A Game of Lies & Seduction

Make It Worth It

Draco

Draco was sitting in their booth across from Mattheo, with a suddenly very familiar pressure in his chest as he watched Ariella flirting with Theo, of all fucking people. He tossed back the rest of his whiskey and shook his head, he hadn't felt like this since they were back at Hogwarts. He pulled out his phone that had been incessantly ringing in his pocket, fucking Pansy, again, he hit ignore. The witch had been bloody  hounding him the last fourty-eight hours, he had opted for staying at the Mansion trying to figure out how the hell Ari had ended up in Viktor's crew. The bulgarian crew were like fucking ghosts, Draco had never come up so empty handed before and it was grating on his last nerve.

Mattheo was growing more violent by the hour at the lack of information which made Draco believe he still had feelings for her, not that Matt would ever admit it. His brother was a closed book, if they hadn't grown up together he would be just as closed off with him as he was everyone else. The only time he had ever seen his gentle side was in 6th year, when he was dating Ariella, the pair had been inseparable. He'd turned into a fucking nightmare once they were pulled into the war, the same time Ariella had walked away from Mattheo, from all of them really. He grimaced into his empty cup, he had thought Ari had been a simple crush he had had as a teenager. He pushed it down, never talked about it, ignored the way his chest pinched when she was in Mattheo’s arms, he was his brother for fuck sakes. It was why he had started messing around with Pansy, she was there, she helped distract him, made things easier. He pushed a hand through his hair, silencing his phone again, he hadn't even questioned why he was still with her until this very moment. He looked up to see Mattheo pushing his tongue down yet another girl's throat, he rolled his eyes.

“You don't have a thing for Tori do you?” Blaise asked curiously as he hit I'm in the shoulder to catch his attention. Draco choked out a laugh while shaking his head “No, why do you?” He countered following Blaise’s eyeline toward Astoria who had her arms around some guy. Blaise cocked his head and shrugged his shoulders in a way that suggested he might, “So your betrothal…?” Blaise mused, Draco shook his head “Not going to happen” Blaise laughed appreciatively “So why haven't you tracked her down and forced her to withdraw it?” He questioned with a smirk, “Fuck, then I'd have to marry Pansy wouldn't I?” Draco said turning annoyed and shaking his head. Blaise straightened, looking at his friend curiously “Don't look at me like that Blaise” Draco warned. His friend chuckled as he sipped from his tumbler “Its just funny is all, she shows up after all these years with no word and it's like your sixteen again.” Draco glared at his friend, he was the only one he had drunkenly confessed his feelings for his brothers girlfriend to, years ago, and Blaise hadn't ever let him forget it.

“You think he's over it?” Blaise asked nodding toward Mattheo who was making quick work of the girl in his arms. Draco shrugged “I thought I saw him crack for a moment when she showed up last night but hes been just as vicious with her as he is with everyone” He pondered. Blaise slapped Draco on the back “I think you should go for it” Draco snapped his eyes back to Blaise with uncertainty, Blaise laughed “Pansy isn't it for you, I'm not even sure why you keep her around, it's not like your loyal to her.” Draco shook his head “It's complicated, it's Pansy” He said dryly as his eyes followed Ariella through the bar. “We're not teenagers anymore Dray-your never going to get this chance if she goes back to Bulgaria” Blaise said before finishing his drink and making his own way toward the bar.

He watched Theo fighting with himself to go after her, “Fuck it” He muttered to himself throwing another whiskey back, he wasn't going to sit on the sidelines this time. He walked in the same direction she had gone, smirking at Theo as he did, he chuckled when Theo scowled and shook his head turning back toward the bar. He found her talking with Fred at one of the smaller bars, she was propped up on the bar leaning over it, gorgeous as ever. He groaned inwardly as he walked over, she had always been pretty but now, his eyes slid over her ass, now it was just unfair how much her Hogwarts uniform had hidden.