I know, I know, its been a long while. So lets just get on with it.

I left the Malfoys at noon the next day and Draco did steal a few kisses now and then. When I got home I sat in my room reading the book Draco gave me. I read and read and read. I read until my vision was blurry and I couldn't see straight.

At about two in the morning I finally put the book down and closed my eyes and fell into the world of sleep and dreams. Did I have a boyfriend now? What was I going to do? WHAT DID I DO?

2 and a half weeks later:

"Tiffany, wake up!" I sat up and found my father standing at the edge of the bed. I tilted my head in question. "You and I are expected at the Malfoy's. Lucius and I have business to attend to. So does Narcissa. You will be staying with Draco today."

He left and I sighed. Why was I spending so much time with the Malfoys lately? I had no idea. I went to my closet. I slipped into some brown tights that went over my slim legs and down to my ankle. I slipped on some flats. I pulled a pink sundress on and a brown sweater. Time to go to the Malfoys.

I grabbed a purse and shoved my muggle book into it. Then I froze. My dad said both or Draco's parents would be out…I would be alone…with Draco. I felt faint. "TIFFANY! TIME TO GO!" My father called. I took a deep breath. "Coming!" I called out in a shaky voice. Bloody feelings making me shaky.

I walked down stairs and we apperated. Mr. Malfoy and Mrs. Malfoy stood there. "Ah, Thomas. Let's go." Mrs. Malfoy had apperated already and then my father and the other man were gone. I had been told Draco was waiting in the house. I pulled my long hair up into a ponytail and I started to the house. The door was open and I let myself in. I shut the door behind me. "Tiffany! You're here!" I turned around and was grabbed by my waist and spun around. I was set down and was kissed quickly. My heart did a little dance. "Draco, calm down. We have all day for that, I just woke up. Give me a moment."

He sighed. "But I haven't seen you in more than two weeks. I've missed you." I smiled. "Really? Well, any who, I've missed you too. Dad won't let me out of the bloody house. Not even to see the Weasleys." Draco frowned. "Weasleys?" I nodded. "Yeah, we live next door. Dad doesn't like them, but they're like a second family." I said as I remembered all the good and bad times I had had at the Weasleys.

Draco perked up again. "Never mind them, okay?" I nodded and stretched my arms out with a yawn. I rubbed my eyes with my sweater/hands. The sleeves were to long so they hung over my hands. "You really did wake up didn't you?" Draco asked. I nodded tiredly. "I just want to sleep for a few more minutes." He shrugged. "Okay." He walked towards me and I gave him a questioning look, but before I had said anything, he had picked up my small frame and started to carry me to the stair case. I started to protest but his chest was warm so I snuggled closer. I was asleep before we were at the top of the steps.

I woke up in a bed. I wasn't sure where I was at first but remembered quickly. Someone had taken off my sweater and shoes and taken my hair down. An arm was wrapped around my shoulders. My check lay against someone's shirt. I was under a blanket. The other person wasn't. Their shirt was really soft. I moved my eyes downwards and saw that this person's legs were crossed. I was in a tight ball with my hand on the person's chest and the other was under my head. A book was being held up by the person and one glance at the clock told me it was ten, I had been asleep for about three hours.

The room was a gray color with posters around it. I dared to look at the person I was next to. My eyes darted up to see a boy's face. Draco.

I internally sighed. What was going on? "Morning." I mumbled. He smiled down at me. "Well, looks who's awake." I propped myself up on my elbow. "Yeah. And thank you for letting me sleep." He nodded and set the book aside. I sit up and lean against the head board and looked around the other side of the room. There was a few bookshelves lining the walls. I saw a fireplace that wasn't lit. "You slept for a long time." Draco said.

"Yeah, I can sleep a lot. Especially during the summer. Sleep is nature's medicine." He laughs. "True. So do you want to take a walk?" I nodded. "Let me find my shoes and sweater." He pointed to a chair and I see my things. Soon we were outside walking. Our fingers were intertwined. I loved it. The big grounds, the wonderful house, the boy who lived in it. We talked about school, and other things. We got to the edge of the woods and we turned around. I saw a tree that looked really good for climbing. "Draco, I'll race you to the top of that tree." He smiled. "Really?"

I nodded. "Go!" We went running off and I swung myself up onto a branch and started to reach for the next one. I used foot holes and hand holes. I was about ten feet from the top when I missed a foot hole and I was suspended in the air with my hands around a branch. Draco, who was a feet below me, looked at me with surprise. "I thought you were good at this? You okay?" I nodded. "Yeah, and I am good at this." I swung myself up and found another foot hole. I continued to climb. I sat on the top branch and waited for Draco. He joined me a few moments later.

"That was fun." I said with a cheerfulness in my voice. "Yes it was. So I was talking with my mum and dad and they thought that maybe you could come to Diagon Alley with us before school. They asked your dad and he agreed, so would you like to?" I smiled. "Of course! Why wouldn't I?"

One Month Later (two weeks until Hogwarts.):

I paced my room. Just a few minutes until the Malfoys got to our house to go to Diagon Alley. I was dressed in simple lose jeans and a light pink sweater with some sneakers on. My curls were in a bun with my wand through it. I had a bag over my shoulders. I bit my thumb-nail in worry. After walking over to Aaron's cage I stoked his feathers and gave him a treat. It had been a month since I had seen Draco. I missed him. I just wanted to talk to him, I mean he was my boyfriend. My boyfriend, my heart jumped at the idea.

What would my friends say? What would his friends say? What would everyone say? Why should I care? Nervousness built in my stomach. What is the Gryffindors hated me? What if Sytherins hated Draco? Oh God, oh God. I stopped in the middle of my room. It would be fine…I hoped. I looked at my trunk that was sitting at the foot of my bed. I took a deep breath. "Everything will turn out just fine." I murmured to no one. I started to pace again.

"TIFFANY! TIME TO GO!" My father called up the stairs. My heart went wild. "Coming!" I opened my door and cast one glance back at my owl. "Wish me luck!" Aaron hooted in return. I walked swiftly to the stairs and saw the backs of the Malfoys. I walked down the wooden stairs and heard the murmurs of voices. I stood at the bottom of the stairs and my heart flipped when I saw Draco. Is it too soon to be in love, a tiny part of my brain asked. The other part told it to shut it. I greeted the Malfoys and hugged Draco. I grabbed my letter from the table and the adults led the way to the fireplace. Draco's hand slipped into mine. I glance up at him.

He was smiling. We floo powdered together and there the Alley was. I loved it. I saw Greengotts, Madam Mulkin's, Olivander's, and the book shop. I saw three Ravenclaws in our year and their eyes were wide as they whispered to each other. Oh no…Our parents led us the rope shop and the girls' eyes followed. I felt there stares practically burn through me. I hadn't grown and inch since the year before, I was so short, just shy of five two, I only came up to Draco's shoulder. As Draco's parents and my father paid, a group of Hufflepuffs in the year below us walked by the window and stared at Draco and I.

"So, Tiffany, do you want to sit with me on the train?" Draco said, pulling me from my thoughts. I nodded with a smile. "I'd love to." Our parents sent Draco and I to get our books. Draco was put in charge of making sure I only bought school books. When we walked into the book shop I led him over to the school books and we found what we needed. We paid and as we turned to leave Draco and I were met with a group of Slytherin girls, led by Pansy Parkinson. I froze in fear. She smiled at Draco and glared at me at the same time, if that's possible.

"Draco, what are you doing with that little Gryffindor coward?" Pansy said in a false sweet tone. I stiffened in fear, horror, and more fear. My eyes widened. Draco must have felt me tense so he came to my defense. "Pansy, I believe you know Tiffany." Pansy's words were spit though her teeth. "I do." Draco moved his arm to around me. "Well, Tiffany is my girlfriend now."

He called me his girlfriend. I would have been so happy except that the girl who personally hated me stood in front of me. "What?!" Pansy screeched in horror. I cringed. Draco pulled me around them so that our backs were to the door. "Yep! She's my girlfriend. See you around Pansy." He turned us around and led me out the door. He released is hold on my shoulders but took my hand again. We met up with our parents who had everything else and just before we left I saw a bit of red hair out of the corner of my eye. I turned to find my three best friends, Hermione, Rom, and Harry staring at me I shock. I stared back until Dad pulled me away.

Two Weeks later:

I ran down the platforms of Kings Cross station, trying to get to the Platform. I had my things on the trolley and Aaron screeched as we wove in and out of people. My tie hangs loose around my neck, my shirt's untucked, and my brown curls fly behind me as I run. I finally see the wall and I ran straight through it with thirty minutes to spare. I take my things over to the man loading the train and I grab my bag and robe off the trolley. I walk back over to my father who had been walking after me.

I pulled on my robes and fixed my red and gold tie. I left the shirt untucked and I ran my hands over my skirt to smoot it down. I run my fingers through my wild curls and try to look calm as a fifth year should. I sling my rucksack over my shoulders and wait. Draco was supposed to be meeting me here. I look around, peeking over heads, looking for the mess of blonde hair. My father says good-bye and he leaves to go to 'work' and I'm left alone waiting. At fifteen minutes till a pair of arms goes around me. "Looking for me?" A voice whispers in my ear.

I turn around to find Draco dressed in his uniform smiling down at me. I smile and hug him. He kissed me on the cheek and I feel people staring at us. I reach for his hands and they hang between us. "Still sitting with me?" Draco asked. I nodded and he kissed my other cheek. He tells me his parents let to and that he had been looking for me. I smile at that. We wait for about five minutes longer and just before we board the train I see Harry and Ron staring at us with glares. I frown but let Draco pull me onto the train after him.

I have no idea where he sat so I followed him. I realize that where he sits, most of the Slytherin house sits too. I stick out like a sore thumb with my Gryffindor uniform. God it's going to be a long train ride. He pulls me into a compartment and I sit by the window in the corner as if I want to protect myself. I pull my legs up beside me and lean back into the wall. His friends soon join us and they eye with a certain hatred and curiosity. Just after the train starts to move Pansy and her two other friends open the door. She scoffed at me and moved to sit in between Draco and I but before she can he moves over and she's forced to sit on the other side on him. The other girls occupy seats on the other side.

I hold my rucksack in my lap and am on alert. Draco puts his arm around me. I lean into him as if he can protect me if something happens. He's the only person in the compartment I trust. "Did you bring something to read?" He whispers in my ear as the others start to talk. I reach into my bag and pull out A Tale of Two Cities to show him and he smiles. I start to read but am soon interrupted. "So, girly, what are you sitting here for?" One of the girls ask me. I don't even know her name.

"I'm sitting with my boyfriend." I reply with the politest tone I can muster. They laugh as if I'm crazy, as if they can't see Draco's arm around me. "Yeah, right." Pansy says laughing. "You, a little, tiny, baby coward with Draco Malfoy! That is the most hilarious thing I have ever seen." I shrugged. "So what? Why in hell should I care what you think?" Man this is going to be a long train ride.

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