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Chapter Four
"We need to talk," it was the first thing either of them had said since landing outside of Hogsmeade.
"Yes," he replied with a sigh.
"What's going on Malfoy?"
He looked around before pulling her off the path into the secluded trees. "I'm not sure what you mean?"
"Don't play dumb, it's beneath you. Tell me."
He sighed. "You've heard the rumors I assume? About my family..."
She smirked, "There are a lot of rumor's about your family Malfoy, I'm afraid you'll need to be a bit more specific."
He glared at her. "About... well..." he sighed. It hadn't really occurred to him how difficult this would be. "AbouttheVeelabloodinmyfather'sline." He said all of this quickly, without taking a breath.
She stared at him curiously as she tried to decipher what he said. He knew the moment she comprehended because her eyes grew wide and her lips parted in a soft blow of breath. "Oh." She said. "That rumor." He nodded. "Ok... I'm assuming by your demeanor at the moment that there is some truth to that particular rumor?" Her eyebrow arched and her tongue darted out to moisten her lips. He growled but quickly covered it with a cough, nodding his agreement of her deduction. "This has what to do with me and your odd behavior recently?"
The Gryffindor way was really not his style, but at this point he was beyond trying to come up with a sneaky alternative. So he just blurted it out in the bluntest way possible. "You're my mate."
"I'm... wait, what?" All color had left her cheeks, and she appeared to be hyperventilating. He moved closer and she held up a hand. "Back up." He took two steps back, meeting her eyes while holding his breath. Her eyes darted frantically back and forth as though reading notes on a parchment. "Well..." she finally said, then stopped again. "Well... that certainly clears up a few things." Without another word she turned on her heel and strode back to the castle gates.
A/N: short chapter, but it kinda takes us into the next aspect and I didn't want to keep my oh so patient readers waiting anymore.