The White Peacock (A Draco Malfoy Fanfic)

Chapter 9: The Date

Murphy's POV

I lay in bed in the girl's dormitory, listening to everyone gush about the Yule ball approaching, and who had asked them, what they were wearing etc. A few guys had asked me already, including Neville, however I hadn't agreed to go with any of them, I couldn't go with just anyone, it had to be the perfect date, it had to be the perfect night and it had to take my mind of Malfoy.

Ever since our dance practice he was lingering on my mind, the way he smelt, the way his arms felt around my waist, and how close our lips were. Why did I keep replaying this over and over? I hated him and he obviously hated me. Why did I miss the way it felt being that close to him? I thought.

"Hello, earth to Murph??" I hear Cherry say clicking her fingers in my face.

"Sorry, what did I miss?" I say jumping up to face her.

"I asked what you are wearing for the ball" she says chuckling.

"oh, it's an emerald green 100% silk dress my mum sent me last week" I say proudly.

"Of course, she has the dress before the date" Annabelle laughs.

"I know right, you would think she be pickier on the thing that will be on her body" cherry says.

I roll my eyes "who said the date won't be on me as well?" I say with a cheeky grin.

Cherry laughs throwing her pillow at me, "you are so full of it" she says.

They were right though I needed to get that stupid Malfoy off my mind and focus on a date for the yule ball.

"what about Blaise? Cherry asks,

"he is popular, gorgeous and has a thing for you, and we all know you didn't mind him all over you" Anabelle says in agreement.

"Blaise is a nice piece of arm candy, but he's a bit of a bad boy and not what I'm looking for, besides he didn't even ask me" I say.

"I heard from flint he is planning on asking you" I hear pansy call out as she approaches us at our beds.

"oh really?" I reply with a dull tone.

"Murph, the intellectual, high social status and cultured saint you are looking for doesn't exist" Annabelle says mockingly.

She was right, but even if he did exist, he wasn't what I wanted either, what did I want? Did I want Malfoy? I thought, no don't be silly why would I want someone who was awful to me.

Draco's POV

It was Friday Morning, and I was with Crab, Goyle and Blaise in the great hall, a week before the Yule ball.

"I'm going to do it today" Blaise remarks.

"do what?" I ask uninterested

"ask Murph to the yule ball, I wanted to wait a while, and see if she would throw me any hints that she wanted me to ask" he explains.

"and did she !?" I exclaim glaring at him. Why did I care if she did? I thought to myself.

"No" he says looking down, "she has been kind of distant actually, but I figured that's her just playing hard to get, I mean we would be perfect for each other, we are both beautiful rich purebloods, like she couldn't possibly do better than me", he says with a smug look.

This made me angry, how could he think he was good enough for her I thought, she could do so much better than him, I clenched my fists together and looked down.

"what's wrong with you?" Blaise asks me, "don't tell me you wanted to ask her? I mean I get it she's hot, but I thought you hated her" he continues.

"I do hate her, and I don't care who she goes with, matter of fact I don't care who you go with" I say slamming my hands down on the table as I get up to leave.

Blaise stares at me confused as I leave the great hall. On my way out I see Murph standing with Viktor Krum outside as he hands her a note. My heart dropped, was he asking her? No, this cant be happening, she is not going with Viktor Krum, the 17-year-old, big, charming, famous seeker.

Did it bother me because I hated seeing little miss perfect always get her way or because I didn't want her to go with somebody else. She reads the note and a big grin forms across her face, I see her put the note in her pocked and nod her head.

Heading over to Ancient runes I was fuming, of course she gets asked by Viktor Krum, of course she gets the perfect date, why was everything in her life so damn perfect. I storm into the class and see her sitting with Granger, no doubt telling that mud blood about Krum. The thought of them dancing together aggravated me, his giant arms wrapping around her waist. I take a seat next to Pansy, and throw my books down loudly, making Pansy jump and Murphy turn around at look at me. She rolled her eyes at me and turned away.

"what's got you riled up" Pansy says concerningly.

"nothing" I growl back. "You got a date for that stupid ball" I say loudly to Pansy.

I see Murph's head shoot up, I could tell she heard me. Pansy excitedly exclaims "NO I DON'T".

"Good you are going with me" I say harshly.

Pansy screams in excitement, "Omg of course I will" she says wrapping her arms around me.

Murphs head drops down and she doesn't react.

As soon as class ends, I see Murph gather her things looking annoyed and storm out of the class. I follow her out and see her heading towards the grounds. Why was she all angry? I thought. I followed her to see what was wrong. Walking down the corridor, she sees me behind her and turns out abruptly. "why are you following me!?" she shouts.

"just curious as to what's got your panties in a bunch" I say mockingly. She crossed her arms and looked away, her face frowning. Why did she look so cute angry I thought?

She finally speaks "Parkinson! out of everyone, you ask her to the Yule Ball". She growls. Was she jealous I thought? Or did she hate Pansy? This made me feel extremely smug.

"wow are you actually jealous there Murph" I say to her smirking as I come close to her. She puts her hand out to stop me from coming closer.

She scoffs, "I would rather jump into the black lake than be with you" she says coldly as she begins to walk away.

Annoyed I grab her wrist, "I don't understand why you even care who I ask, seeing as you got the most popular guy here to take you" I shout at her scathingly.

"what are you talking about?" she says confused.

"I saw that thick head Krum ask you this morning" I growl.

"he wasn't asking me; he was asking Hermione!" she shouts at me. "he gave me a note to give her" she continues.

"what" I say disappointedly. "he didn't ask you" I growl.

"No, I was waiting for..." she trails off. "it doesn't matter, I hope you have fun with pansy" she says coldly.

"I wouldn't have asked her if I had known..." I start saying when I get interrupted by Blaise.

"there you are!" Blaise exclaims standing next to Murph. "I have been looking for you, I wanted to ask you something he says to Murphy".

Murphy looks at me with a defiant look and turns to him with a smile and says "I would love to go to the ball with you" she says as she grabs his hand.

"really?" He exclaims excitedly.

She gives him an adoring look and then turns over to me with a smirk, "excuse us Malfoy but me and MY DATE have things to discuss" she says bluntly and drags Blaise away.