The Beautifully Tragic Life of Kassandra Snape

chapter 47- truth or dare

"Hey Kass!" Mattheo shouts to me as I'm on my way to pick up Arabelle. I get a sense of de va ju as he does so.

"To what do I owe the pressure Mattheo?" I ask him. We aren't the best of friends but we have the same circle so know eachother relatively well.

"We're having a little gathering down in the common room later. Up for it? Its nothing too crazy, just some friends and a few drinks, little one is welcome too." He says, knowing now that I cannot make an excuse if Arabelle is able to go.

"Only if you don't mind Arabelle, yeah sure. See you then."

The day soon ends and I pick Arabelle up as usual and we head straight to the common room where my friends all form a circle, some on the sofas, some on the floor. I join the circle sitting inbetween Aimie and Lorenzo.

"I was hoping you'd come baby." Lorenzo tells Ara as he picks her up and places her on his lap.

We talk for hours as the others drink. I don't know how long it's been since we've sat like this, just a group of friends having a good time. I don't drink though, I'm not completely irresponsible. After a while Arabelle falls asleep on one of the cushions.

"Who's up for truth or dare?" Mattheo beams and we all agree. Draco comes into the common room and looks surprised as he spots me there and joins the circle.

We use an empty bottle to decide who's turn it is and it lands on me first.

"So Kassandra. Truth or Dare?" Mattheo prompts.

"Truth." I say confidently.

"Okay I've been dying to ask this since I met you. So how did you get those scars?" He asks.

"Which ones?" I question as I look towards the 'I am disgusting" still branded faintly on my arm.

"Not that, the ones on your face?"

"Oh right sorry, I forget that I'm slightly deformed." I chuckle and get myself to small slap on my arm from Aimie, still a supporter of them.

"Right well that's easy. My father got a bit too close to a werewolf in my third year and I jumped in the way." I shrug, it usually astounds most people when I tell them, but I was only protecting my father so it's not too big a deal with me.

"Ah, I see. Well you certainly have the tendency to gravitate to darkness." He sends me a wink and shrugs before moving onto the next person.

Lorenzo and Draco stare wide-eyed at him while I just look to him in confusion.

When it comes to Aimie she picks dare.

"I dare you to kiss Kassandra." Mattheo tells her and us having done it a thousand times see no bother about doing so.

"Don't worry Blaise, you'll still have your girlfriend by the end of it." I tell him.

"Oh by all means." He allows.

I sit up on my knees and turn to aimie. We share a passionate kiss for about a minute until we break away as I bite gently on her lower lip.

Oh if I could get a picture of the boys faces I'd frame it. They all stare mouth open, gawking at us and I notice that Lorenzo has strategically place a cushion onto his lap, which makes me giggle.

After a while the others disperse and I'm left with just Draco and I, plus a sleeping Arabelle.

"Well I'd better get this one off to bed I think" I say as an ice breaker.

"I can carry her if you'd like." Draco asks.

"Oh would you? She's a bit heavier now than she used to be and she kills my back." I explain. Happy with his kind offer.

I use the time alone to finally ask him what's been on my mind.

"Draco, what's happening to you? You look so tired and lonely all the time now. Please talk to me." I plead.

"Kass, I wish I could tell you, i hate to have to keep secrets from you but I can't." He whispers.

"Yeah, I gathered. Enzo said the same thing. I just wish I could help you."

"No one can help me Kass but I suppose you could do something." He tells me.

"Yes Draco, anything for you." I tell him but I don't prepare myself for what comes out next.

"You could stay away from me."

"No, I can't do that. Please, Draco anything but that." I say lowly, heart breaking at his words.

"No Kass. I hate to have to tell you this but you seem to not understand. I don't love you anymore. Just stay away." He growls and his face turns cold and I feel tears falling down my cheek.

Draco Malfoy POV:

For fucks sake Kass, please stop making this harder than it has to be.

"Draco, stop saying that. I know you don't mean that please just tell me what is bothering you so much." She begs me.

It's near impossible not to tell her everything when she's looking at me like that. So desperate to make me happy, she'd do anything. I've missed her so much, her and Arabelle and I love this little girl asleep in my arms, but that's the exact reason I need to keep them safe. Keep them away from all this shit. That's why I'm gonna have to hurt her in the worst possible way, why I have to say this to get her to hate me.

"Kass, I don't love you. Were you really naive enough to believe that I ever did? Look at you, take a look at your face. All I see when I look at you are those repulsive ugly scars." I can't look at her, I can't look at her and see the pain I've caused her.

"Take that back Draco."

I don't need to look at her to know she's in tears. It's evident in her shakey voice. I pass Arabelle over to her a steal a quick glance at her face. She's practically bawling at my words and as much as my heart is begging me to take it all back, to comfort her and beg her to forgive me I can't. I turn to stalk back to my common room and barely hear her next words through her sobs.

"I love you Draco."

I nearly stopped then and there. We've never said that to me before, and she'd never say anything didn't mean. I force myself to move faster still, my heart shattering at her desperate cries.

I love you too Kass, I always have. I didn't mean it, you're the most beautiful person I've ever met. Too good for the likes of me.

Please, please forgive me.