Behind The Mask Chapter 14 Hogsmade

I stood there waiting with the rest of the students for the main doors to open. They did and everyone flocked out at once, with out pushing or shoving. My mind was off somewhere else as I subconsciously walked to the Three Broom Sticks. I sat in an empty booth, and took off my robe to save the seat, and went up to the counter to order a butterbeer and a sandwich. I sat down and scanned the room. Across from me sat the infamous trio. They were laughing and drinking butterbeer, and eating apple pie.

I looked at Potter his eyes were a little pink but filled with happiness. My heart ached, as I tore my eyes away. I was right he was better off with out me. I was glad his friends were able to cheer him up, it made me wish I had friends like that, but there was no way I'd ever make friends like that, it just wasn't my style. What ever my style is now anyway. I looked out of a window seeing people walking all around the little town talking and laughing. I only could hope to find such happiness.

I finished eating, and drinking up the warm butterbeer, feeling the warmth go down my thought and chest. I looked back over at Potter as I threw my robe back on. He was eating the apple pie in a slow fashion savoring the taste in his mouth, licking his lips after he slowed it, I licked my own lips as I watched him, oh how sweet. He made the pie look so good, I wanted to steel it from his mouth just to taste it, and of course to taste him. I groaned quietly. This is stupid I am acting like...like...a total moron!

I got up, I didn't really care if he noticed me or not, but I still tried to get out before the crowd did, but someone called me back, someone with a high pitched voice, it was Pansy. "Draco!" She called. I turned, and saw he waving at me at the table that was right in front of the trio, who all looked up. I stalked over; I didn't want her to break anyone's eardrums from that shouting if I had decided to ignore her. "What do you want?" I said sounding bored. "I just wanted you to know that the betrothal will be off...unless you've changed your mind." She said batting her eyelashes.

"Pansy the betrothal was called off immediately after I broke up with you, and I rather rot in..." I stopped speaking aware of eyes on me, a certain pair of green eyes. I looked over at him, we stared for a moment, and I looked back at her. "No I haven't changed my mind, Pansy. I love someone else, and they mean the world to me." I said gently with a small smile. "Oh. All right if you're sure." She said pouting. "Yes, I am." I said looking back over at Potter, but he was gone, and Granger and Weasley, sat there looking slightly baffled. * I meant him...I hope he knows, maybe I should find him maybe he didn't go far. * I thought.

I walked out of the pub, and looked around for any sign of messy black hair. I saw him, moving quickly back to the castle, I went after him, he was pretty fast, I followed him up to the lake where he sat down on a rock. "Hey." I said suddenly walking up to him. He jumped about a foot in the air. "Don't do that!" He said putting a hand over his chest. "I thought you heard me behind you, Potter. You are really hard to keep up with." I said sitting down on the grass. "Maybe I want to be alone, Malfoy." He said looking down at me before sliding off the rock and sitting in the grass by me. "Oh well, I could leave you alone, but I have this strange feeling I did something to make you upset." "Why do you care?" He snapped. Ouch! I deserved that. "Isn't it obvious?" I asked him looking down at him. "I mean, I push you away the hardest, I compete with you, and I keep the rivalry on fire even if you want I truce. Do you know why?" "Because you hate me." Harry snapped. "You stupid idiot, why would I kiss you then?" I asked looking into his eyes, seeing him shiver under my gaze, I melted on the inside. "I don't know Malfoy, to confuse me, to humiliate me." He said getting angry, then again so was I. "Damnit no! Because I LOVE YOU!"

~Fin

0.o...Wow...what a horrible place to end! I said something would happen at Hogsmade and it did, just at the lake...wow. Stay toned and read and review! Thank you! ^_^