Double Dare

I woke up nice and early and got ready for the day. The only people who were up were the servants. I wandered across the landing to Draco’s room. I slipped in quietly. He slept in weird positions, I laughed at today’s, left leg and right arm sticking out of the bed and his head under the pillow, the covers coiled round his waist. I smirked and grabbed a pillow that had fallen on the floor. I put a silencing charm on the room, so no matter how much noise was made in here no one would hear. I accioed my stereo and put in a heavy metal album. I turned the volume all the way up and placed it on his bedside table. I slowly pulled the pillow off his head, careful not to wake him; before turning the music on and hitting him with the pillow. He dived out of bed and fell onto the floor in a startled daze. I turned the music off and fell onto his bed, laughing. He finally came to and stood up, glaring at me.
“You! Are a fucking evil bitch!”
I carried on laughing. Draco looked round to his clock. He was even more unimpressed.
“Half five?! What?! You’re evil! Get out of my sight!”
He grabbed his covers and pillow and pushed me off the bed, crawling in himself.
“No no Draco! You’re my slave! And slaves get up early in the morning! Come on! You have three weeks of work ahead of you”
He sighed and flopped down.
“Why me?”
“You lost the bet! Now come on!”
“What am I doing today?”
“I don’t know yet...I’ll go to my room and get the list whilst you get dressed”
“You made a list?!”
“Yup! Now come on! Chop chop!”
He sighed and rolled out of bed. I wandered back to my room. I’d managed to compile a two page list of things I wanted Draco to do for me. The first one was to make me breakfast. I grinned and put on my pirate hat and grabbed my sword. I went back down to Draco’s room. He was abouts to put on a turtleneck sweater when I jabbed him in the ass with my sword.
“Hey what the fuck!?” he asked, spinning round.
“No sweaters! They make you look fat! Put your dinner jacket on!”
He sighed and grabbed it.
“Why are you wearing your pirate hat?”
“Because I’m the pirate goddess! Now come on! You’re making me breakfast!”
We went down to the kitchens, the cooks and maids were startled to see us.
“Master Malfoy! Miss Page! What are you doing up so early? Can we get you anything?”
“No thank you Alfonso, Draco’s making me breakfast today...But you could oversee him to make sure he doesn’t poison me” I said grinning.
“He’s not called Alfonso” Draco whispered.
“He is now! Come on!” I said holding my sword in the air. Draco sighed and went over to the newly-named Alfonso. “Also Draco, for the rest of this year, you must refer to me as m‘lady”
Draco sighed and nodded; “so, what would you like for breakfast, m’lady?”
I grinned; “I want...Rice Crispies!”
Draco glared at me; “you want me to make you some cereal?”
“...And toast! And some coffee...Cappuccino!”
“Yes...M’lady”
“Sweet”
I sat down next to one of the maids and watched Draco begrudgingly make me a bowl of Rice Crispies. He put it down in front of me.
“Uh...Where’s the sugar?”
“Sugar?”
“Yup, I want sugar on my Crispies!”
He sighed and went to fetch the sugar. I looked at the maid.
“Do you want anything? I’ll get Blondie to get it for you”
She laughed; “nah, I’m good thank you”
“Fair enough. Come on Draco! Where’s my toast?!”
I had Draco running round after me all morning. Finally other people in the house woke up. I was sat in the living room reading a book, Draco knelt in front of me as my foot-stool when Snape walked in. He stopped abruptly in the doorway when he saw us.
“...Do I want to know?”
I laughed; “he lost a bet, and now he’s my slave all Christmas”
“...Sounds great”
“It is, would you like anything to eat?”
“I was going to go to the kitchen and-“
“-No need! He’ll do it!”
He looked at Draco and smirked.
“Ok then...Just a Butterbeer”
“Go Mowgli go!”
Draco glared at me went off to the kitchen. Snape smirked and sat next to me on the sofa.
“You’re so cruel”
I grinned; “I know...But how great is it? Later I’m going to have him dance for me”
“Oh?”
“Yup”
I handed him the list. He chuckled at several of the things written down.
“Do you really think he’s going to do all of these things?”
“He has to! He’s my slave!”
“Oh yes, why are you wearing your pirate hat?”
I grinned; “it makes me feel more in charge. And when he gives me attitude...I jab him in the butt with my sword”
I hinted at my sword. He smirked. Draco came back and handed Snape his drink. I pointed at the floor. He sighed and got back on his hands and knees. I grinned and put my feet up on him.
“So...What are you up to today?”
Snape shrugged; “nothing as far as I know”
“Sounds fun...Want to join me in making Blondie’s Christmas miserable?”
Draco began whimpering to himself.
“Silence slave!” I said, jabbing him with my sword. Snape smirked.
“I don’t think you need any help; you’re doing a good job on your own”
I smirked; “you sure? It’ll be fun!”
“I’m sure it will, but I don’t think Lucius would like me to torment his child”
“I’ll smooth over Lucius, no worries”
Snape smirked; “still, I’ll refuse”
“Spoil sport”
“Anyway...Can I talk to you?”
“Yeah...Blondie, take a walk”
Draco sighed and wandered out of the room. I turned slightly to look at Snape.
“Well?”
He sighed and took my hand; “I just thought I should tell you...You really do mean, a lot, to me...And I need to know...Do you want to be with me?”
I nodded; “yeah! ...Why?”
“You’ll see soon enough; I hope”
I nodded slowly; “ok?”
“Don’t worry...You’ll know when it happens”
“All right”
He smiled and stroked my cheek. I smiled too and kissed him softly.
“Anyway...I’ll see you at lunch”
I nodded and watched him walk off. Draco came back in. He sat down next to me.
“So? So?”
I smirked; “I don’t know, he was being secretive”
“Damn him...”
“Yeah...”
“So what other kind of stupid things will you have me be doing?”
I shrugged; “whatever I feel like”
He sighed; “can I at least have a rest for now?”
“Sure”
We hung around in the living room all morning. Crabbe and Goyle and a few others of the kids joined us. I sighed and looked around; everyone was preoccupied chatting about meaningless things. Draco was trying to shoo away some five year old girl who wouldn’t leave him alone. She was trying to sit on his knee and play with his hair. I smirked and decided to go for a wander. I walked past a door which was slightly ajar. I heard Lucius and Snape talking.
“But she’s about 30 years younger than you!”
“I know...But I love her”
“So what are you going to do?”
“The only way we can be together is if we marry”
“You’re going to marry her?”
“The only catch is, I can’t just straight-forward ask her”
“Why not?”
“Her father”
“...Ahh yes...So, what ARE you going to do?”
“Have the marriage arranged”
“By who? There’s no one in the world that could persuade her father to marry her off to the likes of you”
“Really?”
“...What are you thinking?”
“I need you...To go to Voldermort”
“Voldermort? Yes! Her meddling father would do anything if Voldermort asked...But why me?”
“I can’t ask him to persuade them into it...I need you to tell him, it’s a perfect match if he wants her to join us”
It went silent, I couldn’t help grinning to myself. I ran off before I was caught eavesdropping. I went up to my room and lay down on my bed daydreaming. Finally we were all called for lunch. I went down to the dining room. I had to sit in between Goyle and Draco. All the way through the meal I saw Snape smirking at me and Lucius giving me odd looks. After the meal Lucius pulled me to the kitchens.
“I’ve been talking to Severus...He tells me you have feelings for him too...I need to hear it from you”
I nodded; “I do have feelings for him, strong feelings...why?”
“He’s asked me to do a bit of arranging on his behalf...I just need to be sure that you want this...”
“Can’t sell off your adoptive daughter?”
He smiled; “I want to know you’ll be happy with him. As you say, you’re practically my daughter”
I smiled too; “I will be happy with him”
He nodded; I hugged him tightly. He hugged me back. I left the kitchens and went to go find Draco. He was sat out on the veranda watching it snow. I jumped down next to him.
“Hey!”
He smirked; “you’re happy”
“Why shouldn’t I be?”
“I dunno...What’s happened?”
“I overheard Snape and your dad talking...Snape loves me!”
He laughed; “So you would have won regardless?”
“Yup! And...If all goes to plan, I’m going to marry him!”
“What?! Whoa! How?”
“Lucius is gonna put forward the idea of Snape and I marrying to Voldermort...Saying it’s going to be like, a good way to guarantee me being a Death Eater...Voldermort’s the only person my dad would listen to, and sell his daughter off for”
Draco nodded; “it’s all so complicated!”
“I know...But totally worth it!”
“So if you get married during the holidays...Am I going to have to wear a dress?”
I laughed; “as tempting as it is...I don’t want your ugly mug in a dress ruining my wedding”
He laughed too; “how do you know I won’t be hot in a dress?”
“It’s a good test...Let’s try it out”
“...What?”
“Crabbe and Goyle can join you, don’t worry, you won’t be doing it alone”
“Won’t be doing what alone?”
“...The can-can!”
“Oh hell no!”
“You’re my slave! You do as I say!”
“This is just...Preposterous!”
“I know, I come up with the best ideas!”
“See, if I’d won, you’d just have been my serving wench...And worn a serving wench outfit”
I smirked; “well, you lost! And quite pitifully may I add!”
“Oh shut up!”
I laughed and pushed him playfully.