Nothing Gold Can Stay
"How was your date with Maxwell?" Draco asked as he looked up from the book to watch Kaida walk up the stairs into the foyer that sat at the top of the first flight of stairs. On either side of the landing stairs stretched out to the second floor of the entryway which led to the East Wing of the house.
"He says hello." Kaida said dropping down on the sofa next to Draco.
"Does he?" Draco asked, "What does he want?"
"To see what the progress is." Kaida said pulling her hair out of the ponytail. "And how you are doing."
Draco laughed, "How I am doing huh? I hope you told him I was fine."
Draco waited for Kaida's placid response but when he didn't get one drew her answer from her silence.
"You told him I wasn't okay?"
"I told him I didn't know." Kaida said pulling off her shoes. "Because I honestly don't know how you are."
"I'm fine." Draco said offended. "And I don't understand why you told him you had no idea how I felt."
"I don't!" Kaida said, "A week ago I would've said that you were fine. But now…I don't know. I honestly don't know."
Draco stood up and looked down at Kaida. "And what caused your change in opinion dear sister?"
"I don't exactly like that tone!" Kaida said standing up staring Draco in the eye, grey verses grey clashing angrily.
"Learn to like it! I mean you sold me out and then you want me to speak to you in a civil tone?"
"I spoke the damn truth! They asked me a question and I answered. I refuse to take this from you; I don't care who you are!"
"What is your problem?!"
"You are still hung up on her! And she is clouding your judgment!"
Draco pulled back and looked at Kaida, "What do you mean?"
"I mean," Kaida said calming down, "That ever since Virginia Weasley stepped foot inside this house your work has not been up to par. I can understand if you are angry but you need to act better than this Draco."
Draco sighed and turned away from Kaida only to whisper, "I'm not angry."
Kaida paused not sure she heard him correctly, "What?"
"I said," Draco replied louder, "I'm not angry."
"So what is your problem?"
"I feel as if I should be angry. But seeing her, I don't feel anything other than just a swirl of emotions…"
"And you expected to be angry." Kaida said, "Draco I understand but you have to just be patient. Once they remember things will be better for you."
"And what about you?"
"Me? I'll be fine, I always am."
"And that lie doesn't work for me. Don't worry."
"Worry about what?" Kaida asked, "I amazingly trust you."
"I'll still do our little missions."
"Draco." Kaida started, "You have one this morning don't you?"
"Yes. I have a…thing."
The smirk that now graced his features turned off any sympathy Kaida might have had for him and she frowned, "I knew I hated you for some reason."
"You are just jealous that I get the better missions." He picked up his jacket and walked towards the exit, "Don't wait up."
"Bastard." Kaida said to herself before picking up her shoes and walking towards her room. It had been a long night.
***
Macey Knight was if anything a jaded intelligent human being. In witnessing her dog being tortured and killed by two snot nosed wizards at the still impressionable age of fifteen she had been different. Discovering the Wizarding world at age twenty made her indifferent. Amazed by the different wonders she became what could be considered a dealer. She had no problem killing a witch, wizard, or human for the price. Of course being the different person she was she never killed a person directly. There was a process and she always managed to get more out of the kill than just the high of taking a life. Most of the time the information she extracted from her victim was insubstantial but recently she was hired to kill a human who angered a wizard; but the human was as different as she was. Draco Malfoy was her favorite case. She grasped at any excuse to see the blond haired grey eyed beauty .
"I hope I get a rise out of this." Macey said raunchily sliding into the both which Draco occupied.
"You just might." Draco replied before taking a sip of his water, "But I want to know what you know."
Macey leaned her head on her hand and sighed dramatically, "Information is so boring. Why don't we skip the talking part and you give me that rise."
"Macey." Draco warned.
She huffed and sucked her teeth, "Fine, fine, fine." She gave a flirtatious smile to the young waiter that served coffee while leaning in at an angle to give the young man a view of her breasts. The waiter blushed profusely before turning away from them and running back to the kitchens. Macey turned her attention back to Draco and smiled.
"So anyway some wizard contacted me to kill some human girl who had been messing around with his boyfriend." Macey laughed, "People are so stupid. So anyway I was almost done killing her and she begged me to spare her life. And so she said that she was really a scientist who was doing experiments on humans and animals and nature itself. The boyfriend was a wizard who hired me was really the girl's boss who was giving her a few perks to go along with the job."
"And what did he want her to do?"
"Mix the energy that wizards produce when they do magic with normal 'muggle' things."
"Did they succeed?"
Macey smirked, "I've hit the jackpot didn't I?"
"Yes you have." Draco said humoring her. "Did they succeed?"
"She said they were close with a few probable results but mostly negative results."
"And?"
"The broad hired me to kill the wizard who hired her. He was sleeping around with other women." Macey laughed, "And when he was on his merry way to dying, he told me something interesting."
"Which is?"
"That the muggle I killed, she wasn't the only scientist on his payroll. In fact he has several from several different continents and then the pressure applied on his arm finally broke it," Draco watched as her eyes became distant as she remembered the memory of her torture. "And he told me…that he was successful. That he finally merged magic and nature perfectly together. Said wizards were going to finally start up on the right path."
Macey laughed, "Now about that rise."
She leaned forward over the table her long blonde hair brushing the table and covering her cleavage slightly giving it an erotic shield. Draco leaned forward his face solemn and smiled coyly, "Maybe some other time."
He pulled back and pulled the hood over his face and Macey smiled.
"Always string me along." Macey pouted as she twirled her hair around her finger, "If I didn't know better I'd swear you were in love with another girl."
***
Virginia Weasley, after conning Harry into introducing her to his contacts, found a man with the files that the English Ministry had not viewed. However, due to lack of sleep the night before Ginny wasn't at her best. She knew she was late as she and Harry raced up the spiral staircase.
"You look tired." Harry breathed.
"Insomnia." Ginny answered as the door opened revealing a tall skinny man with short blond hair in sort of a buzz cut with the tips gelled straight up. The ends were dyed an array of colors.
"Virginia Weasley." A tall man with thin framed glasses and long arms welcomed, "I have the files you wanted."
"Well then let's view it." Ginny said Harry following her.
Ginny, after pulling some strings, had finally found somebody who could get her access to Kaida Drake's files.
***
"Did you get what you wanted?" Harry asked as they left.
"It didn't answer anything. All it proves is that she is a lie."
"A lie?" Harry asked confused, "What do you mean you mean by a lie?
"Her record…it's too perfect. Never any trouble in school, perfect grades, it's almost as if she never
lived before."
"Maybe she was just a good student; like Hermione."
Ginny cut her eyes at him. "Are you stupid?" she asked, "Someone like us doesn't have a perfect record. There is always a history of disturbance. It's not natural."
"You just don't like taking orders from her." Harry remarked.
"And you do?" Ginny countered. They walked in silence and watched as Diagon Alley came into view.
"Is that Hermione and Zabini?" Harry asked curiously.
Ginny strained her eyes forward, "I think so," she said before crying out, "Hey Hermione, Zabini."
The two figures ahead of them turned and waved back. Both Harry and Ginny ran up to the waiting forms of Hermione and Zabini and stopped when they came in a close enough distance to walk.
"What are you guys doing here?" Harry asked them both.
Hermione shrugged and looked towards Zabini. It had been already a few days since their unspoken alignment.
"We were going to Scrolls, Novels, and Spellbooks." Zabini answered for the both of them, "We were looking for something about a wild species. Rather new discovery we want to classify."
When the words left Zabini's mouth the clock in the tower struck twelve. At that moment the world tilted and suddenly their surroundings became blurry as something inside their mind became clearer.
TBC
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