I Knew You Weren't
Chapter Three
The Sorting and the feast went off without a hitch and Draco and Kylie visited their respective houses afterwards, both making it back to their own dorm well past midnight.
Draco awoke the next morning to see Kylie asleep on the couch in front of the fireplace in their Common Room the next morning, with a warm blanket wrapped around her.
"Did you sleep out here on purpose?" He asked as Kylie sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Not particularly." She yawned. She glanced at the blanket and picked up the corner. "Did you-?
"Must have been a house elf. I thought you were already in your room when I came in." Draco walked over to their small kitchen and went about making himself some tea.
Kylie stood up from the couch to do the same and giggled a bit when the blanket fell off of her. "Well, this could be awkward." She said walking to the kitchen.
Draco turned to see at she was talking about. His eyes about fell out of his head when he saw her in nothing but a semi-tight white camisole and hot pink boyshorts.
"I remember taking my button-down off, but I must have taken my skirt off at some point in my sleep." She shrugged and grabbed herself a mug. She turned to look at Draco, who was strangely silent. "I'm sorry. Does the female body embarrass you?"
"What- no." Draco pulled a face. "Not at all. I just don't know you that well. Didn't think you'd be getting naked for me yet. It was bound to happen sooner or later, though."
"Do you have any actual life skills?" Kylie asked, getting to the point quickly and ignoring Draco's slightly sexist comments.
"What? Life skills?"
"Yes. Like cooking, cleaning, picking up dirty clothes? Because I refuse to pick up your dirty underwear or, Merlin forbid, crusty socks."
"I have life skills." Draco scoffed. "What gives you the impression that I don't?"
"I'm assuming you had a house elf? You are very wealthy, after all."
Draco scowled but stayed silent.
"So, I just figured you didn't know how to do anything."
"I have life skills." He grumbled.
Kylie finished making her tea and turned back around, leaning against the countertop. "We need rules, then."
Draco pulled out a chair from their dining table and sat down. "Like what? No sex during daylight hours? Personally, I like morning sex. It's like my own personal wake up call. But if you prefer the dark, I can adjust." Draco leaned back in his chair with his signature smirk on his face.
"More like 'don't be a fucking twat as soon as you wake up'. Also, I like to cook. And now I have a kitchen. If I choose to stay in and cook, and you choose to stay in and eat with me, the favor will be repaid. I won't be the only one cooking. I also won't be the only one doing dishes. I cook, you clean up. You cook, I clean up."
"Sounds fair to me. Go on." Draco took a sip from his mug.
"I have a...particular...way that I like things to be sorted. So, after classes today, I will probably be rearranging our shared spaces. Don't fuck with anything I change. And... how about, I'm responsible for my messes in the shared spaces and you're responsible for yours. Visitors require a 12 to 24 hour notice, on both our parts. Unexpected visits are an exception. I have a habit of falling asleep in front of the fireplace, as you may have noticed. If you find me like that, don't try and wake me up. Either I won't or, if I do, it won't be pleasant for you." Kylie thought for a moment. "And if either one of us has a 'guest' in our bedroom, Silencing Charms are not only a given, but respectfully requested."
"Planning on having many guests in your bedroom?"
Kylie smiled sweetly. "I don't know yet. Are you?" Her voice was dripping with sarcasm.
"Touché." Draco said with a head nod. "Anything else, Mistress?"
"Don't call me Mistress." Kylie raised an eyebrow. "If I think of anymore before I see you again, I'll make a list." She say her mug down and made her way to the stairs leading to the bedrooms and bathroom.
"Think you'll be walking around in your knickers very often?" Draco chuckled. "I'm sure my friends would love to see that." Theo was right. She does have a nice arse. He thought, watching her ascend the stairs.
Kylie flipped Draco the bird and walked into her bedroom, only to emerge a couple minutes later with her hand clamped around something.
Draco watched as she lifted her hand to her mouth and empty it's contents, draining her tea after she lowered her hand. "I know it isn't 12 hours notice, but I'm probably going to be bringing a friend by after classes to show her the place."
"You have friends? Wow." Draco drained his tea and walked his mug over to the sink.
"Yeah. More than one, actually. You'll like this one, though. You even have a special nickname for her. I believe you call her Weaslette? Correct me if I'm wrong."
Draco sneered. "Of course you're friends with the Mini-Ginger."
"I'm friends with all of the gingers. And their friends. So, be on your toes."
"I conveniently won't be here when you bring the She-Weasel for her grand tour. How about that?"
"If that's what you want to do, go for it. She knows I want her to be nice to you, though."
"You told your friends to be nice to me." Draco deadpanned.
"Of course I did. Because it's the right thing to do." Kylie shrugged. "Do you need to shower? I won't if you need to."
"Go right ahead."
Ginny followed Kylie through the portrait hole and gaped at the size of the common room.
"Don't you think five armchairs and three couches is a bit much?" Ginny asked as the portrait closed.
"More choices to sleep on." Kylie laughed. "That's the kitchen and dining room." She said, pointing. "Bedrooms are up the stairs. Come on."
Kylie led Ginny up the stairs and to the left, opening her for with a flourish.
"Holy shit." Ginny said as she stepped into the room. "You work fast."
The room seemed to be bathed in purple, from the rug on the floor to the bedding. An open window was to the left of the bed and a desk and bookcase were to the right. Kylie trunk lay open at the foot of the bed.
"I didn't do it. The room did. I walked in and it was plain, no color, no window. And when I stepped in it changed. I love it."
Ginny bellyflopped down on the Queen size bed and groaned. "It's so comfy.", she said, her voice muffled by the pillow her face landed in.
Kylie jumped up next to her and laid down on her back with her arm up under her head. Ginny rolled over and laid her hands on her stomach.
"I'm just going to live here with you. Okay?"
Kylie laughed. "Fine by me. One more person to talk to."
"Speaking of, how is living with...Draco?" Ginny paused, using Draco's actual name instead of a cruel nickname.
"Good, actually. I mean, it hasn't been a day yet, but he's been pleasant, aside from the sex jokes."
"Ugh. Boys." Ginny rolled her eyes. "Say, you never told me what happened between you and that muggle boy you started dating over break."
"Ugh. Boys." Kylie repeated. "We broke up. Because he said I was too 'crazy' for him."
"You aren't crazy." Ginny said sympathetically.
"No, I am. Apparently, I just have to wait for a man to come along, because boys can't handle the craziness. Maybe I'll just get a girlfriend instead." Kylie mused.
"I think that Ravenclaw girl still likes you."
"Who, Laurel? Maybe. We don't talk much, though. There is that Hufflepuff girl, Arizona. I mean, she's cute, blonde, and peppy. And i'm cute, blonde, and peppy. It could work. We have study hour at the same time. I saw her in the library while I was there."
Ginny groaned. "Of course you would find love in the library. Hermione should take a lesson from you instead of pining after my brother."
"I'm going to talk to her tomorrow." Kylie grinned, half-ignoring Ginny's complaining. "And shut up about 'Mione and Ron. She'll come to her senses one day."
"I'm so tired. I could sleep in this bed forever." Ginny said lazily.
"This is the first time I've been on it. It's incredibly comfortable."
"You slept in front of the fireplace last night?"
"Of course I did. It's like a bloody tradition at this point for me to fall asleep in front of the fire on the first day of school. The past two years, I tried to just go to bed and in tossed and turned for hours. I got up and five minutes in the common room and I'm out like a light." Kylie yawned. "Let's just take a nap. We stayed up way too late last night."
"Will you be alright?"
"Should be."
Draco came up the stairs a couple hours later and noticed Kylie's door was open. He decided to be a little nosy and peek in. He was about to roll his eyes at Kylie and Ginny sprawled out on the large bed, both laying on their stomachs, when he noticed Ginny had a hand resting on Kylie's shoulder, almost like she was comforting her. He briefly wondered why Ginny would be doing something like that but chalked it up to weird girl behavior and went to his room.
About half an hour after Draco had came back to the dorm, Ginny was awoken by Kylie grabbing at her arm, struggling to breathe.
"Bag...bag...the- the thing." Kylie gasped out as Ginny jumped off of the bed.
Ginny knew what 'thing' was being referred to. The small L-shaped Muggle contraption that Kylie used when she had trouble breathing. She grabbed it out of its usual pocket and rushed it over, pressing it quickly into Kylie's hand.
Kylie shook the inhaler and stuck it in her mouth, pressing it down and inhaling deeply. She did it once more and seemed to calm down. She threw it back to Ginny, who stuck it back in its pocket.
As Kylie calmed down, Ginny took a seat next to her on the edge of the bed. "You need a stock of Dreamless Sleep."
"I don't need a potion to help me sleep. I have my pills for that." Kylie said, breathing slowly.
"'Pills'. Whatever. They obviously don't work."
"They work just as well as Dreamless Sleep. I take them at night, before bed. I can't take them before a nap because they'll make me sleep too long. I guess I just have to boycott naps."
"You shouldn't have to boycott naps. You could talk to Madame Pomfrey and see if she has any ideas." Ginny suggested.
"You know how my mother feels about potions and things like that. I wouldn't be allowed to take them at home."
"Because she's home enough to see what you do or don't take." Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Gin... don't."
"Then come live at The Burrow until you get your own place. Mum would have you cured in no time."
Kylie smiled at the thought. "I'd also gain 10 kilos. Your mum would fatten right me up."
"Yeah, well, you need it. Your arse has shrunk since last year." Ginny winked.
"Rude." Kylie made a pouty face. "It's almost curfew. You'd better be getting back."
"I'll stop by and pick you up in the morning, make sure you're doing okay."
"I'll make you breakfast if you show up early enough." Kylie smiled. "Thanks."
"No problem. I'll see you tomorrow." Ginny hired her friend and got up, waving as she exited the bedroom door.
Kylie waited until she heard the portrait close before heading down to get a cup of tea. She didn't notice Draco sitting in a couch reading and almost spilled boiling water all over herself when he spoke.
"You alright?"
Kylie jumped. "Oh, Merlin, don't do that."
"Sorry, I just kind of heard you wake up in there. Didn't mean to eavesdrop. Nightmares?"
"Um, something like that." Kylie blushed. She didn't like anyone else knowing about her problems. "Sometimes, I wake up and can't breathe. Doctor says it's panic attacks. I say, what can I be panicking about if I'm sleeping."
"The war did a number in all of us."
The 'all of us' didn't go unnoticed, but Kylie didn't want to pry. "Well, it's been happening for a lot of my life. The battle here didn't help, though." She turned to look at Draco and smiled. "I'm going to head back up. Have a good night."
Draco nodded. "You, too." He turned back to his book. But he snuck a peek at her as she was walking back up the stairs. Something wasn't right with her. He shook the thoughts out of hood head, wondering why he cared when he didn't even know the girl. "What the bloody fuck is a panic attack?" He thought out loud.
Kylie laid back on her bed, cursing herself for leaving her door open when they fell asleep.
Great, now he knows I'm a fucking lunatic. He'll probably never speak to me again. She thought to herself. She accio'd her bookbag over to the bed and dug out her old, worn copy of To Kill A Mockingbird and her sleeping pills. She opened the bottle and tossed a pull in her mouth, downing it with tea, before opening her book and reading until she fell asleep.
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A/N: I don't know why, but I feel I should apologize for using an odd name like Arizona. But I started watching Grey's Anatomy a few weeks ago (never watched it before now) and I'm on season 7 and Arizona just got back from Africa and I'm having a lot of Calzona feels. So idk if she'll pop up again or if she's just a random mention, but I needed a happy Arizona moment so I threw her in here. Review, follow, favorite? Xoxo