"Draco are you coming or what?" I yelled up the stairs
"Yeah yeah. Keep your shirt on." He smirked coming down the stairs and added in a low voice "Or not..."
It had been two weeks since the Malfoy had moved in and Draco and I had become quiet close. To the point that if either of us were going out we'd see if the other wanted to go. We were always at each others house. I'd eat dinner with his family a few nights a week and he'd come over and watch movies at my house some nights. Draco had even taken to spending large amounts of time with me and my friends but it seemed that the more time Draco and Damien spent together the less they liked each other.
"I don't wanna miss my party."
"Yeah... well ya know its my party too Mione."
"Yeah, yeah... but they love me more."
Tomorrow we would be leaving for Hogwarts for our final year. Everyone was giving us a going away party and it was at my favorite place. The Skating Rink. The only problem was that Draco didn't know how to skate. But he was all for monopolizing my time to teach him today.
"You know... I still think we should have gone early so I could teach you to skate."
"I'm a fast learner Granger, I'll manage."
We climbed into my little car and headed across town. It was almost ten to eleven when we pulled into the parking lot of the skating rink. At once I saw Damien's gray truck and Jessie's blue Monte Carlo.
"Everyone's here." I smiled.
They were easy enough to spot once inside. They had taken a large table near the back and had balloons, streamers and a large multi-color banner. This made me smile. I had some of the greatest friends in the world. It was good that I got to spend so much time with them this summer considering all the other summers I would run off to be with Ron and Harry. I quickly purchased the skates for myself and Draco and made my way back to the table.
"Mya! Draco." Jessie shouted when she spotted us and I waved. Bella was next to her and I saw everyone but Damien.
"Jes, your gonna make me deaf one of these days."
"Hey there she is. The girl of the hour!" I heard from behind and a pair of arms wrapped around my waist. "Ready to party." he whispered in my ear.
"Sure am." I said and wiggled out of his arms.
I sat down at the table and put my skates on. Draco, not knowing what to do decided to just copy my every movement.
"Guys I'll be right back. I haven't been skating in so long and I wanna go around a few times."
"K. Hurry back. We got cake."
I stood and headed out to the rink, not noticing that Damien was following me. When I got out there I felt free for the first time all summer. But that feeling was quickly taken away when I felt Damien's arm snake around my waist.
"Damien what are you doing?"
"Skating with my girlfriend, what does it look like?"
"Damien we really need to--"
"Oi, Granger, you're suppose to teach me to skate." Draco said come up to the edge.
"You don't know how to skate? What a loser."
"DAMIEN! Draco's never been skating. I told him I'd help him... I'll be back soon..." I said and moved out of him grasp.
I took hold of Draco's arm as he walked onto the rink with unsteady feet. I half expected him to lose his balance and fall on his bum but he didn't. I was disappointed, I really needed a laugh. He was right though, he was a fast learner. I showed him how to push himself forward to gain speed and how to use the stopper on the skate.
"Do you know how much it pisses me off when he touches you?" Draco said when we were out of ear shot of Damien.
"Draco... he is my boyfriend... for the moment." I muttered the last part.
"He doesn't deserve you..."
"You really are a fast learner, I think you got the hang of this, lets go back to the table."
"Mione, your avoiding this."
"I'm not avoiding anything..." I said and skated back towards the table.
When I got back Jessie took it upon herself to begin cutting the cake and handing out other various form of food they had managed to get for the party. We all say and talked about the old days before I went away to school, how it felt to be young and not worry about anything. We laughed as we remembered stories of summer's before. I felt bad that I hadn't been around for most of them, but I was here now and that was the important thing. Before I knew it, it was time for the dedication skates where they had groups pf people skate, like all the birthday kids, or all the couples, things like that.
"Alright all you lovey dovey couples, make your way out to the rink and skate."
"Come on Mione." Damien smirked.
"Damien wait..." I said but he had already grabbed my arm. "Wait!"
"What?" he said stopping just before stepping onto the rink.
"Damien this isn't working."
"Whats not working?"
"Us..."
We stood there for several minutes with him staring at me like I had two heads or some other kind of gross deformity. I don't he quiet understood that I was breaking up with him. I felt my heart beat faster as I looked into his eyes and I felt guilty but I knew this was the right thing to do.
"Damien, don't want to hurt you... but you and I both know we've been pushing this for too long... it was over a long time ago."
"You're breaking up with me? It him isn't it. That Malfoy character."
"No, of course not! He's just a friend. But you and I are trying to make something out of love that's been gone for a long time. It's just not there anymore..."
"Please Mione, don't do this. I can change... Please... I love you."
"Ha. You don't know what love is." I said and walked towards the table. Everyone had been watching but we'd been far enough away that they hadn't been able to hear us.
"Everything ok Mya?"
"Yeah... great."
"How come your not skating with Damien... where is Damien."
"Damien... I assume left... I told him it was over..."
"What? Why?"
"Guys... I know you all know it just wasn't working anymore...why prolong the inevitable?"
"We did see it going down hill... we thought it'd get better"
"Can we not talk about this? They're letting everyone on the rink now...lets skate..." I said walking back towards the rink.
"Mione, can we talk?" Draco said coming up behind me
"Not now Draco...lets just skate..."
And thats what I did. For the next two and half hours I did nothing but skate. I tried not to feel my heart breaking over my first real love but then again my hart had been broken for years, ever since the first time he cheated. I skated until I was to weak to feel my legs, until I finally I just had to sit down.
I watched from the sidelines as all my friends skated happily around me. I watched as bell monopolized Draco from everyone. I could see in his eyes that he really liked Bella, and then I wondered what he saw in me when he could have someone like Bella. Of course Bella was in a relationship herself and I was sure that if her and Craig ever split Draco would love the chance to try her out. I watched as Draco laughed and smiled. He was really enjoying himself. Then I wondered if Draco had played any part in my decision to dump Damien. I knew he had, but I didn't want to admit it.
Finally he looked over and my eyes locked with his. I tried to smile to show I was having a great time but it went wrong somewhere between my head telling me to smile and my muscles actually doing it. He skated towards me with that goofy grin he had recently acquired.
"Come one Mione, skate with me."
"To tired... my legs feel like jelly. I've skated circles around all of you."
"Alright guys, I think this party has had enough... after all Mya and Draco need to finish packing so they can leave tomorrow." Bella said walking over with the group.
"Thanks guys." I smiled. "This day has meant a lot to me. Really. I love you guys so much."
At this point I started to cry. I hugged them all and wished them a great senior year. They all said goodbye and said they'd see me at Christmas like usual. Truth be told I didn't know if I would return home for Christmas this year or not.
Thankfully Draco and I were the last to leave the rink, but Damien's truck was still out in the parking lot. I figured that he'd gone for a walk to cool down. He did that a lot.
"Mione... you ok?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
The drive home seem to last forever. There was something in the air between Draco and I hat need to be cleared but neither of us wanted to speak first. When I pulled into the driveway is when the silence was broken.
"My parents are out for the day. They won't be back till late. Wanna come over, watch a movie or something?" he asked.
"Do you think you can work your TV today?" I giggled.
"Haha... yes I can work it..."
"Alright... mum doesn't expect me home for a while so lets have a movie day!"
We went inside to his living room, which I thought was the darkest room in his house, the one I liked the least too. I wasn't sure why but this room made me uneasy.
"Don't worry, I'm just grabbing the DVD's. I've got a TV and a dvd player up in my room now."
Draco's room was just a dark as the living room. But it was a more inviting dark the living room was dark no matter if the curtains were open or not. But Draco's room was dark because the walls were forest green and he curtains were always closed.
Over the last two weeks I had been in this room a lot. Draco and I had spent hours up here just talking the way friends do. I sat on the bed like I usually did and started thumbing through the DVD's trying to find one I wanted to watch. Draco stood leaning against the door watching me.
"This one..." I muttered catching his eye.
"Pride ad Prejudice? Whats it about?"
"Well.. It's bases on a book y Jane Austen. Theres these two sisters that come from a lower class family. Jane and Elizabeth Bennett. They meet Charles Bingly and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Both from well to do families. Bingly is very amiable... The older sister Jane falls for him at once. Darcy and Elizabeth are a different story, they hate each other. And Darcy invents was to get his friend away from Jane Bennett. In the end they realize how much they love each other."
"So they go from hate to love?"
"Pretty much... they go through many obstacles"
"Do they make it?"
"They get married and live happily ever after." I smiled. I think he could tell why I had picked that one.
He puts the movie in and comes a sits next to me on the bed. At first he's very quiet and just watches the movie. A few times I turn to find him staring at me but as soon as he realizes he's been caught he forces his attention back to the screen.
"That Darcy guy is a real idiot... why can't he just get over himself."
"Watch the movie!"
(The movie- just good parts near the end)
After Bingly comes over in the end.
"I'm glad thats over. At least not we can meet as indifferent acquaintances." Jane smiled
"Oh yes." Elizabeth said dryly
"Oh, you can not think me so weak as to be in danger now?"
"I think you are in great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever."
Jane just stared then started again on a different topic
"I'm sorry though that he came with Mr. Darcy."
"Don't say that..."
"Why ever not?"
"Jane... I'm so blind..."
"What do you mean?"
Elizabeth opened her mouth to respond but before the words came out Kitty shouted.
"ITS HIM. He's back! He's come again!"
(Elizabeth in the field early morning-- darcy walks up)
"I couldn't sleep..." she whispered.
"Nor I. My aunt-"
"Yes she was here."
"How can I ever make amends for such behavior?"
"After what you did for Lydia and a suspect for Jane it is I who should be making amends."
"You must know, surely you must now it was all for you."
Elizabeth just stares unsure what to say to this. Darcy continues.
"You are too generous to trifle with me, I believe your talk with my aunt has taught me to hope as I scarcely allow myself to do." still shes silent so he continues "If your feels are still what they were last April tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed but one word from you will silence me forever."
Elizabeth is still silent. Darcy takes a step closer to her and again continues.
"If, however your feelings have changed I will have to tell you that you have bewitched me body and soul and I love- I love-" he takes a breath "I love you and never wish to be parted from you from this day forth..."
Finally Elizabeth moves toward him, takes his hand in hers
"Well then." she kisses his hand. "Your hands are cold..." he nods
(at pemberly)
"And how are you this evening my dear?"
"Very well. Only I wish you would not call me 'My dear'"
"Why not?"
"Cause it's what my father always calls my mother when he's cross about something." Darcy huffs at this.
"What endearments am I allowed?"
"Well let me think. Lizzie for everyday, my pearl for sundays, and Goddess Divine but only on very special occasions."
"And what shall I call you when I'm cross? Mrs. Darcy?"
"No...no...You may only call me Mrs. Darcy when you are completely, perfectly, and incandescently happy."
Darcy looks at her for a second then restates his earlier question
"And how are you this evening Mrs. Darcy?" he asks then kisses her forehead and whispers "...Mrs. Darcy." kisses her cheek "...Mrs. Darcy.." kisses for other cheek. " Mrs Darcy..." kisses her lips.
"Ya know, for a chick flick that wasn't half bad..."
"It's one of my all time favorite. I actually disliked the book greatly, it was such a tedious read, but once I watched the movie I understood the book a bit more. I understand that whole hate to love relationship and--"
I silenced faster than I could react and suddenly found the warmth of Draco's lips on mine again. It was heaven and there was nothing holding me back this time. Not that there had been on the first kiss, just a title anyway. I grabbed the front of his shirt frantically, and pulled him as close to me as I could. His hands buried themselves in my hair and I moaned into the kiss. Too soon for my liking Draco pulled his lips away.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist."
"Do you hear me complaining?" I asked without thinking.
"Mione... I know you and Damien just broke up but--"
"Yes, whatever you're going to say my answer is yes." I said frantically pulling him back to me crushing my lips on his.