Back to Black- Draco Malfoy

7| needed me

"Briar why did you hang out with Adrian instead of me?" Draco pouts, and has his arms crossed while I sit on our playset swing in the backyard of Malfoy Manor.

"Dray it wasn't serious, we were just playing!" I say back with a smile but that smile slowly fades when I see his facial expressions, even at 8 years old, Draco Malfoy still had control over me.

"You know I hate him!" Draco whines but sits down on the swing next to me. He avoids eye contact with me because of how upset he was and gives me the silent treatment.

I take Draco's hand in mine and make him look at me, flash him a soft smile and say, "Fine. I promise I won't go around Pucey or let him come around me anymore." I bargain and Draco locks eyes before agreeing to my statement.

"Good because if he does come around you or touch you, I'll have something to do about it. I swear to you Briar Black." He adds, and we start giggling and swinging on the swings and holding hands in the middle. Then the memories flow away like gray smoke in my vision.

"You did all this...just because of one stupid promise you made me when we were little? We were 8 years old Draco for Salazar's sake!" I half scream at him and push him in the arm, as he quickly recoils and grabs my wrists so I'm not hitting him anymore.

"Don't you think I know that Black? But it was a promise I swore to keep to you, I didn't make promises to you just to break them when we were older. Not that we should even be talking right now but we need to. Now just shut up and listen I me before you start complaining and hitting me again!" He commands and slowly loosens his grips on my wrists and I face back to infront of me and lean on the rails.

"Now, you know about Adrian, can we please talk about the fight we had back when we were little. Because I don't know how you've managed as well as you have without me, I feel like I'm slowly slipping away without you these past years. I want to fix it Briar." He begs, with the same time he used before that makes my heart flutter.

"Draco..i don't really want to." I'm not too thrilled because it's a touchy subject for both of us to accept. With the time we've been talking, the moon seems to completely soak up any of the lurking light. I look down at my arms and see the goosebumps that cover my skin.

Before I can say anything more or tell him to continue this tomorrow, his quidditch sweater is sitting on the rail next to me, causing me to perk up and look at him. He raises his eyebrows and nods his head forward at the sweater and scoots it closer to me.

I mumble a 'thanks' and slide the sweater over my shoulders and put my arms through it , hugging it tight. The smell off the sweater makes my eyes shut for a second and just take it in, it's the same scent I fell in love with back then, the same smell that intoxicates me in a good way. Green Apple, expensive cologne, and mint.

I hear a soft chuckle from beside me and feel a smirk coming up my face but don't show him. Between the smell and the warmth of the sweater, it's safe to say Draco Malfoy is trying to make me fall for him..whether it's in love..or for power.

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"Draco." I break the silence with speaking, and he offers a small 'hm?' in response. It's beautiful outside and standing here with him brings back memories that are too powerful for me to hear right now.

"Draco I can't do this right now, I'm sorry." I exclaim and run back down the stairs I took up here. With tears starting to form in my eyes and my head clouded with memories of me, him, and our fight, I keep running till I eventually reach my dorm and shut the door behind me. I didn't notice it until Astoria and Pansy came running up to me when I stepped inside, I was crying.

"Babe what happened??" Astoria asks clearly concerned and wiping tears away from under my eyes. I can't seem to form any words..it's impossible. Draco is all I can think about, all that's going through my mind right now in this moment.

"What did Malfoy do Briar? I swear I'm gonna kill him." Pansy explains and clearly aggravated. I interrupt her in-between sobs.

"Draco- didn't do- anything- i just- cant think straight-" I continue to say and trying to get the point across that he did nothing, I just can't take a moment alone with him. I don't know what to say. 

"Well I hate to break it to you Ari..Pansy is going home for the weekend back to her manor, so is Blaise, and I'm practically with Theo all weekend at his manor. Which leaves you and Draco alone...." Astoria says nervously.

Then it hit me. Theo, Astoria, Blaise, and Pansy leaving for the weekend. It leaves me and Draco alone..together..for two days.. if today was a flash forward to what could happen..I don't think I can take two whole days.