crave

thirty-five

"liz, wake up" astoria yells from outside of my door and i groan "what do you want?" the door flies open and in walks a crying astoria. "what the fuck" i say sitting up and she looks at me "cam fucking cheated on me with some bitch from gryffindor" she says and i shake my head "are you sure" i ask thinking maybe she's just being paranoid. "yes im fucking sure. i just walked in on them fucking" she yells and i look at her. "wait what" i say as she sits down on my bed. "yeah. i went to go take him his robe because he left it in the common room the other night and i walk in on them fucking. the girl literally laughed in my face" she says.

"what do you want me to do" i ask and she shakes her head "nothing. i just needed somewhere to go. i can't go to my room, all of his stuff is everywhere" she sighs and i nod. "you can stay in here" she smiles as she lays down in my bed. "i'll be right back" i say as i stand up "get some rest" i say and she nods as i walk out.

"is she alright, i saw her crying" draco asks from the couch and i shrug as i walk down the stairs "cam cheated on her" i say and he looks at me. "fuck" he says and i nod "yeah and now she took over my bed" i laugh as i slump down beside him. "are you tired" he asks and i shrug "i always am" i laugh. he wraps his arm around me and pulls me closer to him. we both dont want to speak of last night. we both said things that we didnt mean and we both know that we care for one another.

"you know draco, i don't care if you cheat on me. but don't expect me to forgive you afterwards. and trust me, ill be able to tell. we can always tell" i say and he laughs "how evil do you think i am, elizabeth?" "hmm let me think" i say and he laughs "shut up. im nicer than i used to be." i laugh as i lean my head on his shoulder. we both look up as someone walks through the door. its blaise. i don't know where he has been for the past week and a half but he definetely has been avoiding draco.

draco moves his arm from around me and places it on my thigh "eliz- liz, i wanted to say im sorry" blaise says as he looks at the two of us. draco's eyes stay on him, watching his every move. "i hope you are feeling better" he says, staring at me. this is such a scripted apology i think im watching a tv show. his eyes show no regret, they look as though he wants to do it again. "i am. and you" i ask and he looks at draco "i could have gone without my best friend beating me up over a girl. but i'll be alright" he says, glaring at draco. "you deserved it. i told you not to put your hands on her" draco says, copying the glare. i feel bad for coming between their friendship but at the same time i could care less about how much draco hurts blaise.

"so you're her little bitch now" blaise spits and draco goes to stand up but i pull him back down. "leave, blaise" i say and he looks at me "im not draco, liz. you can't control me" he says and i roll my eyes. "really? cause i remember me controlling you quite a bit. telling you when you could touch me, how you could touch me. i believe you were even more of a little bitch in the bed than you are outside of it" i spit and his jaw clenches. "fuck both of you" he seethes as he walks up the stairs.

"that was hot" draco says as i lay my head back on his shoulder "shut the fuck up" i laugh and he looks at me. "what? its the truth" he shrugs and i roll my eyes. "i should go check on astoria. we'll probably have a couple drinks later, if you would like to join. pansy could come" i say and he nods "i'll ask her. im glad you two are friends. it means a lot, elizabeth, that you trust me with her" he says and i look at him. "i don't have anything to worry about, do i" i ask and he shakes his head. "see you later, draco" i smile and i walk upstairs and into my room.

"do you want me to skip class today" i ask astoria and she sighs as she stares up at the ceiling "no." she sits up and looks at me, her eyes are red and her cheeks are puffy from crying. "okay, well ill be back this evening and we'll have some drinks. draco and pansy will come too. sound alright" i say and she nods "thank you, liz. you're a great person" she says and i smile. "of course, astoria" i say and i put my school clothes on before walking out.

draco is no longer on the couch when i get out to the common room so i assume he's already gone to his class. christmas is in about three weeks, im thinking about just staying at hogwarts instead of going home. i'll probably die of boredom but its better than staying at my house. i wonder if i should get draco something? what would he even want? i could get him a ring but what if he didnt like it? i would get him a book but he doesnt enjoy reading, only when i read to him. i have no clue, and im not stressing about it right now.

*dracos pov*
"so cam really cheated on astoria" pansy asks and i shrug "thats what elizabeth said." she looks at me from across the table "why do you call her elizabeth, she hates it" she asks and i shrug again. "because thats her name. besides the other night when i called her liz she didnt seem to enjoy it" i answer and pansy nods. "so drinks in her room, do i need to bring anything"  she asks and i look at her "how the fuck would i know" she rolls her eyes. "does your mother know about, liz" pansy asks, i wonder why i haven't written to my mother about her. i think she would love elizabeth. "no. i'll tell her about her over christmas" i nod and pansy looks at me. "this is crazy, draco" she says and i laugh "what" i ask and she shakes her head. "draco malfoy is in love" she says and i roll my eyes "i am not, you're crazy" she laughs. "im not 'in love', pansy. shut up" i order and she nods, holding in her laugh. "whatever you say" she shrugs