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Draco came closer to her face and whispered, "Right here." Before Arra could say anything, his lips came crashing down on hers.
Arra was frozen. She stood completely still as Draco continued to kiss her and wrap his arms around her. Her mind had gone completely blank, until she realized how stupid she must look, standing there like an idiot. Slowly, she let her eyes close and brought her arms up to snake them around Draco's neck.
He obviously noted her willingness and wrapped his arms around her tighter and entangled one of his hands in her hair. It felt wonderful. Arra was ready to let herself give up on everything and just stay this way forever. She was going to forget about her problems, her troubles, everything. Even that no good, rotten, Harry Potter.
HARRY! Arra thought suddenly as her eyes flew open and she pushed herself away from Draco in a flash, "What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?" She yelled at him.
Draco stared back at her in disbelief, "I'm doing exactly what you wanted me to do."
Arra felt her temper rising, "What? I never asked you to do that!"
Draco scowled and took a step towards her, "Not directly. But you know you wanted to kiss me as much as I wanted to kiss you."
Arra glared up at him, unable to do anything but concentrate on not hexing Draco into oblivion.
"You cant deny that there is something going on between us," He said.
Arra raised her eyebrows, "Yes I can-watch: There. Is. Nothing. Going. On. Between. Me. And. You!" On the last word she pushed him backwards and away from her.
He stumbled, but stayed standing, "Is this about Potter?"
Arra kept her stone face, not showing any emotion, "No. This is about you."
He sneered, "Oh really? Sure it is, Arra."
"It is. Just accept that I don't feel that way about you anymore." She crossed her arms defiantly.
Draco raised an eyebrow, "Anymore?"
Arra's eyes widened and she dropped her arms to her side. She hadn't meant to say that. She gaped, "Well…I may-or may not, have had feelings for you, at some point or another…but I don't anymore!" She gave a defiant nod at the end and turned around to walk away.
However, she felt a hand grab her arm and spin her around quickly before she felt Draco's lips on hers again. This time it was different though. The kiss wasn't as hungry and passionate as before, now it was soft and loving. Arra honestly could feel her heart melting as Draco cupped her face in his hands. Finally, he pulled away and swept her bangs off of her forehead.
"What about now?" He whispered.
Arra stared up at him, lost for words, her lips still tingling where he had kissed her, "Damn you Malfoy," And she pulled him in for another kiss.
"Bloody hell that Arra slaps hard," Ron said, amused, as he and Harry sat in the common room after the ball had ended. Harry was determined to wait until Arra got back so he could talk to her. Hermione informed them that she was not in the girl's common room.
Harry glared at him, "I know," the red mark was finally beginning to fade from his cheek. "I can't believe this happened, again," Harry put his face in his hands.
Hermione patted him softly on the back, "Harry, you know Arra has the temper of a Slytherin. She gets fired up really easily and I'm sure she just left so she could cool off before coming to see you again." Ron nodded in agreement.
Harry sat back and slumped against the couch, "I hope you're right."
"If you don't leave soon, you're going to get in trouble," Arra said matter of factly as she and Draco stood outside the Gryffindor common room.
"Ew, Arra, you sound like Granger," He said with a disgusted face.
Arra smiled, but tried to keep a straight face as she scolded him for the insult, "Draco, Hermione is my best friend, so lay off."
He put his hands up in defense, "Anything to keep the queen happy," he gestured to Arra.
She smirked, "That's right, I am the queen," She poked him in the chest, "And don't you forget it."
He grabbed her hand off of his chest and then took the other one in his other hand and pulled her into another kiss. When they broke he asked, "What are you going to tell Potter?"
Arra bit her lip, "I don't know. But I don't really care. If he wants to be with Cho then I don't want to stand in the way anymore. Same thing for me and you,"
"Good," Draco smirked again and kissed her once more.
Arra let herself fall into the kiss, but pushed him away when she heard a clock chime in the distant, "Now go away," She said with a smile as she turned to the Fat Lady's portrait,
"Awfully demanding, aren't we?" He said behind her.
She turned around and gave him the most obvious look, "Queen", She said with a smirk and then gave the password to the Fat Lady.
Clambering through the passageway, she could hear voices on the other side, and she recognized them immediately. Taking a deep breath, she emerged into the common room and into sight.
"Arra!" Harry said, jumping up at the sight of her. "I'm sorry, I'm so so so so so sorry! I really didn't mean to ask Cho and I did want to go with you and-"
He was silenced by Arra's hand covering his mouth, "It's okay, Harry."
Harry frowned in confusion, "It is?"
Arra nodded slowly, "Yeah, I'm not mad. Friends?" She asked, holding out her hand.
A confused Harry, who was expecting the shouting match of the century from this girl, jumped at the opportunity to bypass it, "Friends," He grabbed her hand and shook it with the biggest grin plastered to his face.
Arra smiled back, "Well, I'm off to bed. I'll see you all in the morning," And with that, she left. Not long before Arra entered the dormitory, she heard familiar footsteps behind her. "So, did you have fun at the ball, Hermione?" She asked nonchalantly.
"Yes," Hermione sat on Arra's bed next to her and folded her arms across her chest, "But what was that?" She gestured back to the common room.
"What? That was me, forgiving Harry for whatever happened," Arra explained.
"I got that part. But why?"
Arra shrugged, "I just didn't see the point in staying mad at him. If he wants to be with Cho, he can. And I can be with whomever I want also."
Hermione frowned, "Who else do you want to be with, Arra?"
Arra blinked, "Well…no one in particular, but I'm just saying that if the opportunity arose, I don't want to be held back by Harry."
Hermione's eyes narrowed, "You kissed Malfoy, didn't you?"
Arra stared at her in amazement, "Hermione, are you psychic?"
But instead of answering, she smacked Arra on the arm, causing the auburn haired girl to yelp. "What were you thinking, Arra?"
Arra rubbed her arm, "I was thinking that you wouldn't abuse me like that!"
Hermione rolled her eyes, "Seriously, Arra. Why did you kiss him?"
Arra shrugged, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
"You're impulsiveness is going to be the death of you one day."
"You're lack of impulsiveness is going to be the very boring demise of you one day as well," Arra shot back.
"At least I don't run around snogging whoever I may please whenever I want like some kind of…" Hermione drifted off.
"Like a what? A slut, Hermione? Is that what you think I am?" Arra asked, her voice filled with venom.
Hermione stared at her seriously, "You know I don't think of you like that. I just worry about you sometimes," She took her best friend's hand in hers, "What is Harry going to think? Ron? Sirius?"
Arra took a deep breath, "I don't know. All I know is that Draco makes me happy. And I'm tired of being sad."
Hermione absorbed the information and nodded slowly, "Okay then," she patted Arra's hand, "Just be careful, please?"
Arra smiled, "Yeah, I will."
Hermione returned the smile and got up and went back to her bed.
Arra pulled the curtains around her bed and flopped onto her back, her mind racing with thoughts. What the bloody hell am I doing? She thought as she drifted into sleep.
Fairly short, but that's all that really needed to be in this chapter. I didn't want to get started on a whole new topic until the next chapter. But I hope you all enjoyed it! :) Review and I will throw a parade in your honor!