A/N: Please read the other chapters ahead I had made some MAJOR changes you might like them so read that as well.

Choco...

Angelina looked up just in time to see Draco look away.

"Thank you," Draco said his eyes not leaving his textbook.

"Thank you, for what?"

Draco balled up his piece of parchment letting out a dramatic sigh. The Librarian gave him a glare to be quiet but he just rolled his eyes in return.

"For helping me in the hall with my papers. Any other person…" Draco cut him self off, "…I would have just walked on by," Draco said yarning.

"Your welcome," Angelina said. Shestared at him then looked away turning a page in her textbook. "So what brings you here on a Sunday, Malfoy," she asked not bothered if he answered the question or not. Draco chuckled softly. "What's so funny?" Angelina asked removing her glasses and setting them down beside her quill.

"I never thought to see the day when a Gryffindor would ask a Slytherin about his day…but," Draco drawled on, "your not like all the other Gryffindors. What brings me here?" Draco looked up to meet Angelina's eyes. "What brings you here?"

For a moment they stared at each other looking at the other seeing who would break under the rivaling glares.

Angelina looked down at her parchment. "I'm studying."

"No, shit Johnson," Draco said smiling because he won, " But why? Why on a Sunday? Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend-Weasel?" The was a dramatic pause shared along between the two. Draco looked up to see Angelina's face fall; the smirk faded swiftly from his lips.

Draco took a clear look at her. Her big brown eyes were rimmed red from crying. Her hair was messily pulled back into a bun some of her lose hair covered her face hinding in shame.Her lips that he used to secretlywant to touch because they looked so soft were rough and dry. Angelina's face looked drained-tired. She was being drained of her inner and outer beauty.

He was doing all this…Fred

Angelina looked down at her hands.

There was so much sorrow in her eyes such betrayal. He wondered if one day he would feel like she did right now.

"Excuse me, please." Angelina collected her books and papers. She shoved them into her bag one by one then she pushed in her chair and began to walk away.

"Johnson," Draco said softly Angelina turned around, "your mascara is running."

"Thank you," she barely uttered holding her hands up to her eyes.

"Just returning the favor," he said not looking up from his book.

Draco looked at the time on his watch. It was a little over seven. He was planning on meeting up with Pansy. She told him that she had something very important to tell him.

What could it be?

Collecting all his things he put them all in his messenger bag.

Wipping the tears from her eyes in anger, Angelina rummaged through her bag when she came across a piece of parchment. Instantly from the handwriting she knew that it wasn't hers.

"Draco, Malfoy," she said under her breath, "brilliant." Angelina looked at her watch. She was supposed to be on hall duty. She clasped the parchment in her hand and pinned on her badge.

She was going to see if she could find him.

The Lake was where she wanted him to meet her. Draco turned the charm necklace in his hand over his long fingers. He was waiting her for a few minutes now when a soft kiss grazed his cheek.

"Pansy."

"Draco," Pansy smiled sadly, hugging him. She pulled away nervously, "I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?"

The long dark halls were making Angelina grow irritated. She must have grabbed it when she tried to leave Draco's question.

She made a quick turn on her right side passing by Thomas, a Hufflepuff on duty. He smiled at her before turing the corner.

You didn't have to answer that…no one was going to make you.

She bit her lower lip holding it infrom crying, she sighed.

He knew… he just wanted to get a rise out of me…

Katie had tried to talk to her today but she brushed her off. She knew Katie would try to console her after the after math. What was eating at her now was if she knew before she found out.

Katie…Katie...Katie…

"They want you to join them-I-I know you don't want to but I don't want to see you get hurt…Draco?" concern and sadness was heard in her voice which caused him to look into her eyes. "I-I can't do it,"she looked away hopelessly.

He felt hisheart fall to the floor. He couldn't think. Was this day he had been chosen to live up to finally caught up with him?

Draco kissed her forehead, "We should just let this settle-nothing's truly final...," he began to look into her eyes to search for something,anything."

Please don't leave like mum...

"I mean…Pansy…" was all Draco could say.

"Draco there's something else…" Pansy began to sniffle, " I ...I…"

"Yes, Pansy, tell me."

No, not another one. Merlin, let me have this one...why take her away? She's all I got...

"I don't know if this is right for me. I want to stay by your side but… I -I can't. Draco I love you but… your endangering my family. I can't help but choose. I'm scared…" Her voice faded into a stifle of cries.

I can't help but…choose

She was gone just like his mother. She wasn't as lucky. Maybe Pansy will be.

"It's okay, Pansy, I understand."

I have to...But Idon't want to..

He didn't want to. He didn't need to hear the same things all over again. He didn't need to feel to be left alone stripped awat from the only people he loved. He'll protect her when they come. He'll save her like his father should have done with his mother.

Pansy will be...lucky.

Draco wrapped his arms around Pansy's shoulders and gave a soft firm hug.

Then…he let her go.

She watched him turn sharply around the corner of the hall not noticing how hard it was for him to let her leave.

Angelina nodded towards Lisa-a Ravenclaw girl towards the direction of route she was patrolling.

"Two more rounds around,Turpin and we'll head in for the night," Angelina told her making a right turn. She gave a soft yarn. She was annoyed and tired.

Only three more hours to go…

"Hi, Johnson," smiled Lee.

"Hello," Angelina smiled softly back.

"Your on protrol I see,"Lee smiled.

"Yes."

"See you around later maybe?"

There goes that akward silence-Johnson...

"I don't know...I have a lot of work and study..and-"

"Oh. Well, let me know and we can arrange things."

Angelina smiled polietly..."Sure," she forced her dry throat to say.

She watched Lee walk by looking back waving good-bye. She exhaled. He was a nice guy.

A nice guy that she didn't want.

Shivering from the sudden cold rush of air she felt, Angelina noticed it had came from the Herbology room.

Angelina heard a low cry and instantly became drawn to the room. She swallowed her breath of air and opened the door exposing exotic plants.

Bright green and deep purple plants intertwined with one another as if hugging each other for warmth. So cold that one of the near plants began to form a thin layer of frost on their leaves.

She felt one with a curious hand watching it suddenly fall swiftly to the floor with a loud crash.

Merlin!

Angelina scrowled at herself and bent down to clean the mess. She heard the cry again.

cry again...

She saw him in the far corner with his black cloak close to his form. His platinum blonde hair blew against the wind from a far left window. Draco had made no acknowledgement of her entrance... nor did he look up from the loud crash.

As I walked closer the scent of plants grew stronger and sweet.It was so bone chillingly cold down here that I thought it was too unnatural to survive in.

I didn't know he was down there…crying.

He might not have known I was here even if I was standing in front of him. He didn't even to seem to notice me holding him to know everything would be okay, even if he didn't want to tell me.

With his shoulder leaning on mine his cold hand searching for mine…I held his. He held onto it like it was his life…as if he didn't want to let go.

Through all of this…I thought what has caused the schools Dark Prince to fall? What has caused him to show defeat to someone less superior to him? Why is he holding me so close as if he hasn't been held this way before?

Why am I holding him just as close?

I gave a sudden shiver and he hugged me tighter-too just like ice. If he must freeze so must I?

Cold as the ground it self.Even his heart began to show it... as soon as he realized I was holding him ... together.

"I'm fine," he suddenly scowled; he shoved Angelina's arms away from him and stood up to leave the room.

I should have left him… he was fine for a moment with out me.

Angelina watched him walk towards the door. He looked back at her then to the floor and closed the door behind him.

For a brief second he let me watch them fall from his eyes with no shame...

tbc...

I'm going away to camp so I thought that an update from a story I've completely lost track of would kind of make up for what I haven't been doing as a writer for you.