crave

sixty-two

"so you jsut told him no" cam asks and i nod "i didn't want to go home. i'm not up for all of that right now" i laugh, i've told the groupd about how cruel my father is but i haven't told them everything. they just know that he is not someone i want to be around.

"do you love your father, liz" caleb asks and i look at him, he's told me that his father and mine have a lot in common. so i feel like the questions he's asking me is meant for him. "i don't know. i feel like i have to because he raised me but does he deserve love? no. though, if something were to happen to him i'm sure i would be hurt. maybe" i say and he laughs. "what's draco doing today? usually he's up your ass twenty-four seven" kai asks and i look at him. esmeray gives him a look and he shakes his head "i didn't mean it in a rude way. just asking" he assures me and i shrug. "he had to meet pansy for breakfast but i haven't seen him all day" i say and esmeray looks at me. "he has told you that him and pansy used to hook up, right?" she asks and i nod.

"before me and draco started dating i was in the common room when pansy came out of her room, going to draco's. so i've always known" i nod and she shrugs "just making sure you knew everything. draco doesn't talk much, i'd be surprised if you knew anything about him" she laughs. i don't know much about draco. other than he hates reading, loves to protect people, and has the shortest temper in the world. "yeah he really doesn't" i laugh.

"liz, go. it's brandon" kai says and i look to see brandon looking out of the open corridor again. his eyes stare at me, a smirk lays on his face. everything about him makes me feel uncomfortable. "okay, thanks. i'll talk to you guys later" i say as i stand up and grab my bag. i quickly make my way to the other side of the corridor and start to go towards the slytherin common room.

"come on, liz. don't run away from me" i hear his voice, it sends chills down my spine. the sound of him running to catch up to me echos in my ear and i speed up my walk. "leave me alone, brandon. you're a creep" i say and i hear him laugh. "elizabeth, stop" he orders and i grab my wand from my bag. i turn around and point it right at him. he stops walking. "i said stop following me" i spit, my hand shakes as i stare at brandon. "you're not seriously threatening me, are you" he laughs "stupefy" i yell.

the red light shoots out of my wand and hits brandon, sending his body to hit the ground. "leave me alone, brandon" i spit one more time before walking to the common room.

my hands shake as i sit down on the couch. i put my wand back in my bag and sigh. i'm totally kicked out. back home with my father. fuck. i let him take control of me so easily. that's what he wanted. he wanted to get under my skin. he wanted me to snap. at least i didn't kill him.

"elizabeth, are you alright" i hear draco's voice behind me. i look to the stairs and draco stands at the bottom of them. his hair is messed up and his eyes are tired as if he was napping. "um yeah. were you sleeping? how did you know i was out here" i ask and he shrugs "had a feeling. but yes, i was asleep" he laughs. "sorry, nothing's wrong. go back to sleep" i shake my head.

the door to the common room opens and snape walks in, fuck. "miss alure, care to explain your actions before i take you to detention" he says, his voice is low and dull like always. "detention for what" draco asks, snape's glare goes to him. "having a nice nap, malfoy" he says and draco sighs. "detention for attacking a student" snape says as he turns back to me. draco looks at me and i sigh "it wasn't my fault, professor. he was coming on to me, i told him to stop. it was simply self-defense. besides, it's a school for magic, if every student that uses magic gets in trouble, whats the point?" i say, trying to work my way out of detention.

"who was coming onto you, elizabeth" draco asks but i look at him, signaling now is not the time to ask. "you're lucky i'm not expelling you. you 'simply' just have detention for the rest of the day" snape says and i sigh. "be in my classroom in ten minutes" he orders before walking out.

i sigh as i stand up and start to go to my room to put my things away, "elizabeth, wait a second" draco says. "i don't have time" i say "fine. i'll follow you" he says and i laugh as i walk into my room. he shuts the door behind us and i look at him. "who was coming onto you, elizabeth? what happened" he asks and i shrug "nothing happened" i say. he glares at me "answer the other question. who was it" he says, his eyes staring into mine. "brandon. he kept following me, i got worried, so i pulled my wand out on him" i say and draco lets out a breath.

"i should have done something when you said you were scared of him. i should have stopped him then" he shakes his head "draco, it's fine. no big deal. i just have a short time of detention" i laugh and draco sighs. "i can join you like i did that one time. when we fucked while you were supposed to be writing a paper" he says and i shake my head "no. i'm already in enough trouble. besides, i shouldn't be too long. i'll get whatever it is done and then i'll be back here" i shrug.

"sleep in my room tonight. it seems to be getting colder in here" he says and i smile "okay, do you have to go with your father tonight" i ask. "no, i have a week off. so stay out of trouble for fuck's sake" he laughs and i shake my head "i'll be back soon" i say and he kisses me, "be safe, i love you" he says before letting go of me and walking out. i sigh as i walk out behind him "i love you too, draco" i say and he looks at me, he fights back the smile as i walk down the stairs. "see you later" he says as i walk out of the common room.