| Girl on Fire |

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VERONICA MALFOY

"You told Dumbledore what happened?" Draco said in shock. Theo coughed on the muggle herb he was smoking. We were all sitting in Draco's room and I was telling them what happened earlier. "I had to, he was going to expel Mattheo." I said. "I would have gone with you Ronnie." Draco said. "I know, I didn't have time to get you." I said. "What did Riddle do?" Allison asked. "He kissed me." I said, smirking. "He what?!" Draco yelled. "He kissed me, Draco, now calm down." I said. "I changed my mind. Theo pass the joint." he said. Theo passed him the joint and he inhaled deeply. "You are so dramatic. It was just a kiss, it's not like I slept with him." I said. "Not yet" Blaise mumbled. I threw a pillow at him. "I'm just saying, why else would he kiss you?" Blaise asked. "So turns out Draco was right, he does just want to get in your pants." Enzo said. Everyone looked at me. I narrowed my eyes at him. "You want to say that again Enzo?" I said in a warning tone. "I'm just saying Draco did say he wants to fuck you and  the boy did kiss you." Enzo said. "Please, You sleep around almost as much as Draco." I snapped. "Seems like you wanna play catch up huh?" he teased. I pulled my wand and pointed it at Enzo. He put his hands up in surrender. "Hey woah, woah, woah nevermind. It was a joke." he said. "Locomotor Wibbly," I said, pointing my wand at him. The Jelly-Legs jinx hit him and he fell to the floor. Everyone laughed. "Good luck sleeping around when you can't even stand. Guess you'll have to be at the bottom from now on." I said. "Come on, quit it." he said. "No, this is funny." Blaise said. "Now, if you'll all excuse me, I think i'm going to go find Mattheo. He seems like much less annoying company to keep as of right now." I said. Draco ran over and stood in front of the door. "Like hell, you're staying here. With your clothes on." he said. I laughed. "Locomotor Wibbly," I said, pointing my wand at Draco too. His legs collapsed and he hit the floor.Everyone laughed at him. I opened the door and turned to leave. "Wait V, aren't you going to do the counter-curse" Enzo called out. "Have one of them do it, if you can convince them to stop laughing at you long enough to do it." I said. Then I shut the door and walked down the hall. Mattheo had a room to himself just like Draco. It had a gold plaque on the door with his last name on it. I knocked on the door and my heart was racing. A few seconds later he opened it. "Well I must say, I'm not totally surprised." he said. "You should be, I wasn't planning on coming." I said. He smirked and nodded. "So what do you want?" he asked. "Let's go." I said walking down the hall. He stood there. "You're just going to have to trust me Riddle." I said. He jogged and caught up to me. We walked out of the Slytherin dorms and to the empty hallways. "Be quiet, can't get caught out past curfew." I whispered. "Yes, that would be tragic. I hate for Dumbledore to think I don't care about the rules." he said. I rolled my eyes. "Lumos" I whispered and my wand gave the hallways dim lighting. We snuck all the way to the Astronomy Tower and climbed the stairs. When we got to the top, he stood there. "What are we doing here?" he asked. "Just come here." I said. I took his hand and pulled him to the railing. The stars were shining bright and the moonlight was reflecting off the black lake. "Isn't it beautiful?" I asked. He just nodded. I sat down and put my feet through the railing so they hung off the tower. He did the same and we sat there. "Can I ask you something?" I said. He shrugged. "I suppose" he said. "Why'd you come to Hogwarts this year? I mean, it's not a coincidence the year after Harry says Voldemort is back, his son comes to Hogwarts." I said. He stared into the distance and said nothing. "You can talk to me. You know who my father is, don't you?" I asked. "Yes." he said. "So you know he was loyal to yours." I added. He nodded. "Are you involved in something bad Mattheo?" I asked. "Veronica, I warned you that you would fear me." he said. "And I told you that I've faced a lot worse." I said. He looked at me. "You mean Marcus." he said. "Not just him. My father too. Tell me why you're here. Why are you really here?" I asked. "I am under orders from my father. But I won't tell you what they are." he said. "Why?" I asked. "Because you don't want to know." he said. I just nodded. "Now I have a question," he said. I looked at him in surprise. "Ok, go ahead" I said hesitantly. "Why did you stay with Marcus so long? You were with him for 2 years right?" he asked. I looked back out at the forest. "Yes." I said. "So why?" I asked. "I don't know." I lied. "I don't believe that." he said. I sighed. "I believed he loved me. My father does the same thing he did, I thought it was for my own good. I thought he was doing it because he cared." I said. "Your father does the same thing?" he asked. I looked up quickly. "No- I mean- I didn't- Don't-" I stammered. "Veronica, does he?" he asked. I shook my head. "No, um no. I love my father." I said. He turned to face me. He began to undo his tie and unbutton his shirt. "What are you doing?" I said, backing away from him. "Just trust me." he said. He finished unbuttoning his shirt and he opened it up. I could see his toned muscles but on his flesh was like a map of scars. There were long cuts and burn scars. I reached out and brushed my fingers over the deep jagged cuts. "How-" I started. "My father." he said. "I'm sorry." I said quietly. "Tell me the truth. Does your father-" he started. "Yes." I said. I unbuttoned my blouse. It slipped off my shoulders and the cold air left goosebumps on my skin. All I had was my black bra covering my breasts. I turned around and showed him the faded scars from the deep lashes of his belt. His hand grazed over them. "What about your brother?" he asked. "He takes most of it trying to protect me. But there's only so much he can do." I said. I turned back around. "Is it bad? What is your father doing?" I asked. His silence was my answer. "Veronica, I am a Riddle. I have no other choice. These scars are proof of that." he said. "Scars show us where we've been, they don't have to determine where we go." I said. "Sometimes they do." he said. "I'll go with you. Wherever this path takes you, I'll be there." I said. "Don't say that. You are too good for this." he said. "I'm a Malfoy. I'll go dark eventually. I'd rather do it with you." I said. He smirked. "I knew I liked you." he said smugly. "Just kiss me already." I said. He pressed his lips to mine and I melted into him. He pulled my hips closer to him and I ran my fingers through his hair. His fingers traveled up my back and a chill went up my spine. I ran my hands up and down his toned abs. I could feel the scars under my fingers. He pushed me back and my back was pressed against the wall. His hands palmed my breasts and I moaned softly as I grew wet. I felt his bulge press against me. My hips bucked into his. He put his leg between my thighs and I grinded on his thigh. His kisses traveled to my neck and collarbone. His hand traveled up my thigh and under my skirt. His fingers lingered over my heat and my breathing was heavy. "Fuck," I panted. He slid one finger under the waistband of my panties and my hips bucked again. "Do you want it?" he asked. I nodded quickly. He pulled my chin to face him. "Words, Veronica." he said firmly. "Yes, please, yes" I said. "Good girl" he whispered. He continued his attack on my neck and breasts as he pulled my underwear to the side. "So wet for me aren't you." he said smugly. "Yes" I panted. He slipped a finger inside me and I gasped. "Fuck" I moaned. He slipped another finger and began pumping them in and out. I held onto his broad shoulders to hold myself up as my legs were almost as unstable as Enzo and Draco's. I buried his head in the crook of his neck to muffle my moans. His thumb massaged my clit and I felt a coil in my stomach tighten. "Fuck Mattheo, I'm gonna cum" I said. "Then cum" he said. I released and finished on his fingers. He sucked them clean and smirked at me. My hands found his belt and he gently grabbed them. "Don't you want me to-' I started. "We've got time." he said. I smiled and nodded. "Come on, I'll walk you back to your dorm." he said. I took his hand and interlaced our fingers. We got dressed and walked back. I leaned against my door and he kissed me again. I pulled his tie to deepen the kiss. Then we pulled apart. "I'll see you tomorrow." he said. I nodded and he walked off. I opened my door and Draco was sitting there. Allison had fallen asleep on my chair and Theo, Enzo and Blaise were asleep on the floor. "Where have you been?" he said. "I told you I was with Mattheo." I said. Allison sat up. She took one look at me and laughed. "Guys wake up," she said. Theo, Enzo and Blaise all woke up. They looked me up and down and started laughing. "Bloody hell, you fucked him, didn't you?" Blaise said. My face dropped. "What?! No, I most certainly did not." I said. Allison stood up and walked towards the door. "You might wanna fix your buttons." she said. Then she walked out still giggling. I looked down. Fuck. I had mixed up the buttons on my shirt. Draco's eyes went dark. "You have got to be kidding me." he said. "I didn't-" I started. "We should go," Theo mumbled. "You think?" Draco snapped. They all rushed out and Draco slammed the door. "I told you he just wanted to get in your pants and the first time you hang out what do you do? He gets in your pants!" he yelled. "I didn't have sex with him And not that it's any of your business we just talked and stuff." I said. "And stuff?" he said. "Fine Draco, you wanna hear about your twin sisters sex life so bad, he fingered me and it was fucking great. Satisfied?" I asked. "No." he said. "Well I sure was" I snapped. "Wow, Marcus really got you trained well you just drop to your knees at any request huh?" he yelled. "You know that's not what happened." I said. "Do I? Or maybe you did just fuck Marcus and lie to me about." he said. "How could you say that?" I yelled. "Because I'm trying to look out for you and you won't let me," he screamed. He slammed his fist into the table next to me and I flinched. My arms flew up and stumbled back. "Ronnie I-" he started. "Get out." I said. "I'm sorry sis, I didn't mean that I just-" I cut him off. "Get out before I say something I regret. Like you just did." I said. He just walked out and shut the door. I took a shower and climbed into bed. Was it wrong for doing that with Mattheo for the first time we ever spent time together? It's not like he made me, I just got caught up in it. No it's not wrong. Draco is the biggest manwhore I've ever met. He doesn't get to judge me. Mattheo and I have a connection. He cares about me. I'm not going to doubt that just because Draco says too. He's just being protective. Like a brother does. He just needs to accept that I'm just as grown up as he is and if I want to have sex with mattheo I can do that. It's my choice. And even if it is a mistake, it's my mistake to make.