shifted

chapter 53- sixth year

   the summer was honestly pretty great. daphne and i spent the summer by the ocean. she taught me how to surf and stuff so it was pretty cool.

but now the summer has passed and today is the day we have to go back to hogwarts for our sixth year.

to be honest, i haven't really given much thought to the fact that i am a muggle from a different fucking reality. i stopped thinking about it when a certain memory resurfaced in my brain.

my mom.

i had a mom.

we didn't have the best of a relationship- but i knew she loved me. i love her too, and i feel bad. i feel bad that i left her, i feel bad that i never got to say goodbye.

i don't know if i will ever see her again. and that scares me, so i simply stopped thinking about it all.

"y/n, come on- we are gonna be late!" daphne yells, running to the train. this brings me out of my thoughts and back into reality- this reality anyway.

i stumble a little bit, but quickly pick up the pace, the luggage rattling around in my hands. as we enter the train daphne grabs my arm and pulls me through a crowd of students to the slytherin compartments.

and that's when i see them. blaise and draco. sitting quietly at the desk. almost too quiet.

draco, even from sitting down, i can tell has gotten taller. his face is more chiseled than before. and his hair is neatly combed to the side- not a hair out of place. i notice even his complexion has lightened a few shades. making him paler than before. instead of a normal uniform or white button down, draco wears a all black suit with a black turtleneck underneath.

"hey guys." daphne says, putting her luggage on the rack above us.

"hi daphne, hi y/n." blaise responds, a smile forms on his face.

"heyy." i sing, placing my luggage beside daphne's.

draco doesn't respond.

i shake this off and start to talk again, "so how was everyone's summer."

"good, spent it with my parents this year. it wasn't as fun as last year- i can assure you that." blaise says, i laugh as i take my seat.

"how was yours draco?" i ask, looking up at him.

he for some odd reason clenches his jaw, and glances up at me.

"fine." he spats, giving me what look likes a glare.

not knowing how what to respond i just nod and smile faintly.

"so i thin-" daphne starts to say but is cut off by black fog like substance flows throughout all the compartments.

i cough, and wave my hand around, trying to see something. but it's no use, it's completely and utterly black.

"what's that? blasie!" i hear draco say, i can tell he's gotten out of his seat.

"don't know." blaise mutters, as the fog clears.

draco still standing up- he's looking around.

i furrow my eyebrows and reach my hand out to him, tapping my hand on the back of his arm.

he jumps slightly, and wips his head around to me.

"don't touch me." he utters with no emotion in his voice.

"i-"

"relax boys, it's probably just a first year messing around." daphne says nonchalantly.

i take she didn't hear what he said to me.

"come on- we're going to be at hogwarts soon." she continues, motioning draco over to us.

he slowly walks back to our table and sits back down.

"hogwarts. what a pathetic excuse for a school. i think i'd pitch myself off the astronomy tower if i thought i had to continue here for another two years." draco says, like he didn't have a care in the world what he was saying. or how it affected me.

i quickly look up at him.

"what's that suppose to mean?" daphne questions, raising her eyebrows. draco's flicker towards me for a spit second before turning back to daphne.

"let's just say i don't think you'll see me wasting my time in charms class next year."

blaise laughs at this.

"amused blaise?" draco questions, glaring over at him.

"we'll see just who's laughing in the end."

i gulp and stare at draco. he's looking down, at his hands.

what the fuck happened to him?

he catches me staring and glares at me yet again. i slowly look away from him and clear my throat.

what's going on?

after a while the train comes to a stop and we quietly take our suitcases down from the rack. everything was a bit awkward since draco had his outburst.

the compartments are now empty, and i start to walk out with blaise and daphne. i then notice that draco isn't following us, instead he's just sitting there.

i turn around to face him, and he looks up at me.

"you guys go on- i want to check something." he says plainly.

daphne and blaise both nod, and start to walk away. but my eyes linger on draco for a second more.

what does he need to check on?

i try to push the thought out of my head, and turn away leaving him behind.

as i start to walk away to catch up with daphne and blasie, i hear a noise coming from inside the compartment. it's sounded like something had dropped.

without thinking i spin around and start to walk back. when i reach the door i swing it open. all i see is draco standing looking at the floor.

"what- what was that noise?" i ask softly.

he turns around sharply, "what are you doing here? didn't i tell you to go on?" he shouts and grabs his suitcase with one hand, then grabs my wrist with the other.

his grip on me is tight. so tight it stings a little.

"draco what's wrong with you?" i ask as he shoves me off of the train.

"what's wrong with me? you're really asking-" he chuckles angrily.

"draco i don't understand-"

"oh really you don't? you don't understand? i would love to bet that you know exactly what im fucking talking about."

"draco.."

shit shit shit shit.

tears start to well up in my eyes. fuck- don't cry y/n.

"stay the fuck away from me." he seethes, and with that takes off, leaving me behind.

my luggage is still in my shaky hands. and tears stream down my cold face.

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toxic draco is back sry 🙄

start of sixth year!! im really excited for this year.

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