Lie To Me

Part 12

Draco Malfoy
I knew I had to talk to her eventually.
What happened happened.
Though it was definitely in my favour.
It was the beginning of me convincing her to firstly be in a relationship with me and secondly to trust me.
Though it would be repulsive, it had to be done.
I just hoped she hadn't gone blabbing to people that she kissed me.
Then again why would she?
I didn't even kiss her back.

As everyone was walking to dinner, I waited until King passed me to grab her hand and pull her down a separate corridor.
"Hey what the hell! Don't grab me like that asshole!" She yelled and I rolled my eyes in response.
"I told you we need to talk."
"Well a normal person would politely ask. Not grab them and order them to talk." She spat.
I ignored her comment and just took a deep breath, planning what to even say to her.
"We need to talk about what happened at Christmas." I said and watched as her cheeks became a deeper shade of pink.
"I'd rather not."
"We have to."

She groaned and ran her hands through her hair before sighing and taking a step away from me.
"Look, it was a mistake. I shouldn't have kissed you. It was just a spur of the moment thing after a whole bottle of whiskey and opening up to each other." She shrugged. "Besides, you didn't even kiss back and then left quicker than the snitch."
I opened my mouth to say some cruel remark about how her kiss was less than satisfactory, but I remembered that I needed her to trust me and like me.
"I was, taken back. I thought you hated me when all along you've liked me." I smirked and she shoved at my chest.
"I don't like you. I told you it was a mistake." She scoffed folding her arms protectively over her chest. "I told you. I could never like you. You're too much of an asshole." She said before walking away.
But before she got too far I took hold of the back of her robes and pulled her back.
She crashed into my chest and wrapped an arm round my neck, probably to stop her falling.
I held her waist as she connected her eyes with mine.
Her eyes were a beautiful hazel colour and they glinted as they moved slightly to look at mine.
"You're eyes are beautiful." I said quietly, truly meaning it.

She shoved me away again and started laughing.
"What is wrong with you? Are you on drugs or something?" She said and walked away from me. But this time I let her go.
She looked back a few times at me and shook her head.
I was running out of options. She wasn't just going to fall into my lap. I hated it but I knew that I was going to have to try and like her and make more of an effort.
But I had no idea what to do.
But I also knew someone who would know what to do.

The next day, our small group was sat in the common room on our usual sofa. I watched King and as soon as she looked deep into the book she was reading I tapped Blaise on the shoulder.
"I need your help." I said and he nodded.
"With what?" He whispered.
"It's King. I need, god, I need you to help me get her." I said, feeling too embarrassed to make eye contact with him.
He widened his eyes and quickly flicked them to King, raising his eyebrow.
"That King?"
"Yes." I sighed.
"Tough one. Ask her to the dance." He shrugged and I could have burst out laughing.
"The dance? You really think I was going to go to that?"
"You wanted ideas."
"Ok. What else can I do?" I asked and he sighed.
"The usual. Buy her flowers, jewellery. Oh and actually be nice to her. Walk her to her classes, sit close to her at dinner. Give her your jumper if she's cold. It's not hard." He grinned.
"It is when it's her. She's like a little nutcase. Whenever I try and be nice to her she goes all weird. Even though she did kiss me when she was drunk the other week." I shrugged.
"You kissed?!"
"No. She kissed me. I didn't kiss back." I said and he scoffed.
"And that's why she won't like you."
"What? I didn't want to kiss her."
"Then why are you asking her out?" Blaise said too loudly and caught Pansy attention.
"Who are you asking out?" She said accusingly and that was when Kings eyes flickered up to meet mine.
"King." I said and her mouth fell open.
"Excuse me?"
"I'm asking you out...Kit."