Blackbird (draco malfoy)

6. fallingforyou

Seraphina's POV:

Flustered as we arrive at the Ball, I comb my hands through my hair, grasping at the back to make sure I hadn't lost my precious new pin. The hall was swamped with couples already but I was desperate to get Draco to dance with me at least once tonight, might as well start trying now...

"Well come on then" I say, gesturing towards the dance floor.

"What?" replies Draco, appearing to be genuinely confused.

"Draco Malfoy you haven't brought me to a Ball only to not dance with me have you?" I raise my eyebrows at him, teasing as I know exactly how to trigger a reaction from him. "I'm sure if you don't want to I could find Diggory around her somewhere, hmmm or maybe Fred might be-"

"Fine" he interrupts "Seraphina Knight you get one dance, so pick your song wisely"

"Let's go now then"

"Now?"

"Yeah you ready?"

There was something about making Draco so tense with his jaw clenched and his ringed fingers becoming fidgety that made me even more intrigued by him. He nods ever so slightly and I know this is all I will manage to get out of him for now but still I grab his hand just like in the common room and pull him along onto the dance floor.

As we take our place on the floor amongst the other couples, I go to explain to him what to do but I am shut down by him clasping my hand into his and swiftly moving his other onto my lower back.

"I thought you didn't know how to dance" I remarked, taken aback at how this position seemed so natural to him.

"I never said that now did I angel?" he responded, smiling down at me.

"N-". Before I can finish, he begins to move me away, spinning me around, forcing me let out a slight giggle in excitement.

As we dance it feels like I'm no longer on the ground but am floating softly in the air - just him and me- his fingers flawlessly intertwined with mine.

He takes my breath away as he moves both his hands to my upper back lifting me up high above everybody else, still slowly spinning me around. If I was floating before then now I must soaring, like a true angel.

He brings me back down to meet him on the ground, my breath completely caught up in the moment which he notices pulling me away from the crowd to sit at an empty table.

"You need to rest angel and so do my arms after all that lifting, I'll go get you a drink" I smile down to the ground, shaking my head in total disbelief that any of that just happened. The way he made me feel when we danced felt almost forbidden, like I had just discovered a new magical drug that made my whole body fizz over with excitement. Being so close to him meant with every breath I was taking in his fresh green apple scent. We must have been dancing for longer than one song because when I look around it seems most of the crowd has disappeared.

"So you are here with that tosser then? Great choice Phi. Let me guess, he's left you alone just like I thought he would" someone sneered, I gape up to see Diggory, obliterating my trance almost as quickly as Draco had sent me into it. I laugh to myself at his completely untrue words, realising how ridiculous he sounds right now.

I go to bite back at Cedric but all my words seem to fade when I feel the same strong arms -that only five minutes ago were lifting me up on the dance floor- steadying me from behind.

"hey angel" he whispers into my ear but when I expect him to move away from me, he wraps his arms around my back , securing me tight as I rest back into his arms. Life around us seemed to move in slow motion as he bought his lips onto mine, my heart pounding as my knees grew weaker. All I could focus on was how soft he felt against me and how addictive he tasted, leaving me wanting more as he finally pulled us both up.