Chapter 7 – I wish I could change things –

The next day came fast and by the time Emma knew it was dark out side and everyone else started to go to bed.

"Aren't you coming up stairs Emma?" Mia asked her while starting to walk up the stairs.

"No. I'll sit here a little and watch the fire. I'm not tired." Se lied. She wanted so badly to go to the lake and she didn't know why. Why was she so stupid? Maybe this was just a prank so he could humiliate her again. But that didn't stop her. She was determined to go and see what is this all about. She searched for her jacket and after 5 minutes she found it. She put it on and went outside the common room. She went as fast as she could so no one would se her and she was surprised to se him already there. So he actually came.

"I thought you wouldn't show up" Draco slowly said with a smile appearing on his pale face.

"Well I thought you wouldn't show up. I thought you would ask to meet me here and leave me waiting" the girl nervously said

"I know that is the obvious thought that would go through you mind considering the fact that I was acting like a jerk all these years." He said and laughed silently.

"What made you change your mind?" she asked

"Well someone told me something that opened my eyes. Denying isn't the solution. So I said to myself that I should give it a try" he nervously started to tell the truth

"Give what a try?" she asked confused

"To tell the truth" he simply answered

"What truth?" she asked again

"That I like you, no, love you. Always have but didn't have the courage to tell you, because I'm a loser that thinks image is everything" he felt relieved that he finally told her

"You what? You love me? How? When?" She was in shock. He really did have feelings for her after all.

"Yes I do, since the first time I meet you. But I always told myself that you hated me so therefore I had to hate you too. But it didn't work for me so I decided to pretend to hate you. It was a stupid plan and I'm sorry for everything and I will understand if you will want to go now" He actually said sorry. That was a first.

"Believe it or not it didn't work for me either" was all she said and smiled

"What didn't work?" he asked confused

"The "I hate you" story"

"What are you saying?" he asked

"I'm saying that love you too ever since the first day we meet and I too was pretending to hate you just because I thought that you hated me, and you are right, it was a stupid plan but sadly we can't do anything about it even now that we finally told the truth." His smiled faded as fast as it appeared.

"Why can't we do anything about it?" he asked sadly

"Because my father will never allow me to go out with you. You know very well that our fathers are enemies and that they will never approve of this." Sadly this was true

"So what? I really don't give a damn about what my father thinks. I'm done with that. Please let's just try and see how it works. We don't have to tell anybody."

"Well I guess we can do that but I wish I could change things."

"I wish that too but for now it's all we can do." He said and closed the space between them. He looked her in the eyes and leaned in so their lips could meet. She felt butterflies as he kissed her and he felt like no other time. It was like they always imagined it.

After a few minutes of silence he started to talk.

"You know, we should act as normal as we can when people are around us so please don't get offended when I'll insult you or something."

"I promise. And that goes for you too. I will make fun of you as always and I will gossip about you with Mia"

"You gossip about me with Mia?" he asked with a smirk

"Yeah. Always. I tell her how annoying you are, all lies of course" she smiled

"I hope so. We better be on our way back cause Snape usually walks by the lake in search of students like us." He said while getting up from the ground and offering her his hand. She took it and they walked hand in hand back to the castle where they parted so no one would see them together.

The next morning Emma woke up feeling very happy. Was it all a dream? It couldn't be. She hoped not. She got ready and headed of to the great hall for some breakfast. She took a seat next to Ashley cause she knew that Draco will be sitting there too. The boy came in the great hall followed by Blaise and Derek. Derek took a seat next to Ashley followed by Draco and Blaise.

"What's up Green? Tormented another 2'nd year?" Draco asked her with a smirk. She knew that the plan was to act normal but she couldn't stop feeling that it was all a dream.

"What's your problem Malfoy? Didn't get enough sleep last night?" she asked rudely.

"None of you business punk."

"Be careful how you talk to me cause I swear I'll hex you if you don't stop"

"But honey, why are you being so mean? You are hurting me" he acted hurt and she believed him

"What? Oh um sorry" she apologized not getting the joke

"I was joking Green, what's your problem?"

"Of course you were joking and of course I know that cause I was joking too you moron" she acted like she was the joker there.

"Whatever. I'm going out side cause I'm not hungry and I want o be alone. I'll be by the lake if anyone needs me, although I hope no one does." He said and got up. When he said where he will be he looked at Emma hoping she will catch the hint.

"Um I think I'll go to send a letter to my parents, I'll meet you guys later" she said and got up. She went slowly behind Draco following him to the lake.