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Chapter 7

"I beg your pardon?" Becky asked, raising her eyebrows in doubt. Draco flashed that smile again, and Becky wished he'd quit.

"Just hear me out," he said, "That's all I ask."

"Alright," she replied, waiting, her eyes narrowed.

"I want to have a relationship with you Becky, but not like the one we had," he began, "I have come to understand why you felt the way you did. You were absolutely right…I did treat you like an object, and not a person."

Becky couldn't believe her ears. This was way too good to be true. Draco Malfoy wasn't capable of these kinds of feelings.

"Only because I want to see just how far you planned this out," Becky replied, her voice full of suspicion, "keep going."

Draco paused for a moment, and Becky thought he was at a loss for words. But she was wrong. He smiled again, and continued,

"None of our friends will be able to know…that won't change. But I'm sick of this cat-and-mouse game we've been playing--"

"Which one are you, the cat or the mouse?" Becky asked, smirking amusedly, one eyebrow raised. She felt satisfaction rise in her when she saw aggravation and anger flicker quickly in Draco's eyes. She was wearing him down…it was only a matter of minutes before he'd get so pissed he would abandon this stupid tactic. But then another idea dawned on her, and she had to keep herself from smiling in pleasure. She would pretend to play along…and when he thought he had her, she'd reveal that she didn't mean it, just like he didn't.

"No matter," he replied, trying not to let himself get angry and ruin the whole plot. His face relaxed and he smiled, taking a sip of pumpkin juice.

"Actually, I am a bit hungry," Becky said, eying the food eagerly. She picked up a chicken leg and began to nibble at it.

"Good…I really didn't want to give all of this to the giant squid," Draco replied, "It would have been such a waste."

Becky nodded in agreement, pouring herself some pumpkin juice as well.

"So," she said, taking a sip, "What are you suggesting? Do you still want to meet every week or what?"

"Well, only if you decide you want to," Draco replied, grinning seductively.

"If we can't be seen together, how do you suggest we go about seeing each other privately? It's not like we can just stroll around the grounds at night or anything…empty classrooms can get boring…it's not your usual date setting, is it?" Becky asked.

"The only thing I can come up with is sneaking out at night and meeting inside the Dark Forest," Draco suggested.

"But Draco, that's dangerous," Becky replied.

"We'd only meet near the edge…just out of sight," Draco assured.

"I dunno…" Becky said, shaking her head in doubt, "Pine needles can be painful."

"C'mon," Draco replied, "What else have we got? It's our only option."

"How do I know you really meant what you said?" Becky asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Like this…" Draco cooed, leaning over. Becky braced herself and closed her eyes as their lips met. It was just as she had suspected…Draco didn't mean a word he had said. Kisses never lie.

Becky put her hands on his chest and shoved him away. He gazed at her in shock, his eyes wide and flashing.

"Yeah right, Draco," she drawled, getting up, "You really didn't think I'd believe all that rubbish, did you?"

Draco stood up and clenched his fists, fury blaring in his eyes. He opened and closed his mouth a few times, so angry he was at a loss for words.

"Why you little--"

"What?" Becky asked, cocking her head to the side, "Bitch?" She laughed sardonically.

"I oughta--"

"Not unless I do it first!" Becky yelled, quickly grabbing her goblet of pumpkin juice and splashing it all over his face.

Before he even had time to respond, Becky turned and quickly made her way back to the castle. Draco had half a mind to curse her while she had her back turned, but at the moment he didn't want to get in trouble (no doubt she would go straight to Dumbledore).

So instead he just turned and kicked a plate of food, crying out in fury. The plate fell back to the ground with a loud clang! and chicken legs splattered into the lake. It was only seconds before the giant squid eagerly grabbed the chicken legs and took them under.

Ha! Draco's plan didn't work...I wonder what he'll come up with next? hee hee. Hope you liked it, and thanks for reading!

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