𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓 || 𝐃.𝐌

𝟎𝟔𝟏 (!!!)

[mature scenes ahead.]

I've said this before and I'm going to say it again: Do not comment anything negative about Belle when she gets overwhelmed, upset or loses control over her emotions. She can't control it but you as a reader can control what you comment. If I see any negative comments even though I've asked you not to, I will mute you.

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I slowly dragged my fingers over the spine of the books as I walked by the shelves. My eyes fixed on the title and the authors of the books.

"What are you even looking for?" Draco asked boringly, as he leaned against the shelf behind him. "Class starts in fifteen minutes and —"

"I don't care about class, Draco." I cut him off, smiling softly to myself knowing that he just scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Besides we've already missed so many classes I'm surprised we haven't been expelled yet."

"Yeah right," He muttered and took out a book from the shelves, and like a bored child started flipping through the pages.

I looked to the side, and glanced at the book he was flipping through. "Draco?"

"Yes, my love?"

"What book are you holding?" I asked, my eyes stayed fixed on the book but I couldn't quite figure out what the title was saying. He furrowed his eyebrows and closed the book. "Er — wait a moment."

"Hurry up!" I rolled my eyes and looked at his face, noticing that he scrunched up his nose. "Hello? Are you a snail or something, what's taking you so long?"

"Pride and Prejudice." His voice sounded like confusion and his facial expressions didn't change. He was halfway on his way to place the book back when I hurried towards him and snatched the book from his hand. "What are you —?"

"This! This is the book I was looking for." I smiled brightly, softly brushing my finger over the book's spine. "Thank you, Draco." I stood up on my toes and placed a quick kiss on his lips before I opened the book and flipped through the pages. I was completely astonished by how beautiful it was.

"What is it even about? I don't recognize the book title or the author. And I am certain that the Manor's library has most books. Theodore, Blaise and I actually went through all the books when we were younger. Father made us sort the books and place them in alphabetical order. It took us nearly three weeks. When I tell you that man is — wait why did you call me a snail?"

"Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen." I said, smiling as I touched the pages with my fingertips. "Pride and Prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry."

Draco took a step back, "So... it's a... muggle book?"

"Draco, I know what you're thinking. Stop being so childish." I looked up at him and sent him an angry glare, his lips fell open. "Muggles have done nothing to you. Besides, Noah is muggleborn and he's just like everyone else. And please — before you say anything about his blood status I will leave you here alone and you can talk to the shelf instead."

"I wasn't going to say anything stupid," he crossed his arms. "I was just asking you if it was a muggle book and then I was going to tell you that your so-called father is going to be furious if he finds out that you've borrowed a muggle book. And now that you mentioned your friend Noah — I just wanted to let you know that your father is going to be even more furious that you're friends with a mu-muggleborn."