'' No, you have to eat all of it,'' Adrian spoke, grabbing my fork to pick the last pieces of potatoes off my plate, attempting to push the fork into my mouth, but my efforts to pull away made his eyes roll,

'' Stop being childish. You didn't eat breakfast, so I need you to eat all of it.'' He pushed in a quiet tone, shooting me an annoyed look, '' Come on—,''

We spent the last week trying to spend as much time together as possible. It was challenging to find time between our schoolwork and his quidditch practice, so we made it our thing to meet up during meal periods,

Spending time with Adrian had become the highlight of my day — He made everything feel easy, light. He was sensitive with me, humble with my feelings — He encouraged me to keep my head up and not to let the effects of anyone tearing me down;

I suffered to tell Adrian about my past with Draco. I didn't want to; I only spoke about the shallow parts, not wishing to expose myself or the emotions I kept deeply hidden inside.

I finally meet his bothersome grin, rolling my eyes at him as I parted my lips, allowing him to serve me the last pieces of potatoes,

'' Happy now?'' I laughed, nudging him to the side, causing him to let out a slight huff,

" No, but I will be if you take one more bite, please?" He begged, tipping his head to the side, biting his lower lip, " For me?" - and there was no reasonable way for me to tell him no,

I completely melted at his acts,

" Fine, but only one." I smiled, lightly shaking my head, " The things I do for you, Pucey." I allowed him to slip the fork in between my lips one more time,

His eyes locked in mine as his hand reached for the stray strand of hair that kept falling over my forehead, gently tucking it behind my ear, '' Can we go now? I want to—,'' I rose, but before I could finish what I was about to say, a raw, intense growl shot shivers down my spine,

'' Well, well, well,'' The voice tore through me, ''What do we have here?''

I didn't have to turn around to see the smirk stinging into my neck — I felt it,

'' Isn't it Pucey and his lovely little girlfriend?'' Draco mocked, his tone darkly in sarcasm,

Adrian spun around in a swift move, rolling his eyes at the blond-haired boy behind us, but I didn't. I held my eyes locked on my plate, silently begging for him to leave me alone, to let me and all the crave he held in taunting me, go,

Ever since I walked out of Draco's room last week, I haven't seen him much, only a few times in class and at dinner, almost as if he had avoided me,

'' We should probably—,'' Adrian tried speaking, his eyes are glaring in mine with the urge of wanting to leave — as did I,

I noded, about to force myself off my seat when Draco crouches down next to me, sloping Pansy onto his lap. My whole body tensed as I watched them, the devilish smirk still plastered to his lips as he eyed me down,

He knew exactly how much he hurt me at this moment.

Draco's eyes caught mine for a fleeting moment before my sights flicker down to learn how he's slowly stroking his hands along Pansy's thighs,

With a thick swallow — I looked back at Adrian, and how he noticed how much Draco and his childish games played me,

I shook my head, feeling a peel of provoked laughter leave my lips as I pushed my chair back. My palms slammed into the table,

'' Did you really have to bring the trash to the table, Draco?'' I grinned, chewing on my bottom lip in the way I knew set him off, '' That's not very clean of you, is it?''

Adrian burst out on laughter behind me as Draco's amused face fell into a raging one, the sneer faded into a furious look — I turned, my arm braided with Adrian's as I pulled him up next to me,

'' See you around, Malfoy,'' I dared him before both of us marched out,

Leaving both him and Pansy speechless behind,

'' Are you alright?'' Adrian asked as we walked out, '' Because that was... intense,''

I stopped, tugging his arm back as he stepped into me, '' I'm fine,'' I smirked, '' As you said — I shouldn't allow him to treat me like that,''

'' That's right,'' Adrian held, his hand softly cupped my cheek, '' May I?''

My eyes fluttered close, standing on my toes as I nodded — his lips met mine, tasting the soft, gentle touch he brought,

Zoning out from everything and everyone around us,

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My mind kept shaping the fact that Narcissa hurled me a letter last night, to pen me that she's coming to see me in a few days,

I couldn't quite wrap my mind around my beliefs towards her visit that she urged to speak to me in person, and that could solely mean one thing — that there's something severe going on.

" No, no, it's not like that,'' I huffed, rolling my eyes at my two friends, '' We're not dating,"

" We're just friends. How many times am I supposed to tell you this ?"

" Well, that's not what Adrian said last night at practice." Blaise laughed, shouldering me to the side; I meet his eyes with a doubtful stare, " He said that you two had done things."

My veins rush in wonder at what Blaise spoke, and the concerned feeling I had about the letter was followed with an offended one,

We haven't done anything more than a kiss,

So why would Adrian say that?

" You should've seen the look on Malfoy's face,'' Blaise pushed, '' He was bloody mad."

Blaise let out a trail of chuckles as he sought to impersonate the look on Draco's front, making Luna laugh at his act,

" And then he stormed off before he could listen to the whole—, " He hushed down, noticing the startled look on my front,

" I mean... I didn't—, " The boy scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, " I'm sorry,"

'' What whole story?'' Luna snapped, raising a brow as she turned to me, looking at me with a curious gaze,

'' Did you two do something?''

'' Of course not,'' I mumbled, still in my wrong mind as to why he would speak such lies, '' You know that I would tell you if we did.''

'' Nothing happened.''

As those words left my lips, Blaise let out another chuckle, '' Well, something sure did happen at dinner a few days ago.'' He grinned at me, desiring to expose me for what I said to Draco and Pansy,

'' Did you hear about Leiah's little stunt with Malfoy and Parkinson?''

'' What is this? Am I invisible nowadays?'' My blond-haired best friend sighed, her arms thrown in the air as she shook her head at me,

'' Why am I the last one to know everything?'' She pouted, shooting me an evil glare, ''You better tell me right now, ''

I chewed my bottom lip in uncertainty, my arms crossed over my chest before I nervously gazed away. The shame of what I told Draco washed over me,

I held in silence, only hearing the chatter of the students walking around us,

'' She called Pansy trash,'' Blaise burst out, breaking my shy silence with his loud voice — I caught my head up to face his,

'' Learn when to shut it, Zabini,''

Of course, he had to do this,

It's Blaise.

'' Finally,'' Luna scored in relief, a festive look spread over her angelic features, '' Someone would've had to tell her that, eventually.'' But as soon as her silvery eyes are placed in my blue ones, she twists her face in pity,

" Leiah is over, Malfoy, isn't that right?" Luna spoke, giving me a modest smile, her dimples slightly showing before wrapping her arm around my tensed figure.

"Besides, Adrian is a much better fit for her anyway."

I shrugged, forcing a smile to curve onto my lips, trying to hide the fact that I wasn't,

I'm not over Draco.

I act like I am,

I truly wish to be,

I'm doing everything in my power to forget the cruel boy,

But it's hard, letting go of a person that had made such an impact on your life, even if Adrian had blessed my being for the better,

I felt the sinking feeling flooding, my heart lightly pounding inside of me as my sights glared over the busy hallway, feeling the anxiety of all the people surrounding me crawling up my back.

'' I'll be back. I just have to use the bathroom.''

Luna hugged me goodbye, holding me tightly for a fleeting moment before letting me go, almost as if she knows that talking about this is hard. I turned to Blaise, providing him a mean scowl as I walked away.

I walk around a corner, headed towards the bathroom at the end of the hallway as my mind wandered again — thinking about what Blaise said,

If Adrian told his whole quidditch team that we slept together, especially in front of Draco, wouldn't he had killed the both of us by now?

Perhaps he knew that I wouldn't do that,

I didn't even feel comfortable holding Adrian's hand because of Draco.

The thought of my and Draco's fingers braided together still halted deeply inside of me, and the idea of someone else touching them caused me to feel sick,

Just as I pushed the door open, catching a step inside, I felt two cold hands wrapped around my waist, causing me to out a quiet squeal before a strong hand are muffled the noise,

My senses filled with the minty scent, the cologne that always caused my knees to grow weak. His chest hugged my back, my breaths ragged as I tried to push him off me,

" Calm down, darling,'' Draco spoke with confidence into the back of my head, '' Be a good girl for me and keep that pretty little mouth shut,'' He breathed out, slowly loosening the grip of my mouth as his hand traveled down to my throat,

'' What the hell are you playing at, Draco?'' I snapped, feeling his rings marking my neck, '' This isn't funny, let me—,''

" A little bird whispered in my ear that you fucked Pucey,"

My breaths stuck as I choked on my own saliva, '' Excuse me?'' I urged, still utterly locked in his grip,

" Did you?"

I shut my eyes closed — feeling the shame washing over me. Adrian really did that, he told them that we slept together,

" Let me go, Draco," I mumbled, bending my back, seeking to push my elbows into his toned figure; " Right now."

He released a chuckle at my demand, taking a step back, with my back still pressed against his front — his spine rested onto the wall behind him,

" I will if you answer my question."

I shook my head, '' This isn't funny, Draco, let me go, ''

But I felt my body giving in to his, knowing that there's no way he's letting go of me, '' I never said it was funny, darling.''

His hand holding my figure steady starts to travel lower, down over my clothed chest, grasping at the waistband of my skirt. '' Did he make you—,'' He hewed himself off, his teeth pinching my neck,

'' Cum?''

My breaths hooked at that question, sensing his fingers tugging their way down to my underwear,

'' Does he touch you the way I do?''

Draco's heated breaths fanned heavily against the back of my shoulder, his head dipped to trail kisses on my pale skin.

'' Does he make you cum, the way I do?''

The tension grew, the air around us thickened,

'' Draco—,'' I breathed out, letting my back sink into him,

'' Yes, darling?''

'' I didn't—,'' I held, hesitation flayed through me,

'' You didn't what?''

I swallowed, feeling his fingers still rested on my inner thighs, '' I didn't fuck Adrian,''

The silence tore around before he sighed, letting his forehead fall to the crook of my neck. The blonde hair tickled my skin, '' I knew you didn't,''

'' Because if you did, you wouldn't be so desperate for me to touch you,''

My veins froze, ice-cold shivers rushed down my spine,

He played me,

The only reason he did this was to prove that he still has power over me and that he's the only one that can make me finish, 

My eyes grounded, my bravery fell as I pushed him back, '' Get off me, Malfoy.'' Hatred burst through my soft voice as my hands found their way to his, once again attempting to pry him off me.

But he refused to budge. Instead — his hand that's been lingering my underwear leveled its way up my figure, tilting my head back, forcing his thumb over my bottom lip,

'' No, you did something bad, Leiah—,''

'' You spoke badly to me,'' He growled, '' And now I want you to make up for it,''

My eyes widen at his threatening tone,

'' Get down on your knees,''

'' Right now,''

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