coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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it's the same day, just later in the afternoon. you're still avoiding Draco but it's making you more miserable.

you realise that you're being incredibly petty and immature, so instead of ignoring him further, you search for him.

you find Crabbe and Goyle walking, so you approach them. "hey, do you guys know where Malfoy is?" they both turn around and looked pleased to see you. "yeah, he's in his room, he wanted to be alone so don't be surprised if he's rude to you"

"i definitely wouldn't be surprised, thank you boys".

you give off a small smile before walking to Draco's room, you're cautious though, looking around to see if anyone such as Pansy or Lucius are around. When the coast seems clear, you knock on his door.

it takes a moment before he opens it, seeming bothered before he realises it's you. "what are you doing here?" "i wanted to talk to you, can i come in?" "uh... yeah". He lets you in the room, and you walk in hesitantly. He closes the door behind you, leaning against it with his arms crossed.

"what exactly did i see yesterday with Pansy?", you see him hesitating, like he's thinking. "no lies, just the truth" you add.

"um... she was trying to get the truth out of me. she wanted to know why i'm ignoring her so much, and she thought it was because of you" "well is it?" "not necessarily, but she knows about you and me" "you told her?" "no, after she kissed me, and i pushed her away by the way... she told me if i went after you she would out us"

"to who?" "my family... that's why i didn't go after you, i wanted to though"

you take a moment to process the things being said, while he takes a step closer. "i saw you push her away i just thought you encouraged it... or something" "why would i do that? i'm with you" "yeah... i know... i'm sorry for doubting you" "it's fine, but are you okay with me now?"

"yeah... we're okay. i'm sorry for yelling at you in class too" "oh that was actually kind of attractive" you laugh lightly, feeling more like yourself now that you two are okay. "so what did you see in the mirror?" he asks curiously, "no, you first. i asked this morning, and you looked very happy with yours"

"fine... i saw myself standing in front of my parents... but then my father extended his arm, and pulled someone in. he looked happy and accepting of them, so did my mother. the person was you, it's like they were accepting you into the family".

you can't control the smile on your face, that's such a sweet thing for him to see. you know how worried he is about your relationship not being accepted, so you can understand why that may be one of his desires... but deepest?

"what did you see?" he asks, interrupting your thoughts. "i saw myself, making dinner for my two kids... well o-our two kids" "oh we had children huh? children are gross but i don't know, i can see it" you roll your eyes playfully, "why'd you look so miserable when you saw it?"

"i wasn't miserable, i was just... well i loved what i saw, but i was worried it would never happen. with Pansy, your family-" "don't worry about all that right now, it'll happen" "how can you be so sure?" "because it's all i want... i wouldn't give it up that easily".

those few words are some of the most heartfelt and meaningful words you've ever had said to you.

"wait why do you ignore Pansy so much? you guys used to look like you could be dating"

"i don't really want to talk about that" you respect his decision to not talk about it, but your curiosity is still there. There's a knock at his door, the both of you looking confused, before his expressions changed to fear and concern while hearing Lucius call his name.

"Draco, open the door!" Lucius shouts from outside. "sh- you need to hide" he whispers. "what, where?" "under the bed" he pulls out a box from under the bed and signals for you to get under there. you feel confused but hear the rapid knocking on the door and get on the ground.

you slide under the bed, laying on your stomach and watching his feet walk away after he pushes the box back in front of you. He opens the door and you hear Lucius walk in. "why did you take so long?" "i was getting changed... why are you here... is something wrong?" "i'm just coming to see how things are"

"you've been doing that a lot lately" Lucius walks around the room, looking around at Draco's belongings. you look at the box in front of you, noticing a green book. you pull it out curiously, seeing the words "Spell Book" on it, but it's no spell book. you open to the first page, seeing a date and then some writing.

you realise it's a diary, not wanting to invade his personal space. you try to close the book but somehow drop it, it hitting the side of the box and making a loud noise, "what was that?" Lucius asks curiously, "i don't know..."

Draco worries, as Lucius walks closer to the bed, you hold your breath without knowing, hoping so badly that he doesn't see you. His footsteps stop, and he just turns to Draco. "so i guess everything's okay here then" "yeah, just like i said last time" "don't talk back to me Draco we know that won't end well".

he leaves the room after saying that, and Draco waits a few seconds before moving incase his father is listening in. he pulls the box out and smiles, "hey" "hi" you respond as you slide out from under the bed. he extends his hand and helps you up, you brush some dust off of your robe.

"what was that noise you made?" "i picked up something and accidentally dropped it, i'm sorry about that" "it's alright, you okay?" "yeah, you okay? he sounded kind of mean" "i'm fine, so we are okay right?" "yes Draco, we are good" "good" he kisses you softly, grabbing your hips as he does.

you both pull away from the kiss happily, both with a smile on your face. "i'm glad we're okay" "me too"