coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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"i'm sorry... what?" you ask, clearing your throat. you look over at Draco who looks just as confused, "father?" "i want the two of you to end things, you can stay friends but not close" you stare down at your lap, knowing now that it was a bad idea to come. "can i ask why?" Draco asks in a soft tone, you can tell he's nervous.

"she's not like us, Draco. we have been over this-" "how am i not like you?" you ask, gaining Lucius and Draco's full attention. "is it because i'm in gryffindor? i don't understand why my house is an issue-" "not your house, your blood".

"my blood...?" "there are three types of people in this world we live in. Pure bloods such as us, Half bloods or muggle borns" "okay but i don't know my parents... how do you know whether i'm a... a muggle born or not?" he goes quiet, seeming bothered by your questions.

"Draco... do you have anything to say?" you ask, hoping he at least tries to object to his fathers wishes, but he stays silent. "great" you whisper, getting up from your chair. "it was nice to meet you miss Malfoy, i should be headed back" "y/n-" Draco says, before his father shushes him.

Lucius gets up from the table, walking over to you. He's much taller, so you're looking up. "thank you for joining us y/l/n, i'm glad we could discuss this". he says, his tone sounding sarcastic but you can never tell with him. "hm" you feel a rush of built up anger trying to let itself out.

you throw a nasty and hard punch right in the face of the man standing before you, watching him fall to the floor as you shake your hand in response to the pain you feel. gasps can be heard from the table as Narcissa and Draco jump up, rushing over. Draco comes over to you, grabbing the hand you punched with.

"are you okay?" he whispers, holding it gently. you rip your hand out of his, nodding. "i have to go" "wait y/n-" "Draco! i have to go..." you leave in a hurry, your emotions all over the place. you have no idea what to think or feel, you're angry that you were told to end things and also upset that Draco didn't stick up for you.

it's later that night when you're sitting in your room, the 3 of you girls planning on going to sleep soon. Hermione is doing her studies while Luna is reading, and you're just staring at the roof to think about that dinner. you're still in your dress, you couldn't be bothered getting into anything else, you've just been laying here since.

there's a loud knock at the door, repetitive. "who the hell could that be?" Hermione asks, wondering why they won't stop knocking. She gets up from her bed and opens the door, but she goes silent which worries you. "what are you doing here...?" she asks. "i need to see y/n" "she's... busy" "i just want to talk to her" "no malfoy"

he stands there watching Hermione's expression, before sighing and pushing past her, walking in the room. you jump up from the bed, and he stops walking in when he sees you. "you're not supposed to be in here Draco" you say while crossing your arms. "look i'm sorry okay? i didn't know what to do but you punched my father y/n!"

"i had a right to punch him have you seen what he's done to you and me? look at your face!" Hermione and Luna are watching the two of you feeling confused, wondering why you look like an old married couple fighting.

you notice the girls watching, you had completely forgotten they were there. you shove Draco out of the room lightly and follow, closing the door behind you. "what do you want?" "to apologise" "yeah you've done that... what happens if we go against your fathers wishes?" "i don't know..." "will it be bad?" "i don't know!" he shouts.

you watch him sigh in frustration and hide his face in his hands. "y/n please just don't listen to him, don't let him ruin this" "ruin what? we are hiding from everybody, no ones gonna know the difference" "i will! this is the one good thing i have in my life i can't- i can't have him ruin it y/n please"

he starts crying, and it brings great surprise to you as you pull him by the hand over to a more closed off area where no one will see the two of you.

"i like you Draco, a lot... but i don't want this to be a big secret anymore. i don't want your father to be hurting any of us for this-" "he won't he... he won't. he's all talk... i can't lose you, you're the only thing keeping me from... please..." you watch him fidget with his hands, avoiding eye contact with you.

"until you can tell people about us Draco, i don't think i can do this" "y/n..." "i'll see you in class tomorrow malfoy" he stays silent, sniffling. you make the hard decision to walk away from him, entering your room and wanting to head to bed instantly to get your mind off things.

Draco miserably walks back to his room, still crying over you. you can't tell how much he cares about you because he's scared of vulnerability.