Death Eaters Daughter Part Two

One Hundred Sixty Six

Later on in the common room I waited until everyone else went to bed before I brought up what happened earlier
Fred didn't talk when everyone else was around, he was sad and anxious
I closed off his emotions most of the night, I was sick of feeling itchy mostly

The last one to leave was Harry, when he finally did Fred came over and sat with me
I opened my blanket for him to come closer, but he declined
"Cora what happened earlier?"

I closed my blanket and took a deep breath
"Nico used to call me "my sweet Cora" it triggered my emotions is all...I didn't mean to over react"

"Understanding now what happened, you didn't over react. You loved him, I won't call you that again. I was afraid I hurt you in another way..."

"No you didn't do anything wrong" I said shaking my head "I'm always going to love him..."

"I know, is there room in your heart for more...?"

"He wanted me to move on, he told me that before he died. He wanted me to find someone who would treat me well, Fred I think that someone is you"

I opened my blanket again, this time Fred joined me inside
He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closely to his chest
"Cora, I don't have any flashy fireworks on me but" he pulled my face to look at his "will you be my girlfriend again? I promise I won't hurt you like I did in the past, but I also promise that I will respect your love for Nico and know that I will never compete with him"

"It's not a competition, I can love you while loving him...just like I'll love you while loving Draco too"

"Are you in love with him?" He asked gently
I felt no malicious emotions when he asked

"I know I love him, that's all I know. But I know I love you too. I would like to try us again, but let me tell Draco before we are publicly together please? He's my best friend I don't want him to feel betrayed"

"You don't need his permission to date people you know" this time I felt a tinge of bitterness

"I don't need anyone's permission, but he's my best friend. He's someone you're going to have to get used to being around, same goes for him. But Fred he is protective of me and it would hurt him if I didn't tell him first"

"It might hurt him either way"

"This is better though, hearing it from me not seeing it first"

Fred pulled my face to look at his again
"Can I kiss you?" He asked sweetly "my love?"

I didn't answer him
Instead I moved close to his face and kissed him softly on his lips
Fire irrupted in my stomach, the same feeling I used to get when kissing him
Nothing changed between us when it came to this, my feelings for him have stayed even through Nico I felt
Fred was my first love yes, but Nico showed me how to love even when I was broken again. I'll always be thankful for his love through the short time I had him with me

The next morning before breakfast I told Hermione what happened
"I think it's a good thing to see Fred again like that, but Draco's going to be so mad"

"I know, I told Fred I needed to talk to Draco first. Before we are public"

"Do you think he's going to stop being your friend if you don't?"

"I'm afraid he'll stop being my friend either way, I'm terrified to lose him"

"If he truly loves you he'll stick around"

Breakfast arrived
Draco had a spot cleared next to him, so I sat beside him
He began making me a plate of food like he usually did
"Good morning Cora" he said after giving me my plate "how are you feeling?"

"Better" I said after kissing him on the cheek
I watched as Fred's emotions turned bitter seeing that, I shut his off though
"Can I talk to you before care of magical creatures?"

"Of course" he said "is everything alright?"

"Yes, I just wanted to talk to you is all"

He smiled at me and together we finished breakfast
I felt my heart racing the closer we got to being alone
Please don't hate me

We walked together towards the center of the school, no one was here for once
We sat down under a tall tree and watched the clouds moving in
The weather was supposed to turn bad today, thunderstorms and lightning the week before a full moon felt weird, but at the same time I always loved watching storms in the castle
"What's on your mind?" He asked

I sat up straight and faced him
"What would you say if I wanted to date Fred again?"

His warmth turned bitter and sour
"Cora don't tell me you want to"

"I do" I said looking at the ground now
I began picking grass from the dirt

He sighed deeply
But didn't say anything
When I looked at him he was staring off into the distance

"Talk to me" I said anxiously

He didn't say anything
I felt so much metallic coming from him, in waves
I turned off his emotions, his intense feelings were beginning to overwhelm me

"...Draco" I pleaded "talk to me"

"Cora I hate him"

"Hates a strong word" I said back "do you truly hate him?"

"I do" he said

"But why"

He took a long pause before he answered me
As if he was debating on telling me something, but at the last minute he changed his mind
"There are two major reasons why I truly hate him. One of them is how many times he's hurt you, I won't ever like him because of that"

"What's the second reason...?"

Again a long pause

"Draco?"

He looked at me, his eyes were so grey
He held so much emotions in his eyes, but they never changed like Nico's
They just got darker if he was mad and well...grey if he was upset
"Do you love him?"

"I do"

"Is there room for more than just him in your heart?"

"Of course...Nico is there, Harry Hermione Ron my family friends and you" I said running my hand through his platinum hair
So soft

He closed his eyes at my touch
"Are you in love with him?"

How strange that they both asked me this about one another
" I am"

He opened his eyes and looked up at the sky
The clouds opened up, and rain began falling down aggressively
We both were getting soaked, but I never took my hand out of his now wet hair
I kept it there, running my fingers through the blonde streaks
"Cora, whatever makes you happy makes me happy. I love you I'm not going anywhere, I just wish things were different"

"What do you mean?"

He got up and offered me his hand
I took it and instead of answering my question he walked inside and used his wand to dry the both of us off
I didn't pester him about his answer, I let him take care of me instead
He gave me his scarf and wrapped it around my neck to warm me up
I placed my hands onto the fabric and pulled it up my face, most people would think Draco smelled like something woodsy but his body wash must be apple scented because the smell of freshly harvested apples lingered so long on him
I loved the way he smelt
"As long as I have a place in your heart I will be ok"