"I should be the one asking you that, Granger."
Ignoring the question that was thrown at her direction, she calmly stood back and gave him a blank stare. "I asked you first Malfoy." She spat, crossing her arms against her chest. She studied him, calculated his every move. She watched as he flexed his fingers. She watched has his eyes hardened on her response to him.
Her breath hitched as she had a peek of what lie inside his eyes. It was raging storm inside like she thought. It was dark and cold inside as the storm raged on. It wasn't her imagination playing with her; this was the true feelings underneath his blank stare. She looked up again and searched his eyes only to find his blank. He masked it up noticing she might have notice his internal turmoil.
"Did your parents not teach you to never but into anyone's business except yours?" He scowled, making himself comfortable on Pansy's plush couch and faced her with a stony glare. "Now, what are you doing here, Granger?"
Instead of glaring back at him like Malfoy expected she bit her lip and looked away from him. Malfoy raised an eyebrow and was about to open his mouth to ask her when Pansy came into the view, he presumed, where Granger came from.
"Hermione who altered the- oh, Draco. What do I owe your visit?" The raven haired witched said, confused why the blonde decided on popping by. He shrugged and crossed his arm. "Theo."
Pansy groaned and sank into one of her armchairs, rubbing her face with her hands. "What did he do this time?"
"Moaning why you are friends with Gryffindors," He murmured.
Pansy blinked, Granger froze on his statement. Before Pansy can even react Granger went to the kitchen to give them some privacy.
"Pardon, I didn't hear what you said," The Slytherin witch looked at Draco, her right eye twitching and her hands curling up.
Malfoy stared blankly at her then rolled his eyes. "You heard me quite fine Pansy. Theodore Nott thinks that you are making a wrong decision about choosing your friends."
He expected her to blow up and curse the other Slytherin into oblivion. He expected her to shoot daggers at a wall or at him. He expected her to "nicely" ask him to leave with her and go find Nott. He didn't expect her to just roll her eyes and looked calmly at him. "Is that why you are here to backstab Theodore?" She asked and raised an eyebrow at him.
Draco gave her a pointed look before shaking his head no. "I came here because he made me do it."
Pansy scoffed and crossed her arms resting her back on the armchair. "Do you really think I'll buy that reason of yours?"
He sighed and closed his eyes. "I just wanted to visit you and keep you company but it seems like you already have one." He said, his eyes trailing to the door where Granger left, he then stood up and went towards her fireplace and grabbed a handful of floo powder.
"Leaving already? Stay for tea at least, Hermione and I are just going to do that before you arrived." She stood up as well, slightly disappointed.
"Pansy, I can tolerate you being friends with them but don't expect me to have 'tea' with them or with her." With that said out loud, he stepped inside and called out for his home.
Pansy Parkinson looked longingly at her fireplace and sighed. When was even the last time Draco stayed and had tea like they do before?
"You can go to him you know." Hermione, leaning against the wall by the kitchen's door way, spoke up timidly.
The raven hair turned to look at her and rolled her eyes, "and what , leave you here? You are my guest Hermione, I invited you. I can't just leave because some wizard walked into us uninvited."
"He is still your friend Pansy. Go spend time with him. I'll be fine, really." Hermione insisted with a reassuring smile. "I'll just go home and have a cup of tea and read a book." She added and started to gather her things.
Pansy smiled and felt grateful for having a friend like Hermione. She then walked towards her and gave her a short tight hug. "Thank you and have fun. I'll owl you for our next tea time, alright?"
The brunette just laughed and received her hug with a smile. "Alright, I'll be waiting or you could come by to my flat tomorrow for tea and I'll invite Ginny as well."
"I'll do that." The other witch nodded and smiled back at her.
Hermione gave her a small wave before flooing home.
Pansy smiled and grabbed her wand before disapparating with a small 'pop'.
"Left the mud-"he coughed as a glare was sent on his way after he heard her 'pop' into his study. "-muggleborn for me? Why I am greatly flattered with your gesture, Pansy."
The said witch looked around his study and grabbed the glass of firewhiskey by his side and transfigured it into water before drinking it. "How many times to we have to tell you Draco that you should lessen you're drinking habits? And for your own information she sent me here so I can spend time with you. You should be grateful, indeed."
He rolled his eyes as he refilled the empty glass with firewhiskey and drank it, his eyes locking with hers, challenging her to stop him. "Now I am flattered, blushing like a baboon. Should I send her a 'thank you' card like muggles do?"
The raven haired glared at him and helped herself on his sofa. "Sarcasm does not suite you, Draco Malfoy."
He smirked and leaned back on his seat, "I wasn't even being sarcastic, Pansy."
"Don't start with me, Draco." She warned as her glare intensified.
"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing your little mudblood friend." He said arms rose into mid air, as if surrendering to her; amusement clouding up his steel eyes.
"Malfoy!"
He laughed and it reminded her of the past.
Hermione Granger looked around her silent flat and sighed. She closed her eyes as familiar voices started to whisper by her ear. She slumped down against her living room wall, her hands desperately trying to cover her ears to make the noises stop. They're back and she doesn't even know how to make them stop and distract herself.
It seems like this is just another long night ahead of her, like always.
A/N: I know. This is a very late upload. My only reason would be university. The workloads had been catching up on me and I can't really find time to finish this chapter. I had a brief writer's block. I am very sorry. Shorter than the first few chapters, I know and I'm also sorry about it. I hoped you liked it though. :)