Life as a Davenport

Chapter two:

Killing Him

The next day Blaise hopped down the stairs looking for food. When he passed the parlor and saw Hermione sitting in the same over stuffed arm chair she had collapsed in yesterday. She was staring at the fire as if it would tell her something.

"Penny for your thoughts?" he asked sitting next to her. She jumped a little then smiled up at him.

"Oh I was just thinking about Haley and Malfoy." She said looking back at the fire.

"What about them?"

"I was just wondering if she really is going to give him a chance." She said looking back at him.

"You don't think she will?" He asked.

"I don't know." She answered looking back at the fire. He looked at her, she was really beat up about Haley not following her. Usually Hermione was the one to do what Haley said. And now that Hermione was leading she really wanted Haley to follow.

"Hermione she'll come around. She's just more stubborn then you." He said she looked back at him and smiled.

"Okay." She whispered.

"So what do you want to do first?" He asked.

"I don't know Zabini what do you want to do?" She smirked.

"Well first thing my name is Blaise."

"Okay Blaise." She smiled. "What should we do?" he looked at the fire, then an idea came to him. "Come on… I have an idea." He said grabbing her hand and dragging her to the kitchen. He let go of her hand and walked outside into the sun. She watched him walk away and she liked him. She liked one of her school enemies and crazily she didn't care. "Come on I'm not going to bite." He said. She laughed and ran out to him grabbing his out stretched hand as they ran into the nearby woods.

Haley watched as her sister ran off with a man that once uses to hate her. And it looked to Haley that she didn't care. Haley watched them until they disappeared.

Then she went to her radio thoroughly pissed. She flicked it on and as the music bleared through the speakers she started to move her hips to the sound. And pretty soon she was dancing and she forgot about everything. About the war, about Dark and Light, about Harry and Ron, about her Parents, her heritage, her marriage, her sister running off with the enemy, and she forgot all about Draco.

For that brief time she forgot him. She forgot that she was suppose to marry him, forgot his looks, his smile, the fact that he loved her, and the fact that he was her childhood enemy. But mostly she forgot that she knew deep down she was starting to like him back. All of it was gone, and all she thought about was the music and the way she could feel it pump through her veins urging her body to move with its rhythm.

Draco's walls started to move as Haley turned on her radio. He sat there on his bed completely minding his own business, and then it became too much soon the walls and floor were shaking more. He hopelessly put his book down and walked to her room. Her door was slightly ajar and he nudged it a little to open it to see her. And what he saw before him mesmerized him. He watched as she moved her body perfectly with ever beat of the music. It was almost to amazing to watch, almost. His eyes had widened and his mouth slightly dropped as he watched her hips move with wonderful grace and her feet moving flawlessly to the music. He wished he could just walk in and start to dance with her. At that moment her foot got caught in the rug and she tripped landing face down. Draco couldn't help it he laughed out loud. She snapped her head toward him and glared; she got up and flicked off the radio. "What?" she snapped folding her arms over her chest.

"I didn't know you could dance like that." He said leaning against her door frame looking so much like Malfoy that it almost shocked her. He hadn't looked arrogant like that the whole time he had been there.

"Well I guess there's a lot you don't know about me."

"You want to teach me?" He asked coming farther into the room.

"Teach you what?" she asked her eyes getting wide.

"About you," He answered.

"Oh." She mumbled, sitting down on her bed. He moved into the room and she didn't stop him so he sat down on the bed next to her. "What do you want to know exactly?" she asked looking anywhere but him.

"I don't know. Why don't we start with the basics? Hi I'm Draco Malfoy." He said sticking his hand out to her, and Haley couldn't help but smile at the goofy grin on his face.

"Hi Draco, I'm Haley Gran- I mean Haley Davenport, it's- it's odd to meet you." She answered.

"Ah how do you mean odd?" he asked with a mock hurt look on his face. And she laughed. Draco smiled he loved her laughed. He was excited he was getting trough to her.

"Okay what next?" she asked her giggles subsiding. He looked around the room when he got up and flicked on the radio.

"May I have this dance my lady?" he asked just like a real gentleman. He bowed and held out his hand. She looked at his hand skeptically, but in the end she grabbed his hand thinking 'what the hell'

"I'd be honored good sir." She played as she stood next to him.

"Good." He said as he spun her around so her back was pulled tight against his chest. "You won't regret it my lady." He whispered in her ear as he started to move their hips to the music. Haley couldn't shake the feeling that he was talking more about them and less about the dancing, but soon she was feeling the music pumping in her veins again and forgot everything all over again.

Meanwhile outside Blaise was pulling Hermione up into the old tree house. Once Hermione was in she looked around remembering all the times she and Haley played up there, but how did Blaise know about it.

"The memories you have aren't real." He said grimly as he sat down on the sofa. "Well there real they just don't have me and Draco in them." He finished. She sat down next to him and he looked over at her. She had that look on her face that said help me understand. "It's so hard." He whispered as he blinked to keep tears away. "You literally spend every waking moment with someone and then they rip her away from you. And then tell you that you have to hate her."

"Tell me what happened when we found out?" she asked leaning back into the couch. He looked over at her and could tell she wanted to know, that she needed to know.

"Me and Draco were walking up to your house like we did every morning, and just like every morning you and Haley had your heads stuck out your bedroom window watching us…." He trailed off

Flash Back

"You know you boys almost look cute walking all fast like to come see us." Haley smirked out the window.

"Almost," Hermione giggled.

"And who says that we are walking all the way up here just to see you two?" Draco asked as they stopped walking.

"Draco Malfoy what other reason would you have for walking all the way up here for?" Hermione asked.

"Well actually your parents requested to see us. All of us." Blaise filled in with a slight frown Hermione looked at Blaise's expression and knew that something was up.

"Well then you better hurry up and get in eh?" Haley yelled with a huge smile on her face. The boys started to move and the girls ran from the room and down into their awaiting arms. Haley pulled back from Draco's embrace and pressed her lips to his. "I love you Draco." She whispered then went back to hugging him; she knew he loved her too, so she didn't wait for a reply. He just hugged her tighter telling all she needed to know. At that moment Anne and John came out to the porch to greet the couples.

"Come on you four we have a lot to discuss." Anne said sadly she glared over at her husband who looked down ashamed. Haley and Draco walked in ahead of everyone else talking and completely oblivious to the sad tension around them, But Hermione and Blaise exchanged a look of understanding. They had seen the looks from the adults and knew that today wasn't going to end well.

End Flash Back

"Then we all went to the parlor and sat down." Blaise paused looking at her. "I'll never forget the looks on yours and Haley's faces." She smiled weakly, "Me and Draco knew it would come we just didn't expect it to come so soon, we rather it had been later then sooner." He said resting his head against the couch.

"But aren't you glad it happened sooner. I mean it would be harder if we had been 14 and had to let go then when we were 10 and letting go." She said putting her hand on his leg. He rolled his head toward her and smiled.

"Yeah I guess you're right." He answered still very aware that her hand was still on his leg.

"Hermione, Zabini." Haley yelled from the back patio. Draco ran passed her almost knocking her over. "Malfoy what are you doing?" she asked, he beckoned her toward him.

"Come here." He whispered.

"Why?" she whispered back.

"Just do it, for once in your life trust me." She huffed and ran out to him.

"Why are we whispering?" she asked as they got to the tree house. He pointed up and it clicked.

"You go first." He said, she started to climb, then as she was almost to the top Draco started up as well.

"BOO!" Hermione and Blaise screamed and Haley let go of the top rung and fell into Draco who fell to the ground she landed on top of him with a loud thud.

"Oh I'm sorry." She mumbled laying her head on his chest as if to give up. Blaise and Hermione then collapsed on the ground next to them with laughter.

"You should have seen the looks on your faces. Ha-ha" Blaise laughed. "Priceless, priceless." He mumbled Hermione looked over at the other two and noticed that Haley was still lying on top of Draco. Haley then started to laugh which made Draco laugh. So then Hermione grabbed Blaise's hand and led him to the house. Haley then leaned up to look at him her elbows on either side of his head and his arms wrapped protectively around her waist and their attitudes changed. They both knew what was coming and Haley had to stop it.

"Malfoy…" She whispered.

"Haley Don't." He whispered back. He needed this he wanted it. She rolled over to lie next to him, but he rolled with her so now he was on top.

"Malfoy please?"She tried again looking at him in the eye, his beautiful silver blue eyes.

"Haley I need you."He said laying his forehead against hers. She almost started to cry this was all way too much for her, but when he leaned up and pressed his lips softly to hers she didn't stop him.

The fact that she didn't stop him shocked Draco, but he wasn't going to stop now. Haley's arms slipped around his neck and he ran his hands up and down her sides, she shivered. Then she started to play with the hairs on the back of his neck and he shivered. She smiled into the kiss she's never made a boy do anything like that. The kiss became frantic tongues were battling, tasting, and searching. It was amazing. She couldn't believe that how wonderful and right it felt to be laying there in the grass with the Draco Malfoy snogging him like crazy.

He knew exactly what to do to her to make her moan and shiver and desire even more of him. By this time she didn't want to stop she wanted to lay there in his arms and kiss him forever. But at this moment he pulled away and looked down at her.

She was beautiful, he thought as he looked down at her. Her eyes still closed, and her lips slightly parted all red and puffy. Slowly she opened her eyes and stared up at him. She looked at him with longing and desire and it took all the will power he had not to lean down and claim her lips again, he had waited so long to see her look at him like that. But as soon as it was there it was gone and she realized where she was and who she was with.

"Malfoy we have to go inside, lunch is ready." She said as she looked away from him, as she moved to get up. Draco frowned but slowly got off her and helped her up. She started to walk away when he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to him.

"Please don't fight me Haley." He whispered.

"Malfoy if you're going to fight for me who did you think you were battling?" She asked looking right at him. He gave her a confused look. "You didn't think that you were going to fight Harry or Ron did you?" he looked down. "Malfoy they are my best friends, they protect me but they don't tell me how to live my life." He still didn't look up. And she almost felt sorry for him… almost. "Don't worry Malfoy they'll be the hard part." He looked up at her with hope in his eyes and her eyes told him again to fight. Then she walked away. Every time he saw that look it gave him the courage to keep going even though all he wanted to do was give up. And it killed him. e sated as if realhe