"I hate you, too." - Draco Malfoy Fanfic

Chapter 29

Kiss me, 

whenever you want.

-Patrick Watson

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The soft crunching of crisp, dry leaves sounded from beneath Eden's leather shoes. The concrete was littered with the warmly coloured foliage that had drifted down from the dying trees upon the cool Autumn winds. "If you keep stepping on them." Draco growled from nearby. "I'm going to be here for a lot longer than I need to be." He continued, and Eden turned to see him leaning on his broom.

"Not my problem." She smiled sweetly before pressing her foot deliberately into another leaf---releasing a satisfying crunch. Draco's Saturday detentions were always the most entertaining part of Eden's week. He, very obviously, was not used to doing chores or 'servant stuff' as he calls it. "The next time you get a detention, I will remember this." Draco brought his broom to Eden's shoes where he swept up the remnants of her crushed leaf.

"Well, then I suppose it's a good thing I don't go around punching people." Eden scoffed and Draco gave her a pointed look. "That was one time and it was last year." She rolled her eyes. "..There's a common room party on Monday night, by the way." Draco cleared his throat to say something more, but Eden cut him off with a simple, "No."

"You didn't even hear what I was going to say." Draco frowned. "You're going to ask me to go." She folded her arms across her chest. "No, I wasn't." He paused his sweeping to look at her. "What were you going to say, then?"

"I was going to ask if you could go with me." He grinned and Eden picked up a bundle of leaves to toss at him. They didn't go very far. "No." She repeated as Draco watched the leaves flutter back to the concrete pathetically. "And if I say please?" He turned back to her. "Then it's still a no." She scowled. "Come on, darling." Draco dropped the broom, taking a step towards her to slip his arms around her waist. "It'll be fun."

"Not. Happening." Eden looked up at him--into the mischief lining his silver-blue eyes. "Fine, have it your way." He sighed and Eden sensed she wasn't hearing the last of it as he pressed his lips to hers. "Someone could see." She murmured, her fingers now at the back of his neck. "I hope so." Draco smiled against her and she shoved him playfully away. "Sweep your stupid leaves, Draco Malfoy."

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Draco stared at the plain wooden door before him. At the bells that hung obnoxiously from the doorknob. He could hear Francesca's voice on the other side of the wood--something about a fight that broke loose in the library. Draco hadn't heard of any fights, but his true focus was on what he was about to do. She'll probably get mad, he decided. But then again, maybe not.

He brought his knuckles up to the door, and knocked. Ten seconds later, it swung open to reveal Eden. Her dark brown hair was tied back into a braid and she still wore her pajamas. "Draco?" She lowered her voice, leaving the door only half open so Francesca couldn't see him. "Good morning." His eyes were on her pants, which were light blue with pink bunnies. "They're Francesca's." Her cheeks darkened and Draco laughed. "Shut up."

"I was wondering if you wanted to go to the forest. You could show me your Hydrangea field." He suggested as Eden suppressed a smile. "It's autumn, the Hydrangeas will have died." She glanced behind her, to where Francesca was inquiring after who was at the door. "No one, Fran." She spun back around to Draco. "I'm not even dressed, anyway."

"Somewhere else then, and I can wait." He shoved his hands into his pockets. "No, Francesca is here." She hissed. "I was actually thinking that maybe she could come with us." He paused. Don't get mad, don't get mad, please don't get mad. "You want Francesca to come?" Eden hesitated. "Yes."