Secrets || Draco Malfoy

Eighteen

"Come on now. I'm sure Mr. Weasley can fend for himself." Dumbledore says to us. We all walk out.

"I'm going to walk." I say. They all leave.

I start walking to the Astronomy Tower. I see Draco walk out of a door I've never seen before. He's crying.

"Draco." I say. He runs into my arms.
"Shh, it's okay. I got you." I say holding him tighter.

"Come on." I say dragging him through the door. I've never seen this room before.

There's a couch thing and we sit down. He cries into my chest as I hold him tightly.

"I've got you." I whisper into his hair. "They can't hurt you here." I say.

He wraps his arms around my waist.

I lay my head on his head holding him as he relaxes.

He pulls away to look at me.
"Why can't I do it?" He whispers shaking. I take his hands.
"What do you mean?"
"I killed the bird." He cries.
"Draco... I'm confused." I say softly.
"It didn't work. The bird died." I look to the right and see a cabinet.

The vanishing cabinet.

"Draco." I say wanting to cry for him.
"I'm so sorry." He cries.
"No, don't be." I say pulling back into my arms.

"I poisoned the bottle. Weasley could've died." He cries.
"Shh, it's okay. He didn't."
"I'm so sorry." He cries into my shoulder.
"It's okay. Draco, it's all going to be okay." I whisper holding him tightly.

After a bit I notice he's relaxed and fallen asleep.

Poor boy is being pressured too much.

I lay my head on his head and sit there with him until he wakes up.

"Y/n." He whispers not sitting up.
"Hmm." I say realizing I almost fell asleep.
"Thank you." He says.
"Any time, Malfoy." I say hugging him tighter.

———— Draco's pov

The birds dead. I can't stop crying. I can't be in here. I walk out hoping to not see anyone.

I see Y/n.
"Draco." She says. I run into her arms knowing I'll be safe there.
"Shh, it's okay. I got you." She says tightening her arms. I'm safe. She makes me safe.
"Come on." She says taking me back through the doors.

She sits down and I cry into her chest as she hold onto me.

She makes me safe. I'm safe.

"I've got you. They can't hurt you here." She whispers. I wrap my arms around her waist as I cry harder.

She rests her head on mine.

Im safe.

I end up relaxing.

I pull away to talk to her.
"Why can't I do it?" She takes my hands.
"What do you mean?"
"I killed the bird." I start crying again.
"Draco... I'm confused." She looks worried.
"It didn't work. The bird died."

"Draco."
"I'm so sorry."
"No, don't be." She pulls me back into her arms.

Im safe.

"I poisoned the bottle. Weasley could've died." I feel so bad about it. Her best friend could of died because of me.
"Shh, it's okay. He didn't."
"I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. Draco, it's all going to be okay."

Im safe.

I start to relax.

I open my eyes and notice I fell asleep. I'm laying on Y/n. Her heads resting on mine.