Daddy issues

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: The Yule Ball (part 2)

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*Draco's POV*

"I love you..." My heart skipped a beat as I heard those words leave her lips. Who would've thought, Annabella Odile Riddle expressing her emotions and actually seeming to mean it? I was in shock. Yes, we had said it to eachother several times, but it mainly was meant as best friends... Sometimes I had definitely meant it as more -recently I'll admit, I had started to develop a more romantic attachment to her, but I never thought she would feel the same. The other night she was yelling about how much she hated me, I knew she didn't fully mean it but compared to what she just said tonight, it proves how contradicting she is. One moment she is all bubbly and happy and loving then the next she is stone cold and emotionless and unforgiving... She was still my everything though, I had a feeling she would always be.

I was all warm inside. There was something about Bella that just made my usually cold and icy heart melt to mush whenever she was around -in the best way possible. I couldn't help myself but smile as I continued to slowly twirl her around.

"Please say something... anything? Look, I understand if you don't feel the same and you only love me as a fuckbuddy or a fr-" I realised I had been in a bit of a trance, having not responded to her, so I cut her off from what she was thinking with a kiss. It was passionate and deep, her hand tugged at the roots of my hair, causing me to groan into her mouth slightly as I slid my tongue inside -dancing with hers. I pulled away slightly, remembering there were other people around us. I gave her a quick peck before getting lost in her emerald green eyes, both of my hands going to hold her face while she looked up at a me.

"I love you too..." We both broke out into a fit of giggles and smiles. I pulled her close into me and gently swayed the pair of us from side to side.

How could she even think that?! Merlin's beard! When will she get it in her head that I love her more than life itself?!

Oh Bella... I love you so much...

*Annabella's POV*

We continued to sway gently together until the music stopped and Professor Flitwick announced that some popular wizard band would be playing soon. Draco led me off of the dancefloor and over to a table where we could sit down and get some food.

The band had started playing more upbeat and seemingly modern music -though nothing as good as the muggle music on my Walkman.

I really must get around to showing Draco that...

I watched the blonde walk away to the food table and talk with one of our Durmstrang friends, who gave him a pat on the back with a wide smile as they looked over at me. I wondered what it was about but quickly realised it must have been about me... What I was wearing or how I looked... Something like that. My eyes scanned the room to see if I could find any of my friends in what had become a mosh pit of excitement from the band playing music. I even saw Crabbe jumping up and down with Goyle and none other than Viktor Krum. I couldn't help myself but laugh at the sight. Suddenly, I felt a kiss on my cheek. I turned to see Blaise smiling beside me.

"How's your night?" He asked as his eyes didn't move from mine once.

Finally a guy who has some dignity... And respect...