Chapter 11
A/N: I realize my last chapter disappointed some of you. Tat is perfectly alright but plz tell me what's wrong for future reference (
The form of Draco Malfoy asleep on the floor stirred slightly. He raised his head his eyelids droopy from sleep only to see a peacefully sleeping Dria laying across from him. She had a content smile on her face, she looked happy and ad a childlike innocence about her at that very moment. He then noticed she was wearing a pair of his old dark green silk pajamas with the initials DM embroidered on the pocket. He looked down at himself and saw his black silk pajama pants although as always he never wore the shirt part of the set. Dria slowly started to stir, until her gray- ice blue eyes opened slowly sparkling happily.
"Hi." She breathed smiling at him.
"Hi." Be said softly smiling back at her. He could stay that way forever, he wanted to wake up every morning to her beautiful face.
She noticed his gazing at her and resisted the urge to giggle. "What is there drool on my face?"
Draco snapped out of his trance and blinked rapidly for a moment " No, I just wish the world would stop so we could stay like this forever." He said honestly.
She was taken aback by such a show of affection, although she felt the same way he had caught her off guard 'He certainly has a way with words.' There was no real answer to what he'd just said so she took a chance.
She leaned just a bit closer and kissed him. She kept her eyes shut and prayed he wouldn't pull away she couldn't take that not after what happened with Hermione. Thankfully he kissed her back and a warm content, happy feeling washed over them both as they continued to kiss on Draco's floor in front of embers left from the roaring fire in the fireplace.
After what seemed forever they parted both gasping slightly for air.
"Can I take a shower?" Dria asked rather randomly, Draco just nodded mutely and watched her walk towards the bathroom.
"Want some company?" he asked smirking leaning on his elbow still on the floor.
Dria stopped and turned to look at him, smirking. "Tempting, but I'll have to decline, but I'll take a rain check." She winked and walked in to the bathroom closing the door behind her. Draco wasn't disappointed but he waited a minute before he stood and started to prepare breakfast.
The last night had been a blur for Hermione, after she kissed Harry they sped off back to her flat where he told her he'd take her to Draco's were Dria most likely was. Hermione had trouble sleeping and tossed and turned. When she awoke she was groggy and grumpy she snapped at Avery before she had left for work. Harry was arriving at 8 so she quickly dressed in a black tank top, jeans, and black chuck tailors, with her hair up in a messy bun.
Harry arrived smiling to which due to her current mood irritated Hermione.
"Ready?" he asked still smiling.
"What do you think?" she snapped and walked past him. He followed her to where his Porsche was parked although he was confused. The drive was quiet until Harry pulled over and looked at her.
"Why have we stopped?"
"What's wrong?" he asked his eyes filled with concern.
"Oh I don't know, I had a huge fight with my best friend and I didn't get much sleep." She snapped.
"Okay sorry." He started the engine and drove off again.
Hermione sighed feeling bad for being mean to Harry for no reason " I'm sorry Harry I'm just so bloody stressed." She put her face in her hands.
"It'll be alright Hermione." He said sweetly. She smiled at him, when Harry said this it made her feel so much better. The car pulled up to a stone flat, this was Draco Malfoy's flat. They got out of the car and stood on the sidewalk looking up at the menacing flat.
"You ready?" e asked still looking at the flat.
"I think so." She said. Hermione was a certain of a lot of things but when she wasn't it made her quite nervous.
Draco was still shirtless, in the kitchen preparing scrambled eggs and cereal. He had his back to the entrance to the kitchen so he didn't see Dria enter in nothing but his black robe. She hugged him from behind her chin resting on his shoulder. Draco just smiled and glanced sideways at her. She grinned back at him and drew little circles on his bare skin with her finger.
"Blondie you do know your not getting this robe back." She said coyly.
"Hey I happen to like that robe."
"To bad." She stated, pulling away and leaning against the counter.
"Don't I get nay say in this?" he asked looking away from the frying pan.
"Of course not."
Draco grinned taking the pan off the stove and dumping the contents on to tow separate plates.
There was a knock at Draco's door; he crossed the flat telling Dria to place the plates on the dining table while he got the door. When Draco opened the door to his horror there stood Harry and Hermione. His eyes widened slightly, he wished he'd checked first to warn Dria but it was to late she'd come up behind him and was soon standing next to him in just his robe.
"Dria..." Hermione said and extended her hand towards her friend but Dria pulled away and moved behind Draco. When Hermione tried to enter the apartment Draco stopped her.
"Move Malfoy." She spat
"No, I rather not." He said glaring at her.
"I have to talk to Dria." She said as if it an were a order.
"She doesn't want to talk to you." He put emphasis on you.
"I think she can she can make decisions for her self Malfoy!" spat Hermione.
"No he's right!" chimed in Dria from behind Draco.
"Dria please! Just give me five minutes! Please." pleaded Hermione who was on the brink of tears.
Behind Draco, Dria could hear Hermione sniffling trying to blink back her tears. She started to move around Draco put he stopped her.
"Are you sure?" he asked looking her in the eyes.
Dria simply nodded, and Draco moved squeezing her hand reassuringly. Leaving Hermione and Dria face to face, Harry walked around the two in to the flat to talk to Draco.
"so you got five minutes talk."
Hermione sighed and start, "I'm sorry Dria, I treated you like a child which your obviously not. You can take care of yourself; I just don't want you getting hurt. It hurts when I see how some of your past relationships made you suffer. If you want to be with Malfoy,"
"Draco." Said Dria
"If you want to be with...Draco then I'm perfectly alright with it." Hermione smiled nervously since3 Dria's face had become unreadable.
Inside the flat Harry and Draco were having a rather boring chat.
"How's your mum?" inquired Harry looking at his tea.
"She's good."
"Good to know." Harry was becoming unnerved; he was fidgeting a lot and not looking at Draco when he spoke to him. "Do you love her?"
Draco's head snapped up to look at Harry, "What?" he looked at Harry like he was crazy.
"Do you love her?" Harry repeated his voice deadpan.
"More then you know." Answered Draco, Harry gave him a small smile Draco nodded his acknowledgement and sipped his tea. There was no going back now.
Hermione waited anxiously for Dria's response with bated breath. Her head was bowed shielding her face from Hermione's view. When Dria looked up tears were falling freely down her face and a wild smile was spread across her face. Hermione stepped back a little not knowing what to expect.
It all happened so quickly no one knew quite what happened, Dria jumped on Hermione in a fierce hug making them stumble back wards out the door in to a sea of photographers and reporters. Both the girls landed flat on their butts on the front steps. Draco and Harry came running after them stopping dead on the flat steps at the site of the frenzy of paparazzi and reporters.
"Mr. Malfoy do you have a comment?!" shouted one reporter
"Ms. Granger how do you feel being the Princes new beau?" shouted another.
"Ms. Hallwell are you living with England's resident bad boy?" yelled a different reporter.
"Prince Harry is this a long-term relationship or just a fling?" this time it was a reporter Harry knew all to well, Rita Skeeter. Harry walked in front of Dria and Hermione who sat frozen on the steps, wide eyed and shocked to the core. Harry turned to look at Draco and looked from Dria to Hermione then back at Draco signaling him to get them outta there. He understood swooping down; bringing the girls to their feet his strong arms wrapped around them and rushing them back inside the entrance. Leaving Harry alone.
"Well your highness will you dignify us with an answer." Said Rita the crowd going quiet.
"Of course not! Now leave this is privet property I can have you all arrested!" yelled Harry. He cameras stopped and the reporters were silent. A threat to be arrested coming from anyone else would not have made them budge but when it came from the Prince of England one takes it seriously. Hey all back away and left for their cars, vans, and bikes all except for one, Rita.
She smirked at him her long magenta nails shining in the sunlight. She put her pad of paper and her pen in to her olive green crocodile bag. Harry glared at her as she turned on her heel and walked away.
He walked back inside thinking to himself ' Now she'll never talk to me again after seeing what he lived with everyday.' When he entered the flat Draco was on the phone with his lawyer, his free arm wrapped tightly around Dria. Hermione was sitting on the couch talking to someone on her wireless Harry wasn't sure who.
"Now that's what I call multi-tasking." They all turned to look at him Draco giving him a quick glare. Hermione looked at him her eyes filled with shock and something else Harry could read. He ambled over to and sat down next to her she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What are we going to do Harry?" she asked. Harry was a bit taken aback usually after a episode like the girl in question would drop him faster then a hot coal.
"You're not going to dump me?"
"Of course not whatever gave you that idea?" she smiled at him, he smiled back at her putting his arm around her.
To be continued.........
A/N Okay I promise I promise I swear next chapter will contain the ball. I just needed to get the fact that they'll b hounded by the paparazzi out of the way for later. Tell me what you think! I thrive on the reviews ta ta!
A/N: I realize my last chapter disappointed some of you. Tat is perfectly alright but plz tell me what's wrong for future reference (
The form of Draco Malfoy asleep on the floor stirred slightly. He raised his head his eyelids droopy from sleep only to see a peacefully sleeping Dria laying across from him. She had a content smile on her face, she looked happy and ad a childlike innocence about her at that very moment. He then noticed she was wearing a pair of his old dark green silk pajamas with the initials DM embroidered on the pocket. He looked down at himself and saw his black silk pajama pants although as always he never wore the shirt part of the set. Dria slowly started to stir, until her gray- ice blue eyes opened slowly sparkling happily.
"Hi." She breathed smiling at him.
"Hi." Be said softly smiling back at her. He could stay that way forever, he wanted to wake up every morning to her beautiful face.
She noticed his gazing at her and resisted the urge to giggle. "What is there drool on my face?"
Draco snapped out of his trance and blinked rapidly for a moment " No, I just wish the world would stop so we could stay like this forever." He said honestly.
She was taken aback by such a show of affection, although she felt the same way he had caught her off guard 'He certainly has a way with words.' There was no real answer to what he'd just said so she took a chance.
She leaned just a bit closer and kissed him. She kept her eyes shut and prayed he wouldn't pull away she couldn't take that not after what happened with Hermione. Thankfully he kissed her back and a warm content, happy feeling washed over them both as they continued to kiss on Draco's floor in front of embers left from the roaring fire in the fireplace.
After what seemed forever they parted both gasping slightly for air.
"Can I take a shower?" Dria asked rather randomly, Draco just nodded mutely and watched her walk towards the bathroom.
"Want some company?" he asked smirking leaning on his elbow still on the floor.
Dria stopped and turned to look at him, smirking. "Tempting, but I'll have to decline, but I'll take a rain check." She winked and walked in to the bathroom closing the door behind her. Draco wasn't disappointed but he waited a minute before he stood and started to prepare breakfast.
The last night had been a blur for Hermione, after she kissed Harry they sped off back to her flat where he told her he'd take her to Draco's were Dria most likely was. Hermione had trouble sleeping and tossed and turned. When she awoke she was groggy and grumpy she snapped at Avery before she had left for work. Harry was arriving at 8 so she quickly dressed in a black tank top, jeans, and black chuck tailors, with her hair up in a messy bun.
Harry arrived smiling to which due to her current mood irritated Hermione.
"Ready?" he asked still smiling.
"What do you think?" she snapped and walked past him. He followed her to where his Porsche was parked although he was confused. The drive was quiet until Harry pulled over and looked at her.
"Why have we stopped?"
"What's wrong?" he asked his eyes filled with concern.
"Oh I don't know, I had a huge fight with my best friend and I didn't get much sleep." She snapped.
"Okay sorry." He started the engine and drove off again.
Hermione sighed feeling bad for being mean to Harry for no reason " I'm sorry Harry I'm just so bloody stressed." She put her face in her hands.
"It'll be alright Hermione." He said sweetly. She smiled at him, when Harry said this it made her feel so much better. The car pulled up to a stone flat, this was Draco Malfoy's flat. They got out of the car and stood on the sidewalk looking up at the menacing flat.
"You ready?" e asked still looking at the flat.
"I think so." She said. Hermione was a certain of a lot of things but when she wasn't it made her quite nervous.
Draco was still shirtless, in the kitchen preparing scrambled eggs and cereal. He had his back to the entrance to the kitchen so he didn't see Dria enter in nothing but his black robe. She hugged him from behind her chin resting on his shoulder. Draco just smiled and glanced sideways at her. She grinned back at him and drew little circles on his bare skin with her finger.
"Blondie you do know your not getting this robe back." She said coyly.
"Hey I happen to like that robe."
"To bad." She stated, pulling away and leaning against the counter.
"Don't I get nay say in this?" he asked looking away from the frying pan.
"Of course not."
Draco grinned taking the pan off the stove and dumping the contents on to tow separate plates.
There was a knock at Draco's door; he crossed the flat telling Dria to place the plates on the dining table while he got the door. When Draco opened the door to his horror there stood Harry and Hermione. His eyes widened slightly, he wished he'd checked first to warn Dria but it was to late she'd come up behind him and was soon standing next to him in just his robe.
"Dria..." Hermione said and extended her hand towards her friend but Dria pulled away and moved behind Draco. When Hermione tried to enter the apartment Draco stopped her.
"Move Malfoy." She spat
"No, I rather not." He said glaring at her.
"I have to talk to Dria." She said as if it an were a order.
"She doesn't want to talk to you." He put emphasis on you.
"I think she can she can make decisions for her self Malfoy!" spat Hermione.
"No he's right!" chimed in Dria from behind Draco.
"Dria please! Just give me five minutes! Please." pleaded Hermione who was on the brink of tears.
Behind Draco, Dria could hear Hermione sniffling trying to blink back her tears. She started to move around Draco put he stopped her.
"Are you sure?" he asked looking her in the eyes.
Dria simply nodded, and Draco moved squeezing her hand reassuringly. Leaving Hermione and Dria face to face, Harry walked around the two in to the flat to talk to Draco.
"so you got five minutes talk."
Hermione sighed and start, "I'm sorry Dria, I treated you like a child which your obviously not. You can take care of yourself; I just don't want you getting hurt. It hurts when I see how some of your past relationships made you suffer. If you want to be with Malfoy,"
"Draco." Said Dria
"If you want to be with...Draco then I'm perfectly alright with it." Hermione smiled nervously since3 Dria's face had become unreadable.
Inside the flat Harry and Draco were having a rather boring chat.
"How's your mum?" inquired Harry looking at his tea.
"She's good."
"Good to know." Harry was becoming unnerved; he was fidgeting a lot and not looking at Draco when he spoke to him. "Do you love her?"
Draco's head snapped up to look at Harry, "What?" he looked at Harry like he was crazy.
"Do you love her?" Harry repeated his voice deadpan.
"More then you know." Answered Draco, Harry gave him a small smile Draco nodded his acknowledgement and sipped his tea. There was no going back now.
Hermione waited anxiously for Dria's response with bated breath. Her head was bowed shielding her face from Hermione's view. When Dria looked up tears were falling freely down her face and a wild smile was spread across her face. Hermione stepped back a little not knowing what to expect.
It all happened so quickly no one knew quite what happened, Dria jumped on Hermione in a fierce hug making them stumble back wards out the door in to a sea of photographers and reporters. Both the girls landed flat on their butts on the front steps. Draco and Harry came running after them stopping dead on the flat steps at the site of the frenzy of paparazzi and reporters.
"Mr. Malfoy do you have a comment?!" shouted one reporter
"Ms. Granger how do you feel being the Princes new beau?" shouted another.
"Ms. Hallwell are you living with England's resident bad boy?" yelled a different reporter.
"Prince Harry is this a long-term relationship or just a fling?" this time it was a reporter Harry knew all to well, Rita Skeeter. Harry walked in front of Dria and Hermione who sat frozen on the steps, wide eyed and shocked to the core. Harry turned to look at Draco and looked from Dria to Hermione then back at Draco signaling him to get them outta there. He understood swooping down; bringing the girls to their feet his strong arms wrapped around them and rushing them back inside the entrance. Leaving Harry alone.
"Well your highness will you dignify us with an answer." Said Rita the crowd going quiet.
"Of course not! Now leave this is privet property I can have you all arrested!" yelled Harry. He cameras stopped and the reporters were silent. A threat to be arrested coming from anyone else would not have made them budge but when it came from the Prince of England one takes it seriously. Hey all back away and left for their cars, vans, and bikes all except for one, Rita.
She smirked at him her long magenta nails shining in the sunlight. She put her pad of paper and her pen in to her olive green crocodile bag. Harry glared at her as she turned on her heel and walked away.
He walked back inside thinking to himself ' Now she'll never talk to me again after seeing what he lived with everyday.' When he entered the flat Draco was on the phone with his lawyer, his free arm wrapped tightly around Dria. Hermione was sitting on the couch talking to someone on her wireless Harry wasn't sure who.
"Now that's what I call multi-tasking." They all turned to look at him Draco giving him a quick glare. Hermione looked at him her eyes filled with shock and something else Harry could read. He ambled over to and sat down next to her she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What are we going to do Harry?" she asked. Harry was a bit taken aback usually after a episode like the girl in question would drop him faster then a hot coal.
"You're not going to dump me?"
"Of course not whatever gave you that idea?" she smiled at him, he smiled back at her putting his arm around her.
To be continued.........
A/N Okay I promise I promise I swear next chapter will contain the ball. I just needed to get the fact that they'll b hounded by the paparazzi out of the way for later. Tell me what you think! I thrive on the reviews ta ta!