crave

sixty-seven

i sigh as i wake up to the emtpty spot beside me. i groan as i roll over and look a the clock, seven in the morning. i sit up and shiver as the cold air hits my body. i hear the shower running and smile, i quietly walk into the bathroom. i carefully undress myself, cautious of letting draco know i'm in here. i slip into the shower behind him and he jumps as he turns around. "that's one way to scare somebody to death" he laughs and i smile. "good morning" i say and he nods, his eyes run down my body "yeah it is" he breaths out and i roll my eyes.

his hands wrap around my waits and he turns us around so my back is to the water. he kisses me as the warm water soaks my skin. he pulls away and smiles before kissing down my neck an dturning so i'm against the wall. the coldness of the wall casues me to arch my back into him, he moves his hand to push me closer to him. "god i love mornings" he breathes out as he kisses down my chest. i laugh as he comes back up and lifts my leg, wrapping it around his waist.

he connects our lips agains before i hear a knock on the door. you have to be kidding me. he sighs as he pulls away and leans his forehead on mine "pansy" he says and i shake my head "she can wait" i say as i push my hips closer to his. "no she can't. i'm sorry. tonight i promise" he says and i look at him. i push him off of me as my smile fades and he sighs "are you fucking kidding me" i scoff and he looks at me. "she's helping me with this dark mark shit" he says and i shake my head "you're seriously leaving right now" i scoff and he looks down at me. "elizabeth-" "don't. just go, draco. just fucking l-leave" my voice cracks and roll my eyes, trying to hide how hurt i actually am. he sighs "i'm sorry" he tries but i shake my head, signaling for him to just go.

*draco's pov*
a knock interupts me and elizabeth in the shower. i sigh as i remember i was supposed to meet my father with pansy to work on some things. "pansy" i sigh and elizabeth shakes her head, "she can wait" she insists, pushing herself closer to me. my father cant wait though. "no she can't. i'm sorry. tonight i promise" i say and she looks at me as she pushes me away from her as if she's disgusted. her smile fades and i can tell i'm hurting her. "are you fucking kidding me" she scoffs "she's helping me with the dark mark shit" i say even though i'm sure she won't believe me. "you're seriously leaving right now" she lagush and i look down at her. i look into her eyes that i love so much and i can see the anger and sadness boiling together. "elizabeth-" "don't. just go, draco. just fucking l-leave" her voice cracks and everything in me tells me to stay. but i can't. "i'm sorry" i sigh and she shakes her head. i take that as my cue to go so i do.

all of this death eater stuff is going to ruin us and we haven't even gotten the marks yet. i hate that i keep leaving her. i just wish she could understand that i don't want pansy, not even a little bit.

i open the door and pansy looks at me "girl problems" she laughs and i glare at her "isn't enough that you're ruining my relationship? you don't have to rub it in my face too" i snap and she rolls her eyes as we walk out of the common room.

*elizabeths pov*
i can't believe he just fucking left. just walked right out on me. fucking asshole. he's not at breakfast, probably out fucking pansy. little bitch, always hanging onto him like a child. i could kill her. i could bury her in a hole and never look back. she's driving me crazy.

"you alright, liz? your hands are shaking" kai asks and i look down at my hands, they are shaking. "i'm fine" i say and he looks at esmeray "liz, is it about draco" she asks. "isn't it always" caleb laughs and i glare at him "sorry" he quiets his laugh and cam laughs. "what did he do" he asks and i roll my eyes "pansy. thats what he fucking did" esmeray freezes "did he really? that fucking ass" she says and i shake my head "i don't know. i just think he did. multiple times" i sigh and she shrugs "forget about him for now. let's just go to class" she says and i nod.

*draco's pov*
"well look who it is" i hear someon say as i make my way towards the common room. esmeray steps out in front of me and i sigh. "just get back from your fuck with pansy" she asks, elizabeth's talked to her. "i'm not fucking pansy. is that what you're telling elizabeth" i ask and she laughs "that's what she told me. this isn't my problem, draco, it's yours. and i suggest you fix it before you lose the best thing that's ever happened to you" she says and i nod "i got it, esmeray. i'm not fucking pansy and i don't plan on losing elizabeth. so will you please let me through so i can go speak to her" i ask and she sighs. "please be careful, malfoy. she doesn't deserve to be hurt anymore" she says and i nod.

i walk into the common room, hoping to see elizabeth on the couch but i'm quickly disappointed by an empty room. i sigh as i walk up the stairs and knock on the door "one second" i hear elizabeth's voice on the other side. i smile as the door opens but she just looks at me. "i'm not in the mood, draco. you can go back to pansy" she scoffs and i shake my head, stopping her from shutting the door. "i'm not here to fuck you, elizabeth. we need to talk" i say and she sighs, i can tell she's already overthinking everything i'm about to say.

"i'm tired, draco. we can talk later" she lies and i shake my head "no. now" i insist and she nods, letting me in the room.

*elizabeth's pov*
i sit down on the bed, expecting the worst. he's been cheating the entire time or he wants to end things because i've been to controling. "elizabeth, i'm going to speak without you interupting me and then you can speak" he starts and i nod. "i love you, elizabeth. i know you know that. i love you more than i've ever loved anything else in this world. i mean seriously, love didn't even exist to me until you came along. so you have to believe me when i say that seeing you hurt is killing me. but i can't just drop pansy, i know she's a bitch to you and i know how it looks, but i can't. i can swear to you that i will never cheat on you and you will have to trust me. and i can promise to stop spending so much time with her but i can't completely stop. you will always be my first priorty, elizabeth, but you can't be my only priorty. i love you, elizabeth, but we can't be in a relationship where we don't trust eachother" he says.

his words run through my mind multiple times, thinking about every single one. he loves me. but he can't be in a relationship where he isn't trusted, so does that mean he wants to end it? but i trust him, it's just my mind that messes it up.

"i understand, draco. and i do trust you, i just don't trust her. but if you need space for a little while to work on things with her then i understand that too" i sigh and he shakes his head "i don't need space, that's the last thing i want. i just need you to understand. i need you to realize how much i love you" he says and i nod. "i love you too, draco. and i'll work on everything, i'll try to stop jumping to conclusion" i laugh and he stands up, walking over to the bed. he grabs my hands and pulls me up, "elizabeth, you know i would do anything for you. i would kill anybody that ever looked at you if you would let me. don't ever forget that, okay?" he says and tears threaten to fall from my eyes as his words. "don't cry, elizabeth" he laughs before kissing me. "sit down, you can read to me, you haven't read in a while" he says, changing the subject and i laugh as i nod, grabbing the book off of my table. he sits down on the bed and i lay my head on his stomach, my body between his legs, and open the book. maybe things are going to work out.