Who Are You? (Draco Malfoy)

Chapter 15: Everything Is Okay

I couldn't believe what just happened. I looked up at Draco with wide eyes, seeing him giving me a smirk before I noticed everyone staring at us, their mouths dropped open in shock and their eyes looking as if they'd pop out of their skulls.

I was really embarrassed yet happy at the same time. For Draco to show affection like that in front of everybody was both embarrassing and heartwarming at the same time. It was like he cared enough about me to show it to everyone else. A smile finally came to my face as I looked up at him, seeing his eyes lighting up with a certain glow I've never seen before.

Whenever I heard a small scream from the audience, a smirk grew on Draco's face. We both looked over, seeing Pansy staring at him with shock on her face. But before she could say anything, Dumbledore cleared his throat, getting everyone's attention.

"Now, let's not get too involved with this young couple's love life. They are free to express themselves as they please." he says and I blush, looking down because of his comment and Draco curses lowly.

"That old man is probably loving this." he grumbles and I silently agree. I took a look back up at Dumbledore, my agreement going to 100% whenever I see Dumbledore smirking-not smiling-smirking at us as if he knew this was going to happen. "Why do I have a feeling he tried to set this up?" I murmur and Draco scoffs.

"I wouldn't put it past him." he mutters and I let out a sigh. Draco looked at me again as the music began to play, his body looking more relaxed than he had been in months. "Do you want to dance again? Or do you want to leave?" he asks and I smile bashfully. 

"I would like to dance again, if that's okay with you." I say quietly and he smirks. "I guess I can handle one more." he says nonchalantly, making me laugh as he takes my hand, spinning me around once before we began to dance once more, my heart swelling in my chest as we danced together. 

As we danced I felt at a loss for words, the feeling in my chest beginning to grow and I couldn't really explain what I was feeling or why I was feeling this way. Something about Draco has really changed me, something that I never would've imagined. It's scary to think about, but I feel like he's my only concern now. I have no one else but him. How he's become such a big part of my life, I can't even answer that myself. He just showed up and blew away all of the walls I put up without even trying.

I felt heat rise to my cheeks as I continued to think about what he meant to me. What was this called? Isn't there a name for this? 

"Elena? Are you okay?" he asks and I feel a little lightheaded as I finally realize what this feeling was. Love. Even if I didn't want to believe it or accept it, I loved Draco. "Elena?" he asks again and I open my mouth to say something, but nothing comes out. How could I just say it straight out? He'd no doubt be shocked if I said it, and a part of me feared to tell him. What if he left me because he didn't feel the same way?

Draco and I had now stopped dancing, him looking at me worriedly as I tried to figure out how to handle this situation. "Elena, I'm serious. What's wrong?" he asks and I swallow, shaking my head. "I-It's nothing." I stammer, seeing him give me a disbelieving look. 

"I don't believe that for one moment. You've always been a terrible liar and this time is no different. It'd be better for you to just spit it out now." he says bluntly and I feel a weight pressing down on me. "I don't know if you'll like hearing this...so I'll just keep it to myself." I say truthfully and he huffs.

"Now you have to tell me. Don't worry about if I'll like it or not. If it's on your mind, say it." he says and I feel all of my muscles tensing up as my throat gets dry, making it hard for me to speak. I've never felt this way before, never been more afraid or scared to tell someone how I feel. Why...why does it feel this way?