Draco Malfoy always made sure he was the last person to show up on the scene, he always made sure he kept them waiting.
Like every other time he agreed to meet a girl, he waited five minutes before he even began making his way to the courtyard. Draco was shocked to see that arrived before Sienna did. He looked around coolly and leant against the wall as if he wanted to be alone.
5 more minutes and a bunch of 2nd years were beginning to stare, Draco just knotted his brow and they almost sprinted away.
Maybe she's lost, Draco thought to himself, so he decided on waiting longer.
2 minutes was enough to annoy him and stormed back to the great hall angrily.
He was moving so quickly he almost passed her in the entrance hall, if it hadn't been for her annoying laugh against her seductive voice.
"Thanks guys, I'll see you later, then?" Draco looked around to see Sienna walking down entrance hall stairs, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan nodded towards her.
Sienna turned around just in time to miss Seamus and Dean's little hi-5, she was now facing Draco, who had stopped and turned fully to look at her.
"Oh, hey." She said, almost nicely.
Draco squinted, "Oh, hey? You're about 15 minutes late-"
"Sorry mother," She laughed skipping down the remaining steps to land with her toes in line with his, "I got lost." He knew this was a lie, she was just too social.
"Oh." Was all Draco replied.
"So…" she began, "Why did you want to talk?"
"Well," He thought, Maybe I should… help you out, so you don't get lost again? Maybe… "I think we should be friends." Draco said a little too loudly, a few heads turned in his direction. He gave them the death stare and they continued on.
"Well," She repeated them, looking negative, "Not if you do that to everyone." She now laughed lightly.
"Right," Draco nodded, refusing to let his emotions in, "Goodbye." He began to walk off, hoping she might say something.
"Actually," She suggested, Draco spinning around almost instantaneously, "You can walk me to Charms."
He gave her a quick half smile as she came to stand by his side. The whole way she was speaking, and for a change he listened to her.
Every few steps, she'd move ever so slightly slower to the Slytherin, even if Sienna didn't notice, he did. And he wasn't sure if he wanted to be closer, or no where near her.
-x-xx-x-
It didn't take long for Draco to realize that Sienna wasn't as cool as everyone thought she was. Her quirks were pathetic, hilarious… maybe even cute.
Sienna sat cross-legged on the grass of the courtyard, Draco sat in front of her on a concrete bench, surrounded by the most unlikely people. (Sienna had invited Hermione, so Draco invited Blaise Zabini, then Sienna invited Harry and Ron, so Draco invited Pansy and Flora Carrow. She didn't know what was going on, he thought it was a game.)
The Gryffindor's stuck to one side next to Sienna, and the Slytherin's stayed on the opposite.
It was that day he payed attention, and that day he learnt more about her.
A few strands of hair fell from behind Sienna's ear and into her vision, she never brushed it away, always blew it.
And when she thought, she hummed loudly while continuously biting her bottom lip.
When there is any type of music playing, she swayed her head off-beat.
So maybe Draco wasn't as cool as he made out to be, but as long as he kept his mouth shut, he hoped Sienna would be the only one to ever notice.
Blaise didn't seem to mind her either, maybe it was just because Draco did, but it kept the other Slytherin's quiet.
-x-xx-x-
Only a week after Draco had become suspicious the rumours started.
"Blaise is asking out that new Gryffindor chick." A couple of sixth years were discussing in the common room.
"He's dating that hot Sienna girl." A seventh year boy told his friend at the Slytherin table over dinner.
A pang of jealousy hit Draco, Blaise couldn't have Sienna... Sienna was his, She was his best friend. Best friend? Draco thought himself insane, remember the reason why she had to move to Hogwarts. That didn't matter anymore, he decided.
Professor McGonagall had stepped up to stand in front of the teachers table and hushed the hall, Sienna's laugh from the Gryffindor table was the last sound to drown out.
The students were dismissed and everyone raced back to their common rooms, as soon as most of the students were gone Harry, Hermione, Ron and Sienna stood up to leave. Draco timed it perfectly, he followed them out the door then silently pulled her around a few corners, she just looked at him and smiled.
"Are you... going out, with... with Blaise?" Draco asked, almost panting as they stood in a corner.
"What?" Sienna laughed quietly, "No!"
Draco brushed his hair back into place, "Then why is everyone... saying things, about you?"
"We... I don't know." She said avoiding his eyes.
"What?" He demanded, slamming his hands on the wall above both her shoulders, trapping her.
"We just kissed..." Sienna looked up and over his shoulder.
Draco leaned into her ear, facing directly at the stone wall behind her, "You snogged Blaise?" He hissed as he caught one of her limp wrists tightly in his rough hand.
"Draco, I-I... I thought I liked him, I don't just do that stuff." She whispered, his clasp tightening with the expression on his face.
He stood up straight, not letting go, and looked directly in her fearful eyes, not showing any positive emotions in his face, "You-"
"Draco, please!" She pulled at her wrist, about to run away. He was too quick for her, pulling her back towards him, he grabbed a fistful of her brunette hair in his other hand, tilting it down so she was looking directly at him.
Without another word, or a look to let her know what he was going to do next, he leant in forcefully and kissed her, his tongue granted its own permission and pushed through her lips, which soon relaxed themselves and opened wider. He let go of her wrist and put his hand tightly on her lower back. Both her hands began running up Draco's abs, before resting softly on his Pecs. Sienna pulled away, clutching Draco's shirt tightly, and taking in a deep breath, she turned him and pushed him against the wall. The hungry look in her eyes drove Draco mad, and he pulled her towards him.
Sienna moved her face forward, but was interrupted by the clearing of a throat.
Draco almost hit his head as he snapped it around to see Professor Snape standing a few metres away.
"Common rooms, now." He said, more directly at Draco then Sienna.
"We'll talk tomorrow," She whispered almost painfully, and quickly walked past Snape and over to the staircase.
Snape followed him to the dungeons silently, as he wondered what was going to happen the next day.
Nothing did, no one brought it up, neither of them made any contact other than speech and a few awkward glances. It was never meant to happen anyway.