crave

sixty-six

caleb talks on and on about what he did yesterday but i'm not listening. my eyes are set on draco and pansy sitting together at the slytherin table. he laughs as she tells a joke, since when does draco laugh? no matter what he tells me i can't get what esmeray says out of my head. "hey, don't focus on him" kai says, noticing my mood dropping. "i'm not focusing on him" i lie and he laughs, draco slings his arm over pansy's shoulders and my heart speeds up. "and suddenly i'm not hungry" i roll my eyes as i turn back to the table.

"didn't you two go out to dinner last night" cam asks and i nod "and it was amazing, perfect actually. he keeps saying how i don't have to worry about them and all but i can't help it" i say and esmeray sighs. "let's just not talk about it. we have to get to our classes anyways" she says and i nod.

we all stand up and i look at draco as we walk out of the great hall. pansy lays her head on draco's shoulder and i freeze. is he going to let her stay like that? he looks down at her and laughs before moving his shoulder so her head falls off of him. i mentally celebrate as i continue to walk out.

*dracos pov*
i can feel elizabeth staring at me. i hate that she doesn't believe me. but i can understand why. pansy won't stop, she's out to get elizabeth. and pansy is one of my closest friends so i can't just drop her. if it comes to choosing between elizabeth and pansy, i'd have to choose elizabeth though.

pansy leans her head on my shoulder and i can tell she's only doing it because elizabeth is watching. i look down at her and laugh as i move my arm so her head knocks off. she glares at me before turning to talk to someone else. i watch elizabeth walk out of the great hall wth cam and everyone else. i'm glad she started getting outside of slytherin. she needs to get away from all of the evil here. i just wish cam would stop sucking up to her, i can't blame him though. if i didn't already have her i would be fighting like hell to get her.

*elizabeths pov*
after class and spending the rest of the day looking out for draco and pansy, i head back towards the common room. i sigh as i slump down onto the couch. "long day, elizabeth" draco laughs from behind me "how are you always in here when i'm in here" i laugh and he shrugs as he sits down beside me. "are you complaining" he laughs and i shake my head "not at all, i just figured you'd be with pansy" i say and he looks at me. "elizabeth. stop" he says and i laugh "i'm joking,draco. what are you doing though" i ask and he shrugs.

the door opens and i look up to see pansy walk in. "draco, i was looking for you" she says and i glare at her. draco grabs my hand, a signal that i don't have to worry. "why" draco asks and pansy sits down in front of us. "because blaise and astoria are having a small little get together, i've bene ordered to invite you" she says and i look at him "can elizabeth join me" he asks. pansy shakes her head "we don't have enough room" she lies, we've spent time all together in the rooms. "well then, no. sorry, maybe another night" draco says and pansy glares at him. "draco, can i speak to you" she says and he shrugs "go ahead, i'm right here" he saays and i have to hold in my laugh.

"nevermind" she rolls her eyes and walks out. "you could have gone. i wouldn't care" i say and he looks at me "yes you would. you've been eyeing me and pansy all day. no matter how many times i've told you not to worry" he laughs before slouching down and leaning his head on my shoulder. '"besides, i wanted to stay with you tonight. but i'm not sleeping in your room, we can sleep in mine" he laughs "what if i didn't want to sleep with you" i say and he looks at me. "since when do you not want to sleep with me" he says and i laugh "well yeah we can spend the night with each other but i was going over to cam's room. everyone is meeting in there and having a couple of drinks" i say and he nods. "okay, i'll come with you if you don't mind. have to keep my eyes on cam" he says and i laugh.

*draco's pov*
we walk into cam's room after being snuck into the hufflepuff common room by esmeray. elizabeth wears one of my shirts and a pair of shorts, i'm glad she decided on a piece of my clothing. hopefully it'll keep cam's eyes off of her. perhaps he isn't eyeing her and i'm just assuming things, just like elizabeth does with pansy. i can never be too cautious though.

"i hope you all don't mind that i invited draco. he had nothing else to do tonight" elizabeth laughs as she sits on cam's bed. she seems comfortable in here, she's been in here. well of course she has, they hang out all of the time. i have to stop being so paranoid. i'm starting to realize how elizabeth feels. "it's no problem. though, i figured he would be at the party with pansy. astoria tried to invite me" kai says and elizabeth laughs again, that perfect fucking laugh.

"no, not in the mood to be stared at all night by her" i say and esmeray scoffs "figured you would be tired of it by now" she says and elizabeth looks at her. have they been talking about me? has elizabeth been telling her something i don't know? "anyways, i was promised drinks" she laughs and caleb rolls his eyes as he pours her a drink. i watch his every move as i sit down at cam's desk, making sure he doesn't try to do what brandon did. he hands her the drink and she hesitates before taking a sip. "i'll take one too" i say and he nods, pouring me a drink. elizabeth looks at me and smiles, cam sits beside her.

she turns to him and smiles but it's not the same smile she gives me. she gives him a smile that says 'hey friend' and i get one that shines with love. or am i just trying to convince myself that? "okay so we all know the lovely month of february is starting tomorrow, which means valentines is in fucking fourteen days and i'm still as lonely as ever. so the rules are, no bragging about relationships until i get out of my bad bitch blues" esmeray says and elizabeth laughs. i hadn't even thought about valentines day.

"you should go out with blaise. he's a real hoot" elizabeth rolls her eyes and kai laughs, she must have told them about what he did. i wonder if she's told them everything? me hitting her. her father. blaise. astoria. pansy. fuck she has a lot to tell.

"no thanks, i'm not trying to get beaten to death" she laughs "it wasn't to death. hardly a scratch" elizabeth lies. i remember seeing her in the hospital wing, bruised and in pain. i wanted to fucking kill him. i should have fucking killed him.

"lets play a game of would you rather" kai suggests and everyone agrees. elizabeth scoots down to the floor and leans against the bed, i quickly make my way beside her before cam can. i feel like a child fighting for front row sits at a magic show.

she smiles as i lay my hand on her thigh, eyeing cam the entire time. "okay, would you rather settle down with kids or travel the world" caleb starts and everyone thinks about it. "i'd like to see everything the world has to offer" elizabeth answers, i know she can't have children because of her father and i hate that because she would be a great mother. "me too. there are so many things to see out there" kai answers and caleb nods "i'd rather settle down. have a nice big family and just enjoy people that love me" he answers. me, esmeray, and cam don't answer.

"would you rather sleep with the person to your right or to your left" esmeray asks and i look to my left to see elizabeth, to my right to see kai. "left" i answer and elizabeth nods "right." "oh shut up. you two are boring. i'd sleep with the person to my right" esmeray answers, caleb turns red. "i'd sleep with the person to my right" cam answers, which is elizabeth of course. "you couldn't handle her" i laugh and elizabeth looks at me "don't worry. i won't try to" he assures me and its like a wave of relief floats off of me. maybe i don't need to worry about him.