Rivals | D.M

16. The Hickey

Draco's  POV

I'm still processing what I just did with Aster when I enter the common room.

I was so anxious when she got down on her knees. After having just done that same thing with Pansy last week, I thought I wouldn't be able to stand seeing Aster in the same position. She didn't deserve that. But for some reason, she had me completely enthralled. I had probably pictured her doing that to me since the start of the year.

The image of her emerald doe-eyes looking up at me, her lips wrapped around my length was going to haunt my dreams for an extremely long time.

"Malfoy, where have you been?" Crabbe yells from across the room. He sits perched on the edge of the leather couch, his elbows on his fat knees. Pansy sits across from him, lazily lounging on a velvet green wing-backed chair. My stomach drops at the sight of her.

I ignore Crabbe's question and instead drop myself onto the opposite side of the couch. The fire obnoxiously blazes in front of me, and I twist my tie free from my neck desperate for some air to cool me down.

"Wow Pansy, never pegged you for the hickey type!" Crabbe bellows beside me.

His eyes are wide as he stares at my neck. I feel all blood rush from my face and bile rises in my throat. Aster left a hickey last night? Fuck.

Pansy follows Crabbe's stare and I watch as her face drops. Her eyes examine my neck, her eyebrows furrowed with deviance.

"That wasn't me" she admits, her voice quieter than usual. Before Crabbe can latch onto her frailty, her eyes narrow and she switches her quivering lips to a stern smirk.

"Hickeys are for harlots and whores" she jabs.

My blood rushes back to my face, anger now flaring and replacing my dread.

"Jealous that my attention has turned somewhere else, Parkinson?" I retort.

Her eyes widen a fraction but she doesn't falter. Crabbe snickers next to me, thoroughly enjoying the drama unfold in front of him.

"Dude who?" he begs.

"None of your fucking business" I hiss.

I loop my tie back around my neck and knot it tight.

"So Malfoy now has a secret girlfriend?" he teases, his eyes gleaming.

"Fuck off, I don't do girlfriends" I say through gritted teeth.

Pansy's eyes are still latched onto my neck. I don't feel sorry for her, she knew we weren't exclusive. I sure as hell wouldn't care if she started hooking up with someone else.

"Wait, so that wasn't Pansy yesterday...in your room?" Crabbe adds, his brain actually working for once in his stupid life.

I roll my eyes at him, not giving him the pleasure of a response. Suddenly, Pansy shoots up from her chair, her face blotchy and her lips now full on trembling.

Before Crabbe can add more fuel to the fire, she stalks off towards the dorms.

"You're so fucking stupid you know that right?"

"Yeah" Crabbe mumbles, his eyes following Pansy as she walks away.

"You better not fucking tell everyone" I mutter.

He looks up and gives me an ugly smirk, "never" he replies.

Aster's POV

Charms class flies by. My thoughts in a muddle of smutty dreams.

"What's got you all flustered?" Blaise interrupts, his eyes still focused on his vinegar filled goblet in front of him.

I watch as he flicks his wand up and down, muttering the spell to change the vinegar to wine.

"Nothing" I murmur, my thoughts still trying to catch up with my eyes.

"Where did you go after lunch?" He asks, after giving up on the spell and resting his wand on his textbook.

"Bathroom" I reply, now picking up my own wand and attempting the spell.

I pronounce the spell, and watch as my vinegar turns a deep crimson red.

I grin widely at Blaise, feeling triumphant and relieved. He gawks at the goblet, his dark eyebrows furrowed in annoyance.

"You said that last night" he says, now picking up his own wand.

I don't reply, instead I watch as he again tries to turn his vinegar into wine.

"You worried about your parents?" he asks, his voice soft and quiet, "Harper told me" he adds.

He utters the spell again, finally watching his own vinegar turn into wine.

His questions makes my stomach gurgle. I hadn't even thought about my parents since yesterday afternoon. I've been so preoccupied with Draco, I hadn't even thought about what my Uncle said to me just under 24 hours ago.

"Should I be worried?" I ask, my voice slightly cracking.

I look up to find him still staring at his goblet of wine, his eyes crinkle when he finally speaks.

"I have a feeling somethings going to be happening soon Ast, it's a bad feeling. You heard that Montague has been sent home. Maybe that has something to do with what your Uncle said?"

My heart rate starts to quicken, panic rises so quickly I don't even have a chance to breathe through the anxiety.

"I should tell Mum and Dad what they said" I say, before I shove myself off the desk and pack up my things.

"Wait until after class Aster" Blaise hisses, his eyes flooded with worry.

"I can't, I've already waited too long".

I wait until Professor Flitwick turns his back before I quickly rush out the classroom.

My heart makes heavy thumps in my chest as I run down the corridor. Once I get to the owlery, I pull out a piece of parchment and my quill and ink and quickly scribble down everything that my Uncle said yesterday. His harsh voice echoes in my head as I write my pleas to my parents. I need them to stay safe while I figure out what my Uncle really means. I can't afford to have them send me home, so before I close the letter I remind them that Hogwarts is the safest place I can be right now.

I watch as the scrawny owl flutters past the tower, my letter attached to his leg. I feel my breath stablise, but my heart still feels full of guilt. My impulsiveness with Draco has made me irresponsible.

I make my way back to the common room, desperate to avoid a run in with any roaming professors. As I climb through the dungeon entry way, I look up and find Draco and Crabbe lazily sprawled on one of the leather couches. Draco's robes are pooled around him, his white hair blankets his face as he reads a book. He looks so stolid sitting so still and quiet that I can't catch myself quick enough before I smile.

I'm royally fucked.

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