Just Friends || Draco Malfoy✔️

Chapter Nine

When I enter the great hall the next morning, it seems like every student immediately goes quiet. No, it doesn't seem like it, they really do.

I suddenly feel gazes on me. More and more, until the entire hall has turned into my direction.

I stop walking.
Are they looking at me?

I turn around.
There is no one behind me?

I turn back around, their gazes still hefted on me.

Am I overseeing something?
I look back again, like some sort of moron. But there isn't anyone?

My eyes find the ones of Draco and I smile wide at him.

Everyone looks at Draco now.

Fuck. It is a rumour about us again, isn't it?

I quickly leave the corridors and head outside.

It is unbelievable, how people don't have anything better to do, than to bother others lives. I don't even understand it.
I cannot wrap my head around it.
Couldn't  Draco and I just be friends for once, without anyone thinking more of it?

I angrily stomp into the courtyard, spotting Dracos and mine spot under the tree.

About to walk up, I hear a loud voice behind me shout.

"Evie!"

I turn around. Draco ran after me. But I keep heading towards our tree, letting myself glide down its trunk.

"Evie" He stops in front of me.

I let my head fall back.
"What is it now? Which rumour is it now?" I groan and he moves to sit down beside me.

He rubs his temples hesitantly.
"Astoria told everyone we kissed yesterday evening."

"What?!"
"I know. I know. But I just forced her to tell everyone the truth, Evie. They hopefully won't mention this bullshit again"

I let my head fall onto Dracos shoulder.

"Draco, I-"
"Shhh, I know" He lays his head on mine.
"I know" He repeats, starting to play with my hair.

I wrap my arms around his torso , leaning even more into him.

Both of us don't say anything further, just comfortably trying to enjoy one another's company.

"Draco?" I say after a long while.
"Mhm?"
"Why are you so awfully warm?" I ask him and he snickers.

"I know that I'm hot Evie, your really didn't have to-"
"Oh shut up" I hit his chest "You know that's not what I meant"

We laugh, when I suddenly feel a rain drop hit me. I look up.
"It's starting to rain" I mumble, and so he notices too.

Suddenly the few rain drops turn into way more than just that, and the water comes pounding down at us in a snap.

"Fuck!" I jump to my feet, pulling Draco up as well.

As I turn to head towards the castle, a hand pulls me back.

Draco smiles at me, his wet hair already clinging onto his forehead.
"What if we stay?" He asks.

"What?"
"What if we stay?"

"Draco, don't be silly, we're going to end up sick in bed tomorrow, if we don't leave now" I say, but he still doesn't move.

"So? Let's live a little?" He pulls me back.
"I really don't think-" "Then don't think"

I cover the upper side of my face, the rain drops already blurring my vision. Then I smile. He grins back and I pull him by the arm.

I open my mouth, trying to taste rain.
"Appetising?" He asks. I shake my head.
"No" I grin. He grins back.

Then he takes my hand and spins me around.

"I always see that in these Muggle films!" He shouts over the noisy rain and I chuckle.

"Yeah?"  "Yeah!"

I take his hand and spin him around too.
He grins down at me. His sweet dimples are showing, and I am seeing my favourite smile in the world.
The warmest smile on earth.

He now kisses my forehead softly.
I look up at him, as we pull apart.

"Hey, I wanna do that too!"
I take his head and kiss him on the forehead.
He bites back a grin.