crave

sixty-eight

after the big situation about pansy, i read to draco until he fell asleep. i feel bad for making him stress about me when he is already stressing about the dark mark. but how could i not be worried?

"elizabeth, wake up" draco whispers and i groan "what do you need?" "just roll over and look at me for a moment" he says and i laugh as i roll over to face him. he brings his hand up and lays it on my cheek before kissing me. "why did you wake me up for that" i laugh sleepily "bad dream. sorry to wake you, just go back to sleep" he says before closing his eyes. i laugh as i roll back over, he wraps his arm around me and pulls me closer to him, burying his head in the back of my neck.

"are you meeting pansy for breakfast" i ask as draco throws his shirt on "yes but my mother invited us to lunch today and to stay overnight at the manor since we don't have class tomorrow, is that alright" he asks and i smile. "yes of course, that's fine. i love your mother" i laugh as i pull my pants on. "you do" he smiles and i nod. "okay well i'll meet you in the common room at lunch, alright" he says "okay. have fun with pansy" i kiss him and he smiles "fuck i love you" he laughs as he walks out.

"so you two are alright" esmeray asks and i shrug "we're working in it but i think we'll be okay" i smile. she nods as we both sit down in the classroom. "do you think he's cheating on you" she asks and i look at her "no. i don't think so. he really seemed genuine" i say and it's true.

i'm not worrying about draco and pansy much anymore, even though they are right across the room having breakfast. i trust him. and he was right, i can't be his only priority, he's not mine. we're okay.

"just be careful, alright? don't want you jumping off the astronomy tower again" esmeray says and i roll my eyes "don't worry, i won't." "speaking of draco, looks like he needs you" kai says and i turn to see draco looking at me, he nods his head signaling me to come to him.

i laugh as i walk to him "what do you want" he smiles as i sit beside him. "we're leaving early. i want to take you somewhere" he whispers in my ear as he wraps his arm around me. "don't you have to go somewhere with pansy" i ask and he shakes his head. "no. i want to be with you today" he sighs and i smile "alright, let me go tell everyone else that i'm leaving and i'll be right back" i say and he nods.

"so where are you taking me" i ask as i look up at draco "it's a surprise, near my home. i want to show you it" he says grabbing my hand. "so why did you want to cancel on pansy" i lean my head on his arm as we walk. "is it so bad that i wanted to spend the whole day with my girlfriend" he laughs and i shake my head. "i had a dream last night, you were hurt, so i wanted to spend the day with you. so i would know you were alright. that's all" he shrugs and i smile.

"you're a great person, draco" i sigh and he laughs "not really. but i'm glad you think so, elizabeth" he says, looking down at me. "draco, are you scared of the dark mark" i ask, knowing i am. i'm scared of how it will effect my life. how it will be a constant reminder of the evil in this world.

"are you" he asks and i nod "no, elizabeth, i'm not scared. i hate that i have to get it. but no, not scared" he says and i smile. "you don't have to be scared, elizabeth. we'll be okay. after we do whatever task is assigned, if you still love me, we can stay at the manor until we find a home" he says and i look at him "like live together" i ask and he nods. "imagine hundreds of acres filled with flowers. and a house, not too big because then it's not a home, for just the two of us. no pansy or brandon or blaise or astoria. just us, forever" he sighs and a small smile creeps onto his face.

"but we could have a huge library filled with all of your favorite books. and a giant bed, big enough for everything we'll ever want to do. a piano so i can play to you. gosh, it'll be amazing" he laughs and i smile. thinking about it, it all sounds perfect. no worries in the world.

"so don't be scared of it, because what happens after it will be amazing" he smile down at me. "i love you, draco" i laugh and he nods "i love you too"

"okay we're here" he smiles as we make it to the top of a small hill that looks out over a small lake. the trees surrounding us give a relaxing silence and comfort. the ground is covered with a short layer of snow.

"i used to come here a lot, to get away for a moment. i've gotten through some of my darkest times here so i thought i would show you" he looks at me "it's cheesy and sort of boring, i know" he shrugs. "it's beautiful, draco. can we sit?" i ask and he smiles as he nods. he takes his jacket off and lays it on the ground "sit there" he says and i laugh as i sit down

i lean on his shoulder as we both look at the slow rushing water that i'm surprised isn't frozen. his hand holds onto mine, his thumb circling on the back of my hand. we both sit in a comfortable silence, enjoying the sound of the wind against the trees.

"in the summer i'm going to bring you back here and fuck you right in this spot" he says randomly and i look at him "what the fuck" i laugh and he shakes his head. "just saying" he shrugs before looking at me and laughing. "we should go. my mother is waiting for us" he sighs and i nod. "why did she want us to come anyways" i ask and he shrugs "no reason. she likes you, she wants to get to know you more" he says and i smile as we both stand up and make our way to the manor.