Girl With One Eye (Draco Malfoy Love Story)

part 19

The next day i woke up, still sleepy but i had to get up for chores thanks to her imperial pinkness, "Potter, you will be caring for Malfoy today hes got a cold" one of the more lenient Slytherins Blaise said leaning into my new roon in the dungeons "what happened to him?" "I dont know but Umbridge said your to do it, she doesnt want the rest of us sick and missing out" he said with a hint of remorse, "okay thanks Blaise...ill be right there" he gave a nod and left allowing me to change as my thoughts circled the strange premonition i had, 'it was a dark cold and wet place that seemed familiar... and Draco was there but he was crying, that crazy haired death eater was there.....and then that curse was shot at me again...i was in chains and serving.....him' i shook my mind clear and made my way up the stairs to the boys dorm, i wore a warm jumper finding the walk as cold as the night before, "ay ay potter~" a voice called behind me flirtatiously, "goyle im busy please leave me alone" he gripped my wrist tightly and buried his face in my neck but....i didnt like it... not like when Draco did it "get off me! I said no!" "Shut up!" He back handed me and shoved me to the wall, "ah! Let me go now! Hel-!" His hand covered my mouth as his lips twisted into a sickening grin, i squirmed and lashed around as his hand began to touch my body, i bit down on his hand and screamed for help only to be slapped again "I. Said. Shut U-!" "What the hell do you think your doing Goyle?" The terrifyingly calm voice of the Malfoy called making him stiffen up and freeze, "Draco...i was just having a little fun is all...s-she wanted it too i mean look at her cloth-" Goyle was silenced as Dracos fist connected with his jaw, his hair hung over his eyes as he glared through it sending chills down our spines "your a disgrace to the house name.... no one should ever treat a woman like a play thing...to treat her like a whore is not something for you to do..." he was sweating and panting, his voice dangerously low and he lent on the wall for support, the larger boy got to his feet and left while i ran to the blonde and wrapped my arms around him like i had only hours before, his arm wrapped weakly around my back while the other kept his balance with the walls aid, "are you okay?" He asked softly "im fine... thank you again draco.... but your an idiot" he looked at me questioningly "what the hell do you think you were doing getting out of bed in your condition?! I warned you you would get sick last night and now look at you!" I scowled making him look away sheepishly "yeah.....sorry about that....wait what are you doing in the boys dorm anyways?!" "Im your nurse till your better idiot" i wrapped his arm around my shoulders and took his weight as i helped him down the stairs to my old room that still remained hidden, "how did you even know i was sick?" "Thank Umbridge for that, i dont mind though...so long as you dont mind eatting my horrible chicken soup" "your cooking is anything but horrible" he muttered quietly but i still heard it, once at the entry way i muttered the incantation and entered, i sat him down on a chair as i made the beds into a double bed and changed the blackets and duvets, 'its been so long since i was in here....' i thought sadly before laying the boy down on the fresh bed and surrounding him with pillows, i pressed my lips to his forehead feeling he had a fever and retrieved a bowl of ice water and a small flannel. "You seem to know what your doing" he said from the bed as he watched me buzz back and forth "whenever harry got sick i use to help take care of him..." i said as i placed the folded icey flannel on his burning forehead, he sighed in relief at the cooling feeling and i went to work making the spiced chicken soup....well technically it was chicken broth with shreds of chicken and spices and honey. As it cooked i sat next to him and kept a check on him "you know....i could get use to this" he smirked weakly making me chuckle a little "really now? Well sire Malfoy looks like i shall be a maid for you once we've graduated" i joked but his features frowned "my maid...." it felt suddenly very tense so i decided to cut through it, "you know even though your sick i cant think of a place id rather be....." his gazed turned to me and grew warm "you mean that?" "Course i do!" Just then the timer pinged, rising from my seat i got him a bowl and placed it on the side while i propped him up with pillows "im sorry about Goyle..." my hands stilled at his sudden apology "its not your fault Draco...its not like you told him to do what he did" i blew on the hot broth and held the spoon to his lips, i fed him the soup carefully not wanting to burn him. And that was our life tlfor the good part of a week, he was sleeping on the bed, i had been sleeping on the chair next to him without him knowing, i honestly just didnt feel right leaving his side while he was ill "potter? Your still here?" I turned to see Draco's owl with a letter in its claws, "yes hes still not better yet.... ive been put on nursing duty" "midnight told me, Axel is doing well by the way but he misses you....i understand you cant risk sneaking out though........Draco had informed his father of something that greatly disturbed him, and his father too.... he looked positively worried as he read his sons last letter...some thing about Crusio?" I flinched at the memory but was highly confused "but he hates me... he wants me to stay away from him..." "i imagine its for both of your safety....especially with the dark lord about he must be worried incase either of you perish and the effects on the other.... with you being the girl who lived i imagine your fate and Your brothers are intwined with you know whos" i suddenly felt understanding set in.....'thats why he wants us apart... he may be right but Draco would never have such feelings for me..... maybe Lucius is right... if...if anything happens to him because of me ill never forgive myself.....im just being selfish' i gave a small sad smile as my eyes landed on the poorly malfoy, his panting breath and sweating brow made me frown slightly and change over the flannel, his fever was coming to a head as it burned up. "Ill leave the letter on the side for him if you want to rest?" "Its not for the young master miss potter...its for you" "for me?" I cautiously took the neat envelope from the majestic bird before sending him to rest. With shaking hands i opened the letter and read over the neat hand writting,
'Dear Celestia,
Although i am disappointed that you lied not only to me and my wife but also my son, however i believe you have been good to him... i heard about the curse... a young woman like you shouldnt have been subjected to such treatment, i hope you are well however please, i find it hard to write this as Malfoys do not beg however i will just this one beg of you to distance yourself from my son, he is fond of you and i do not wish for either of you to be hurt in the battle that is to come. Myself and my wife are fond of you ourselves and wished that things were different however thing are how they are and nothing may change that. Please spare my son from any heartach and cut all connections to him, do not speak to him, do not help him, do not look at him, and do not by any means be seen with him.....
I wish things were different Celestia
Lucius Malfoy'
I took a glance to the young man i fell in love with as tears threaten my eyes 'its either my selfish wants or his safety and happiness...' i looked at my wand with a small glare thinking i could have just removed myself from his memory....from all of their memory so i could stop those bonds i worked so hard to form but....i wasnt strong enough so i did something i otherwise would have never thought of 'but....if it means itll save him.... why not?' I understood anyone i was close to was in danger....and that Draco's family was somehow interlinked with Voldamort. I had to leave once he was better. "Celestia?" He called weakly from his bed making me just and dash over to him, "sorry i was reading" i laughed slightly, his eyebrows furrowed as he looked at my face, he lifted a finger and wiped something from my cheek "your crying again..." he mumbled "i-i was reading a sad part is all" i said quickly and pulled away refusing to look at him, i didnt see the hurt that flew through his eyes or his crestfallen features, "how are you feeling?" I asked never lifting my gaze from the bed sheet "im feeling better" he mumbled still confused about my strangely distant behaviour, i stood and placed my hand to his head, then to mine. His frown deepened as i silently hurried off and brought back a temperature gauge from the muggle world. Placing it to his head i found he was back to normal, sighing in relief i smiled slightly "thank goodness....." "what?" "Your fevers gone....seems like that last bit of rest did you well" i refused to meet his searching gaze as he desperatly tried to catch my eye, a sudden sharp pain shot through my blinded eye followed by images of the battle to come "Tia!" A soft and caring landed on my shoulder but i shook it off and walked away, 'why is this so difficult? Love shouldnt be like this...' "Tia tell me what the hell is going on!" His usual collected voice rang out making me jump at the suddenness of it, his eyes fluttered to the letter on the side which i had forgotten about till now, i ran to grab it but he already took it into his hand while his other held me back as he read, "my father....? He wrote to you....?" I didnt answer but only looked at the floor finding it more interesting with each passing second "....Tia please dont tell me you are even considering this......please?" "......you could be in danger because of me Draco.... you know what my path is filled with, all those times i spent in the infirmary....those werent accidents" he clutched my shoulders as his eyes filled with tears matching mine "i dont care about that! Your my best friend someone i care about! Please dont push me away...." "i care about that though....i care for you too Draco but if you got hurt because of me i could never live with myself and that is why...." "Tia...no... please" "that is why i cant see you again after this Draco....i hope and pray you find the happiness you deserve...even if i cant see you when you are... i hope you never forget me but i know how things are....so Draco i want to say thank you... thank you for making these last few years of my life an amazing adventure" "i cant let you do this Tia...i cant-" "you have to!....its not easy for me either but i know that you will make pansy a very happy woman, and one day you will be a good father to your kids... make sure to tell them about me okay? Aunty Celestia" i laughed through my tears as i smiled pathetically, tears fell down his cheeks as i finished my parting words, "can.....can i hug you... at least one last time?" He asked with his broken voice, i nodded and buried my face into his chest, my grip turning my knuckles white as i clutched him close to me for the last time, sobs wrecked through our bodies, his face was buried in my hair, his gentle hands holding me carefully and tightly as if i would vanish.....and soon enough i would from his life. We stood like that for some time, it felt like only seconds when i was probably a couple of minutes "ill miss-" "dont....itll just make it harder" his eyes flickered down for a moment as he gulped down freash tears, 'he can never know of your feelings for him.... keep your love for him to yourself' i thought as i watched him leave, once he was through i lifted my wand and sealed the entrance before collapsing into tears, an urge i felt before reserfaced, i viciously casted the familiar hex again and again on my wrist losing myself yo the pain. 'Im sorry Draco.........

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I love you....'