Glass Love

Chapter 8

Breakfast was a bit awkward for Orla. She regretted spilling the beans to Draco because of the looks he kept giving her. 'Now he's always going to be watching my breath.. making sure I eat.. get me away from smells and sights. It's infuriating. I'm not a wounded dog.' Orla sighed before grabbing another fork full of blueberry pancakes as Draco ate his. 

'His favourite pancake consists of blueberries..' She thought, remembering the feeling of his body curled up to hers holding her so tightly. 

"There you are Draco! I've been looking for you all morning." An annoying voice called as she sat down on the other side of Draco. "Why?" Draco asked not even bothering to look up at Pansy. 'I can't stand this chick.'

"Well after you kissed me last night, I thought you would like to have breakfast and hook up again." Pansy says with pure enthusiasm in her voice. Orla raised an eyebrow towards Draco and the look of disgust on his face told her all she needed to know. Either she had forced the kiss upon him or it was a lie. Orla hoped it was the latter since she had also kissed those glorious lips last night. 

"Too bad he's already hooked up with me. Darn the luck, muc (pig)." Orla says before sipping her tea and placing it down on the platter. Blaise coughed a little across the table making Orla smile at him. "You little liar." Pansy spat before standing up and facing Orla with a glare in her eye.

"Pansy, that's enough." Blaise told her before standing up himself. "No. She can't just waltz in and say what she wants. Draco has always been mine." Orla rolled her eyes at Pansy's pathetic grovelling. 

"Pansy, meet my girlfriend Orla Ricci." Draco says waving his hand towards Orla making her choke on her tea a little. 'He just said girlfriend.. I'm Draco Malfoys girlfriend!' Orla smiled up at her before saying, "So lovely to meet you, Pansy."

A look of hurt and anger went over Pansy's face before she gathered her bag and practically ran from the great hall. 

"Girlfriend now?" Blaise commented with a smile on his face before sitting back down and starting on his breakfast. Orla blushed before biting her lip and looking towards Draco. He was looking elsewhere, almost to a distant place. As soon as he felt her staring, he snapped out of it. 

"I have to go, but I'll catch up with you after your classes." He says before kissing her temple and walking off. Orla raised an eyebrow towards Blaise in question but he shook his head. 

Draco looked over his shoulder towards his girlfriend and smiled inwardly. 'If I'm to protect her, I cannot let her become a distraction.' He thinks before turning the corner and going through countless corridors to find the wall he was looking for. The room of requirement.

'She didn't tell me who did those awful things to her.' Draco thought as he looked upon the vanishing cabinet and sighed. He didn't know how he was suppose to get this stupid thing to work. Grabbing an apple out of his jacket, he opened the cabinet and set the apple down on the wood inside. 

"Please work." He grumbled before shutting the door and grabbing his wand out. "Harmonia Nectere Passus." Draco says before opening the door to find the apple in perfect condition once more. 

Draco tried for hours and hours before sitting down on a chair near the vanishing cabinet and stare at the huge cabinet. For a whole month Draco had tried to fix it, but it was useless. 'Damn you for being so careless father.' He thought while lowering his head and leaning his arms on his thighs. "I wouldn't have to do any of this if you didn't get caught!" He yelled to the room before a sob escaped his lips. 

Orla walked towards her last class only to be stopped by Professor Snape. "Have you seen Malfoy around?" He asked, looking her over before raising his eyebrow in question. "Not since breakfast. Said he had something to do but didn't tell me what." Orla says before walking around him and continuing on her way.