"Blaise!" Draco walked into the Slytherin Common room.

Blaise sighed and turned around,"What is it now, Draco?"

"How do you feel about a game?" Draco asked.

"I like games." Blaise nodded before thinking,"What's the game?"

"How much do you like Parker?" Draco hummed.

"Uh... Quite a lot?" Blaise raised a brow, how was he meant to answer that?

"Alright. I dare you.. To try and hold Parkers hand." Draco shrugged.

Blaise froze. He liked Parker but he didn't know if she liked him back. What if it made things really awkward?

"And I know it sounds awkward, but that's the point." He smirked.

"But Dra-" Blaise began.

"You need to prove your loyalty to her." Draco pointed.

"Fine." Blaise sighed.

"Have fun." Draco hummed and waved as he walked off.

Blaise put his head in his hands. This is going to be a long day.

**

"Hey, you alright?" Parker walked up to Blaise, sitting beside him.

"Hm? Oh, yeah." He responded.

"Here." Parker held out an apple, "I stole it."

"Oh, thanks." Blaise reached out for it.

Parker hummed and handed it to him, "It was Draco's but he was occupied."

"Occupied?" He raised a brow.

"Pansy." Parker rolled her eyes.

"He doesn't even like her, what's he doing?" Blaise asked.

"Pansy won't leave him alone, he's trying to make excuses to leave." Parker shrugged.

"Should've gotten Weasley, Pansy listens to everything she says." Blaise sighed.

"Mhm." Parker nodded, "So what were you doing?"

"Just reading." He told her.

"Very interesting." She hummed

"I know, right?" Blaise nodded, remembering what Draco told him earlier.

"What book is it?" Parker tilted her head to try and read the title.

"Oh, I borrowed it from Draco. I'm not sure what it was called." He flipped over the page to the front.

Parker nodded slowly as she read it, "I've read that one before. It gets interesting nearer the end."

"That's good." He nodded, about to place his hand over Parker's.

Just as his fingers were about to interlock with Parker's, Snape came bursting through the door.

Blaise jumped and turned around,"Sir?"

"Sorry, uh.. Just looking for someone." Snape looked around slowly.

"Who? Maybe we could point you in the right direction." Blaise told him.

"No one you can help with Zabini." Snape sighed and walked off.

"You're so kind, sir." Blaise rolled his eyes.

"Dramatic as usual." Parker chuckled and stood up, her hand leaving Blaise's side.

Once Parker was out of earshot, Blaise leaned back,"F*ck!"

"Something wrong?" Astoria walked out to him.

"Nothing." He sighed.

"Then why'd you shout?" Astoria crossed her arms.

"Just a dare, nevermind." Blaise shook his head,"Anyway, your boyfriend needs you."

"Oh merlin." Astoria muttered before she walked off.

Blaise then sighed, this was going to be harder than he thought.

**

"Still no luck?" Draco smirked as he nudged his friend while they walked out of class.

Blaise shook his head,"I nearly did it but Snape interrupted me."

"Unlucky." Draco shrugged, "Want to give in?"

"Never." Blaise crossed his arms, nearly tripping as someone nudged the back of his knee.

"Well if you don't get to hold her hand by.. Tomorrow night. You have to ignore her for a day." Draco hummed.

"No!" Blaise whined.

"Sorry, that's how it is." Draco shrugged.

Blaise sighed,"You sure? I could give you piggybacks instead."

"Nope. That's your punishment." Draco nodded.

Blaise looked over and actually spotted Parker. Quick, he needed to hold her hand.

"So, Draco keeps asking me for my shampoo. It makes no sense, though." Parker sighed to Erica.

"It smells nice." Erica shrugged in response.

"Do you use it?" Parker raised a brow.

"Sometimes." Erica nodded.

"Oh my god." Parker muttered before she laughed, "It's strawberry, its not that nice."

"It really is." Erica told her.

Parker shook her head with a small chuckle as Blaise walked over.

"Parker." Blaise smiled.

"Blaise." Erica's eyes lowered.

"Girls, calm down." Parker pointed jokingly.

"Why?" Erica raised a brow,"Can't I kick him?"

"No, you cannot." Parker then turned to Blaise, "What do you need, Blaise?"

"Oh, uh.." He began to reach for Parker's hand which Erica spotted.

"Uh?" Parker raised a brow but before Blaise could hold her hand, it was grabbed by Erica.

"We have to go, sorry Blaise." Erica told him.

"What?" Parker looked at her while Blaise raised a brow.

"Bye!" Erica began dragging Parker away.

"Wh- Where are we going?" Parker looked at her friend.

"Dunno." Erica shrugged.

"Then why'd you pull me away from Blaise? He needed something." Parker sighed.

"He'll get over it." Erica assured her.

"Why don't I go back to see what he wanted-" Parker began to turn.

"He probably just wants homework answers." Erica told her.

"Then I can help him, I done the homework." Parker nodded.

"He has Draco, he'll be fine." Erica rolled her eyes.

"..What are you trying to stop?" Parker raised a brow.

"Look, Snaco paid me." Erica told her,"Now let's go.'

'Paid you to..?" Parker raised a brow while they walked.

"Stop what Blaise is trying to do." Erica told her.

"And what is he trying to do?" Parker hummed.

"It's none of your concern." Erica shook her head.

"Erica." Parker groaned.

"Come on." Erica continued dragging her away.

"I'll make you food if you tell me?" Parker tried.

"Nope." Erica sighed.

"I'll tell you the Slytherin gossip?" She tried again.

"Already have it." Erica shrugged.

"What about the new ones?..About Snape and McGonagall?" Parker smirked.

"Parker. You aren't convincing me." Erica told her.

'Oh come on!" Parker groaned.

"No." Erica shook her head.

"You're mean. This is mean." She pointed.

Erica rolled her eyes,"Stop talking."

Parker frowned and crossed her arms.

"Don't be that way, you'll thank me later." Erica sighed.

Parker sighed and nodded in agreement, "Then where should we go so I can thank you?"

"Great Hall." Erica nodded.

"Lovely." Parker sighed, "Lead the way."

Erica smiled and began leading Parker to the Great Hall, leaving Blaise alone in the corridor. Erica swore she heard Blaise curse before he walked off.