draco malfoy imagines

the definition of love itself IV

Y/N's POV

I was awake, but I didn't want to open my eyes. I felt oddly comfortable. Usually, I'd be freezing right now, but I just felt oddly warm. I nuzzled closer to the source of the warmth and smiled. Today was Saturday so I could easily sleep in. That was my plan until I felt someone kiss my forehead and brush their fingers through my hair, then I heard a deep chuckle. I opened my eyes.

"Good morning, darling." A husky voice came to greet me. I screamed and fell off the bed.

"Draco?!" he smiled at my reaction. "Oh, Merlin! You scared me." He laughed at my reaction and got off the bed to help pull me up.

"Thank you for allowing me to sleep here, I should get back to my dorm--"

"Go to Hogsmeade with me." He blurted out. I looked up at him.

"What?" I questioned, seeing if he actually meant it.

"Go to Hogsmeade with me, today. Please, as a date?" He repeated slower. Emphasizing the word today and please. I felt my heart shatter. I bit my lip, thinking about how I should respond.

"Okay." I nodded and got up. I went into his restroom and took my clothes from the hamper, then left. But before I did, he grabbed my hand.

"After lunch?"

"After lunch." I confirmed, silently leaving his dorm. As I walked to Ravenclaw tower, I couldn't help but begin to cry. It's alright, Y/N, It's alright. I kept on telling myself. As I walked through the halls, people asked if I was alright. 'I'm just stressed, that's all.' I would smile and continue on my way to change. Once I did get there, I changed into my Ravenclaw Quidditch Sweater, a skirt, and curled my hair a bit with my wand. I grabbed my wand and my purse, leaving my dorm.

After lunch, I met with up with Draco in the corridors. He smiled at me, as I felt my heart shatter. It's a lie, you know it is. He gently grabbed my hand and led me towards Hogsmeade. All I could do was loosely hold his back. It bended, and he seemed to notice. But he didn't say anything about it.

Once we got to Hogsmeade, we went to Honeydukes to pick out some candy.

"Y/N?" I hummed, listening to him. "I'm sorry for how I've been these past couple of years." Lie. "I miss how we used to be, you know? Before Hogwarts." Lie. I slowly nodded, taking in his words, I looked into his eyes, and damn, he was a good actor. His eyes showed no remorse, he made himself look like he was sincere about the whole apology.

"And there's something I want you to know, darling." I nodded, hinting for him to continue.

"I've liked you, for years but I didn't know how to deal with my feelings so I just bullied you." I bit my lip, feeling like I could cry, all I wanted to do right now was cry. I wanted to scream, I wanted to yell at him, call him out for being so cruel. "Give me a chance, please?"

Please stop, please I beg.

She bit back her thoughts and nodded, forcing a smile. He smiled at her, taking both her hands dearly. "Thank you, darling." He kissed her forehead and was about to pull her into the shop.

"I wanna check something out. If that's alright, Draco." he nodded, about to follow her. "Alone, please. I'll join you in a second." he smiled gently, going into the shop.

I turned around, to the other direction and walked as far as I could into an abandoned alleyway. I casted a muffilato spell.

You've destroyed me, Draco Malfoy.
She whispered, as her heart shattered to pieces. Like a flood, her eyes were constantly bringing out tears.

"Wow, slept with her already? How was she in bed?"

"Wanted to know how the bet was going."

"What the hell, Astoria, of course not! I'm not going to sleep with her in that way. This is just for the bet. Just make her fall in love with me and that's it."

"How could you?" I screamed, I clenched my fists, punched the nearest brick wall over and over until my hands bled.

"How could you?" I whispered. I knew, I knew something was up the second he came to visit me in the Hospital Wing. But I didn't want to believe it, to give him the benefit of the doubt, to believe he really wanted to change. If only he knew I was awake last night, but that would ruin everything.

This was all I ever wanted. For him to give me that attention, look at me the same way he did to Astoria Greengrass. I knew he liked her, I really did, but that's why I kept my feelings so hidden.

"I'm sorry." she held herself, shaking furiously, as her voice cracked. Apologizing for herself was the least she could do. In a world so cruel, you only had yourself to rely on. To comfort, to hold and to love.