Chapter Ten
Arella POV
As I walked into my shared dormitory to see non-other then Pansy going through my trunk. "PANSY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" I yelled at her I'm sure you could hear me from downstairs in the common room. She turned to me "Looking, do you have a problem with that?" I shook my head "Actually I do." She laughed and walked over to her bed and sat down. I put a concealing charm on my trunk. She looked at me with a smirk "You know very well you can't keep Draco." I had my back turned to her, I quickly spun around. "That's what this is about!" I screamed at her, I could tell she was enjoying every bit of it. She nodded her head "Narcissa will pick me; she doesn't want Draco dating someone who likes the Weasel's." That was about as much as I could take at the moment I sighed. "First you insult me then you insult my best friends, I'm done with you Pansy!" I turned toward the door and walked down the stairs into the almost empty common room.
I was the only person in the common room other than a pale-faced, grey-eyed boy. I glanced at him and smirked before my git of a sister walked down the stairs. I looked at the stairs "Pansy I said I was done with this." She giggled and walked toward the couch and set next to Draco. I sighed and he looked at me then back at Pansy. Pansy whispered something in his ear and then kissed him for what seemed like ages. I couldn't believe it I was actually sad because of Pansy and Draco. Draco Malfoy, a Malfoy the most hated person at Hogwarts. I looked at them for a minute then ran up the stairs to the dormitory. I lay in bed tossing and turning the whole night. When morning came I stood and walked to my trunk and pulled out my robes and then walked to the showers. I quickly got ready trying to avoided Pansy and Draco.
I got through the common room and to the Great Hall without an encounter with them. Ginny meet me in the hallway in front of the Great Hall. She smiled at me "Where's Draco?" I sighed and answered "Probably snogging Pansy!" I sort of yelled at her, I didn't mean to yell at her the subject just made me angry. I was defiantly not looking forward to Potions or DADA. We entered the Great Hall I waved at Ginny "I didn't mean to yell at you, Ginny" She smiled at me and waved walking to her table "I know." I sighed and walked over to my own table and sat down next to Blaise. "Hello miss Park-" I glared at him "-Arella." I smiled at him "Blaise." I looked at my have empty plate and pushed it away, I wasn't in the mood to eat. I sighed and looked at the door, it was of course Draco. He walked over to the table and sat in front of Blaise. I glared at him he sighed and looked at me "She kissed me; I swear I didn't kiss her back." I looked down at the table, when I heard the dreaded voice of my annoying family member. "Drakie-poo!" I sighed and glared at her.
Pansy sat down at the table right in front of me I glared at her, she smiled and wrapped her arms around him. Draco pushed her off of him "Pansy, stop!" I was kind of shocked, for some unknown reason I had the strange feeling that he actually liked her. Pansy crossed her arms and pouted toward Draco "Drakie-poo, just because she's here doesn't mean you have to act like this." She smirked at him "Parkinson. I DO NOT LIKE YOU AT ALL, Okay. I like Arella." I smiled inwardly and looked at my plate what he said didn't really seem to sound like the Draco Malfoy everyone at Hogwarts knew, I sighed. Draco turned and looked at me; Pansy stood up and walked to the door followed by a few other slytherin girls. "Arella..." he said in a hushed tone. I couldn't bring myself to look up from my plate.
He sighed when I didn't look up; I wanted to look up terribly, so terribly I wanted to cry. I, Arella, cry. I couldn't cry that would disgrace my whole 'image', I tried to lift my head I couldn't it was as if I was under a spell, or in this case a curse. I heard Ginny say my name, I tried yet again to leave my head. She casted a spell Hermione had apparently taught her. By the time the spell worked I was furious it had to have been Pansy. My eyes started to water, not because of the spell, not because of Pansy. But once again because of Draco Malfoy, he had obviously left for I was sitting alone at the slytherin table other than a few younger years. Leaving Ginny at the Slytherin table by herself. I would have stayed but this was important. A single tear ran done my cheek, he most of thought I hated him. I wiped the tear from my cheek and ran out the doors of the Great Hall. I finally reached the common room, when I walked in common room I scanned the room for the beautiful grey eyes I longed to see.
When my eyes finally reached the couch I saw his platinum blonde hair, I ran to the side of the couch. "Draco." I sighed and sat down he looked at him with a disappointed look on his face. I looked down I couldn't bear to feel that he was disappointed in me. He left my chin and looked at me. I started to speak "I couldn't" he looked at me with a confused look on his face, "couldn't what?" I licked my lips and breathed in "I couldn't look at you, not because I didn't want to. Believe me I really wanted to. It was like a spell or curse I couldn't move. Till Ginny seen me." He smiled, I laughed and hugged him. "I'm sorry I got so mad, I didn't mean to my temper got the best of me." He laughed "I really didn't mean to I promise, it just I really like you and she just, Merlin she makes me want to-" He kissed me gently and pulled away, I smiled "Kill her." He smiled and nodded his head "You're too cute." I giggled and scrunched my nose; I can't believe I giggled again. He smiled I turned toward the fire and pulled me closer to him I pulled his arm around me; I smiled and laid my head on his chest.
Draco POV
I smiled to myself; this was actually happening she was sitting with me. Arella Parkinson is sitting with me, Draco Malfoy. I heard her laugh I attempted to look at her "What's so funny?" She laughed again "Nothing." She smiled and kissed my cheek, I could tell I started to blush when she grinned at me. I laughed a little and looked at the fire as she laid her head on my chest again. I kissed the top of her head. I couldn't believe this was actually happening. I was happy very happy. We must have sat there for hours. I somewhere along the line feel asleep, when i woke there was no one in the common room. No one but me and Arella. I smiled looking at her, she was still asleep. I smiled and reposition myself carefully, so I wouldn't wake her. She was very pretty when she slept, she looked peaceful, unlike most Slytherins but I guess that's why she's such good friends with the Weasley's.
I think she might be growing on me, for I'm friends with Ginny. The youngest Weasley, now her brother is friend with Potter and Granger which I probably wouldn't be able to be buddy's with. I closed my eyes; it was probably around three or four in the morning. We would have class in about three hours. I figured I'd wake her around five-thirty. I most have fallen asleep again, but it was as if she read my mind. She woke me up at five-thirty. I wasn't in a deep sleep, she poked me in the arm "Draco..." She almost whispered, I opened my eyes my vision was a little blurry but I could tell she was smiling at me. I smiled at her "Good morning, Arella." She nodded her head and stood up. I stood up after her and fixed my shirt.
She turned and looked at me "Well I really have to hurry I have a class in forty minutes." A few second years walked down the stairs almost staring at us. I smiled at her "Okay, mines in an hour." She smiled back me and hugged me, I hugged her "I'll meet you here in twenty?" I smiled at her again "of course." She took of up the stairs. I smiled and walked up the opposite set of stairs. I quickly changed in to a clean pair of robes and brushed my hair. I walked back down the stairs after about twenty minutes to make sure I was in the common room before her. After a few minutes she walked down the stairs, I was sitting on the couch looking at the flames. She tapped me on the shoulder. I stood up and offered her my hand, she gladly took it.
We walked through the crowded halls; we finally reached the Great Hall. We walked in and sat at the Slytherin table yet again. We set in front of Blaise he smiled at us and looked toward the Gryffindor table. Of course it was to see Ginny; I took a bite of my food. Arella smiled at Blaise "You really like her don't you?" She smirked at him, He turned and looked at her "Yeah, Pan-Arella, I do." He looked at me with a panicked look on his face. I shrugged and Arella glared at him "Okay, if you can't call me Arella I would much rather be called Parkinson instead of PANSY!" She then tilted her head and smiled at him. He looked at her wide-eyed. He swallowed hard "Yeah, I'm so so sorry, Arella." She laughed a little "It's fine Blaise." He sighed and began to eat. Arella didn't eat much.
I took a few more bites and looked up at the doors; I looked at Arella who seemed to be staring at me with a very odd facial expression. She stood up looked at me, and glared. It was quite terrifying. "Is something wrong, Rella?" She shook her head and walked out of the Great Hall.