Title: Those Cold Nights (3/13)
Author: purple_Lights
Word Count: 872
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): none for this chapter
Summary: More time at the fair.
Author Notes: A continuation of the last chapter. This is for
hd_seasons day 3 {skeleton, kiss}. Also you can thank
prilimpimpim because they actually kiss in this one, you would've have to wait longer if she didn't give me the suggestion. On a side-note: you can now consider this story a creature!fic, and be warned angst is in the next chapter.
Part one Part two "So what do you want to do now?" Potter asked after they finished the funnel cake.
"Let's go walk -- umph!" Draco was interrupted when arms suddenly flung themselves around his neck and clung onto him.
"Hi, Drakey!" Draco groaned, only Pansy could get away with calling him that horrible nickname and ruining his hair.
"Yeah, Drake, how are ya doin'?" Theo asked him and Draco glared.
"Stuff it, Nott," Draco said as he tried to detangle Pansy's fingers.
"Oh, Drakey must be mad, he's using my surname!" Nott exclaimed and ruffled Draco's hair.
Draco gave Nott a poisonous glare and was partly satisfied when Theo backed up a few steps. He was lucky, if they weren't in a muggle area, he would've hexed Theo until his eyes crossed.
"Honestly, Theo, you know how Draco is with his hair," Pansy said and Draco wasn't sure if that was supposed to help him, but he let it go because she was raking her nails through his hair. "You should be lucky that we're surrounded by muggles, otherwise you'd be on your way to Madam Promfrey by now."
"So what have you guys been up to since we parted?" Granger asked before Theo could say anything.
"We went to the Haunted House, and we just finished a funnel cake." Potter answered with a smile.
"How was the funnel cake, mate?" Weasley, Theo partner, asked.
It surprised Draco when Potter blushed and glanced in his direction before he answered, "It was very good, Ron. Did you guys eat yet?"
"Yes, some of us did eat, other's inhaled their food." Pansy threw a quick glare at Weasley.
"Despite," Granger interrupted and hit Weasley on the arm when he opened his mouth to protest, "Ronald's questionable eating habits, we all ate. Where were you two going before we caught up?"
"We were going to walk around and take a look at some of the stands." Potter answered.
"Oh, are you going to play games?" Pansy asked and Draco grinned when he finally got her hands off his neck.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Theo exclaimed and grabbed Pansy's arm as their group walked to the nearest stand.
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It was when they made it to the third stand that Draco found a prize he liked, it was a bear with orange fur that had a black ribbon tied around its neck and a black bag in-between its hands with the phrase 'trick or treat' written in orange.
"Do you like the skeleton?" Potter asked him, referring to the big skeleton head with an impossible wide smile that was dressed in a black and white striped tux. "From what I remember, he's from a very popular movie called The Nightmare before Christmas."
"No, I'm looking at the orange bear."
"Do you want to play, then?" Potter gestured to the game he would have to play.
Draco looked at the game one more time and nodded.
"Hey, guys, Malfoy and I are going to play this game. Anyone else interested?" Potter asked and Draco stared wide-eyed at him.
"No thanks. We're going to get on another roller coaster ride. Shall we wait for you?" Granger asked and Draco felt himself pale at the prospect of getting on another one of those things.
"That won't be necessary, Granger. Have fun." Draco said and ignored Pansy's taunting smirk when they left.
The game rules was simple, they had to take a gun that shoots water and point it at a spiral and whoever got their flower to raise to the top would win. Unfortunately, it took Draco a few moments to realize what to do and when he finally started, Potter already had a lead that was impossible to catch up with. It stung Draco a lot when he compared this lose with all the Quidditch matches they had.
"Here, Malfoy." Harry said and handed the orange bear that Draco wanted out to him.
"I don't understand." Draco proclaimed as he continued to look at the bear before he turned his gaze to Potter.
"I played because I knew they wouldn't let you play by yourself, and you said you wanted the bear, so..." Potter drifted off nervously.
"Thanks, Potter," Draco smiled and took the offered bear.
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"Let's try this ride." Potter suggested and Draco agreed when he saw it wasn't a roller coaster.
After waiting in line and gaining some strange looks from the patrons, they got into a small cart for two. Then, the ride began and Draco knew why they had gotten those weird looks.
"Potter," he blushed, "this ride is for couples!" Draco exclaimed as they went through an opening that was shaped like a heart and felt his own beat faster at the implication. He turned to Potter to blame him further and stopped short at the expression Potter was wearing. From the little light the ride provided he saw Potter's normally bright, emerald green eyes so dark that it was almost black and the emotion that Draco couldn't identify from earlier was back.
"I'm sorry," Potter said hoarsely.
Before Draco could comprehend the statement and ask 'what for', he found out when Potter lips met his in a kiss.
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