Contempt

Draco came bounding down the stairs to the common room with a very large smile on his face, ready for the day. Tempest was reading the book from the train and smiled as he sat down beside him.
"Have a good night?" She asked raising an eyebrow as he put an arm around her.
"Yes...Yes I did." He said grinning, thinking of his dreams. Tempest looked at the clock and got up.
“ Time for breakfast." She said stretching her thin body and falling onto the couch once more. Draco nodded and put his arm around her waist.
"I want you to sit with me and my friends, you'll enjoy yourself more." He said with a wink. She laughed and pushed his hand away.
"I'll sit with you, but only because I've had enough of those stupid ignorant girls." She said with a smile. Draco scanned her body as he had on the train. She was wearing a short skirt under her billowing robes, the shorter version of the school uniform type thing. Her top was tight upon her chest and he grinned, unable to control his smile as he thought very male thoughts. Tempest smiled at him and took his hand.
"You said last night I'd make a good girlfriend for you correct?" She asked him moving his chin so he was looking her in the eyes. She had to look up to him, but he didn't have to let his eyes fall that far down.

”Yeah, I did. You going to take me up on my offer?” Draco asked wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close. Tempest went up on her tiptoes to reach his ear and breathed,
"If you prove your good enough for me." She said brushing her body against his then kissing him lightly on the lips, hers just brushing his, teasing him. She slipped by him and went upstairs to breakfast before he could react, his jaw dropped and he yelled out behind her,
"Now come on! That's NOT fair!" He said going red. He started to fume as Crabbe and Goyle lumbered down the stairs yawning. "Come on you guys, lets go to breakfast." He said trying to calm down. No female would ever dare do something like that to HIM Draco Malfoy, but it felt good at the same time. He smiled and thought about it some more, Tempest was worth it, she wasn't going to be bossed around and used, she was the female version of him. He thought about that as they walked up to the Great Hall where very one was currently eating, Tempest was sitting in the middle of the table alone, eating and looking up at the enchanted ceiling. The weather was nice today, perfect for the start of another school year. It was a sunny day with hardly any clouds to block out the sunlight and even Draco couldn't help but smile as he gazed upon the ceiling. He looked around the Great Hall as he stood in the arch that led down to the Slytherin's house, checking out the position of everyone. Harry Potter was sitting in the middle of his table per usual, but he was staring at Tempest. Draco grinned and went to sit beside Tempest, she smiled as he sat down and he wrapped an arm around her, pulling her close and kissing her hard on the lips. She smiled as he released her, and still smiling said,
”Draco. A kiss does not prove you are worthy of me." She said going back to her food. She knew Potter was watching her, and she knew why Draco did what he did, he did it for two reasons, to hurt Potter in even the smallest way, and to get 'closer' to her. He kept grinning, unable to control himself because of the after affects of her kiss. She wore lip-gloss, and he could taste it on his own lips, he could still feel the softness of her lips pressed against his own and some stirred deep in his chest. He filled his plate and smiled warmly at Tempest. It was a smile meaning more then just lust, it had the affection behind it as well, Tempest blushed as she looked back up at him, the look almost scaring her. Last time someone cared for her and looked at her like that... Bad things happened. She moved her left hand onto her knee and felt Draco take it lightly, he had changed since last night, she could tell. It wasn't a very large change, more subtle, but when he looked at her, or touched her...he was different. She tried to figure out why but her thoughts where interrupted by someone approaching her, it was Harry Potter and his two friends, the girl and Ronald Weasley. She didn't see why Draco hated the Weasley's so much, Potter she could under stand...but the Weasley's all seemed to be okay. They were purebloods, just because they were not the richest of the purebloods shouldn't matter, at least, that's what she thought.
"Hey Tempest..." Potter said slowly, blushing.
“ Yes?" She said crossing her legs under the table and sitting up straighter.
"I was wondering... Next Saturday they are having a welcome back party for all of the Sixth Years, I was wondering if you'd consider being my guest." He said going even redder. The girl looked around bordly scowling slightly, and Ron looked like he was trying to stifle a large grin that was sneaking out from the corner of his lips. Tempest was about to reply but Draco cut her off,
"This is my girl Potter, and she's better then you could hope for." He said spitting out the Potter name. Tempest snarled at Draco and said loudly,
"Draco for the last fricking time! I am not your girl! You have to prove that you're worthy of even saying that and so Far all you've shown me is that you're a huge fricking JERK!" She said her eyes flashing angrily. "Harry, I'd love to go with you." She said throwing a dirty look at Draco. "We have Care of Magical Creatures together, would you like to walk me to it? I lost my appetite." She said throwing a second frosty glare at Draco. Draco stood up, but was lost for words; he thought he was doing what she'd want, defending her honor and all that. He couldn't understand why she was mad at him now; didn't he just do something even slightly right? He scowled right back at her and slumped back down into his seat. One of his father's friends son took Tempest's empty seat and watched her walk away with Potter and his friends, her backpack slung over one shoulder, her long hair trailing down her back as she talked to Ron about something they couldn't hear. He was enjoying himself already because they could hear his laughter. "Draco. You know...I have a friend who can arrange for her to want you in direct proportion to how much you want her." The boy said in a whisper.

"You have my attention." Draco said sitting up. "But it better work Demetrius." Draco growled. Demi nodded and smiled.
"You want to know how I got my girl?" He said with a large grin. Draco raised an eyebrow and smiled.
“ If it worked for you, It will work for me. How much will it cost me?" He said narrowing his eyes to create that powerful intimidating look he always used to get what he wanted. Demi squeaked and said,
"I'll get you one free try." He said going back to his own seat and talking in hushed voices to a tall male who Draco knew very little about. He turned his attention back to where Tempest had been walking out and saw her standing beside Potter with her hand on his arm. He was smiling happily laughing and talking to her and she looked at him fluttering her eyelashes seductively.
“ She didn't do that to me." He mumbled as the stirring feeling from before came up again.
"She wasn't trying to make someone else jealous." Crabbe said in a moment of genius that disappeared as fast as it appeared. Draco knew he had struck the truth and smiled, he caught onto her game now, she likes him, but wanted him to work for anything because he liked her. A large evil grin spread from check to check as he said,
"Two can play at that." His eyes flashing evilly. He watched Tempest flirt with Potter for a while and tried to think up ways to make the boys life a living hell for ever showing interest in her. He whispered something to Crabbe and Goyle who smiled stupidly, unable to contain their glee at the thought of Draco's idea. It would push them all from being just bullies to something bigger, something better, Draco had never shown such vindictive malice in any of his other plans before, they were all harmless, but this one...This one would open up a whole new world. They all stood up and grabbed there own backpacks as Potter and Tempest left the Great Hall talking to each other including Weasley and Granger. Crabbe took Draco's backpack and they stepped behind him as he left the table dramatically with a swish of his robes.

They caught up to Tempest and the other three just in front of the main doors, just as Potter was wrapping and arm around her shoulders. Potter had grown slightly over the summer, but he hadn't grown enough to match up to Draco's new height. His hair was even wilder then last year, looking windswept as if he had just stepped off of the Quidditch pitch.
"Potter!" Draco's called out. Harry took his arm from around Tempests shoulder and moved in front of her, Draco had always hated him and Harry didn't know what he might do if he was pissed off enough.
"What Malfoy?" He asked standing up straight, Ron moving to his side, Hermione moved to Tempests side. Tempest pushed past Harry and glared at Draco.
“ What do you want Draco?" She asked fuming, her hands balled into fists at her side.
"First of all. I want you, and I know you want me to prove I'm worth you, but I know your higher then Potter and his friends here, so this is me stopping you from sinking down to there level." Draco said stumbling in some places, He just couldn't bear seeing her with such trash. Some thing inside of him died when he saw her lower herself to being with the company of the likes of Potter. He wanted her so badly it nearly hurt him, but if she went too far lower then he was…he could never really be with her, his father would KILL him. He knew he was falling in love with the damn witch, and wondered how. He had never felt this way about anyone, never felt what he did in his heart when it came to anyone else…never felt in his pants what he did when it came to her. As he thought this, said feeling started to arise and he moved his cloak to cover his pants. He tried to hide the growing blush spreading through his face and neck, and tried to make it seem like he was so angry it was coloring his face. He could never really be with her; his father would KILL him. He knew he was falling in love with the damn witch, and wondered how. He had never felt this way about anyone, never felt what he did in his heart when it came to anyone else…never felt in his pants what he did when it came to her. As he thought this, said feeling started to arise and he moved his cloak to cover his pants. He tried to hide the growing blush spreading through his face and neck, and tried to make it seem like he was so angry it was coloring his face. He didn’t fool Tempest.
“ Their Level? Why Draco,” She said with a laugh “Their level is our level, we are all human.” She said smiling at Harry, taking his hand in hers moving to his side and resting her head on his shoulder, Tempest was shorter then him, shorter then Draco, shorter then most guys around the school. But she still had the longest legs a boy could see; one could get lost in them Harry thought, shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts. There was something about Tempest that could make a sinner out of a saint.
“Tempest is right Malfoy, don’t worry about her, she’s a big girl and can make her own choices.” He said wrapping a strong arm around her waist. Tempest smiled coyly at Harry and put her arm on his shoulder.
“Thank you Harry.” She said kissing his cheek “Let’s get to class guys.” She said turning her back on Draco and walking away. Draco stood there, trying to push down the urge to hex Potter three ways till Tuesday. Crabbe and Goyle cracked their knuckles and looked at Draco for a nod, or something to let them go pound Potter to a smooth paste.
"Come on. Let's go to class." Draco said through clenched teeth. He balled his fists up and marched to class, leading his idiot friends to the shack the groundskeeper called a house. When they got there, a little while after the other four because they stopped to terrorize a first year that was lost, Tempest was giggling uncontrollably as Potter showed her a little furry creature that Draco couldn't remember the name of. He let her hold it and wrapped his arm around her waist. Draco noticed that the other girl with the frizzy hair was standing away from Potter and Weasly, and took great pride in this fact...even though he was very unhappy with Tempest's proximity to Potter. Tempest gave the fuzzy thing back to Hagrid the "teacher" and cuddled into Potter's side, whispering something in his ear and smiling up at him as he blushed. Tempest kissed Potter's cheek and a pumpkin around them exploded, Tempest looked at Draco and smiled as the class ducked for cover. Crabbe and Goyle blinking stupidly and stood behind Draco as he steamed inwardly, she giggled once more and pulled Potters arm towards her, then pouted and mentioned that it was getting chilly out on the grounds. She said it just loud enough for Draco to hear and as she finished saying it Potter had his jacket off and was wrapping it around Tempest's shoulders. She smiled up at him and opened one end so he could have a sleeve; they stood there, huddled together like that for the entire lesson. Draco couldn't think, couldn't focus on the lesson as he seethed inwardly. He didn't care who saw him staring at them couldn't care less what they might say about it, all he could think about was Tempest. Tempest, his girl, his prize hanging off that Potter's arm like some sort of trophy.
"She never looks at me like that." A little voice inside his head said, the little nagging voice he could normally silence with ease, but today, he couldn't help but listen to it.

"Oh Harry, you don't have to walk me to the dorm." Tempest said as they stood in the Great Hall.
"But I want to, I like taking care of you." He said taking her hand. Tempest smiled as something inside her stirred, she liked Harry, liked him more then she thought she would and she didn't have to act anymore.
"Mmm..." She mumbled and pulled herself into him. "I like this." She stated simply, letting Harry hold her.
"I like it too." Harry said holding her to him, wrapping his arms around her and kissing the top of her head. "Your so small Tempest, I'm scared of holding you too tight." He added closing his eyes and taking in the smell of her.
"I didn't think it would be this easy to like someone, I didn't think it would be this easy to be so comfortable with someone." She thought, keeping the words tightly locked up in her mind.
"Mum and Dad would kill me if they knew I was with you." She said quietly, mumbling it almost, half-hoping Harry wouldn't hear her. But he did.
“Why?" He asked, his hands going from her shoulders to the small of her back with out him even noticing.
"Well. Let's just say they like black, and they were all Sytherins." Tempest waited for the stiffing she knew would happen, and cursed herself for knowing people too well.

“It doesn’t matter Tempest,” Harry started but she cut him off.
“I know it doesn’t matter to us, but it will to our parentals.” She said trying to smile, burying her face in his chest.
“You know how long it took me to talk to the last person I liked?” Harry asked, moving her so he could see her clearly. She looked at him blankly and tried to think, had she ever seen him with someone? “It took me forever Tempest, but I wasn’t scared with you, and I think that was a good thing. You spread confidence to everyone around you…and I love it.” He said going a deeper shade of red that Tempest had never seen before. Then, she could see it in his eyes as it hit him what she really meant.
"They weren't... Death Eaters were they?" For Harry, her silence was enough and he let go of her.
"Harry..." She started to say but the look on his face silenced her once again.
"Were your parents there the night mine were killed? They'd brag about that...you'd know." He said, balling his fists and shoving them into his pockets. She didn't say anything and he tried not to shake her.
"Answer me Damnit!" He yelled, grabbing her and giving her a little shake. Tempest looked up at him, her eyes throwing daggers at him that pierced his heart and he let her go.
"Tempest...Oh God I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" He asked moving close to her. She stood there, looking at him, and he thought he could see her heart breaking.
"No. Harry. You didn't hurt me. I'm just glad I saw this side of you now." Her entire demeanor changed, once more she was the ice queen, and she flipped her hair behind her, straightening her robes as she looked at Harry distastefully. "Now if you will excuse me, I must return to my place." She said, sneering with the word place, and Harry was given his first lesson in how cold a woman could get.

One of Draco's many rats had been leaving the dorms when he over heard Tempest's conversation with Harry, and before she came walking towards him he scurried down to inform his "Master" of the events that had just transpired here.

Tempest tried to hold back her tears as she walked into the dorms, and tried to avoid Draco. He was waiting for her though, and as soon as he saw her, his sneer disappeared.
"Tempest, what happened?" He said moving in her path.
"Nothing I can't handle." She said defiantly, trying to keep the ice queen up and running. He took her by the elbow and with surprising care moved her to the couch nearest them. Tempest could mask it any longer and sunk into him as he wrapped an arm around her.
"What happened Hun?" He asked brushing her hair out of her face as she buried her face in his neck.
"Harry Potter is an ass." Was all she said and she felt Draco stiffen.
"What did he do, are you all right?" He asked, holding her close, all he got out of her was a muffled sob and he kissed the top of her head. "It's okay Temp...Don't worry about a thing." He said rocking her back and forth. Everyone in the common room stared at him and Tempest...It was so unnerving to see Draco being kind...Most went on with what they were doing but Pansy and her friends left the common room in a huff, plotting a way to get Draco back to Pansy.
“He was such an ass!” She said cuddling into Draco. He kissed her cheek gently and she looked up. “I guess you did try to warn me didn’t you.” She stated, smiling slightly. “Thanks.” She said simply, straightening herself up, getting up off the couch.
“Want to go talk in private?” He asked getting up with her, Tempest hesitated, then thinking about it said,
“Sure, I’d love to Draco.” She had a plan, and knew exactly what to do to make Potter jealous and feel like dirt. He took her hand and led her up the stairs to the boy’s dorm, and after giving everyone else the boot they sat on his bed and talked. Tempest looked around at his meagerly decorate area, there was nothing really, just a picture of herself and of what she assumed was his family. The family portrait was still, there was no one smiling…She could almost see why Draco was the way he was just by looking at the picture.
“This your family?” She asked picking up the picture, she moved to the bed and sat down, looking at his mother. “She’s pretty.” She said simply, smiling up at him. He looked down at her and smiled back, sitting beside her.