Black Plague

Chapter 40

It took a few weeks, but Draco taught me to dance. I asked him to the ball and we both wore black velvet dress coat, with a Gold liner. I wore black on black, with a Gold dress shirt, but he had a gold waistcoat and tie. He looked rich and elegant. We went shopping together to make sure we matched well.
I even got my hair cut. It was still long. Half way down my back when wet, but not absurdly so. I used a black ribbon to tie my hair back. I looked good. I put on a gold watch and looked myself over. I grabbed my snake and rapped him around my other wrist and smiled. I think I'm ready.
Draco looked like a little Lord. Standing poised waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. His hair pulled in a low ponytail. His hair was now as long as Lucius'. Though I would argue he looked better with it. He looked so sexy. I kissed his cheek and he lead me to the ball. We had to dance first because I was a champion. But after that we were and talked and laughed. And enjoyed the night.
Draco groaned."I will never be able to look at my dad with a straight face again after what you told me." I looked at him confused. "What did I say?" He groaned again "that he wanted to do horribly naughty things to you" I burst out laughing. "Sorry. It's just that It's easier to name who doesn't. I'm pretty used to it. I think most people are just attracted to our power. Whether they know it or not."
"Fuck, Hades! I don't want to know that!" I looked at him funny. "Don't you practice your Legilims?" He shrugged. "Some. I haven't tried to get as good as you though. So I don't do it unless I am looking for information."
"Draco! I want you as good as I am! I know you can do it. I use it on everyone in the halls, all the kids in the lunch hall and all the teachers. All the time. You shouldn't do the teachers until you are perfect, or they will notice. But when you are as good as I am, it become almost no extra effort at all." He sighed. "Fine."
I smiled and kissed under his chin. He was getting so tall and I had grown almost nothing at all. Soon he would tower over me.
"Do you use it on me?" He asked me, I shook my head. "I actually care about your privacy, so I leave your thoughts alone."  He smiled at me. "Thank you" I grinned. "No problem" that wasn't completely true it had only been the last few weeks that I'd stopped. I needed to affirm in my mind that he really loved me and wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon.
I wrapped my arms around Draco and we slowly swayed to the music.
"So have you found anything interesting out?" I nodded and grinned and whispered. "I killed Dumbledore" his eyes bugged.
"Why didn't you know!" He exclaimed.
I laughed at his reaction. "Well, apparently the wand is super powerful and I feared Voldemort would try to steal it or kill me for it, I don't know. But, I had you erase my memory of it. Then Snape erased yours. But, I saw it one day when I was bored in class." He gasped. "Holy shit!" I nodded and whispered in his ear. "I have it somewhere, but never looked for it. It's probably in my chest with my books somewhere, that's where I figure I would put something important. Snape things it's the elder Wand." He gasped. "Oh my god! No wonder you had our memories erased! Fuck!!!" I nodded. I kissed his cheek and I melted as he held me closer. "See you find interest things out when you use legilimency."

February came quickly. I didn't bother learning anything to crazy. I just learned how to make a air bubble to breath.
The morning before, I expected Draco to wish me luck. When I didn't see him I started reading all the teacher and ministry workers thought, and was pissed! How dare they fucking bury him under water. Those assholes! I would grab him as quickly as I could. But I stood by the lake my rage barely under control. Voldemort came up to me and chuckled, "you look ready to murder someone." I glared at him. "I feel ready to murder someone. Those assholes stole Draco and have him tied up under the lake. Whoever's idea this was, is going to be dead." I spit. He raised an eyebrow and nodded. Knowing better than to say anything that might piss me off more.
"Maybe there will be an animal attack." I smirked.
His eyes widened and he nodded.
I turned back to the lake just staring at it with a murderous glare.
I stripped down to my speedo and wrapped my robe back around me. I had decided to use a speedo so I had less friction. And because I knew people seemed to really like looking at my body. Ok, Draco had convinced me to get one. I think he wanted to show me off. Speaking of Draco, they knocked him out and hung him in the lake!!!
After the games director did his speech they sent us off. I dove in and cast the air mask wandlessly while I swam. I swam as fast as I could, blasting anything that tried to touch me. I knew the route from what I had already seen. It was like a map I had studied multiple times. I got to Draco in no time. I used a slice charm to release Him from the rope and swam as fast as I could back out of the lake. I won without a contest. But I didn't care about that. All my attention was on Draco. He still lay there unresponsive. So I invigorated him with a spell and grabbed a towel for him. He looked closely at me "god you look pissed." I glared at him. "They knocked you out and hung you in a lake. I am going to murder all of them!" I growled.  He hugged me trying to comfort me, "luckily I had you to save me."
"Yes, but you shouldn't have even been involved. You didn't sign up for this shit! I did." He shrugged. He began kissing me to calm me down. I melted into his arms instantly. "I'm okay Hades. Shhh, it's going to be alright." I dropped my head on his shoulder and let him hold me. He grabbed a towel and dried my freezing wet body off. My hair, he left alone, knowing he would just make it frizz and knot up. I laughed. "You know we're Wizards right? They have drying charms." He laughed. "That didn't stop you from using a towel." I scoffed. "I was fucking panicking." He grinned and kissed my cheek. "You look sexy in your speedo." I blushed, "thanks" he chuckled at my reaction.

It seemed to take almost an hour before Krum came up. Delacour never finished. She got caught in the weeds. They had to save her sister for her. Thankfully they didn't just let her die. I had heard people had died during these competitions before. She's actually lucky, because she almost drowned. She was able to cut herself away just in the knick if time.
The competition was a bust. Nobody could see anything and they were bored out of their mind. And people still almost died. Not great for the director of Games and shit. I would be throwing a major tantrum if I wasn't plotting his death. If I threw a fit, people would point their finger at me when he ended up dead. And for good reason. So I acted appeased now that I had Draco back in my arms. But you better believe he was a dead man walking. I read his mind and saw where he lived. I would be paying him a visit later in the week.

For now I clung to Draco and let him love on me all night long. I needed this to feel like everything was okay. I had been absolutely terrified. And I am never scared. But the prospect of losing the one and only person I loved had terrified me to the core.
I never wanted to be this scared again. I lay in his bed staring at the ceiling. I know I had slipped that I loved him a few times during sex. But that's just emotions running high. Or at least that's what I always told myself. But after almost losing him. Or fearing losing him. One thing became absolutely curtain. I loved him. I loved him with every fiber of my being. I needed him like I needed air to breath. I loved him more than anything in the world. And the thought of loving him terrified me. But the prospect of losing him shook me to my very core.

I snuck out on a Tuesday, In the dead of night. I wore comfortable black clothes. Once I stepped of the school property I apparated to his home. I unlocked his door and strolled in. I walked silently up his stairs, pulled out my wand, and sent the silent kill curse at him. Making sure I didn't wake up the person next to him, and left. I wouldn't punish them for having sex with a careless idiot. I figured losing the man they loved would be punishment enough. Not that I could figure out why they would love him. Or if they didn't love him, waking up next to a cold, dead body was punishment enough. Asshole.
I left and came back in less than hour. I walked back to my room and went to bed.

I walked down and was eating my breakfast when the news came,

Breaking news:
Head of the Department of Magical games and Sports was found dead in his bed this morning. Ludogivic Bagman was once a professional Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps and the English National Quidditch team. Before moving on as an announcer....
It appears to have been foul play. But Ludo had many enemies and owed money to many people. So authorities say we may never know who was responsible.

I quit reading. I didn't care.

Draco looked at me, and shook his head. Clearly having no doubt who did it. He came to sit with me. "Jesus Hades. You didn't have to murder anyone." He huffed quietly.
I scowled. "Yes I did. You could have died. You are the only person in my life that matters. And I could have lost you. I don't feel fear. Ever. And when I knew you were frozen under the lake, I was terrified. You are the only thing that matters to me. And they put you in danger. He needed to die for it. If he had actually hurt you, I wouldn't have given him something as kind as death. He's lucky." Draco sighed in frustration, giving up reasoning with me.
He pulled me to his body to comfort me, resting his cheek against the top of my head. I sighed happily and snuggled into him. "I love you, Dray. And I will destroy anyone who fucks with you. Period. I'm sorry if that bothers you. But it won't be changing."
He sighed. "I know. And I'm glad you always have my back, and keep me safe. I just don't love being the cause of someone's death." I looked up at him and huffed. "it's not your fault he died. It's his. He should have kept his hands off you. If it makes you feel better, I decided not to kill the sheep that followed his instructions to kidnap you. See, I'm a very merciful Wizard." Draco laughed. "If you say so. But I am happy to hear that. I think one person dying on my behalf is enough." I nodded. "for now. But I won't hesitate if someone puts you in danger again."
He groaned in exasperation, but nodded.
I kissed his cheek and went back to my breakfast.