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Eyes of the Angel by Aloh Dark who is having fun with her illness by writing.. Blame the bug if this sucks...

Chapter 14: Catch Me

Hermione stood blinking at Draco. Her mouth hung open in shock. Then a moment later she regained her cool. Her eyes closed to near normal size and her mouth shut.

"G.. Good Morning Malfoy." She said in an uneven, dazed voice.

"I have to go take a shower and get something to eat so could you please watch over Ron while I'm gone?" Draco asked as if they'd been friends for years and not enemies.

"S..Sure." She said, then with the confidence back in her voice, "What are you doing here?"

"I was looking after Ron." He said. He really didn't want to tell her but he was going to be civil for Ron's sake.

"Why in God's name would you want to do that? You hate him!"

Draco smiled slightly. "I haven't hated Ron for a long time." He said with a slight timid hint in his voice.

Hermione blinked, confused. "But.. You two.."

Draco turned to look at Ron, then he looked back at Hermione. "How could you hate a face like that?" He said with a jesting tone to his voice. "Anyway. I probably don't look very clean so I'm going to head for the showers. Promise me that if he wakes up you'll tell him I'll be back."

"Yea. Sure." She said, still confused.

"Thanks." Draco said as he walked away. When the door closed behind him, Hermione sat in his vacated chair. She sat their looking at Ron in confusion for a few minutes until Madam Pomfrey startled her.

"Mr. Malfoy," She said from the other side of the room. "I thought you said you were leaving."

"He did leave." Hermione said as the nurse walked to were Ron and Hermione were.

"Oh. Miss Granger, I didn't realize you were here." She said.

"How long was Malfoy here for?" Hermione asked. She needed some questions answered.

"Why do you want to know?"

"For the simple fact that I saw him kiss one of my best friends."

"Oh." Madam Pomfrey said, debating if she should tell or not. "He was here all night."

"All night?"

"Yes Miss Granger. All night."

"So when he left at dinner last night he must have run up here. But why? To be with Ron?" She said to himself.

Madam Pomfrey decided that she wasn't going to say anything more. She didn't think that Draco would like it known that he cried for Ron.

Pansy walked back to her common room in a huff. She could tell when people were hiding things from her, and Madam Pomfrey was hiding something majorly important about Weasley. What it was, Pansy didn't know. And that made her mad. She turned a corner and walked into someone.

She heard rich laughter as she hit the floor. She was about to curse the laughing person but didn't when she saw who it was.

"Stop laughing Demetrie!" She scolded but had a hint of laughter in her voice.

He kept laughing as he sat on the floor across from her. "I'm sorry Pansy. I can't help it!"

"Yea yea." She said with a smile as she stood up. Demetrie followed suit as he gained control over his giggles.

"I'd like you to meet someone!" He said. "This is my cousin, Dinko. He comes from Croatia and will only be here for the rest of this school year."

Pansy smiled at the tall boy next to her boyfriend. "Hello." She said pleasantly.

He nodded his head in greeting. His black hair partially covered his eyes but she could see the steal gray orbs. His gaze, veiled as it was, still seemed to penetrate her skin like he could see straight through her. It unnerved her a bit and broke the lock their eyes had been in. He was tall, about 6'4 with wide shoulders and long legs. He looked like he'd be better fit to grace the covers of American Midwestern novels in a trench coat, .45's, and cowboy garb than his school uniform. He was intimidating and he greatened the effect by holding his head up and his shoulders back.

Pansy felt overwhelmed as she gazed at him, she turned hastily to look at her boyfriend and he grounded her back into reality.

"He's a bit shy." Demetrie said in excuse for Dinko's nonverbal greeting. "But once he gets used to you, he's like a giant teddy bear." Pansy took another look at the silent man and decided that nothing that looked like him could ever be a teddy bear.

"I have an idea. How bout the three of us go for a walk." She said with a smile. "Dinko and I could get to know each other better."

"Sure. Sounds good to me. How bout you Dinko?"

"I'm sorry. I have a prior engagement." He said.

"Oh yea.. That's right." Demetrie said. "You still up for that walk Pan-pan?"

"I look forward to nothing else." Pansy said with a huge smile. "Nice meeting you." She said to Dinko.

"We'll be back in a while cousin."

"Take your time." Dinko said as he watch them walk off. He turned and continued on his way to the Great Hall.

"I have one question for you Gena," Goyle said as he yawned into his hand. "Why the hell are we up this early on a Sunday morning and in the library?"

"Because I have to meet someone." She said curtly.

"Then why'd you bring us?" Crabbe said with hostility.

"Just shut up and wait."

"For what?" Goyle mumbled into his arm..

A good half hour later a very annoyed looking girl walked up to the table and sat with an undignified slump. "What the hell is your fricking problem?!" She said with a glare at Gena. "It's nine thirty in the frikin morning!!"* She yelled as much as she dared in the library.

"It's only eight thirty."

The girl hissed and slammed her head against the table.

"Stop being so dramatic Alyssa." Gena said rolling her eyes. After a few minutes with no response from the girl, Gena reached out a hand and pulled Alyssa's head up by the hair. The girl was fast asleep. "For crying out loud!" Gena said as she shook the girl.

"I'm awake I'm awake." Alyssa mumbled. She looked around the table to see who else was there. "It's too early to be alive!"

Goyle just shook his head and looked at Gena. His eyes demanded an answer.

"I just wanted to see Alyssa up this early." Gena said with a smile. (Fun Fact: The real Alyssa rarely wakes up on Sundays before 11 at the earliest. Unless she's pulled an all nighter)

Goyle's and Crabbe's jaws crashed through the table and through the floor as they realized that was the only reason they were there.

Ginny sat at the Giffendor table playing with her food. No one else was in the Great Hall, no one ever was at this time of the morning. Knowing this, Ginny was startled when a very annoyed looking girl sat down next to her.

"Morning Gin." Alyssa said.

Ginny looked at her, confusion evident in her face. "Is it lunch?"

"No. That bitch Gena from Slytherin asked me to meet her in the library this morning. Only reason she did it was because she'd never seen me awake on Sunday's before noon."

"Has anyone?"

"Yea! I've been awake before noon plenty of times!" Alyssa said in her defense as she set her laptop on the table and booted it up. "So how you doing?" She asked with a caring voice. Ginny knew that Alyssa was uncomfortable with delicate issues such as this, but was trying her best to comfort her.

"I'm doing okay. I'm going to check on Ron after lunch."

"Why then?"

"Hermione said she'd sit with him this morning and since Harry has Quidditch practice after lunch, he's going to sit with him in the evening."

"Oh... I'll sit with you if you want." Alyssa offered.

"That's okay. I know you'd rather be doing something else."

"No. I really want to."

"You sure?"

"Yea."

"Okay. We'll go up after lunch."

They were silent for a few minutes as they ate, or rather Ginny ate and Alyssa nibbled on bacon as she surfed the web.

Ginny turned to Alyssa as she made a low whistling sound through her teeth. "What is it?" She asked.

"Look at that piece of meat!" Alyssa said with a nod to a boy that had just walked through the door. He was tall with dark hair and an untouchable aura around him. The boy sat down at the Ravenclaw table and began to eat.

"Let's go ask him his name." Alyssa said with a devious smile.

"No.. Let's not. He's new and it's too early."

"Never too early to brand a man." Alyssa shut down her computer and got up.

Ginny sighed. Some times she could never understand her friend. She followed Alyssa across the hall to the sitting boy.

"Hey." Alyssa said as she sat down in front of him. "You new?"

"Yes. I just came from Croatia."

"Oh. Cool. I know a girl there named Andrea. She's awesome. Always makes me smile. Anyway, what's your name?"

"Dinko."

Alyssa smiled and Ginny could tell she was trying to hold in laughter. Sure the names sounded a bit different but the guy didn't look like someone you should laugh at.

"I'm Alyssa." Alyssa said and then she nudged Ginny in the ribs. "And this here is Ginny. She's a bit shy."

Dinko nodded to both girls but didn't look to interested in talking.

Alyssa looked at him for a moment before saying something. "Arucard."

Dinko lifted his head. "Excuse me?"

"You remind me of Arucard."

"I am not a vampire nor am I a member of the Hellsing Organization." Dinko said with what seemed to be a slight smile.

"I never said you were." Alyssa said with a huge smile. "I only said you looked like him." Alyssa was very pleased her new friend liked anime. They'd have a lot to talk about then.

"Have you ever seen Hellsing?" Dinko asked.

"Sadly, no. I wish I have."

"It's good." Dinko said simply.

"What have you seen?" Alyssa asked beginning a very lengthy conversation about the various animes they'd both seen. All the while Ginny sat, fascinated by the tales, wishing she knew what an anime was.

Draco walked out of the showers with a sigh. He was fresh and clean but he was starting to get hungry. He really wanted to get back to Ron, but knew he should eat first. After getting dressed again, he began his walk to the Great Hall.

Draco passed a duo in the hall way and thought, 'I've been walking alone a lot lately. Usually I always walk with Crabbe and Goyle. I wonder why.'

He walked into the Great Hall and found his friends sitting with Gena. They didn't look to happy with her.

"Morning." Draco said casually as he sat down.

"What are you doing here?" Gena asked.

"Why aren't you.. you know where?"

"I was told to take a shower and get something to eat."

"Kicked out." Gena said matter-of-factly.

"No.. Just told to watch my health as I watched his."

Gena rolled her eyes and the four of them ate for a few moments in silence. Draco looked around the hall.

He saw Ron sister and a friend talking to some Ravenclaw. And then he saw Harry Potter walk into the Great Hall. Draco's back stiffened. Did he know? Did Hermione tell him? What would he do?

Draco thought. He didn't want a confrontation with the boy but he wouldn't back out if he was challenged. But Harry showed no sign of knowing or caring about Draco and Ron.

Draco sighed in relief and his posture slumped.

"What was that for?" Goyle asked.

"Nothing..." Draco said.

Gena sniffed the air, then Draco himself. "Who is that on you?"

Draco nearly jumped out of his seat at the strange question. "What?"

"Who did you meet up with this morning. I've never smelled this before." She took another whiff.

"I ran into a friend of Ron's this morning in the hospital wing." Draco said looking at Gena with a look that clearly said to drop it.

"It was Granger." She said.

"Yes."

"What happened?" Crabbe asked eagerly.

"She caught me kissing Ron's forehead right before I left."

Goyle's eyes widened and he tried not to laugh. "Really?"

"Yes." Draco said smiling at the memory. "She was really very confused."

"I would be too." Crabbe said, laughing out loud at the mental picture.

The four of the burst out laughing as Draco described what she'd looked like. They stopped when a shadow was cast over them.

Draco looked up into the angry eyes of Harry. He obviously heard them laughing and must have heard Hermione's name be mentioned.

"Pray tell what's so funny?" Harry said.

Draco had an excellent, if over used, come back but held it in. He didn't want to cause any more friction than there already was between the two of them. It would just make it worse if he ever found out about him and Ron.

Gena, fortunately, didn't have such moral dilemmas. "Your face." She said with huge smile. Goyle, Crabbe, and her broke into another laughing fit at this. Draco didn't join in as he kept his eyes locked with Harry's.

"Why were you really laughing? I heard Hermione's name. I'm not a fool."

"Could've fooled me!" Goyle said.

Harry got redder from both embarrassment and anger. His hands were clutched fist at his sides as he kept eye contact with Draco.

"Tell me what you were saying."

"We were insulting you Dumbass!" Crabbe said, referring to the last few comments made, as if Harry didn't understand.

Darco rolled his eyes and stood up. He started to walk away from the trio of laughing Slytherin's and the enraged boy. He was showing a lot of maturity and self-discipline as he walked away from the fight.

"What are you doing Malfoy? Can't fight anymore?" Harry said mockingly.

Draco stopped. His jaw was clenched hard. He walked back.

"The reason I will not fight you is because there is a boy upstairs that needs me. He is more important to me than showing you who's boss here. Besides these three were doing an excellent job of mocking you. So if you'd excuse me I have more important matters to attend to." Draco said.

The three sitting Slytherins knew exactly who Draco was talking about but didn't know if Harry knew.

"Got a little fuck toy. It's not even noon and you want his stick up your ass." Harry said in a soft mocking voice.

Draco's eyes widened. Then he laughed. "Actually that's as wrong as can be."

"You're a slut and everyone knows it." Harry hissed. "You'll screw anything and everything that is alive. And even some things that aren't."

Draco reddened with anger. That was as far from the truth as his sister being alive. The only person he'd ever been with was Ron. "You know nothing of what you speak so shut your mouth." Draco spat as he walked away again.

Harry followed him walking one step behind him, the table separating them.

"I've heard the rumors. I've heard the people that you've used talk about it. Too bad that you can't satisfy your partner. Then again why would they want to sleep with you?"

Draco ignored his taunts. He kept walking away with a casualness that belied his anger.

"And you. You're delusional. You think they says one thing for your own sick fantasy when they're really saying the opposite."

Draco reached the end of the table and started to walk to the doors leading out. He sighed with relief on the inside. He was very close to letting his anger get the best of him.

"I bet the reason you turned gay is because no girl wants you and the gay men in this school just want an easy fu-." Harry was cut off by Draco turning to face him. He'd never seen such anger in his life. Draco wasn't red but he had a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Say one more word. I dare you." Draco said softly. His lips were pulled back in a near growl.

Harry was too angry to think straight and recognize the threat for what it really was. "I bet you rape guys that are straight just for your own sick pleasure."

Draco closed the short distance between them. He pulled his arm back and punched him in the face with all his might. He felt bones brake as the two forces collided. Harry flew backwards his nose bleeding and broken. Draco knew that his hand was broken too but didn't care.

Draco kneeled down by Harry's head and whispered in his ear. "You are the trash that can't get laid and has to resort to rape just to get some. I bet your hand doesn't even want to touch you at night." Draco got up and walked out leaving the Great Hall with a regal air only a Malfoy could have.

Draco walked into the infirmary in great pain. His hand hurt worse than anything else he'd every done. He walked his hand fixed and fixed now!

"Mr. Malfoy! What's wrong?" Madam Pomfrey said when she saw his pained face.

"How is he?" Draco asked, ignoring his pain for a moment.

"Still asleep."

"Oh.. Good."

"What did you do to your hand?"

"I broke it."

"How?"

"I hit something stupider than stone." Draco said sullenly.

Madam Pomfrey quickly used her magic to heal the bones but wrapped the hand just to make sure that they wouldn't have too much strain put on them. When she was done she let Draco walk to Ron's side.

Draco ignored Hermione as he moved wayward strands of hair out of Ron's eyes. He felt the temperature of the skin on his cheek and than held his hand.

"I want some answers Malfoy." Hermione said.

"Ask away."

Hermione didn't hesitate, she'd obviously had been thinking of what to ask. She opened her mouth to ask a questing when the door burst open. Ginny, Alyssa, a tall unknown kid and Harry walked in. The unknown kid was half carrying half dragging Harry. Blood was pouring from his nose.

"Dear Heaven!" Madam Pomfrey said as she saw Harry. "What happened?"

"He was punched by Malfoy." Ginny said with contempt.

Draco let go of Ron's hand and walked out from behind the curtain. Hermione followed him.

Madam Pomfrey performed quick healing and cleaning spells on the boy. She cast the same pain reliever spell she put on Draco just moments before to help Harry.

"Would you mind telling me what this was all about?"

"He was insulting me. I tried to ignore him. Did a damn good job of it too. That was until he went a little too far. I warned him not to go on, but he did. I lost my temper and hit him." Draco said.

"Is that true Harry?"

"He's an asshole that was laughing about Ron's pain!" Harry said.

"That's a lie! I did nothing of the sort." Draco said.

"How did this happen?" Madam Pomfrey asked Alyssa, Ginny, and the other boy.

"Basically." Alyssa said. "Harry did start it."

Ginny stayed silent as did the tall boy.

"And then?"

"Well Gena, Goyle, and Crabbe insulted Harry as he asked them what they'd been laughing about. Draco started to walk away. Harry insulted him. Draco walked back and told him that he didn't want to fight because he had something more important to do. He started to walk away again. Harry followed, taunting him. Draco snapped and hit him."

"Draco did hold out for a long time. He took more insults that I would have let be said at me." The tall boy said.

"Of course everyone wants to insult you Dinko." Alyssa said jokingly.

"So Mr. Potter provoked Mr. Malfoy. Where were the teachers?"

"That's what I would like to know." Hermione said as she walked to stand next to Ginny.

"Oh that's right. Now I remember. They had a meeting this morning."

"Any chance you won't mention this?" Alyssa asked.

"How many people were in the Great Hall?"

Alyssa laughed. "Just us."

"No one wakes up this early on a Sunday." Ginny said.

"Do you all swear never to mention this?"

They all chimed in with their promises not to say a word, all except Harry and Draco.

"Well Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy? It's your necks we're saving." Madam Pomfrey said.

"I'll keep this silent." Draco said.

"Me too." Said Harry as he glared at Draco.

"What are you looking at?" Draco sneered.

"An ass that needs to get a life."

Draco opened his mouth to reply but was cut short.

"Don't.. Say.. Anything.. Draco.." A soft voice said from behind them. Draco turned and saw Ron standing on shaky legs. "Catch me." He said softly just before he passed out.

TBC

* This is the exact thing I said to my friend Jen when she decided to call me one Saturday morning. The first morning in weeks that i didn't have a track meet or doctors appointment. I wanted my sleep.

Whoo.. Long chappy.. I'm not really happy with this chapter.. I tried to make it funny.. But then I had to think of insults.. And that wasn't fun.. I have no insults..

Yea.. This chapter was bad.. Damn.. Too bad I need it.. Stupid bug has me writing crap!

Fun Fact!! I just put the 12 up yesterday. So I'm a lil ahead of pace.. But that's good!! At this rate I'll have a chap out once a week, like I wanted. But now.. I'm going to either A: sleep or B: write more for another story I'm working on.

BTW: Sorry Andrea.. I just didn't have the heart to make him evil.. But we'll see what happens in future chapters.