Alice
"So?" Hugo asks, "Where did you ran off with Malfoy? Are you two secretly dating?"
I sigh in defeat, stopping for a second to give Hugo, Alvin, Alex and Fritz another glare. They've pestering me non-stop about Malfoy since class ended.
In the end, I stayed with Malfoy until the first recess time and rushed towards my next class, avoiding him on most occasions.
"Just how far is your imagination going to take you?" Fritz snorted. "Don't even think about them dating. I'm sure they would tear off each other's hair if they get too close, right?"
"That's true as well. But I'm curious what he said to you that would take that long. Is it related to.. You-Know-Who?" Alvin asks carefully.
I pull my lips to a thin line as I remembered my dark side. Being in Hogwarts for about four months almost made me forget about my linage. Maybe because I've been hanging around Harry and the other D.A members too much I took everything for granted, hoping maybe I could get away from my cursed cousin.
"Alice?" Alvin called softly as he rested his hand on my shoulder and squeeze it lightly. "I'm sorry. It just.. slipped. Especially with what Fritz have been telling--"
Fritz and Hugo suddenly put their hands over his mouth, stopping Alvin mid-sentence. The three of them seems to be comunicating through their eye contact, all the while sending side glances towards me and Alex, who look just as lost as I.
"What is it?" Alex asked. His voice sounded normal and steady, but his trembling fists and cold eyes tells another story.
The three of them gulped almost at the same time and swear rolled down their forehead.
If I didn't say I was suspicious, I would be saying an obvious lie. They never seem this nervous about anything. And right now, I feel like they're hiding something from me and Alex, the only thing we vowed to never do around each other.
"Is there something you're hiding from us?" Alex asked again.
They stay quiet, fiddling with their fingers and opening and closing their mouth as if trying to get the words out of their mouth.
"Hey--"
"Stop it, Alex." I put my hand to his chest to stop him from running to them. "Looks like you've got something you can't telk to a Slytherin like us, huh?"
"Alice, it's not--"
"Ah, no, no. I don't need any excuses. Being a Slytherin is bad enough. And a blood relative to You-Know-Who? If that doesn't scream danger," I send them a dissapointed smile, "I don't know what else."
"Save your breath, sis," Alex sighed, finally composed and calm. "We don't need to hang around these traitors anymore."
And with that, Alex pulled me away, leaving them stunned on the middle of the empty corridor.
○ SP ○
Tears rolled down my face as we pass by crowding students around the Slytherin's table. None of them bothered with us, which is a good thing.
The hurt after knowing my three best friend is keeping something took a bigger blow to me than I expected.
I thought our live in Hovwarts would be just fine as long as our blood linage is hidden from the others. I never thought it would be from among us that broke us apart...
"Alice, you've got to at least eat something," Alex pleaded beside me as he wiped a single tear drop away from my face. The chaos around us perfectly hid my sobs.
I shake my head weakly. Having no energy to fight Alex, I was forced to come here instead of my room, to my dismay.
And to make matter worse, Malfoy had been looking at me since we stepped inside the Great Hall so he probably notice I was crying.
Just great, I thought sarcastically.
"Here, some--"
"I've got no appetite, Alex. Can't you understand?" I snapped even though my voice come out hoarse and weak. Alex sighs and stay quiet as he feed himself with some fruits.
I lower my head even deeper to hide my tear streaked face. Laughter and curses filled my ears, but I couldn't enjoy the hype dinner, per usual.
I wonder how many times I felt like a total crap since coming here? Problem seems to follow me around since I came here. Even after one problem was solved, another arises.
"What's wrong with her?" I heard someone whisper to Alex.
"Just... something. It's none of your businness."
The person beside me, whom I guess was a junior, moved hastily when someone shooed them. In place of them, I caught the familiar faint mint fragrance.
"Are you okay?" Malfoy asked.
Geez, I've been getting too much Malfoy in a day.
"N-none of your businness." The moment I start talking, I regreted it. My voice was hoarse, pitched, and basicaly all over the place.
But Malfoy seems to take no notice of it as he leans his face closer to mine, his face only a few centimeter away from mine behind my hair.
"Maybe. But I'm worried. You seem fine until the last class." He put his hand on my forehead, making me flinch back and bump into Alex. "Are you sick? Do you need to go see Pomfrey?"
"The hell, man. Don't flirt with my sister so openly like that." One of Alex's hand grabs my shoulder and pulls me closer to him while the other push Malfoy away.
"I'm not flirting," Malfoy answered hotly.
"Like I could believe that. No one can get any closer to her more than 1 meter."
"What?!" Malfoy and I said stimulously. I break free from Alex's protective arm and scooted back until I felt Malfoy's shoulder bumping my back.
"That's impossible. What are you even thingking?" I ask, wiping a single tear that almost dried up on my cheeks.
"No, it's not." Alex stand up as he grab my wrist and pull me up. "As long as you just stick to me, it's enough."
Before I could protest, he pulled me out of the Great Hall. His long strides was making it harder for me to follow him as I had to walk faster just to caught up.
"What the bloody hell is wrong with you?!" I snapped and pull my hand from his clutch.
"All you need is me!" Alex stopped and turn to face me. "Associating yourself with others will only bring you sadness! Can't you see all I want is for you to be happy?!"
"But this is not the way! Am I not allowed to have friends?!"
"Yes!"
I stared at him for a long moment, my hands balled to a fist trembling at either side of me.
"Ah, is that so?" I said, looking down. I relaxed my hand and let out a sigh.
"See you later, Alex."
Maybe it's better to put some distance between us for now.
○ SP ○
Sighing, I peek from behind the corner's walls. Alex was standing a few feet away from me, surrounded by girls.
I've been wondering how Alex's doing after I flat out ignored him, but by the looks of it, he was doing fine.
At least, better than me.
I know expecting him to be down and depressed would be too much. But looking at him now, flirting with girls, honestly made me kind of sick.
Alex was never the playboy type to begin with. It was Fritz. Sure, he dated a few times in the past, but he never acted like this.
"What are you doing?"
I jumped at the voice from behind me. After I calm down, I turn to face the owner of the voice with a glare. "Bloody hell, can't you appear normally?"
Malfoy shrugs before he peeks from behind the wall I was hiding to look at Alex. "Didn't know he was the flirty type."
"Me neither. He never played around before." I sigh and walk away from the scene of Alex giving a peck on the cheek to an unknown girl. "And, he told me to stay away from boys, but he's the one being flirty around girls. Can you believe the nerve?"
Malfoy chuckles, which earn him a smack on the back from me. "Chill. He's probably tired."
"By the way, I haven't seen you with your boy friends since... I don't know, long ago. What happened?"
"Nothing," I said between clenched teeth. The memory of them, the one I thought I could trust with my life, being suspicious of me and hiding something just because I'm a Slytherin still hurts even after so long.
"Alice, your face doesn't say it's nothing. You can tell me."
I look up to find Malfoy smiling down at me. A smile I've never seen before. It was so sincere and soothing it was hard to believe he was the bully Draco Malfoy.
I sigh, giving up. Maybe I wouldn't feel so bad if I just told someone. "They were... suspicious. They didn't trust me anymore. All because I'm in Slytherin."
"Stop." Malfoy suddenly say. I turn to look at him, questioning his sudden interruption. "Let's look for somewhere quiet. I feel like this is going to be long. Longer than Dumbledore's beard."
I chuckled. "I see Mr. Malfoy had learned to joke around. But you're right. How about by the lake?"
"Yeah, sure."
As we walk, something hit me and I pull Malfoy to stop him from taking another step. "What is it?" He asked.
"Are we skipping class? Again?"
"Of course we are. Don't be such a scerdy cat and let's go."
A/N
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