coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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you pull away from him, smiling. "now we head to class" he says as he grabs his things.

you watch him and have a huge realisation. "oh crap..." you say a bit too loud. "what is it?" he responds. you look at him nervously, "um... i need to, uh... i just realised something... i need to see Ron quickly. save my seat?" "yeah but won't he be in the class with us... i can just walk with you"

"oh yeah... okay well let's go" "alright" you start walking faster then normal, feeling extremely nervous. Draco notices how determined you look to find Ron, wondering if he should ask. you both enter the classroom, "save my seat" you whisper. he nods and walks over to the desk you two sit at. you wait at the door for Ron to show up, and when he does you instantly pull him away from Hermione and Harry.

"ow what?" he asks as you let go of him. "i think you were right" you whisper. "what? for real?" he whispers back. "yeah, i kept getting nervous and... Ron i think you were right" "i'm right for once..." "Ron what the hell do i do about this?" "i don't know, what do you want to do about it?" "i don't know... maybe it's not true, maybe i was nervous because you know... i don't know. i'm gonna experiment further"

"you do that, good luck" "thank you, and thank you for being so supportive. just don't tell the others yet" "i won't" you hug him tightly, kissing his cheek then running back into the classroom with a smile on your face. you see Draco and sit beside him, "hey" "hey, did you find Weasley?" "yeah, i told him what i needed to"

during the middle of the class, you catch yourself constantly looking over at Malfoy. he's concentrating, and you haven't seen him in that state often. his knee hits yours softly under the desk, "why are you staring again?" he whispers without taking his eyes off his work. "oh i'm sorry, i didn't realise" you lie.

you try to focus on your work but realise his knees is still leaning against yours. you get more nervous and feel your heart racing. your hands are sweaty, and you can't think straight.

"are you okay?" Malfoy whispers, seeing how nervous and sick you look. "yes... i'm fine, i'm alright thank you for asking" "it's okay..." he's still worried about you but he won't express that in front of everyone right now.

"can i get to know you more?" you ask as you walk out of the classroom with Malfoy. "uh, in what way?" "like... life story you know? have you ever had a girlfriend, do you have siblings" "um, we can conversate about that later if you want?" "yeah, i'd like that" "cool, and no i've never had a girlfriend and i don't have any siblings" "oh, cool" you laugh nervously.

"i'll see you later y/l/n" "okay b-bye Draco!" you sigh at the way you just embarrassed yourself. Ron comes up behind you quietly, you don't notice he's there. you're watching Draco walk away and so is he "so -" you jump intensely at the sound of his voice, sighing in relief when you realise it's him. "oh my god Ron some warning would've been nice!"

"i'm sorry, do you know what's going on" "yeah... i'm totally screwed" "who would've ever thought you'd catch feelings for him of all people" "you did" "well yeah but only recently" "i don't know what to do Ron, this is so different to me. how am i only just finding out?"

"denial" "but how long have i liked him..." "you will figure that out when you're relaxed, you're stressing yourself out. try not to think about it at the moment" "i'm hanging out with him later... what do i do?" "don't tell him just hang out normally like you did before" "okay... how did this even happen? i mean him? i would've thought i'd fall for like...Fred instead" "gross" "sorry Ron... alright well i'm gonna go"

"okay just relax, no more stressing out. i won't tell anyone" "okay thank you heaps"

later that night you meet Draco outside your room, you made sure he waited a bit further away so Hermione didn't see him somehow. you leave the room and walk over to where he is, smiling. "hey" "hi, so what do you wanna know about me exactly?" "as much as you're willing to tell"

"well... let's go sit down and we can talk then" "alright" you follow him out to the grass and sit beside him on the ground. it's dark outside so you can't see much except what the lights let you see, like eachother. "what do you want to know specifically?" "um, why are you a bully?"

"oh jumping right in, i don't know. i grew up being told i was superior to everyone else by my father. he taught me not to be weak and to make sure no one ever has anything to hold against me" "that sounds terrible" "i get...i get bullied too" "you do?" "yeah... did you not know that?" "no..."

"i bully people but... there's always random kids in higher years who like to say things... or in the same year like Diggory" "wait, cedric bullies you?" "i don't really take it to heart, He's an idiot" "yeah" you laugh. "i'm sorry about that" "i don't really care, but thank you"

a few seconds of silence occur before you remember something, wanting to speak up on it.

"Draco... that letter you wrote still runs through my mind everyday" he looks at you, interested in what you're about to say.

"the words were so beautifully written, i remember feeling so happy and valid when i read them. i remember feeling like whoever wrote it had to like me more then i've ever been liked by someone. when Cedric told me it was him i didn't believe it, i didn't want to. I didn't know Cedric well, i wanted it to be someone else"

"were you disappointed when you found out it was me?" he asks softly. you look at him and smile, "no, not at all"

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aa. four chapters in one day once again, now that things are getting spicier in the plot i have a lot more motivation to write!