Unknown Riddle

Chapter Five

"Oh, I forgot the papers!" Hale groaned. "Meet you there?"

I nodded as Kalena tore down the hall back to class.

~~Draco's POV~~

What the bloody hell happened to her? Everything had been perfect and smooth before her father had requested to speak to her. Since then she wakes up at least three times a night screaming and refuses to let me in. I can hear her crying from my room and it kills me knowing I can't do anything to help her. I have barely even slept the past two weeks, not from her screaming nightmare but from concern. I'm worried about her, something is wrong but she won't even look at me.

Pulling myself out of my thoughts and back to the present. Zabini and I were walking towards the great hall when a certain dark-haired girl caught my eye, Scarlett Riddle. There was no Kalena around her, this was my chance.

"Blaise," He raised his hand then took my books from me.

"Go," He smiled.

I mouthed thank you before running off towards her. Once I was a few feet behind her when I called out her name.

~~Scarlett's POV~~

Turning to the sound of my name I was soon met with the dazzling eyes of Draco Lucius Malfoy standing two feet from me. He froze for a moment then continued to walk closer to me. Quickly trying to get away from him but was soon stopped by someone grabbing my wrist. Pain shot up through my arm, a hot sensation covered my body. I felt the electricity coursing through my veins, a month ago I had been so used to this pleasuring pain but it had been so long, now it hurt and made my heart ache.

"Malfoy," I growled.

"Do not start," He glared at me, pulling me down a deserted hall.

Taking a quick left he pushed me up against the wall. "What the hell is going on with you?" He growled. "Ever since your father talked to you, you won't even look or speak to me. I deserve to know why I am getting the cold shoulder."

My right cheek pressed against the cold stone wall. I couldn't look at him. 

"Scarlett," Grabbing my face he forced me to look at him. "I hear you every night. Screaming and crying, don't act like something is not wrong."

Suppressing the tears I stared at the storming orbs hovering inches in front of me.

"Draco, you wouldn't understand."

"Try me, Scar," Draco's voice was ragged and uneven, his body shaking. "We were both raised under an iron fist."

~~Draco's POV~~

"Try me, Scar," I dared her. Unable to stop myself from shaking. "We were both raised under an iron fist."

"I can't," She said, as a tear slowly rolled down her porcelain skin as the two words came out of her mouth.

Her eyes held a secret sadness, over the summer they had been the kind of eyes that you can look into and feel like you are getting lost. Now they were the eyes that showed you the suffering person behind them, the girl Scarlett hide deep down. The true pain of being the daughter of Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Wrapping my arms around her, I pulled her against me. "What did he do to you, Scarlett?

"Dra-" She was cut off by the ignorant idiot, Potter.

"Now, now," His annoying voice cut in. "Does Draco Malfoy have a soft side?"

"Fuck off, Potter." I spat back, pushing Scarlett behind me, trying to hide her away from all the pain and confusion of everything. "Now isn't a good time for you're stupidity."

"Not in front of the lady," Potter smiled at Scarlett. "I don't think we have met before. I'm Harry, Harry Potter." As he waited for a responce, he got nothing. "You are?"

Rolling her eyes she looked at 'The Chosen One'

"None of your business. Now please leave like you have been told, Mr. Potter." She spat out his name.

Snickering at her comment, I watched as Potter left the hall leaving us along.

Turning back to her I felt my heart tighten. Her face was slack, showing only pain and exhaustion. Clutching her to my body I felt her grip my shirt, hold on has tight as she could.

"You can tell me anything, you know that?" I felt her body begin to fall. Wrapping my one arm around her support her body as she leaned on me.

Scarlett's face hidden in my shoulder that was now slightly wet.

"I don't want you to die," she muttered. "You can't,"

"I won't, I promise."

"You can't guarantee anything in this world." She sighed. "Draco, listen-"

"No, I won't listen. You listen to me, Scarlett, you aren't going to push me away. I don't know why you are, but I won't allow it. I guarantee you that I won't give up on you. That I will always be here. You can't guarantee anything in this life, you are right, but I can promise to do all that I can."

"Draco," Her voice sweet and soft.

Cupping her cheek, she looked up. Her icy blue eyes, flecked with silver and green, stared back at me.

"Scarlett,"

A second later our lips met, moving in perfect sync.

~~Scarlett's POV~~

Entering the common room alone, my mind still buzzing. I saw Kalena curled up on one of the couches reading a book.

"Where were you?" She asked, barely looking up.

My cheeks burning, with what had happened. "I went for a walk around the castle."

"Mhm, so did you hear about that party Malfoy is having?" Kalena asked me as I sat down in one of the many vacant chairs in the Slytherin House Common room. "Three days from now, down here in the common room."

"Well, we better go shopping, miss." I smiled.

Laughing Kalena looked at me. "I couldn't agree more!"