A/N/sings along stupidly to Bleach-ending/muse pokes her/
Muse: er…. Rosa?
Rosa: what?
Muse: er…it's started.
o.o; oops
/tries to regain her dignity/
Ahem. Er, let me introduce my newest obsession:
BLEACH.
/sweatdrop/
Anyway, back to the story.
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/glomps all reviewers/ OMD I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH I KEEP GETTING NEW REVIEWS AND I'M SO HAPPY AND I THINK YOU ARE ALL SO BLOODY NICE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIEW AND --
/muse clubs her with sledgehammer/
ack! You're not allowed to use that! That's for my er… conversations with Lain-Iris!
/takes sledgehammer back/ anyway, I'm really grateful to all those who took the time to review, you all made my day .
Oh, and a review reply to a question asked:
Question: what is a veela?
…Go read Harry Potter 4 man. Really, I can't explain. If ya don't read the books, why read the fanfiction? Or maybe you did read nr 4 but veelas had some other names. Well, they are those really pretty 'girls' in the Quidditch er game.. Fleur Delcaour, the girl who was in the Tournament, from Beauxbatons, she was part-veela. And all guys drooled over her.
Anyway, u just hafta read the book. The A/N is already way too long lol.
mimifoxlove: OMG I loved your review . your suggestions were very good. But we don't have an animals channel… . er…. Well, anyway, I have SOME kinda idea what I'm gonna do with this, but I don't know how to get it down on er, not paper, but how to say it. It's really complicated and all, but it was a really good suggestion.Someone asked me how come that Draco suddenly has a wand? Well, he IS going to continue going to Hogwarts, so Dumbledore had him get a new one. I'm sorry when I didn't tell you all that, it was a good question.
As you all have seen, I make a LOT of mistakes. Terribly sorry for all of them, I'm just simply new to writing stories. I have a bad memory so I tend to forget things. I really appreciate that you review and ask me the questions, so that you don't just go around wondering what the hell I was talking about.
I LOVE YOU ALL! Just remember that :)
Chapter 11
1st part
Draco was… somewhere. He knew his was dreaming even though everything seemed so real.
He stood in the middle of a street somewhere. He heard a language he didn't understand and ordinary people were walking there. Muggles. He could see that clearly.
And then it hit him.
He could see.
"Well, not necessarily 'see', you know. It would be kind of stupid if you couldn't see here. In the world you created inside your mind."
Draco spun around. In front of him stood a… was it a man or a woman? He or she had long black-grey hair and sunglasses. He or she was not that tall, but not short either. High cheekbones, feminine lips, but a strong neck. No breasts to be seen though. And from what he could see, no crotch either. The man or woman had a white blouse and black pants on, with the blouse tucked in.
"Who…who are you?" Draco noticed irritatingly that he was almost stuttering.
The figure smiled.
"I'm… I have no name. More importantly, I'm not even a human. I'm no-one."
By that point, Draco was even more confused.
"I see you don't understand. Don't worry, it's normal. It's always the same."
"…Always the same?"
"Yeah, it's our job to do these kind of things… The first reaction is always 'what?'"
The figure smiled a little.
"We?"
"Yes, me and my…kind… Imaginary people. We have a whole world, you know. New things get added constantly, you know."
Draco shook his head to clear his thoughts. It was all so confusing, what did the person mean!
"I guess I should tell you everything, you don't seem to have heard of us. Sit down."
Draco nodded slowly and sat down. To his surprise, the street was no longer there. Instead, they were on a field. A slight breeze ruffled his hair and he could hear birds sing. The sky was blue.
The figure flopped down beside him.
"Now… how should I begin…" The person seemed to think for a while, then it began.
2nd part
"In our world, things disappear and appear constantly. One day, we sleep in a room full with elders, the next we are in a kindergarten. Castles and cars and money - we see them all the time. People disappear. People appear.
But one thing, is always the same.
"Everything is perfect.
"You see, the world I live in, is a world all people on earth imagine. The most of the time, they fantasize about being rich or being loved. Others fantasize of achieving something great, not necessarily getting any money for it though. Some people fantasize they can fly, the air-traffic is quite dangerous there, and some people dream they can breathe under water. You bump into invisible people all the time and people change into animals and other things constantly.
"Everyone has everything they could ever want.
"Now, the people who imagine everything, they come and go. When they're ready with their fantasy, they go for a while, then they come back. Sooner or later. But because they go away, their fantasy cannot continue, so it disappears for the time being.
"As you maybe understand, that makes the whole world quite chaotic.
"And it's our job to see to it that everything goes as it should. That nothing gets out of hand.
"By 'our', I mean my kind. We're not necessarily 'people', we're not even breathing creatures. We're immortal, and thin as air. We are always there, but you cannot see us. In your own world too. Sometimes, for occasions like this, we prefer to talk to you in human form. We never choose gender though, takes too much time.
"Anyway, as I told you, we see to it that people become happy. Even if it's all just a fragment of their imagination that makes them that.
"By veela's, it's a different thing. Other magical creatures too, actually. You see, because they have a soul-mate, that's the only thing that could really make them happy. No dreams, no replacements, they crave the real thing. And since it is our job to ensure happiness for all creatures, humans and animals and magical beings, we send our people to help you.
"I have been chosen to help you. To help you get your soul-mate and have your happily-ever-after, if that's the way to put it…"
Draco blinked. That was the only thing he could think of to do.
"Now, you should wake up. I can see someone is waiting for you." The person grinned a bit and disappeared into the air. Draco opened his eyes. And all he could see was black.
XXxxx
Draco sat up the exact same time as Harry came bursting through the door. The doors slammed behind the frantic teenager.
"Draco! I'm so sorry, I accidentally fell asleep, were you okay! I promise not to do that, I'm so sorry I forgot! Please forgive me! …And what was that light?"
No light shone anymore.
"What light?"
"I saw a bright light shining…"
"Well, I don't know what it was. Oh, and I fell asleep too, so it's okay. Just don't do it again, okay?"
"I won't." Harry smiled a sad smile. The blonde had changed so much from last year. The way he acted, the way he looked. When you talked to him, he would search the source of the voice, but would always miss a little. He would never look you in the eyes, always a bit to the side. His eyes were frighteningly blue, and mostly wide open.
Harry felt a tug at his heart when he watched the blind boy. He coughed and tried to strike up a conversation.
"So…uh…did you dream of something?"
Draco flinched visibly. It all came flooding back to him. The person. The tale of the imaginary land…
He or she was going to help making him happy. What the hell was that supposed to mean?
"…Draco?"
"Oh, no, nothing special. You?"
"No, not really."
The two boys fell into silence and Harry shifted his weight to the other foot.
"Do you uh… mind if I sit down?"
Draco's eyes widened a little. He slowly nodded and felt the weight of another person on the bed, next to him. But not just any person. It was Harry. His mate, who had come bursting through the door, worried about Draco.
Draco had to muster up every bit of self-control to keep him from pouncing on Harry right at that moment. At this point, the old Draco who had denied every bit of warm feeling towards the Gryffindor, had almost disappeared. He was pushed to the back of Draco's mind and completely ignored.
XXxxx
Harry fidgeted nervously with his clothes. Somehow, sitting this close to the blonde, made him all nervous and twitchy. He could feel the blush spread across his face and he couldn't keep his hands still! He was acting like some bloody school-girl who was sitting next to her crush!
Trying to pull himself together, he glanced over at the other boy. Draco was seemingly lost in thought again, sometimes licking his lips. His eyes were closed.
Harry gulped.
This wouldn't do. Whatever affection he felt towards the other boy had to vanish. The veela had a mate waiting for him, goddamnit! Harry couldn't allow himself to fall for Draco, he would only get hurt in the end…
…right?
XXxxx
Meanwhile, Draco was plotting on how to get Harry to fall for him, not conscious that said dark-haired boy was trying hard to convince himself that he didn't have a crush on the veela.
Now…how to seduce a Gryffindor? The future saviour of the world? The new Greek God?
Somewhere in the back of his head, a voice told Draco that he had to tell Harry about him being Draco's mate. But Draco refused. Harry would probably only stare at him or hit him or yell that he hated him.
Draco's heart clenched.
He couldn't deal with rejection, he had to be sure Harry wouldn't say no. He was surprised he could even fall asleep without Harry being in the same room, after the incident with the broom-closet.
No, he had to make sure Harry was completely smitten before he told him anything.
It never occurred to him, even once, that Harry maybe would feel betrayed if Draco didn't confide in him and told him the facts.
He was way too busy imagining things that would happen after their 'confessions of love'- almost all including no clothes and lots of naughty stuff.
A/N: Well… I wrote this chapter really fast and sent it to me beta… only, she has apparaently had a lot to do, so she couldn't beta until now… It is slightly longer I think, or as long as the previous chapter. I guess I wrote it so quickly, because I have been sick for a while with nothing to do. The next chapter will be out…sometime lol :)
I know a lot of people are saying that I drag this out WAY too much, and yes, I think so too ;) I'm just waiting for the 'opportunity moment', so to speak. Please bare with me, lol P