We Belong Together || Draco Malfoy X Reader

39| First Approval

Y/N POV

It was finally time to go back home. Draco asked me to find an empty compartment first while he was loading our belongings. I stepped inside the train shortly after we parted ways. I loved this train when the destination was back to King's Cross station. Bad things happened after this train left London. Always.

Chatter filled the train aisle. Everyone acted like everything had come back to normal. No one dared to bring up the tournament or Cedric in their boring chin-wag. Weird, one day they mourned over him and now they acted as if he had never existed.

I found an empty compartment, way at the back. Unfortunately, I passed by a compartment full of Gryffindor boys. Draco would definitely complain about how he hated being in a compartment next to some Gryffindors, but I was too lazy to find another one so he better not protest.

I waited for a good 15 minutes until Draco came right before the train started moving with some boxes in both of his hands. Surprisingly, he didn't complain about being in a compartment next to some Gryffindors, more like he didn't say anything at all. He just came and sat across me.

The air was pretty tense. I remembered we were going to persuade my parents to not transfer me to Ilvermorny once we reached the station. He was probably thinking about what to say that would sound convincing. We knew for sure, only declaring that we loved each other would not help anything. I was deep in my thought. What would be a great reason to convince them?

"Y/N."

I turned my gaze to him then his hands. His right hand was holding a greenish cake with rose-shaped icing on the top. He had a mini gift box on his left. What were those for? It was obviously not our first anniversary.

"Happy birthday Y/N," he grinned.

I was stunned. How could I forget my own birthday? I never missed one ever since I was born. I was definitely going mental because of this school transfer problem and the tournament tragedy. Thank Lord, Draco still remembered, he even got me a gift. When did he prepare all of this? I supposed I was too busy thinking about a reason to convince my parents.

"Mind taking the cake, love? I might need a little help," he chuckled. I did as he told in embarrassment. I must've looked like an idiot earlier.

"When did you prepare all of this?" I asked as I took the gift box he handed me.

Instead of answering my simple question, he asked me to open the gift. I unwrapped the box, revealing another gift wrapper. The same thing repeated at least 5 times. I sent him a dirty look and said, "Draco, I don't like things like this. I swear if there's an–"

"Just open it Y/N. Don't you love unboxing things?" He giggled.

I wasn't sure if it was a compliment or an insult but I would let it slide this time. I unwrapped the box once again. Luckily, I didn't see any more gift wrapper. I widened my eyes as soon as I found out what the gift was. It was a white gold aquamarine pendant.

"No way," I gasped. "I'm surprised it isn't emerald."

"Do you like it?"

"Yeah, but you don't have to buy pricey things for me. I only got you a bathrobe, remember? Ah, now I sound like a cheap girlfriend," I groaned.

"Money is just number Y/N, I don't care about the price. Everything you give to me is precious and I will cherish it my whole life," he smiled. What a dull statement.

I sighed heavily, not wanting to have any debate with him. He was just trying to be nice Y/N, be cool with it. I really needed to make myself get used to the fact that I had a spendthrift person like him as my boyfriend.