All Our Broken Pieces

Chapter 22

"Come on, you're not staying here anymore."

"You know they won't let me leave Enzo." unfortunately that was the truth.

"I don't care, you're not safe here, and everyone misses you. It'd be fine if you and Riddle were okay, but you're not so you're coming with me."

"Okay fine, give me an hour to pack and say goodbye to Mattheo and Draco."

He nodded and I left the roomto go and find the boys, it was really a beautiful house, cold, but beautiful. The grey mable foors matched the black stone walls, a dark green runner trailing down the middle of the corridors.

Each room was furnished with dark oak furniture, candles laid out on every free sideboard. Many fireplaces were around the house, though most looked as though they had only been alight once or twice.

So many rooms for such a small family. Draco must feel awfully isolated in such a large home.

I knocked twice at his door, listening for any movement. I knocked again.

"Draco?" I pushed open the overly heavy door to find him asleep in a chair in the corner of his room.

"Draco wkae up." I nudged him and he opened one eye to look at me before stretched and standing up.

"Are you okay Nora?"

"I'm fine, Enzo's here, he's taking my back to Hogwarts. I was just coming to say goodbye."

He ran his fingers through his hair, sighing.

"That's okay Nor's. Be safe okay?"

I smiled up at him, "I will."

I left his room, waving goodbye as he sat back in his chair.

I walked back the length of the manor, looking for Mattheo's room, I wasnt even sure why I was making an effort to say goodbye, to be honest, it wouldn't feel right leaving and not telling him, as much as I hated him.

Even though I didn't really.

All I wanted was for us to go back to how we used to be, maybe we would.

I hoped so.

Finally I arrived at what looked like Mattheo's room, I knocked three times.

"Mattheo? Are you in there?"

The door opened immediately, there he stood, grinning down at me, he was quite a bit taller than me now I think about it.

"Missed me already?"

"Nope, not even close."

"Liar." he stood back from the doorway, inviting me in.

"I'm going back to Hogwarts, I came to say goodbye because I dont know when you'll be going back too."

"Not by yourself you're not, and I can't come with you yet."

His face was already stern, even before I'd told him I was going with Enzo.

"No no, I'm now going alone."

He rolled his eyes, "Right let me guess, Berkshire's taking you."

"Yeah he is actually."

"You just can't stay away from him can you." I laughed at this.

"And what if I can't? What is it to you?"

He walked towards me, his breathing heavy.

"I want you to be like that with me." he said, not breaking eye contact.