That night was not great for me. All the Slytherins seemed to know what has happened between Draco and I. Pansy grinned and wanted to know all the details. Blaise, on the other hand, didn't look all that pleased.
"What're you up to?" Draco asked making me jump.
"Nothing!" I yelped hastily rearranging my pieces of parchment. Draco glared at me and grabbed the parchment I was trying to hide.
"See?" I asked. "It's blank." Draco pulled out his wand and jabbed it at the parchment.
"Specialis Revelio," he said. I felt the color drain from my face as words appeared.
"Help me...He's out of control..." Draco read in a dangerously low voice. He shoved me and my chair flipped over and I toppled to the floor.
"Out of control am I!?" he snarled. "I'll show you out of control!" I scrambled out of his way as he advanced on me. He kicked me over and over until I had backed myself into a corner.
"Draco p...please!" I cried. "Please...d...don't!" Draco threw back his head and laughed coldly.
"Obviously my lesson earlier didn't get through to you," he sneered. "I'll have to give you another." I looked around at my Housemates but none of them seemed to be paying attention. Draco raised his wand and brought it down. There was a crack like a whip. I screamed and my hand flew to my face. A cut ran from above my right eye down to my cheek. Draco brought down his wand again. This time I put up my arms and they blocked the attack. Over and over this happened.
"Draco!" Blaise cried getting up at last and running over. "Draco that's enough!" He was restraining Draco who was breathing hard in anger.
"Sod off Zabini," Draco snapped.
"Draco you'll kill her!" Draco glared down at me as I sobbed.
"Clean yourself up." Slowly, painfully, I pulled out my wand.
"Episkey," I muttered again and again until all the cuts were gone.
"Tergeo," I muttered to clean the blood off myself. The bruises on my sides and arms would need to be healed with murlap paste.
"You don't look half bad, once you've cleaned up," Draco said nastily. Our Housemates snickered. I felt my face burn but whether it was from anger or humiliation I couldn't tell.
"I'm starting to think you lied," I hissed so that only he could hear. "I'm starting to think you really wouldn't have minded if I'd died the other night." Draco looked shocked and shook his head.
"I didn't," he said for the first time looking truly upset. "I would never want that." I snorted but I found myself believing him. He pulled me to my feet,
"Come with me," he said. "I have something for you." I followed him into the sixth year boys' dorms.
"What...what is it?" I asked nervously wringing my hands. "What did I do now?" Draco chuckled.
"Nothing babe," he said with a smile. "I have a present for you. Well two, actually." I blinked.
"A...present?" I asked. "What for? Merlin knows I haven't done anything to deserve..." Draco turned to me and put his hands on my shoulders.
"Can't I just give you a gift?" he asked quietly. "Just because I love you?" I nodded. He turned and pulled out a small clear box. Inside were two small pink puffs.
"What the...?" I asked staring at them. "What are those?" Draco laughed.
"Pygmy Puffs." I took the box from him.
"They're cute," I giggled. "Are they really for me?" Draco nodded.
"I'll call this one Ai," I said pointing to the light pink one. "And this one Rie." I pointed to the dark pink one. Draco smiled slightly.
"Thank you!" I cried flinging my arms around him and hugging him.