Forever Truly Yours [Draco M.]

five

𝔄 sigh of annoyance escapes her lips as she sits down on the bed. She had rushed to his dorm as soon as she had heard what happened earlier in the day. Once again, Draco couldn't keep his mouth shut and ended up getting in trouble. Now she awaited for him to come back, from probably having spend time in detention.

Just in time, the door opens to reveal a very annoyed Draco. She gives him a look, and he huffs, before he closes the door. He falls on the bed next to her, burying his face into the blankets, making her turn around and cross her legs. Elyse waits a little, before she decides to scold him for his recklessness.

"So, let me get this right. Mr. Bigmouth, had to annoy Harry to the point in which Professors got involved and ended up being turned into a Ferret by Professor Moody." She summarises, making him groan in both shame and anger of the events. She rubs her forehead to try and make sense of the stupidity of her best friend. "What could you have possibly said, to piss everyone off?"

"Why is it always me who has to take the blame?" Draco asks, his voice muffled by the blanket. And he doesn't have to look to know that she is not buying what he is say. "Okay, yes. I started it but he had no right in bringing you in it."

"Draco..." She trails off as she realises he got in trouble because he defended her. He pushes himself up and sits to face her. She sees the anger in his eyes, and she softens.

"Potter can say whatever he wants about me. But I won't let him bring you into this. He has no right in mentioning you." He snarls, making her smile softly at him.

"What did he say?" She asks, her voice barely above a whisper. He looks at her in shock, not having expected her to ask this question. He hesitates at first, but he's unable to hide anything from her anyway.

"He said you're worthless, and all you do is follow me like a dog." He says, clenching his jaw at the end. Elyse bites her lip in thought as she looks up.

"I'd like to think you're the one following me like a dog. Pretty sure I have a leash even." She says jokingly, making him relax and chuckle in amusement as he looks at her in admiration. She looks back down at him with a warm smile. "I appreciate you defending my honour. But you're ruining yours in the process! The Draco Malfoy has a heart and cares about someone! Oh my! Someone call the doctor, he must be unwell."

"Oh, shut it." He chuckles at her teasing. Draco admires the way she didn't let the hateful words affect her, if anything it seemed to made her even more strong. "It's probably best if we take our distance so that people don't get the wrong impression."

"Oh. Right. Of course. Let me just go back. Well, see you next year." She says jokingly and just for the dramatic effect, she stands up. Draco chuckles as he takes her hand and pulls her back on the bed.

She squeals as he ends up pulling her on top of him, their noses barely touching. Her breath gets caught at the back of her throat as she stares into his icy blue eyes. No emotion seems to be passing through his eyes, and she is unable to tell what he is feeling in this exact moment. She turns to look away, before pushing herself off him. He closes his eyes, as he regrets not having made a move. But he quickly shakes it off.

"Anyway. I think I'll go, now that I made sure you're not spitting out fur balls." She clears her throat as she stands up and takes a step away from the bed, making him sit up. He nods in understanding, not knowing what else to say. She smiles awkwardly, before she gets out of the room, closing the door behind her. Elyse leans against it, closing her eyes as she tries to memorise how her heart skipped a beat when she realised how close they were. How she wished something had happened.

graphic: @CarKann