"Always," she said with a bright grin. Cassie watched the other girl fly for just a second before taking a dive on her broom toward the ground and pulling up just in time.
She would never get tired of flying. Of that, she was for certain.
"I ask myself the same question," she remarked. "The hat wanted to put me into Slytherin." The way she said it was so nonchalant but she knew it may shock the other girl. The Gryffindor Golden Girl almost a Slytherin.
Well, she could talk to snakes and could very well be cunning and sly when she wanted. Like tonight and every other night they met.
She noticed a glint of gold out of the corner of her eye and shot toward it before Draco noticed.
While watching for that bright gold gleam, Draca was watching Cassie more than she was watching for the snitch. She could always grab the snitch, but she wouldn't always have this time with Cassie.
Skimming the groun, content and enjoying herself.
"Why'd you want to be in Gryffindor then? I mean, why else would you end up there?"
God, she couldn't even imagine.
Yet when Cassie swooped, she jerked on the broom, darting and racing after the other witch.
Cassi took a minute to respond to her, thinking about how she wanted to word it exactly. "I was told over and over about how everyone that went to Slytherin was automatically a dark witch or wizard. I thought, if I didn't want to draw so much attention to myself, I'd go elsewhere."
This way, although there were expectations placed on her for being in Gryffindor and the daughter of her parents, she could still be everything she hid to the outside world.
Draca was one of the few who were slowly getting to know the real her.
A delighted smile spread wide over her face when she felt Draca on her heels. She leaned down against her broom and sped off faster to the snitch, holding her hand out to grab it as she got nearer.
It was nights like this where she considered making these games even more fun - adding perks if someone won.
She wondered about why Cassie didn't want attention, though Draca could imagine. For all the same reasons that Draca wanted it. Cassie had all the attention she could want, and Draca was fighting for it, desperate to become the kind of Malfoy her family wanted her to be.
Shifting, moving to try and get ahead of Cassie. Their friendship, their play, all of it was a game, but she was competitive, and she wasn't willing to let this go.
She wasn't catching up, and she wasn't going to be there when Cassie made it. So she took a chance. She shifted, trying to bump Cassie's broom and knock her off the catch.
Cassie had more attention than she had ever wanted. She never knew if people liked her because of her or because of something that happened when she was a baby. Draca had been one of the few people, other than Hermione and to a smaller degree Ron, who didn't treat her any different.
It was one of the few things she liked about the other girl.
That and she was as competitive as she was, which was why she wasn't thrown by the way Draca tried to bump into her broom. "I call foul," she laughed and dodged her just in time, snatching the snitch out of the air as she went.
"And she catches the snitch!"
She turned her broom around and came to a stop with a laugh, watching her with bright eyes.
Draca hadn't liked her much in the beginning. If only because she was the center of attention, all the time. Yet after getting to know her, being around her as long as she had, things had changed. She found she liked her more than she might have imagined before, and loved having these moments together when no one else was around and it was just the two of them.
"I call all's fair," she hollered, laughing as Cassie caught the snitch... and so she let herself more or less slide right into her. Oops.
She laughed and wrapped her arms around Draca automatically when the other
girl slid into her. "Uh huh," she grinned and shook her head in mock
exasperation.
It wasn't as though her feelings toward the other girl were always
friendly. There were times when Draca downright made her mad when they
first met. But now, after so much had happened and getting to know the
Slytherin better, the more she found they had in common.
Cassi realized she still had her arms around her and let go with a laugh
that felt more forced than normal. She was glad the sun was going down
because she hoped Draca wouldn't notice the flush creeping into her cheeks.
She let the snitch go again before adjusting her hold on the broom.
Shifting even as they touched, sliding one hand over Cassi's broom, holding her there, keeping the other girl close.
"You look cute when you blush like that," she said, leaning in closer, so close until her lips brushed against Cassi's cheek. "But I'm going to win," she said, winking at her. It was brazen, taking a chance, but Draca was a Slytherin and a Malfoy. Chances were to be taken.
If it was possible, Cassie's cheeks grew warmer at the way Draca kept her close.
"Do not," she insisted, just to insist though a faint smile curled on her lips. She could feel the heat of Draca's lips on her cheek and smiled before kissing the other girls' cheek. "You wish."
Cassie laughed. She felt almost giddy to have been that close to Malfoy. "We'll see who wins, won't we? I think their name will start with a 'C'." The snitch was released again as she flew around, biting on her lip as she focused on the game.
"Oh you have no idea the things I wish for," she said, her voice a bit rougher, holding a hint of a growl. "One day though,' she said, even as the broom dipped with the shifting of her body, moving over the pitch to search for the snitch.
Even if her gaze was still on Cassie and not truly looking for the snitch actually.
She had no idea that Draca's voice could go that rough and growl-y. She wasn't going to say it but she rather liked that. Then she caught the 'one day though' and she felt a grin spread over her lips. "I look forward to it," she called over to her as she took the moment to look for the snitch.
And she did keep her eye on the pitch. Mostly. There were times when she found her gaze slipping over to Draca, just to watch her. Thinking about how it felt to be so close to her.
She felt... she felt daring. She wanted to do something and act. Well, she was a Gryffindor, right? It was in her nature. That was when she went into a sudden dive. Not really after the snitch but simply wanting to feel the air and wondering if Draca would follow her, assuming she'd found it.
Draca smiled at that. They had played these games, flirtations and teasing and wicked words intended to draw one to the other. At least in Draca's mind. With that smile, she had no doubt that Daisy was indeed thinking the same way she was. Which between them, was not entirely surprising.
And Draca was mostly paying attention to Daisy and not the pitch, not the snitch. So when Daisy went into the dive, Draca followed her without question. A sharp steep incline, heading for where Daisy was heading.
It had been surprising to Cassie how closely their minds worked. That may say more about how much time they spent watching each other, what they did, what they said etc than it did anything else.
She loved the rush of adrenaline running through her body and the wind against her face as she dived toward the ground, bringing her broom up quickly enough so her feet skimmed the pitch. Cassie turned to watch Draca with a wide smile and a laugh.
This was the side of Malfoy she was sure not many of her house really got to see. Or perhaps they did but there was a small part of Cassie that liked the thought of being the only one to see her like this. The Slytherin Princess looking less that composed as she dived toward the ground as Cassie had.
She was breathtaking.
It wasn't a word she used often (if at all, let's be honest) but it was fitting for this moment.
Being a Malfoy meant she had a reputation to uphold. A place in the world where she had to be serious, determined, the epitome of a Slytherin. With Cassie, on a protected pitch as they were, she could be something else, someone else.
It let her embrace having a good time, playing and being free. As free as she had ever felt in her life.
Not just on the broom, but to play and joke and tease. To not worry if she hit the ground, if she made a fool of herself, but to see if she could do things she couldn't before.
Pulling up slightly before Cassie, turning her broom though, hard, her shoulder actually brushing the grass as she pulled up and followed the glint as the snitch, she was certain it was the snitch, changed direction.
Yet her gaze was on Cassie, watching the ease with which she controlled her broom. She came to the wizarding world so late, and yet she took to it so well. A pureblood. Part of their world even Draca's parents couldn't deny. That meant she wasn't just tantalized by her, but not fearing the way the other girl made her feel.
Truthfully, Cassie hadn't even been following the snitch. That didn't mean she didn't spot the glint of it in the distance, moving away from them. No, she was well trained enough to see it and itch to go after it. Mostly, she wanted to feel the wind through her hair and watch if Draca followed her down.
The control and spontaneity she showed was infectious.
There was a part of her that knew that Draca couldn't show this side of herself to just anyone. Not being the woman she was or simply being a Malfoy in general.
Cassi laughed. "Show off," she teased as though she hadn't done her own showing off right then. These moments they shared made her feel free and giggly.
There was currently in Draca's life a fine line between being the woman she set out to be, both as a student, a Slytherin, and a quidditch player, and following the woman that had caught her attention since the moment they met on the train. It was hard to focus on those things that meant so much to her when she was around Cassi. Focus was a hard thing in those moments.
Being a Malfoy meant a certain decorum. Being on the pitch with Cassi meant being herself, and it showed.
"All for you," she called, knowing it was a bit much, showing off and admitting why, but she couldn't help herself. Not even as she grazed past Cassi with a smile and a wave before banking her broom once more, half facing the other witch as if the snitch wasn't her target. Not anymore.
Cassi's life was all about what she had to do for the sake of the Wizarding World. What she had to do for the Greater Good. All she wanted was to simply be Cassi and to enjoy life a little. Enjoy the time she got away from the prying eyes of the general public.
She laughed and bit on her lip. "Is that right? All for me?"
Cassi believed it too. She watched the other girl with a little glint in her eye, debating on what she wanted to do at this moment. The snitch, at this point, was all but forgotten. No, at this moment, the other girl was her focus.
"Question is, what are we going to do about this..."
Draca had been lucky being born into the family she had been. She had a lot handed to her, but like for Cassi it came with a lot of responsibilities. Things they both had to answer for, for things they others had done. Never what they themselves had done or brought into their lives.
"Did you like it? Was it worth it?" She knew she was showing her hand, but she couldn't help but to ask.
"About what?" She knew that was the goal, to get her to ask that. She tensed, waiting to see what Cassi did.
While Cassi may have decided to be in Gryffindor, she wasn't completely unaware of the things happening around her. She was gathering Dumbledore had something in store for her and she wasn't completely sold on the idea of whatever it was. She didn't like it when another decided they had more say in her life than she did and honestly? That had been her entire life so far.
This though? Was much simpler. Easier to understand and wanted.
"It was worth it," she said with a smile. She dismounted her broom and walked over to Draca, watching her for just a second before leaning in and brushing her mouth over the other girl's. "That."
Had Draca thought about this exact moment? More times than she knew how to count. Was it desired, wanted, and all she knew their life should be? Of course. Was she still shocked when that moment came? Most definitely.
Barely able to catch her breath, and yet she reached out, catching Cassi's hand and pulling her closer.
"I think we need to explore that further," she admitted, smiling as she lifted the girl's hand, kissing the back of her hand, and then turning it over and kissing the inside of her wrist.
There had still been some small part of Cassi that almost anticipated Draca pushing her away and stomping back off to the castle. When that didn't happen and instead the Malfoy Heiress pulled her in closer? Any remaining hesitation slipped away like the snitch they had been chasing.
Cassi smiled and stepped in closer, watching her while biting on the inside of her cheek. "Funny that, I was just thinking the same thing," she admitted, her breathing hitching when Draca's lips pressed into the inside of her wrist. She reached out with her free hand and traced her finger tips over Draca's cheek.
Draca was stunned, delighted, and not willing to hide how she felt, what she was thinking about this moment and what was changing.
Leaning into that touch, her eyes closing as she gave the smuggest of smirks, unwilling to move away from that touch. "We likely should have done this sooner," she said, always the one to have the smart comment, to push things a bit further. If only that she had always been taught to do just that.
Cassi grinned when Draca closed her eyes and watched that smirk form on her
mouth. It was a lovely mouth, she had to admit. "Much sooner," she
said with a laugh. She wasn't surprised by that comment. Not in the least.
She leaned in and pressed another kiss to the other girl's lips, stepping
in even closer to her.
She was surprised by the turn of the evening. Surprised but not at all
disappointed by it. Hermione and Ron would call her obsessed with her
but... it wasn't really that. Though, surely there might have been
some strong interest there. She couldn't help it. As much as they
frustrated each other, she was captivated by her.
Certainly Draca had hoped things would come to this, but to finally have this be a reality, she couldn't help but think about all the time they'd lost.
Sliding an arm around Cassi's waist, pulling her in close to her side and holding her close as their mouths met in that second kiss.
"They'll think you're mad when they learn," she teased, her mouth brushing to Cassi's cheek as she spoke.
"They already think I'm mad," she teased her with a smile, brushing her mouth over Draca's cheek in response. She dropped her broom to loop both arms around the other girl. She felt happy. Which while more common now was still a relatively new feeling.
Especially considering it was Draca Malfoy who made her happy.
"I thought for sure you would run off," she admitted with a smile, pulling away just long enough to look at her, brushing her cheek with her thumb.
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She would never get tired of flying. Of that, she was for certain.
"I ask myself the same question," she remarked. "The hat wanted to put me into Slytherin." The way she said it was so nonchalant but she knew it may shock the other girl. The Gryffindor Golden Girl almost a Slytherin.
Well, she could talk to snakes and could very well be cunning and sly when she wanted. Like tonight and every other night they met.
She noticed a glint of gold out of the corner of her eye and shot toward it before Draco noticed.
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Skimming the groun, content and enjoying herself.
"Why'd you want to be in Gryffindor then? I mean, why else would you end up there?"
God, she couldn't even imagine.
Yet when Cassie swooped, she jerked on the broom, darting and racing after the other witch.
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This way, although there were expectations placed on her for being in Gryffindor and the daughter of her parents, she could still be everything she hid to the outside world.
Draca was one of the few who were slowly getting to know the real her.
A delighted smile spread wide over her face when she felt Draca on her heels. She leaned down against her broom and sped off faster to the snitch, holding her hand out to grab it as she got nearer.
It was nights like this where she considered making these games even more fun - adding perks if someone won.
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Shifting, moving to try and get ahead of Cassie. Their friendship, their play, all of it was a game, but she was competitive, and she wasn't willing to let this go.
She wasn't catching up, and she wasn't going to be there when Cassie made it. So she took a chance. She shifted, trying to bump Cassie's broom and knock her off the catch.
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It was one of the few things she liked about the other girl.
That and she was as competitive as she was, which was why she wasn't thrown by the way Draca tried to bump into her broom. "I call foul," she laughed and dodged her just in time, snatching the snitch out of the air as she went.
"And she catches the snitch!"
She turned her broom around and came to a stop with a laugh, watching her with bright eyes.
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"I call all's fair," she hollered, laughing as Cassie caught the snitch... and so she let herself more or less slide right into her. Oops.
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She laughed and wrapped her arms around Draca automatically when the other girl slid into her. "Uh huh," she grinned and shook her head in mock exasperation.
It wasn't as though her feelings toward the other girl were always friendly. There were times when Draca downright made her mad when they first met. But now, after so much had happened and getting to know the Slytherin better, the more she found they had in common.
Cassi realized she still had her arms around her and let go with a laugh that felt more forced than normal. She was glad the sun was going down because she hoped Draca wouldn't notice the flush creeping into her cheeks. She let the snitch go again before adjusting her hold on the broom.
"1-0."
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"You look cute when you blush like that," she said, leaning in closer, so close until her lips brushed against Cassi's cheek. "But I'm going to win," she said, winking at her. It was brazen, taking a chance, but Draca was a Slytherin and a Malfoy. Chances were to be taken.
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"Do not," she insisted, just to insist though a faint smile curled on her lips. She could feel the heat of Draca's lips on her cheek and smiled before kissing the other girls' cheek. "You wish."
Cassie laughed. She felt almost giddy to have been that close to Malfoy. "We'll see who wins, won't we? I think their name will start with a 'C'." The snitch was released again as she flew around, biting on her lip as she focused on the game.
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Even if her gaze was still on Cassie and not truly looking for the snitch actually.
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And she did keep her eye on the pitch. Mostly. There were times when she found her gaze slipping over to Draca, just to watch her. Thinking about how it felt to be so close to her.
She felt... she felt daring. She wanted to do something and act. Well, she was a Gryffindor, right? It was in her nature. That was when she went into a sudden dive. Not really after the snitch but simply wanting to feel the air and wondering if Draca would follow her, assuming she'd found it.
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And Draca was mostly paying attention to Daisy and not the pitch, not the snitch. So when Daisy went into the dive, Draca followed her without question. A sharp steep incline, heading for where Daisy was heading.
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She loved the rush of adrenaline running through her body and the wind against her face as she dived toward the ground, bringing her broom up quickly enough so her feet skimmed the pitch. Cassie turned to watch Draca with a wide smile and a laugh.
This was the side of Malfoy she was sure not many of her house really got to see. Or perhaps they did but there was a small part of Cassie that liked the thought of being the only one to see her like this. The Slytherin Princess looking less that composed as she dived toward the ground as Cassie had.
She was breathtaking.
It wasn't a word she used often (if at all, let's be honest) but it was fitting for this moment.
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It let her embrace having a good time, playing and being free. As free as she had ever felt in her life.
Not just on the broom, but to play and joke and tease. To not worry if she hit the ground, if she made a fool of herself, but to see if she could do things she couldn't before.
Pulling up slightly before Cassie, turning her broom though, hard, her shoulder actually brushing the grass as she pulled up and followed the glint as the snitch, she was certain it was the snitch, changed direction.
Yet her gaze was on Cassie, watching the ease with which she controlled her broom. She came to the wizarding world so late, and yet she took to it so well. A pureblood. Part of their world even Draca's parents couldn't deny. That meant she wasn't just tantalized by her, but not fearing the way the other girl made her feel.
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The control and spontaneity she showed was infectious.
There was a part of her that knew that Draca couldn't show this side of herself to just anyone. Not being the woman she was or simply being a Malfoy in general.
Cassi laughed. "Show off," she teased as though she hadn't done her own showing off right then. These moments they shared made her feel free and giggly.
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Being a Malfoy meant a certain decorum. Being on the pitch with Cassi meant being herself, and it showed.
"All for you," she called, knowing it was a bit much, showing off and admitting why, but she couldn't help herself. Not even as she grazed past Cassi with a smile and a wave before banking her broom once more, half facing the other witch as if the snitch wasn't her target. Not anymore.
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She laughed and bit on her lip. "Is that right? All for me?"
Cassi believed it too. She watched the other girl with a little glint in her eye, debating on what she wanted to do at this moment. The snitch, at this point, was all but forgotten. No, at this moment, the other girl was her focus.
"Question is, what are we going to do about this..."
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"Did you like it? Was it worth it?" She knew she was showing her hand, but she couldn't help but to ask.
"About what?" She knew that was the goal, to get her to ask that. She tensed, waiting to see what Cassi did.
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This though? Was much simpler. Easier to understand and wanted.
"It was worth it," she said with a smile. She dismounted her broom and walked over to Draca, watching her for just a second before leaning in and brushing her mouth over the other girl's. "That."
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Barely able to catch her breath, and yet she reached out, catching Cassi's hand and pulling her closer.
"I think we need to explore that further," she admitted, smiling as she lifted the girl's hand, kissing the back of her hand, and then turning it over and kissing the inside of her wrist.
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Cassi smiled and stepped in closer, watching her while biting on the inside of her cheek. "Funny that, I was just thinking the same thing," she admitted, her breathing hitching when Draca's lips pressed into the inside of her wrist. She reached out with her free hand and traced her finger tips over Draca's cheek.
The other girl was simply beautiful.
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Leaning into that touch, her eyes closing as she gave the smuggest of smirks, unwilling to move away from that touch. "We likely should have done this sooner," she said, always the one to have the smart comment, to push things a bit further. If only that she had always been taught to do just that.
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Cassi grinned when Draca closed her eyes and watched that smirk form on her mouth. It was a lovely mouth, she had to admit. "Much sooner," she said with a laugh. She wasn't surprised by that comment. Not in the least. She leaned in and pressed another kiss to the other girl's lips, stepping in even closer to her.
She was surprised by the turn of the evening. Surprised but not at all disappointed by it. Hermione and Ron would call her obsessed with her but... it wasn't really that. Though, surely there might have been some strong interest there. She couldn't help it. As much as they frustrated each other, she was captivated by her.
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Sliding an arm around Cassi's waist, pulling her in close to her side and holding her close as their mouths met in that second kiss.
"They'll think you're mad when they learn," she teased, her mouth brushing to Cassi's cheek as she spoke.
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Especially considering it was Draca Malfoy who made her happy.
"I thought for sure you would run off," she admitted with a smile, pulling away just long enough to look at her, brushing her cheek with her thumb.
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