crave

sixty-five

"she seriously walked in on the two of you" esmeray laughs as we walk down the corridor "yep. just walked right in, didn't even knock. serves her right" i roll my eyes. "don't you think it's a little weird that she just walks in and makes breakfast plans with draco" she says and i look at her. "you think he's fucking her" i ask and she shrugs "i mean, i would say something but that's just who i am" she says. pansy told me once that she wasn't 'trying to get my man' but after everything with brandon she's seemed to change her opinions about me. i don't think draco would ever do that though.

"i don't know. they've always been close" i shrug and she laughs "okay, i trust your decision. just make sure you don't push away the red flags just becasue you love him" she says and i roll my eyes. "i've got to go. draco planned a dinner for us tonight" i smile and she nods as i walk the rest of the way to the slytherin common room.

"i was starting to think you were going to bail on me" draco says, looking up at me from the couch. he already has his usual suit on and his hair is fixed. "no, i was just talking to esmeray" i shrug and he nods "pansy complained all day about what she saw this morning" he laughs as he stands up and follows me up to my room. "good for her" i laugh and he shuts the door behind me. "let me pick what you wear tonight" he says as he opens the door to my wardrobe. "i didn't get to pick what you wore" i say and he shrugs "i always wear the same thing. just shut up and let me do it" he says and i laugh. "yes sir" i roll my eyes as i start to take my school clothes off.

"call me sir again and we won't be going to dinner" he says and i laugh as i look at him. "here" he says, pulling out a black dress. he hands me the dress and smiles "i'll turn around" he says and turns to the door. i laugh as i slip the dress on. the black dress is skin tight and sinched at the waist. the very low v-neck shows why draco chose it. "okay turn around" i say and he turns back to me. as he opens his eyes they scan my body. "holy fuck" he sighs as i laugh. "you're really trying to convince me to stay in" he laughs and i shake my head.

i grab my bag and slip my wand inside of it. "we look hot" he says, looking at the two of us in the mirror. his hair is still slicked to the side and the suit is fixed perfectly on his body. the ring i bought him is the only one on his right hand, the other hand has about three rings on it. he's right, we do look hot. "come on, we don't want to be out too late" he says, wrapping his hand in mine. "hold on, makeup" i laugh as i let go of his hand "nope" he says, grabbing my hand again. i shake my head as he pulls me out of my room.

"looking good, draco" pansy says from the couch "nice to see you too, pansy" i glare at her. "where are you two off to" she asks and draco shrugs "just a little resturaunt" he answers and she nods. "well, have a nice time" she smiles and i just smile before we walk out of the common room.

"she annoys me" i laugh and he looks at me "how" he asks. could he really be that blind? "she's a bitch to me. she's coming onto you every chance she gets" i laugh and he shrugs "no she's not" he says. "are you serious? she's doing the same shit brandon was doing to me. she's lucky i don't do the same thing i did to brandon" i say and he shakes his head. "she would never come onto me, she's like my sister"he laughs, "a sister you've fucked before" i say and he stops walking. "one, that's disgusting. two, are you seriously going to do this? i'm trying to take you to dinner" he sighs and i shake my head. "never mind then, let's go" i say and he sighs as we continue walking.

"you don't have to worry about her, elizabeth. i promise. i don't even think of her like that. not anymore, i've found something better to think about" he says, looking down at me. i laugh as i look up at him "you know, i hate how easily you can make me forget i'm mad at you" i say and he shakes his head "it's a skill" he laughs and i roll my eyes "so where are we going" i ask. "to a resturaunt that my family owns" he says and i look at him "you own a resturaunt" i laugh. "yep" he smiles and i shake my head "i love you" i say, leaning my head on his arm as we walk. "love you too" he laughs as he squeezes my hand tighter.

*draco's pov*
elizabeth sits in front of me at the resturaunt and i can't fight back the smile that wants to grow on my face. she looks amazing. her hair is still laying perfectly on her shoulders, even though i didn't give her time to fix it before we came. her smile lights up the entire room, her eyes shine as she looks at me. she swears nobody's perfect but i think she's the exception. she thinks something is going on with pansy but i would never do that to her. i'd be stupid to let someone like elizabeth slip away. of course i know pansy is trying to make elizabeth jealous, she still doesn't believe her. but i trust elizabeth, i've seen how much she fears brandon.

"stop staring at me, draco" elizabeth laughs, god her laugh is even perfect. i never imagined i would feel this way about someone. i've always been known to have 'no feelings' but there are so many with elizabeth. and i know we're both young but i know this will last long.

"sorry" i say and she rolls her eyes "you own this whole place" she asks looking around the building. "my father does but it'll get passed down me whenever the old man croaks" i say and she shakes her head. i don't like to complain about my father to her much because i know she has it worse. but she still listens when i do. the other night, on the astronomy tower, i felt so vulnerable to her but i didn't mind. i didn't care if she knew everything about me. and then she told me she felt safe with me and it was like i had accomplished my life purpose.

after we eat and talk for what feels like the shortest time, but was actually about an hour, i pay and we walk out. "that was great. thank you, draco" elizabeth smiles as we step out into the night. the light from the moon shines on to her skin. "it's cold out. take my jacket" i say as i pull my jacket off, "it's alright, draco. we'll be back at school soon" she shakes her head but i wrap my jacket around her before she can say anything. she laughs as she grabs my hand and i smile. "so you enjoyed the food" i ask and she nods "it was delicious. i could have eaten forever if i didn't think i would explode at the next bite" she laughs and i look down at her. her head is tilted up slightly, looking at the stars. her face is lit up with a genuine happiness.

once we're back in her room she sighs as she sits down "thank you for dinner" she says and i shrug. "you don't have to thank me" i laugh and she nods "yes i do so shut up" she stands up and laughs. "i have to shower and then get some sleep. meet me at breakfast tomorrow" she asks and i sigh "i can't. pansy wants to have breakfast" i say. i see the smile slowly fade and she looks down at her hands. no matter how many times i tell her i know she won't believe me when i say nothing is going on. "elizabeth, look at me" i say and she moves her eyes back up to me. "you don't have to worry, okay? i promise you, nothing will ever happen with me and pansy again. you have to trust me" i say and she nods.

i place my lips on hers, wrapping my hands around her waist to pull her closer to me. i never want to let go. "i love you. get some rest. goodnight, elizabeth" i say as she pulls away. "goodnight" she says and i look at her as she turns around. is she going to say she loves me too? or is she used to me walking away before she says it. this is why i walk away. i don't give her the chance to not say it back. "i love you too, draco" she laughs, her back still towards me. i smile as i walk out of her room.