Bad Romance

Draco

-From your POV-

I got my shirt off the desk besides me and slid it back on over my head. Tom was fiddling with his tie so I reached over and helped him fix it. We both slid our robes back on and smoothed our hair down so it looked less suspicious and then we stood there and caught our breath for a minute. I just watched his eyes and he watched me back. "I have to admit, I like doing that and being your girlfriend a lot more than I like having to cover up crimes and save you from being eaten by your grandpa." I say as I poke him in the chest. He raises an eyebrow and leans forward on the next, supporting himself with both of his hands propped up on either side of me.

"Really? Does that mean that next time you're going to let my grandpa eat me?" he asks. I chuckle.

"Of course not. I'd save you from your hungry grandpa a thousand times if I had to." I smile. "But that being said.... do you ever wonder if all of this is worth it?" I ask him. He tilts his head slightly.

"What do you mean? Like, us?" he asks. I shake my head quickly.

"No, no. Not that at all. I mean the dark magic. The studying, the practicing, the secret keeping. All of it. I mean, we're only in our fifth year and all of this would be much easier if we were in our final year." I point out. He lets out a deep breath.

"I'm afraid, my love, that is true." he said as he tilted my chin up some more to face him. His eyes were scanning over my face. "You know, one of the dark magic books said the deeper into dark magic you go the worse your looks become? Are you sure you want to continue? You're far too pretty to be ruined." he says. I raise my eyebrows.

"It depends, would you love me if I looked old and decrepit?" I ask him.

"Would you love me if I was old and decrepit?" he retorts with a smug grin.  

"Mmm. I'll think about it. I've taken a liking to your hair." I tease. We both laugh for a minute before we get more serious. "But I've been thinking, once Victoria or V or Vivian or whatever the hell she wants to be called is enrolled here, what if we quiet down and just act normal for once? Like normal teenage kids." I suggest. He grins again and leans to my ear to whisper.

" Does that entail visiting empty classrooms more often?" he asks. I lean up to his ear.

"Am I going to get the answer that I want right now?" I ask. He leans back and pretends to fake pout. I roll my eyes at him and then he snaps out of it.

"So, you want to put the horcruxes and the dark magic on hold for awhile. Like a couple years?" he asks me and I nod. He lets out a deep sigh and looks down in thought. 

"I know how serious and important all of this is to you, Tom. I really do, but I want to be able to pursue this with you and I don't know if I can offer that at this very moment." I say in a serious and pleading tone. He looks up to me.

"So are my options we break up or the magic goes on hold?" he asks. I'm shocked as his words, I never thought about it like that. I never saw breaking up with Tom as an option, not now. Not ever. We both knew too much and would probably try to destroy each other over breaking up. I think about his words for a minute.

"To be honest, I never thought about it like that..." I say in a soft tone. "I don't want to break up with you. I want to be your consort, remember? I know we're going to reach great heights, even though we're really young and that's corny it's true. You're the only person I trust enough for this, Tom." I say. He leans his forehead against mine.

"For you, then, the magic can go on hold. But as soon as we leave this wretched school,"

"We'll resume." I say, wrapping my arms around his neck to hug him. We sat there entwined for a minute before I broke the silence. "Tom?"