" 'Everything is okay in the end, If it's not okay, It's not the end.' "
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does.
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"Mr. Malfoy, hello again. Lovely presents, for the Mrs. perhaps!"
Draco nodded politely at the wizard bell hop and gave him a contented smirk.
He walked into the lobby of his Wizarding flat in London.
This week has been going swimmingly! The most perfect time in my life.
Astoria & Draco were already a week being engaged. His Father would've been excited and proud of him, but he was in Azkaban still. His Mother was, sort of, excited but who cares! He couldn't wait for the wedding!
He stepped into the elevator, with a dozen white roses in his hands and a box of raspberry macaroons.
Astoria will love these!
PING!
Draco strode confidently out of the elevator, to his flat door & cast an 'Alohamora', not bothered to use the keys.
"Stori! Baby, I'm home." Draco called cheerfully.
He shut the door with a kick and walked past the kitchen and the exquisite lounge room. Draco hadn't received a reply, so he took a quick look for her around the flat. Everything looked unusually clean and ... things were missing.
She must be in our room.
Draco walked down the hall and past the magical paintings.
He heard a 'thump!' and a quick zipping noise from behind there bedroom door. He furrowed his eyebrows & reached the knob to open the door.
"Astoria?"
No reply.
His curiosity level peaked. Draco held the roses and macaroons in his other arm carefully and twisted the doorknob.
"I'm coming in." Draco said sternly.
When he looked in the room, confusion, awe & shock wavered through him.
Astoria stood there hesitantly fiddling with something in her hands. Her gaze was elsewhere. Three suitcases and a large leather satchel, were lined up next to her. She looked up at Draco and gave him a sad smile.
Draco jerked his head back slowly, in surprise, and his eyebrows rose.
What is going on? ...Only one way to find out.
"Stori, what's.. what's going on?" he asked hesitantly, giving her a small smile.
She opened her mouth a few times & than closed it. Her eyes met his with a hidden message but she did not say anything.
"Look, you're packing because you want to leave to the Manor, is that it? Just can't wait for it to be ours? Alright, let me get ready & oh, I got you these." Draco said, handing the roses and macaroons over to her.
She nodded and gave me another sad smile. Draco scrunched his face in some more confusion and cocked an eyebrow up.
"Draco..." she began.
He shoved his hands in his pockets and took a step back to assess her.
"Astoria, what's–"
"Draco, I can't..." Astoria paused, stopped fumbling with her hands and it revealed the engagement ring.
"What?" Draco questioned, in shock.
"I don't want to get married yet... I-I'm not ready for it," she said, taking a breath, "I'm sorry."
Draco knitted his eyebrows some more and looked away from her. What is this, she doesn't mean this.
"Are you serious?" he asked quietly.
"Quite, yes." she answered.
He shook his head in disbelief and shifted over to face the wall.
"W–We don't have to get married! I don't mind... just–just being in a relationship, no need to put a ring on it. Right?" Draco stammered.
She gave a weak sigh and bit her lip. Her hand clutched the ring and she walked over to Draco.
"I'm sorry Draco," she said, taking a hold of his hand and sliding the ring into his, "I'm still ... not ready."
Draco couldn't believe what he was hearing. He gazed into her blue-grey eyes to see a sad twinkle. She too studied his before dropping her gaze and looking slightly away from him.
"Why?" he breathed.
"I'm two years younger than you Draco! I'm only 21! I-I still want to... travel, broaden my career and... meet new people! I'm not up to being the housewife 'Mrs. Malfoy' just yet! I hadn't even imagined being married until I was at-least in my late 25." Astoria explained, in exasperation.
Astoria took a few steps back and bit her lip, looking over at the time.
He wanted to yell. To shout. To grab his wand and blow up some Flobberworms. She didn't have to be the typical Malfoy wife!
"Astoria, I'll wait. Till you're 25. I'll travel with you and we can work together! We can definitely socialize with people! I don't get it though, we're in the Wizarding world... why even wait till you're 25?!" he barked anxiously.
"Draco.. please calm down. I've already decided. That's it." she stated, with sad smile.
He ran a hand threw his hair and gave a frustrated grunt. Draco looked at Astoria with a million thoughts running through his head. She sat on the bed next to the roses and macaroons.
Today was meant to be ... romantic. We were meant to have dinner and maybe, shag afterwards. This, this isn't real.
"Draco, I care for you, I really do. I'll be honest to you... I don't feel excited being with you. And with this marriage, I feel like I'm being forced. I feel like... we could be truly, great friends... but I don't feel infatuated or in love with you enough. It's too one-sided... if I don't feel that way about you enough, I feel guilty. You've been good and respectable to me Draco... and I thank you. But, as I said... Im not ready."
He stood there gaping at her and thinking about what she just said.
Not infatuated enough. Not in love enough. Truly, great friend...?
"Mabelle." Astoria said calmly.
A 'POP' sounded and there, stood Astoria's house elf.
"Miss Astoria, Mabelle is present. What is Mabelle to help with young Mistress?" the house elf asked.
"Bring my suitcases to the flat in New York. I'll follow shortly."
"Yes young mistress. Mabelle will do so."
Mabelle walked over to the three suitcases and the large satchel and apparated away.
Draco finally regained his shocked state and cleared his throat. Astoria stood up straight and looked at him warily.
"Stori... did you ever, think about marrying me?" he asked brusquely, but quietly.
Her eyes twinkled, sighed and gave him a sad smile.
"Of course I did Draco... but when you ask a woman to marry you... do you, just expect them to think about it... or do you just want them to know?" Astoria said rhetorically.
Draco nodded and thought some more about what she said.
Of course I want you to know and think about it... but I guess if that's how you think about this... You don't really love me enough.
"Well Draco, I'll be going than."
"Bye."
"I think... these roses & macaroons, deserve someone who loves you as much as you loved me... Bye Draco." Astoria gestured to her gifts, before giving him a small nod.
Draco stood rooted to the spot and a sucking apparation noise later, Astoria was gone.
He looked at the ring in his hands. It was a gold band encrusted with diamonds that stopped at an open heart shape. He studied the inner of the ring, where engraved, was 'Forever & Eternity'. So much for forever and eternity.
Draco plopped next to the roses & macaroons on the bed and picked them up. He let out tired sigh.
He pulled out his wand and pointed it at the roses, muttering "Evanesco" and they vanished. Draco than stuffed his wand away, opened the box of macaroons, and ate away.
Draco thought he'd also need a good amount of Firewhiskey and a long catch-up with his good old friends, Blaise & Theo.
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A/N: My first Dramione fanfic! Woohoo! Please, please, pretty Amortentia drugged, please (hehe) review! It would mean a lot! AND tell your friends :D
I thought having a Draco perspective break up would be new, so hope you likey!
I also revised a line from Valentines Day in there, the part where Morley's (Jessica Alba) leaving Reed (Ashton Kutcher).
If I get atleast 5-10 reviews, i'll post the chapter 2 in the next 2 days :D!
