We were lost. How we ended up in the dark part of the enchanted forest was any bodies bet. Pansy and Ron had been right behind us, but there was no mistaking the fact that we were standing alone.
"We just had to pick the dark part," he muttered. I laughed at that.
"Don't tell me you're afraid of the dark."
"Not afraid. Just slightly uneasy about being surrounded by magically induced darkness." His hand was gripping mine easily
"So basically you're afraid of the dark," he glared at me and I stared innocently up at him. Finally he huffed and pulled me a little closer. I could feel his warmth radiating through his shirt. When a particularly harsh wind whipped past us I snuggled closer to him, letting my nose press into his chest.
"Looks like this is the way out," he said after a few minutes. There was a pinprick of light filtering through the thorny path ahead of us. I grimaced.
"Can you cut it?" I asked him. He tried using sectumsempra only for it to nearly hit him. He dodged the whizzing invisible sword with seconds to spare. With a heavy sigh I stepped within the swirling maze of thorns, moving slowly along the shrinking tunnel way. Draco was having more trouble. He was much taller meaning he had to crouch. As the tunnel got smaller the floor smoothed out so I got on my knees and began shuffling across the smooth vines. He followed suit, following close behind. I ignored the prick on my leg. After all one little thorn wouldn't end me, even if it were poisonous.
Finally falling out of that thorny trap was a curse. Why I went first was a mystery to me and when that half giant fell on me I felt all the air leave my chest. His eyes locked on mine and for a second I couldn't breathe, but it wasn't because he was crushing me. His pupils covered most of his iris, leaving a mere sparkling ring of blue grey. My eyes trailed along his face to linger on his lips. His shoulders filled out the shirt with ease and the fabric all but strained against his chest. His platinum hair no longer made his head look like a bowling ball, instead it hung dangerously in his icy eyes and framed his pointed jaw. His had a rather narrow waist and an overall lean build. Even his voice held its own allure. Deep, aristocratic, and down right panty ruining. I could even discern tiny blonde pricks along his chin that would tickle if I kissed him. What was even stopping me? I laced my arm around his neck, but he stopped me.
"No wine? You're a poor date Hermione." He yanked out a bloody thorn. I blinked slowly, looking up at him again. This time he was desperately handsome, but controllably so. I shoved him off of me.
"Do me a favor?" I turned back to him to notice him covered in little thorns. I reached for them easily, ignoring his warm hands on my hips and on my waist. I couldn't resist the shiver running through me, the sooner I got these bloody thorns out of him the better. One of his palms cupped my breast. I yanked out a few more, brushing his hand back to my hip. His lips brushed my neck and I nearly indulged him.
"Control yourself," I ordered, but my voice was weak. He nibbled my ear.
"It's spreading. I can't." He murmured. I yanked out the last three, hoping for the same instantaneous effects. I was sorely disappointed. He pinned me beneath him, his lips attacked my neck, his hands massaged my breast. My stomachs coiled and clenched until I could barely see reason.
"He got stuck too I see," then Draco was gone. He looked dazedly at Ron before letting his predatory gaze fall on Pansy. I caught him by the shoulders before he could really decide to attack her.
"How many thorns got him?" She asked tentatively. I ran a quick count of the bloody thorns.
"Like...15?" I shrugged. She backed up a little bit.
"Those are lust needles. They can be deadly in large amounts. They increase the heart rate until your heart essentially burns out." She told me. I felt his chest. His heart wasn't beating outrageously or anything, but still I gave him a quick one over to ensure he didn't have anymore sticking out. I could see him coming down from his high. Ron held him still, keeping him from getting too grabby with me.
"That was interesting," he murmured as his irises reappeared. His eyes were still full of lust, dark with my reflection. I gulped and stood, ignoring his heated gaze. I heard Pansy muttering viciously, but ignored her in favor of talking with Ron.
"Do you think they're hitting it off?" I asked him, keeping a dangerous eye on Pansy and Draco. She came alive talking to him, her emerald eyes sparkled. She beamed up at him and he rewarded her with the smallest of smiles.
"Who? Pansy and Draco?" He asked obliviously. I shooed the idea away.
"Definitely not. I mean Ginny and Blaise." Draco was behind me now his smell surrounding me like a cloud.
"I think so. I cast a bit of a spell on them and so far everything is going swimmingly." His hand rested on my hip, as we walked. It wasn't uncomfortable, yet I could feel Pansy's eyes on me. So I brushed him off and sped up.
"It's you or it's Pansy," he whispered. I yielded to his touch, ignoring Pansy's vicious stare. A little ways along the path I found Luna and Harry whispering feverishly.
"You two sure are chummy," Harry noted.
"Nice markings," Luna added dreamily. I gave them a questioning look before Luna gave me a sly smile and pointed to her neck. I could almost feel Draco grinning, so I brushed his hand off of my hip.
"We had a chance encounter with some lust needles. Ron had to drag him off." I muttered. Luna smirked.
"Oh we know. It was particularly entertaining watching Ron try to keep Pansy off of him. She's an aggressive little thing." Luna noted, "she pounced on him like a little leopard."
They both blushed.
"It seems Malfoy got a larger dose of the needles. He can barely keep his hands to himself. Look at him!" Harry muttered enthusiastically to Luna. She giggled at that before turning on her heels.
"Interesting. Come along Harry, we've got great business to attend to." With that she snapped her fingers and disappeared.
Not the best chapter. Much apologies. Review please. I'm sliding slowly into writers slump!