Miss Americana

Chapter 5

I make my way up the staircase of the Astronomy Tower, as I become eye level with the floor I can see Draco leaning on the railing staring out at the view. There is a blanket folded next to him on the floor, I look up and see he has enchanted some lit candles so they're hovering in the air like the ones in the Great Hall. "Draco, this is lovely." I say smiling, he turns around quickly to look at me. "Oh um thanks." He says, looking up at the candles. "I've never been up here before, this view is beautiful." I say, making my way to stand next to him at the railing. He looks over at me. "Yeah, beautiful." He bends over to grab the blanket. "Do you want to sit?" He asks, unfolding the blanket. I nod my head and sit down on the floor, sitting with my legs criss cross apple sauce just like when I was little. He sits next to me and puts the blanket around the both of our shoulders. There's a comfortable quiet for a few moments as we take in the view. "Look I'm sorry about what I said about your family. I actually think Newt is brilliant. I just- I don't like people knowing the real me. It's easier to be mean to everyone." He says looking down at his lap. "Draco." I say looking over at him, wanting him to look at me. "Draco." I say again, gently using my finger to lift his chin to look at me. "You don't have to pretend with me. I promise I'll keep your soft side a secret." I say laughing a little, a smile creeping onto his face. "When I was getting ready to come to Hogwarts my parents made it very known to stay away from you. But I think you're just misunderstood, you need someone who sees the real you, who sees the good that you don't want to let out." I say giving him a look to let him know I'm being genuine. "I want to try, I want to get to know you, I want to let you in and see the real me." He says looking down at his hands in his lap. I reach over and put my hand on top of his. "I am already starting to see the real you." I say, squeezing his hand gently. I get shivers down my spine and shake my shoulders a little as it rushes through me. "Are you cold?" He asks and before I can answer he wraps the blanket all the way around us, putting his arm around me to pull me closer. I can feel his body heat radiating off, making me feel safe and warm. "So where do I begin?" He asks looking over at me. "Well I'm not sure what all you know about me, but obviously you can tell from my accent that I'm from America." I say laughing quietly. "I'm an only child just like you. I love music, animals, cooking, singing. My biggest fear is being and ending up alone like I feel like I'd never be good enough for anyone. My favorite color is black. Being an only child I had a lot of pets growing up, but my Niffler that I have right now has been my favorite." I tell him, he watches me carefully as I tell him all my favorite things. "Kaylee, you will always be enough. One day you're going to make someone very happy. You're the only person here to ever stop and give me a chance. That just shows you have a good heart." He tells me, making me blush. I move my head up to look him in the eyes, feeling myself drawn to him. I listen to my heart and lean in, pressing my lips against his. My hand moving to the back of his head tangling my fingers in his hair, pulling him closer to me. I feel him smile as our lips part, making me smile too. He doesn't say anything to me. "I-I'm sorry." I say quietly, looking down at the floor. I see him turn his head to look at me quickly from the corner of my eye. He reaches over and puts his hand on my cheek turning my head to look at him. He moves in closer, kissing me on my forehead. "Don't ever be sorry for something like that." He says giving me a small smile, I smile back feeling my cheeks going red. We sit up there for a long time, talking about our lives, our favorite things, what we hate, pretty much anything and everything. "We should probably head back it's getting late, but thank you for tonight." I say looking over at him and smiling. He stands up and holds out a hand to help me up, I fold the blanket while he gets the candles down. We make our way back to the common room. "What are you two doing out so late?" I hear Snape's recognizable voice behind us, we both stop and turn around. "We're heading to our common room right now." I say, quickly glancing over at Draco. It looks as if Snape was about to say something, but Draco starts talking first. "That shouldn't be a problem is it?" Draco says glaring at Snape. "Go on then." Snape says nodding his head to us. We quickly make our way to the common room, when we open the door Blaise and Goyle are sitting on one of the couches. "What were you two doing?" Blaise asks, looking between the two of us, seeing the blanket. "Nothing Zabini. It was nothing." Draco spits, my heart drops. It was nothing? "It doesn't look like nothing." Goyle says standing up. "Shut up Goyle. Shouldn't you two be in bed?" He asks. "We could ask you two the same thing." Blaise says, standing up and walking towards us. "Go up to bed Kaylee. I'll deal with these two." Draco says, turning to me. Without saying anything, I make my way up to my dorm. Realizing I still have Draco's blanket, I set it down on my bed to get changed. I'll just give it back to him tomorrow. I unfold the blanket, climb into bed and put it over me, falling asleep quickly.