A Night That Changed Everything

Chapter 16

            The Professors had gone all out for the masked ball. They had transformed the great hall into what looked like a fairy forest in fall. They had trees everywhere that looked real with gold, red and orange leaves on them like trees in the Fall. There was even a full moon and stairs twinkling in the enchanted ceiling overhead. Fog was coming off the floor from somewhere and twinkling lights shined like fireflies in the dim lit hall.

            All the girls were wearing beautiful ball gowns with fancy masks and jewelry. The guys were wearing dark suits or robes with various masks on. Some were even dressed in old medieval attire or from other time periods.

            Jilli and Megg headed for the refreshment table where they ran into Dolf, dressed like a throwback to Shakespeare.

            “There are my two ladies,” Dolf said grinning, “here,” he handed them both a drink.

            “How did you know it was us?” Megg laughed.

            “I just looked for the two most beautiful ladies here,” he grinned.

            What's in this?” Jilli looked at the drink suspiciously

            “I'm not sure, but it's good.”

            And he was right, it was very good. Jilli drank the first one down and then had another. She was feeling very good now. She looked around the room, trying to figure out of all these masked figures who might be Draco. One person, standing off to themselves, leaned up against a tree caught her eye. He was wearing a totally black tuxedo with a black hooded cape pulled over his head so she didn't know his hair-color, and he was wearing a black and gold checkered mask, like a domino. Jilli was about to walk over there when Megg grabbed her arm.

            “Come on guys,” Megg dragged them to the middle of the dance area to dance to a really cool song playing. Jilli temporarily forgot about her masked mystery guy.

            Whatever was in that drink made Jilli feel more free than she had in a while. She started dancing, moving her body to the music. Suddenly she was joined by a cute Ravenclaw boy whose name she could not remember and didn't really care. It just felt good to cut loose for a change.

            The Ravenclaw danced really well. He had her hand and twirled her around to the music, making her laugh out loud, but when she stopped twirling the hand that grabbed her and pulled her back in tight to his body wasn't the Ravenclaw.

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            Draco had been looking over the girls that were there so far. Draco picked Jillianne out of them immediately the moment he saw her, despite her new golden brown hair color. He would know her anywhere, her flawless skin and the curves of her body gave it away, and the way she moved gracefully around the ballroom. Draco knew that was his Slytherin princess in the gold and silver flowing gown and he was sure he would see her purple amythest eyes shining behind the golden mask she wore. Jilli looked really stunning. Draco saw her look his way where he was leaned up against the tree and he thought she was about to walk over, but then her friend grabbed her arm. Draco watched her for a little longer as she and her new friends danced, until she started dancing and flirting with some Ravenclaw. He'd seen enough.

            Draco walked over and when the Ravenclaw had twirled Jilli, he tapped him on the shoulder and gave him the signal to get lost, and then he took her hand in his, pulling her to his body. She was his and he'd be damned if she was going to be with anyone else there. As he held her to him, a slow song started up. Jilli was trying to push free from him when he spoke-up.

            “Where are you going princess?” he asked, pulling her back into his arms.

            “Draco,” she said confused, “How did you..”

            “Get rid of your little Ravenclaw admirer,” he sneered.

            Jilli looked up at him. He was the one she'd seen leaned against the tree, watching her earlier. She hadn't seen his platinum blond head because of the black hooded cape. But she could see his cool silver eyes shining behind the mask. He looked like something from the Phantom of the Opera.

            “I'm glad you came,” Jilli sighed, wrapping her arms around Draco as they moved very slowly to the music, “but how did you know it was me?”

            “I just looked for the most beautiful girl here,” he whispered near her ear, “and I did promise you a dance.” He kissed her ear softly and then moved his lips down below her ear, kissing her softly giving her chills, making her tingle. “Please tell me that hair color is not permanent. Don't get me wrong, you look beautiful, but I like your hair the color it's supposed to be.”

            “It's just a simple fading spell, it will be gone in a few hours,” Jilli pressed her face into the side of his neck, breathing in the delicious scent of his skin.

            Draco gently took Jilli's face in his hands, bringing her closer to his own and then he kissed her, no soft kiss, but a deep kiss that took her breath away. Jilli pressed her body deeper into his, causing him to moan in their kiss, she was so tight up against him she could feel how much he wanted her.

            They both stood there in the middle of the dance floor surrounded by the other dancers. Jilli broke the kiss off, gasping for air. She leaned up and whispered in his ear, “Draco, I want you more than anything right now, can we please go somewhere else?”

            Draco took her hand in his and they headed out of the great hall. They went down corridors and up the huge long spiral staircase until they finally came to an empty corridor where suddenly a door appeared that Jilli never knew about.

            “Come on,” Draco pulled them through the door. Jilli figured out they were in the Room of Requirement.

            The R.R. was full of old wizarding junk and old furniture. They went deeper into it and stopped in an area that looked more used than the rest. There was a sofa, chair and candles around on old tables and in the corner stood a huge pointed cabinet with two huge doors on it. Draco had found an old record turntable and he put on one of the records. The music coming from it was very lovely and haunting, like going back in time.

            “So this is where you have been all those times you disappear,” Jilli said looking around. Draco took her by the hands and led her to the middle of the room. He slipped his mask off and pulled the caped hood off, so now Jilli could see his handsome face. Then he gently untied her gold mask and gently took it off; tossing them both in the chair.

            “Yeah, sometimes it's best just to get away from everything,” he took her in his arms to dance slowly to the music.

            “I know how you feel, but you don't have to get away from me,” Jilli said, caressing his face as they moved slowly. She leaned into him tightly. Draco needed her, she could see that, and she wanted him badly. She was realizing she needed him just as much. Jilli had been lonely most her life and now Draco seemed to be suffering the same. And there was something else bothering him; he wouldn't tell her, but she knew something was eating at him.

            Draco bent down and started kissing Jilli. It always amazed her at how his kisses always made her lose control; she couldn't get enough of them. Jilli felt like she could melt right into him until they both became one. She never wanted this to stop.

            The kiss intensified and they both made their way to the sofa. Jilli started running her hands along Draco's firm, muscular body. She had taken off his suit jacket and had unbuttoned his shirt between kisses but he stopped her. He turned her around with her back to him and slowly began kissing her neck, his hands caressing her waist and sides. She could feel him up against her and she wanted to turn in his arms but he stopped her. Jilli could feel him slowly pulling the zipper down on the back of her dress until it stopped below her hips and the dress came down to pool at her feet. She had no bra on with the dress, so she just stood there with her panties and stiletto gold heels on, her huge amethyst necklace hanging down almost between her breasts. Draco turned her in his arms so she was facing him, looking her over, “You're beautiful, Jillianne,” he said breathlessly, he took her in his arms kissing her deeply. Jilli started finishing removing his clothes; he pulled his shirt off as Jilli unbuttoned his dark pants. He kicked his shoes off and eveything else until they both stood there as bare as new born babies, all except for Jilli's necklace and heels.

            Jilli had to admit, Draco was so gorgeous. His slim body was lean and muscular and his skin was like marble. He reminded her of one of Michelangelo's sculptures. Jilli couldn't get enough of his skin. She touched and caressed his pale chest and trim stomach. Jilli started kissing his neck as her hands ran over his body.

            Draco was rubbing her back and she could feel his hands on her butt as he brought her in closer to him and Jilli could then feel how much he wanted her right up against her, “Jilli, are you sure about this?” he asked in a raspy voice full of desire, even now that they had went this far he was still a gentleman. Jilli was kissing his neck and all she could do was nod her head.

            Draco took her in his arms, kissing her and lay her down on the sofa. He knelt beside her taking her foot and undoing her heels, kissing the top of her foot with each one he took off. But he didn't stop there, he started kissing his way up both her legs until he was softly kissing her stomach, causing her to wiggle because it tickled. Then his mouth found her breast and Jilli thought she was going to jump up off the sofa from the pleasure. “Please Draco,” she moaned, she wanted him badly.

            Draco slowly went between her legs, kissing her mouth deeply and then she could feel him enter her, slow at first. Jilli gasped and then he plunged into her, causing her to cry out, Draco stopped and gently took her face in his hands, “I'm sorry I hurt you,” he said not moving, but still inside her. He kissed her eyelids, kissing away a couple of tears and looked deep into her eyes, he softly kissed her lips.

            After the initial pain, Jilli's body adjusted to Draco's and she could feel something like a throbbing pleasure pulsing in her as Draco kissed her. She started kissing him back, her hands running through his hair and down his back. She could feel her own body moving against his, wanting something more. Draco slowly began moving inside Jilli, slowly at first, but feeling Jilli pulsing around him her body moving against his he picked up the tempo until suddenly they both exploded with pleasure.

            Draco leaned down to kiss Jilli, tears were running down her face and he could taste her salty tears. They were both still trembling in each other’s arms.

            “Are you all right?” Draco asked concerned.

            “I am wonderful,” Jilli said in awe, “that was beautiful.”

            “It was,” he agreed, kissing the top of her head.

            They lay in each other’s arms for a little while until it was getting late and they knew they had to get back. They both helped each other get dressed, Draco stealing kisses and caressing her butt or waist every now and then. Jillianne couldn't help noticing he was hiding his left arm.

            When they enetered the Slytherin common there were still some party goers up and they eye-balled them both with smirks on their faces as if to say, “we know what you've been doing.

            Draco whispered in her ear, “Don't pay them any attention. Goodnight, princess,” and he kissed her ear.

            “Goodnight, Draco,” she whispered back, she didn't want to let his hand go, but she headed to her dorm. Jilli lay there in her bed after she showered, hugging her pillow to her, wishing it were Draco. Well, she was no longer a girl, she now felt almost like a woman, and her and Draco's relationship just changed dramatically. Jilli knew what she wanted now, betrothal or not she wanted to be with Draco Malfoy always. She wanted to spend her life with him. Jilli needed him and deep down she felt he needed her too. Jilli went to sleep, exhausted but with sweet dreams of a certain Slytherin prince in her head.