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twenty-seven

"oh my gosh, elizabeth" i hear astorias voice, my breathing is shakey and my eyes are shut. it feels like my head is going to explode. "im going to get madam pomfrey. stay there, liz" she panics, where am i going to go, astoria? i swear ill kill blaise once i get off of this floor. he'll be a dead man.

i stare up at the ceiling of the hospital, my head is still pounding my i've gotten control of my breathing. "elizabeth" i hear his voice, the voice that sends excited chills down my spine every time i hear it. i watch as draco walks in, he looks around for anyone else before walking to the side of the bed. i can see his bruised lip and bleeding knuckles, he got to blaise before i did. "draco" i smile and i slightly turn my head to look at him. his eyes are worried as he sits down in the chair beside me. "have you seen the other guy? i totally won this fight" i laugh and he shakes his head "yeah ive seen the other guy. he's probably on his way here now" he sneers and i shake my head.

"you shouldnt have done anything" i sigh and he looks at me like ive lost my mind. "elizabeth, you have a bruised rip, a black eye, and a concussion. i should have fucking killed him" he snaps and i roll my eyes "i can take care of myself" i say and he laughs "doesn't look like it." i glare at him and he sighs "how are you feeling" he asks and i shrug. "my head hurts like a bitch but i'll be alright. madam pomfrey wants me to rest for a couple of days. i got out of class for two days" i say and he laughs. his laugh fades and he raises his head to look at me "i should have been there" he says and i shake my head. "you don't have to protect me, draco. remember, you're supposed to hate me" i smile and he shakes his head. "i know i don't have to protect you, elizabeth. i know you can take care of yourself" he nods and i smile.

"elizabeth" madam pomfrey says as she walks to my bed "liz" i correct her and she nods. "miss alure, is this who will be walking you to your room" she asks and i look at her "i get to leave. right now?" i ask. i don't know how im allowed to already go, i can hardly move my head wihtout thinking it's going to explode. "yes, as long as you promise to rest. no physically straining activities for the next week. no class for two days. and try not to work your ribs to much" she warns and i nod. draco looks at me and i can tell what he's thinking, another week with nothing.

"yes, i'll take her to her room. thank you for taking care of her" he says and stands up, madam pomfrey looks at him "thats very nice of you, mr malfoy" she smiles before walking away. "whatever" he says under his breath and i laugh. "ow, fuck" i groan as i bring my hand to my side "don't laugh, elizabeth. that was a little stupid of you" he says and i flip him off. "you don't have to walk me. i can do it" i say and he looks at me "why wouldn't i" he asks. "because you hate me" i shrug "stop saying that" he says, pulling the blanket off of me.

he slowly helps me sit up and i let out a breath. "okay, up" he says and pulls me up. "shit, draco. slow down" i groan and he laughs "never heard that from you before" he remarks and i look at him. "fuck you. i dont want you to walk me back" i glare at him and he rolls his eyes "can't get rid of me that easily, elizabeth." he wraps his arm around me and i look at him "ready" he asks and i nod.

we slowly make our way to the common room. "oh my gosh, liz, you're okay" astoria smiles and runs up to me. she glares at draco as she does "i've got her" astoria says and i shake my head. "its okay" i say and she looks at us confused "oh my fucking-you two fucked each other. oh- you two don't hate each other. what the fuck? how? when? wha-" she realizes and i laugh "ow, ow, stop" i clench my side and draco holds me up. "okay, okay, im sorry. but okay" she says, she winks at me as she backs up and runs up to her room smiling.

"so much for pretending you hate me" i say and he shakes his head "i told you i didn't care. you're the only one worried" he says and i look at him "worried about my father finding out." "fuck that. you don't have to go back there, elizabeth. you can stay with me" he says and i shake my head "draco, stop. you know i can't do that" i say and he rolls his eyes. we continue our walk but he takes us towards the stairs to the boys rooms. "draco, my rooms the other way" i laugh and he nods "i know. you can stay in my room. you're room's cold as fuck" he says and i hide my smile. he actually cares.

we get into his room and he lays me down in his bed. "do you need anything" he asks "can you get my book from my room, and my wand" i ask and he looks at me. "please" i smile and he laughs as he walks out. i smile as i look around his room, ive never really paid any attention to it. the dark green curtains hang over the window making it darker than it should be. his desk is organized neatly and he has a picture of him and his mother on it. he has a small, black chair in the corner of the room with a small blanket thrown over it lazily. its cleaner than i expected.

*dracos pov*
"so you and liz are like a thing" astoria asks as she follows me into elizabeth's room. "no" i answer and she looks at me. i grab the book elizabeth was reading the other day off of her desk. "then what are you? because that sure looked like a thing" she asks and i turn to her. "i dont know, astoria. can you help me find her wand" i ask and she laughs. "check the bathroom" i look at her confused "just do it" she shakes her head. i walk into the bathroom and there sits the wand on the counter.

i grab it and we both walk out of her room. she starts to walk with me down the stairs and i stop to look at her. "im going to see her" she says and i roll my eyes. "how'd you know the wand was in the bathroom" i ask as we continue walking. "she uses a spell to cover the bruises in the morning so i figured bathroom" she shrugs, i hate that elizabeth even has bruises to cover. i hate that her father hurts her. i hate that blaise hurt her. i hate that i'll probably hurt her.