AROUSED; {Draco Malfoy 18+}

𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗬 𝗔𝗜𝗥

I don't know what to do as I lay here in my bed, cringing as the events of last night replay in my head like a haunting nightmare I wish never happened. I can't wrap my head around the fact that I tried to kiss Draco Malfoy and got rejected, not once, but twice! I don't even want to go to class today, let alone to breakfast - which starts in fifteen minutes - because I just know Draco will have something to say and I've had enough humiliation for this school year, and it's barely day two.

On the other hand, I know Hemera would pester me non-stop about my absence in class and meal times and I wouldn't be able to lie to her, it's nearly impossible. So, I have no choice but to get up, get dressed, and attend breakfast, or in other words my funeral.

Maybe I'll turn my cheer uniform black since I have to wear it today, I'll be prepared for when Draco decides to murder me with embarrassment.

As the noise outside my door starts to rise with conversations of people heading to breakfast, I figure it's time for me to get out of bed already. I slide my body lazily off my mattress, dragging the bedsheets down with me as my feet and bum meet the cold hardwood floors, my back leaning back against the bedframe.

I can't get his smirk out of my head, that condescending smirk that after years of rolling my eyes at it, I'm starting to find attractive. Even after last night, I can't lie and say I wouldn't make a fool of myself again just to see it.

Gosh, I have to pull myself together what is wrong with me?

I tug the hair at the sides of my head softly, groaning loudly with the frustration that Draco Malfoy is making me feel. My hands drop to my sides as I push myself off the floor and make my way into my bathroom, looking into the mirror right across from the door as I turn the light switch on. My eyes look puffy, I barely shut an eye last night, just cursing at myself for what I did and now look at me. I look horrible and I'm supposed to be recruiting new cheer girls today.

I look away from my reflection and turn the water on for my shower before testing the temperature and sliding my shirt off right after. As I walk into the shower and shut the curtain, I close my eyes and let out a relaxing breath, finally feeling a second of peace.

***

As I'm rushing around my dormitory in my cheer uniform, looking for my green lace ribbon for my hair, I hear a knock at the door and frantically stop in my tracks, turning to face the sound. I spot my lace on my dresser next to my couch and reach for it as my eyes remain on the door, tying it around my high ponytail and creating a bow.

"One second!" I shout, slightly frightened, and grab my school books and bag.

I wrap my shaky hand around the door handle and pull the door open, revealing Max leaning on the opposite wall with his arms folded across his chest. He smiles shyly at me as I step out of my room with a confused look on my face, closing my door behind me.

"Hi."

I look around awkwardly with my eyes and laugh, "Hey."

The interaction was awkward, him just saying hi doesn't leave me with much to answer and now we're just standing in the corridor staring at each other. To be quite honest I kind of want to laugh and walk away but I'm sure he'll say something right now.

"Can I walk with you to breakfast?" he asks and reaches out to hold my books, and I don't hesitate to drop the heavy weight on his hands. "I wanted to apologize about last night, I realize how immature I must've looked just pushing Draco around in the lake."

"Just a tad." I shrug

He laughs as we walk out of the Slytherin common room, side by side, and I laugh too, shaking my head at how silly they both looked last night. Honestly just thinking about it makes me lose that thought of Draco I've had; it was a little icky watching him in the water like that.