I Knew You Weren't
Chapter Five
*1 Month Later*
Draco walked into the Head's dorm with an unbandaged arm and a giant grin on his face.
"What'd Pomfrey say?" Kylie asked, looking up from her homework.
"I'm all healed." Draco shrugged, still grinning as he plopped down next to Kylie on the couch. He flung his arm over the back of the seat and kicked his feet up on the coffee table.
"Oh, good. Now I can stop pretending we're friends. You make a good charity case, you know."
Draco turned his head in shock and opened his mouth to say something rude, but groaned when he noticed the sly smirk playing on Kylie's lips. "You're a fucking arsehole."
Kylie put her quill and parchment to the side and turned herself towards Draco, throwing her legs over his. "It's part of my charm."
"Where's Arizona? I thought we were studying together." Draco asked, pulling his homework from his bag.
"We got in a fight. No biggie." Kylie shrugged.
"It was about me, wasn't it?"
"Not entirely. Don't feel bad. I just... think she's jealous."
"Of me?" Draco feigned surprise. "No way. I have never gotten that vibe from her. Ever." He said sarcastically.
Kylie swatted him on the arm. "She doesn't think we're just friends. I'm sorry. She thinks we, you know, have feelings for each other."
"Does she think I'm, what? Going to steal you away from her?" Draco rolled his eyes. "I may be a bit of an arse, but I don't steal girlfriends. I could get a single girl. If I wanted one, that is. I've tried being her friend. This isn't my fault."
"Don't go defending yourself to me. I know it isn't your fault. But, you know, she only likes girls. She knows I like both and she's okay with it. But she also isn't blind and knows you're rather attractive."
"Everyone knows that." Draco grinned. "What started your fight?"
"I told her I was going to see if you wanted to visit my mum's over the holiday."
"Oh." Draco blushed a bit and bent over quickly to pretend to look for something in his bag.
"I'm just trying to be friendly. Don't read anything into it. I thought that your place might be terribly depressing and considering that my mum probably won't be home most of break, I thought I'd ask if you wanted a change of scenery."
Draco sat up as he felt his face cool off. "Think I don't have other friends to visit with?"
Kylie raised an eyebrow. "Do you?"
Draco signed, almost defeated. "Blaise will be in Italy with his mum. Theo's mum is angry that my dad got his dad thrown in prison. Pansy isn't technically allowed to speak to me anymore and the Greengrass' aren't our biggest fans either. So... No. I don't have anyone to see. Poor little Draco, right?"
"Then come see me. I'll be alone with no one to hang out with and so will you."
"What about Arizona? You don't want to see her?" Draco mindlessly flipped through his textbook.
"Right. My mother can't stand that I'm a witch. How would she feel if I surprised her with a girlfriend? That's another reason she's angry. She thinks I'm choosing you over her. She just doesn't understand. I don't know how liking the same sex is looked upon in Wizarding families, but an incredible amount of Muggle families frown upon it. My mother's heart would explode."
"Thought you said she wouldn't be home."
"Well, if by some miracle she decides to show up, I'd much rather her catch me with a boy than a girl."
"Your mother sounds terrible."
"She is terrible." Kylie's look of disdain turned to one of happiness quickly. "Think of it as a Muggle Studies lesson. You'll get to see how the lesser half lives and functions."
"You aren't any less because your mum is a muggle." Draco replied lazily, barely looking up from his book.
"Hold on. Can you repeat that slowly so I can make sure I remember it correctly?"
Draco scowled. "Don't be a cunt. People can change their minds and viewpoints as they grow. Mine must happened to change radically. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with my roommate, though. She's a bit of an arsehole."
"You say such kind words, Drake. It's good that you've changed how you see blood status. Growth is good."
"Couldn't take you home to meet the parents anytime soon, though. Not as long as my father is still the head of the house."
"One day you'll be head of the house and you can bring home whoever the fuck you want. Fuck the haters." Kylie managed to say with a straight face.
Draco raised an eyebrow and busted up laughing. "Dear Merlin, woman. You're going to make a fine housewife one day."
"What if I don't want to be a housewife? What if I want to be fucking Minister of Magic? Or the Prime Minister of England? Or maybe I'll just aspire to marry your mum. And then I'll be your stepmum and tell you what to do all day."
"Dream big, little Gryffindor." Draco winked, flashing a half-smile.
"I do dream big, thanks very much." Kylie rolled her eyes. "And I'm far from little."
"You're about a head and a half shorter than me. You're little."
"Yeah, well, you're uninvited to my house."
"What?! That's absurd! I was just stating a fact!" Draco crossed his arms and slumped down in his seat a bit.
"Who are you and what have you done with Draco Malfoy? Your name used send shivers of fear down the spines of first years. And now you're pouting because I, a little Gryffindor and a half-blood to boot, disinvited you from visiting over the holiday?"
"I'm not pouting." Draco grumbled.
"And I'm the bloody Queen." Kylie deadpanned.
"You know, for someone who says they don't judge, you're pretty bloody quick to do just that. People change, alright?" Draco kept scowling and refused to make eye contact.
"Yeah, we've established that." Kylie was none too impressed.
"I don't have any friends. Not anymore. Happy? Is that what you want to hear? All of my 'friends' are still only my friend out of pity. My father's actions affected every fucking one of them and they feel sorry for me."
"Oh, fucking bollocks, Drake!" Kylie sat straight up and glared at Draco. "Blaise? Blaise is your fucking friend. Theo is your friend. Now, Pansy and Daphne? Drop them like a sack of potatoes. Fuck 'em. Pansy thinks you're under some obligation to marry her and Daphne does what Theo wants." She reached out and grabbed Draco's face in her hand and turned it to make him look her in the eyes. "And me. I'm your friend. I am not here out of pity. I'm here because I like you. We could have just been nothing more than roommates, but when you're not being an arse, you're a pretty decent fucking person." Kylie let go of Draco's face.
"Okay." Draco said quietly. "Okay."
"So, I don't want to hear that 'I don't have friends' bullshit again. You are not a one man wolf pack. You don't need to wallow in self-loathing. I'm your goddamn friend whether you like it or not."
"I said okay, woman!" Draco exclaimed.
His sudden outburst caused Kylie to go into a fit of giggles.
"What? What's so funny?"
"You!" Kylie said between laughs. "You're kind of fucking adorable when you get angry."
"I'm not adorable." Draco growled, which caused Kylie to laugh even harder.
Draco didn't know what to do. He had very rarely ever been in the presence of a woman who had been reduced to tears from laughing. Especially one that had been driven to this madness because of him. His eyes widened as Kylie began hyperventilating from laughing so much.
"Calm down?" It came out more of a question than a statement. "Meadows!"
"Yes?" Kylie squeaked out. She wiped her eyes and bit down on her bottom lip to try and calm herself down. "I'm sorry!" She was taking deep breaths. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She started laughing again, harder than before.
Draco couldn't take it anymore. She was going to make her head explode if she kept this up. He grabbed her arms and pulled her towards him, planting his lips on hers. The laughing immediately stopped. He felt Kylie begin to lean into the kiss before her eyes snapped open and she yanked herself backwards.
"What the fuck?" She pulled a confused face.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know how to shut you up."
Kylie pointed at Draco and furrowed her brow. "We don't speak of this. Ever." She rubbed her eyes. "Oh, fuck, I need a cup of tea." She stared at Draco for a second before swinging her legs away from him and getting up.
As she walked away, Draco smacked himself. "Am I still uninvited?"
"Fucking of course you aren't. I was joking." Kylie turned around after she shut the cabinet door.
Draco sighed, exasperated. "You were joking."
"Yeah, I was. And then you had to go and act like a little prat. Fucking spoiled always-get-what-I-want Malfoy. The embarrassment you feel right now for kissing me? You fucking deserve it."
Kylie finished making her tea in silence. She walked back to the couch and took her spot next to Draco.
"I'm not embarrassed." Draco tried defending himself.
"Your cheeks say otherwise."
That made Draco blush even harder. "I'm just going to go to bed. Possibly drown myself in my shame and embarrassment." He stood up, but Kylie grabbed his arm with her free hand.
Kylie sat her tea down on the table and stood up. She placed her hand on the crook of Draco's neck and leaned in, gently pressing her lips to his. She kissed him for a few seconds and then pulled away, smirking. "A real one for your troubles." With a wink, she let go of him. "Now, we definitely never speak of this."
Draco swallowed thickly and felt his trousers become a little tighter. "I-I... I really need to go to bed now. Goodnight." As he hurried to the stairs and up to his room, he could have sworn he heard a small chuckle and an amused tongue-click come from in front of the fire.
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