Disclaimer: I do not own the lyrics to Savin Me. That song belongs to Nickelback and I don't own them. I wish I did but sadly only in my dreams.

Chapter Six- Only A Dream

Meli lay on Draco's bed beside him. These two weeks had passed so quickly and for the first time since Fred's death she truly felt happy. If only her brother and Ron could accept that. They had not spoken to her since the Halloween Ball and no matter how hard Hermione tried to get them to see Meli's happiness they couldn't be happy for her. Reaching out she ran her fingers through Draco's platinum blonde hair that felt like silk. He turned to face her quickly and kissed her on the nose. "Meli what's on your mind?" he asked. She only smiled at him and chose not to answer. In truth she had been thinking about how six years ago he was one of the people she despised the most, she hadn't thought it possible for him to change. Sighing she got up from his bed and returned to her room to get dressed into clothes and out of her pajamas. Sitting on her bed she brushed her hair as she waited for Draco to come to her room, he always did.

The door opened and she looked up to see Draco in the entranceway. Putting her brush aside she rose to her feet and took his hand. "Let's go for a walk around the lake." She suggested. They had only been dating for two weeks yet it still seemed like a lifetime. She knew so much about him that none of the slytherins knew and he knew things that she had kept secret from her friends. It was during these walks they took around that let them know each other better. And at night they laid in each other's arms talking through the hours of the night. It seemed to perfect to be true. Before she knew it they were walking around the lake arm in arm as some of the others students around them watched. Ever since the Ball Meli and Draco had become a spectacle that the students wanted to watch. No one would have ever guessed that a Potter and a Malfoy would ever get along, let alone take walks together and date. Ignoring the other students Meli and Draco talked as if they were the only two people on earth. Walking farther and farther Draco led her into the Forbidden Forest to get away from everyone. There was only so much staring she could take before she wanted to turn around and hex them all so they wouldn't be able to stare.

Smiling at him for her thanks she let him lead her deeper into the forest. It was strangely quiet and Meli had a bad feeling that something was going to happen. "Draco let's get out of here. Something doesn't feel right." She said stopping. "Potter is absolutely right." A voice came from behind them. Slowly Meli and Draco turned to see Lucius Malfoy stepping out of the shadows. Grabbing Draco's hand she tried to keep the fear off of her face. She had faced the most evil wizard of all time but yet he didn't seem as foreboding as Lucius did now. "So you've taken in interest in the Potter girl? That's a mistake on your part Draco." Lucius said as he gaze went back and forth between Meli and Draco. Fearing the worst Meli wondered how she could get rid of the older Malfoy. "Crucio" Lucius said. Meli expected the curse to hit her at any moment and was surprised when it was Draco on the ground writhing in pain.

"Leave him alone." Meli shouted finding her voice. Lucius stopped and took a step closer to Meli. "Is she worth dying for Draco? She's a half-blood and no where good enough for a pureblood." He said. Looking down at Draco she knew that she had no help there. In his eyes was the same look he had had for her and her friends since the first day they met on the train. There was no like or even love for her there, only contempt and maybe a bit of hate. How could one's emotions change like that in only a second? "I'm going to give you a chance Potter and only one chance. Go away and leave my son alone. If I hear about you two being friendly again I'll make sure you don't see another day on this earth." He warned. With a brief glance at Draco she ran back up to the castle and into her temporary dorm. Now that she was in no danger from the slytherins she should go back to the Gryffindor dorms. She was a fool to think that Draco had changed.

A short while later Draco entered the dorm deciding not to go back to the slytherin common room or dorms. He wanted to stay in his own dorm that he didn't have to share with any other boys. He felt truly sorry what he had to put Meli through but it was for the best. When his father had been in Azkaban they could have been happy together but with him out there was no future for them. Standing next to her door he could hear quiet crying. It nearly broke the heart it took him six years to find. He was a Malfoy and had to keep up the Malfoy tradition even if it meant sacrificing his own happiness. He discreetly tried to open the door to find it locked. She must truly think he did not care for her at all which made it harder for him to listen to his father. Narcissa had always encouraged him to marry the girl he loved with all his heart and blood shouldn't matter. Narcissa had a loveless marriage to a pureblood that made her family happy; she didn't want the same for Draco. Since Narcissa had died he tried everything to change that he was to make her proud, and once again found himself failing miserably.

The crying stopped and the only noise he heard were tiny sniffles. Then he heard a loud blast of music that must be from a muggle contraption. He could only assume she had figured out how to make it work with a charm.

prison gates won't open up for me
on these hands and knees i'm crawlin'
oh, i reach for you
well i'm terrified of these four walls
these iron bars can't hold my soul in
all i need is you
come please i'm callin'
and oh i scream for you
hurry i'm fallin'

show me what it's like
to be the last one standing
and teach me wrong from right
and i'll show you what i can be
say it for me
say it to me
and i'll leave this life behind me
say it if it's worth saving me

As he listened to the chorus he knew why she had chose this song. When he was with her it was like she was saving him from himself. And now because of his father he had thrown that all away. He thought he could hear her singing along with the band, which wasn't that bad for a muggle one.

heaven's gates won't open up for me
with these broken wings i'm fallin'
and all i see is you
these city walls ain't got no love for me
i'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
and oh i scream for you
come please i'm callin'
and all i need from you
hurry i'm fallin'

hurry i'm fallin'

The song ended and it made Draco take one hard look through his past. Was that the kind of life he wanted to live? Would he end up just as unhappy as his mother had? He didn't want to end up as unhappy as his mother had been, married to a pureblood to please a member of his family. He knew just what he had to do. Going quickly to his room he dug through his trunk and took out a tiny box. Inside of it was a beautiful butterfly ring that had once belonged to his mother. She had always loved butterflies and had given it to him hoping he would give it to the girl he wanted to marry. Her name was engraved into it and he was sure that Meli wouldn't mind. Instead of giving it to her now he wrote her a note instead.

Meli,

I know that you are mad at me and probably never want to speak to me again.

But I want a chance to tell you something in hopes you will understand.

If there is a chance that you would like to meet with me leave me a note so that I

Can tell you where to meet me and what time.

Draco

Taping it to her door he went back to his room and anxiously waited for some sign that Meli wanted to talk.

Meli was still listening to her radio while looking at the picture she kept of Fred. "It was only a dream." She whispered to the photograph. Hearing something near her door she opened it up and found no one there. Something caught her attention from the corner of her eye and she read the note from Draco. Slamming her door shut she grabbed quill and parchment and wrote a hasty reply.

Draco,

Your right I never want to speak to you again.

But I want the chance to hear what lie you come up with this time.

I believe that everything you've ever said to me is just one big lie.

I'll come and listen to what you say but don't expect to be forgiven.

Meli

Sliding it under his door she went to bed listening to the radio to help her sleep.

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