❦ 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 ❦

Vanishing what?

I TRACED MY HAND ALONG The dusty spines of the books as I kept my eye out for one that caught my interest.

The library is my get away. My happiness. It helps me escape reality when things are tough. All I have to do is focus on my book and ignore this awful world surrounding me.

My hand stopped as it reached for a bright red book with a leather cover, removing it from its home on the shelf.

I read the back taking a particular interest to it before placing it in my bag and walking out of the library.

I walked through the corridors pulling up my white sleeve to check the time.

Fuck- it was 8:10.

I picked up my pace speeding towards the common room in a hurry before saying the passcode well tripping through the door.

I stood up straight fixing my uniform as I looked ahead to the blonde sitting comfortably on the couch with a small book in his pale hands.

"Your late." He said well flipping the page, not even taking a chance to glance at me.

"Uh- yeah sorry about that." I said well catching my breath.

"Sorry doesn't cut it." He hissed well standing up to grab my hand pulling me out of the common room.

What crawled up his ass and died-

His grip on my wrist tightened as he dragged me down the hallway as I if I was getting arrested in the muggle world.

I felt my wrist have a tinge of pain as I whined "Draco- your hurting me."

I felt his grip loosen as he stopped turning to look at me with a soft look before it was replaced with his usual stone cold face.

He grabbed my wrist again, much lighter this time pulling me along until we finally stopped in front of the tall brick wall.

The door slowly appeared, shaping its way into the wall before finally finishing.

Draco opened the door stopping to look at me as I stopped looking at him with confusion.

"Well what are you waiting for? Go." He said rolling his eyes as I scurried in.

I stopped looking around the room taking it all in as my eyes traced all the clutter on each shelf.

I hadn't really had time to look around considering both times I was hiding behind shelves.

Draco scooted past me bumping my shoulder as he walked towards the cabinet.

I slowly placed my body onto the soft couch asking, "What's this thing even for?"

"It's a vanishing cabinet. It has a twin in Borgin and Burkes." He said opening it.

"Vanishing what? What are you trying to do exactly." I asked.

"It's a vanishing cabinet." He repeated. "And I can't tell you." He stated.

"What? What do you mean you can't tell me?" I asked annoyed.

"It's better if you don't know." He said turning around to face me.

"Fine then I'll just go." I said standing up to leave hoping he'd tell me to come back.

"Fine, Fine!." He said as I sat back down, him joining me.

"Um- let's just say.. something bad is going to occur soon.. and uh this will help it happen." He said looking down disappointed.

"Draco. What do you mean 'bad'?" I asked my voice laced with concern.

"Damn it Arabella, I said I can't tell you! It's for your own safety." He hissed as I rolled my eyes.

"Like you care about my safety." I scoffed leaning back as draco stood up making his way towards the cabinet once again.

"You don't know that." He mumbled thinking that I couldn't here him. Does he care..?

He began to mumble spells as I sat and watched. I wanted to help, not sit here and watch him whisper spells for an hour.

A few hours past as I laid on the couch in boredom, a big yawn escaping my lips.

My eyes slowly drifted shut to the whispers of Draco's voice.

.

I woke up to a loud crash as I looked up towards the blonde.

"Fuck!" He yelled with rage.

"Draco!" I said sitting up.

"What do you want?" He spat turning to face me.

"You need to calm down- you've been working on that thing for hours! Its almost 3:00 in the morning." I said after checking my watch.

"You don't understand- I need to fix this thing." He hissed.

"Just come take a break." I started as he looked into my eyes. "Please?" I finished his face softening for a bit.

"Fine." He said kicking off his shoes as I laid back down.

I laid against the back of the couch as I felt his warm body lay next to mine. I was expecting him to go on the other side..

He wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me against him as butterflies exploded inside of my stomach from the feeling of his hard chest against my back.

He nuzzled his face into the back of neck his lips touching my skin for a hot minute sending electricity bolts through my body.

I felt as his breaths slowed down signalling he was asleep before I followed suit.