Disclaimer: Ha! I wish.

Previously:

"But it doesn't mean I like this anymore."

"Of course not," Skye grinned. "Now hug me."

Laughing, he obliged and all the harsh words exchanged between the twins were forgiven and forgotten.

"Skye! Hey Skye, wait up!"

Skye turned around to see Orion pushing his way through the crowded corridors after the days classes had ended.

"I'll catch up to you," Skye assured Hermione, who had stopped with her.

"Meet you in the Common Room," Hermione said, gradually being shoved back into the crowd.

It was a Friday, so the halls were full of students, all wanting to get back to their Common Rooms where they could properly welcome the start of the weekend.

Orion eventually made his way to Skye, and grabbed her hand so that they wouldn't be separated in the pushy swarms of people. Eventually, Orion and Skye managed to make their way outside, where there were fewer people.

"Let's walk," Orion requested.

Skye shrugged and said, "Sure, how about we go down to the lake?"

The pair ambled slowly down to the lake. Upon reaching their destination, Skye discarded her hot robe, leaving her in only her school skirt, top and tie. Orion quickly followed suit, also taking off his shoes. He sat down on the edge of the lake, dangling his feet in the water.

"It's really nice," he called to Skye, who was watching him apprehensively. "Come and join me."

Skye raised an eyebrow. "Seriously?" she asked.

"Of course," Ri grinned at her. "Don't cha trust me?"

Skye rolled her eyes. "Course I do, moron," she said playfully.

"Well come on then."

Sighing, Skye also got rid of her shoes and went to sit next to Ri. He instantly pulled her into his lap, like he had done so many times before, and the pair sat comfortably together for a while.

"So how's Angela?" Skye asked smirking.

"Fine," Ri replied absently. "But that isn't what I want to talk to you about."

"But I want to know about Angie," Skye whined childishly.

Ri rolled his eyes. "I told you," he said. "She's fine."

"Argh," Skye sighed. "Guess I'm not going to get anything else out of you."

"Not at the moment," Ri amended. "We can talk about Angie later."

"So what do you want to talk about?"

"Malfoy," Ri spat the name out venomously.

Unperturbed by her friend's tone, Skye simply raised an eyebrow.

"What about Draco?" she asked, stressing his name.

"He's a Slytherin, Skye!" Ri threw his hands up exasperatedly. "Can't you see how wrong this is?"

"No," Skye snapped, her anger bubbling. "I can't. I thought that you would be able to move past the prejudices and just be happy for me."
"I want to Skye," Ri said. "I really do. But I can't. He's Malfoy! They're one of the darkest pureblood families."

"So?" Skye challenged. "He's different to his family."

"Blood never lies," Ri ground out.

Skye narrowed her flashing eyes dangerously. "Never," she said, quietly but with a deadly undertone. "Never say that to me again. Besides, your own father came from a dark pureblood family of Slytherin's."

"Yeah but he wasn't in Slytherin was he?" Ri shot back.

"What does it matter?" Skye cried, annoyed with the attitude of her friend. "I know you don't like him but please, just move past it. For me?"

"I wish I could," Ri said. "But I don't think I can."

"WHAT?" Skye screeched, jumping up. "You better fucking be kidding me, Orion Black."

"I'm sorry Skye," Ri said quietly. "It's going to be me or him."

Skye felt as though a knife had been taken and sliced through her body. Setting her face in a grim line she stared unrepentantly into the eyes of the boy, now nearly a man, who had promised to be her friend forever, no matter what. Seems like his vow didn't mean nearly as much anymore.

"I pick Draco," Skye said softly.

Ri's eyes widened and his face went slack in shock; that was obviously not the answer he was looking for. Skye turned and walked away, wiping her eyes furiously, determined not to cry.

She hadn't gone far when her resolve broke. She slid down the wall of the corridor, crying. A pair of warm arms encircled her and she turned and sobbed into Harry's chest.

"Shh, Skye," he mumbled, rubbing her back soothingly. "It's okay."

"But it's not," Skye moaned in distress. "He promised."

Harry didn't say anything; he didn't know what had happened. All he knew was that it had greatly upset Skye, so he just continued to hold his sister as she cried; kissing her hair and murmuring that everything would turn out okay. Eventually, Skye sniffed and pulled away, her face still wet with tears.

"I'm sorry," she muttered.

"Don't be," Harry smiled sadly. "You don't have anything to apologize for."

Skye sat with Harry's arms still around her for a while. "So do you want to tell me about it?" Harry asked quietly. "You don't have to if you don't want to."

"I...I'm not sure," Skye whispered. "I don't even know what happened."

Skye let her head drop and she played absently with Harry's hands.

"Skye?" Draco's voice echoed around the empty corridor.

Immediately, Harry jumped up and faced Draco. "What did you do to her Malfoy?" he snarled.

"I didn't do anything," Draco shot back, instantly defensive. "I haven't seen Skye since breakfast this morning."

"Why do you care anyway?" Harry was still looking at Draco suspiciously.

"I'm her boyfriend, Potter," Draco drawled. "Or have you forgotten?"

Skye couldn't take watching her brother and boyfriend fight much longer. "Would you two cut it out?" she chocked.

At once, both boys crouched back down besides her; one of either side. "Hey, hey, Skye baby," Draco whispered softly. "What's wrong?"

Harry made a strangled sound in the back of his throat.

"Got a problem, Potter?" Draco snapped.

"Yeah, you," Harry retaliated without a seconds thought.

"STOP IT!" Skye's distressed voice cut off Draco's reply. "Can't you please try and act civil?" she said, lowering her voice a little. "For me?"

Skye glared at both boys when they said nothing. "Fine," Harry muttered finally. "I'll behave if he does."

"And I'll behave if your brother can control his childish tendencies," Draco agreed reluctantly.

"Childish?" Harry began, but was cut off by Skye's fierce look. "Fine, fine," he muttered. "Sorry Skye."

"Yeah, sorry Skye," Draco echoed, intertwining their hands.

There was a silence between the trio during which Harry appeared to be fighting with himself.

"I'll leave you two alone then," he said finally.

Skye smiled gratefully at her brother. "Thanks," she said.

"Anything for you," Harry said quietly.

He dropped a kiss on her temple before standing up and leaving.

"I'll save you a seat at dinner," he promised.

"So," Draco began, once Harry had left. "What's all this about, hey?"

"Ri," Skye admitted. "He wants me to break up with you. But I'm not going to. We got in a fight and he told me to choose between you guys. I chose you."

Draco's eyes widened in alarm. "No, no, no," he said. "Don't do that. I'm not worth it."

"DON'T BE STUPID!" Skye yelled at him. "Never, never say that! You are worth it Draco Malfoy and don't you ever say otherwise. You hear me?"

Draco ignored his girlfriend's passionate words. "It's not fair on you though," he insisted. "Your family means the world to you, and Black is your best friend. I know that and I accept it. It's okay to put me second..."

Draco's words were cut off by Skye's mouth. She kissed him deeply and with more feeling than she had ever kissed him with before.

"I love you," she said, her hazel eyes bright. "Never, ever doubt that. I need you to survive. I'm addicted to you. Without you, I'd slowly waste away. I can't even contemplate living without you. So don't ever say I'm not getting the fair end of this deal. What Ri's said and done has nothing to do with you. In the end, it's not my loss; I'm the one who still has the most amazing boyfriend in the world who I love more than anything. And he loves me too," Skye added after a little thought. "Which is always a plus."

Draco smiled lovingly at her. "If we only had one hundred days to live," he whispered. "I'd only want to survive for ninety-nine, so I wouldn't have to live a day without you."

Grinning, Skye reclaimed Draco's lips. "I love you," she murmured. "Even if you use the most corny and overused lines."

A/N Yeah, Ri's being a bit of a jerk to Skye. Anyway, don't forget to leave a review; it doesn't matter how short it is. Thanks for reading...