(Alternate Universe, post-Goblet of Fire)
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On the Hogwarts Express, 1997
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"Draco?"
The blond cracked an eyelid open as Pansy stared at him. "Darling, are you well?" she asked gently.
"Leave me alone." And the eye shut again.
"No!" The force behind her words startled Draco enough to open his eyes. Vincent and Gregory paused in playing and Hsin looked up from a large text. "I refuse to let you hole away!" she cried. Draco glared at her, volume and mean tone increasing with each word. "I hate this about you, how you run away from your problems! Talk to me, Draco. Tell me what is bothering you!"
The young Malfoy's eyes could burn ice as he stood swiftly and grasped Pansy's upper arm none too gently, dragging her out of the compartment and down the hallway to the baggage compartment. He shoved his betrothed inside and shut the door as he followed her between the stacks of trunks and cages.
With a feral look in his eyes, Draco grabbed one of her arms and smacked her across her face. "NEVER GIVE ME AN ORDER EVER AGAIN!!" he bellowed into her fast reddening face. Owls began squawking and shrieking from their cages. "YOU ARE A WOMAN WHO OBEYS ME, PANSY! IF YOU EVER BOSS ME AGAIN, YOU WILL EARN YOUR STRIPES!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME??"
Pansy began to cry. "Understand me?" The blond commanded an answer in a deadly quiet tone.
"Yes," she sobbed. "I'm so sorry, Draco!" He released her arm and she leaned against a trunk, catching her breath. "Please forgive me, please?" Her hair was in disarray, a pink splotch spreading across her cheek, looking up at him with such regret and sorrow.
"Calm yourself, Pansy," Draco said tiredly, stretching out his arms to her. She hugged him tight, his fingers tangling in her dark locks. "You know I only want the best for you," he added by way of apology. When Pansy pulled away, her face was clear, but her eyes still were red-rimmed.
Gently, the boy pressed a kiss to her lips. When he pulled away, he said, "Go sit with your friends. It is our last year, after all. Mother has planned the binding for this summer, and I don't want you whinging about how you never see your friends anymore."
"I know," she replied. "And I don't whine!"
"You just were."
"You're just being obstinate!"
"Pansy...!"
"I'm sorry, darling." With another kiss, she vanished from the carriage. Draco heavily leaned against a nearby trunk. Pansy stuck her head back into the compartment, but when she saw his back was to her, she promptly forgot what she was going to say and instead left to begin searching for Millicent and Ursula.
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I'm not too happy with this chapter, but whatever. PLEASE REVIEW!