Ch 5 Just Relax
AN: Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a million years! I am going to keep a brake on some stories cause I am writing three at once now and that's kind of hard. I am just going to do "A Mark of Commitment" now. When I finish that story, I'll do the rest. Sorry-I really am!!
"It's getting let." Pansy groaned as she sat down next to me on the leather coach.
"You don't have to stay up with me." I told her. I was trying to plan out how to capture Weasley or Granger's parents.
"You have been doing this for the past week!" Pansy exclaimed. "You really need to get some sleep."
"Pansy," I started, sounding as if I was trying to explain something obvious to a little child, but the expression on Pansy's face made me change my voice back, "Pansy, I have to do this. You don't understand what is at risk here."
"You're right: I don't understand. Why can't you tell me?" Pansy said, getting off the coach.
"Because I will get hu-in so much..trouble." I finished lamely: I almost slipped.
"Trouble?!" Pansy shrieked in anger: the consequence of my bad choice of words. "That's all that will happen, huh?"
"Well, more than that." I said.
"If you can just tell me, I could help you!"
"How?!" I got off the coach also, "How will you be able to help me? Go on." I added when she didn't answer.I folded my arms across my chest and raised my eyebrows, "Exactly." I finished and stormed up the stairs into the Girl's Dormitories.
What has gotten into her?! I shouldn't have to tell her everything. Why doesn't she just understand that I would tell her if I could.
I punched my pillow angrily and laid down. This was going to be another sleepless night…
Soon I heard footsteps on the stairs, so I pretended to be sleeping.
"Hi, Pansy. You're out later than Astoria tonight." I heard Millicent Bulstrode say.
"So?" Pansy asked, sounding irritated.
There was silence, then a quiet bang. "Uh!" Pansy groaned. There was silence again. I finally fell asleep, then awoke feeling annoyed.
I got dressed quickly-without saying good morning to Pansy-and walked down to the common room.
The sight of Draco made me feel slightly better. I jogged down the steps and embraced him in a hug.
"Good morning, Astoria." He said.
"Good morning." I replied, then kissed his lips.
I pulled back and gave him a sad smile.
"What's wrong?" He asked, his brows furrowed in worry.
"Pansy and I got into a fight and I just wish that she would understand," my anger began to show through my voice, "that I would tell her if I could-and even if I didn't want to she should bloody well understand that too!"
"Er, Astoria…" Draco was looking above my head. I turned around to see Pansy standing on the staircase.
"I never said that I don't understand." She said quietly, yet with anger.
"Well, you know what, you don't have to say it, because I understand that you don't need to tell me everything." I replied haughtily.
"Oh, Astoria, stop acting like a prat-you aren't better than everyone else." She said, walking down the stairs to stand closer to me.
"Whoa, Pansy, you're my friend and all, but Astoria is my girlfriend, I can't just let you talk to her like that.
I smiled at, Draco and kissed his lips passionately.
"Save the snogging show for someone who cares." Pansy said and stormed out of the common room.
I stopped kissing Draco. "Draco, I can't handle it anymore! This is becoming too much to take!" my voice cracked.
Draco wrapped his arm around me, "I know. I'm so sorry.'
"It's not your fault. We already had this conversation." I reminded him.
He still looked unconvinced, "Let's go to breakfast now. Then," he smiled, "we can spend the rest of the day forgetting about this whole thing."
"What? Draco, lives are at stake here-we can't just forget about it." I told him.
"For one day-at least half of a day-we can."
"Fine-but we are planning again at lunch." I felt relieved to just relax for part of the day.
"It's a date." Draco smiled.