Mature content ahead.

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The days grew darker, as the surroundings dimmed, and everyone held on edge, knowing that terrifying times approached us,

But in some way, I didn't fear the unknown as I thought I would,

Because I had him and her.

Luna and Draco caused everything to seem brighter, easier, plainer.

We spent our days with breakfast, class, lunch, class, dinner, sleep, and then it all started over again, like usual. The professors believed that our schedules should go on as it did before — for it to feel ordinary, even though nothing were,

The only thing different from before all this madness took place was the fact that Draco accompanied me everywhere, even to the bathroom — he simply stood outside and watched me like a hawk,

He didn't speak much when my friends were around — he made it clear that he didn't enjoy the company at all, which caused him and Luna to bicker, a lot.

But still, he stayed. He never left me alone,

Flashback to a few weeks ago,

" What is it?" I asked quietly. His chest hugged my back as his hands clenched around the railing.

I tore my sights from the remarkable view the top of the Astronomy tower could reach, " Hm?" He hummed, resting his head on mine,

My head fell back to rest on his shoulder, feeling the icing winter breeze tugging my cheeks, " You seem—," I held, chewing my bottom lip in hesitation,

" You seem upset,"

I felt his chest tense of my words, his breaths rose heavy, but I had to ask, he didn't act like himself anymore. I felt this sinking feeling of him being dishonest with me,

" I'm not,"

I swallowed thickly before spinning around in his hold, blue eyes matched mine, " You can talk to me, Draco - you know that, right?"

Draco's face fell at my words. His arms let go of the railing and wrapped around my waist, pulling me close, " I know," He breathed out, creating goosebumps to trail down my spine,

And for a moment, the silence greeted us, only the sound of lively wind sneaking its way through the tower,

His body tensed before he leaned back, staring at me with soft eyes,

" There are things I can't tell you. Not yet."

My sights grounded as a shaky breath passed my lips — my thoughts suited. He did hide something from me, but at the same time, so did I.

His hand softly cupped my cheek, tilting my head back to face him, " This has nothing to do with—," He held as he swallowed, " Us, "

" But I need you to trust me with this — please."

My eyes searched his, looking deeply into the eyes I fell deeply for, feeling his thumb in circles over my skin, '' Will you do that for me? Will you trust me?''

" I will,"

He looked at me, in a way he had never done before, flashes of honesty seen on his features, before he held me,

'' Never give up on me,'' He mumbled into my hair, as the wind tugged our bodies,

''Everyone always gives up on me — no one ever has faith,''

'' And I won't make it if you don't have faith in me — if you give up,''

My eyes pooled at his words as I looked up at him, pushing my lips onto his,

'' I am never giving up on you,''

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I felt Draco twist positions before wrapping his arms around me again, " Can I ask you something?" He blurted out, breaking the quietness around us. His face held a look of concern, making my brows furrow. I stared up at him, meeting his blue eyes as they pleased mine,

" Of course," I spoke with uncertainty, nearly scared of what he wanted to talk about — his cold hand moved up to my cheek, rubbing it gently, he kept his eyes locked in mine,

Draco sucked in a harsh breath as I chewed my lower lip, making his jaws tighten, '' Does this frighten you?'' He asked before clearing his throat,

'' I mean — are you scared?'' I felt my face soften at his words, pushing myself closer to his chest. I felt the need of comforting him — he sounded broken, upset, and in need of the healing my touch brought him,

I nodded into the porcelain skin, feeling muscles flexing beneath me, '' Sometimes I am, sometimes I am not, but I'm scared for Luna, for Blaise and Dean, my mother, your mother —,'' I arched my head, peering up at the beautiful boy in front of me, blonde strands of hair fell messy over his temples, looking at me wide-eyed,

'' And you—, I'm scared for you, Draco,'' I whispered, before burying my head into his toned torso again. The scent of him caused everything to feel safe, and even if our lives were held hostage by the future — this right here,

Him and me,

Us,

Made everything easier,

His cold hands pulled me closer, my nose brushed against the crook of his neck as he sighed, loudly, '' Don't be—, you have enough to worry about,'' His tone scored in worry, fingers tangled into my hair as he brushed them through it,'' I should be the one scared for you,''

I felt my insides twist at his words because I knew that I was lying to him. He still had no clue what the unbreakable vow between us meant, and I knew that I could never tell him, '' Are you, Draco — are you scared for me?''

I felt his body tense, swallowing thickly as he huffed softly, '' Of course I am." He muttered, words fading at the last letters — I knew how hard this was for him, dealing with the emotions of us growing close,

I stayed quiet, not wanting to push him too far. He cares for me, loves me, and that's all I could ever ask for.

'' I don't want this to end,'' He mumbled, placing a kiss on the top of my head as he sunk lower into the covers. His chilly fingers traced goosebumps on my exposed back. I felt a smile curve onto my lips by that unexpected touch, my heart fluttering,

'' It won't—,'' I pushed myself up, climbing on top of him,

'' I won't let this end,'' My fingers trailed to brush the strands of hair off his forehead as he glanced at me; the look of worry faded into a calm one — he tilted his head to rest in my hand, planting a gentle kiss in my palm,

'' Promise?'' He almost smiled — that smile did things to me, unexplainable things. I leaned forward, coiling my arms around his neck, feeling him brush his nose against mine,

'' I promise,''

I could feel his heart pounding, how his breaths slightly hitched as he pulled me closer; the scent of mint and fresh cotton clouded my mind. I fell lost in his eyes, the blue eyes I would do anything for before his lips caressed mine,

His hands tugged my waist, rolling my hips over his, rings digging into my flesh caused me to whimper in his parted lips — He pulled away, smirking devilishly before he pushed me back, earing a squeal from my swelled lips,

Draco towered over me, and blue eyes flew wild over my shocked front before he leaned closer; warm minty breaths fanned my chin as he trailed a finger up my bare thigh, making my insides clench,

Draco Malfoy,

I looked down at her, her eyes bored through mine in the purest way — the things I wished to do with her at this moment, feeling her pale, soft skin against mine was enough to drive me insane,

I was dying to feel her, to feel her walls clenching around my cock as her body trembled below mine, to feel her nails scratch their way down my back as I fucked her with all I had,

I forced my lips against hers, immediately receiving the attention I craved from her. Hands flew to my hair as she hauled it back. Every tug, every time her fingers let go of the strands of hair to grip it later even rougher, caused me to harden,

'' I want you—,'' She breathed out, her words stuttered in a slight moan as she bit my lower lip, '' I want you, Draco.'' I pushed myself closer, pulling my thigh up between her legs, feeling how her hips slowly rolled themselves against it,

She was as wet as she could ever be for me, and that made me greedier, hungrier — her need to feel my thrusts consumed me, she finished me,

'' Do you want me to fuck you, darling?'' I whispered close to her ear, feeling how her entire self tensed beneath me,

I knew what my words did to her. I've been studying her body-language for months, how a slight change in tone can cause her to shift in anger, how a whisper makes her whole body tremble, how the word darling soaks her wet, how she melts by the look of me,

How I melted by the look of her,

Her hands tugged at my boxers, feeling her tongue swirled around mine, '' I want you to fuck me, Draco,'' She trembled into my mouth, the soft moans trailed goosebumps down the back of my neck,

I pulled back as my eyes sunk over hers, her cheeks flushed in color, her nipples on edge, her hazel-brown hair fell perfectly over her shoulder as she sucked her bottom lip in between her teeth,

That exact thing was enough for me to cum. I hated her for doing so because it made me feel something, it did things to me,

And then she chewed on it like she always did and fuck—,

I pushed my boxers down, my cock springing out, hard as ever. I noticed her eyes dropping to watch me slide inside her, to look as I filled her up, and the second I do — her back arced like never before, her eyes rolled in pleasure,

'' Do you like that, darling?'' I mocked her, knowing what it'll do to her, how her whole being is about to explode underneath mine. Her perfect hips followed my movements as I roughly pounded myself into her, her walls clenched around my dick, and if I let myself,

I would release right then and there,

But I couldn't.

I craved to see her pleasure as I slowly pulled out before coarsely forcing myself back in, breaths hitched as my head dropped to her shoulder, kissing, biting, tasting my way over her neck — marking her, showing everyone that this — this perfect everything is mine,

And mine only,

I pushed myself deeper, so deep that she nearly suffered her breath as my teeth nibbled her skin — I knew that she has been with other guys before me, and that causes me to fuck her harder, deeper, rougher. She's mine, and I want no one else's touch on her,

But mine,

My lips matched hers as she arched her chest up to mine, breathing heavily, her chest panted hard while her legs shook violently. I loved fucking her. I loved the feeling of her bones caving for mine,

I pushed myself off her, staring down at her shaking figure as I bucked my hips into hers — her head fell to the side, her mouth slightly open as moans, whimpers, cries repeatedly left the swollen lips. Her hands sought for mine, braiding our mixture of cold and warm fingers together,

'' Draco—, I'm—,''

'' No—,''

I shut her up, making her eyes snap to mine, her eyelashes batting as tears pooled in satisfaction, '' You will cum—, when I allow you to do so,'' I grunted out,

Fuck, the look of her right now, her pale soft skin pushed into the mattress as I force myself deeper, her eyes begging mine, her hands flying to her hair, hauling it in frustration — she needs to release. I know she does, but keeping her on her edge is graver,

I gripped her hips, drawing her closer to me as her body coiled — she was too close, and so was I.

I needed to cum when she did. I needed to fuck her through it. My nerves clenched, and I couldn't take it anymore. She felt too good. The way her pussy hugged my dick was overwhelming,

'' Cum for me, fucking cum for me, right now,'' I demanded her, and she obeyed — her moan echoed through her room as she threw her head back,

'' That's my fucking girl,'' I groaned as I watched her squeal,

Her spine arched as her eyes rolled — her fingers shakingly gripped my arms, feeling her nails boring into my skin, and with that, shots of pleasure tore through me, releasing myself inside of her,

'' Fuck—,'' I grunted as my body collapsed on hers,

She laid down on top of me. Her head felt heavy on my chest as she fell asleep — she always fell asleep this way, every night since I got back, her chest slightly moving up and down as her heartbeat became slow and steady.

I gazed over her with hooded eyes, noticing her cheeks flushed in color, her eyelashes twitching every five seconds as she entered the world of imagination,

I hated myself for leaving her that week. She did nothing to deserve that — but I had to,

The night I was deemed to be a death eater, the night her life saved mine from becoming one,

Her father found out. The dark lord entered our home once again as her body was hugged tightly to my chest — he wanted to take her away, he craved to punish her, and the only way he agreed not to was for me to join him,

And I did, despite the fact that my mother cried for me not to — every bone in my body caved, resistant to tell him about her, but I knew that it was her life at stake, and I would never gamble with that.

But I never left her, not in the way she believed I did. I was here, every night, placed outside my door as my heart shattered by her sobs. I knew how much I hurt her by leaving — if she only understood that after she'd fallen asleep — I tucked her in, leaving a kiss on the top of her head, every night of that horrible week away from her.

I wasn't able to stay away from her, and I never will.

She was everything, and I would give anything up for her to be safe,

I tucked a curl behind her ear, making her turn around from me, and the second she did — I felt empty, alone, shallow. It was crazy how much she affected me, the impact she had made on my life,

I closed her door behind me before walking down her dorm. My knuckles collided with a wooden door, '' Draco?'' Silvery eyes stared for mine, looking more than confused as I pushed past her — marching into her room,

'' I know that you know where Hermione is,'' I spat at her startled front the minute she turned to face me, '' Spit it out, where is she?''

She tugged at the curls tied up in a ponytail, nervously twitching her fingers. I could see how fragile she looked as if she was torn between two sides, '' I don't know—,''

'' Don't you dare lie to me, Lovegood.'' I tried to warn her, narrowing my eyes in hers as my face tightened, '' This isn't about you or Hemione, or me even — this is about her,''

Luna looked at me wide-eyed before she tore her sights away, slightly pacing back and forth over the creaking wooden floor, '' Don't you think I know that?'' She snapped angrily, sending me a hateful glare,

'' Don't you think I know this can kill her — because I do, Malfoy. I do.'' She hushed, swallowing thickly.

'' I know exactly what this means, Draco — Hermione, Harry, and Ron left. I know. I'm not stupid.'' Her voice broke in emotion as my sights grounded.

Luna knew. Luna fucking knew, and she didn't tell her.

I felt my breaths heavy. My temper almost missed me the second I caught her lie, '' Why, Luna. Why didn't you tell her, this is her life, she deserves —,'' My mouth shut close as it clocked my mind — Luna knew about this, perhaps she knew too much.

''Do you happen to know what her father asked of me?'' My tone scored icy as her eyes grew even wider,

'' What did he—,''

I flipped around, clenching my fists as I thought of it — how I've been lying to her for the past weeks, how I've been keeping the truth hidden — how I'm about to do something, something so vile, cruel, forbidden, and I couldn't tell her,

I was all alone in this,

'' Malfoy,'' Luna snapped her fingers, looking annoyed, '' What did her father ask of you, Draco?'' She asked once again. My fingers intensely tugged at the sleeves of my robe, feeling creeps rushing down my spine.

'' Did Harry find any?'' My change of subject caught her off guard, making her face twist, '' Horcruxes, Lovegood — keep up.'' I growled irritatingly,

Luna's face fell, her skin drained of color, '' How do you—,'' She rose but quickly hewed herself off,

'' Does she know, that she's—,''

'' No,''

Silence. We both rested our breaths in complete silence as we realized the truth. Leiah was the Horcrux her father never knew about. That was the real reason why he couldn't split her soul — it was already torn in two.

I felt Luna eyeing me down before she cleared her throat, '' Hermione and the others, they haven't found any Horcruxes — not yet.'' Her words caused me to cringe, gawking at her as guilt and shame rose on her face,

'' And you knew?'' I hissed, feeling my temper raising to fail me, '' Hermione didn't leave you? What possible reason would you have for lying about—,''

'' I didn't know,'' She blurted out frustratingly, arms thrown in the air,

'' I didn't know, Draco. I found her letter almost a week later. There wasn't anything I could have done,'' My entire body froze in ice, my eyes narrowed in hers as I shot her a mean glare — furious as to why she would lie to her best friend.

I took a dangerous step towards her as she rose her wand into my chest, '' Stop it, Malfoy,'' She stuttered, visibly scared of me, but I'm not giving in,

This was her life. Everything was on the line for me,

I shoved her wand away, standing close,'' Where are they?''I sheeted, teeth gritted, '' Tell me where those little friends of yours are, right now,''

'' Or I will tell her that you've been lying — that she's been comforting someone in no need, for weeks,''

Her jaw dropped before quickly clenching again. Her eyes begged mine, " Please don't do this. You have no idea—,"

I narrowed my eyes in hers, hatred tore through my every vessel, fingers twitching, "Where are they?" I couldn't even think clearly at this point, " Where the fuck are they, Luna?"

Tears flooded down her cheeks as she completely broke down in front of me, dropping to her knees — but I didn't care. I couldn't. She lied.

I marched out of Luna's room, feeling my hands shaking in anger, not being able to control it. I had to lay close to her.

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Leiah Riddle,

'' Did you leave last night?'' I mumbled, still half asleep, '' I woke up and you were gone,''

Draco peered down at me; guilt flared through his eyes as he looked away, muttering no underneath his breath,

'' Go back to sleep,'' He spoke, and I tried to. I arched my back to fit in his position, resting close, his legs intertwined with mine as he sighed loudly,

But my mind couldn't rest, my nerves felt on edge — something is wrong,

I can feel it through my whole body — every vein aching,

And then both Draco and I flinched by my door being ripped open — jolting up from the bed,

My face fell,

Completely,

My breaths hitched, my eyes pooled by the look of her,

'' Hermione?'' I stuttered, gasping for air as she stood frozen before us, dried tears covered her cheeks, her eyes swollen and red,

''Leiah—,'' She heaved, her body visibly shaking,

'' Luna—,'' She uttered again, her words trembled off her tongue, '' She's—,''

My neck snapped to Draco the second I caught onto her words, but he refused to look at me — he stared down, his face had turned paler, his jaws clenched,

Hermione let out a sob, shaking her head violently, '' Your father—,''

My eyes grew wide at her words, nearly too startled to speak, '' Hermione, what are you—''

'' The dark lord, he—, he—,''

My mind became dizzy,

'' He took—, The dark lord—, he—,''

My heart broke,

'' He took her—,''

My world shattered,

'' He has Luna,''

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