The two best friends walked back past their backyards, far, far away, until they were in a completely different area; their special place.
Walking into it again was like some sort of story book. Both of them were mesmerized by the sight in front of them. It was a beautiful, wide field they had stumbled upon and claimed as theirs at the age of seven.
Briana got a huge smile on her face, looked at Draco and said excitedly, "Come on, Dray! We have to run the field! Please!"
He gave her a small smile and grabbed her hand, "Well let's go then!"
The two of them ran through the tall, grassy field, hand in hand, laughing all the while. They stopped at one point when they were deep into their special place and just laid down, surrounded by the tall, green grass.
Briana sighed and looked up at the sky, "I love this place." Beside her, Draco nodded, "I do too. Brings back a lot of memories."
Briana propped her head up with her hand, "You mean like that time you wouldn't stop chasing me with that spider?!"
He laughed at her brief glare, "Well I was thinking of the time I was trying to teach you how to fly, but the only flying you did was straight into that pile of mud."
Draco turned so they were face-to-face, and he admired the deep thought that showed on her face. After a few seconds she said, "Remember that time we were here and you told me you hated girlfriends?"
By the time she finished the sentence, she was smirking.
"I 'hated girlfriends'? I don't recall saying that at all."
"Yeah, you said you didn't like girlfriends because they kissed too much or something. You were so cute."
"Oh, that's when I was nine, I didn't know what I was talking about. And don't call me cute, it's sort of demeaning."
"I'll call you cute if I wish to, Dray," and she lightly poked his nose, smiling.
Draco turned to look at the sky again, but Briana continued to watch him. She began to pick a few small daises that were around them, starting to make a daisy chain. He turned back over and watched her work, reaching to pick more flowers whenever she ran out.
When he couldn't keep himself from asking any longer, Draco asked Briana a question that's been lingering in his mind, "So did you have any boyfriends, then? In America?"
Her hands stopped tying the daisies for a second, but she continued to work when she answered, "I had one for a while, but when I found out we were coming back here, I broke up with him. We're just good friends now."
"I see," he said, nodding, "So do you guys still have feelings for each other?"
She started tying a little faster, "He still has some feelings for me, and I guess I sort of do. But it's amazing because now I can't see myself being his girlfriend at all, just a friend. I really don't think he was the one. I feel we were destined to be just friends."
Her tying slowed back down as she finished her daisy chain. She put it on her head and started making another one, and he gave her more daisies, "I get it. At least it wasn't one of those devastating or violent break-ups."
She nodded, "I guess so... So do you? Have a girlfriend, I mean."
"I had one in the beginning of third year, but we only lasted for about 2 months because she was annoying as fuck and always spent my money. And from the end of third year to the beginning of fourth year, I was with Pansy Parkinson," he grimaced when he said her name.
Briana chuckled slightly, "I take it you had problems with Pansy as well?"
"Okay, well, she called me 'Drakie' and 'Drakie Poo', she practically only wanted to make out with me, she was expensive as Merlin knows what, she would cry and whine if I wanted to go to bed instead of hang out with her, and she thought I loved her and still thinks I'm in love with her to this very day!"
Briana copied Draco's previous pained expression, "Sounds like a charmer. Will I be meeting her atyour 'end of Summer holiday' do?"
"Unfortunately, yes. Her parents are rather good friends with my parents, no matter how much I despise her."
"Smashing, I get to meet your ruddy ex in a matter of two days."
"Lucky you."
"Is she the reason you're so much of a... what's the word...?"
"Player?"
"Yes, player. Is she the reason you're a player now? Why you get around so much?"
"Sort of. I mean, I suppose I'm just at that age where you just enjoy messing around."
"I guess I'm sort of that way myself, actually. Before I met Justin I was such a party girl. And now that we're broken up, I expect I'll be joining that life-style again."
"Sounds charming. Maybe one day you'll get to see the marvelous Malfoy in action, yeah?"
"Of course, and maybe you'll witness the brilliant Brightsman in action as well," she smiled sweetly.
"Speaking of partying and all that, I'm going to go check out that club you told me about. You want to come?"
"Honestly, that sounds delightful, but my mother has recruited me to put together the seating chart for the do, as always."
"That's alright, another day, I suppose."
Briana nodded and proceeded to tie the flowers together, her hair falling in front of her face. Draco looked over at her, "You know what I really want to do right now?" She shook her head. "I wanna take a picture of you."
"Well that's too bad, you didn't you bring a camera, Dray."
"Or did I?", he produced a camera, seemingly out of thin air. She giggled and continued to work on her chain of yellow flowers. He took the picture when she didn't even know it. Then Draco layed back down, putting the camera away.
Briana tied on the last daisy, completing her second well-made daisy chain. She looked over at Draco who was staring up at the sun and the clouds, laying on his back again. She scooted over a little and lightly sat on his stomach.
"Come on, sit up," she beckoned. He did as he was told and sat up, looking at his best friend. She set her second daisy chain around his head and smiled at him. He watched her hands as she pet his hair. He loved it when she did that.
A moment later she got off of him, for fear she might wind him if she sat there any longer. They laid side-by-side, both of them watching the clouds peacefully.
After a minute, Draco whispered, "I think I'd like to fall asleep here, Bri."
She replied just as quietly, "I think so too, Dray. But only..."
"For a while...", he finished, tiredly.
And they did, there in their special place, blanketed in the warm sun, cushioned by the field of grass, and comforted by each other's presence.