Cloaked In Black

Chapter 12

Don't you find it strange? The only thing we share is one last name...

The train comes to a stop. Finally, we are here. I dried my tears on the sleeves of my robes and stood up. Draco followed the same routine minus the tears. We stood and just stared at each other. Then he hugged me. He hugged me tight and close. "You will be okay. I'll protect you through everything.." He says quietly. I smile and rub his back. "Same goes for you Dray," I respond

"Let's go, I'm starved," He says while taking my hand in his interlacing his fingers with mine.

"Wait..." He says under his breath

"What is it?" I ask

"Potter, I know you are in here. Why are you snooping," Draco says flatly

"We need to have a chat in the Room of Requirement for project money Natalie." Harry looks at me

"Okay I'll be there," I say

"Malfoy you can join if you'd like," Harry says

All Draco does is nod "Malfoy do me a favor and punch me in the nose" Harry says

Draco looked gitty at Harry's question confused but he did it

"I've been waiting to do that," Draco says with a smile

"Good is it broken?" Harry asks

I nod "Yes"

"This is to tell the others not to mess with you too," He says

"What do you mean?" I ask

"You guys have free reign of the school to do whatever you have to do," Harry says while walking out of the compartment

"That was strange," I say

"Very let's go I'm hungry" Draco whined while grabbing my hand and dragging me out of the train

We walked hand in hand up to the school and I was blushing. Enjoying the attention Draco is giving me is making me feel like I'm on clouds. We climbed up the many steps on our way to the Great Hall but we liked the time together. Joining our friends at the Slytherin table Draco had let go after we had made it given anyone but I still loved every second of it. As we sat down the amount of chatting had my brain all over the place. The first years were sorted we got a bunch of new Slytherin first-years. Putting food on my plate I sat there listening in on conversations between Draco and his mates. I don't want to go to separate rooms tonight he keeps the nightmares away... I grabbed his hand under the table and let my walls fall to let him into what I was thinking. "Darling I've got that handled don't worry" He whispers to me going back to his conversation I put my walls back up and continue to eat and talking to Pansy who is sitting in front of me. "Natalie, do you party?" She asks I nod "A little I don't like big crowds often if it's a lowkey party I'm down but nothing crazy" I explain to her

"Well I guess that makes sense that's why you were never at a Back to-school Slytherin Party," She says with a giggle

"Yeah I never come to those maybe this year though," I say with a smile

"Amazing I'll put you on your list what's your favorite drink?" She asked

"Vodka and Redbull it's a muggle drink" Draco came into the conversation randomly

"Wait how do you know that?" I asked him

"I pay attention more than you think Natalie," He says with a smile

I smiled with a hint of a blush and went back to my conversation with Pansy. "So what's going on there?" She asked me

I blush at her question "Nothing going on" I say while my cheeks are rosy red "We are just friends" I say