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seventy-two

a/n: it's a short chapter but it's cute so yeah. i'll probably post more tonight.

"elizabeth, open the door. please" the banging on my door wakes me up. i groan as i look at the clock, its four in the morning what the fuck? the banging continues as draco calls for me. "alright, alright, i'm coming" i sigh as i stand up and walk over to the door. i open the door and draco looks down at me with tired eyes. "what's wrong" i ask and he sighs "i had another one of those dreams, will you let me sleep in here? i'm sorry for what i said earlier" he says and i smile. "come on" i laugh as i move for him to walk in. he smiles as he steps in and lays down in my bed. i lay down beside him as he rolls on his non-injured side and wraps his arm around me.

"what are the dreams about" i ask as he buries his head on my neck "they're horrible, nightmares actually, but i'd rather not speak to much about them. i just need you here. and only you here" he sighs against my skin and pulls me closer to him. "i'm here" i breath out and he kisses the back of my neck softly. "i love you, elizabeth" he sighs and i smile as i wrap my hand in his "i love you too, draco"

*draco's pov*
i watch as blood stains elizabeth's clothes, dripping down her body. her eyes look at me for the last time, desperate, begging for me to save her. i try, i try to break through, i tr to run to her but something holds me back, holding my arms back. her hands clench at her stomach where the blood pours from as the color fades from her skin, as her eyes that i love so much lose their spark. she falls to the ground, her body hitting the floor with force. i want to be there with her, to hold her, to talk to her, to tell her everything will be alright, to save her. everything in me burns to get to her but i can't. it's like i'm stuck. her head falls so her eyes are staring at me, lifeless. never to see anything again. her mouth is partly open, though nothing comes out. i'll never hear her laugh again, her voice that calms me down. never see that smile that makes my heart race.

finally whatever is holding me let's go and i run to her. my hands shake as i get on the ground and lift her body into my arms. her head falls against my chest as blood covers my hands. "elizabeth, no. please you have to wake up. please" i beg, though i know i'm too late. i couldn't save her. i know that no matter how loud i cry nobody will hear me. "oh god, elizabeth. i'm so sorry. please come back" i beg as tears fill my eyes, blurring the vision of the love of my life in my arms.

i wake up, sweat dripping from my forehead, i fight to get the images of elizabeth out of my mind. i look at the time, four in the morning, she's sure to be asleep. i wish she had slept in here, i would know she's safe. i would be able to roll over and look at her, feel her skin against mine. but she's not beside me and the only thing i can think is that she's hurt and these dreams are a sign. that she's laying in her floor, bleeding out, because i couldn't get to her.

i carefully get up, pain shooting throughout my side. i quietly walk out of my room, not caring to put a shirt on or even grab my wand. i knock on elizabeth's door and, even though i expected her to be asleep, the silence makes me worry even more. "elizabeth, open the door. please" i knock on the door again, not wanting to barge into her room. i knock again, worry racing through me. the thought of her bleeding out still in my mind. "alright, alright, i'm coming" i hear her voice and i can feel a weight lifted off my chest. but still, i have to see her. the door opens and i look down at her, her eyes sparkling up at me and the light from the common room making her skin glow. "what's wrong" she asks, her voice calming my heart, "i had another one of those dreams, will you let me sleep in here? i'm sorry for what i said earlier" i say and she smiles. "come on" she laughs and i let out a breath as i walk inside her room. i lay down in her bed, taking in her scent. i roll onto the side of me that isn't hurt as she lays down beside me.

i wrap my arm around her and pull her closer to me, i lay my hand on her stomach. the image of blood dripping out of her comes back, but she's okay. there's no blood. she's here. "what are the dreams about" she asks as i lean my head into her neck "they're horrible, nightmares actually, but i'd rather not speak to much about them. i just need you here. and only you here" i sigh as i pull her closer to me, never wanting to let go. "i'm here" she breathes out "i love you, elizabeth" i sigh. what pansy said is right, elizabeth has made me 'soft and bubbly' but i'm okay with it. i don't care if she turns me into the nicest man alive, i'll love her the entire time. "i love you too, draco" she says and i smile as i close my eyes.