First Fight
A new year has started.
Again, nothing from Draco all summer. You didn’t expect there to be. Back on the train, no sign of him. You tried to make the most of it. It is you last year of school. You laughed and joked around with Neville and everyone else. You had a great time.
Everyone piled into Hogwarts. Everyone was happy to be back. You roamed the halls half looking for Draco, half seeing what was left or new. You turned the corner. You know this hallway, it looks a little different, but it is familiar. It is the same hallway you have met Draco in so many times before. You slowly walked down it, wondering if you would ever see him again. Then suddenly someone grabbed your arm. You turned around with your wand pointed at them.
“Shhh.”
You lowered your wand.
It was Draco.
He opened the door he was standing in front of and pulled you in.
“I thought you would never come down that hallway.”
You were speechless.
“Are you going to say anything?” he said.
“Are-are you back? Are you going to stay?”
“Only if you will stay with me.”
You practically jumped on him and kissed him.
Things were going great for a few months.
Until one day. You two were having an argument outside Slytherin common room.
He had slowly been closing himself off to you. And you were trying to make him aware of it before he shut you out completely.
“Draco why can’t you talk to me?”
“There’s nothing to talk about. Just leave it alone.”
“No! I love you. But if you are not going to let me in…”
“What? Huh? You are going to leave me? Like everyone else.”
“I didn’t say that.” You said quietly.
He looked at you, “You can’t understand.” He said as he turned away from you.
“How do you know.” You raised your voice a little. “You won’t let me try.” You walked toward him. “Do you not trust me? What?” You said as you put your hand on his shoulder and made him turn around.
As soon as you got the word “What” out of your mouth, there was a hand against your face. You stepped back and put your hand on your face. You looked back at Draco. Shock and horror ran across his face. He panicked and ran down into the Slytherin common room. You stood there for a few moments not knowing what to do. Then out of the corner of your eye you saw Neville and Luna. You spun around so he wouldn’t see you or your face. But it didn’t work. Although everyone whispering and staring probably didn’t help much either. Neville came up to you.
“Hey, is everything okay?”
“Uh-uh.” You said nodding your head.
Neville put a finger on your jaw and turned your head toward him. You slowly put your hand down. Neville’s face turned from worry to anger real quick. “Where is he?”
“Neville don’t worry about it. He didn’t mean it.”
“Don’t make me ask again.”
You stood there quiet. Everyone else around was looking at the stairs. You tried to stop him, but he just pushed his way past you. Luna came up next to you. “He won’t hurt him… Right?” you asked her.
“It’s not like him to do so.” She said back.
You two went and sat against the wall. Waiting. You and Luna talked for a while, then you fell asleep.
Neville and Draco finally came up from the Slytherin common room.
Luna got up, “She’s sleeping. Don’t wake her.” She told Neville.
He looked at Draco, “I will talk to her about this.” Draco nodded his head.
Neville put his arm around Luna, and they walked away.
Draco looked down at you. So peaceful. He picked you up. You didn’t wake but you did put your arms around his neck. The way he picked you up your red cheek was facing up. He couldn’t look at you. He took you to your common room.
He laid you on the couch, your red cheek still facing him. He knelt next to you. He ran his fingers down your cheek and the redness disappeared. You put your hand on his. He stayed there for a few minutes then got up to go.
“Draco?” He stopped. “Please stay.”
He turned and gave you a kiss. “I will be back in the morning.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah.” And he walked out.
Neville was sitting across from you.
“Hey.” You said.
He was just looking at you.
“Come on Neville, I just woke up.”
He just kept looking at you.
“Come on. I don’t want to talk about it here.” And you walked up to your room.
He closed the door. “Okay, lay it on me.” You told him.
“Hey this is serious.”
“Come on Neville. I told you he didn’t mean it.”
“I know and we talked. But I don’t care. You don’t deserve to be treated like that. Ever. Even by accident.” He looked at you. “Seriously if he ever touches you like that again. You need to break it off.”
“Yeah. Okay.”
“Promise me.”
You looked into his eyes. “I promise.”
He got up and hugged you. “Now get dressed and go get him.”
You got dressed and went to Slytherin common room. Draco was sleeping on a chair. You went over to him, sat on his lap and kissed him on the cheek. He woke up and saw it was you and embraced you. It kind of surprised you.
“I am so sorry, all these emotions. I didn’t know what to do.”
“Shhh. Babe, it’s okay. Just talk to me. You can always ta-.”
He brought your lips to his. You broke away.
“This works too.” He smiled and brought you back in.