Falling For The Ravenclaw Girl - A Draco Malfoy Fanfic

Ch-10- His Sunshine

He took out the velvet box and smiled at her.

"Turn around Raj and close your eyes.", he said turning her around so that her back faced him. He then took out a very delicate yet simply beautiful necklace from the velvet box, it had a golden sunflower pendant and it shone bright, he asked her to open her eyes and look. It hung on his palm on arm that was around her neck.

"Do you mind if I put it around your neck?", he whispered into her ear. She nodded in an affirmative.

He tied it around her neck, "This has something more to it. He clicked onto the petal of the sunflower and it split into half revealing a smaller silver circular pendant that had the words engraved, 'You are my sunshine'. (Necklace in Media)

"Draco, this is so beautiful, I love it.", Mayrah said touched by his gesture.

"Mayrah Raj, I got this at the start of holidays, thought I will give it to you the day I am sure about my feelings for you. I like you, I really like you, would you care enough to be my girlfriend?", he asked still engulfing her from behind, his chin in the crook of her neck and his grey eyes looking directly into hers.

"I...I..Oh my god.", she said not being able to form words.

"Sit down.", she told him and they sat on his bed cross-legged facing each other, "I want you to not question even for a moment about how I feel about you. I like you, I really do. But, what if I loose my best friend in the process. What if with the situation we have ahead of us, makes us lose each other?", she asked holding his hand.

"I just promised you. I won't let that happen, all I ask for is you to be with me Mayrah."

"What if I lose my boyfriend and bestfriend, both at once?"

"Not happening. You are a Ravenclaw, I am a Slytherin, you are an Brit-Indian, I am English. You work on the wit and logic side of things, I solve them with my experiences and reactions. We disliked each other, hated to an extent. With all these, nobody could imagine us together, yet we are, here, with each other. Like I told you earlier Mayrah, its not us being a burden on one another, its us against all of this.", he said looking down, hoping she would understand, he needed her, with what lay ahead he needed her to be his calm and his peace.

She slowly got up, so did he. She just fell into his embrace, hugging him tight, he hugged her tight, knowing nothing could go wrong now.

"Don't break my trust and I will have your back, whenver you need me. I am with you, by you, always. Just don't break my trust.", she said in his arms.

"Never."

"I should go sleep now, its late.", she said breaking the hug.

"Yeah, just a moment. I got to save my first favourite memory in Manor.", he said bringing in his polaroid camera, struggling to take a picture. Mayrah chuckled at him and taught him how to use the camera when taking a selfie, the picture that came out was too cute. It was with Mayrah taking the picture, his hand pointing to the necklace and both of them grinning.

He took a nearby quill, put the date of that day and then wrote 'My Sunshine' as caption.
Mayrah shook her head smiling to herself and turned to open the door.
"One more thing. Press the pendant to your skin?", he asked.
Mayrah looked at him puzzled but he insisted so she pressed it to her neck, where it was tied.
"How does it feel?", he asked.
"Warm...?", she said in a questioning tone as she didn't get what was he upto.
"So it does work.", he said to himself smirking.
"You sound a little mental to me right now.", she said confused.
"I put magic into this pendant. The moment we are safe and together, away from danger this will be warm, like sunshine. The moment we are apart or fighting or in grave danger, it will signal to us by becoming cold, extremely cold like winter's harsh weather.", he explained.
"That is so brilliant! But wait, what do you mean by us?", she asked again, the necklace was with her, how would it inform Draco in case of danger?
"I have its twin, here.", he said pointing to a watch on his wrist, "The metal on the inside that touches my skin does the same work."
"Thank you. This is the most thoughtful gift. I am really grateful for you Malfoy.", she said with a smile admiring her necklace.
"Still with the last name..", he complained.
"Yep! Good night.", and she went away singing a happy tune.
Draco looked at their photo in the muggle camera, the images didn't move in muggle pictures but this moment was forever encaptured in his heart.
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Next morning Mayrah woke up and got ready quickly for going back to school.
"Good morning Mrs. Malfoy.", she said coming in to help at the breakfast table.
"Morning! Had a good sleep?", she asked.
"Yes. I did, the room was very hospitable, thank you for that.", she replied with a smile.
"Draco speaks very fondly of you. I am glad he has you around.", she said.
"Its great to have him around."
"He told me all about you. How is Alyla?", she asked.
"Doing better.", she replied putting out the plates.
"Good morning! What are you guys talking about?", Draco asked as he came in all freshened up, happy and cheerful.
As they all were about to settle in, Mr. Malfoy came in.
Draco's face fell, he sort of had started to despise this man since what he did last night after Mayrah went to her room, but Mayrah didn't know any of it.
"Morning, Mr. Malfoy.", she greeted.
Lucius Malfoy surprisingly greeted her with a smile.
After breakfast, Mayrah got up and said she needed to use the loo in her room and take a few things from there before leaving for 9 and 3/4 platform.
She quickly did those chores, before moving out she heard raised voices of Draco and Mr. Malfoy in her room, she decided to not step out and hear from inside.

"No father! I told you this yesterday! I am not putting her in any danger!", Draco said agitated.
"How dare you call such an important service, a mere danger?", Mr. Malfoy said threateningly.
"She will not say YES to this ever!", he said rolling his eyes.
"Then convince her! Imagine how well we will be rewarded for hiring such talented new recruits! Don't you want to be rewarded?!", Mr. Malfoy shouted.
"No! I don't want any stupid rewards! I just want her to be safe! You dragged me into this and I played along, you drag Mayrah into this, I promise you Mr. Lucius Malfoy, you will loose me too. I would rather take my own life than watch her suffer with me.", Draco said in a brave voice.

Mayrah had to cup her mouth in order to not cry loudly. Draco was being threatened by his father for her and he was still taking her side.

"Oh! Look at you! An idiot of a lovesick puppy! She will leave you once she finds out!", Mr. Malfoy taunted.
"No! Not happening!", he replied to his father and strut off.
Mr. Malfoy stamped his foot and walked off to his room.

What was Draco hiding from her? Why did his father tell him that Mayrah would leave him?
What was all this about? Were they talking about recruiting her to the Dark lord's army?

Mayrah slowly opened the door and walked off to the gates from where they were travelling by portkey.

"Mayrah, dear are you okay? You look sick.", Mrs. Malfoy asked at the gate.
"No. Little motion sickness with the Portkeys, thats all.", she replied still distracted.

What was wrong at the Malfoy Manor? Why was Draco so guarded with his dad and so protective of her? Was she in danger?

She absentmindedly touched her locket while thinking all this, it was cold, icy cold.

"Don't worry about it. Lets get to Hogwarts and it will be warm, I promise.", Draco said holding the portkey in one hand and holding out the other hand to her, their trunks would be transformed on the platform by the elf. They travelled by portkey and Mayrah felt the familiar jolt and dizzy feeling before they reached the platform.

"Do you want to join in on my compartment?", he asked.

"I would like to but I haven't seen Luna in long nor have had a word with her, I want to see how is she doing.", she said making a sorry face.

"Prefect duty with Ravenclaws and Gryfinndors?", he asked pouting.
"Yes.", she said giggling at his drama.

"I get it. I will see you at the Hogsmeade station then?", he asked with an arm stretched for hug.
"Yes.", she replied hugging him back.
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