Serpent Skin - Draco Malfoy

11- Rule 4: Don't kiss Malfoy

"God is she dead?" I heard a familiar voice say.
"No you twerp she's  just knocked out,"
"How do you know?"
"She is clearly breathing you moron,"

I heard rustling and I felt something warm slide under my back and knees. My eyes couldn't even adjust to the darkness, and everything was blurry.

"What are we going to do with her?"

"What the fuck do you mean?"Another voice snapped back, "You didn't murder her. It was an accident,"

"Do we take her back to school?"

"No- just take her to back to the three broomsticks, it's way closer,"

My eyes were slowly adjusting, and I could see someone was carrying me. They stopped, and readjusted trying to pull me up more.

"For fucks sake Blaise, just say you aren't strong enough to carry her," I was then snatched from one person, and into another persons arms. They placed my arms around their shoulders. I could tell now this was Malfoy. His hands were cold but his chest and neck were so warm which was a nice change from the cold air.

I knew this was going to embarrassing enough for me as it is so I pretended to be asleep.

"What was she even doing out here?" Malfoy scoffed, "What kind of idiot just walks out here alone in the middle of the night?

"Pretty stupid if you ask me," Blaise responded, "Probably meeting up with Potter,"

"Huh?"

My thoughts exactly.

"Potters always kind of had a thing for her," Blaise stirred, "Have you seen the way he looks at her?"

"No. Funnily enough I am not examining the way Potter looks at Cross,"

Blaise chuckled to himself. "She seriously is ridiculous for being out here so late,"

I couldn't take this anymore. "You seem to have a lot of enthusiasm for someone who almost killed me," I lifted my head up.

Malfoy looked down at me, and the warm glow of lights from Hogsmeade landed over his face. I looked over to see Blaise walking next to Malfoy with mud all over him. He looked suspicious.

"It truly was an accident," Blaise said walking up closer to me and Malfoy, "We were doing a bit of study for Magical Creatures and we'll- I guess it didn't go so good,"

"How does your study almost kill me?"

"We are doing our project on Centaurs. We were trying to get close when I accidentally startled one and well- they all ran away." Blaise continued, "What are you even doing out here late at night, shouldn't you be at the school?"

"You know I was staying at-"

Blaise cut me off, "Seriously so irresponsible."

"I am not irresponsible," I stayed, "I simply was heading back to the castle after a night out,"

"Why not stay at Hogs Head with you friends then?" He said, knowing that I lied earlier.

"That is a good point," Malfoy added.

"Fuck up, nobody asked you," I huffed.

"Gheez, if you're feeling better I'll put you down and you can walk back yourself."

I stayed silent.

Soon I was carried through the doors of the three broomsticks where Madame Rosmerta saw me and instantly looked horrified.

"Oh goodness dear what's happened to you," She rushed over to Malfoy and grabbed his coat, leading us over to a lounge by the fire place. She cupped my face, "Did that Zabini boy you went on a date with do something to you?"