Pairing(s)/Character(s): Pansy/Blaise, Pansy/Draco, Draco/Astoria
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Note: I wanted to reply to an anonymous review.
Guest: I wanted to warn you there won't be much Draco/Astoria interaction. It's mostly a side relationship that only has hints of it shown. As it's your OTP, I didn't want you to be forced to continue reading the story if you were only reading it for Draco/Astoria. If you still want to read it, that's great. If you don't, I understand.

Chapter 3

Astoria's beauty is so riveting. Draco can't help but be drawn to her. She might not be the Greengrass heiress, but he knows she'd make a lovely wife to him. She's the perfect pure-blood princess with stunning beauty, a demure personality, and sharp intellect. She compliments Draco nicely and with her strong magical core combined with his own magical core, their children are sure to be powerful.

Draco is sure he is making the right decision when he decides to court Astoria. It helps that she isn't averse to his courting her. In fact, she seems quite pleased with the notion.

He has been so drawn to Astoria. No one else has caught his attention in the same way, so he has put everything he has into wooing her the way that she deserves.

Then suddenly, his attention is drawn down the Slytherin table. Pansy and Blaise are sitting side-by-side. That alone doesn't capture his attention. They have always sat next to each other, ever since first year. What has him frowning and his eyes narrowing is the fact that Pansy's head is resting on Blaise's shoulder.

His stomach clenches, a feeling that is represented by his fists clenching underneath the table. He doesn't understand what exactly is going on between the two of them. Draco has noticed them spending quite a bit of time together, but that too isn't a cause for much alarm, as they have been best friends for years. Suddenly though, their relationship seems to have irrevocably changed without him noticing, and Draco isn't sure he likes it.

He watches as they whisper to each other, his face twisting in anger as Blaise lifts a hand and gently touches Pansy's cheek. He fights the need to rip Blaise's filthy hand off of Pansy, especially when she leans into the touch, her eyes closing in bliss.

'How dare they do this to me! Were they ever going to tell me that Pansy has moved on? How long has this being going on between them? I had the right to know before they announced it to the school with their blatant actions!'

"Draco? Draco!?" Astoria's angry voice breaks through his internal tirade.

Draco blinks in shock and is taken aback by the anger he sees in Astoria's usually gentle blue eyes. "What is it?"

"How long are you going to stare at Parkinson and Zabini?"

"I wasn't staring," Draco bites out defensively, lowering his voice so no nearby Slytherins can eavesdrop.

"Everyone with eyes can see you were staring. I don't appreciate the fact that the man courting me is staring at another couple with jealous eyes." She gets up from the table and storms away, her head held up high as many pairs of eyes follow her progress from the Great Hall.

Draco too gets up and leaves the Great Hall. He knows him and Astoria will be the gossip of the castle now, just like they were when Draco first began the courtship.

That night, Draco enters the Slytherin common room, exhausted from classes and watching Blaise and Pansy flirt with each other. It was absolutely disgusting to behold. He looks around the room, and there's no Astoria in sight.

He walks over to Pansy and sits down next to her. She looks up from her Potions textbook, and he's pleased to see a light blush adorning her cheeks.

"Draco?"

"How long have you and Blaise been together?" He asks bluntly. He has never believed in asking questions tactfully.

"It's relatively new, but we have always been such great friends, it seemed natural to become more than friends."

Draco nods. "Is he courting you?"

She shrugs. "Not yet, but we have been talking about the possibility. Why?"

"I don't think I like the idea of you being with Blaise. He's not good for you."

Pansy's smile turns into a frown as she places her textbook on the table in front of them. "Not good for me? Blaise has been my best friend for years, and he's been nothing but a perfect gentleman."

"I'm just looking out for you," Draco argues defensively. "I don't want you getting into something that you can't get out of."

She picks up her book and stands up, her foot tapping in her anger. "It's up to me whether I want to be with Blaise or not. You have no say in it." Then she storms away to where the bedrooms are located, and Draco knows he has lost, at least for now.

Suddenly, where Astoria had been the only one he had seen, now Pansy fills the role quite nicely. He knows he isn't making the best impression to Astoria, but he can seem to help himself.

He goes out of his way to talk to Pansy and make her laugh, and it's the best feeling to see Pansy's face light up in her glee. Maybe he's acting fickle, but he's starting think he had been too hasty when he chose Astoria to be his future bride. Maybe he should have considered the girl who has always been loyal to him..

The more time he spends with Pansy, the more withdrawn Blaise gets, but Draco can't find it in himself to care.

Blaise should have never gone after a girl who is considered Draco's. He overstepped his position and now he's going to pay for it. Pansy was never up for the taking, and at least now Blaise is learning who Pansy's heart has always belonged to.

It won't be to long until Pansy officially ends the farce of a relationship she has with Blaise, and Draco can't wait for that day to come.