It wasn't long until Emily awoke. She slowly opened her eyes to see a dark room. She felt as though she were smothering and squirmed around. No wonder, the sheets were tucked in tightly. She wiped off sweat from her forehead and studied the room better. The walls were of a dark wood and there were only a few pieces of furniture, which included a desk, chair, dresser, and the bed she was lying in. She traced her fingers across the bed sheet and looked up as the door in front of the bed opened.
A woman came in. Her long blonde hair was tied up in an elegant bun and she had pale, almost translucent skin. She was pretty except for the expression she wore. She could see concern on her face but there was something else. Like something nasty smelling was held under her nose her whole life and the look stuck. She smiled as she sat on the side of the bed.
"How are you feeling? The woman asked in a sincere tone. She had to be Draco's mother, Narcissa.
"Um, I feel like someone who just got the Cruciatus Curse put on them. Damn him!"
"Damn who?" Lucius's voice sounded from the doorway. Emily's head shot up. "Damn who, Emily?" he repeated.
"Uh, no one." She lied. He knew she was lying but didn't push it. "How long have I been here?
"About three hours, dear." Narcissa said. "Poor thing." Lucius rolled his eyes. "Yes, you have been out cold for that long. Oh stop rolling those eyes of your, Lucius! Now, my son says your name is Emily West, is it true?"
"Yes, yes it is."
Narcissa nodded and patted Emily's head awkwardly. She clearly wasn't mother-like but tried her best.
"Mother? Is she awake?" Draco's voice came from behind Lucius. He squeezed past his father and came up to the side of the bed. "I thought you'd never wake! Are you okay? We heard this hiss-like screech and all of the sudden it was you screaming."
"Draco," Lucius said sternly. "Now-"
"I need to go." Emily interrupted. Everyone looked at her in alarm. She sighed. "I am very thankful to all of you but I really need to get home. My family will be worrying." Draco's eyebrows rose. He knew she had no family. She silently pleaded him not to say anything. He didn't.
"Are you sure? Why, I just met you! Draco has told me all about you and I have been waiting for the moment when I finally saw you with my own eyes. You sounded so sweet."
Draco's cheeks went a little pink. His father raised his already raised eyebrows more and stared at his son.
"I'm sure." She said before he could say anything.
It was about five minutes later when she finally got out of the huge mansion. She was held up by Narcissa's questions about herself and her family. Finally Lucius put an end to it by telling his wife to go back inside. She obeyed immediately. He eyed Emily for a couple of seconds and followed his wife. Draco was the only one left outside with her.
The wind was blowing his hair around and she noticed it was whiter than most blonde-haired people's hair was. His eyes looked silver in the twilight and they never moved from her. Without so much as a warning he took her head in-between his hands and kissed her on the cheek. She stood there watching as he let go and went back inside with one last glance at her.
Emily hummed to herself as she walked through the wood about twenty minutes later. She hummed a song her mother used to sing to her when she was a child. It wasn't long until she noticed the strange silence in the wood around her. She stopped in her tracks and pulled out her wand.
"I know you're here. Just come out and show your face like a real man. Coward!" she yelled into the night. There was a laugh behind her and someone muttered something that sounded like "stupefy!"
She couldn't move. The only things that could were her eyes and she used them to her advantage. It was no use for she already knew who stunned her.
"A coward, eh?" a beautiful man's voice called out.
The man stepped out into what was left of the light. His short hair was as black as hers and stuck up as if he just woke, but his eyes were like the Malfoy's, all bright silver. His skin was pale but not as pale as theirs and his build was lean and muscular. He was every girl's dream.
"Hello, Alex." She said.
A woman came in. Her long blonde hair was tied up in an elegant bun and she had pale, almost translucent skin. She was pretty except for the expression she wore. She could see concern on her face but there was something else. Like something nasty smelling was held under her nose her whole life and the look stuck. She smiled as she sat on the side of the bed.
"How are you feeling? The woman asked in a sincere tone. She had to be Draco's mother, Narcissa.
"Um, I feel like someone who just got the Cruciatus Curse put on them. Damn him!"
"Damn who?" Lucius's voice sounded from the doorway. Emily's head shot up. "Damn who, Emily?" he repeated.
"Uh, no one." She lied. He knew she was lying but didn't push it. "How long have I been here?
"About three hours, dear." Narcissa said. "Poor thing." Lucius rolled his eyes. "Yes, you have been out cold for that long. Oh stop rolling those eyes of your, Lucius! Now, my son says your name is Emily West, is it true?"
"Yes, yes it is."
Narcissa nodded and patted Emily's head awkwardly. She clearly wasn't mother-like but tried her best.
"Mother? Is she awake?" Draco's voice came from behind Lucius. He squeezed past his father and came up to the side of the bed. "I thought you'd never wake! Are you okay? We heard this hiss-like screech and all of the sudden it was you screaming."
"Draco," Lucius said sternly. "Now-"
"I need to go." Emily interrupted. Everyone looked at her in alarm. She sighed. "I am very thankful to all of you but I really need to get home. My family will be worrying." Draco's eyebrows rose. He knew she had no family. She silently pleaded him not to say anything. He didn't.
"Are you sure? Why, I just met you! Draco has told me all about you and I have been waiting for the moment when I finally saw you with my own eyes. You sounded so sweet."
Draco's cheeks went a little pink. His father raised his already raised eyebrows more and stared at his son.
"I'm sure." She said before he could say anything.
It was about five minutes later when she finally got out of the huge mansion. She was held up by Narcissa's questions about herself and her family. Finally Lucius put an end to it by telling his wife to go back inside. She obeyed immediately. He eyed Emily for a couple of seconds and followed his wife. Draco was the only one left outside with her.
The wind was blowing his hair around and she noticed it was whiter than most blonde-haired people's hair was. His eyes looked silver in the twilight and they never moved from her. Without so much as a warning he took her head in-between his hands and kissed her on the cheek. She stood there watching as he let go and went back inside with one last glance at her.
Emily hummed to herself as she walked through the wood about twenty minutes later. She hummed a song her mother used to sing to her when she was a child. It wasn't long until she noticed the strange silence in the wood around her. She stopped in her tracks and pulled out her wand.
"I know you're here. Just come out and show your face like a real man. Coward!" she yelled into the night. There was a laugh behind her and someone muttered something that sounded like "stupefy!"
She couldn't move. The only things that could were her eyes and she used them to her advantage. It was no use for she already knew who stunned her.
"A coward, eh?" a beautiful man's voice called out.
The man stepped out into what was left of the light. His short hair was as black as hers and stuck up as if he just woke, but his eyes were like the Malfoy's, all bright silver. His skin was pale but not as pale as theirs and his build was lean and muscular. He was every girl's dream.
"Hello, Alex." She said.
