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The castle seemed to be bigger when the corridors weren't filled with chatting now sheltered such a quietness, that Draco felt himself tighten with excitement. He loved the castle at night and the thought of wandering around without passing the annoying students. But this time he liked the idea of being not alone.
The only way that Draco could find out whether Alanis was on his side or a danger to him, was using the Room of Requirement. This room would not lie to him.
I need a place where no enemy of mine could find me.
He intensively repeated that thought in his mind, until a door appeared in the wall. Draco entered the room and was as always astonished of its dimension.
But this time it was not filled with things that people lost or had hidden, this time the room was completely empty. There was just a huge hall which seemed to be quite similar to the Great Hall, but it was hardly illuminated by some torches on the walls.
Draco took his steps forward.
Was it really the room that Draco required?
But there was just one purpose he came to the room, and it must have considered that.
This time there should only be Alanis and him, if Alanis was able to enter.
He felt himself hoping so much that she would be able to enter. If she could not, the whole thing would be impedimental to his mission, because he would have to fight her and even worse, banish her away entirely from his life.
And all that because of his task. His bloody mission.
He couldn't care less about his mission at the moment, but now, as he's faced Alanis and was awakened by her from his numbness, the fact that he just had abandoned his task willingly, shocked him. But now he had more problems and concerns than even before.
As he reached the middle of the hall, he stood still and turned around to face the door.
It would only be a question of time until Alanis arrived, he was sure of that.
And with that thought, he suddenly felt himself shiver.
In fact, he waited for her and that was completely new to him.
His desire for her never disappeared, it nevertheless increased the last hours, but he knew he didn't deserve touching any part of her any more, as he'd cursed her last night. His physical urgencies had to wait or he even had to suppress them, until Alanis and him spoke out their further positions.
He only wanted to tease and challenge her with his little note that he'd sent her and he was aching to know how she would second reason for that little note was, that he wanted to show her with it how much he wanted to be with her, how hard it was for him to find out that she was probably spying on him, no matter how much she liked him. But they both hardly had any chance to chose.
He hoped that they leastwise could hold on their tension between them, as it seemed to be theironly pleasure they could have that days.
He was cut off his thoughts, as the door opened silently and Alanis stepped in. Her face was blushed, he could see her smiling shyly at him and holding his note in her left hand.
She's done it, he thought relieved. She entered the room and if the room wasn't lying or deceived, she really wasn't his enemy. Otherwise she couldn't have entered.
Alanis closed the door and didn't hesitate stepping closer, and he even didn't reckon herlooking around, she just focused on him, blanking everything else out. As Draco set himself in motion too, Alanis steps fastened and he could see her smile clenching in her face.
However, how could she smile at him, after what he's done?
But as they were closer, he could see some tears falling down her cheeks, and he jerked to a halt. Alanis did not.
Before Draco could react, before he really understood, Alanis wrapped his arms around him and led him into a tight embracement. He could feel her body shaking against his, but her grip was fiercely and although she'd been a girl she almost crushed his bones.
Draco didn't mind, he just was happy to feel her, let his arms run up and down her back.
He buried his face in her hair and finally whispered: "I'm sorry."
Alanis didn't answer, but just tightened her embracement.
She was right, Draco thought, there was actually no need of words.
But Draco pulled her away and looked at the bruises on her arms. He gently rubbed them with his thumbs and looked in Alanis' face.
This time she neither smiled, nor cried. She just locked onto his gaze and they both seemed to dive into each other.
Draco tried to prevent it, but he couldn't help himself but entered her thoughts, using his legilimency-skills. But he just saw him inside her mind, nothing more and nothing less. His presence prevailed, and that was too much for him, overwhelming.
"Are you able to answer to my question?", Draco asked stiffly and pointed at the note in her fist. Alanis nodded. And then he couldn't help himself raising his arm and stroke her cheek.
"I'll chose neither of them.", she said and he saw the corner of her mouth vellicating.
Draco felt himself stiffen.
"But I have a question too, Draco.", Alanis said calmly, "Will you continue?"
Draco sighed heavily and detached himself from her.
"So I guessed right, did I? Dumbledore knows everything and ordered Snape and you to 'support' me. He used both of you to create the puppets he needed, to have an advantage against Voldemort. I'm now the puppet of the Dark Lord and Dumbledore as well! And you helped him to make me to it!", Draco answered angrily.
Alanis shook her head.
"I wanted to help you from the very beginning, no matter on which side you were. It was my only wish. I just had to do it, the other things just followed inevitably.", Alanis whispered and looked to the ground.
"But you know who I am. You know on which side I belong. You can't tell me you just overlooked that!", Draco argued and felt himself raging.
Alanis still looked sadly to the stone floor.
"You did all of it too, Draco! That little crush between you and me caused us to do so! But it was my fault that I got involved in your mission and now we have to finish it together to avoid Voldemort discovering everything. You have to continue! We have to!", Alanis affirmed.
"Just a little crush? That's how you call it?", Draco spat.
He knew that this was the least important part of their conversation, but it hurt him hearing her talk like this. She just admitted that she couldn't help herself helping him, obviously because of her interest and feelings for him and then called their relationship 'little crush'. Did she try to strike a balance between rationality and relationship?
"That's the only thing we can allow us to have!", Alanis reaffirmed and looked up.
"We're now in the same boat. So why shouldn't we be honest?"
"Honest?", repeated Alanis sadly.
"Rationality or Relationship? You're free to chose, but do it now!"
But Alanis was stubborn and refused to answer. She was just as stubborn as Draco himself was.
Draco stared at her and he felt rage together with desire for her growing in big waves which made his body tremble. He couldn't bear it any longer. They both were anyway threatened to lose everything. So he didn't wait for her to answer, grabbed her and kissed her hard.
She wasn't very surprised, rather satisfied and he felt her pleasure emerging, which had just waited in her to be released, as she kissed him back.
And bloody hell, her lips where so soft, although their kiss was fiercely.
Draco grabbed her arms and pushed her against him, that she moaned and replied his kiss with passion and hunger. She pressed her body against him and he let his tongue dart out to taste her entirely.
Kissing her was much better than he ever imagined, and therefore his body wasn't satisfied and his lust grew with every single kiss they shared, with every sigh that escaped their lips.
He wouldn't need any answer, if she would just respond to him as she did now.
And she was right.
She was right to chose none of the opportunities he offered her.
Because she didn't have to.
Draco's kiss was as passionate as Alanis always thought that it would be. She completely let herself go and enjoyed the pleasures he made her.
Being that close was the only right thing to do.
Draco stopped kissing her, leaned back to look at her with an evil smirk and she put her hands on his shoulders to keep him close.
"Did I outgun Blaise with this?", Draco asked teasingly and smiled at her. But Alanis was almost not able to catch her breath to answer him.
"I want more...", she whispered and felt herself blush in embarassment.
"Now? In here?", Draco asked sarcastically, perfectly sarcastically.
"Everytime and everywhere!", Alanis said whimsically, took the initiative and kissed him another time. She felt him grabbing her so hard, that she would bruise another time. But she didn't care.
She wanted to be marked, as much as he was. She wanted to show where she wanted to belong. And actually that wasn't neither the dark nor the good side.
It was just him.
But finally she unwillingly pulled him away from her.
"We have to talk this through.", she panted and wasn't able to look away from his red swollen lips. His expression grew serious and all of the dark glow in his eyes disappeared. Draco nodded and took a deep breath, loosening his grip on her side.
"Shall we sit down?", he asked her, as they discovered a big armchair standing there which seemed to be right out of Hagrids furniture. It accommodated both of them, but Draco sat down first and Alanis had to put her legs on his lap. They enjoyed being that close.
"What did Dumbledore tell you to do? Does he know that I'm repairing the Vanishing Cabinet?", Draco asked and caressed her legs. Alanis nodded firmly, her heart still beating and tried to remain calm, as she felt her lips still pulsing with joy as she slowly realized what Draco and her just did.
"Dumbledore knows, indeed. I'm about to help you repairing it, that was the only way to calm Snape down as I eavesdropped on a discussion between them about you. Dumbledore considered me being able to gain your trust and therefore was able to prevent Snape from digging around in my head and extinguishing my memories."
Draco looked away, rubbing his mouth with his fingertips.
"Snape... I knew that he's a traitor to the Dark Lord. That's why I watched out that he won't be a meddler. But you did play your part quite well , you already see that it worked out.", he said and she could hear in his voice that he still was unsure if he could really trust her. But she didn't resent him being sceptical, although she was hurt too, that he didn't believe her being honest with him, after she let him kissing her to shortage of breath.
"You think that Snape won't leave us alone, don't you? But we have to make him believe that we could handle the whole thing, that we can work together!", Alanis said, but Draco grimaced.
"I don't care about Snape! We ought to care a lot more about the Dark Lord! If he finds out that I wasn't still successful and additionally that you are now with me, he would be likely killing you to punish me or to make you one of his followers."
"He would just want to kill me, Draco, because I'm a Dumbledore. Far worse, he would surely order you to do it and add me on your list.", Alanis said and reached out to grab Dracos hand. But he pulled her closer, that her head rested on his chest.
"I won't let him hurt you. I won't let anybody do.", Draco said and stroke her hair.
This was the second time that Alanis wasn't able to answer. She thought of him being more withdrawn with his feelings than her, but it was her turn not being able to tell what she felt for him. Perhaps it was just because she didn't believe being near him, finally have him with her.
"How far did you get with the Vanishing Cabinet and how will it be useful for you assassinating Dumbledore? And I beg you not to try with some other things like the necklace or the poison."
"Never fear, as I got to know recently that I anyway am too weak and destined to fulfil my task, I will only continue with repairing the Cabinet. It will create a passage to Hogwarts, that some deatheaters might be able to invade the school. But as you said, there's a big difference between objects and animals. Honestly, I failed with everything I tried.", Draco said and Alanis could feel his despair. Dumbledore was obviously right with all his suggestions about Draco's mission. But there was still something which bothered her.
"You really minded of killing Dumbledore, did you? As far as you would be able to save your life, you would consider killing someone?", Alanis asked and looked in his face.
Draco's expression went sad, but after some short time he nodded.
"I'm a Slytherin, not a good Gryffindor, Alanis. I would do my best to save myself, not caring about anyone else. That's the dark side inside me, that's my nature."
Would you save me?
But Alanis didn't dare to ask.
"So when will we meet to work on the Cabinet?", Alanis asked and raised her voice to cover her discomfort.
"I will send you a message, in the same way I did to Madame Rosmerta,", Draco answered, and Alanis looked at him horrified and inquiring in such a way that Draco smirked and continued, "I cursed her with the Imperius-curse and she did everything for me, with the necklace and the poison, but it was necessary. How should I pass Filch otherwise?"
Alanis just said nothing. At that point it was true, it was almost impossible to get things inside the school without Filch poking around. Additionally the aurors patrolled in every corridor and even had closed some areas of the castle, like Myrtles toilet.
Draco smiled at her and laughed silently.
"You'll have to get used to my dark side. Beside the fascination it causes, it signifies me, Alanis. And believe me, the good inside you causes me discomfort as well."
As true as his words were, she anyway felt comfortable and save in his arms, like she waited being for weeks. And therefore she would bear the dark inside him. But as much as she wanted him to have her, she had to be careful that his darkness didn't absorb the light she carried in her heart.
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