D/C-you know the drill I don't own 'em cuz if I did I wouldn't be sitting here writing about them lol.
a/n- ::flys in on her broom:: yes I know it has been an exceedingly long time since I updated but I am currently in nursing school so I'm very short on time, but I couldn't just let my story hang in limbo I think its been there long enough. I'll try to update as much as possible but I don't graduate until June so I'll try my best but I make no promises. Lucky for me I have a few chapters already written so that should get me through until June. Hopefully there are still some readers out there that are still interested in my story. Well that's enough for now ::blows kisses before she flys away::
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The next few weeks passed by in a blur for Carmilla. Quidditch season started so Harry and Ron didn't notice her absence. Before long Halloween was only a week away. Professor Dumbledore had announced that their would be a masquerade ball held for all students. The catch was you couldn't unmask yourself until midnight. The night of that the announcement was made Draco and Carmilla sat alone in their room debating whether or not they should go to the ball together.
"We should do it you know it's the only time we can be together and no one will even know. We'll be wearing masks and you heard what Dumbledore said no one will know who we are." Draco said with a sigh.
"I don't know if it's such a good idea. I mean we're pretty easy to recognize, with your blonde hair and my eyes. I'm pretty sure someone will put two and two together." Carmilla replied.
"You don't have to worry about that I can change the color of my hair and you can change the color of your eyes. Plus to avoid the unmasking we'll just leave before midnight. Please we have to go together it would mean a lot to me." Draco pleaded.
"Alright I'll go with you how can I turn you down." Carmilla replied.
"Now since we have to wear dress robes, we can go shopping in Hogsmeade to find some together." Draco said.
"That won't work I'm already going with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Harry and Ron said they needed a woman's opinion." Carmilla said with a roll of her eyes.
"That sucks I really wanted to go with you." Draco replied sadly.
"I have an idea since we're going to go together, why don't you get robes for both of us. You know so we can match, just have them delivered to me."
"I guess I can do that, even though I'd rather go with you" Draco said sadly.
"I know but all in good time will we be able to be together in public. You just have to be patient." Carmilla said reassuringly.
"I know but I'm not exactly the most patient person." Draco replied.
"You just have to try to be that's all. Pretty soon all we'll have is each other because I think in the beginning no one will accept us" Carmilla said sadly.
"Don't even worry about it, everyone will just have to get used to us, if they don't then screw them."
"I know but I can already hear the insults and to be honest those insults are going to hurt me more than any vampire insult I've ever heard." Carmilla said her eyes welling up with tears.
"But why I've seen you in action, you're tough you don't let anything bother you. Why would our relationship being criticized bother you?"
"I can't really explain it, but I know it would just hurt because people will make it seem like I put a spell on you or something that's why you're with me. You know basically make it seem like I'm the lowest thing on earth and no one would want to be with me." Carmilla said with a sniffle.
"Who cares as long as we both know why we're together, that's all that matters." Draco replied soothingly.
"I know that's what I have to keep telling myself." Carmilla replied. "We better get back to our common rooms, I think Harry and Ron are starting to wonder where I've been lately."
"Yeah we should go, we don't want them to get suspicious so soon." Draco replied. They left the room one at a time so not to raise suspicion.
The next week flew by for the students; everyone went to Hogsmeade to get costume robes. Carmilla and Hermione helped Harry and Ron pick something since neither of them had a clue what to wear. Draco bought Carmilla's robes to match his own and had them delivered to her. It was finally the night of the ball and Hermione and Carmilla were still getting ready. Carmilla was helping Hermione manage her hair, she finally got it pin straight. It looked shiny and silky under the light. Carmilla pinned her hair up with bobby pins and left two curls on each side of her face. They both dressed quickly and made their way down to the common room we're Harry and Ron were waiting. Carmilla wasn't going to charm her eyes until after she was at the ball. She would just slip away from Harry and Ron. She made sure that she changed the color of her robes before Harry and Ron saw her so that they wouldn't recognize her when she was with Draco. Instead of her robes being midnight blue she changed them to a powder blue. When Hermione and Carmilla walked down the stairs to the common room Harry and Ron just stood there stunned.
"Wow you both look amazing." Harry said.
"I should hope they look amazing they took so bloody long up there, your lucky boys aren't allowed up there or I would have been knocking every five minutes until you were done" Ron said sarcastically.
"Beauty takes time" Carmilla replied.
"Yes it does shall we go now" Hermione said.
"Yeah let's go since everyone else left like fifteen minutes ago" Ron huffed.
When they entered the great hall it was decorated splendidly. Hermione entered on Ron's arm and Carmilla entered on Harry's arm. They stood around for ten minutes until everyone started dancing.
"Wanna dance?" Harry asked.
"No thanks I have to use the bathroom, I'll be right back." Carmilla replied. She left Harry near the refreshments table. She slipped out of the great hall and into one of the empty stalls in the bathroom. She quickly cast the spells to change her eye and dress color. She walked out of the bathroom and ran down to the dungeons where Draco was waiting for her. When she came to the potrait of the slytherin common room. She knocked on the picture three times and stepped back. The portrait swung open and Draco stepped out. His hair was jet black and his eyes were brown.
"Do you think anyone will recognize us?" he said with a smirk extending his arm toward her.
"I highly doubt it" Carmilla replied taking his arm.
"Shall we make our entrance." Draco said. Carmilla nodded in response. Draco and Carmilla entered the great hall and made their way to the dance floor. Some people seemed to notice them. Mostly everyone wondered who the mysterious couple was. Only one person knew and that was Hermione. She smiled to herself as she watched them dance together. They looked so happy and no one even knew who they really were. They didn't have to worry about anyone making a scene about them being together. Hermione finally realized that maybe Draco had really changed. I mean he had to have he was risking everything for Carmilla. He knew what the consequences of their relationship would mean and he still didn't care. Once they were married and they went public, things for them would become even more difficult. Hermione had hoped that their relationship was strong enough.
"Hey Hermione care to dance?" Harry asked. Hermione was in such a daydream that she didn't even realize Harry was standing next to her.
"Sure I'd love to." Hermione replied. They made their way to the dance floor, once they started to dance Harry noticed a certain couple.
"Hey who's that" Harry said gesturing toward the couple that was in the center of the dance floor.
"I don't know I've never seen them before." Hermione replied nonchalantly
"For some reason they look familiar to me, I just can't place where I know them from." Harry said with a look of wondering on his face.
"Let's not worry about who everyone is, we'll figure out who's who at the end of the night. Let's just concentrate on having fun." Hermione said.
Everyone danced the night away, taking breaks to rest or have a drink. Then came time for the unmasking. For this event Draco and Carmilla pleasantly exited the great hall and change their appearance. They gave each other a quick kiss and re-entered the great hall for the unmasking ceremony. Carmilla made her way towards Hermione, she stood near Hermione. Hermione turned to look at Carmilla and smiled.
"Did you have a good night?" Hermione asked
"Yes very good, even though I had to be in disguise it was quite nice." Carmilla replied. Before Hermione could respond Harry noticed them. "Carmilla where have you been all night I wanted at least one dance" Harry said.
"I was just mingling around that's all. I figured that since no one knew who I was it was easier to talk to people." Carmilla replied.
"That makes sense" Harry replied. Out of the corner of her eye, Carmilla noticed Draco with his group.
"Now you will take off the masks to reveal your true identities." Dumbledore announced. With that announcement everyone took off their masks to reveal who they were. Carmilla looked around at everyone as they slowly took off their masks. She watched Draco out of the corner of her eye. When he took off his mask Pansy threw herself at him and tried to hug him. He threw her off of him and proceeded to tell her off. Once he was done with that he noticed Carmilla watching him. He smirked and then winked at her. After everyone took off their masks, the ball was over, then the students were told to report to their respective dormitories.
Hermione and Carmilla exited the great hall together, somehow they had lost Ron and Harry. They made their way to their dormitories and changed their clothing. They were both exhausted and went to bed. But before Hermione could fall asleep there was questions that she wanted Carmilla to answer.
"Carmilla can I ask you something?" Hermine asked.
"Sure ask me anything" Carmilla mumbled sleepily.
"What do you think will happen after you and Draco get married?"
"I honestly don't know, what I do know is that people probably aren't going to react to well to us. I know Harry and Ron will hate me but I just hope that they'll understand that I didn't have a choice in the matter. I don't really know what my future holds anymore. All I know is that once me and Draco are married we'll have a lot to deal with. Not only with being married but also with dealing with my father as well as his parents. There's just so much to deal with it makes me sick sometimes. What's funny is I've told Draco so many times if you want to back out you still can. But he says that he has no intentions of doing that. By him doing that I give him so much credit." Carmilla mumbled.
"I just hope everything works out the way its supposed to." Hermione replied.
"Me, too" Carmilla muttered in her sleep.
a/n- reviews are appreciated, it gives me motivations to keep going.