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- CHAPTER 10 –
Blaise turned around from examining the view out the window of the Head's living room when he heard Draco pounding down the stairs.
"Hey mate! You two should really set a password, anyone could just walk in." The grin slowly slipped from Blaise's face as he saw the scowl his best friend was sporting as he stomped towards him.
"What the fuck, Blaise?"
"I was just dropping by to find out what set you off during your practice. Half the team has black eyes, Draco! Merlin, you'd think I was cockblocking right now."
Draco's eyes lit up with fire. Blaise had lost count of how many times he had seen Draco enraged, but this was something new entirely. If Mia really had shown up at practice like that, no doubt Draco was marking his territory now. Blaise watched as the blond's nostrils flared and closed in on him, ready to pounce.
Well played, Mia. Well played. However, judging by Draco's obvious distress, he had showed up before anything could happen. But, it wouldn't be long now. He should really look into changing his day for the bet before the others caught on.
"Look, I should head out. I need to head up to the owlery and send a letter off to Mum. See ya at dinner." Blaise kept his head down and walked out, now actually intending on sending a letter to his Mum to ask for more money. He might have to sweeten the pot to get them to let him change his bet.
In the wake of his friend's departure Draco's head began to clear a bit. Tempted to run back up to Mia to give her as little time to think as possible, his rational side argued that he really needed to set a password so they wouldn't be disturbed again.
Draco marched over to the statue and thought for a second and then thought of the perfect one. "Superent", he whispered and watched for the King's nod to acknowledge the password had been set. Satisfied after seeing it, Draco ran upstairs…hopefully not to late to conquer his prize.
Mia had been listening at her door for any signs that Draco was taking out his anger on Blaise in the same way he had on his team. Happy that there were not any sounds indicated that punches were being thrown, Mia flicked the lock on her door and ran into the bathroom. Not to be fooled twice, she also flicked the lock on Draco's door that kept him out of the bathroom. Confident that she would have some time to think, Mia went about drawing a bath.
As she stripped out of her swimsuit, she couldn't help be think of how close Draco had just come to doing the same thing himself. How could she have let herself be so foolish? Being an easy lay was not how to get Draco 'I-don't-do-commitment' Malfoy to commit.
From her vantage point within the tub, Mia could see both her bedroom doorknob and the one that led into Draco's room. She saw her own doorknob jiggle first. After a few moments the movement stopped and she could hear Draco's deep laugh on the other side. No doubt he was assuming the she would have forgotten to lock the connecting door. Mia sucked in her breath as she heard his footsteps nearing the bathroom.
Jiggle, jiggle. Mia felt her eyes widen and sank her body deeper beneath the bubbles.
"Mia?" His voice came through the door.
Draco called out to her and then rested his forehead on the door. Fuck Blaise. Well one step forward was not going to lead to two steps back. Draco tried flicking the lock on his side of the door but it didn't work that way, of course. The lock could only be unlocked from the side of the door where it was flicked, for the obvious reasons.
"Yes?" Shit, now she sounded scared of him. Draco could have slapped himself, of course she sounded scared, he had almost just attacked his best mate. Show her gentle, Malfoy he thought, giving himself a pep talk.
"Take your time, love. Could you please just unlock the door when you are done so I can grab a quick shower before dinner?"
"Okay. Thank you." The last part she said so softly he had barely heard it.
"Also, I had to set a password. If you wait for me to walk down to dinner I'll let you know what it is and how we can change it together." Well, can't play entirely nice now. Draco knew damn well that if he hadn't thrown that last bit in about the password then she would have gone straight into hiding. Draco started moving back and forth in front of the door and let his mind wander to all the these he could have done if his knucklehead friend hadn't barged in.
Mia let out a long exhale before answering him. She knew it couldn't have been that easy to get away.
"Okay." If she kept her answers monosyllabic there would be less of a chance that she would call out for him to just break down the door and come in here to finish what he started.
From beyond the door Mia could hear Draco pacing back and forth, but she appreciated that he stayed true to his word and didn't bust into the bathroom as soon as she unlocked the door. Instead he waited until he had heard the door to her room close and lock before opening his own door.
Mia heard his uniform hit the floor and the water start. As she let out her breath and turned towards her wardrobe and caught sight of the wall he had pinned her up against not so long ago, she was stopped by an onslaught of images. Draco taking off her dress, her taking off his shirt, him all but ripped her swimsuit from her body, her shoving down his quidditch pants just enough for his cock to pop up, hard and waiting before he picked her up and slammed her into the wall and his dick into her waiting heat.
Holy shit. Where did that come from? Mia shook her head. She had not been laid in far too long if this what was happening in her mind just from looking at a spot on the wall. One thing was for sure though, nothing like that would be happening until she was sure Draco was in it for more than just a shag.
Mia opted for comfort and threw on a racer back lace bralette in lavender and a matching racer back tank top. After rummaging for a matching thong, she would really have to talk to Cedar about her delicates, Mia put on a pair of low rise dark wash skinny jeans and simple black sandals.
Draco could hear Mia moving around in her room as he towel dried his hair and smiled to himself. She couldn't run away without knowing how to get back in. Contrary to popular belief, suits were not the only pieces of clothing Draco owned. He put on a pair of boxers and well-worn jeans. Pulling on a black t-shirt and sliding his feet his boots, Draco headed out of his room, snapping his head up when he heard a small gasp.
Mia had been heading downstairs when she was stopped in her tracks, the sound escaping her body before she even knew it was coming. Hot. That was the only word to describe how Draco looked right now. Jeans slung low on his narrow hips and his t-shirt clinging to every muscle in his upper body, his biceps bulging beneath the thin fabric. What she wouldn't give to be that t-shirt right now.
Draco smirked at her obvious stare, but took the time to do a little staring of his own. Her tit looked amazing in whatever scrape of lace was under that tank top, the large globes swelling with every breath. Even without heels on her legs looked deceptively long and incredibly toned beneath her jeans. Moving back up to her face, Draco caught her blush at being stared at and being caught. Smiling he held his hand out, indicating that she should head downstairs first.
Mia dipped her head and slide past him to the stairs. If she was going to hold off, he would have to stop looking so good.
"So", Draco started as he caught up with her, placing his hand on the small of her back and feeling her tense slightly before relaxing, "I took the liberty of setting our first password. Next month when it's time to change it we'll do it together. However, after our surprise visitor today I figured you would appreciate one being set." Draco observed her out of the corner of his eye before carrying on.
"For now our password is superent." Draco was pleased with Mia's recognition of the latin phrase, he could read on her face that she had translated it in her head. Conquer.
"You should know that when I do desire something, someone, and I conquer it, it is mine. And I am very possessive over what is mine." Draco watched the words soak in briefly before applying pressure to her back and leading them to the Great Hall.
As Mia entered the Great Hall her eyes sought out the familiar green ones that belonged to her one time best friend. She had a feeling that as time went on this conversation would become harder to have and it was better to get it out of the way sooner rather than later.
She spotted Harry over at the Ravenclaw table seated next to Luna Lovegood. Draco followed her line of sight and can her a reassuring nod before removing his hand and striding over to take his place at the head of Slytherin's table.
Harry glanced up when he saw someone sitting next to him out of the corner of his eye. Mia's apologetic stare was waiting for him. He gave her a small smile.
"Hi." She couldn't think of another way to start, or anything better to say.
"Hey", was his simple reply.
"I'm sorry you had to find out this way, I had wanted to tell you but it never seemed like the right time. Then when the war was over everyone was so caught up in celebrating the victory and your life, I couldn't bring myself to do it then. I know a lot is changing right now, but you're like a brother to me, Harry. I don't want to lose that. Please." Mia's eyes were pleading with Harry for him to forgive her for how it all had been handled. Revealing her identity this way was not her choice.
"I know. I'm slightly insulted that you thought this would change anything between us though. You know I'm not the one to fly off the handle." Harry's smile was brighter now.
Mia laughed as his reference to Ron.
"Where is he anyway?"
"Not sure, between what you had been saying all summer and seeing how he acted his weekend, I'm taking a Ron break. Actually, make that a whole Weasley family break. I hadn't wanted to see it before, but now it's painfully obvious." Harry looked over that the Gryffindor table with a sad gaze before brightening up and turned back to Mia.
"I'm sorry." Mia really was, with her being sorted out of the house, Harry didn't have many close friends left there.
"Oh stop it, will you. It isn't your fault. Besides, look around. After your sorting, the only house that is still strong is Slytherin. Hardly anyone else is sitting at their actual house table.
Looking around, Harry was right. Mia placed her hand over Harry's and placed a kiss on his cheek.
"Thank you." Mia smiled before walking away to take her seat next to Draco.
"Got that all sorted then?" Draco asked Mia as he took his swig of his pumpkin juice.
"Yup!" Mia gave him a quick smile before putting her dinner selection on her plate. Draco was taking the whole thing surprisingly well. Almost like he was trying to prove a point.
"Good." He answered with a nod before turning his attention to Blaise, Theo, and Aidan continuing whatever conversation they had been involved in. Whatever tension that might have existed between Draco and Blaise was obviously gone now.
Astoria reached behind her sister to slap Mia on the shoulder.
"So! Mi! What happened?!"
"Nothing!" Mia glared over at her.
"Hmph." Was Astoria's response, not satisfied with the lack of answer.
"It…we…Blaise…just…nothing, okay. Something, but nothing." Mia was still conflicted over wanting it to have happened and being happy that it stopped.
"Well when it does, you better give us all the details. We've been waiting for Draco to settle down for a while. I think hearing about how Draco let The Great Mia Grangée conquer and captivate him is the least deserve." Astoria looked at Daphne who nodded in agreement.
"Oh please, like I would be anything more to him than anyone else." Mia was still not convinced that Draco like her enough for her to be anything more than a one-night stand or booty call.
"You cannot be that daft. I know you are intelligent, but you cannot be that daft. The poor boy can't keep his eyes off of you, he's never even threatened bodily harm when someone talked about one of his dates, let alone followed through on it. If you don't see that you are different, then you aren't as smart as we all think you are." Mia looked a Daphne, she always cut straight to the point and was always truthful, just like Lucy. Thank Merlin she found a Lucy at school finally, otherwise she might have gone insane. Speaking of Lucy, Mia made a mental note to get a letter out to her sometime this week.
As dinner was winding down Draco stood from the table and looked down at Mia, giving silent instruction that their meal was over and it was time for them to return to their suite. Mia had long been done with her meal and was chatting with Daphne and Astoria over their footwear and accessories for the first day back at classes. She looked up and Draco and her mind and body both submitted to Draco without question, turning to say good night to everyone she stood and walked out of the Great Hall with him not far behind and Daphne's earlier words ringing in her head.
Their walk up to their suite was silent, each lost in their own thoughts. Mia wanted to believe everything Daphne said, Daphne was wanted what was best for Draco just as much as for Mia and it seemed that Daphne was certain that Draco was ready for a commitment. When it all boiled down, Mia resolved that the only way to know was through Draco's actions.
Draco was lost in his own thoughts about the same thing. How was he ever going to convince Mia that she was meant to be his? Not just his for tonight, but his forever. Draco wasn't good with sappiness and feelings, according to Narcissa he took after his Lucius in those respects. Little talk, more action.
They entered the common area and Mia was about to step around Draco and head upstairs when she heard him mumble under his breath "oh, fuck it". Next thing she knew, Mia was pinned up against the wall with Draco attacking her lips. Helpless to stop him, and not really wanting to anyway, Mia opened her mouth to his tongue, sliding her hands up into his hair.
Mia let out a moan as Draco pulled away, biting her lip as he did so. Draco moved down to her neck and grabbed her hips lifting her up the wall. Mia got the message and wrapped her legs around his waist, tipping her head back to give him better access to her neck.
Draco talked between kisses, using his body to pin her against the wall he allowed his hands to wander, shoulders, breasts, hips…up and down as he spoke.
"I was going to wait, let you come to me. But I can't wait. I need to feel you, prove to you that the electricity between us is real. That you are mine. You were meant for me."
"Ooohh, Draco", Mia let out a cross between a moan and a sign as Draco tweeked her pebbled nipples straining against her lace bralette and tank top.
Draco took one of his hands and grabbed Mia's neck, pulling her lips back into his. Kissing the breath out both of them.
"Are you going to run this time, love?"
Mia looked up into his eyes and knew Daphne was right. Knew that Draco was right, she was his. Who was she kidding?
"No."
SO HERE IT IS! I had to address the Harry/Mia friendship issue in this chapter, so the Draco/Mia interaction was on the lighter side. However! I think we all know where the next chapter is heading, so stay tuned! UPDATE TO COME SOON! PROMISE!
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