A.N: Here's chapter 6, hope you enjoy!

From the Boys' Dorm, as he lay awake in his bed, Draco heard Rayna call his name. He fought the strong urge to jump out of bed and go to her to apologize. At that moment, his conscience came back to harass him.

Draco Malfoy, what the hell was that about out there?!

What was what about?

Rayna was trying to be nice to you, and joke around, but you had to go and shove her away!

And, why are you pointing out the obvious, here?

Do you not care?

Of course not. I'm a Malfoy. Even though she's a fellow Slytherin, and a pureblood, she's still friends with Pothead, Weasel, and the Mudblood.

You do realize you're contradicting yourself, and if that's the truth, then you lied to her? You yourself said that something's changed this year. It's her, isn't it? She's that change. You like her, I know. But saying and doing things like what you did just then will not help further anything between you two. Just imagine how she must feel...

Draco was starting to get frustrated with himself, and the more he thought about her, the more he felt guilty about what he said.

Shut up, I want to go to sleep.

Okay, but just know I'm not going to let you off that easily. I will be back.

Draco finally closed his eyes, and fell into a restless slumber.

The next morning, he had slept in, missing breakfast. Thankfully though, it was the weekend, and so there were no classes to be late for. When he finally got up, it was just about lunchtime. He showered and got dressed, then headed up to the Great Hall, knowing that Rayna had not bothered to wait for him as usual. When he entered the Great Hall, he made to sit next to Rayna, hoping that in the course of the inevitable silence between them, he would find the courage to say sorry. But she didn't even give him that chance.

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't sit by me, Malfoy." As she emphasized his last name, he knew she was very upset, and so attempted to apologize on the spot.

"Look, Rayne, I'm sorry about--" She whipped her head around to look up at him with that same death glare he had received when they had first encountered each other on the train. He stopped mid-sentence, and dejectedly walked away to sit elsewhere.

Later that afternoon, Rayna was nowhere to be found. Harry, Hermione, and Ron, were on the hunt for her. They had searched as much of the castle as they could, before heading out onto the Grounds.

"Where else could she be? She doesn't know this place very well, nor does she know many people here either..." Hermione worried.

"Let's go ask if Hagrid's seen her." Harry suggested. So they went down to Hagrid's hut and asked if he'd seen her around. After discovering that he hadn't, they made their way back up to the castle. Ron stopped.

"Ron? What is it?" Hermione inquired.

"You don't suppose..." Ron started, gesturing to the Forbidden Forest, looming ahead. His two friends' eyes widened.

"We have to find her before she gets hurt!" Harry exclaimed. The three ran back to Hagrid's hut to ask if he'd accompany them on their search for Rayna through the Forbidden Forest.

As they started off into the forest, striking blue eyes were watching their every move.

Of course! I should've known!

Draco, too, had gone to look for her. He watched as the Golden Trio disappeared into the forest. Stealthily, he sprinted down to the edge of the forest, and his eyes caught another trail, though it was mostly covered with moss and overgrown plants. He decided to take it. About 20 minutes into his search, when he was well into the forest, he heard a wolf howl, not far off from where he was.

"Rayna!!" He was full of determination as he followed that howl. It was not long before he spotted her. She was frozen, watching with a horrified expression as a wolf approached the clearing in which she stood. Close to her was a large boulder one could easily hide behind. Draco snuck up behind her, and reached his hand over to cover her mouth, should she try to scream, as he pulled her behind the boulder. He could feel she was shaking uncontrollably. Her eyes darted up at him with terror, as she couldn't see who it was at first. It was then he noticed that her face was stained with tears. He put his fingers to his lips to signal her to remain quiet, as he cautiously withdrew his hand from her mouth to reach down, picking up a small rock. Turning around slowly, Draco threw the rock as far as he could in the opposite direction.

The two heard the rock quietly land someplace far off, and they crept around the boulder to watch as the wolf ran off in that direction. They let out a sigh of relief.

"Come on, we need to get out of here, before he comes back..." Draco tried to take Rayna's hand to make sure she'd stay with him on the well-hidden trail as they made their way back.

She pulled her hand away, and began to walk in another direction.

"I--I was fine...I didn't need your help...and--and I don't need it now."

"Look, Rayna, I know you're mad at me, but the least you can do us all is to not get lost in a forest where creatures will eat you alive if they get the chance. The school is this way...at least stay close to me, if you refuse to take my hand."

With a glare, Rayna followed him at a distance. The second they were out of the forest, and in sight of the school, she ran as fast as she could towards it. Draco didn't bother to follow at her heel, as he knew she'd lash out on him again if he did. He waited a while before heading up to the school.

I'm back!!

Oh, god, what is it now?Draco thought, frustrated that his conscience had to step in when he wanted to be alone.

What did you do wrong??

What did I do wrong?? I didn't do anything wrong!! She's just being a stubborn little brat right now...she'll get over it.

You know you won't get very far just by thinking about it.

What do you want me to do about it?

Insist on trying to be on speaking terms with her again. If she simply won't talk to you, send her owls.

How do I know she won't just trash them all?

Then you can at least say you tried, and put in an earnest effort, when she argues that you didn't even try to get her friendship back.

I'll think about it...

Meanwhile, in the Girl's Dorm, of the Slytherin Common Room, Rayna lay crying on her bed. She had been doing so well, putting on a brave face when she was in the forest with him. But the minute she was out of his sight she broke down, and had a very hard time getting down to the Dungeons, as she was blind by her tears, and stumbling.

God, why am I like this? It's all over one little thing he said, and I'm acting like the world's ended!

You know he never meant to hurt you.

I know, but why do I have to be so stubborn?? This morning, all this could've ended if I just let him apologize. But no, I had to go the extent of nearly letting a wolf at me before I realized what a jerk I've been.

Just be patient. Wait for a bit for him to calm down, then tell him what's on your mind.

Over the next three months, there seemed to be an unspoken rule enforcing the silent treatment between them. They either couldn't find the courage to talk to each other, or the grudges held true. So unfortunately, Rayna didn't find that law dissipating until Christmas Eve.

A.N: So you've read it, I'd love for you to leave a review. I've made a decision. I will not be posting the next chapter until i get at least ten reviews for this one. Good or bad. Tell me it sucked, let me know what I can improve on, or maybe you really liked it, where praise is in order. (I just don't want to seem like I expect people to say that they absolutely loved just to make me feel good and continue. I adore constructive critism.) Please realize that feedback is what we authors take to keep going, or stop, depending on the review.

So really, I accept any questions, comments, or snide remarks. At this point, it's not so much that you liked it or not, but just that you took the time to read. Thanks so much.

Xania