shifted

chapter 27- fourth year

   the last thing i remember is hearing harry cast a spell. and that was it before complete and total darkness.

   i woke up in what felt like a bed, my eyes still closed i could hear voices from beside me.

   "if you would've-" a voice i think was dracos started to say from beside me.

   "this isn't anyone's fault and you know that malfoy!" a girls voice cuts in a little loud. it startles me and i move slightly.

   "she just-" rons voice began to say.

   "shut up- i think she just moved." blaise speaks and i hear his footsteps walking over to me, along with the others.

  my eyes blink open and i scan my setting. im in the infirmary, to one side of me there is ron, harry, and hermione. to the other draco and blaise stand looking down at me.

   "y/n." draco says and a smile creeps onto my face.

   "who won?" i mumble looking at everyone, blaise laughs.

    "you almost drown and you care who won?" blaise asks and harry smiles at me.

   "well are you going to answer?"

   "diggory won first place and both you and potter placed second." blaise says taking a seat and scooting it over to the side of my bed.

  "second? how-"

  "outstanding moral fiber as dumbledore put it. you would've placed second anyways if you didn't play your part in saving harry- which i think was very admirable of you." hermione says proudly.

   "thank you for that- you didn't have to." harry says to me kindly.

   "i couldn't just let you die harry." i say laughing.
   "she's right you know." ron butted in.

  draco cleared his throat, eveyone turned to look at him, "im going to talk to her alone now, out."

  harry, hermione, and ron roll their eyes at him and wave back at me. blaise gives me a smile and says his goodbyes before walking out in the opposite direction from the rest.

"god y/n you fucking scared me, you know that?" he asks taking the seat where blaise sat.

"im sorry i just-"

"had to save potter?"

"he was going to die if i didn't draco."

"but you almost did y/n- once you reached the stands you looked completely lifeless," he takes a deep breath, "i thought you were dead until they said something."

  "and i couldn't even get to you. snape was watching my every move, i don't even know how managed to get here." he says running his hands through his hair.

  "draco-"

  "i just don't understand why my father doesn't want me to be around you, y/n. he won't tell me."

  "im sorry." i mumble looking away from him.

  "y/n it's not-"

  "what will your father do if he finds out you still talk to me?"

   "i don't know, i don't really want to know." draco admits meeting my eyes.

   "draco it's not safe- to see me. if your father is really serious about this- you could get hurt."

  "i told you- we just have to keep away from snape."

  "even then something could happen- we just can't at least not for now."

"so what- we just don't talk anymore?" he asks his voice getting louder.

  "it's not like we talk that much anymore." i mutter looking away from him.

  "y/n you know i-"

  "i know, i know."

  "you know that i wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't serious. my father- he wouldn't have snape involved if it wasn't serious."

  "i just don't understand what i did." i say as my eyes well with tears.

  "im sorry." he says, and that did it the tears slip down my face, dropping onto my blanket.

  "don't cry y/n." draco says coming closer to me.

  "do you like pansy?" i ask not really caring if it came off bluntly.

  "y/n, you know i don't." he says wiping the tears from my face with his thumb.

  "but-"

  "shh," he says taking a loose strand of hair and pulling it behind my ear.

  "do you like me?" he pulls his hand away from my face. and meets my eyes again. i instantly regret what i said.

   "you don't have to." i say smiling at him. i can tell how hard it is for him to admit his feelings. he sighs and leans back into his chair.

  it's dark outside, night has fallen. i look out the infirmary window and watch the stars, draco still sitting in the chair beside me.

   that's when footsteps walk about towards us, draco bolts behind the curtain. it's madam pomfrey.

   "i prefer for you to sleep here for tonight, in the morning you may be allowed back into your dorm. if you feel well enough you can resume classes." she says sweetly.

   "okay thank you." i say and she smiles once more before walking away.

draco comes out of hiding.

   "i should probably go then." draco says backing away towards the door.  

   "wait," i blurt out, "can you stay with me, if you want to of course i just-"

   "yes y/n, okay." he responds and he smiles to himself.

  he grabs a blanket from the self and sits back down on the chair. he moves positions to try to get comfortable, but it's practically useless. he's trying to get comfortable on a wooden chair.

   "draco, you can lay here." i say scooting over, pointing to the bed. this bed is a little larger than the rest, so it could fit two.

   "y/n, you almost drown i think you should have your rest." he whispers glancing over to the warm bed longingly.

  "oh stop acting selfless and get in." i say laughing.

he smiles and closes the curtain then climbs in. we both stare up at the ceiling, comfortable silence settling over us.

  "you know, i was surprised it wasn't me at the bottom of the lake." draco says and i can feel him roll his eyes.

   "draco you know i wouldve left you there if you had been." i say sarcastically, and start to laugh as he elbows me i the arm.

   "hurting the sick now? wow draco." i say giving him a shocked gasp.

   he laughs and snuggles down into the bed, pulling the blanket over him.

"this is the probably the last time in a while we'll spend time together like this- until things blow over." draco says quietly.

"i know." i whisper turning over to lay my head on his shoulder. he flinches at first but i can feel his muscles relax, his breathing gets slower.

as i start to fall asleep, faintly i hear draco hum to himself. a soft tune, maybe a nursery rhyme or something. i smile grows on my face as i drift off into a deep sleep. our breath the only sound in this empty infirmary.

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yea i updated in the same day cause i wrote this one surprisingly fast and i don't want to wait till tomorrow to release. it's a little shorter than the rest so sorry abt that 😁

also it's mental health day so i just want to let everyone know that i love you and to check up on your friends. if you ever need anyone to talk to my dms are always open <3