A/N: Here's the tenth chapter. Prepare yourselves. This will be hard for some of you.
Chapter 10
Breaking Hearts
I can take the rain on the roof
Of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears
Now and then and just let em out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in awhile
Even though goin' on
With you gone
Still upsets me
There are days every now and again
I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me
What hurts the most
Was bein' so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin' what coulda been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do-
"What Hurts The Most"
Rascal Flatts
After going to the Hospital Wing for about two weeks to have treatments done on his arm, Draco finally got the bandages and sling off of it. He still had a full week left before the re-scheduled match between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Alana was a little more wary of what he did, trying to make sure that he didn't get hurt again. The incident had really scared the shit out of her, and she didn't want anymore heart attacks like that again. The parties brightened the mood as well as the latest school announcement. There was supposed to be an End of Year Ball the night before school was let out. Since they'd been given permission to already, Alana and the girls went into Hogsmeade to pick out dresses for the Ball.
They walked into the dress shop, chatting together about what they were looking for. Alana was looking through the latest fashions rack, trying to find the perfect dress. It had to be perfect for that night because it would be the last night she'd be together with Draco for a long time.
" Hey, Alana, what do you think?" Jezebel asked, coming out of a nearby dressing room.
Alana turned to her and surveyed the dress she had on crytically. It was a very "interesting" dress. The bodice had rose and leaf designs with pink, green, and diamond rhinestones all over them, but otherwise that was the only thing on it. It was basically made out a transparent material. Alana could see that it hugged Jezebel closely in all of the right places, bringing even more attention to her breasts than usual. The sweeping skirt was made out of jade green satin. It would trail behind her a little when she walked. Jezebel smiled at her innocently and twirled around like a little girl.
" It's a little...revealing, isn't it?" Alana asked, raising a suggestive eyebrow.
" That's the point." Jezebel answered, turning to look at herself from behind in a full-length mirror. " I want to make a big statement at this ball."
" You'll definitely make a statement alright." Alana muttered under her breath.
" Do you like it or not?" Jezebel asked, sounding a little irritated as she turned and put her hands on her hips.
" I do like it on you." Alana said, giving her a smile. " I'm sorry, it's just not my kind of dress. I'm certain that Blaise will find you irresistable when he sees you in it."
" He already does, even without the dress." She answered with a smirk. " Have you found anything yet?"
" No, not really. I can't find anything I like in my colors." Alana replied, going through the rack again.
" Let me get this off, and I'll help you." Jezebel said, going back into the dressing room.
" No thanks. I'm perfectly capable of finding a dress on my own." She answered, quickly.
" Hmph! No one appreciates me anymore." She whined as she shut the door.
" Whatever, Jez." Alana laughed.
It seemed like everyone had found a dress, but Alana. Hannah had found a short pink, strapless one with sequins and rhinestones all over the bodice. Pink satin was gathered around the waist with a pale pink rose that had a fake diamond in the middle. The skirt was made up of several layers of pink and white, transparent material that went down to her kneecaps. Along with the dress came a pink scarf to tie around her neck.
Cleo's dress was the same length as Hannah's only it was a dark purplish-maroon color. It had thin spaghetti straps, and a bodice that hugged close to her chest. The material was the shimmery kind that faded from lighter to darker, depending on how the light caught on it. On her lower waist, there was a ribbon, tied in a bow with a diamond-studded circle in the middle. The skirt had four different layers, each one longer than the other. The first and third were made out of the same material as the rest of the dress, while the second and fourth were made out of transparent netting with a maroon ribbon on the hem.
Then, Ginny found a black, floor-length, halter top dress. It contrasted perfectly with her fiery red hair and pale skin. A long, silver chain clasped the halter top part together and ran down to her waist were the dress began. The neckline showed a lot of cleavage, but it still made her look sophisticated. There was a white beaded diamond in the middle of her ribcage. The dress, also, had a slit in the middle of it beginning at about her lower thighs.
Alana was about to give up when the four came up to her with something behind their backs. They all had the innocently "sceaming" looks on their faces. Alana looked at them as she was studying a purple dress with a gold beaded, v-dip neckline.
" What are you guys up to?" She asked, cautiously, almost afraid to ask.
" We've found the perfect dress for you that is guaranteed to make any man stop dead in his tracks the moment he sets eyes on you." Cleo answered.
" It might not be the exact color that you wanted, but it will still look fabulous on you." Ginny added.
Alana put the dress back on the rack and crossed her arms infront of herself with a sigh.
" Okay, let me see it." She answered, showing that she was exhausted with dress shopping by now.
That's when Jezebel whipped out the dress from behind them. Alana's eyes widened in shock. They were right; it was perfect. Alana smiled gratefully at her friends. She took it without a word and rushed into the dressing room. When she came back out, her friends clapped with approval. The dress hugged her body just right. It looked like it was made for her.
" Thanks, guys." Alana said, looking at her reflection in admiration. " I love it."
" I've never seen anything that looked so lovely in my entire life." Hannah commented.
" Well, hurry up and get changed so we can pay. We still have to shop for shoes, jewelry, and other accessories." Jezebel said, ushering her back into the dressing room.
After they had all payed for their dresses, the group went to other various shops. Later that afternoon, Alana dropped her purchases on her bed and flopped down in exhaustion. She let out a sigh as she kicked her shoes off.
" I never thought we'd ever leave Hogsmeade." Alana muttered. " Those girls seem to have boundless shopping energy."
She went about her room, putting her new things away and straightening up a little. Alana hated her room looking even remotely messy. As she was getting ready to sit back down at her bed, there were several knocks on her door.
" I'm coming!" Alana yelled, exasperatedly. " I'm coming!"
When she opened the door, no one was there. She looked into the hallway and down the staircase, but she couldn't see anyone there. Alana shrugged and closed the door before locking it. Then, there was a tap on her shoulder. She whipped around and pointed her wand at Draco's throat. He looked surprised at first before smirking down at her with a raised eyebrow.
" Now, now, now...is this anyway to greet your boyfriend?" He asked, teasingly.
" Sorry, in these times and all, you have to be careful." Alana answered with a laugh, lowering her wand immediately.
" That's okay. I guess I can forgive you." Draco replied, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to him.
She giggle as he nuzzled her neck affectionately. He smiled back down at her before kissing her tenderly. Alana smiled and kissed back. When they parted, Draco's smile turned to a smirk.
" So, where's this dress you went out to buy?" He asked, curiously, looking around the room for it.
" It's a surprise. You'll see on the night of the ball." Alana answered, copying his smirk.
" Aw, come on, please!" Draco complained, whiningly. " You know I hate waiting, and the ball is still several weeks away."
" No, you'll just have to be patient for once." She replied, pulling out of his arms and walking into the bathroom.
" Fine." He sighed, dropping down onto her bed.
" So, what did you come here for other than to see my dress? Or was that not your true intention?" Alana asked as she took her hair out of its messy ponytail.
" I wanted to know if you would come and help me study for the Care of Magical Creatures exam tonight. It's tomorrow, and I don't feel very prepared for it." He explained. " I know you don't like the Slytherin dormitories very much, but I didn't want to bring all of my stuff up here incase you didn't want to help."
" Well...I have nothing in my social schedule tonight, so I guess I could help you. You probably wouldn't even need my help if you hadn't skipped the class so much." She answered, and Draco could almost hear her smirking.
" Okay, so it's a date then?" He replied as Alana came to the doorway.
" Yeah, it's a date, seeing as how we'll probably do more snogging than actual studying." She said with a giggle.
" Mmmm...we could do more than just snog if you want." Draco suggested, smirking at her devilishly.
" See...now that's how you get off track from your work. You're too obsessed with me." She told him as he stalked towards her.
Draco took her by the arms and pinned her up against the wall. He held her body in place securely with his. His forehead was pressed up against hers.
" Who ever said that obsession was a bad thing?" He whispered, seductively into her ear.
" Whoever it was, it sure wasn't me." Alana breathed, lust building within her quickly.
Draco smirked back at her before capturing her lips. Alana moaned as he snaked his way into her mouth and sucked on her tongue sensually. His hands held onto her hips firmly, almost possessively. Alana's brought themselves about his neck, trying to urge his lips closer to hers. They snogged each other passionately for awhile longer before they needed to part for air. Their eyes remained locked as they panted heavily.
" Well...you can go...on down...to your...room. I need to do...something...before I can come...down." Alana breathed.
" Okay...see you...in a few...minutes." He answered, kissing her lips again lingeringly before leaving.
Alana put a hand over her mouth and giggle before going back into the bathroom to straighten up. When Draco got back into his room, he started to clean the place up a little for Alana's arrival. He even lit a few candles to make the room seem less cold. After he was finished, Draco threw himself onto his bed and looked around contently. On the walls were a few of the sketches and paintings that Alana had made for him. His favorite one was in a frame right next to his bed. Alana had painted another picture of herself, only this one was a lot happier than the last. She stood in a garden filled with brightly-colored flowers and lush, green trees and bushes. Her head was tilted slightly to the right as she smiled at him warmly with the smile that only Alana could give him.
The wind blew through her hair lightly as well as her light blue skirt. She wore a brown, long-sleeved shirt with the same color of blue on the sleeves as the skirt. There were no shoes on her feet, which just left them bare against the soft, green grass. To her chest she held the crystal rose he had given to her that one night out in the forest. Her sapphire eyes sparkled in the sunlight as did the rose. This picture showed the true side of Alana; the one he had fallen in love with. Draco smiled at it before taking up the book he had been reading to get himself to sleep recently and opened it to the marked page. He'd been reading for five minutes when he heard the door to his room open. But when he looked up, Pansy stood in the doorway instead of Alana.
She was dressed in a black, micromini skirt and a very revealing, hot pink cami. Her pale legs were encased in hot pink fishnets, and she wore a pair of clear-heeled Stelletos. Pansy smiled at him seductively as she slinked slowly into the room. Draco wasn't pleased to see her at all. His eyes hardened at the sight of her. To him, she looked like a plastic doll gone bad.
" What do you want Pansy?" He asked, coldly, sitting up and putting his book back on the night stand.
" I thought I'd come and keep you company when I didn't see Lil Miss Perfect with you. A more dependable girlfriend should be with her boyfriend at all times in my opinion." She explained in her usual syrupy voice.
" Alana is a better girlfriend to me than you ever were. At least she doesn't flirt with every guy within a two inch radios of herself." He sneered, glaring at her harshly. " Now, get out of here. I don't remember even inviting you in."
" Oh, come on. I wasn't that bad. Besides, I know you still want me." Pansy retorted, pouting out her lower lip. " You know I was the best shag you ever got."
" Let's get one thing straight. I do not want you! The shear thought of touching you repulses me. Alana's the only woman I'll ever even think of touching." Draco explained in a dangerous voice. " We're through once and for all, Pansy, so just move on already."
" Mmmm...I love it when you get all hot and irritated. It makes you fuck all the better when you have bottled up rage that you just want to take out on someone." Pansy purred, running her hand down one of the posters to his bed. " I can make you change your mind, Draco. I can make you want me."
" Heh...whatever." He spat, taking up his book again and reclining back on his pillows. " Now, get out before I hex you out myself."
Pansy smirked before jumping up onto his bed, knocking the book out of his hands, and straddling his hips. Draco looked initially shocked at first before glaring at her icily. Pansy put her hands on his shoulders and pinned him to the bed. She leaned down, her lips mere inches from his.
" You're still mine, Draco. Now and forever, you're mine. Kaligaris doesn't stand a chance. You know that you're bound to me. It was organized before our birth. We were promised to each other, and I intend to keep it that way." She hissed to him. " No little beauty queen wannabe is going to stand in my way of having you either."
Draco's gazed just hardened more as he grasped her arms in a vise-like grip. Pansy just seemed to be more turned on by this because she let out a desiring gasp. She tightened her legs around him, not letting him go for the world.
" Parkinson, if you don't get off of me right now, I'm going to..."
Suddenly, the door to the room opened! The two froze immediately in that position.
" Draco, sorry I'm late. I was just..." Alana trailed off.
She stood transfixed in the doorway. The sight infront of her had stunned her completely. Her eyes had never been more wide in her entire life than they were at that moment. Alana felt like her heart had stopped beating. The other two teenagers stared at her incredulously. It only took Pansy a second to recover before she started smirking again. Draco slowly began to come out of his shock and shook his head to wake himself up even more.
" Well, well, well...it looks like we have a visitor, Drakie." Pansy said with a cruel laugh. " Sorry, Kaligaris, we don't do threesomes."
" Alana?" Draco said, quickly, pushing Pansy off of him. " Alana, this isn't what it looks like!"
" How could you?" Alana whispered, softly.
" What?" Draco asked, not sure if he had heard her correctly.
" How could you do this to me, Draco?" Alana cried, hot tears forming in her eyes.
" Alana, please, listen to me! You don't understand..."
" Understand what? Understand that you were cheating on me this whole time?"
" No, it's not like that, honest! Please, if you'll just let me explain..."
" Explain what to me, Draco? Explain how you tricked me into believing that you loved me, that you actually loved me?! Oh, I can see now that it was all just a load of dragon shit!"
" No, Alana, it wasn't just dragon shit! I love you! I never lied about loving you!" Draco exclaimed, jumping off of the bed and walking towards her. " I've prooved my love for you over and over again! You are the only woman that I have ever made love to! The others were nothing and are still nothing; this includes Pansy! Alana, I could never even dream of cheating on you!"
" Shut up! It's lies all lies! Why must you lie to me in my face? The only thing I don't understand is why I didn't see this sooner! I gave you everything, Draco, and this is how you repay me? By sleeping with Pansy behind my back? I gave you my kindness, the key to unlocking my mask, my virginity, and most importantly...my heart! Why Draco? What have I ever done to deserve this?" Alana shouted at him, through her cries.
" Alana, just listen to me! Please, just let me explain!" Draco begged, stepping closer to her, his hand out-stretched towards her.
" Stay away from me!" She shouted, her eyes glaring at him with pure hatred and sorrow. " Don't you dare come any closer!"
" Alana, please, my love," Draco pleaded, brokenly, " don't do this. Don't torture me like this."
" I hate you." She murmured, under her breath.
" What did you say?" Draco asked, in a quiet, frightened tone.
" I hate you, Draco Malfoy!" Alana screamed, before turning and running from the room.
Draco stood frozen in the spot he was in, hand still extended to touch her. His mind had shut down temperarily, unable to process what was happening. When he came back to his senses, Draco rushed for the door.
" Alana!" He yelled after her. " Don't go, Alana!"
That's when he heard the portrait door downstairs slam shut. His whole body seemed to go numb at that moment. Draco couldn't think, let alone speak. What had just happened seemed like a nightmare; a terrible nightmare. He prayed that it wasn't real; that he was just asleep and that he'd wake up from all of this. Then, the numbness went away and was replaced with the most awful, sickening feeling that he'd ever felt before. It took over his being, making him colder than he had ever been before. It was like the room had been swept up in an icy, Arctic chill. Draco instantly knew what the feeling was. Only one thing could hurt this much...
Heart break
His heart was breaking at that moment. He leaned against the doorframe and clenched his hand to his chest where his heart was supposed to be. Tears slowly trailed down his cheeks. His porcelean skin became even paler than it already was. Nothing could be any worse than this. The thought of losing Alana was almost as painful, but the actual heart break made him feel like he was dying. Pansy got up off of her spot on Draco's bed and came up behind him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and held him close.
" See what I was talking about, Draco? You're mine. You've lost your girl and now, you've got nowhere else to go. Just except your destiny." She whispered into his ear. " You can't hide from it any longer. You'll become what was planned for you."
Draco's face contorted with rage as he whirled around and slammed Pansy into the wall! She yelped from the pain, and he pinned her in place. If looks could kill, Pansy would have been dead twice over. His gray eyes had turned to pure steel. Anger and loss poured out from them as well as tears.
" Why do you always have to ruin things? Why couldn't you just leave me the fuck alone? Now, you've driven away the dearest thing in my life!" Draco bellowed like a wounded animal. " What do you have to say for yourself, bitch?"
" But, you're..."
" Don't even say it! I'm not yours! I belong to no one, but Alana Kaligaris!" Draco shouted.
" She'll never have you back now. You're all alone now, Draco. You've got no one else to turn to." She hissed, triumphantly.
" I'd rather be miserable and lonely than go back to you! I hate you, you dirty, rotten, loathsome, fucking whore! Go burn in hell!" He roared, throwing her out of his room with all of the force he could muster.
Then, he slammed his door shut so hard that it made everything in the room shake. Draco punched his door before leaning up against it, breaking down to cry again. He slowly crumbled down to the floor in a miserable ball of sorrow. His heart felt like someone had lit it on fire and it was burning up inside his chest. All he wanted to do was tear it out to relieve his suffering.
" Alanaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He cried out. " Alanaaaaa, please, come back!!!!!!!!!! Come back to me, Alanaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Alana ran through the corridors, bawling her eyes out. She ran as if to escape the horror of what she'd just seen. But no matter how fast or hard she ran, the images just continued to come back to her at full force. Eventually, her legs could run no more, and she was forced to stop. Alana leaned against the wall to catch her breath. Her sobs weren't quenched yet, though. If anything, they gained more force. Slowly, she sank to the floor and huddled up close, while holding herself. Alana rocked herself as she sobbed hysterically. It felt like her heart had just been shattered into a million pieces. The pain was almost unbearable. Her heart felt like someone had just stabbed her and was now, leaving her there to bleed a slow, painful death. Alana clutched her chest as if to stop the pain. She shook her head in disbelief, not wanting to realize the truth.
" Why?!" She cried over and over again. " Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!"
Now for the first time in her life, Alana knew what true misery felt like.
A/N: I know, how could I do it? I'm sorry but it will work out in the end. The problem is bigger than just Draco and Alana's break up. Review please.