Our love (A Draco Malfoy Fanfiction)

Chapter 19

After the small talk they had, Draco fell asleep again, exhausted, and Autumn just sat there, thinking. 

He still loved her, he said so. But then why did he break up with her? Maybe he was in danger. Maybe he needed space. Was she too clingy? No, he would've told her, not just walked away. No, there had to be something else.

Well, Voldemort did live in his house. Perhaps he gave him a mission. But then what would a mission have to do with her?

And that was when it hit her. If he loved her, like he said, maybe he was doing this to protect her.

She needed to talk to him, as soon as he woke up.

A couple hours later

"Hey Draco. Now listen to me and don't speak until I'm finished. 

I figured out you are protecting me from something, there is no other explanation for the breakup. 

What I want to know is from what or who you are protecting me from."

Autumn said, holding her breath.

"I'm sorry Autumn. I can't tell you. Just know I love you, and I'm doing this for you." Draco replied.

"Draco Lucius Malfoy, tell me RIGHT NOW!" Autumn yelled at him. 

"Fine. I will tell you, but you need to promise me that after this, you will not stick your pretty nose in my business. Understood?" He told her, dead serious. 

Autumn nodded. "I'm protecting you and my family from the Dark Lord. If I don't succeed in a certain mission he gave me, he threatened to kill me, my family, and you. 

So, I broke up with you, so that he would think that even killing you, he wouldn't hurt me. 

And that is why we cannot be together. Even you being here and talking to me right now is very dangerous. 

What if Snape walked in right now and saw us talking, and told Voldemort?"

Autumn nodded, understandingly. "So what do we do?" she asked. 

"Nothing. I will finish my mission and we'll stay in the same situation we were in before this conversation."he told her, his face pale. 

"Just know I love you." She said, kissing him on the cheek. Then she turned away and left.

She felt lighter, knowing what was behind Draco's strange behaviour. 

Now that she knew he still loved her. She just hoped he would be ok with this mission thing.

Draco was happy he told her what was happening. Now she knew why he did this, why he walked away. 

But he couldn't start thinking about Autumn right now. He needed to get his head in the game. 

His two attempts of cursing or poisoning the old headmaster didn't work.

He needed to fix the cabinet once and for all, so the death eaters would help him.