Chapter Nine- Collide
His father was a Death Eater. The news was so simply stated and thrown in front of her that she failed to notice the obvious. Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater. Somehow Aliana had managed to hide this from herself as she wallowed in Draco's sorrow. Here was a man now lying in Azkaban unnoticed by the world not because he was innocent but because he was a Death Eater. Maybe this man's family did not deserve to suffer but he most certainly deserved some punishment. But unfortunately he was no longer the one getting it.
Was Draco a Death Eater as well? Maybe Aliana had been kidding herself when she thought that a relationship with an arrogant pure blooded Slytherin would turn out well. He was after all in an unimaginable predicament because of Lucius' imprisonment. And maybe that position he was so wrapped up in actually involved his status with the Dark Lord. Maybe Draco was next in line for the Dark Mark.
No matter how much her thoughts were appalling her she couldn't help but wonder if she had finally picked her side of the war after all. After years of being undecided in which side she wanted to join maybe her decision had been made for her. Because even if she knew the horrors that were brought along with Voldemort's plans she couldn't imagine a world without Draco.
A world without Draco, wow. Aliana finally understood the helplessness residing in that statement. She was turning into the exact opposite of what she wanted to be. Independence was so appealing and yet here she was falling back into her old dependant self. She didn't need Draco. What she really needed was to get rid of him.
In that state of mind she found her way into a world where her realities collided with her fantasies. Sleeping away her thoughts she managed to grasp a few hours of rest.
His one hand still intertwined with hers pulled her in closer. The fair hair fell into his eyes as she moved up tightly into his chest. Heart pounding and head swirling she found herself encased in a pool of bliss. His cool lips had closed the only gap separating them and had pulled her into his grasp.
Standing alone in the darkness of Hogsmead with white flecks of snow falling on the scene Aliana was pulled into the sweetest kiss of her life. His hard exterior contrasted the soft play of his lips as he deepened the kiss. It was nothing she imagined and yet it was more amazing than she could understand.
Breathing hard Aliana awoke to a bright and sunny room. Her dream coupling with the weather had dragged her back into a bad mood. It seemed that Draco was everything she wanted and everything she was trying to get away from. This confusion had suffocated her enough.
She decided to get up and get ready for the day. She would find a new escape; or at least find a way to deal with everything. Today she would rid herself of everything she wanted because in the long run it would be better for her.
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"Alli, what's wrong?" Elizabeth finally asked at lunch. "It's been days since you've said more than a few sentences."
"Yeah," Kyrah added with a slight pucker to her lip. "We miss you, Alli-bear."
"Hmph, Alli-bear," Aliana smiled slightly amused. "I haven't heard that one before."
"Yeah, cute isn't it," Kyrah replied smugly. "Maybe we ought to pass that one on to Draco."
"Awwww, they could be Dray and Alli-bear," Rayna joked.
"Where'd you get Dray from?" Aliana asked.
"You only mumble it in your sleep every night."
"Oh!" A swift shade of pink rose to her cheeks. "Do I really?"
"Yeah, you talk in your sleep a lot."
"Especially last night," Kyrah gave Rayna an all knowing look.
"What did I say last night?"
All of the possibilities ran through Aliana's head. She couldn't even remember what she had dreamt about. But she was so confused; the girls couldn't possibly imagine what she was going through. She could've said anything.
"Well, it wasn't so much talking." Rayna said through giggles.
"Yeah. It was more like. Mmmm, Dray," Kyrah attempted to create Aliana's accent.
"Oh! You guys are awful," Aliana was blushing madly now.
On her way up to Charms she wondered what she had been dreaming about last night because she most definitely wasn't yelling at him for getting his Dark Mark like so many of her recent dreams. She could only imagine what had been going through her mind. But even the thought of it brought a new shade of red to her face.
A/N: Wow, that chapter was no fun at all. I like it when they are at least kind of happy all this doubtie stuff is kind of boring… hopefully it'll be over soon! :) And once again I want to apologize for the shortness but I think you'll be glad that I didn't keep going on and on because it would have gotten quite depressing!! Sometimes short is just as sweet!! I would also like to apologize for the wait. It took so long to get out because I had to wait for my one-shot to be validated before I could even post this chapter and then it had to be validated. So, you see where I'm going… it took long but the next one should be out sooner than it took for this one to get out. So, I would love to know what you think… comments or criticism anyone?