna know what I saw on my date?"

"Sure." Draco said, hoping that it wasn't some part of Weasley he'd rather not think about.

"I saw Hermione and Harry on the Quidditch field. snogging!!!" Maria said, shaking with laughter.

"Are you joking me?" Draco laughed. "Scar head and the mudblood?"

"Yeah." Maria laughed. She didn't mind Draco calling people mudbloods anymore. She use to bug him all the time about it, but she finally accepted that it was just part of who Draco was. Well, at least the part everyone else saw.

"We have a Quidditch game tomorrow. Ya gonna play?" Draco asked.

"Yeah. I am totally ready. Ron taught me a lot. We'll kick Ravenclaw's ass!" Maria laughed. "And if I suck at being a Keeper, there are always other ways to distract the players so they can't make a shot." She said, wagging her eyebrows at Draco.

"Meaning.?" Draco teased.

"I could always flash them!" Maria said, making Draco laugh.

"That would distract them all right." He said. "But you won't suck. I may not like Weasley, but he is pretty good at Quidditch and probably taught you a lot."

"Not as good as you." Maria said. Draco shook his head, being modest. "I'm serious. I really wanted you to teach me Quidditch." Draco blushed, and hugged Maria close. They fell asleep like that; in each other's arms and just friends.

Draco woke up at ten o'clock the next morning. Their game was at twelve and they still had to practice.

"Maria, wake up." Draco whispered in his friend's ear.

"No." Maria said weakly, burring her head in a pillow.

"Come on. The match is today. Remember? You can't kick ass if your still asleep." Draco said, making Maria reluctantly get up off of the warm couch.

"Welcome everyone to Hogwarts' first Quidditch match of the season!" Came Lee Jordan's voice. Maria, Draco, and the rest of the Slytherin and Gryffindor team flew into the air. Draco winked at Maria, telling her that she would do great.

After Gryffindor got a goal past Maria, she looked at Draco and yelled, "That flashing thing is starting to sound pretty good."

Draco laughed and said, "It's just one goal. We're still winning. Once we start to lose, then feel free to expose yourself."

"Thanks, I'll be sure to remember that." Maria laughed.

"Hey! Gonzalez, Malfoy! Stop flirting and get back to the game!" The Slytherin captain yelled, making Maria blush.

Slytherin ended up winning. When the teams were on the ground, Maria gave Draco a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. Then, to Draco's disappointment, Ron grabbed Maria's hand and took her off to celebrate.

The Slytherin team had a party, and Maria was there for a while. Then, at ten, she said she had to go meet Ron. again. The rest of the Slytherin's went to bed at twelve (they are such dorks). Draco feel asleep on the couch, waiting up for Maria.

Draco was awakened by the sound of hushed voices and a girl giggling. Draco glanced at his watch; 3:30am. He quickly acted like he was sleeping, but had his eyes opened just enough so he could see who it was.

Maria came through the portrait hole, smiling and laughing quietly. She was holding hands with Ron and was pulling him to her dormitory. Draco felt like his heart had turned to lead and fell to his stomach. Weasley was with Maria. His Maria, in her bedroom.

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A/N: gasp! Soooo, what do you think Maria and Ron are doing in her bedroom? !!!!!!!!!REVIEW!!!!!!!!!