A few minutes after arriving, Ron noticed Vanessa was there, and broke the
make-out session he was engaged in with Hermione. "Hullo Vanessa," he said
blushing. "Hope we haven't been ignoring you this whole time." She smiled,
realizing that they hadn't even noticed she left.
"No, I was fine Ron." She went on, "But looking at my watch, the coach is leaving in 5 minutes." She stood up, and walked out of the pub. As soon as she saw the coach, however, she stopped in her tracks. Draco was leaning up against it, looking the other way. Hermione noticed she wasn't with them and turned back, her eyes followed Vanessa's gaze, and she sighed. 'Vanessa is still mad at Malfoy for that joke.'
Draco stood up at the coach, waiting for Vanessa to appear. He finally spotted her, with Weasel and Mudblo-, he couldn't call her that anymore. Sighing, he looked as she spotted him and quickly looked the other way, groaning when he caught Alexa's eye. As the girl walked up to him, he weakly smiled and muttered something about not losing his seat, as he quickly entered the coach. Breathing a sigh of relief as he sat down, he noted that he and the weasel couple were the only occupants. Soon, others came on board, and sure enough Alexa was one of them, to his disgust. Plopping herself very close to him, she giggled and went on talking about things he didn't understand. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could stand, and doubted the continuation of the plan even less, when he saw Vanessa get in and sit stiffly next Hermione.
Vanessa sat next to Hermione and Ron, but not too close, it was hard enough to be in the same coach as Malfoy. She gave a sigh, and contented herself to looking out the window at the passing scenery. Every few seconds she was interrupted by Alexa, with her high pitched giggles, and vulgar comments. One time, she happened to look at Draco while she was saying one of those offensive remarks, and could have sworn she saw Draco flinch in embarrassment. Once they were about halfway back to Hogwarts, and Ron was engaged in a 'serious' conversation with Hermione, Vanessa allowed herself to pull out a small journal that shrank to fit wherever it was being held. Writing in it quickly, she felt a few stray tears roll down her face, but ignored them to finish. She was jostled out of her writing by the coach stopping at Hogwarts. Stuffing it back in her cloak pocket, she followed the line of people off.
Once off, Draco managed to lose Alexa in the crowd, but couldn't find Vanessa. He had been watching her write in a little book on the way home and longed to know what she was writing so much about. He walked stealthily through the crowd, quite good at being invisible from growing up with his father. As he thought this he remembered something his father had told him. "Children are to be seen not heard is missing a few key words, you remember this boy, it will get you far, Children are to be neither seen nor heard." It made perfect sense then, but now he knew better. Shaking his mind of those thoughts he finally caught sight of Vanessa walking towards where the common room was for Hufflepuff. He ran, and managed to catch up with her.
"Vanessa. We need to talk." He cringed when he said that. It sounded so dismal and fake.
She turned around and he noticed a stray tear on her cheek, and reached out to wipe it off her face, but she just pushed his hand away. "Yes, Draco, we do need to talk. I think its best if we forget what happened, seeing as you have an adoring girlfriend and I have a boyfriend," she whispered, then ended by saying, "Its for the best," She gave him a small, weak smile before turning and continuing to her common room.
Draco stood staring after her. 'FORGET IT???' There was no way he would ever forget it, and no way pushing it to the side would be the best for the situation. He was so upset, he didn't even notice when his 'adoring girlfriend' as Vanessa had said, put her arms around him. As the Main Hall drained, leaving only the disobedient stragglers, Draco smiled at Alexa, 'If I can't have Vanessa, at least I have somebody.'
Vanessa went into her common room, waiting as roll was called, then rushing upstairs. Closing the curtain that separated her roommate from herself, she sat on her bed, decorated with celestial patterns, and stared into space. 'Why did I say that. I don't want to forget about it, that probably the last thing I could do!' she thought, sighing, and trying to ease her mental anguish as well as her physical heart ache. She slowly laid down, and placing her head on the plush pillow, and cried herself to sleep as silently as she could.
Draco was slipping into his room, very private, a perk of being rich, and thinking of the situation. He couldn't stand the girl who claimed to be his 'soul mate' was mixed up, trying to figure out if his attraction to Vanessa was purely because he couldn't stand Potter having anything he couldn't, and to top it all off, he had confrontations with his friends about it all. 'Man, Draco, you sure got yourself in deep this time.'
"No, I was fine Ron." She went on, "But looking at my watch, the coach is leaving in 5 minutes." She stood up, and walked out of the pub. As soon as she saw the coach, however, she stopped in her tracks. Draco was leaning up against it, looking the other way. Hermione noticed she wasn't with them and turned back, her eyes followed Vanessa's gaze, and she sighed. 'Vanessa is still mad at Malfoy for that joke.'
Draco stood up at the coach, waiting for Vanessa to appear. He finally spotted her, with Weasel and Mudblo-, he couldn't call her that anymore. Sighing, he looked as she spotted him and quickly looked the other way, groaning when he caught Alexa's eye. As the girl walked up to him, he weakly smiled and muttered something about not losing his seat, as he quickly entered the coach. Breathing a sigh of relief as he sat down, he noted that he and the weasel couple were the only occupants. Soon, others came on board, and sure enough Alexa was one of them, to his disgust. Plopping herself very close to him, she giggled and went on talking about things he didn't understand. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could stand, and doubted the continuation of the plan even less, when he saw Vanessa get in and sit stiffly next Hermione.
Vanessa sat next to Hermione and Ron, but not too close, it was hard enough to be in the same coach as Malfoy. She gave a sigh, and contented herself to looking out the window at the passing scenery. Every few seconds she was interrupted by Alexa, with her high pitched giggles, and vulgar comments. One time, she happened to look at Draco while she was saying one of those offensive remarks, and could have sworn she saw Draco flinch in embarrassment. Once they were about halfway back to Hogwarts, and Ron was engaged in a 'serious' conversation with Hermione, Vanessa allowed herself to pull out a small journal that shrank to fit wherever it was being held. Writing in it quickly, she felt a few stray tears roll down her face, but ignored them to finish. She was jostled out of her writing by the coach stopping at Hogwarts. Stuffing it back in her cloak pocket, she followed the line of people off.
Once off, Draco managed to lose Alexa in the crowd, but couldn't find Vanessa. He had been watching her write in a little book on the way home and longed to know what she was writing so much about. He walked stealthily through the crowd, quite good at being invisible from growing up with his father. As he thought this he remembered something his father had told him. "Children are to be seen not heard is missing a few key words, you remember this boy, it will get you far, Children are to be neither seen nor heard." It made perfect sense then, but now he knew better. Shaking his mind of those thoughts he finally caught sight of Vanessa walking towards where the common room was for Hufflepuff. He ran, and managed to catch up with her.
"Vanessa. We need to talk." He cringed when he said that. It sounded so dismal and fake.
She turned around and he noticed a stray tear on her cheek, and reached out to wipe it off her face, but she just pushed his hand away. "Yes, Draco, we do need to talk. I think its best if we forget what happened, seeing as you have an adoring girlfriend and I have a boyfriend," she whispered, then ended by saying, "Its for the best," She gave him a small, weak smile before turning and continuing to her common room.
Draco stood staring after her. 'FORGET IT???' There was no way he would ever forget it, and no way pushing it to the side would be the best for the situation. He was so upset, he didn't even notice when his 'adoring girlfriend' as Vanessa had said, put her arms around him. As the Main Hall drained, leaving only the disobedient stragglers, Draco smiled at Alexa, 'If I can't have Vanessa, at least I have somebody.'
Vanessa went into her common room, waiting as roll was called, then rushing upstairs. Closing the curtain that separated her roommate from herself, she sat on her bed, decorated with celestial patterns, and stared into space. 'Why did I say that. I don't want to forget about it, that probably the last thing I could do!' she thought, sighing, and trying to ease her mental anguish as well as her physical heart ache. She slowly laid down, and placing her head on the plush pillow, and cried herself to sleep as silently as she could.
Draco was slipping into his room, very private, a perk of being rich, and thinking of the situation. He couldn't stand the girl who claimed to be his 'soul mate' was mixed up, trying to figure out if his attraction to Vanessa was purely because he couldn't stand Potter having anything he couldn't, and to top it all off, he had confrontations with his friends about it all. 'Man, Draco, you sure got yourself in deep this time.'