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Chapter 11: Rose Garden part 2

Luna smiled to herself when she found Draco dosing off in his office. He must be tired she had thought. His pale hair blond, felt freely on his face, now that he didn't gel it back any more. His face was half open, as though in deep sleep. His brows were furrowed, as though he was having a bad dream. Right at the moment, he had a strange sort of vulnerability about him that made her feel very protective of him. He had started muttering in his sleep, when she had decided to knock.

The day was going quite well for her. She noticed how he maintained the cold Malfoy demeanour when passing his students in the hallway. It was also interesting to watch some of the old Malfoy in him. He made her laugh. And the paintings, they had been wonderful. It reminded her of him. His dislike towards Miranda Summers spoke volumes in his eyes.

Whoever said Malfoys didn't show any emotions were wrong. For many he was the most complicated person to deal with but to her he was so simple. His eyes twinkled with contentment as he lead her now, to what he called the rose garden. She smiled looking down at her hands intertwined with his. And it was then it struck her. She was falling for him.

She followed him quietly, as he talked about the various flowers they were about to see. They went out the back door, avoiding the other side of the grounds where the staff party was being held.

He let go of her hand and turned to her suddenly. She gave him a questioning look, at his sudden gesture. He smirked at her and shook his head, a strange boy like mischief in his eyes.

"Close your eyes," he said, closing them for her before she had a chance to response with his hands covering them. She giggled at his enthusiasm, but kept them closed.

"What is this Draco?" she asked still giggling slightly.

"Shhh, you will see now trust me," he said, now taking her hand in his other hand to lead her.

He was so cute sometimes, she thought, as she followed him.

"Now there are five steps up and five down, I will guide you through them," he instructed.

"Okay," she said feeling her way up.

She was glad he was guiding her. She would have surely tripped by now, being her clumsy self.

" K, you can open them," he said softly, after they had been walking for about five minutes.

Her eyes widened as the sunshine hit her face. She blinked a few times to adjust to the light but the sight that met her eyes was beautiful. She was facing a small pond that was surrounded with roses all over. There were many other flowers as well but mostly they were roses. She never knew that there were so many colours found of them. There were huge firs growing behind her. She was standing on luscious green grass that her feet itched to touch. So she did just that. She threw open her shoes, and her sock, and with a shout of "woo" she ran around the area like a child.

"It's wonderful, amazing, I have never felt softer grass in my life. Muggles are wonderful!" she said, suddenly realizing that he was still watching her. She stopped her little happy dance and sat on the grass looking up at him.

He was looking at her with an amused expression on his face. There was also trace of a strange sort of softness in his eyes.

"Not here, over there," he said pulling her up from her spot and pointing at a spot behind her.

He had set up a picnic basket for them. No one had ever done such a thing for her. Of course Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny had invited her over to several picnics, but it was not the same. No one had done it just for her. No boy had hung out with her for this long, her mind reminded her.

She gulped, slightly teary eyed at his thoughtfulness.

"I ...It's wonderful, thankyou Draco," she said, softly finally finding her voice.

He simply nodded and handed her a sandwich.

" I hope you are not allergic to peanuts , I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, thought I would make you taste muggle food while we are at it," he said, looking down, his ear tips turning slightly red.

" No I am not allergic, and I am sure I will love them," she said smiling fondly at the man before her.

Never the one to hide her feelings she felt the need to tell him how much she appreciated this, how much she appreciated him, how much she cared for him. They ate in silence for a while, both enjoying the peaceful silence the hung over them.

"Draco?" she said, finally.

"Yes?"

"Can I tell you something," she asked biting her lips, she had never felt the butterflies in her stomach this bad before.

" It's the fries isn't it? I knew I put too much salt in it," he said, taking out his wand in order to fix it.

She stopped him, by holding up her hand. She smiled at him, how could he think no one would like him if he kept acting like this? She thought.

"No the food is great. It seriously is. I never knew you could cook this well," she said, trying to put him at ease.

"O well then, I surprised myself there as well," he said, now chuckling slightly.

" So what do you want to tell me then," he asked, suddenly withdrawing from her with his eyes. She could tell he was nervous about something as well.

"I ...I just wanted to thank you for doing this for me Draco. No one has ever done something so beautiful, and I really appreciate it. And O , O I am horrible at this so I am just going to tell you, I think I am starting to fall for you Draco Malfoy," she said, blushing as she said the last few words quietly. She looked up, expecting to see his reaction but was surprised to see his eyes were scrunched closed. O no! did she just screw up this friendship? She thought in horror. She was about to speak when his eyes opened, and those grey eyes pierced her own.

"What did you just say?" he asked, his voice cracking at the last word.

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