..:: Goodbye Isn't Forever
..:: Author: Lil' Bode
..:: Chapter X: Want To Play
..::Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE, THAT IS PROPERTY OF J.K. ROWLING, AND, OR WARNER BROTHERS
I fell asleep that night in his arms, when I woke, I pulled away immediately. I noticed his eyes were open.
"Morning," he said half asleep yet.
I looked around and noticed that the sun was nearly up. I bolted up into a sitting position.
"We have to get back; I have guard duty from 7 to 9!" I said trying to get up.
"Relax it is only a quarter after 6, by what I can tell from the sun," Malfoy said rubbing his eyes.
"Well Malfoy, I have to go back and take a quick shower get dressed and go grab something to eat before duty, otherwise I'll starve to death," I stood, up becoming slightly light headed.
"Fine," he said looking disappointed. He slowly stood up and then but on his robe, which for the first time I had realized had been on me all night, for it was lying down by my feet. He pulled his wand out from his pocket, "Vanisho," the pad and pillows disappeared. "Ready then, Miss-Got-To-Go-Now?"
"Yes," I said, perturbed with his attitude, "Why didn't you wake me up so I could go back, last night when I fell asleep?" I asked climbing down the ladder.
"Well when you fell asleep last night, I figured you could sleep for awhile and then I fell asleep after 20 minutes. I didn't wake up all night!"
"Sure," I said not really believing him. Seeing he had worked so hard lying to get me up here, he could just have easily lied, saying he hadn't woken up during the night.
For some reason I waited for Malfoy at the bottom of the ladder and then started walking as soon as his feet it the ground. He had soon caught up to with his huge steps.
"Why do you care so much about being there on time, it isn't like anybody is going to get up early on the first Monday of the Christmas break.
"It is our duty Malfoy to be prompt, set examples and just be an all around role-model for the younger kids. Don't even tell me if you are neglecting those duties. I don't really care to know." I kept walking not talking to Malfoy, or he to me. We walked all the rest of the way to the common room in silence. I walked in and went immediately to my room.
I grabbed my robe, jeans, a t-shirt, my trainers, and undergarments, and headed for the bathroom.
I jumped in the shower, got out, and quickly dressed. I left my hair down and wet using a little gel so it didn't get overly frizzy.
I walked out to the common room noticing Malfoy sitting on the couch. I walked past without saying a word, but couldn't help but noticed his crossed arms and the aggravated look on his face. I headed to the Great Hall grabbing some toast and bacon and then headed for the front halls for my duties. I was 10 minutes early but I didn't care, it was better than sitting in the common room with Malfoy.
The patrol didn't go so well that morning, my mind was constantly buzzing with questions and thoughts about last night. I kept asking myself why I had stayed. That was my biggest problem; if I hadn't stayed nothing else would have happened. My mind was not where it was supposed to be and I failed to notice that someone had thrown a dung bomb, until the hall started to smell. I did a freshening charm, to quickly fix it; then after paying the slightest bit more attention.
The time seemed to drag, but I finally looked down at my watch and saw it was 9:03. I walked to the library, hoping to avoid Malfoy, but when I came to the door instantly noticed his figure; tall, blonde, in jeans and a jumper. I kept going thinking as I walked as to where I was headed.
I decided to do something, I would have normally found out of the question, but with the way I had been acting lately, it wasn't the least bit off the wall.
I walked up to the 7th floor and then strained my mind to remember which direction we went, when I finally remembered I took off. I arrived at the ladder and climbed up undoing the latch on the trap door and pulling myself up. I walked over to the edge and sat down leaning against the edge. I normally was afraid of heights but up there it was different, it was as if the whole world stopped moving. It felt like it was just me, as if I was the only person left. After sitting there awhile my butt began to hurt so I stood up and took my cloak off. I folded it up and lay down; resting my head on it.
I starred up, I lay there for what seemed for ever; I felt as though I was falling.
Just then my thoughts were interrupted with a creaking noise. The trap door opened and I saw his face again.
"Thought I'd find you here," he said pulling himself up and sitting down on the edge.
"Why do you insist on following me?" I said sitting up.
"Following you?" he said raising one eyebrow.
"Yes coming up here!" I said.
"I would hardly call this following you. And besides as I remember this was my place fist; the place where I always go."
"Whatever," I rolled my eyes at him, "Let me rephrase, why did you come find me?"
"Because I wanted to talk to you," he said, looking me straight in the eyes. I looked down.
"What do you want to talk about that is so important that you had to find me?" I knew what he wanted to talk about; I wasn't stupid I was just trying the waste time. The reason well, there really wasn't one, for as much as I beat around the bush; we would eventually meet on one side.
"Well about last night, if you want to play stupid," he smirked; it was hard for me to tell if he was joking with me in a flirtatious way, or if he was trying to be mean. I had been used to the meanness, so I fell that way most of the time.
"Oh what dearest daddy found out?" I retorted I had fallen to the 'him being mean' side.
"No, "dearest daddy" doesn't know nor mother," he said, I could tell he was started to get angry with me, but I didn't care.
"And you don't think they will?" I asked; I really wanted to hear the answer to this question.
"No they won't find out."
"And what about your friends? This is Hogwarts, rumors spread like a grease fire."
"No, they will believe what I say."
"But they wouldn't even tell their parents or your parents about the rumor?"
"No, if I tell them not to tell, they won't. I'll just tell them that if they tell their parents, they will tell my parents and father will assume the worst, which is true," he said trying to calm his anger.
"I see you have devised the perfect plan."
"And won't Weasley and Potter find out?"
"Well there will be nothing for them to find out," I fumed.
Malfoy looked the tinniest bit hurt when I said this. I wondered if he had really wanted us to be together that badly. What was my problem, I didn't care if he wanted us together that bad, I didn't care about his feelings.
"Even if there is, unless they see us together, they won't believe it. Did you believe any of what happened at first?"
I waited a second to answer, "No," I looked down.
"Exactly!" he said using his hands to exaggerate what he had just said. A smirk was on his face. Something that I had become accustomed to, but this smirk was different, more affectionate.
"Look, this all just seems so strange," I said after a long silence, "I mean until yesterday we were enemies and now you just all the sudden want to be boyfriend/girlfriend, not gunna work so easy."
"But the thing is sense the first night I moved in with you I felt like I knew you better. I liked the new you. I liked your personality."
"You liked me being mean to you?"
He laughed, "Well some what, least you could stand up for yourself, cause trust me once I started liking you, I realized how mean I had been being to you."
"You just expect to me fall madly in love with you; that is it?"
"Well no, I spose I should give you some time, but just don't totally forget that I exist okay."
I didn't answer him, and he left. I sat there for awhile, I knew he would be disappointed if I didn't try, and he had worked so hard to make this all happen and to be nice to me, I couldn't stand to be mean.
So I headed down the ladder and walked towards the common room thinking of what I was to say to him.
When I entered the common room he sat silently on the couch, I debated as I walked towards him, whether to veer off to my room or not. But I kept my path and sat down beside him.
"Hey!" I said somewhat too perky for the situation.
"Hey," he said in a gloomy manner, "Have you thought about it?"
"Yes, and I've decided that I am willing to be your friend and what happens from then on happens."
A smirk spread across his face. "So you want to play some chess?"
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Draco: whoa that was a lot of reviews
Lil' Bode: yeah you're telling me!
Draco: I think it was because if they reviewed they got to kiss my knee
Lil' Bode: sure!
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Lil' Bode: ::rolls eyes!:: and you don't think that the fact that my story is somewhat okay attracted any of them?
Draco: okay so maybe you did a little!
Lil' Bode: ::rolls eyes again::
Draco: you know my mom always told me that if u did that your eyes would get stuck like that forever!
Lil' Bode: you just keep on believing that!
LB