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Chapter 15- Mind Connections

Draco smiled as he heard Luna humming in his head. It was an odd tune she often hummed when she was gardening; Draco had to remember to ask her the name of the song next time. For now he sat there, contented at his desk in his classroom marking the assignments he had set the previous week.

It had been two weeks since that eventful night that Draco had bonded with Luna. The after effects were something that they were still discovering together. Draco was glad for the fact that the scars on his body had disappeared and so had the constant bleeding of his eyes but he felt guilty whenever he thought of Luna's bleeding eyes. Although after that first morning Luna had never cried in front of him again.

His own tears were tears of blood as well. However, he felt that the mind connection they now shared helped with moving past the negative side effects of the bond. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he did not notice Miranda Summers come inside his classroom. It was only when he could smell that aweful strong perfume of hers' did he look up.

"Miss Summers?" he asked, a little miffed at her from interrupting his thoughts.

"O How many times do I have to tell you, call me Miranda," she said, touching his arm and giving him a small wink.

"Miranda then," Draco said hoping to get rid of her quickly "How can I help you?"

" O why do you have to be so formal with me Draco? Can't a colleague just visit another to say hello?" she asked leaning in across the desk giving Draco a good view.

Draco rolled his eyes. He never thought he would find another girl who could top Pansy in the shallow department but Miranda had managed to surpass her with flying colours. The only woman who he could be really attracted to now was Luna and she was the only woman Draco ever wanted. But he didn't want to waste his time telling this girl about his personal life.

"Summers, let me be blunt, I do not enjoy company when I am working. Especially not from you, now if you will kindly find your way out. I am sure you know where the door is as you have an uncanny habit of coming in without knocking," he said in the coldest voice he could muster.

If it were anyone else who knew Draco Malfoy, they would leave the room that instant, but Miranda Summers being Miranda Summers, stood there gaping at him, shocked that he would speak with her this way.

All the other male teachers drooled over her and she was quite aware of the fact that almost all of them would do any favour she asked. She had personally taken advantage of quite a few. But there was only one she wanted. And here he was speaking to her as though she were a child. 'Who did he think he was?' she thought. Miranda Summers always got what she wanted. She was going to have a chat with her father about Draco Malfoy. This was the second time that he had chosen to ignore her advances. And NOONE had EVER ignored Miranda. It simply couldn't be part of her vocabulary. And if Draco Malfoy didn't fit the bill of the perfect looking man, who could be her perfect boyfriend she would have him sacked. But for now, she would have to endure his rudeness. He still looked hot when he was mad, she thought smiling secretly. O yes she would definitely have him.

Draco stared at the girl who had been gaping at him for five minutes since his comment. He gave her look that said 'why are you still standing here?' his eyes filled with irritation.

Summers seemed to finally sense his annoyance as she nodded at him, and headed towards the door, as though she had the time of her life rather then get a handful of a pissed Malfoy. Something was definitely not right with that girl. Draco thought, and shrugged. He went back to listening to Luna hum.

She had never said anything about hearing any of his thoughts that were not directed at her, though he knew she could tell how he was feeling through their bond. He wondered if she could feel his current state of annoyance right now.

His question was answered when he heard giggling inside of his head. He chuckled, yes she really did know him well.

'Hey Love,' he said in his mind using their connection. "Want to go out for lunch with me today?" he asked, his mood suddenly changing to being much more cheerful after hearing her giggle. After that night they had decided to take 

it slow. It wasn't that they felt they had rushed into it, it was just something they thought was special enough to spend this effort on.

Draco could feel Luna smile in her thoughts at his words. It took them a while to link every thought with facial expressions especially when the person wasn't in the same room with them but Draco could feel her smile anywhere. It was like the first rain of spring, fresh and genuine. It tugged somewhere deep in his heart that he could make her do that gesture with such simple words.

'Alright, do you want to apparate to my place? I can cook you something, O wait just a second there is a barn owl here with post it keeps pecking me, so I will just get the letter first," she replied in his mind.

He sighed, she was wonderful. He was still thinking about what they could do for lunch, when he felt Luna tense up in his mind.

'What's wrong?' he asked immediately. He knew from instinct that it had to do something with the letter she just received.

He could feel Luna concentrating to hide her thoughts from him. She rarely did that unless she was upset, and that had only happened once so far, when she did not want him to see her cry on her father's death anniversary. It wasn't that she didn't want his support but she did not want him to feel guilty seeing the blood that ran through her eyes.

"O nothing. I just poked myself with a thorn that's all," she said trying to appear happy in her thoughts. Draco groaned inwardly, she really shouldn't lie to him. She was horrible at it. But he kept his thoughts to himself, much more effectively than she had.

'Alright Love, I will apparate to your place at noon. But don't make anything I will bring something over, its' a new muggle food," he said not pressing the issue for now. He knew by now she was quite stubborn when needed to be. Could put those gryffindorks to shame, he thought to himself, then again, she was friends with the Potter gang. He sighed and then smiled to himself. But he wasn't a slytherin for nothing, he would get it out of her.

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