X-2love4ever: Thanks. I just decided that I was sick of everyone using last names.
Courtney : Not really. It was more of a friendly gesture, then one of affection.
Alyssium: Draco is an Ass, but thats what makes him desireable!!!
Embers: I don't want Crabbe and Goyle to seem mindless, so i have changed thier characters a bit, oh well. Thanks for reading.
Amarie Helyanwe: Yeah, Vinny is a sweetheart, sigh, ICE CREAM CAKE ROCKS!!!! I am not going to tell you waht 'Atta Leucar' means but I will tell you that it is Elvish, if you care to look it up! LOL
Orlando's Gurl: We will keep the astric faerie going... YAY!!! And yes, eventually, Raine will hook up with ####! hehe
imogenhm: thanks.... I kinda like his sweet side, hummm?
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Chapter 11:
Raine slept very little after she had gone to her room, and when she finally did fall asleep, dreams of her mother lying sick and dying in the hospital bed haunted her, forcing her awake again. She soon became tired of attempting to sleep and opted to get up instead.
As she walked, she looked up and came to a dead stop at the top of the stairs. Draco was sitting on the couch covered up with the blanket she had been using the night before, staring at the flames of the fire. His platinum blonde hair hung loose down to his jaw line. Raine was frozen, as she stared at him, his bare semi-muscular chest shown over the top of the blanket.
"Your up early." She spoke, making his gaze shift from the flame to her.
"What does it matter to you?" Draco snapped.
"Its too early in the morning for this." She said in a calm tone, even though she was pissed that he had snapped at her. "I was just trying to make conversations." She grabbed the pitcher of water and poured herself a glass.
"Well don't." Draco said and returned his gaze to the fire.
Raine poured another glass, walked over in front of Draco and held it out to him. He looked at her as if she was handing him his death in a cup.
"It's only water." Raine said,
"I don't get you." Draco said as he took the cup from her.
"What's to get?" Raine sat on the couch next to him, facing him with her feet underneath her.
"One minute your an insufferable bitch, the next your bringing me water."
Raine laughed, "That was witty!" she exclaimed. Draco just looked at her. "So you hate me because I'm a match to you when it comes to quick witted insults?"
Draco didn't answer and just looked at the flames.
"Well, I rather enjoy our little quarrel. It's been quite a while since I've had someone be able to match me on a malicious level."
Draco smiled and gave a little chuckle, then his face quickly became hard again.
"So... you are able to smile! You should try it more often, its very becoming." Raine laughed, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, though. It can be our little secret." Raine pressed her finger to her lips like one would do when saying 'shhh'
Draco stood, dropping the blanket where he sat, leaving him in nothing but boxers. His lean muscular features glistening in the fire light. "I need to go take a shower."
"Care for some company?" Raine asked seductively, though only joking.
"I think I can manage." Draco said as he stood in front of her.
Raine pulled herself off the couch, inches from Draco, and ran one finger down the middle of his chest. Raine could feel his hot, sweet breath on her face when she looked up at him. As she looked into his eyes, she felt her stomach lurch. Why the hell would it do that? she wondered.
"Of course, I wouldn't want to make your girlfriend, Pansy, mad."
Draco grabbed her hand quickly and threw it away from him. "No now, nor ever, will she be my girl." he fumed then walked away and down the stairs.
Raine laughed to herself Its so easy to make him mad, and oh so fun!!! He'll soon see just how 'BITCH' like I can be She, too, descended the stairs and got into the girls shower.
Kay and Purity found the story of that morning amazingly funny.
"So, you actually touched him?" Kay whispered as they sat in their Mythology class. The teacher, Mr. Morpheus, was boring them with how Mythology had come to be.
"Yep. He has a great body. How if we could just super glue his mouth shut, he'd be the perfect specimen of what the male species should be." Raine said, and all three of them laughed.
Draco, Vincent and Gregory, who were sitting two rows in front of them, turned around at the sound of their laughter.
"Do you three have something you wish to share with the rest of the class?"
Both Kay and Purity shook their heads 'no' but Raine stood up.
"Yes. We were just discussing how hot we though certain people were. Would you like me to give you names?"
"No, Miss Moray, that will be quite enough. Please save your girl gossip for after class. Now kindly pay attention before I'm forced to give you all detention." Mr. Morpheus said.
"Alright sir." Raine said and sat down. Mr. Morpheus continued on with his boring lecture and they sat in silence. Draco turned around again and looked at Raine, who just blew him a kiss, then turned her attention back to the teacher.
Journalism would have been a fun class had they actually been able to go to it. Upon arriving at the assigned class room, they were informed by Professor McGonagall that the teacher had taken ill in the middle of the week and still wasn't up to teaching, and because it was a new class, no one would be able to cover it. So, the first class was rescheduled to take place next week.
"I have to go this way back to my room." Hermoine said, and walked off in the other direction after they all said 'bye' to her.
"Where has Draco gone off to?" Raine asked Vinny as they all headed back to the common room.
"Draco isn't taking this class" Vinny informed her.
"Good, at least we will have one class torment free." Kay said.
"Two actually. Remember he can't do anything in Megera's class either." Purity said.
Raine laughed, "So, why is it that you are taking the class without him?"
"He doesn't have an interest in writing, and neither does Goyle." Vinny said.
"And you do?" Kay asked.
"Yes. I write alot actually." Vinny said sounding a bit hurt.
"Oh, I didn't mean to offended you. I just didn't think you the type to write, is all." Kay said.
"Can I read some of it?" Raine asked quietly, so the others didn't hear.
"If you would like. I don't know how good they are, I've never let anyone read it before." Vinny said as he looked down at the ground.
"I'm sure they are great." Raine said as Purity said 'Atta Leucar' and they entered the common room.
"Give me a second, I'll go get my book." Vinny said as he descended the stairs.
"I'm going to go find Blaise's class!" Kay said excitedly. "You guys wanna come?"
"I will" Purity said.
Raine didn't answer and just collapsed on the couch face down.
"Do you want to come, Raine?" Kay asked.
"I would, but Vinny just went to get something to show me." Raine said.
"Alright, later then." Kay said happily as they left to go find her man.
Kay and Purity left, and Vinny returned moments later.
"Here is one of books." Vinny said as Raine sat up and he sat next to her.
"So, what is it that you write?" Raine asked as she took the black leather bound book that he was handing her.
"Ummm...Poems, short stories, dreams..." He said feeling stupid and corny.
Raine opened the book to somewhere in the middle and began reading the messy scrawl:
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What you want these days to be
as your growing to be
I gave my heart to you
free of charge
my love unconditional
you accepted all these gifts of love
from my soul I gave all
to see your smile
to share your happiness
what you want I give
not because I'm weak
just in love
we climb the mountain of life
we look over the valley of sorrow
we wept as life pass us by
I want to love you
even after you play
your game of get what you can
my heart can not think
I suffer silently just because I will not give up
when I give my love I am for real
bottom line, come walk with me
make this the new day of our life
love me, like I love you
this can be the best of time
us together, you lean on me
I will lean on you
the rule you for me
as I be for you
I love you just like you be
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Raine's jaw dropped." Vinny, that was beautiful. Where did you learn to write like that?"
"I just write what I feel at the time." He said with a shrug. "I take it its not bad for being a stupid brute." Vinny said when her seen her shocked expression.
"I didn't mean for that comment to offended you. It was meant for Draco." Raine said, feeling suddenly bad.
"I know." He said.
"Do you mind if I borrow this to read some more of it?" Rain asked.
"If you would like." Vinny said.
"Thank you." Raine said.
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A/N: FYI, the poem doesn't belong to me. My really good friend ( my love and neighbor) wrote it, and I thought it was amazing, so I decided to put it in here. Hope you all like it!!!! Love ya
P.S. AFI Rocks, Davey is amazingly hot and talented.... sigh