Challenge 1: "I Hate Everything About You" by Three Days Grace

Secrets
Rating: R
Word Count: 243

I hadn't seen her in over a week; she was caught up in her mission. But when she came back, exhausted and longing for a comforting presence, I welcomed her. And she succumbed into my embrace.

She used to ask me, playfully, after those long periods of her absence, if I missed her. I didn't. Why would I? And she agrees with me.

But then again, I think she knows more about me than I do. She gets that mischievous glint in her eyes whenever I moan and sigh just as loud as she does every time we enter her room. She looks at me and I get the feeling that she's trying to say, "You lied, Malfoy."

She kept looking at me like I was hiding a big secret from both of us. We were both hiding secrets. I just had no inkling of an idea what hers was.

Then she and Weasel disappeared for a month. The seniors assured us they were busy with the mission.

I hated her—for leaving without telling me, for going off with the Weasel…for leaving me hanging.

And when she came back, I hated her more…because she jumped right into my arms, kissed me, and whispered, "I love you."

Yes, I hated her…for showing me new things and introducing me to new feelings. And I hated myself because then I realized, when everyone looked upon us in our embrace, that I do love her, too.