coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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you're too unfocused to notice the nearly inaudible voice calling your name from beside you. you're staring out into the distance and stuck in your own mindset. "y/n!" they call a fourth time, gaining your attention and helping you lose your focus.

you look beside you to see Blaise, "are you okay?" he asks. "yes... wait what are you doing here?" you ask curiously, wondering what just happened to you. you feel lightheaded, and you don't remember leaving your room. "i'm trying to stop you from falling off this building" he says with a worried expression.

you furrow your brows slightly, "what?" you say with a nervous chuckle, looking to the front of you and seeing that you are indeed at the edge of one of the towers. you're hands are on the railing, but you're standing so close to the edge. you jump back.

"how did i get here?" "that's what i was going to ask" he responds. "where's Draco?" "he's with his family, were you going to jump?" "no... i don't think so. i honestly don't remember how i got here. last thing i remember was sitting on my bed reading. how did you find me?"

"i was looking for Pansy" "up here?" "yeah, she comes up here sometimes it's a thing we do" "oh... okay" you look at your surroundings, genuinely curious on how you got here. you don't remember leaving your room or walking all the way to this tower. "let's get you somewhere else alright?"

he places his arm on your shoulder, guiding you to start walking. you nod and walk with him, still wondering. "have you heard from malfoy?" he asks. "not since yesterday, he's been gone a lot" "yeah..."

it's been just over a week since Draco warned you he wouldn't be around as much, and he was correct. He's spent only 2 and a half days at hogwarts, only attending about 4 classes. you miss him a lot, but he has important things to take care of. you still wonder what they are, but you're not nosy enough to interfere.

Blaise takes you back to the great hall, where you see many students sitting to have some lunch. you look around at everyone, noticing Hermione staring at the two of you. Crabbe and Goyle approach you, smiling. "Hey Y/n" says goyle happily, "hi Goyle"

"she seems very cosy with malfoy's friends" Hermione says in a bothered tone. "just stay out of it Hermione" Ron replies. "and why are you so okay with this?" "you're just being judgemental. she's happy with malfoy and so what if she's friends with his friends?" "can you not see the problem here Ronald?"

"no, i think you're being immature, both of you" he says with emphasis, laying his eye on Harry. Harry throws his hands in the air in a "what did i do" kind of way.

Pansy joins the four of you, but you still don't have the ability to be around her without wanting to hurt her. "see you guys later" you say, the boys smiling while you walk away. you make your way to the table Ron is sitting at, sitting beside him. "hey" you smile, ignoring Hermione and Harry's existence.

"oh... hey" Ron says nervously, swallowing hard. "are you okay?" "yeah, are you? i haven't seen you around Malfoy lately" "he's not at school, he has personal things to deal with" "oh..."

it becomes silent, all that can be heard is the sound of other students chatter and Hermione turning the page in her book. you scoff, looking at the two sitting across from you. "this is pathetic" they both look up at you, confusion on their faces. "when will the two of you grow up?"

"y/n-" "no ron, i'm dating someone who's said a few things, i get that. None of us are perfect. we have worse things to be worrying about right now then my love life... like, oh uh voldemort?" they're both quiet, avoiding eye contact. "when you want to grow up and realise we have bigger issues... let me know".

you get up from the table, walking out of the hall with your breath heavy. "you okay darling?" you hear from behind you. you turn around and smile at the sight of Draco, but then start crying out of nowhere. He rushes over to you, pulling you into his arms. "what's the matter?" he whispers.

"everything's just falling apart". you pull away from the hug and wipe your tears, seeing how tired and stressed he looks. "are you okay?" "yeah... i'm sorry i haven't been around" "it's fine... your friends have kept me company". he stares at you in silence, "they have?" "yeah, well Blaise checks up on me. he found me this morning"

"found you where?" "he thought i was going to jump off one of the towers, i don't know how i got there" "wait... you were going to jump?" "no, i don't know how i got there, i have no memory of it. but he said it looked like i was ready to, my hands were on the railing"

he looks like he's realised something, but he brushes off that thought almost instantly.

"i wanted to come see you, i couldn't stop thinking about you" "really?" you ask with a smile, him nodding in response. "yeah, i have to go later today but i'd like to hang out with you before hand?" "of course, let's go"