Chapter 3:

Trust me...Trust me not.

When Trinity woke up she felt strangely happy. She streatched her arm's out then went over to her trunk and began unpacking. She looked at her clock and saw that it was six A.M. Though she always woke up at this time a look of surprise was on her face. She took out everything except for her clothes. After she had put everything it's right place she de-wrinkled her clothes and sat down on her bed with a book. The book was Hogwarts: a history.Hermionie had lent it to her so she would know more about the school. She had only been reading for a few hours when Hermionie walked into her room and gave her a lazy morning smile.

"Good morning Trinity." Hermionie said sitting down beside her friend and looked at the book in her hand. "Finely reading it I see! Well anyway how was detintion last night?"

"Absolute torture." Trinity said grinning inwardly. It had actually been quite a nice evening besides the bruises around her wrists where Draco had slamed her against the wall and was hideing them at the moment. Draco wasn't half bad if you gave him half-a-chance. But she didn't want Hermionie to know that. It might ruin Draco's smart ass reputation. "What are you doing here anyway? I thought Gryffindor's and Slytherin's were not friends."

"Well you were my friend before this so I'm hopeing we can keep this friendship. Let's give those smug gits a run for their money." Hermionie said trying to smirk.

"You know Hermionie that "I'm thinking way to hard look" dosen't really work for you. So this is the first Gryffindor, Slytherin friendship you have ever known of?" Trinity said slyly as Hermionie lightly hit her in the back of the head.

"Yeah. So how do you like being a Slytherin?" Hermionie looked very curious.

"It's actually been quite nice for the past fifteen hours. Well Hermionie you had better go I think I want to redecorate my room again this morning."

"Again?"

"Yeah I already did it once I think I'd like to place something's differently."

"Ok. Bye Trinity."

"Bye." Hermionie walked out closeing the door behind her. Trinity went to her desk that was over in the corner and began reorganizeing the desk drawers. After she finished that she went and placed a few extra things on her bed side table such as moste potonte potions, and a picture of her family. She was just moving to her trunk when a knock sounded on her door.

Draco was standing there not looking half as smug as he looked the day before. Trinity noticed he was holding a piece of parchement in his hand.

"Good morning Draco." Trinity said cheerfully.

"Morning." Draco said in a mock cheerful tone.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Can I come in?" Draco asked and Trinity resisted for a moment then steped aside so Draco could come in. She closed the door after him.

"What's wrong Draco? You seem a bit different today."

"I recieved a letter from my father. I thought you might want to read it." Draco handed Trinity the piece of paper and then sat down on her bed. Trinity leaned against the wall and began to read it.

Draco,

The dark lord requests that you come home two day's before Halloween.

It is you're time to recieve the dark mark.

your father.

Trinity looked up. Then read through it again.

"Pretty straight forward isn't it. I'm sorry Draco but I really don't know what to say." Trinity walked over and sat beside Draco. He bowed his head and began mumbleing. "Sorry didn't catch that." Trinity said putting a hand on his shoulder. Draco looked at her then shoved her hand off and stood up snatching the letter away from her. Trinity stared a moment then stood up too. She was surprised by how close they were standing and took a step backwards.

"I didn't mean to bother you this..."

"It's ok Draco. No Appolige needed..."

"What makes you think I was appoligizeing?" Draco asked harshly.

"Then what were you doing?"

"Presenting an explanation of why I came over here this morning."

"Oh. It sounded like a fancy way of saying "I'm sorry" to me." Trinity snapped back at him.

"Trinity do you enjoy annoying me?" Draco asked coolly.

"Of course. What else should I do in my spare time but annoy you? I mean I don't annoy my friends but since I met you I suppose it just comes naturaly." Trinity said in just the same tone.

"Your still friends with those lowly Gryffindors?" Draco asked in his normal Malfoy drawl.

"Watch it Draco..." Trinity was going to say more but Draco had grabed her wrists and pushed her against the wall like he had the night before. She could tell the bruises around her wrist's would never heal at this rate.

"Or you'll do what Trinity? You know there is more than one way to torcher a person." Draco drawled. This time Trinity wasn't scared.

"You wouldn't do anything to me." Trinity said calmly though her wrists were hurting from the lack of circulation.

"Why do you think that?" Draco pressed his body against her's so she would stay against the wall. She felt her stomach twisit because he was so close. She could feel his breath against her cheek and she looked up into his pale blue eye's.

"Because of this." Before she really knew what she was doing she was kissing him. Trinity knew though that Draco was stunned because his body turned tense. Then he let go of her wrists and placed his hands on her back pulling her closer if that was even possible. Trinity put her arms around his neck and twisted her fingers in his hair. Draco began parting his lips with Trinity's learning the taste of her mouth, the feel of her kiss. But then was drawn back by the thought of what he was doing. Trinity opened her eye's and looked at him confused.

"Trinity I..." Draco began but Trinity put her index finger over his mouth silencing him.

"Draco I'm sorry. I guess I..." That time Draco placed his finger on her mouth.

"Don't. I just wanted to ask if you would consider dateing me?" He asked putting off what he had originaly wanted to say. Trinity felt her stomach twist again.

"Yes." Trinity smiled a true smile at him. A smile that haden't apeared on her face in months. Draco smiled back. Trinity took his hand and led him over to her bed and pushed him down. She then went to her trunk and pulled out a photo album.

"I want to show you something." She said sitting down. She opened it to the first page where a picture of a women with Dark brown hair and deep blue eyes was smileing and waveing. "That's my mum. I had borrowed Hermionie's camera to take these because the one I had was a muggle one."

Draco took the photo Album and turned the page. A man with gray eye's brown hair and a beared was smileing up at him. "And that's your dad right?"

"Yeah. And that's my little brother." Trinity pointed to the other side of the page. Draco stared at it for a moment.

"I remember seeing him at a death eater's meeting at my house once. He said his name was Steven."

"Yes that's him alright." Trinity said and leaned her head on Draco's shoulder while he looked through the old photographs of her family. Trinity had began to get drowse and decided to keep her self awake because it was still morning and Draco had only been there for an hour. "Draco why is your father pushing you into being a death eater?" Trinity asked and felt Draco's shoulder tense.

"I guess because he is a death eater and he wants me to be his perfect son who follows in his footsteps." Draco drawled and closed the photo album on a page with Trinity and Steven hitting each other in the arm.

"You don't like him do you?" Trinity asked lifting her head and trying to get him to look at her.

"No. I don't." Draco did look at her his eye's pleading for some form of help.

"Does he know?" Trinity asked climbing onto his lap and putting her arms around his neck.

"No." Draco said pushing a strand of hair out of her face.

"What about your mother?"

"She dosen't particularly love him. She is basicly treated like a servent by father. But I don't treat her like that except for when father is around. When he's around I have to treat her horribly." Draco explained.

"Oh." Trinity looked at the clock. "Have we missed breakfast?"

"What time is it?"

"Ten."

"Yes we have."

"I'm not particularly hungry any way." Trinity placed her forehead against Draco's. Draco placed his hands on her back and drew her into a kiss. Trinity stoped herself. "I'm not sure I trust you." She said with a grin. Draco grinned back.

"Trust me...Trust me not. Such is my life." Draco said pulling her back into a kiss.