𝚃𝚘𝚛𝚗- Cedric x Reader x Draco

Late night walks

𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚.
𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣'𝙩, 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄'𝙢 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠.

𝘾𝙚𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙘'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑
I live for evening walks.
I'm walking around, inside of the castle or outside when it's warm, I always did that, since I was in first grade here.

The cold air in my lungs makes me realize I'm alive.
Something I should be thankful for.
𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙛𝙪𝙡. 𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩.

I should focus my thoughts on the important things. On the tournament. Thoughts flash back into my mind.

"𝗖𝗲𝗱, 𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘁!" and I Said yes. Everyone told me to participate. I don't know if I even want to.

„Playing the hero, again. He won't ever miss this opportunity." I can still hear Malfoy saying that, on the other side of the hall.

Really, I'm such a cinnamon roll. A softie. I shouldn't get so affected by all this stuff, I just simply shouldn't care about what other people say.

The wind is blowing outside, and I'm sure it's very, very cold. But I can't miss the view tonight. The moon is so bright and the atmosphere is dark and mysterious, but also welcoming. I climb on one of the windows, leaning on the wall with my back, breathing in the air.

Yeah, the moon. It's beautiful tonight.

Suddenly, I hear voices from the other side of the corridor. I jump out of the window, as fast as I can. The way down isn't that far,gladly. But what's happening in there? It should be around 2am by now. Usually, the castle is silent at night.

I try to make my way trough the yard back to my dorm. I'll hear the news tomorrow.

A noise. Footsteps. There is someone. Behind me. Following me. Should I turn around? Is it a teacher? What if McGonnagal- or even worse, Snape- caught me?

I try to walk a little bit faster, without being suspicious. Behind the next corner, I turn around, carefully.

It's not Snape. Not a teacher. It's a girl. I know her. Fuck.

„Y/n!" I can't help, but run up to her. She looks at me, with a weird smile in her face. „Y/n!" I slap her face. „Ced." Oh my god. This girl is high. „What the fucking hell happened?" I carry her on my back and take her with me. It's not easy to sneak in alone, and with her on my back, it seems almost impossible.

„The party..." she whispers, and her hands are surrounding my neck. Damn. I always wanted her to so close to me, but not in this situation.

I try to concentrate on getting back to my dorm. I'll take her with me. She shouldn't be alone now. My fear turns into anger as soon as we're in my dorm. „Are you dumb?" I shout, but she's already lying on my bed. sleeping. Peacefully.

I sit down next to her and brush the hair out of her face. „What did he do to you?" I ask, knowing I won't get an answer. But I'm sure it has something to do with Malfoy. I could, again, punch him in the face.

But I know I wouldn't. If I was standing in front if him, I wouldn't be brave enough. Because I am weak. And for sure, a girl like Y/n would choose a strong, mysterious guy over me.

Why does it all have to be this complicated? It so easy between us, always. But now? Everything changed. I lie down next to Y/n, keeping a distance between us. I won't touch her if she doesn't want to. I'm never gonna touch her.

I can't sleep, for the whole night. Too many thought in my head. Y/n isn't even moving. Like a stone, she's just lying there, without a blanket. I want to know what happened. I want to help her, save her. Because this guy isn't good for her.

„Ced?" she whispers, it's already early in the morning, and turns around, her eyes locking with mine. „Yeah."

„I'm sorry." she looks down. Her face is a little bit swollen, but still,she's beautiful to me.

„It's alright."

„No, it isn't. You're...I don't know what would have happened if you didn't take me to your dorm." And then, she tells me the whole story of the evening. Leaving out some details, for sure.

„And you...Draco invited you?" It's the first time saying his first name, and it feels weird. Almost as if we were on good therms.

„Yeah." She nods. „And what did you do outside, at night?" she changes the topic, but I get up. „We won't be late for class, right? Get yourself some clothes, Y/n. You look like you would have been at a party the whole night." I wink at her, and she gives me a forced smile.