Mud-Blood

Esme 5

Esme grabbed her pj's and went to the changing room, she put on a white sheer nightgown that stopped at her ankles and a black long-sleeved silk robe. She took her hair down and fluffed it out, her lipstick was smeared off during her date and she decided to leave the mascara on. Draco never left her mind, as she looked down at her shoulder she could remember how his breath felt on her bare chest, how she could smell his leftover cologne on his neck as he bent down. He was fairly taller than her and he was quite skinny. As the thoughts roamed her head she started to get annoyed with them, how confused he made her feel, she thought she was certain of her hatred toward him but now it was a blur. She walked out of the changing room, walked up to her bed and sat down, her chest started to rise and drop with anxiety. She didn't want to cause a scene so she got up and stormed out of the dorm room. Draco laid in bed after confronting Esme. He did hate that girl, but then why did she linger in his head so often? It made him quite angry. As he laid there he heard the girl's dorm door close, it seemed like whoever it was tried to be silent but obviously failed. Draco stood up and opened the door to see who it was, he saw Esme, he knew it was Esme without even seeing her face. He could smell the perfume he smelt linger off her earlier. The way she looked so lost made him intrigued and made him feel like he needed to keep her on track. That feeling scared him. He quickly got dressed and followed her out of the common room. Esme walked down the dark corridors, the walls were covered in paintings of sleeping people and some of them even told her to keep the noise down. Esme wandered the school, she listened to Draco's words from when she first got to the school "You don't want to come across Filch" She never wanted to listen to Draco or take any of his advice but sometimes her stubbornness needed to listen. Esme was still shocked about her having to stay in a castle, just last year she was in an orphanage and now she is living in a castle eating food she never would have thought of eating before. The only thing that had stayed the same was sharing a room with other girls her age and the non-stop bullying. There is another good thing that came from her being at the school, meeting Hermione and the boys, they made her feel like there was something to look forward to, even though she just met them they opened her eyes to a better understanding of life, especially Hermione. Esme started to hum as she swung her arms behind her back, as the happy thoughts finally took over her head she started to spin around the corridor as she walked, the corridor was long and dark and it had very large arched doorways. She stopped spinning and humming and stood straight and looked down the corridor and saw a man walking, he was tall and had a lantern in his hand and his hair was long, he was talking to himself. Her eyes widened then all of a sudden she was pulled and pressed against the wall by someone much stronger than her, she started to panic and squirm away, she looked up and saw Draco with his hand pressed against her lips "Shhhh mud blood, you want us to get caught?" He said with an angry look "Why the hell are you roaming the corridors at this hour? You realize the trouble you could get in. Seems like you like trouble mud blood" She started to breathe heavily into his hand and her eyes grew angry. She relaxed into his grasp because of wanting him to let go. Draco looked down and Esme's eyes followed his, a cat started to walk through Draco's legs and then walked down the corridor toward where the man was. The cat started to meow loudly as it reached the man "What's wrong Mrs Norris, students out late? Show me" The man said, Draco slowly looked back at Esme "Can you run mud blood?" Esme looked at him confused "Let's go" He removed his hand and they both started to run down the corridor "Hey you two stop right there!" Finch's voice echoed through the dark corridor as they ran, Esme started to smile as the adrenaline coursed through her veins. She lifted her robe so she didn't trip, Draco was ahead of her, they both looked like young kids in love running away from their past to be together, something that started to cross her stubborn mind. She looked up at him and he looked back at her as they ran, a small smile started to appear on his face, something she had never seen before. Esme stopped running to catch her breath "I think we lost him" She said as she leaned her back on the wall with her hand on her chest "Merlin's beard Esme, you will be the reason I lose my reputation I swear" He said as he put his hand through his hair "Why's that?" She asked "If Filch saw me with you I'd be questioned and then everyone would know I'm associating with you. Plus my father would be furious if he knew I spoke to you" Draco started to peep around the corner "Then why are you associating with me?" She lifted herself off the wall and walked toward him, he turned around and flinched as she was right in front of him "I wouldn't say that but I'd say I'm pretty much your babysitter, if you get into trouble you get let free since you hold no meaning and if I get in. trouble my whole bloodline is as steak. You mud blood will be my downfall" Draco started to walk away "Wait!" She yelled, he stopped and turned around "I don't know where I am" She became nervous and he snapped his neck back and sighed "Yep my downfall. Follow me mud blood" He said as she sped walked up to him. It was silent as they walked, they didn't talk, it was quite awkward for Esme but Draco seemed pleased with the silence. "How did you know where I was?" She asked "What?" He snapped "In the corridor, how did you find me?" Draco became nervous "I was on a walk, you aren't the only one who breaks the rules. But at least I know my way out of them" Esme could hear the lie but decided to stay quiet. They finally reached the common room "Get inside"
"Are you not coming in?" She asked "I need to do something, it's classified so don't even ask. Now go to bed" His gaze looked soft, it was almost like the more he actually was around her he didn't see her as a disease to his kind. "Alright. Thank you for making my night somewhat interesting" He rolled his eyes "Interesting? You got a lot to learn here mud blood. Not everything is a game" He walked away with his hands in his pockets. Esme went into her dorm and laid in bed, she closed her eyes with a smile on her face, she felt alive. Breaking rules and running away from trouble with trouble felt good to her. She fell asleep and for once in her life, she had good dreams, no more nightmares.