Chapter 28

9:33 p.m. Slytherin Common Room, Hogwarts(Friday)

"Well, if you're sure you want to do that then I'll be right back," Vixen said after looking back and forth between Goyle and Draco. Draco lowered his head and looked to Vixen.

"Do try and make it quick," he said smirking in her direction. Vixen nodded and gathered some clothes out of her duffle bag.

The two boys watched Vixen in silence as she entered the tunnel way. When she opened the painting entryway light flooded into the tunnel. The boys waited to talk until the light had vanished. Goyle made his way over to the chair that Draco was sitting in and stared down at him.

"What the hell was that about? You'll sleep down here to watch over her?" Goyle asked in a disgusted tone. Draco scrunched his nose up at the Slytherin boy.

"That's exactly what I said so obviously that's what I meant you bloody idiot," Draco shot back. Goyle crossed his arms over his chest.

"People are talking, Draco. Everyone is starting to doubt you," Goyle informed him. Draco stood up from his seat now causing Goyle to take a few steps backward.

"Are they now? Are you doubting me as well?" Draco angrily asked. Goyle lowered his head slightly.

"Not exactly. But you can't really blame the others. They understand that you want everyone to get close to their muggles but when they see you with yours it's different," Goyle admitted. Draco stuck his chest out farther and balled his fists.

"Her name is Vixen you stupid oaf," Draco said pointing a finger at Goyle.

"You see! That's why everyone is starting to doubt you. Since when do you call a muggle by their first name? I mean hell, you don't even call your friends by their first names," Goyle replied. Draco narrowed his eyes at Goyle.

"I don't give a damn about what everyone else thinks. I don't even care what you think. Everyone looked to me for an answer when the muggles arrived. I gave everyone a solution and now they dare doubt me? Well I have news for you and everyone else, the way I handle my muggle is nobodies business but my own and if they have a problem with that then they can take it up with me," Draco told him. Goyle was getting ready to speak but stopped when he noticed light fill the tunnel way.

The boys turned their heads to see Vixen emerge from the tunnel dressed in her pajamas. Goyle's eyes widened and his mouth fell open slightly when he saw her. She walked into the room slowly wearing a silk powder blue night dress that made her skin look ten times darker. Her long toned legs were exposed until a little higher than mid thigh where the hem of her silk dress rested. Her platinum hair rested over her shoulders and bounced as she walked. Draco felt his neck getting hot and his palms beginning to sweat.

"You're going to sleep in the clothes you wore all day?" Vixen asked Draco referring to his button up shirt and black slacks. Draco smirked at her.

"By the looks of things I'm not going to be sleeping much," he told her raising an eyebrow at her before looking her up and down. Goyle turned to Draco with his eyebrow raised.

"I'll be too busy making sure everyone stays away from you," Draco added realizing that he was giving himself away.

"Well, good luck with that," Goyle said before disappearing up the stairs to the boys bedroom. Vixen took a seat on the couch in front of Draco.

"Do you dress like that every night?" Draco asked Vixen while he tugged at his shirt collar with one finger.

"No. But this is one of the only things I have left to wear. Why, is it too much?" she asked touching the silk fabric of her night dress. Draco cleared his throat nervously.

"No it's perfect. Is that a slit on the side?" He asked as his eyes caught sight of Vixen's upper thigh that was earlier hidden by her dress. Vixen nodded in response.

"Yeah, it's a little much if you ask me," she told him. Draco forced himself to look away from her leg and look her in the face.

He couldn't help but feel a little hot under the collar right now. Of course he was attracted to Vixen, that was a given, but when she was dressed down in a short, silk nightgown with her body exposed he could barely contain himself. He tried to keep himself calm and under control as he sat down in the chair next to the couch.

"You look wonderful. You always look wonderful," he told her. Vixen smiled at him.

"Well thank you," she told him. He nodded.

"Vixen, why did you have me listen to that song the other day?" Draco asked her. She perked up slightly at the question.

"Well, I just thought it would help you realize how much you mean to me," she replied. Draco smirked happily to himself.

"It really meant a lot. I'm surprised to hear that you feel so strongly about me," he confessed. Vixen raised an eyebrow at him.

"You're surprised?" she asked him. He sighed.

"Well, yes. Just a few weeks ago we didn't even know what we were doing. But now it's like we are starting to rely on one another," he explained.

"That's what you do in a relationship, don't you?" Vixen asked chuckling lightly.

"I'm not sure. I've never been in a relationship like ours before," he confessed. Vixen frowned slightly.

"You mean with a muggle?" she asked in a sad tone.

"No. I mean with a girl that I honestly love. Vixen, it's so different with you. You don't expect me to do things for you just because we are together. You don't demand that I buy you expensive things or take you places. It's foreign to me," he explained. Vixen smiled at him.

"That's because I don't care about those things, Draco. I'm not impressed by your money. I'm in love with you," she said making sure to whisper the end of her sentence so nobody would overhear. Draco grinned.

He swiftly leaned over and kissed her. When they broke free from one another she smiled at him. Draco had never been so flattered in his life. This girl, this muggle girl, had him wrapped around her finger and he didn't mind it at all. He slowly got up out of the chair he had been sitting in and handed her a folded up black blanket and a pillow.

"We need to get some rest," he told her. She nodded and made up the couch into a bed for herself.

Draco took off his white button up shirt and stood in the living area with his bare chest exposed. He then kicked off his shoes and stretched his arms over his head. Vixen couldn't help but blush at the sight of him. He took a seat back in the chair and looked to Vixen.

"Goodnight, love," he said to her. She frowned slightly.

"Can't you come lay with me? Just until I fall asleep?" Vixen asked him. He looked around the room before sighing.

"Of course," he told her before cuddling up next to her on the couch. Vixen happily snuggled her face into the crook of his neck as he wrapped his arms around her.

Draco slowly ran his hand through Vixen's hair as she started to fall asleep. He could feel her heartbeat on his bare side and smiled when he noticed that his heart was beating in sync with hers. He kissed her forehead before closing his own eyes. Draco held onto Vixen tightly as the two fell asleep together.

9:49 a.m., Slytherin Common Room, Hogwarts(Saturday)

"I told you!" Pansy whispered to other Slytherin students who were gathered around the couch where Draco and Vixen were sleeping.

"Man, this is so disgusting," a girl in her fourth year whispered.

"I can't believe Malfoy would stoop so low," Crabbe added.

Draco squeezed his eyes shut tighter when he started hearing the sound of people talking. He let out a tired groan before rolling onto his side. He felt his heart accelerate when he felt Vixen's body next to his. He kept his eyes closed when he remembered falling asleep with her last night. They were still nuzzled up together in the living area which could only mean that the voices he was hearing were those of his Housemates.

He took a deep breath before he opened his eyes. He was facing Vixen who was peacefully asleep with her face pressed into his bare chest. Nervously, he lifted his head upward only to see numerous familiar faces peering down at him. The face that he was extremely unhappy to see was that of Professor Snape. Snape was peering down at the two with his arms folded over his chest and an un-amused look plastered on his face.

Within seconds Snape unfolded his arms and placed them on the back of the couch. When Draco noticed him grip onto the leather material he pulled Vixen tightly into his body and put his head down on hers. Snape then lifted the couch and sent both of the teenagers falling to the floor. Many Slytherin students laughed while others continued to give Draco disgusted looks. Vixen had woken up now due to the crash to the floor.

"What the hell?" she asked propping herself up on her arms and looking around the room. Draco was now lying on his side propped up on one arm and staring at Snape.

"What the hell indeed Miss Charm," Snape slowly said with one eyebrow raised. Vixen lowered her head sheepishly when she realized what was going on.

"Sir, I can explain all of this," Draco said as he got off of the ground. Jacob had just entered the room now and whistled loudly.

"Nice bod you've got there Blondie!" he yelled with a grin on his face. Snape rolled his eyes at the muggle boy while others laughed at the comment.

Draco looked back at the chair that was next to the couch and grabbed his shirt from the previous night. He quickly pulled it onto his arms and began to button it up while Vixen stood up from the floor. She crossed her arms over her chest nervously as she crossed her bare legs over one another.

"I sincerely doubt that you can explain this Mister Malfoy," Snape told him.

"It wasn't his fault, sir," Vixen said. Draco looked over at her quickly.

"Is that so?" Snape asked in an unhappy tone. Vixen nodded.

"Yes, sir. I was afraid to sleep down here by myself. I mean, I'm sure you've noticed that the Slytherin students are not the most welcoming of people. I practically forced Draco to sleep down here and when he accepted I'm afraid I took advantage of him and managed to get him to sleep next to me," Vixen started to lie. Draco smirked when he realized that she didn't bite her lower lip.

"Care to explain how you could take advantage of Mister Malfoy?" Snape asked her as he crossed his arms over his chest again. Vixen smirked and uncrossed her arms.

"Do you honestly believe that I wear sexy nighties to bed every night? No, I'm afraid I don't. I'm sure you know how easily a young man can be persuaded by a woman like me. Don't you, Professor?" Vixen seductively asked while popping her hip out and placing her hand behind her head. Snape uncrossed his arms.

"You mean to tell me that you seduced Mister Malfoy?" he asked her before looking over to Draco whose eyebrows were raised at Vixen.

"That's correct, sir. I wasn't going to let things go anywhere, I just wanted him to sleep next to me so I would be safe. I'm afraid taking advantage of his built up testosterone was the only way to make that happen," Vixen continued to lie. The other Slytherin's gathered around the room exchanged glances.

"What a Vixen," Daphne Greengrass unhappily said while shaking her head. Other female students nodded in agreement.

"Damn, that Malfoy is lucky," Terence Higgs laughed. Male students nodded in agreement as they stared at Vixen.

"Detention, the both of you. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in my office. This had better not happen again," Snape angrily said before leaving the room. Draco let out a relieved laugh and turned toward Vixen who was smiling at him.

"You're bloody brilliant," he said to her while shaking his head back and forth. Vixen shrugged her shoulders.

"It's in my nature," she joked. Both turned their attention to the group of Slytherin students that were watching them.

"What?" Draco angrily asked the lot. Blaise scoffed.

"You're a disgrace to this House Malfoy," Blaise said stepping forward out of the group of students. Vixen glared at the boy.

"You're a disgrace to the human race," she shot back. Draco sighed.

"I'll handle this Vixen. Now Zabini, don't tell me that you could resist a young, supple woman when she is throwing herself at you," Draco pointed out raising an eyebrow at him.

"If the young woman is a muggle, I can assure you that I can," Blaise threw back at him. Draco gritted his teeth together.

"Hell I'd do her," Jacob said emerging from the crowd with a grin on his face. Pansy Parkinson rolled her eyes.

"That's because you're a pig," Pansy said. Jacob shrugged and turned toward her.

"Takes one to know one, sweetheart. Nice face you've got there by the way," Jacob said before pulling his nose up with one finger. Pansy glared at him and Vixen smiled.

"Muggle or not, I'd let her hop on my broomstick," Theodore Nott said before laughing with a group of boys. Vixen rolled her eyes at him.

"You wish you bloody fool," she shot at him. Draco smirked at her use of the word "bloody".

"My point has been proven. Now, go along with your pathetic lives," Draco told the group waving them off with one hand. Many students left the room but Blaise hesitated.

"I'm really looking forward to Friday, Malfoy," he said before stalking off. Luckily Vixen didn't hear him.