Alright! The start to the sequel!
I was gonna wait a little longer, take a break, but I couldn't wait to get started! So here it is! The sequel to Through Their Eyes: To Have and To Hold.
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(Neville POV)
The old wooden hallway was the most comfortable thing to me now. It meant I was almost home. Almost in the awaiting arms of that ungodly beautiful blonde that had become the most constant thing in my life.
"Why do you insist on taking the stairs the whole way up?" Ron sighed behind him. "My legs are literally dead right now."
"Keeps me fit." I laughed over my shoulder. "I've gotta stay in good shape for someone as beautiful as Draco. Can't have him wandering off now, can I?"
"Like he would wander off from you." Blaise snorted. "That boys so hopelessly in love with you it hurts me."
I smiled despite myself, knowing it was true.
"It goes both ways." Harry laughed, seeing my slight smirk. "He's got you wound so tight around his little finger I'm surprised you haven't snapped yet."
"It's true." I couldn't deny that either.
I put the key in the lock and right before I turned it, Ron spoke up. "Draco's not going to be like sprawled out buck naked with strawberries and whipped cream or anything is he?"
The others laughed, before I said, completely serious, "Gods, I hope so. The three of you will just have to quietly see your way out."
Blaise made a gagging sound as Harry only laughed harder. Ron's face turned atleast two shades darker.
I turned the key in the lock and walked in, immediately calling out, "Honey, I'm home!"
I heard the quick slap of bare feet on wood floor before my beautiful little angel came sprinting into the room, jumping on me, legs wrapping around my waist, arms wrapping around my neck, lips immediately attached to mine.
"I missed you." He said against my lips.
"Mmm. Missed you too, babe."
Keeping his lips against mine and one arm around my neck, he began to pull gently on my tie, loosening it. "When is everyone supposed to get here again?" His lips on my neck cut me off. "Do we have a little time?"
The three men behind me cleared their throats in unison.
Draco immediately straightened up, that blush I loved so much burning on his cheeks, silver eyes wide. "Oh." He dropped his legs from my waist – a great disappointment to me – and stood facing all of us. I didn't realize until that point that he was wearing nothing but one of my button up shirts that reached just past mid thigh on him. "Guess I should go put pants on." He quickly hurried out of the room, cheeks pink.
"He is going to be mad at me later." I sighed, trying to hold back from laughing with the others.
We walked into the kitchen, smelling the tell-tell scent of sautéed onions and garlic.
"Is he like that every day or just today?" Harry chuckled.
I lifted the lid off the pot, smelling Draco's spaghetti sauce full on, my mouth watering. "Pretty much everyday. If he's home when I get home."
"You two have been together for over a year!" Ron exclaimed. "I'm lucky if I get a kiss when I walk in the door."
I once again heard the pad of bare feet and turned to see Draco walk in the kitchen, now dressed in a pair of painfully (for me) tight skinny jeans and a plain black t-shirt. I ducked down to kiss him but he moved away from me, dodging my kiss.
"A little warning would've been nice." He hissed at me under his breath, not looking at me.
"I'm sorry, baby." I whispered, moving behind him as he stirred the sauce in the pot. I wrapped my arms around his tiny waist, moving my body against his. "You kinda distracted me." When he didn't respond, I put my face against the nape of his neck. "Don't be mad at me. Please? I love you."
Draco turned, wrapping his arms around my neck. "I can't be mad at you. I love you too damn much."
I pressed my lips against his, silently thanking the powers that be. I had only had Draco seriously mad at me once but… it was the worst week of my life. The cold shoulders I got made my stomach hurt, the hurt looks made my heart squeeze. I don't even remember what the fight was over, but I never wanted to fight like that again.
"You better be glad he's not mad." Blaise chuckled, putting his feet up on the table from where he was seated. "He could knock you out with that rock on his finger."
"Feet off the table, Blaise," Draco demanded, sneaking a peek at his diamond engagement ring from where his head was nestled in the crook of my neck.
I mentally patted myself on the back knowing that Draco adored the ring I had picked out for him.
The front door opened and a gaggle of laughing girls made their way into the kitchen.
Draco moved away from me, gently kissing my pulse point, before going to hug each of the girls.
"You get bigger ever time I see you!" He squealed, kissing Pansy on the cheek, careful not to press against her round stomach. "Blaise!" He snapped at the dark skinned boy. "Get up! Your girlfriend is about to pop!"
Daphne giggled at her friend, hugging him tightly. "David should be here in about half an hour."
I didn't miss as Harry flinched at the name, unmasked jealousy in his eyes. Ginny didn't seem to notice however as she moved to hug the raven haired man.
Draco and Hermione exchanged a tight hug, laughing at some joke I hadn't heard before she moved over to Ron, sitting on the red head's lap.
"That's everybody." Draco observed, moving back into my awaiting embrace, nodding towards Daphne. "Except David of course." He smiled brightly, clapping his hands together. "Let's eat."
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I pulled Draco closer to me, his smooth skin against my own.
"Mmm," He chuckled warmly into my chest. "I never get tired of you."
"I should hope not." I kissed his temple. "We might have some problems with the wedding coming up so fast."
"Next month." He said, smiling.
I returned the smiled. "One month and I'll have the most beautiful bride to ever walk the face of the Earth."
"I'm not the bride!" He groaned for probably the thousandth time.
"Oh, please. Who's the prettier out of the two of us?"
"You are."
"Yeah, right. You're drop dead fuckin' gorgeous and you know it.
"Alright, if you won't admit to being prettier, who's the shorter of the two of us?"
"Me." He said begrudgingly.
"Who's the one with the tiny waist and beautiful rounded hips?" I ran my hands over said bare hips. "And before you try to say I do, it's you. And who's the one who bottoms?"
"Fuck you."
"That's just the thing. You don't."
Draco turned on his back, bursting into laughter. I pulled him closer, that laugh doing all kinds of things to me.
"You are my beautiful, beautiful bride and I love you more than anything and I swear to the gods that I will spend every moment of the rest of my life with you. We'll grow old together and live in a little château or where ever the hell you want to be. I'll just be happy to live there with you. I love you, babe."
Draco's eyes had softened and he looked at me, eyes open and vulnerable, totally open to me. "I love you too. More than I've ever loved anything."
I pressed a kiss to his lips before he cuddled up next to me with a small murmur of, "You always manage to make my heart all weird and flip-floppy."
After a moment of laying in complete silence, I asked, "Draco?"
"Hmm?" Came his sleepy reply.
"Do you think Daphne and Harry know that we know about them?"
"They have no clue."
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Chapter one!
I hope you guys enjoyed it. I know I did:) I love writing cute/snuggly!Draco. Always one of my favorites.
The next chapter will mainly follow Draco in a little wedding planning (definitely a reappearing of his "Princess" side), Daphne in her little "secrets", and Neville meeting Draco's old flame:)
Should be fun!
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