I look in the mirror, my purple dress and my hair in an up-do. This isn't me. I think to myself and sit down on my bed. It's the yuleball now, in a few minutes, and I don't want to go. I put on my shoes; small black heals.
"Aria, are you ready?". Says Cho from behind me and I turn around, I nod and we accompany each other down to the great hall.
As we enter I can feel eyes on my back, everyone is dressed nicely, but I still feel incredibly uncomfortable. I look around, trying to find Malfoy, my date.
I sighted, "Cho, why did I agree to go with him?". My eyes over all the students when I looked him right in his eyes, he put a hand in the air and waved. "Found him, see you later".
I walked over to Malfoy, squeezing my way there. He wore a tuxedo, a black one, with black loafers. I couldn't help myself but to smile a little. "Hey". I said and he pulled me into a hug, a tight hug.
Malfoy let go of me and then he looked down, directly in my eyes. "Did you but that dress, just for one night?". He questioned. "Seems a bit disturbed, according to me".
I shook my head, "No". Draco's jaw popped, "It was my mum's. Err, when she had a ball, at the, err, muggle school". My head sank, at the thought of Malfoy laughing at me, but he did no such thing.
He nodded. "It's lovely". Said he as the competitors started dancing. We looked at them, they were gracious.
At some while people started joining, and so did we. Draco's hands following my waist, smoothly, and then mine around his neck. I moved them slowly, one of them grabbing his short, blonde, hair. At a moment I felt at home, in Draco's presence. My fingers touching his neck, and his hands, a firmly grip around my waist, as we danced in the great hall.
Then they switched the music, it wasn't classical anymore, now, it was more pop in it.
"Aria".
I spun, there he stood, Cedric. His nice, firmly, hair and lovely smile.
"Cedric". I answered and I finished another drink. I hadn't really been drunk before, but Malfoy gad given me drinks, Cho as well.
I spun around and danced to the music, it was giving me a rhythm making me almost blend in the tone.
"Who's your date?". The boy said and took a firm grip around my wrist, pulling me out from the hall, out in the corridors.
I pulled my arm back, to myself, leaving a red mark on my wrist. "What?". I said angrily and looked over my shoulder, back at Malfoy, who seemed to be looking for me. "What's so important, you need to, drag me, across the room". My eyebrows knitted together as I wrinkled my face.
Cedric let out a disappointed sight, "You are drunk, Aria". Said he and looked at me, "Who are you looking for?" Cedric said and looked over my head, out in the sea of students.
"Huh?" I said, my mouth smiling, as I saw Malfoy almost near us now.
Draco stepped out behind me and gave Cedric a concerned look, "What are you doing here, Diggory?". He scoffed, his hair moved in a smoothly was when a hand ran through it.
Cedric looked at me, gave me a disgusted look, and turned back to Malfoy, "You got her drunk?" He asked and looked at Draco seriously.
Draco shrunk his shoulders, "I figured.. since she's my date, I rather buy her some drinks".
I put my head to rest on Draco's left shoulder, I let out a burp and neither of the boys seemed to notice.
"Aria, is your date?". Asked Cedric and took a step closer to us, "What, you drugged her to make her agree?". With a single movement Cedric looked my way, I was drunk. Really fucking drunk.
"She needs to rest, Diggory". Said Malfoy. My body started to get wobbly, and my head bolted making me sweat. "Just st-". Suddenly, my whole body collapsed, fainted.
"Fuck!", Cedric shouted and dropped on to his knees, next to me.
*
Draco ran for help, by a teacher, while Cedric was still on his knees next to my unconscious body. His eyes getting watery, even though we haven't known each other for more than a few weeks.
After some waiting, and some weird or concerned looks from different students, returned Draco. Having professor Snape head to heal after himself.
"Do something, professor!". Screamed Cedric as he moved my hair away from my face, even tho I had fainted, I felt a small tingling in my face whilst he touched it.
Snape waved his wand and a few nurses came rushing, they got me to the hospital wing safely.
*
When we arrived, I got put down in a bed, far from the door. Madam Pomfrey helped me and told everyone that I've just passed out, since I was drunk and haven't eaten very good.
"Why the bloody hell would you get her fucking drunk, Malfoy?!". Cedric was angry now, really angry. His eyebrows knitted together.
Draco scuffed at the other boy and looked down at me, laying in my dress in the hospital bed, now awake, but asleep.
