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I walked down the staircase ,being aware of all the eyes directed towards me,but my eyes searched to see the ones of one particular person. Or I rather forced myself to look for him. Justin and my relationship had been going through a sore spot very recently, especially with him being jealous of my best friend, Draco Malfoy. Being only fourteen, I don't expect myself to make the best choice in terms of my friends or lovers. But, for Justin to constantly make accusations regarding Draco's plans to "break us up" was a new low for him.
I agree, Draco is definitely not the most pleasant person. But he has always been a constant of mine, ever since our friendship blossomed from our very first Herbology class. From ensuring my safety everywhere to making time for us to spend with each other, he had always been there for me. It would be a lie if I said that I didn't feel a small attraction towards him, which is the main reason why I started dating Justin. I was scared that Draco’s liking towards me was only platonic, so I pushed myself to get into a relationship, so as to stay away from him.
Breaking away from my thoughts, I looked up to find Draco making his way towards me. His eyes reflected admiration as he looked at me,but I could be very much mistaken. A rare but bright smile was on his face.
"Y/n….You…You look….absolutely stunning!"
He said.
"Thank You Draco, so do you! So….Who's your date? Where is she?"
"Uhh…Pansy hasn't arrived yet." His face fell immediately.
"Draco I'm so sorry, I wish I could go with you!"
"Don't be, it's alright. Where is the knobhead boyfriend of yours?" He said with a scowl. Earning him a light shove on the shoulder from me immediately
"Don't call him that. Besides, I don't think that there's a boyfriend title anymore."
"Is everything okay? Do you want me to hex him?" The amount of concern dripping from his words made my heart clench. Why did he care for me so much?
"Everything is okay.Don't worry, I kind of like the idea of breaking up with him. Oh, I think Pansy is here, you should go to her. I promise, I'll be fine."
Disappointedly,he turned towards the staircase as Pansy came down. A feeling of hurt crossed my chest as he took Pansy's hand and led her towards the hall, wishing that it was me. Fortunately, I found my date talking to another girl, rather, flirting with someone else at the entrance of the Great Hall.
"Justin!"
"Oh hey Y/n, why are you so late? Where have you been?"
"Obviously I was getting ready, and I wasn't even that late, I was searching for you, where were you?"
"Oh I went to talk to the team for the upcoming match."
"Come on, we're already late."
Begrudgingly taking my hand,he led me to the hall. His disinterest was as visible as the cracks in our relationship. Break-up with him was inevitable,but his behaviour towards me recently made me think, whether I should do it immediately or not. I wasn't ready for heartbreak but I wasn't having any of his disrespectful behaviour anymore too. I felt torn.
When the dance started, I had to quite literally beg him to dance with me. Fortunately,no one saw or heard us. Throughout the entire time, as we danced with each other, our attention wasn't at each other, rather towards someone else. Mine towards Draco, and his towards a particular Hufflepuff.
"Y/n…I c-can't do this anymore."
"What do you mean?"
"This….us, I don't think we should be together anymore. It's not working. I'm sorry,but I'll leave right now." With that he left, leaving me all shocked and surprised. His apology was obviously a farce, considering the way he said it. He just wanted to get rid of me as soon as possible
When I said that I wanted to break up with him, it didn't mean in an abrupt manner like this. I wanted us to sit down,discuss and part ways amicably. But, it seems like he had other plans in his mind, or rather no plans at all. My emotions went all over the place, I felt angry,shocked, sad at the same time. Tears gathered in my eyes, threatening to spill out at any moment. He didn't have to be so rude and disrespectful towards me for the past few days. Leaving the dance floor, I made my way to one corner and brought out my napkin to dab my tears away, but the more I dabbed, the more tears I started to shed as all of my emotions bubbled out.
A gentle hand on my shoulder broke me away from my crying session. Turning to look, I found Draco with worry and anger etched on his face, looking at me.
"Y/n. What. Happened? What did he do?"
"Nothing much, we broke up."
"That tosser is dead, I'll make sure of it."
"As much as I would appreciate you doing it, I don't want to get you in Azkaban for someone's murder."
"For you, I'm ready to do anything."
"Leave it Draco. You should go back to Pansy, I'm sure she's waiting for you."
"Don't worry, she's busy flirting with Zabini. She was actually encouraging me to leave."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"Spend time with the girl I like. Which I am doing right now." My heart started beating fast at his reply. I couldn't believe my ears. This definitely was a joke
"Draco,you don't mean that do you?"
"Ofcourse I do, isn't it obvious? It's you who has always managed to catch my eyes. Not any other girl. Never will there be any other girl, other than you."
I felt dumbstruck, I have been waiting for this moment ever since I started having feelings for him. But, my stupidity had to go ruin this by dating someone else, so as to avoid my feelings for him.
"Dance with me?" Laying out his palm towards with his eyes on me. Without wasting a second, I accepted his offer. At that moment, I didn't care about what everyone else had to say, all I can think about was, Draco.