Rivalry

fog

Draco's pov
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My eyes open to see opheila sleeping. Thank merlin she hadn't slept all night she was up every 30 minutes crying and hurting. If I could take her pain away I would and I have no clue why. Her head rests on my chest and my hand lays on her back rubbing circles with my thumb. I watch as her chest rises and falls slowly.

I slide my arm out from under her and moving her head over to a pillow trying not to wake her. I check my watch we still have 2 hours until classes start so I decided I should let her sleep. I make my way into her bathroom and open the shower door turning the water on and getting undressed out of my black suit. I cast a charm on my clothes so that they are clean when I get done showering. I step under the hot water letting it calm all my muscles. She sill hasn't told me how or why she got the mark which I am a little curious of.

Opheila's pov
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I roll over on my back letting my eyes flutter open staring at the ceiling. My arm was still burning but not as bad as last night. I lift my sleeve up to see the mark that is red and puffy covering my arm and I think back to what my father said about my task. I put my hand on my forehead taking a deep breath. I look around to see if draco is still in my dorm but I seem to be alone. I swing my legs around off the side of the bed and raise my hand up to my lips where my father hit me.

I feel dried blood on my lip and stand up walking towards the bathroom opening the door. The muscles in his back tighten as he pulls up his trousers. He turns towards me and his perfectly toned top half is completely bare. My hand jumps up to cover my eyes "I'm sor-sorry i didn't know you were still here" I stutter turning to pull the door shut. "Its fine I'm just finishing up" he says with a chuckle. I turn to see him buttoning up his white shirt I walk over to the sink and grab my toothbrush and run it under the water and add toothpaste.

I start to brush my teeth as i reach up and wipe the foggy mirror I look over at draco in the mirror what if he hated me for now being a death eater. Our eyes meet for a second and then his icy ones shift down to my arm" how's it feeling?" He asked using his head to point in the general direction of my arm. My head drops toward the sink spitting out my tooth paste. "Better" I replied. I rinse my toothbrush putting it back into the holder looking up into the mirror at my bruised bottom lip. I feel a hand grab the side of my face pulling it around to look draco in the eyes.

His thumb comes up and runs over the cut on my bottom lip which stings a little but I don't show it. "Do you hate me?" I ask before I can stop myself. I look towards the ground "why would I hate you?" He asks with furrowed eyebrows. "You know because I'm a -a death eater now." I say closing my eyes saying it out loud made it hurt worse I feel a tear trickle down my cheek. "You know I'm also a death eater right?" He  says. My eyes track up to his I feel his thumb wipe away the falling tear. "No I did- I didn't know that." I stutter.