the transfer; dm

chapter 49: post-war

-Felicity-

Malfoy sits next to me. A moment of silence passes, not awkward thought...more like peaceful. Happy to be near each other.

"You're engaged huh?"

My eyes drop to my ring finger, the diamond glimmering under the moonlight.

"Mhm."

"Why Blaise? I mean...it was so fast too. What like 6 months after the war?" I expect him to be looking at me but he's looking out into the distance.

"We made a pact, when we were still in school. If we didn't get to marry the one we really loved." I pause for a moment, contemplating my words. "If I didn't get to marry the one I loved."

"Who did you love?" Now he is looking directly at me.

What a beautiful ring.

"You."

"You didn't give me time Riddle."

I gasp and turn to him in awe. "I was unaware you needed time. I thought you made your decision the moment I said I loved you and you left. That was clear to me Malfoy."

"Call me Draco."

"You wanted me to call you Malfoy."

He pushes the balls of his hands into his eyes, "Fuckkk... I know what I said."

"Draco, i'm sorry about Blaise. Really. I thought things were gonna be different."

I twist the ring on my finger, left and right, left and right, until he speaks again.

"Don't marry him."

My heart begins pounding, "What? Why..."

"You know why."

I stand and take a few steps back almost tripping over roots.

"Nononono"

He stands too, his hair flopping back. His pale skin looking perfect in the moonlight. "Yes."

Stop it Malfoy. Stop it Draco. "You're being mean." I step back more but he keeps walking towards me.

"I'm not being mean."

"Yes you are. You know me." Tears fill my eyes. "You know how in love with you I am. You know it gives you power over me."

"I-"

"I have loved you with my whole heart. Through so much. But you cannot pick and choose when you want to love me." I take a shaky breath in, "You can't do it."

We hold eye contact, the lump in my throat growing so large I can't even breathe.

"I've always loved you. I don't care what you think. I wasn't good enough and that was fine to me. I could do anything for you. It broke my heart. Seeing you with Blaise. It's fine though, I can take it. I'd let you break me, my heart and all, into thousands of pieces. Every single one of those pieces would belong to you. Forever and Always."

-Omniscient Narrator-

The air is calm in the garden as they step closer towards each other. Felicity's breath hitches with every step. Her heart beating at ten times the normal speed.