Chapter four: Lilies
A/n: The character of Tijana the small is based on my midget of a friend. FYI: her name is pronounced Ti-on-uh, but for purposes of the story, it will be pronounced as ti-john-uh. M'kay? Kay.
"Rhia, I need to talk to you for a second, it's important" Came Draco's voice as he tried to catch up with her. She was about three feet ahead of him, but she didn't stop. He side, picking up the pace in his long stride. He reached out and grabbed her forearm.
"Ashcroft, stop it now. Do you fuckin' want me to save your life, or are you too busy being a bloody slut to listen?!" Draco said, yanking her backwards.
"What the hell?" she said as she managed to catch her balance. She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, waiting for an answer from Draco.
"I know what's happening to you." He said.
"Well then, I don't have all day Malfoy, speak up" Rhia answered, taping her foot slightly.
"I don't want anyone to hear but us, so...lets go over there," he said, pointing to a tree where there was no one around. She sighed and followed him, as he was already halfway there.
"Yeah?" she demanded, leaning against the tree trunk. Draco picked a leaf off the branch before starting.
"This little... weird evil girl stopped me in the corridor, and she told me what's wrong...with you..." He stopped.
"Well, go on then" she said. Draco proceeded to tell her the rest of the little girl's tale, leaving out the part about the song, in case she had heard it before. Rhia seemed like she was listening.
"What's the girl's name?" she asked.
"Tijana" Draco answered. Rhia smirked.
"Is that spelled with a 'j'?"
"Yes, why?"
"Because it sounds like Marijuana." She answered. Draco rolled his eyes, she was just like him. Then his eyes caught the silver pendant hanging around her neck
"What's that?" he asked, what had happened to the necklace he gave her?
"Mine" Rhia answered, too stubborn to realize what he meant by asking.
"No, I mean, what happened to MY necklace?" he asked, reaching out and tearing the necklace from her throat.
"Hey! That's mine, and do you really think I'd still wear that piece of crap?" She said.
"You are a bloody whore. I should have listened to my mates." He said rolling his eyes again.
"Then do that and leave me alone, I have to figure out what the hell I have to do" she said turning to walk off. Draco jumped in front of her.
"No, I think you need to talk to someone. You should tell someone, like Snape." Draco said.
"Fuck no. Snape would only make things worse." Rhia said, moving to walk around him. He stopped her again. "Then I will," he answered.
She glared at him. "You wouldn't"
"Why not?"
"Because, I know you, you just wont" Rhia replied."Oh yah? Watch this" he said turning and striding off, she followed. They ran towards the Slytherin Common Room, Rhia always one step behind. Snape wasn't in the classroom, nor his office and sleeping corridors. Rhia smirked smugly as Draco and herself retreated back to the common room.
"Now, If you'll excuse me, I have homework to finish" Rhia said making her way towards the stairs, "And I'd much rather do it, then go running off somewhere with you again" she said.
Draco smirked, "Do it?" he asked, "I don't think I should....what if we're caught?" he joked.
Rhia rolled her eyes. "You little perv" she said, turning and walking out of sight
"Right back at ya, you little slut" he called, running up the stairs to annoy her some more. He slammed right into her. Rhia was standing there, her back turned to him, a piece of paper in her hand, and a box on the floor. Her mouth was open, but no words came. Her purple eyes were wide with wonder and shock.
"Oof" Draco mumbled as he walked right into her back, she didn't budge. He regained balance and raised an eyebrow, peering over her shoulder.
"What's that?" he pointed to the box and the paper that was folded in her hand. Rhia shook her head, "n-nothing, or at least I t-think its nothing" she muttered.
Draco pulled the card from her hand, unfolding it. The parchment seemed ripped, and hard to read, yet the words stood out clearly.
RHIA-- FOUR DAYS UNTIL WE MEET, LOVE IS FUNNY"What the fuck?" Draco said, "Rhia, what is this bloody thing?" he asked.
Rhia shook her head, "I don't know, but I don't like the sound of it." She said.
Draco nodded, "Open the box" he picked it up and handed it to her.
Shakily, she lifted the lid off the box, inside were four white lilies, and a small journal. The journal was black with a white lily painted on the front cover. Rhia fell silent once more.
"What's so bad about getting flowers? You know you have a fan club" he chuckled, "Though I can't imagine who would want to be in it," he thought.
"You don't understand...their lilies, "she said.
"So?"
"You don't know what that means?" she raised an eyebrow.
"No" he answered.
"Lilies are.... the death flower. "She sighed.
"They have a meaning?" he asked.
"Of course they do, you nimrod!" spoke someone inside Draco's mind. He sighed.
"Hello Tijana, must you interrupt?" he thought.
"Of course I do silly!" Said the small girl, skipping up the stairs. Rhia looked at the girl strangely.
"Aren't you...too young to be here?" Rhia said crossing her arms, the box of lilies was on the ground.
"Well, I wasn't too young for the Weasley twins"Tijana smirked.
"Gross! You're like...eight! Isn't that like, child molestation or something?!" Rhia said.
"Is this better?" she said and blinked, she was now a girl of about Rhia's age.
"What the hell?" Both Draco and Rhia said at the same time, in disbelief of what had just happened in front of their eyes. Tijana still looked relatively the same, except she was taller, with shorter hair, and a more malicious glint in her eye. She shrugged.
"I can shape shift between my ages, one of my many gifts." She said, and then was an eight year old again. "I prefer this age, unless someone like those twins come along..." she smirked once more.
Again, Rhia shook her head. "Still gross!"
"Tell me about it!" Draco said.
"Anyway, I'd listen to the lilies if I were you..." she said and disappeared.