WITHOUT YOU [draco malfoy fanfiction]

5. nightmares

Draco:

I haven't really left my room since the day my parents and I had that talk.

All my food is served to my room by the elves. I feel sorry for them sometimes. They are trapped here against their will doing someone else's dirty work. Maybe that's how I'm gonna end up too, at Voldemort's disposal and it makes me so fucking mad.

I don't let anyone in to clean my room, so its gotten a little messy . Yet, there are never going to be fucking dirty clothes In my room. I do clean my room on my own, leave the dirty clothes in the laundry, pickup the dirty plates and leave them out of my room for someone to pick up, and sometimes dust it. I think I like to clean my  room on my own because it keeps me distracted.

Me and Caleb exchange owls often but I've not met him in a long time and it's just because I'm never in mood now.

I decided to leave my room today and go to the garden to talk a walk. I cannot be sitting in my room all my life.

I quietly leave the manor, I don't want to draw any kind of attention from anyone.

I wander off into the forest near the Manor. It feels good to finally have fresh air on my face. This forest is not as big or dangerous as the forbidden forest near Hogwarts so I walk without any kind of fear.

After a while, I hear rustling in the leaves and I immediately draw out my wand. I move closer to observe the source. The sight pains me. I spot a Fawn stuck in a snare, it's little hind leg bleeding. I immediately walk over to the baby deer and try to open the snare and release it. I thought of using "relashio" but I decide against it thinking it would hurt the fawn, so I get down to work with my hands. There are no hunters or poachers of any kind in the forest so I keep wondering who would have set up a snare here. The fawn looks in unbelievable pain, I try to calm it by soothing voices. I get myself hurt but I'm finally able to free the baby deer. He comes near me and buries himself in my crouched body. I couldn't help but smile, I hold the little creature in my arms and it licks my face. I laugh. God, I haven't done that in ages! It relaxes the muscles on my face. The fawn starts hopping around me and I'm happier than I have been in a very long time. I start to head back home but the fawn keeps following me, so I decide to stay for a while. I make a mental note to come to the forest more often to look at the fawn. The fawn suddenly started hiding behind me and starts making whimpering noises.

"Who released the deer?" I was faced with a tall woman, who had long curly hair, strong jaw, heavily lidded eyes and pale skin. In that instant I knew who she was. BELLATRIX LESTRANGE. AUNT BELLA. I don't think she recognised me. She has been in Azkaban for a good 15 years so that was obvious. I had seen photos of her and I could see that her appearance had drastically changed while in prison.

"Well why did you do it?" she shrieked. Bringing me back to reality

"the poor creature was in pain I had to break him free"

"But he wasn't yours to do so you stupid stupid boy"

"why did you capture him in the first place Aunt Bella"

"well it's obvious isn't it?  to torture- Aunt?..... Draco?"

I nodded in yes

"You were so little when I last saw you. Of course, how couldn't I recognise you, you look so similar to Cissy" she came closer to me and pat my back. I could see she's not the one to show any kind of affection.

"Would you like me to take you to the Manor. Mother will be happy to see you" I offered her only to get her mind off the fawn. I was hoping for it to have run away by now but it was injured and kept getting behind me.