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Chapter 7

CHO'S POV

Cho could only stare at Draco's face. She was immobilized by the mere sight of his face getting closer to his.

"His eyes just closed. Oh dear Merlin. He's not going to, isn't he?"

Time seemed to have stood still. Cho feared that maybe her heart was beating to loud for Draco to hear. Why wasn't she doing anything? Did she really want to know what it was like to kiss Draco?

"His lips are slightly parted." Cho took a deep breath "This is it"

"BUZZ"!

"Oh, the pizza's ready", Cho said, relieved that the close kiss had been cut off. Or was she? Her heart still started to pound upon her cheat. She just went to the oven to get out the heated pizza as if nothing happened. Besides, she didn't really want Draco to think that there was tension between them and that she felt something for him. When she turned around, she saw Draco still standing in the same position, then she looked at the pizza she was holding and then at the drinks and the ice cream cups she had to carry.

"I need help but the only person who can seems to have been petrified. Silly". Cho approached Draco and started snapping her fingers right in front of his face.

"Earth to Draco! I need help here", she said.

Draco jerked a bit. "Sorry. My apologies. Here, let me help you". He took the pizza and the ice cream cups.

As Cho walked into the living room, moments of what had almost happened kept on flashing in her head. Did she really know what it was like? Was she really going to allow him?

"It was so close. It could have been perfect", she thought. "Shit. What am I saying? What has gotten over me"?

Both of them sat down on the coach side by side. There they were, in a moment not as awkward as a couple of minutes ago, without any exchange of words taking place. With a hot, scrumptious-looking pepperoni pizza, two soda-filled cups, two vanilla ice creams with chocolate syrup and two hungry people, "This is going to take a while", she thought.

After a couple of bites, Cho saw how much of the pizza was left. "It's huge!". She had only eaten her second slice and her stomach was starting to reject any more food intake. "Four slices each. And I thought this pizza was enough. Heck, it's more than enough". She grabed her soda and took a long drink.

"That's it!", Cho said, breaking the silence between them. "Pizza's all yours for the taking". She leaned back on the couch. Draco didn't seem to have heard hear. Cho could tell that he was savoring every bite, every streatch of mozarella and every piece of pepperoni.

"You really have this tendency of losing yourself in the food your eating, eh?", she asked as she gave a small pat on his back. "You better take it easy, Draco. Pizza's all yours anyway so no need to get lost in four slices. You have two more!".

Draco spun his head around and gave Cho a disgruntled look. "What did you say?"

She laughed. "For the third time, I said the pizza's all yours. I'm really full. If I take in even just one more bite, I'll explode. You wouldn't want see such a gruesome sight, right?"

"No", he replied nonchalantly. "Is that all?"

"For the love of Merlin", Cho thought to herself. "How deaf can you get Draco? I also said that you seem to get lost in your food sometimes", she said with a snicker.

"I do not", he replied.

"OH.Yes.You.Do."

"OH.No.I.Don't."

"Well, today isn't the first time you know", she said in between small fits of laughter.

"Oh yeah?", he said in a smart-ass tone. "Prove it then"

As Draco said this, Cho started to laugh hard. Apparently, she noticed that the pizza sauce was all around Draco's mouth. His cheeks were also puffy because of the food he stored in his mouth.

"Great! What's wrong now?", said Draco in a defensive manner. Cho could sense the irritation in his tone. "Your cheeks are all puffed up! There's sauce all over your face! What isn't funny about that? You look like a nine year old kid! Adorable! No shit." She said.

"Adorable! Me!", Draco said in disbelief. Then his tone changed. "Cho, next time you compliment me, make sure that not more than half the female population of Hogwarts hadn't already told me. Next time, tell me something I don't know. Be more original." He jokingly replied.

"Arrogant prat! Your head is filling up the room. Someone's ego is about to burst due to massive inflation". Then Cho did the unthinkable (for her, at least). She get her ice cream cup, scopped out the ice cream and smothered it all over Draco's face. "Now, let's see who's adorable now!"

"Hey! What's the deal!", Draco said. Then he got his own cup and started smothering ice cream all over Cho's face as well.

DRACO'S POV

"Hey! What's the deal!", he said. "So, you want to play rough, eh?", he thought

After what Cho did, Draco needed to get back at her. He didn't want to be the loser. He also got started smothering ice cream all over Cho's face. Cho stood up and started to run towards the door. Draco saw her attempt to get out so he got up and went to the door before she did.

"Oh no you don't.", he said with a smirk, then she smothered more ice cream on Cho's hair.

This went on for a while. Cho was squealing as she tried to get away from him. "Stop Draco! I was just kidding!", she pleaded. "Oh, I'm not falling for your sweet talk, Cho!" he said as he continued to chase her around the room. It was like a cat and mouse game, only with ice cream included.

Draco was actually every moment of what was happening. He hadn't laughed that way in a long time. Ice cream was all over his face and hair and he was feeling so sticky but despite the ugly feeling, he felt so youthful, so alive while they were chasing each other. He felt as if they were both nine year olds. Well actually he'd be nine and she'd be ten, but it didn't really matter. He watched her small frame run around. He remembered the first time he met her. She climbed all the wires and fences quickly but gracefully at the same time. Her laughter sounded so different. It wasn't annoying nor perky and it was infectious. Her lips broke into a wide smile when she stopped on the opposite side of the dining table, right across Draco. When he saw her smile, Draco's heart started to beat even faster. He wanted her to stay tht way for a while. Her hair was all over her face and covered with ice cream. She had ice cream and chocolate stains on her shirt but her face still seemed to glow despite her messy outfit. It was a picture perfect moment. At that moment, Draco finally had the guts to admit to himself.

"She's beautiful"

"Oy, Malfoy! Why aren't you moving anymore? Give up already?" Cho said.

"Me? Give up? You wish!", then he walked on the table to get to her side but Cho was too quick. She already managed to run back to the living room.

"Oh no you, don't Chang!" he said as he continued to chase her. And reached her, he did. He finally got hold of Cho in his arms and poured the rest of the ice cream on her.

"You win, Draco! I can't believe you just did that!", she said as she jokingly pushed Draco away. She sat on the floor, took a few deep breaths and then let out at sigh.

"The apartment is a mess", she said.

And a mess it was. Draco saw the walls were splattered with ice cream. So was the floor. Good thing the couch was unharmed because it would be such a hassle to clean it all up.

"Don't worry. I'll help you clean up." He said.

"You better" she said with a laugh.

"Well, I'm only doing it cause I don't want you to feel so much like a loser"

"Hey! You made me do it" she replied then she smacked his head.

"Ouch", he rubbed his head. "Ok. It's my fault. I'm sorry Cho", he said as he pouted.

"Oh, I'm not falling for those puppy-dog eyes Draco. Get your ass up and help me clean up this horrible mess."

Get his ass up, Draco did.